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To Capture A Rogue's Heart

Collette Cameron
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Author : Collette Cameron
Publisher : Blue Rose Romance
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781950387465

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Formerly titled To Tame a Scoundrel’s Heart He recruited her to help him find a wife… …and discovered she was the perfect candidate. Her betrothed cheated on her. Katrina Needham intended to marry her beloved major and live happily-ever-after—until he’s seen with another woman. Distraught, and needing a distraction, she agrees to assist the rugged, and dangerously handsome Captain Dominic St. Monté find a wife. So why does she find herself entertaining romantic notions about the privateer turned duke? He believed he was illegitimate. When Nic unexpectedly inherits a dukedom and the care of his young sisters, he reluctantly decides he must marry. Afterward, if his new duchess is willing, he hopes to return to the sea-faring life he craves part-time. If she doesn’t agree, he’ll have no choice but to give up the sea forever. Will they forsake everything for each other? Nic soon realizes Katrina possesses every characteristic he seeks in a duchess. The more time he spends with the vivacious beauty, the more enamored he becomes. Still, he cannot ask for her hand. Not only is she still officially promised to another, she has absolutely no interest in becoming a duchess, much less a privateer’s wife. Can Nic and Katrina relinquish their carefully planned futures and trust love to guide them? __________ This friends to lovers Regency historical by a USA Today bestselling author is a romantic romp that will bring a smile to your face as you watch Nic and Katrina’s forbidden romance blossom. If you enjoy reading second chance or romantic comedy stories with a dash of suspense, strong heroines, and spellbinding emotion then you’ll adore Collette Cameron’s tantalizing THE HONORABLE ROGUES® SERIES. Settle into your favorite reading nook for a rousing romantic adventure you can’t put down. Though this book can easily be read as a stand-alone, most readers prefer to read the series in order. THE HONORABLE ROGUES® SERIES: A Kiss for A Rogue A Bride for a Rogue A Rogue’s Scandalous Wish To Capture a Rogue’s Heart The Rogue and the Wallflower A Rose for a Rogue CHECK OUT COLLETTE’S OTHER SERIES: Castle Brides Heart of a Scot Highland Heather Romancing a Scot Seductive Scoundrels The Blue Rose Regency Romances: The Culpepper Misses Wicked Earls’ Club

A Rogue's Scandalous Wish

Collette Cameron
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Author : Collette Cameron
Publisher : Blue Rose Romance
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781950387458

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Formerly titled Her Scandalous Wish A marriage offered out of obligation… …an acceptance compelled by desperation. At the urging of her dying brother, Philomena Pomfrett reluctantly agrees to attend a London Season. If she fails to acquire a husband, her future is perilous. Betrayed once by Bradford, Viscount Kingsley, as well as scarred from a horrific fire, Philomena entertains no notions of a love-match. Hers will be a marriage of convenience. If she can find man who will have her. When the woman he loves dies, Bradford leaves England and its painful memories behind. After a three-year absence, he returns home but doesn’t recognize his first love when he stumbles upon her hiding in a shadowy arbor during a ball. Something about the mysterious woman enthralls him, and he steals a moonlit kiss. Caught in the act by Philomena’s brother, Bradford is issued an ultimatum—a duel or marry her. Bradford refuses to duel with a gravely-ill man and offers marriage. But Philomena rejects his half-hearted proposal, convinced he’d grow to despise her when he sees her disfiguring scars. Then her brother collapses, and frantic to provide the medical care he needs, she’s faced with marrying a man who deserted her once already. __________ This marriage of convenience Regency historical by a USA Today bestselling author is a sigh-worthy, heart-warming tale of love redeemed as Brandon tries to win Philomena’s heart again. If you enjoy reading friends to lovers, strong heroine, or second chance stories with a dash of intrigue, a sprinkle of humor, and gripping emotion then you’ll adore Collette Cameron’s tantalizing THE HONORABLE ROGUES® SERIES. Settle into your favorite reading nook for a rousing romantic adventure you can’t put down. Though this book can easily be read as a stand-alone, most readers prefer to read the series in order. THE HONORABLE ROGUES® SERIES: A Kiss for A Rogue A Bride for a Rogue A Rogue’s Scandalous Wish To Capture a Rogue’s Heart The Rogue and the Wallflower A Rose for a Rogue CHECK OUT COLLETTE’S OTHER SERIES: Castle Brides Heart of a Scot Highland Heather Romancing a Scot Seductive Scoundrels The Blue Rose Regency Romances: The Culpepper Misses Wicked Earls’ Club

