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Prisoner of Love by Beverly Jenkins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAbandoned by her husband, Elizabeth Franklin is struggling to keep up with the chores on her 60-acre farm. Desperate to stay in the only home she ever loved, the resourceful Elizabeth agrees to marry a prisoner, Jordan Yancey – an arrangement that will set him free while affording her the farm help that she so urgently needs... -
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Jewel by Beverly Jenkins
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA proposal she had no choice but to accept . . . Though Eli Grayson is one of the most handsome, charming, and intelligent men in Grayson Grove, no one will take a chance on a confirmed bachelor. Unwilling to give up his dreams, Eli convinces his friend Jewel to pose as his wife. Their masquerade is to last just one night . .Categorized as:
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The Highlander Series 3-Book Bundle by Maya Banks
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom a rising star in Scottish romance comes a breathtaking trilogy of forbidden passion, legendary heroes, and sacred bonds. In Maya Banks’s Highlander series, collected here in one must-have eBook bundle, three unforgettable brothers risk everything to save their clan and their legacy—and to surrender their hearts to love...Categorized as:
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![With Love, Louisa by Ashtyn Newbold]()
With Love, Louisa by Ashtyn Newbold
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn innocent letter is only dangerous when it falls into the wrong hands.Louisa Rosemeyer is a lady with no money, no parents, and, regrettably, no husband. Left with no place to go, she writes a letter to her aunt, Mrs. Irwin, asking for an invitation to live with her. Ever cautious and optimistic, Louisa hopes the trip will bring the new beginning she has been searching for...Categorized as:
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![Mail Order Sarah by Charlotte Dearing]()
Mail Order Sarah by Charlotte Dearing
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNoah Bailey never imagined he’d take in a passel of ragged orphans.But the good Lord had other plans. In a single reckless moment, Noah goes from a gruff loner to a protective father of six.The rugged cowboy has things figured out. Mostly. The only thing missing is a mama for his boys. What he needs is a sturdy woman who can provide big, hearty meals and offer the boys a kind word or two...Categorized as:
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![Viscount of Villainy by Scarlett Scott]()
Viscount of Villainy by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA brutal phaeton accident left Viscount Torrington’s memory in tatters and his body broken. But certain parts of his old life prove easily relearned. Drinking, gambling, and wenching? Check. Torrie is on a one-man mission toward complete debauchery. Anything to distract himself from the misery of the night he lost everything... -
![Sinfully Wed by Kathleen Ayers]()
Sinfully Wed by Kathleen Ayers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOdessa doesn’t want to wed a gentleman with a title. But Jordan Sinclair isn’t a gentleman, he’s slightly savage and lacking in manners. Barely an earl. He’s a Deadly Sin. Jordan Sinclair, the new Earl of Emerson, finds himself in a precarious position. His older half-brother left the estate and Jordan drowning in debt. He’s been given a choice... -
![The Consolation Prize by Alice Coldbreath]()
The Consolation Prize by Alice Coldbreath
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPrincess Una harbors no illusions about her claims to Karadok’s throne. The days of the royal house of Blechmarsh are done. The last of that ill-fated line, she is just grateful she emerged from the dark days of war with her head still on her shoulders...Categorized as:
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![Cowboys and Calico by Kirsten Osbourne, Amelia C. Adams]()
Cowboys and Calico by Kirsten Osbourne, Amelia C. Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFive bestselling Western romance authors come together to bring you one collection of stories that will sweep you off your feet! MAIL ORDER MIDWIFE by Kirsten Osbourne - Widowed midwife Patsy Lawrence spent too much time working and not enough with her young daughter... -
![The Dreamer by Maeve Greyson]()
The Dreamer by Maeve Greyson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe promised him a year. Now he wants forever.Book 4 in the Best Selling series Highland Heroes is now available. Read FREE in Kindle Unlimited!Ian Cameron knows he’s cursed when it comes to women. His pregnant wife was murdered at the Glencoe massacre, and he barely survived the agony of her loss. Years later, he allowed himself a fondness for another... -
![Torn: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Lory Lilian]()
