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Wimbledon, England, 1889. When Theodore Crozier is found dead the neighbourhood hopes the cause may be suicide, if only to spare further pain for both his dutiful wife, Laura, and beloved brother, Titus. However, there is more to the matter - a whisper of murder.... Inspector John Joseph Lintott of Scotland Yard is sent in to investigate, and the further he delves into the mystery the more tangled it becomes. Is Laura the pious, meek wife she appears to be? Could the rumours be true about her unnatural relationship with Titus? Was Theodore Crozier murdered by someone in his household?

Er gab nie kampflos auf, aber sie machte ihm klar, dass sie nicht für ihn geboren war. Am Boden zerstört, gedemütigt und mit gebrochenem Herzen, machte sich O'Brian daran, die Gefühle für seine große Liebe zu zerstören. Doch als er es endlich geschafft hat, sich von ihr zu lösen, gibt ihm das Leben eine weitere Chance, und dieses Mal wird er nicht zulassen, dass April Campbell, die Witwe von Viscount Gremont, ihn wieder zurückweist.

Anxious to be married, Henrietta and Clive push forward with their wedding plans, despite their family differences, made worse now by Oldrich Exley’s attempts to control the Von Harmons. When the long-awaited wedding day arrives, there is more unfolding than just Clive and Henrietta’s vows of love.

Nunca abandonó una batalla sin tan siquiera luchar, pero ella le dejó bien claro que no había nacido para estar con él. Hundido, humillado y con el corazón roto, O´Brian se propuso destruir ese sentimiento que tenía hacia su gran amor. Sin embargo, cuando por fin ha logrado no pensar tanto en ella, la vida le brinda otra oportunidad y, en esta ocasión, no permitirá que April Campbell, viuda del vizconde Gremont, lo rechace de nuevo. ¿Superará April el engaño y la traición de su difunto marido?

Alternate France, 1871. Art historian Veronica Devine dreams of putting her husband's betrayal behind her. So she's grateful for the somewhat distracting mission to transport a valuable collection from a French chateau across the Atlantic. But before her voyage even begins, she's attacked by thieves and saved by a mysterious stranger. Luc, the Marquis de Monceau's, fate is bound to an enchanted ancestral painting. So when the beautiful woman he saves insists she has permission to remove his portraits, he has no choice but to escort her aboard a luxury airship.