Download or read book Never Vie for a Viscount written by Regina Scott and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perky Lydia Villers is determined to leave behind her life as a social butterfly and do what she's always dreamed of doing, pursue a career in natural philosophy. A shame the only scientist available to assist her is the one man she had once hoped to wed.The brilliant Frederick, Viscount Worthington, Worth to his friends, has been betrayed too many times, including by the bubbly beauty who now wants to work at his side. How can he believe Lydia's intentions are true this time? After all, someone is intent of sabotaging his efforts to create the perfect hot air balloon. But with the help of Miss Thorn and her beloved cat Fortune, the enthusiastic young lady and the wary lord might just discover that only together do they make the perfect chemistry.This sweet, clean Regency romance is the sequel to Never Envy an Earl. Fortune's Brides: Only a matchmaking cat can hunt true love.Here's a little taste:Lydia was the picture of domesticity. Scarlet fabric flowed across her lap to pool on the floor on either side of the spindle-backed chair. Head bowed so the glow from the lamp on the table beside her glinted on pale curls, she took careful, even stitches. Something inside Worth unfurled, warmed, as if he'd come to the hearth after a long time in the snow.She inserted her needle in the pin cushion on the table, smoothed her hands over the fabric, picked it up, and ...RIP!He took a step back, and she must have noticed the movement, for she glanced up with her usual sweet smile."Experiment number twelve," she announced.He ventured into the room, feeling as if the walls leaned too near on either side. Now that he looked closer, he could see any number of holes in the fabric, thread hanging."Unsuccessful?" he asked."I suspect it depends on your measure of success," she said, voice cheerful. "Miss Pankhurst advised me to attempt a stronger bond between two panels. I have attempted several lengths of stitches and now width, as in rows set side by side. So far, none has prevented the fabric from tearing on a good tug.""Perhaps you should test the strength of your thread," he suggested.She held up the spool. "I was only given one strength. Perhaps you could remedy that.""I'll speak to Charlotte."She nodded. "Nothing coarse, I think. Silk, three-ply at least, undyed."Here less than a day and already she was dictating. "Rather specific. Your reasoning?""A hypothesis, if you will." The world sounded strange on those rosy lips. "Miss Pankhurst reports that the more tightly woven fabric best meets the criteria you provided her, which she is, apparently, not at liberty to tell me. The combing and dying process must provide some stress on the thread. Therefore, tightly woven, undyed thread might also meet your criteria."Flawless. He bowed to her. "Madam, you impress me."She picked up her needle and drove it into the fabric. "I also hypothesize that you are too easily impressed."Worth straightened. "Based on what evidence?"She began sewing again. "You must have accepted my brother's word before pursuing me last year, though I'm certain you could have found evidence to suggest it wasn't your best course. You accepted my word initially, with insufficient evidence in the end to sustain it. You obviously accepted someone else's word against mine. I can vouch for my brother's insincerity, and my own sincerity. Of course, I don't know who commented against me or perhaps you simply realized your mistake."His heart was pounding painfully, as if each thrust of her needle pierced it. "Lydia, I ..."RIP!She sighed. "Thirteen. I really could...

Download or read book Ladies of the Air A Regency set steampunk adventure box set written by Shelley Adina and published by Moonshell Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-11-27 with total page 807 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Witty and whimsical.” —Booklist In 1819, during the Tinkering Prince’s Regency, Loveday Penhale is a young inventor living next door to the Trevelyan estate of Gwynn Place. Celeste Blanchard is a young French aeronaut running away from an unwanted marriage. When Celeste is blown off course during her escape and Loveday saves her life, they join forces against the technological might of Napoleon in a desperate attempt to save England from invasion. Follow their adventures in the skies and the drawing room as they journey from England to France and back again, managing the intrigue of Napoleon’s court, uncovering French spies in England, and then joining the most elite steampunk corps in England, the Prince’s Own Engineers. Their ultimate goal? To develop an airborne fleet that will end Napoleon’s dreams of conquering their homeland forever. And if love should find them along the way—what better choice could a landed gentleman make than a lady of the air? “These two authors blend together so well that I am unable to tell where one ends and the other continues. The entire series is fun to read. As I neared the ending, I slowed my reading pace. I wanted to make the story last as long as possible… and the ending left me thoroughly satisfied. Brava!” —Detra Fitch, Huntress Reviews This box set contains the Regent’s Devices trilogy set in the Magnificent Devices steampunk world. It promises no strong language, the possibility of a very proper kiss, and a guaranteed happy ending of the trilogy. If you like books by Regina Scott, Gail Carriger, or Emma Jane Holloway, you’re in the right place. Enjoy!

