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In the Eye of the Storm by Robert Thier
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsEgypt... land of romance, mystery, and exploding camels. Lilly Linton thought she’d be ready for anything after one month of working for her boss – cold, calculating businessman Rikkard Ambrose... -
Penance for the Dead by Cara Devlin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOld scandals and destructive truths are exposed when a woman from Hugh Marsden’s past is murdered in cold blood.Principal Bow Street Officer Hugh Marsden is used to living in the shadow of disgrace. First, as the illegitimate son of the late Viscount Neatham, and second, as the man who permanently maimed his half-brother in a duel six years ago... -
Montana Courage by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Caroline Fyffe is back with another epic tale of love and courage in the Montana Territory… MONTANA COURAGE - The McCutcheon Family Series, Book 9 Y Knot, Montana Territory, 1887 Shad Petty is a cowhand, plain and simple, whose days are filled with riding for the McCutcheon brand... -
The Mystery of Mr Daventry by Adele Clee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow long can one keep up a charade?A gentleman who hides many secrets.Society thinks it has the measure of Lucius Daventry, illegitimate son of the Duke of Melverley, but they know nothing of the dangerous man who lies beneath the constructed façade. As a member of a secret group known as the Order of Themis, he works to right injustices, to make wicked men pay...Categorized as:
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The Devereaux Affair by Adele Clee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo lonely children form a bond.As the daughter of a famed courtesan, Julianna de Lacy had seen more than her share of heartbreak. As a child, her own heart was broken the night her mother dragged her from the Marquess Devereaux’s mansion and forced her into a stranger’s carriage...Categorized as:
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The Soul of a Rogue by K.J. Jackson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA lady who swore she’d never love again. A bitter rogue out to avenge horrors of the past. Two hardened souls are forced together in an adventure to break a curse, sparking to life a sizzling attraction that will not be denied in this newest novel from USA Today Bestseller, K.J. Jackson.A lady who swore she’d never love again.Eliana Graham, Dowager Countess of Raplan, had once had it all...Categorized as:
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Unmasked by Her Lover by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRevealing the true love of her life! The thrilling conclusion to the Season of Scandal series! Lady Meg’s parents decide that the best solution to the scandal breaking over her head, is to marry her to her old childhood friend, Harry. Meg will not allow it. Instead, she persuades Harry to take her secretly to her twin sister’s house in Kent to ride out the storm...Categorized as:
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Mysterious Lover by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to a thrilling new series, "Crime & Passion," from USA Today Bestselling Author Mary Lancaster.London, 1851In the shadow of the Great Exhibition, poverty and crime stalk the meaner backstreets of the city. But sin is not confined to the underworld. One couple passes seamlessly between the neighboring worlds of privilege and privation, solving crimes and enabling love to bloom... -
The Thief of Blackfriars Lane by Michelle Griep
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere’s Often a Fine Line Between a Criminal and a Saint Constable Jackson Forge intends to make the world safer, or at least the streets of Victorian London. But that’s Kit Turner’s domain, a swindler who runs a crew that acquires money the old-fashioned way—conning the rich to give to the poor...Categorized as:
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Love me, If you Dare by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey are wallflowers, bluestockings, merry widows, and debutantes—members of a secret, exclusive Lady’s Club in Berkeley Square! There ladies indulge in daring wagers, learn to fight, read scandalous books, and learn the art of wooing the gentlemen they will bring to their knees…Sebastian Crawford, Duke of Hartford, cares about his duty, honor, and family... -
Dangerous Lover by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA danger to the world? Or just to her heart? Alexandra Battle is desperate enough to accept a new post as governess to the illegitimate daughter of Sir Nicholas Swan, without having met either of them. Fortunately, Evelina turns out to be delightful as well as challenging, though her father, from their first encounter in the dead of night, remains a disturbingly attractive mystery...Categorized as:
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So True a Love by Joanna Barker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDanger and passion collide when a plucky young woman becomes embroiled in a Bow Street investigation alongside a handsome officer. London, 1803As the daughter of a renowned actress, Verity Travers is a privileged lady of high society —and the last woman one would suspect of working as a private investigator...Categorized as:
