An Unlikely Countess

Author: Jo Beverley
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101477334
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 334

Book Description
After leaving the army and falling out with his family, the Honorable Catesby Burgoyne is drowning his sorrows when he comes across a woman being attacked by thugs. A fight is just what he needs, but little does he realize the lady he rescues will change his life. For Prudence Youlgrave is not just the victim of ruffians. Her life has been made a shambles by her selfish brother and brutish fiancé. But she has a bold and courageous spirit Catesby can’t resist, and before he knows it, he finds he has rescued her again by marrying her himself. A reckless adventurer may be forgiven for such an impulse. But when Catesby’s older brother suddenly dies, he finds himself Earl of Malzard, and Prudence is suddenly a most unlikely countess. Neither she nor Catesby are prepared to face the shock of his family. Still almost strangers, they have no one to turn to but each other, and it is in each other’s arms that they find a love neither ever expected. "Another jewel in Beverley’s heavily decorated crown."—The Romance Reader "A delightful blend of wit, intrigue, and emotional victories."—The State (Columbia, SC)

A Scandalous Countess

Author: Jo Beverley
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101574860
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284

Book Description
Lady May is back. And so is the scandal that sent her tumbling from her position as the toast of London, when her husband, the Earl of Maybury, was killed in a duel. Even a year of mourning hasn't quieted the rumors of her infidelity. Georgia Maybury is determined to regain her position in the beau monde, but a scarred ex-naval officer threatens her plans...

An Unlikely Countess

Author: Louise Carpenter
Publisher: HarperCollins (UK)
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 312

Book Description
Louise Carpenter examines the life of Lily Budge, Countess of Galloway. Lily was born into poverty in 1916, ran a kindergarten, a boarding house and found God before marrying in her 50s a man she thought was a tramp/monk but who was, in fact, Lord Garlies, the future 13th Earl of Galloway.

Devilish

Author: Jo Beverley
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780451199973
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description
Ordered by the king to escort the fiery, willful Countess of Arradale to London, Lord Rothgar finds his own famous willpower tested by the lovely temptress. Original.

An Unlikely Countess

Author: Jo Beverley
Publisher: Signet
ISBN: 9780451232717
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420

Book Description
When he marries commoner Prudence Youlgrave to help her out of a difficult situation, and then unexpectedly becomes the Earl of Malzard, reckless adventurer Catesby Burgoyne is surprised to find love in the arms of his new wife.

How I Met My Countess

Author: Elizabeth Boyle
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781408491010
Category : Historical fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414

Book Description
The Earl of Clifton intended to find the perfect countess. Then he met Lucy, who saved his life & taught him how to fall in love.He vowed he would make her his countess, but the war kept them apart too long. When he finally returned, she'd vanished.

Emily and the Dark Angel

Author: Jo Beverley
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0451231252
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Jo Beverley "brings the Regency Period to life." (Joan Hammond) Emily Grantwich lives quietly with her crippled father and eccentric aunt, managing the family's land, until the fateful day she walks down the main street of Melton Mowbray and is showered with Poudre de Violettes, thrown by a lady of loose morals at the handsomest man Emily has ever seen. He is Piers Verderan, known by many as the Dark Angel. His friends lay the blame for his scandalous ways on his troubled past. No decent woman should be seen in his company, but Emily must dutifully manage her father's estate-which Verderan's land adjoins. Soon Emily learns that the Dark Angel is very dangerous, especially to her sanity and her heart...

Winter Fire

Author: Jo Beverley
Publisher: Signet Book
ISBN: 9780451223463
Category : Abandoned children
Languages : en
Pages : 324

Book Description
When a stolen kiss leads to an unexpected--and unwanted--betrothal to the lovely Genova Smith, Lord Ashart finds his mission to unlock the mysteries of his past thwarted by his growing passion for his bride-to-be.

An Unlikely Courtship

Author: Heidi Kimball
Publisher: Regency House Party: Somerston
ISBN: 9781719812603
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
He knows fighting attraction only makes it grow. And why would he when she has a secret he's determined to uncover? Lord Anthony is an outrageous flirt with a devil-may-care attitude. The last thing on his mind is settling down. When the Countess Du'Breven invites him to her house party, promising to see him married, Anthony finds the prospect diverting and accepts. But when he meets a damsel in distress unwilling to accept his help, Anthony realizes his attraction to her may be his downfall. Isabel Townshend is at her breaking point, caring for her ailing father and her innocent younger sister. She has a family secret to protect and no time for handsome young men, even at a house party with so many eligible bachelors. When Lord Anthony disturbs her well-laid plans, Isabel realizes her determination to protect her family may cost her future happiness. With hearts at odds and defenses drawn, will Isabel and Anthony be able to put aside their differences and find love at last? An Unlikely Courtship is one of five books in the Regency House Party Series. While each is a stand alone story, watch our characters mingle together with others from the books in the series. The stories can be read in any order.

Unnatural Fire

Author: Fidelis Morgan
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9780060007836
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372

Book Description
London, 1699. The Countess Ashby de la Zouche, former mistress to Charles II, has fallen on hard times. Jailed in the debtor's prison, the Countess finds her only way out is to embark on a career selling sensational stories to London's leading tabloid.