A Bride for a Rogue

Collette Cameron
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Author : Collette Cameron
Publisher : Blue Rose Romance
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781950387441

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Formerly titled Bride of Falcon She can’t forget the past. He can’t face the future. Until fate intervenes one night. Many years ago, Ivonne Wimpleton loved Chancy Faulkenhurst and hoped to marry him. Then one day, without any explanation, he sailed to India. Now, after five unsuccessful Seasons and a riding accident that left her with a slight limp, her only suitors are fortune-hunters and degenerates. Just as Ivy’s resigned herself to spinsterhood, Chance unexpectedly returns. Upon returning to England, Chance is disillusioned, disfigured, and emotionally scarred, but his love for Ivy remains is strong. However, he’s failed to acquire the fortune he sought in order to earn permission to marry her. When he discovers Ivy’s being forced to wed to prevent a scandalous secret from being revealed, he's determined to make her his bride. Except, believing Chance made no effort to contact her all those years, Ivy’s furious with him. What’s more, in his absence, his father arranged a profitable marriage for Chance. As he battles his own inner demons, he must convince Ivy to risk loving him again. But will their parents’ interference jeopardize Chance and Ivy’s happiness once more? __________ This friends to lovers Regency historical by a USA Today bestselling author will make you smile, cry, and sigh as you cheer Chance and Ivy on to their happily-ever-after. If you enjoy reading ugly duckling, wounded hero, or second chance stories with a dash of suspense, a sprinkle of humor, and spellbinding emotion then you’ll adore Collette Cameron’s tantalizing THE HONORABLE ROGUES® SERIES. Settle into your favorite reading nook for a rousing romantic adventure you can’t put down. Though this book can easily be read as a stand-alone, most readers prefer to read the series in order. THE HONORABLE ROGUES® SERIES: A Kiss for A Rogue A Bride for a Rogue A Rogue’s Scandalous Wish To Capture a Rogue’s Heart The Rogue and the Wallflower A Rose for a Rogue CHECK OUT COLLETTE’S OTHER SERIES: Castle Brides Heart of a Scot Highland Heather Romancing a Scot Seductive Scoundrels The Blue Rose Regency Romances: The Culpepper Misses Wicked Earls’ Club

A Kiss for a Rogue

Collette Cameron
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Author : Collette Cameron
Publisher : Blue Rose Romance
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781950387434

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Formerly titled A Kiss for Miss Kingsley A lonely wallflower. A future viscount. A second chance at love. Olivia Kingsley didn’t expect to be swept off her feet and receive a marriage proposal two weeks into her first Season. However, one delicious dance with Allen Wimpleton, and her future is sealed. Or so she thinks until her eccentric father suddenly announces he’s moving the family to the Caribbean for a year. Terrified of losing Olivia, Allen begs her to elope, but she refuses. Distraught at her leaving, and unaware of her father’s ill-health, Allen doubts her love and foolishly demands she choose—him or her father. Heartbroken at his callousness, Olivia turns her back on their love. The year becomes three, enough time for her broken heart to heal, and after her father dies, she returns to England. Coming face to face with Allen at a ball, she realizes she never purged him from her heart. But can they overcome their pasts and old wounds to trust love again? Or has Allen found another in her absence? __________ This second chance Regency historical by a USA Today bestselling author will make you want to box Allen’s ears and promise Olivia that she will find true love. If you enjoy reading reunited lovers stories sprinkled with a dab of humor, suspense, and heart-warming emotion, then you’ll adore Collette Cameron’s tantalizing THE HONORABLE ROGUES® SERIES. Settle into your favorite reading nook for a rousing romantic adventure you can’t put down. Though this book can easily be read as a stand-alone, most readers prefer to read the series in order. THE HONORABLE ROGUES® SERIES: A Kiss for A Rogue A Bride for a Rogue A Rogue’s Scandalous Wish To Capture a Rogue’s Heart The Rogue and the Wallflower A Rose for a Rogue CHECK OUT COLLETTE’S OTHER SERIES: Castle Brides Heart of a Scot Highland Heather Romancing a Scot Seductive Scoundrels The Blue Rose Regency Romances: The Culpepper Misses Wicked Earls’ Club

