Download or read book Good Duke Gone Wild written by Bethany Bennett and published by Forever. This book was released on 2024-08-20 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this dazzling historical romance, a Duke with a complicated romantic history and a bookseller with a family business to protect find themselves drawn to each other—even if their hidden secrets should keep them apart. Perfect for fans of USA Today bestsellers Lenora Bell and Sophie Jordan! Dorian Whitaker, Duke of Holland, needs an heir after his so-called “fairytale marriage” ended in disaster. When the intriguing bookseller he’s hired to liquidate his late wife’s library finds love letters revealing an affair, he is drawn into a mystery alongside a lady whose sharp intellect dazzles him and dares him to imagine a new adventure outside the gilded cage of the Ton. If anyone found out Caroline Danvers writes erotic novels under a pen name, she’d face utter ruin. Except her latest hero inspiration is none other than the Duke of Holland—a man with the power to destroy her family’s bookshop. And yet the real man proves to be so much more than the character she created. Even as they expose the dark secrets of his past, she knows he can never discover her own. But the more time they spend together, the more tempting it is to rewrite their ending and turn fantasy into reality.

Download or read book Domestication Gone Wild written by Heather Anne Swanson and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-27 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The domestication of plants and animals is central to the familiar and now outdated story of civilization's emergence. Intertwined with colonialism and imperial expansion, the domestication narrative has informed and justified dominant and often destructive practices. Contending that domestication retains considerable value as an analytical tool, the contributors to Domestication Gone Wild reengage the concept by highlighting sites and forms of domestication occurring in unexpected and marginal sites, from Norwegian fjords and Philippine villages to British falconry cages and South African colonial townships. Challenging idioms of animal husbandry as human mastery and progress, the contributors push beyond the boundaries of farms, fences, and cages to explore how situated relations with animals and plants are linked to the politics of human difference—and, conversely, how politics are intertwined with plant and animal life. Ultimately, this volume promotes a novel, decolonizing concept of domestication that radically revises its Euro- and anthropocentric narrative. Contributors. Inger Anneberg, Natasha Fijn, Rune Flikke, Frida Hastrup, Marianne Elisabeth Lien, Knut G. Nustad, Sara Asu Schroer, Heather Anne Swanson, Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing, Mette Vaarst, Gro B. Ween, Jon Henrik Ziegler Remme

Download or read book An Ember for a Duke written by Eliana Piers and published by Eliana Piers. This book was released on 2023-10-12 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dreams of love are not meant for a lady’s maids. Until an acting fairy godmother, an annual masquerade, and a lost reticule lead to a life changing kiss. But will the mystery kisser ever find her? Adeline has no family to speak of but is content working as a lady’s maid for a loving duchess. It’s not everything her heart wants, but she should be happy with enough, right? And it’s enough to do her job and make custom ordered reticules on the side. What will it take to open her heart to love and open her eyes to dream? Luke, Duke of Stonecastle, and his family have been in mourning since their dear grandmother passed away. But this Christmas it’s time for joy, hope, and love. The plan is to host the annual masquerade ball that found both his mother and grandmother true love. If only he can find the magically magnetic mistletoe woman… with the kindest heart and the softest, sweetest lips he has ever tasted. Read An Ember for a Duke to be reminded that everyone deserves love. An Ember for a Duke is the second standalone novella in the steamy regency romance series: Dukes for Christmas Fairytales. Book 1: A Beauty for a Duke Book 2: An Ember for a Duke Book 3: A Slumber for a Duke Book 4: A Flurry for a Duke Book 5: A Villain for a Duke

Download or read book A Slumber for a Duke written by Eliana Piers and published by Eliana Piers. This book was released on 2023-11-01 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nanny with a secret passion. A duke who doesn’t believe in love. Both fighting dreams and dances to stay true to their hearts. Rose, a lowly nanny, has accomplished the impossible, but she has to keep it a secret from the ton. With the help of some friends, she has finally made all of her dreams come true. At least, all the dreams that she’s willing to let herself still have. Andrew, the Duke of Marland, does not believe in love at first sight. And he’s only looking for a convenient wife that will fit neatly into all of his plans. That is, until he dances in the woods with the most glorious creature he’s ever seen. Finding themselves alone in a cabin after collapsing in the woods, will Rose and Andrew be able to resist falling in love? Or will they find that the best dreams are meant to be too good to be true? Read A Slumber for a Duke to really, and truly dream again. A Slumber for a Duke is the third standalone novella in the steamy regency romance series: Dukes for Christmas Fairytales. Book 1: A Beauty for a Duke Book 2: An Ember for a Duke Book 3: A Slumber for a Duke Book 4: A Flurry for a Duke Book 5: A Villain for a Duke

