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Dare to Be Wild by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTheir mothers dared all for love.Just imagine what their daughters will do...A serious dilemma...Miss Elspeth Cadogan is a cuckoo in a very lively nest. Her parents, Jerome and Bonnie Cadogan, are notorious for their wild parties and practical jokes. Elspeth is sensible, bookish, and just wants a quiet life... -
An Affectionate Heart: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Heather Moll
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAre love and affection enough to overcome the pain of grief and anger?In the spring of 1812, Elizabeth and Lydia are the only Bennet daughters still unmarried after the death of their father. Elizabeth's health and spirits worsen as she moves among relations as an unwanted, dependent sister...Categorized as:
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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... -
The Doxy and the Duke by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLady Raina Prince might be the daughter of a powerful Highland earl, but polite society wants nothing to do with her, thanks to the illegitimate son she bore five years ago... -
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A Faithful Narrative: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Mary Smythe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDarcy's own name leapt at him from the page and his treacherous eyes could not withstand the temptation drawing them downward. What had Elizabeth written about him?FITZWILLIAM DARCY IS ON THE VERGE of proposing to Miss Elizabeth Bennet when he happens upon her diary in a field of bluebells...Categorized as:
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Defending Danger by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a pirate captures her heartRunning an investigative service with her siblings gives Dorset Sinclair a purpose now she’s lost her twin to love. But trouble steps into her path in the guise of a pirate.She didn’t expect to save the life of the wickedly handsome stranger, and is shocked at the sparks of attraction that flare between them...Categorized as:
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Five Novels: Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFive Novels, Complete and Unabridged: Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, and Great Expectations...Categorized as:
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Daring with the Rogue by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady Philippa's first season had not turned out as she dreamed. There had been no grand love match. Despite following all society's rules, she was almost compromised by a lecherous fortune hunter. Shy Pippa decided that bold and decisive is what she must become. On return to Town, her first aim is to settle the score with the disgusting fortune-hunting lord... -
The Mistletoe Dare by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTheir mothers dared all for love.Just imagine what their daughters will do... An Outspoken Beauty… When Lady Georgina Anderson goes to spend Christmas with her godparents, The Duke and Duchess of Bedwin, she is full of anticipation...Categorized as:
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The Difference a Dare Makes by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady Agatha has spent three London seasons without an offer, achingly aware that several of her friends found love matches because they dared to reach for adventures and new experiences. She is determined to take some risk hoping it just might be what she needs to make a difference in her humdrum life... -
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... -
Winter of a Highland Soul by Alisa Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo survive, she has to revive a heart that was lost in the bottom of a loch many years ago… Fillan is the new Laird of the MacMoir clan, but neither the people nor the elders seem to trust him after their previous Laird's failure. His only chance of survival lies in marrying a Douglas girl and securing an alliance with the powerful Douglas clan...Categorized as:
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A Wager too Wicked by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove becomes the ultimate gamble when a wager turns into a passionate affair.Lady Victoria Knightly is determined to prevent her cousin from being trapped in a loveless marriage. To achieve this, she decides to spy on Ethan Darlington, the formidable Earl of Townsend, hoping to uncover secrets to thwart his courtship intentions...Categorized as:
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Truly, Madly, Daring by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA nefarious plot…Leander Steyning, The Marquess of Wrexham, was the ton’s most eligible bachelor. Handsome, charismatic, rich and titled, everything Wrexham wanted came to him with ease.Until the day he went blind... -
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The Moonstone Pirate: A Regency Historical Romance by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Moonstone Landing, where moonstones shimmer beneath the sea and a pirate’s heart is about to be captured with true love’s kiss. Lady Imogen Stockwell is convinced her handsome new neighbor, Draco Waring, Earl of Woodley is a pirate...Categorized as:
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Every Duke Has a Silver Lining by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe can’t deny her anything…except maybe his heart…Ashley Woodville didn’t mean any harm when she broke into Grady Kolten’s office. It was only a dare from her friends. She wasn’t supposed to get caught. And she certainly wasn’t supposed to talk the notorious gaming hell owner (and disturbingly sexy rogue) into showing her London’s wilder side. Falling for him? Also not part of the dare...Categorized as:
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Lord Darkness by Sydney Jane Baily
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA magnificent marquess at the pinnacle of London society, darling of the ton, his world is upended in a single devastating moment—and Lord Darkness emerges!How can he fulfill his duties when he awakens to a pitch-black world?Lord Christopher Westing, heir to a dukedom, with his strong jaw and blue eyes, is a veritable god to the women who pursue him...Categorized as:
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Once Upon an Accidentally Bewitching Kiss by Bree Wolf
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this second-chance Regency romance by USA Today bestselling and HOLT Medallion winning author BREE WOLF, a jilted lord and a young widow are forced to risk their hearts all over again.Once, he loved her.Once, he lost her.Now, he must fight for her.England 1803: TROY BEAUMONT, only son to the EARL OF WHICKERTON, risked his heart once…and came to regret it... -
