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Four Nights with the Duke

Author : Eloisa James
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062223925
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book Four Nights with the Duke written by Eloisa James and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eloisa James returns with another fabulous romance in her New York Times bestselling Desperate Duchesses series! As a young girl, Emilia Gwendolyn Carrington told the annoying future Duke of Pindar that she would marry any man in the world before him—so years later she is horrified to realize that she has nowhere else to turn. Evander Septimus Brody has his own reasons for agreeing to Mia's audacious proposal, but there's one thing he won't give his inconvenient wife: himself. Instead, he offers Mia a devil's bargain . . . he will spend four nights a year with her. Four nights, and nothing more. And those only when she begs for them. Which Mia will never do. Now Vander faces the most crucial challenge of his life: he must seduce his own wife in order to win her heart—and no matter what it takes, this is the one battle he can't afford to lose.

Turning

Author : Joy L. Smith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1534495835
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book Turning written by Joy L. Smith and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-02-21 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the "accident" Genie was an aspiring ballerina, a star pupil at her exclusive New York dance school, now she is a bitter teenager, permanently confined to a wheelchair, shutting herself off from her friends, her beloved teacher, and even her mother; but at physical therapy she meets Kyle, a gymnast whose traumatic brain injury has landed him in therapy--and through their growing friendship Genie realizes that she has to confront the things around her: like the booze her mother is hiding, or the fact that maybe her fall was not entirely accidental.

Proust's Duchess

Author : Caroline Weber
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0345803124
Total Pages : 754 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book Proust's Duchess written by Caroline Weber and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the acclaimed Queen of Fashion--a brilliant look at the glittering world of turn-of-the-century Paris through the first in-depth study of the three women Proust used to create his supreme fictional character, the Duchesse de Guermantes. Geneviève Halévy Bizet Straus; Laure de Sade, Comtesse de Adhéaume de Chevigné; and Élisabeth de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay, the Comtesse Greffulhe--these were the three superstars of fin-de-siècle Parisian high society who, as Caroline Weber says, "transformed themselves, and were transformed by those around them, into living legends: paragons of elegance, nobility, and style." All well but unhappily married, these women sought freedom and fulfillment by reinventing themselves, between the 1870s and 1890s, as icons. At their fabled salons, they inspired the creativity of several generations of writers, visual artists, composers, designers, and journalists. Against a rich historical backdrop, Weber takes the reader into these women's daily lives of masked balls, hunts, dinners, court visits, nights at the opera or theater. But we see as well the loneliness, rigid social rules, and loveless, arranged marriages that constricted these women's lives. Proust, as a twenty-year-old law student in 1892, would worship them from afar, and later meet them and create his celebrated composite character for The Remembrance of Things Past.

Desperate Duchesses

Author : Eloisa James
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061800465
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Desperate Duchesses written by Eloisa James and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to a world of reckless sensuality and glittering sophistication . . . of dangerously handsome gentlemen and young ladies longing to gain a title . . . of games played for high stakes, including—on occasion—a lady's virtue. A marquess's sheltered only daughter, Lady Roberta St. Giles falls in love with a man she glimpses across a crowded ballroom: a duke, a game player of consummate skill, a notorious rakehell who shows no interest in marriage—until he lays eyes on Roberta. Yet the Earl of Gryffyn knows too well that the price required to gain a coronet is often too high. Damon Reeve, the earl, is determined to protect the exquisite Roberta from chasing after the wrong destiny. Can Damon entice her into a high-stakes game of his own, even if his heart is likely to be lost in the venture?

Duchesses

Author : Jane Dismore
Publisher : Bonnier Publishing Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1905825757
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book Duchesses written by Jane Dismore and published by Bonnier Publishing Ltd.. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The title of 'duchess' has long been part of Britain's heritage. In 2011, it was brought up to date with the marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, when the Queen conferred a number of titles on her grandson, among them Duke of Cambridge. Catherine joined that select group of the highest ranking duchesses, well-known royals whose husbands are dukes as members of the Royal Family. But another group of women sit just one notch down from royalty, at the top of the aristocratic tree with their dukes. These non-royal duchesses enjoy titles that were bestowed by monarchs for centuries but they are a dying breed: it is unlikely that any more non-royal dukedoms will be created. Here, for the first time, ten of Britain's non-royal duchesses speak candidly about their role and their lives in the 21st century, an era when privilege is an unpopular concept. Each duchess also selects her favourite ancestor in the role, providing a colourful gallery from the 17th to the 20th century. The parallel biographies provide a thought-provoking comparison for what does it mean to be a duchess in the 21st century? The results are often surprising and always fascinating. The title of 'duchess' has long been part of Britain's heritage.

