Valerie Bowman

Ledi Dzhessika Uitmorlend vsegda chetko predstavljala sebe, kak projdet ee debjutnyj sezon v londonskom vysshem svete - ona najdet podkhodjaschego dzhentlmena, vyjdet za nego zamuzh i zajmet dostojnoe mesto v obschestve.Ejden Tornton, gertsog Tornberi, - legkomyslennyj povesa, kotoryj i ne dumaet ostepenitsja. Odnoj mimoletnoj vstrechi s nim khvatilo, chtoby ledi Dzhessika vycherknula vysokomernogo grubijana iz spiska potentsialnykh zhenikhov. Vot tolko Ejden ne mozhet zabyt umnuju, derzkuju i ostruju na jazyk debjutantku, i vskore gertsog uzhe gotov na vse, lish by dobitsja ljubvi i raspolozhenija devushki...

Medlin - dobroporjadochnaja i poslushnaja kameristka. Kazhdyj raz ona pomogaet svoej khozjajke oblachitsja v izyskannyj narjad, ukladyvaet ee volosy v elegantnuju prichesku i provozhaet na bal. No v glubine dushi Meddi tait nadezhdu i samoj posetit odin iz takikh vecherov. I odnazhdy, vospolzovavshis tem, chto ocherednoj bal prokhodit v ikh dome, sluzhanka odalzhivaet plate gospozhi i tajkom probiraetsja v balnyj zal.Lord Dzhastin Uitmorlend, markiz Uitmor - odin iz samykh zavidnykh zhenikhov Londona, no esche ni odnoj zhenschine ne udalos sklonit ego k mysljam o zhenitbe. Tem ne menee vsego odnogo strastnogo tantsa s zagadochnoj krasavitsej, kotoruju on povstrechal na balu, okazalos dostatochno, chtoby markiz kazhdyj den iskal litso neznakomki v tolpe. I odnazhdy Dzhastin uznaet ee v novoj sluzhanke svoej sestry...

Ledi Elizabet Uitmorlend predpochitaet provodit vechera v biblioteke, a ne na zvanykh rautakh, no polozhenie debjutantki objazyvaet ee pojavljatsja na vsekh balakh sezona. Chtoby izbavitsja ot nazojlivogo vnimanija beschislennykh poklonnikov, Eliza brosaet vyzov samomu nepristupnomu predstavitelju vysshego sveta.Kristofer Sent-Kler, markiz Klermont, ne opuskaetsja do ukhazhivanij za zhenschinami. No on ne privyk ignorirovat broshennye emu vyzovy, poetomu, kogda derzkaja debjutantka predlagaet sygrat partiju v shakhmaty, on bez razdumij soglashaetsja. V etoj igre Krisu esche ne sluchalos proigryvat, poetomu ego ne pugaet, chto v sluchae porazhenija emu pridetsja tselyj sezon igrat rol poklonnika junoj ledi.No v etot raz Krisu ne ujti ot porazhenija. A znachit, emu i Elize predstoit provesti vmeste tselyj sezon. No udastsja li im ustojat pered charami drug druga?

For fans of the Lovelight series and The Pumpkin Spice Café, this cozy and sexy romance follows a young event planner who returns to her family’s inn on an apple orchard to help run their Harvest Festival—only to find herself butting heads with the handsome son of the apple orchard’s owners. Ellie Lawson’s city life was treating her just fine until a sour turn of events knocks her out in one fell swoop. Dumped by her boyfriend and fired from her event planning job, she is left with no choice but to return to her parents’ idyllic inn, nestled within a picturesque Honeycrisp orchard on Long Island. Anticipating a quiet hiatus in the attic apartment, she is instead met with Aiden, the stubborn, attractive son of the orchard owner who is currently occupying her planned refuge.Forced together by circumstance, they find themselves not only roommates but also coworkers, when they’re put in charge by their parents of the orchard’s vital Harvest Festival, a lifeline for both the struggling orchard and the inn. Amidst the enchanting disorder of small-town life, Ellie and Aiden grapple with their conflicting values, burgeoning feelings, and an electrifying tension.As Ellie discovers the unexpected charm of the life she left behind and Aiden learns there’s much more to Ellie than he’d first assumed, one fact remains: the future of the orchard and the inn depends on their unlikely collaboration. Embark on a captivating journey of rediscovery, love, and the irreplaceable magic of small-town life.

