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Flights of Fancy by Jen Turano
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMiss Isadora Delafield may be an heiress, but her life is far from carefree. When her mother begins pressuring her to marry an elderly and uncouth duke, she escapes from the high society world she's always known and finds herself to be an unlikely candidate for a housekeeper position in rural Pennsylvania. Mr... -
![A Lady on the Chase by Jessica Scarlett]()
A Lady on the Chase by Jessica Scarlett
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHer father promised her to one man.She promised her heart to a second.Until she meets the third.Lady Alicia Kendall has it all: wealth, beauty, suitors--and a history of creating scandals. The only thing she doesn't have is her best friend and man of her dreams, Henry Crawley...Categorized as:
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![Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus]()
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsis as original and vibrant as its protagonist... -
![Pygmalion / My Fair Lady by George Bernard Shaw, Alan Jay Lerner]()
Pygmalion / My Fair Lady by George Bernard Shaw, Alan Jay Lerner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe ancient Greeks tell the legend of the sculptor Pygmalion, who created a statue of a woman of such surpassing beauty that he fell in love with his own creation. Then, Aphrodite, taking pity on this man whose love could not reach beyond the barrier of stone, brought the statue to life and gave her to Pygmalion as his bride... -
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![A Guinea Pig Pride & Prejudice by Alex Goodwin, Jane Austen]()
A Guinea Pig Pride & Prejudice by Alex Goodwin, Jane Austen
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.Jane Austen's classic story of love, manners and muslin, retold in an entirely new way... -
![Battling the Bluestocking by Martha Keyes]()
Battling the Bluestocking by Martha Keyes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGreat minds do NOT always think alike.Phineas Donovan is possessed of a sharp intellect. Fresh from Cambridge, he obtains a generous live-in position as tutor for the son of the wealthy Lord Bettencourt. If he can prove his value, he has hopes of being given the patronage of his employer, allowing him to take up a position as vicar... -
![A Governess Should Never... Deny a Duke by Emily Windsor]()
A Governess Should Never... Deny a Duke by Emily Windsor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“So tell me, Miss Beaujeu, why should I employ you as governess?”A question to rouse fear within the breast of any prospective governess but for Isabelle, a lady with impeccable references and tightly pinned hair, it barely raises a brow... -
![Wild Rover No More: Being the Last Recorded Account of the Life & Times of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer, Katherine Kellgren]()
Wild Rover No More: Being the Last Recorded Account of the Life & Times of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer, Katherine Kellgren
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJust when it looks like Jacky Faber and her beloved Jaimy will finally find their romance, Jacky is accused of treason and must flee Boston while her friends attempt to clear her name. Of course that means wild adventures for our fun-loving heroine, who manages to secure a job as a governess…and run away with the circus. The highly anticipated grand finale of the Bloody Jack Adventures... -
![My Fair Lady by Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe]()
My Fair Lady by Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe ancient Greeks tell the legend of the sculptor Pygmalion, who created a statue of a woman of such surpassing beauty that he fell in love with his own creation. Then, Aphrodite, taking pity on this man whose love could not reach beyond the barrier of stone, brought the statue to life and gave her to Pygmalion as his bride... -
![Man of La Mancha: A Musical Play by Dale Wasserman, Mitch Leigh]()
Man of La Mancha: A Musical Play by Dale Wasserman, Mitch Leigh
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWinner of the New York Drama Critics Award for Best Musical, 1966To me the most interesting aspect of the success of Man of La Mancha is the fact that it plows squarely upstream against the prevailing current of philosophy in the theater... -
![Sang Pemimpi by Andrea Hirata]()
Sang Pemimpi by Andrea Hirata
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSang Pemimpi adalah sebuah lantunan kisah kehidupan yang memesona dan akan membuat Anda percaya akan tenaga cinta, percaya pada kekuatan mimpi dan pengorbanan, lebih dari itu, akan membuat Anda percaya kepada Tuhan... -
![A Town and Country Season by Joyce Harmon]()
A Town and Country Season by Joyce Harmon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo identical sisters – one London season. Identical twins Elizabeth and Marianne always imagined they would have a London season together. But money is tight. Marianne will have a season, while Elizabeth will spend the summer in the bucolic country village of Piddledean. But the twins have a plan of their own... -
![The Alienist by Machado de Assis]()
The Alienist by Machado de Assis
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA classic work of literature by “the greatest author ever produced in Latin America.” (Susan Sontag) Brilliant physician Simão Bacamarte sacrifices a prestigious career to return home and dedicate himself to the budding field of psychology. Bacamarte opens the first asylum in Brazil hoping to crown himself and his hometown with “imperishable laurels... -
