PDF Books in Romance Fiction
Captain Paul
by Alexandre DumasCaptain Paul is a novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas. A romantic romp of brave heroes, devious villains, desperate battles, and true love, this epic tale of high adventure and derring-do is highly recommended for fans of Dumas’s work, and would make for a fantastic addition to any bookshelf. “Captain Paul” is loosely based on the exploi..
Joan of Naples
by Alexandre DumasCelebrated as one of the masters of historical fiction, Alexandre Dumas, pere wrote such masterworks as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. His series Celebrated Crimes delved into eight historical capers, transgressions, and scandals. This life of Joan of Naples, the 14th century European monarch whose reign and romances were both ..
The Countess of Charny
by Alexandre DumasThe Countess de Charny is part of collection of The Marie Antoinette romances series of novels written by Alexandre Dumas. The Marie Antoinette romances comprise eight novels. The unabridged versions (normally 100 chapters or more) comprise only five books (numbers 1,3,4,7 and 8); the short versions (50 chapters or less) number eight in t..
The Sicilian Bandit
by Alexandre DumasMany of Alexandre Dumas' most beloved works are swashbuckling tales of justice and honor, such as The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo. In the short novel The Sicilian Bandit, Dumas turns the tables and recounts the exploits of a brazen and brilliant crook, Pascal Bruno.An episode of “Captain Paul”, it is a classic tale of love, pride..
The Evil Genius - A Domestic Story
by Wilkie CollinsCollins' most financially successful novel, The Evil Genius, opens with a jury determining the fate of a sea captain whose ship allegedly facilitated a diamond theft. The story develops into a powerful novel of Victorian private life, including deception, adultery and divorce. The story was ahead of its time in presenting both the wife and the..
Miss or Mrs.?
by Wilkie CollinsNatalie Graybrooke is in love with her cousin Launcelot Linzie, but engaged to Mr. Turlington, an older man who covets her fortune and whom she detests. Turlington is the executor of Natalie's father's estate. When Natalie secretly marries her cousin, Turlington arranges to have Natalie's father murdered, to gain control of his fortune...
The Two Destinies
by Wilkie CollinsMary Dermody is destined to be together with George Germaine one day, or so at least her grandmother prophesizes. Destiny at first doesn't seem to adhere to this plan, and the pair is separated and lose sight of each other. But when George saves a young woman from drowning, a strong connection seems to develop between them, which seems to be almost..
A Daughter of Witches - A Romance
by Joanna E. WoodMiss Temperance Tribbey stood at the back door of the old Lansing house, shading her eyes with one hand as she looked towards the gate to discover why Grip, the chained-up mastiff, was barking so viciously.The great wooden spoon, which she held in her other hand, was dripping with red syrup, and showed that Temperance was preserving fruit. To the e..