Anna was once the companion of the Earl of Lawton’s daughter. She grew up beside her and they received the same education…until she was suddenly relieved of her duties and introduced to her future employer—Lord Brentmore. Lord Brentmore had lost his wife and was now looking for a family tutor. He was doubtful of Anna’s usefulness but hired her regardless. A handsome but mysterious lord, a cold servant, an air of mystery… Anna’s struggle has begun!

Lord Brentmore--half Irish peasant, half English aristocrat--grew up under a cloud of scandal. Even money and a title aren't enough to stay the wagging tongues of the Ton. But he's vowed that his children will never experience the same stigma. After the death of their infamous mother they need a reputable governess. Anna Hill is too passionate, too alluring, but she fills Brentmore Hall with light and laughter again--and its master with feelings he'd forgotten.... But a lord marrying a governess would be the biggest scandal of all

“Why is there so much violence in our midst?” René Girard asks. “No question is more debated today. And none produces more disappointing answers.” In Girard’s mimetic theory it is the imitation of someone else’s desire that gives rise to conflict whenever the desired object cannot be shared. This mimetic rivalry, Girard argues, is responsible for the frequency and escalating intensity of human conflict. For Girard, human conflict comes not from the loss of reciprocity between humans but from the transition, imperceptible at first but then ever more rapid, from good to bad reciprocity. In this landmark text, Girard continues his study of violence in light of geopolitical competition, focusing on the roots and outcomes of violence across societies latent in the process of globalization. The volume concludes in a wide-ranging interview with the Sicilian cultural theorist Maria Stella Barberi, where Girard’s twenty-first century emphases on the continuity of all religions, global conflict, and the necessity of apocalyptic thinking emerge.

The second book in a deliciously sexy new series from USA Today bestselling and RITA award winning author Caroline Linden, in which an utterly shocking book – Fifty Shades of Grey for the Regency era-- has all of London talking and gives more than one young miss a mind for scandal. Sometimes It Takes a Scandal . . . Abigail Weston has everything: beauty, wit, and one of the largest dowries in England. Her parents hope she'll wed an earl. Abigail hopes for a man who wants her desperately and passionately. But the money seems to blind every man she meets—except one. Sebastian Vane has nothing. He came home from war with a shattered leg to find his father mad and his inheritance gone. He's not a fit suitor for anyone, let alone an heiress. But Abigail lights up his world like a comet, bright and beautiful and able to see him instead of his ruined reputation. And it might end happily ever after . . . To Reveal Your Heart's Desire . . . Until Benedict Lennox begins courting Abigail. Ben is everything Sebastian isn't—wealthy, charming, heir to an earl. Sebastian won't give up the only girl he's ever loved without a fight, but Abigail must choose between the penniless gentleman who moves her heart, and the suitor who is everything her parents want.

Anna was just the daughter of a staff member at the earl’s residence. Then she started working for Lord Brentmore, who was looking for a tutor for his children. But his manor, with its gloomy lord and aloof staff, was forboding. The lord slowly comes out of his shell when he sees Anna’s kindness to the children. And as he learns about the pain in Anna’s heart, forbidden feelings of love begin to take root in his own.

A Signet Regency Romance classic from Rhonda Woodward, showcasing the signature “sparkle and heart” (The Romance Reader) she brings to the genre… Available Digitally For the First Time The Duke of Westlake has always been lucky, especially with his many conquests. But when he is set upon by highwaymen, who leave him with a life-threatening wound, luck brings him something new. Bella Tichley comes across the injured Westlake and saves his life. Beautiful and innocent, Bella finds her act of kindness toward the rake has put her reputation in danger…and her untouched heart in the imminent peril of passion. “Rhonda Woodward shows a definite flair for the Regency period.”—The Romance Reader “[Rhonda Woodward has] historically accurate writing that shines.”—All About Romance Don’t miss other Signet Regency Romances by Rhonda Woodward: A Spinster’s Luck, available now, and The Wagered Heart, available October 2012.

From the author of "Scandal of the Season" comes this latest historical romance in which matchmaker and Spinster Club member Sophie Reynard faces male temptation and must decide what she truly desires. Original.