Torn: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Lory Lilian
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWarning - Author's Note! This is the second edition of this book! The first edition was published two years ago and although it had some fabulous reviews, there were flaws reported by the readers which have been remedied in this second edition. This new version brings significant changes:The addition of approx... -
![The Trouble with a Dare by Emma V. Leech]()
The Trouble with a Dare by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Desperate Young Lady... Miss Grace Weston is in trouble. In fact, Miss Weston is in about the worst trouble a young unmarried lady can get herself into. No amount of regret will change the fact that she was nitwit enough to be seduced by a handsome face and a lot of romantic nonsense. No amount of weeping will change the fact that she will have a child out of wedlock... -
![Something New by Rebecca Connolly]()
Something New by Rebecca Connolly
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHarrison, Lord Basset, wants a simple, polite marriage of convenience. Nothing emotional or dramatic, nothing that will give him any cause for concern or strife. Arranging a match with the beautiful Miss Adelaide Dyer fits his needs perfectly, and all seems rather straightforward. Until he meets her... -
![Reverie & Rancour: A Pride & Prejudice Vagary by S.E. Granger]()
Reverie & Rancour: A Pride & Prejudice Vagary by S.E. Granger
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt was a dream until it was a nightmare: Elizabeth Bennet stumbles into Fitzwilliam Darcy's bedchamber while staying at Netherfield. Unhappily for them both, Mrs. Bennet finds them there and cries compromise, obliging them to marry.Darcy, believing Elizabeth responsible for the scheme, determines that she shall not benefit from her deception... -
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![Mad Duke March by Sadie Bosque]()
Mad Duke March by Sadie Bosque
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhisky. Plenty of it. Keep it coming… That’s all that Alexander Blackwood, the notorious “Mad Duke” of London, desires. Determined to waste his life away, he manages to offend even his closest friends. But when he carelessly ruins Miss Emily Fitzwilliam while in a drunken stupor, he finds himself chained to the only woman in England who refuses to fear or fawn over him... -
![An Inconvenient Vow by Alice Coldbreath]()
An Inconvenient Vow by Alice Coldbreath
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNever did Sabina Burrell imagine that foiling a plot against her sister would lead to her having to wed the arrogant Sir Jeffree de Crecy! She has never met such a loathsome man, and that included her late, unlamented husband!Sir Jeffree, raised in the expectation of succeeding to his uncle’s title, is appalled to become ensnared in a scheme to discredit his uncle’s new bride...Categorized as:
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![Lady Lawless by Scarlett Scott]()
Lady Lawless by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom USA Today and Amazon bestselling author Scarlett Scott comes a deliciously wicked tale of danger, treachery, and passion...Tilly, the widowed Duchess of Longleigh, finally has everything she wants. Everything, that is, except for the forbidden man who stole her heart and fathered her child before disappearing from her life. Time has passed, but she has not forgotten him...Categorized as:
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![Saved by the Matchmaker by Jody Hedlund]()
Saved by the Matchmaker by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter her annulment is finalized, Enya Shanahan finds herself caught in a web of scandal and obligation while carrying a secret that threatens to shatter her family's reputation. Determined to find a suitable marriage for Enya, her father turns to a wily matchmaker to save them from their circumstances... -
![High Country Bride by Linda Lael Miller]()
High Country Bride by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOne ranch. Three sons. Only one will inherit...and on one condition. Tired of waiting for his sons to settle down, Arizona-territory rancher Angus McKettrick announces a competition: the first son to marry and produce a grandchild will inherit Triple M ranch. Now, three distinctly different, equally determined cowboys are searching high and low for brides...Categorized as:
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![The Doctor's Lady (Hearts of Faith) by Jody Hedlund]()
The Doctor's Lady (Hearts of Faith) by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHistorical Romance from the Author of "The Preacher's Bride " Priscilla White knows she'll never be a wife or mother and feels God's call to the mission field in India. Dr. Eli Ernest is back from Oregon Country only long enough to raise awareness of missions to the natives before heading out West once more...Categorized as:
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![Queen of my Hart by Emily Royal]()
Queen of my Hart by Emily Royal
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes, a losing hand can be the greatest victory of all.Born into poverty, self-made banker Dexter Hart is now one of the wealthiest men in London... -
![Some Natural Importance by Jan Ashton]()
Some Natural Importance by Jan Ashton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“It is the way of the world, Elizabeth. Men hold power over women, but I am not a man who wants to wield such power. I would prefer a woman who has some power over me.”Fitzwilliam Darcy already has one arranged marriage in his past. The last thing he envisions for himself is another, yet he has somehow become entrapped in a promise to a dying man...Categorized as:
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![The Prizefighter's Hart by Emily Royal]()
The Prizefighter's Hart by Emily Royal
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA spinster. A prizefighter. A marriage of convenience. This bout can’t end well. Plain, prim, and beyond marriageable age, Dorothea Hart is resigned to the life of a spinster aunt. But she yearns for a family of her own, and is hopelessly attracted to the ‘Mighty Oak’—a prizefighter renowned for his prowess—who stirs previously unknown passions in her...Categorized as:
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![Love's Fool: The Taming of Lydia Bennet: What Happened After Mr. Darcy's Persistent Pursuit by Elaine Owen]()
Love's Fool: The Taming of Lydia Bennet: What Happened After Mr. Darcy's Persistent Pursuit by Elaine Owen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when England's most thoughtless girl, Lydia Bennet, marries the man most determined to reform her? Follow our headstrong anti-heroine to her marriage and her new life in Newcastle. This is a Pride and Prejudice alternate story, based on the events in Mr. Darcy's Persistent Pursuit... -
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![The Highland Earl by Amy Jarecki]()
The Highland Earl by Amy Jarecki
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMr. & Mrs. Smith meets Outlander in this action-packed Scottish romance where a marriage of convenience leads to secrets that could be deadly. With two young sons to care for and a large estate to run, John Erskine, the widowed Earl of Mar, needs to remarry as quickly as possible. And beautiful Lady Evelyn Pierrepont would be the perfect match... -
![Highland Angels by Ceci Giltenan]()
Highland Angels by Ceci Giltenan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnna MacKay fears the MacLeods. Andrew MacLeod fears love. Anna, angry with her brother, took a walk to cool her temper. She had no intention of venturing so close to MacLeod territory—until she saw a wee lad fall through the ice. Andrew becomes enraged when it appears the MacKay lass has abducted his son, his last precious connection to the wife he lost—until he learns the truth... -
![Joanna by Roberta Gellis]()
Joanna by Roberta Gellis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeautiful, iron-willed heiress to power, Joanna secretly burns with an explosive inner passion as wild and-- radiant as her flaming red hair. But her deepest emotions are tragically frozen by the cold fear of a man's tender love... -
![Mail Order Misfortune by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Mail Order Misfortune by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Anna arrives to meet her groom two weeks later than expected, she is more than a little surprised to find him already married. It's just her luck that she finds his new wife to be one of the sweetest women she's ever met. She reluctantly takes on the role of teacher for her new community, hoping that she will be able to make a place for herself there... -
![Hazelhurst by Martha Keyes]()
Hazelhurst by Martha Keyes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt started as a marriage of convenience, but falling in love has made it anything but convenient. Fresh from the humiliating annulment of the love match she always wanted, Lady Anne Vincent meekly agrees to the marriage of convenience her father has arranged. She feels hopeful that this marriage can be one of cordial indifference, protecting her from the hurt she knows so well...Categorized as:
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![Duke of Shadows by Gaelen Foley]()
Duke of Shadows by Gaelen Foley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA heartbroken belle. A missing suitor. A heroic duke in disguise. Unmask Duke of Shadows and let the highwayman-duke steal your heart! England, 1817. Lady Portia Tennesley has always dreamed of marrying for love. When the suitor who seemed her perfect match disappears at the height of the Season, she’s heartbroken...Categorized as:
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![Love in the Wager by Kasey Stockton]()
