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Nicola Cornick

    15 agosto 1965

    Questa autrice bestseller internazionale scrive gialli storici ambientati in due epoche, alimentati dalla sua profonda passione per la genealogia e la storia locale. Il suo background accademico in storia informa il suo lavoro, conferendogli una qualità autentica e ricca di dettagli. Intreccia magistralmente misteri avvincenti con evocative rappresentazioni di epoche diverse, dando vita al passato per i lettori.

    Nicola Cornick
    The Last Rake In London
    The Chaperon Bride
    Claimed by the Laird
    The Blanchland Secret
    Scandali a Londra
    Peccati di una gentildonna
    • The Blanchland Secret

      • 282pagine
      • 10 ore di lettura

      Prim and proper Sarah Sheridan sought to live a respectable life as her cousin's companion, trying to put her family's past behind her. But everything changed with a letter insisting on her return to Blanchland. For her childhood home was now host to the most depraved parties in England...! Guy, Viscount Renshaw, was a well-known rake, but even he would not willingly set foot in Blanchland. And though the appealing Miss Sheridan appeared respectable, her upcoming trip to Blanchland revealed a woman of mystery, and only made him more determined to uncover all of Sarah's secrets.

      The Blanchland Secret
      5,0
    • Claimed by the Laird

      • 360pagine
      • 13 ore di lettura

      He will expose her as the criminal he seeks, or seduce her as the woman he desires... An old maid-that's all Lady Christina McMorlan, daughter to the Duke of Forres, is to society now that she's past thirty. She hosts her father's parties and cares for her siblings, knowing she'll never have her own home and family.

      Claimed by the Laird
      4,2
    • The Chaperon Bride

      • 298pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      Always The Chaperon And Never The Bride... At least, that's the way it was for Lady Annis Wyncherley. If this young widow was to remain as chaperon to society's misses, there could be no hint of scandal attached to her name. Rakes and romance were strictly off-limits, most especially a rogue like the handsome Lord Adam Ashwick!But that proved nearly impossible when Adam made his daughter's chaperon the subject of his relentless seduction. Adam knew any attention from him could destroy Lady Wyncherley's fine reputation. But he was powerless to control the strong desires she aroused in him. And all too soon this reformed rogue was hell-bent on convincing a very stubborn Annis to become his chaperon bride....

      The Chaperon Bride
      3,7
    • The Last Rake In London

      • 336pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      Under a blaze of chandeliers, in London's most fashionable club, Jack Kestrel is waiting. He hasn't come to enjoy the rich at play, he's there to uphold his family name. But first he has to get past the ice-cool owner: the beautiful Sally Bowes. And Jack wants her to warm his bed...at any price!

      The Last Rake In London
      4,0
    • Regency Christmas Vows

      • 608pagine
      • 22 ore di lettura

      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… ?

      Regency Christmas Vows
      3,6
    • Wayward Widow

      • 299pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      Lady Juliana Myfleet's reputation is nearly in tatters. One thing only will save her from ruin - marriage - but Juliana has vowed never to marry again Martin Davencourt knows there's more to Juliana than gossip and scandal. His rising political career is delicately poised, so he'd be reckless to consider any close association with her. Still, he's enchanted - and willing to risk all...

      Wayward Widow
      3,5
    • The Winter Garden

      • 384pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura

      'An enchanting timeslip novel that kept me spellbound' CHRISTINA COURTENAY 'Fascinating and captivating' SARAH MORGAN 'Glorious... I adored it' KATHLEEN MCGURL 'This atmospheric novel is such an absorbing read' MY WEEKLY

      The Winter Garden
      4,0
    • The Notorious Lord

      • 255pagine
      • 9 ore di lettura

      The sight of Cory, Lord Newlyn, rising naked from the Midwinter river, is enough to send ripples of shock through Rachel Odell's carefully ordered life.He has always been a friend, although now she's aware of him as a man-an exceedingly handsome man. But she can't possibly entertain romantic ideas about this adventure seeker...and rogue.

      The Notorious Lord
      3,9