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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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Stranger at the Cottage by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn out-of-work governess tries to start a school in the village.Deborah Hollingsworth, grand-daughter of a baron, has come down in the world, reduced to acting as unpaid governess for her relations... -
The Matchmaker's Request by Ashtyn Newbold
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHis new challenge: Keep himself from falling in love again at all costs.At odds with love, Matthew Northcott has firmly decided that he will never marry, much to the dismay of his relatives...and nearly every young lady he meets. Rather than seek a marriage for himself, he attempts to find matches for others, grateful to see that love is not entirely cruel—just cruel to him...Categorized as:
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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
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... -
The Reluctant Marquess: The Duke's Daughters - Prequel by Rose Pearson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan the love of a good woman change a man? The Reluctant Marquess - The Duke's Daughters Prequel Marquess Hugh Seaworth is far too busy enjoying himself in London to think about matrimony. Despite being next in line to a Dukedom, Hugh wants to get as much enjoyment out of life as he can before he is forced to settle down...Categorized as:
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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... -
The Duke by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe dramatic conclusion to the series!The sinking of the Brig Minerva results in many deaths, while for others, the future is suddenly brighter. But it’s not always easy to leave the past behind...Lord Randolph Litherholm has spent a year coming to terms with the death of his twin brother, Gervase, the 7th Duke of Falconbury... -
Battling the Bluestocking by Martha Keyes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGreat minds do NOT always think alike.Phineas Donovan is possessed of a sharp intellect. Fresh from Cambridge, he obtains a generous live-in position as tutor for the son of the wealthy Lord Bettencourt. If he can prove his value, he has hopes of being given the patronage of his employer, allowing him to take up a position as vicar...Categorized as:
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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...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... -
The Painter by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe sinking of the Brig Minerva results in many deaths, while for others, the future is suddenly brighter. But it’s not always easy to leave the past behind… Felicia Oakes is the illegitimate daughter of… well, someone or other... -
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... -
Body and Soul by L.L. Muir
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBODY AND SOUL is the third book in the Scarlet Plumiere Series. To avoid spoilers, read BLOOD FOR INK and BONES FOR BREAD first. For good luck in finding a bride, Lord Forsgreen has received the dreadful African chair. Unfortunately, the ladies of the ton have been notified of his hopes to wed, and his every move is being watched...Categorized as:
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Her Unexpected Courtship by Megan Walker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIsabel Reed has promised to marry for love. At present her heart belongs to the one companion she knows accepts all her eccentricities—her horse. So when her older brother threatens to trade the animal on a whim, Isabel must force aside her progressive beliefs and bargain to entertain her brother's flirtatious, albeit handsome, friend Lucas Ashcroft in exchange for keeping her horse...Categorized as:
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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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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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No Lady for the Lord by Collette Cameron
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe was only supposed to care for his wards…not fall in love with him. He was a carefree rogue… Lord Ronan Brockman had a perfect life. Handsome, wealthy, and beholden to no one, he was charmed. But that was before he was unexpectedly named guardian to two young girls—and before he met their fascinating governess. Acting on his attraction to the witty beauty would be utter madness...Categorized as:
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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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Five Dates with the Duke by Daphne Byrne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I’ve never been in love before. It’s an insipid emotion that only leads to pain in any case.”Emma has lost all hope for finding a husband, so she enters the Matchmaker’s shop. And she leaves with a date with a Duke…Charming and dangerous, Duke Nicholas has been a perpetual bachelor, until he is tricked into finding a bride...Categorized as:
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Anger by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne man with a secret. A family torn apart by the consequences.The Earl of Rennington’s daughter, Lady Isabel, has done well for herself. Married for five years to an indulgent viscount, with two small daughters, she lives her life in the centre of a social whirl, respected and admired for her beauty, her elegance and her liveliness...Categorized as:
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The Orphan by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe sinking of the Brig Minerva results in many deaths, while for others, the future is suddenly brighter. But it’s not always easy to leave the past behind…Evie Parfitt is almost thirty, penniless and with no prospect of ever marrying. She has her hands full helping turn a jewel merchant’s wilful heiress into a lady able to move in good society...Categorized as:
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Dukes, Actually by Erica Ridley
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Duke of Azureford isn’t the arrogant, aloof lord his peers perceive him to be. Yes, he’s awkward, but he has a plan to fix it. In order to woo a respectable lady, he must learn how to flirt. The completely inappropriate girl next door would make a perfect instructor, but a terrible duchess...Categorized as:
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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... -
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Lord Montague by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA traditional Regency romance, drawing room rather than bedroom. Lord Montague Marford is looking forward to a quiet life as clergyman of a rural parish where he can hope to do some good...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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The Gentleman's Scandalous Bride by Lauren Royal, Devon Royal
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“The Gentleman’s Scandalous Bride” is the SWEET & CLEAN ROMANCE edition of “Rose” by Lauren Royal. From a New York Times bestselling author and her daughter! England, 1677 : The last of three sisters to marry, Lady Rose Ashcroft is determined to land a wealthy, titled husband—a marquess perhaps, or even a duke... -
The Misunderstanding of Miss Louisa: A Sweet Regency Romance by Maggie Dallen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe mistook her for a child. She thought he was a ghost. Their love story...? It was off to a very rocky start.It was all just a series of misunderstandings, really. It wasn't as though Miss Louisa ever intentionally sought out trouble... -
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... -
