'Is it too strong?' the Earl asked, getting to his feet. 'Let me look and see if I can find some sugar.' He turned his back on her, making a show of opening and closing doors and drawers that she knew could not possibly contain sugar, ...

Author: Marguerite Kaye

Publisher: Harlequin

ISBN: 9780369711243

Category: Fiction

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Unaware of her beauty… Until he awakens her. Prudence Carstairs knows her scars leave her with no romantic prospects—instead, she’s content revolutionizing her employer’s home with her technological marvels. Then he unexpectedly perishes and his mysterious younger brother, dashing Dominic Thorburn, reluctantly takes over. In the new earl, Prudence finally finds someone who meets her gaze without flinching. Might he see the beautiful, intelligent woman beyond her scars? From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past. Revelations of the Carstairs Sisters Book 1: The Earl Who Sees Her Beauty

'Ah, well, there I have the better of you, for I could see what she was from the minute I met her in this very room.' 'She was here? ... Still, with her charm and intelligence, and—yes —her beauty, she will still be sought after.

Author: Catherine Tinley

Publisher: Harlequin

ISBN: 9781488021220

Category: Fiction

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A wallflower's time to shine… The Earl of Shalford needs to marry into money to save his estate. Wealthy and beautiful Henrietta Buxted should be the perfect candidate. So why does his eye keep wandering to her quiet cousin, Charlotte Wyncroft? Charlotte watches Henrietta's games of courtship with wry amusement. That is, until a stolen dance reveals a hidden side to the earl. Penniless Charlotte knows she's far from a suitable match, yet, in Adam's arms, she can dream of the happily-ever-after she's always wanted!

She listened a moment longer , then the earl saw her pass to where a superb full - length portrait of her fair self was ... the taper in her hand high above her head , displaying as she did so the statuesque beauty of her rounded arm .

Author: Frank Leslie

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ISBN: UCD:31175008025838

Category: American periodicals

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“I saw your wife in town,” she told him, a glint in her eye. “She is quite beautiful. No doubt she attracts a bit of attention?” Daniel wouldn't acknowledge the woman's hateful words despite their unnerving accuracy. “I would keep her ...

Author: JoMarie DeGioia

Publisher: Bailey Park Publishing

ISBN: 9781944181154

Category: Fiction

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A gentleman whose heart cannot be touched A lady determined to make a love match Brashness and beauty…danger and distrust And a chance for a love that lasts forever Daniel Ashworth, the Earl of Ashworth, inherited his title when his beloved brother was killed in a duel several years ago. He’d been played false, and Daniel vows to never give a woman that kind of power over him. He glides through society, taking whatever comes his way and avoiding any emotional entanglements. Lady Mary Bridgewater is the toast of London, a diamond of the first water. Many gentlemen vie for her hand, but she is determined that only the strongest love will entice her to marry. When Daniel comes to her aid after an ill-advised visit to a public house, she’s surprised by his anger and his apparent immunity to her charms. She, however, cannot stop thinking about him. As for Daniel? He cannot explain his intense reaction to the impulsive beauty whenever he’s in her company. When his good friend asks for her hand, Daniel realizes he wants her for his own. Mary falls in love with Daniel, but he cannot rid himself of the fear that she will prove as duplicitous as his late brother’s love. Danger stalks him, however. And only Mary’s love can save him. Can Daniel ultimately give Mary his heart? Or will he allow distrust to rob them of true happiness?

long days of confinement in her chamber, rebuilding her strength and eating her fill, had made her restless. ... I don't know why a woman as pretty as yourself wouldn't want the world to see her beauty,” the woman complimented.

Author: E. Elizabeth Watson

Publisher: Entangled: Select Historical

ISBN: 9781640631250

Category: Fiction

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Desperate for coin, Lady Mariel Crawford enters an archery contest as a boy but despite her unmatched skill she loses in a tie to the intriguing, frustrating, and very handsome Earl of Huntington. Robert of Huntington seems like any other young philanderer and Mariel, fleeing a cruel father, trusts no man. Yet Robert proves to have a softer side that threatens her resolve to remain alone and unattached. When Robert bests a young woman at a tourney, his curiosity deepens when he realizes she is the daughter of the ruthless Beast of Ayr. And when he learns that Mariel’s father conspires with the Sheriff of Nottingham Robert is compelled to protect her. Even if it means lying. Even if it means the only way he can save her is by marrying her. He’s willing to lose everything to guard the Scottish wildling who has pierced his heart. Each book in the Ladies of Scotland series is a STANDALONE story that can be enjoyed out of order. Books in the series An Earl for the Archeress The Maiden's Defender

How did . she torture $ Melville to make him prefer her beauty to his charming queen's ! ... “ That he had longed to undertake that voyage to see her majesty , who for beauty and wisdom excelled all other princes of the world l .

Author: Horace Walpole

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ISBN: UOM:39015028793282

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In his youth having heard of Elfrida , daughter to Ordgar duke of Devonshire , much commended for her beauty , he sent Earl Athelwold , whose loyalty he trusted most , to see her ; intending , if she were found such as answered report ...

Author: John Milton

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ISBN: MSU:31293008055158

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She listened a moment longer , then the earl saw her pass to where a superb full - length portrait of her fair self was ... the taper in her hand high above her head , displaying as she did so the statuesque beauty of her rounded arm .

Author: Mrs. Frank Leslie

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ISBN: HARVARD:HWRGAX

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She listened a moment longer , then the earl saw her pass to where a superb full - length portrait of her fair ... raising the taper in her hand high above her head , displaying as she did so the statuesque beauty of her rounded arm ...

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ISBN: UOM:39015039718161

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The dame must have indeed most powerful charms , For a young , trim gallant like thee , Tressilian , To be so downcast ' cause thou canst not have her ! We'll ourself see her , and judge of her beauty ! My lord of Leicester , we have ...

Author: Samuel Heath

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ISBN: OXFORD:590473597

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