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Neanderthal Seeks Duchess by Laney Hatcher
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere are three things you need to know about Lady Jane Morrison:1. She frequently finds herself the talk of the ton and for all the wrong reasons.2. A dashingly mysterious gentleman has caught her attention and even more dangerous...she has caught his. 3. She’s rubbish at embroidery. After scandalous events during the London season, Lady Jane is attracting the wrong kind of attention... -
The Secret Heart by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBetrayal, temptation and an impossible love.The final book in the Unmarriageable series...Some suspect that Lily Villin is the true heart of the Hart Inn, a lucky house where love always seems to blossom, whatever the obstacles. But Lily has another secret. She is in love with an enigmatic nobleman, and no luck in the world can make such a marriage possible... -
Braving the Outbreak with the Duke: A Clean & Sweet Regency Historical Romance Novel by Fanny Finch, Starfall Publications
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHealing people is her purpose in life, but she would never imagine she could mend a broken heart… When a horrible disease spreads like wildfire in Falmouth, Bridget Garvey cannot stand aside and watch people die. Her knowledge in medicine is vast, thanks to her doctor of an uncle, and her resolve to help the ill is even greater.But as the daughter of the Earl of Exeter, she cannot do so openly... -
Suddenly a St. Clair by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWill a marriage of convenience blossom into one filled with love? Read Book 5 in the bestselling "The St. Clairs" series for free with Kindle Unlimited! At age eighteen, Hudson St. Clair learns he’s the Duke of Everton’s bastard... -
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Embracing the Earl by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan a rogue earl convince a stubborn bookseller their love is worth fighting for? Read Book 3 in the bestselling "The St. Clairs" series for free with Kindle Unlimited! Luke St. Clair, Earl of Mayfield, has tired of his empty, carefree life and seeks to find a spouse he can love and cherish, much as his brother and sister have done... -
Dubious about the Duke by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn affable army colonel who abruptly becomes a duke. A shy beauty who missed her come-out. And two mischievous boys who bring this pair together . . . A confident Colonel Winston Cutler finds himself a sudden duke when the brother he loathed perishes in a fire. Win returns to London, only to find he has two by-blow nephews to care for—and their specialty is running off their latest governess... -
Duke of Arrogance by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA woman spurned by the ton...A duke harboring an appalling secret...Life radically changes for Arabella Jennings, the daughter of an Oxford don, when her father becomes the Earl of Barrington. She’s an intellectual who would rather be discussing Shakespeare’s works but now finds herself navigating the vicious waters of Polite Society... -
Into the Lyon of Fire by Abigail Bridges
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeing indebted to the Black Widow of Whitehall could be a catastrophe in the making—or a path to salvation. Sarah Montague Ainsworth has tucked away the darkest of her secrets. A widow who never wants to marry again, Sarah is relieved her abusive husband died but is struggling to keep her household solvent. She bought her current home with a loan from Mrs...Categorized as:
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Lyon of the Highlands by Emily Royal
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarriage to an Earl destroyed her—can a highland beast mend her heart? After surviving an abusive marriage to an older man, Wilhelmina Redstone retreated from society. Her stepson’s wife, Lily, once her rival, promises to find Mina the perfect husband—a man to love her as she deserves—by engaging the services of Bessie Dove-Lyon, proprietress of the Lyon’s Den, who secured Lily’s own marriage... -
Detecting Danger by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe could no longer deny what was inside himWhen you knew someone almost as well as you knew yourself, you tended to take them for granted. Warwickshire Sinclair had always felt that way about Lady Samantha… until he didn’t.When Samantha left for a year to study art, he was determined the ache of longing and worry that had taken up residence in his chest would ease. It hadn’t... -
Sutton's Seduction by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA ruthless East End rogue collides with a lady he has vowed to ruin in this wickedly steamy Regency romance from USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott.Lady Emma Morgan is desperate. After her father’s gambling debts leave her family in penury, she settles upon the only solution to preserving her younger sister’s chance for future happiness... -
Meant for the Marquess by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn army major compelled to leave the military. A lady forced to earn her living. Two souls finding a new way of life . . . and each other . . . along with love. A brutal attack leaves Major Devin Hunt missing two fingers. Unable to fire a gun, he sells his commission and takes refuge with a former fellow officer who has now become a duke... -
Tamed by the Lyon: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEnter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives... and loves.It was their first kiss, possibly her first kiss ever. All the more reason to get it right...Categorized as:
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Unmasking Sin by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA more intriguing option… Rebecca, Lady Cornish, is lonely. She comes to Maida Pleasure Gardens, masked and alone, just to feel part of a world that still dances and laughs. But she repels all company—until the mysterious Ludovic Dunne refuses to be dismissed. Intrigued and unwillingly attracted, Rebecca begins to wonder if he might become a friend. And she is badly in need of friends... -
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Lyon in the Rough by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsProud Scottish brothers, Cheyne, Matthew, and Lucas are known as the Lyons of Mar. Cheyne and Matthew have fallen in love and married their brides, will Lucas be next? Lucas Lyon thought he could escape the matchmaking schemes of his distant relation, Bessie Dove-Lyon, by waiting for the morning of his departure from London to visit her... -