A Rose for a Rogue

Collette Cameron
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Author : Collette Cameron
Publisher : Blue Rose Romance
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781947983632

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What’s a future duke to do when the most unsuitable woman possible captures his heart? Eden had tried to avoid even a hint of scandal her whole life. Plowing headlong into the Marquis of Sterling and dropping eggs on his boots wasn’t the most foolish thing Eden Haverden had ever done. Imprudently agreeing to take the charming rogue home when his horse went lame wasn’t either. But reluctantly accepting Chester’s invitation to stay the night at his familial estate after she nearly drowned? Yes, that assuredly was a rash decision and invited utter ruin. So why doesn’t she listen to her common sense? The DeCourcy sins have haunted Chester his entire life. Determined to create a new legacy for the tainted duchy, Manchester’s every action and decision are governed by diligence and discipline. A man of reason and purpose, he should not be distracted by the wholly unsuitable Eden Haverden. Not only is she the illegitimate offspring of his father’s arch enemy, she’s also the sister of the man who’d killed his brother. Why then, can’t he resist the powerful connection between them? Can Chester convince Eden to put aside their families’ feud and trust him with her heart and love? For a captivating page-turning Regency Romance adventure that will keep you reading far past your bedtime, buy the sixth book in the A Waltz with a Rogue Series today! Though this book is part of a series, it can easily be read as a stand-alone.

’Twas the Rogue Before Christmas

Collette Cameron
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Author : Collette Cameron
Publisher : Blue Rose Romance
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781955259033

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They’re utterly wrong for each other, even if one forbidden kiss suggests otherwise… Lenora Audsley owes what little standing she has in Polite Society to her brother, the Earl of Keyworth. So, she’s determined to behave like a proper lady and make him proud. But then she brashly foils a robbery attempt and makes a spectacle of herself. Now, she can’t stop thinking about the charming rogue who rescued her, even though he’s entirely unsuitable as a beau… Captain Jason Steele wants to set sail and put as much distance between himself and England as possible. He knows he has no business trying to court an English lord’s sister—and the lord in question heartily agrees. But that doesn’t help him forget about the flame-haired beauty. Not even for a moment. With their happily ever after at stake and a sea of differences between them, will Jason and Lenora surrender to the magic of the holiday season—and each other—before it’s too late? ~*~ You won’t be able to turn the pages fast enough in this friends-to-lovers Regency holiday historical by a USA Today bestselling author to find out what happens to Jason and Lenora next. If you enjoy reading opposites attract and reformed rogue Christmas stories sprinkled with a dab of humor, a dash of suspense, and heartwarming emotion, then you’ll adore Collette Cameron’s tantalizing THE HONORABLE ROGUES® series. Buy ’TWAS THE ROGUE BEFORE CHRISTMAS and settle into your favorite reading nook for a rousing romantic Yuletide escape into history you can’t put down. Though this book can easily be read as a stand-alone, most readers prefer to read the series in order. THE HONORABLE ROGUES SERIES®: A Kiss for A Rogue A Bride for a Rogue A Rogue’s Scandalous Wish To Capture a Rogue’s Heart The Rogue and the Wallflower A Rose for a Rogue ’Twas the Rogue Before Christmas CHECK OUT COLLETTE’S OTHER SERIES: Castle Brides Daughters of Desire (Scandalous Ladies) Highland Heather Romancing a Scot The Blue Rose Regency Romances: The Culpepper Misses Seductive Scoundrels Heart of a Scot Wicked Earls’ Club

