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A Bargain with the Rake by Sadie Bosque
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA duchess determined to love...Evie Montgomery, the Duchess of Somerset, has promised her grandfather she will marry for love, and she is determined to keep said promise. Only, the man she loves is the most notorious rake in the country. And he hasn't spared her a glance in the seven years since she's known him... -
Lady Luck and the Lyon by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEnter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives... and loves.Kissing her had been a terrible miscalculation on his part...Categorized as:
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The Dance of Love by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe was ballrooms and glitter. He was grit and brawn. They should have been wrong for each other, but they weren’t. This blazing hot Brayden cousin has no idea what the beautiful, obviously refined young woman is doing in his office, but he has no intention of ever letting her go...Categorized as:
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A Well-Kept Promise by L.G. Rollins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt is a truth universally acknowledged that two conniving minds are better than one.Lady Venetia Lockhart has one goal—to prove to her family she is healthy enough for the London Season next year. But between an inattentive family and unwanted suitors, Venetia finds herself struggling to just make it through the hunting season... -
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The Difference a Dare Makes by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady Agatha has spent three London seasons without an offer, achingly aware that several of her friends found love matches because they dared to reach for adventures and new experiences. She is determined to take some risk hoping it just might be what she needs to make a difference in her humdrum life...Categorized as:
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Truly, Madly, Daring by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA nefarious plot…Leander Steyning, The Marquess of Wrexham, was the ton’s most eligible bachelor. Handsome, charismatic, rich and titled, everything Wrexham wanted came to him with ease.Until the day he went blind... -
The Duke of Ruin by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith her betrothal to a duke in tatters and scandal imminent, Diana Kingman has two choices: live in certain ignominy or flee into obscurity. Diana wants solitude. She never wished to wed in the first place. However, her father will stop at nothing to betroth her to one of the finest titles in the realm...no matter how loathsome the bearer...Categorized as:
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So Material a Change: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Amy D'Orazio
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“If the thought of us being destined for one another is what caused you to laugh, then I shall laugh with you. Ours is more a story of mutual desperation than of love.”MATRIMONY IS THE LAST THING on Elizabeth Bennet’s mind when she arrives at Netherfield Park to tend to her ill sister...Categorized as:
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Duke of Charm by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA woman unjustly imprisoned...A duke jilted at the altar... Lady Samantha Wallace has been in love since childhood with her brother’s best friend, the Duke of Colebourne, but George only sees her as a little sister. She weds a viscount who is George’s opposite, only to find herself trapped in a miserable marriage...Categorized as:
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The Cautious Maiden by Dawn Crandall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsViolet Hawthorne is beyond mortified when her brother Ezra turns their deceased parents' New England country inn into a brothel to accommodate the nearby lumberjacks; but when Violet's own reputation is compromised, the inn becomes the least of her worries. In an effort to salvage her good name, Violet is forced into an engagement with a taciturn acquaintance; Vance Everstone...Categorized as:
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The Captain's Heiress by Amy Jarecki
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaptain Gibb MacGalloway might adore women, but he does not allow them aboard his ship…Females are too distracting for his crew—and too distracting for him, truth be told. But when his brother, the Duke of Dunscaby, asks him to provide safe passage to Miss Isabella Harcourt, the daughter of an old family friend, Gibb has no choice but to bend his rules...Categorized as:
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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... -
Lyon's Prey: The Lyon's Den by Anna St. Claire
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEnter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives... and loves.Haunted by his wife’s death, he vowed to never marry again..Categorized as:
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Viscount of Vanity by Tammy Andresen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe's a woman in need of a dashing rescue...Miss Gabriella Winston finds herself on the auction block, about to be sold into marriage. That is, until a stunning stranger swoops in and saves her. He's kind and handsome, and her relief would be complete if he didn't propose rules along with marriage... He'll need one heir, and then, they'll go their separate ways...Categorized as:
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The Upright Son by Caroline Warfield
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA notorious will left David, the very proper Earl of Clarion, with a crippled estate and dependents. He’s the one left to pick up the pieces while caring for others—his children, his tenants, and the people of Ashmead. He cares for England, too. Now that the estate has been put to right, he is free to pursue his political ambitions. But loneliness weighs him down. Then he meets his new neighbor... -
Rescuing Elizabeth Bennet: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Kate Beauford
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn arrogant gentleman concerned with family pride. A spirited young lady who vows only to marry for love. What happiness can they find if they are forced to wed?Fitzwilliam Darcy distrusts the workers employed to prepare Netherfield Park for the much-awaited ball...Categorized as:
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Dancing with Desire: a Series Starter Collection by Nancy Yeager, Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA series starter collection with thirteen full-length novels from your favorite regency romance authors!Hell Hath No Fury by Annabelle AndersWhat the Duke Wants by Amy QuintonA Study in Scandal by Robyn DehartDesires of Lady Elise by Rachel Ann SmithNever Have I Ever with a Duke by Darcy BurkeOne Kiss from Ruin by Nancy YeagerThe Reluctant Duke by Christine DonovanEngaging the Enemy by Heather... -
Of Valor & Vice: A Revelry's Tempest Novel by K.J. Jackson
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHer life was charmed, until it was not. Near destitute after the sudden death of her wastrel husband, Lady Pipworth must find a way to support herself and her young nieces until her brother returns home to assume his role as head of the family...Categorized as:
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A Tryst by the Sea by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVergilius, Viscount Summerton, has watched his wife grow more and more distant, and he’s determined that, this year, the marriage will start moving in a better direction. Penelope, Lady Summerton, is also determined that this year will be different. She slips off to a seaside cottage, intending that to be her first step toward a new life free of marital difficulties...Categorized as:
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Rendezvous / Ravished / Reckless (Amanda Quick Triple Exclusive) by Amanda Quick
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsthree bestselling historical novels in one volume by the versatile and talented jayne ann krentz,aka.amanda quick.complete and unabridged,the three novels are rendezvous,ravished and reckless... -
An Agreement with the Soldier by Sadie Bosque
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA broken soldier... John Godfrey, the Baron of Ashbury, has spent most of his life as a soldier. He was never meant to become a baron. But circumstances have changed and now that he's back home, he has to face another battle - saving his failing estates. Marriage to an heiress seems like the simplest solution and finding a lady of his heart turns out to be an easy task...Categorized as:
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Her Seafaring Scoundrel by Sophie Barnes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe last thing she wants is a husband…Least of all one determined to win her heart…Lady Cassandra has no desire to marry. But when Captain Devlin Crawford brings scandal to her doorstep and offers salvation, she cannot say no. Not with her daughter’s future at stake. So she decides to accept Devlin’s offer, provided he agrees to never being intimate with her...Categorized as:
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Duke of Chance by Tammy Andresen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis duke will chance anything... except his heart.The Duke of Durham, better known as the Duke of Chance, is an unrepentant rake, a gambler, a club owner, and an all-around sinner. Which is why, taking over the gaming hell, the Den of Sins, suits him perfectly. And while he knows he’ll have to marry at some point, he looks upon the institution the way some might consider having a tooth extracted...Categorized as:
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Mr. Dale and The Divorcée by Sophie Barnes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's a respectable barrister...She's the most scandalous woman in England... Wilhelmina Hewitt knows she's in for a rough ride when she agrees to help her husband get a divorce. Nothing, however, prepares her for the regret of meeting Mr. Dale on the eve of her downfall. No other man has ever sent her heart racing as he does... -
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A Rescued Heart by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Meara Platt brings this Regency era family saga to its emotional happily ever after as the last of the Croft siblings finds love and redemption in the arms of the woman who has always held his heart.Annie Whitcomb often helped out her father in his medical practice in their quiet seaside village of Torquay, and his worst patient without doubt was Major Peter Croft...Categorized as:
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Wronged & Respected: The Gentleman's Valiant Wife by Bree Wolf
