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To Love a Marquis by Jenn Langston
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMiranda Jayne Whittier flees to London, escaping marriage to the Marquis of Melbourne, a man she's never met who is surrounded in rumors she can't overlook. With the last of her pin money spent, she accepts employment at Lady Constance’s House of Reform... -
The Last House in Lambton: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Grace Gibson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDoes it ever stop raining in Lambton?Darcy and Bingley depart Netherfield Park, leaving Elizabeth Bennet acutely aware of the monotony of her life. Seeking a reprieve, she volunteers to serve as temporary companion to Mrs. Gardiner’s elderly aunt who lives in Lambton...Categorized as:
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Dear Nameless Stranger: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Jeannie Peneaux
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Please admire my docile and obedient nature. I will not thank you for providing us with a home, nor will I even breathe a word of gratitude for your provision of such funds as will feed us each quarter. I will not even write such platitudes as ‘You are very good,’ given that you have also provided us with respectability in the form of Mrs. Ingles. There... -
Field of Dreams: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by J. Dawn King
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA TENDER MR. DARCY...A VULNERABLE ELIZABETH BENNETElizabeth Bennet is in dire straits. Desperate for guidance, she hides her identity as a female before appealing to a knowledgeable and highly recommended gentleman from Derbyshire for advice.Fitzwilliam Darcy is pleased to aid the young man from Hertfordshire. E.R. Bennet asked reasonable questions in a well-crafted letter...Categorized as:
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Snowbound: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Joana Starnes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA narrow escape and a staggering encounter mere miles from the gates of Pemberley leave Mr Darcy in no doubt: the Fates have grown tired of nudging him gently. And now Elizabeth is in his home. Beside him. Every waking hour of every day.“I missed you. Dreadfully. And now you are here...Categorized as:
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The Marquess' Angel by Julia Sinclair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEveryone knows that good missionary girls are plain and dull. And that's just the way Blythe likes it! . Lady Blythe Dennings has craved adventure her entire life, but due to her relation to the powerful Carrow family, there was no way she was going to get it. So... she became a missionary... -
Branches of Love Boxed Set, Books 4-6: Three Regency Romances by Sally Britton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree Love Stories Set in the Romantic Regency Era The Earl and His Lady: Virginia, Lady Heatherton, is a widow desperate to save her children. Lucas Calvert, an earl wearied by the world and tired of being alone, searches for purpose. They come together in a marriage of convenience. Virginia and her children bring light and color back into Lucas’s life... -
The Perfect Duke by Deborah Wilson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLady Everly Wycliff has been called many things. Wild. Rich. Beautiful. Spinster. Just to name a few. Childhood antics aside, never in her life… Has she ever been declared a thief! And while imprisoned, the last man she ever thought would care comes to her rescue. The Duke of Ayers. Asher Curbain, the Duke of Ayers, has been avoiding Everly for years... -
Fearful Symmetry: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Gailie Ruth Caress
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDarcy had never known such a woman, one who could rush into an inferno and emerge as bold and brilliant as burnished brass, bright as any mirror.FITZWILLIAM DARCY HAD PLANNED TO LEAVE NETHERFIELD PARK and all thoughts of the enchanting Miss Elizabeth Bennet behind him—until one night when he saw smoke rising from Longbourn and realised she was in peril...Categorized as:
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An Excellent Walker: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Lyndsay Constable
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIs Mr Darcy capable of wanting to marry just for the sake of love?AN UNEXPECTED MEETING between Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet becomes suddenly and shockingly dangerous. Mr Darcy is determined to protect Elizabeth but his exertions leave him grievously wounded...Categorized as:
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Mr Darcy's Persuasion by Cass Grafton, Cassandra Grafton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo of Jane Austen’s classics collide in this intriguing tale of pride, prejudice and persuasion, set in England’s beautiful West Country.In the aftermath of the Netherfield Ball, Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet are determined to find respite—Darcy from the allure of the lady and the feelings she evokes in him, and Elizabeth from the drama unfolding at Longbourn...Categorized as:
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Speechless by Jessie Lewis
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCould anything be worse than to be trapped in a confined space with the woman you love? Fitzwilliam Darcy knows his duty, and it does not involve succumbing to his fascination for a dark-eyed beauty from an unheard of family in Hertfordshire. He has run away from her once already...Categorized as:
