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Lady Saves The Duke by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMiss Abigail Wright, disillusioned spinster, hides her secret pain behind encouraging smiles and optimistic laughter. Self-pity, she believes, is for the truly wretched. So when her mother insists she attend a house party—uninvited—she determines to simply make the best of it…until an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction...Categorized as:
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Made for the Marquess by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFirst sons inherit all. Third sons are promised to the church. Second sons do their duty and serve in the military—unless fate intervenes and turns their lives upside down... -
The Doxy and the Duke by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLady Raina Prince might be the daughter of a powerful Highland earl, but polite society wants nothing to do with her, thanks to the illegitimate son she bore five years ago... -
Cocky Earl by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn honorable Earl, an American Girl, and one lost bet that changes everything.Miss Charley Jackson didn’t want to sail to England. The British are stuffy, and arrogant, and think far too highly of themselves. Particularly, the ones who referred to themselves as Lords.Julian Wellstone, the Earl of Westerley, never walked away from a bet but should have known his luck would someday run out... -
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Willow by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWillow Gail Dulan didn't like Rafe Pierce when he read her father's will. She sure didn't like him when he tried to talk Hank Gibson out of letting her and her four newly-found sisters travel to California with the wagon train of mail-order brides. Rafe was totally against the idea of Jake Dulan's daughters going with the train... -
The Sin Commandments by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGet 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...Categorized as:
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Daring with the Rogue by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady Philippa's first season had not turned out as she dreamed. There had been no grand love match. Despite following all society's rules, she was almost compromised by a lecherous fortune hunter. Shy Pippa decided that bold and decisive is what she must become. On return to Town, her first aim is to settle the score with the disgusting fortune-hunting lord... -
A Well-Kept Promise by L.G. Rollins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt is a truth universally acknowledged that two conniving minds are better than one.Lady Venetia Lockhart has one goal—to prove to her family she is healthy enough for the London Season next year. But between an inattentive family and unwanted suitors, Venetia finds herself struggling to just make it through the hunting season... -
Wicked Again by Kathleen Ayers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA scandalous affair with a much younger man...Lady Marissa Cupps-Foster has buried three husbands. Only one, her dear Reggie, was a love match. As a woman considered past her prime with two grown sons, she's decided on discreet trysts when she feels the need for male companionship. Lord Trenton Haddon was only a dalliance. Haddon is tempting but far too young for her... -
Vision of Danger by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestseller Wendy Vella comes an exciting Regency series about legend, love and destiny, with a hint of magic …Wounded war hero Captain Wolf Sinclair has recovered physically from the hell he endured fighting for his country, but in his head, he still exists in the dark... -
Touched by Danger by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestseller Wendy Vella comes an exciting Regency series about legend, love and destiny, with a hint of magic …Healer, Essex Sinclair understands her family’s heightened senses are a result of a long-ago pact between the Sinclairs and the powerful Raven family, but has always struggled to feel worthy of bearing the legendary Sinclair name... -
Lady of Mystery by Ellie St. Clair, Dragonblade Publishing
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEllie St. Clair has a brand-new series! Read Book One in the Unconventional Series - Regency ladies in unconventional roles find love in unexpected ways! She’s determined to make a difference... Raised to believe the world is open to her, Lady Phoebe Winters reads periodicals and newspapers with growing upset. Everything within her world is shaped by a man’s point of view...Categorized as:
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Redeeming the Prodigal by Jodi Basye
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA soiled dove at rock bottom. A mountain man broken and lonely. Can an unexpected encounter be their second chance at love?Jo Bradford never thought she’d end up a fallen woman in a mining-town brothel.But after running away from a family who loves her and falling into the clutches of a sinister outlaw, Jo found herself left with a devastating choice. Starvation or prostitution...Categorized as:
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Tempting Danger by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestseller Wendy Vella comes an exciting Regency series about legend, love and destiny, with a hint of magic …With his demons well and truly leashed, reformed gambler, Lord Nicholas Braithwaite is tasked with finding a missing baby. Needing help, it comes in the form of the woman from his visions... -