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The Steel Rogue by K.J. Jackson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA scarred lady, living in the outskirts of society. A hardened rogue brought up from the worst of humanity. One seeks revenge. One seeks redemption. Neither is prepared for a love that will defy all odds.A scarred lady, living in the fringes. Lady Alton knows she doesn't fit into polite society. Her scars determined that long ago, and marrying a viscount never helped the matter...Categorized as:
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Fall of the Lyon: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“It’s all a bit sleight of hand, isn’t it? This business of seduction.” Faced with the devastating and impending loss of her stepfather and the all too real threat of unscrupulous relatives who would have her inheritance at any cost, Miss Margaret Upshaw flees to London. Her stepfather has tasked her to make her way to the Lyon’s Den to seek the assistance of Mrs...Categorized as:
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More than a Masquerade by Adele Clee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn enquiry agent seeking her first case.After spending weeks eagerly awaiting an assignment, Rachel Gambit is instructed to meet her potential new client at a Vauxhall masquerade. She’s been given a list of instructions: to wear red, to find the mysterious gentleman amongst the crowd, with no clue to his identity... -
Temptations of a Duke's Daughter by Samantha Holt
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSolving a murder is dangerous business. So is falling in love…Lady Chastity Fallon will not stand idly by while her sister is suspected of murder. Since no one wants to help, she’ll take matters into her own hands. The plan? Simple. She’ll disguise herself as a servant and investigate...Categorized as:
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Death at Brighton Pavilion by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Captain Gabriel Lacey finds himself standing over a dead body in Brighton Pavilion, bloody sword in hand and no memory of how he got there, he immediately fears he is a murderer. The dead man is Colonel Hamilton Isherwood, a man Lacey clashed with after the battle of Salamanca in Spain seven years before... -
The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by K.J. Charles
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBridgerton meets Poldark in this sweeping LGBTQIA+ Regency romance from award-winning author KJ CharlesAbandoned by his father as a small child, Sir Gareth Inglis has grown up prickly, cold, and well-used to disappointment. Even so, he longs for a connection, falling headfirst into a passionate anonymous affair that's over almost as quickly as it began...Categorized as:
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The Noble Smuggler by Sian Ann Bessey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDespite living at her father’s inn her entire life, Elizabeth Doyle has always managed to avoid involvement with the smugglers who frequently gather there. Until now. When a handsome smuggler is brought to her with dire injuries, Elizabeth risks everything to hide him—completely unaware that the wounded man is not who he appears to be...Categorized as:
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A Deadly Affair by Carla Simpson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLondon 1889 — Murder, mystery, and two people in a most unlikely partnership.She's an unconventional lady who has traveled the world, practices the art of self defense most excellently, and has an interesting tattoo in, ahem... a very unusual place...Categorized as:
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A Season for Spies by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs she races to uncover the traitor, she can hide from him no longer...Perpetually vexed by his misbehaving niece, the Marquess of Camden and Spymaster to the Crown is putting his foot down once and for all. If Evie wants to participate in the hunt for the traitor, she will do so under the auspices of Captain Anthony Browne... the man who once asked her to be his mistress after she seduced him...Categorized as:
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His Wallflower White by Tammy Andresen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’ll keep her safe no matter the cost...When The Honourable Patrick Cranston is hired by the White family to guard a duke’s sister, he’s relieved. Watching one debutante is a fair sight easier than bareknuckle boxing; at least, that’s how it seems. At first... -
A Precarious Excursion: An Austen-Inspired Romance by Wendi Sotis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUpon arriving in London from Kent, Miss Elizabeth Bennet assumes it was an error in her behaviour that made Mr. Darcy believe she would accept his proposal. Elizabeth decides she should act more like her sister Jane from this point forward...Categorized as:
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Fall of the Lyon: The Lyon's Den by Chasity Bowlin
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...Categorized as:
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The Wayward Son by Caroline Warfield
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe knew Willowbrook would never be hers. How can she make the heir love it as she does? Welcome to book 1 in the exciting new series by bestselling author Caroline Warfield!Sir Robert Benson’s life is in London. He fled Ashmead the day he discovered the man he thought was his father had lied to him, and the girl he loved was beyond his reach...Categorized as:
