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The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5 by Beth Brower
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI took Treasure Island to church with me as a talisman.“What a lovely bible,” Mrs. Tribly said.“Isn’t it just?” I replied, hoping she would not ask me to read a favorite verse aloud.I do not believe the psalmist wrote,Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest,Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum.The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighbourhood of St. Crispian’s... -
![Plague Pits & River Bones by Karen Charlton]()
Plague Pits & River Bones by Karen Charlton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLondon 1812: Treacherous gangs roam the capital, and not even the Palace of Westminster is safe. When Detective Stephen Lavender is called in to investigate a highway robbery and a cold-blooded murder, both the cases take a dangerous and disturbing personal twist... -
![Stranger at the Villa by Mary Kingswood]()
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... -
![Seeing Miss Heartstone by Nichole Van]()
Seeing Miss Heartstone by Nichole Van
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPlease note: The basic storyline of Seeing Miss Heartstone was originally published as a novella titled, An Invisible Heiress, in the Spring in Hyde Park anthology. This current novel is a greatly expanded version of that plot, adding over 200 pages of text and creating a more robust, well-developed story.Miss Belle Heartstone—heiress and savvy businesswoman—needs a husband. Immediately... -
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![Meant for the Marquess by Alexa Aston]()
Meant for the Marquess by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn army major compelled to leave the military. A lady forced to earn her living. Two souls finding a new way of life . . . and each other . . . along with love. A brutal attack leaves Major Devin Hunt missing two fingers. Unable to fire a gun, he sells his commission and takes refuge with a former fellow officer who has now become a duke... -
![Unmasking Sin by Mary Lancaster]()
Unmasking Sin by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA more intriguing option… Rebecca, Lady Cornish, is lonely. She comes to Maida Pleasure Gardens, masked and alone, just to feel part of a world that still dances and laughs. But she repels all company—until the mysterious Ludovic Dunne refuses to be dismissed. Intrigued and unwillingly attracted, Rebecca begins to wonder if he might become a friend. And she is badly in need of friends... -
![Impossible by Darcy Burke]()
Impossible by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSociety’s most exclusive invitation...Welcome to the Phoenix Club, where London’s most audacious, disreputable, and intriguing ladies and gentlemen find scandal, redemption, and second chances.Ada Treadway has been in love before, and it brought nothing but heartache... -
![Unmasking the Duke by Mary Lancaster]()
Unmasking the Duke by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove at first smile… Charmingly wicked, Johnny Winter has spent his adulthood drifting from scandal to scandal. However, inheriting the dukedom of Dearham has him considering his responsibilities, one of which is to right the wrong done to a distant cousin twenty years ago. His search takes him to Maida Pleasure Gardens, where he is distracted by an unusual and intriguing beauty... -
![The Regal by Kate Archer]()
The Regal by Kate Archer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Regal Lady and a Resourceful Gentleman The Duchess of Stanbury is the last of the matrons of The Society of Sponsoring Ladies to take on the mantle and launch her own girl. She knew that would be the case, as she is very particular. Finally, she has found her girl—Lady Isabel’s family has a long and winding history, going all the way back to the Plantagenets... -
![The Highlander’s Weakness: A Medieval Historical Romance Novel by Lydia Kendall]()
The Highlander’s Weakness: A Medieval Historical Romance Novel by Lydia Kendall
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![Empowered by the Earl by Alexa Aston]()
Empowered by the Earl by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFirst sons inherit all. Third sons are promised to the church. Second sons do their duty and serve in the military—unless fate intervenes and turns their lives upside down... -
![Unmasking Deception by Mary Lancaster]()
Unmasking Deception by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Exactly how desperate are you?” Escaping to Maida Pleasure Gardens for an evening of anonymous moonlight waltzing is bliss for Viola Dove, compared to the strained formality of her first London Season. But the excitement reaches fever pitch when an escaped convict is pursued through the gardens—wounded and in desperate need of help. So, of course, Viola hides him in her family’s cellar... -
![Temperance by Beverley Watts]()
Temperance by Beverley Watts
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this funny romantic series, the Shackleford sisters descend on a Regency society that doesn’t know what’s hit it…Reverend Shackleford was at a loss. He’d truly believed that in marrying his eldest daughter Grace to an extremely wealthy peer of the realm, his problems would be over... -
![Plaid to the Bone by Caroline Lee]()
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... -
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![A Duke by Scot by Amy Jarecki]()
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...Categorized as:
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![Sweet Scandal by Scarlett Scott]()
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... -
![The Beast’s Bed (The Bluestocking War) by Eva Devon, Maire Claremont]()
The Beast’s Bed (The Bluestocking War) by Eva Devon, Maire Claremont