Ledi Dzhessika Uitmorlend vsegda chetko predstavljala sebe, kak projdet ee debjutnyj sezon v londonskom vysshem svete - ona najdet podkhodjaschego dzhentlmena, vyjdet za nego zamuzh i zajmet dostojnoe ee mesto v obschestve.Ejden Tornton, gertsog Tornberi, - legkomyslennyj povesa, kotoryj i ne dumaet ostepenitsja. Odnoj mimoletnoj vstrechi s nim khvatilo, chtoby ledi Dzhessika vycherknula vysokomernogo grubijana iz spiska potentsialnykh zhenikhov. Vot tolko Ejden ne mozhet zabyt umnuju, derzkuju i ostruju na jazyk debjutantku, i vskore gertsog uzhe gotov na vse, lish by dobitsja ljubvi i raspolozhenija devushki...

Kogda Veronika Uitmor vyshla zamuzh za Sebastjana Sinklera, gertsoga Edzhfilda, ona dumala, chto vse ee mechty sbylis. No vsego cherez dva mesjatsa posle svadby legkomyslennyj aristokrat predal doverie naivnoj devushki, razbil ej serdtse i propal iz zhizni zheny na dva goda.Veronika s radostju by i dalshe ne vspominala o nevernom gertsoge, esli by ne zhelanie umirajuschego dedushki pered smertju uvidet vsju semju, vkljuchaja vnuchku s muzhem, na rozhdestvenskom uzhine. Veronike ne ostaetsja inogo vybora, krome kak proglotit sobstvennuju gordost i poprosit Sebastjana khotja by na neskolko dnej pritvoritsja ee ljubjaschim muzhem...

Medlin - dobroporjadochnaja i poslushnaja kameristka. Kazhdyj raz ona pomogaet svoej khozjajke oblachitsja v izyskannyj narjad, ukladyvaet ee volosy v elegantnuju prichesku i provozhaet na bal. No v glubine dushi Meddi tait nadezhdu i samoj posetit odin iz takikh vecherov. I odnazhdy, vospolzovavshis tem, chto ocherednoj bal prokhodit v ikh dome, sluzhanka odalzhivaet plate gospozhi i tajkom probiraetsja v balnyj zal.Lord Dzhastin Uitmorlend, markiz Uitmor - odin iz samykh zavidnykh zhenikhov Londona, no esche ni odnoj zhenschine ne udalos sklonit ego k mysljam o zhenitbe. Tem ne menee vsego odnogo strastnogo tantsa s zagadochnoj krasavitsej, kotoruju on povstrechal na balu, okazalos dostatochno, chtoby markiz kazhdyj den iskal litso neznakomki v tolpe. I odnazhdy Dzhastin uznaet ee v novoj sluzhanke svoej sestry...

Edinstvennyj, kogo kogda-nibud ljubila Sofija Pejton, - Filipp Grejson, - gerojski pal na pole brani. Teper devushke uzhe vse ravno, za kogo vyjti zamuzh, - pochemu by, esli semja nastaivaet, i ne za kuzena pogibshego, unasledovavshego titul gertsoga Kharlou? Odnako poroj chudesa sluchajutsja - i odnazhdy v London vozvraschaetsja Filipp. Ozhestochennyj, reshitelnyj, zhazhduschij mesti i tverdo uverennyj, chto ta, radi kotoroj on zastavil sebja vyzhit, ego khladnokrovno predala...

