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Educating Caroline  by Patricia Cabot

Educating Caroline

Patricia Cabot

"Lady Caroline Linford is horrified to discover her fiancé, the Marquis of Winchilsea, in the arms of another woman. Unfortunately, Victorian society considers such masculine peccadilloes a trifle; canceling their imminent wedding would be unthinkable. But...

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The tutor's daughter  by Julie Klassen

The tutor's daughter

Julie Klassen

"Emma Smallwood, determined to help her widowed father regain his spirits when his academy fails, agrees to travel with him to the distant Cornwall coast, to the cliff-top manor of a baronet and his four sons. But after they arrive and begin teaching the...

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The husband gamble  by Jude Knight

The husband gamble

Jude Knight

"The abducted bride; the upright earl. The only place they match is over the chess board.Lady Osbourne's famed matchmaking skills may not be enough to find a match for Miss Amaryllis Fernhill, who was abducted right out of the church in front of her groom and...

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Lady Beast's bridegroom  by Jude Knight

Lady Beast's bridegroom

Jude Knight

"Lady Ariel lives retired in the country after being badly scarred by a fire. She hides her burns from others by donning a mask, only enticing more gossip by Society who has dubbed her "Lady Beast". Now, her second cousin, who inherited her father's title but...

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London muses  by Amanda McCabe

London muses

Amanda McCabe

To catch a rogue : "When antiquities begin to go missing from London drawing rooms Miss Calliope Chase sets out to restore order. The thief must be a well-connected member of the Ton. And she doesn't need to look much further than Cameron de Vere, Earl of...

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To woo and to wed  by Martha Waters

To woo and to wed

Martha Waters

"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. In fact, years ago, they had once been nearly engaged until West's almost...

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Mrs Gulliver  by Valerie Martin

Mrs Gulliver

Valerie Martin

"It is 1954, and prostitution is legal in the tropical haven that is Verona Island. Here, among gangsters and corrupt lawmen, Lila Gulliver runs a brothel that promises her exclusive clientele privacy and discretion. When nineteen-year-old Carita, beautiful...

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Persons of rank  by Anna Jacobs

Persons of rank

Anna Jacobs

"Will she marry below her station? Beatrice Dencey is constantly reminded by her aunt, the Dowager, that she must marry appropriately. And so must the Dowager's beloved granddaughter, Eleanor Graceover. Charged with finding Eleanor a suitable husband, Beatrice...

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The northern lady  by Anna Jacobs

The northern lady

Anna Jacobs

"She is determined to live the life she wants... Cassandra Trent does not like being told what to do. So when she is forced to leave behind her beloved Bardsley and join her aunt in London, she is furious. She wants nothing to do with polite society and...

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If I only had a duke  by Lenora Bell

If I only had a duke

Lenora Bell

"After four failed seasons and a disastrous jilting, Lady Dorothea Beaumont has had more than enough of her family's scheming. She won't domesticate a duke, entangle an earl, or vie for a viscount. She will quietly exit to her aunt's Irish estate for a life of...

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Scandalously bound to the gentleman  by Helen Dickson

Scandalously bound to the gentleman

Helen Dickson

"Lucy Quinn has never put much stock in what others think. After the traumatic events of her past, she avoids society, working as a nurse in India. Then she meets British diplomat Charles Anderson, who makes her feel a lightness and excitement again. Until his...

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A lady's guide to marvels and misadventure  by Angela Bell

A lady's guide to marvels and misadventure

Angela Bell

"Victorian socialite Clara Stanton strives to protect her eccentric family's reputation, but that proves to be difficult when her grandfather takes off on a flight of fancy. Thrown together with vagabond tinker Theodore Kingsley, Clara sets off to follow her...

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Turbulent threads  by Karen McMillan

Turbulent threads

Karen McMillan

"Dunedin, 1890: Suddenly orphaned at the tender age of twenty, Greer Gillies is reduced to working as a humble servant at Larnach Castle, a far cry from the dreams she held before. As she struggles with the stark reality of grief, she finds her journey has...