Cocky Mister by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Fake Marriage, a touch of amnesia, and a pact that whatever happens in Gretna Green, stays in Gretna Green.... If Lady Tabetha Wellstone can land a duke for a husband, she'll have fulfilled her destiny once and for all...so there is no way she’ll allow herself to fall for Stone Spencer—a mere Mister—even if he is tall, dark and incredibly handsome... -
The Lyon's Lady Love: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEnter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives... and loves... -
Derriford: Confirmed Bachelors Book 5 by Jenny Hambly
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsViscount Derriford likes to keep a low profile. He avoids ton parties and the ladies who frequent them whenever possible, preferring to spend time with his fellow bachelors. A predictable, undemanding existence suits him perfectly. Marriage has never been part of his plans; he is convinced he could never make any woman happy... -
Impossible by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.50 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.Ada Treadway has been in love before, and it brought nothing but heartache... -
Unmasking the Duke by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove at first smile… Charmingly wicked, Johnny Winter has spent his adulthood drifting from scandal to scandal. However, inheriting the dukedom of Dearham has him considering his responsibilities, one of which is to right the wrong done to a distant cousin twenty years ago. His search takes him to Maida Pleasure Gardens, where he is distracted by an unusual and intriguing beauty... -
Rose: A compelling story of love and family ties by Lilly Adam
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNorthamptonshire, 1865. The callous Sebastian Harper returns home from a hunting trip on Bushel Farm with the devastating news that his younger half-brother, Johnnie, has lost his life in a tragic accident... -
Queen of Hearts by Tammy Andresen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe hates the Earl of Edgemere with a passion…Arabella White can confess that if she’s going to root out the thief from her gaming hell, she’s going to need assistance. An idea she hates. But the dark and mysterious Earl of Edgemere is as conceited as he is dastardly. Never mind that he’s also handsome as sin... -
Miss Desirable by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMiss Catherine Fairchild spent much of her life haring about the globe with her diplomat parents, though she grasped at a young age that as a legitimate by-blow, her social standing among Polite Society would be marginal at best... -
No Good Dare Goes Unpunished by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMiss Louisa Templeton is considered the shy mouse of the secret ladies’ club held at 48 Berkeley Square but after her friends on a dare kidnapped Sebastian Colfax, the Marquess and Marsden’s cat, Queen, Louisa finds that the delectable and far too dangerous marquess is showing an unusual and scandalous interest in... -
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The Secret of Love by Cynthia Wright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA STOLEN HEARTWhen Lady Isabella Trevarre first set eyes on Gabriel St. Briac, she announced to her best friend: “That is the man I will marry!” Now a woman grown, Izzie has traded her girlish dreams for the independent life of an artist, but she never quite forgot the dazzling Frenchman who captivated her young heart. When he appears again in Cornwall, sparks of desire kindle between them.. -
The Devilish Lyon: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Charlotte Wren
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives... and loves.Mrs... -
The Courage of a Lyon: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Linda Rae Sande
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives... and loves.Their earldom is at stake... -
Marquess of Diamonds by Tammy Andresen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis marquess is her surly hero in disguise...Lady Abigail needs help. Her mother has great plans for her future but her lackluster performance as a debutante isn’t measuring up. Which is why she convinces her best friend’s brother to help her. A few dances is all she needs from the grumpy marquess and then the suitors will come calling. But the moment she steps into his arms, the trouble begins... -
Pride of Lyons by Jenna Jaxon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives... and loves... -
The Dream of Love by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGorgeous as sin Vicar Adam Carstairs is running from his past. Lady Remington Hartfield is running from her future. What will happen when their paths collide? Love is the one thing Lady Remington Hartfield has never had in her life and the one thing she dreams of finding... -
Healing the Viscount's Heart by Trisha Messmer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA viscount whose life is governed by rules. A bluestocking who circumvents them. What will break first... his principles or her heart?Laurence Townsend, Viscount Montgomery, enjoys his well-ordered, structured life. Yet he craves a love match like those of his closest friends. And after encountering a scientifically minded woman at a masquerade, his hope soars... if only he knew her identity... -
Dear Mr. Fairbanks by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOpposites Attract, Older Brother Best Friend, Secret IdentityLady Persephone Blagrove owns a secret tendre for Mr. Richard Fairbanks, a man society has labeled a rogue. Often unnoticed and called a wallflower by the ton, she dares to break the bounds of propriety by writing an anonymous letter to him, sparking correspondences that lead to passionate and scandalous encounters. Despite knowing Mr... -
Wicked Husbands: Books 1-3 by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarriages of convenience become love matches in this scorching-hot collection from USA Today Bestselling author Scarlett Scott. Books 1-3 in the Wicked Husbands series are available in one volume for the first time in this sizzling set.. -
Winning A Wallflower by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRead Bram and Ivy’s story before they became guardians to the Notorious Nightingales.Their course was set, but the game of love changes everything. Can a well placed arrow bring them what their hearts desire?Bram was a vastly different man than the spoiled indolent one who walked out on society. He’s learned control and will no longer willingly follow the dictates of his family... -
