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The Lady's Maid: A Novel by Dilly Court
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom internationally bestselling author Dilly Court comes a breathtaking historical saga about fate, friendship, and family Born on the same night in the summer of 1854, two infants are ripped away from their young mothers. Kate lives the life of a servant, penniless and shackled to her circumstances, while Josie grows up in the lap of luxury, given privilege and freedom she takes for granted... -
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Heir to Greyladies by Anna Jacobs
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHampshire, 1900. With the sudden death of her father, the life of fifteen-year-old Harriet Benson changes forever. Forced from her home to escape the advances of her leering stepbrother Norris, Harriet is sent into service to provide for the family. Arriving at the grand Dalton House, she meets the owners' crippled son Joseph, with whom friendship soon blossoms... -
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Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDuellist and gamester, the young Marquis of Vidal had fairly earned the sobriquet 'Devil's Cub' - a tribute to the wilder excesses of his father, the Duke of Avon.When Mary Challoner discovered Dominic's plans to run away with her lovely sister, she donned cloak and mask in a daring impersonation and found herself bound for France with the most notorious rake in Georgian London...Categorized as:
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![Calder Brand by Janet Dailey]()
Calder Brand by Janet Dailey
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA legendary era comes to vivid life in this saga of the beautiful, unforgiving American West, where the only thing more vital than hard work is the love of an unforgettable woman. "A sprawling, emotional love story... -
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![Cynsters: The Beginning: Cynster Novels 1, 2, and 3 by Stephanie Laurens]()
Cynsters: The Beginning: Cynster Novels 1, 2, and 3 by Stephanie Laurens
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGet the first three Cynster Novels in one boxed set from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens! Fans of Regency-era historical romances with adventure and mystery will enjoy these stories of passionate alpha heroes and the ladies who bring them to their knees. Devil's Bride Was he the husband of her dreams . . . or a devil in disguise? When Devil, Duke of St... -
![Lady Guinevere And The Rogue With A Brogue by Julie Johnstone]()
Lady Guinevere And The Rogue With A Brogue by Julie Johnstone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady Guinevere Darlington has spent the last five years trying to forget the beautiful rogue who stole her heart and then crushed it under his shiny black hessian...Categorized as:
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![The Coal Miner's Daughter by Maggie Hope]()
The Coal Miner's Daughter by Maggie Hope
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA wealthy landlord’s son and a coal miner’s daughter . . . Growing up in poverty, one of six siblings, Hannah Armstrong never thought she’d know anything other than her little mining town. But then she falls for Timothy Durkin, a wealthy Oxford student. Following her heart, Hannah sacrifices everything she holds dear and follows her new husband to Oxford...Categorized as:
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![The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer]()
The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhen the redoubtable Sir Horace Stanton-Lacy is ordered to South America on business, he leaves his only daughter Sophia with his sister, Elizabeth Rivenhall, in Berkeley Square. Newly arrived from her tour of the Continent, Sophy invites herself into the circle of her relatives...Categorized as:
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![If You Wannabe My Marquess by Merry Farmer]()
If You Wannabe My Marquess by Merry Farmer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLady Colleen O’Shea simply cannot stand Lord Benedict Boleran. He is overbearing, he is arrogant, he is opinionated, he is handsome and has lovely eyes and a fine form and...oh dear. But no, she most definitely cannot abide him. And she won’t fall victim to her brother’s marriage machinations and marry the man...Categorized as:
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![Dare to Love Again by Julie Lessman]()
Dare to Love Again by Julie Lessman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe's a sassy socialite burned by love. He's a jaded cop burned by the upper class. When sparks fly...will love catch fire again? Spunky Allison McClare is determined to be a fearless, independent woman. But when she takes a notion to explore the wild Barbary Coast, she quickly discovers she's no match for the unsavory characters that haunt the dark streets...Categorized as:
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![The Rogue to Ruin by Vivienne Lorret]()
The Rogue to Ruin by Vivienne Lorret
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Bourne Matrimonial Agency has one rule: Never fall in love with a client, which shouldn't be a problem when one’s faking an engagement to the rogue across the street . . . Ainsley Bourne needs the family business to succeed. But one obstacle stands in her way—Reed Sterling, the huge, handsome, former prize fighter and owner of the gaming hell across the street...Categorized as:
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![And They Called It Camelot: A Novel of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis by Stephanie Marie Thornton]()
And They Called It Camelot: A Novel of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis by Stephanie Marie Thornton
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn intimate portrait of the life of Jackie O… Few of us can claim to be the authors of our fate. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy knows no other choice... -
