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A Matter of Temptation by Stacy Reid
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMiss Wilhelmina “Mina” Crawford is desperate. Having been ruined in the eyes of society years ago for one foolish, starry-eyed mistake, she spends her days secreted away at her family’s crumbling estate, helping her brother manage the land but not able to truly live life the way she’s always dreamed...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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Castles / The Lion's Lady by Julie Garwood
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsChristina Bennett had taken London society by storm. The ravishing beauty guarded the secret of her mysterious past until the night Lyon, Marquis of Lyonwood, stole a searching, sensuous kiss. An arrogant nobleman with a pirate's passions, he tasted the wild fire smoldering beneath Christina's cool charm and swore to posses her.. -
Entranced by the Earl by Jillian Eaton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes love is hiding in the unlikeliest of earls . . . Evelyn Thorncroft wants to marry a duke, but she'll settle for an earl. The Earl of Hawkridge, to be precise. The only problem? Weston cannot stand the sight of her. At least, that's what he says. Their passionate kisses, however, tell a very different story . . -
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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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Portrait of the Duke by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA fun-loving man who has become a staid duke . . .An independent lady who wishes to pursue her artistic bent . . .A long-ago meeting which left a lasting impression on them both . . .Daniel Judson, the Duke of Westfield, changed from a carefree young rogue into a sober duke once faced with a mountain of responsibilities after he assumed his grandfather’s title...Categorized as:
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One Night to Remember by Erica Ridley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMeet the unforgettable men of London's most notorious tavern, The Wicked Duke... -
The Making of a Gentleman by Kathleen Ayers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMiss Olivia Nelson has never done anything reckless in her life.Determined to be the perfect young lady amongst a field of wild Barringtons, Olivia strives for politeness. Modesty. Restraint. But when Lady Phaedra Barrington declares her to be boring and goads her into venturing to Elysium, Olivia reluctantly agrees...Categorized as:
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The Lady's Forbidden Love by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBe swept away by the romance, intrigue, unconventional heroines, and dashing heroes, by USA Today Bestselling Author Wendy Vella’s regency romance series.A lady in disguiseBetrayal is the one sin Daniel will not tolerate, so when sweet Madeline Wright the governess reveals herself to be Lady Madeline Deville sister of an Earl, he vows to never cross her path again... -
The Lord's Desperate Pledge by Kate Archer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Steely Lady and a High Stakes Lord Book 3 in The Dukes' Pact Series—six dukes take dire steps to force their heirs to marry, while those heirs fight just as hard to remain bachelors. A sweet regency romance.Lily Farnsworth is a resourceful lady. As well she should be, her father has spent years dragging the family’s estate from the edge of ruin and she’s always had to make do with little...Categorized as:
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Aphrodite by D.G. Rampton
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratings70,000+ readers have already discovered the Regency Goddesses Series. The books, which can be read in any order, are regularly in the U.S. top 20 for Historical Romance and Humor & Satire... -
A Governess Should Never... Deny a Duke by Emily Windsor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“So tell me, Miss Beaujeu, why should I employ you as governess?”A question to rouse fear within the breast of any prospective governess but for Isabelle, a lady with impeccable references and tightly pinned hair, it barely raises a brow... -
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... -
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... -
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Lady of Providence by Ellie St. Clair, Dragonblade Publishing
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMuch-anticipated Book 3 has arrived in "The Unconventional Ladies" series. Pick up "Lady of Providence" by Ellie St. Clair today, or read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited!! A rocky past. An uncertain future. Can love prevail? Elizabeth Moreland is seen as the perfect lady... -
A Feather To Fly With by Joyce Harmon
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn Regency England, young ladies make their fortune by marrying it. But Cleo Cooper has come to London with a different idea – she’s going to make her fortune by stealing it. Raised abroad by unconventional parents, Cleo has no use for the rules and strictures of the ton. She’ll pretend to fit in, but she has a secret scheme. Arthur Ramsey, Duke of Winton, is in the market for a wife... -
Scandal's Daughter by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSebastian Grenville, The Duke of Sindalton, known as Sin to the ton, has had his fair share of scandal. His father's involvement in what became referred to as 'The Scandal of the Century' plunged him into the spotlight at the tender age of twelve, and he's been there ever since. Egged on by his best friend, Beau - The Marquis of Beaumont, his life is one of dissipation and ease...Categorized as:
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A Rogue in Winter by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsVicar Pietr Sorenson is preparing to endure—enjoy, rather—another solitary, frigid holiday season at the edge of the Yorkshire moors, when Miss Joy Danforth's coach lurches to a halt across the village green. Joy and her brother have nowhere to wait out the impending bout of nasty weather, while the vicarage is even emptier than usual...Categorized as:
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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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The Venus and the Viscount by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA hellion. A hoyden. Scandalously flawed.Flouting convention and shocking society has become the primary source of entertainment for Lady Charity Manners. She makes no apologies for her wild ways, nor does she have any intention of changing.As for marriage? No, thank you. She would far prefer to live an independent life on the Continent... -
