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Shameless Duke by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLucien, Duke of Arden, is on the brink of disaster, about to lose everything he worked so hard to attain as the leader of the Special League. When Home Office obliges him to join forces with a Pinkerton agent to keep his position, he is determined to send the fellow back to American shores faster than he can say “Yankee Doodle... -
![Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer]()
Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter leaving the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston—under dire circumstances, of course—Jacky Faber boards a whaling ship bound for London, where she hopes to find her beloved Jaimy. But things don’t go as planned, and soon Jacky is off on a wild misadventure at sea... -
![The Mystery of Mr Daventry by Adele Clee]()
The Mystery of Mr Daventry by Adele Clee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow long can one keep up a charade?A gentleman who hides many secrets.Society thinks it has the measure of Lucius Daventry, illegitimate son of the Duke of Melverley, but they know nothing of the dangerous man who lies beneath the constructed façade. As a member of a secret group known as the Order of Themis, he works to right injustices, to make wicked men pay... -
![In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer]()
In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe British crown has placed a price on Jacky's head, so she returns to the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston to lay low. But the safe haven doesn't last--a school outing goes awry as Jacky and her classmates are abducted and forced into the hold of the Bloodhound, a ship bound for the slave markets on the Barbary Coast... -
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![The Desire of a Duchess by Kathleen Ayers]()
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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![The Sin Commandments by Kathryn Le Veque]()
The Sin Commandments by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGet ready for a scandalous Regency romp. Meet the Sinning Flynns!Rory Flynn, grandson of the Duke of Savernake, is embittered by his family’s reputation as a wealthy family from Irish stock. They are hated by the Ton but accepted because of their links to the duke. Rory has a list of those who have offended his family the most and he intends to do something about it...Categorized as:
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![The Unicorn Hunt by Dorothy Dunnett]()
The Unicorn Hunt by Dorothy Dunnett
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWith the bravura storytelling and pungent authenticity of detail she brought to her acclaimed Lymond Chronicles, Dorothy Dunnett, grande dame of the historical novel, presents The House of Niccolo series. The time is the 15th century, when intrepid merchants became the new knighthood of Europe... -
![Rapture of the Deep: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Soldier, Sailor, Mermaid, Spy by L.A. Meyer]()
Rapture of the Deep: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Soldier, Sailor, Mermaid, Spy by L.A. Meyer
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOn the very day that Jacky Faber is to wed her true love, she is kidnapped by British Naval Intelligence and forced to embark on yet another daring mission--this time to search for sunken Spanish gold. But when Jacky is involved, things don't always go as planned... -
![Wicked Again by Kathleen Ayers]()
Wicked Again by Kathleen Ayers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA scandalous affair with a much younger man...Lady Marissa Cupps-Foster has buried three husbands. Only one, her dear Reggie, was a love match. As a woman considered past her prime with two grown sons, she's decided on discreet trysts when she feels the need for male companionship. Lord Trenton Haddon was only a dalliance. Haddon is tempting but far too young for her... -
![Winter's Waltz by Scarlett Scott]()
Winter's Waltz by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Marquess of Sundenbury needs to stay out of trouble. Genevieve Winter needs a favor. What could go wrong? Only everything...Sundenbury has a gambling problem. Genevieve has a Sundenbury problem. Namely, she has been tasked with keeping an eye on the scandalous lord... -
![The Blood of a Baron by K.J. Jackson]()
The Blood of a Baron by K.J. Jackson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA deal with the devil never goes according to plan in this newest novel from USA Today Bestseller K.J. Jackson.Her last hope.With her brother dead and destitution looming, spinster Lady Elania has only one hope left—finding the mysterious box her brother had left her and trading it for the modest fortune that would last her the rest of her days... -