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this Regency romance by USA Today bestselling and HOLT Medallion winning author BREE WOLF, a bitter Scotsman and a French lass find themselves running from a painful past and toward a shared future…if only they knew.Ian MacDrummond is no more. He died three years ago off the Scottish Coast. In his stead, IAN STEWART now stands upon the deck of the Chevalier Noire, a French privateer... -
Anne de Bourgh Takes Charge : A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Shana Granderson A Lady
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the 5th book in this series, it is Anne de Bourgh’s (who more often than not is a footnote in most books based on Pride & Prejudice) turn to take charge.Similar to canon, Anne is sickly and had a bad bout of scarlet fever when she is around 10 years. Unlike canon, she is not a wallflower sitting and sniffing while her companion piles shawls on her... -
Forever After by Cheryl Holt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCHERYL HOLT continues the fun and excitement of her thrilling FOREVER series with another tale of passion, drama, and love forevermore… SARAH HENLEY grew up as the rich, cosseted daughter of an earl, but when her father died and distant relatives inherited, she fell down society’s ladder... -
Always Mine by Cheryl Holt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCHERYL HOLT delivers the thrilling and dramatic final novel in her acclaimed ALWAYS trilogy… Rebecca Blake Carter saw her world fall apart when she was just three years old. Her parents died, and she was sent to live with her greedy, horrid relatives. They always made sure she realized she was a terrible burden, and she’s lived a true Cinderella existence... -
The Murmur of Masks: Love and Heartbreak in Regency England by Catherine Kullmann
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnything Can Happen at a Masquerade – Just Ask Olivia Eighteen-year-old Olivia's naval captain father is 'somewhere at sea' fighting the French when her mother dies suddenly, leaving her daughter homeless. Desperately in need of security and safety, a distraught Olivia accepts Jack Rembleton's offer of a marriage of convenience, hoping that love will grow between them...Categorized as:
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The Duke Always Wins by Jessie Clever
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLady Anna Elmont, the dowager Countess of Wexford, has only one to remain safely a widow. Having spent two years under the control of her manipulative husband, Annie plans to enjoy widowhood and discover who she might have been had she not wed.If the Duke of Grimsby will let her... -
Saved by the Lyon: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Laura Landon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnly time will tell if spending her massive wealth to purchase Phillip Eversley, the Duke of Markham is the best or worst purchase Violet has ever made.A wounded Major Phillip Eversley returns from the war to discover his father and brother are both dead and he is now the Duke of Markham...Categorized as:
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One Night of Temptation by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMeet the unforgettable men of London's most notorious tavern, The Wicked Duke. Seductively handsome, with charm and wit to spare, one night with these rakes and rogues will never be enough...Faced with a marriage she can’t abide, Lady Penelope Wakefield takes drastic measures to preserve her freedom. Her brilliant plan is foolproof until a sexy but imperious rector “rescues” her... -
Dawn with a Duke: A Regency Christmas Romance by Erica Ridley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom a New York Times bestselling author: Secrets and scandal abound when two strong-willed opposites are snowbound together in this laugh-out-loud, heartwarming romance!As the daughter of a duke, Lady Isabelle’s pristine reputation is paramount. Her high status is how she’ll attract the titled suitor her mother insists she wed...Categorized as:
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Tempest by Cynthia Wright
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA marriage of convenience in the Gilded Age... Newport heiress Catherine Beasley Parrish has been groomed all her life to marry an English duke. However, when she meets Adam Raveneau, the latest in a long line of Raveneau rakes and a newly created viscount, Cathy awakens to a destiny worth fighting for...Categorized as:
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A Duke for the Road by Eva Devon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Duke With A Secret: Robert Deverall, Duke of Blackstone, is cursed. Or so he thinks. Inheriting a dukedom bankrupted by his dissolute grandfather, father, and elder brother has made him determined that the male line will end with him. He refuses to allow any one else to suffer at the hands of a Deverall man...Categorized as:
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The Plain Bride by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSinclair Wortham, Lord Mayville is a man haunted by the sins of his family and by the rejection of the woman he once loved. Seeking solace from his loneliness and an escape from the secrets hidden within the crumbling walls of his family home, he heads to the local tavern for some company and truly atrocious brandy. But Sinclair makes a terrible mistake... -
