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It's December 1837, and the young adults of the Cynster clan have succeeded in having the family Christmas celebration held at snowbound Casphairn Manor, Richard and Catriona Cynster's home. Led by Sebastian, Marquess of Earith, and by Lucilla, future Lady of the Vale, and her twin brother, Marcus, the upcoming generation has its own plans for the holiday season.

The Honorable Miss Mary Cynster always gets what she wants. As the last unwed Cynster of her generation, she is determined to remain in charge of her life. At the very bottom of her list of potential husbands is Ryder Cavanaugh, the daring and devastating Marquess of Raventhorne, an overwhelming and utterly unmanageable lion of the ton. But destiny has a different plan.

Theodore Jones, the Earl of Northfield, has loved Elena since they were children. They had even professed love for each other before she was forced to marry the man her father had chosen for her. He has never loved another, and cannot see any other woman as his wife. He'll do anything to have her, but he refuses to believe it can only be for one night.

Rex DuMond, the Marquess of Rutherford, rules over London’s most wicked gaming hell Forbidden Pleasures. His black-hearted peers might spend their evenings in polite society, but they spend their nights gambling their wealth, land, and secrets away at his tables. No man can turn him from his chosen life of decadence and debauchery, not even his domineering and disapproving father.

Mature, sensible Honoria Fairfax has never forgotten the chance meeting she had with a mysterious stranger at a forbidden masquerade years ago. She might be a spinster firmly—and happily—on the shelf, but she cherishes the memory of their illicit embrace. After finding and escorting a lost child home, Honoria is thrilled and worried to find herself face to face with the man who lives in her wicked memories.

Lord Brian Kennington, Fifth Earl of Connlee, is a master of persuasion. When he crosses paths with the not-too-proper Lady Minerva Fox, he determines that she needs a bit of excitement in her life, and he knows just how to deliver. He will live up to his moniker, the Earl of Persuasion, as he sweeps her along a path of adventure and romance. The only problem with his plan: Love was not a part of the equation.

The Marquis of Wynstanton had become involved with one of the beauties of London Society - Locadi, Lady Marshall and when her husband died unexpectedly, the Marquis set out on a long journey to India and Nepal, as he wished to avoid any gossip arising about their liaison. After his return, he resumed the affair, staying on in London for some time when he should have gone straight to Wyn Castle and his country estate. Then he began to suspect that Locadi was using black magic to entice him to her and to induce him to propose marriage.

Eugenia Dovedale's father had been High Steward to the Marquis of Buckbury and after her father's unexpected death, Eugenia had to leave "Paragon" the family's beautiful and much loved cottage on the estate. She and her mother now lived uncomfortably with her Great-Aunt Cloris in London as they could not afford anywhere else. Mrs Dovedale maintained strong hopes of her daughter making a good marriage and improving their position.

There’s no polite way to describe Ansley, Earl of Scarborough’s obsession with schedules and inflexible routines. Unfortunately, he’s also in need of a wife, which forces him squarely in the midst of the society he can scarcely function in. If only he dared to ignore the haut ton’s censure and claim the lovely, wholly unsuitable Willow as his own.

Michael, the Earl of Danesbury was being hounded to marry Lady Alice Randall, a woman he did not love. Even the Prince of Wales was determined to force him into marriage. Michael fled to his dilapidated ancestral castle for the first time since inheriting his title. There he heard a girl singing and fell in love. She was Bettina, daughter of an eccentric Major, a genius with gardens plants and herbs. Determined to put the castle gardens in good order, Michael hired the Major and found himself becoming more and more enchanted with Bettina.

The Earl of Cariston is faced with insuperable problems as he has completely run out of money. He has sold everything on his estate that he can, but even so there is nothing he can do to support those who rely on him and they are on the verge of starvation. In desperation he calls into his Club to find an old friend, Lord Shield, and tells him all his woes. Lord Shield is in a bad way himself, but does suggest that he visits a certain Mr. Randon who is temporarily in London and beg for his help.

In the midst of the glittering Regency era, Duke William Norrington is bound by duty to an arranged match that promises to solidify family alliances. But his world is turned upside down when he meets Lady Sarah Robinson, a woman as free-spirited as she is enchanting. As William grapples with the expectations of his title and the whispers of his heart, he finds himself in an agonizing dilemma: uphold the responsibilities of his lineage, or follow the yearnings for a love unscripted by society.