To Dare a Duke by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsInside every wallflower is the beating heart of a lioness, a passionate individual willing to risk all for their dream, if only they can find the courage to begin. When these overlooked girls make a pact to change their lives, anything can happen. Ten girls – Ten dares in a hat. Who will dare to risk it all?To Dare a Duke George Adolphus, The Duke of Bedminster, is in no hurry to marry... -
The Lacemaker by Mary Kingswood, Joanna Stephens
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA traditional Regency romance, drawing room rather than bedroom. Caroline Milburn and her younger sisters live in two cramped rooms, struggling to survive by their skills in lace making and weaving. When their previously unknown grandfather drowns on the Brig Minerva and bequeaths them a cottage in the country, their lives seem set to improve...Categorized as:
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The Gift of Love by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill The Book of Love bring Dahlia Farthingale the gift of love? Dahlia Farthingale thought magic would happen when she was the next to have The Book of Love. But instead, the elegant lord she thought would propose to her wound up humiliating her in front of all of her family and friends. She is now convinced no man can possibly want her, especially not handsome Royal Navy captain Ronan Brayden... -
Indecent by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.33 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.If Bennet St...Categorized as:
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Storm & Shelter: A Bluestocking Belles Collection with Friends by Bluestocking Belles, Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a storm blows off the North Sea and slams into the village of Fenwick on Sea, the villagers prepare for the inevitable: shipwreck, flood, land slips, and stranded travelers. The Queen’s Barque Inn quickly fills with the injured, the devious, and the lonely—lords, ladies, and simple folk; spies, pirates, and smugglers all trapped together...Categorized as:
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Always the Matchmaker by Emily E K Murdoch
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlways the matchmaker and never the bride - even when she's found her perfect partner…Miss Theodosia Ashbrooke does not believe there is anything greater than matching the perfect pair - and she's become rather expert in it. Never mind that she's never found the missing half to her own soul and body. Perhaps that's not her lot in life, even at the age of eight and twenty... -
Winter Wishes: A Regency Holiday Romance Anthology by Cheryl Bolen, Bronwen Evans
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA USA Today Bestseller!!New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Cheryl Bolen and USA Today Bestselling authors Bronwen Evans, Lana Williams, Bree Wolf and Collette Cameron are joined by Heather Boyd, Sasha Cottman, Samantha Grace, Donna Cummings, Barbara Monajem, Suzanna Medeiros, Wendy Vella, and Alina K...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
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...Categorized as:
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How to Ruin a Duke: A Regency Novella Duet by Grace Burrowes, Theresa Romain
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrace Burrowes and Theresa Romain team up to set two Regency novellas against a backdrop of scandal, intrigue, and literary mischief inspired by the real-life spoof of Lord Byron published by Lady Caroline Lamb. Rhapsody for Two by Theresa Romain Rowena Fairweather, a builder of stringed instruments, is facing a difficult future. Simon Thorn is a musician fleeing his past...Categorized as:
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To Win A Wicked Lord by Sofie Darling
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLord Percival Bretagne is used to playing games. He survived being a spy for a decade using his wits alone. But that was just life and death. Now, he's playing for the most important prize of all—love.He'll Stop at Nothing...Ten years after his family gave him up for dead, British spy Lord Percival Bretagne is back home, but his mission is far from over...Categorized as:
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The Tempting of a Devilish Lord by Samantha Holt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne might not know it to look at her, but the uptight Miss Lucinda Evans was once quite the adventurer. So much so it very nearly landed her in a whole world of trouble.Now nearing spinster age, Lucinda is determined the same fate won’t befall her headstrong little sister. All she needs to do is keep a careful watch over Mary-Anne and maintain her own prim and proper appearance and behaviour...Categorized as:
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Dancing with Love by Minerva Spencer, S.M. LaViolette
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTheir mercenary marriage of convenience was perfect…until love got in the way…Mary Barnett didn’t dream of marriage and family. Scarred and wary, she’s done everything she can to avoid men. Operating her family’s vast business would be her future. She had no way of knowing her father would place conditions on her inheritance... -
Capturing the Heart of a Cameron by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis boxset contains three Farthingale series novellas. Sparks fly whenever Camerons and Farthingales meet in If You Kissed Me and If You Loved Me. In Never Dare A Duke, Frances Cameron makes a wish upon a falling star and gets far more than she bargained for. If You Loved Me appeared previously in Under The Kissing Bough boxset and Never Dare A Duke appeared previously in A Duke’s Desire boxset...Categorized as:
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Far From The Tree: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Jeannie Peneaux
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“My better nature was not merely placed there by the rank of my birth, Mr. Darcy! If I have faults to be attributed to Longbourn, then what virtues I possess must also be credited there. My character is not solely a copy of my blood. I am the result of the upbringing by a family and people – good people – that you have disdained... -
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Why I Caught the Duke by Eva Devon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLady Agatha has always loved life. Ever since she was a small girl, and witnessed the struggles of her mother, she decided to choose joy. Most of all, she knew she was going to catch a husband she could love with all her heart. When she meets the Duke of Talbot, she knows that he is the one she has been waiting for and nothing will stand in her way. . .The Duke of Talbot only has one goal...Categorized as:
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Lord of the Masquerade by Erica Ridley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA fun, fast-paced interracial romance full of banter, scandal, and devastating secrets, from a New York Times bestselling author:Entrepreneur Miss Unity Thorne helped two different men amass their fortunes—only to end up on the street. She’s scraping by at the theatre, but this isn’t the show she plans to star in. The next fortune Unity builds will be hers alone... -
To Dance Until Dawn by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGirls who dare – Inside every wallflower is the beating heart of a lioness, a passionate individual willing to risk all for their dream, if only they can find the courage to begin. When these overlooked girls make a pact to change their lives, anything can happen.Twelve girls – twelve dares in a hat...Categorized as:
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A Duke By Any Other Name by Eva Devon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAre you ready to romp with The Dukes' Club? Her dance card is nearly full. The only sister of the Duke of Hunt, Lady Gemma, is finally ready to settle down. After all, she's spent too many of her days frolicking all over town. As an Eversleigh, she's ready for an excellent match. Desiring a serious, reserved, and strong husband who can handle her antics, Gemma handpicks Captain Duke... -
A Very Plain Young Man by Christina Dudley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe anticipated follow-up to THE NATURALIST, a Regency romance described by Austenprose.com as "a literary feast for any Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer fan...If you read one Traditional Regency this year let it be The Naturalist." Book One of the series The Hapgoods of Bramleigh, THE NATURALIST was also a finalist for Best Romance in the 2013 PNWA Literary Contest... -
A Little Magic : A Pride and Prejudice Variation by S. Neha
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe day following the Netherfield ball, Fitzwilliam Darcy is entrusted by Miss Bingley to convince Bingley of the undesirability of a connection with the Bennets while she herself prepares to move the household back to London without the knowledge of her brother...Categorized as:
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Confessions of the Scandalous Mrs. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Darcie Rochester
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA ripped bodice leaves a reputation in tatters. . . .Miss Elizabeth Bennet never meant to compromise Mr. Darcy. Indeed, she had hoped never to speak to the odious man again, but after an accidental entanglement the argumentative pair find themselves on the road to matrimony.A marriage of inconvenience. . . .Now the new Mrs...Categorized as:
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An Embroidered Spoon by Jayne Davis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWales 1817After refusing every offer of marriage that comes her way, Isolde Farrington is packed off to a spinster aunt in Wales until she comes to her senses.Rhys Williams, there on business, is turning over his uncle’s choice of bride for him, and the last thing he needs is to fall for an impertinent miss like Izzy – who takes Rhys for a yokel...Categorized as:
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A Proper Façade by Esther Hatch
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMercy Rothschild has always been granted an unusually long tether by her parents, who have never pushed her to marry until she’s ready. She assumes that when the right man comes along, she will marry for love. However, even her long-suffering parents have their limits. As she embarks on her third Season, they begin to pressure her to find a match...Categorized as:
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A Groom of Her Own by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYears earlier, young noblemen were ripped away from the folds of their powerful families, and forced into a dark existence on the streets. When these lost lords of London were restored to their rightful place among Polite Society, they weren't the only ones whose lives were irrevocably changed. Innocent ladies now pay the price of their families trickery and cheating..Categorized as:
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More or Less a Countess by Anna Bradley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFinding a worthy husband should be simple for three beautiful debutantes in Regency London. But the Somerset sisters have a way of making it delightfully complicated... Violet Somerset has always preferred a library to a ballroom, but to please her grandmother she agreed to one London season. With nothing to show for it but heartbreak, she's reconciled to spinsterhood... -
The Northern Lady: A captivating and romantic Regency drama by Anna Jacobs
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe is determined to live the life she wants… Cassandra Trent does not like being told what to do. So when she is forced to leave behind her beloved Bardsley and join her aunt in London, she is furious. She wants nothing to do with polite society and useless noblemen.But Cassandra finds some comfort in the friendship she forms with her kind and gentle cousin, Susannah Berrinden... -
The Scoundrel's Daughter by Anne Gracie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Lady Charlton is forced into becoming London's most reluctant matchmaker, sparks fly and romance ensues, from the national bestselling author of Marry in Scarlet.Alice, Lady Charlton, is finally free of her dominating husband, but on the verge of her new life, she is trapped when a blackmailer threatens to publish letters that could ruin her...Categorized as:
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Lady Hope and the Duke of Darkness by Maggi Andersen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn her first Season, Hope Baxendale attracts the interest of a powerful English duke, the husband all debutantes wish for and some will fight dirty to get. If only the handsome Frenchman Daniel Brienne, Duc du Ténèbres wasn’t distracting her from her course...Categorized as:
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Joy to the Duke by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDenied the woman of his dreams by his father’s meddling, Calder Stafford, has spent the last decade proving himself to be self-sufficient, austere, and utterly uninterested in joy. Now that he is the Duke of Hartwell, he’ll enact his revenge by abolishing the holiday traditions his father loved so well... -
The Duke's Obsession Bundle by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Grace Burrowes delivers remarkable characters, intriguing plots, and freshly imagined Regency settings in this unforgettable trilogy about three noble brothers...Categorized as:
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