Nicola Cornick
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In the winter of 1662, Elizabeth Stuart, the Winter Queen, is on her deathbed. She entrusts an ancient pearl, rumored to have magic power, to her faithful cavalier William Craven for safekeeping. In his grief, William orders the construction of Ashdown Estate in her memory and places the pearl at its center. One hundred and fifty years later, notorious courtesan Lavinia Flyte hears the maids at Ashdown House whisper of a hidden treasure, and bears...
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Browsing an antiques shop in Wiltshire, Alison Bannister stumbles across a delicate old portrait-identified as the doomed Tudor queen, Anne Boleyn. Except Alison knows better. The subject is Mary Seymour, the daughter of Katherine Parr, who was taken to Wolf Hall in 1557 and presumed dead after going missing as a child. And Alison knows this because she, too, lived at Wolf Hall and knew Mary...more than four hundred years ago.
The painting of Mary...
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"1765. Lady Isabella Gerard, a respectable member of Georgian society, orders her maid to take her new golden gown and destroy it, its shimmering beauty tainted by the actions of her brutal husband the night before. Three months later, Lord Gerard stands at the shoreline of the lake, looking down at a woman wearing the golden gown. As the body slowly rolls over to reveal her face, it's clear this was not his intended victim. 250 years later ... When...
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"1560: Amy Robsart is trapped in a loveless marriage to Robert Dudley, a member of the court of Queen Elizabeth I. Surrounded by enemies and with nowhere left to turn, Amy hatches a desperate scheme to escape--one with devastating consequences that will echo through the centuries... Present day: When Lizzie Kingdom is forced to withdraw from the public eye in a blaze of scandal, it seems her life is over. But she's about to encounter a young man,...
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The English Civil War tests the bonds between a lord and lady engaged to be married in this historical romance.
Years before, he had come to Grafton Manor to be betrothed to the innocent and beautiful Lady Anne-a promise that was broken with the onset of war. . . .
Now Simon, Lord Greville, has returned as an enemy, besieging the manor and holding its lady hostage. Simon's devotion to his cause swayed by his desire for Anne, he will not settle...
7) Lady Polly
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Even as Lady Polly rejected another proposal of marriage, her heart burned for the man she'd rejected five years ago. She'd heard that in his misery, her beloved Lord Henry Marchnight had become a rogue and a gambler. But when he appeared before her on a deserted terrace and stole a kiss, Polly knew that her passion hadn't died. The man still knew how to steal her reason with one touch. But reason she needed as suspicions of criminal behavior hovered...
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The Pirate's Kiss by Nicola Cornick
Famous and feared pirate Daniel de Lancey is master and commander of the Defiance. Only one woman makes him want to swap danger for desire, sea for seduction.… And with one Christmas kiss, he will make Lucinda his bride!
A Smuggler's Tale by Margaret McPhee
Masquerading as a smuggler, society's handsome bad boy, Lord Jack Holberton, finds himself protecting young Miss Linden's honor, despite his reputation....
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Sweeping across generations from the 1600s to the present day and inspired by the true story of the leader of the infamous Gunpowder Plot, Nicola Cornick's latest historical mystery combines past and present story lines that fans of Philippa Gregory and Susanna Kearsley will devour.
1605: Anne Catesby fears for her family. Her son, the darkly charismatic Robert, is secretly plotting to kill the king, placing his wife and child in grave danger. Anne...
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'Nicola's writing is so vivid and beautiful and perfectly pitched, her plotting addictive.' Jenny Ashcroft
1671 – London
The Civil War is over and Charles II, the 'Merry Monarch', is revelling in the throne of his murdered father and all the privileges and power that comes with it. Sharing the spoils is his favourite companion, the celebrated beauty, actress Nell Gwyn. Beloved of the English people, Nell has come a long way from selling oranges...
11) Falsa cortesana
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Después de la excitación de la guerra, el conde de Seagrave pensaba que la vida como civil era tediosa. No obstante, su aburrimiento se esfumó cuando la famosa cortesana Susanna Kellaway reclamó el alquiler de una de sus casas. Nada más conocerse, Nicholas quedó intrigado. Aunque tenía todas las razones para despreciarla, esa "Susanna" era una extraña mezcla de seducción, inteligencia e inocencia. Tanto que estaba empezando a preguntarse...