Never Kiss a Scot by Lauren Smith
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJoanna Lennox is a fine bred English lady. She's pretty, intelligent, witty and...on the shelf. With an influential baron as her brother and a hefty dowry, she should have gentleman lining up at her door but instead she seems doomed to become a spinster. Then one night a handsome highland lord steals a kiss from her in a library which stirs her deepest desires... -
A Very Bellamy Christmas by Minerva Spencer, S.M. LaViolette
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's time to revisit old friends and meet some new ones. Join the Bellamy family as they come together to celebrate the holiday season!More details to come..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...Categorized as:
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A Chance Encounter : A Pride and Prejudice Variation by S. Neha
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA few days after the Hunsford Proposal, Darcy unexpectedly comes upon Elizabeth Bennet on the road to London. Her carriage has met with an accident! Of course, Darcy comes to the rescue despite the recent, scathing rejection of his hand and heart...Categorized as:
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The Duke and the Dressmaker by Eva Devon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA duke becomes unraveled by love in this delightful historical romance from USA Today bestselling author Eva Devon…Dressmaker Miss Lily Martin knows too well the sordid dealings of London’s corrupt underbelly. She should have known borrowing from one of the city’s most reviled moneylenders was risky. Horribly so...Categorized as:
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The Viscount and I by Stacy Reid
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAfter jilting first a fortune hunter, then a lying libertine, Lady Fanny Dashwood has given up on marrying for love. This time it will be strictly business – a man who’ll agree to her terms, give her the children she craves, but will not trouble her heart. Sebastian Rutledge, Viscount Shaw, has desired Lady Fanny from afar for years...Categorized as:
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Two Dares, a Duke, and a Runaway Bride by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a botched elopement, Lady Evie hatches a daring impersonate the wife of a soon-to-depart duke to gain lodging at an inn. However, an unexpected storm traps them together, igniting undeniable chemistry.As their pretend marriage morphs into nights of fiery passion, Evie grapples with her growing feelings, fearing she's diving headlong into a love that promises only heartbreak... -
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Forever Her Scot by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA marriage of convenience between a Scottish duke and an American heiress turns sizzling in this final entry of USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott's delightfully wicked Dukes Most Wanted series.American heiress Madeline Chartrand has a problem. Her matchmaking mother is determined to secure an aristocratic husband for her, despite her wishes to the contrary... -
Beauty for Ashes by Dorothy Clark
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the prim-and-proper Philadelphia of 1820, a shocking marriage . . . It was the perfect contract for a marriage of convenience to a woman he didn't even know. Didn't want to know. Justin Randolph, a wealthy Philadelphia widower responsible for two small children, is convinced that love is a myth. The only reason for marriage is to find a mother for the children under his care...Categorized as:
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The Duke Before Christmas by Bianca Blythe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe accidentally proposed to a duke... then he accepted. Portia is furious when a man sneaks onto a ship, claiming to be Mr. Rupert Andrews. She's supposed to elope in Guernsey, and now her betrothed, the true Rupert Andrews, is stranded in London. Not that Portia was attached to her betrothed: this was purely a business match. If she doesn't marry by Christmas, she'll lose her inheritance...Categorized as:
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Pemberley's Christmas Governess: A Pride and Prejudice Holiday Vagary by Regina Jeffers
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo hearts. One kiss. Following his wife’s death in childbirth, Fitzwilliam Darcy hopes to ease his way back into society by hosting a house party during Christmastide... -
Julia and the Devil by Sahara Kelly
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSir Lucius ‘Mad Devil’ Gordon is down to his last sixpence. His reputation is sinking faster than his finances and if he wants to stay out of the Fleet, there’s only one option – marriage. None of the Ton will have him – he must look elsewhere...Categorized as:
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An Improper Governess: An Improper Liaisons Novella, Book 2 by Amy Rose Bennett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLusting after one’s employer is certainly not the done thing when you are a governess. But Miss Abigail Adams cannot seem to help herself... Abigail Adams, the resident governess of Hartfield Hall, might appear to be a very proper young woman, yet she secretly yearns for excitement to brighten her mundane life...
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