![Les Liaisons Dangereuses a Play by Christopher Hampton]()
Les Liaisons Dangereuses a Play by Christopher Hampton
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Les Liaisons Dangereuses", A Play by Christopher Hampton, from the novel by Choderlos de Laclos. Produced on the Broadway Stage by James M. Nederlander, The Schubert Organization, Inc., Jerome Minskoff, Elizabeth I. McCann and Stephen Graham in association with Jonathan Farkas... -
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![A Match of Wits by Jen Turano]()
A Match of Wits by Jen Turano
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter his departure from New York two years ago to meet up with his almost-fiancee, Zayne Beckett is the last person Agatha Watson wanted to stumble upon in her travels as a reporter with the New York Tribune . Quite pathetically bedraggled, he clearly needs to be taken in hand and sent back East to his family... -
![A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Stephen Sondheim, Larry Gelbart]()
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Stephen Sondheim, Larry Gelbart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe book and lyrics of the first musical for which Sondheim composed the score as well. Forum opened in 1962 and is Sondheim's longest running play. Other plays for which he has written both the music and lyrics are A Little Night Music, Into the Woods and Assassins... -
![Four Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare]()
Four Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Taming of the ShrewRobust and bawdy, The Taming of the Shrew captivates audiences with outrageous humor as Katharina, the shrew, engages in a contest of wills–and love–with her bridegroom, Petruchio, in a comedy of unmatched theatrical brilliance, filled with visual gags and witty repartee... -
![Never Love a Cowboy by Lorraine Heath]()
Never Love a Cowboy by Lorraine Heath
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"I would not make a good husband. I do, however, make an excellent lover . . . " Harrison Bainbridge, the second son of an English earl, left his home seeking a scandal-free life away from society's stuffy restraints. Then he arrives in Texas, never expecting that a sassy saloon-keeper's daughter would capture his eye. With her outspoken ways and flashing eyes, Jessye Kane is more than tempting...Categorized as:
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![Daughters of Castle Deverill by Santa Montefiore]()
Daughters of Castle Deverill by Santa Montefiore
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIt is 1925 and the war is long over. But much has been lost and life will never be quite the same. Castle Deverill, cherished ancestral home to the Deverill family in the west of Ireland, has burned to the ground. But young and flighty Celia Deverill is determined to restore the sad ruins to its former glory... -
![The Queen of the Big Time by Adriana Trigiani]()
The Queen of the Big Time by Adriana Trigiani
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKnown and loved around the world for her sweeping Big Stone Gap trilogy and the instant New York Times bestseller Lucia, Lucia, Adriana Trigiani returns to the charm and drama of small-town life with Queens of the Big Time. This heartfelt story of the limits and power of love chronicles the remarkable lives of the Castellucas, an Italian-American family, over the course of three generations... -
![The Smuggler's Captive Bride by Christina Dodd]()
The Smuggler's Captive Bride by Christina Dodd
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChristina Dodd brings you her classic historical novella, rewritten and updated for your ebook reading pleasure… Miss Laura Haver is a spinster and a seamstress … and a woman bent on revenge... -
![An Affair of Interest by Barbara Metzger]()
An Affair of Interest by Barbara Metzger
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn Affair of Interest Sydney Lattimore was sure her beautiful sister could capture the interest of a wealthy parti if they could finance their way to London with their grandfather's half-pay and Sydney's clever management. Viscount Mainwaring could scarcely believe the courage this little copper-haired sprite showed--and the outrageousness of her schemes... -
![A Gift for Lara by S.G. Rogers, Suzanne G. Rogers]()
A Gift for Lara by S.G. Rogers, Suzanne G. Rogers
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan the spirit of Christmas mend two broken hearts?Lara Robinson wrote a love letter four years ago, but received no reply. Now the man to whom she gave her heart will visit Blythe Manor for Christmas... -
![The Best Intentions by Candice Hern]()
The Best Intentions by Candice Hern
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHannah Fairbanks would gladly leave the marrying to her beautiful, refined older sister. She herself would much rather tramp about the countryside, muddled hems and all, studying the ancient ruins and architecture that are her one and only true passion...or so she thinks. For on a fateful visit to a dashing, widowed earl, she receives an even more fateful kiss.. -
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![Corbin's Fancy by Linda Lael Miller]()
Corbin's Fancy by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen a traveling carnival left Fancy Jordan stranded in the rugged Washington Territory, she thought her luck had run out. Alone, penniless, she welcomed a most intriguing offer -- to live in the home of Jeff Corbin's brother, and coax the wounded, withdrawn Jeff back to health and happiness... -
