All of society believes former actress Helen Grey to be mad, but after a decade imprisoned in a crumbling Yorkshire asylum, she’s managed to cling to sanity. When a new doctor arrives, she finally sees an opportunity for freedom and she’ll do anything to not let it slip between her fingers. Dr. William Carter knows Miss Grey is using him, but he can’t blame her. She’s no madder than he is yet she’s spent years in this place. He’ll help her escape, but they can’t cross the line and give into temptation—no matter how much he would like. Helen and Will need to work together if she’s ever going to be free. It won’t be easy, not when her mysterious benefactor is determined to keep her locked up and hidden from society forever. When Helen is entangled in her own trap and begins to fall for Will too, she must fight not only for her liberty but for her right to love.
Alex Stanton just inherited a dukedom but his true passion is uncovering charlatans and frauds wherever he finds them. Spiritualist and medium Evangeline “Evie” Jones is the biggest fake of all and he’s determined to expose her lies for all of London to see. Her prim manner and ladylike airs don’t fool him. He sees the hunger beneath and recognizes a worthy opponent. He can’t deny the dark undercurrents of lust between them. Evie worked her way up from the gutter and she’s not about to abandon the life she’s built for fear of this aristocratic dilettante. She knows his type. She sees the attraction simmering beneath his animosity, and she knows how to use it to keep him off balance. They strike a bargain. He has one week to prove she’s a fake. If he fails, he has to abandon all further attempts. If he succeeds, she’ll not only retire but make a public statement explaining all her tricks. Neither expects to find anything in common, not to mention anything to love, in the other. Both are blindsided by the affinity and blossoming tenderness between them. But even if it were possible for a lowly charlatan to live happily ever after with a duke, more is going on than either suspects. Someone else has brought them together for a sinister purpose of his own. Each book in the Harcastle Inheritance series is STANDALONE: * The Madness of Miss Grey * The Ruin of Evangeline Jones
Février. Semaine de la Saint-Valentin. Un congrès à Paris réunit les 100 dirigeants des plus grandes entreprises internationales. Mais pas que... Quoi de plus exaltant que de s'envoler pour la ville la plus romantique au monde pour l'occasion ? Toutes les excuses sont bonnes pour faire ses valises ! Entre histoires parallèles et rencontres fortuites, célébrer le romantisme n'a jamais été si... mouvementé ! Qui de nos héros va réussir son challenge de l'amoureux de l'année ? Qui ne sera pas à la hauteur en ce jour si spécial ? Les auteures Shingfoo ont relevé le défi pour vous offrir cette histoire exceptionnelle à 10 mains. Foncez découvrir ce roman inédit qui vous fera frémir ! *** - Puisque je ne peux pas t'aider à effectuer la mission, j'aimerais au moins pouvoir m'investir à fond dans ce rôle-là... souffla-t-elle au creux de mon oreille. Pas besoin qu'elle me le dise deux fois. Mes mains avides empoignèrent ses hanches et je basculai sur le lit, l'entraînant avec moi. Désormais assise à califourchon sur mon ventre, elle se pencha vers moi et m'embrassa à pleine bouche. J'enfouis mes mains dans ses cheveux, mais sa main attrapa l'un de mes poignets et le plaqua contre le matelas. Merde, elle jouait les dominatrices, maintenant ? Tout compte fait, j'adorais cette suite d'hôtel. - D'ailleurs, tu sais quel jour on est, aujourd'hui ? J'avais du mal à réfléchir, avec son corps chaud pressé contre le mien. Mon coeur battait à tout rompre jusque dans mes tempes, et mon sang désertait peu à peu mon cerveau pour irriguer une partie bien plus basse de mon corps. - La Saint-Valentin. J'eus à peine le temps de me rendre compte de son changement de ton que quelque chose de froid enserra mon poignet. Alors que j'étais encore en train d'essayer de comprendre ce qui était en train de se passer, elle déposa un vif baiser sur ma joue. - Et à la Saint-Valentin, on ne contredit pas sa copine, déclara-t-elle en se levant avec agilité. En essayant de me relever à mon tour, une résistance au niveau de mon bras m'arrêta dans mon élan. Et là, je compris. Putain, je venais de me faire avoir comme un bleu. Elle avait retourné ma technique d'approche contre moi et m'avait piégé en beauté. Merde, elle m'avait carrément menotté au lit ! - Qu'est-ce que tu fous, bordel ?
