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Wolves vs. Hearts by Anna Green
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe second volume of The Heart Rate of a Mouse trilogy.A new band, a new city, and new lover - Ryan dusts himself off and starts again, but the god-like status that his former band's tragic end has given him isn't as easy to shake off. As he should be focusing on making a comeback with his new band, he runs into the one person he hasn't been able to forget... -
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Behind Every Good Man by Sara Goodman Confino
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA wronged wife goes toe to toe with her cheating husband at the polls in this hilarious and heart-lifting novel by the bestselling author of Don’t Forget to Write.It’s a doozy of a bad day for Beverly Diamond when she catches her husband, Larry, in a compromising position with his secretary...Categorized as:
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Rise of the Defender by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings1192 A.D. Sir Christopher de Lohr is Richard the Lionheart’s champion, a man that the Muslims nicknamed “The Lion’s Claw”. Blond, battle-scarred and powerful, he is what all men fear. After the fall of Acre, Christopher makes a promise at the deathbed of a dying comrade to marry the man’s incorrigible but wealthy daughter...Categorized as:
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Torrian by Keira Montclair
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA future chieftain discovers love has a power as strong as duty, but is it strong enough to go against his king and his sire? Torrian Ramsay, future laird of the Ramsay clan, learned long ago not to take his family for granted. Without the love and devotion of his sire, he would never have survived the childhood illness that kept him abed for years... -
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![Climb the Highest Mountain by Rosanne Bittner]()
Climb the Highest Mountain by Rosanne Bittner
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEver since her gaze locked with Lone Eagle's over a crimson campfire, young Abigail Trent knew her fate lay with the virile Cheyenne scout. She had married him, borne him children, and endured all the hardships of the rugged frontier. But even though so many years had passed, each night found the white squaw melded to her Indian mate, burning with the need to prove their passion again and again...Categorized as:
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![Dark Destroyer by Kathryn Le Veque]()
Dark Destroyer by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsan alternate cover edition can be found here1380 A.D. - The great-grandson of the legendary William de Wolfe is not as his family had hoped; although a man of legendary skill and strength, like his great-grandfather, Gates de Wolfe is something of a legendary rake as well...Categorized as:
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Lady Violet Holds a Baby by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf it’s not weddings, then hapless widows are expected to attending christenings… Lady Violet returns with St. Sevier to her family seat, and finds Derwent Hall at sixes and sevens upon the occasion of her nephew’s christening. Other guests have brought their children along to celebrate the occasion, and Sebastian MacHeath is on hand to serve as godfather...Categorized as:
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![All the Sweet Tomorrows by Bertrice Small]()
All the Sweet Tomorrows by Bertrice Small
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBestselling author Bertrice Small continues the blazing adventures of raven-haired, emerald-eyed Skye O'Malley. This time, she is a pawn in the bitter war between England's Queen Elizabeth, and Mary, Queen of Scots. Once again, unprotected and alone, she must fight for her children. At the command of Queen Elizabeth, Skye marries the cruel Duc de Beaumont de Jaspre...Categorized as:
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![The Far Horizon by Marsha Canham]()
The Far Horizon by Marsha Canham
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Far Horizon is the fourth and final installment in the Award-Winning Pirate Wolf series. The series follows the Dante family through forty years of turbulent sea adventures, beginning with the patriarch fighting alongside Sir Francis Drake, and ending with Jonas Dante's pursuit of revenge.Jonas Dante is the eldest son of Simon Dante, the infamous Pirate Wolf... -
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Faster Than the Rest by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHeadstrong, brash, confident, and complex, the MacLarens of Fire Mountain will captivate you with strong characters set in the wild and rugged western frontier. Handsome, ruthless, young U.S. Marshal Jamie MacLaren had lost everything—his parents, his family connections, and his childhood sweetheart—but now he’s back in Fire Mountain and ready for another chance...Categorized as:
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![Lady Wicked by Scarlett Scott]()
Lady Wicked by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne reckless moment was all it required for Lady Julianna Somerset to lose her innocence to her best friend’s brother. But when he broke her heart, she fled London to heal her wounded pride. A desperate change in circumstance has forced her to return. And in a cruel twist of fate, the man who ruined her may be the only one who can save her...Categorized as:
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![The Reliance by M.L. Tyndall]()
The Reliance by M.L. Tyndall
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTormented by his wife's apparent demise, Edmund Merrick sails away to drown his sorrows--only to find himself trapped in the dark world of a demented Frenchman. When his mind clears from its rum-induced haze, will Edmund find the will to escape? Seemingly abandoned by her husband, Charlisse is thrown into the clutches of the vengeful pirate Kent...Categorized as:
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![Hell Hath No Fury by Annabelle Anders]()
Hell Hath No Fury by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen a merchant's daughter meets London's Ton, sparks fly. Forever a Wallflower.... Miss Cecily Findlay practices proper etiquette, dances the waltz flawlessly, wears clothes of the latest fashion, and is a beauty in her own right. Even so, she'd never be received by the ton if not for her enormous dowry...which has attracted Flavion Nottingham, a spoiled and entitled earl...Categorized as:
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![A Flame Put Out by Erin S. Riley]()
A Flame Put Out by Erin S. Riley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSelia’s saga continues in Book Two of the SONS OF ODIN series . . . As Selia struggles with the harsh reality of existence as the wife of a Viking berserker, a devastating loss pulls Alrik deeper into madness, while a secret Selia desperately wants to keep hidden comes to light, threatening everything she holds dear...Categorized as:
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![A Warriner To Tempt Her by Virginia Heath]()
A Warriner To Tempt Her by Virginia Heath
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a shocking incident, shy Lady Isabella Beaumont is perfectly happy to stay in the background and let her sister get all the attention from handsome suitors! However, working with Dr. Joseph Warriner to help the sick and needy pushes her closer to a man than she’s ever been before... -
![Marriage Upon Terms: A Regency Historical Romance by Kate Morrell]()
Marriage Upon Terms: A Regency Historical Romance by Kate Morrell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSix years earlier, tragedy changed the course of Robert Deverell's life. Now, another forces him to face up to the future and to promises he failed to keep. Six years earlier, Elizabeth Hamilton wasted her one season by falling hopelessly in love with Robert Deverell, then her life was blighted by loss and poverty. Now, she must marry or find a post as a governess...Categorized as:
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![Her Beautiful Bastard by Victoria Vale]()
Her Beautiful Bastard by Victoria Vale
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA kiss neither will ever forget … a forbidden attraction that can’t be denied … After a disastrous first Season, Lydia Darling abandons all hope of love and marriage. A simple country girl, she does not belong amongst the debutantes of the ton...Categorized as:
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![Savage Beloved by Cassie Edwards]()
Savage Beloved by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTerrified and alone, Candy huddled beneath the trapdoor in the floor of her father's cabin, listening to the bloodcurdling whoops of attacking Indians. When she finally crept outside, it was to find all the other inhabitants of Fort Hope massacred and a fierce-looking Wichita chief thundering toward her on his black stallion...Categorized as:
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![One Night of Surrender by Darcy Burke]()
One Night of Surrender by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter one passionate night a decade ago, Valentine Fairfax, Duke of Eastleigh, never forgot Isabelle, the intelligent, witty and forbidden daughter of a head of college at Oxford. However, since suffering a disastrous marriage to an unfaithful wife, the duke has vowed never to succumb to temptation again... -
![The Duke Who Ravished Me by Diana Quincy]()
The Duke Who Ravished Me by Diana Quincy
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn impulsive kiss between a libertine duke and a mysterious governess sparks a blaze of desire—and intrigue—in this breathtaking Regency romance from the award-winning author of Spy Fall . Adam Fairfax, the Duke of Sunderford, happily enjoys a different woman (or two) every night—or he did, until his wards landed on his doorstep...Categorized as:
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![Rogue Countess by Amy Sandas]()
Rogue Countess by Amy Sandas
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings*This is a re-release of a previously published book by the same title Book One in the Regency Rogues series Forced into marriage by her family and abandoned by her husband, Anna vowed to never again be anyone’s pawn. Her only weakness might be the love she still harbors for the man who betrayed her...Categorized as:
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![Lady Violet Attends a Wedding by Grace Burrowes]()
Lady Violet Attends a Wedding by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLady Violet Belmaine is just finding her balance as a widow who has recently put off mourning when she’s summoned to the family seat to celebrate a sibling’s wedding. Hugh St. Sevier’s escort makes the journey somewhat bearable, while Sebastian MacHeath’s presence among the guests is a more dubious blessing...Categorized as:
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![Between Scandal and Desire by Alyssa Clarke]()
Between Scandal and Desire by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNicholas Fairbanks, younger brother of the newly minted Earl of Celdon, is shocked. And shocking one of the ‘very bad Fairbanks’ was a fairly difficult thing to achieve. Lady Cressida Winters, the auburn-haired beauty he had been obsessed with all season, daringly visits his lodgings and demands that he paints her...Categorized as:
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![The Scoundrel You Know by Alyssa Clarke]()
The Scoundrel You Know by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMeet the Fairbanks— a family struggling to adjust to becoming newly rich when they have been naughtily doing whatever they wanted their whole lives! This scandalous middle-class country family hadn’t expected their eldest sibling to inherit an Earldom and their grand aunt who intends to transform their no good, dissolute reputations into models of propriety!Those Very Bad Fairbanks tell stories...Categorized as:
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![We, Two Boys by Aline Sax]()
