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Alexandra Benedict

    Alexandra Benedict è un'autrice le cui romanzi storici sono celebrati per la loro voce fresca e vibrante. Il suo lavoro approfondisce il passato, creando narrazioni entusiasmanti piene di passione e suspense. Benedict fonde magistralmente il dettaglio storico con una narrazione avvincente, ottenendo il plauso della critica e l'ammirazione dei lettori.

    Alexandra Benedict
    Too Dangerous to Desire
    A Forbidden Love
    The Notorious Scoundrel
    Too Scandalous to Wed
    Quattro delitti prima di mezzanotte
    A cena con l'assassino
    • Too Scandalous to Wed

      • 384pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura

      Unwilling to taint any woman with the terrible secret hidden in his heart, Sebastian, Viscount Ravenswood, has sworn never to marry. Luckily, whimsical Henrietta Ashby was never much of a temptation for the devilishly handsome rogue—until now. Suddenly, Henrietta has learned to seduce him with a bewitching charm . . . and clandestine midnight kisses. Henrietta would go to any lengths to catch the eye of the man she's long loved from afar—even seeking the help of the most notorious courtesan in England! But as Sebastian's secret follows them from the ballroom to the boudoir, and his diabolical enemy plots revenge, will Henrietta risk her life to offer him a passionate redemption . . . or will he prove to be too scandalous to wed?

      Too Scandalous to Wed
    • The Notorious Scoundrel

      • 384pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura

      Like an irresistible siren, the veiled dancer with the bewitching green eyes lures dukes and earls down into London's underworld to see her dance--and succumb to her spell. Some say she's a princess, but only one man knows her darkest secret.She is Amy Peel, an orphan from the city's rookeries, and she believes the bold rogue who unmasks her to be nothing but a scoundrel --- albeit a dangerously handsome one. He may have rescued her from an attempted kidnapping, but she will not give in to his sensual seduction or to the wicked desire she begins to feel ...He is Edmund Hawkins, swashbuckling pirate turned reluctant gentleman, and he will not let the lovely Amy slip through his grasp, especially when he learns she's in greater peril than she could possibly know. He will do everything in his power to protect her --- for this notorious scoundrel has truly, unbelievably, lost his heart ...

      The Notorious Scoundrel
    • A Forbidden Love

      • 375pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura

      THE MOST SCANDALOUS MAN IN ENGLAND ...Sinfully decadent Anthony Kennington, Viscount Hastings, lives for pleasure --- and he rues the day when he must wed and produce an heir. But he is not a man who runs from danger, and when he chances upon an enchanting gypsy maiden in the woods hounded by bandits, he leaps to her defense. Now, surely, there is but one place for the injured and unconscious lovely to properly recuperate: in his bed.Sabrina is shocked when she awakens in an opulent bedchamber, nursed in every way by a dashing gentleman. She knows she must leave the haven of Anthony's home at once, even though her life is still in grave danger --- though a different kind of peril awaits her in the viscount's arms. If Sabrina surrenders to this handsome rogue, she will be an outcast. Yet does she dare ignore the future that's written on his palm --- the promise of a shared lifetime of love and ecstasy?

      A Forbidden Love
    • Too Dangerous to Desire

      • 384pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura

      After losing his wife to the sea, Lord Adam Westmore retreats from society, believing he will never love again. However, his solitude is disrupted when he encounters the enchanting Evelyn Waye, who is in peril, challenging his resolve to remain alone.

      Too Dangerous to Desire
    • Sophia Dawsonová byla vždy neohrožená žena, jak se ostatně na dceru bohatého bandity sluší. Před lety se ztratila v horoucí náruči proslukého piráta, ale teď je odhodlaná zanechat svou hříšnou minulost za sebou a připravuje se vstoupit do společnosti jako nevěsta šlechtice z dobrého rodu. O jejím skandálním mládí nemá nikdo nejmenší tušení. Vše probíhá podle plánu, dokud se neobjeví její bývalý milenec - nyní vážený námořní kapitán, stále však stejně hezký a nebezpečný - a znovu v ní nerozdmýchá plamen touhy. Od okamžiku, kdy James Hawkins opět spatří Sophii, chce jen jediné - pomstu. Chce vidět, jak bezohledná kráska platí za to, že opustila jejich vášnivý vztah. Ale v lásce se snadno nevyhrává. Buď jsou dva vítězové, nebo dva zničení poražení...

      Pirát a kráska
    • Das tödliche Christmas Game

      Kriminalroman

      • 352pagine
      • 13 ore di lettura

      Ein weihnachtlich verschneites Herrenhaus und ein Spiel um Leben und Tod Zwölf Schlüssel, zwölf Rätsel und zwölf Tage, sie zu lösen: In dem prachtvollen Herrenhaus von Lilys Tante wird ein letztes Mal das traditionelle Christmas Game gespielt. Der Gewinn in diesem Jahr: das Landhaus. Doch dann wird einer von ihnen ermordet. Und plötzlich spielen sie nicht mehr nur um das Erbe, sondern um ihr Leben. Der neue Weihnachtskrimi von Alexandra Benedict: ein perfekt komponierter Locked-Room-Krimi, tödlicher als je zuvor. Heiligabend. Widerwillig macht sich Lucy auf den Weg zum abgelegenen Familiensitz in Yorkshire. Sie hatte sich geschworen, niemals dorthin zurückzukehren. Denn in diesem Haus starb unter ungeklärten Umständen ihre Mutter. Doch nun ist auch ihre geliebte Tante gestorben. Ihr letzter Wunsch: Die ganze Familie soll noch ein letztes Mal das traditionelle Christmas Game spielen. Zu gewinnen gibt es nicht nur die Besitzurkunde des Herrenhauses. Auch das Geheimnis um den Tod von Lucys Mutter soll endlich gelüftet werden. Schnell wird allerdings klar, dass alle ihre eigenen Gründe haben, das Spiel zu gewinnen – und nicht alle spielen fair. Als ein fürchterlicher Schneesturm sie von der Außenwelt abschneidet, wird das Spiel tödlich. Wird Lucy am Ende gewinnen – oder selbst zur Spielfigur eines mörderischen Plans?

      Das tödliche Christmas Game