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Miss Georgina's marriage dilemma  by Eva Shepherd

Miss Georgina's marriage dilemma

Eva Shepherd

"Miss Georgina's Marriage Dilemma - Her convenient duke's touch leads to a passionate awakening...When fun-loving Miss Georgina risks losing her fortune unless she marries, her only option is getting wed to tightly wound Adam, Duke of Ravenswood. He needs her...

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Protecting her heart  by Nancy Campbell Allen

Protecting her heart

Nancy Campbell Allen

"London, 1887. When newly graduated medical doctor Charlotte Duvall receives word that her father has died, she immediately leaves America and returns home to see to her family's estate. Among her father's possessions is a box of her late mother's letters,...

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The lucky penny  by Dilly Court

The lucky penny

Dilly Court

"Clinging tightly to the penny in her palm, Flora's fortune was about to change. Flora is forever grateful for the day the Stewart family rescued her from her life of poverty on London's streets. Adopted as one of their own, she shed her rags and was finally...

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Lord Lambourne's forbidden debutante

Lord Lambourne's forbidden debutante

"Liaison with the champgne count: Julien Archambeau, Comte de Rocroi, has dedicated his life to reclaiming his family's lands. Only Lady Emma Greyville-Luce now stands in his way. The British heiress is the new owner of the vineyard that's the final piece of...

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A wedding to stop a scandal

A wedding to stop a scandal

A wedding to stop a scandal : "The last words Rose Healy expected to say again were 'I do'. Not after being jilted by her former betrothed. Until she finds herself in a seemingly compromising situation with Dr Sam Able, the handsome widower caring for her...

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To marry an English lord  by Robin Lee Hatcher

To marry an English lord

Robin Lee Hatcher

"Sebastian Whitcombe, Viscount Willowthorpe, comes to America to experience the great Wild West for himself before it disappears for good. The adventure comes with a convenient bonus - it postpones his father's edict that he take a wife from the British...

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Mrs Hart's Marriage Bureau  by Sheena Maria Wilkinson

Mrs Hart's Marriage Bureau

Sheena Maria Wilkinson

"They'll find you love even if they can't find it for themselves. April McVey hasn't a romantic bone in her body. So what makes her believe she'll be the perfect assistant for Martha Hart's Marriage Bureau (Discretion Guaranteed)? Well, she certainly won't...

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Golden terrace. Volume 2  by author Cang Wu Bin Bai

Golden terrace. Volume 2

author Cang Wu Bin Bai

"As the bond between Fu Shen and Yan Xiaohan deepens, the looming threat above the empire of Great Zhou remains omnipresent. After the settlement of the Kuangshan Academy case, Yan Xiaohan accompanies Prince Qi southward to Jingchu. However, an unexpected...

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The king and Vi  by Shana Galen

The king and Vi

Shana Galen

"The bored and snobbish Marquess of Kingston - King to his friends - doesn't believe in witches. Granted, he was cursed by a witch when he was thirteen, but King doesn't believe in curses either. So surely it must be an aftereffect of too much drink and...

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In want of a viscount  by Lorraine Heath

In want of a viscount

Lorraine Heath

"American Leonora Garrison has come to England in desperate search of investors to keep her family business afloat but instead finds surprising pleasure when she visits an exclusive ladies' club and dares to kiss a stranger, who leaves her yearning for more....

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A duke for the penniless widow

A duke for the penniless widow

A duke for the penniless widow: "The only person who can save her - is her enemy! When penniless widow Selina confronts the Duke of Glenmoor, the man she blames for her husband's death, she's startled at the attraction she feels for her enemy! She defiantly...

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It takes a rake  by Anna (Romance novelist) Bennett

It takes a rake

Anna (Romance novelist) Bennett

"A talented architect, heiress Miss Kitty Beckett, who has a penchant for trouble, enters Bellehaven Bay's first-ever architectural design contest and convinces her childhood rival to help her in exchange for tutoring him in the nuances of fashion, flirtation...

