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Elizabeth Boyle

    11. listopad 1961

    Alena Mornštajnová is a contemporary Czech writer known for her compelling narratives that often explore the complexities of family relationships and the impact of historical events on individual lives. Her prose is characterized by its emotional depth and lyrical quality, drawing readers into vividly realized worlds. Mornštajnová masterfully weaves together personal stories with broader societal themes, creating resonant and thought-provoking literature.

    Elizabeth Boyle
    Once Tempted
    Something About Emmaline
    Tempted By the Night
    Fierce Appetites
    Kouzlo noci
    Nevinný polibek
    • Nevinný polibek

      • 269 stránek
      • 10 hodin čtení
      4,1(53)Ohodnotit

      Anglie, 1810 Mirandě se zhroutil celý svět, když ji zhýralý lord Tremont připravil o dobrou pověst. Ztratila snoubence, sny i budoucnost. Dívka opustila Londýn a žije v ústraní jako učitelka v ústavu pro mladé dámy. Snaží se zapomenout na svůj nešťastný osud. Jaké je její překvapení, když se jednoho dne prostopášný šlechtic objeví v její škole. Miranda opět skončí v jeho náručí a tím v sobě probudí touhu, kterou tolik let potlačovala…

      Nevinný polibek
    • Anglie a moře, 1799-1800. Milostná historická romance o půvabné a svéhlavé dívce, která se ubrání nerovnému sňatku a po řadě dobrodružných příhod nachází své štěstí. Po smrti pěstounky je Georgiana i se svou sestrou vydána napospas strýci, který ji nutí provdat se za zhýralého starce. Dívka se v panice vydává na knížecí ples, kde chce mermomocí ztratit panenství, což se jí nakonec podaří s lordem Danversem, jejím utajeným poručníkem. Po bouřlivé noci se milenci sice rozcházejí, plamen lásky však hoří dál a po řadě nebezpečných událostí a útěku do Itálie přece jen dojde ke sňatku, tentokrát již žádoucímu. Děj milostného románu autorka zařadila do doby napoleonských válek v 18. století a zapletla do něj letmo i lady Hamiltonovou a lorda Nelsona.

      Kouzlo noci
    • Every day a beloved father dies. Every day a lover departs. Every day a woman turns forty.All three happening together brings a moment of reckoning.Medieval historian Elizabeth Boyle made sense of these events the best way she knew how - by immersing herself in the literature that has been her first love and life's work for over two decades.Fierce Appetites is the exhilarating and deeply humane result. Not only does Elizabeth Boyle write dazzling accounts of ancient stories, familiar and obscure, from Ireland and further afield, but she uses her historical learning to grapple with the raw and urgent questions she faces, questions that have bedevilled people in every age. She writes on grief, addiction, family breakdown, the complexities of motherhood, love and sex, memory, class, education, travel (and staying put) with unflinching honesty, deep compassion and occasional dark humour. Fierce Appetites is captivating and original - as an insight into the mind and heart of a groundbreaking scholar, and as a wise and reassuring account of what it is to be human.

      Fierce Appetites
    • Tempted By the Night

      • 376 stránek
      • 14 hodin čtení
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      A Secret Admirer . . . They say he's a shameless rake who cares for nothing but pleasure, a rogue who spends his nights in London's lustiest locales, gambling and carousing until dawn. If only she knew what he really did under cover of the night . . . A Clandestine Encounter . . . Rockhurst can only wonder how he can trust her . . .

      Tempted By the Night
    • Alexander Denford, Baron Sedgwick, is a gentleman to be envied. He lives a rakish life of well-celebrated ease and contentment and has one person to thank for his perfectly ordered existence—his dearest wife, Emmaline. She never complains about his mistresses or his penchant for late nights out. His friends are envious, but they don't know the truth—Emmaline doesn't exist. But when he starts receiving bills from London for clothes, shoes, hats and a staggering amount of other female accoutrements, he realises something is decidedly amiss.Posing as Emmaline isn't a stretch for the newly arrived Lady Sedgwick, she's been conning gentry for years. But as the popular baron's wife, she now has the one thing that has eluded her—entree into London's inner circles. Against Alexander's better judgment, Emmaline is impossibly fixed in his life. And suddenly Emmaline is challenging him to be the husband she deserves.

      Something About Emmaline
    • Once Tempted

      • 384 stránek
      • 14 hodin čtení
      3,8(634)Ohodnotit

      Innocence Lost A notorious rake, the Marquis of Bradstone stole young Olivia Sutton's heart...and then ruined her life. For seven years she has been forced to hide her past behind a false identity. And now the dashing scoundrel has returned a different man: more handsome, more serious, more desirable...and far more dangerous thanthe cad who brought scandal and shame into Olivia's world. Rapture Found Major Robert Danvers is living a lie—but for a noble cause. Masquerading as his cousin, the late marquis, Robert's secret mission for the crown has led him straight to the beautiful, scheming seductress he believes was responsible for his brother's death. But there is a gentle innocence about this Olivia that belies her murderous reputation—and a passionate sensuality that makes him yearn to hold her forever in his arms. His loyalty to his mission tells him that surrender would be the worst sort of betrayal—yet once tempted, how can a man resist, when his heart tells him here is his one true love?

      Once Tempted
    • His Mistress by Morning

      • 384 stránek
      • 14 hodin čtení
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      Oh, how I wish . . .When a promised inheritance turns out to be a fraud, shy spinster Charlotte Wilmont makes an impetuous wish that despite her lack of charm and fortune, she could capture the heart of the one man whom she's forever adored—Sebastian, Viscount Trent.Be careful what you wish for . . .With that utterance, Charlotte awakens shocked to find herself entwined with her beloved Sebastian. But the respectable man she knew is now a most rakish devil and she is . . . well, by some inexplicable magic, London's most infamous mistress.Even passion comes at a price . . .Being the scandalous Lottie Townsend affords Charlotte unimaginable freedom—passionate nights with Sebastian, endless days of shopping, and adoring fans. But all too soon, Charlotte finds that being one man's mistress isn't the same as being his wife. Yet if she returns to her old, respectable life, can Charlotte trust there will be enough magic left to recapture Sebastian's heart . . . and reawaken his rakish desires?

      His Mistress by Morning
    • Lucy Ellyson, the improper daughter of an infamous spy, saves the life of the Earl of Clifton. He intends to make her his countess after the war ends, but when he finally is able to return to her, he finds that she′s vanished.Meanwhile, Lucy is living a new life in the heart of Mayfair. But she′s as scandalous as ever, and when Clifton finally happens upon her, she′s landed in the sort of trouble that only a hasty marriage can solve. He′s more than willing to step in, but their future is all too quickly threatened by secrets from the past.

      How I Met My Countess
    • Cantonese Basic Course

      • 416 stránek
      • 15 hodin čtení

      Language course covering conversation practice, pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary

      Cantonese Basic Course
    • Exploring the interplay between history and theology, this work delves into how medieval Irish scholars interpreted historical events through a salvific lens. It examines the integration of Christian beliefs with local historical narratives, highlighting the unique perspectives of Irish monastic communities. The book also addresses the significance of these interpretations in shaping cultural identity and understanding of the past, revealing the complex relationship between faith, history, and salvation in medieval Ireland.

      History and Salvation in Medieval Ireland