![Morning Glory by Carolyn Brown]()
Morning Glory by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsClara Anderson has her routine, and she likes it that way. But oil has brought change to Healdton, Oklahoma, and she doesn't like it one bit. She might not have the means to stop history in the making, but that doesn't mean she has to rent rooms in her boarding house to oil well riff-raff... -
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A Secret Love by Stephanie Laurens
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAll of Regency London knows that no Cynster male would ever walk away from a lady in distress...but their protection can come at a tantalizingly high price. And now, Stephanie Laurens has created her boldest Cynster yet--Gabriel--a man who has known the pleasure of many women, but who has given his heart to no one. She was desperate for his help..Categorized as:
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![Venetia by Georgette Heyer]()
Venetia by Georgette Heyer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTwenty-five-year-old Venetia Lanyon's beauty is rivaled only by her sensibility. Intelligent and independent, her future seems safe and predictable... -
![Yesteryear by Dorothy Garlock]()
Yesteryear by Dorothy Garlock
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAddie Hyde spent four years waiting to see if the high-spirited husband she had married in haste would come back after the South lost the war. Yet Kirby Hyde was never among the Confederates in rags and tatters straggling through Arkansas. Addie always had spunk, but now she also had a young son, two foster children she cherished, and trouble...Categorized as:
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![It Happened One Midnight by Julie Anne Long]()
It Happened One Midnight by Julie Anne Long
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMore than one beautiful woman’s hopes have been dashed on the rocky shoals of Jonathan Redmond’s heart. With his riveting good looks and Redmond wealth and power, the world is his oyster—until an ultimatum from his father and a chilling gypsy prophesy send him hurtling headlong toward a fate he’ll do anything to avoid: matrimony...Categorized as:
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![Wilde Child: Wildes of Lindow Castle by Eloisa James]()
Wilde Child: Wildes of Lindow Castle by Eloisa James
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEloisa James returns to the Wildes of Lindow Castle series with the next Wilde child who runs and joins a theatre troupe—and the duke who tries to save her reputation...Categorized as:
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Daffodils by Alex Martin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDaffodils follows the varying fortunes of three people through the turbulent time of the First World War, as Edwardian England’s rigid class structures crumble under its weight. Katy is frustrated as a domestic servant and longs to escape. Jem loves Katy but cannot have her. Lionel, fresh from missionary work in India, is ambitious, arrogant and full of radical ideas... -
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The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsRogue. Libertine. Rake. Lord Courtenay has been called many things and has never much cared. But after the publication of a salacious novel supposedly based on his exploits, he finds himself shunned from society. Unable to see his nephew, he is willing to do anything to improve his reputation, even if that means spending time with the most proper man in London...Categorized as:
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![The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter by Hazel Gaynor]()
The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter by Hazel Gaynor
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom The New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Came Home comes a historical novel inspired by true events, and the extraordinary female lighthouse keepers of the past two hundred years.“They call me a heroine, but I am not deserving of such accolades. I am just an ordinary young woman who did her duty.”1838: Northumberland, England...Categorized as:
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Arabella by Georgette Heyer
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTo Arabella Tallant, the eldest daughter of a penniless country clergyman, the invitation to stay with her London godmother was like the key to heaven, for in addition to living in the glamorous city, Arabella might even find a suitable husband there... -
![Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer, Barbara Leigh-Hunt]()
Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer, Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWith her high-spirited intelligence and good looks, Abigail Wendover was a most sought-after young woman. But of all her high-placed suitors, there was none Abigail could love. Abigail was kept busy when her pretty and naive niece Fanny falls head over heels in love with Stacy Calverleigh, a good-looking town-beau of shocking reputation and an acknowledged seductor...Categorized as:
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![Sylvester by Georgette Heyer, Joan Wolf]()
Sylvester by Georgette Heyer, Joan Wolf
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen the news went out that Sylvester Rayne, the elegant, impeccable Duke of Salford, was seeking a wife, all England was aflutter! Lord Sylvester is a polished bachelor who has stringent requirements for his future wife -- she must be well-born, intelligent, elegant and attractive. And of course she must be able to present herself well in high society...Categorized as:
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![Mine to Tell by Colleen L. Donnelly]()
Mine to Tell by Colleen L. Donnelly
