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The Hathaways Complete Series by Lisa Kleypas
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHere together for the first time in a convenient ebook bundle, the five books from The Hathaways series by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas: Mine Til Midnight , Seduce Me at Sunrise , Tempt Me at Twilight , Married by Morning , and Love in the Afternoon... -
![An Autumn Courtship by Mary Kingswood]()
An Autumn Courtship by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA family in trade moving up in the world. A family of landed gentry stepping aside for them. And the sons and daughters caught in the middle.Johnny Fletcher is exactly where he wants to be - a Fellow at Cambridge, with a lifetime of scholarly pursuits in front of him. He’s not allowed to marry, but he has no need for a wife when he has his books for company...Categorized as:
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![Falling for the Marquess by Alexa Aston]()
Falling for the Marquess by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA war hero who returns to a title. A lady making her debut into Polite Society. Two people drawn together, yet others think them better apart . . . Second son August Holt is serving as a captain in the Peninsular Wars when he is gravely injured. August loses an eye and also bears a hideous scar running from his brow to his cheek from a saber wound...Categorized as:
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![A Summer Game by Mary Kingswood]()
A Summer Game by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA family in trade moving up in the world. A family of landed gentry stepping aside for them. And the sons and daughters caught in the middle.Angie Fletcher is the lively, mischievous daughter of the family. All she wants in her life is music and dancing, plenty of pretty new bonnets, and perhaps just the occasional trick played on her tolerant family... -
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![No Dukes Need Apply by Gemma Blackwood]()
No Dukes Need Apply by Gemma Blackwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady Selina Balfour would make the perfect duchess. But the Duke of Caversham is far from her idea of the perfect husband.Malcolm Locke is everything Selina hates about powerful men – reckless, arrogant, and all too aware of his own chiselled jaw. Which makes it all the more important that Selina’s candidate beats his in the upcoming election. Someone needs to teach the duke to behave... -
![A Mother's Choice by Val Wood]()
A Mother's Choice by Val Wood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor ten years, Delia has had to fend for herself and her son Jack, and as a young unmarried mother, life has never been easy. Every new coat and pair of shoes was bought with what little money she could scrape together as a singer on the stage... -
![Drawing Mr. Darcy: A Faithful Portrait by Melanie Rachel]()
Drawing Mr. Darcy: A Faithful Portrait by Melanie Rachel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEver since Mr. Bingley and his party arrived at Netherfield, Elizabeth’s pleasant sojourn at Longbourn has been upended. For the first time, drawing someone’s portrait has not been enough to understand his character. Although Elizabeth Bennet Russell has sketched Mr... -
![Ormsley by Jenny Hambly]()
Ormsley by Jenny Hambly
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe wants a respectable bride who will not ask for more than he can give – love. She has no need or desire to marry, and love is the only thing that might change her mind.Hugh Brandforth, the seventh Earl of Ormsley, returns to his estate after wasting several weeks searching for a bride. He is looking forward to some much-needed rest and recreation... -
![Carteret by Jenny Hambly]()
Carteret by Jenny Hambly
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDignified, reserved, and every inch the gentleman, Laurence Westerby, the fifth Viscount Carteret, finds his ordered and predictable world turned on its head when a mysterious lady steps into his private parlour. He thinks her spirited, reckless, and undoubtedly in need of his protection... -
![Valued by the Viscount by Alexa Aston]()
Valued by the Viscount by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA reformed rogue who yearns for a love match. A widow who’s been tossed from her home. A house party meant to bring lovers together . . .Reed Davenport is a womanizer enjoying a carefree life until his beloved father dies. Now Viscount Boxling, Reed takes his responsibilities seriously, including providing an heir... -
![Diana by Alexa Aston]()
Diana by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA woman whose reputation was destroyed. A powerful earl who longs for children. Can they ignore the raging gossip and find happiness together? Lady Diana de Wolfe's curiosity about kissing led to her ruin before she ever made her come-out in London... -
![The Marquess and the Wallflower by Tiffany Baton]()