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Bassington by Jenny Hambly
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCaptain Charles Bassington of the 13th Light Dragoons is famed for his good luck, high spirits, and devil-may-care attitude. He escapes serious injury at Waterloo only to succumb to an inflammation of the lungs. When he returns home to recuperate, cracks begin to appear in his cheery facade... -
Miss Dashing: Mischief in Mayfair--Book Eight by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's learned to ask for nothing... Miss Hecate Brompton is on the shelf and relieved to finally be there with her personal wealth in tact. She faces enough challenges keeping her rackety family from scandal and ruin without the added bother of marriage... -
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The Art of Temptation by Lauren Royal
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLondon, 1817 Sean Delaney has no shortage of female admirers, but all he wants is a divorce—for his sister, that is. Too bad her rotter of a husband, reclusive oil painter John Hamilton, won't consent unless Sean agrees to help him pull off a major deception. With his sister's happiness on the line, Sean has no choice. But he won't be able to do it alone.. -
La rosa de Hereford by Brenna Watson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUna profunda historia de amor enmarcada en el Londres de Regencia durante las guerras napoleónicas. En plena campaña contra Napoleón y tras la muerte de su hermano, Nicholas Hancock abandona el ejército para convertirse en el nuevo conde de Sedgwick. Con él trae una promesa que se verá forzado a romper cuando la joven Madeleine Radford se cruce en su camino... -
How Far We Have Come: A Tale Of Pride And Prejudice by Linda Wells
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe third volume of the Memory series, How Far We Have Come, finds the Darcys with a family of their own, fully matured and comfortable with their positions as the master and mistress of Pemberley. The fears and demons of Darcy’s past have been addressed, and the formidable Fitzwilliam family has accepted and embraced the unique and exceptional example of marriage that the Darcys display... -
Elizabeth: Obstinate, Headstrong Girl by Christina Boyd
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith timeless verve, the heroine of Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet, bares her intimate thoughts while offering biting social commentary through a collection of romantic re-imaginings, sequels, and prequels, set in the Regency to present day by ten popular Austenesque authors...Categorized as:
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A Spinster by the Sea by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHeiress Anne Baxter seeks a repairing lease by the sea after she's left standing at the altar for the second time. To her utter mortification, the best man, Augustus, Duke of Tindale, has been invited to a house party at a nearby estate, and comes upon Anne trying to enjoy some solitude along the shore... -
The Happiest Couple in the World: A Sequel to Pride & Prejudice by Amy D'Orazio
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt is settled between us already, that we are to be the happiest couple in the world.When Elizabeth Bennett married Fitzwilliam Darcy in autumn of 1812, she believed that all unhappiness and strife between them had been laid to rest. Their misunderstandings resolved, she wished for nothing more than to enjoy their happily ever after.Alas married life brings with it a new set of challenges...Categorized as:
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Seduction / Surrender / Scandal by Amanda Quick
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings2003 Rhapsody Book Club edition, first printing, a like-new, unread, unworn, unopened, unmarked hardcover, with an equally fine unclipped dust jacket in a plastic cover, by Amanda Quick. ** An omnibus collection of her complete trilogy of historical novels: Seduction, Surrender, and Scandal. 917 pages. Note that the cover art on our copy differs from that of the master Amazon listing... -
The Perfect Lady by Deborah Wilson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe is willing to give up her love for his honor … He is willing to give up his honor for her love … Lady Beatrix Gillingham ran from her duty years ago… Giving up her family’s status and childhood dreams. No one would suspect the barmaid is an earl’s daughter. She’s learned to work hard and make her heart even harder. But … in one night, everything changes. She saves a life... -
There You Were: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Michelle Ray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I was not looking for love, but there you were. I cannot stop it, I cannot indulge it, so I must put distance between us and hope that time will heal this fever I have.”ABANDONED BY HER MOTHER and ignored by her father, it is hardly any wonder young Elizabeth Bennet’s curiosity soon brings about trouble and marriage to a man she does not love...Categorized as:
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To Win A Wicked Lord by Sofie Darling
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLord Percival Bretagne is used to playing games. He survived being a spy for a decade using his wits alone. But that was just life and death. Now, he's playing for the most important prize of all—love.He'll Stop at Nothing...Ten years after his family gave him up for dead, British spy Lord Percival Bretagne is back home, but his mission is far from over...Categorized as:
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To Tame the Rakish Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Daphne Byrne
