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Hell's Belle by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere comes a time in a lady’s life when she needs to take matters into her own hands… A Scheming Minx Emily Goodnight, a curiously smart bluestocking – who cannot see a thing without her blasted spectacles – is raising the art of meddling to new heights... -
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... -
Sinfully Wanton by Kathleen Ayers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA seductive virgin. An experienced older rake. Lady Aurora Sinclair is no stranger to scandalous behavior, after all, she is a Deadly Sin. Now that she’s survived two Seasons, Aurora is bored. Far more curious about things of a physical nature than she should be, her interests will soon lead her down the path to ruin. A solution presents itself, in the form of Mr...Categorized as:
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Night Song by Beverly Jenkins
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA TRAITOROUS HEARTCara Lee Henson knows no soldier can be trusted to stay in one place--and that includes handsome Sergeant Chase Jefferson of the Tenth Cavalry. Dallying with the dashing man in blue could cost the pretty, independent Kansas schoolteacher her job and her reputation. So Cara is determined to repel Chase′s advances--even though her aloof facade barely masks her smoldering desire... -
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A Lady's Prerogative by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s not fair. Titled rakes can practically get away with murder, but one tiny little misstep and a debutante is sent away to the country. Which is where Lady Natalie Spencer is stuck after jilting her betrothed. Frustrated with her banishment, she’s finished being a good girl and ready to be a little naughty. Luckily she has brothers, one of whom has brought home his delightfully gorgeous friend... -
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
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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Marquess of Menace: Regency Romance by Tammy Andresen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s a rake beyond redemption...The Marquess of Milton was the sort of handsome that made women swoon at his feet. Which suited him just fine. Of course, no mother would allow him near her daughter, which worked even better... -
Letters to a Lover by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill blackmail wreck their marriage? Or save it? When Azalea, the beautiful Viscountess Trench, receives a note threatening to expose her adulterous love letters unless she pays up, she faces even greater anxieties than most blackmail victims... -
All About That Duke by Merry Farmer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady Chloe O’Shea lives life with her head in the clouds—or, rather, the stars. As a budding astrologer, she thinks the course of the world and her life is written in the stars, and if she just looks hard enough, she can see where the future will take her. But the last thing she saw coming was a handsome duke with a secret... -
Captivated by the Lyon by C.H. Admirand
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA man searching for the truth, and a woman afraid to reveal it, cross paths in the middle of the notorious Lyon’s Den! A year after his brother Adam, the former Viscount Moreland’s untimely death, Edmund Broadbank is still searching for clues to unravel the identity of the mysterious woman who arrived at Templeton House the day after his brother died... -
One Fine May by Courtney McCaskill
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne Fine May…Furious that his son was featured in the notorious Rake Review column, Evander Beauclerk’s stickler father issues an give up his dissolute ways and marry a respectable woman by the end of the month, or the family fortune will go to his dimwitted cousin...Categorized as:
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Winter's Whispers by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDon’t miss this special addition to the bestselling The Wicked Winters series, featuring Winter family favorites and a whole lot of holiday steam!Blade Winter is a coldhearted assassin with a deadly reputation. After a costly mistake leaves him banished to the countryside for a Christmas house party he has no wish to attend, he is furious. No amount of merrymaking is going to improve his mood... -
The Lord's Desperate Pledge by Kate Archer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Steely Lady and a High Stakes Lord Book 3 in The Dukes' Pact Series—six dukes take dire steps to force their heirs to marry, while those heirs fight just as hard to remain bachelors. A sweet regency romance.Lily Farnsworth is a resourceful lady. As well she should be, her father has spent years dragging the family’s estate from the edge of ruin and she’s always had to make do with little... -
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Temptations of a Duke's Daughter by Samantha Holt
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSolving a murder is dangerous business. So is falling in love…Lady Chastity Fallon will not stand idly by while her sister is suspected of murder. Since no one wants to help, she’ll take matters into her own hands. The plan? Simple. She’ll disguise herself as a servant and investigate... -
Wrong Earl, Right Dare by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLucinda Darby never dreamed that she would accidentally climb into the wrong bed during her seduction when she accepted a wicked dare! After one night of passion with Alexander, the Earl of Chisholm, Lucinda finds herself more than attracted to Alexander. Still, she is wary of involving herself too deeply as the earl is a right rogue who does not believe in attachments... -
Marquess to a Flame by Emily Windsor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA winter's heart..."Debonair, handsome and with a devil's smile. How could any woman resist?"The Marquess of Winterbourne has long been guided by his Rules of the Rogue, but as emissary for the Crown, his next mission will break every single one. Sent to the wilds of Cornwall to beguile secrets from a country miss, the last thing this rogue expects is to unearth his own buried heart... -
Wild Jasmine by Bertrice Small
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"SPELLBINDING." --Romantic Times From the palaces of pashas in seventeenth-century India to the scandalous court of James Stuart of England, one woman struggles against fate to find true love... -