A Duke of Her Own

Author : Eloisa James
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061976040
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book A Duke of Her Own written by Eloisa James and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-08-04 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A duke must choose wisely . . . Leopold Dautry, the notorious Duke of Villiers, must wed quickly and nobly—and his choices, alas, are few. The Duke of Montague's daughter, Eleanor, is exquisitely beautiful and fiercely intelligent. Villiers betroths himself to her without further ado. After all, no other woman really qualifies. Lisette, the outspoken daughter of the Duke of Gilner, cares nothing for clothing or decorum. She's engaged to another man, and doesn't give a fig for status or title. Half the ton believes Lisette mad—and Villiers is inclined to agree. Torn between logic and passion, between intelligence and imagination, Villiers finds himself drawn to the very edge of impropriety. But it is not until he's in a duel to the death, fighting for the reputation of the woman he loves, that Villiers finally realizes that the greatest risk may not be in the dueling field . . . But in the bedroom. And the heart.

Girls of Storm and Shadow

Author : Natasha Ngan
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0316528765
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Girls of Storm and Shadow written by Natasha Ngan and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this mesmerizing sequel to the New York Times bestseller Girls of Paper and Fire, Lei and Wren have escaped the oppression of the Hidden Palace, but their freedom comes at a terrible cost. Lei, the naive country girl who became a royal courtesan, is now known as the Moonchosen, the commoner who managed to do what no one else could. But slaying the cruel monarch wasn't the culmination of her destiny -- it was just the beginning. Now Lei, with a massive bounty on her head, must travel the kingdom with her warrior love Wren to gain support from the far-flung rebel clans. Meanwhile, a plot to eliminate the rebel uprising is taking shape, fueled by dark magic and vengeance. Will Lei succeed in her quest to overthrow the monarchy, or will she succumb to the sinister magic that seeks to destroy her bond with Wren, and their very lives? The explosive Girls of Paper and Fire was named: A 10-week New York Times bestseller #1 on the Indie Kids Next List B&N's Most Anticipated LGBTQAP Books of 2018 Buzzfeed's Books You Need to Pick Up This Fall Goodread's Ultimate Fall YA Reading List Shondaland's Fantasy Novels You Need to Read Bookriot's Must Read Asian Releases Bookish's Most Anticipated YA SFF List

Project Duchess

Author : Sabrina Jeffries
Publisher : Zebra Books
ISBN 13 : 1420148591
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Project Duchess written by Sabrina Jeffries and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries comes a sparkling new series about an oft-widowed mother’s grown children, who blaze through society in their quest for the truth about their fathers . . . and in the process find that love just might conquer all . . . A series of stepfathers and a difficult childhood have left Fletcher “Grey” Pryde, 5th Duke of Greycourt, with a guarded heart, enviable wealth, and the undeserved reputation of a rogue. Grey’s focus on expanding his dukedom allows him little time to find a wife. But when his mother is widowed yet again and he meets the charmingly unconventional woman managing his stepfather’s funeral, he’s shocked to discover how much they have in common. Still, Grey isn’t interested in love, no matter how pretty, or delightfully outspoken, the lady . . . Beatrice Wolfe gave up on romance long ago, and the arrogant Duke of Greycourt with his rakish reputation isn’t exactly changing her mind. Then Grey agrees to assist his grief-stricken mother with her latest “project”: schooling spirited, unfashionable Beatrice for her debut. Now that Beatrice is seeing through Grey’s charms to his wounded heart, she’s having trouble keeping him at arm’s length. But once Grey starts digging into her family’s secrets, she must decide whether her loyalties lie with her family . . . or with the man whose lessons capture her heart . . . “Anyone who loves romance must read Sabrina Jeffries!” —Lisa Kleypas, New York Times bestselling author

