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Prince of Kisses (Faerie Tale Romance Series , No 2)

Prince of Kisses (Faerie Tale Romance Series , No 2)

by Colleen Shannon

When the son of a penniless Frenchwoman, Devlin Rhodes, steals a king's ransom in jewels and a kiss from the Ice Princess, he realizes that he must win her hand in marriage and her everlasting love to become the man he always wanted to be.

Voices of the Night (Signet Eclipse)

by Lydia Joyce

Desperate to escape the underworld's treacherous grasp, Maggie of King Street finds a patron in Charles Crossham, Lord Edgington, who must transform a street girl into a lady to win a high stakes wager. Charles has never met anyone like the fierce and ardent Maggie, and Maggie's defenses are useless against the seduction of the jaded lord.Their association quickly ignites into a consuming obsession. But both... (more)

Bride of the Unicorn

by Kasey Michaels

The Marquis of Clayton convinces lovely orphan Caroline Monday to pose as the long-lost Lady Caroline, the heir to the Wilburton fortune. By the author of The Legacy of the Rose.

A Regency Christmas VII

by Jo Beverley

A seventh anthology featuring five holiday stories includes the works of Mary Balogh, Jo Beverley, Sandra Heath, Edith Layton, and Laura Matthews, and encompasses such subjects as three matchmaking orphans, a vengeful woman, a reformed rake, and a ghostly helper.

Death at Epsom Downs (Victorian Mystery)

Death at Epsom Downs (Victorian Mystery)

by Robin Paige

Lord Charles Sheridan has launched an investigation into a jockey's recent (and mysterious) death-while his wife, Kate, puzzles over the long-ago theft of an actress's jewels. But soon the Sheridans can't help wondering if the two strange events are, somehow, connected. "A neatly plotted tale of mayhem among the racing set. ( Publishers Weekly )

In the Presence of Angels

by Katherine Kingsley

Bestselling, award-winning author Katherine Kingsley, hailed as "a glorious treasure" by Romantic Times, sweeps us back to Regency-era England in a sizzling tale of passion, romance, and a touch of the miraculous.... He appeared on her doorstep as if by magic. A man of all work answering her ad--her last hope of saving her family, her farm, herself. Will Cutter was too handsome to trust, but she needed him now... (more)

Mary Barton

A Tale of Manchester Life

by Elizabeth Gaskell

The plot turns on Mary's romantic choice between the son of a rich industrialist and a working-class lover. The class-divide and the widening gap between rich and poor are central themes in a novel originally named after Mary Barton's father, John Barton.

Farewell in Splendor: The Passing of Queen Victoria and Her Age

Farewell in Splendor: The Passing of Queen Victoria and Her Age

by Jerrold M. Packard

An analysis of the British Empire during the time that immediately followed the death of its longest reigning monarch offers insight into a nation on the brink of change and the political and international climate that surrounded it. 25,000 first printing. $15,000 ad/promo. Tour.

Emma: Volume 1 (Emma)

by Kaoru Mori

In Victorian England, a young maid and the son of an upper class family share a secret love their world will never allow them to express. The saga of Emma and William comes to its dramatic conclusion in this expanded volume. Emmas been shipped off to America by the Viscount, the father of Eleanor, Williams jilted fiance. William and Hakim set sail across the Atlantic in pursuit. Back in England, Mrs. MeredithEmmas... (more)

Queen Victoria

by Elizabeth Longford

Queen Victoria was the longest reigning monarch in British history. In this concise biography, Lady Longford, long recognised as an authority on the subject, gives a full account of Queen Victoria?s life and provides her unique assessment of the monarch. Victoria ascended the throne in 1837 on the death of her uncle William IV. In 1840 she married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and for the... (more)

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