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The Duke’s Wife by Jess Michaels
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter she found out her husband was a bigamist with three wives, Abigail Montgomery’s world fell apart. She was still reeling when she found out he was courting yet another woman, the sister of the Duke of Gilmore. She intervened anonymously and Gilmore’s reaction brought her world down around her. She has seen him as an enemy ever since. An arrogant, interesting, very handsome enemy... -
Stealing Time by B.W. Haggart
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShackled and dressed in a neon orange jumpsuit, art thief Cassie Sinatore awaits extradition at Heathrow Airport. An accident with a nearby experimental radar plane throws Cassie back in time, dumping her in a wooded countryside. The rider who discovers her is charismatic, more compelling than any man she has ever met...Categorized as:
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Dancing with Desire: a Series Starter Collection by Nancy Yeager, Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA series starter collection with thirteen full-length novels from your favorite regency romance authors!Hell Hath No Fury by Annabelle AndersWhat the Duke Wants by Amy QuintonA Study in Scandal by Robyn DehartDesires of Lady Elise by Rachel Ann SmithNever Have I Ever with a Duke by Darcy BurkeOne Kiss from Ruin by Nancy YeagerThe Reluctant Duke by Christine DonovanEngaging the Enemy by Heather... -
Lady of Mystery by Ellie St. Clair
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s predictable. She’s a mystery. Can love bridge all that separates them?Raised to believe the world is open to her, Lady Phoebe Winters reads periodicals and newspapers with growing upset. Everything within her world is shaped by a man’s point of view... -
High Wycombe Wedding by G.L. Snodgrass
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLord Edington is torn between two responsibilities, one to the crown and one to his family. Heaven knew he already had more than enough reasons to be angry at the world. Years of war, the loss of his wife, and two young daughters who barely knew him. And now, after helping to win the war, the powers that be want to have him abandon his girls and return to the continent to help form the peace...Categorized as:
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Heartless Duke by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe's a heartless cad. A relentless rake. Dangerous to know. As cruel as can be. He's the Duke of Carlisle, leader of a secret branch of the Home Office charged with keeping the peace amidst great peril and upheaval. By day, he hunts anarchists and murderers with savage intensity. By night, he rules over London's darkest, most depraved souls... -
One Night for Seduction by Erica Ridley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen the Wicked Duke dares the Duke of Colehaven to find a suitor for an unmanageable ward, Cole immediately accepts. He's on a winning streak, and besides, how unmarriageable can a pretty young lady be? He appoints himself bodyguard and duenna, only to discover his own desires may be the greatest danger of all... -
Rendezvous / Ravished / Reckless (Amanda Quick Triple Exclusive) by Amanda Quick
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsthree bestselling historical novels in one volume by the versatile and talented jayne ann krentz,aka.amanda quick.complete and unabridged,the three novels are rendezvous,ravished and reckless... -
An Agreement with the Soldier by Sadie Bosque
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA broken soldier... John Godfrey, the Baron of Ashbury, has spent most of his life as a soldier. He was never meant to become a baron. But circumstances have changed and now that he's back home, he has to face another battle - saving his failing estates. Marriage to an heiress seems like the simplest solution and finding a lady of his heart turns out to be an easy task... -
The Study of a Rake by Kathleen Ayers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe widowed Duke of Averell is trying to be a better man...But when he spies a young woman, reading "The Iliad" beneath a tree, no less, Marcus forgets all his good intentions. Miss Weatherly is outspoken, intelligent and enamored of the ancient Greeks. When she brazenly offers to show him the constellations later that night, Marcus readily agrees... -
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Shadows of Scandal by K.J. Jackson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe needs a champion willing to scandalize her. He doesn’t need anyone. Scandal turns into seduction when a not-quite-perfect heiress tangles with a lost son of society.An heiress with an imperfection.Spawn of the devil. Willow has suffered the gossip her entire life. She has the requisite pot of gold, but not the perfection that is necessary for an admirable ton match... -
His White Wager by Tammy Andresen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s no lady...Rebecca White makes her own way. She’ll dress as a man to support her mother if she chooses, she’ll participate in illegal gaming if it pleases her, and she’ll even cheat a lord now and then if the idea catches her fancy. But what she didn’t count on was an entire family of White’s tracking her down and being just as stubborn and independent as—well—herself... -
