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296 pages ; 18 cm.
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English
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In Victorian London, spiritualists are all the rage and "Esmeralda" has gained the trust of the mother of Thomas Hyde, Viscount Varcourt. Thomas fears that the enigmatic Esmeralda is exploiting his mother's grief over his brother's mysterious death years ago. But as he watches the veiled beauty with cynical skepticism, another kind of interest ignites inside him. He's right, she's using his family, but not for the reasons Thomas believes.
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344, 10 unnumbered pages : illustration, maps, genelogical table ; 21 cm
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English
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"Audrey Malte is illegitimate, though her beloved father, tailor to King Henry VIII, prefers to call her 'merry-begot,' saying there was much joy in her making. Then Audrey visits the royal court with her father, and the whispers start about Audrey's distinctive Tudor-red hair and the kindness that the king shows her. Did dashing Henry perhaps ask Malte to raise a royal love child?"--Page 4 of cover.
87) Lady rogue
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277 pages ; 18 cm.
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English
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"As far as London's high society knows, Lady Isabel Morrow is above reproach. But the truth is rarely so simple. Though the young widow's passionate fling with dashing Bow Street Runner Callum Jenks ended amicably months ago, she now needs his expertise. It seems Isabel's late husband, a respected art dealer, was peddling forgeries. If those misdeeds are revealed, the marriage prospects of his younger cousin -- now Isabel's ward -- will be ruined"...
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419 pages ; 18 cm.
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English
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After stowing away in the Marquess of Eversley's carriage to escape London and scandal, Lady Sophie Talbot must convince the Marquess that she is not trying to trick him into marriage as they try to resist their mutual attraction.
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446 pages : genealogical tables ; 24 cm
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Español
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"Charles Morwellan, octavo conde de Meredith, ha decidido que ha llegado la hora de casarse. E incluso ha encontrado a la candidata perfecta: Sarah Conningham. Ahora sólo falta convencerla--es decir, seducirla--para que acepte. Sarah lleva tiempo enamorada secretamente del conde, pero no está dispuesta a casarse si no es por amor. Así que le da a Charlie dos semanas para que pruebe que están hechos el uno para el otro..."--P. [4] of cover.
91) La mujer falsa
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511 pages ; 19 cm.
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Español
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Nicole era una apasionada belleza francesa secuestrada por error y llevada a través de mares turbulentos ... para ser la esposa de un desconocido. En la Virginia del siglo XVIII, las tierras fértiles se extendían junto a los ríos que limitaban las grandes plantaciones. Allí, Clayton esperaba a su dama inglesa ... pero cuando besó ardientemente a su prometida, ¡descubrió que la mujer que estaba en sus brazos era la desconocida Nicole Courtlain!
On...
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358 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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Just seventeen years old, Henry IX, known as William, is a king bound by the restraints of the regency yet anxious to prove himself. With the French threatening battle and the Catholics sowing the seeds of rebellion at home, William trusts only three people: his older sister Elizabeth; his best friend and loyal counselor, Dominic; and Minuette, a young orphan raised as a royal ward by William's mother, Anne Boleyn. Against a tide of secrets, betrayal,...
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302, 9 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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"For most of her life Mary Bennet has been an object of ridicule. With a notable absence of the social graces, she has been an embarrassment to her family on more than one occasion. But lately, Mary has changed. She's matured and attained a respectable, if somewhat unpolished, decorum. But her peace and contentment are shattered when her sister Lydia turns up very pregnant and separated from Wickham. Mary and Kitty are bustled off to stay with Jane...
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Playful brides volume 6
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307 pages ; 18 cm.
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English
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"When Christian Forester, Viscount Berkeley, flees the stuffy ballrooms of London for his Scottish hunting lodge, the last thing he expects to find ensconced before his fire is an incredibly beautiful woman. But the plight of lovely young Sarah Highgate, who has run away from an unwanted betrothal, inspires an eminently practical exchange. He ll safeguard her reputation with the ton while she advises him how to best attract a proper bride. As the...
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387 pages ; 18 cm.
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English
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"Malcolm Bevingstoke, Duke of Haven, has lived the last three years in self-imposed solitude, paying the price for a mistake he can never reverse and a love he lost forever. The dukedom does not wait, however, and Haven requires an heir, which means he must find himself a wife by summer's end. There is only one problem -- he already has one. After years in exile, Seraphina, Duchess of Haven, returns to London with a single goa l-- to reclaim the life...
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309 pages ; 18 cm.
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English
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"A rumored pirate and the scurrilous black sheep of his well-to- do family, Cade Cavendish relishes his world of rebellion, deception, and seduction. Nothing and no one can hold him to be the duty-bound, honorable man he is expected to be. But when an unexpected run-in at his twin brother's estate with a ravishing, raven-haired maid leads her to believe he's actually a viscount, Cade's renegade life is thrown wildly off-kilter. And even though a case...
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408 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"Mary Robinette Kowal's Valour and Vanity is a Regency version of a heist movie with a healthy dose of magic sprinkled in. After Melody's wedding, the Ellsworths and Vincents accompany the young couple on the their tour of the continent. Jane and Vincent plan to separate from the party and travel to Murano to study with glassblowers there, but their ship is set upon by Barbary corsairs while en route. It is their good fortune that they are not enslaved,...
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349 pages ; 23 cm
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Español
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Hasta el momento, su búsqueda ha sido un desfile de candidatas descerebradas con las que ni siquiera sería capaz de pasar un par de horas. Justo en el momento en que sus esperanzas empiezan a desvanecerse, la casualidad le brinda a Ellie, una inteligente joven cuya única opción para escapar del hogar familiar también pasa por el altar. La solución parece clara... una unión de conveniencia. Pero Ellie nunca ha imaginado casarse con un extraño,...
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Three years after the events of Sense and sensibility, Willoughby's return throws Marianne into a tizzy of painful memories and feelings of uncertainty. With Brandon away and Willoughby determined to win her back, will she find the strength to save her marriage-- or will the temptation of a previous love be too powerful to resist?
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"May 1816: Jane Austen is feeling unwell, with an uneasy stomach, constant fatigue, rashes, fevers and aches. She attributes her poor condition to the stress of family burdens, which even the drafting of her latest manuscript-about a baronet's daughter nursing a broken heart for a daring naval captain-cannot alleviate. Her apothecary recommends a trial of the curative waters at Cheltenham Spa, in Gloucestershire. Jane decides to use some of the profits...
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