Lady Caroline Faye, é a mais recente bela debutante, de maior sucesso da última temporada social de Londres. O inescrupuloso sir Montagu Reversby, ardilosamente, convence-a a ir de carruagem com ele, de Londres a Sevenoaks. Sob o pretexto de existir um defeito no eixo da carruagem, os dois param em uma estalagem, no campo. Horrorizada, lady Caroline compreende que sir Montagu afinal simulou o acidente apenas para passar a noite com ela.

Major Tyson Dale volta para casa vitorioso das guerras que serviu contra Napoleão Bonaparte, mas quando regressa, encontra a sua propriedade devastada, em estado de decadência total, além de ver o seu título, roubado por seu tio. Afogado nas suas mágoas familiares, hospedasse numa estalagem local. Ele ouve uma conspiração para sequestrar uma bela jovem herdeira. Determinado em salvá-la, ele engana os vilões e esconde a jovem adorável na sua destruída mansão. Mas mal sabia ele, que o seu primo, era o noivo que a procurava, para a obrigar a cumprir o casamento combinado, para caçar sua fortuna.

A bela e adorável Lady Aletha Ling, aguardava ansiosamente pela sua primeira temporada social. Mas o seu pai, o Duque de Buclington, sabia muito bem que a aristocrática posição da sua querida filha, cheia de riqueza e beleza, seria a presa perfeita para todos os caçadores de fortuna. Assim, querendo protegê-la a todo o custo, fez um casamento arranjado, custando a Aletha, todos os seus sonhos tão esperados. Assustada, ela decide fugir, viajando com o mordomo do seu pai até à Hungria, onde ele está supervisionando, a compra de alguns belos cavalos.

Quem seria aquela bela dama misteriosa, que atraía o olhar de Lorde Silvester? Sibele e Selene tinham nascido sob a influência dos mesmos astros, do mesmo signo e no mesmo dia... elas eram, gêmeas idênticas, e quer estando juntas ou a quilômetros de distância, estariam sempre unidas pela força do Universo, como criaturas nascidas do mesmo ventre e à mesma hora. No entanto elas eram irmãs muito diferentes. Uma materialista, interesseira e calculista e a outra espiritual, culta e mística.

Depois de terem deslizado pelo mais belo salão de Viena, ao som de uma valsa sensual, o Czar a beijara! Wanda não podia acreditar. Ser beijada pelo Imperador de todas as Rússias, um homem casado e com uma amante! Wanda precisava fugir desse amor perigoso e impuro que começava a nascer em seu inocente coração. Mas como poderia escapar? O Príncipe Metternich a obrigara a ser espiã, pelo bem de sua pátria. Wanda teria coragem, porém, de trair o Czar, esse nobre fascinante que a tinha subjugado, acendendo em seu corpo jovem, a inesperada chama de um delicioso e quase sublime prazer?

Der Marquis von Ruckley ist nach einem abgewiesenen Heiratsantrag auf dem Weg nach Hause, als plötzlich vor seiner Kutsche ein junges Mädchen auftaucht. Genervt, gedankenlos und gedemütigt, wie er ist, schafft der Marquis es nicht auszuweichen. Er bringt die junge, hübsche Frau zu sich nach Hause, wo sie sich langsam erholt und der Marquis herausfindet, dass sie eine Zigeunerin ist. Vielleicht hat der Marquis doch Glück im Unglück? Am Tag zuvor hat er in seinem Londoner Club gewettet, dass er eine gewöhnliche Frau als Lady verkaufen könne - und die bezaubernde, intelligente Zigeunerin ist für diese Aufgabe perfekt.

Als Margret eines Tages durch den Wald vom Schloß zurück nach Hause läuft, trifft sie den jungen Maler Paul Beaulieu. Ein Impressionist, der, wie die anderen die dieser Bewegung angehören, von Kritikern verachtet wird. Paul und Margret verlieben sich auf den ersten Blick, doch schon bald trübt sich der blaue Himmel über ihnen. Margret soll ihren Cousin William heiraten, und mit ihm nach Paris reisen. Margret muss sich entscheiden zwischen Wohlstand und Armut, Vernunft oder Liebe.

Amelias Stiefschwester ist offiziell mit Julius Verton verlobt, liebäugelt aber damit, mit dem reichen Lord Rothwyn durchzubrennen. Als Sophie ihre Meinung ein weiteres Mal ändert, schickt sie Amelia zum vereinbarten Treffpunkt, um Lord Rothwyn die Botschaft zu überbringen. Schäumend vor Wut heiratet Lord Rothwyn stattdessen Amelia, auch um eine Wette zu gewinnen, denn seine Freunde waren überzeugt, dass Sophie nicht auftauchen würde.