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USATODAY Bestselling author Eva Devon, writing as Maire Claremont, comes a brand new series that will sweep you away to the drama and angst of Regency England. Glittering ballrooms, wild moors, and brooding lords waiting to be tamed by bluestockings await. . .Miss Margaret MacGregor has a secret... -
![My Lady Marzipan by Sydney Jane Baily]()
My Lady Marzipan by Sydney Jane Baily
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStep into Rare Confectionery on New Bond Street, where three talented sisters create treats as delectable to the tongue as they are appealing to the eye. One taste is all it takes to be captivated...Charlotte hasn't had anything go wrong in her blissful existence as a confectioner. Always smiling, she loves working with her sisters, and she adores her customers... -
![Highlander’s Phantom Lass: A Steamy Scottish Medieval Historical Romance by Ann Marie Scott]()
Highlander’s Phantom Lass: A Steamy Scottish Medieval Historical Romance by Ann Marie Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings... -
![Highlander’s Warrior Heart : A Steamy Scottish Medieval Historical Romance by Ann Marie Scott]()
Highlander’s Warrior Heart : A Steamy Scottish Medieval Historical Romance by Ann Marie Scott
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![Leonora and the Lion's Venture by Alicia Cameron]()
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![The Scent of Scandal by Emma V. Leech]()
The Scent of Scandal by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA penniless young lady, rescued by providence. When Miss Fredericka Wycliffe’s eccentric Uncle Phin dies and leaves her all his worldly goods, she cannot believe her good fortune. A passionate missionary man, Phineas Wycliffe was not wealthy, but a little cottage in the Highlands of Scotland and a modest bequest seem like riches beyond Fredericka’s wildest dreams. The catch... -
![The Duchess of Chocolate by Sydney Jane Baily]()
The Duchess of Chocolate by Sydney Jane Baily
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStep into Rare Confectionery on New Bond Street, where three talented sisters create treats as delectable to the tongue as they are appealing to the eye. One taste is all it takes to be captivated… The Duke of Pelham desires a brand-new confection to win the Season’s loveliest lady. Naturally, he turns to London’s premiere chocolatier for assistance... -
![What the Hart Wants by Emily Royal]()
What the Hart Wants by Emily Royal
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFive lessons in pleasure. One lesson in love.Fraser MacGregor, thirteenth Duke Molineux, seizes the opportunity to use the title he unexpectedly inherited, to further his whisky business. He leaves his Highland home and heads for London where he’s accosted by a feisty lass, who smashes a vase over his head.Delilah Hart should be relishing her first London season... -
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![Seduced by the Scot by Jillian Eaton]()
Seduced by the Scot by Jillian Eaton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA promise made...When Lady Brynne Weston was just fourteen, she made a pact with her brother’s friend, Lord Lachlan Campbell, a charming Scottish boy with a rebellious streak that called to her own sense of adventure. If, in ten years, neither was married, they would marry each other. The promise was sealed with a stick of sugar, and then forgotten about..Categorized as:
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![Cast in Ice by Laura Landon]()
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... -
![Mr. Pickwick's Guide to Marriageable Young Ladies by Jill M. Beene]()
Mr. Pickwick's Guide to Marriageable Young Ladies by Jill M. Beene
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLondon, 1824When a scandalous pamphlet begins circulating, it upsets the entire social game. Above the turmoil rises one question...Who is Mr. Pickwick?A man who doesn't care for society...There's very little that the wealthy Duke of Devonshire worries about, but his family is an exception. There's nothing Edward won't do for those he loves...A lady who is good at being invisible.. -
![The Christmas Countess by K.J. Jackson]()
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...Categorized as:
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![The Ones Left Behind by Elizabeth Johns]()
The Ones Left Behind by Elizabeth Johns
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWar widow Kitty Gordon has been left without a penny to her name. In the two years since her husband Peter’s death, the small pittance his brother had given her has run out despite economizing and taking in as much work as she could. His fellow officers had offered her help, but she’d always refused out of pride. Now she has nothing left, including pride... -
![Rebel Love by Scarlett Scott]()
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...Categorized as:
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![Restless Rake by Scarlett Scott]()
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... -
![The Girl in the Shadows by Rosie Darling]()
The Girl in the Shadows by Rosie Darling
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEvie hid in the shadows and discovered the secrets of important men. "The Club" was frequented by the great and the good of Victorian London Society. No wealthy man in the city could have failed to hear about The Club’s illicit offerings. Evie’s mother, Elise Birch, owned the place and ran it well. Secrets were valuable commodities and Elise wanted them all. The power lies with us. Men are weak...Categorized as:
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![An Earl in Wolf's Clothing by Emily Windsor]()
An Earl in Wolf's Clothing by Emily Windsor
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA pursuit is underway…From the hallowed halls of London’s Almack’s to the unkempt taverns of Drury Lane, from whispered words in glittering theatres to seductive kisses at Vauxhall Gardens – an earl must pursue his lady.Propriety be damned. Anything is allowed. But for success, the Earl of Kelmarsh may have to enact the Rules of the Rogue…A resolute lady... -