The Journey of Love by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes it takes getting lost to truly find one’s way home.What happens when a blazing hot Brayden hero matches wits with a strong-willed Farthingale heroine and the mysterious Book of Love?Camellia Farthingale, the youngest of the Devonshire Farthingale sisters, wants nothing to do with London and the Marriage Mart... -
Baron of Blasphemy: Regency Romance by Tammy Andresen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn arranged marriage gone wrong.What does an impoverished baron with a reputation for trouble do when he needs an infusion of coin? He marries. Quickly. The problem? His new wife isn’t entirely certain she likes anything about him. And it turns out, Abigail Carrington might be the only person in England with a will stronger than his own... -
The Promise of Love by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan The Book of Love bring together two hearts passing in the night? Juniper Farthingale is on her way to London for her debut season when she meets handsome Scottish general Augustus MacLauren by chance at an elegant coaching inn. The man is so obviously right for her... -
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 Wicked Spy by Mary Lancaster, Dragonblade Publishing
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan her enemy melt her cold heart? Lady Anna Gaunt comes to Blackhaven on a government commission - to free a French prisoner of war, thought to be Napoleon’s spymaster, Colonel Delon, and learn his secrets. But Anna has to find him first, for the enterprising prisoner has freed himself and clearly has an agenda of his own to be played out in Blackhaven... -
To Stop a Scoundrel by Abigail Bridges
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe wants to protect the innocent. He wants to regain his reputation. Will working together bring redemption—or ruin?Welcome to Book 1 in the fabulous new series from Abigail Bridges. Spinster Lady Rose Timmons has one purpose in life: protecting the vulnerable young women in London's Society from the scores of scoundrels who would prey on their innocence...Categorized as:
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Truth or Dare by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNot a daring daughter…Agatha de Montluc’s life is a fairy story.Born in the rookery and alone in a dangerous world, the day she picked the Comte de Villen’s pocket might have seen her transported, or even hanged. But the beautiful comte’s past was dark too, and he sees himself in the grubby urchin he determines to save... -
Kiss Me Duke by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMolly Clare is living her dream. Being a guest in a gorgeous villa while she explores Rome is everything she could’ve hoped for and more. The man who owns the villa is equally charming—and entirely too tempting. At least, that’s what he appears to be. The truth of who and what he really is…well, that’s infinitely more complicated.Lord Hugh Farley is living a nightmare... -
Sin and the Soldier by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA damaged soldier bound to a musician with a past.They have never spoken. But for two years, the haunted soldier has attended Natalie’s concerts at Maida Gardens, bringing her a little self-belief and a few harmless daydreams.Captain Lord Richard Gorse, wounded in body and soul, finds the beautiful harpist’s music is the only thing that soothes his troubled spirit... -
The Defiant Wife by Jess Michaels
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe second book in this sparkling series by 10 time USA Today Bestselling Author Jess MichaelsPippa Montgomery never thought her life would go like this. When she found out her late husband was a bigamist and had been murdered, she thought nothing could ever be the same. When she met his brother Rhys, the Earl of Leighton, she knew it... -
Captured by the Earl by Melanie Rose Clarke
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs a member of the Distinguished Ladies of Purpose, Lady Emma Sinclair strives to help those less fortunate, even as others disregard her ideas as fanciful nonsense. That is, until she accidentally starts a rumor she is betrothed to Philip Fitzgerald, the powerful but absent Earl of Peyton. As society celebrates her victory in capturing the elusive lord, she enjoys new influence... -
Taken by Storm by Danelle Harmon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFearing that an endangered racehorse will die at the hands of her reckless brother, Lady Ariadne St. Aubyn disguises herself as a man, steals the horse, and abducts the handsome Colin Lord to help her plot... -
Kiss The Rake Hello by Tracy Sumner
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCortland DeWitt is the most infamous second son in England. Twin to a duke, he thankfully lost out on the ducal title by a mere three minute's grace. And he's never looked back, living his life with one rule and one rule only: no attachments.But to Alexandra Mountbatten, the fearless woman who's known him since childhood, Cort is merely the loathsome boy next door... -
Knight and Day by Elizabeth Johns
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLord Edmund Knight has dedicated his life to rescuing unfortunates and prostitutes which he refers to as his doves. One of his rescues comes with more baggage than he bargained for, and he is forced to hide her at his brother’s estate in far away Devonshire... -
The Lyon's Laird: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Hildie McQueen
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter being caught in the most embarrassing of situations that leaves her with a permanent limp, Evangeline Prescott’s reputation is beyond repair, and so her mother takes it upon herself to approach the Widow of Whitehall in an attempt to find her a suitable husband... -
Dangerous Knight by Elizabeth Johns
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes the humorous one is deceptively dangerous... Jack Owens purchased a commission in the army to escape his hateful grandmother and the dilapidated estate she refused to care for. He enjoyed serving as an officer and spy for the Duke of Wellington, and approached the adventures with humour... -
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Cherish and the Duke by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes, the best-laid plans go awry in the best way. Gawain Burton, the Duke of Bromleigh, is a Silver Duke, and everyone in the ton knows these exceptionally handsome forty-something men with some gray salted in their hair have no intention of ever marrying. However, carrying on the Bromleigh title is important, and Gawain is determined to find a proper wife for his nephew and heir... -