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Never blow a kiss  by Lindsay Lovise

Never blow a kiss

Lindsay Lovise

"The utterly charming Emily Leverton has a dark past and is determined to leave it behind in her respectable new role as a governess. But when she is recruited by a secret network of governesses who spy on the ton, it may just be a way to redeem the dark...

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Accidentally his  by Sabrina Jeffries

Accidentally his

Sabrina Jeffries

"As a viscount's heir, Rafe Wolfford is obligated to take a wife someday. But she must be the right sort of wife - not too independent, and not inclined to delve into his escapades as a spy. The forthright, perceptive Lady Verity is altogether the wrong...

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The lily of Ludgate Hill  by Mimi Matthews

The lily of Ludgate Hill

Mimi Matthews

"Lady Anne Deveril doesn't spook easily. A woman of lofty social standing known for her glacial beauty and starchy opinions, she's the unofficial leader of her small group of equestriennes. Since her mother's devastating plunge into mourning six years ago,...

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The prodigal daughter  by Prue Leith

The prodigal daughter

Prue Leith

"Angelica Angelotti has grown up in her parents' Italian food business. Now she is using her cooking talent to strike out on her own, moving to Paris to go to culinary school. There, among the excitement and wild emotion of the student barricades, she falls in...

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Balthasar the spare  by S. M. LaViolette

Balthasar the spare

S. M. LaViolette

"Balthazar and his siblings are living the good life in the utopian community of Canoga, New York, where they have a degree of sexual and intellectual freedom few men - and even fewer women - have ever known. But sadly, all good things must come to an end....

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An inconvenient Earl  by Julia London

An inconvenient Earl

Julia London

"The Countess of Dearborn, keeping her no-good husband's family believing he's alive and well so they don't kick her out, is stunned when the Weslorian Earl of Marlaine arrives from Egypt, duty bound to return her deceased husband's precious pocket watch, and...

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Second duke's the charm  by Kate Bateman

Second duke's the charm

Kate Bateman

"Meet Her Majesty's Rebels: three brilliant women who run King & Co., London's most exclusive investigative agency. The wedding-night death of her much older husband left Tess Townsend the Dowager Duchess of Wansford-- and still a virgin. Now she and her two...

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Of love and treason  by Jamie Ogle

Of love and treason

Jamie Ogle

"Rome, AD 270. In the wake of the emperor's marriage ban, rumors swirl that there is one man brave enough to perform wedding ceremonies in secret. A public notarius and leader of an underground church, Valentine believes the emperor's edict unjust and risks...

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The governess and the Duke  by Lydia Drake

The governess and the Duke

Lydia Drake

"Governess Miss Viola Winslow is quite familiar with the rules of society, and her place in it. Still, it hasn't stopped her from being horribly in love with the Duke of Huntington for years. But while the duke knows little of her foolish passions, the same...

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A counterfeit wife  by Paullett Golden

A counterfeit wife

Paullett Golden

"Trevor Gaines, the Marquess of Pickering, falls in love with his wife. The catch? The woman is an imposter. Desperate for money, he arranges a fast marriage with the wealthiest dowry in England. Not until after the wedding does he realize he married the wrong...

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A dash of romance  by Paullett Golden

A dash of romance

Paullett Golden

"Percival Randall lives an uncomplicated life of luxury, as he likes it. Not even an ultimatum requiring marriage can tip the scales. A conniving young lady who compromises his name to force a betrothal, however, is an impediment to happiness Percival must...

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The pilot's girl  by Fenella-Jane Miller

The pilot's girl

Fenella-Jane Miller

"As war rages, Barbara Sinclair is desperate to escape her unhappy home life. And with the threat of German bombs ever present, Barbara reluctantly agrees to marry John, her childhood friend, who is leaving to join the RAF. But an encounter with Alex Everton,...

