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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... -
Ellie by Lesley Pearse
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEllie is a sweet-natured brunette, generous of heart with a sparkling smile and an accent which reveals her East End background.Bonny is beautiful and spoilt, with cascades of blonde hair, the brightest pair of blue eyes and a mouth like Cupid's bow... -
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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Once and Always by Judith McNaught
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOnce and Always, one of Judith McNaught's most masterful and moving love stories, powerfully brings to life the fiery passion of a free-spirited American beauty and a troubled English lord.Suddenly orphaned and alone, Victoria Seaton sails the vast ocean, eager to reclaim her heritage at Wakefield, the sumptuous English estate of a distant cousin, the notorious Lord Jason Fielding... -
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The Beast’s Ball by Eva Devon, Maire Claremont
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan one ball change a bluestocking’s life and mend a beast’s broken heart?Scarred and sarcastic, the Earl of Argyle has abandoned society, choosing to live alone, away from Scotland in his London townhouse. But he needs an heir. Throwing a ball to find a woman who might be able to endure being married to someone so brutalized by war. . -
Plaid to the Bone by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLaird Oliphant has been blessed with six daughters, and not a single son to leave the running of the clan to. What’s a desperate and slightly mad laird to do? Why, take a page from his great-great-whatever-grandfather’s folio, and declare an ultimatum: Whichever daughter marries and has a son first, then her husband gets to be the next Laird Oliphant... -
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... -
The Lure of a Rake by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Lady Dreaming of Love Lady Genevieve Farendale has a scandalous past. Jilted at the altar years earlier and exiled by her family, she’s now returned to London to prove she can be a proper lady. Even though she’s not given up on the hope of marrying for love, she’s wary of trusting again. Then she meets Cedric Falcot, the Marquess of St. Albans whose seductive ways set her heart aflutter... -
Her Reformed Rake by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe refuses to behave... American heiress Daisy Vanreid prides herself on bucking convention at every turn. Equally well-known for her beauty and her rebellious nature, she has no choice but to entrap the notorious Duke of Trent to avoid marriage to the aging aristocrat her father chose for her. Or so she thinks. But once she becomes Trent's duchess, he disappears...Categorized as:
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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 Scoundrel's Score by Mara Shaw
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA ruthless moneylender…Cedric Sharpe, illegitimate son of a duke, is among the most feared men in London. Through sheer force of will, Cedric rose from poverty to build a lucrative empire based on a single principle: that one must always pay their debts. And so, when presented with the opportunity to settle his score with the father who scorned him, he is determined to seize it at any cost...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... -
A Duke for the Road by Eva Devon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Duke With A Secret: Robert Deverall, Duke of Blackstone, is cursed. Or so he thinks. Inheriting a dukedom bankrupted by his dissolute grandfather, father, and elder brother has made him determined that the male line will end with him. He refuses to allow any one else to suffer at the hands of a Deverall man...Categorized as:
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The Plain Bride by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSinclair Wortham, Lord Mayville is a man haunted by the sins of his family and by the rejection of the woman he once loved. Seeking solace from his loneliness and an escape from the secrets hidden within the crumbling walls of his family home, he heads to the local tavern for some company and truly atrocious brandy. But Sinclair makes a terrible mistake... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Borrowed Dreams by May McGoldrick
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTHE PROPOSAL Driven to undo the evil wrought by her dead husband, Millicent Wentworth must find a way to save her estate and free the innocent people he enslaves. Her only hope is a marriage--in name only--to the notorious widower the Earl of Aytoun... -
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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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... -
How to Marry a Marquess by Stacy Reid
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLady Evie Chesterfield is a darling of the ton who refuses to become engaged. She's been desperately in love with her brother's friend, Richard Maitland, Marquess of Westfall, since forever. But the dark, dangerous marquess only sees her as a friend and refuses to marry any woman... -
Lords by Stacy Von Haegert
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLondon 1830... Anastasia Lintel never wanted for more than a simple existence, arranging flowers in her father's shop, catering to the soft-palmed elite. However, when tragedy strikes, taking with it the only family she has ever known, Anastasia must adapt to an unexpected new life... -
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... -
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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... -
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... -
A Husband for Hire by Patricia A. Knight
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady Eleanor Russell needed a husband. Immediately. With no male heir, when her father died, the vast family estate would revert to the Crown. But no man would choose an unattractive, outspoken, independent, spinster of mature years as a bride—so she’d buy a husband...Categorized as:
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The Highlander Who Protected Me by Vanessa Kelly
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBestselling author Vanessa Kelly returns with an enthralling new series about the men of the Kendrick clan—and the women who claim their hearts . . . Lady Ainsley Matthews, heiress and darling of the ton , was expected to make a magnificent match. Instead she’s hiding on a remote Scottish estate, terrified that her vicious former fiancé will use her pregnancy to force her into marriage...Categorized as:
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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... -
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... -
Once a Wallflower, At Last His Love by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsResponsible, practical Miss Hermione Rogers, has been crafting stories as the notorious Mr. Michael Michaelmas and selling them for a meager wage to support her siblings. The only real way to ensure her family’s ruinous debts are paid, however, is to marry. Tall, thin, and plain, she has no expectation of success...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... -
Wicked in His Arms by Stacy Reid
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTobias Walcott, the Earl of Blade, has learned it is best to exercise rigid control over his passions and emotions in all that he does. Uncaring that it makes him seem cool and aloof to most in the ton, he is content with his desire to only woo agreeable and demur females... -
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... -
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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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The Widow Wager by Jess Michaels
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCrispin Flynn has been on a downward spiral ever since he lost the woman he loved and watched his brother forced into a life he never would have chosen. His response has been drinking and gambling his way to utter ruin. One night, deep in his cups, he places a dangerous bet that results in him being forced to marry Gemma, the widow of the Earl of Laurelcross...Categorized as:
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Prisoner of Love by Samantha Kane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn erotic romance.Brothers in Arms, Book Eight Veronica Thomas has been in love with two men since she was seventeen. One introduced her to passion. The other has shown her how to satisfy it. Now that she’s older, she still wants them both. Wolf Tarrant was more than willing to share Very with his best friend and lover, Lord Michael Kensington... -
Lord of Seduction by Paula Quinn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBy the king's order, Lady Tanon Risande is to be wed to a fierce Welsh prince. Headstrong Tanon has other ideas, and none of them involve submitting to Prince Gareth ap Owain. Yet she can't help but notice how the ladies of the court sigh at his mere glance. And when this rough warrior sets his penetrating gaze on her, Tanon, too wonders what it would be like to bed a barbarian.. -
A Scandalous Pursuit by Ava Stone
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEven the most ruthless of rogues live by their own code of honor, and for Alexander Everett, the wicked Duke of Kelfield, his includes not seducing the ward of his oldest and dearest friend. However for a man who is accustomed to getting what he wants, the lure of the forbidden fruit is enough to drive him wild...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... -
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... -
Passion Wears Pearls by Renee Bernard
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter the darkness of a dungeon in India, artist Josiah Hastings dreamt of returning to a world lush with color—only to discover that years of imprisonment left his eyesight weak and failing. So when the fiery beauty of Miss Eleanor Beckett appears in his vision amidst the bleak grays of a London winter, he knows he's found his muse and one last chance at a masterpiece... -
The Border Laird's Bride by Allison Butler
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo fulfil his father's dying wish, border laird Jamie Graham must marry and sire a legitimate heir. But his marriage will be one of convenience, for he has vowed never to open his heart to betrayal. While guarding his cattle from thieves, Jamie catches the spirited daughter of a neighbouring laird stealing his horse...Categorized as:
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My Lady Thief by Emily May, Emily Larkin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady by day, Robin Hood by night... Arabella Knightley is an earl’s granddaughter, but it’s common knowledge that she spent her early years in London’s gutters. What the ton doesn’t know is that while Arabella acts the perfect young lady by day, at night she plays Robin Hood, stealing from the wealthy to give to the poor.Adam St Just is one of Society’s most sought after bachelors... -
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Lord Hathaway's New Bride by Suzanna Medeiros
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf he can’t have her love, he’ll have her passion.A marriage of convenience…Sarah Mapleton has already had her heart broken once. When she finds herself compelled to marry the intriguing new Viscount Hathaway, she vows to protect her heart at all costs. He has her hand…After unexpectedly inheriting his uncle’s title, James Hathaway discovers that the one thing he wants above all else is Sarah...Categorized as:
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The Devil You Know by Victoria Vane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibrarian's note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B00EXD7U4E. The Devil Devere Series- Library Journal Best E-Book Romance 2012 (This book is the third in a connected series but can be read first) Sometimes the Devil is Disguised as a Gentleman.. -
Her One Desire by Kimberly Killion
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEngland 1483--A time when the nobles would do anything to steal the crown. Proof of a conspiracy lies in the hands of the executioner's daughter. Her quest to save her father's soul endangers her life along with the Scottish spy she frees from the Tower of London... -
Love's Price by Cheryl Holt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHelen Stewart never understood why—as a tiny girl—she and her twin sister Harriet were sent away to boarding school and never allowed home for holidays. At age sixteen, they were shocked to discover that they are the illegitimate daughters of the notorious rogue, Charles Sinclair. Cast out by their relatives, they moved to London, and Helen has made a life for herself as a lady’s companion... -
Saving the Scot by Jennifer Trethewey
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLouisa Robertson’s father is furious when he finds her acting on stage. Now, she’s being shipped off to America to marry some stranger her father thinks will bring out the “lady” in her... -
Stealing Heaven by Kimberly Cates
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWooed to Castle Rathcannon by a series of love letters, Norah Linton learns that the romance of her dreams has been fabricated by Sir Aidan Kane's matchmaking young daughter...Categorized as:
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