Download or read book A Beauty for a Duke written by Eliana Piers and published by Eliana Piers. This book was released on 2023-09-18 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beauty with brains meets a big, grumpy Beast just before Christmas. Only a third wheel and a long carriage ride are in their way... The beauty of a barmaid, Sofie, has rejected every marriage offer she's ever received. To Sofie, marriage requires trust and true love. Equally important, she wants to be an independent woman, not someone's property. And a piece of that independence means attending a lecture where she can learn new ways to invest her money. Like a barmaid is going to find her way there though, especially during the Christmas season. Enter Egan, a beast of a man. Gruff, gigantic, and a Scottish duke to boot. As if he'll go unnoticed. So when he saves the most beautiful woman he's ever laid eyes on, it's much to his chagrin that his best mate laid eyes on her first. He may be a beast, but he's a loyal one. Yet somehow he finds himself stuck with Sofie, and company, on a quest for knowledge. Can he keep his friendship in tact and his kilt on, as he endures mistletoe kisses and beatific smiles amidst cinnamon swirls and cozy fires? Read A Beauty for a Duke if you love the magic of Christmas. A Beauty for a Duke is the first standalone novella in the steamy regency romance series: Dukes for Christmas Fairytales. Book 1: A Beauty for a Duke Book 2: An Ember for a Duke Book 3: A Slumber for a Duke Book 4: A Flurry for a Duke Book 5: A Villain for a Duke

Download or read book A Villain for a Duke written by Eliana Piers and published by Eliana Piers. This book was released on 2024-06-30 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One mistake cost her everything, including love Lady Astrid made one reckless mistake at a house party and became a pariah. Instead of cowering under society’s censure, she embraces her inner villain. Why not flirt with scandal? Especially if scandal is her handsome-and-fun-to-tease first indiscretion. Never had Michael’s sins haunted him so relentlessly. When Astrid becomes the target for a matchmaking maven, the cold, uptight Duke of Tinsder has to double his efforts to avoid the wanton woman. Which should be easy, so long as he doesn’t accidentally walk into her room late one night… Can Michael keep his feet on the straight and narrow? Or will the heart’s pull between opposites recapture their true love? Read A Villain for a Duke if you love the magic of Christmas. It’s a deliciously sweet and spicy easy read with witty banter and lovable characters. A Villain for a Duke is the fifth standalone novella in the steamy regency romance series: Dukes for Christmas Fairytales. Book 1: A Beauty for a Duke Book 2: An Ember for a Duke Book 3: A Slumber for a Duke Book 4: A Flurry for a Duke Book 5: A Villain for a Duke

Download or read book A Flurry for a Duke written by Eliana Piers and published by Eliana Piers. This book was released on 2024-05-31 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A threatening note. Secrets and lies. And Hope in the middle… Lady Hope has seven brothers who are all away on extended honeymoons for Christmas. So when an old friend catches her reading an ominous letter, the last thing she wants is to be protected by him: her brother’s best friend, a notorious rake. She’d rather be a spinster helping the world around her than just another useless, pretty trophy. Independent Isaac, the Duke of Regium, refuses to accept care from anyone, especially his best friend’s little sister. So when he finds out she’s being threatened, he takes it upon himself to protect her from all danger. But when his bare body collides with hers, there might be a new danger at play. Can Isaac lower his guard enough for Hope to care for him? Or will he stubbornly continue in his rakish ways? Read A Flurry for a Duke if you love the magic of Christmas. It’s a deliciously sweet and spicy easy read with witty banter and lovable characters. A Flurry for a Duke is the fourth standalone novella in the steamy regency romance series: Dukes for Christmas Fairytales. Book 1: A Beauty for a Duke Book 2: An Ember for a Duke Book 3: A Slumber for a Duke Book 4: A Flurry for a Duke Book 5: A Villain for a Duke

