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The Angry Tide by Winston Graham
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsThe Angry Tide is the seventh novel in Winston Graham's classic Poldark saga, the major TV series from Masterpiece on PBS.Cornwall, towards the end of the 18th century. Ross Poldark sits for the borough of Truro as Member of Parliament - his time divided between London and Cornwall, his heart divided about his wife, Demelza... -
A Motherland's Daughter, A Fatherland's Son by Ellie Midwood
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsPoland, 1939. A country, torn by the occupation of two unlikely allies - Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.On the border of this newly divided territory, a young Wehrmacht Unteroffizier, Werner and a Soviet Military Interpreter, Kira meet and fall in love against all odds. Both forced into the military against their will, they wish for one thing only - a peaceful life together... -
The Last House in Lambton by Grace Gibson, Debbie Styne
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDoes it ever stop raining in Lambton?Darcy and Bingley depart Netherfield Park, leaving Elizabeth Bennet acutely aware of the monotony of her life. Seeking a reprieve, she volunteers to serve as temporary companion to Mrs. Gardiner’s elderly aunt who lives in Lambton... -
The Thames River Murders by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsCaptain Lacey is asked by Peter Thompson of the Thames River Police to help him investigate a cold case–the murder of a woman found near the docks Thompson patrols. The investigation was sidelined, considered unsolvable, but Thompson has long wished to find her killer. Captain Lacey joins him in the hunt, entering a part of society that is closed to outsiders... -
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A Match for a Willful Bride by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhale Island’s nurse has no use for a doctor or a husband. He’s fresh out of medical school with no prospects. Will an interfering mother, two matchmakers and some divine intervention make lovers of these enemies?EllaI didn’t want him here. I’d do anything to get rid of him. Sabotage his practice. Make sure the islanders knew he was not to be trusted... -
Miss Desirable by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMiss Catherine Fairchild spent much of her life haring about the globe with her diplomat parents, though she grasped at a young age that as a legitimate by-blow, her social standing among Polite Society would be marginal at best... -
Lyon Eyes by Lynne Connolly
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 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.Heiress to a fortune, Jenny Hambling needs a husband, before she is made to marry a man she despises... -
Deadly Kin by Lucinda Brant, Matthew Lloyd Davies
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAlec is back! Summer 1764. Alec and Selina anxiously await the birth of their first child at their estate in Kent. It should be a time of family celebration, but the death of a young poacher has Alec investigating murder. And when renovations to his sprawling manor unearth a secret burial chamber, a shocking family secret comes to light... -
A Provincial Peer by Sian Ann Bessey
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLord Benning is no ordinary nobleman. The heir to an earldom, he feels more at home working on the farm at his country estate than socializing in the ballrooms of London. So when a mysterious, veiled woman mistakes him for a farmhand, he takes the assumption in stride. And though he is not offended, he is intrigued... -
Lady Emily's Matchmaking Mishap by Sofi Laporte
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA pretty impostor. A devil of a duke. A dangerous game of deception…When a scheming spinster is determined to help her sister find a match, she gets herself hopelessly entangled in a game of deception that will undoubtedly lead to disaster….or to love... -
The Wayward One by Danelle Harmon
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe bluest of blood; the boldest of hearts; the de Montfortes will take your breath away." Irish Captain Ruaidri O' Devir has no love for the English. Taken from his family and pressed into the Royal Navy at a young age, he is now a commander for the fledgling American Continental Navy, hand-picked by John Adams himself to steal a potent new explosive from the British... -
The Hotel on the Riviera by Carol Kirkwood
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBy the sapphire blue waters of the French Riviera, a decades-long secret is about to be revealed…Wayward Greek heiress, Ariana Theodosis, inherits the Hotel du Soleil as part of a mysterious legacy. Captivated by its faded glamour, she hopes it offers her the chance to start again... -
The Truth about Miss Ashbourne by Joanna Barker
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsGoverness Juliana Ashbourne has dreams reaching far beyond the confines of her current position, hoping to someday establish her own school for girls. When she inherits a fortune from her late grandfather, she is shocked to learn that "someday" may soon be within reach. However, there is one she must spend a month at the estate of Havenfield--with the very family who disowned her mother... -