Download or read book The Prince s Pilot A Regency set steampunk adventure written by Shelley Adina and published by Moonshell Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-07-27 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Witty and whimsical." --Booklist Napoleon’s invasion of steampunk England is hidden in the clouds… It is 1819, and Cornwall is agog at the daring of the two young lady aeronauts who, earlier in the summer, flew nearly to France and back in their homemade air ship. Much more is riding on Loveday Penhale and Celeste Blanchard’s new and improved vessel—they plan to win the Tinkering Prince’s prize, offered to anyone who can help England win the war against Napoleon. To their dismay, they must take two local gentlemen aloft to report on the ship’s capabilities. While Captain Trevelyan and Emory Thorndyke are welcome in drawing room and ballroom, their presence on the air ship proves disastrous. Wildly off course, Loveday barely manages to bring the vessel down safely—in France! Now it is up to the gentlemen to keep the newly designed ship hidden while Loveday and Celeste secure supplies for its repair from Celeste’s former home, l’Ecole des Aéronautes in far-off Paris. But much has changed since Celeste left the capital, and enemies lurk in its very walls. With her famous aeronaut mother dead in suspicious circumstances, and the flight school closed, there is only one thing to do—make up a story about her absence and approach Napoleon himself. He promptly makes Celeste his Chief Air Minister, and commands her to plan the invasion of England by air. Can she and Loveday stay alive in this nest of vipers long enough to help their stranded friends? Before they are unmasked as spies—and before their beautiful air ship is captured and used to attack England? The Prince’s Pilot is the second novel in the Regent’s Devices trilogy set in the Magnificent Devices steampunk world. It promises no strong language, the possibility of a very proper kiss, and a guaranteed happy ending of the trilogy. If you like books by C.M. Gleason, Emma Jane Holloway, or Lindsay Buroker, you’re in the right place. Enjoy!

Download or read book The Lady s Triumph A Regency set steampunk adventure written by Shelley Adina and published by Moonshell Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-09-28 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only one thing could be worse than Napoleon’s invasion of steampunk England… After their daring adventures behind enemy lines in France, Loveday Penhale and Celeste Blanchard cannot settle into everyday life at home. Has the Tinkering Prince forgotten them entirely? What of the prize he promised? Then, with the flourish of a royal messenger’s hand, their lives are changed. Not only have they won the prize, they are to join the Prince’s Own Engineers in London! They must overcome many a stone in the path, however—leave all they love, find a suitable house, and worst of all, cope with a chaperone—before they can take their rightful places among the most intelligent and forward-thinking minds in the kingdom. Their goal? To develop a steam-powered airship fleet that will end Napoleon’s dreams of conquering England forever. But the saboteur who has been plaguing their efforts for months has not yet been caught. And along with battling for acceptance among the engineers, tiptoeing closer to falling in love, and receiving invitations to Almack’s, they must discover the traitor’s identity … before the Prince Regent steps forward to command the fleet and finds himself playing right into Napoleon’s hands. The Lady’s Triumph is the third novel in the Regent’s Devices trilogy set in the Magnificent Devices steampunk world. It promises no strong language, the possibility of a very proper kiss, and a guaranteed happy ending of the trilogy. If you like books by C.M. Gleason, Gail Carriger, or Emma Jane Holloway, you’re in the right place. Enjoy! "I have enjoyed the almost magical adventure of Celeste and Loveday as they use every ounce of ingenuity and imagination to defeat Napoleon with their original inventions. I love, love, love the characters in this story. They are so wonderfully and artfully designed that I crave the next conversation to see their personalities on display. There’s so much to love in this story!” —Blessed & Bookish