![S'kal by Honey Phillips]()
S'kal by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA troubled alien, a runaway human, and a haunted past…Evie is in trouble. She’s out of money, out of luck, and out of time. Desperate to get out of Port Cantor, she stows away on a trading caravan heading for the remote settlements in the hinterlands of Cresca. When she’s found by the biggest and most intimidating alien she’s ever seen, she’s terrified... -
![To Challenge A Dragon by G.A. Aiken, Shelly Laurenston]()
To Challenge A Dragon by G.A. Aiken, Shelly Laurenston
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNote: This story was reissued in the book Dragon Actually under the pseudonym G.A... -
![The Vixen by Christi Caldwell]()
The Vixen by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwell pits a fiercely independent beauty against a devilish investigator. Set apart by her ethereal beauty and fearless demeanor, Ophelia Killoran has always been a mystery to those around her—and a woman they underestimated. No one would guess that she spends her nights protecting the street urchins of St. Giles... -
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![Sapphire Battersea by Jacqueline Wilson, Nick Sharratt]()
Sapphire Battersea by Jacqueline Wilson, Nick Sharratt
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHetty Feather is a Foundling Hospital girl and was given her name when she was left there as a baby. When she is reunited with her mother, she hopes her beautiful new name, Sapphire Battersea, will also mean a new life! But things don't always go as planned.…Follow the twists and turns of Hetty's adventure as she goes out to work as a maid for a wealthy man... -
![My Bonny Light Horseman: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, in Love and War by L.A. Meyer]()
My Bonny Light Horseman: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, in Love and War by L.A. Meyer
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe infamous pirate, riverboat seductress, master of disguise, and street-urchin-turned-sailor Jacky Faber has been captured by the French and beheaded in full view of her friends and crew.Inconceivable? Yes! The truth is she’s secretly forced to pose as an American dancer behind enemy lines in Paris, where she entices a French general into revealing military secrets—all to save her dear friends... -
![Making of a Scandal by Victoria Vale]()
Making of a Scandal by Victoria Vale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA gentleman should never mix business with pleasure, unless he’s a gentleman courtesan … Driven to selling his services to settle gambling debts, the Honourable Mr. Dominick Burke thoroughly enjoys satisfying the appetites of wealthy women. When Miss Calliope Barrington contracts his services, his desire for her is instant and powerful... -
![The Cyborg with No Name by Honey Phillips]()
The Cyborg with No Name by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan a wounded cyborg help an isolated scientist remember her own humanity?Dr. Rose Abbott is the cybernetic engineer who created the robot horses used in the efforts to terraform Mars. Disgusted by the way her creations are treated by the GenCon Corporation, she chooses to leave her work behind and live in isolation... -
![An Heiress for August by Kathleen Ayers]()
An Heiress for August by Kathleen Ayers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLondon’s most notorious rake needs to wed.August Wade was never meant to be the Duke of Courtland. Now he’s inherited the title from his uncle along with the poorly managed ducal estates. After months of attempting to remedy the situation, August concludes that he must wed an heiress. Specifically, Miss Hazel Dartmont, only child of an obnoxiously wealthy textile merchant...Categorized as:
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![Torment by Tana Stone]()
Torment by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTori wants nothing to do with the gorgeous, sand planet barbarians. Too bad she’s stuck with the cockiest Dothvek alive. Stowing away on the enemy ship to sabotage it may not have been Tori’s best idea, but she meant for it to be a solo mission. She never planned for a huge Dothvek warrior to come along for the less-than-pleasant ride... -
![Tempest by R.K. Ryals]()
Tempest by R.K. Ryals
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe must overcome and prevail ...King Raemon of Medeisia is slaughtering tattooed scribes and mages, forcing them into hiding. All marked and those associated with them are destroyed. The people are desperate. Months after challenging Raemon, the marked rebels of Medeisia must rise against their bloodthirsty king or chance being annihilated... -
![Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer]()
Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBeing an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's BoyLife as a ship's boy aboard HMS Dolphin is a dream come true for Jacky Faber. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for survival on the streets of eighteenth-century London. Instead, Jacky is becoming a skilled and respected sailor as the crew pursues pirates on the high seas... -
![Pillaged by Tana Stone]()
Pillaged by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsI was promised against my will to an imperial general. . .so I escaped. Right into the arms of an even more ruthless Vandar warlord.I’d thought things had been bad when I’d been ordered to marry the repulsive Zagrath general. But then I’d been captured by the empire’s most deadly enemy--the Vandar raiders... -
![Measure of Peace by C. Faron]()
Measure of Peace by C. Faron
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJason and Kale have made a nice life for themselves in Naiara, but all is not as it seems. Jason’s hiding a letter with life-changing news, and Kale is plagued by nightmares he can’t discuss with Jason. Peace is within their grasp, but unfinished business threatens to disrupt everything. In order to move into their future, they must first face their past and seek answers in the country they fled... -
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![The Cottage by Ariana Nash]()
The Cottage by Ariana Nash
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVasili has a new life and a new name. Niko just wants his prince to be happy. But when has Vasili made anything easy? * The more Niko tries to to carve out a perfect life, the more Vasili pulls away. Niko has one last chance to save them, one surprise that will cement their love forever or have it crumble to dust. * Vasili knows Nikolas is lying... -
![Rogue Knight by Regan Walker]()
Rogue Knight by Regan Walker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYork, England 1069… three years after the Norman Conquest. The North of England seethes with discontent under the heavy hand of William the Conqueror, who unleashes his fury on the rebels who dare to defy him. Amid the ensuing devastation, love blooms in the heart of a gallant Norman knight for a Yorkshire widow... -
![Needing Nicky (SANCTUM) by Pepper North]()
Needing Nicky (SANCTUM) by Pepper North
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen dreams come true, will desire make them hotter than Nicky ever imagined? Aspiring bull rider, Nick Allen has dreamed of meeting and training with Lance Woodson for years. Taking the proverbial bull by the horns, he dares to approach the bull riding veteran in person. When Nick discovers his idol is a Daddy, desire and longing meld with his professional aspirations... -
![Pirates, Passion and Plunder: seventeen wicked tales by Victoria Vale, Lee Savino]()
Pirates, Passion and Plunder: seventeen wicked tales by Victoria Vale, Lee Savino
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWarning : Bodices will be ripped! What's a lady to do when she's boarded by ruthless brigands and barbarous buccaneers, kidnapped on the lawless High Seas? Stripped to the skin by piercing eyes. Captive and claimed by rough, strong hands. She knows it's forbidden but how can she resist... a pirate's pleasure. Prepare for hair-raising shenanigans. Pirates make their own rules... -
![The Sea Devil by Eliza Knight]()
The Sea Devil by Eliza Knight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA daring brotherhood, where honor among thieves reigns supreme, and crushing their enemies is a thrilling pastime. These are the Pirates of Britannia.Thornley "Thor" MacLeod, Captain of The Sea Devil and prominent member of the Devils of the Deep is out for one thing and one thing only—revenge against Santiago Fernandez, leader of Los Demonios de Mar... -
![The Chemistry of Familiar Objects by Alexandra Vasti]()
The Chemistry of Familiar Objects by Alexandra Vasti
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings57 Gresham Street is the most incendiary building in London. Upstairs, unconventional chemist Emmeline Starling uses combustion to solve scientific mysteries. Downstairs, buttoned-up children’s book printer Robert Vane tries very hard not to panic when the ceiling catches on fire. And when these two opposing forces are contained within one small building? Explosions are just the beginning...Categorized as:
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![Blood Storm by Rhiannon Hart]()
