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A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA lush, sweeping queer historical romance from the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material—perfect for fans of Netflix’s Bridgerton, Evie Dunmore, and Manda Collins!When Viola Caroll was presumed dead at Waterloo she took the opportunity to live, at last, as herself...Categorized as:
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![Secrets and Suitors by Joanna Barker]()
Secrets and Suitors by Joanna Barker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsReluctantly returning to London for yet another Season, shy Nora Hamilton has nearly given up hope that she will ever find the love match she longs for. After all, the one man she does harbor feelings for—her closest friend, James—has made it perfectly clear he views her as just that: a friend... -
![Stranger at the Villa by Mary Kingswood]()
Stranger at the Villa by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA new physician arrives in the village, but is he all he seems?Susannah Winslade is twenty-six, and drifting into perpetual spinsterhood as she tries to care for her sick stepmother, look after her young brothers and sisters, and keep her father sober and solvent. Her brother Henry isn’t much help, either. She doesn’t mind...Categorized as:
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Ellie by Lesley Pearse
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEllie is a sweet-natured brunette, generous of heart with a sparkling smile and an accent which reveals her East End background.Bonny is beautiful and spoilt, with cascades of blonde hair, the brightest pair of blue eyes and a mouth like Cupid's bow... -
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![Once Upon a Christmas Wedding by Scarlett Scott, Merry Farmer]()
Once Upon a Christmas Wedding by Scarlett Scott, Merry Farmer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTis the season... for wedding bells! But, the path of true love never did run smooth... as our brides and grooms soon discover. From the snowbound Scottish Highlands to candlelit ballrooms, follow our fearless heroines as they scorn etiquette and defy danger in pursuit of their heart's desire...Categorized as:
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![Slightly Wicked by Alyssa Clarke]()
Slightly Wicked by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMiss Eleanor Fairbanks is the most sensible of all the sinful Fairbanks siblings until she has a chance meeting with the too handsome gambling den owner Lucien Glendevon. Ellie knows that her duty to her family should be more important than her own personal desires. The dowager countess has made it clear that she must help rebuild the family's reputation by making a respectable match... -
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Sweet Scandal by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNot the average lady...Lady Helen Harrington is a spinster by choice. She hasn’t any desire to entangle herself in romantic nonsense. Instead, she prefers to spend her time championing the causes nearest to her heart through writing articles for the London Beacon...Categorized as:
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![Reckless Need by Scarlett Scott]()
Reckless Need by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDon't miss the third book in Scarlett Scott's sweeping historical romance series...A staid dukeHeath, the Duke of Devonshire, has been living a passionless life of penance after losing the woman he loved. Determined to do his duty, he's in search of an innocent bride with a sterling reputation. A bride who's nothing at all like Tia, Lady Stokey...Categorized as:
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One Glimpse by Lydia Gastrell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor years Sir Samuel Shaw has secretly lusted after the handsome and popular Lord John Darnish, a man known for his good humor, expert riding prowess, and very female mistress. Certain that John is an unattainable fantasy, Sam is shaken when an accidental discovery reveals John might not be as unattainable as he once thought... -
![Cast in Ice by Laura Landon]()
Cast in Ice by Laura Landon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady Winnifred Waverley, daughter of the Duke of Townsend, walked the fringes of Society harboring a horrible secret. A secret so damning that it would shatter her entire family and destroy any chance for her younger sister Anne to find a love match...Categorized as:
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The Christmas Countess by K.J. Jackson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA shunned lady determined to keep her secrets. A new newly minted earl looking for a fresh start. A love gone wrong gains a second chance in the light of the Christmas moon...Categorized as:
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Restored by Joanna Chambers
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEighteen years ago, Henry Asquith, Duke of Avesbury had to leave his kept lover, Kit Redford, in order to devote himself to raising his young family. Now, a lifetime later, his children are moving on and for the first time in years, Henry is alone... -
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Rebel Love by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA determined womanLady Bella de Vere's matchmaking mother has vowed to win her a duke and nothing less. But Bella secretly yearns for her brother's enigmatic American friend, Mr. Jesse Whitney, even if he's determined to treat her as nothing more than a younger sister.A man with a pastAdrift since the Civil War's end, Jesse's been through the fires of hell and back...Categorized as:
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A Private Miscellany by K.J. Charles
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA short (7.5K words) free coda to the Society of Gentlemen series, catching up on the main characters a year and a half later... -
