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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... -
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The Hathaways Complete Series by Lisa Kleypas
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHere together for the first time in a convenient ebook bundle, the five books from The Hathaways series by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas: Mine Til Midnight , Seduce Me at Sunrise , Tempt Me at Twilight , Married by Morning , and Love in the Afternoon...Categorized as:
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![The Slum Angel by AnneMarie Brear]()
The Slum Angel by AnneMarie Brear
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPerfect for the fans of Anna Jacobs and Dilly Court. Orphan, Victoria Carlton is brought up by her uncle, a banker, to be a lady and make a good marriage. Yet, she is drawn to help the poor families in the slums, much to her family’s disgust. When her uncle dies suddenly, her cousins blame Victoria, and she is thrown out of the house with nothing... -
![Falling for the Marquess by Alexa Aston]()
Falling for the Marquess by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA war hero who returns to a title. A lady making her debut into Polite Society. Two people drawn together, yet others think them better apart . . . Second son August Holt is serving as a captain in the Peninsular Wars when he is gravely injured. August loses an eye and also bears a hideous scar running from his brow to his cheek from a saber wound...Categorized as:
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![The Dance of Love by Meara Platt]()
The Dance of Love by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe was ballrooms and glitter. He was grit and brawn. They should have been wrong for each other, but they weren’t. This blazing hot Brayden cousin has no idea what the beautiful, obviously refined young woman is doing in his office, but he has no intention of ever letting her go...Categorized as:
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![The Making of a Gentleman by Kathleen Ayers]()
The Making of a Gentleman by Kathleen Ayers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMiss Olivia Nelson has never done anything reckless in her life.Determined to be the perfect young lady amongst a field of wild Barringtons, Olivia strives for politeness. Modesty. Restraint. But when Lady Phaedra Barrington declares her to be boring and goads her into venturing to Elysium, Olivia reluctantly agrees...Categorized as:
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![The Lady's Forbidden Love by Wendy Vella]()
The Lady's Forbidden Love by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBe swept away by the romance, intrigue, unconventional heroines, and dashing heroes, by USA Today Bestselling Author Wendy Vella’s regency romance series.A lady in disguiseBetrayal is the one sin Daniel will not tolerate, so when sweet Madeline Wright the governess reveals herself to be Lady Madeline Deville sister of an Earl, he vows to never cross her path again... -
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Highcliffe House by Megan Walker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove ignites when two rivals vie to secure a possible fortune at the seaside town of Brighton.Brighton, England, 1813 When a romantic entanglement leaves her humiliated and reeling, Anna Lane wants nothing more than for her father to whisk her away from the gossip of the ton. Unfortunately, he has obligations elsewhere, leaving her stuck in London...Categorized as:
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![Catrina's Return by AnneMarie Brear]()
Catrina's Return by AnneMarie Brear
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Scottish Highlands, 1899. A life altering event led Catrina Davies to hide from her family and society. Alone in The Highlands she exists in a lonely world cared for only by her savior, a kind old gentleman. When she receives a surprise visitor, Travis Millard, the man she used to love, her head and heart are thrown into turmoil... -
![The Duke of Ruin by Darcy Burke]()
The Duke of Ruin by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith her betrothal to a duke in tatters and scandal imminent, Diana Kingman has two choices: live in certain ignominy or flee into obscurity. Diana wants solitude. She never wished to wed in the first place. However, her father will stop at nothing to betroth her to one of the finest titles in the realm...no matter how loathsome the bearer...Categorized as:
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![Aurora's Pride by AnneMarie Brear]()
Aurora's Pride by AnneMarie Brear
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAurora Pettigrew has it all, a loving family, a nice home, a comfortable life. She’s waiting for the right man to offer her marriage, and the man for her is Reid Sinclair, heir to the Sinclair fortune and the love of her life. But, Reid’s mother, Julia, is against the match and her ruthlessness unearths a family secret that will tear Aurora’s world apart... -
![The Earl's Brazen Widow by Caroline Lee]()
The Earl's Brazen Widow by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe cannot confess her sins. Ten years ago, Lady Violet Forbes betrayed the man she loved…by marrying his father. It wasn’t her fault, exactly (you know how these things go), but Malcolm was, frankly, quite put out by the news, and has refused to acknowledge her since...Categorized as:
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![The Legend of Fire Mountain by Sarah Lark, Kate Northrop]()
The Legend of Fire Mountain by Sarah Lark, Kate Northrop
