NOVEDADES

Sophie Beckett never dreamed she’d be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton’s famed masquerade ball—or that she would be spinning in the arms of her “Prince Charming”—the debonair and devastatingly handsome Benedict Bridgerton. But when the clock strikes midnight, Sophie’s enchanting evening ends. Since that night Benedict has been able to think of nothing but the bewitching young woman, and he’s sworn to find and wed his mystery miss. Yet will another unexpectedly steal his heart—and his chance for a fairy tale love?

In the ballrooms and drawing rooms of Regency London, rules abound. From their earliest days, children of aristocrats learn how to address an earl and curtsey before a prince—while other dictates of the ton are unspoken yet universally understood. A proper duke should be imperious and aloof. A young, marriageable lady should be amiable…but not too amiable. Daphne Bridgerton has always failed at the latter. The fourth of eight siblings in her close-knit family, she has formed friendships with the most eligible young men in London. Everyone likes Daphne for her kindness and wit. But no one truly desires her. She is simply too deuced honestfor that, too unwilling to play the romantic games that captivate gentlemen. Amiability is not a characteristic shared by Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings. Recently returned to England from abroad, he intends to shun both marriage and society—just as his callous father shunned Simon throughout his painful childhood. Yet an encounter with his best friend’s sister offers another option. If Daphne agrees to a fake courtship, Simon can deter the mamas who parade their daughters before him. Daphne, meanwhile, will see her prospects and her reputation soar. The plan works like a charm—at first. But amid the glittering, gossipy, cut-throat world of London’s elite, there is only one certainty: love ignores every rule... This novel includes the second epilogue, a peek at the story after the story.

Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend’s brother for ... well, it feels like forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks she knows everything about him, until she stumbles across his deepest secret . . . and fears she doesn’t know him at all. Colin Bridgerton is tired of being thought of as nothing but an empty-headed charmer, tired of the notorious gossip columnist Lady Whistledown, who can’t seem to publish an edition without mentioning him. But when Colin returns to London from a trip abroad, he discovers nothing in his life is quite the same—especially Penelope Featherington. The girl who was always simply there is suddenly the girl haunting his dreams. When he discovers that Penelope has secrets of her own, this elusive bachelor must decide . . . is she his biggest threat— or his promise of a happy ending?

De la autora de «Vera», «Expiación» y «Todos los perros de mi vida». «El amor no es decente. El amor es glorioso y desvergonzado». Una viuda y un joven se conocen en el Londres de principios del siglo XX al coincidir varias veces en la misma obra de teatro. De función en función empiezan a intercambiar alguna mirada furtiva, alguna sonrisa distraída, algún tímido saludo… hasta que se hace evidente que Christopher se ha enamorado de Catherine con el ardor apasionado de la juventud. Ella, más de veinte años mayor que él, siente por primera vez en su vida la intensa sacudida del amor, pero teme la condena de la sociedad, los desaprobatorios ceños fruncidos y las acusaciones de indecencia a los que sabe que se tendrán que enfrentar. Publicada en 1925, Elizabeth von Arnim se inspiró en su propia experiencia para escribir «Amor», una de sus novelas más admiradas. Cien años después, esta historia que, con la característica sutileza e ironía de su autora, retrata la hipocresía de la sociedad y el obstáculo de la diferencia de edad en una relación sentimental, es de una vigencia asombrosa. «Tiene un increíble sentido de la comedia y la visión, aunque continuamente frustrada, de una felicidad potencial». Penelope Mortimer

Chrysantha Stathos escondió su inteligencia y ambición detrás de su belleza; nada la iba a apartar del título de duquesa que ansiaba. Ahora solo tiene que esperar a que muera su desagradable y anciano esposo para disfrutar de la libertad, el dinero y la seguridad que siempre quiso. Cuando llega el momento, un hombre que afirma ser su nieto aparece y arruina todos sus planes. No importa lo atractivo que sea ni sus extraños poderes: Eryx Demos debe morir.