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Moonstone Obsession by Elizabeth Ellen Carter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSelina Rosewall had given up on love, but while helping her brother further his merchant fleet business, she meets Sir James Mitchell, Lord of Penventen. Their attraction is mutual, but what James wants from the relationship goes further—much further—than Selina could have expected. And she learns that in the world of the Ton, scandal and deceit are commonplace... -
Courage Rises: A Pride and Prejudice Continuation by Melanie Rachel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 1 of 2Colonel Richard Fitzwilliam, recently returned from the battlefields of Spain, calls on his cousin Darcy to help him fulfill a troublesome debt of honor. In her husband's absence, Elizabeth is faced with an influenza outbreak at Pemberley, and she must make a dangerous decision to keep everyone alive.Note: The novel is a little more than 82,000 words... -
Persuaded & Rescued: The Heir's Lady in Shining Armour by Bree Wolf
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is the prequel to the USA Today bestselling and award-winning "Love's Second Chance Series: Tales of Damsels & Knights".A lady in shining armour. A knight in distress. And a dark night in London.Maryann Hayes has set her sights on marrying Lord Hefferton, a kind, respectable gentleman, who promises to be the solution to her family’s financial problems... -
The Curlew's Call by Jayne Davis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter nearly five years of marriage, Ellie is finally with child. There’s just one problem. Her husband is not the father.Bound for home after a family funeral, Ellie's mood is matched by the stormy weather. Her husband does not desire her, and now there is no chance for her to have a family of her own. She feels valued only for her usefulness to others... -
The Duke's Detour by Kathy L. Wheeler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings(Alternate cover edition of ASIN B09D8QLT7H.) A man of structure and a woman of impulse fires long suppressed passions.Lady Rebecca Thatcher cares nothing for fashion or societal dictates. Her destiny in life is to fight for those less fortunate, be it woman, child, or animal... -
The Marquis's Misstep by Kathy L. Wheeler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings(Alternate cover edition of ASIN B08WT9K2ZW.) With Maudsley’s death, the Marquis of Brockway, Brock to his friends, finally has an opportunity to right the wrongs from a decade earlier. But Lady Maudsley has no room in her heart for forgiveness where he’s concerned. The Maudsley countess, Virginia Ennis’s life of horror ended with the death of her late husband, or so she’d believed... -
Have Yourself a Merry Little Secret : a Christmas collection of historical romance by Collette Cameron, Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHave Yourself a Merry Little... Secret!From the seductive boudoirs and elite salons of London to the ancient castles of the snowy Scottish Highlands, our fearless heroines enter the Christmas season in pursuit of their heart's desire.But, the course of true love never did run smooth... especially when SECRETS abound...Categorized as:
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Mr. Darcy's Journey: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Abigail Reynolds
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMr. Darcy is at his wits’ end. Elizabeth Bennet, the woman he can’t live without, overhears him insulting her family. Now she won’t even listen to his apologies. Then his old friend Sir Anthony Duxbury tells him two of their friends are in terrible danger. If Darcy wants to help them, they have to leave for Yorkshire immediately. But something doesn’t add up... -
When We Are Married: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Caitlin Williams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo sisters, one man. Someone’s heart is about to get broken. Elizabeth Bennet quickly realises she has misjudged Mr Darcy. In Kent, she learns first impressions are not always accurate. His proposal is disastrous, insulting even, but when she reads his letter her heart begins to thaw, and her objections and prejudices start to melt away... -
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The Perfect Gentleman by Julie Cooper
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGeorgiana Darcy has gone missing. Lizzy Bennet knows just what to do to find her. ‘Tis no secret that Lizzy Bennet has dreams. The uniquely talented daughter of a woman with a dubious reputation, Lizzy knows she must make her own way in a world that shuns her...Categorized as:
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When the Sun Sleeps by Alix James, Nicole Clarkston
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDisappointed hopes and the kindness of a stranger.Elizabeth Bennet is as content as a girl with a wounded heart can be. Mr. Bingley has returned to Jane with promising attentions, and all is well... except that no one knows what has become of Mr. Darcy...Categorized as:
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To Dance Until Dawn by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGirls who dare – Inside every wallflower is the beating heart of a lioness, a passionate individual willing to risk all for their dream, if only they can find the courage to begin. When these overlooked girls make a pact to change their lives, anything can happen.Twelve girls – twelve dares in a hat...Categorized as:
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What's a Rogue Got To Do With It by Samantha Holt