Love Letters by the Sea by Erica Ridley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when the proprietress of Siren's Retreat discovers the charming romantic she's been corresponding with is same villain turning her beloved property into a gaming hell?When not responding to advice column letters, entrepreneurial widow Mrs. Deborah Cartwright runs bright, beautiful Siren’s Retreat, legendary for helping her lovelorn guests find their perfect match... -
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... -
A Wish Upon a Marquess by Maggie Dallen, Katherine Ann Madison
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow does a socially inept bluestocking find love?One ruined chemistry setA marquess in need of a scientific mindThree meddling friends and, of courseOne wish upon a maypoleMiss Camilla Fairbanks' romance starts with a bang. Literally. The explosion is heard by everyone in the Marquess of Ashburn's country estate. But Camilla isn't searching for love when she arrives at Ashburn's manor...Categorized as:
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A Wish Upon an Earl by Katherine Ann Madison, Maggie Dallen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow does a near spinster find love?A knight in shining armorA little wish about the MaypoleA masquerade ballAnd one injured foot…Lady Sarah Appleton stands accused of a terrible crime. She’s a known romantic. Or at least she was until one epically awful attempt to use her romanticism to catch the love of her life...Categorized as:
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A Wish Upon a Viscount by Maggie Dallen, Katherine Ann Madison
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow does a daydreaming debutante find love?One forgotten book of poetryA case of mistaken identityA love letter to the wrong beauAnd a wish made 'round the maypoleMiss Rose Waterstone might be a romantic, but she knows better than to believe romance can happen to her...Categorized as:
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The Duke's Darling Debutante by Maggie Dallen, Katherine Ann Madison
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s the duke that society forgot and she’s the debutante everyone is talking about…What happens when a duke in need of the perfect wife collides with the debutante who’s known to have one debacle after another?He asks her to dance, of course.Despite Miss Tabetha Rutland’s reputation for trouble, the crystal blue of her eyes might be the loveliest color he’s ever seen.She’s all wrong for him...Categorized as:
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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... -
School for Love by Christina Dudley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHugh Hapgood, cousin to Squire Richard Hapgood of Bramleigh, finds himself alone after the death of his first wife and scrambling to care for his three motherless children. He must see to their care and education, and yet he feels he hardly knows them...Categorized as:
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Beatrix, the Baron and His Dog by G.L. Robinson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Pair as Opposite as Opposite can be!After harrowing experiences in the Napoleonic Wars and suffering from what we would now recognise as PTSD, half-English, half-German Lukas is making a home for his mother and sister in the leafy green of England...Categorized as:
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The World's a Stage by Joyce Harmon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll the world’s a stage for Peter Barton, a wandering actor now posing as a gentleman in Regency high society. But his carefree existence is jeopardized when a matchmaking mama tries to snare him for her dowdy daughter. To avoid entanglement and exposure, Peter needs a mistress – or at least someone willing to play the part...Categorized as:
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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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Regency Black Hearts Collection by Claudia Stone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree wonderful tales of couples whose love meets a few hiccups, stutters, and out and out villains on the path to happily ever after. Proposing to a Duke At the age of five and twenty, confirmed spinster Isabella Peregrine is given an unexpected ultimatum by her new step-mother: find a husband or I'll find one for you...Categorized as:
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The Duke's Daughters Series by Rose Pearson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFive full-length Regency romance stories about the Duke of Westbrook’s four daughters. Pushed into marrying to secure their future, each daughter’s path to love and marriage is filled with obstacles, misunderstanding, and sometimes, danger! The fifth book is the prequel to the series and follows the future Duke of Westbrook and future wife, and shows how love is powerful motivator for change...Categorized as:
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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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The Lord from London by Amanda Panhorst
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRosy Barrett is a woman of simple tastes, asking nothing more than for leave to ride from dawn until dusk and tend to the horses in her father’s stables at Broadstone Manor. With the foaling season well underway, she is wholly focused on obtaining the beginnings of her own future breeding operation, separate from her father’s...Categorized as:
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A Duke’s Bargain by Tiffany Baton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“What do you say to this wager becoming a reality, Your Grace?”After becoming high society’s pariah, Lady Dorothy is not interested in marriage. And yet her brother is now pressuring her into finding a husband. Leading her to the most infuriating man she knows…Duke Stephen is in search of the perfect wife...Categorized as:
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Duke of Darkness: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Violet Hamers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“You should fear me, wife. For once I touch you, there is no going back…” As if his scars are not enough, just the sight of Duke Duncan’s mask terrifies everyone. Until an irresistible minx dares to ask him for a kiss… and the beast within him cannot resist her.Desperate for one moment of passion, Lady Alice ends up in the arms of an alluring stranger...Categorized as:
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The Rake and Lady Julia by Claudia Stone
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady Julia Cavendish has always been a most sensible and practical young woman. So when her parents declare that she must marry, or spend the rest of her days acting as a companion to her dreadful Aunt Mildred, she agrees.Love, she believes, is not real, and an advantageous marriage is far preferable to the life of a servant.But then she meets Lord Montague..Categorized as:
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The Bound Heart by Dawn Crandall
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne accidental kiss from Lawry Hampton. That was all it took to throw Meredyth Summercourt's world upside-down. Determined to marry the ever-elusive Vance Everstone, she simply doesn't have the time or the desire to fall for her best friend...Categorized as:
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A Lady Like No Other: A Regency Romance by Claudia Stone
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Would my lady care to dance?” “My lady would rather eat a live chicken.” Beautiful, titled, and wealthy to boot, Lady Lydia Beaufort was expected to have a spectacular London Season. There was just one problem; the eccentric daughter of the Earl of Galway had no intention of becoming the ton’s darling...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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