Love in the Wager by Kasey Stockton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn arranged marriage. A tormenting neighbor. When Lydia's father tells her he's obtained a husband for her, Mr. Thornton, she doesn't know whether to laugh or cry. She had only met the man once before, and he had immediately left her stranded in a ballroom after asking her to dance...Categorized as:
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![Mail Order Match Maker by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Mail Order Match Maker by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter helping countless women find suitable husbands, Harriet is embarking on her own mail-order bride journey, to marry a man whose sister has eight lovely daughters of her own. Her new husband seems to care for her, but doesn't understand Harriet's attachment to her faithful butler Higgins...Categorized as:
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![The Boden Birthright (The Cimarron Legacy .5) by Mary Connealy]()
The Boden Birthright (The Cimarron Legacy .5) by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter the death of his wife, prosperous businessman Chance Boden heads west along the Santa Fe Trail with his son to escape the powerful, controlling hands of his in-laws. He has plans to establish his own ranch, but instead he finds work with Frank Chastain, owner of a vast amount of land... -
![To Capture a Duke's Heart by Jennifer McNare]()
To Capture a Duke's Heart by Jennifer McNare
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTheir attraction was immediate and undeniable, but not everyone was pleased with their burgeoning romance...Categorized as:
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![A Baby for Mr. Darcy: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by J. Dawn King]()
A Baby for Mr. Darcy: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by J. Dawn King
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen those you love the most become your worst enemy Fitzwilliam Darcy is on the run…with a baby! When an emergency summons Mr. Darcy back to London during the Netherfield ball, he discovers a newborn in his study along with a note. Now, he must guard a secret that could shatter his family and put the child in danger. But that isn’t his biggest challenge... -
![Isabel: A Regency Romance by Martha Keyes]()
Isabel: A Regency Romance by Martha Keyes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA gentleman‘s impulsive wager to marry a stranger. A young woman’s determination not to marry the man she wants. When Isabel Cosgrove is informed by her father that he lost her hand in marriage while playing cards with Charles Galbraith—the gentleman she’s been admiring from a distance for years—she is filled with dismay... -
![The Beggar Prince by Kate Stradling]()
The Beggar Prince by Kate Stradling
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn unwilling suitor. A mocking princess. A marriage they both abhor. Diplomacy and a demanding mother send Thorben of Hauke to a neighboring kingdom, there to present himself as candidate for marriage to their princess. Beautiful Leonie of Elisia is famous for insulting every suitor she receives, and Thorben banks on her dismissing him as well—which she does, with vicious aplomb...Categorized as:
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![Lady Reckless by Scarlett Scott]()
Lady Reckless by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLady Helena Davenport is desperate to avoid the odious betrothal her father is forcing upon her. The only way out is to orchestrate her own ruination. Everything is unfolding according to plan, her escape finally within her grasp. But there is just one problem when the moment of scandal arrives: the rake she selected for an assignation is nowhere to be found... -
![Darling Duke by Scarlett Scott]()
Darling Duke by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn untamable hellion Lady Boadicea Harrington is a scandal waiting to happen. She's too outspoken, too opinionated, and far too much of a flirt to ever land a good match. But that doesn't concern her. The last of her sisters on the marriage mart, she isn't about to settle down. In fact, she doesn't plan to marry at all. If only she could tone down her wild streak and force herself to behave..Categorized as:
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![Borrowed Dreams by May McGoldrick]()
Borrowed Dreams by May McGoldrick
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTHE PROPOSAL Driven to undo the evil wrought by her dead husband, Millicent Wentworth must find a way to save her estate and free the innocent people he enslaves. Her only hope is a marriage--in name only--to the notorious widower the Earl of Aytoun...Categorized as:
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![A Deal with the Earl by Sadie Bosque]()
A Deal with the Earl by Sadie Bosque