Download or read book The Emperor s Aeronaut written by Shelley Adina and published by Moonshell Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-05-04 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Napoleon is determined to conquer the world with his steam-powered weapons. Nothing in England can stop him … except two young lady inventors. In 1819, France is surrounded by armies. With Russia in the north, the Karlsruhe Confederacy in the east, and a pirate kingdom in the south, Napoleon cannot break out, nor can the English Navy seem to break in. Europe teeters on the edge of a sword. Whichever side rules the air will win. Celeste Blanchard, daughter of the Emperor’s disgraced Air Minister, is running out of time to develop an air ship that can carry his armies to England and restore her mother to glory. But on a daring and desperate test flight, she is blown off course … and washes up, half drowned, on the shores of Cornwall, in the heart of enemy territory. Loveday Penhale, cosseted daughter of gentry, has her own inventions to build, even as pressure mounts to behave like a proper young lady and seek a husband instead of a design for a high-pressure steam engine. But when Arthur Trevelyan, heir to the neighboring estate, Gwynn Place, asks for her help in rescuing an unconscious young woman on the beach, Loveday discovers an aeronaut and an inventor as skilled as she is. Between them, a friendship blossoms, and Loveday wonders if they might even pull off the impossible and invent an air ship that will catch the eye of the Tinkering Prince Regent, who has offered a prize to anyone who can help England break the impasse. Celeste’s loyalties are torn in two. If she is caught working secretly for France, she will lose her friend, the love of an honorable man—and her life. But if Napoleon learns she has betrayed him, she will be executed on sight. Can friendship prevail in the face of war? Or is there a third solution—one where everything hinges on the bravery and daring of a Cornish debutante and the Emperor’s aeronaut? The Emperor’s Aeronaut is the first novel in the Regent’s Devices trilogy set in the Magnificent Devices steampunk world. It promises no strong language, the possibility of a very proper kiss, and a guaranteed happy ending of the trilogy. If you like books by Regina Scott, Gail Carriger, or Emma Jane Holloway, you’re in the right place. Enjoy! "Adina and Scott launch their Regent’s Devices series with a witty and whimsical flight of fancy in a subgenre they call Prinnypunk (Regency-era steampunk); it plays out as a delightfully fun mash-up of Jane Austen and Jules Verne, right down to the hint of sweet romance and the array of ingenious inventions.” —Booklist

Download or read book The Viscount s Scandalous Return written by Anne Ashley and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2009-12-15 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Viscount Blackwood left home amidst a blaze of scandal. Accused of killing his father and brother, he was saved from the gallows by the testimony of a girl he'd never met…. Nine years later Sebastian can return, but the notorious viscount has unfinished business. It's lucky that Miss Isabel Mortimer is now both heart-stoppingly beautiful and has a penchant for sleuthing…. Not only must Sebastian find the real culprit—it looks as if he'll find the perfect wife, too!

Download or read book Lord Heartless written by Barbara Metzger and published by Belgrave House. This book was released on 2010-09-14 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rakish Lord Hartleigh discovers a baby on his doorstep. Because he hasn’t the least idea how to care for it, he turns to his neighbor’s housekeeper, the disapproving Mrs. Carissa Kane, for assistance. The well-born Carissa, abandoned by her husband and her own family, has been forced along with her daughter to make her own way in the world. Regency Romance by Barbara Metzger; originally published by Fawcett Crest

Download or read book The Viscount s Reckless Temptation written by Ann Lethbridge and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He’s avenging a wrong… But temptation has never felt so right! Marcus, Viscount Thorne, has noticed that the season’s incomparable, Lady Cynthia, seems set on ruining his beloved cousin’s marriage hopes. So Marcus intends to tempt her away with his own play for her affections. Only, he soon uncovers Cynthia’s very honorable intentions—and a connection so powerful that accepting her invitation to indulge their desire would be a most reckless decision indeed! From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.