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Empowered by the Earl by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFirst sons inherit all. Third sons are promised to the church. Second sons do their duty and serve in the military—unless fate intervenes and turns their lives upside down... -
The Kiss of Love by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill The Book of Love find a way to bring these two souls together?Honey Farthingale has a devastating secret that could destroy her chance of ever finding love. For this reason, she has sworn off marriage... -
Forever Yours Series Bundle by Stacy Reid
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE MARQUESS AND I Lady Willow Arlington, hauntingly lovely, is blind and known by the ton as the dowry-less daughter. Alasdair Morley, the Marquess of Westcliffe, is in need of an heiress, but Lady Willow should be the last person he craves after she was persuaded to reject his offer of marriage when he was a mere third son...Categorized as:
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Unmasking Deception by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Exactly how desperate are you?” Escaping to Maida Pleasure Gardens for an evening of anonymous moonlight waltzing is bliss for Viola Dove, compared to the strained formality of her first London Season. But the excitement reaches fever pitch when an escaped convict is pursued through the gardens—wounded and in desperate need of help. So, of course, Viola hides him in her family’s cellar... -
Lady of Charade by Ellie St. Clair
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn illegitimate daughter. The son of an earl. A connection they cannot deny. Raised in a small American village after her mother passes away, Sarah Jones is sent a cryptic letter about the true identity of her father, an English nobleman. She travels to London in search of the man while she passes herself off as a family member of the aristocracy... -
How the Hoyden Won the Duke by Eva Devon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom glittering ballroom to stunning castles, join four Hoydens as they turn London and the ton upside down in their pursuit of dreams, passion, and love! A Lady Like No OtherLady Thomasina Kent is determined to study science. Raised with benevolent neglect by parents who adore their own studies, she has been able to pursue things that other ladies have not... -
The Forgotten Daughter by Caroline Warfield
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFanny’s worthless father forgot her entirely. The earl’s steward plans to make it right; if only he can avoid falling in love with her while he does... -
The Beast's Bargain by Eva Devon, Maire Claremont
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes the only way a beast can find love is with a bargain. . . But will the lady in question be brave enough to take it?Miss Olivia Bliss is the delight of the ton! Charming, beautiful and. . . Living a lie. For in her heart of hearts, she'd rather discuss Roman philosophy instead of diamonds. But her mother and father are determined she should make an excellent match, of course... -
Ray of Light by Elizabeth Johns
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaili Craig finally has the London Season she has always wanted, but finds it is not what she dreamed. As the orphaned daughter of a country gentleman, she does not rank high enough for the ton’s gentlemen, and her forthright manner earns her criticism. At the last ball of the season, she meets a stranger, who claims to be her aunt and invites Maili to visit... -
The Defiant Daughter by Caroline Warfield
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMadelyn assumed marriage as an old man’s ornament would be better than life with her abusive mother. She was wrong. Now the widowed Duchess of Glenmoor, she wrestles with ugly memories and cultivates a simple life. She is content. At least, she was until her half-brother returned to Ashmead bringing a friend with knowing eyes and coal black hair to capture her thoughts... -
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A Misbegotten Match by Rita Boucher
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA SCANDALOUS REPUTATION Pretty and proper Amanda Westford has heard talk of Sebastian Armitage's debauched Caribbean adventures. Now her dear friend, Sebastian's elderly godmother, has fallen grievously ill--and it is Amanda's duty to summon the rakehell home. Not to worry, though, the prim young widow has the situation well in hand... -
Duke Around and Find Out by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the heart of London, notorious rake and society scandal, Lord Leo Wyndham, finds himself entangled in an unexpected venture. Determined never to succumb to the chains of matrimony, Leo, known for his devilish charm and disregard for social norms, takes on the challenge of transforming the demure and overlooked Miss Arabella Hall into the toast of the ton... -
Temperance by Beverley Watts
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this funny romantic series, the Shackleford sisters descend on a Regency society that doesn’t know what’s hit it…Reverend Shackleford was at a loss. He’d truly believed that in marrying his eldest daughter Grace to an extremely wealthy peer of the realm, his problems would be over... -
Thea by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s a virgin who almost died at Waterloo... and now finds himself a duke. She’s been told that kissing is important, and if she likes a man and has the opportunity... she should take it.Lady Thea de Wolfe breaks her leg, causing her to miss her first London Season, one in which her sister, Diana, becomes the Countess of Merrifield, and Thea’s best friend, Amelia, weds Thea’s brother, Lord Reston... -
The Blackest of Hearts by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLord Blackehart has not a drop of blue blood in his body, but he is the undeniable Lord of London’s underworld. Born into poverty and quickly abandoned, he is left to grow up in the misery of the workhouse. Rumours about him are many, that he cannot die, and that he killed a man when he was just twelve years old. Now a man in his prime he is built like a mountain and exudes power... -
Derek by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe loved her—and was blindsided when she wed another man...He refused her—and now, her life is no longer her own...Book 2 in the "The de Wolfes of Esterley Castle" series is now available. Read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited!Lady Amelia Ward is ecstatic that her brother, the Earl of Merrifield, has just married for love. Amelia, who is in her first Season, now wants the same for herself...
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