Download or read book Dukes for Christmas Books 1 5 written by Eliana Piers and published by Eliana Piers. This book was released on with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet five hot and steamy dukes from award-winning, best-selling Eliana Piers. This five-book Christmas collection is set in Regency England, each each book is a fairytale retelling. The Dukes for Christmas series follows friends and family at various house parties all finding true love's kiss (usually under a mistletoe to two) with the scent of cinnamon and nutmeg in the air. Curl up with a cup of hot cocoa (or spiced cider), and get ready for cozy (but steamy!) reads. **Hopeful, tropeful HEAs, always and forever** This boxset includes 5 books: A Beauty for a Duke An Ember for a Duke A Slumber for a Duke A Flurry for a Duke A Villain for a Duke

Download or read book The One With the Wayward Duke written by Eliana Piers and published by Eliana Piers. This book was released on 2025-08-19 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s the runaway bride. He’s a jilted groom. Neither knows the other, but they’re on the run together. Lady Freya is about to marry the wrong man. So like any level headed bride would do, she runs. But she didn’t count on being rescued by the only man in the world with the one secret that would make her regret all of her running. Burned by love, Tobias, the Duke of Vagenale, is weary of women. They’re manipulative, deceiving, and they don’t know what they want. So as he stands outside of the first wedding he’s attended since being jilted at the altar, he doesn’t expect to have to rescue such a woman bolting out of the church. Fleeing the wedding includes an outlandish number of rescues, enduring a steamy, dreamy carriage ride, and sharing one bed. Will Freya find love on the run or will her hightailing ways spurn Tobias’s desire? The One With the Wayward Duke is a standalone steamy regency romance—heavy on the romance, light on the regency. If you like hopeless romantics and silly antics with a “Bridgerton” meets “Hallmark” vibe, you’ll fall into love and laughter with this quick read. The One With the Wanton Woman: 1. The One With the Rogue and the Reader 2. The One With the Duke's Curvy Bride 3. The One With the Duke, a Scandal, and a Mistletoe 4. The One With the Redeemed Duke 5. The One With the Wayward Duke 6. The One With the Scoundrel of a Duke This is also Book #27 in the Wayward Dukes' Alliance series.

Download or read book The One With the Scoundrel of a Duke written by Eliana Piers and published by Eliana Piers. This book was released on with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love after love is impossible…isn’t it? Lady Audra never dreamed she could love again. Especially not when the man seeking her attention is a notorious rake. But when she convinces herself to enjoy a passionate fling, she’s caught between choosing a comfortable future or a path that might ruin her heart for love. Permanently. Lucas, the Duke of Riddenvile, doesn’t plan to seduce Lady Audra. But somehow, after years of women throwing themselves at him, he finally feels compelled to chase one himself. If only he hadn’t chosen the only woman in the world closed to love. Can Lucas prove to Audra that he isn’t the scoundrel of a rake everyone thinks he is? Will Audra finally open herself up to love for a second time? Read The One With the Scoundrel of a Duke if you love a shy heroine, rebound romance vibes, and sweet and spicy reads. The One With the Scoundrel of a Duke is the sixth standalone novella in the steamy regency romance series, The One With the Wanton Woman: The One With the Rogue and the Reader The One With the Duke's Curvy Bride The One With the Duke, a Scandal, and a Mistletoe The One With the Redeemed Rake The One With the Wayward Duke The One With the Scoundrel of a Duke *This is Book #33 in the Wicked Widows’ series, a multi-author collaboration.

