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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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The Mystery of Mr Daventry by Adele Clee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
How long can one keep up a charade?A gentleman who hides many secrets.Society thinks it has the measure of Lucius Daventry, illegitimate son of the Duke of Melverley, but they know nothing of the dangerous man who lies beneath the constructed façade. As a member of a secret group known as the Order of Themis, he works to right injustices, to make wicked men pay...

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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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Suddenly a St. Clair by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Will a marriage of convenience blossom into one filled with love? Read Book 5 in the bestselling "The St. Clairs" series for free with Kindle Unlimited! At age eighteen, Hudson St. Clair learns he’s the Duke of Everton’s bastard...

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Mysterious Lover by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Welcome to a thrilling new series, "Crime & Passion," from USA Today Bestselling Author Mary Lancaster.London, 1851In the shadow of the Great Exhibition, poverty and crime stalk the meaner backstreets of the city. But sin is not confined to the underworld. One couple passes seamlessly between the neighboring worlds of privilege and privation, solving crimes and enabling love to bloom...

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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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Delighting the Duke by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Accused of something they never did. Five boys banished from their homes in disgrace, to the place where they find the brothers of their heart—and build new family ties that will last a lifetime.An army major whose soul is stained by war. A lonely bluestocking who failed miserably during her first Season. Two strangers who bond over an injured kitten..

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Disrupting the Duke by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Accused of something they never did. Five boys banished from their homes in disgrace, to the place where they find the brothers of their heart—and build new family ties that will last a lifetime.A brash army major who surprisingly becomes a duke. A lady who has no interest in ever wedding. An attraction that leads to passion... and love..

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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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Scorned & Craved - The Frenchman's Lionhearted Wife by Bree Wolf
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
In this Regency romance by USA TODAY bestselling and HOLT Medallion winning author Bree Wolf, a delicate English lady risks it all in order to capture the heart of a French privateer. Years ago, a coincidence brought them together.Now, Fate will reunite them upon the high seas...

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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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Moonlight and the Duke: A Regency Historical Romance by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Handsome widower. Shy spinster. Will he be the one to give her a first kiss? Connor Fieldstone, the Duke of Lynton, renowned as a Silver Duke, has no intention of ever marrying again...

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The Steel Rogue by K.J. Jackson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
A scarred lady, living in the outskirts of society. A hardened rogue brought up from the worst of humanity. One seeks revenge. One seeks redemption. Neither is prepared for a love that will defy all odds.A scarred lady, living in the fringes. Lady Alton knows she doesn't fit into polite society. Her scars determined that long ago, and marrying a viscount never helped the matter...

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Fall of the Lyon: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
“It’s all a bit sleight of hand, isn’t it? This business of seduction.” Faced with the devastating and impending loss of her stepfather and the all too real threat of unscrupulous relatives who would have her inheritance at any cost, Miss Margaret Upshaw flees to London. Her stepfather has tasked her to make her way to the Lyon’s Den to seek the assistance of Mrs...

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To Trust a Duke by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Book 3 in the exciting new Soldiers and Soulmates series has arrived. A soldier returning from war. A war widow who’s created a new life for herself. An attraction that brings them together... Forced to marry a stranger after one chaste kiss, Lady Ashlyn Dunwood spends a single night with her new husband before his regiment ships off to war...

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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 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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Temptations of a Duke's Daughter by Samantha Holt
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Solving a murder is dangerous business. So is falling in love…Lady Chastity Fallon will not stand idly by while her sister is suspected of murder. Since no one wants to help, she’ll take matters into her own hands. The plan? Simple. She’ll disguise herself as a servant and investigate...

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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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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 Far Horizon by Marsha Canham
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
The Far Horizon is the fourth and final installment in the Award-Winning Pirate Wolf series. The series follows the Dante family through forty years of turbulent sea adventures, beginning with the patriarch fighting alongside Sir Francis Drake, and ending with Jonas Dante's pursuit of revenge.Jonas Dante is the eldest son of Simon Dante, the infamous Pirate Wolf...

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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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Making of a Scandal by Victoria Vale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
A gentleman should never mix business with pleasure, unless he’s a gentleman courtesan … Driven to selling his services to settle gambling debts, the Honourable Mr. Dominick Burke thoroughly enjoys satisfying the appetites of wealthy women. When Miss Calliope Barrington contracts his services, his desire for her is instant and powerful...

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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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No Rest for the Wicked by Lauren Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
A wicked pirate, a lady-turned cabin boy and a love reaching the distant horizon. Your next Pirate Adventure awaits You! A lady’s guide to surviving aboard a pirate ship: 1) Dress as a cabin boy. 2) Avoid drinking too much rum when the handsome captain is around. 3) Do not let the captain kiss you…again. The last thing Roberta Harcourt needs is to be trapped on a ship with pirates...

