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Dare to Be Wild by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTheir mothers dared all for love.Just imagine what their daughters will do...A serious dilemma...Miss Elspeth Cadogan is a cuckoo in a very lively nest. Her parents, Jerome and Bonnie Cadogan, are notorious for their wild parties and practical jokes. Elspeth is sensible, bookish, and just wants a quiet life... -
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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Duke of Decadence: Regency Romance by Tammy Andresen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Duke of Decadence has a secret...Well, to be honest, Bash has several. His father, the Demon Duke, might have been the cruelest man in all of England. Bash hates his own title, the very one he inherited, and all the trappings that come with it. And most secret of all, he hopes never to marry and carry on that family legacy. Which is downright scandalous for a duke to even think... -
A Wager too Wicked by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove becomes the ultimate gamble when a wager turns into a passionate affair.Lady Victoria Knightly is determined to prevent her cousin from being trapped in a loveless marriage. To achieve this, she decides to spy on Ethan Darlington, the formidable Earl of Townsend, hoping to uncover secrets to thwart his courtship intentions...Categorized as:
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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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The Wayward One by Danelle Harmon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe bluest of blood; the boldest of hearts; the de Montfortes will take your breath away." Irish Captain Ruaidri O' Devir has no love for the English. Taken from his family and pressed into the Royal Navy at a young age, he is now a commander for the fledgling American Continental Navy, hand-picked by John Adams himself to steal a potent new explosive from the British... -
The Miracle of Love by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe was only assigned to protect her for the week, but his heart wanted to protect her forever.Enjoy this next installment in the humorous and heartwarming, bestselling Regency romance Book of Love series.Deklan Quinton is a blazing hot hero who has more than earned his reputation as the Crown’s top agent... -
Dare to Risk It All by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Magnet for Trouble... When Greer Cadogan goes to her sister’s Christmas House party, she is all agog to meet the wicked Raphe Coote, Baron de Ligne. Raphe is her brother-in-law, the Viscount Roxborough’s best friend. The sinfully handsome baron is rusticating in the countryside at Rowsley Hall after sinking into a pit of vice so deep he nearly didn’t climb out again... -
Dare to Be Brazen by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTheir mothers dared all for love.Just imagine what their daughters will do...Dare to be BrazenThe perfect lady…Lady Elizabeth Adolphus, eldest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Bedwin is the most sought-after young lady of the ton. Seen as the perfect debutante, beautiful, sweet-natured, and demure, she is besieged by offers from eligible gentlemen. And she doesn’t want any of them... -
Sophia and the Duke by Stacy Reid, AuthorsDesigns
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnother witty, sensual, and smart romance in the Forever Yours series!After losing the family she loved, Miss SophiaKnightly lives a carefree and unrestricted life; her tomorrows are promised tono one. The last thing she expected was William Astor, the Duke of Wycliffe, tocreate the scandal of the Season by chasing after her at a ball... -
Kiss Me, If You Dare by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNever accept a wager to kiss a rogue. There is the danger of winning.Miss Frederica Williams accepted a dare to kiss Percy Devereaux Marquess of Wolverton, her guardian. That he is a disreputable rake, and she is hopelessly falling in love with him makes the situation far, far worse... -
A Duke by Scot by Amy Jarecki
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt is one thing to defy convention . . . but quite another to completely thwart it in the pursuit of insatiable desire. His Grace, Martin MacGalloway, has well-earned the reputation as the most celebrated rake on the entire isle of Britain... -
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
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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The Rose and the Earl by Jillian Eaton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFour roses, pretty and fairAll with different color hairLenora, stern and strict and wiseBridget, quiet, bookish, and shyAnnabel who wants happily afterEloise who will bend to no masterIn their secret garden waitingFor a man to set their heart racing... Annabel has long dreamed of what her wedding day will be like... -
August Sunrise by Merry Farmer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIndustrial heiress Marigold Bellowes knows that marriage is just another business transaction. She would, seeing as she's been pursued by greedy men who only want her father's fortune for years. But she's determined to take her fate into her own hands and not to be a prize in a merger... -
What the Hart Wants by Emily Royal
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFive lessons in pleasure. One lesson in love.Fraser MacGregor, thirteenth Duke Molineux, seizes the opportunity to use the title he unexpectedly inherited, to further his whisky business. He leaves his Highland home and heads for London where he’s accosted by a feisty lass, who smashes a vase over his head.Delilah Hart should be relishing her first London season...Categorized as:
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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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Mr. Pickwick's Guide to Marriageable Young Ladies by Jill M. Beene
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLondon, 1824When a scandalous pamphlet begins circulating, it upsets the entire social game. Above the turmoil rises one question...Who is Mr. Pickwick?A man who doesn't care for society...There's very little that the wealthy Duke of Devonshire worries about, but his family is an exception. There's nothing Edward won't do for those he loves...A lady who is good at being invisible..Categorized as:
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The Other Wife by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe third installment of the Dunne Family Series, The Other Wife, is the exciting conclusion of this Regency Novella series.Aurora Sefton, Lady Sheffield, has been a widow for almost as long as she was a wife. Of the two states, widowhood has always been much preferred. She lives independently, enjoying her freedom, her wealth, and her occasional lovers... -
Dare It All for Love by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCuriosity killed the cat… When Florence Knight is invited to stay at Holbrook House for the month of August, she is pleased to catch up with her friends and forget the disappointment of her last season. The young men in town are so dreadfully dull she cannot imagine ever wishing to marry one, and then she meets her hostesses’ brother...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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The Duke of Seduction by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLady Lavinia Gillingham prefers rocks and dirt to marriage. Her passion is science, and she’s determined to marry if—and only if—she finds a man who supports her interests and intellect. So far, she’s managed to avoid attention on the Marriage Mart, but when the Duke of Seduction pens anonymous letters singing her praises, she suddenly become the toast of the ton and matrimony seems imminent... -