The Marquess and the Wallflower by Tiffany Baton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Historical Regency Romance Novel “I love you not in spite of your imperfections, but because of them.”The Bolton family has a tradition, kept for generations: they make dashing children, and they marry for love. Lady Emily, however, fears she will be the first to break both of these traditions... -
![The Iron Horseman by Kelli Ann Morgan]()
The Iron Horseman by Kelli Ann Morgan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsALL of the books in the Redbourne Series are stand alone novels and DO NOT have to be read in the order they are released. The series follows the Redbourne family--consisting of seven brothers and a sister on their adventures in the nineteenth century wilds of the West. She has a job to do... CADENCE WALKER joins the Pinkerton agency, seeking justice for those who've wronged her... -
![His Heart's Whisperer: A Historical Western Romance Book by Aurora Hanson]()
His Heart's Whisperer: A Historical Western Romance Book by Aurora Hanson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Lizzie Clark loses her job as a nanny, she's left hopeless and destitute while her family is completely in shambles. Luckily for her, her best friend steps in with the perfect solution that will guarantee her financial security. Before even Lizzie realizes it, she becomes a mail-order bride, traveling off to Texas to meet her husband-to-be... -
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![Kari: A Sweet Western Historical Romance by Miriam Minger]()
Kari: A Sweet Western Historical Romance by Miriam Minger
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStill grieving the loss of her mother, Kari Hagen leaves her younger siblings behind and travels to Walker Creek, Texas. She promised to deliver a letter to her mother’s first love, so now she just has to find him. Should she accept an offer of assistance from that tall cowboy who’s as handsome as any man she’s ever seen? The sooner she gives the letter to Mr... -
![A Foolish Game: A Regency Romance by Laura Beers]()
A Foolish Game: A Regency Romance by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady Isabella Beauchamp is beautiful, clever and rich. But she is not happy with the restrictions that Society has placed upon her. She is determined to prove that she can be so much more than what people expect her to be, even if it means that she is destined to become a spinster... -
![Ellen: Clover Springs Mail Order Brides by Rachel Wesson]()
Ellen: Clover Springs Mail Order Brides by Rachel Wesson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturning from University, Ellen is disenchanted with her chosen career. Leaving home wasn’t what she wanted. She missed Clover Springs, in particular a certain older man. Could she convince her family her true vocation lay as a wife and mother? Samuel Higgins has been fighting prejudice his whole life... -
![Falling for a Duke by Rebecca Connolly, Nichole Van]()
Falling for a Duke by Rebecca Connolly, Nichole Van
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the publisher of the USA TODAY bestselling & #1 Amazon bestselling Timeless Romance Anthology series in Clean & Wholesome Romance, comes FALLING FOR A DUKE...Categorized as:
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![A Fickle Fortune by Christina Dudley]()
A Fickle Fortune by Christina Dudley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsScandal makes its own rules...Harriet Hapgood has always delighted in arranging the lives of others, while generally doing as she pleased. And after having thwarted her cousin Caroline’s engagement the previous summer, what better way to pass a dull winter than in helping Caroline to a new husband? Her cousin sets her sights on the glittering Mr. St...Categorized as:
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![Evangeline and the Strait-Laced Rake: A Cautionary Tale from Hertfordshire by Amanda Panhorst]()
Evangeline and the Strait-Laced Rake: A Cautionary Tale from Hertfordshire by Amanda Panhorst
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvangeline has come to Fernsby Hall to host a house party, not to fall in love with an old friend...Beautiful, vivacious, and extremely wealthy, the widowed countess, Evangeline Payne, may take every opportunity to entertain herself that she wishes. Her favorite pastime? Refusing ever offer of marriage that comes her way...Categorized as:
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![Romancing the Artist by Sally Britton]()
Romancing the Artist by Sally Britton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCaroline Clapham isn’t a world renown artist—she’s simply a farmer’s daughter possessed of natural talent with a paintbrush. Talent that her mentor, the Countess of Inglewood, is happy to foster for a summer at her beautiful seaside estate... -
![Letty's Last Love by Amanda Panhorst]()
Letty's Last Love by Amanda Panhorst
