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Stranger at the Manor by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
A destitute man comes looking for help from his cousin, and uncovers some mysteries.Phyllida Beasley is forty years old, a mousy spinster who devotes her life to caring for her brother, and doing good works in the parish. She’s in a rut, but too timid to set herself free from her domineering friends and her own sense of duty...

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Secrets and Suitors by Joanna Barker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Reluctantly returning to London for yet another Season, shy Nora Hamilton has nearly given up hope that she will ever find the love match she longs for. After all, the one man she does harbor feelings for—her closest friend, James—has made it perfectly clear he views her as just that: a friend...

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Stranger at the Villa by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
A new physician arrives in the village, but is he all he seems?Susannah Winslade is twenty-six, and drifting into perpetual spinsterhood as she tries to care for her sick stepmother, look after her young brothers and sisters, and keep her father sober and solvent. Her brother Henry isn’t much help, either. She doesn’t mind...

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Seeing Miss Heartstone by Nichole Van
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Please note: The basic storyline of Seeing Miss Heartstone was originally published as a novella titled, An Invisible Heiress, in the Spring in Hyde Park anthology. This current novel is a greatly expanded version of that plot, adding over 200 pages of text and creating a more robust, well-developed story.Miss Belle Heartstone—heiress and savvy businesswoman—needs a husband. Immediately...

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Why Kings Confess by C.S. Harris
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
The gruesome murder of a young French physician draws aristocratic investigator Sebastian St. Cyr and his pregnant wife, Hero, into a dangerous, decades-old mystery as a wrenching piece of Sebastian’s past puts him to the ultimate test. Regency England, January 1813: When a badly injured Frenchwoman is found beside the mutilated body of Dr...

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Aphrodite by D.G. Rampton
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
· 11 ratings
70,000+ 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...

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A Feather To Fly With by Joyce Harmon
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
In 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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Sweet Scandal by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Not the average lady...Lady Helen Harrington is a spinster by choice. She hasn’t any desire to entangle herself in romantic nonsense. Instead, she prefers to spend her time championing the causes nearest to her heart through writing articles for the London Beacon...

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My Lady Marzipan by Sydney Jane Baily
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Step into Rare Confectionery on New Bond Street, where three talented sisters create treats as delectable to the tongue as they are appealing to the eye. One taste is all it takes to be captivated...Charlotte hasn't had anything go wrong in her blissful existence as a confectioner. Always smiling, she loves working with her sisters, and she adores her customers...

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Capturing the Heart of a Cameron by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
This 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...

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The Scent of Scandal by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
A penniless young lady, rescued by providence. When Miss Fredericka Wycliffe’s eccentric Uncle Phin dies and leaves her all his worldly goods, she cannot believe her good fortune. A passionate missionary man, Phineas Wycliffe was not wealthy, but a little cottage in the Highlands of Scotland and a modest bequest seem like riches beyond Fredericka’s wildest dreams. The catch...

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What the Hart Wants by Emily Royal
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Five lessons in pleasure. One lesson in love.Fraser MacGregor, thirteenth Duke Molineux, seizes the opportunity to use the title he unexpectedly inherited, to further his whisky business. He leaves his Highland home and heads for London where he’s accosted by a feisty lass, who smashes a vase over his head.Delilah Hart should be relishing her first London season...

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Cast in Ice by Laura Landon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Lady Winnifred Waverley, daughter of the Duke of Townsend, walked the fringes of Society harboring a horrible secret. A secret so damning that it would shatter her entire family and destroy any chance for her younger sister Anne to find a love match...

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Mr. Pickwick's Guide to Marriageable Young Ladies by Jill M. Beene
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
London, 1824When a scandalous pamphlet begins circulating, it upsets the entire social game. Above the turmoil rises one question...Who is Mr. Pickwick?A man who doesn't care for society...There's very little that the wealthy Duke of Devonshire worries about, but his family is an exception. There's nothing Edward won't do for those he loves...A lady who is good at being invisible..