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A Perilous Circumstance by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDesperate times call for desperate measures…Miss Georgie Holbrooke is in the most dire of circumstances. Her brother has arranged for her to marry a vile man, and she has no doubt that he will punish her severely if she refuses. When an opportunity to work at an orphanage in the rookeries arises, she takes it, knowing it may be her only chance to escape...Categorized as:
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An Unwelcome Suitor by Ashtyn Newbold
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFalling in love with her sister's suitor had never been part of her plan. After losing her parents, Elizabeth Watts and her two sisters are taken under the care of their great-aunt, who has promised them her estate upon her death. From a young age, however, Elizabeth has learned not to expect to keep things that can be taken away...Categorized as:
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A Gentleman's Honor: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Melanie Rachel
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSomeone wants Elizabeth Bennet dead. It’s all Fitzwilliam Darcy’s fault.Elizabeth Bennet wants the truth from Mr. Darcy. When she follows him from the ballroom to insist upon it, she becomes an unwilling witness to a scandalous scene. And for once, she cannot blame Mr. Darcy for disdaining his company. Not even when he departs Netherfield in the middle of the ball...Categorized as:
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An Extravagant Duplicity by Lynn Messina
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhy, yes, the former Beatrice Hyde-Clare is distracted. Having settled comfortably into marriage to the Duke of Kesgrave, she is nevertheless surprised to find herself in an interesting condition. And it has to be that—the unsettling prospect of motherhood—that causes her to overlook the obvious clue that Roger Dugmore had indeed been killed in his sleep... -
Seeing Danger by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLord Devonshire Sinclair understands his family’s heightened senses are a result of a long ago pact between the Sinclairs and the powerful Raven family. To Honor and Protect is their creed. He has also accepted that no woman could live at his side and understand what he is capable of…until now...Categorized as:
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Pursued by the Rake by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWelcome to the new series Season of Scandal by USA Today Bestselling Author Mary Lancaster!Four innocent young ladies-in-waiting to the Princess of Wales spend the night sheltering from a wild party in her residence – only to discover in the morning that Her Highness was never there. And the news is already out.The ladies flee the scene to fight as best they can for their lost reputations...Categorized as:
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Sensing Danger by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestseller Wendy Vella comes an exciting Regency series about legend, love and destiny, with a hint of magic ... Legend says the Sinclairs heightened senses are a result of a long ago pact between them and the powerful Raven family. To Honor and Protect is their creed, but the current Duke of Raven doesn't make their task easy...Categorized as:
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The Governess by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRegina (Reggie) Spark has loved Broderick Killoran, the resourceful and protective proprietor of the Devil’s Den, ever since he saved her from the streets and made her his right hand at the notorious gaming hell. For just as long, Reggie has never admitted her true feelings for him. Nor has she revealed her spirited ambitions—to buck convention and expectations and open a music hall...Categorized as:
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An Impossible Impostor by Deanna Raybourn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhile investigating a man claiming to be the long-lost heir to a noble family, Veronica Speedwell gets the surprise of her life in this new adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn.London, 1889. Veronica Speedwell and her natural historian beau Stoker are summoned by Sir Hugo Montgomerie, head of Special Branch...Categorized as:
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The Weaver's Daughter by Sarah E. Ladd
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKate's loyalties bind her to the past. Henry's loyalties compel him to strive for a better future...Categorized as:
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A Stroke of Malice by Anna Lee Huber
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLady Kiera Darby and her husband Sebastian Gage are looking forward to relaxing with new friends at an exciting yearly soiree, but they soon learn that murder never takes a holiday in the latest riveting installment in this national bestselling series. Scotland 1832...Categorized as:
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The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA high society amateur detective at the heart of Regency London uses her wits and invisibility as an 'old maid' to protect other women in a new and fiercely feminist historical mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Alison Goodman.Lady Augusta Colebrook, "Gus," is determinedly unmarried, bored by society life, and tired of being dismissed at the age of forty-two... -
Hope by Beverley Watts
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThere was no doubt that things had definitely looked better for Gabriel Atwood, one time Viscount Northwood. Mainly because everyone who knew him or of him almost certainly believed him dead - the bastard who’d betrayed him had made sure of that...Categorized as:
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Mr Darcy and the Murder at Rosings by Lin Mei Wei
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a disastrous proposal in Hunsford, all Elizabeth and Darcy want is never to see each other again. But when a horrible storm traps them both at Rosings, they are forced to at least be civil to one another...Categorized as:
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Twice As Wicked (Wicked Secrets) by Elizabeth Bright
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMiss Alice Bursnell is determined to wreak revenge on Nathaniel Eastwood, Viscount Abingdon, for the seduction, ruin, and death of her beloved twin sister. But how to expose a seducer without falling prey herself? As she gets closer to Nathaniel, she finds she is in serious danger of following in her sister’s much-too-tempted footsteps. The man is nothing like the heartless rake she expected..Categorized as:
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Not a Fine Gentleman by Donna Hatch
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMargaret, the eldest of the misbegotten Amesbury family, is accused of murdering her jerk of a husband and then fleeing. Conner Jackson, a Bow Street Runner, is hunting her down to bring her to justice. Or so he thinks...This romantic story of loss and betrayal, forgiveness and redemption, and strangers marrying, will leave you laughing, crying, and swooning... -
Seducing the Siren of Seven Dials by Jillian Eaton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree years ago, Lady Amelia disappeared without a trace. Unable to conform to the rigid rules of society, she sought freedom in the streets of Seven Dials and transformed herself into Artemis Bishop, thief-extraordinaire. But in doing so, she spurned her betrothed…the powerful Duke of Warwick.Warwick can handle misplacing a cravat...Categorized as:
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Risking the Detective by Ellie St. Clair
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe was swindled, ruined, and left for dead. She is determined to rise -- but she will never fall in love again.Madeline Castleton was played for a fool, tricked into a sham of a marriage to a masquerading earl who only wanted her fortune. Now she is determined to prove that she is not a naive young woman but capable of running her father’s stone company...Categorized as:
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A Season for Smugglers by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill his daring debutante rescue reveal the traitor to the crown? Lily Davies' first—and final, if she has anything to say about it—Season in London is mercifully coming to an end... -
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Forgetting the Scot by Jennifer Trethewey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVirginia Whitebridge is trapped in a loveless, abusive marriage. The law says her husband can have whatever he wants from her—so he's taken her inheritance. And he tried to kill her. After a close escape, Virginia feels protected for the first time in forever, thanks to the Scottish Highlands and the Highlander Magnus Sinclair...Categorized as:
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Fitzwilliam Darcy, Man of Fortune by Jennifer Joy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFitzwilliam Darcy wants nothing more than to win Elizabeth Bennet's good opinion, so when her family's reputation is threatened with ruin, he plans to use his influence and fortune to save them. He carries out his plans perfectly … until he wakes up on a pirate ship... -
A Season for Scandal by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe always dreamed of marrying a Stuart brother. Just not the one who meets her at the altar. When scandal sweeps through London's ballrooms, Lord Elijah Stuart's younger brother is caught in its web. Though his main duty is to England's spymaster, Elijah must forsake his work searching for the traitor to the Crown and instead focus on weddings and reputations...Categorized as:
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The Countess Intrigue by Wendy May Andrews
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDuring her second Season, Lady Elizabeth Castleton is found in a compromising position with Lord Justice Sinclair, the Earl of Heath. Despite her attraction to him, she is dismayed to find herself betrothed to the man who is rumored to have killed his first wife. Regardless of the rumors, she is soon married and on the way to her husband’s estate...Categorized as:
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Colt (Alaska Cowboys and Mounties Book 1) (Western Historical Romance) by Kate Bridges
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBe swept away by these passionate ALASKA COWBOYS and MOUNTIES! This enthralling western historical romance series by USA TODAY bestselling author, Kate Bridges, celebrates sexy alpha heroes and remarkable women as they fall in love...Categorized as:
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Why the Earl is After the Girl by Tabetha Waite
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA missing heirloom. A stolen inheritance. Can love conquer mistrust? Athena Hawthorne never imagined that she would lose everything she'd ever had. But after the death of her father, his prosperous jewelry store is sold off to pay his supposed debts...Categorized as:
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