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe is in desperate need of a wife. She is accepting someone else. Will one summer be enough to change her mind?James Hammond is in a bind. To fulfill the dictates of his late cousin’s will, he must provide a London season for his new ward, Belinda. An easy thing to do with his fashionable, London-loving wife, if only she hadn’t died right before his cousin...Categorized as:
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![A Wallflower to Tame the Duke by Violet Hamers]()
A Wallflower to Tame the Duke by Violet Hamers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Don't you know that I ache for you the way you ache for me?”Lady Isadora has had enough. She might have been able to withstand her mother’s comments and the ton’s disapproval of her voluptuous figure. But seeing her name on the bottom of a rake’s ranking list is the last straw...Duke Alexander is looking for a duchess. But despite his efforts to forget his rakish ways, old habits die hard... -
![The Silent Orphan by Rosie Darling]()
The Silent Orphan by Rosie Darling
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs he shared the bed with four boys in the workhouse, Gid Cobbler knew he would never be a thief like his father and he would never face the hangman. He would never be like him. Flatley's Undertakers was to be Gid's salvation and the root of many childhood nightmares. Rescued from the workhouse to work among the dead and to lead the funeral processions as the mute, Gid learnt his place quickly... -
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![Married to a Scandalous Spinster by Harriet Caves]()
Married to a Scandalous Spinster by Harriet Caves
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“I wake up to find you in my bed, and it’s my doing?”To be called Lady Highbrow is one thing, but to be known as the daughter of a drunkard and a gambler is Gemma’s worst nightmare come true.As the Duke of Larsen, Wyatt must fulfill his duties by marrying a quiet bride with exceptional manners… despite being a notorious rake himself... -
![The Reluctant Guardian by Laura Beers]()
The Reluctant Guardian by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBaldwin, the Viscount of Mountgarret, was content with his life. Unexpectedly, his childhood friend dies, leaving him his most prized treasures: his two young daughters. Baldwin’s priorities begin to shift as he arrives home and meets his wards’ infuriatingly stubborn governess. His interest is piqued by the mystery surrounding her, but she’s only a governess. He certainly can’t pursue her...Categorized as:
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![The Moonstone Duke by Meara Platt]()
The Moonstone Duke by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat happens when a steamy duke who has never lost in battle meets the innocent young lady determined to conquer his heart? When Lady Henley Killigrew’s father dies and his title of earl passes to a not so friendly cousin who wants her and her two younger sisters out of their elegant London townhouse, she takes them to Moonstone Cottage, a lovely manor house they inherited from a maiden aunt in...Categorized as:
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![A Bottle of Betrayal for the Forgotten Duchess: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Emma Linfield]()
A Bottle of Betrayal for the Forgotten Duchess: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Emma Linfield
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"And into your arms I go, to lose my mind and find my soul..." For Miss Ethel Pates, working at her uncle’s apothecary is everything she has ever known. In charge of her healer’s shop, she spends her days mixing herbs and trying to solve a mystery: her own parents' death. Austin Woodmore, Marquess of Kingshill, lives with one goal: stay true to his familial duty... -
![Season of Brides: Regency Romance Collection by Joyce Alec]()
Season of Brides: Regency Romance Collection by Joyce Alec
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWould you give up everything for the one you love? This heartwarming Regency romance collection is filled with mystery, suspense, and of course, love. Diamonds of the Marquess: Regency RomanceLady Emily Dove doesn’t know whom to trust. Her true identity must never be known. Promise of the Earl A scarred man. A mysterious secret. A courageous woman who dares to follow her heart... -
![The Matchmaking Game by Donna Hatch]()
The Matchmaking Game by Donna Hatch
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the publisher of the USA TODAY bestselling & #1 Amazon bestselling Timeless Romance Anthology series in Clean & Wholesome Romance, comes the Timeless Romance Singles line. THE MATCHMAKING GAME: A brand new historical romance novella from bestselling author Donna Hatch. Rowena’s childhood friend, Evan, has returned home from war a handsome, but mysterious stranger... -
![A Rake's Ruin by Maggie Dallen]()
