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Under the Light of the Italian Moon: Inspired by a true story of love and women's resilience during the rise of fascism and WWII by Jennifer Anton
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA promise keeps them apart until WW2 threatens to destroy their love foreverFonzaso Italy, between two warsNina Argenta doesn’t want the traditional life of a rural Italian woman. The daughter of a strong-willed midwife, she is determined to define her own destiny. But when her brother emigrates to America, she promises her mother to never leave... -
![Secrets and Suitors by Joanna Barker]()
Secrets and Suitors by Joanna Barker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsReluctantly 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... -
![Daughter of Rome by Tessa Afshar]()
Daughter of Rome by Tessa Afshar
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA woman with a devastating secret. A man bent on proving his worth. A chance encounter that catapults them into the heart of history.When the daughter of a prominent Roman general meets a disinherited Jewish immigrant, neither one can dream of God's plan to transform them into the most influential couple of the early church. Nor can they anticipate the mountains that will threaten to bury them...Categorized as:
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![The Surgeon's Daughter by Audrey Blake]()
The Surgeon's Daughter by Audrey Blake
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNew from the USA Today bestselling author of The Girl in His Shadow! Women's work is a matter of life and death. Nora Beady, the only female student at a prestigious medical school in Bologna, is a rarity. In the 19th century women are expected to remain at home and raise children, so her unconventional, indelicate ambitions to become a licensed surgeon offend the men around her... -
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![Georgia by Lesley Pearse]()
Georgia by Lesley Pearse
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen nine-year-old orphan Georgia James is unexpectedly fostered by the kindly Celia and her bank manager husband she can hardly believe her luck. But then - on her fifteenth birthday - she suffers the cruellest betrayal of all at the hands of her foster father and is forced to run away, leaving everything she loves behind her... -
![Ellie by Lesley Pearse]()
Ellie by Lesley Pearse
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEllie is a sweet-natured brunette, generous of heart with a sparkling smile and an accent which reveals her East End background.Bonny is beautiful and spoilt, with cascades of blonde hair, the brightest pair of blue eyes and a mouth like Cupid's bow... -
![Why Kings Confess by C.S. Harris]()
Why Kings Confess by C.S. Harris
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe 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... -
![The Virgins of Venice by Gina Buonaguro]()
The Virgins of Venice by Gina Buonaguro
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn sixteenth-century Venice, one young noblewoman dares to resist the choices made for herVenice in 1509 is on the brink of war. The displeasure of Pope Julius II is a continuing threat to the republic, as is the barely contained fighting in the countryside. Amid this turmoil, noblewoman Justina Soranzo, just sixteen, hopes to make a rare love marriage with her sweetheart, Luca Cicogna... -
![The Guardian by Maeve Greyson]()
The Guardian by Maeve Greyson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey ordered her to seduce him and cast him aside. He was commanded to protect her. No one told them to fall in love. They discovered that on their own. Now each can’t live without the other but together they risk certain death. Book 1 - in the new series "Highland Heroes" is now available! A Highlander’s duty...Categorized as:
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![Blood of a Gladiator by Ashley Gardner]()
Blood of a Gladiator by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLeonidas, champion gladiator of Rome, is set free from the games by a mysterious benefactor who grants him freedom, a place to live, and a servant—Cassia, a scribe—to look after him.But the benefactor is only so generous—Leonidas must pay his own way and Cassia’s, which means hiring himself out. The sharp-witted Cassia quickly lands him a post as a bodyguard, escorting a retired senator to Ostia... -
![A Harvest of Secrets by Roland Merullo]()
A Harvest of Secrets by Roland Merullo
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of From These Broken Streets comes a sweeping novel of love, resistance, and courage set against the backdrop of WWII Italy.Italy, 1943. The seeds of terror planted by Hitler have brought Allied forces to Italian soil. Young lovers separated by war—one near a Tuscan hill town, the other a soldier on the Sicilian front—will meet any challenge to reunite... -
![Sweet Scandal by Scarlett Scott]()
Sweet Scandal by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNot 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...Categorized as:
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![The Moon Gate by Amanda Geard]()
The Moon Gate by Amanda Geard
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the author of the Richard & Judy pick The Midnight House. A wartime secret. An abandoned house. How long can they run from the past? A mesmerising story of love, war, and a mystery that ensnares three generations, moving between Tasmania, London, and Kerry in 1939, 1975 and 2004. Perfect for fans of Natasha Lester, Kate Morton, and Lucinda Riley...Categorized as:
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![La spia del mare by Virginia De Winter]()
La spia del mare by Virginia De Winter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVenezia, 1741. Cordelia Sheffield è una spia inglese, bella, intelligente e letale. Cassandra Giustinian invece è una nobile veneziana dalla grazia incantevole, colpita da una misteriosa malattia. Nessuno sa che sono gemelle, che dividono un'unica vita e l'amore per lo stesso uomo: lo splendido Cassian d'Armer, una spia del Doge, tormentato da un passato di guerra e violenza... -
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![Cast in Ice by Laura Landon]()
Cast in Ice by Laura Landon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady 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... -