The Rogue and the Wallflower

Collette Cameron
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Author : Collette Cameron
Publisher : Blue Rose Romance
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781950387472

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Formerly titled The Wallflower’s Wicked Wager He loved her beyond anything and everything—precisely why he must never marry her. Love—sentimental drivel for weak, feckless fools. Since an explosion ravaged Captain Morgan Le Draco’s face and cost him his commission in the Royal Dragoons, he’s fortified himself behind a rampart of cynicism and distrust. He’s put aside all thoughts of marrying until he risks his life to save a drowning woman. At once, Morgan knows Shona’s the balm for his tortured soul. But as a wealthy noblewoman, she’s far above his humble station and can never be his. Love—a treasured gift reserved for those beautiful of form and face. Scorned and ridiculed most of her adult life, Shona Atterberry believes she’s utterly undesirable and is reconciled to spinsterhood. She hides her spirited temperament beneath a veneer of shyness. Despite how ill-suited they are, and innuendos that Captain Le Draco is a fortune-hunter, she cannot escape her growing fascination. Two damaged souls searching for love. Shona is goaded into placing a wicked wager. One that sets her upon a ruinous path and alienates the only man who might have ever loved her. Is true love enough to put their pasts behind them, to learn to trust, and to heal their wounded hearts. __________ This Beauty and the Beast Regency historical by a USA Today bestselling author will warm your heart and bring a smile to your face. If you enjoy reading second chance, wounded hero, or ugly duckling stories with a dash of suspense, a sprinkle of humor, and spellbinding emotion then you’ll adore Collette Cameron’s tantalizing THE HONORABLE ROGUES® SERIES. Settle into your favorite reading nook for a rousing romantic adventure you can’t put down. Though this book can easily be read as a stand-alone, most readers prefer to read the series in order. THE HONORABLE ROGUES® SERIES: A Kiss for A Rogue A Bride for a Rogue A Rogue’s Scandalous Wish To Capture a Rogue’s Heart The Rogue and the Wallflower A Rose for a Rogue CHECK OUT COLLETTE’S OTHER SERIES: Castle Brides Heart of a Scot Highland Heather Romancing a Scot Seductive Scoundrels The Blue Rose Regency Romances: The Culpepper Misses Wicked Earls’ Club

A Rogue Worth the Risk

Collette Cameron
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Author : Collette Cameron
Publisher : Blue Rose Romance
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781955259248

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Love favors the bold. But who’s to say the risk is truly worth the reward… Caspian Graystone, Baron Strathmore, has no plans to wed. He survived the inferno that claimed his entire family, but the scarred, intolerant man he’s become has no need of society or the gossipmongers who think he started the blaze to inherit the barony. That is why he’s shocked when he finds himself drawn to the vivacious and spirited Corinna Brockman. He has no business seeking out her company. But that’s exactly what he does… Corinna faces spinsterhood and is generally fine with the prospect. She prefers the study of architecture and ancient languages to most traditional pursuits and has no interest in opportunistic suitors who care more for her beauty than her mind. Which is why her sudden interest in Caspian makes no logical sense whatsoever. But, as it turns out, her heart cares not one whit about logic… Can an avowed bachelor and a spinster find the courage to take a chance on love—and each other? Or will they decide the risk to their hearts isn’t worth a potential happily ever after? __________________________________________________________________________ Secrets, Scandals, and Sigh-worthy, Sweet romance. You won’t be able to turn the pages fast enough in this class difference Regency sweet and wholesome historical by a USA Today bestselling author to find out what happens to Corinna and Caspian next. If you enjoy reading opposites attract, reformed rogue, and strong-spirited heroine stories sprinkled with a dab of humor, a dash of suspense, and heartwarming emotion, then you’ll adore Collette Cameron’s tantalizing THE HONORABLE ROGUES® series. Buy A ROGUE WORTH THE RISK and settle into your favorite reading nook for a rousing romantic escape into history you can’t put down. Though this book can easily be read as a stand-alone, most readers prefer to read the series in order. THE HONORABLE ROGUES SERIES®: A Kiss for A Rogue A Bride for a Rogue A Rogue’s Scandalous Wish To Capture a Rogue’s Heart The Rogue and the Wallflower A Rose for a Rogue ’Twas the Rogue Before Christmas A Rogue Worth the Risk CHECK OUT COLLETTE’S OTHER SERIES: Chronicles of the Westbrook Brides Daughters of Desire (Scandalous Ladies) Castle Brides Heart of a Scot Highland Heather Romancing a Scot Seductive Scoundrels The Culpepper Misses Wicked Earls’ Club