The Wayward One by Danelle Harmon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe bluest of blood; the boldest of hearts; the de Montfortes will take your breath away." Irish Captain Ruaidri O' Devir has no love for the English. Taken from his family and pressed into the Royal Navy at a young age, he is now a commander for the fledgling American Continental Navy, hand-picked by John Adams himself to steal a potent new explosive from the British... -
Once Upon an Achingly Beautiful Kiss by Bree Wolf
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this second-chance Regency romance by USA Today bestselling and HOLT Medallion winning author BREE WOLF, two childhood friends discover that while love is patient, it certainly is helpful to have a matchmaking grandmother at hand. A forgotten lady.A tortured earl.And an invitation that will change their lives...Categorized as:
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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... -
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 Miracle of Love by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe was only assigned to protect her for the week, but his heart wanted to protect her forever.Enjoy this next installment in the humorous and heartwarming, bestselling Regency romance Book of Love series.Deklan Quinton is a blazing hot hero who has more than earned his reputation as the Crown’s top agent... -
Writing the Rake by Ellie St. Clair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe knew a rake would never do. But her heart never received the message.Alice Cunningham loves two things—writing and romance. A magazine picks up her serial, on the premise that she bases her stories on relationships amongst the ton. The only problem? She has never known passion of her own, except for one kiss with a man she knows will only ever leave her a broken heart... -
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Tempted: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Nicole Clarkston, Janet Taylor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRunning from her past, Stumbling into the unknown, and Drawn to a future she cannot have. Elizabeth Bennet left all she loved behind when she accepted Colonel Fitzwilliam's hand. Dragging her sister Jane, her cousin Billy Collins, and a horrible secret along with her, she leaves her home and family in the United States and sets sail for England... and safety...Categorized as:
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Highlander’s Winds of Hope by Alisa Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a woman who has suffered so much still hope? Mary Douglas Mallach is a widow, and no man is willing to marry her after he meets her four wild boys! Nevertheless, her brother Laird Bhaltair Douglas insists that she marries again and finally manages to arrange a wedding with a merchant who resides in Scotland's far north in the Orkney Islands...Categorized as:
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Pretending to be a Debutante by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when a spinster teacher pretends to be a debutante?Miss Priscilla Fellowes is no stranger to disappointing loved ones. So when her employer, Miss Primm needs her to impersonate troublesome student—Allison Meadowbrook—to protect the school’s reputation, Priscilla cannot refuse...Categorized as:
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The Redemption of the Puzzling Governess: A Clean & Sweet Regency Historical Romance by Fanny Finch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe is her last chance. And she will protect him at any cost... Tormented by his guilt over the past, Mark Collingridge, the Earl of Dulshire, is blind to the danger that circles him closer and closer. Only one person can see the imminent threat: Delia Caulfield, his daughter’s new governess, who has confused him so much with the unexpected feelings she has awoken inside him...Categorized as:
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A Sea Rose for the Duchess by Fanny Finch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor a Sea Rose appeared to save her when all seemed lost, and from the storm of her past, a new life shall come forth... Captain Arnold Reynes has found a lot of things at sea: peace, freedom, and an escape from a past he avoids facing. What he never expected to find, however, is a beautiful young woman who has lost her memory. All he knows about her is her name..Categorized as:
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Highlander’s Royal Blood: A Steamy Scottish Medieval Historical Romance by Ann Marie Scott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFalling for her was not part of his duty.Katherine Mcdougal had three years to prepare for her coronation ceremony, but that does not make her any less nervous. After all, it is not common for an eighteen-year-old lass to become the leader of a Scottish clan!Yet, Katherine, being the former Laird's cousin, is the only legitimate heir to the title, a fate many would kill for... -
A Christmas Worth Remembering by Abby Ayles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn his search for a lost lady, he found true love… Now he must save her from those who would try to harm her again, just like all those years ago on a tragic Christmas night…As a friend of the Duke of Hartford, Lewis Darby feels it is his duty to help the man track down his long-lost daughter, Anastasia...Categorized as:
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Loves of an Earl's Daughter by Samantha Holt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMortal danger might not ruin their friendship. But falling in love at Christmas most certainly could...Violet Musgrave is used to heartbreak. The string of men who've let her down over the years made sure of that. So, she has no intention of falling for her handsome best friend, an unrepentant rake she adores. Being alone would be much safer. Or so she thought.. -
Because the Earl Loved Me by Ellie St. Clair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDesire for drama... Known by all as a beauty with a haunting, hypnotic voice, Anne Finchley has always longed for more than marriage to a nobleman. She dreams of gracing the stage as an actress, an occupation unheard of for the daughter of a duke. But a chance meeting at a country theatre changes her fate forever. Perfectly planned..Categorized as:
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The Rose and the Duke by Jillian Eaton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFour roses, pretty and fairAll with different color hairLenora, stern and strict and wiseBridget, quiet, bookish, and shyAnnabel who wants happily afterEloise who will bend to no masterIn their secret garden waitingFor a man to set their heart racing... As the eldest of four sisters, Lenora has always taken life far too seriously... -
