Anne Herries Livres

L'esclave du harem. Istanbul, 1530. Traqués par les espions de la reine Mary Stuart, Eleanor et les siens fuient l'Angleterre pour se réfugier à Chypre, mais leur caravelle est abordée par des pirates ottomans qui les font prisonniers. Séparée des siens, Eleanor, désespérée, est vendue sur le marché aux esclaves d'Istanbul et se retrouve enrôlée dans le harem de Soliman Rakhar, le fils préféré et omnipotent du calife... Escapade en Ecosse. Angleterre et Ecosse, 1815. En découvrant que sa meilleure amie Valérie est amoureuse de Martin Costain, un vulgaire coureur de dot, lady Elizabeth est consternée. Comment lui ouvrir les yeux avant qu'il soit trop tard ? Très vite, une idée lui vient : elle badinera elle-même avec Costain et lui tendra des pièges pour que Valérie le découvre enfin sous son vrai jour. Mais la ruse fonctionne très au-delà de ses espérances...

The first in a new mystery series set in the 1920s - Sarah and Larch join together to discover the killer of harmless old Miss Bates. Then a gypsy girl is strangled in the woods: are the two murders connected? There are several suspects, and further attacks reveal some unsavoury goings-on and unveil further potential murderers. Ex-Scotland Yard detective Ben Marshall investigates, but Sarah continues her own research into an old scandal which finally leads to the truth. Or does it?

CHARLOTTE STEVENS HAS ONE SEASON TO FIND A HUSBANDHer father's fortune squandered, it's up to Charlotte to secure a match and save her family from ruin. But nobody could be more surprised than her when Captain Viscount Delsey - whose reputation for breaking hearts is only exceeded by his wealth - proposes marriage.

Amanda Hamilton's fortune means she's not short of marriage offers - despite her unfashionable figure! But there's only one man she wants for her husband: the dashing Lieutenant Peter Phipps, who is in dire financial straits. Amanda knows Phipps doesn't love her, but when he proposes she accepts - unable to resist the chance to live her dreams. Their burgeoning relationship surprises everyone - especially Phipps, who discovers that his sweet, sensible fiancee is also brave and passionate. Suddenly the role of dutiful husband looks a lot more attractive!

Darling of London society Miss Amelia Royston is beginning to give up hope that her feet will ever be swept off the ground… Then the charismatic Earl of Ravenshead returns and his disturbing presence tips Amelia’s world upside down! He finally declares his intention to marry her – but does he only want a convenient bride… ?

STOLEN FROM THE CALIPH Thrown into a frightening and unfamiliar world after her capture by corsairs, Lady Harriet Sefton-Jones thinks help has arrived in the form of dashing Lord Kasim. But it's out of the frying pan and into the fire...Kasim may once have been an English nobleman, but there is nothing noble about his intentions to purchase Harriet for his master the Caliph's pleasure. Harriet must resign herself to a life of enslavement...But Kasim has a plan of his own: he wants her for himself

As new wife to the Duke of Avonlea, shy and beautiful Lucinda has gained acceptance and protection - surely her harrowing past is finally behind her?

The mercenarys innocent bride Lord Stefan de Montfort is a true rebel with the scars to prove it. Deemed a mercenary and exiled from England, he now lives by his own rules. When he plucks Englishwoman Anne Melford from the sea, and takes her to his château in Normandy, the spirited beauty fires within Stefan a disturbing, forbidden desire. Such a lady could never marry a scoundrel like him but this dark and dangerous lord is determined to break one last rule and claim her as his bride!

Rosalyn and the Scoundrel by Anne HerriesMiss Rosalyn Eastleigh was far from being the spinterish old maid Damian Wrexham, Earl Marlowe, had been expecting. Admittedly, she was tall and capable. rather than petite and fragile, but this had appeal to a man who refused to bow to convention. Rosalyn, with her quick wit and rebellious spirit, yearned for adventure beyond the narrow confines of Society life. She was irresistibly drawn to her mysterious neighbour, knowing he could severely damage her reputation. How much was she prepared to sacrifice to find love?Lady Knightley's Secret by Anne AshleyMiss Elizabeth Beresford had become an heiress on her grandmother's death. Her sister plotted that Elizabeth would be trapped overnight with her brother-in-law, but Sir Richard became entrapped. He was willing to marry but Elizabeth was reluctant, for she loved him; and there was something she couldn't tell him.