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Silence Breaking by Robert Thier
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFamily - the most important thing in the world,right? If it's your own, maybe. But if it's the family of the incredibly powerful, incredibly alluring businessman with whom you've beenconducting a secret office affair, and they don't yet know about theaffair, things are a little bit different.Life is about to getreal for Lilly Linton...Categorized as:
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The Marquess Method by Kathleen Ayers
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLady Theodosia Barrington is practically begging to be ruined.That’s the assumption of the Marquess of Haven after spying Theodosia at a house party given by the Duke of Granby. After his father left him little else but a title and a crumbling estate, Haven is in desperate need of an heiress. Not only is Theodosia rich as Croesus and beautiful, but she’s also a Barrington... -
Love Blooms with the Duke by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA fourth son instantly propelled into a dukedom . . .A beautiful woman trying to support herself as a governess . . .Two people who want to be accepted—and who long for love . . .Xander Hughes, London’s biggest rake, suddenly finds himself in over his head, becoming the Duke of Brockbank and guardian to two nieces he has never met...Categorized as:
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Earl of Every Sin by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCan a ruined lady's love save the Earl of Every Sin? Book 4 in the Best-Selling Sins and Scoundrels series has arrived! Read for Free with Kindle Unlimited! When Alessandro, the half-Spanish Earl of Rayne, settles upon a marriage of convenience with Lady Catriona Hamilton, the terms are clear: an heir in exchange for her freedom... -
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The Design of Dukes by Kathleen Ayers
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLady Andromeda Barrington is the most unsuitable young lady in London.At least in the Duke of Granby’s opinion.Granby doesn’t care for bastard relatives or tainted pedigrees and Andromeda possesses both. Nor does he like opinionated young ladies who enjoy hurling insults in his direction.Andromeda is, in short, the most annoying creature he’s ever met...Categorized as:
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Anything but a Gentleman by Elisa Braden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA spinster hatches a plan (with a smattering of blackmail) Miss Augusta Widmore has no time for proprieties. She must force her sister’s ne’er-do-well betrothed to the altar with all haste—or watch her sister bear the scandalous consequences. But with the blackguard resisting his duty, she needs leverage. And only one man can provide it... -
The Desire of a Duchess by Kathleen Ayers
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn unexpected encounter leads to a passionate affair…Beatrice Howard, the widowed Duchess of Castlemare was once considered the jewel of London. Lauded and sought after for her beauty, decorum, and pedigree, Beatrice was also despised for her malicious and petty nature...Categorized as:
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A Merry Wicked Winter by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott comes a heartwarming holiday novella featuring a long-lost Winter sister and the gruff Scot whose heart she heals...With Christmastide approaching, Miss Sybella Clarke is traveling to a country house party being hosted by her newly discovered half brother, Devereaux Winter... -
The Rake of Hearts by Emily Windsor
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the heart is afire…By his own admission, Lord Ernest Brook is a rake. With sapphire gaze, sinfully handsome looks and a duke for a brother, the pleasures of London have come with ease…apart from one.Ever since the gauntlet of her first wintry dismissal was thrown, the widowed Hebe Lock has stirred his deepest desires, but just what would it take to woo such a woman?Sparks will fly...Categorized as:
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The Duke's Bartered Mistress by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe whispers say he’s a demon, but now he owns her…It is vital Lady Georgia Stoughton finds a way to pay her father’s debt, but the cursed man who owns it refuses her money. So when she offers herself in repayment, the devil with the body of an angel calls her bluff…and signs the contract. Now she belongs to him, body and soul, until the last hour of December...Categorized as:
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One Wedding and An Earl by Tracy Sumner
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this sizzling Regency romance by USA Today bestselling author Tracy Sumner, a notorious earl, and an infamous hellion need to face an unforgettable passion.A scarred earl with a big heart—and a big problem.Since his return from war, the Earl of Stanford’s life has been anything but simple... -
Beauty Dares the Beast by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAmbrose, the Duke of Collingswood, never expected that his best chance at fulfilling his brother’s dying wish would rest with a lady disguised as the male author S. Lovellette. Scared and shunned by all who loved him, Ambrose must insist with blackmail that Lady Drusilla remain at his country castle to complete his memoir for his niece... -