Using power and diplomacy to deal with rogue states

Anonim
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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Hoover Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0817959939

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"Using Power and Diplomacy to Deal with Rogue States" is one essay in the "Essays in Public Policy" series of the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University. The essay was written by Thomas H. Henriksen and was published in February 1999. Henriksen asserts that the United States should use its powers to confront "rogue" governments that are dedicated to disrupting regional stability.

Rogue Seeks Bride

Bianca Blythe
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Author : Bianca Blythe
Publisher : Somerset Park Press
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A jilted groom, a maid on the run, and a marriage of convenience. Leo Arundel is the object of every woman’s affection in London. That’s why everyone is shocked when Leo finds himself jilted, none more than Leo himself. If only he didn’t have a pesky deadline to find a bride before the new year. Holly is a maid with a huge secret. Worse, her job at a castle in Northumberland will end after the holidays. When she discovers that her neighbor requires a bride, she decides she may as well propose...

Rogue Dragon Rising, part one

TJ Shaw
Rogue Dragon Rising part one Book PDF

Author : TJ Shaw
Publisher : Forgotten Dreams Publishing, LLC
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781948175043

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Twenty-three year old, Amari Hawke, is thrust into the world of two-soul shifters when she is injured and kidnapped by trackers outside the veil, beyond the safety of her homeland. Unable to remember her past, she trusts no one and relies on instinct to survive. As her awakening approaches, the first time she will transition into her animal, she must evade rogue shifters trying to capture her. Now free from the King’s Army, powerful dragon lord, Jaxon Blackthorn, seeks a peaceful life. Intent on building his lands into a viable plantation, away from war and bloodshed, he is reluctantly pulled back into the fight when he defends the mysterious shifter with no past against an unseen enemy. As evil threatens to destroy the entire realm, can the battle-hardened warrior and coming-of-age noblewoman accept their differences to forge an alliance that will ultimately unite the shifter nations?

To Capture a Warrior

K.J. Jackson
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Author : K.J. Jackson
Publisher : K.J. Jackson
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781940149301

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War ripped them apart. Fate will bring them back together. After losing track of Bridget during the war on the continent, Hunter Crawford has spent two years scouring England to find the only woman he’s ever loved. His search futile, he finally, bitterly, gives up hope and ceases his search for her. One rule. Don’t fall in love with a soldier. Going into war to help her surgeon father on the edges of the Napoleonic battlefields was an easy decision for Bridget Morton. Her father’s only rule? Do not fall in love with a soldier. Dutifully, she nurses hundreds of men back to health with nary a stray eye toward fancies of love. Until her father dies and she meets Hunter. And she learns too quickly how very right her father was. Love in war could only end in tragedy. Heartbroken, she returns to England. What should have stayed in the past… Bridget put the war behind her, and with it, her love for Hunter. She has her hospital in London. She has purpose. But then Hunter walks through her hospital doors. The sparks between them cannot be denied, but will they both find the strength to let go of the past? Join the adventure today! To Capture a Warrior, Logan's Legends tells the second tale of the guards of the Revelry's Tempest, an enchanting historical regency-era romance by USA Today bestselling author, K.J. Jackson. Join the adventure today! You’ll love To Capture a Warrior, the fifth in the Revelry's Tempest series and a can’t-miss enthralling historical regency era romance by USA Today bestselling author, K.J. Jackson. Note: The books in the Revelry's Tempest series by K.J. Jackson are each stand-alone stories and can be read individually in any order. These action packed historical romances are set in the Regency and Victorian eras, and do not shy away from scenes with steamy heat, occasional naughty language, and moments that might possibly make you squirm.