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The merchant's daughter  by Rebecca (Novelist) Hardy

The merchant's daughter

Rebecca (Novelist) Hardy

"London 1815. Jenny's father is dead. She needs to marry immediately to save her and her mother's livelihood. A chance meeting presents the perfect candidate in the form of the enigmatic Erasmus Black. Gentleman, merchant, and if the rumours are to be...

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The ladies rewrite the rules  by Suzanne Allain

The ladies rewrite the rules

Suzanne Allain

"Diana Boyle, a wealthy young widow, has no desire to ever marry again. Particularly not to someone who merely wants her for her fortune. So when she discovers that she's listed in a directory of rich, single women she is furious, and rightly so. She confronts...

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Don't want you like a best friend  by Emma R. Alban

Don't want you like a best friend

Emma R. Alban

"It's 1857, and anxious debutante Beth has just one season to snag a wealthy husband, or she and her mother will be out on the street. But playing the blushing ingenue makes Beth's skin crawl and she'd rather be anywhere but here. Gwen, on the other hand, is...

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Calling on the matchmaker  by Jody Hedlund

Calling on the matchmaker

Jody Hedlund

"Haunted by the death of her sister, Finola Shanahan has resolved that she's not worthy of a family of her own and commits to spending her days caring for immigrants in the slums. When Finola sabotages yet another unwanted relationship her parents arranged for...

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Jewel in the north  by Tricia Stringer

Jewel in the north

Tricia Stringer

"A longstanding feud of land and love, a family torn apart and a quest for the ultimate prize. 1895. The Flinders Ranges are a beautiful but harsh landscape as Joseph Baker, a pastoralist in that unforgiving environment, knows all too well. For three...

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Forever Amber  by Kathleen Winsor

Forever Amber

Kathleen Winsor

"Abandoned pregnant and penniless on the teeming streets of London, sixteen-year-old Amber St. Clare uses her wits, beauty, and courage to clinb to the highest position a woman could achieve in Restoration England - that of favorite mistress of the Merry...

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Selina  by S. M. LaViolette

Selina

S. M. LaViolette

"Lady Selina Bellamy is much more than a pretty face. And it's about time everyone realized it. Being the sweet, biddable, pretty sister isn't as easy as one might think. Selina knows this all too well. Love? That was never a possibility for her. Not when she...

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The secret Duchess  by Jane (Romance novelist) Walsh

The secret Duchess

Jane (Romance novelist) Walsh

"When the Duke of Stanmere's will reveals a nasty secret, London Society is shocked - and so is his widow, Joan. Humiliated by the scandal, Joan flees to Inverley in disguise. Surely the quaint seaside town would be the last place anyone would look for a...

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A sure duke  by Christi Caldwell

A sure duke

Christi Caldwell

"Alexandra Bradbury and Dallin McQuoid are neighbors who couldn't be more different. She's prim, mindful, and skittish of social improprieties. Dallin is slightly scandalous, boisterously charming, and unbothered by gossip. On an unexpected night of magic...

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Any duke in a storm  by Amalie Howard

Any duke in a storm

Amalie Howard

"Famed spy Lady Lisbeth Medford is on a ship bound for the West Indies, and the only thing more dangerous than her mission is the elusive Duke she's trying to capture. Lady Lisbeth Medford, Countess of Waterstone and famed international spy, is caught between...

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Snowbound with the brooding lord

Snowbound with the brooding lord

Snowbound with the brooding lord : "Years ago, Sabrina walked away from her first love, Jack, because she was duty bound to marry for money instead. Now a widow, she finds herself back in Jack's intoxicating orbit, but he's reluctant to trust her again. And...

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Their inconvenient yuletide wedding

Their inconvenient yuletide wedding

Their inconvenient yuletide wedding : "A wedding they can't escape, a Christmas they'll never forget! ... The last person that Samuel Beresford expected to fish out of a freezing, perilous river was Julia Livingston. The girl who was once an outcast in his...