Kiss The Rake Hello by Tracy Sumner
Cortland DeWitt is the most infamous second son in England. Twin to a duke, he thankfully lost out on the ducal title by a mere three minute's grace. And he's never looked back, living his life with one rule and one rule only: no attachments.But to Alexandra Mountbatten, the fearless woman who's known him since childhood, Cort is merely the loathsome boy next door... -
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Jeremy Poldark by Winston Graham
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsRoss Poldark faces the darkest hour of his life in this third novel of the Poldark series. Reeling from the tragic death of a loved one, Captain Poldark vents his grief by inciting impoverished locals to salvage the contents of a ship run aground in a storm—an act for which British law proscribes death by hanging... -
The Rose and the Thistle by Laura Frantz
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIn 1715, Lady Blythe Hedley's father is declared an enemy of the British crown because of his Jacobite sympathies, forcing her to flee her home in northern England. Secreted to the tower of Wedderburn Castle in Scotland, Lady Blythe awaits who will ultimately be crowned king. But in a house with seven sons and numerous servants, her presence soon becomes known... -
Deadly Peril by Lucinda Brant
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWinter 1763. Alec, Lord Halsey is sent on a diplomatic mission to Midanich, imperial outpost of the Holy Roman Empire, to bargain for the freedom of imprisoned friends. Midanich is a place of great danger and dark secrets; a country at civil war; ruled by a family with madness in its veins. For Alec it is a place of unspeakable memories from which he barely escaped and vowed never to return... -
A Capful of Courage: An emotional Victorian saga series from Fenella J Miller for 2024 by Fenella J. Miller
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPre-order the emotional next book in the Victorian saga series from Fenella J Miller Dangerous times, new fortunesLondon October 1843.Sarah Nightingale is a strong young woman who keeps her head high and faces every new adversity with courage... -
The Avenger of Castle Wick by Rebecca Ruger
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a Highlands’ castle is besieged by Scottish armies loyal to the English crown, the call to war is answered by many advocates of Scots’ freedom. Austin Merrick, a skilled and respected lieutenant of his father’s army rises to the challenge, as does Fiona Rose and her ragtag group of soldiers, what remains of the Roses, the Merricks’ longtime enemy in the north... -
The Untamed Duke by Melanie Rose Clarke
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen a Scottish duke targets her brother, Sophia will do anything to protect her family, including kidnapping the powerful lord. What happens when the duke kidnaps her instead?Welcome to book 3 in the bestselling series The Secret Crusaders from the talented Melanie Rose Clarke!Social justice crusader Sophia Hawkins will do anything to protect her family... -
Summer in the Highlands by Nichole Van, Heidi Kimball
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the publisher of the USA Today bestselling Timeless Romance Anthology series, comes Summer in the Highlands, with three Victorian Romance novellas by Nichole Van, Heidi Kimball, and Michele Paige Holmes.Remnants of Love by Nichole VanMrs. Christiana Newton—Chrissi to her closest friends—has two simple goals in life. One, earn a living through her archaeological expertise... -
The Icy Highlander’s Bride: A Highlanders Historical Romance Novel by Eloise Madigan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Do ye want me to chop off his hand for touchin’ ye?”To avoid unwanted attention, Lana claims the scariest guest in the ceilidh as her betrothed...only to end up really marrying the warrior in the eye patch.Cold-hearted Laird Daniel's only motive is duty. So he can't deny the sweet lass his protection. But needing a wife to raise his daughter, he truly makes her his…Or so he thinks... -
Snapdragons by Sarah M. Eden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYORKSHIRE, 1787The fateful day has arrived. Niles Greenberry has always known his family would eventually arrange a marriage for him, but he is certain that marrying Miss Penelope Seymour will cost him every dream he has. He’ll do anything to avoid the match altogether—even if it means disappearing. But the lovely Miss Seymour will not be so easily brushed aside... -
Snapdragons by Sarah M. Eden
The fateful day has arrived. Niles Greenberry has always known his family would eventually arrange a marriage for him, but he is certain that marrying Miss Penelope Seymour will cost him every dream he has. He’ll do anything to avoid the match altogether—even if it means disappearing. But the lovely Miss Seymour will not be so easily brushed aside... -
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Every Rake Has A Silver Lining: A Regency Era Romance by Trisha Messmer
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNo woman can resist his charms. Enter the ice queen.Experience has taught Simon Beckham that love only leads to grief. Although he needs to marry someday and produce an heir, for now he prefers a fun dalliance. A smile, a wink, a pretty compliment, and women tumble into his bed willingly—except for one irritatingly attractive sharp-tongued harpy named Lady Charlotte Talbot... -