Elizabeth and Darcy are caught up in the trials and tribulations of Darcy's headstrong sister, Georgiana, who must choose between the affections of two very different suitors, a well-placed navy captain and a brash young architect.
Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Fachbereich 05 - British Studies), course: Examenskolloquium, language: English, abstract: World literature is full of great love stories, but there are only few that make it through the centuries and are as well-known and loved today as they were decades ago. One of those writers, who have the ability to leave an everlasting impression, is Jane Austen, who "wrote of a time, but also beyond it; her voice continues to enchant and enthral" (Crusie 1). Her novels are undeniably among the most examined works of English literature. Over the years, scholars, laity as well as professionals, have approached Austen's writing from various perspectives and hence innumerable papers, dissertations, articles and books have been written about the author and her work in general and especially about her novel Pride and Prejudice. Since its publication in 1813, it has called forth heavy criticism as well as effusive praise and it is remarkable that, although the literary world has changed noticeably in the course of nearly two hundred years, her novel is still admired and considered to be of significance today. From Austen's contemporary writing and its scarce possibilities for female novelists on to the emancipation of the female author and the increased literary output of postmodern writers at the end of the Twentieth Century and to the possibilities for women novelists in the recently developing genre labelled chick lit - Pride and Prejudice still continues to fascinate readers and thereby encourages other writers. Especially the developing relationship of the two protagonists Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy captivates readers all around the world and proves that their story is as appealing in the present as it was in the past. The appeal of Austen's best-known and probably most famous novel to literary posteriority l
I took a deep breath and began to walk again. When I turned back around there he was, standing directly in front of me. I just stared as the night air stole my last breath. Everything about him was perfect. His suit pressed perfectly and fitted to his body as if it were made for him. The black material complimenting his build. His skin, flawless. His eyes, mesmerizing. The deepest shade of brown just before turning to black. I didn't dare look directly into them. I felt they would burn me if I did. My face became flushed and I couldn't think of a thing to say. His hand rose up to touch my arm and I stepped back. Thinking back, I dumped Janai's potion out for this very moment, the very potion that was to protect me from him. I knew this was what I needed to do. I needed to find him to find the answers to what was going on. To find the killer and clear my name before I was sent off to some god forsaken place for something I didn't do. I was determined to find out. I had to.~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Dragged from her safe haven in Chicago, Emma was forced to live in paradise with her mother who was too busy living to be bothered by her and a father who was trying too hard to keep them all together. What Emma didn't know was she was about to be thrown into the middle of a series of murders that had her fingerprints all over them. All evidence points to her but even she is clueless as to what happened. People aren't who she thinks they are and she is the only one who can, or will, find the truth. The one man who links her to it all is the same man she cannot get enough of. Is he really trying to help her? Or is he the reason behind it all? Can she extinguish her passions for this man to solve the mystery?
2 March 1810 . . . Today, I fell in love. At the age of ten, Miranda Cheever showed no signs of Great Beauty. And even at ten, Miranda learned to accept the expectations society held for her—until the afternoon when Nigel Bevelstoke, the handsome and dashing Viscount Turner, solemnly kissed her hand and promised her that one day she would grow into herself, that one day she would be as beautiful as she already was smart. And even at ten, Miranda knew she would love him forever. But the years that followed were as cruel to Turner as they were kind to Miranda. She is as intriguing as the viscount boldly predicted on that memorable day—while he is a lonely, bitter man, crushed by a devastating loss. But Miranda has never forgotten the truth she set down on paper all those years earlier—and she will not allow the love that is her destiny to slip lightly through her fingers . . .