We, Two Boys by Aline Sax
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEscaping from their burdensome poverty, twin brothers Adriaan and Alexander’s family emigrates from Belgium to New York City. Unfortunately, things don’t go according to plan, and Adriaan is the only one who eventually arrives in America. Alone in the city, he becomes overwhelmed and grows homesick. But before he can prepare for his trip back, he finds a reason to stay—an American boy named Jack... -
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Fire & Ice by Catherine Hart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSailing from England to her family estate in Savannah, Kathleen Haley meets the dashing and domineering Captain Reed Taylor, whose actions during a rampaging storm at sea determine her fate. Original...Categorized as:
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Wild Secret, Wild Longing by Charlene Whitman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new story of love and danger in The Front Range Series set in Colorado 1876. A historical Western romance that will get your heart racing ... LeRoy Banks has no time for love or romance—he's busy breaking in horses at Whitcomb's ranch...Categorized as:
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![Opal by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Opal by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOpal's life had gotten much better since she'd left New York. Her twin had just married, and she was living in a house with thirteen other girls, with a crazy old lady as their new "mother." Florence Reid, a little girl Opal met in town, was just what Opal needed to stop worrying about being left behind and move on with her life... -
![The Gold Scent Bottle by Dorothy Mack]()
The Gold Scent Bottle by Dorothy Mack
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMax Waring left London after losing his fiancee—to his father. Returning four years later, he meets the lovely Abigail Monroe. Max has something of Miss Monroe's, and to get her property back, Abigail must pose as Max's bride-to-be. But pretending to be in love soon becomes more than just a game...Categorized as:
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![It Happened in the Highlands by May McGoldrick]()
It Happened in the Highlands by May McGoldrick
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLady Josephine Pennington was jilted by her fiancé once rumors spread about her questionable origins. Her adoptive parents have always provided her with the love and protection she’s needed to feel secure, and over the last sixteen years she’s molded herself to meet the expectations of others... -
![With This Christmas Ring by Manda Collins]()
With This Christmas Ring by Manda Collins
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA wallflower determined to fulfill a dying promise, the rogue she jilted years ago, and an orphaned baby are all brought together amidst the magic of Christmas in this new novella from Manda Collins. Miss Merry Parks makes a deathbed promise to a schoolfriend that her infant daughter will be taken to her absent father...Categorized as:
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![All Dressed in White by Charis Michaels]()
All Dressed in White by Charis Michaels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSelf-made shipping magnate Joseph Chance never planned on falling in love. He simply needed financing for a new business venture and a marriage of convenience provides it. Then he meets Tessa St. Croix, his future bride, and is instantly smitten. But when the angelic beauty reveals a life-changing secret on their wedding night, Joseph thinks maybe some dreams shouldn’t come true...Categorized as:
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![Last Duke Standing by Cheryl Bolen]()
Last Duke Standing by Cheryl Bolen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs the third son of the Duke of Fordham, Alex never thought he'd become a duke. But he's suddenly catapulted to the lofty title after his slightly older brother dies in his sleep. Now Alex has the onerous task of announcing the death to the woman his brother was to wed... -
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![Catherine by Juliette Benzoni]()
Catherine by Juliette Benzoni
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"...she will be beautiful enough to make a man die of love..." Violet eyed Catherine born to the violence, terror and sensuality of the Hundred Years War, knew well the madness of the masses. She had seen them sack the Dauphin's palace, destroy her own home and kill her father, a Parisian goldsmith...Categorized as:
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![His Redeeming Bride (Nebraska Historicals) by Ruth Ann Nordin]()
His Redeeming Bride (Nebraska Historicals) by Ruth Ann Nordin
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReady to give birth, Sarah Donner ends up newly widowed. She has to rely on the aid of the one man others had warned her about: Neil Craftsman. She knows of his tarnished past, and no respectable woman will go near him. But as she gets to know Neil, she learns that there is more to him than meets the eye... -
![Jaded Moon by Laura Landon]()
Jaded Moon by Laura Landon
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRoss Bennett, Marquess of Rainforth , hadn’t come to St. Stephen’s Hollow because he wanted friends. He’d turned his back on Society—just as they’d turned their backs on him. Now St. Stephen’s was his sanctuary. But anonymity was short-lived. The mistress with whom he’d parted amicably five years earlier had borne him a child, a child he hadn’t known existed...Categorized as:
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![Lady Violet Enjoys a Frolic by Grace Burrowes]()
Lady Violet Enjoys a Frolic by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHaving enjoyed her tour of the Scottish countryside, Lady Violet Belmaine is reluctant to return to London. Her escort, Hugh St. Sevier, suggests a detour to the Lakes, where his former army connections have invited him to renew old acquaintances. Violet is happy to enjoy the breathtaking scenery, but all is not right with St. Sevier’s friends... -
