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The Devil's Deception by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Hiding in plain sightWhen your life is destroyed by a faceless villain and the grief cuts so deep it could destroy you, there are two choices. Give up or fight. Lord Montgomery chose the latter. Society sees him as a bumbling fool, but in fact Theo is far from it. With the return of his childhood friend, Lady Iris Challoner, everything suddenly changes...

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Shameless Duke by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Lucien, Duke of Arden, is on the brink of disaster, about to lose everything he worked so hard to attain as the leader of the Special League. When Home Office obliges him to join forces with a Pinkerton agent to keep his position, he is determined to send the fellow back to American shores faster than he can say “Yankee Doodle...

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The Soul of a Rogue by K.J. Jackson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
A lady who swore she’d never love again. A bitter rogue out to avenge horrors of the past. Two hardened souls are forced together in an adventure to break a curse, sparking to life a sizzling attraction that will not be denied in this newest novel from USA Today Bestseller, K.J. Jackson.A lady who swore she’d never love again.Eliana Graham, Dowager Countess of Raplan, had once had it all...

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Unmasked by Her Lover by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Revealing the true love of her life! The thrilling conclusion to the Season of Scandal series! Lady Meg’s parents decide that the best solution to the scandal breaking over her head, is to marry her to her old childhood friend, Harry. Meg will not allow it. Instead, she persuades Harry to take her secretly to her twin sister’s house in Kent to ride out the storm...

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Sinfully Wanton by Kathleen Ayers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
A seductive virgin. An experienced older rake. Lady Aurora Sinclair is no stranger to scandalous behavior, after all, she is a Deadly Sin. Now that she’s survived two Seasons, Aurora is bored. Far more curious about things of a physical nature than she should be, her interests will soon lead her down the path to ruin. A solution presents itself, in the form of Mr...

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The Desire of a Duchess by Kathleen Ayers
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
An unexpected encounter leads to a passionate affair…Beatrice Howard, the widowed Duchess of Castlemare was once considered the jewel of London. Lauded and sought after for her beauty, decorum, and pedigree, Beatrice was also despised for her malicious and petty nature...

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The Sin Commandments by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Get ready for a scandalous Regency romp. Meet the Sinning Flynns!Rory Flynn, grandson of the Duke of Savernake, is embittered by his family’s reputation as a wealthy family from Irish stock. They are hated by the Ton but accepted because of their links to the duke. Rory has a list of those who have offended his family the most and he intends to do something about it...

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Winston Graham Poldark Series 12 Books Collection Set by Winston Graham
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Winston Graham Polddark Collection 12 Books SetTitles in This Set: Ross Poldark, Demelza, Jeremy Poldark, Warleggan, The Black Moon, The Four Swans, The Angry Tide, The Stranger From The Sea, The Miller's Dance, Bella Poldark, The Twisted Sword, The Loving Cup...

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Captivated by the Lyon by C.H. Admirand
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
A man searching for the truth, and a woman afraid to reveal it, cross paths in the middle of the notorious Lyon’s Den! A year after his brother Adam, the former Viscount Moreland’s untimely death, Edmund Broadbank is still searching for clues to unravel the identity of the mysterious woman who arrived at Templeton House the day after his brother died...

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Winter's Whispers by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Don’t miss this special addition to the bestselling The Wicked Winters series, featuring Winter family favorites and a whole lot of holiday steam!Blade Winter is a coldhearted assassin with a deadly reputation. After a costly mistake leaves him banished to the countryside for a Christmas house party he has no wish to attend, he is furious. No amount of merrymaking is going to improve his mood...

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The Blood of a Baron by K.J. Jackson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
A deal with the devil never goes according to plan in this newest novel from USA Today Bestseller K.J. Jackson.Her last hope.With her brother dead and destitution looming, spinster Lady Elania has only one hope left—finding the mysterious box her brother had left her and trading it for the modest fortune that would last her the rest of her days...

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The Lord's Desperate Pledge by Kate Archer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
A Steely Lady and a High Stakes Lord Book 3 in The Dukes' Pact Series—six dukes take dire steps to force their heirs to marry, while those heirs fight just as hard to remain bachelors. A sweet regency romance.Lily Farnsworth is a resourceful lady. As well she should be, her father has spent years dragging the family’s estate from the edge of ruin and she’s always had to make do with little...