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Too Hot to Handel by Sheri Cobb South
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
When a rash of jewel thefts strikes London, magistrate Patrick Colquhoun deploys his Bow Street Runners to put a stop to the crimes. The Russian Princess Olga Fyodorovna is to attend a production of Handel’s Esther at Drury Lane Theatre, where she will wear a magnificent diamond necklace...

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A Private Miscellany by K.J. Charles
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
· 11 ratings
A short (7.5K words) free coda to the Society of Gentlemen series, catching up on the main characters a year and a half later...

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Restless Rake by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
She wants her freedom… Clara Whitney is desperate to leave London and return to her native Virginia. She'll do anything, even if it means striking a deal with the most notorious earl in England, to get what she wants...

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An Earl in Wolf's Clothing by Emily Windsor
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
A pursuit is underway…From the hallowed halls of London’s Almack’s to the unkempt taverns of Drury Lane, from whispered words in glittering theatres to seductive kisses at Vauxhall Gardens – an earl must pursue his lady.Propriety be damned. Anything is allowed. But for success, the Earl of Kelmarsh may have to enact the Rules of the Rogue…A resolute lady...

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Emerald by Lauren Royal
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
England & Scotland, 1667 Jason Chase, the Marquess of Cainewood, is out to bring a blackguard to justice when he crosses paths with a woeful Scottish lad. When the lad turns out to be a lovely Scottish lass, he realizes she must be the notorious bounty hunter Emerald MacCallum...

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Lords by Stacy Von Haegert
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
London 1830... Anastasia Lintel never wanted for more than a simple existence, arranging flowers in her father's shop, catering to the soft-palmed elite. However, when tragedy strikes, taking with it the only family she has ever known, Anastasia must adapt to an unexpected new life...

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How to Train Your Baron (What Happens in the Ballroom) by Diana Lloyd
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
When Elsinore Cosgrove escapes a ballroom in search of adventure, she has no idea it will lead to a hasty marriage. The youngest daughter of a duke, all she wants is to make her own choices...

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Courting Intrigue: A Sweet, Regency Romance by Wendy May Andrews
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Security or loyalty? Attraction or duty? How does one choose? Miss Lillian Shaw, wellborn but impoverished, has been living with her aunt, the widowed Viscountess Shepley, since the death of her parents a few years ago. Lily wants to find a paid position to add to her savings so she can open a bakery when she receives the Byram Bequest...

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Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries Volume One by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
A collection of the first three novels in the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries series plus two Captain Lacey short stories originally published in mystery magazines...

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Broken Promise by Laura Landon
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Victorian Romance Captain Austin Landwell lives with nightmares that torture him every day. So, when he’s given the chance to redeem himself and make the family he destroyed whole again, nothing will stand in his way except...his love for a woman who has the power to breathe life back into a heart he thought was dead...

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Sweet Home Highlander by Amalie Howard, Angie Morgan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Lady Aisla Montgomery has a perfectly tolerable marriage...as long as her husband stays in Scotland and she in Paris. But now, years later, she wants only one thing—a divorce. Niall Stuart Maclaren, the rugged Laird of Tarbendale rues the day he met his beautiful, conniving wife. Though the thought of her incites a bitter and biting fury, no other woman has ever stirred his blood as hotly...

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Clarissa and the Poor Relations by Alicia Cameron
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
In Regency England Mrs Thorne's School for Young Ladies is about to close due to the death of young Clarissa's mother a year ago.This leaves eighteen-year-old Clarissa Thorne and her three school mistress friends no option but to return to the bosom of their families as despised 'poor relations' - at everyone's beck and call for all their lives...

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The Highlander's Princess Bride by Vanessa Kelly
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
In Vanessa Kelly’s enchanting series, three young women descended from royalty overcome their scandalous beginnings to win the hearts of the ton’s most eligible men . . . The illegitimate daughter of the Prince Regent might be expected to pursue various dubious professions. Actress, perhaps, or artist’s model. Even courtesan...