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![Restless Rake by Scarlett Scott]()
Restless Rake by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe wants her freedom… Clara Whitney is desperate to leave London and return to her native Virginia. She'll do anything, even if it means striking a deal with the most notorious earl in England, to get what she wants...Categorized as:
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![At Love's Command by Samantha Kane]()
At Love's Command by Samantha Kane
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Brothers in Arms novel. A child when they were betrothed, Sophia Middleton has been waiting twelve years for Ian Witherspoon to return and marry her. Preyed upon by her vicious father and older brother, Sophie longs for Ian to rescue her. Ian Witherspoon and Derek Knightly became best friends during the Peninsular War, and returned as lovers...Categorized as:
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![Highland Hearts by Sandra Dustin, Hannah Howell]()
Highland Hearts by Sandra Dustin, Hannah Howell
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsReprint Edition. From New York Times bestselling author Hannah Howell comes the thrilling tale of a beautiful noblewoman embroiled in treachery and treason in the Scottish highlands--and the royal knight who would give his very life to protect her. . . Contessa Tess Delgado suspects her Scottish uncle of supporting those who would overthrow King James II...Categorized as:
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![A Question of Trust by Angeline Fortin, Celine Cody]()
A Question of Trust by Angeline Fortin, Celine Cody
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Jack Merrill becomes earl Haddington inheriting not only a title but the devastating debt that came with it, his friends convince him that there is nothing for it but to gain quick wealth the really old fashioned way…marry into it! On the hunt for a wealthy bride, Jack stumbles upon Kitty Hayes, the sister of his former target Evelyn...Categorized as:
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![The Promise by V.J. Dunraven]()
The Promise by V.J. Dunraven
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibrarian Note: Alternate Cover Edition for ISBN-10: 1479183636 / ISBN-13: 9781479183630). "I was deeply drawn into The Promise--the charm and complexity of the characters, the vibrancy of the settings, and the plot that gripped me from beginning to end." --Kathryn Lynn Davis, NY Times Bestselling Author of Too Deep For Tears Richard Christopher Radcliffe, the Marquess of Sunderland ..Categorized as:
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![Never Judge a Duke by His Lover by Merry Farmer]()
Never Judge a Duke by His Lover by Merry Farmer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLord Barrett Landers, Viscount Copeland, is at loose ends after being decommissioned as a naval officer at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Instead of going home to Wiltshire, his family, and the marriage that his mother will inevitably attempt to force him into, he is happy to idle away the summer with his friends at Wodehouse Abbey in Yorkshire... -
![Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries Volume One by Ashley Gardner]()
Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries Volume One by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA collection of the first three novels in the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries series plus two Captain Lacey short stories originally published in mystery magazines...Categorized as:
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![Broken Promise by Laura Landon]()
Broken Promise by Laura Landon
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVictorian Romance Captain Austin Landwell lives with nightmares that torture him every day. So, when he’s given the chance to redeem himself and make the family he destroyed whole again, nothing will stand in his way except...his love for a woman who has the power to breathe life back into a heart he thought was dead...Categorized as:
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Rebel by Sally Malcolm
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFalling in love is just the beginning...Samuel Hutchinson has lived his whole life in Rosemont, Rhode Island. And as far as he’s concerned, his future is fixed: complete his legal training, marry a respectable woman, and settle down to raise a family.But Sam never counted on meeting Nathaniel Tanner... -
![The Rat-Catcher's Daughter by K.J. Charles]()
The Rat-Catcher's Daughter by K.J. Charles
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMusic-hall singer Miss Christiana is in serious debt, and serious trouble. She owes more than she can pay to a notorious criminal, and now he plans to make an example of her. There's no way out. But Christiana has an admirer. Stan Kamarzyn has watched her sing for a year and he doesn't want to see her get hurt...Categorized as:
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![Christmas at Thorncliff Manor by Sophie Barnes]()
Christmas at Thorncliff Manor by Sophie Barnes
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMore than love is in the air …Join the Heartly family as they return to Thorncliff Manor for the holiday season where four sisters and four very handsome, very eligible bachelors, are about to enjoy a lively Christmastime filled with laughter and love. But aside from the covert matchmaking undertaken by the eccentric hostess, Lady Duncaster, the thrill of adventure is sweeping through the estate... -
![After Dark with a Scoundrel by Alexandra Hawkins]()
After Dark with a Scoundrel by Alexandra Hawkins
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNotorious, handsome, and decadent, the Lords of Vice break rules and hearts with equal aplomb. But what if one woman is on to their game—and the player becomes the played? One Stolen Kiss Young, tender, and highly impressionable, Lady Regan can’t help but be intrigued by her brother’s wayward friends—the wickedly charming Lords of Vice...Categorized as:
