A Heart-Song of To-Day Ongoing

Romance Victorian RomanceHigh SocietyLove Triangle

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AuthorAnnie G. Savigny

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In the dazzling, treacherous drawing rooms of high society, wealth and charm collide with dangerous passions. The captivating and affluent widow Kate Tompkins is determined to conquer the heart of Captain Trevalyon, a dashing soldier whose thoughts linger on another woman. When Kate brazenly offers Trevalyon her hand and fortune—despite an earnest offer of marriage from his noble friend Colonel Haughton—their midnight encounter is violently disrupted. Lurking in the shadows is Major George Delrose, a reckless former lover armed with fierce jealousy and scandalous secrets about Kate’s humble origins. As Delrose threatens blackmail and refuses to let her go, a tangled web of pride, ambition, and unrequited longing tightens around them. Filled with sharp dialogue and simmering emotional intrigue, this dramatic romance explores the perilous cost of love when desire clashes with societal expectations and buried secrets.

Contents · 40 chapters

The Passionate Friends
The Passionate Friends
In a candid, introspective confession penned for his growing son, Stephen Stratton looks back upon the defining emotional tempest of his life: his consuming love for the spirited Lady Mary Christian. Since their shared youth, Stephen and Mary possess a rare, magnetic connection. Yet Mary, fiercely protective of her personal autonomy and unwilling to accept the confines of conventional domesticity, chooses wealth and influence with a cold, powerful financier. Refusing to surrender their spiritual bond, the two lovers seek to maintain an enduring intimacy outside traditional matrimony. However, their rebellious arrangement soon collides with the suffocating jealousy of high society and their own uncontrollable passions. As hidden longings reignite, Stephen faces a tortuous conflict between honor, desire, and social ostracism. Wells delivers a poignant, psychologically acute exploration of romantic devotion, possessiveness, and the fragile boundaries of human friendship.
Carmen
Carmen
While traveling through the rugged landscape of Andalusia, a French scholar encounters Don José, an outlaw on the run. José soon confesses the haunting story of his ruin: once an honorable soldier stationed in Seville, his life is upended when he falls under the spell of Carmen, an alluring and fiercely independent Romani woman. Captivated by her rebellious spirit and magnetic charm, José abandons duty and honor, spiraling into a perilous underworld of smugglers, outlaws, and dangerous rivalries. As Carmen refuses to surrender her absolute freedom to his possessive desires, an intoxicating yet deadly game of obsession unfolds across sun-drenched Spain. Mérimée crafts a vivid, unforgettable portrait of tragic romance, untamed passion, and the destructive power of love. Translated by Mary, Lady Loyd.
Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast
Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast
Boyd Mayo, a capable and proud young New England sea captain, takes command of a luxury yacht belonging to Julius Marston, a ruthless Wall Street financier. Bound by duty and strict maritime honor, Mayo struggles to resist his mounting passion for Marston’s spirited and provocative daughter, Alma. But on a moonlit summer night, an impulsive kiss shatters his professional reserve and upends his world. As the sharp divide of social class and financial power threatens to tear them apart, Mayo finds himself navigating perilous waters far beyond the open ocean. Caught between raw desire, treacherous coastal schemes, and high-society intrigue, the steadfast captain must fight for his dignity, his livelihood, and the heart of the woman he loves. Sweeping across the rugged Atlantic coast, this maritime romance blends stormy sea adventures with the turbulent clashes of class, ambition, and unyielding devotion.
The Torrents of Spring
The Torrents of Spring
Weary and disillusioned in middle age, Russian gentleman Dimitri Sanin is haunted by the hollow vanity of his existence until an old keepsake unlocks the radiant memories of his youth. Stranded in Frankfurt during his travels, young Sanin wanders into an Italian confectionery and is spellbound by the enchanting Gemma Roselli, who desperately begs him to save her unconscious brother. Thrust into the warmth and lively charm of the Roselli household, Sanin finds himself utterly intoxicated by Gemma's grace and spirit. What begins as an unexpected rescue quickly blossoms into an ardent, overpowering first love that threatens to overturn his carefully planned future. Saturated with poignant nostalgia and delicate elegance, Ivan Turgenev crafts a lyrical study of youthful passion, at once impulsive, intoxicating, and exquisitely tender, yet shadowed by the fickle currents of the human heart. Translated by Constance Garnett.

A Heart-Song of To-Day Ongoing

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Contents · 40 chapters

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