Duchesses

Author : Sarita McDaniel
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1978512007
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (785 download)

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Download or read book Duchesses written by Sarita McDaniel and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2019-12-15 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When children think of royalty, they may imagine kings, queens, princes, and princesses. Perhaps a less familiar role in the royal family is the duchess. Young readers are introduced to duchesses through color photographs and lots of fun facts. Long ago, duchesses weren't just the wives of dukes, they sometimes ran their own kingdoms. How has that changed today? Readers learn about real-life duchesses, both modern and historical, in this fun and informative glimpse inside the fascinating world of royalty.

The Million Dollar Duchesses

Author : Julie Ferry
Publisher : Aurum
ISBN 13 : 1781318204
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (813 download)

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Download or read book The Million Dollar Duchesses written by Julie Ferry and published by Aurum. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 6 November 1895 Consuelo Vanderbilt married Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough. Though the preceding months had included spurned loves, unexpected deaths, scandal and illicit affairs, the wedding was the crowning moment for the unofficial marriage brokers, Lady Minnie Paget and Consuelo Yzanga, Dowager Duchess of Manchester, the original buccaneers who had instructed, cajoled and manipulated wealthy young heiresses into making the perfect match. Fame, money, power, prestige, perhaps even love – these were some of the reasons for the marriages that took place between wealthy American heiresses and the English aristocracy in 1895. For a few, the marriages were happy but for many others, the matches brought loneliness, infidelity, bankruptcy and divorce. Focusing on a single year, The Transatlantic Marriage Bureau tells the story of a group of wealthy American heiresses seeking to marry into the English aristocracy. From the beautiful and eligible debutante Consuelo Vanderbilt, in love with a dashing older man but thwarted by her controlling mother, Washington society heiress Mary Leiter who married the pompous Lord Curzon and became the Vicereine of India, Maud Burke, vivacious San Francisco belle with a questionable background, this book uncovers their stories. Also revealed is the hidden role played Lady Minnie Paget and Consuelo Yzanga, Dowager Duchess of Manchester, two unofficial marriage brokers who taught the heiresses how to use every social trick in the book to land their dream husband. The Transatlantic Marriage Bureau dashes through the year to uncover the seasons, the parties, the money, the glamour, the gossip, the scandal and the titles, always with one eye on the two women who made it all possible.

Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, With the lives of the Duchesses of Gordon and Devonshire

Author : Mary Robinson
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, With the lives of the Duchesses of Gordon and Devonshire written by Mary Robinson and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Robinson was an English actress, poet, dramatist, novelist, and renowned woman of the 1700s. In this work, she shared her memoirs filled with vivid glimpses into the social life of the era. From glamorous gatherings at the Pantheon to encounters with influential figures like the Prince of Wales and David Garrick, Robinson's beauty and talent captivated many. However, her life took a turn when she became an actress and caught the attention of the Prince, leading to a tumultuous relationship. Despite facing challenges, Robinson's indomitable spirit shined through as she explored literature and found solace in the company of friends. Her story is a glamorous journey of love, fame, and resilience.

An Affair Before Christmas

Author : Eloisa James
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061797634
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book An Affair Before Christmas written by Eloisa James and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magic under the mistletoe . . . One spectacular Christmas, Lady Perdita Selby, known to her friends and family as Poppy, met the man she thought she would love forever. The devilishly attractive Duke of Fletcher was the perfect match for the innocent, breathtakingly beautiful young Englishwoman, and theirs was the most romantic wedding she had ever seen. Four years later, Poppy and the duke have become the toast of the ton . . . but behind closed doors the spark of their love affair has burned out. Unwilling to lose the woman he still lusts after, the duke is determined to win back his beguiling bride's delectable affections . . . and surpass the heady days of first love with a truly sinful seduction.