![Mr. Pickwick's Guide to Marriageable Young Ladies by Jill M. Beene]()
Mr. Pickwick's Guide to Marriageable Young Ladies by Jill M. Beene
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLondon, 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.. -
![Chasing Shadows by T.A. Williams]()
Chasing Shadows by T.A. Williams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAmy had it all – money, brains and beauty. And then the accident happened. The Present Day: Left blind and without her family, Amy feels she needs to get away. On a trip along the Camino, she is accompanied by the mysterious and troubled Luke. Having been set up to help Amy by a mutual friend, Luke finds he is also running from his past…1314: A Templar Knight, Luc, is also running... -
![Too Hot to Handel by Sheri Cobb South]()
Too Hot to Handel by Sheri Cobb South
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen 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...Categorized as:
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![A Private Miscellany by K.J. Charles]()
A Private Miscellany by K.J. Charles
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA short (7.5K words) free coda to the Society of Gentlemen series, catching up on the main characters a year and a half later...Categorized as:
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![Restless Rake by Scarlett Scott]()
Restless Rake by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe 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... -
![The Viceroys by Federico De Roberto, Vittorio Spinazzola]()
The Viceroys by Federico De Roberto, Vittorio Spinazzola
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Viceroys tells the story of a noble family of Catania, of Spanish origins. This family, the Uzeda princes of Francalanza, were during the previous Spanish rule "Vicerè" (that is, they represented the monarch). The story follows the private history of the Uzedas during the last year of Bourbon domination in the kingdom of Two Sicilies and the first decades of Regno d'Italia... -
![The Temptation of Gracie by Santa Montefiore, Silje Storstein]()
The Temptation of Gracie by Santa Montefiore, Silje Storstein
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNever give up on your dreams, no matter how long you hold on to them . . . Gracie Burton is a grandmother, living quietly in Devon. She has rarely left the village over the past forty years. Her daughter, Carina, is immensely high-powered with her own fast-paced business in London... -
![Lords by Stacy Von Haegert]()
Lords by Stacy Von Haegert
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLondon 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...Categorized as:
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![The Promise by V.J. Dunraven]()
The Promise by V.J. Dunraven
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibrarian Note: Alternate Cover Edition for ISBN-10: 1479183636 / ISBN-13: 9781479183630). "I was deeply drawn into The Promise--the charm and complexity of the characters, the vibrancy of the settings, and the plot that gripped me from beginning to end." --Kathryn Lynn Davis, NY Times Bestselling Author of Too Deep For Tears Richard Christopher Radcliffe, the Marquess of Sunderland ..Categorized as:
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![Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries Volume One by Ashley Gardner]()
Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries Volume One by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA collection of the first three novels in the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries series plus two Captain Lacey short stories originally published in mystery magazines... -
![Line by Line (Love along the Wires) by Jennifer Delamere]()
Line by Line (Love along the Wires) by Jennifer Delamere
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYears of hard work enabled Douglas Shaw to escape a life of desperate poverty--and now he's determined to marry into high society to prevent reliving his old circumstances. But when Alice McNeil, an unconventional telegrapher at his firm, raises the ire of a vindictive co-worker, he must choose between rescuing her reputation and the future he's always planned... -
![Broken Promise by Laura Landon]()
Broken Promise by Laura Landon
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVictorian 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... -
![Leif by Celeste Barclay]()
Leif by Celeste Barclay
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. Fate brought them together. Free will binds them. Leif Ivarrson wants nothing more than to enjoy the comforts of home after sailing for months. When a neighboring jarl arrives bearing news of a threat to their land and security, Leif knows there will be no rest for him...Categorized as:
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![The Rat-Catcher's Daughter by K.J. Charles]()
The Rat-Catcher's Daughter by K.J. Charles
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMusic-hall singer Miss Christiana is in serious debt, and serious trouble. She owes more than she can pay to a notorious criminal, and now he plans to make an example of her. There's no way out. But Christiana has an admirer. Stan Kamarzyn has watched her sing for a year and he doesn't want to see her get hurt... -
![The Gladiator by Carla Capshaw]()
The Gladiator by Carla Capshaw
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe won his fame--and his freedom--in the gory pits of Rome's Colosseum. Yet the greatest challenge for once-legendary gladiator Caros Viriathos comes to him through a slave. His slave, the beautiful and mysterious Pelonia Valeria. Her secret brings danger to his household but offers Caros a love like he's never known....Should anyone learn she is a Christian, Pelonia will be executed...Categorized as:
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![O Quarto Arcano - O Anjo Negro by Florencia Bonelli, Isabel Fraga]()
O Quarto Arcano - O Anjo Negro by Florencia Bonelli, Isabel Fraga
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNo princípio do século XIX, diferentes processos revolucionários espalham-se pelas colónias espanholas da América, desejosas de se tornarem independentes da Coroa de Espanha. Buenos Aires será uma das primeiras capitais a concretizar esse sonho. É nesse contexto que decorre o romance de Florencia Bonelli, a mais popular autora histórico-romântica do panorama literário latino-americano... -