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Wrong Earl, Right Dare by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Lucinda Darby never dreamed that she would accidentally climb into the wrong bed during her seduction when she accepted a wicked dare! After one night of passion with Alexander, the Earl of Chisholm, Lucinda finds herself more than attracted to Alexander. Still, she is wary of involving herself too deeply as the earl is a right rogue who does not believe in attachments...

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Bloom Town: Genesis by Ally North
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
June, 1852.A preacher’s daughter with a secret. An outlaw running from the gallows. A love story spanning oceans and deserts and years. When Abby Proctor is kidnapped from a train in the middle of the desert halfway to her new life in California, she makes a promise to herself—she will escape...

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The Duke’s Unexpected Love by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
A virgin widow running her own company. A man who returns home after years at sea. An oddly-matched couple—who may not be so incompatible after all . . . James Jones recalls little of his past, only remembering being taken as a young boy and growing up on the Seven Seas...

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A Rogue to Ruin by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
From USA Today bestselling author Darcy Burke, your next Regency obsession: The Pretenders! Set in Burke’s popular world of The Untouchables, indulge in the saga of a trio of siblings who excel at being something they’re not...

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The Promise of Love by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Can The Book of Love bring together two hearts passing in the night? Juniper Farthingale is on her way to London for her debut season when she meets handsome Scottish general Augustus MacLauren by chance at an elegant coaching inn. The man is so obviously right for her...

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Deadlier Than the Rest by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
“A passionate, heartwarming story of the iconic MacLarens of Fire Mountain. This captivating historical western romance grabs your attention from the start with an engrossing story encompassing two romances set against the rugged backdrop of the burgeoning western frontier.” Connor MacLaren’s search has already stolen eight years of his life...

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Cocky Baron by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Lady Bethany Wellstone’s season in London was cut short when her father is killed in a duel. She believes it is a sign—a sign that she was never meant to marry. Besides, no one can ever live up to the man she’s secretly loved for most of her life—a man who also happens to be one of her brother’s closest friends...

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His Wallflower White by Tammy Andresen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
He’ll keep her safe no matter the cost...When The Honourable Patrick Cranston is hired by the White family to guard a duke’s sister, he’s relieved. Watching one debutante is a fair sight easier than bareknuckle boxing; at least, that’s how it seems. At first...

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Stronger than the Rest by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
“Smart, tough, and capable, the MacLarens protect their own no matter the odds. Set against America’s rugged frontier, the stories of the men from Fire Mountain are complex, fast-paced, and a must read for anyone who enjoys non-stop action and romance.” Drew MacLaren is focused and strong...

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Truth or Dare by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Not a daring daughter…Agatha de Montluc’s life is a fairy story.Born in the rookery and alone in a dangerous world, the day she picked the Comte de Villen’s pocket might have seen her transported, or even hanged. But the beautiful comte’s past was dark too, and he sees himself in the grubby urchin he determines to save...

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The Broken Heart by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Danger, loyalty and loving the enemy… Book 4 in The Unmarriageable Series is now available! Read for Free with Kindle Unlimited! Shunned by society and even by her own family after the treachery of her late husband, Isabelle de Renarde has long given up any thought of love or remarriage...

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The Vulgar Heart by Mary Lancaster, Dragonblade Publishing
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Get Book Three in the bestselling The Unmarriageable Series - read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited! When convention clashes with love… Eager to outshine her older sisters, Henrietta Maybury is disappointed to discover the first man to make her heart race is the scion of a banking family, and therefore quite ineligible as a husband to a viscount’s daughter...

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The Song of Love by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Welcome to more Regency fun and frolic in the romantic, bestselling Book of Love series. Now Violet Farthingale must put The Book of Love to the test to capture Romulus Brayden’s heart.What makes a man fall in love? Violet Farthingale is desperate to know, because she has just been caught in Captain Romulus Brayden’s home with her gown unlaced and his hands too far up her legs to explain away...