![Animating Maria by Marion Chesney]()
Animating Maria by Marion Chesney
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMaria Kendall is stunningly beautiful, impeccably mannered, effortlessly graceful--in short, a perfect candidate for marriage. Thus all of polite London society is astonished that she is the latest charge of Amy and Effy Tribble, eccentric spinsters specializing in making matches for unmarriageable misses... -
![Trolldom by Margit Sandemo]()
Trolldom by Margit Sandemo
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDen första boken börjar i Bergen på slutet av 1600-talet. Tiril Dahl växte upp som ett ensamt, osjälviskt barn i skuggan av sin vackra syster Carla. Med åren började onda saker att ske omkring de unga systrarna. Tiril befann sig i ett hopplöst dilemma, och till slut kunde det bli livsfarligt... -
![Adriana: Labirin Cinta di Kilometer Nol by Fajar Nugros, Artasya Sudirman]()
Adriana: Labirin Cinta di Kilometer Nol by Fajar Nugros, Artasya Sudirman
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Jika karpet itu berganti lima kali, aku akan menjumpaimu di tempat dua ular saling berlilitan pada tongkatnya, saat Proklamasi dibacakan.” Siapa yang peduli dengan karpet tua depan lift di Perpustakaan Nasional, apalagi tentang kapan bergantinya? Mungkin hanya Mamen… dan cintanya. Ya, cinta yang diuji oleh Adriana dalam teka-teki demi teka-teki... -
![The Marriage of Bette & Boo by Christopher Durang]()
The Marriage of Bette & Boo by Christopher Durang
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNever have marriage and the family been more scathingly or hilariously savaged than in this brilliant black comedy. The marriage of Bette and Boo brings together two of the maddest families in creation in a portrait album of family life’s uncertainties and confusion... -
![The Daring Exploits of a Runaway Heiress by Victoria Alexander]()
The Daring Exploits of a Runaway Heiress by Victoria Alexander
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTo Do: Swim naked in the moonlight Play in a high stakes card game Ride an elephant Be painted sans clothing. Take a lover. . . Lucy Merryweather has inherited a fortune--and her great-aunt's list of unfulfilled wishes... -
![The Husband Hunt by Lynsay Sands]()
The Husband Hunt by Lynsay Sands
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLet the hunt begin…Lisa Madison wants a husband, and she has just the candidate in mind: Robert Langley. Trouble is, the infuriating man insists on seeing her as the impish girl she once was—even as every other gentleman in London has taken notice of her womanly…charms... -
![How to Manage a Marquess by Sally MacKenzie]()
How to Manage a Marquess by Sally MacKenzie
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn USA Today bestselling author Sally MacKenzie's charming Spinster House series, love is always a welcome guest… Two possible futures loom before Miss Anne Davenport. The first option: sharing an unhappy home with her father and soon-to-be stepmother. The second: a life of independence at the Spinster House--if only her friend, Cat, would vacate the premises and marry the Duke of Hart... -
![Snowdrops and Scandalbroth by Barbara Metzger]()
Snowdrops and Scandalbroth by Barbara Metzger
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"One of those very rare authors with a fine talent for zany humor and touching emotion." --Romantic Times JUST WHAT MUST A GENTLEMAN DO TO PROVE HE'S A NOTORIOUS RAKE? Stranded in London at the mercy of strangers, Miss Kathlyn Parkland was mistrustful of Lord Chase's sympathy, surprised by his hospitality . . -
![The Painter of Signs by R.K. Narayan]()
The Painter of Signs by R.K. Narayan
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor Raman the sign painter, life is a familiar and satisfying routine. A man of simple, rational ways, he lives with his pious aunt and prides himself on his creative work. But all that changes when he meets Daisy, a thrillingly independent young woman who wishes to bring birth control to the area...Categorized as:
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![Perfecting Fiona by Marion Chesney]()
Perfecting Fiona by Marion Chesney
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe redoubtable Tribble sisters are almost outfoxed by a young lady thrown on the London marriage mart, as they undertake another enterprise of matchmaking. Fiona McCloud, an implacable beauty, seems averse to marriage and is adept at dispatching would-be suitors for her hand and fortune. Her attitude undergoes a sea change with the appearance of rakish Lord Harvard... -
![Sylvia's Lovers by Elizabeth Gaskell, Shirley Foster]()
Sylvia's Lovers by Elizabeth Gaskell, Shirley Foster
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA very powerfully moving novel of a young woman caught between the attractions of two very different men, Sylvia’s Lovers is set in the 1790s in an English seaside town. England is at war with France, and press-gangs wreak havoc by seizing young men for service. One of their victims is a whaling harpooner named Charley Kinraid, whose charm and vivacity have captured the heart of Sylvia Robson... -
![The Sad End of Policarpo Quaresma by Lima Barreto]()
The Sad End of Policarpo Quaresma by Lima Barreto
