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Fashioning the Duke by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Eight titled peers who never expected to become dukes do just that—and are attracted to females whom Polite Society does not believe worthy of the title duchess, due to their desires to be more than typical ladies of the ton...

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Debating with the Duke by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
First 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...

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Portrait of the Duke by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
A fun-loving man who has become a staid duke . . .An independent lady who wishes to pursue her artistic bent . . .A long-ago meeting which left a lasting impression on them both . . .Daniel Judson, the Duke of Westfield, changed from a carefree young rogue into a sober duke once faced with a mountain of responsibilities after he assumed his grandfather’s title...

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One Night to Remember by Erica Ridley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Meet the unforgettable men of London's most notorious tavern, The Wicked Duke...

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The Taste of Love by Meara Platt, Dragonblade Publishing
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Will the mysterious Book of Love lead Penelope to her true love? Lady Penelope Sherbourne is not—absolutely not—going to fall in love with Thaddius MacLauren, Laird of Caithness, even if he is a big, handsome Scottish brute and ridiculously protective of her...

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To Dare the Darkness by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
A young woman who is bolder than she knows... Miss Evie Knight, the daughter of Mr. Gabriel Knight and Lady Helena Knight has been the unlikely friend and confidante of the Comte de Villen for years. But despite her own shortcomings and the unlikeliness of a man like Louis César falling for plump little Evie, she must concede Louis appears to be madly in love with her...

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Every Duke Has a Silver Lining by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
· 9 ratings
He can’t deny her anything…except maybe his heart…Ashley Woodville didn’t mean any harm when she broke into Grady Kolten’s office. It was only a dare from her friends. She wasn’t supposed to get caught. And she certainly wasn’t supposed to talk the notorious gaming hell owner (and disturbingly sexy rogue) into showing her London’s wilder side. Falling for him? Also not part of the dare...

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A Lady's Reputation by Amy D'Orazio, Alex9903
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
“Mr. Darcy, I am eager to hear your explanation for the fact that quite a few people believe we are engaged.” It starts with a bit of well-meant advice. Colonel Fitzwilliam suggests to his cousin Darcy that, before he proposes to Elizabeth Bennet in Kent, perhaps he ought to discuss his plans with their families first...

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To Save a Love by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Both wronged by their fathers... two damaged souls longing for love and salvation... Childhood sweethearts Desmond Bretton and Anna Browning defy their powerful fathers and elope to Gretna Green when Anna is told she will marry a viscount old enough to be her grandfather. Caught before they cross the Scottish border, Dez is shipped off to the army, where he learns of Anna’s suicide...

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A Matchmaker for a Marquess by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Be prepared to smile, swoon, and sigh in Christi Caldwell's latest 'Heart of a Scandal' installment where a matchmaker firmly on the shelf is about to fall head over heels for her best friend's younger brother. She lived by a strict set of rules… Meredith Durant believes those who won’t marry, matchmake, and she’s made a notable career for herself helping young women find the perfect mate...

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Duke Takes All by Eva Devon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
A Duke With A Thousand Secrets: The Duke of Raventon has sworn to never reveal his entire heart and soul to anyone. He has known loss and pain and failure.So much so, that the only way he can make up for the past is in saving everyone he can. When the wild, beautiful Highland lass shows up on his doorstep, he can't turn her away...

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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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Lady of Providence by Ellie St. Clair, Dragonblade Publishing
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Much-anticipated Book 3 has arrived in "The Unconventional Ladies" series. Pick up "Lady of Providence" by Ellie St. Clair today, or read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited!! A rocky past. An uncertain future. Can love prevail? Elizabeth Moreland is seen as the perfect lady...

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The Road to Scandal is Paved with Wicked Intentions by Merry Farmer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Lady Phoebe Darlington's life as she knows it is over. Impoverished and desperate, she has been forced to take up employment as a shop girl, which is humiliating enough. But when she and her mother are thrown out of their boarding house, she may have no choice but to live on the streets.Until a chance encounter at a pub on a rainy day changes her life forever...