The Duke's Virgin Sister by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey haven’t quite managed to tame her wild streak. It is to be The Match of the Season. At least, that’s what Lady Carlotta Merritt, sister to the cool and aloof Duke of Cashingham, has been told repeatedly by her mother. The Dowager is beyond thrilled about her daughter’s engagement to Society’s most eligible bachelor, Lord What’s-His-Face... -
The Heiress's Deception by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the final installment of USA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwell’s Sinful Brides series, a runaway heiress entrusts her fate to the man she betrayed. Lady Eve Pruitt has never forgotten her childhood friend, the young pickpocket Calum, who she feared had been condemned to the gallows. Now, years later, Eve is the one in danger... -
Lord Satyr by Jade Lee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLord SatyrLord Sayres has a reputation for frivolity when what he wants is something substantial. He’s looking for a business endeavor free from his past entanglements. Something fresh and completely new for a world that has seen and done everything.Lady GwenMasquerades are not Lady Gwen’s typical entertainment. She’s a bluestocking with a love of botany... -
The Matter of a Marquess by Jess Michaels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsViscountess Aurora Lovell has been in love with one man her entire life, but life intruded and never allowed her to be with him. She came to accept it, marrying for title rather than love. Now a widow, she’s busy trying to figure out how to manage a scandal about to destroy her world when she is invited to a country party. Desperate to escape the realities of her life, she accepts... -
The Redemption of a Rogue by Jess Michaels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe next steamy historical romance from USA Today Bestseller Jess Michaels.Imogen Huxley was already questioning her decision to seek out a lover at a notorious brothel, but never more so than after she witnesses a murder! She flees for her life and runs right into the arms of Oscar Fitzhugh, a mysterious club owner... -
A Scandalous Bargain by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Darcy Burke, your next Regency obsession: The Pretenders! Set in Burke’s popular world of The Untouchables, indulge in the saga of a trio of siblings who excel at being something they’re not... -
Loved by the Lyon: The Lyon's Den by Collette Cameron
Rated: 4.33 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.It’s amazing how quickly a marriage of convenience can become so very complicated...Kingston Barclay cannot inherit the dukedom soon enough... -
The Mandarin of Mayfair by Patricia Veryan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Veryan outdoes herself." --Booklist TWO OPPOSING HEARTS FIND DESIRE WHEN THEY LEAST EXPECT IT! As a devious plot swirls to overthrow the monarchy, Gwendolyn Rossiter, whose brother leads the fight to defend the Crown, finds her lively wit and outspoken nature largely ignored by the haut ton. With one exception: August Falcon, a devilishly handsome resistance conspirator... -
Mr Darcy and the Murder at Rosings by Lin Mei Wei
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a disastrous proposal in Hunsford, all Elizabeth and Darcy want is never to see each other again. But when a horrible storm traps them both at Rosings, they are forced to at least be civil to one another... -
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Storm & Shelter: A Bluestocking Belles Collection with Friends by Bluestocking Belles, Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a storm blows off the North Sea and slams into the village of Fenwick on Sea, the villagers prepare for the inevitable: shipwreck, flood, land slips, and stranded travelers. The Queen’s Barque Inn quickly fills with the injured, the devious, and the lonely—lords, ladies, and simple folk; spies, pirates, and smugglers all trapped together... -
An Affair by the Sea by Erica Ridley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when a wallflower's extremely make-believe fake suitor appears in the flesh just in time to ruin all her spinsterly plans?Orphaned pianist Allegra Brown is a poor relation with nothing much to recommend her, save a minuscule dowry and a very big imagination...Categorized as:
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The Heart of Love by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Regency England and the Farthingales of Chipping Way.Heather Farthingale has always dreamed of marrying a marquess and that dream is about to come true. She has made a brilliant match with a handsome, wealthy nobleman who is everything elegant and refined that irreverent Highlander, Captain Robert MacLauren, is not... -
The Wonder of Love by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe was in danger. He meant to protect her. But could he protect his heart? More Regency fun as The Book of Love brings together two reluctant hearts.Willow Farthingale never meant to punch Taunton’s magistrate, Shayne Brayden, in the nose. And she certainly did not set the fire that destroyed the coaching inn’s carriage house the very morning she was to leave for London and her society debut... -
Twice As Wicked (Wicked Secrets) by Elizabeth Bright
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMiss Alice Bursnell is determined to wreak revenge on Nathaniel Eastwood, Viscount Abingdon, for the seduction, ruin, and death of her beloved twin sister. But how to expose a seducer without falling prey herself? As she gets closer to Nathaniel, she finds she is in serious danger of following in her sister’s much-too-tempted footsteps. The man is nothing like the heartless rake she expected.. -
A Wish Upon a Marquess by Maggie Dallen, Katherine Ann Madison
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow does a socially inept bluestocking find love?One ruined chemistry setA marquess in need of a scientific mindThree meddling friends and, of courseOne wish upon a maypoleMiss Camilla Fairbanks' romance starts with a bang. Literally. The explosion is heard by everyone in the Marquess of Ashburn's country estate. But Camilla isn't searching for love when she arrives at Ashburn's manor...Categorized as:
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