New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James joins Piatkus with the first in a sparkling series of Regency fiction with a fairytale twist
Fairy Tales Series
This series delves into the enchanting realm of fairy tales, with each narrative drawing inspiration from classic stories. The author brings a fresh perspective to these familiar legends, often infusing them with elements of the Regency era. The tales explore character psychology and motivations, questioning what might have driven iconic fairy tale events. Readers can enjoy these romantic and whimsical stories in any order, encountering interconnected characters and nods to beloved folklore.
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Miss Linnet Berry Thrynne is a Beauty . . . Naturally, she's betrothed to a Beast. Piers Yelverton, Earl of Marchant, lives in a castle in Wales where, it is rumored, his bad temper flays everyone he crosses. And rumor also has it that a wound has left the earl immune to the charms of any woman. Linnet is not just any woman. She is more than merely lovely: her wit and charm brought a prince to his knees. She estimates the earl will fall madly in love—in just two weeks. Yet Linnet has no idea of the danger posed to her own heart by a man who may never love her in return. If she decides to be very wicked indeed . . . what price will she pay for taming his wild heart?
Der Duke in meinem Bett
- 416 pages
- 15 hours of reading
Tarquin, Duke of Sconce, weiß genau, dass die hübsche und grundanständige Georgiana Lytton die richtige Frau für ihn wäre. Doch warum kreisen seine Gedanken dann ständig um ihre Schwester Olivia? Nicht nur ist Olivia mit einem anderen Mann verlobt, eine Heirat mit ihr steht wegen ihrer unverblümten und unkonventionellen Art vollkommen außer Frage. Quin gibt sich alle Mühe, Olivia zu vergessen, aber sein Herz sagt etwas anderes ...
Theodora Saxby is the last woman anyone expects the gorgeous James Ryburn, heir to the Duchy of Ashbrook, to marry. But after a romantic proposal before the prince himself, even practical Theo finds herself convinced of her soon-to-be duke's passion. Still, the tabloids give the marriage six months. Theo would have given it a lifetime . . . until she discovers that James desires not her heart, and certainly not her countenance, but her dowry. Society was shocked by their wedding, but it's scandalized by their separation. James heads to sea where he becomes a notorious pirate, and Theo builds their estate into a flourishing concern. Back from the seas, a scandalous tattoo of a poppy under one eye, James now faces the battle of his lifetime: convincing Theo that he loved the duckling who blossomed into the swan. Theo will quickly find that for a man with the soul of a pirate, all's fair in love - or war.
Once upon a Tower
- 404 pages
- 15 hours of reading
Once upon a time… A duke fell in love Gowan Stoughton of Craigievar, Duke of Kinross, values order and self-control above all else. So when he meets a lady as serene as she is beautiful, he promptly asks for her hand in marriage. With a lady Edie—whose passionate temperament is the opposite of serene—had such a high fever at her own debut ball that she didn’t notice anyone, not even the notoriously elusive Duke of Kinross. When her father accepts his offer… she panics. And when their marriage night isn’t all it could be, she pretends. In a tower. But Edie’s inability to hide her feelings makes pretending impossible, and when their marriage implodes, she retreats to a tower—locking Gowan out. Now Gowan faces his greatest challenge. Neither commands nor reason work with his spirited young bride. How can he convince her to give him the keys to the tower… When she already has the keys to his heart?