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere is no love in society marriages, unless one makes a deal with the earl.Lady Julia has dreamed of marrying her childhood sweetheart since she was four years old. But her father has other plans, he wants her to marry an earl. When she is forced into an unwanted betrothal, Julie needs to make a choice: ruin her honor and wait for her true love or make a deal with the forbidding earl... -
![The Detective Duke by Scarlett Scott]()
The Detective Duke by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHe was never meant to be a duke. She was always destined to be a duchess.Grit, determination, and a will of steel have propelled Hudson Stone through life. No case he faced as Chief Inspector at Scotland Yard went unsolved. But nothing could have prepared the implacable investigator for inheriting a dukedom... -
![Hitched to the Gunslinger by Michelle McLean]()
Hitched to the Gunslinger by Michelle McLean
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGray “Quick Shot” Woodson is the fastest gun west of the Mississippi. Unfortunately, he’s ready to hang up his hat. Sure, being notorious has its perks. But the nomadic lifestyle—and people always tryin’ to kill you—gets old real fast. Now he just wants to find a place to retire so he can spend his days the way the good Lord intended. Staring at the sunset. And napping... -
![The Duke's Tempting Bride: A Historical Regency Romance Book by Lucy Langton]()
The Duke's Tempting Bride: A Historical Regency Romance Book by Lucy Langton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen his wife was mysteriously murdered, Lord Fitzwilliam Mavis, Duke of Chatham, became a young widower at the age of thirty-one. Even though he was absolved of any involvement in her death, he was socially stigmatized, living like an almost recluse for some years now. When his solitude gets too much to handle, he knows he needs to move on and find himself a wife...Categorized as:
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![A Battle for Love by Cynthia Wright]()
A Battle for Love by Cynthia Wright
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA BATTLE FOR POSSESSION ... in which the beautiful young French widow Michelene Tevoulere becomes the pawn in a royal scheme involving England's King Henry VIII and the court of France's Francois I. A BATTLE FOR POWER ..Categorized as:
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![The Bartered Bride by Lena Goldfinch]()
The Bartered Bride by Lena Goldfinch
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat’s a man to do when a "bartered bride" needs a rescue? Jem Wheeler has always been a survivor. He just wants to make a fresh start in Colorado Springs after the loss of his wife. But then he happens upon a young mute woman being sold off to the highest bidder. He wasn't looking for a mail-order bride. He wasn't looking to rescue anyone either...Categorized as:
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![The Stolen Bride by Cynthia Woolf]()
The Stolen Bride by Cynthia Woolf
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIsabella “Bella” Latham's callous father sold her into marriage to settle a gambling debt. Rather than face life with a cruel man more than twice her age, she runs from New York and becomes a mail-order bride. Bella's dreams are simple. All she needs to be happy is a home, children and an honorable man to love her. Alex Hastings lost his wife in a riding accident two years before...Categorized as:
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![Hell's Wedding Bells by Annabelle Anders]()
Hell's Wedding Bells by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWHEN A NIGHTMARE BECOMES A DREAM COME TRUE... JILTED by one future duke, Lila has no choice but to wed another. She will marry the man, escape from her father's clutches and free her sister as well. Her groom is simply the means to an end, that is, until he becomes so much more...Categorized as:
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![The Duke's Defiant Angel by Bella Moxie]()
The Duke's Defiant Angel by Bella Moxie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe can force her to marry, but her heart? That will never be his. The duke is a man obsessed. From the moment Raff sets eyes on the fair-haired debutante with the angelic smile, he knows he must have her. And he has a plan. A way to cure himself of this tempting madness. He is a duke, after all. And she will be his... -
![Fitzwilliam Darcy, Guardian by Jennifer Joy]()
Fitzwilliam Darcy, Guardian by Jennifer Joy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe lost everyone he loved … except for a secret baby. Fitzwilliam Darcy will lie and break the law to keep his sister's newborn safe. When the only way to protect her is to have an heir of his own, his search for a trustworthy wife begins… She was her father's favorite … until he sacrificed her happiness...
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