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnnabelle Crouse is determined to reopen her great-grandmother's boarded-up house--and her shunned life. Many years earlier, after an unexplained absence, Julianne was relegated to a separate home by a rigidly unforgiving husband, and the Crouse women have suffered the disgrace of her assumed guilt ever since... -
![The Queen's Exiles by Barbara Kyle]()
The Queen's Exiles by Barbara Kyle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1572. Europe is in turmoil. In the Netherlands the streets are red with the blood of those who dare to oppose the brutal Spanish occupation. A vengeful faction of exiled English Catholics is plotting to overthrow Queen Elizabeth and install her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots on the throne. But amid the unrest, one resourceful young woman has made a lucrative enterprise ..Categorized as:
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![Hotel of Secrets by Diana Biller]()
Hotel of Secrets by Diana Biller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDuring ball season, anything can happen, even love.It’s ball season in Vienna, and Maria Wallner only wants one thing: to restore her family’s hotel, the Hotel Wallner, to its former glory... -
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With Hope by Dorothy Garlock
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOklahoma, 1932: Trouble seems to be rolling up like the dust on the dry yellow horizon beyond Henry Ann's farm. Her father is dead and her two rebellious half-siblings are now her responsibility. Then Tom Dolan, a new neighbor, comes into her life bringing both a ray of hope and burdens of his own. Before they can fully love each other, tragedy strikes. Tom is suspected of murder.. -
![Deceived by Desire by Marie Force]()
Deceived by Desire by Marie Force
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Marie Force comes a glittering tale of star-crossed romance set amid the lavish mansions and decadent lifestyles of early 20th century Newport, Rhode Island... -
![As Love Blooms by Lorna Seilstad]()
As Love Blooms by Lorna Seilstad
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTessa Gregory is nothing if not tenacious. Denied a position as a horticulturalist at prestigious Como Park in Saint Paul, she is not above a little benevolent deception in order to get the park superintendent to change his mind and hire her. She plans to infiltrate the world of wealthy and influential people in hopes of drumming up financial support for a world-class conservatory... -
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Deadly Desire by Brenda Joyce
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe time is turn-of-the-century New York City. Society's elite host glittering balls inside sprawling mansions while outside, the teeming street harbor secrets of their own. New York City's Police Commissioner Rick Bragg has been called upon to investigate a shocking crime... -
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A Greater World by Clare Flynn
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA wrenching saga of the voyage that changed their lives Elizabeth Morton, born into a prosperous family, and Michael Winterbourne, a miner, come from different worlds but when they each suffer unspeakable and life-changing tragedy they’re set on a path that intertwines on the deck of the SS Historic, bound for Sydney. Falling in love should have been the end to all their troubles... -
![Snowdrift and Other Stories by Georgette Heyer]()
Snowdrift and Other Stories by Georgette Heyer
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPreviously titled Pistols for Two, this edition includes three recently discovered short stories. A treat for all fans of Georgette Heyer, and for those who love stories full of romance and intrigue. Affairs of honour between bucks and blades, rakes and rascals; affairs of the heart between heirs and orphans, beauties and bachelors; romance, intrigue, escapades and duels at dawn...Categorized as:
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![Angel in a Devil's Arms by Julie Anne Long]()
Angel in a Devil's Arms by Julie Anne Long
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Julie Anne Long comes the second book in an exciting new historical romance series, the first since her beloved Pennyroyal Green series. He has devil's blood in his veins. At least, that's always been the legend...Categorized as:
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![A Fine Passion by Stephanie Laurens]()
A Fine Passion by Stephanie Laurens
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe men of the Bastion Club are powerful, loyal, and not averse to overcoming danger if they must. Now, after years of loyal service to the Crown, they each -- one by one -- must face that greatest danger of all ...love. The last of his line, Jack, Baron Warnefleet, has fled London after nearly being compromised into marrying a dreadful female... -
![A Rogue's Proposal by Stephanie Laurens]()
A Rogue's Proposal by Stephanie Laurens
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsDemon Cynster has seen love bring his brethren to their knees, and he's vowed that he will not share their fate . . . until he spies Felicity Parteger sneaking about his racing stable. Demon remembers Felicity as a mere chit of a girl, but now she stands before him, all lush curves and sparkling eyes.. -
![The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean]()
The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsLady Sophie's Society Splash!When Sophie, the least interesting of the Talbot sisters, lands her philandering brother-in-law backside-first in a goldfish pond in front of all society, she becomes the target of very public aristocratic scorn. Her only choice is to flee London, vowing to start a new life far from the aristocacy...Categorized as:
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![No Greater Love by Danielle Steel]()
No Greater Love by Danielle Steel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhile hearts may go on after a tragedy occurs, they are never the same. Prolific bestselling author Danielle Steel revisits this familiar theme in No Greater Love. Twenty-year-old Edwina Winfield is forced to assume the role of head of the household, becoming both mother and father to her five younger siblings after her parents and beloved fiancé drown during the disastrous sinking of the Titanic... -