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The Wayward Son by Caroline Warfield
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
She knew Willowbrook would never be hers. How can she make the heir love it as she does? Welcome to book 1 in the exciting new series by bestselling author Caroline Warfield!Sir Robert Benson’s life is in London. He fled Ashmead the day he discovered the man he thought was his father had lied to him, and the girl he loved was beyond his reach...

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An Heiress for August by Kathleen Ayers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
London’s most notorious rake needs to wed.August Wade was never meant to be the Duke of Courtland. Now he’s inherited the title from his uncle along with the poorly managed ducal estates. After months of attempting to remedy the situation, August concludes that he must wed an heiress. Specifically, Miss Hazel Dartmont, only child of an obnoxiously wealthy textile merchant...

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Kiss The Rake Hello by Tracy Sumner
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Cortland DeWitt is the most infamous second son in England. Twin to a duke, he thankfully lost out on the ducal title by a mere three minute's grace. And he's never looked back, living his life with one rule and one rule only: no attachments.But to Alexandra Mountbatten, the fearless woman who's known him since childhood, Cort is merely the loathsome boy next door...

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Fed to the Lyon by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Enter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives... and loves.A high-stakes game…but who is playing?On the day the Princess of Wales goes into exile, Diana loses both her court place and her betrothed...

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The Governess by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Regina (Reggie) Spark has loved Broderick Killoran, the resourceful and protective proprietor of the Devil’s Den, ever since he saved her from the streets and made her his right hand at the notorious gaming hell. For just as long, Reggie has never admitted her true feelings for him. Nor has she revealed her spirited ambitions—to buck convention and expectations and open a music hall...

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A Scandalous Bargain by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
From USA Today bestselling author Darcy Burke, your next Regency obsession: The Pretenders! Set in Burke’s popular world of The Untouchables, indulge in the saga of a trio of siblings who excel at being something they’re not...

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The Wonder of Love by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
She was in danger. He meant to protect her. But could he protect his heart? More Regency fun as The Book of Love brings together two reluctant hearts.Willow Farthingale never meant to punch Taunton’s magistrate, Shayne Brayden, in the nose. And she certainly did not set the fire that destroyed the coaching inn’s carriage house the very morning she was to leave for London and her society debut...

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Twice As Wicked (Wicked Secrets) by Elizabeth Bright
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Miss Alice Bursnell is determined to wreak revenge on Nathaniel Eastwood, Viscount Abingdon, for the seduction, ruin, and death of her beloved twin sister. But how to expose a seducer without falling prey herself? As she gets closer to Nathaniel, she finds she is in serious danger of following in her sister’s much-too-tempted footsteps. The man is nothing like the heartless rake she expected..

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My Wild Duke by Eva Devon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
An Unlucky Lady: Lady Beatrix Westport was once destined to be the most successful debutant the ton has ever seen. Now, it is all she can do to recover from the brutal coaching accident which killed her entire family. Now, she has only one purpose. Continue her family line and secure her father’s earldom...

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Desiring the Earl She Hates by Harriet Caves
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Fury and desire waged war in their thoughts.... The Lovelaces and the Hardstones would rather die than get along.Betrothed to a powerful Duke, the feisty Miss Verity Lovelace knows one thing: her family’s enemies will pay for what they did to her poor aunt.A renowned rake and eligible bachelor, Ernest Hardstone, the Earl of Norfolk, never paid much heed to the ridiculous feud...

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It's Only a Scandal if You're Caught by Merry Farmer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Lady Bianca Marlowe has a reputation for being beautiful, bold, and bad. She shocks the delicate matrons of London society at balls and tea parties with her outspoken opinions and turns the head of every red-blooded male in London with her daring fashion choices and flirtatious ways...

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In Scandal with the Duke by Stacy Reid
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
#EnemiestoLovers#Oppositeattracts#OlderbrotherbestfriendJaded by fortune hunters who covet her wealth rather than her heart, American heiress Miss Elizabeth Armstrong has abandoned the pursuit of marriage. Resigned to enjoy her London visit before returning to New York, Elizabeth’s deep desire for adventures is ignited after a chance meeting with the cynical yet captivating Duke of Basil...

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A Duke In The Rough by Trisha Messmer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
How can a newly minted duke escape title-seeking debutantes? Lie, of course!Lady Honoria Bell never recovered from her broken heart. Fending off suitors her marquess father forces in her path, she’s put aside hopes of marriage. However, word of a house party hosted by the new, eligible Duke of Burwood brings a renewed gleam to her father’s eye...