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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September Awakening by Merry Farmer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLady Lavinia Prior has lived her whole life under her mother’s thumb. Heaven forbid she should form an opinion of her own or want something more than the rigid role her mother has planned for her as the perfect wife of an important man. But since her mother has never deemed any man to be good enough, Lavinia is at risk of becoming a spinster by default...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...Categorized as:
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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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An Earl in Wolf's Clothing by Emily Windsor
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA pursuit is underway…From the hallowed halls of London’s Almack’s to the unkempt taverns of Drury Lane, from whispered words in glittering theatres to seductive kisses at Vauxhall Gardens – an earl must pursue his lady.Propriety be damned. Anything is allowed. But for success, the Earl of Kelmarsh may have to enact the Rules of the Rogue…A resolute lady...Categorized as:
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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
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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Courting Intrigue: A Sweet, Regency Romance by Wendy May Andrews
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSecurity or loyalty? Attraction or duty? How does one choose? Miss Lillian Shaw, wellborn but impoverished, has been living with her aunt, the widowed Viscountess Shepley, since the death of her parents a few years ago. Lily wants to find a paid position to add to her savings so she can open a bakery when she receives the Byram Bequest...Categorized as:
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Earl of Dryden by Tammy Andresen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dangerous lord and a desperate debutante… The Earl of Dryden knows all about the debutante who refuses to speak a word to anyone, but he never expected she’d be so lovely, nor did he anticipate that he’d catch her confiding her secrets to a marble statue. Even more surprising, he wants to help her. Which is a mistake... -
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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Line by Line (Love along the Wires) by Jennifer Delamere
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYears of hard work enabled Douglas Shaw to escape a life of desperate poverty--and now he's determined to marry into high society to prevent reliving his old circumstances. But when Alice McNeil, an unconventional telegrapher at his firm, raises the ire of a vindictive co-worker, he must choose between rescuing her reputation and the future he's always planned...Categorized as:
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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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The Scandal of a Perfect Kiss by Merry Farmer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe doesn’t have time to fall in love…. Lady Henrietta Hopewell, the widowed Marchioness of Tavistock, is one of the most powerful women in London. As the leader of the most prestigious ladies’ club in town, The May Flowers, she holds the course of British politics in the palm of her hand, all while raising her beloved son, Ricky, the current Marquess of Tavistock... -
A Question of Love by Angeline Fortin, Celine Cody
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe earl of Shaftesbury's countess must be refined. Cultured. Perfect. It was a lesson that proper Evelyn Ashley-Cooper had learned flawlessly over six oppressive years of marriage...Categorized as:
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The Beast's Betrothed by Eva Devon, Maire Claremont
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMiss Mary Lucy is about to be auctioned off to the highest bidder at the notorious bawd, Mrs. Hughes’, to pay off her father's debts. Just as she is certain she is about to become the possession of some lord who will do whatever he pleases for one night, a man comes out of the shadows and bids an astronomical sum of money. She is uncertain if he is the devil himself or her savior... -
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...Categorized as:
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December Heart by Merry Farmer
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAt twenty-seven years old, Mariah Travers has become what she most feared—a spinster and a perpetual adolescent in the eyes of her family and the law. But her fortunes change when her father announces that he has promised her hand in marriage to an old friend and colleague in the House of Lords...Categorized as:
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The Mannequin by Suzanne G. Rogers
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAubrey Whittingham lost everything when his family drowned in a ferryboat accident, including the will to live. His neighbor Rosamund tries desperately to bring him back from the brink of despair, but the beastly young duke fights her every step of the way. His feelings for her deepen, and when she departs for London, he vows to regain his health and woo her properly...Categorized as:
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The Lost Lord of Castle Black by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn exciting new Regency Historical Romance series! Graham, Lord Blakemore, was believed to be lost at sea as a boy. While his mother, Lady Agatha, has never given up hope of finding her son again, others—eager for the title and the wealth that accompanies it—have been conspiring to have him declared dead against Lady Agatha’s wishes...Categorized as:
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The Obsessions of Lord Godfrey Cavanaugh by Stephanie Laurens
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens concludes the tales of the Cavanaugh siblings with the riveting story of the youngest brother and his search for a family of his own...Categorized as:
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Lucien's Gamble: A Novella From Bad Boys Ahoy! by Sylvia Day
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLucien's Gamble Lucien Remington's reputation as a debauched libertine who plays by no one's rules--in business or the bedroom--is well deserved. He gets what he wants, social repudiation be damned. But society can keep from him the one thing he truly desires, the untouchable Lady Julienne La Coeur. Until she sneaks into his club dressed as a man and searching for her irresponsible brother... -
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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
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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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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Rogue for Hire by Sasha Cottman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen society peacock Lord Harry Steele’s father reaches the end of his tether, he throws his wayward son out of the house.Forced to quickly find a way to make money, Harry hits upon a brilliant idea.Instead of creating scandals, he will get paid to manage them.Heiress, Alice North, is desperate.She seeks Harry’s help to rid her of a fortune hunting scoundrel...Categorized as:
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Susana and the Scot by Sabrina York
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBestselling author Sabrina York carries readers back to the wild Scottish Highlands, where the bravest of men surrender to no one—except the boldest of women...A SCANDALOUS TEMPTATIONAndrew Lochlannach is famous for his conquests, on and off the battlefield...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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