Cenizas al viento
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Esta autora es reconocida por inventar la novela romántica histórica moderna. Su obra innovadora, publicada en 1972, cambió para siempre el género al presentar una heroína fuerte y escenas de amor apasionadas dentro de una narrativa histórica épica. A pesar del rechazo inicial de las editoriales tradicionales, la novela logró un éxito inmenso, estableciendo un nuevo precedente literario. Su estilo se caracteriza por tramas intrincadas, situaciones poco convencionales y descripciones íntimas y ardientes de relaciones que definieron una nueva era de la ficción romántica.







CERYNISE, una joven y talentosa artista, se ve abocada súbitamente a una situación de extrema necesidad. La muerte de su protectora y mecenas y la codicia del sobrino de esta la privan del bienestar que gozaba en Inglaterra. Ante la precariedad, recurre al apuesto capitán Beauregard Birmingham para que la lleve a su América natal. Tras su apariencia de intrépido aventurero y curtido marino, Beauregard esconde un corazón tierno y sensible, y de inmediato se presta a ayudar a Cerynise, ofreciéndose incluso a presentarse provisionalmente como marido de ella para no poner en peligro su reputación. Sin embargo, los lazos de camaradería entre ambos dan paso a sentimientos más profundos, y el fraternal afecto se convierte en pasión y deseo...
Días antes de su boda con el marqués Maurice de Mercier, la bella Shemaine es secuestrada y enviada a las colonias como prisionera. Shemanine logra sobrevivir al viaje, pero su gran belleza y su carácter intrépido han provocado el odio y la envidia de las personas que la rodean. Al arribar el barco a las costas de Virginia, la prisionera es comprada por Gage Thornton. El hombre es considerado un asesino por los habitantes del pueblo y sólo ha adquirido a Shemaine para que cuide a sus pequeño hijo. No sabe que tal vez su corazón pueda traicionarlo.Pronto el temor de la joven desaparecerá frente a la ternura de Gage, y ambos se enamorarán profundamente. Arrastrados por un torrente de pasiones y odios, Gage y Shemaine deberán luchar contra sus malvados enemigos para salvar su amor.
A HEART TORMENTED Erienne's father had given her hand to the richest suitor. She was now Lady Saxton, mistress of a great manor all but ruined by fire, wife to a man whose mysteriously shrouded form aroused fear and pity. Yet even as she fell in love with her adoring husband, Erienne despaired of freeing her heart from the dashingly handsome Yankee who couldn't forget her. The beautiful Erienne, once filled with young dreams of romance, was now a wife and woman...torn between the two men she loved. A GLORIOUS NEW OFFERING OF LOVE'S ENCHANTMENT From the 15-Million-Copy Bestselling Author of SHANNA and ASHES IN THE WIND
A pact is sealed in secret behind the foreboding walls of Newgate Prison. In return for a night of unparalleled pleasure, a dashing condemned criminal consents to wed a beautiful heiress, thereby rescuing her with his name from an impending and abhorred arranged union. But in the fading echoes of hollow wedding vows, a solemn promise is broken, as a sensuous free spirit takes flight to a lush Caribbean paradise, abandoning the stranger she married to face the gallows unfulfilled. But Ruark Beauchamp's destiny is now eternally intertwined with that of the tempestuous, intoxicating Shanna. He will be free . . . and he will find her. For no iron ever forged can imprison his resolute passion. And no hangman's noose will deny Ruark the ecstasy that is rightfully his.
.even as she aches to know the rapture of the conqueror's kiss.The DoveFor the first time ever, mighty Wulfgar has been vanquished - and by a bold and beautiful princess of Saxon blood.
From New York Times bestselling author Kathleen E. Woodiwiss comes one of her most iconic and beloved romances of all time… A pact is sealed in secret behind the foreboding walls of Newgate Prison. In return for one night of unparalleled pleasure, a dashing condemned criminal consents to wed a beautiful heiress, thereby rescuing her from an impending and abhorred arranged union. But in the fading echoes of hollow wedding vows, a solemn promise is broken, as a sensuous free spirit takes flight to a lush Caribbean paradise, abandoning the stranger she married to face the gallows unfulfilled. Ruark Beauchamp’s destiny is now eternally intertwined with that of the tempestuous, intoxicating Shanna. He will be free . . . and he will find her. For no iron ever forged can imprison his resolute passion. And no hangman’s noose will keep Ruark from the bride— and ecstasy—that he craves.
Maxim Proud and passionate, the Marquess of Bradbury swore vengeance on those who had stolen his title and lands. . .and branded him a traitor to the Crown. Elise Beautiful and spirited, she found herself the innocent prisoner of the marquess, her family's most hated foe. So Worthy My Love They were bitter enemies caught in a dangerous tide that swept through Elizabeth's England—And thus began a battle of wit and will between two people so perfectly matched that they could only fall in love.
Set against a backdrop of danger, a British adventurer, Colonel Tyrone Rycroft, rescues a captivating countess of royal lineage, Synnovea. His act of bravery thrusts him into a world filled with intrigue and seduction, as he grapples with his attraction to the enigmatic woman. Their connection deepens amidst the risks they face, creating a tension that intertwines romance with peril.