Blood Storm by Rhiannon Hart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe thrilling sequel to Blood Song. The rain wanted to be ocean; the ice in the mountain caps wanted freedom. I never knew that water held such longing. The clouds above my head rumbled like a growling wolf, impatient to release their burden. I held the rain there a moment longer. I turned to Renata, heard her gasp and knew my eyes glowed blue.I spoke a single word. 'Rain... -
![The Man Who Loved Cole Flores by K.A. Merikan]()
The Man Who Loved Cole Flores by K.A. Merikan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou want revenge? Dig two graves.Ten years ago, a vicious gang called the Gotham Boys descended on a homestead in the mountains like a pack of wolves, leaving nothing behind but death and destruction.Ned O’Leary was the only one to survive the ordeal.He lost hope for revenge long ago, but its flame erupts in his heart when the gang is spotted again... -
![Treasure: Raised By Wolves, Volume Three by W.A. Hoffman]()
Treasure: Raised By Wolves, Volume Three by W.A. Hoffman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGay buccaneer historical adventure/romance. The third novel in a series chronicling the adventures of Will, a disenchanted English Lord, and his beloved matelot/partner, Gaston, an exiled Frenchman, set among the buccaneers of Port Royal, Jamaica, in the 1660s... -
![The Following Sea by Marsha Canham]()
The Following Sea by Marsha Canham
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings3rd in Canham's Pirate Wolf trilogy. This time the story focuses on Gabriel Dante, taking up where The Iron Rose left off as he sails away from battle with horrendous wounds and half a crew on board a captured ship. On his way home to the safety of Pigeon Cay, Dante crosses paths with a strange ship sailing in circles, showing no signs of life on her deserted decks... -
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![Assistant for an Alien Ruler by Roxie Ray]()
Assistant for an Alien Ruler by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m sick of being used. A creepy boss and men who steal my work send me running to IEP and away from science. I want a new life, and I’m going to another planet to find one. One rule: no more science. But when I end up on Macros, nothing has changed, and I’m forced right back into the lab. I don’t want to be a biologist. And I refuse to fall for my boss... -
![The Wind and the Sea by Marsha Canham]()
The Wind and the Sea by Marsha Canham
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis action-packed swashbuckling adventure is a classic tale of romance, revenge, and breathtaking exploits on the high seas. The time is 1804 and the U.S. Navy is attacking and destroying pirate strongholds on North Africa's infamous Barbary Coast. Courtney Farrow, daughter of one of the most feared and successful corsairs, is captured by Lt... -
![Wilderness Days by Jennifer L. Holm]()
Wilderness Days by Jennifer L. Holm
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"Remember -- you make your own luck." Abandoned on the frontier by her faithless fiance, Jane Peck prepares to head home, only to learn that the Philadelphia life she once knew is no more...Categorized as:
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![The Sinner by Margaret Mallory]()
The Sinner by Margaret Mallory
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFour fearless warriors return to the Highlands to claim their lands and legacies. But all their trials on the battlefield can't prepare them for their greatest challenge yet: winning the hearts of four willful Scottish beauties. IRRESISTIBLE DESIRE Alex MacDonald is known for his skill as a warrior, his prowess with women, and his vow to never take a wife... -
![The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Jewel of the East, Vexation of the West, and Pearl of the South China Sea by L.A. Meyer]()
The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Jewel of the East, Vexation of the West, and Pearl of the South China Sea by L.A. Meyer
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJacky Faber, soldier, sailor, spy, and sometime pirate, condemned for life to the English prison colony in Australia for high crimes against the Crown, has once again wriggled out of the grasp of British authorities. Back on her flagship, the Lorelei Lee, she happily heads back to England in the company of dear friends and her beloved Jaimy Fletcher... -
![The Warrior God by Eliza Raine, Rose Wilson]()
The Warrior God by Eliza Raine, Rose Wilson
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAnger management isn’t so bad when your shrink is gorgeous. It’s less great when you turn up to find him dead on the floor, and an armored giant dressed like a freaking ancient warrior standing over his body though. Ares, the God of War, has lost his power and the only way for him to get it back? Me. Apparently, I’m a goddess. One with the power of war. I mean, it does explain a lot... -
