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There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.

O terceiro volume da série Mulheres Pioneiras apresenta uma destemida trapaceira profissional que precisa ajudar as autoridades a recuperar um importante documento histórico desaparecido. Mentir e trapacear podem até ser considerados maus hábitos pela maioria das pessoas, mas para Raven Moreau são um meio de vida. Ela vem de uma longa linhagem de vigaristas e se orgulha muito disso. Até o dia em que é obrigada a trabalhar para o governo.

If Elizabeth says “yes,” she may save her reputation. First, they’ll have to make it to the altar. Mr. Darcy has moved heaven and earth to propose to Miss Elizabeth Bennet and to make amends for the damage to her prospects and reputation. His aunt, Lady Catherine, will cause no end of trouble given the chance. Even if he manages to secure Elizabeth’s hand in marriage, Mr. Darcy won’t be convinced she is his until they are man and wife—in every way. Each minute in her beguiling presence is exquisite torture, and the unwitting Elizabeth is driving him to madness. Miss Elizabeth ...

Mr. Darcy can finally rejoice in the company of his lovely bride … until his domineering aunt takes up residence at Netherfield, claiming injury and refusing to leave. At last, Elizabeth is his. Mr. Darcy can finally rejoice in the company of his lovely bride and continue to claim the rights of the marital bed that bring them such bliss. Or so he thinks… until his domineering aunt takes up residence at Netherfield, claiming injury and refusing to leave. Clearly, whoever invented the concept of wedded bliss never conceived of Lady Catherine de Bourgh. After a battle of wills with the ...

When dark fairy magic meets Regency romance, no bargain comes without a price. In the woods bordering Pemberley, Elizabeth Bennet strays from the well-worn path and into a fairy ring where an otherworldly gentleman offers to guide her home. But this is no ordinary nobleman - it's a dangerous fae with sinister designs, and Elizabeth soon finds herself ensnared in its magical trap. Mr. Darcy arrives just in time to witness Elizabeth's enchantment, but saving her will require more than his wealth or social standing. The malevolent fairy demands a steep price for her freedom - one that will ...

Raya Applewood’s life is shattered when a fire claims the lives of her husband and his brothers, as well as the family sawmill and their entire life savings. Facing the harsh realities of life alone on the frontier, she’s torn between returning to her father or following her destitute mother-in-law back to the East—a place she swore she would never go. As Raya navigates the challenge of rebuilding her life in a world determined to break her spirit, she’s guided by the wisdom of Mother Emaline and the kindness of Atlas Fairbury.

Mary Beckwith is unwanted. After her mother's death, her father discards her at the orphanage, unwilling to care for her any longer. But several years later, as Christmas arrives, he is back, taking her home. Mary is overjoyed until she sees the man her once loving father has become. She's nothing more than a maid to him but accepts her fate, eventually becoming a maid at the Everly townhouse. Mary prays that her hard life is finally over. When she meets John at church, her dreams of a future with him bring a hint of light into the darkness of her heart. But that hope soon turns into ...

Tina Cahill, newly arrived from the East, is determined to get the saloon in Broken Wheel, Texas, closed for good. To that end, she pickets outside the place every afternoon. Unfortunately, so far no one has paid any attention.

Venetia Milton's memories of a romantic night with Gabriel Jones—an alchemist's descendant—are shattered soon thereafter by news of his death. Adopting the guise of his respectable widow, she embarks on a new career as a fashionable photographer in London, where her unique ability to "see" beyond her subjects makes her photographs highly prized. But Venetia's romantic whim causes unexpected trouble.

After the death of her father, Gabriella Babineaux, left France to live under the protection of a family friend in England. The Frost Fair on the Thames seems the perfect place to begin her introduction into English Society, but when she bumps into a gentleman on the ice and he dismisses her merely for being French, she worries she will be a dismal failure at the upcoming Season. How will she ever find love if she cannot even fit in?