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Phebe's Promise by Cathryn Chandler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
His head is in the clouds, but her feet are firmly on the ground. Can they ever find a way to make a life together? Phebe became an orphan the day she was born. Her mother died giving birth, waiting for her husband and son to return from the gold fields in California. But neither one was ever heard from again...

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Captured by the Earl by Melanie Rose Clarke
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
As a member of the Distinguished Ladies of Purpose, Lady Emma Sinclair strives to help those less fortunate, even as others disregard her ideas as fanciful nonsense. That is, until she accidentally starts a rumor she is betrothed to Philip Fitzgerald, the powerful but absent Earl of Peyton. As society celebrates her victory in capturing the elusive lord, she enjoys new influence...

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Fearless Duke by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Miss Isabella Hilgrove, proprietress of the Ladies’ Typewriting School, prides herself on the quality of her staff. After the Duke of Westmorland sacks the third typist she has sent him in as many days, she’s not just outraged, she’s determined to put the arrogant bully in his place. Benedict Manning, Duke of Westmorland, is having the worst week of his life...

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To Be Wicked With You by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Evie Milton knows she’ll never marry. But that doesn’t mean she can’t celebrate her sister’s betrothal to Finlay Stone, Duke of Carlisle. Until the bride-to-be runs off with the wrong man, that is. Now, if they have any hope of avoiding a devastating scandal, Evie and Finlay will need to bring the runaway bride to heel...

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To Dare a Duchess by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
After five long years trapped in the country, newly widowed Nina Granville, Duchess of Exeter, has returned to town to start over. But it was here she committed an indiscretion—one stolen night of pleasure—that would threaten all she holds dear if revealed. Byron always loved Nina from afar—until the house party that turned his world upside down...

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Adam by Sydney Jane Baily
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
In this sizzling early Victorian romance by USA Today bestselling author Sydney Jane Baily the heir to an earldom must take a suitable wife... unless he falls for a middle-class governess with a shadowy past.Lord Diamond leads a charmed life. The only brother amongst four sisters, he is touted as the best thing since frothy syllabub. Every young lady in London wants his leg shackled to hers...

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The Earl’s Enticement: 2nd Edition: A Scottish Regency Historical Romance by Collette Cameron
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
She won’t be tamed. A fiery, unconventional Scot, Adaira Ferguson wears breeches, swears, and has no more desire to marry than she does to follow society’s dictates of appropriate behavior. She trusts no man with the secret she desperately protects. He can’t forget...

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When the Earl was Wicked by Stacy Reid, AuthorsDesigns
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Lady Verity Ayles will do whatever it takes to protect herself from a vile cur, no matter how scandalous or perilous it may be. And that means aligning with James Radcliffe, the Earl of Maschelly—a scoundrel who spends his days in sin and self-indulgence, and his nights in reckless pursuits. Clearly, a man any young lady of good sense and reputation should stay away from...

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The Gift of Love by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Will The Book of Love bring Dahlia Farthingale the gift of love? Dahlia Farthingale thought magic would happen when she was the next to have The Book of Love. But instead, the elegant lord she thought would propose to her wound up humiliating her in front of all of her family and friends. She is now convinced no man can possibly want her, especially not handsome Royal Navy captain Ronan Brayden...

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Mail Order Meals by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Gertrude Miller is well-known for her cooking, working for the diner there in Beckham, Massachusetts. When she spots an old crush eating with his new wife, she realizes that there is no chance she will ever be able to find love there in Beckham, where everyone remembers her as a member of the demon horde...

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A Duke's Duty by G.L. Snodgrass
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Captain Jack Hardy of the Royal Navy was focused on fighting the French. The bastard son of the Duke of Oxford, he never expected to be accepted into his father’s world. Let alone be recognized and raised to the peerage...