A Rake's Ruin by Maggie Dallen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnly the wildest woman can ruin a devilish lord... Claire is the dutiful, proper Cleveland sister, and the only one who's not embroiled in a scandal. Until now. With her sister's marriage to an earl, the weight of responsibility to save her family has been lifted from her shoulders, and for the first time in her life Claire is free... -
![The Sullen Seamstress of Horenwall Manor by Emma Linfield]()
The Sullen Seamstress of Horenwall Manor by Emma Linfield
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou can’t reach what’s in front of you, unless you let go of what’s behind you. For talented seamstress Miss Rosaline Hall, her new task to fashion a wedding gown for the Duke of Horenwall’s future wife comes with a catch. The bride is none other than the lady who sent her late sister to jail... -
![A Love Unbroken: A Regency Romance by Rose Pearson]()
A Love Unbroken: A Regency Romance by Rose Pearson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLady Selina is shy but when she overhears a heinous plan, she must figure out how to prevent the criminals from winning!Lady Selina has always lived in the shadow of her twin sister, Lady Anna. Being rather quiet and shy, she is hopeful of making a quick match to a gentleman of similar character to her own. Quite by chance one night, Selina overhears a terrible plan... -
![The Colonel's Spinster: A Regency Romance (Tragic Characters in Classic Lit) by Audrey Harrison]()
The Colonel's Spinster: A Regency Romance (Tragic Characters in Classic Lit) by Audrey Harrison
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe needs a rich wife. A pity that he’s falling for the wrong woman... She’s looking to find out more about her past. She wasn't expecting to find her future….. Colonel Fitzwilliam is a second son, often overshadowed by his titled, older brother and his cousin, Mr Darcy. Returning from Waterloo he knows it is time to find a wife with a healthy dowry, but he longs for a love match... -
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![His Cinderella Duchess: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Hanna Hamilton]()
His Cinderella Duchess: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Hanna Hamilton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe needs to find her before it’s too late. Before she disappears forever…Sophia’s life changes rather quickly. After she’s sent to live with her extended family and cruel uncle, she never expected the abuse that would follow... -
![Rye's Reprieve by Louella Nelson]()
Rye's Reprieve by Louella Nelson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGifted surgeon Rye Rawlins is trapped by a tragic secret so painful that he denies his profession and works as a miner in a gold mine. But saving people is second nature, whether its doctoring a man mauled by a mountain lion or battling a wolf to save a child... -
![Engaging Love: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Abby Ayles, Fanny Finch]()
Engaging Love: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Abby Ayles, Fanny Finch
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIntroducing the "Engaging Love" Novel - Discover NOW The New Historical Regency Romance Novel by Abby Ayles & Fanny Finch! Their endless fight ends when fate unites them forever Clean - Romantic - Emotional Natalie Hartfield has only a short amount of time to find a husband before the truth of her family’s poverty comes to light and she is left with nothing... -
![The Duke I Thought I Knew by Emma Linfield]()
The Duke I Thought I Knew by Emma Linfield
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Over everything, I choose you...”Miss Anastasia Byrds’ life crumbles the day her father passes. Left in the care of her cruel uncle, she is certain she is trapped in a perpetual nightmare. A nightmare that proves real when her uncle arranges her marriage to a man she has only ever heard terrible whispers about.Clayton Gale, the Duke of Calford, is rumored to be a terrifying man... -
![Desiring the Earl She Hates by Harriet Caves]()
Desiring the Earl She Hates by Harriet Caves
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFury and desire waged war in their thoughts.... The Lovelaces and the Hardstones would rather die than get along.Betrothed to a powerful Duke, the feisty Miss Verity Lovelace knows one thing: her family’s enemies will pay for what they did to her poor aunt.A renowned rake and eligible bachelor, Ernest Hardstone, the Earl of Norfolk, never paid much heed to the ridiculous feud... -
![One Night to Trap the Earl by Ava MacAdams]()
One Night to Trap the Earl by Ava MacAdams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I will not fall in love with her again. This time, I’m the one in control” Concealing the death of a Duke is a serious offense, but Lady Isabella is desperate. And she has little time to trap a gentleman into marriage before her terribly cruel cousin finds out and takes over.Dorian Morgan, the Earl of Upperton, would go a long rakish way to prove that he doesn’t dream about Issy anymore... -
