Royalty

This is a story of friendship that defies all odds and survives and flourishes regardless of the impediments that arise. The friendship is born out of an almost tragedy and extreme bravery by one Elizabeth Bennet. In saving the lives of those in peril, she thwarts the designs of one of the villains of this tale and makes an enemy of the person. As in canon, our Anne is sickly. In this variation, it is because she had suffered a bad case of childhood scarlet fever. For the purposes of this story, the disease has seriously weakened her cardiovascular system.

Lady Hannah Aldridge believes her life is about to turn around for the better the day her parents announced her betrothal to the saintly viscount. But her first meeting with Logan reveals the man she admires from afar might not be the hero he's portrayed to be. Secrets of murder and stolen children whisper to her from dark corners. Lord Thomas Bryant, Earl of Pembroke, has spent the last two years searching for his missing son. He finds Lady Hannah instead and holds her for ransom in a desperate attempt to draw out Lord Edgewood.

William Yorke faces a tall order: convince people he is worthy of the Dukedom of Rockwood that has unexpectedly fallen to him. Returning from London to his enormous estate, he breaks his journey at an inn and finds himself witness to a drunkard selling his wife to the highest bidder. William outbids the coarse competition and offers the woman a position as housemaid at his estate, uncomfortably aware that his impulsive chivalry will lead to talk—something he abhors.

Le mariage ? Il ne voulait plus en entendre parler. Jusqu’à ce qu’elle débarque dans sa vie. Pour échapper à la pression exercée par sa mère, qui exige qu’il se marie dans les plus brefs délais, Adrien, prince de Bellugia, se réfugie au cœur des Alpes dans le plus grand secret. Après avoir tout perdu dans l’incendie qui a ravagé sa maison et son local professionnel, Sophie est contrainte d’accepter un poste de chef privé dans un chalet de luxe.

Depuis son retour de l'armée, le prince Damian enchaîne les scandales en tout genre. Qu'importe la volonté de sa famille, impossible de le faire rentrer dans le rang. Il fait régulièrement la une des tabloïds, jetant le discrédit sur la couronne. Alors quand le roi décède et que le prince héritier est appelé à monter sur le trône, c'est toute la monarchie qui est ébranlée. La seule manière de sauver les apparences ? Un mariage, avec celle que sa mère lui a choisie : Ophélia St John, une future épouse obéissante et malléable. En somme, parfaite pour le rôle.