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Shortlisted for the RNA Awards 2024! The friend sheâ??s lovedâ?¦ Is now the husband she must resistâ?¦
Miss Danby’s daring proposition… for the Duke First, wealthy ironmaster’s daughter Jessica Danby needs a titled husband. So, upon learning that Alexander, the Duke of Malvern, needs a rich wife, she makes him a convenient proposal… Next, her impetuous marriage offer is swiftly rejected by Alex—who wants to marry for love! Now, Jessica must accept his help in finding another suitor. But as they spend the Season by each other’s side, she realises that their unlikely friendship is becoming something more thrilling!
Together for Christmas His Housekeeper's Christmas Wish Accidentally colliding with Tess Ellery on the icy streets of Ghent was not the way Alexander Tempest, Viscount Weybourn, intended to start the festive period. When Tess is left stranded, Alex is honour-bound to take her home…as his housekeeper! And, despite his rule of spending Christmas alone, Tess’ vivacity soon has this Lord determined to make all her Christmas wishes come true! His Christmas Countess Grant Rivers, Earl of Allundale, is desperate to get home for Christmas. But when he stumbles upon a woman all alone in a rundown shack, having a baby out of wedlock, it’s his duty to stay and help her. Grant knows the risks of childbirth, and he’s witnessed enough tragedy to last a lifetime. So, once he’s saved her life, Grant is determined to save Kate Harding’s reputation too…if she will marry a stranger on Christmas Day!
Revenge is sweet… But will the Marquis’s kiss be sweeter? Perfect for fans of: ?? Enemies to lovers ?? High society – When Will, the Marquis of Ravenham, advertises for an expert in antiques to help him navigate the hoard of treasures that fill his newly inherited estate, Katherine Jones is quick to apply! She is desperate to find the Borgia Ruby, which was stolen from her father by Will’s family, ruining her own family’s livelihood in the process. Now Katherine is determined to get revenge! Only her enemy is nothing like she imagined…not least because she didn’t foresee being charmed by his witty repartee! Katherine must ask herself: does she want vengeance or Will more?
A Regency friends to lovers, marriage of convenience romance and a Duke with a hidden identity… Born to be a Duchess Determined to defy the Duke! Lady Thea Campion is aghast to discover that her hand in marriage has been promised to the Duke of Leamington since she was in the cradle! Now, with the prospect of their convenient wedding becoming far too real, Thea is adamant she won’t marry a man she’s never even met… What’s more, there is a gentleman that she would much rather marry—her new friend, Hal Forrest. So imagine her shock when she discovers that he is the Duke! Betrayed and deceived, can Thea ever say yes to his proposal? Perfect for fans of: ?? Friends to lovers ?? Hidden identity
From prize-winning historical novelist Louise Allen, this book presents eight walks through both the London Jane Austen knew and the London of her novels! Follow in Jane’s footsteps to her publisher’s doorstep and the Prince Regent’s vanished palace, see where she stayed when she was correcting proofs of Sense and Sensibility and accompany her on a shopping expedition – and afterwards to the theatre. In modern London the walker can still visit the church where Lydia Bennett married Wickham, stroll with Elinor Dashwood in Kensington Palace Gardens or imagine they follow Jane’s naval officer brothers as they stride down Whitehall to the Admiralty. From well-known landmarks to hidden corners, these walks reveal a lost London that can still come alive in vivid detail for the curious visitor, who will discover eighteenth-century chop houses, elegant squares, sinister prisons, bustling city streets and exclusive gentlemen’s clubs amongst innumerable other Austen-esque delights.
The stagecoach was the travel wonder of its age: passengers could board a fast coach and be shuttled from one end of the country to the other, stopping only in stages to hitch up fresh horses and take a little light refreshment at coaching inns. Though coaches first appeared in the sixteenth century, stagecoach travel reached its heyday between about 1750 and 1850, leading to great improvements in British roads, which in return encouraged faster and expanded services. This book details the routes, proprietors and coaching inns, the customers and why they chose to travel, and also the perils of early road travel, including highwaymen. The legacy of stagecoach travel is also explored, making this an essential introduction.
"A charming Regency romance with a dash of rom-com cuteness. Perfect for readers seeking a playful story." - Library JournalRevenge is sweet... But will the marquis's kiss be sweeter? When Will, the Marquis of Ravenham, advertises for an expert in antiques to help him navigate the hoard of treasures that fill his newly inherited estate, Katherine Jones is quick to apply She is desperate to find the Borgia Ruby, which was stolen from her father by Will's family, ruining her own family's livelihood in the process. Katherine is determined to get revenge Only her enemy is nothing like she imagined...not least because she didn't foresee being charmed by his witty repartee Now Katherine must ask herself: Does she want vengeance or Will more? From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
In celebration of Harlequin's 75th year, we bring you A Season of Celebration Beginning with this captivating Regency romance...Miss Danby's daring proposition for the duke First, wealthy ironmaster's daughter Jessica Danby needs a titled husband. So, upon learning that Alexander, the Duke of Malvern, needs a rich wife, she makes a convenient proposal... Next, her impetuous marriage offer is swiftly rejected by Alex, who wants to marry for love Now Jessica accepts his help in finding another suitor. But as they spend the Season by each other's side, she realizes that their unlikely friendship is becoming something more thrilling From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.A Season of CelebrationBook 1: How Not to Propose to a Duke by Louise AllenBook 2: Wed in Haste to the Duke by Sarah MalloryBook 3: The Kiss That Made Her Countess by Laura Martin
Coming soon The Dangers of Deceiving a Duke by Louise Allen will be available Feb 24, 2026.