![The Magnificent Cyborg by Honey Phillips]()
The Magnificent Cyborg by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA woman with a troubled past. A cyborg with missing memories.W-246 is one of the last cyborgs sent to Mars to work on the terraforming project. While he doesn't remember how he became a cyborg, he has accepted his new role as a territorial judge. Until he encounters Cherry. He knows he could never forget a woman like her -- so why does she seem so familiar?Madam Cherry is through with men... -
![Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean]()
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsA lady does not smoke cheroot. She does not ride astride. She does not fence or attend duels. She does not fire a pistol, and she never gambles at a gentlemen's club.Lady Calpurnia Hartwell has always followed the rules, rules that have left her unmarried—and more than a little unsatisfied. And so she's vowed to break the rules and live the life of pleasure she's been missing... -
![Desire Lines by Elizabeth Kingston]()
Desire Lines by Elizabeth Kingston
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll he ever wanted was to go home.Leaving his life as a noble hostage behind him, Gryff has fled from one danger to another, never safe, always longing for a forbidden return to his conquered Welsh homeland. Held captive by villainous men, his unlikely savior is the most beautiful woman he’s ever seen – and the most deadly... -
![The White Lily by Juliette Cross]()
The White Lily by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo the north of the Varis empire, a mysterious faction spreads propaganda against the vampire monarchy. Friedrich Volya, the Duke of Winter Hill, seeks to discover who they are before his uncle finds them first. King Dominik will punish the traitors with brutal force... -
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![Highland Promise by Mary McCall]()
Highland Promise by Mary McCall
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOrdered by King Alexander to wed an Englishwoman, Laird Brendan Sutherland heads to England to wed the sister of his best friend's wife. Having no use for love, he intends to beget a few heirs and forget the lass. After being falsely accused of the Sin of Eve when she was twelve, Lady Faith of Hawkhurst hides her beauty beneath a hideous disguise, becoming a hag in public... -
![Lessons in Trust by Charlie Cochrane]()
Lessons in Trust by Charlie Cochrane
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe thought he knew who he was. Now he’s a stranger to himself. When Jonty Stewart and Orlando Coppersmith witness the suspicious death of a young man at the White City exhibition in London, they're keen to investigate--especially after the cause of death proves to be murder. But Police Inspector Redknapp refuses to let them help, even after they stumble onto clues to the dead man's identity... -
![Savage Desire by Leah Brooke, Lana Dare]()
Savage Desire by Leah Brooke, Lana Dare
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings[Siren Menage Everlasting: Erotic Western Menage a Quatre Romance, M/F/M/M, HEA] Raised in a bordello, Sarah Smith knew it was only a matter of time before she'd have to earn her keep on her back, the way her mother did, instead of doing the washing and cleaning. When one of the bordello's meanest customers - an outlaw - noticed her, she knew her time had run out... -
![Bjorn Cursed by N.J. Walters]()
Bjorn Cursed by N.J. Walters
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLucifer is up to his old tricks, causing problems for the Forgotten Brotherhood. This time, he’s had a woman removed from the Norse afterlife and placed her right in the path of Bjorn Knutson. After the slaughter of his wife and family centuries ago, tortured and broken, Bjorn was cursed as the first Norse werewolf. Now he’s been tasked by Odin himself with killing the woman who escaped... -
![To Kiss a King by Jess Michaels]()
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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![The Duke's Daughter by Sasha Cottman]()
The Duke's Daughter by Sasha Cottman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen handsome army officer Avery Fox unexpectedly inherits a fortune, he instantly becomes one of the season's most eligible bachelors. More accustomed to the battlefield, he has no patience with the naive debutantes who fill the ballrooms of London.Honest and impetuous Lady Lucy Radley is a breath of fresh air, guiding him through the season and helping him to avoid any traps...Categorized as:
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