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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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Undertow by Lara Hays
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
· 7 ratings
The life she always thought she would have...or a new life she is just starting to imagine? Two paths lay before Tessa Monroe as she arrives in colonial St. Kitts with her rescuer, the rogue pirate Nicholas Holladay. Everything should be perfect, but her worlds are colliding...

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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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Lord of the Sea by Danelle Harmon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
A Sea Devil Who’s Reckless At Heart...Captain Connor Merrick’s thirst for danger has brought him fame and fortune as one of the most brazenly successful privateers of the War of 1812. But deep beneath his swagger, derring-do and charm, the handsome American captain is hiding a devastating secret, and he’ll go to any lengths to protect it . . .A Beauty Who Gets More Than She Bargained For..

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Taken by Storm by Danelle Harmon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Fearing that an endangered racehorse will die at the hands of her reckless brother, Lady Ariadne St. Aubyn disguises herself as a man, steals the horse, and abducts the handsome Colin Lord to help her plot...

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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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With the Wind by Elizabeth Johns
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Five years have passed since Lady Anjou Winslow, one of the triplet daughters of the Marquess Ashbury, watched her love, Lieutenant Gardiner, leave for the war in America. They were secretly married just before his departure, and though the War Office has declared him dead, she refuses to believe it. No trace of him was ever found...

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Cherish and the Duke by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Sometimes, the best-laid plans go awry in the best way. Gawain Burton, the Duke of Bromleigh, is a Silver Duke, and everyone in the ton knows these exceptionally handsome forty-something men with some gray salted in their hair have no intention of ever marrying. However, carrying on the Bromleigh title is important, and Gawain is determined to find a proper wife for his nephew and heir...

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The Kadin by Bertrice Small
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Abducted from a life of privilege, she was sold into slavery in a distant land. For Lady Janet Leslie there would be no escaping the harem of the wealthy and powerful Sultan Selim. But from the moment the handsome ruler spied his breathtaking "Cyra," was captivated -- by the fiery desire that coursed through his veins. She belonged to him, body and soul -yet it was he who was enslaved...

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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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Pearls of Fire by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Do the mysterious pearls with the red-gold color of the burning sun hold the key to love... or to a curse? Emma Langdon’s life was changed by a kiss that never happened. Hugh Le Brecque, the handsome viscount meant to do the kissing never showed up, and Emma has been trying to forget him ever since...

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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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The Long Road to Longbourn: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Renata McMann, Summer Hanford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Fitzwilliam Darcy has nearly everything a gentleman could want. Looks, wealth, connections. He lacks but one aspect of a perfect life, a bride. He’s chosen Miss Elizabeth Bennet to fill the role but when he proposes, to his utmost chagrin, she refuses him in no uncertain terms. His heart stomped on by a country miss who is by no societal measure his equal, he can’t imagine a worse moment...

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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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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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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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Desiring the Devil of Duncraven by Jillian Eaton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
He's a dangerous bounty hired to track her down...she's a beautiful duchess with a wounded heart. When these two meet, one thing is certain: the Devil of Duncraven is never letting her go...

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The Following Sea by Marsha Canham
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
3rd in Canham's Pirate Wolf trilogy. This time the story focuses on Gabriel Dante, taking up where The Iron Rose left off as he sails away from battle with horrendous wounds and half a crew on board a captured ship. On his way home to the safety of Pigeon Cay, Dante crosses paths with a strange ship sailing in circles, showing no signs of life on her deserted decks...

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The Long Journey Home: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by J. Dawn King
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Love is being in the wrong place at the right time!Mistaken for someone else, Elizabeth and Darcy are kidnapped from a ballroom in Hertfordshire, England. Their only hope for freedom is to overcome their deeply set opinions of each other—to work as a team. Against all odds, they each make extraordinary sacrifices to discover a love for the ages and find their way home...

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A Dangerous Lord by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
A hardened spy. A stubborn debutante. And a madman that is intent to see them both dead. Lord Evan Corbyn is responsible for all of the agents of the Crown. It is a job that he takes most seriously, and it occupies nearly every moment of his waking life. When one of his agents is murdered, he is determined to bring the killer to justice...

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My Runaway Heart by Miriam Minger
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Attempting to seduce reckless Lindsay Somerset, Jared Giles, the Earl of Dovercourt, abruptly leaves London when he realizes that he has unexpectedly fallen in love with her, but Lindsay uncovers his secret identity as the notorious pirate Golden Phoenix...

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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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