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Heck's Journey by John Deacon
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
An epic tale of strength, compassion, and adventure on the western frontier.Orphaned at fourteen, Hector “Heck” Martin heads west, determined to see the far country and make a man of himself.Along the way, he falls in love with bold and beautiful Hope Mullen. But Heck is too young and poor to marry, so he heads west again...

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To Hunt the Hunter by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Girls who dare – Inside every wallflower is the beating heart of a lioness, a passionate individual willing to risk all for their dream, if only they can find the courage to begin. When these overlooked girls make a pact to change their lives, anything can happen.Eleven girls – Eleven dares in a hat. Twelve passionate stories. Who will dare to risk it all?To Hunt the Hunter A doomed love affair..

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Finding Lady Enderly by Joanna Davidson Politano
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Raina Bretton is a rag woman in London's east end when a handsome stranger appears in a dank alley and offers her a glittering smile and a chance for adventure. Rothburne Abbey has a unique position for her, one that will take her away from her hardscrabble life and give her a chance to be a lady. Things she could only dream of might be coming true. But some dreams turn out to be nightmares...

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Warrior's Resolve by Elle James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Molly McKinnon’s father disappeared on a manhunt for an escaped convict. From what they’ve been able to piece together, whoever kidnapped her father, wants the location of the money the convict escaped to retrieve. Getting desperate, the kidnappers will do anything to get the McKinnon patriarch to tell what the convict told him, even go after the rest of the McKinnon family...

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Orphan Train Christmas by Rachel Wesson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Kenny Clark knows Santa is magical and only he can find his family. Kathleen Collins fights poverty and desperation every day in her bid to find new homes for the orphans of New York...

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The Sheriff's Mail Order Rescue by Amelia Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Love is perilous – and that’s before you involve bandits and kidnapping.After five years of being the town’s sheriff, Matt Hanson is well and truly settled into his life in Iron Creek.Sure, there are still challenges, like the bandits that are occupying the nearby mountains, but Matt is content with his life in this small town...

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The Mystery of Mr Daventry by Adele Clee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
How 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...

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The Devereaux Affair by Adele Clee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Two lonely children form a bond.As the daughter of a famed courtesan, Julianna de Lacy had seen more than her share of heartbreak. As a child, her own heart was broken the night her mother dragged her from the Marquess Devereaux’s mansion and forced her into a stranger’s carriage...

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The Soul of a Rogue by K.J. Jackson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
A lady who swore she’d never love again. A bitter rogue out to avenge horrors of the past. Two hardened souls are forced together in an adventure to break a curse, sparking to life a sizzling attraction that will not be denied in this newest novel from USA Today Bestseller, K.J. Jackson.A lady who swore she’d never love again.Eliana Graham, Dowager Countess of Raplan, had once had it all...

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Unmasked by Her Lover by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Revealing the true love of her life! The thrilling conclusion to the Season of Scandal series! Lady Meg’s parents decide that the best solution to the scandal breaking over her head, is to marry her to her old childhood friend, Harry. Meg will not allow it. Instead, she persuades Harry to take her secretly to her twin sister’s house in Kent to ride out the storm...

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Marine's Promise by Elle James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
US Marine, Colin McKinnon, fell in love with Emily in high school, but when he elected to join the Marine Corps, Emily chose to marry Colin’s best friend, Alex, preferring a safe and secure life. Brokenhearted but resolute, at their wedding, Colin promised Alex he’d take care of Emily if anything ever happened to Alex. Though Emily loved Colin more, she married Alex, one of her best friends...

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Wooed by a Wicked Duke by Collette Cameron
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
He’s betrothed…but not to the woman who holds his heart She’s hiding from the past… Hoping to put the shame of her father’s disgrace behind her, Jessica Brentwood is determined to be the epitome of decorum and propriety her first London Season. All is well until she’s discovered naked in the arms of a notorious rake, Crispin, the wicked Duke of Bainbridge...

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The Queen and the Knave by Sarah M. Eden
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Romance and mystery come full circle in the fifth and final book of Sarah M. Eden’s best-selling Victorian Proper Romance series.London, 1866Móirín Donnelly has spent the last five years working in the shadows for the Dread Penny Society, but spending so much of her life in secret is taking a toll on her soul—and her heart...