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![Queen By Right by Anne Easter Smith]()
Queen By Right by Anne Easter Smith
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the award-winning author of A Rose for the Crown, Daughter of York, and The King's Grace comes another masterful historical novel—the story of Cecily of York, mother of two kings and the heroine of one of history's greatest love stories... -
![Belagerte Herzen by Samantha Kane]()
Belagerte Herzen by Samantha Kane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBrothers in Arms, Book Two.Phillip Neville and Jonathan Overton have been best friends since childhood. When they return to England as veterans of the Napoleonic Wars, they enter the marriage market. It doesn't take long for them both to fall deeply in love with shy, awkward, beautiful Maggie Trueheart...Categorized as:
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![Bound Forever by Ava March]()
Bound Forever by Ava March
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBound Forever - 3rd & final book in the Bound Series GBLT D/s Regency-Set Historical Erotic Romance Novella Lord Oliver Marsden’s life is perfect...well almost perfect. His bookshop is doing well, his bank account isn’t empty, and his nights are filled with a deliciously dominant man…who tends to be a bit too domineering outside of the bedchamber... -
![Captivated by a Lady's Charm by Christi Caldwell]()
Captivated by a Lady's Charm by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn need of a wife… Christian Villiers, the Marquess of St. Cyr, despises the role he's been cast into as fortune hunter but requires the funds to keep his marquisate solvent. Yet, the sins of his past cloud his future, preventing him from seeing beyond his fateful actions at the Battle of Toulouse...Categorized as:
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![A Mad Passion by Scarlett Scott]()
A Mad Passion by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA lost loveSeven years ago, the Marquis of Thornton broke Cleo's heart, and she hasn't forgotten or forgiven him. But when she finds him standing before her at a country house party, as handsome as ever, old temptations prove difficult to resist. One stolen kiss is all it takes.A proper gentlemanThornton buried his past and his feelings for Cleo long ago...Categorized as:
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![Prisoner of Love by Samantha Kane]()
Prisoner of Love by Samantha Kane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn erotic romance.Brothers in Arms, Book Eight Veronica Thomas has been in love with two men since she was seventeen. One introduced her to passion. The other has shown her how to satisfy it. Now that she’s older, she still wants them both. Wolf Tarrant was more than willing to share Very with his best friend and lover, Lord Michael Kensington... -
![Lost and Found by Stephanie Laurens]()
Lost and Found by Stephanie Laurens
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA novella, previously published in the print anthology Hero, Come Back.Reggie Carmathen needs to marry. His mother insists, and even his friends are hinting, so before he has some young chit thrust upon him, Reggie decides to choose his own bride...Categorized as:
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![Melting Ice by Stephanie Laurens]()
Melting Ice by Stephanie Laurens
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOriginally published in the anthologies ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES and SCANDALOUS BRIDES (both no longer in print) 1822. After years of adventuring in exotic India, wealthy rakehell Lord Dyan St. Laurent Dare has been forced to return to England and assume the title of the 4th Duke of Darke, along with the attendant responsibilities, chief of which is to marry and produce an heir...Categorized as:
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![Lady of Pleasure by Delilah Marvelle]()
Lady of Pleasure by Delilah Marvelle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEducating one's self in the art of love takes time... Lady Caroline Arabella Starling has been in love with her older brother's best friend, Caldwell, since she was thirteen. Unfortunately, too many things keep getting in the way of proving her love. Her four younger sisters, her mother, her brother, all of society and the man she loves himself... -
![Passion Wears Pearls by Renee Bernard]()
Passion Wears Pearls by Renee Bernard
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter the darkness of a dungeon in India, artist Josiah Hastings dreamt of returning to a world lush with color—only to discover that years of imprisonment left his eyesight weak and failing. So when the fiery beauty of Miss Eleanor Beckett appears in his vision amidst the bleak grays of a London winter, he knows he's found his muse and one last chance at a masterpiece...Categorized as:
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![The Secret of My Seduction by Caroline Linden]()
The Secret of My Seduction by Caroline Linden
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe final chapter in the Scandals series...Rule #1: Be discreetNo one suspects Bathsheba Crawford of being the anonymous author of a wickedly scandalous series of naughty novels. But she is.Rule #2: Do not fall in loveWhen she approaches her publisher, rakish Liam MacGregor, with an indecent proposal, he’s shocked. But he accepts...Categorized as:
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![My Lord, Lady, and Gentleman by Nicola Davidson]()
My Lord, Lady, and Gentleman by Nicola Davidson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the Surrey Sexual Freedom Society - where unconventional and uninhibited ladies and gentlemen discuss all matters erotic... Estranged from his aristocratic family for choosing art over a third son’s proper path, Mr. Clayton Irving lives in wretched circumstances... -
![My Lady Thief by Emily May, Emily Larkin]()