2 March 1810 . . . Today, I fell in love. At the age of ten, Miranda Cheever showed no signs of Great Beauty. And even at ten, Miranda learned to accept the expectations society held for her—until the afternoon when Nigel Bevelstoke, the handsome and dashing Viscount Turner, solemnly kissed her hand and promised her that one day she would grow into herself, that one day she would be as beautiful as she already was smart. And even at ten, Miranda knew she would love him forever. But the years that followed were as cruel to Turner as they were kind to Miranda. She is as intriguing as the viscount boldly predicted on that memorable day—while he is a lonely, bitter man, crushed by a devastating loss. But Miranda has never forgotten the truth she set down on paper all those years earlier—and she will not allow the love that is her destiny to slip lightly through her fingers . . .
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“An elegant emulation and continuation of Pride and Prejudice . . . shows how sequel-writing can, like parody, be a sharp exercise in literary appreciation.” —Times Literary Supplement This witty sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice follows the fate of Georgiana Darcy, Mr. Darcy’s younger sister, who must choose between two suitors, a well-placed navy captain and a brash young architect. Masterfully adapted to Austen’s original nineteenth-century style, Presumption brings back to life the book’s most memorable characters, the Bennets, Darcys, Collins, and de Bourghs. Julia Barrett is a pseudonym for Julia Braun Kessler and Gabrielle Donnelly. “Elizabeth’s intense embarrassment for her family, Darcy’s latent heroism and the miscellaneous barbarisms of the Bennet and Darcy clans . . . are energetically and often quite delightfully handled, evoking the spirit of Pride and Prejudice.” —The New York Times Book Review “Presumption’s style . . . evokes Jane Austen’s dry wit . . . [It] moves briskly along, highlighted by the unwitting comic genius of Georgiana’s imperious aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review “A boon to anyone who has every yearned for one more in the Jane Austen canon.” —Cynthia Ozick, New York Times–bestselling author “A witty, amusing sequel to Pride and Prejudice . . . For Austen lovers not affronted by the whole concept, a pleasant diversion. Otherwise, a stylish entertainment that may lead some to the unsurpassable Jane.” —Kirkus Reviews “Barrett expertly captures Austen’s ironic voice and subject matter in a book that is sure to delight and intrigue most Austen devotees. Highly recommended.” —Library Journal
World literature is full of great love stories, but there are few that make it through the centuries and are as well-known and loved today as they were decades ago. One of those stories that have the ability to leave an everlasting impression is Jane Austen’s best-known and probably most famous novel Pride and Prejudice (1813). Its appeal to literary posteriority lies in the astonishing emotional impact of a seemingly simple story: A clever girl and a mysterious man, destined for one another, loathe each other from the very beginning because of wrong first impression and bad influence from others. They gradually have to overcome these obstacles in order to recognise the nobility of each other’s characters and find happiness together. From Austen’s contemporary writing and its scarce possibilities for women writers on to the emancipation of the female author up until the possibilities for women novelists in the lately developing genre labelled chick lit – Pride and Prejudice still continues to fascinate readers and writers alike. This book sets out to examine how Austen’s formula was put to use to yield three contemporary works of British fiction; Kate Fenton’s Lions and Liquorice (1995), Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones’s Diary (1996) and Melissa Nathan’s Pride, Prejudice and Jasmin Field (2000) and what transformations it has experienced in the process.
More than 1,000 pages of romantic urban fantasy, sci-fi romance, and paranormal romance, with all proceeds (100%) to be donated to charity for the Ukrainian people.