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Never Deceive a Viscount by Renee Ann Miller
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
They are the infamous lords, notorious noblemen who indulge their irreverence in public, but keep their personal struggles private. For a portrait artist, capturing the true soul of a high-born hellion is a daring proposition..

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The Merry Lives of Spinsters by Rebecca Connolly
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Spinster is as spinster does... Georgiana Allen is a spinster and everybody knows it. She also happens to be one of the writers for the Spinster Chronicles, and everybody knows that as well. She’s accepted her lot in life, and, along with the other spinsters in her circle, takes great pride in the articles she writes and the influence she has...

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Once a Wallflower, At Last His Love by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Responsible, practical Miss Hermione Rogers, has been crafting stories as the notorious Mr. Michael Michaelmas and selling them for a meager wage to support her siblings. The only real way to ensure her family’s ruinous debts are paid, however, is to marry. Tall, thin, and plain, she has no expectation of success...

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Tempting Juliana by Lauren Royal
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
A Top 10 Kindle Bestseller from a New York Times Bestselling Author!London, 1816: Lady Juliana Chase wants nothing more than to see everyone around her happy. That's why she takes such pleasure in playing matchmaker. Her latest efforts involve Dr. James Trevor, the Earl of Stafford, and her good friend Amanda, who are absolutely perfect for each other...

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Captivated by a Lady's Charm by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
In need of a wife… Christian Villiers, the Marquess of St. Cyr, despises the role he's been cast into as fortune hunter but requires the funds to keep his marquisate solvent. Yet, the sins of his past cloud his future, preventing him from seeing beyond his fateful actions at the Battle of Toulouse...

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A Search for Refuge by Kristi Ann Hunter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Margaretta Fortescue desperately needs to disappear from London society, and her only hope is to follow the rumors of another young woman who recently made a life for herself away from the glare of society. Her search leads her to the market town of Marlborough where, in spite of her efforts to avoid attention, she can’t seem to elude local solicitor, Nash Banfield...

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Lost and Found by Stephanie Laurens
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
A novella, previously published in the print anthology Hero, Come Back.Reggie Carmathen needs to marry. His mother insists, and even his friends are hinting, so before he has some young chit thrust upon him, Reggie decides to choose his own bride...

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Felicity and the Damaged Reputation by Alicia Cameron
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
There was no doubt about it, Felicity Oldfield’s grand London adventure had commenced...

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Lady of Pleasure by Delilah Marvelle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Educating one's self in the art of love takes time... Lady Caroline Arabella Starling has been in love with her older brother's best friend, Caldwell, since she was thirteen. Unfortunately, too many things keep getting in the way of proving her love. Her four younger sisters, her mother, her brother, all of society and the man she loves himself...

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Passion Wears Pearls by Renee Bernard
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
After the darkness of a dungeon in India, artist Josiah Hastings dreamt of returning to a world lush with color—only to discover that years of imprisonment left his eyesight weak and failing. So when the fiery beauty of Miss Eleanor Beckett appears in his vision amidst the bleak grays of a London winter, he knows he's found his muse and one last chance at a masterpiece...

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My Lady Thief by Emily May, Emily Larkin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Lady by day, Robin Hood by night... Arabella Knightley is an earl’s granddaughter, but it’s common knowledge that she spent her early years in London’s gutters. What the ton doesn’t know is that while Arabella acts the perfect young lady by day, at night she plays Robin Hood, stealing from the wealthy to give to the poor.Adam St Just is one of Society’s most sought after bachelors...

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The Weather Woman by Sally Gardner
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Neva Friezland is born into a world of trickery and illusion, where fortunes can be won and lost on the turn of a card.She is also born with an extraordinary gift. She can predict the weather. In Regency England, where the proper goal for a gentlewoman is marriage and only God knows the weather, this is dangerous. It is also potentially very lucrative...

