133 Results for : rakish
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Cotillion
'One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' Joanne Harris____________________________Kitty Charing's life-changing inheritance comes with a catch. Her eccentric and childless guardian, Mr. Penicuik, is leaving Kitty all of his vast fortune - but with one condition. She must marry one of his five grand-nephews.However, Kitty's clear favourite - the rakish Jack Westruther - doesn't appear at all interested in the arrangement. To make Jack jealous, Kitty impulsively convinces his cousin, the kind-hearted and chivalrous Freddy Standen, to enter into a pretend engagement. But the more time she spends with Freddy, the more Kitty wonders whether Jack is the right choice after all... ____________________________'Fabulously witty' Stephen Fry'Georgette Heyer is second to none' Sunday Times'One of my favourites . . . a clever subversion of a romantic trope, with a typically ingenious Heyer-style heroine, a marvellously Wodehouse-ish hero. To be read in the bath, with scented candles burning' Joanne Harris- Shop: buecher
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Educating Elizabeth , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 655min
When Miss Elizabeth Waterstone encounters the enigmatic Duke of Diable Delamere in the most shocking of circumstances, she is determined to exploit his rakish expertise to the fullest extent. The duke agrees to teach her everything she needs to know but in return expects to receive her unwitting cooperation to uncover an assassination plot against the monarchy. But Elizabeth is hard to deceive, and the duke finds himself needing more than her innocent skills in his bed. Together they must use their remarkable abilities to thwart a villain, save the Prince Regent, and accidentally and inevitably fall in love. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Julie Maisey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/028811/bk_adbl_028811_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Kingsoak , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 73min, (USK 18)
Matthew's at a place in his life where he's got nowhere to go but up. Reckless, he walks into the heart of Kingsoak, the most dangerous tangle in the urban jungle - where instead of robbers, rogues, and criminals, he finds a community where the outcasts take care of their own, graffiti is a stunning art form, and a rakish street-fighter waits to transform Matthew's life from the ordinary to the legendary. But will Matthew have the courage to stay with Gale, or will he return to his familiar world at the break of day? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: J. P. Bowie. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/totl/000015/bk_totl_000015_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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A Country Gentleman , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 448min
Lord Thurlby can only ever recall previous visits of Lavinia Muir, his mother’s goddaughter, with a shudder. So it is with undisguised horror that he hears she is to come and stay again. Her arrival on the common stage, accompanied by the flirtatious Isobel Macclesfield, does nothing to allay his fears. When he learns that Lavinia has become entangled with the rakish Lord Riseholm, his reservations appear to be justified. With the passing of time, perceptions begin to change, and only with the arrival of Lord Riseholm himself can matters begin to be resolved once and for all. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gordon Griffin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/isis/002346/bk_isis_002346_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Far from the Madding Crowd, Hörbuch, Digital, 141min
Far from the Madding Crowd is perhaps the most pastoral of Hardy's Wessex novels. It tells the story of the young farmer Gabriel Oak and his love for and pursuit of the elusive Bathsheba Everdene, whose wayward nature leads her to both tragedy and true love. It tells of the dashing Sergeant Troy whose rakish philosophy of life was "...The past was yesterday; never, the day after." And lastly, of the introverted and reclusive gentleman farmer, Mr Boldwood, whose love fills him with "a fearful sense of exposure", when he first sets eyes on Bathsheba. The background of this tale is the Wessex countryside in all its moods. Language: English. Narrator: Robert Powell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/copy/000228/bk_copy_000228_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Moon Cutters , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 498min
1840: Miranda Jarvis would do anything to protect her sister - so when Lucy comes down with a fever, she thinks nothing of stealing a loaf of bread from a local landowner. After all, things can't get much worse. Miranda doesn't count on being nearly brained by the cook's rolling pin...but nor does she count on the house's owner himself. The respectable shipowner Sir James, known for his philanthropy, takes a keen interest in Miranda and her sister. But Sir James has quarrelled with his nephew, the rakish smuggler Fletcher Taunt, and - little does she know - the hatred between the two men will change Miranda's life forever.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Julie Maisey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/isis/002086/bk_isis_002086_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Lord Greyfalcon's Reward , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 490min
She knew all about his womanizing reputation, but wasn't prepared for his charm When Sylvia Jensen-Graham travels to London to inform her country neighbor, the new Earl of Greyfalcon, that his recently widowed mama needs him, she little realizes that she'll need to employ trickery just to see the Earl. But the Dowager Countess's complaints about her health and her rakish son have been driving Sylvia to distraction, so she poses as a messenger and boldly enters Greyfalcon's club. He unmasks her but soon begins minding his affairs - and Sylvia's - until Sylvia fears that she'll need rescuing from the consequences of her own good deed. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cat Gould. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/013777/bk_adbl_013777_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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A Different Kind of Cosplay , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 118min, (USK 18)
Zachary has a dilemma. His girlfriend, Reese, has a special birthday coming up soon and he has absolutely no clue what to get for her. It doesn't help that Zach does not share or really understand Reese's biggest hobby - comic books, superheroes, and everything that goes with them. Zach raids Reese's DVD collection for inspiration, and what he finds there gives him an idea...possibly the best one he's ever had. Sure, Reese has fantasized about her favorite superheroes. All those muscles and rakish smiles are to die for. She didn't think Zach would ever really understand, though. But he proves her wrong in the best way possible. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Xanthia Bloom. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/090694/bk_acx0_090694_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Lady Tara , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 374min
The slender young highwayman who held up Lord Raven's coach was shocked to discover he had made a terrible mistake. He turned and fled, but not before Lord Raven had put a bullet in his shoulder. It was then Raven's turn to be shocked. For the wounded highwayman turned out to be a beautiful young woman, the kind of woman the rakish Raven had been seeking all his life - Lady Tara. It was some time before Lady Tara could tell Raven the truth about this frightening masquerade. But when she did, she plunged them both into a dangerous mission that was to change their lives. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Virginia Ferguson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/067818/bk_acx0_067818_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Say No to the Duke: The Wildes of Lindow Castle , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 538min
One little wager will determine their fate - a daring escape or falling into temptation with a rakish lord.Lady Betsy Wilde’s first season was triumphant by any measure, and a duke has proposed - but before marriage, she longs for one last adventure.No gentleman would agree to her scandalous plan - but Lord Jeremy Roden is no gentleman. He offers a wager. If she wins a billiards game, he’ll provide the breeches.If he wins...she is his, for one wild night.But what happens when Jeremy realizes that one night will never be enough? In the most important battle of his life, he’ll have to convince Betsy to say no to the duke. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Susan Duerden. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/008479/bk_harp_008479_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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