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The scion of a noble house brought low by a storm and the lady who nurses him back to health strive to unravel a web of deception that threatens her family and forces them to fight for what they hold most dear - family, each other, and love.

Everything has a price . . . Railway magnate Tom Severin is wealthy and powerful enough to satisfy any desire as soon as it arises. Anything—or anyone—is his for the asking. It should be simple to find the perfect wife—and from his first glimpse of Lady Cassandra Ravenel, he’s determined...

Stranded in India after being dismissed without a reference, governess Beatrice Layton exchanges her freedom for passage home to England, taking a position with the only family that will hire her. But Bea hasn’t reckoned for just how dreadful her new employers will be. Stuck with them at sea in increasingly desperate circumstances, she finds an unlikely champion in the injured ex-soldier traveling aboard their ship.

Harrison Graham, the duke of Fallbrook, has been given an order by the queen: He must marry or forfeit his title. Desperate for a bride, and unable to find a suitable one in town, Harrison comes up with an unusual way to follow the queen's order to secure his title. A visit to Miss Doreen's Home for Girls, an orphanage many miles outside of town, gives Harrison just the woman he needs, even if she is a little rough around the edges.

Marian Halcolmbe finds and marries her true love, Theo Camlet. But when Theo’s first wife, who everyone believed to be dead, reappears, Marian and her brother-in-law, Walter, must delve into the darkest and most dangerous corners of London to save Theo from accusations of bigamy and murder, as well as the hangman’s noose. Victorian literature's most exciting heroine, Marian Halcombe, stars in Brenda Clough’s thrilling and romantic sequel to Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White.

Titled after the name of the farmhouse where most of the story unfolds, Wuthering Heights is an acclaimed novel about jealousy and revenge. The book is hailed as a classic in English literature and has been praised for challenging the old Victorian values of that time. Highly controversial then, Emily Bronte's only novel is widely considered by many as the best of the Bronte sisters' works.

Lady Rebecca has spent ten years trying to forget the boy who stole her heart—and destroyed her family. Now Lord Nathaniel is back, still recklessly charming and absolutely forbidden. A man who cares for nothing but his own pleasure. Or so it seems. Beneath Nate’s carefully crafted façade are secrets that could tip the war against Napoleon. Nate is a spy, and he desperately needs Rebecca's help. But can she trust a feckless rake in defiance of their family feud and her brother’s mysterious plans?

Janet Hesbert no es una dama corriente de la sociedad londinense, es audaz e independiente y no le gustan los convencionalismos, pero sabe también que es una mujer sola en un mundo de hombres. Entonces, el socio de su hermano cruza el océano para llevarle la noticia de una inesperada tragedia, y también… para proponerle matrimonio. Pero Janet tiene que pensárselo bien. 

Un amore che sfida il tempo, un segreto nascosto sotto strati di colore. Tra i vicoli di Firenze e nelle ville nobiliari di Fiesole, due storie d'amore, separate da oltre un secolo, si intrecciano grazie a un enigmatico dipinto. Nel 1887, Clelia, una giovane duchessa intrappolata in un matrimonio di convenienza, trova un rifugio inaspettato in Alberto, un uomo affascinante e tormentato dal desiderio di fuggire verso un destino sconosciuto. La loro passione proibita è destinata a lasciare un segno indelebile, nascosto sotto i colori di una tela misteriosa.

Grace Whitford made the mistake of having a horrible megrim at her sister's wedding on board Lord Carew's ship. This in and of itself should not have been a disaster, except she went to sleep it off with a draught in a small dark cabin, and no one remembered to wake her up. By the time she awoke, the ship was well into the Channel and could not be turned around.

Under the plain gray skirts of Miss Beatrice Lockwood's gown, a pistol waits at the ready. For Beatrice is a paid companion on a secret mission—and with a secret past—and she must be prepared to fight for her life at any moment.