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Download or read book An Inconvenient Grand Tour written by Lisa H. Catmull and published by Saltair Press. This book was released on 2020-12-21 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A desperate Victorian socialite fights to hide her family’s secrets, but there’s one man who knows too much: her brother’s annoying handsome best friend. Eleanor Barrington hovers on the edges of high society in the opulent world of Victorian England. Her desperate need to protect her family’s reputation means that a marriage of convenience is her only option. When her reckless father embarks on a tumultuous Grand Tour, she fears that long-buried secrets will emerge. But it’s her brother’s charismatic best friend who worries her the most. As the younger son of an earl, Percy Hauxton cannot marry for love—but that doesn’t stop him from charming Eleanor at every turn. With her carefully constructed world hanging by a thread, Eleanor’s growing feelings for Percy threaten to unravel her plans for a prudent marriage. Can she untangle the competing demands of love and duty before the family secrets ruin everything?

Download or read book The Greatest British Classics Ever Written written by Lewis Carroll and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-12-16 with total page 9535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This meticulously edited collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Hamlet (Shakespeare) Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare) Macbeth (Shakespeare) Paradise Lost (John Milton) Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift) Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe) The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (Henry Fielding) Tristram Shandy (Laurence Sterne) Pride & Prejudice (Jane Austen) Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen) Vanity Fair (William Makepeace Thackeray) Ode to the West Wind (P. B. Shelley) Frankenstein (Mary Shelley) Odes (John Keats) Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë) Middlemarch (George Eliot) David Copperfield (Charles Dickens) Great Expectations (Charles Dickens) Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Thomas Hardy) Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy) The Enchanted April (Elizabeth von Arnim) Sons and Lovers (D. H. Lawrence) The Mysteries of Udolpho (Ann Ward Radcliffe) Dracula (Bram Stoker) A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle) Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad) The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde) Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll) The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett) The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C. S. Lewis) Diary of a Nobody (George and Weedon Grossmith) The Time Machine (H. G. Wells) The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells) The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins) The Innocence of Father Brown (G. K. Chesterton) Howards End (E. M. Forster) The Waste Land (T. S. Eliot) Ulysses (James Joyce) Pygmalion (George Bernard Shaw) Arms and the Man (George Bernard Shaw) The Second Coming (W. B. Yeats) Ivanhoe (Sir Walter Scott) Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson) The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame) Phantastes (George MacDonald) Peter and Wendy (J. M. Barrie)

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Download or read book The Greatest Classics Ever Written written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-12-15 with total page 28592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat presents to you this meticulously edited and formatted collection of the greatest world classics: Les Misérables (Victor Hugo) The Call of the Wild (Jack London) Walden (Henry David Thoreau) Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy) Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky) Art of War (Sun Tzu) Dead Souls (Nikolai Gogol) Don Quixote (Miguel de Cervantes) Dona Perfecta (Benito Pérez Galdós) A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen) Gitanjali (Rabindranath Tagore) The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes (Anonymous) Life is a Dream (Pedro Calderon de la Barca) The Divine Comedy (Dante) Decameron (Giovanni Boccaccio) The Prince (Machiavelli) Arabian Nights Hamlet (Shakespeare) Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare) Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe) Pride & Prejudice (Jane Austen) Frankenstein (Mary Shelley) Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë) Great Expectations (Charles Dickens) Ulysses (James Joyce) Pygmalion (George Bernard Shaw) Ivanhoe (Sir Walter Scott) Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson) Peter and Wendy (J. M. Barrie) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain) Moby-Dick (Herman Melville) Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) Leaves of Grass (Walt Whitman) The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe) Anne of Green Gables (L. M. Montgomery) Iliad & Odyssey (Homer) The Republic (Plato) Faust, a Tragedy (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) Siddhartha (Herman Hesse) Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Friedrich Nietzsche) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne) Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Jules Verne) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo) The Flowers of Evil (Charles Baudelaire) The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas) The Poison Tree (Bankim Chandra Chatterjee) Shakuntala (Kalidasa) Rámáyan of Válmíki (Válmíki) Tao Te Ching (Laozi) The Analects of Confucius (Confucius) Hung Lou Meng or, The Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin) Two Years in the Forbidden City (Princess Der Ling) Bushido, the Soul of Japan (Inazo Nitobé) The Book of Tea (Kakuzo Okakura) Botchan (Soseki Natsume)...