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Always remember  by Mary Balogh

Always remember

Mary Balogh

"Left unable to walk by a childhood illness, Lady Jennifer, sister of the Duke of Wilby, has grown up to make a happy place for herself in society. Outgoing and cheerful, she has many friends and enjoys the pleasures of high society - even if she cannot dance...

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A gentleman ought to know  by Jane Ashford

A gentleman ought to know

Jane Ashford

"Charlotte Deeping needs something to keep her occupied now that she's back home after her first London season. She misses solving local intrigues with her school friends, but they've all gone off and gotten married. Then Laurence Lindley, the Marquess of...

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Blame it on the earl  by Jane Ashford

Blame it on the earl

Jane Ashford

"Sarah Moran's attempt to save the future earl Kenver Pendrennon as he slips off the Cornwall cliffs plunges them both into scandal. Now, marriage may be the only option to save their reputations. But what started as a terrible mistake may be exactly what they...

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The brat  by Lynsay Sands

The brat

Lynsay Sands

"Who would marry the brat? - all the knights had heard tales of Lady Murie, King Edward III's goddaughter and much feted favorite. It was said she was stunningly beautiful, with bright blue eyes, golden hair and a sweet smile. It was also said that the king...

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Her adventures in temptation  by Megan Frampton

Her adventures in temptation

Megan Frampton

"Simeon Jones has a secret - he is soft-hearted. Despite his scandalous exterior, he will quietly give money to orphans (after all, he was one himself), animals, and damsels in distress. One such damsel is Lady Myrtle Allen - but it's not her funds that are...

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Tempting the scoundrel  by Katrina Kendrick

Tempting the scoundrel

Katrina Kendrick

"He is the king of the city's criminal underworld... Nicholas Thorne has never been above lying, cheating, or stealing in his quest for power. So when a wealthy lord offers up a fortune to swindle his headstrong daughter into marriage, Nick takes it - only to...

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His scandalous lessons  by Katrina Kendrick

His scandalous lessons

Katrina Kendrick

"Richard Grey is renowned for his escapades in the bedchamber. But he's hidden the truth for years: that wicked reputation is a public front to hide his political machinations. So when the prime minister's daughter arrives on Richard's doorstep with a tempting...

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A bride by morning  by Katrina Kendrick

A bride by morning

Katrina Kendrick

"Gabriel St. Clair, the Earl of Montgomery, has a reputation for being the most charming gentleman in London. But to Miss Lydia Cecil, he is the man who shattered her heart. Gabriel would rather Lydia hate him than learn the truth: he's a British spy - and his...

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Miss Rose and the vexing viscount

Miss Rose and the vexing viscount

Miss Rose and the vexing viscount: "An unsuitable match for the Viscount...and not just because she vexes him! Bookworm Rose Lennox has no interest in making her debut, she's only in London to discover the truth of her parentage. Her sponsor's nephew, James,...

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The grand Sophy  by Georgette Heyer

The grand Sophy

Georgette Heyer

"When Sophy is sent to stay with her London relatives, she finds her cousins in quite the tangle. Cecilia is besotted with an attractive but feather-brained poet, Hubert has fallen foul of a money-lender, and the ruthlessly handsome Charles is engaged to a...

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April lady  by Georgette Heyer

April lady

Georgette Heyer

"Nell Cardross and her husband are madly in love... But they're very bad at showing it. While Nell believes her new husband, the Earl, married her out of convenience, Giles Cardross worries that his young wife is more interested in his money than his heart....

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Cotillion  by Georgette Heyer

Cotillion

Georgette Heyer

"The three great-nephews of cantankerous Mr Penicuik know better than to ignore his summons, especially when it concerns the bestowal of his fortune, the wily old gentleman has hatched a typically freakish plan for his stepdaughter's future and his own...

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Heart of the River  by Cheryl Adnams

Heart of the River

Cheryl Adnams

"Mildura, Northern Victoria - 1956. Isabel Hayward has ambitions of being a great chef. But cooking for the locals at the country pub she and her mother run doesn't really allow for experimenting with haute cuisine. When she meets local Italian farmer Matteo...