![The Workhouse Children by Lindsey Hutchinson]()
The Workhouse Children by Lindsey Hutchinson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTears and tribulations, laughs and heartbreak, from an exciting new talent. Perfect for the fans of Jo Cox and Lyn Andrews. When Cara Flowers' beloved grandmother dies she leaves her not only an enormous fortune but also a huge responsibility – to find their estranged family... -
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![Always the Widow by Emily E.K. Murdoch]()
Always the Widow by Emily E.K. Murdoch
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlways the widow and never again the bride—her one chance of happiness lost... Once Elizabeth Howard was widowed, that's all anyone saw her as—but it does come with some perks. She's well-respected, of course, and no one is surprised when a dark gentleman leaves the house in the middle of the night... -
![A Question of Trust by Angeline Fortin, Celine Cody]()
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... -
![A Duke Never Forgets by Bianca Blythe]()
A Duke Never Forgets by Bianca Blythe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the duke trying to evict Genevieve and her family from their cottage gets amnesia, Genevieve’s mother declares that the duke and Genevieve are… married. Sebastian, the Duke of Sandridge, has been looking forward to holidaying at his cottage in Cornwall... -
![Courting Intrigue: A Sweet, Regency Romance by Wendy May Andrews]()
Courting Intrigue: A Sweet, Regency Romance by Wendy May Andrews
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSecurity or loyalty? Attraction or duty? How does one choose? Miss Lillian Shaw, wellborn but impoverished, has been living with her aunt, the widowed Viscountess Shepley, since the death of her parents a few years ago. Lily wants to find a paid position to add to her savings so she can open a bakery when she receives the Byram Bequest... -
![Pretty Little Lyon by Katherine Bone]()
Pretty Little Lyon by Katherine Bone
Rated: 4.17 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... -
![Make a Viscount Beg: Regency Romance by Tammy Andresen]()
Make a Viscount Beg: Regency Romance by Tammy Andresen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn unrepentant rogue and a desperate lady… The Viscount of Averstone had made a bet that he would collect a kiss from Lady Adelaide Ducat. Chase didn’t have much honor, but when it came to chasing skirts, he kept his word. Besides, he’d learned long ago that had little else to offer a woman except for a few stolen kisses... -
![The Duke's Sword by C.H. Admirand]()
The Duke's Sword by C.H. Admirand
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGwendolyn guards her bruised and battered heart like a warrior…Patrick O’Malley has no time for distractions… The Duke of Wyndmere’s quest to find a nanny for his newborn twins brings yet another applicant to his door. Widowed Gwendolyn Alexander's reputation precedes her as one of the most sought-after nannies among the ton... -
![Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries Volume One by Ashley Gardner]()
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... -
![Line by Line (Love along the Wires) by Jennifer Delamere]()
Line by Line (Love along the Wires) by Jennifer Delamere
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYears of hard work enabled Douglas Shaw to escape a life of desperate poverty--and now he's determined to marry into high society to prevent reliving his old circumstances. But when Alice McNeil, an unconventional telegrapher at his firm, raises the ire of a vindictive co-worker, he must choose between rescuing her reputation and the future he's always planned... -
![The Wallflower's Wicked Wager by Eva Devon]()
The Wallflower's Wicked Wager by Eva Devon
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this wild and witty series, the wallflower always wins... The rakes, rogues, and dukes won't know what's hit them...Miss Helena Highbury is destined to write romantic novels. She might have to be a governess along the way to make ends meet. And when she discovers that her employer is the very model of a brooding hero, she might just have to take the plot into her own hands... -
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![Broken Promise by Laura Landon]()
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... -
![Never Deceive a Viscount by Renee Ann Miller]()
Never Deceive a Viscount by Renee Ann Miller
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey are the infamous lords, notorious noblemen who indulge their irreverence in public, but keep their personal struggles private. For a portrait artist, capturing the true soul of a high-born hellion is a daring proposition.. -
![The Mannequin by Suzanne G. Rogers]()
The Mannequin by Suzanne G. Rogers
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAubrey Whittingham lost everything when his family drowned in a ferryboat accident, including the will to live. His neighbor Rosamund tries desperately to bring him back from the brink of despair, but the beastly young duke fights her every step of the way. His feelings for her deepen, and when she departs for London, he vows to regain his health and woo her properly... -
![A Rendezvous with a Rake by Tammy Andresen]()
A Rendezvous with a Rake by Tammy Andresen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I’ve got one rule and it’s no women on board. Ever.”When the youngest brother of the rough and tumble Smith family turned to smuggling, Fulton Smith knew he had to keep his operation simple to keep from being caught.But the beautiful stowaway, Sophie, makes his life anything but easy. His smuggling self knows he ought to drop her at the nearest port and follow his own damn rules... -
![Captivated by a Lady's Charm by Christi Caldwell]()
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... -
![A Mad Passion by Scarlett Scott]()
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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