Anne de Bourgh Takes Charge : A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Shana Granderson A Lady
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the 5th book in this series, it is Anne de Bourgh’s (who more often than not is a footnote in most books based on Pride & Prejudice) turn to take charge.Similar to canon, Anne is sickly and had a bad bout of scarlet fever when she is around 10 years. Unlike canon, she is not a wallflower sitting and sniffing while her companion piles shawls on her... -
Forever After by Cheryl Holt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCHERYL HOLT continues the fun and excitement of her thrilling FOREVER series with another tale of passion, drama, and love forevermore… SARAH HENLEY grew up as the rich, cosseted daughter of an earl, but when her father died and distant relatives inherited, she fell down society’s ladder... -
Always Mine by Cheryl Holt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCHERYL HOLT delivers the thrilling and dramatic final novel in her acclaimed ALWAYS trilogy… Rebecca Blake Carter saw her world fall apart when she was just three years old. Her parents died, and she was sent to live with her greedy, horrid relatives. They always made sure she realized she was a terrible burden, and she’s lived a true Cinderella existence... -
The Chemistry of Familiar Objects by Alexandra Vasti
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings57 Gresham Street is the most incendiary building in London. Upstairs, unconventional chemist Emmeline Starling uses combustion to solve scientific mysteries. Downstairs, buttoned-up children’s book printer Robert Vane tries very hard not to panic when the ceiling catches on fire. And when these two opposing forces are contained within one small building? Explosions are just the beginning...Categorized as:
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Lawless: Noah Kincaid by Stacy Reid
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNoah Kincaid has a ruthless reputation, known in the untamed West as ‘Lawless.’ He does not seek distractions or attachments, especially one as lovely, fierce, and passionate as Miss Ada Bancroft. Rescuing her from a gang bent on mayhem, they are forced to flee together...Categorized as:
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The Duke Always Wins by Jessie Clever
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLady Anna Elmont, the dowager Countess of Wexford, has only one to remain safely a widow. Having spent two years under the control of her manipulative husband, Annie plans to enjoy widowhood and discover who she might have been had she not wed.If the Duke of Grimsby will let her... -
Governess to the Duke's Heir by Maggi Andersen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGet Book Four in the Dangerous Lords series! Read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Andrew, the Duke of Harrow, has returned to his Oxfordshire estate after years away in Vienna on a diplomatic engagement. He left England after losing his beloved wife in childbirth. But his children consider him a stranger, and the new governess disapproves of him... -
One Night of Temptation by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMeet the unforgettable men of London's most notorious tavern, The Wicked Duke. Seductively handsome, with charm and wit to spare, one night with these rakes and rogues will never be enough...Faced with a marriage she can’t abide, Lady Penelope Wakefield takes drastic measures to preserve her freedom. Her brilliant plan is foolproof until a sexy but imperious rector “rescues” her... -
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Always the Bluestocking by Emily E.K. Murdoch
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlways the bluestocking and never the bride—not that any woman should have to choose… Miss Mariah Wynn was adopted and has spent her life attempting to prove herself worthy. Intelligent and witty, it's nonetheless not a good idea to let a gentleman know you actually have brains. After all, no one marries the bluestocking, even if she is beautiful and but twenty one... -
The Last Waltz: Hearts are at stake in the game of love... (Dorothy Mack Regency Romances) by Dorothy Mack
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA gripping Regency adventure with a plucky heroine! Perfect for fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Jane Aiken Hodge and Jane Austen. Can Adrienne reverse her family’s misfortune? Belgium When her gambling father dies, young Adrienne Castle must find a way to support her family... -
The Beast's Bet by Eva Devon, Maire Claremont
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTom Courtney is a beast of the East End. Fighting his way up through the warrens, clubs, and halls of sins in London's darkest part of town, he has but one goal. . . To survive and ensure that the weak aren't preyed upon. When he discovers a young lady is victim of a vicious bet. . . He cannot stop himself from coming to her aid. . . Even if it might cost him everything he has ever won... -
The Baron's Dangerous Contract by Kate Archer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn audacious lady and an adventurous lord. Miss Penny Darlington, daughter of the famed horseman Lord Mendbridge, has spent the past two seasons happily flirting with Lord Cabot. On the night of the Tudor ball, all of her ideas are crushed. The lord showed her, in no uncertain terms, how inconsequential she really was... -