Bomont Belkhem, markiz Bellingem, - as britanskoj kontrrazvedki, sposobnyj vypolnit samye slozhnye i opasnye zadanija. No mog li on voobrazit, chto odnazhdy sluzhba rodine potrebuet ot nego probratsja v dom cheloveka, podozrevaemogo v predatelstve, pod vidom... kamerdinera? Eta zloschastnaja missija i sama-to po sebe s samogo nachala smakhivaet na zadornuju komediju. A tut pojavljaetsja esche i ocharovatelnaja gornichnaja Marianna Notli, kotoraja, srazu zhe zapodozriv "kamerdinera" v nechistoj igre, sama shpionit za nim ne khuzhe professionalnoj razvedchitsy, a v protsesse nechajanno pokorjaet ego serdtse...

Kogda Veronika Uitmor vyshla zamuzh za Sebastjana Sinklera, gertsoga Edzhfilda, ona dumala, chto vse ee mechty sbylis. No vsego cherez dva mesjatsa posle svadby legkomyslennyj aristokrat predal doverie naivnoj devushki, razbil ej serdtse i propal iz zhizni zheny na dva goda.Veronika s radostju by i dalshe ne vspominala o nevernom gertsoge, esli by ne zhelanie umirajuschego dedushki pered smertju uvidet vsju semju, vkljuchaja vnuchku s muzhem, na rozhdestvenskom uzhine. Veronike ne ostaetsja inogo vybora, krome kak proglotit sobstvennuju gordost i poprosit Sebastjana khotja by na neskolko dnej pritvoritsja ee ljubjaschim muzhem...

Poslednee, chego khotel tolko chto vernuvshijsja s vojny kapitan Devid Elsuort, - eto vnezapno obnaruzhit, chto stal novym grafom Elmvudom. So vsemi vytekajuschimi vrode neobkhodimosti osvaivat manery, silno otlichajuschiesja ot armejskikh, zhenitsja i proizvodit naslednikov. No esli neizbezhnogo ne izmenit, to pochemu by ne sdelat novoj grafinej prekrasnuju Annabel Bellingem, po druzhbe pomogajuschuju emu usvoit pravila i obychai vysshego sveta? Malenkoe "no": Annabel ne khochet zamuzh voobsche. Zavoevat ee budet neprosto...

Ustav ot beskonechnoj osady velikosvetskikh devits i ikh tseleustremlennykh matushek, molodoj graf Kendall reshaet najti nevestu, kotoraja poljubit ne ego dengi i titul, a ego samogo. No kak etogo dobitsja? Vozmozhno, stoit vydat sebja za lakeja v dome druga, kotoryj gotov pomoch etomu maskaradu? Ponachalu vse idet otlichno. Sereznaja, uvlechennaja blagotvoritelnostju i verjaschaja v ravenstvo ljudej Frensis Uorton iskrenne vljubljaetsja v "lakeja" i gotova brosit radi nego vyzov vsemu obschestvu. No komedija grozit obernutsja dramoj, - ved Kendall ponimaet, chto vozljublennaja ne prostit emu obmana...

She took the dare.Lady Gemma Brooks was still in her awkward phase when a spiteful young woman dared her to ask the unattainable Duke of Grovemont for a dance. Gemma accepted, not for herself, but to protect the other wallflowers from malicious gossip. But what began as a harmless dare spiraled into scandal, and Gemma soon finds herself forced into an unexpected marriage with a man she barely knows. He paid the price.Lucian Banks, the Duke of Grovemont, was still grieving his mother's death when a simple wedding invitation turned his life upside down. Never did he imagine that his friend's younger sister would draw him into a compromising situation, one that led to a hasty marriage. As a gentleman, Lucian will do his duty, but he's convinced that Gemma trapped him, and has no plans to play the role of doting husband. Can love bloom from obligation?Lucian leaves London without a word, abandoning his new bride. But when he returns a year later, he's shocked to find that the awkward girl he left behind has transformed into a stunning beauty and the toast of the ton. When the truth about their marriage finally comes to light, Lucian embarks on a mission to win his wife's heart. Will Gemma be able to resist the man who once spurned her, especially when he turns from cold and distant to irresistibly charming?