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Marriage by Mistake by Abby Ayles, Starfall Publications
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe was the most beautiful lady he had ever laid his eyes upon. Well-educated, opinionated, well-spoken, intelligent…but she was Helena, not Elizabeth!She bumped into him. The woman he had been waiting for his whole life, the one who could calm even the stormiest of seas and make them more beautiful than ever before...Categorized as:
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Dare to Risk It All by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Magnet for Trouble... When Greer Cadogan goes to her sister’s Christmas House party, she is all agog to meet the wicked Raphe Coote, Baron de Ligne. Raphe is her brother-in-law, the Viscount Roxborough’s best friend. The sinfully handsome baron is rusticating in the countryside at Rowsley Hall after sinking into a pit of vice so deep he nearly didn’t climb out again... -
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... -
Disregarded & Adored: The Widower's Perfect Match by Bree Wolf
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this Regency romance by USA TODAY bestselling and HOLT Medallion winning author Bree Wolf, a reclusive earl and a disillusioned widow come to see that it is never too late for love.She married without love.Twice...Will the third time be a charm?England 1812: Twice in her life, ELAINE WINTERS, VISCOUNTESS SILCOX, found herself in front of the altar; however, twice for reasons not of the heart...Categorized as:
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Dare to Be Brazen by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTheir mothers dared all for love.Just imagine what their daughters will do...Dare to be BrazenThe perfect lady…Lady Elizabeth Adolphus, eldest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Bedwin is the most sought-after young lady of the ton. Seen as the perfect debutante, beautiful, sweet-natured, and demure, she is besieged by offers from eligible gentlemen. And she doesn’t want any of them... -
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... -
To Be Wicked With You by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvie Milton knows she’ll never marry. But that doesn’t mean she can’t celebrate her sister’s betrothal to Finlay Stone, Duke of Carlisle. Until the bride-to-be runs off with the wrong man, that is. Now, if they have any hope of avoiding a devastating scandal, Evie and Finlay will need to bring the runaway bride to heel...Categorized as:
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Sophia and the Duke by Stacy Reid, AuthorsDesigns
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnother witty, sensual, and smart romance in the Forever Yours series!After losing the family she loved, Miss SophiaKnightly lives a carefree and unrestricted life; her tomorrows are promised tono one. The last thing she expected was William Astor, the Duke of Wycliffe, tocreate the scandal of the Season by chasing after her at a ball... -
Speak of the Duke by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSpeak of the duke and he shall appear…Julia Woodville knew the kiss she’d shared with Lord Cyrus Franklin, known rake, couldn’t have meant as much to him as it had to her. And he proved her right by leaving London and marrying another. But now he’s back, and this time, she’s not about to let him anywhere near her heart…Leaving Julia behind was one of Cyrus’s greatest regrets...Categorized as:
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The Mystery of the Debonair Duke by Ellie St. Clair
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere was one man Lady Emma vowed she would never marry.The rakish Duke of Warwick — brother to her very best friend.But one chance encounter on a balcony has Lady Emma questioning all she ever believed about the duke. When her friend — and the duke’s sister — is abducted, they must work together to find her, and determine who has been threatening the Remington family...Categorized as:
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Adam by Sydney Jane Baily
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this sizzling early Victorian romance by USA Today bestselling author Sydney Jane Baily the heir to an earldom must take a suitable wife... unless he falls for a middle-class governess with a shadowy past.Lord Diamond leads a charmed life. The only brother amongst four sisters, he is touted as the best thing since frothy syllabub. Every young lady in London wants his leg shackled to hers...Categorized as:
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The Earl’s Enticement: 2nd Edition: A Scottish Regency Historical Romance by Collette Cameron
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe won’t be tamed. A fiery, unconventional Scot, Adaira Ferguson wears breeches, swears, and has no more desire to marry than she does to follow society’s dictates of appropriate behavior. She trusts no man with the secret she desperately protects. He can’t forget...Categorized as:
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Wagers Gone Awry by Collette Cameron
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrooke Culpepper resigned herself to spinsterhood when she turned down the only marriage proposal she’d likely ever receive to care for her family. After her father dies, a distant cousin inherits the estate and becomes their guardian but permits Brooke to act in his stead...Categorized as:
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When an Earl Loves a Governess by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThat kiss would never be enough. And if he let it continue, it would become something else altogether—something his honor could never permit. Welcome to book 5 in the bestselling series The Hellion Club by USA Today Bestselling author Chasity Bowlin!Widower Simon Montclair, Earl of Eastlington, has been battling more than his guilt over the questionable death of his late wife... -
Dancing with a Gracious Lord by Bridget Barton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a childhood illness left her with a scarred face, Juliana Rothmond is determined that no man will ever look at her except for her generous dowry. When her father announces that she is soon to marry Ira Galbrathe, an opportunistic and arrogant man, Juliana desperately tries to escape from her future misery...Categorized as:
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A Most Suitable Bride by Rose Pearson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA bluestocking Lady…a stubborn Lord…each with their own tale. Can they find a path to happiness together?Having enjoyed both a summer Season and Christmas time in London, Lady Maria is beginning to worry that she will not find a good match. Striking up a friendship with Lady Sophia, Lady Hayward’s daughter, they both agree that they will do all they can to assist each other in finding a husband...
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