For appearances’ sake, Grace became engaged to Lucian St. Claire, the second son of the St. Claire family. Soon after their betrothal, rumors begin to circulate among the aristocracy in London: they say Grace tricked Lucian into engagement so she could marry her way into money! Lucian and Grace make a public show of affection, hoping to save their respective reputations, but after Grace’s uncle dies suddenly, Lucian grows distant. Is he having second thoughts about their loveless marriage just when Grace has come to love him for real? The thrilling conclusion to this 19th-century love story!
【A story by USA Today bestselling author becomes a comic!】Jane has run away from her cruel relatives, who took her in after her parents passed away, and made her way to the mansion of Hawk St. Claire, the Duke of Stourbridge, an aristocrat among aristocrats and the head of the notorious St. Claire family. Before she realizes it, she’s in love with him. But since Jane and the duke live in different worlds, she resolves to give up on him…until he draws her in for a sudden kiss, plunging her into turmoil. But as soon as he’s kissed her, Hawk apologizes for his transgression. As her guardian, he swears never to make the same mistake again…but when Count Whitney, a notorious libertine, approaches Jane, the envy on Hawk’s face is plain to see. What is Jane to do?
Their budding love is torn apart by war and duty… Abigail, an archaeologist in Naples, is saved from trouble by James, a dignified naval captain. By chance, they both have business at the British Embassy, but Abigail soon realizes that James is from the aristocratic world, which couldn’t be more different from her own. But when Abigail is about to be turned down by the embassy for a job she desperately needs, James steps in to help her out!
This work presents the lives and times of eight prominent Japanese women who epitomize the tragedies and triumphs of eight characteristically female roles. In examining the lives of the mythological Empress Jingu, Jito Tenno (645-702), Murasaki Shikibu (970s-1000s), Tomoe Gozen (12th century), Hojo Masako (1157-1225), Hani Motoko (1873-1957), Takamine Hideko (b.1924) and Ariyoshi Sawako (1931-1984), the contributors provide a mosaic of Japanese history and culture that encompasses issues of women's status in various stages of Japanese history, the social climate conducive to positive female roles, the concept of Japanese womanhood in relation to the male hero types of each age and the popular need for strong female figures.
Rosabelle had to leave her beloved family when she married and moved to London. When her husband dies, she's exhausted and in need of much R and R, but is only allowed a short visit to her dear family home. That's when her twin sister, Annabelle, proposes an incredible scheme. "It'll be all right. We're identical. Nobody will notice." And so the two women switch places! That way, Rosabelle's able to rest and recuperate at home…until she meets the young man next door, Phillip Winbolt. What will Rosabelle do now that she's fallen in love with this man…all while under the guise of her sister, Annabelle?
Rosabelle and Annabelle's scheme of switching places is figured out! "Why has Rosabelle taken Annabelle's name…?" Rosabelle's crush, the landowner next door, Phillip, declares that he loves her with all his heart, even if she lied to him. But when he goes to Rosabelle's late husband's home in London to find out more about the situation, he encounters a suspicious man named Falkirk. He, too, seems to be in search of Rosabelle…but why?
Emilia, the only daughter of a rich family, falls in love with the charming, poor aristocrat Dominique. And he cared for the awkward Emilia, as well. However, once she found out his goal was her fortune, she declined his proposal. After, falling upon hard times, Emilia left the high society scene. Changing her name to Emma and working as a tutor, one day, she receives a work request from an earl...
The only thing that keeps me going is the memory of his gentleness… Ever since her father committed suicide when she was fifteen, Verity has lived a miserable life in her aunt’s house as a maid. The only thing that keeps her going is the memory of Max, who offered her comfort at her father’s graveside five years ago. When a party is thrown at the house one day, an unusual guest introduces himself as Lord Maxwell Blakehurst. Could this actually be Max from back then? He’s willing to save her from her current situation… All she has to do is become his mistress!
I’m right next to him, yet I can’t tell him the truth about my feelings… Verity and Max were extremely close years ago, but Max always refused to marry her. After reconnecting, Verity learns the truth of how her father once saved Max’s life on the battlefield. Max had been prepared to die there so that his brother could inherit the family estate. When Max realizes that Verity is the daughter of the man who saved his life, he asks her to marry him. But Verity refuses the proposal. She can’t marry someone for anything other than love!
Rosie is happiest in the lab where she works as a botanical scientist, but her family demands that she join them at society events to help keep the legendary Linden family in the public eye. She may be most comfortable with dirt under her fingernails, but she's made a deal?if she can live up to her mother and sister’s expectations for one month, they'll get off her case. Little does Rosie know that this temporary arrangement might lead her to a lasting love.
Henrietta who grew up in a children's home now works part-time at a hospital to earn her living. One day, the decision to take home a stray cat found in the hospital's garden gives her the chance to talk to a charming doctor at the hospital, Adam. Soon after, Adam saves Henrietta from a grave illness and she is slowly drawn to him. But she feels his prestigious and wealthy life as a doctor is so different from her life... Will it ever happen?
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