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe final book in the #1 bestselling Regency romance series! Lewis Knight left behind his life as the son of nobleman years ago. The rough, scarred man is quite content to use his brute force and bad reputation to help the Earl of Redmere with his smuggling--a ruse to aid the war effort. Knight doesn't care too much about the reasons behind the subterfuge, so long as he gets paid... -
Lord Temptation by Rebecca Hagan Lee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat’s a proper lady to do when a gentleman’s charms prove irresistible?With his unruly black hair and cool gray eyes, Anthony Carlisle, the Earl of Carlisle, was christened “Lord Temptation” the first time he conquered London society. His effortless charm captured the hearts of every besotted belle in Regency London.But his own heart was captured when he first laid eyes on Lady Caroline Hardage... -
An Unlikely Courtship by Heidi Kimball
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne can only be careless with so many hearts before he ends up breaking his own. Lord Anthony is an outrageous flirt with a devil-may-care attitude. The last thing on his mind is settling down. When the Countess Du'Breven invites him to her house party, promising to see him married, Anthony finds the prospect diverting and accepts... -
Misunderstandings & Ardent Love by Susan Adriani
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I have never been able to forget you...I am yours, in body and soul, for as long as I am able to draw breath.”AFTER MONTHS OF BROODING DESPAIR while Bingley prepares to wed Jane Bennet, Fitzwilliam Darcy realises he has no choice but to put his heart at risk and try to win the only woman he will ever love. ELIZABETH BENNET WOULD MORE THAN WELCOME his return to Longbourn...Categorized as:
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A Little Magic : A Pride and Prejudice Variation by S. Neha
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe day following the Netherfield ball, Fitzwilliam Darcy is entrusted by Miss Bingley to convince Bingley of the undesirability of a connection with the Bennets while she herself prepares to move the household back to London without the knowledge of her brother... -
A Groom of Her Own by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYears earlier, young noblemen were ripped away from the folds of their powerful families, and forced into a dark existence on the streets. When these lost lords of London were restored to their rightful place among Polite Society, they weren't the only ones whose lives were irrevocably changed. Innocent ladies now pay the price of their families trickery and cheating..Categorized as:
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Christmas Gifts by Mary Balogh
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCHRISTMAS GIFTS brings together three previously published and long out-of-print novellas, each on the theme of Christmas gifts that will last forever because the gift, in essence, is love. In "The Best Christmas Ever" a boisterous house party is in progress and all the children when asked are eager to tell what they want for Christmas...Categorized as:
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Lasting Impressions: A Tale Of Pride And Prejudice by Linda Wells
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet meet when their personalities are fully formed. Influenced by their experiences and the people around them, they must endure a year of transformation to find their love... -
Always Have Hope by Maureen Driscoll
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the author of the Kellington series of Regency romances, comes the third book in the Emerson saga. Lady Winifred Pierce has been wrongly accused of the murder of her abusive husband. Despite the best efforts of her family, someone is set on seeing her hang. Alexander Lewis is the barrister prosecuting the case. He's told it will be the easiest win of his career... -
The Stable Master's Son by Mindy Burbidge Strunk
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe always dreamed of marrying a gentleman, not someone from the stables.Edmund Jenkins’ life is on track. Through hard work and a fair amount of luck, he now owns an estate, and his horses are renowned throughout Somerset. His breeding business is on track to expand and everything as it should be. That is until he meets Miss Carter... -
Mr Cavell's Diamond by Kathleen McGurl
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt is 1829, and handsome, well-off Henry Cavell, recently returned to England having served in the army in India, sets up home on the seafront in the newly fashionable town of Worthing. He is in possession of a large diamond, given to him in India, which he vows he will give to the woman he loves – when he finds her, that is... -
Being Mrs Darcy by Lucy Marin
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne distressing night in Ramsgate, Elizabeth Bennet impulsively offers Georgiana Darcy aid. Scandalous rumors soon surround the ladies and Fitzwilliam Darcy, forcing Elizabeth and Darcy, strangers to each other, to marry. Darcy despises everything about his marriage to the daughter of an insignificant country gentleman with vulgar relations...Categorized as:
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Scandal's Child by Pamela Gibson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMiranda Comstock, widowed and impoverished, accepts a position in London caring for a child who was blinded in a fire. When she discovers the child’s mysterious guardian is the lover who’d seduced and abandoned her five years earlier, her first thought is to flee. But nine-year-old Phoebe depends on her and is blossoming under her care...
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