Duke in a Box: Twelve Steamy Historical Holiday Novellas by Kate Bateman, Amy Rose Bennett
Twelve novellas from your favorite historical romance authors featuring never-before-published steamy holiday stories. Don’t miss this limited time collection—on sale only from November 1-December 31, 2022...Categorized as:
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An Engagement with the Enemy by Sally Britton
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsJames Aldwick isn’t ready to settle down, but his father, Baron Retford, doesn’t give him a choice. The stigma of illegitimacy has haunted the baron his whole life, and it’s up to his son to reestablish their good name by marrying into a family with a perfect pedigree... -
A Proper Façade by Esther Hatch
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMercy Rothschild has always been granted an unusually long tether by her parents, who have never pushed her to marry until she’s ready. She assumes that when the right man comes along, she will marry for love. However, even her long-suffering parents have their limits. As she embarks on her third Season, they begin to pressure her to find a match... -
The Duke of Danger by Darcy Burke
After killing his opponent in a duel, Lionel Maitland, Marquess of Axbridge, is known as the Duke of Danger. Tortured by guilt, he shields himself with a devil-may-care attitude. However, when he kills another man in another duel, he’s beyond redemption, even though it wasn’t his fault... -
An Unfamiliar Duke by Sian Ann Bessey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAt eleven years of age, Rosalind Ainsworth was convinced that Sebastian Lumley, the future Duke of Kelbrook, was the most odious young man she’d ever met. And ten years later, after having had no contact with the nobleman in the intervening time, her opinion of him has not changed. Unfortunately, neither has the marriage contract their fathers signed soon after her birth... -
Daring Done Right by Charlie Lane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn this enemies-to-lovers Regency romance by USA Today bestselling author Charlie Lane, a lady who dares too much and a brute who dares too little engage in a battle of wits. Lady Sarah Hampton would rather sew up a wound than tend to her own heart. Or matrimonial prospects... -
Dedicated Villain by Patricia Veryan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRoland Farleigh Mathieson, the notorious rake who appeared in earlier volumes of The Golden Chronicles, returns in a new role as the hero of this final volume in Patricia Veryan's highly acclaimed series of romantic adventures set in Georgian England... -
Crown of Dreams by Kimberly Cates
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe award-winning author of Only Forever takes readers on a passionate and irresistible adventure set in 18th-century Scotland. Only weeks before she's to wed, lovely Devlin Chastain falls under the spell of a hotheaded Scottish rebel, who's willing to die for Bonnie Prince Charlie, Young Pretender to the British throne... -
A Perilous Circumstance by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 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... -
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Miss Flibbertigibbet and The Barbarian by Stephanie Laurens
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens returns with a story of two people thrown together on a journey of discovery that defines what each most want of life, love, and family.A gentleman wishing to buy a fabulous horse and a lady set on protecting her family find common ground while pursuing a thief who upends both of their plans... -
Highlander’s Twisted Love: A Medieval Historical Romance Novel by Lydia Kendall
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvery monster has an obsession…She is his.On the betrothal feast of her younger sister, Willow gets abducted while protecting her family. And the man who took her is the most dangerous Laird of all…The so-called Laird in the North.Laird Scott needs to show that his clan is not to be trifled with... -
Defying the Earl by Erica Ridley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEnjoy a fun, flirty guardian-and-ward forced proximity romp from a New York Times bestselling author!Miss Matilda Dodd refuses to be any man’s property. She’s a month shy of her majority, and cannot wait to live life on her own terms. Rather than meet her unwanted new guardian as instructed, she attends a ball and comes kiss-to-kiss with an adorably befuddled handsome lord instead... -
The Beastly Duke’s Bride: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Violet Hamers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I would do anything to save my father, Your Grace. Just…be gentle with me.”No one hates the Duke of Hillow more than he hates himself. After being humiliated about his war disfigurement and losing everyone he loved, he doesn’t dare show his face outside anymore. Not without his mask on.Edwina was never supposed to be a part of the ton... -