![The Captain of Her Heart by Anita Stansfield]()
The Captain of Her Heart by Anita Stansfield
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSUPERANNO During the heart of the Revolutionary War, Captain Ritcherd Buchanan returns to his native England after fighting in the colonies, only to have Kyrah Payne, the woman he loves, deported for a crime she did not commit...Categorized as:
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![Tougher Than The Rest by Shirleen Davies]()
Tougher Than The Rest by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA passionate, fast-paced story set in the untamed western frontier by an exciting new voice in historical romance. Niall MacLaren is the oldest of four brothers, and the undisputed leader of the family. A widower, and single father, he is focused on building the MacLaren ranch into the largest and most successful in northern Arizona...Categorized as:
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![Remember Love: Devlin's Story by Mary Balogh]()
Remember Love: Devlin's Story by Mary Balogh
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"One of the best." - Julia QuinnThe beloved queen of Regency romance is back with a brand-new story perfect for fans of Bridgerton. The handsome and charismatic Earl of Stratton, Caleb Ware, has been exposed to the ton for his clandestine affairs--by his own son.As a child, Devlin Ware thought his family stood for all that was right and good in the world... -
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Touch The Sun by Cynthia Wright, Tim Campbell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMeagan Sayers, rebellious Southern beauty, was a runaway. The newly-orphaned daughter of Virginian aristocracy, connected to Madison, Jefferson and General Washington himself, arrived in bustling Philadelphia disguised as a lady's maid.Irresistibly drawn to dazzling young Lion Hampshire, pride demanded she keep her secret as he arranged a loveless marriage to advance his political career... -
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A Midsummer Kiss by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNachdem sie schon als junges Mädchen zur Waise geworden war, verbrachte Miss Louise Grant ihr Leben als Dienerin, um für ihre jüngeren Geschwister zu sorgen. Nun, da sie nicht mehr als Gesellschafterin der Herzogin gebraucht wird, hat Louise eine Anstellung in York gefunden...Categorized as:
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![A Woman of Passion by Virginia Henley]()
A Woman of Passion by Virginia Henley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSweeping us into glittering, intrigue-riddled Elizabethan England, bringing to vivid life an actual heroine in the queen's court, New York Times bestselling author Virginia Henley blends rich historical detail with sumptuous romance in her latest novel--a dazzling feast of romantic fiction...Categorized as:
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Dark Fires by Brenda Joyce
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"He murdered his wife," they whispered. Nicholas Bragg, Earl of Dragmore, was notorious--even after a British court found him innocent. Now they called him Lord of Darkness, as much for his rakish good looks as for his black reputation. She was an innocent at passion's gate. Arriving uninvited at the massive stone manor, she shivered with terror--and excitement. Jane Barclay was his ward... -
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To Love Again by Bertrice Small
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBERTRICE SMALL Legendary for her exotic novels of faraway places teeming with adventure and intrigue, New York Times bestselling author Bertrice Small once again pens an extraordinary tale of passion and history, sweeping readers back to fifth-century Britain and Constantinople, where battles of love and war are fought with equal skill and voracity--and victory is savored with sweetest pleasure...Categorized as:
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![A Memory of Love by Bertrice Small]()
A Memory of Love by Bertrice Small
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA tale of stunning passion, reckless danger, and the fierce will of a remarkable woman who can wield a sword as powerfully as any man–and who dares to fight for her most uninhibited desires. . . . Spirited, iron-willed Rhonwyn is the bastard child of the Prince of Wales, raised more boy than girl, able to ride and fight with the best...Categorized as:
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![The Last Waltz by Mary Balogh]()
The Last Waltz by Mary Balogh
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA year after her Puritanical husband's death, a woman must face the new master of the household -- a man she once loved long ago, but now holds in the utmost contempt. Immediately, the rogue arranges to hold a Christmas party, shocking the woman with both his brazeness and refusal to behave according to the somber edicts of her dead husband... -
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Noble Fugitive, The by T. Davis Bunn, Isabella Bunn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHeirs of Acadia Book 3- Serafina, daughter of a Venetian merchant prince, is desperate to be reunited with the dashing tutor her father banished. As her family sets sail for America, she secretly abandons ship. Alone in England, she finds herself as a lowly chambermaid... -
![The Round Tower by Catherine Cookson]()
The Round Tower by Catherine Cookson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA constant source of enjoyment for Mrs Cookson’s many and devoted readers is the vividness and realism with which she recreates the Tyneside scene she knows so well. The Round Tower is set here and portrays the clash between Jonathan Ratcliffe and Angus Cotton, and the corresponding contrast between their respected backgrounds – the smart suburb of Brampton Hill and its opposite, Ryder’s Row...
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