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Anglistik - Literatur, Note: 2, Universität Mannheim, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Wenn man an einen in Tagebuchform geschriebenen Roman über eine allein stehende, männerbesessene Mittdreißigerin aus London gerät, denkt man nicht wirklich als Erstes an Jane Austen. Vermutlich gehen die ersten Gedanken, die sich mit der Frage beschäftigen, wo man so etwas Ähnliches vielleicht schon einmal gehört hat, eher in die Richtung Ally McBeal oder Sex and the City. Doch auf den zweiten Blick zeigt sich, dass diese Londoner Mittdreißigerin, diese Bridget Jones, tatsächlich Züge von Austen'schen Heldinnen hat. Und wenn man dann auch noch nach einiger Recherche herausfindet, dass die Autorin des Romans, Helen Fielding, in einem Internet-Chat ganz offen zugibt, den Plot ihrer Geschichte dem Austen'schen Meisterwerk Pride and Prejudice nachempfunden zu haben (s. Internet-Quelle), werden sich auch altmodische Austen-Anhänger an den Gedanken gewöhnen müssen, dass Bridget Jones eine moderne Version von Elizabeth Bennet ist. In dieser Hausarbeit möchte ich untersuchen, was genau die Ähnlichkeit, aber auch die Unterschiede zwischen den beiden Romanen Pride and Prejudice und Bridget Jones's Diary ausmacht, und wie die beiden Protagonistinnen in Licht e ihrer jeweiligen Zeit zu sehen sind. Beginnen werde ich mit einem allgemeinen Überblick über die Ähnlichkeiten der Romane. Danach werde ich anhand einer genaueren Untersuchung der beiden Titelfiguren ihre Ähnlichkeiten und Unterschiede herausarbeiten. Schließlich folgt ein Abschnitt über die Protagonistinnen und ihre Zeit, und zum Schluss mein Fazit.
I’m scum. Yes, I always have been. . . . I know what I did, and what I should have done. A spellbinding and provocative psychological thriller that shows just how far a man will go to win the most enduring and ruthless of games: the game of power. Raised in the upper echelons of elite New York society, Thomas Spencer has never wanted for much. But much is hardly enough for a man whose greatest satisfaction lies in shattering the happiness of others. Thomas, the black sheep of his family, harbors only resentment toward those closest to him for what they have more of: good looks, good cheer, good social graces. But what Thomas may lack in charm, he makes up for in cunning. And it is this that will serve him best when he trades in his glittering world of privilege for a chance to claw his way to the top—on his own terms, and at any cost. As Thomas achieves fame and success as an ad man, he becomes ever more deeply entrenched in an insidious underworld of media, politics, and women, and an astonishing picture emerges of a complex, destructive personality who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Shameless and electrifying, Story of a Sociopath illuminates the true nature of power through the mind of a master psychological manipulator.
“An elegant emulation and continuation of Pride and Prejudice . . . shows how sequel-writing can, like parody, be a sharp exercise in literary appreciation.” —Times Literary Supplement This witty sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice follows the fate of Georgiana Darcy, Mr. Darcy’s younger sister, who must choose between two suitors, a well-placed navy captain and a brash young architect. Masterfully adapted to Austen’s original nineteenth-century style, Presumption brings back to life the book’s most memorable characters, the Bennets, Darcys, Collins, and de Bourghs. Julia Barrett is a pseudonym for Julia Braun Kessler and Gabrielle Donnelly. “Elizabeth’s intense embarrassment for her family, Darcy’s latent heroism and the miscellaneous barbarisms of the Bennet and Darcy clans . . . are energetically and often quite delightfully handled, evoking the spirit of Pride and Prejudice.” —The New York Times Book Review “Presumption’s style . . . evokes Jane Austen’s dry wit . . . [It] moves briskly along, highlighted by the unwitting comic genius of Georgiana’s imperious aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review “A boon to anyone who has every yearned for one more in the Jane Austen canon.” —Cynthia Ozick, New York Times–bestselling author “A witty, amusing sequel to Pride and Prejudice . . . For Austen lovers not affronted by the whole concept, a pleasant diversion. Otherwise, a stylish entertainment that may lead some to the unsurpassable Jane.” —Kirkus Reviews “Barrett expertly captures Austen’s ironic voice and subject matter in a book that is sure to delight and intrigue most Austen devotees. Highly recommended.” —Library Journal
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