![Surrender My Love by Johanna Lindsey, Джоанна Линдсей]()
Surrender My Love by Johanna Lindsey, Джоанна Линдсей
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA Lady's ScornWrongly branded a spy, the dark and handsome Viking lord Selig Haardrad suffered greatly in the dungeons of Lady Erika of Gronwood...Categorized as:
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![The Wildflowers by Harriet Evans]()
The Wildflowers by Harriet Evans
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Wildflowers by Harriet Evans is the spellbinding new novel from the Top 5 Sunday Times bestselling author of A Place for Us and The Butterfly Summer. Fans of Kate Morton's The Lake House or Santa Montefiore will delight in this book. Harriet Evans is 'perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Maeve Binchy' Best Tony and Althea Wilde. Glamorous, argumentative ... adulterous to the core... -
![The Dangerous Lord by Sabrina Jeffries]()
The Dangerous Lord by Sabrina Jeffries
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTo prevent a dear friend from wedding Ian Lennard, the notorious Viscount St. Clair, Felicity Taylor reveals his shady past in her anonymous London gossip column. But the dauntless miss never imagined St. Clair's rage, for the dangerous rake is now short a bride and desperately needs an heir. Threatened with exposure and ruin, Felicity has no choice but to marry the hot-blooded lord herself...Categorized as:
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![Titans by Leila Meacham]()
Titans by Leila Meacham
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA sweeping new drama from the beloved, bestselling author of Roses. Texas in the early 1900s, its inhabitants still traveling by horseback and barely familiar with the telephone, was on the cusp of an oil boom that, unbeknownst to its residents, would spark a period of dramatic changes and economic growth... -
![The Courtship Dance by Candace Camp]()
The Courtship Dance by Candace Camp
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA fan favorite from New York Times bestselling author Candace Camp, originally published in 2009. Lady Francesca Haughston has given up on romance for herself, finding passion instead in making desirable matches for others...Categorized as:
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![A Perfect Heritage by Penny Vincenzi]()
A Perfect Heritage by Penny Vincenzi
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe House of Farrell - home of The Cream, an iconic face product that has seen women flocking to its bijoux flagship store in the Berkeley Arcade since 1953.At Farrell, you can rely on the personal touch. The legendary Athina Farrell remains the company's figurehead and in her kingdom at the Berkeley Arcade, Florence Hamilton plies their cosmetics with the utmost discretion... -
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Mother Road by Dorothy Garlock
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNow in paperback--the bestselling author's first title in a new series set on Route 66, the Depression era's famed road to the Golden West. This first novel takes place in Oklahoma in the hot summer of 1932, where the love of two people is tested at every turn... -
![The Secrets of Ashmore Castle by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles]()
The Secrets of Ashmore Castle by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe brand new series, perfect for fans of DOWNTON ABBEY, from the author of the hugely successful MORLAND DYNASTY novelsBehind the doors of the magnificent Ashmore Castle, secrets are waiting to be uncovered . . .1901. When the Earl of Stainton dies in a tragic hunting accident, Giles, the eldest son of the noble Tallant family, must step forward to replace him as the head of the family... -
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Written on Glass by Judith Lennox
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt is 1946 and the Temperleys and Chancellors have been neighbours for many years. Reserved and cool-headed, Marius Temperley has left the army and is struggling to fit into civilian life. His sister, Julia, quick-tempered, proud and passionate, has been running the family business since the death of her father. Both the Chancellor brothers, Jack and Will, are in love with her... -
![The Winter House: A sweeping drama of love and friendship by Judith Lennox]()
The Winter House: A sweeping drama of love and friendship by Judith Lennox
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor three girls growing up in the Fens in the tumultuous years between the First and Second World Wars, the Winter House was a special place of refuge and friendship. Winter or summer, they would meet at the old wooden house by the waterside to confide all the secrets and heartaches of childhood and adolescence... -
![Ribbon in the Sky by Dorothy Garlock]()
Ribbon in the Sky by Dorothy Garlock
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRibbon in the Sky tells of a love that time could not diminish... Spritely, auburn-haired Letty Pringle had been forbidden by her hell-and-brimstone preacher pa to see Mike Dolan, but the young sweethearts had whispered their vow to someday be man and wife. Then a cruel betrayal tore them apart and left Letty on a windswept Midwestern farm to raise their son alone... -
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The Duke Not Taken by Julia London
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsImpossible. Infuriating. Intoxicating. Ever since her sister became queen two years ago, Amelia Ivanosen, Princess of Wesloria, has been flirting and skirting scandal—just barely. Before she does anything too outlandish, she is sent to England and Lila Alexander, illustrious matchmaker to the ton, is recruited...Categorized as:
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