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The Last Word by Samantha Hastings
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
1861. Miss Lucinda Leavitt is shocked when she learns the author of her favorite serialized novel has died before completing the story. Determined to learn how it ends, Lucinda reluctantly enlists the help of her father’s young business partner, Mr. David Randall, to track down the reclusive author’s former whereabouts.David is a successful young businessman, but is overwhelmed by his workload...

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Love's Price by Cheryl Holt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Helen Stewart never understood why—as a tiny girl—she and her twin sister Harriet were sent away to boarding school and never allowed home for holidays. At age sixteen, they were shocked to discover that they are the illegitimate daughters of the notorious rogue, Charles Sinclair. Cast out by their relatives, they moved to London, and Helen has made a life for herself as a lady’s companion...

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Writerly Ambitions: An Elizabeth and Darcy Story by Timothy Underwood
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
In this story Mr. Bingley only takes Netherfield years after he did in the original novel. Mr. Darcy has spent these years determined to find the perfect wife, attending every ball at Season, and dancing every dance. But each girl he met lacked something. His friends don’t believe him anymore when he insists he wants to marry...

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Masks of Desire by Fenna Edgewood
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Childhood sweethearts become forbidden lovers in this Shakespearean-esque second chance romance where secrets and lies throw two opposing families into turmoil.Romeo and Juliet, meet Henry and Caroline...Caroline Gardner has always had her very own white knight. Her childhood sweetheart, Henry Gardner, is handsome, kind, and passionately in love with her...

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Stealing Heaven by Kimberly Cates
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Wooed to Castle Rathcannon by a series of love letters, Norah Linton learns that the romance of her dreams has been fabricated by Sir Aidan Kane's matchmaking young daughter...

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The Country Gentleman by Fiona Hill
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
When her fortune is lost, witty, irreverent Anne Guilfoyle is forced to leave London and her beau of ten years standing for the confines of country life in Cheshire, where she has fortuitously inherited some property. Anne pines for the social and political life she has left behind, especially when confronted with the society of her nearest neighbor, country bumpkin Henry Highet...

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Summer of Discontent by M.C. Beaton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
How should a proper young lady spend her summer months in Regency England? By getting into plenty of mischief by masquerading as a servant girl, of course. Cassandra, or Cassie to her friends, sticks out like a redheaded weed amidst her family of tidy blooms...

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Lord Worthing's Wallflower by Michelle Morrison
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Miss Juliette Aston is facing a deadline. This is her third London Season and her father has declared it will be her last. If she doesn’t find a husband this year, she can simply retire with him to the country where she can continue as his housekeeper. Juliette would like nothing better than to find a husband and start a family...

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One Step Behind by Brianna Labuskes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Vengeance never dies … London, 1812. When the unconventional Imogen Lancaster embarked on a mission to infiltrate high society and avenge her beloved cousin’s murder she never would have guessed she’d end up in the arms of a thief. At least, that’s what she assumes when she discovers Lucas Stone breaking into a private safe...

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Gentlewoman Urgently Seeks Husband by D.L. Carter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Forced to reexamine her ambition for a marriage based on love after being dragged by her mother to a meeting with two impoverished gentlewomen, Mrs. Bates and Miss Bates(from Jane Austen’s EMMA), Elizabeth Bennet is sent to Hunsford with orders to become a flirt and return married or not at all. Unfortunately her mother’s letters to Mr...

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To Woo and to Wed by Martha Waters
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
· 5 ratings
The final installment in the Regency Vows series follows the heir to a dukedom and a young widow, once very much in love, as they reunite years later to fake an engagement for the benefit of her sister. West, the Marquess of Weston, and Sophie, Lady Fitzwilliam Bridewell, have lately been spending a considerable amount of time together. But West and Sophie are not new acquaintances...

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