Alexander Denford, Baron Sedgwick, is a gentleman to be envied. He lives a rakish life of well-celebrated ease and contentment and has one person to thank for his perfectly ordered existence - his dearest wife, Emmaline. She never complains about his mistresses or his penchant for late nights out. His friends are envious, but they don't know the truth - Emmaline doesn't exist. But when he starts receiving bills from London for clothes, shoes, hats, and a staggering amount of other female accouterments, he realizes something is decidedly amiss.

When Boston schoolteacher Clara Whitmore accepts a position as a mail-order bride in Montana Territory, she expects to find a schoolhouse waiting. Instead, she finds widower Sam Mitchell, his two grieving children, and a town resistant to change. Fleeing an unwanted engagement back East, Clara's determined to make this new life work—even if it means teaching children in her parlor and proving herself to a man whose heart is still frozen in grief. Sam Mitchell needs a mother for his children and a teacher for the growing town, but he never expected both to arrive in one determined package....

Minerva Hepplewhite has learned the hard way how to take care of herself. When an intruder breaks into her home, she doesn't swoon or simper. Instead she wallops the rogue over the head and ties him up - only to realize he is Chase Radnor, the man who nearly got her convicted of her late husband's murder. Now, he's insisting that Minerva has inherited a fortune from his uncle, a wealthy duke. Only one thing could surprise her more: her sudden attraction to this exasperating man....

Beginning in 1864, Through the Storm chronicles the tumultuous lives of onetime lovers, Raimond Le Veq and Sable Fontaine. The Le Veq family was a proud, prominent black New Orleans family until their fortune was plundered in the chaos of the Civil War. It's the charge of former Union Major Raimond Le Veq to restore the lost wealth of his family. Raimond once loved a woman--the lusty, beautiful, and complex former slave, Sable Fontaine--but she coldly betrayed him during the war.

Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy is distressed. Not only is his friend Bingley engaged to a woman who may not return his affection, but her sister is all that he should not desire. Darcy is finished fighting against his feelings, however, and resolves to marry Elizabeth Bennet. Except that she doesn't want him. Elizabeth is puzzled by the gentleman from the Lake District. He runs hot one minute and cold the next. When she finds herself alone with him, his character is revealed. But a proposal by her cousin forces her out of Hertfordshire and into London, and Elizabeth's youngest sister is propelled ...

Life has taught Lucas Kendrick, duke of Harndon, that a heart is a decided liability. Betrayed by his elder brother, rejected by his fiancée, banished by his father, and shunned by his mother, Luke fled to Paris, where he became the most sought-after bachelor in fashionable society. Ten years later fate has brought him back home to England as head of the family who rejected him. Unwilling as he is to be involved with them, he must assume responsibility for his younger siblings, the family estate he once loved - and the succession.

As the daughter of King Saul, Michal lives a life of privilege - but one that is haunted by her father's unpredictable moods and by competition from her beautiful older sister. When Michal falls for young David, the harpist who plays to calm her father, she has no idea what romance, adventures, and heartache await her. As listeners enter the colorful and unpredictable worlds of King Saul and King David, they will be swept up in this exciting and romantic story.

Elsie and her two best friends made a childhood vow to never marry. But when Elsie begins her first season in London, her mother presents her with an irresistible bargain: If she says yes to each and every man's invitations and still remains unattached by the end of the season, she will receive her inheritance and become a free woman. She's thrown into the spotlight by increasing attention in the newspaper gossip articles. Keeping her end of the bargain seems impossible - especially when her best friend's tyrant of a brother begins to make advances that Elsie literally cannot refuse.

Benedict Hannan has veered off his celibate, godly path and onto one of erotic exploration with his beloved criminal Sebastian Cavell. He is also trying and failing to rid himself of the insidious bonds of the deviant cabal Fratres Seminis. The cabal drew Benedict into their blasphemous schemes at the behest of his ex-lover Lord Euan Ardmillan. However, now Ardmillan is out of favour with the leader, Lawrence Blake, and considered to be a betrayer.

The Duke of Riverton has chosen his future wife with the same logic he uses to make every decision. However, his perfect bride eludes his suit, while the beautiful Isabella Berkeley seems to be everywhere. When the time comes, will Griffith and Isabella be able to set aside their pride and initial notions to embrace their very own happily-ever-after?