A Rogue's Life

Lewis A. Lawson
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Author : Lewis A. Lawson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476613918

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This book reveals the life of R. Clay Crawford, his dreams, his schemes, his successes and his failures, as he launched himself into many of the most turbulent episodes of 19th century United States history. Like everyone, he was born with a family history, not just genetic but also cultural determinants; this book reveals the influences on his behavior inherited from his father and his grandfathers. He likewise passed on to his children a model, not just genetic but cultural. Even so, Clay Crawford's story is not just a family affair. He was a "self-made man" living in an age when such was thought to be a national asset--and thus stands out as a warning that the worship of the "self-made man" may produce more rogues than Rockefellers.

The Rogue's Conquest

Lily Maxton
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Author : Lily Maxton
Publisher : Entangled: Scandalous
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781640632608

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Wallflower Eleanor Townsend is not like most women. She has no interest in marriage, the ton, or fashion. Instead, her heart lies with science. And when the opportunity to present a paper arises, she takes it—even though it means dressing as a man. But her disguise doesn't quite work. Someone notices...and the brute intends to blackmail her. Former prizefighter James MacGregor wants to be a gentleman, like the men he trains in his boxing saloon. His first step is gaining a beautiful, wealthy wife. Eleanor Townsend is not that woman, but thanks to a chance encounter, she might just give him the leverage he needs. She'll gain him entry to high society and help him with his atrocious manners. In return, he won't reveal her secret. It's the perfect arrangement—at least until the sparks between them become more than just a clash of personalities. But when the attraction between them grows too strong, James must decide between his ambitions...and his heart. Each book in the Townsends series is STANDALONE: * Enchanting the Earl * The Rogue's Conquest * A Scot's Surrender * Claiming the Highlander's Heart

Rogues and Early Modern English Culture

Craig Dionne,Steve Mentz
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Author : Craig Dionne,Steve Mentz
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780472025169

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"Those at the periphery of society often figure obsessively for those at its center, and never more so than with the rogues of early modern England. Whether as social fact or literary fiction-or both, simultaneously-the marginal rogue became ideologically central and has remained so for historians, cultural critics, and literary critics alike. In this collection, early modern rogues represent the range, diversity, and tensions within early modern scholarship, making this quite simply the best overview of their significance then and now." -Jonathan Dollimore, York University "Rogues and Early Modern English Culture is an up-to-date and suggestive collection on a subject that all scholars of the early modern period have encountered but few have studied in the range and depth represented here." -Lawrence Manley, Yale University "A model of cross-disciplinary exchange, Rogues and Early Modern English Culture foregrounds the figure of the rogue in a nexus of early modern cultural inscriptions that reveals the provocation a seemingly marginal figure offers to authorities and various forms of authoritative understanding, then and now. The new and recent work gathered here is an exciting contribution to early modern studies, for both scholars and students." -Alexandra W. Halasz, Dartmouth College Rogues and Early Modern English Culture is a definitive collection of critical essays on the literary and cultural impact of the early modern rogue. Under various names-rogues, vagrants, molls, doxies, vagabonds, cony-catchers, masterless men, caterpillars of the commonwealth-this group of marginal figures, poor men and women with no clear social place or identity, exploded onto the scene in sixteenth-century English history and culture. Early modern representations of the rogue or moll in pamphlets, plays, poems, ballads, historical records, and the infamous Tudor Poor Laws treated these characters as harbingers of emerging social, economic, and cultural changes. Images of the early modern rogue reflected historical developments but also created cultural icons for mobility, change, and social adaptation. The underclass rogue in many ways inverts the familiar image of the self-fashioned gentleman, traditionally seen as the literary focus and exemplar of the age, but the two characters have more in common than courtiers or humanists would have admitted. Both relied on linguistic prowess and social dexterity to manage their careers, whether exploiting the politics of privilege at court or surviving by their wits on urban streets. Deftly edited by Craig Dionne and Steve Mentz, this anthology features essays from prominent and emerging critics in the field of Renaissance studies and promises to attract considerable attention from a broad range of readers and scholars in literary studies and social history.