"Duncan's polished, merciless, and frequently hilarious prose supplies a trove of pleasures all its own." - Publishers Weekly "He is a major writer" - The Independent on Sunday "An appallingly intelligent writer" - The Guardian Superb...Perhaps this book will finally bring him the mainstream recognition he deserves. - Arena 'Richly satisfying. Duncan manages to fuse racial and personal dislocation beautifully in this long, seductive narrative....A...

Railway financier Simon Davenant has waited seven years for a second chance with his childhood sweetheart and best friend. He's not about to let his impending financial ruin destroy the opportunity.This time, he'll do anything he can to secure her hand in marriage--even if it means losing her heart for good.The Lady Always Wins is a short story of 18,500 words (about 60 print pages). It was previously published in the anthology "Three Weddings and...

The stunning conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Turner series...Smite Turner is renowned for his single-minded devotion to his duty as a magistrate. But behind his relentless focus lies not only a determination to do what is right, but the haunting secrets of his past--secrets that he is determined to hide, even if it means keeping everyone else at arm's length. Until the day an irresistible woman shows up as a witness in his courtroom...Miranda...

When a Scottish lord finds an enchanting stowaway in his stolen cargo, he decides to keep her…After failing to find a suitable wife, Lord Ian MacLachlan turns his attention to restoring his crumbling estate in the wild, remote Scottish Highlands. When his less scrupulous brothers rove the countryside, they bring back an unexpected prize: a beautiful woman wearing a priceless sapphire. The honorable Ian apologizes for the mistake and offers to return...

For readers of Lucinda Riley, Sarah Jio, or Susan Meissner, this gripping historical debut novel tells the story of two women: one, an immigrant seamstress who disappears from San Francisco's gritty streets in 1876, and the other, a young woman in present day who must delve into the secrets of her husband's wealthy family only to discover that she and the missing dressmaker might be connected in unexpected ways. An exquisite ring, passed down through...

Un siglo revivido en siete relatos pertenecientes a un pasado ya perdido en el que se desarrollan historias de mujeres y hombres, en su diversidad, con algunos temas comunes.La libertad y la voluntad, la tradición y la innovación, las certezas y las dudas de una tierra ancestral, salvaje y profunda como es Cerdeña, reviven aún hoy en los pensamientos de sus habitantes del pasado, en lugares que, al fin y al cabo, nunca han cambiado.

Colours of Siena' is the compelling tale of Clara, forced from her home in Tuscany's art capital, Siena, and her determination to return there to paint. When the most expensive painting in Christendom is paraded through the streets of Siena, Clara, young servant to the city's most powerful family, is inspired. Ambrogio, the youngest painter, spots her genius for colour, and ignites her passion to become an artist. But when her father is murdered,...

She played a dangerous game. Carolyn Browne was a poor bookseller's daughter and an enlightened thinker, delighting London with her scathingly witty columns, written under the name Charles Copperville. Penetrating the town's gilded salons in male disguise, Carolyn soon throws her barbs at the wrong man-- the enigmatic Russian prince, Nicholas Sverayov. He was a dangerous target. His notoriety, extravagances, and indulgent disregard for social convention...

Miss Jane Matthews feels completely out of place amongst the finery of the ton. She's the daughter of a country vicar, for goodness sake, and nearly a spinster to boot. Frankly, she would prefer to stay that way. How can a lady of Quality start up her own modiste shop, after all? But when her distant cousin-the Dowager Duchess of Somerton, of all people-offers to sponsor her for a Season in London, she agrees, but only so she can take the opportunity...

After selling his major's commission in the Dragoons, Lord Roman Sullivan wants nothing more than a calm, sedate life in the country where he's agreed to act as steward over his father's estate. Society is no place for a man who can't sleep without fear of attacking an innocent in the night, after all. But upon his arrival, madness lands in his path in the form of a secret-keeping pixie of a lady, a precocious boy, a lady in the throes of dementia,...