Christina Dodd
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When Miss Samantha Prendregast arrives at Devil's Fell to take charge of six rebellious girls, the vibrant, outspoken governess is not quite prepared to deal with the tall, dark and dashing master of the grand estate. The children she can manage with intelligence, guile . . . and a little bribery. Their widowed father, Colonel William Gregory, is not so easily charmed -- and far too easy to fall in love with, which she dares not do.
William always...
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After the Distinguished Academy of Governesses instills in her a refinement that would make her an acceptable match for Ellery, her childhood crush, Celeste's plans are thwarted by his formidable older brother, Garrick Throckmorton.
23) Virtue Falls
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"Twenty-three years ago, Misty Banner was brutally slashed to death in her home in Virtue Falls, Washington. Her husband was convicted of the murder. Their four year old daughter Elizabeth witnessed the crime, but has no memory of the killing. Now, two decades later, Elizabeth is back in Virtue Falls. She soon discovers her father is innocent. The real killer is still out there. And her investigation has stirred dark and deadly resentments that could...
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Lady Saura of Roget lives a lonely life of servitude-her fortune controlled by her cruel, unscrupulous stepfather. Yet it is she who has been called upon to brighten the days of Sir William of Miraval, a proud and noble knight who once swore to live or perish by the sword . . . until his world was engulfed in agonizing darkness. Summoned to Sir William's castle, the raven-haired innocent is soon overcome by desire and love for the magnificent, golden...
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An innocent English miss conceived of it, her hands gliding across the clay, delineating each smoothly defined muscle and sinew, creating a sculpture of the man she worshipped. When the likeness was exposed, along with Miss Jane Higgenbothem's secret tendre for Lord Blackburn, the ton's gleeful contempt sent the lady back to the country in disgrace. Now a decade later, she's back in London, as a chaperone to her beautiful niece. But to Blackburn,...
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Masquerade. English orphan Miss Evangeline Scoffield has spent her life contenting herself with dreams. But with an unforeseen inheritance, she can afford one perfect summer-a summer she will spend the rest of her life remembering. She buys herself expensive clothes, travels abroad, and presents herself as a lady of mystery. Marriage. But she quickly discovers her mistake, for a darkly handsome man appears at her bedroom door, claiming to be a Crown...
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With her school for governesses a success, Hannah Stetterington decides it is time to fulfil a promise to herself to return to her roots. She agree to be a companion to an elderly woman only to find that the woman's nephew is her husband from whom she ran away years before.
29) Obsession Falls
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"Taylor Summers witnesses the death threat to a young boy, and does the only thing she can do--she sacrifices herself to distract the killers. Her reward is a life in ruins, on the run in the wilderness, barely surviving a bitter winter and the even more bitter knowledge she has lost everything: her career, her reputation, her identity. She finds refuge in Virtue Falls, and there comes face to face with the knowledge that, to live her life again,...
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Theirs was a Passion as Fierce as the Land that Claimed ThemBlack-eyed Damian de la Sola was like no man Katherine Maxwell had ever known. Powerful and seductive, the aristocratic Spaniard unleashed a passion the Boston beauty vowed to resist. De la Sola's blood ran hot for the bewitching widow of his most trusted American ally. Consumed by love and honor-bound to protect her, he relentlessly pursued her into the California wilderness. Together, they...
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She cannot risk ruin . . .
Once the Duchess of Cleere, Lady Edlyn is now a widow. After suffering a humiliating scandal, she is forced to take refuge in an abbey, where she uses her skills as an herbalist to heal injured soldiers. When she's asked to tend to the wounds of a knight who's in hiding, she's shocked to discover he is none other than Hugh de Florisoun-the man she has desired for years. Yet she knows surrendering to the temptation he presents...
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Prim, plain, desperately virtuous Lady Mary Fairchild stared at the seductive gentleman and wondered -- did he remember the elements of the night they met? Surely not. In the ten years since, she had abandoned her youthful impetuousness and transformed herself into a housekeeper -- disguising her beauty beneath a servant's dour clothing determined to conquer the passions of the past. But Sebastian Durant, Viscount Whitfield, did recognize her as a...
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Since childhood, Rosie's life has been the stage-passing herself off as a boy playing women's roles in the somewhat disreputable theatrical troupe of actor Danny Plympton, Rosie's adoptive father. But when unanticipated danger confronts them, they must flee London, taking refuge at the estate of Sir Anthony Rycliffe. A handsome, devil-may-care rakehell, Tony quickly sees through Rosie's disguise.
But a lush, womanly form and eminently kissable lips...
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Where has she been? The rumors fly throughout the Scottish countryside about Lady Alanna, the beautiful and mysterious displaced mistress of Fionnaway Manor. And now she has emerged from hiding, only to find her beloved estate besieged by greedy relatives . . . and coveted by a darkly handsome Englishman. Ian Fairchild knows that Fionnaway belongs to him alone. For years, he yearned for the cherished place where he passed his childhood. He can secure...
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Miss Sylvan Miles dreaded the moment she'd see Lord Rand Malkin again. Once a dashing rogue, he's returned from battle a changed man. Sylvan, too, has suffered. Sharpened by scandal and tragedy, she vows to heal Rand's body and spirit.But when Sylvan arrives at Clairmont Court, the man she encounters is far from the great pleasure in taunting her with stolen kisss and the legend of his ancestor's ghost. But Sylvan isn't fooled by his bravado and sets...
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Acclamée comme une des grandes conteuses romantiques, l'auteure à succès du New York Times Christina Dodd propose une nouvelle collection paranormaleséduisante au sujet d'une rivalité ancienne qui existe encore aujourd'hui...Lorsque l'univers était encore jeune, des jumeaux naquirent. L'un apporta lalumière à un monde maléfique; l'autre l'obscurité et le danger. Ils rassemblèrentdes gens autour d'eux, des hommes et des femmes destinés...
37) Priceless
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Headstrong and adventurous, Bronwyn Edana regularly stuns polite society with her reckless exploits. But there is one type of exploit the fiery beauty has never experienced. Still innocent when it comes to men and their roguish ways, she can barely believe the breathless desire she has begun to feel for Adam Keane, a distinguished nobleman and a man with more than his fair share of liaisonsin his past . . .
Now branded by a haunting tragedy, Adam...
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Pendant un été magique, Genny Valente s'évade pour aller observer la faune dans les montagnes sauvages. Rien ne lui laisse croire qu'une bête plus inquiétante qu'un léopard se terre dans la forêt... un homme, un des Élus, trahi par son don et tourmenté par ses souvenirs. John Powell a fui son destin et son devoir, mais il voit en Genny sa seule chance de rédemption. Il la traquera, l'enlèvera, l'aimera comme seul un sauvage est en mesure...
39) Outrageous
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A woman banished
Griffith, battle-seasoned warrior and the king'smost trusted emissary, expected to find ashallow, vain, frivolous woman at WenthavenCastle. After all, as lady-in-waiting to thequeen, lovely Lady Marian had been in aposition of privilege, yet she had been banishedfrom the court. And the rumors were that shehad given birth to an illegitimate child.
An outrageous offer
When he arrived, Griffith found Lady Marianto be strong, intelligent...
40) Once a Knight
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A Lady's Choice
Only desperation can make strong-willed Lady Alisoun hire Sir David of Radcliffe to protect her castle. He had once been a hero renowned for his brave daring and knightly skills. But few know what he has been doing these past years.A Hero Again
At George's Cross estate, Sir David does indeed discover danger afoot. But the danger that surprises him most is how quickly his own well-protected heart is falling to a fiery damsel who brings...