Assisting the disreputable bachelor Duke of Abbercombe, Olivia Willburton-Smythe is shocked when she discovers that the Duke has eight children, until she learns the truth about his past and asks for his help in finding her missing brother. Original.
Wondering what could be wrong with the most eligible, pepetual bachelor of the ton, Miss Amelia Mapleton seeks out the elusive Anthony Talbot, a man who is completely focused on a mission of his own. Original.
Clarissa Beresfont had never met Alexander St. John Sinclair, earl of Balmorrow, but it made no difference. He required a wife, and Clare's family required the generous terms he proposed in his marriage offer. Yet once Clare discovered the true Alex, a man of tenderness and courage, she became determined to secure wedded bliss for them both. But first she had to keep Balmarrow from being hanged for treason!
The irresistible, seductive lure of the vampire comes to life in a trio of haunting romances set in Regency England, including Karla Hocker's A Lady of the Night, The Cossack by Judith A. Lansdowne, and Jeanne Savery's Dark Seduction.
Three beloved fairy tales are transformed into delightful Regency romances at the talented hands of these favorite authors. This magical collection includes Rumplestiltskin by Carola Dunn, The Little Match-Seller by Karla Hocker, and Rapunzel by Judith A. Lansdowne.
A shipbuilder's daughter forced into marriage with a cruel Viscount, Fleur has always been an outcast in society. Now a widow, she returns to London for the Season to present her stepdaughter. For Althea's sake, she endures the cutting remarks and the cruel snubs...until she discovers an ally, a mysterious gentleman who whispers words of encouragement and captures her heart.
Miss Eugenia's London season has been a disaster, and she has resigned herself to spinsterhood when she meets the grumpy Marquess of Bradford. An instant attraction flares between them, but she must leave for Kent to care for Lord Nightingale.
Thirty years ago and more, the Reverend Richard Demsey would have risked everything for Veronica Longwood. Now that she is the widowed Duchess of Berinwick, will he still risk all to protect her and her children from the consequences of an ancient rivalry?
Capturing the attention of the ton by aiding countless ladies in distress, the chivalrous Earl of Wright longs to find a sensible match for himself, until an assassination attempt puts him in the hands of a vicar's smitten daughter.
Three Stories of Star-Crossed Passion... ALADDIN'S LAMP by Carola Dunn There once was a threadbare young Oxford scholar named Alan Dinsmuir, who was enamored of a rich and beautiful lady of quality. Now only the genie who lived in an old brass lamp he'd bought could turn him into an eligible suitor.
When her successful company is suddenly plunged into debt, free-spirited Desdemona Quiggley devises a daring scheme to replenish the coffers by capturing notorious highwayman Dandy Dan and claim the reward. But when her well-aimed slingshot fells the attractive Marquis of Daxonbury, she captures his heart instead.
In "Cupid's Legacy," a wealthy spinster mistakes a nobleman for a handyman; while in "The Valentine Victorious" a woman is unaware of an earl's affection until she becomes engaged; and in "The Valentine's Day Husband," a notorious Marquis wins a woman in an unexpected way. Original.
Reformed highwayman Josiah Elliot had undertaken some remarkable pursuits in his time, but his courtship of Lady Miranda Wesley was by far the most scandalous. What business did this valet have with a noblewoman? Love is the most illogical of emotions--but Josiah can claim a pedigree linking him to an ancient dukedom if only he can find the evidence.
Mad, bad and dangerous to know, the Regency rakes of the "ton" can enflame a lady's heart with a glance or ruin her reputation with a waltz. But, as every woman knows, a reformed rake makes the best husband. In these three tales, discover the secrets that let three daring ladies make England's most dangerous men their own true loves.
With no interest in any of her aristocratic suitors, independent beauty Camilla Quinn is baffled by her attraction to the dashing highwayman who robs her coach, an enterprising rogue who then sets out to masquerade as the recently discovered heir to a dukedom.
A unique documentary on the renowned Pittsburgh Conference. Once a modest conference with only a few exhibitors, this volunteer-run organization now thrives as the world's premier chemical instrument showcase. Yet this is more than a history of Pittcon and its two sponsoring societies, the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh. This is a compilation of stories and photographs that will make you laugh out loud! The storytellers include past presidents and chairpersons, volunteers and attendees. Experience this book and you will come away with a better understanding of the organization, its goals, and its traditions--and how it serves the chemical community by providing an effective arena for the exchange of technical information.
Miss Eugenia's London season has been a disaster, and she has resigned herself to spinsterhood when she meets the grumpy Marquess of Bradford. An instant attraction flares between them, but she must leave for Kent to care for Lord Nightingale.
The only monograph to chronicle the life and work of one of the most important figures in American landscape architecture. Beatrix Farrand, the only female founder of the American Society of Landscape Architects, is one of the most important landscape architects of the early twentieth century. Today the scope of her work and her influence on the profession are widely acknowledged, and her gardens are being studied, restored, and opened to the public. A long-awaited updated edition of the 2009 definitive monograph, Beatrix Farrand: Garden Artist, Landscape Architect chronicles the life and work of one of the most important figures in American landscape architecture. Born into a prominent New York family (she was Edith Wharton’s niece), Farrand designed lavish gardens for the leaders of society, including the Harknesses, the Rockefellers, and the Blisses. Ultimately, her portfolio extended to college and university campuses, including Princeton, Yale, and the University of Chicago, and public gardens, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and the Rose Garden at the New York Botanical Garden among them. Her best-known design is the landscape at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C., originally a private residence with extensive grounds and now a research center for Harvard University surrounded by a naturalistic park restored and maintained by the National Park Service. Deeply influenced by the English garden designer Gertrude Jekyll, Farrand was known for broad expanses of lawn with deep swaths of borders planted in a subtle palette of foliage and flowers. In her public work, she adapted this design strategy to create paths and plantings that define the character of the space and the hecirculation through it. Heavily illustrated with archival images and photographs of her gardens at their peak—many taken especially for this book, Beatrix Farrand: Garden Artist, Landscape Architect also displays beautiful watercolor wash renderings of her designs, now preserved at College of Environmental Design of the University of California at Berkeley. The new edition includes updated images that reflect the current state of gardens including the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden at the New York Botanical Garden, the International House Courtyard at the University of Chicago, Garland Farm (Farrand’s last home and garden, which has recently been restored), Dumbarton Oaks, Dumbarton Oaks Park (which was not included in the first edition), among others. The book concludes with a comprehensive list of Farrand’s commissions and the gardens open to the public, providing direction for further study and exploration. It also features a new preface outlining the milestones in research since the first edition's publication, updated details about ownership and renovations of many properties, and a revised bibliography including articles and books published over the past ten years. Published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Farrand's birth and written by landscape historian and preservation consultant Judith B. Tankard, Beatrix Farrand: Garden Artist, Landscape Architect takes readers on a tour of Farrand’s finest works, celebrating her influence on succeeding generations of women landscape architects.
Women brewed and sold most of the ale consumed in medieval England, but after 1350, men slowly took over the trade. By 1600, most brewers in London were male, and men also dominated the trade in many towns and villages. This book asks how, when, and why brewing ceased to be women's work and instead became a job for men. Employing a wide variety of sources and methods, Bennett vividly describes how brewsters (that is, female brewers) gradually left the trade. She also offers a compelling account of the endurance of patriarchy during this time of dramatic change.
Missing from much of the scholarship on 18th century British politics is recognition of the extensive participation of aristocratic women. Fortunately, as a literate and self-conscious group, these women created and preserved vast manuscript collections now available to historians. In Sacred to Female Patriotism, Judith S. Lewis taps into these sou
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