![The Tuscan Contessa by Dinah Jefferies]()
The Tuscan Contessa by Dinah Jefferies
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsONE WAR. TWO WOMEN. WILL THEY BE ABLE TO SAVE THE ONES THEY LOVE?A sweeping new novel from the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of The Tea Planter's WifeIn 1943, Contessa Sofia de' Corsi's peaceful Tuscan villa among the olive groves is upturned by the sudden arrival of German soldiers... -
![Queen By Right by Anne Easter Smith]()
Queen By Right by Anne Easter Smith
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the award-winning author of A Rose for the Crown, Daughter of York, and The King's Grace comes another masterful historical novel—the story of Cecily of York, mother of two kings and the heroine of one of history's greatest love stories... -
![A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Stephen Sondheim, Larry Gelbart]()
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Stephen Sondheim, Larry Gelbart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe book and lyrics of the first musical for which Sondheim composed the score as well. Forum opened in 1962 and is Sondheim's longest running play. Other plays for which he has written both the music and lyrics are A Little Night Music, Into the Woods and Assassins... -
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![The Royal Daughter by Soraya M. Lane, Erica Disco]()
The Royal Daughter by Soraya M. Lane, Erica Disco
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“My darling B, my heart, my soul. I only wish we’d had longer. Longer to search for the daughter that I should never have given up. The daughter that I should have been brave enough to keep, brave enough to tell you about, brave enough to tell the world about.”London, Present day... -
![Captivated by a Lady's Charm by Christi Caldwell]()
Captivated by a Lady's Charm by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn 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... -
![The Violinist of Venice: A Story of Vivaldi by Alyssa Palombo]()
The Violinist of Venice: A Story of Vivaldi by Alyssa Palombo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA sweeping historical novel of composer and priest Antonio Vivaldi, a secret wealthy mistress, and their passion for music and each other Like most 18th century Venetians, Adriana d'Amato adores music-except her strict merchant father has forbidden her to cultivate her gift for the violin... -
![A Search for Refuge by Kristi Ann Hunter]()
A Search for Refuge by Kristi Ann Hunter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMargaretta 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... -
![Lost and Found by Stephanie Laurens]()
Lost and Found by Stephanie Laurens
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA 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... -
![The Games Lovers Play by Stephanie Laurens]()
The Games Lovers Play by Stephanie Laurens
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens returns to the Cynsters’ next generation with an evocative tale of two people striving to overcome unusual hurdles in order to claim true love.A nobleman wedded to the lady he loves strives to overwrite five years of masterful pretence and open his wife’s eyes to the fact that he loves her as much as she loves him... -
![Lady of Pleasure by Delilah Marvelle]()
Lady of Pleasure by Delilah Marvelle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEducating 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... -
![Passion Wears Pearls by Renee Bernard]()
Passion Wears Pearls by Renee Bernard
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter 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... -
![My Lady Thief by Emily May, Emily Larkin]()
My Lady Thief by Emily May, Emily Larkin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady 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...Categorized as:
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![The Weather Woman by Sally Gardner]()
The Weather Woman by Sally Gardner
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNeva 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...Categorized as:
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![Diva by Daisy Goodwin]()
Diva by Daisy Goodwin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Daisy Goodwin returns with a story of the scandalous love affair between the most celebrated opera singer of all time and one of the richest men in the world.In the glittering and ruthlessly competitive world of opera, Maria Callas was known simply as la divina: the divine one... -
![Als wir unsterblich waren by Charlotte Roth]()
Als wir unsterblich waren by Charlotte Roth
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNovember 1989. »Willkommen in Westberlin«, dröhnt es aus einem Lautsprecher, als die Ostberliner Studentin Alexandra von der Menschenmenge in die Arme eines jungen Mannes gedrängt wird. Liebe auf den ersten Blick!Berlin vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg. Die junge und mutige Paula setzt sich leidenschaftlich für Frauen- und Arbeiterrechte ein...Categorized as:
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![The Last Word by Samantha Hastings]()
The Last Word by Samantha Hastings
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1861. 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... -
![Knight of Fire by Shannon Drake]()
Knight of Fire by Shannon Drake
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeautiful Princess Allora must chose between the kingdom that she cherishes and the sensuous kisses of steel-eyed Norman invader Bret D'Anlou, her sworn enemy. By the author of Bride of the Wind... -
![Love's Price by Cheryl Holt]()
Love's Price by Cheryl Holt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHelen 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... -
![Forever After by Jill Gregory]()
Forever After by Jill Gregory
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne night of searing violence forced beautiful street orphan Camilla Brent to flee London in terror. But another kind of danger awaited when fate delivered her into the protection of the scandalous, magnetically handsome Philip Audley, Earl of Wescott...
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