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The convenient marriage  by Georgette Heyer

The convenient marriage

Georgette Heyer

"Horatia Winwood doesn't play by the rules. So when she devises a plan to marry the wealthy and eligible Earl of Rule in place of her older sister - allowing her sister to marry her true love - the Earl relents and marries the headstrong Horatia instead. But...

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An onerous duty  by Beryl Matthews

An onerous duty

Beryl Matthews

"London, 1802. Major Harry Sterling has left behind his regiment and military duties following the death of his father and, in quick succession, his older brother. The responsibilities that come with being Duke of Ranliegh now fall to him, including marrying...

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Grasp the thorn  by Jude Knight

Grasp the thorn

Jude Knight

"An accident brings them together. Will a scandal tear them apart? Bear Gavenor has retired from war and built a business restoring abandoned country manors to sell to the newly rich. He'd like to settle in one himself and raise a family, but the marriage mart...

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Friday's child  by Georgette Heyer

Friday's child

Georgette Heyer

"Rejected by Miss Milborne, the incomparable, for his unsteadiness of character, wild Lord Sheringham is bent on avenging fate and coming into his fortune. But the very first woman he should see is Hero Wantage, the young and charmingly unsophisticated chit,...

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Beautiful innocence  by Beryl Matthews

Beautiful innocence

Beryl Matthews

"London, 1900. Hester Stanmore watches in disbelief as the court declares her attacker 'not guilty', and the room erupts into chaos. The man in the dock is being congratulated as if he were a hero, but she has seen the madness in his eyes when he had attacked...

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The quiet gentleman  by Georgette Heyer

The quiet gentleman

Georgette Heyer

"A wonderful historical novel from the undisputed queen of the genre. Returning home from the battle of Waterloo to claim his title as the new Seventh Earl of St Erth, Gervase Frant is met with surprising hostility from his family. Only Theo, a cousin even...

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The unknown Ajax  by Georgette Heyer

The unknown Ajax

Georgette Heyer

"Miles from anywhere, Darracott Place is presided over by irascible Lord Darracott. The recent drowning of his eldest son has done nothing to improve his temper. For now he must send for the unknown offspring of the uncle whom the family are never permitted to...

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The runaway heiress  by Emma Orchard

The runaway heiress

Emma Orchard

"London, 1815. Cassandra Hazeldon is on the run. Under duress to marry a repellent friend of her uncle, Cassandra has made her escape, but now she is very much alone. With luck and quick thinking, she finds a refuge in a grand mansion in Mayfair, and a...

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Sylvester  by Georgette Heyer

Sylvester

Georgette Heyer

"Endowed with rank, wealth and elegance, Sylvester, Duke of Salford, is ready to find a bride. His pursuit of a partner sets him on course to Phoebe Marlow, a young lady who is far more concerned with riding than sewing or beautiful clothes. With Phoebe...

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The officer's wife  by Catherine (Novelist) Law

The officer's wife

Catherine (Novelist) Law

"1939 - American heiress Vivi Miles falls for naval officer Nathan as soon as she arrives in England. And, under the threat of war, they marry in a whirlwind before he leaves to join his ship. When Nathan returns from Dunkirk injured, he is distant, aloof, and...

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Silver lady  by Mary Jo Putney

Silver lady

Mary Jo Putney

"A sense of duty sends Bran Tremayne to Cornwall to confront his heritage of British nobility. Abandoned at birth, Bran wants nothing to do with the embittered remains of his family. But as a special agent for the Home Office, he senses trouble brewing along...

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Rocky Mountain promise  by Misty M. Beller

Rocky Mountain promise

Misty M. Beller

"When Lorelai Collins rescues a rare white orphaned buffalo calf, she unwittingly brings people to her Rocky Mountain ranch. When the attention turns threatening, she approaches the mysterious new trading post owner with a proposition, but they are soon faced...