The Cottage by Coniston by Deborah M. Hathaway
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat could possibly go wrong by asking someone else to make all of her decisions?After a misguided kiss and subsequent rejection by yet another gentleman, Miss Amy Paxton convinces her brother to make all of her future decisions, especially in finding her a husband. His strategy? She must seek his advice before doing anything... -
Desperately Seeking a Duchess by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens when an impoverished duke with a reputation for being a rogue collides with a strong-willed heiress who wants to explore the world? An unlikely friendship...and unexpected passion. Cailin Audley doesn't fit in with Polite Society. A life spent among the working class taught her to value her independence in a way no newfound fortune or glittering ballroom could ever erase... -
My Fair Spinster by Rebecca Connolly
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Spinster next door... Grace Morledge is a failure. Or so her father believes, as she is unmarried despite her many advantages. In his mind, Grace must have significant flaws to be a spinster, and something must be done about them. To her mortification, he demands she be fully examined and all her flaws recorded. And the man he chooses is the worst possible candidate of all... -
The Duke and the Lass by Jessie Clever
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLady Catriona Cordelia Mackenzie became a burden the moment she was born. Unwanted by her Scottish father for being born a girl and scorned by her grandmother for carrying a hated name, Della is only left with books for comfort. But when she reaches her majority, her father summons her to his Scottish keep to marry her off to the gentleman who will pledge the greatest alliance to him... -
Artemisia: a Regency novel in the tradition of Jane Austen by D.G. Rampton
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA fun confection with a romantic spirit and droll English characters. You forget yourself, your lordship. You have no rights to allow or disallow anything I may choose to do...Categorized as:
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Chastity by Beverley Watts
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn this funny Regency romance series, the Shackleford sisters descend on a Regency society that doesn’t know what’s hit it…In the eyes of her family, Chastity Shackleford was impulsive, flighty, overly emotional and inclined to sentimental overtures. All in all, a disaster waiting to happen should she accept the Duke of Blackmore’s offer of a Season in London... -
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Crimes Of The Brothers by D. L. Carter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrothers are supposed to be kind... caring... supportive... protective. Catherine Walman's brother, however, is not. He has maligned her reputation until no honorable man will seek her company, wasted her dowry and endangered her home with his gambling and now his new wife has made it clear Catherine is no longer welcome... -
The Perfect Debutante by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Duke, A Debutante, and An Arranged Marriage...She secretly cut in the shadows and covered her scars with satin and lace. Louella Rose is perfect. Beautiful. Refined. The answer to all her family's woes. No one knows that beneath her flawless complexion, behind her mesmerizing eyes, she hides her pain in shame...Categorized as:
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Lords, Ladies and Babies: A Regency Romance Set with Little Consequences by Meara Platt, Tabetha Waite
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE DUKE'S SURPRISE by Meara Platt... Cheyne Lyon, Duke of Mar isn’t surprised when his wastrel brother dumps a wife and baby on his doorstep, but Jennifer is intelligent, nurturing, and sweet, just the sort Cheyne could love, if only she wasn’t already taken... -
Pemberley's Christmas Governess: A Pride and Prejudice Holiday Vagary by Regina Jeffers
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo hearts. One kiss. Following his wife’s death in childbirth, Fitzwilliam Darcy hopes to ease his way back into society by hosting a house party during Christmastide... -
Discovering the Baron by Ellie St. Clair
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s spying on him. He’s engaged to another. Can their stars ever align?Astronomer Celeste Keswick spends her nights staring at the sky, attempting to discover the planet she knows is out there but cannot yet see. Her brother is convinced that there is one way to do it – for Celeste to spy on the one other man who might find it first. Little does Celeste know what else he will awaken within her... -
A Fair Prospect: Darcy's Dilemma by Cassandra Grafton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsInspired by Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, A Fair Prospect is a tale of Darcy and Elizabeth in three volumes.Darcy's Dilemma (Vol II) continues on from Disappointed Hopes (Vol I).Thrown together by circumstance in London, and with his friend, Bingley, in hot pursuit of the eldest Miss Bennet, Darcy finds his best endeavours to relieve Elizabeth of his unwelcome presence come to naught...
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