Winning Back His Duchess

Author : Amanda McCabe
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 0369711718
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (697 download)

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Download or read book Winning Back His Duchess written by Amanda McCabe and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Escape to beautiful Venice for this Victorian marriage reunited story… An invitation to Venice… To save their marriage! Suggesting divorce to her estranged husband, Jamie, Duke of Byson, takes all of Rose Wilkins’s courage. Years of distance and heartbreak have taken a toll—she needs a new start. But Jamie won’t hear of divorce, because of the scandal alone. His counteroffer is a trip to Venice… Might discovering Venice’s delights together rekindle the still-simmering desire that drew Rose to Jamie as a starry-eyed young American heiress? From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past. Dollar Duchesses Book 1: His Unlikely Duchess Book 2: Playing the Duke's Fiancée Book 3: Winning Back His Duchess

The Duchess of Malfi

Author : John Webster
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719043574
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (435 download)

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Download or read book The Duchess of Malfi written by John Webster and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1997-06-15 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More widely studied and more frequently performed than ever before, John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi is here presented in an accessible and thoroughly up-to-date edition. Based on the Revels Plays text, the notes have been augmented to cast further light both on Webster's amazing dialogue and on the stage action. An entirely new introduction sets the tragedy in the context of pre-Civil War England and gives a revealing view of its imagery and dramatic action. From its well-documented early performances to the two productions seen in the West End of London in the 1995-96 season, a stage history gives an account of the play in performance. Students, actors, directors and theatre-goers will all find here a reappraisal of Webster's artistry in the greatest age of English theatre, which highlights why it has lived on stage with renewed force in the last decades of the twentieth century.

When the Duke Returns

Author : Eloisa James
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061980153
Total Pages : 523 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book When the Duke Returns written by Eloisa James and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Duchess of Cosway yearns for a man she has never met . . . her husband. Married by proxy as a child, Lady Isidore has spent years fending off lecherous men in every European court while waiting to meet her husband. She's determined to accept him, no matter how unattractive the duke turns out to be. When she finally lures Simeon Jermyn back to London, his dark handsomeness puts Isidore's worst fears to rest—until disaster strikes. The duke demands an annulment. Forsaking his adventuresome past, Simeon has returned to London ready to embrace the life of a proper duke, only to find that his supposed wife is too ravishing, too headstrong, and too sensual to be the docile duchess he has in mind. But Isidore will not give up her claim to the title—or him—without a fight. She will do whatever it takes to capture Simeon's heart, even if it means sacrificing her virtue. After all, a consummated marriage cannot be annulled. Yet in forcing Simeon into a delicious surrender, will Isidore risk not only her dignity—but her heart?

This Duchess of Mine

Author : Eloisa James
Publisher : Avon
ISBN 13 : 9780061626821
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book This Duchess of Mine written by Eloisa James and published by Avon. This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No man can resist Jemma's sensuous allure . . . Except her own husband! Wedding bells celebrating the arranged marriage between the lovely Duchess of Beaumont and her staid, imperturbable duke had scarcely fallen silent when a shocking discovery sent Jemma running from the ducal mansion. For the next nine years she cavorted abroad, creating one delicious scandal after another (if one is to believe the rumors). Elijah, Duke of Beaumont, did believe those rumors. But the handsome duke needs an heir, so he summons his seductive wife home. Jemma laughs at Elijah's cool eyes and icy heart—but to her secret shock, she doesn't share his feelings. In fact, she wants the impossible: her husband's heart at her feet. But what manner of seduction will make a man fall desperately in love . . . with his own wife?

Three Weeks With Lady X

Author : Eloisa James
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062223909
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book Three Weeks With Lady X written by Eloisa James and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The next fabulous romance by New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James. Having made a fortune, Thorn Dautry, the powerful bastard son of a duke, decides that he needs a wife. But to marry a lady, Thorn must acquire a gleaming, civilized façade, the specialty of Lady Xenobia India. Exquisite, headstrong, and independent, India vows to make Thorn marriageable in just three weeks. But neither Thorn nor India anticipate the forbidden passion that explodes between them. Thorn will stop at nothing to make India his. Failure is not an option. But there is only one thing that will make India his . . . the one thing Thorn can't afford to lose . . . his fierce and lawless heart.