Behind the discreet facade of proud wealth and privilege, a London scandal is brewing...The most provocative charmer outside the demimonde gives way to forbidden passion at the Moonlight Masquerade...An embittered Earl tries to locate a missing heir and wreck the titled future of his son...An impetuous young innocent endangers her life to protect the handsome lover of a famous courtesan...And a hot blooded commoner, maddened by desire for a titled beauty, plot the downfall of a wealthy Viscount...Turbulent romance, glittering intrigue in fashionable Regency London

     The scheming Turville family have met their match… 1816, England The aristocratic Turvilles had always deplored an unfortunate connection with Trade through the marriage twenty years previously of the Baron’s brother with the daughter of a Yorkshire manufacturer. But, Eugenia, only child of this marriage is not only an orphan — she is also her grandfather’s sole heir and extremely wealthy. Keen to keep the Turville money in the family, Lady Turville deigns to overlook her niece’s rustic manners in order to force a match between Eugenia and one of her sons. But Eugenia is not the simple country girl she was expecting… Will Lady Turville’s plans come to pass? Could Eugenia fall for one of her cousin’s charms? Or will she make an advantageous marriage elsewhere…? AN ADVANTAGEOUS MARRIAGE is a classic historical novel by Alice Chetwynd Ley: a traditional British, Regency romance, set in nineteenth-century England. ‘I would recommend this book and this author in general to those who enjoy the older, more leisurely and textured style of romance storytelling’ - Regency Retro Reads ‘These vintage Regency romances hover somewhere between Jane Austen and the genre as we know it today. I really enjoy them.’ - Sonya’s Stuff

    You are not my daughter." With those words Mrs. Tracy gave lovely Charmian the shock of her life. The news that she was a nameless waif, unclaimed after an accident in which her nurse had died, turned Charmian’s dreams of the future to ashes. What chance would she have in society? Though without a name, Charmian did possess a great deal of beauty and a swift intelligence. She would set out to find a family and a name of her own. Suddenly, she knew exactly how she would do it… But everything in life is subject to change, as Charmian would soon discover... Mira Stables is the author of many historical fiction novels, including The Byram Succession, The Swynden Necklace, and Golden Barrier.

    Ned attracts the attention of the young Lord Ironminster - determined to win a racing wager against his wealthy cousins, the Savilles, and desperate for Ned's help.Ned is quickly drawn into a strange partnership with Ironminster; as his new friend's right hand man, Ned has an important role to play in helping him outwit the Savilles and preventing his title and estate from passing to them.

    Alastair is everything she’s ever wanted, but he could surely never love a woman like her, especially with the glamorous and manipulative Daphne Porter on the scene.When Sonia stumbles across some incriminating paperwork, all her worst suspicions about her marriage are confirmed.And as the Napoleonic Wars rage on in Europe, Sonia finds herself torn between love for her husband and duty towards England, the adopted country she loves. Can Sonia and Alastair bring their two worlds together? Or will prejudice and misunderstanding tear them apart? Can the two of them learn to trust their love – and each other?With themes of prejudice, trust and acceptance, STAR SAPPHIRE combines classic Regency romance with a nail-biting adventure story.

    . . Sylvie, the prize in a card game, and the Earl of Ives, who wins the game, wage a war of wills, each desperately hoping to capture the other!

    SENSE AND SENSIBILITYPRIDE AND PREJUDICEMANSFIELD PARKEMMANORTHANGER ABBEYPERSUASION

    Fashion and needlework in the works of Jane Austen.

    But he shunned them all. The only one who caught his interest was sixteen-year-old Lissa Wayburn. Her fine straight nose, remarkably fine eyes, and riot of glorious copper curls seemed to belie her unknown birth and doubtful respectability. The viscount took her in as a companion for his sister, giving her an education in the ways of the polite world. The disappointment and jealousy of the frustrated mamas and daughters bred a dangerous scandal. Lissa was left with no choice but to run away. For she and Stapleford found themselves falling in love. Now he had to find her—and try to uncover the true facts about her birth. . . . Mira Stables is the author of many historical fiction novels, including The Byram Succession, The Swynden Necklace and Golden Barrier.

    She was bound by the strict conventions of England's Regency to a man she could never love, then bound by the ties of passion to a man she could never marry! For at Thorndene, she discovered a new and startling love, a love that was as intense as it was doomed..."You must leave Thorndene!" said the ghost. Then he added, more gently, "I come to warn you, not to harm you. I may never touch you, any more than a shadow may..""What does that signify?" Nell asked. "Since you are dead, you can have no need or inclination to touch me anyway.""You can't know much about men-or ghosts-or how delightful you look in that nightdress, if you believe that," he said with disturbing sincerity.Nell blushed and pulled the bedclothes over her. For a long moment, neither of them spoke. Then, as suddenly as it had appeared, the ghostly figure was gone...