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBold new paths in life and love are forged in nineteenth-century New Zealand in the stirring final chapter of bestselling author Sarah Lark’s multigenerational Fire Blossom Saga.It’s 1880 in the North Island town of Otaki, where Aroha lives contentedly with her mother, Linda—until a fateful tragedy leaves Aroha traumatized and plagued by a cursed guilt... -
![The Proud Breed by Celeste De Blasis]()
The Proud Breed by Celeste De Blasis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAN UNTAMED WOMAN... A FEARLESS MAN... A MAGNIFICENT LOVE. THE MONUNENTAL ADVENTURE THAT SWEEPS ACROSS A MIGHTY CENTURY OF AMERICAN HISTORY.The first time Gavin Ramsay sees Tessa MacLeod y Amarista -- a violet-eyed beauty swimming naked in a hidden pool--she reacts by attacking him with a knife. Realizing her mistake, she nurses him back to health and into a deep, enduring and courageous love... -
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![A Wild Hope by Celeste De Blasis]()
A Wild Hope by Celeste De Blasis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBanished from her uncaring family home for her growing friendship with older neighbor St. John, Alexandria Thaine is unprepared for the new life she encounters with her distant cousins in England’s West Country... -
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Diana by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA woman whose reputation was destroyed. A powerful earl who longs for children. Can they ignore the raging gossip and find happiness together? Lady Diana de Wolfe's curiosity about kissing led to her ruin before she ever made her come-out in London... -
![The Marquess' Angel by Julia Sinclair]()
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]()
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 Last Wicked Rogue by Lauren Smith]()
The Last Wicked Rogue by Lauren Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's the last Rogue standing, and the wickedest… Charles Humphrey, the Earl of Lonsdale is infamous for his seductions. With laughing gray eyes and a halo of blond hair, he's every woman's wicked dream... -
![The Perfect Duke by Deborah Wilson]()
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... -
![Protected By A Devil by Wendy Vella]()
Protected By A Devil by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe was a man who liked order and control. No Highland Hoyden was wrestling that from him!Michael Deville prides himself on being ordered, controlled and the voice of reason amongst his fiery Deville brothers. Which is all true, until Freya MacDougall storms into his life and completely shakes his composure... -
![Kiss The Rake Hello by Tracy Sumner]()
Kiss The Rake Hello by Tracy Sumner
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCortland DeWitt is the most infamous second son in England. Twin to a duke, he thankfully lost out on the ducal title by a mere three minute's grace. And he's never looked back, living his life with one rule and one rule only: no attachments.But to Alexandra Mountbatten, the fearless woman who's known him since childhood, Cort is merely the loathsome boy next door...Categorized as:
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![Pengarron Land by Gloria Cook]()
Pengarron Land by Gloria Cook
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe first in the captivating Cornish Pengarron sagas, perfect for fans of Poldark Kerensa Trelynne is excited about marrying her sweetheart Clem Trenchard, although it will be a wrench to leave Trelynne Cove and the little tumbledown cottage she shares with her grandfather, Old Tom. But when local landowner Sir Oliver Pengarron sets his sights on their land, everything changes... -
![Bassington by Jenny Hambly]()
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... -
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![Miss Dashing: Mischief in Mayfair--Book Eight by Grace Burrowes]()
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... -
![Scandal's Daughter by Emma V. Leech]()
Scandal's Daughter by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSebastian Grenville, The Duke of Sindalton, known as Sin to the ton, has had his fair share of scandal. His father's involvement in what became referred to as 'The Scandal of the Century' plunged him into the spotlight at the tender age of twelve, and he's been there ever since. Egged on by his best friend, Beau - The Marquis of Beaumont, his life is one of dissipation and ease...Categorized as:
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![A Rogue in Winter by Grace Burrowes]()
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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![The Art of Temptation by Lauren Royal]()
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.. -
![The Moonstone Duke by Meara Platt]()
The Moonstone Duke by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat happens when a steamy duke who has never lost in battle meets the innocent young lady determined to conquer his heart? When Lady Henley Killigrew’s father dies and his title of earl passes to a not so friendly cousin who wants her and her two younger sisters out of their elegant London townhouse, she takes them to Moonstone Cottage, a lovely manor house they inherited from a maiden aunt in...Categorized as:
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![The Hungry Tide by Valerie Wood]()
The Hungry Tide by Valerie Wood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first winner of the Catherine Cookson Prize, this is a family saga set on the Yorkshire coast at the turn of the 18th century. For generations, a stubborn population of farmers and fishermen has struggled against the encroachments of the sea that is the background to their lives... -
![Indecent by Darcy Burke]()