The Duke's Daring Bride by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat is the price of her innocence?Miss Olivia Wilson is desperate, and desperate women do daring things. No, not the time she ventured into the East End alone after dark—and had to be rescued by a tall, dark mysterious stranger—but she’s willing to do just about anything to save her family’s newspaper... -
Ruin Me, If You Dare by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey are wallflowers, bluestockings, merry widows, and debutantes—members of a secret, exclusive Lady’s Club in Berkeley Square! There ladies indulge in daring wagers, learn to fight, read scandalous books, and learn the art of wooing the gentlemen they will bring to their knees…A proper lord. A rebellious lady. A dare that could ruin them both.. -
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Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsBONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Mary Balogh's The Secret Mistress.All of London is abuzz over the imminent arrival of Wulfric Bedwyn, the reclusive, cold-as-ice Duke of Bewcastle, at the most glittering social event of the season. Some whisper of a tragic love affair. Others say he is so aloof and passionless that not even the greatest beauty could capture his attention...Categorized as:
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The Truth About Cads and Dukes by Elisa Braden
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhen a wager goes wrong … Painfully shy Jane Huxley is the furthest thing from a diamond of the first water. Bookish, bespectacled, and, well, plain, she never expected to befriend a dissolute charmer like Colin Lacey, much less agree to help him retrieve a lost family heirloom. Fortunately, he is nothing like his cold, rigid older brother...Categorized as:
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Something New by Rebecca Connolly
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHarrison, Lord Basset, wants a simple, polite marriage of convenience. Nothing emotional or dramatic, nothing that will give him any cause for concern or strife. Arranging a match with the beautiful Miss Adelaide Dyer fits his needs perfectly, and all seems rather straightforward. Until he meets her... -
Never Wager with a Scoundrel by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings#Forbidden Love#Best friends to loversLady Marianne Ayles has always been acutely conscious of her stepbrother, Julian Montgomery, the dashing and mysterious Viscount Hardwick. When her stepfather, the Marquess, expresses concern over Julian’s prolonged withdrawal from social events and increasing reclusiveness, he implores Marianne to intervene... -
Duke of Rath by Mariah Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeauty tames the beast when a marriage of convenience becomes anything but convenient for a duke with dark secrets.Haunted by a dark secret, Dorian, the Duke of Rath, is consumed by wrath and guilt. The powerful lord will endure any torture to atone for his sins, even marry a perfect stranger—his victim’s little sister—to save her family from ruin...Categorized as:
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The Wallflower's Absolutely Scandalous Seduction by Eva Devon
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLady Hermia Briarwood loves being a wallflower.Invisible to the ton, Hermia has made a habit of studying the mad antics of society, and few antics are madder than her own eccentric family's. Love them as she does, she wishes they all enjoyed a bit of quiet. Alas, they do not... -
A Rogue in Winter by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsVicar Pietr Sorenson is preparing to endure—enjoy, rather—another solitary, frigid holiday season at the edge of the Yorkshire moors, when Miss Joy Danforth's coach lurches to a halt across the village green. Joy and her brother have nowhere to wait out the impending bout of nasty weather, while the vicarage is even emptier than usual...Categorized as:
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Seduce Me, If You Dare by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’ll shatter her husband’s reserve with one seductive kiss at a time... Accidentally compromised Prudence Merriweather marries the handsome lord of her dreams. But three years later, their marriage is unconsummated, and Lady Prue wants her husband to fall desperately in love with her. If only wishes were that simple... -
Sutton's Spinster by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJasper Sutton, London’s most dedicated scoundrel, needs a wife. He needs one quickly. He needs one yesterday, in fact. His requirements are precise. She has to be capable of mothering the wild twin daughters who have unexpectedly appeared in his life. She must also possess the patience of a saint and the understanding of an angel...Categorized as:
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Snowfall and the Duke: A Regency Historical Romance by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan ten kisses heal a wounded heart? Jonas Langford, Duke of Ramsdale, knows he is a beast and no one can possibly love him. He was the ton’s most eligible and desired bachelor before the Napoleonic War left him horribly scarred and had him retreating to Langford Hall in the quiet Yorkshire village of Broadmoor to live out his life in solitude... -