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Blind Tiger by Sandra Brown
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 24 ratings
With a “knack for romantic tension and page-turning suspense, this one is a winner.” The year 1920 comes in with a roar in this rousing and suspenseful New York Times bestselling novel by Sandra Brown. Prohibition is the new law of the land, but murder, mayhem, lust, and greed are already institutions in the Moonshine Capitol of Texas (Booklist, starred review)...

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Carter by Cynthia Woolf
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Carter Monroe woke on a normal day or so he thought. Then he found a baby in a basket on his front porch with a note stating he was the father. That was impossible and yet the baby’s mama had been sure. With no way to find the mother, he takes the responsibility of raising the little girl, Lanie, as his daughter. Lanie needed everything...

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Survivor Pass by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Survivor Pass, Book Five, Redemption Mountain Historical Western Romance Series “The Redemption Mountain series is as good as historical romance gets—vivid settings, memorable characters, love, and lots at stake. Shirleen Davies knows how to bring the old west to life. You feel as if you've traveled, with the characters, to the frontier...

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Dangerous Lover by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
A danger to the world? Or just to her heart? Alexandra Battle is desperate enough to accept a new post as governess to the illegitimate daughter of Sir Nicholas Swan, without having met either of them. Fortunately, Evelina turns out to be delightful as well as challenging, though her father, from their first encounter in the dead of night, remains a disturbingly attractive mystery...

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The Steel Rogue by K.J. Jackson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
A scarred lady, living in the outskirts of society. A hardened rogue brought up from the worst of humanity. One seeks revenge. One seeks redemption. Neither is prepared for a love that will defy all odds.A scarred lady, living in the fringes. Lady Alton knows she doesn't fit into polite society. Her scars determined that long ago, and marrying a viscount never helped the matter...

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Wildfire Creek by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
“A passionate story of rebuilding lives, working to find a place in the wild frontier, and building new lives in the years following the American Civil War. A rugged, heartwarming story of choices and love in the continuing saga of Redemption Mountain...

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Remember, Remember by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
A lovely American actress awakens in London on a cold morning in 1897 - lying face down on the concrete pavement outside the British Museum. She has no memories. She does not even know who she is, although she has a vague recollection of the name Sherlock Holmes. What she believes is that she has may have just killed someone, and that someone is definitely trying to kill her...

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A Deadly Affair by Carla Simpson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
London 1889 — Murder, mystery, and two people in a most unlikely partnership.She's an unconventional lady who has traveled the world, practices the art of self defense most excellently, and has an interesting tattoo in, ahem... a very unusual place...

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The Agency for Scandal by Laura Wood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
An all-female detective agency righting wrongs at the end of the nineteenth century; infiltrating a scandalous upper class world straight out of Bridgerton and using their wit and bravery to unmask a villain. Eighteen-year-old Isobel Stanhope is keeping a lot of secrets...

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Texas Twilight by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
TEXAS TWILIGHT - Book Two in the McCutcheon Family Series Fresh out of medical school, John McCutcheon finds his stagecoach under attack by brutal outlaws. With the help of a feisty acquaintance, Lily Anthony, he manages to fend off the assault. Lily is attracted to the charming cowboy-doctor, with his chiseled good looks and teasing ways, then heartbroken to learn he's engaged to be married...

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The Innkeeper's Daughter by Michelle Griep
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
A London officer goes undercover to expose a plot against the Crown Dover, England, 1808: Officer Alexander Moore goes undercover as a gambling gentleman to expose a high-stakes plot against the king—and he’s a master of disguise, for Johanna Langley believes him to be quite the rogue. . .until she can no longer fight against his unrelenting charm...

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A Rumored Fortune by Joanna Davidson Politano
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Tressa Harlowe's father did not trust banks, but neither did he trust his greedy extended family. He kept his vast fortune hidden somewhere on his estate in the south of England and died suddenly, without telling anyone where he had concealed it. Tressa and her ailing mother are left with a mansion and an immense vineyard and no money to run it...