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 18 ratings'The seed of madness exists in all of us and with no warning may attack, overpower, crush and bury us ... 'Policarpo Quaresma - fastidious civil servant, dedicated patriot, self-styled visionary - is a defender of all things Brazilian, full of schemes to improve his beloved homeland... -
![At the Sign of the Golden Pineapple by Marion Chesney]()
At the Sign of the Golden Pineapple by Marion Chesney
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"I DO NOT THINK I WANT TO BE MARRIED AT ALL. I WANT TO BE RICH. VERY RICH..."Miss Henrietta Bascombe's bosom chums gasped to hear a well-bred lady talk of going into trade... -
![The Woman Who Wouldn't by Gene Wilder]()
The Woman Who Wouldn't by Gene Wilder
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe beloved actor and screenwriter’s second novel, set in 1903, stars a young concert violinist named Jeremy Webb, who one day goes from accomplished adagios with the Cleveland Orchestra to having a complete breakdown on stage. If he hadn’t poured a glass of water down the throat of a tuba, maybe he wouldn’t have been sent to a health resort in Badenweiler, Germany... -
![Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard by Pierre de Marivaux]()
Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard by Pierre de Marivaux
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPour juger de la qualité du fiancé qu'on voudrait lui imposer, Silvia prend la place de Lisette, sa servante. Mais Dorante, le fiancé, a eu la même idée de son côté... Le dispositif ainsi truqué, la partie commence : jeu de l'amour, mais surtout jeux de l'esprit, marivaudage grâce auquel la vérité va triompher de l'apparence et l'amour de la raison... -
![A Bride for Tom by Ruth Ann Nordin]()
A Bride for Tom by Ruth Ann Nordin
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTom Larson is having trouble finding a wife, and Jessica Reynolds decides to help him overcome his awkward and clumsy manners so he can attract women.*Please note: This novella used to be in the book titled A Bride for Tom and A Husband for Margaret: 2 Novellas in 1 Book. So if you bought that book, you don't need to buy this one... -
![Miss Delacourt Speaks Her Mind by Heidi Ashworth]()
Miss Delacourt Speaks Her Mind by Heidi Ashworth
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the dowager duchess of Marcross insists he accompany her niece, Ginny, into the country for the day to execute a special task, Sir Anthony is appalled, to say the least. Ginny, who thinks little of the fashionable Sir Anthony, is as eager to be done with the chore as he, but before they arrive at their destination they are stranded by highwaymen and launched into adventure... -
![All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare]()
All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare
Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsHelena, a ward of the Countess of Rousillion, falls in love with the Countess's son, Bertram. Daughter of a famous doctor, and a skilled physician in her own right, Helena cures the King of France-who feared he was dying-and he grants her Bertram's hand as a reward... -
![Vanity and Vexation: A Novel of Pride and Prejudice by Kate Fenton]()
Vanity and Vexation: A Novel of Pride and Prejudice by Kate Fenton
Rated: 3.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA clever and cunning modern day retelling of the adored Jane Austen novel "Tall, dark, and arrogantly handsome---not to mention distinguished, powerful, and rolling in money. Mr... -
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![Love's Labour's Lost - Classic Illustrated Edition by William Shakespeare]()
Love's Labour's Lost - Classic Illustrated Edition by William Shakespeare
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 24 ratings* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Love's Labour's Lost follows the King of Navarre and his three companions as they attempt to forswear the company of women for three years of study and fasting, and their subsequent infatuation with the Princess of Aquitaine and her ladies... -
![Fifty Shades of Mr Darcy: A Parody by William Codpiece Thwackery]()
Fifty Shades of Mr Darcy: A Parody by William Codpiece Thwackery
Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA hilarious parody of an erotic bestseller and a romantic classic—those wanting a little naughtiness in their lives should prepare themselves for Mr. Darcy's Blue Broom-Cupboard of Seriously Kinky Sh*t Lizzy Steele had been brought up to be a proper lady with perfect manners, skilled in conversation, and well respected in the community. But when Mr... -
![The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare]()
The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhile the word “gentlemen” suggests that its heroes are adults, The Two Gentlemen of Verona is more intelligible if we think of them as boys, leaving home for the first time. One has a crush on a girl, Julia, though he hasn’t yet told her. Sent to court to learn to be “perfect gentlemen,” Valentine and Proteus are derailed by their attraction to Sylvia, the ruler’s daughter... -
![Tender Wings of Desire by Harland Sanders]()
Tender Wings of Desire by Harland Sanders
Rated: 2.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Lady Madeline Parker runs away from Parker Manor and a loveless betrothal, she finally feels like she is in control of her life. But what happens when she realizes she can’t control how she feels? When she finds herself swept into the arms of Harland, a handsome sailor with a mysterious past, Madeline realizes she must choose between a life of order and a man of passion...
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