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Indecent by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSociety’s most exclusive invitation...Welcome to the Phoenix Club, where London’s most audacious, disreputable, and intriguing ladies and gentlemen find scandal, redemption, and second chances.If Bennet St... -
A Tryst by the Sea by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVergilius, Viscount Summerton, has watched his wife grow more and more distant, and he’s determined that, this year, the marriage will start moving in a better direction. Penelope, Lady Summerton, is also determined that this year will be different. She slips off to a seaside cottage, intending that to be her first step toward a new life free of marital difficulties... -
To Marry Her Marquess by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsComing to the world of Heart of the Duke...the romance between:Lady Caroline Brookfield and Wynn Masterson, the Marquess of Exmoor (formerly the Earl of Astor)With ruin bearing down on his sisters, Wynn Masterson, Marquess of Exmoor, must find a respectable wife posthaste... -
Mr. Dale and The Divorcée by Sophie Barnes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's a respectable barrister...She's the most scandalous woman in England... Wilhelmina Hewitt knows she's in for a rough ride when she agrees to help her husband get a divorce. Nothing, however, prepares her for the regret of meeting Mr. Dale on the eve of her downfall. No other man has ever sent her heart racing as he does... -
Love's Fool: The Taming of Lydia Bennet: What Happened After Mr. Darcy's Persistent Pursuit by Elaine Owen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when England's most thoughtless girl, Lydia Bennet, marries the man most determined to reform her? Follow our headstrong anti-heroine to her marriage and her new life in Newcastle. This is a Pride and Prejudice alternate story, based on the events in Mr. Darcy's Persistent Pursuit... -
In Scandal with the Duke by Stacy Reid
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings#EnemiestoLovers#Oppositeattracts#OlderbrotherbestfriendJaded by fortune hunters who covet her wealth rather than her heart, American heiress Miss Elizabeth Armstrong has abandoned the pursuit of marriage. Resigned to enjoy her London visit before returning to New York, Elizabeth’s deep desire for adventures is ignited after a chance meeting with the cynical yet captivating Duke of Basil...Categorized as:
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Hugo and the Maiden by S.M. LaViolette, Minerva Spencer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. He thought he had it all—until she showed him exactly what he’d been missing… Hugo Buckingham was perfectly happy with the life he’d built for himself. With his steady clientele and co-ownership stake in the most exclusive brothel in London, he had everything he needed. But that was before... -
Savage Protector by Khloe Summers
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill this older mountain man find love with his best friend's daughter?BaileyStaying away from your dad’s best friend should be easy.He’s older, and obviously off limits.There’s no debating any of that.But guys my age don’t see me like Rowan does.They aren’t as protective either.I know I should do the right thing and ignore every feeling I have for him... -
The Duke Who Lied by Jess Michaels
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe 8th Book in the bestselling 1797 Club series by USA Today Bestseller Jess Michaels Hugh Margolis, Duke of Brighthollow, has been keeping a secret that eats him up inside. His beloved sister was seduced and nearly ruined by a wicked man. The trauma sent her into exile and to protect her reputation, he never did anything about it...Categorized as:
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To Capture a Duke's Heart by Jennifer McNare
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTheir attraction was immediate and undeniable, but not everyone was pleased with their burgeoning romance... -
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The Duke of Desire by Jess Michaels
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe 9th Book in the beloved 1797 Club series from USA Today Bestseller Jess Michaels Robert Smithton, Duke of Roseford is known for his lusty appetites and his cold, cold heart. Still thanks to his title and his fortune, everyone wants him and he’s bored of it all. He wants something, but he cannot place what exactly that is. Until he meets Katherine, the Countess of Gainsworth... -
Lady Reckless by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLady Helena Davenport is desperate to avoid the odious betrothal her father is forcing upon her. The only way out is to orchestrate her own ruination. Everything is unfolding according to plan, her escape finally within her grasp. But there is just one problem when the moment of scandal arrives: the rake she selected for an assignation is nowhere to be found... -
Darling Duke by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn untamable hellion Lady Boadicea Harrington is a scandal waiting to happen. She's too outspoken, too opinionated, and far too much of a flirt to ever land a good match. But that doesn't concern her. The last of her sisters on the marriage mart, she isn't about to settle down. In fact, she doesn't plan to marry at all. If only she could tone down her wild streak and force herself to behave.. -
When the Earl Met His Match by Stacy Reid