Su vida está a punto de experimentar un gran cambio. Anne Sonbour debe viajar a Londres para participar en la temporada social y encontrar un esposo. Su primer desafío es el viaje, ya que su abuela insiste en que vaya acompañada por Andrew Romsbery, un amigo de la infancia a quien no soporta y no ha visto en siete años. Andrew Romsbery, tercer hijo de un conde, anhela convertirse en un renombrado arquitecto y se esfuerza por lograrlo. En sus planes no entra el romanticismo ni mucho menos el matrimonio.

Once the most charming rake in London, John Aubin lost everything when he overheard a powerful earl’s fraudulent dealings. Branded a liar and cast out of society, he now lives under an assumed name, working in the very orphanage the earl owns. But Aubin’s purpose isn’t charity—it’s revenge. Sober and focused for the first time in his life, he plans to expose the earl’s corruption and reclaim his good name. Nothing will stand in his way—until he meets her.

When Tilly's brother, Tom, who she hasn't seen for 20 years, turns up on her doorstep she knows trouble will not be far behind. Tom's search for the truth brings heartache and changes their lives forever. Old wounds reopen, relationships fracture, loyalties fray and no one escapes the consequences. Tensions rise when disaster strikes and Tilly finds herself torn between fighting for Tom while supporting her headstrong daughter, Martha, whose world is falling apart.

Quebec, Canada, 1847. While trying to escape the Potato Famine, shipwrecked Irish immigrant Breanna Clarey awakens injured and alone on an unfamiliar beach. To make matters worse, she has been separated from her family, and her friend, Crow, is lying dead at her feet. But when Dawson Roberts, a reclusive fisherman with a guarded past and big dreams for his future, finds Breanna, he puts his plans on hold to offer her shelter and help find her family. But life for an Irish immigrant isn't easy.

In May, 1899, a hundred and fifty unassuming envelopes are delivered to households across the city. Most of them will be picked up by butlers and carried on silver trays to their recipients. All of them contain invitations to the wedding of Lady Eleanor Serrs to Mr. Ryce Penn.

Manche Anfänge sind bittersüß.Im Jahr 1814 rettet ein junger Mann während eines Schneesturms eine Frau — und verliebt sich auf den ersten Blick in sie. Doch sie ist auf der Flucht vor einer arrangierten Ehe mit einem grausamen Mann. Können sie der Gefahr trotzen, oder wird ihre zarte junge Liebe zerstört, noch ehe sie Wurzeln schlagen kann?

Sie will ihre Freiheit. Er will keine Komplikationen. Doch auf dem Weg zu einem Erbe geraten sie in ein Spiel aus Gefahr, Verlangen und Verrat ... Als Miss Lydia Montague erfährt, dass ihre exzentrische Tante ihr ein Landgut vermacht hat, glaubt sie, endlich die Unabhängigkeit gefunden zu haben, nach der sie sich ihr ganzes Leben gesehnt hat. Doch es gibt einen Haken: Um ihr Erbe anzutreten, muss sie gemeinsam mit dem ebenso unnahbaren wie berüchtigten Maximilian Ashcombe, Duke of Hasting, nach Devonshire reisen.

Irland, 1845: Während Hunger und Verzweiflung das grüne Herz Irlands zermürben, wächst die junge Gracelin O'Malley auf dem bescheidenen Anwesen ihrer Familie heran. Als der plötzliche Tod ihrer Mutter den O'Malley-Clan in tiefe Trauer und an den Rand des Ruins stürzt, ist Gracelin noch ein Kind. Mit nur fünfzehn Jahren beschließt sie, ihre Familie vor dem Hungertod zu bewahren: Sie heiratet den reichen, verwitweten Lord Bram Donnelly.

A new adaptation of L. P. Hartley's story of a boy who is betrayed by a sophisticated young rich woman and her farmer lover who use him to ferry letters back and forth in the blazing summer of 1900 - with Richard Griffiths and Harriet Walter. It's best known from the 1970 film, which focused on the main plot line. But on re-reading the book, adaptor Frances Byrnes found within it another drama perfect for audio in which an old man finds a boyhood diary and is forced to unlock the trauma inside.