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...Categorized as:
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![A Tryst by the Sea by Grace Burrowes]()
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... -
![How Far We Have Come: A Tale Of Pride And Prejudice by Linda Wells]()
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... -
![The Winter Journey: The Morland Dynasty, Book 20 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles]()
The Winter Journey: The Morland Dynasty, Book 20 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1851 - The Mid-Victorian era; The Great Exhibition; The Crimean WarThe Great Exhibition brings all the Morlands to London - including a cousin from America. Charlotte is using her wealth and social position to build a hospital, and, aware of how badly sick people are nursed, defies convention to train a team of female nurses... -
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![A Spinster by the Sea by Grace Burrowes]()
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... -
![Seduction / Surrender / Scandal by Amanda Quick]()
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 Dream Kingdom by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles]()
The Dream Kingdom by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1908 - Edwardian period; Aviation In the height of Edwardian splendour, Jessie and Violet share a sparkling London debut. At Morland Place, Teddy's business is expanding and he brings home a new wife, to the anxiety of his sister Henrietta who knows there can't be two mistresses of the house. England is a land of confidence and opportunity but below the surface troubles are stirring... -
![The Restless Sea by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles]()
The Restless Sea by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1912 - The Titanic; George V England still conducts herself with Edwardian confidence; but beneath the surface cracks are breaking society apart. Socialism, strikes and riots, social unrest, and then the disasters of the Titanic and Captain Scott shake the ordered world... -
![The Perfect Lady by Deborah Wilson]()
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... -
![To Tame the Rakish Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Daphne Byrne]()
To Tame the Rakish Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Daphne Byrne
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![Moonstone Obsession by Elizabeth Ellen Carter]()
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... -
![Pengarron Pride by Gloria Cook]()
Pengarron Pride by Gloria Cook
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe second of the Pengarron sagas set in the mid-eighteenth century against the dramatic scenery of Mount's Bay, Penzance Forced into a marriage against her will, Kerensa Trelynne has adapted well to her change in circumstances... -
![Courage Rises: A Pride and Prejudice Continuation by Melanie Rachel]()
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... -
![Far From The Tree: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Jeannie Peneaux]()
Far From The Tree: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Jeannie Peneaux
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“My better nature was not merely placed there by the rank of my birth, Mr. Darcy! If I have faults to be attributed to Longbourn, then what virtues I possess must also be credited there. My character is not solely a copy of my blood. I am the result of the upbringing by a family and people – good people – that you have disdained... -
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![Persuaded & Rescued: The Heir's Lady in Shining Armour by Bree Wolf]()
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]()
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... -
![Why I Caught the Duke by Eva Devon]()
Why I Caught the Duke by Eva Devon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLady Agatha has always loved life. Ever since she was a small girl, and witnessed the struggles of her mother, she decided to choose joy. Most of all, she knew she was going to catch a husband she could love with all her heart. When she meets the Duke of Talbot, she knows that he is the one she has been waiting for and nothing will stand in her way. . .The Duke of Talbot only has one goal...Categorized as:
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![A Duke In The Rough by Trisha Messmer]()
A Duke In The Rough by Trisha Messmer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow can a newly minted duke escape title-seeking debutantes? Lie, of course!Lady Honoria Bell never recovered from her broken heart. Fending off suitors her marquess father forces in her path, she’s put aside hopes of marriage. However, word of a house party hosted by the new, eligible Duke of Burwood brings a renewed gleam to her father’s eye...Categorized as:
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![Have Yourself a Merry Little Secret : a Christmas collection of historical romance by Collette Cameron, Tamara Gill]()
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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![Lord of the Masquerade by Erica Ridley]()
Lord of the Masquerade by Erica Ridley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA fun, fast-paced interracial romance full of banter, scandal, and devastating secrets, from a New York Times bestselling author:Entrepreneur Miss Unity Thorne helped two different men amass their fortunes—only to end up on the street. She’s scraping by at the theatre, but this isn’t the show she plans to star in. The next fortune Unity builds will be hers alone...Categorized as:
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