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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 Art of Stealing a Duke's Heart by Ellie St. Clair
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
It was only supposed to be one night.Except that night of deceit leads to a mistaken identity and the duke finding his new governess. A governess who is out to steal his painting -- and perhaps his heart.Calliope Murphy was determined to prove to her family that she was as capable as the rest of them. That she could paint a copy of a priceless masterpiece and steal from a pompous, arrogant duke...

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Winter Wishes: A Regency Holiday Romance Anthology by Cheryl Bolen, Bronwen Evans
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
A USA Today Bestseller!!New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Cheryl Bolen and USA Today Bestselling authors Bronwen Evans, Lana Williams, Bree Wolf and Collette Cameron are joined by Heather Boyd, Sasha Cottman, Samantha Grace, Donna Cummings, Barbara Monajem, Suzanna Medeiros, Wendy Vella, and Alina K...

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How to Ruin a Duke: A Regency Novella Duet by Grace Burrowes, Theresa Romain
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Grace Burrowes and Theresa Romain team up to set two Regency novellas against a backdrop of scandal, intrigue, and literary mischief inspired by the real-life spoof of Lord Byron published by Lady Caroline Lamb. Rhapsody for Two by Theresa Romain Rowena Fairweather, a builder of stringed instruments, is facing a difficult future. Simon Thorn is a musician fleeing his past...

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Wedding Her Christmas Duke: A Regency Romance by Collette Cameron
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
SALE - 1.99 through 7/21/22!He’s not who he says he is…but then again, neither is she… Duke Baxter Bathhurst has little use for his title. He’d much rather manage his businesses than spend time with the marriage-minded misses of the ton. But then he meets her...

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The Earl She Ruined by Jessie Clever
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Ransom Shepard, the Earl of Knighton, has never known love. When his father died tragically young, his mother refused to care for Ransom, leaving him in the care of the help as she descended into the grief of losing her husband. Abandoned by the one person who should have loved him unconditionally, Ransom chose a life as far from love as possible...

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Earl of Tempest (Regency Cocky Gents #6.5) by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
WHEN A DO-GOOD DUKE'S DAUGHTER FALLS FOR A GRUMPY EARL, ALL WAGERS ARE OFF.The Earl of Tempest told her to stay away from him. He was too old for her, his soul was too darkAnd Even though he was wrong and even though he was breaking her heart, Lady Lydia Cockfield respected his wishes and walked away...

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Schemes Gone Amiss by Collette Cameron
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Intrepid and outspoken, Blythe Culpepper is dragged against her will to London for a Season. To her dismay, her guardian enlists the devilishly attractive Lord Leventhorpe, the one man she detests, to assist with her Come Out. Since their first encounter, hostile looks and cutting retorts have abounded whenever they meet, yet she cannot deny the way her body reacts when he’s near...

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For Letter or Worse by Esther Hatch
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Every word in his letter spells mortification.There was only one reason young Harrison Chase moved away from his idyllic country upbringing to the long dark hours of working in a London factory—he was bound and determined to make his fortune and deserve a chance to court Christine Stone...

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Dare To Be Scandalous by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
After inheriting a small fortune, Willow Perry has everything she’s ever wanted. Except a husband, that is. But not just any husband will do. She’s looking for a grand love—someone who will challenge and excite her. It’s just her folly that the one man who interests her is a notorious rake. He’s as wild and passionate as Willow is sheltered and staid...

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My One and Only Earl by Stacy Reid
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
James, Lord Kingsley’s best friend’s dying wish was that he married his spinster sister. Unluckily, James is honor-bound to fulfill another oath and can never marry Miss Poppy Ashford, no matter how delightfully charming and sensual he finds her.Treated horridly by her stepmother and half-sisters, Poppy has little to anticipate for her future...

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A Family of Her Own by Rose Pearson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
What do you do when everyone around you has what you want but can’t have?For Sophie Lefebvre, the answer was simple—accept the position as governess to the pompous Earl of Wycliff’s sister, Gertrude. Rude, arrogant and absorbed with his wealth, his presence is a hard task to endure, but far better than the pain of watching others have what she cannot.Claveston St...