Download or read book The Blighter and the Bluestocking written by Eliana Piers and published by Eliana Piers. This book was released on 2024-01-15 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not even a bluestocking on the verge of scandal could invent a love like this. When Lady Bridget is riding her newest invention through Hyde Park, the last thing on her mind is love. She has dedicated her life to science and improving the world around her. And she will settle for nothing less than complete freedom to do so, even if she remains unwed. Arthur, the Duke of Whitewood, can’t help but notice the strange woman on the weird contraption gliding through the park. How improper! How scandalous! How utterly, annoyingly…intriguing. He has to warn her of the danger she’s putting herself into. Little does he know the danger she’s about to put his heart in. Will Arthur’s arrogance trap him in convention? Or can Bridget break through his rigid beliefs about how to love a lady? This is the first book in the steamy new regency series, The Ashbourne Legacy, that follows the seven brothers of Snow White. Read this novelette if you like sweet and spicy easy reads with witty banter and lovable characters. The Ashbourne Legacy: The Blighter and the Bluestocking The Scoundrel and the Scientist The Virgin and the Vixen The Rogue and the Rose The Rake and the Writer The Wastrel and the Wallflower The Spy and the Spinster

Download or read book The Spy and the Spinster written by Eliana Piers and published by Eliana Piers. This book was released on 2024-02-27 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s resolved to be a spinster and doesn’t need anyone to watch out for her. He’s made a vow to be her protector. Only she doesn’t know it. So really, he’s spying on her. Lady Hali has had enough high society men (fortune hunters) trying to trap her into marriage. They’re all after her money, being the sister of a duke, and she can’t trust a single one of them. Without trust, it’s impossible to find love, so she has accepted the life that fate has dealt her: spinsterhood. When fate crushes Hali to Lord Giles’ body not once, not twice, but thrice in the span of less than twenty four hours, he figures there’s nothing wrong with allowing one kiss to happen. He’s the youngest of seven brothers in the Ashbourne family, so maybe it is his turn to consider marriage. Yet he respects Hali’s vow of independence to tell her how he feels. Can Giles shake the guilt he feels for overstepping his role as protector? Will Hali allow her heart to trust a man enough to fall into a love match? This is the seventh book in the steamy new regency romance series, The Ashbourne Legacy, that follows the seven mislabeled brothers of Snow White. Read this novelette if you like sweet and spicy easy reads with witty banter and lovable characters. The Ashbourne Legacy: The Blighter and the Bluestocking The Scoundrel and the Scientist The Virgin and the Vixen The Rogue and the Rose The Rake and the Writer The Wastrel and the Wallflower The Spy and the Spinster

Download or read book The Scoundrel and the Scientist written by Eliana Piers and published by Eliana Piers. This book was released on 2024-01-23 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s the scientist who needs to make a new home for herself. He’s the bumbling scoundrel who kisses her. It was all an incredible accident. Miss Chloe Penbrook hadn’t meant to lose focus on her plans and allow the strange, but attractive man to kiss her. But they had ended up on the floor. And he had landed on top of her. And it was all so convenient to just…kiss. It was all an incredible accident. Lord Barnaby Ashbourne hadn’t meant to stumble into her store, knock over her soap, and fall on top of her soft and supple body. But how could he resist fate? Can Chloe work against the odds and make a new home for family all on her own? Or will fate intervene and show her that she doesn’t have to do it alone, that, in fact, love and life plans can go hand in hand? This is the second book in the steamy new regency series, The Ashbourne Legacy, that follows the seven brothers of Snow White. Read this novelette if you like sweet and spicy easy reads with witty banter and lovable and enchanting characters. The Ashbourne Legacy: The Blighter and the Bluestocking The Scoundrel and the Scientist The Virgin and the Vixen The Rogue and the Rose The Rake and the Writer The Wastrel and the Wallflower The Spy and the Spinster

Download or read book The Rake and the Writer written by Eliana Piers and published by Eliana Piers. This book was released on 2024-02-13 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her mission in life is to warn women of all the notorious rakes in the haut ton. His mission in life is not to be a rake. Which should be easy, since he’s not one. After Lady Felicity has been nearly compromised too many times, she receives an anonymous letter cautioning her about Evan Ashbourne. Using a pen name, she writes for a prevalent scandal sheet to ensure Evan cannot ruin any naive women. Evan Ashbourne is the grumpy, overworked brother who just needs a break. Especially from all the rumors circulating about his nonexistent rakish ways. It’s the perfect time for a three legged race. When Felicity gets tied to his ankle and mistakes him for his twin brother, shenanigans ensue. Can enough shenanigans lead to love? And when secrets are finally revealed, will the truth destroy the connection or build a solid foundation for their future? This is the fifth book in the steamy new regency series, The Ashbourne Legacy, that follows the seven mislabeled brothers of Snow White. Read this novelette if you like sweet and spicy easy reads with witty banter and lovable characters. The Ashbourne Legacy: The Blighter and the Bluestocking The Scoundrel and the Scientist The Virgin and the Vixen The Rogue and the Rose The Rake and the Writer The Wastrel and the Wallflower The Spy and the Spinster