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When Falcons Fall by C.S. Harris
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
Ayleswick-on-Teme, England, 1813 Sebastian has come to this seemingly peaceful Shropshire village to honor a slain friend and to learn more about his own ancestry. But when the body of a lovely widow is found on the banks of the River Teme, a bottle of laudanum at her side, the village’s inexperienced new magistrate turns to St. Cyr for help...

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The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 36 ratings
Charlotte Holmes, Lady Sherlock, returns in the Victorian-set mystery series from the USA Today bestselling author of A Conspiracy in Belgravia and A Study in Scarlet Women, an NPR Best Book of 2016.Under the cover of Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective, Charlotte Holmes puts her extraordinary powers of deduction to good use. Aided by the capable Mrs...

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Blind Faith by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
A wounded horse. A half-dead man. She thinks she can save the horse. She doubts the man will survive...Painter Alena McClaine’s world turns upside down when an unconscious rider arrives on his injured horse at her isolated California cabin. Both the animal and the stranger sport bullet wounds. Much to her surprise, the man lives—and hasn’t a clue about his identity. Even worse, he’s now blind...

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Brodie's Gamble by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Brodie’s Gamble, Book Two, MacLarens of Boundary Mountain Historical Western Romance Series “Every book of Shirleen's never fails to draw me in and make it impossible to put down until I devour it!” Brodie MacLaren has a dream. He yearns to wear the star—bring the guilty to justice and protect those who are innocent...

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Deep River by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Deep River, Book Seven, Redemption Mountain Historical Western Romance Series “Every book of Shirleen's never fails to draw me in and make it impossible to put down until I devour it!” Beauregard Davis, ex-Confederate Captain and bounty hunter, has put his past behind him to focus on his future...

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Angus' Trust by Linda K. Hubalek
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
A sweet historical romance set in 1886. This book series showcase the six sons of Pastor and Kaitlyn Reagan, first featured in the 1873 year-based Brides with Grit series...

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Forsaken Falls by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Wyatt Jackson has lost everything. Successful in his role as a soldier, he can no longer find a home in the region he fought so hard to save. Sick and on the edge of starvation, he journeys west, searching for the one man who might help him. A deputy in Splendor, Montana.Nora Evans has never found a place to call home...

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An Agent for Audrey by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
When heiress Audrey Hardwick is given the opportunity to become a Pinkerton Agent, she wholeheartedly leaves her life in Cincinnati behind and sets out for a new adventure. But her mission turns into mayhem when she meets Agent Warren Rockwell, a former gunslinger, who is too stubborn – and handsome – for his own good...

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An Agent for Belle by Nerys Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Marriage is the last thing Belle wants, but she’ll have to get married to avoid it.When Isabelle Wood answers a newspaper advertisement for female Pinkerton detectives, it seems the perfect way to avoid her parents’ desire for her to wed… until she discovers she has to marry her training agent for the duration of her first case...

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Restless Wind by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
A headstrong rancher determined to make it on his own. A society belle intent on creating her own life. Is there any chance they’ll become each other’s future? Restless Wind, Book Thirteen, Redemption Mountain Historical Western Romance Series Dominic Lucero is a man driven to succeed. Leaving his family’s profitable ranch in Texas, he strikes out to build a new life. Becoming a Montana U.S...

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The Time for Love by Stephanie Laurens
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens explores what happens when a gentleman intent on acquiring a business meets the unconventional lady-owner, only to discover that she is not the biggest or the most lethal hurdle they and the business face...

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Now and Forever by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Saddle Up for Adventure, Romance, and Lots of Laughs in Connealy's Latest Matthew Tucker survives a grizzly attack by jumping over a cliff into a rushing river. Unexpectedly, Shannon Wilde takes the plunge with him. Going through a series of waterfalls and rapids turns into a bonding experience...

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Rescued by the Mountain Man by Dana Alden
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Amanda Hildreth jumped at the chance to start life anew in the booming town of Virginia City in Montana Territory. She heads West to work at her stepbrother’s mercantile and maybe find love one day. But, her mule train is attacked before she even gets there. Mountain Man Cal Ayers agrees to lead Amanda safely across the mountains...