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The Corinthian Duke by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Oscar Paget, Duke of Rothborn, is a Corinthian to his marrow. Sport is in his blood, no matter the variety. Winning is all he cares about. The handsome young duke has no desire for a wife to impede his exiting lifestyle and though engaged to the beautiful Lady Pearl Aldous since infancy, he keeps putting off the big day...

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A Dare Too Scandalous by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
The most unexpected pairings often ignite the most irresistible passion.Miss Jocelyn Evans never imagined accepting a dare to attend a masquerade ball would upend her life. A stolen moment of pleasure leaves her haunted with wicked memories of a mysterious lover, even as she finds herself unwillingly captivated by Lord Aston, the very man her stepsister aims to secure...

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The Lord and the Red-Headed Hornet by G.L. Robinson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Amelia Organizes Herself Into Trouble!She's a born organizer and a redhead to boot. Can she get everyone around her marching to her tune?Amelia and Aurelius are orphaned twins. She's a bossy, fiery red-head. Her handsome brother wants to join Wellington's army. But she wants him to become a diplomat...

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The Duke and the Lady by Jessie Clever
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
· 11 ratings
Lady Louisa Darby blames herself for her mother’s death when the Darby sisters were still so young and has dedicated her life to ensuring her sisters’ happiness...

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Artemisia: a Regency novel in the tradition of Jane Austen by D.G. Rampton
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
· 11 ratings
A 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...

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The Perks of Loving a Viscount by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
A man who cherishes his freedom at sea. A woman who fears she will never find her place in Polite Society. Two unlikely people who come together—and find love . . . As a boy, Seth Atwell falls in love with the sea. His uncle, Lord Hopewell, arranges for Seth to become a cabin boy, and over the years, Seth works his way up to the position of captain of a trading vessel...

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Where Hearts Meet by Maureen Driscoll
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
From the author of the Kellington and Emerson sagas of Regency Romance novels, comes the first book in a new series set in the early Victorian era. Arabella Warren has been trying to find employment as a governess for several months. But after having to leave numerous households for unsavory reasons, she has found it next to impossible to attain a position in a decent home...

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The Linnet Bird by Linda Holeman
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
In the claustrophobic, mannered world of British India, Linny Ingram seems the perfect society wife: pretty, gracious, subservient. But appearances can be deceptive. Linny Ingram was born Linny Gow, an orphan raised in the gray slums of Liverpool...

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Discovering the Baron by Ellie St. Clair
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
She’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...

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Live and Let Rogue by Eva Devon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
When the Prince isn’t so charming, you can either Live and Let Rogue. . . Or bring him to his knees. A Rogue Who Demanded Revenge: John Forthryte, the newly made Earl of Mooreland, is an absolute bastard. Born the illegitimate son of a duke, hate has filled John’s heart since he watched his mother die in harrowing poverty...

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The Bennets Take on the Ton by Perpetua Langley, A Lady
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Mrs. Bennet has brought her two eldest daughters to town for some shopping and they happily ensconce themselves at Gracechurch Street. Mrs. Bennet has managed to wrench an amount of money from Mr. Bennet’s grip so that she might spruce her girls up with new bonnets, gloves and ribbons. She really does not know what else will get them married...

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Avoiding the Earl's Lust by C.H. Admirand
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Pride, Lust, Envy and Greed...vices that could lead a gentleman down the road to ruin. Unless he meets his saving grace in the form of an innocent debutante... Edward, Earl Lippincott, is cut from the same cloth as his late and unlamented brother, the Fifth Duke of Wyndmere. When a madman has the earl’s family in his crosshairs, the earl’s overindulgence and self-destructive ways halt...

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His Duchess by Charlotte Russell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Victoria Foster needs a husband. Orphaned, nearly penniless, saddled with an indifferent guardian plus a cousin intent on sabotaging her matrimonial hopes, she cannot afford to be a wallflower. Unfortunately for her, the only man in her path is a stuffy, well-above-her-touch duke...

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