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Lady Lucy MacMorlan podía haber renegado de los hombres y del matrimonio, pero eso no le impedía obtener algún beneficio escribiendo cartas de amor para los amigos de su hermano. Cartas que llegaron a ser cada vez más picantes conforme su fama fue creciendo. Hasta que, inadvertidamente, arruinó el compromiso matrimonial de un conocido laird...
Robert, el gallardo marqués de Methven, estaba al tanto del secreto de Lucy. Y ciertamente no pretendía...
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Lord Robert Selborne intended to kiss the chimney sweep's daughter for luck at his cousin's wedding...not marry her! But of all the ladies assembled, she was the only one who captured his interest. And unless she became his wife in name only, he would forfeit his inheritance....
Having been raised by a brutal father on the London streets, Jemima Jewell had few illusions about life and love. Until Rob's lips met hers in a soul-stirring kiss and he...
14) El pretendiente
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Jane Verey no tenía la menor intención de casarse con lord Philip Delahaye. Era un grosero y un borracho, y no estaba dispuesta a pasar el resto de su vida junto a él. Por eso, Jane optó por convertirse en otra mujer para disuadir a su pretendiente. Sin embargo el guapísimo hermano de Philip no era tan fácil de engañar... Alex, el duque de Delahaye, lo había planeado todo, y Jane Verey iba a casarse con su hermano fuera como fuera. Sin embargo,...
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A young woman disappears. A husband is suspected of murder. Stirringtimes for all the neighborhood.When Captain Lewis Brabant returned from the open sea, all thought hemeant to choose a bride. As eligible females readied to meet thedashing Captain Brabant, one woman of modest means stood away from thecrowd and let her friend have a go at the bachelor. In fact, MissCaroline Whiston had no expectations, since she was a lady'scompanion. But no sooner...
16) Odio y pasión
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Habían compartido un pasado... y ahora tendrían que lidiar con el presente
Por una jugada del azar, la primera persona con la que se encontró el marqués de Mullineaux a su regreso a Inglaterra fue la última a la que habría deseado ver: lady Carberry, la mujer que había escandalizado a la alta sociedad con la ruptura de su compromiso. Ella se mostró tan poco complacida de verlo como él, pero James estaba decidido a conocer la verdad sobre...
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¿Podía nacer el verdadero amor del escándalo?
Ella era joven, bella y sofisticada, la anfitriona más coqueta de Edimburgo. Pero por debajo de su fachada de viuda alegre latía un corazón herido. Lady Mairi aún lloraba al marido al que había perdido dos años antes, y por muy buen amante que fuera Jack Rutherford, la única noche de pasión que habían pasado juntos había sido únicamente un encuentro carnal, y lady Mairi prefería olvidarla.
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Prim and proper Sarah Sheridan sought to live a respectable life as her cousin's companion, trying to put her family's past behind her. But everything changed with a letter insisting on her return to Blanchland. For her childhood home was now host to the most depraved parties in England...!
Guy, Viscount Renshaw, was a well-known rake, but even he would not willingly set foot in Blanchland. And though the appealing Miss Sheridan appeared respectable,...
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Después de sufrir incontables infidelidades durante su matrimonio, lady Joanna Ware estaba acostumbrada a los escándalos. Pero nada la había preparado para la impactante noticia de que su difunto marido le había legado como herencia una hija ilegítima, tanto a ella como a su colega lord Alex Grant. Mientras los rumores corren desenfrenadamente por la alta sociedad de la capital, Joanna y Alex viajan al Ártico para reclamar a la huérfana. Batallando...
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After the excitement of war, Nicholas found life as a civilian stifling. His boredom soon lifted when the notorious courtesan Susanna Kellaway claimed a lease on one of his houses. No sooner did they meet than Nicholas became truly puzzled. Though Nicholas had every cause to dislike her, this "Susanna" was an odd mix of seductive manners, intelligence and...innocence! So much so that he was beginning to wonder if the woman wasn't an impostor! Which...