My Lady Thief by Emily May, Emily Larkin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady by day, Robin Hood by night... Arabella Knightley is an earl’s granddaughter, but it’s common knowledge that she spent her early years in London’s gutters. What the ton doesn’t know is that while Arabella acts the perfect young lady by day, at night she plays Robin Hood, stealing from the wealthy to give to the poor.Adam St Just is one of Society’s most sought after bachelors...Categorized as:
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![Defeated by Love by Samantha Kane]()
Defeated by Love by Samantha Kane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn erotic romance.Brothers in Arms Book 11 Daniel has both dreaded and prayed for the return of the only man he ever loved. But he is reluctant to give his heart again to a man who already deserted him once. Harry knew that when he returned to England after ten years, Daniel would be angry. But he expected his former lover to be overwhelmed at his return and his declaration of love... -
![The Devil You Know by Victoria Vane]()
The Devil You Know by Victoria Vane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibrarian's note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B00EXD7U4E. The Devil Devere Series- Library Journal Best E-Book Romance 2012 (This book is the third in a connected series but can be read first) Sometimes the Devil is Disguised as a Gentleman.. -
![Her One Desire by Kimberly Killion]()
Her One Desire by Kimberly Killion
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEngland 1483--A time when the nobles would do anything to steal the crown. Proof of a conspiracy lies in the hands of the executioner's daughter. Her quest to save her father's soul endangers her life along with the Scottish spy she frees from the Tower of London...Categorized as:
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![Fight For Love by Samantha Kane]()
Fight For Love by Samantha Kane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrothers in Arms, Book 12 Devlin O'Shaughnessy has loved Kitty Markham since the first time they saw each other when they were too young and not nearly innocent enough. Kitty has loved him just as long. But she fell in love with Dr. Thomas Peters in the same fashion: hard and instantly. She's loved him that way, silently, secretly, for years... -
![The Country Gentleman by Fiona Hill]()
The Country Gentleman by Fiona Hill
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen her fortune is lost, witty, irreverent Anne Guilfoyle is forced to leave London and her beau of ten years standing for the confines of country life in Cheshire, where she has fortuitously inherited some property. Anne pines for the social and political life she has left behind, especially when confronted with the society of her nearest neighbor, country bumpkin Henry Highet...Categorized as:
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![One Step Behind by Brianna Labuskes]()
One Step Behind by Brianna Labuskes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVengeance never dies … London, 1812. When the unconventional Imogen Lancaster embarked on a mission to infiltrate high society and avenge her beloved cousin’s murder she never would have guessed she’d end up in the arms of a thief. At least, that’s what she assumes when she discovers Lucas Stone breaking into a private safe...Categorized as:
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![Wicked Passions by Nicola Davidson]()
Wicked Passions by Nicola Davidson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsScotland, 1504Bold and wild, Lady Isla Sutherland disguised herself as a lad to hone her gift of sword fighting. But when she is discovered and dragged to court for punishment, it is decreed she must wed at once. To gain time and a chance at finding love, Isla proposes a royal tourney—to the victor her richly-dowered hand in marriage—and the king agrees...Categorized as:
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![The Duchess and the Wolf by Lydia Drake]()
The Duchess and the Wolf by Lydia Drake
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSusannah Fletcher has everything a young lady could desire: wealth, the attentions of well-to-do duke, and a reputation as spotless as an angel’s petticoats. Yet, she would throw it all away for one opportunity to perform her music on stage–scandalous as that may be...Categorized as:
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![Simply Wicked by Kate Pearce]()
Simply Wicked by Kate Pearce
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn Insatiable Appetite... Anthony Sokorvsky's only rule in life is not to have any, especially when pleasures of the flesh are involved. But his dark sexual pursuits have led him down a treacherous path that may cost him his fortune if he doesn't end his recklessness and wed. His salvation comes in the form of Marguerite Lockwood... -
![My Scandalous Bride by Christina Dodd, Celeste Bradley]()
My Scandalous Bride by Christina Dodd, Celeste Bradley
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsChristina Dodd, "The Lady and the Tiger" Laura Haver will stop at nothing to find out who killed her brother-even if it means posing as the wife of notorious rogue Keefe Leighton, the Earl of Hamilton. But things go too far when Keefe engages Laura in an artful game of seduction-a game that can have only one winner... Stephanie Laurens, "Melting Ice" Once, Dyan St...Categorized as:
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![Simply Insatiable by Kate Pearce]()
Simply Insatiable by Kate Pearce
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNo fantasy is too wild for Madame Helene’s Pleasure House—a brothel in Regency England where forbidden desires are more than welcome… The most scandalous passions… Lord Minshom is known throughout London for embracing every illicit longing—the more scandalous the better. When his estranged wife, Lady Jane returns with an ultimatum he flatly refuses—even if it means she will turn to other men...
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