And though Miss Euphemia (Mia) Buchanan liked them all, love was simply not in the picture.But the accident was to change all that. The accident that had almost killed her and her brother. Suddenly Mia found herself convalescing at Dominer, the ancestral home of the infamous Garret Hawkhurst, who, rumor had it, had murdered his wife and son--and for whom Mia had developed a dangerous tenderness.

    Various kindly ladies interested themselves in her welfare and she even made a modest début in Society.Her success attracted the attention of her wealthy grandfather, who decided that she would make a suitable bride for his heir, but rank and wealth held no appeal for Harriet, whose heart was already given.Once again she was obliged to run away, but this time she found safety and happiness in the care of the man she loved.

    How could Lady Jand Fitzmaurice prefer her handsome horse trainer over the most attractive nobleman in England? She had taken London society by storm, but now a whirlwind of scandal was rising as she rode roughshod over all conventions and prepared to take a leap that could leave her heart forever broken.

    

     Can daring Virginia keep her true identity hidden? Regency England When her father dies suddenly, young debutante Virginia Spicer is left only with his gambling debts. Despite her desperation, she is unwilling to rely on the charity of her only remaining relative — her hostile aunt. Leaving behind her life as the Belle of Bath, Virginia disguises herself as her friend, Agnes Greyson, and takes a position as governess to the Brewster family. But her sanctuary is threatened when a figure from her past, the dashing Simon Kirkland, arrives at the manor… Will Simon see through her disguise? Will Virginia be able to keep her position? Or will she have to go on the run once more…? The Belle of Bath by Dorothy Mack is a classic Regency Romance with a daring, headstrong heroine.

     When Graine Ashley takes up her third appointment in two years, she goes to considerable lengths to disguise these natural attributes. Circumstances eventually conspire to show her in her true colours, but by that time her standing with the family has been established. Unfortunately, she has also fallen in love with her employer. She has too much common sense to envisage any possibility of marriage with one so far above her. The only prudent thing to be done is to set him at a distance; a wise course, that proves to be remarkably difficult to achieve. Mira Stables is the author of many historical fiction novels, including The Byram Succession, Marriage Alliance, and Honey Pot.

    To prevent a duel between the two men, Georgiana bravely intervenes on her brother's behalf--even as it leads her to an altogether different sort of confrontation with the lord. . . .

    The late Sir Charles Stanton had written to his estranged father-in-law Prince Kuragin in Russia-entrusting him with the care of his daughter Lucy. The prospect of traveling to St. Petersburg-far away-was frightening and exciting. Though without a chaperone, Lucy did not fear for her virtue, one look at her escort, cousin Nikolai, revealed a nature as frozen as the Russian steppes.

    This obsession has become widely known as athleticism. Now commonly regarded as an indulgence, it was in fact much more: a combination of hedonism and idealism. This is a major study of the games ethos which dominated the lives of many Victorian and Edwardian public school boys. It includes much hitherto unpublished material about schools, people, practices and attitudes, and adds insights and subtlety to earlier, uncomplicated generalizations. Dr Mangan's readable and engrossing study of athleticism is a work of substantial and fluent scholarship. It is an original and stimulating contribution to the history of public schools, educational ideologies and secondary education which will interest the general reader as well as the social scientist, historian and educationalist.

    Neither one wants to marry. Valeria has taken toMajor Leo Carrington, Perry's commanding officer. Leo Carrington thinks sheis trapping Perry into marriage. He sure finds out different!.