Jack Lester had every reason to hide the news of his recently acquired fortune: he wanted an attractive capable bride who would accept him for himself not for his newfound riches. An impossible task given the debutantes he had seen over the past few seasons! Yet it was essential that he make his choice before the society matrons discovered the Lester family were no longer as poor as church mice. He had to convince Sophie the woman of his dreams to marry him as poor Jack Lester. For if he told her the truth how could he be certain of her motives? ...

Including a BRAND NEW exclusive sequel short story to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a 3 million copy bestseller this new edition of Lady of Hay brings Barbara Erskine's eerie atmospheric & utterly compelling story to a new generation. In London high-flying journalist Jo Clifford is planning to debunk past-life regression in a hard-hitting magazine piece. But her scepticism is shaken when she undergoes hypnosis & finds herself reliving the experiences of Matilda Lady of Hay a noblewoman during the reign of King John. As she learns of Matilda's unhappy marriage her love for the handsome Richard de Clare & the brutal threats of death at the hands of King John it becomes clear that Jo's past & present are hopelessly entwined & that eight hundred years on a story of secret passion & unspeakable treachery is about to begin again... Celebrating the 25th anniversary of a much-loved bestseller this new edition of Lady of Hay brings Barbara Erskine's eerie atmospheric & utterly compelling story to a new generation. ...

Impatient to find his bride-to-be yet appalled by the damsels of the ton Charles St Austell seeks refuge in his castle
- & discovers
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Independent & spirited Miss Annis Wychwood gives little thought to finding herself a suitable husband thus dashing the dreams of many hopeful suitors. When she becomes embroiled in the affairs of the runaway heiress Lucilla though she encounters the beautiful fugitive's guardian
- as rakish & uncivil a rogue she has ever met. Although chafing a bit at the restrictions of Regency society in Bath Annis does have to admit that Oliver Carleton at least is never boring. Showing all the skills that won her a devoted worldwide readership Georgette Heyer's Lady of Quality is a dashing romance by the undisputed queen of the romantic novel.
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The award winning artist Charles Keeping breathes new life into Tennysons romantic poem. Keepings evocative pictures tell the story of the lovely maiden imbowered on her silent isle grieving with love for bold Sir Lanceleot. The paperback is now reissued with a new cover. This book is intended for age 7+ ...

During the last decade the osprey has risen phoenix-like from the ashes
- once extinct in Britain now returned as a powerful symbol
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Jacquetta daughter of the Count of Luxembourg & kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe was married to the great Englishman John Duke of Bedford uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her house-hold for love & then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjous close friend & a Lancaster supporter
- until the day that her daughter Elizabeth Woodville fell in love & married the rival king Edward IV. Of all the little-known but important women of the period her dramatic story is the most neglected. With her links to Melusina & to the founder of the house of Luxembourg together with her reputation for making magic she is the most haunting of heroines.
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Jacquetta daughter of the Count of Luxembourg & kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe was married to the great Englishman John Duke of Bedford uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her house-hold for love & then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjous close friend & a Lancaster supporter
- until the day that her daughter Elizabeth Woodville fell in love & married the rival king Edward IV. Of all the little-known but important women of the period her dramatic story is the most neglected. With her links to Melusina & to the founder of the house of Luxembourg together with her reputation for making magic she is the most haunting of heroines.
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Jacquetta daughter of the Count of Luxembourg & kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe was married to the great Englishman John Duke of Bedford uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her house-hold for love & then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjou's close friend & a Lancaster supporter
- until the day that her daughter Elizabeth Woodville fell in love & married the rival king Edward IV. Of all the little-known but important women of the period her dramatic story is the most neglected. With her links to Melusina & to the founder of the house of Luxembourg together with her reputation for making magic she is the most haunting of heroines.
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Jacquetta daughter of the Count of Luxembourg & kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe was married to the great Englishman John Duke of Bedford uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her house-hold for love & then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjou's close friend & a Lancaster supporter
- until the day that her daughter Elizabeth Woodville fell in love & married the rival king Edward IV. Of all the little-known but important women of the period her dramatic story is the most neglected. With her links to Melusina & to the founder of the house of Luxembourg together with her reputation for making magic she is the most haunting of heroines.
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