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Fleeing a treacherous suitor, Alys Weston disguises herself as a man to take a position as manager of an isolated estate, but her masquerade is threatened by the arrival of the notorious, seductive Reginald Davenport
Author : Mary Jo Putney
Publisher : Onyx Books
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 42,79 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780451161437
Fleeing a treacherous suitor, Alys Weston disguises herself as a man to take a position as manager of an isolated estate, but her masquerade is threatened by the arrival of the notorious, seductive Reginald Davenport
Author : Marie-Louise Hall
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 38,51 MB
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1460360737
Jonathan Lindsay was surprised when he was confronted by the ever-passionate Miss Janey Hilton. Her love for lost causes drew him to her, along with her astonishing beautfy and forceful ways. But the scoundrel in him made a big mistake by wagering that he could seduce the naive miss! The joke was soon on him when the unthinkable happened—the determined bachelor Jonathan fell in love! Baffled by his sudden emotion, he knew he had to call off the wager. But would it be too much, too late, when Janey discovered his horrendous deception?
Author : John Harvey Kellogg
Publisher :
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 28,69 MB
Release : 1868
Category : Hygiene
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Author : Mary Jo Putney
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 15,94 MB
Release : 2011-10-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1420127942
A woman holds the key to one man’s destiny in this classic Regency romance from the legendary New York Times bestselling author. Disinherited and disgraced, Reginald Davenport’s prospects cried for a dire end. But fate has given him one last chance at redemption—by taking his rightful place as the heir of Strickland, his lost ancestral estate. Davenport knows his way around women, yet nothing prepares him for his shocking encounter with Lady Alys Weston. Masquerading as a man in order to obtain a position as estate manager of Strickland, Alys fled a world filled with mistrust and betrayal. She was finished with men—until Strickland’s restored owner awakens a passion she thought she would never feel. A passion that will doom or save them both . . . if only they can overcome their pasts . . . Praise for Mary Jo Putney “Putney’s endearing characters and warm-hearted stories never fail to inspire and delight.” —Sabrina Jeffries “A complex maze of a story twisted with passion, violence, and redemption. Miss Putney just gets better and better.” —Nora Roberts “A gifted writer with an intuitive understanding of what makes romance work.” —Amanda Quick “No one writes historical romance better.” —Cathy Maxwell “Dynamite!” —Laura Kinsale
Author : Dr Aparna Gollapudi
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 16,66 MB
Release : 2013-05-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1409478793
In the first half of the eighteenth century, a new comic plot formula dramatizing the moral reform of a flawed protagonist emerged on the English stage. The comic reform plot was not merely a generic turn towards morality or sentimentality, Aparna Gollapudi argues, but an important social mechanism for controlling and challenging political and economic changes. Gollapudi looks at reform comedies by dramatists such as Colley Cibber, Susanna Centlivre, Richard Steele, Charles Johnson, and Benjamin Hoadly in relation to emergent trends in finance capitalism, imperial nationalism, political factionalism, domestic ideology, and middling class-consciousness. Within the context of the cultural anxieties engendered by these developments, Gollapudi suggests, the reform comedies must be seen not as clichéd and moralistic productions but as responses to vital ideological shifts and cultural transvaluations that impose a reassuring moral schema on everyday conduct. Thoroughly researched and elegantly written, Gollapudi's study shows that reform comedies covered a range of contemporary concerns from party politics to domestic harmony and are crucial for understanding eighteenth-century literature and culture.
Author : Jayne Ann Krentz
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 35,17 MB
Release : 1992-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780812214116
Essays by Sandra Brown, Jayne Ann Krentz, Mary Jo Putney, and other romance writers refute the myths and biases related to the romance genre and its readers.
Author : Sarah Mallory
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 15,13 MB
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1488086583
In this Regency-era romance, a young widow finds herself charmed by a notorious rake she struggles hard to resist. The last person Molly Morgan wants to come to her rescue is the handsome yet infuriating Beau Russington. The young widow does her utmost to avoid scandalous rakes like Russ, but his dangerous allure shakes up her quiet country life. The sparks between them could be explosive, if Molly only dare surrender . . .
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 48,91 MB
Release : 1873
Category :
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Author : Gerald Kurland
Publisher : Ardent Media
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 13,47 MB
Release : 1971
Category :
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Author : Kristin Ramsdell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1138 pages
File Size : 21,44 MB
Release : 2012-03-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
A comprehensive guide that defines the literature and the outlines the best-selling genre of all time: romance fiction. More than 2,000 romances are published annually, making it difficult for fans and the librarians who advise them to keep pace with new titles, emerging authors, and constant evolution of this dynamic genre. Fortunately, romance expert and librarian Kristin Ramsdell provides a definitive guide to this fiction genre that serves as an indispensible resource for those interested in it—including fans searching for reading material—as well as for library staff, scholars, and romance writers themselves. This title updates the last edition of Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre, published in 1999.While the emphasis is on newer titles, many of the important older classics are retained, keeping the focus of the book on the entire genre, instead of only those titles published during the last decade. Specific changes include new chapters on linked and continuing romances, a new section on "Chick Lit" in the Contemporary Romance chapter, an expansion of coverage on the alternative reality subset. This is THE romance genre guide to have.