A Suitable Fortune by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMiss Emilia Hembry had a remarkable twist of fate when an unexpected inheritance changed her life for the better. However, now she must navigate through high Society- something she knows little about. The fear of failure is not far from her mind as she tries to accept her newfound position... -
Addicted to his Highland Bride by Lydia Kendall
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEverytime he smelled her perfume, he went even more crazy for her…Lady Edwina Young is content to remain a spinster for the rest of her life, after her father’s death. But she is caught in a compromising position during a feast, and now she must marry the aloof and dangerous Laird of Moore.Having lost everything from a young age, Felix Quinn, Laird of Moore, wants to remain alone... -
A Virgin for the Ruthless Highlander: A Medieval Historical Romance by Lydia Kendall
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Ye’re nae goin’ anywhere, lass. For the next seven days, ye belong to me.”Decoding a secret message in a book, Freya finds one last excuse to delay her unwanted wedding. She travels to warn the most feared man in the Highlands of an attack against him...only to end up in his dungeons.Notorious Laird Raghnall will stop at nothing to avenge his brother's death... -
The Gentleman's Miscalculation by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe person he despised most could turn out to be his greatest chance at love. Lord Winston Lockwood is haunted by his past and bound by social expectations. He remains at Brockhall Manor to ensure his aunt and her son remain safe from her abusive husband. Adding to his frustration, Miss Bawden’s constant presence threatens to drive him mad... -
The Glorious Bastard by Sadie Bosque
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Thief. A Liar. And the only man she ever loved.William survived the streets of London on his own since he was a child. Deception, theft, and trickery were his only allies. He carved out every advantage with his own wit and cunning. So when he fell hopelessly in love with Victoria—a friend’s niece, and a princess!—he knew the only way to win her heart was by lying.A princess without a country... -
The Georgian Romance Collection: Ask for It / Passion for the Game / A Passion for Him / Don't Tempt Me by Sylvia Day
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFour Georgian romance novels from No. 1 bestselling author, Sylvia Day, now available in one exclusive e-bundle Ask For It - Agent to the Crown, Marcus Ashford has fought numerous sword fights and dodged bullets. Yet nothing arouses him more than his hunger for former fiance, Elizabeth. Years ago, she'd abandoned him for the charming Lord Hawthorne... -
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An Unwitting Alliance by Anneka R. Walker
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCassandra Vail has but one objective at the Kellens’ ball: she must secure a proposal from her eminently suitable suitor. Instead, she finds her best-laid plans thwarted by another man―the handsome and thoroughly vexing Mr. Harwood. Thanks to his meddling, Cassandra is faced with an unthinkable consequence: her parents take matters into their own hands and betroth her to a complete stranger... -
The Beast's Beauty by Eva Devon, Maire Claremont
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom USATODAY Bestselling author Eva Devon, writing as Maire Claremont, comes a brand new series that will sweep you away to the drama and angst of Regency England. Glittering ballrooms, wild moors, and brooding lords waiting to be tamed by bluestockings await. . .Sometimes beauty is in the eye of the beast. . -
Debauchery and the Earl by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLove plays havoc with the worst of intentions!The Earl of Calton is such an infamous rake that Josephine is not surprised when her sister names him as the father of her unborn child. The bored and world-weary Calton, however, is both astonished and intrigued to be held at gunpoint by a masked seductress and told he is to marry her sister or else... -
Meet Me at the Starlight: by Rachel Hauck
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEighties supermodel Harlow Hayes seeks solace in a quaint Florida beach town to hide and heal from a heartbreak that shattered her entire world. To her surprise, she encounters Matt Knight--a Hollywood A-lister with a bad-boy reputation--who has returned to his hometown to help his plucky grandmother, Tuesday, save her century-old skating rink, the Starlight... -
A Not-So-Distant Love by Heidi Kimball
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 15 ratings"Emotionally charged and utterly romantic." - Goodreads review"Beautiful. Heartfelt. Emotional. Faith Filled." - Goodreads reviewLady Charlotte Darrington’s path in life is clearly laid out before she will select a suitable husband, marry, and one day inherit her father’s Scottish dukedom... -
Battling the Bluestocking by Martha Keyes
Great minds do NOT always think alike.Phineas Donovan is possessed of a sharp intellect. Fresh from Cambridge, he obtains a generous live-in position as tutor for the son of the wealthy Lord Bettencourt. If he can prove his value, he has hopes of being given the patronage of his employer, allowing him to take up a position as vicar...
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