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My Fair Marchioness by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Miss Julia Smith peddles flowers for her daily bread, but lands in the Duchess of Arlington's household when selling blooms becomes unexpectedly hazardous. To Julia’s surprise, Her Grace offers not only safety, but also a chance at a new, fancier life—a life Julia isn’t sure she wants...

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Inventing the Viscount by Ellie St. Clair
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
She’s never met a problem she can’t fix...Lady Fredericka Ashworth observes the world around her with the intention of making it better. Blessed with a gift of tinkering and the skills of designing and woodworking, she has thought of everything from an easier way to cook eggs to candlesticks that allow for a longer burn...

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To Dare the Beastly Duke by Ava MacAdams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
A haunted and hidden lord... A desperate young beauty… Pressured to marry for the sake of her sisters, Lady Bridgette Farbridge has no choice but to accept the scoundrel her uncle chose for her. Until his untoward advances earn him a much deserved slap that deem her ruined.Deformed and dejected after his return from the war, Isaac Lennox, the Duke of Calder, wants nothing to do with people...

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The Wicked Lady by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
The scandalous widow…and the curate? Newly widowed, wicked Kate Crowmore is in trouble. Scandal has broken over her head and someone is trying to kill her. When she seeks refuge in Blackhaven, she doesn’t expect a clergyman to be the solution to both these problems! Tristram Grant is not just any clergyman...

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Follies and Vices: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Emily Russell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
What was Wickham’s real reason for not attending the Netherfield Ball? Elizabeth Bennet had been looking forward to the ball at Netherfield Park. In particular, she’d been looking forward to dancing with the charming, amiable George Wickham. But when he fails to appear, Elizabeth blames the proud Mr Darcy and his animosity against Wickham for keeping him away...

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Schooling the Duke by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Book 1 in a brand-new Regency series by Christi Caldwell! There once was a gypsy’s pendant said to bring its wearer the heart of a duke. Some found love and others--heart ache...

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Duke of Depravity by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Bestselling author Scarlett Scott...Crispin Ashforth returns from battle the newly inherited Duke of Whitley with two sisters under his charge. Publicly lauded as a hero, he is haunted by the bitter mission that nearly saw him killed and cost the life of his best friend. He’s desperate to drown out the demons tormenting him by any means, regardless of how depraved...

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Taming His Wicked Duchess by Sadie Bosque
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Mr. and Mrs. Smith meets Beauty and the Beast in this fiery enemies-to-lovers romance… He’s married to a cold, opportunistic shrew. Dane, the Duke of Kensington, is having a very bad night. Not only is the musicale he attended exceptionally dull, but the after-party is deadly. Attacked in the dark and nearly murdered, he is unexpectedly saved by the person he hates most in all the world: his wife...

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A Proposal to Wed by Kathleen Ayers
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Lucy Waterstone is being bartered.Gerald Waterstone, her father, is drowning in debt and would never sell his precious horse farm. He’d much rather trade his lisping spinster of a daughter to Lord Dufton in return for being made whole. But it isn’t Lucy Dufton wants, rather the estate attached to her skirts. Marsden. She has no idea why Dufton covets Marsden or even what it is...

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Claiming Lady Brinton by Tess St. John
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Two years since the scandal of her marriage, being abandoned by her husband on their wedding day, and shortly thereafter receiving news of his death, the miracle Lady Millicent Brinton prayed for has finally happened. She’s become invisible to London society and is set to begin life anew with another man...

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Merry Misrule by Ellie St. Clair
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
She vowed she would never be in his company again.When Joanna Merryton receives an invitation to Christmas at Briercrest Hall, she accepts with the assurance that her friend Caroline’s brother is still away at war. For Joanna remains scarred by the pranks Lord Elijah Kentmore pulled on her all those years ago...

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My Daring Duchess by Julie Johnstone
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
When a lady bent on ruining rogues and a duke set on revenge attempt to derail each other's plans, passion erupts into a love for the ages.After being left brokenhearted by a duplicitous rake, Anne Adair no longer desires a husband—she wants justice...

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