![The Belle of Winchester by Christina Dudley]()
The Belle of Winchester by Christina Dudley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe only thing standing in the way of her winning Mr. Wright was Mr. Entirely Wrong.Out of all the swains she collected, Miss Lily Ellsworth knew Mr. Gilbert Wright was the one she would choose in the end. Rich, well-connected, dashing, daring, he was exactly the sort of man to turn heads, even if he hadn’t much of one himself... -
![Moon and Stars by Elizabeth Johns]()
Moon and Stars by Elizabeth Johns
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLady Charlotte Stanton was officially on the shelf. Her first offer to be a chaperone had sealed her fate at the advanced age of eight-and-twenty. Yet, one magical evening a mysterious gentleman took pity on her and danced with her clandestinely under the stars. He refused to tell her who he was—other than unsuitable. It has ruined her peaceful existence as an aging spinster... -
![Bewitched by the Poor Man by Laura Landon]()
Bewitched by the Poor Man by Laura Landon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe day Quinten Marvell became the Duke of Somerset should have been the most exhilarating day of his life. Instead, it was the day he inherited nothing but a pile of outstanding debts. Yet, there was one thing he was certain his father couldn’t squander, a place gifted to his mother, and then to him... -
![Beastly Lords Collection Books 1 - 3: A Regency Historical Romance Collection by Sydney Jane Baily, Dragonblade Publishing]()
Beastly Lords Collection Books 1 - 3: A Regency Historical Romance Collection by Sydney Jane Baily, Dragonblade Publishing
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith books 1-3 in the Beastly Lords series, indulge in the dark, sexy tales set in Victorian England. Damaged aristocrats and destitute women find love in a dangerous and unpredictable world.. -
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![Love Beyond Hate in the West by Aurora Hanson]()
Love Beyond Hate in the West by Aurora Hanson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMargaret Ross, the daughter of a wealthy rancher, is gifted with an enchanting voice. Due to her romantic nature, marriage seems like a distant reality opposed to her family’s expectations. Everything in her life seems to flow smoothly. Up until a derailed stagecoach would almost cost her life, if it wasn’t for a handsome, mysterious man who moved her aside... -
![A Mail Order Bride He Would Never Forget by Etta Foster]()
A Mail Order Bride He Would Never Forget by Etta Foster
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTheir past is what unites them, but also what threatens to break them apart… When Emilia Sterling’s husband is killed in his saloon, she is forced to leave Oregon in order to escape her outlaw father and her past. She flees to Arizona as a mail order bride for a wealthy rancher. But when she gets there, she comes face to face with a man she never expected... -
![The Difference a Duke Makes: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Harriet Caves]()
The Difference a Duke Makes: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Harriet Caves
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![A Duke Worth Fighting: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Patricia Haverton]()
A Duke Worth Fighting: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Patricia Haverton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings‘‘I have to strongly disagree …’’‘‘Of course, you do.”Miss Ava has never despised someone as much as the Duke of Marlborough and she has made that abundantly clear. But, with her cousin marrying his brother, they, unfortunately, have to be civil. Or at least pretend…Duke Ethan is against love and marriage...Categorized as:
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![A Siren for the Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Hazel Linwood]()
A Siren for the Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Hazel Linwood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe voice asking for his help… the song claiming his heart…Lydia’s life has taken a turn for the worse. With her father’s sickness, her family is on the verge of bankruptcy, yet she still refuses a loveless marriage as her only solution. So she takes another route leading her to their creditor, the Duke of Whitewell.Neil was not raised to show sympathy... -
![Esther, An Easter Bride by Rose Wilder]()
Esther, An Easter Bride by Rose Wilder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUnrealistic expectations can lead two people down a trail to despair. After the untimely death of her husband, Esther Wilmington must choose between pauper's life as a poor widow in Philadelphia or a marriage of convenience to her late husband's son. However, she is presented with a third option she couldn't have imagined: moving west as a mail order bride...
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