A brutal foster mother. A child's courage. A story of survival. A foster home should be a refuge for children with a troubled start in life, but this was not the case for Louise Allen. Born to a teenage mother in the late 1960s, she is placed in an isolated house where her foster mother, Barbara, inflicts a brutal regime of starvation and punishment upon her. Suffering atrocious neglect, Louise is at the mercy of predatory, sadistic neighbour Kevin, while Barbara's husband turns a blind eye and social workers seem not to notice. Somehow Louise finds a way to survive, taking comfort in scraps of food handed to her by the travellers who live on a nearby caravan site. She develops a talent for art but the cruel Barbara is intent on ruining the one thing that gives her hope. When Louise finally realises how disturbed her family is, she finds the courage to change her destiny. It will be an uphill struggle that will almost kill her. A heartbreaking story of neglect and cruelty and how one little girl's imagination helped her to survive and even forgive.
A memoir covering Louise Allenâ??s abusive childhood in a foster home, how she survived and how she hopes to right old wrongs now by fostering children herself and campaigning for the improvement of foster care services.
Long before the Victorians the Georgian elite made the English seaside their playgroundDiscover the invention of the English seaside holiday in the days when royalty was ruthlessly dunked beneath the waves, when lodging houses catered for dukes and where resort visitors ranged from dying consumptives to marriageable misses to scandalous rakes - and the Prince Regent at his most outrageous. From the origins of sea bathing in the 16th century to the pinnacle of sophisticated Assembly Rooms, hotels and bathing establishments, this book charts the rise of the English seaside resorts before the arrival of the railways in the 1840s heralded the arrival of mass tourism and changed the way the English took their holidays for ever.Long before the Victorians every English county with a coastline had its resort with piers, sandcastles on the beach, donkey rides, sea bathing, souvenirs and the seaside landlady - this is the story of how, and why, they grew.
From Corinthians to Hell-Born Babes - The Regency underworld revealedFrancis Grose's Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue and later versions and editions contain hundreds of words and phrases that take us into a colourful, violent and alien late Georgian and Regency world. Here we encounter criminals, gamesters, sportsmen, gentlemen and prostitutes as they fight, cheat, thieve, gamble and carouse their way through London's underworld.The dictionaries themselves are all arranged in alphabetical order of the terms being defined, making it impossible to find a word for a specific thing, or browse related terms, without reading through the entire volume. This book arranges the words and phrases from two editions of Grose, Pierce Egan's version of the book and John Bee's Slang: A Dictionary to make them accessible both thematically and by an index.This book is designed for anyone interested in the period, its language and what it reveals and can be used alongside the dictionaries themselves - available in both reprints and e-versions.
From understanding what adoption is, through to step by step guidance on the entire process and the challenges that come up along the way, this is the only book you will need to read on adoption.Written by an author who was adopted herself, who has looked after over twenty children and who works with a fostering and adoption agency that deals specifically with breakdowns, this book will teach you how to confidently navigate the system and build a strong and lasting relationship with your child.Whilst very much being the unvarnished truth, this is an empowering guide that will ensure you feel in control and know where to turn to for help no matter what:With a positive attitude and the right tools, adopting a child can be very rewarding - don't try to overthink it, don't try to love, just do right by them and as you learn about each other the love, kindness and acceptance will grow.
When Sky and her older sister Avril were taken into care, the social workers knew this was a case like no other. Raised by troubled parents who hoarded compulsively, creating horrific conditions no child should live in, the two girls arrived at foster carer Louise's home, neglected, malnourished, and indoctrinated. Louise had to draw on all of her experience as one of Britain's leading foster carers to rehabilitate and change the course of their lives.But with constant attempts to thwart her work, Louise ends up under siege in her own home. Will she succeed or is their fate sealed forever?
From the bestselling author of the Thrown Away Children series comes another heartbreaking story of life in foster care.Louise has trouble on her hands from the first moment that 5-year-old Billy Blackthorn comes to stay. He is one of more than 20 children taken into care from a single family, and erupts into the Allen household with a volatility that is frightening and disturbing in equal measure. It is only as Louise begins to uncover the secrets of Billy's dark past that she begins to understand what made his family 'untouchable'.'Britain's top foster carer' The Sun'A shining light' Emily Finch, BBC