Download or read book The Virgin and the Vixen written by Eliana Piers and published by Eliana Piers. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s the vixen, even though she’s never done an improper thing in her entire life. He’s the virgin because, well, he’s never done a woman in his entire life. Lady Della Easton was in love with her best friend. Had been forever. But this was the summer she was moving on from him and letting him go. She would put it all in fate’s hands and let it determine her future. In the wake of his two older brothers' engagements, the shy Lord Colin has finally worked up the nerve to tell his best friend that he loves her. That is, until he finds out that she just wants to be friends. With a heavy heart, he decides to test fate and see if it can’t bring him a wife instead. Will fate play its hand and finally bring these two star crossed lovers together? This is the third book in the steamy new regency series, The Ashbourne Legacy, that follows the seven brothers of Snow White. Read this novelette if you like sweet and spicy easy reads with witty banter and lovable, enchanting characters. The Ashbourne Legacy: The Blighter and the Bluestocking The Scoundrel and the Scientist The Virgin and the Vixen The Rogue and the Rose The Rake and the Writer The Wastrel and the Wallflower The Spy and the Spinster

Download or read book The Wastrel and the Wallflower written by Eliana Piers and published by Eliana Piers. This book was released on 2024-02-20 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s a plain, ever-predicting, and ever-predictable wallflower. He’s the cheeriest man on the planet, with no real plans for his life. When Lady Giselle is spotted cloud watching–documenting, to be precise–she crosses her fingers in hopes that the man will simply pass by. Like every other man has done in her past. Only, this man keeps staring at her until he’s so distracted that he lands himself in the pond. Felix, one of the Ashbourne brothers, is the happy-go-lucky, always smiling, friendly face. Except, of late, he’s struggling with an unusual sense of ennui. All he wants is to go fly his kite and let his thoughts soar. Instead, he finds himself face down in a pond, and then face to face with love. He sees it immediately. But will she? Can Felix reign in his feelings so as not to scare away the most beautiful, most intelligent woman he’s ever met? This is the sixth book in the steamy new regency series, The Ashbourne Legacy, that follows the seven mislabeled brothers of Snow White. Read this novelette if you like sweet and spicy easy reads with witty banter and lovable characters. The Ashbourne Legacy: The Blighter and the Bluestocking The Scoundrel and the Scientist The Virgin and the Vixen The Rogue and the Rose The Rake and the Writer The Wastrel and the Wallflower The Spy and the Spinster

Download or read book The Rogue and the Rose written by Eliana Piers and published by Eliana Piers. This book was released on 2024-02-06 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s undaunted by her prospects of being a spinster because she has an infallible strategy to stay safe and secure… Until she takes a ride with a rogue who’s the irresistible embodiment of danger. Lady Emma has plans for her future. She knows who she is and how she will devote the next few decades helping other women. Her plans for security and safety are well within her reach. Until… Lord Dawson has stayed away from his little sister’s friend for as long as he could. But he couldn’t very well let her fall off a runaway horse, could he? Morals, conscience, logic all affirmed him in his decision. And so did his body, and nether regions, when she straddled him the entire ride home. Can Dawson maintain his resolve to keep Emma safely away from him and his dangerous life? Or will love lead them down a path of strength together? This is the fourth book in the steamy new regency series, The Ashbourne Legacy, that follows the seven mislabeled brothers of Snow White. Read this novelette if you like sweet and spicy easy reads with witty banter and lovable, enchanting characters. The Ashbourne Legacy: The Blighter and the Bluestocking The Scoundrel and the Scientist The Virgin and the Vixen The Rogue and the Rose The Rake and the Writer The Wastrel and the Wallflower The Spy and the Spinster