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen Hugh Winthrop, the future Earl of Albury, decides to advertise for a wife in the London paper, he never expected an anonymous response from a woman who matches him wit for wit. Their back-and-forth letters on the true nature of love, something they disagree on wholeheartedly, leave him shocked—and intrigued... -
The Earl's Temptation by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAlexander Sinclair, the Fourth Earl of Falmouth, has a reputation for revelling in vice. But his taste for wine, women and dice is only a fraction of the dangerous truth, for the Earl is the force behind a powerful gang, smuggling contraband between France and Cornwall...Categorized as:
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How to Marry a Marquess by Stacy Reid
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLady Evie Chesterfield is a darling of the ton who refuses to become engaged. She's been desperately in love with her brother's friend, Richard Maitland, Marquess of Westfall, since forever. But the dark, dangerous marquess only sees her as a friend and refuses to marry any woman...Categorized as:
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Someone to Wed by Mary Balogh
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA very practical marriage makes Alexander Westcott question his heart in the latest Regency romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Someone to Hold. When Alexander Westcott becomes the new Earl of Riverdale, he inherits a title he never wanted and a failing country estate he can’t afford... -
A Proposal to Wed by Kathleen Ayers
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLucy Waterstone is being bartered.Gerald Waterstone, her father, is drowning in debt and would never sell his precious horse farm. He’d much rather trade his lisping spinster of a daughter to Lord Dufton in return for being made whole. But it isn’t Lucy Dufton wants, rather the estate attached to her skirts. Marsden. She has no idea why Dufton covets Marsden or even what it is... -
Duke with a Debt by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook 2 of 4: Wicked Dukes SocietyListening Length = 9 hours and 11 minutesFrom USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott comes a fiery marriage of convenience between a forthright wallflower and her former flame's forbidden older brother…A bestselling author delivers an enchanting historical romance! Stuart Gilden, the Duke of Camden, is drowning in debt at the hands of his scoundrel brother... -
Duke of Pryde by Mariah Stone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA marriage of convenience forces a powerful duke to choose between his ferocious pride and love that melts his icy heart.Reputation is everything in the ton. And no one's is more pristine than Constantine Buccleigh, Duke of Pryde's... -
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Forever Her Earl by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBold and fiercely opinionated American heiress Lucy Chartrand has proudly left a string of scandals in her wake on both sides of the Atlantic. Her matchmaking mother may long to secure her an aristocratic English husband, but Lucy is tired of being sought after for her family’s fortune... -
Lords, Ladies and Babies: A Regency Romance Set with Little Consequences by Meara Platt, Tabetha Waite
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE DUKE'S SURPRISE by Meara Platt... Cheyne Lyon, Duke of Mar isn’t surprised when his wastrel brother dumps a wife and baby on his doorstep, but Jennifer is intelligent, nurturing, and sweet, just the sort Cheyne could love, if only she wasn’t already taken...Categorized as:
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To Kiss a King by Jess Michaels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe latest steamy romance from 10 time USA Today bestselling author Jess Michaels.Since being crowned King of Athawick after his father’s death, Grantham has been struggling. His family defies his every order, his kingdom may be on the verge of an uprising and now his palace has been invaded by a woman. A very frustrating woman who seems hellbent on torturing him with her playful sweetness...Categorized as:
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Fell in Love with an Earl by Anna Bradley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere aren’t many young ladies who’d be eager to accept a governess position with wild twin boys in a lonely castle deep in the Oxfordshire countryside, but Helena Templeton has never been much like other young ladies. She’s just settled into her new post when the boys’ father, the rakish Earl of Hawke returns home unexpectedly, half-dressed and fleeing his latest London scandal... -
His Reluctant Lady by Aydra Richards
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFirmly on the shelf, Poppy Fairchild has spent the past few years eking out a living as a Gothic novelist—under a pseudonym—to support herself and her younger sisters. Lacking for inspiration for some particularly salacious scenes, she seizes upon the idea to spy upon a gentleman engaged in an illicit liaison at a ball for research purposes... -
Black & White by Ruby Moone
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to The Perdition Club, where rules are meant to be broken. Jasper Black is fiercely proud of Perdition, the gaming hell he co-owns. It’s reputation for deep play, free-spirited hedonism, and discretion grows daily, and the life suits him perfectly. No relationships, no commitments, and no strings. Just pure, unadulterated pleasure...Categorized as:
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