Showing results for "Joséphine" in Victorian

On a moonlit night in 1898, Kathleen Wyman lies in labour at Bessington Hall. Her husband, Edward, is sure that she has been unfaithful to him. In his blind, jealous rage he later gives away the baby to gypsy Rona Parrish, summoned to help with the delivery. Kathleen, frenzied with grief, is soon after locked away in an asylum.

Lizzie Miller worries for her family – money is short in their little house, but her beautiful daughter Ruby vows to give them all a better life. Working as a maid for Mr Banks, Ruby befriends his shy and gentle daughter, Cicely. The two girls hatch a mischievous plan to introduce Ruby to society at a party for the ‘gentry’ of Blackburn, where Ruby meets Luke Arnold, the dissolute heir to his father’s fortunes.

Lady Josephine Watkins never meant to shoot the duke of Constantan. Driven by guilt and determined to see him well, she refuses to leave his side. She could not have guessed the devilish duke would capture her heart. Devon Mowbray, duke of Constantan, came to Favershame Abbey out of curiosity. He never intended on the headstrong beauty sticking him with her arrow and stealing his heart in the process. Despite the magic burning between them, a dangerous secret leaves Devon no choice but to push Josie away.

Josephine Parker travels from New York to a town on the Western Frontier in the company of her aging Aunt Agatha to marry Paul Stockton, the son of a cattle baron. Josephine’s father despaired of ever finding a husband for his willful and headstrong daughter, and Josephine found the expectations of life as a high society lady oppressive. Excited and optimistic about escaping the suffocating confines of her upbringing for the uncertainty and self-determination of the West, Josephine finds her hopes dashed when she discovers that her intended groom has died.

Josephine Moore aprendió a utilizar las espadas, las dagas, los tiradores incluso las pistolas desde una edad muy temprana. Esa destreza con las armas no solo le aportó mucha seguridad en sí misma, sino también hacia el mundo que la rodeaba, porque… ¿Quién querría enfrentarse a una mujer que viste como un hombre, se comporta como uno y lucha como tal? Sin embargo, toda esa seguridad se tambalea cuando aparece en su vida Eric Cooper. Su sonrisa le provoca debilidad en las piernas, su voz la embelesa y cuando está a su lado piensa que el mundo ha dejado de girar.