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An Impossible Impostor by Deanna Raybourn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
While investigating a man claiming to be the long-lost heir to a noble family, Veronica Speedwell gets the surprise of her life in this new adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn.London, 1889. Veronica Speedwell and her natural historian beau Stoker are summoned by Sir Hugo Montgomerie, head of Special Branch...

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Saving Shadow by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Born with a perfect memory, Lady Elizabeth Beckett has become one of the world’s most notorious spies, despite being the daughter of a duke. She is shielded only by her code name: Shadow. When young ladies of High Society begin disappearing from London, Eliza has no doubt who is orchestrating these crimes; a heinous man she has been investigating for years...

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A Stroke of Malice by Anna Lee Huber
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Lady Kiera Darby and her husband Sebastian Gage are looking forward to relaxing with new friends at an exciting yearly soiree, but they soon learn that murder never takes a holiday in the latest riveting installment in this national bestselling series. Scotland 1832...

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A Wicked Conceit by Anna Lee Huber
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Edinburgh, Scotland. March 1832. Kiera and Gage have been eagerly awaiting their bundle of joy but trouble has been brewing in the form of the roguish criminal Bonnie Brock Kincaid. A new book and subsequent play features some of Kincaid's daringly heinous exploits, although he swears he had nothing to do with it or the characters which are obvious representations of Kiera and Gage...

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An Artless Demise by Anna Lee Huber
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
November 1831. After fleeing London in infamy more than two years prior, Lady Kiera Darby’s return to the city is anything but mundane, though not for the reasons she expected. A gang of body snatchers is arrested on suspicion of imitating the notorious misdeeds of Edinburgh criminals, Burke and Hare—killing people from the streets and selling their bodies to medical schools...

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A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
· 36 ratings
London, 1888. As colorful and unfettered as the butterflies she collects, Victorian adventuress Veronica Speedwell can’t resist the allure of an exotic mystery—particularly one involving her enigmatic colleague, Stoker. His former expedition partner has vanished from an archaeological dig with a priceless diadem unearthed from the newly discovered tomb of an Egyptian princess...

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A Debt of Dishonor by Lillian Marek
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Kate Russell is furious. It was bad enough that her father had let her grow up in virtual poverty, but now, her dissolute brother wants to use her as payment for his debts. She runs away, determined to make her way so that she will never again be at the mercy of powerful men. Then she encounters the Duke of Ashleigh...

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Not a Fine Gentleman by Donna Hatch
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Margaret, the eldest of the misbegotten Amesbury family, is accused of murdering her jerk of a husband and then fleeing. Conner Jackson, a Bow Street Runner, is hunting her down to bring her to justice. Or so he thinks...This romantic story of loss and betrayal, forgiveness and redemption, and strangers marrying, will leave you laughing, crying, and swooning...

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Seducing the Siren of Seven Dials by Jillian Eaton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Three years ago, Lady Amelia disappeared without a trace. Unable to conform to the rigid rules of society, she sought freedom in the streets of Seven Dials and transformed herself into Artemis Bishop, thief-extraordinaire. But in doing so, she spurned her betrothed…the powerful Duke of Warwick.Warwick can handle misplacing a cravat...

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Risking the Detective by Ellie St. Clair
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
She was swindled, ruined, and left for dead. She is determined to rise -- but she will never fall in love again.Madeline Castleton was played for a fool, tricked into a sham of a marriage to a masquerading earl who only wanted her fortune. Now she is determined to prove that she is not a naive young woman but capable of running her father’s stone company...

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Mail Order Mayhem by Cynthia Woolf
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Drew Talbot made the long journey back East to bring eligible brides to Seattle, not to find one for himself. But despite his best intentions, he is captivated by the shy and somewhat clumsy Lucy Davison. He didn't mean to fall in love, and he certainly had no intention of allowing a dangerous killer to tear her from his arms...

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Colt (Alaska Cowboys and Mounties Book 1) (Western Historical Romance) by Kate Bridges
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Be swept away by these passionate ALASKA COWBOYS and MOUNTIES! This enthralling western historical romance series by USA TODAY bestselling author, Kate Bridges, celebrates sexy alpha heroes and remarkable women as they fall in love...

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