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The East End nurse  by Sheila Newberry

The East End nurse

Sheila Newberry

"London's East End, 1890. Growing up in poverty, Hester Stainsby toils day and night in the laundry room of Poplar Hospital to help support her family; her father Fred, her younger twin siblings, Harry and Polly, and cantankerous Granny Garter. When Fred is...

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The favourite child  by Freda Lightfoot

The favourite child

Freda Lightfoot

"Isabella Ashton has always been her father's favourite, but when she becomes involved with the new birth control movement, he loses patience and banishes her from the family home. When Bella falls in love with Dan she finds all she has worked for at risk from...

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Sprig muslin  by Georgette Heyer

Sprig muslin

Georgette Heyer

"Finding so young and pretty a girl as Amanda wandering unattended, Sir Gareth Ludlow knows it is his duty to restore her to her family. But it is to prove no easy task for the Corinthian."--Publisher.

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Bath tangle  by Georgette Heyer

Bath tangle

Georgette Heyer

"When the Earl of Spenborough suddenly dies, his willful and obstinate daughter Serena is devastated. Then Serena is even more horrified to find that her beloved - albeit eccentric - father's will states that her inheritance is to be held by a trustee. And...

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Black sheep  by Georgette Heyer

Black sheep

Georgette Heyer

"Miss Abigail Wendover's efforts to detach her spirited niece Fanny from a plausible fortune-hunter are complicated by the arrival in Bath of Miles Caverleigh. The black sheep of his family, a cynical, outrageous care-for-naught with a scandalous past - that...

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Cousin Kate  by Georgette Heyer

Cousin Kate

Georgette Heyer

"In Regency England, penniless Kate Malvern is swept to her aunt's Elizabethan manor and showered with comforts. But despite the luxury of her new life, the atmosphere in the household is less than homely, and gradually it dawns on Kate that there are sinister...

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An infamous army  by Georgette Heyer

An infamous army

Georgette Heyer

"The Battle of Waterloo. A heart-racing tale of adventure, love and fate against the backdrop of one of the most decisive battles in history by one of the greatest and best-selling romantic novelists of all time... 1815, and the British and French armies are...

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How the lady was won  by Shana Galen

How the lady was won

Shana Galen

"When a master of disguise marries a woman who sees right through him ... Lady Daphne, daughter of the Duke of Warcliffe, is one of the Three Suns. Society revolves around her. But there's one person who doesn't seem to know she's alive - her own husband. Lady...

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Never met a duke like you  by Amalie Howard

Never met a duke like you

Amalie Howard

"Lady Vesper Lyndhurst is beautiful, clever, and popular. Afforded every luxury as a duke's daughter, she fills her days with friends, intrigues, and a self-professed knack for matchmaking. She may have sworn off love for herself, but she is rather excellent...

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Becoming the earl's convenient wife

Becoming the earl's convenient wife

Becoming the earl's convenient wife : "The friend she's loved is now the husband she must resist...Lady Isobel may be the daughter of the late Lord Martyn, but she's treated by her family as a maid. So, when her childhood best friend, Leo Havelock, reveals...

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How not to marry a duke  by Tina Gabrielle

How not to marry a duke

Tina Gabrielle

"Now Adeline and her faux beau must convince the ton and their families that they're an item. It doesn't matter if they can barely tolerate each other. It doesn't matter that scandal is only a touch away. Because if this charade doesn't work, Adeline will find...

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A kiss from Mr Fitzgerald  by Natasha Lester

A kiss from Mr Fitzgerald

Natasha Lester

"The Roaring 20s - a time for glamour, frivolity and freedom for women. But for Evie Lockhart, a small-town girl who is determined to become one of the first female doctors, it means turning her back on her family and the only life she's ever known. In a...

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Fool for love  by Eloisa James

Fool for love

Eloisa James

"Longing for the excitement and romance of a London season, country girl Lady Henrietta Maclellan never expected to find herself forced by scandal into marriage with the shocking Simon Darby, thanks to an impetuously written letter."--Publisher.

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