mobi |eng | 2018-05-19 | Author:Catherine Bilson

Oblivious to the fate being determined for him, at that very moment George Wickham was whistling tunefully to himself as he rode along a quiet country lane. He had indeed ...

epub |eng | 2024-01-17 | Author:Howes, Pam

‘She’s still not picking up,’ Roy said, flinging his phone onto the kitchen table. ‘I can’t send her that sort of news in a text, can I?’ ‘No,’ Sammy agreed. ...

epub |eng | 2024-01-17 | Author:Howes, Pam

Back in his room, Daniel dialled a number: ‘Hi, baby, sorry to wake you, but I won’t get another chance to call you until tonight. No, she’s staying in England ...

epub |eng | 2020-11-03 | Author:Tory, David

Journal entry—26 April to 15 June 1615 I am in Damariscove, due to ship back to England on a fishing boat tomorrow. But I must start at the beginning. After ...

epub |eng | 2023-05-10 | Author:Adell, Jane

The following morning, the Bennet sisters and their mother set out for Meryton, their spirits buoyed by the prospect of acquiring the ribbons and embellishments for their gowns. "So, dear ...

epub |eng | 2023-11-29 | Author:Newton, Lyr & Johansson, Annette

Chapter 7 As Mr Bennet had anticipated, the good weather lasted till the next day. Elizabeth counted another restless night, unlike Jane, who seemed to shine more from one day ...

epub |eng | 2023-10-31 | Author:Deb Stratas [Stratas, Deb]

mobi |eng | 2020-11-09 | Author:Renata McMann

Afterward, Darcy wondered if he was marrying for love. Was his desire to have a wife useful to his character as self-serving as Bingley’s idea of what a wife would ...

epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Kathy L Wheeler [Wheeler, Kathy L]

Ten L orelei made it to her bedchamber before the dam of tears broke. She didn’t manage to keep the door from slamming. Why was Aunt Isobel in such a ...

epub |eng | 2024-03-26 | Author:Leah Conolly [Conolly, Leah]

The amber-coloured liquid swirled about the fine crystal glass as Tom poured himself another brandy. It was an exceptionally good bottle, sweet and with a hint of oaky-spice. He had ...

epub |eng | 2024-03-04 | Author:Sidney Wainwright [Wainwright, Sidney]

Beneath the Hallowed Halls The battered copy of Malleus Maleficarum was in the bookcase by the fire. Someone had recently disturbed it from the surrounding dusty volumes. That was the ...

epub |eng | 2024-02-05 | Author:Michelle Ray [Ray, Michelle]

CHAPTER 19 The next afternoon, Aunt and Uncle Philips arrived with their predictable noise and fanfare. They had many trunks and servants, and their voices were loud as they directed ...

epub |eng | 2024-02-14 | Author:Anna Spencer [Spencer, Anna]

Chapter Four “Elizabeth, I received a letter from my steward. He spoke with Maggie and she offered to be your maid in Derbyshire but she has no wish to travel,” ...

epub |eng | 2021-08-29 | Author:Lyr Newton [Newton, Lyr]

Chapter 8 Elizabeth dressed for the assembly without much enthusiasm, trying to force herself to enjoy the prospect of the ball as much as she used to in the past. ...

mobi |eng | 2023-12-04 | Author:Beatrice Langford [Langford, Beatrice]

∞∞∞ In the early hours of the morning, Mr Collins sat up at his writing desk in the small study. He had one candle burning. Though its light was small, ...