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  • Taken to the Grave by Cara Devlin

    Taken to the Grave by Cara Devlin

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The Bow Street Duchess Mystery series comes to a thrilling conclusion in the seventh and final book, Taken to the Grave.As Audrey Sinclair reaches the end of her mourning period, she and Hugh Marsden, the Viscount Neatham, are at long last looking toward their future together — and hoping for a respite from the dangerous criminal investigations they’ve found themselves entrenched in...
  • Deadly Lies by Carla Simpson

    Deadly Lies by Carla Simpson

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A young woman has been murdered at the prime of her life, striking fear into the hearts of women across London and anguish into the heart of her dear fiancé.There are no answers, only a single red rose left on the young woman’s body, the calling card once used for a cold-blooded killer who left a trail of dead women across the East End years ago...
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  • Investigating the Duke by Alexa Aston

    Investigating the Duke by Alexa Aston

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A serious clergyman whose brothers die, leaving him an unexpected duke . . .A woman who is making her way as a Bow Street runner . . .An investigation that leads them to the truth—and each other . . .Jasper Lincoln is happy tending to his congregation when news arrives of his brother’s death in battle. Jasper’s father, ailing for several months, slips away, unable to bear the news...
  • Seven Nights with the Duke by Alyssa Clarke

    Seven Nights with the Duke by Alyssa Clarke

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Miss Elizabeth ‘Lizzy’ Fairbanks cannot forget a few abandoned moments with Rannulf Headley, the Duke of Ravenswood. Their romance had begun by accident until it ended when she discovered they were worlds apart.Now that her brother is the new Earl of Celdon, the very bad Fairbanks have been trying to behave themselves and fit into London society...
  • A Wager too Wicked by Alyssa Clarke

    A Wager too Wicked by Alyssa Clarke

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Love becomes the ultimate gamble when a wager turns into a passionate affair.Lady Victoria Knightly is determined to prevent her cousin from being trapped in a loveless marriage. To achieve this, she decides to spy on Ethan Darlington, the formidable Earl of Townsend, hoping to uncover secrets to thwart his courtship intentions...
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  • The Moonstone Marquess by Meara Platt

    The Moonstone Marquess by Meara Platt

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    What happens when a battle-scarred hero bent on destroying himself meets an irresistible force by the name of Phoebe?Lady Phoebe Killigrew is appalled by the scandalous country parties their new neighbor, a war hero marquess, is holding at his estate in Moonstone Landing. She has every intention of keeping well away from him, until a governess arrives at her door with his two nieces...
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    regency  virgin heroine  historical  m-f
  • Nature of the Crime by Cara Devlin

    Nature of the Crime by Cara Devlin

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The Bow Street Duchess Mystery series continues in January 2024 with the sixth Audrey Sinclair and Hugh Marsden investigation...When a fellow passenger is found dead on Audrey’s packet ship from France, a mysterious note on the body points to her as the killer...
  • A Lark's Flight by Lynn Messina

    A Lark's Flight by Lynn Messina

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Verity Lark — England's most tenacious gossip, the London Daily Gazette ’s most dogged reporter — relishes a challenge, which is why she refuses Colson Hardwicke's offer of menial employment...
  • Murder at Kingscote by Alyssa Maxwell

    Murder at Kingscote by Alyssa Maxwell

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    For fans of HBO’s The Gilded Age, explore the dark side of the alluring world of America’s 19th century elite in this gripping series of riveting mysteries… In late nineteenth-century Newport, Rhode Island, journalist Emma Cross discovers the newest form of transportation has become the newest type of murder weapon . .
  • Deadly Curse by Carla Simpson

    Deadly Curse by Carla Simpson

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The British Museum gets one more corpse than they bargained for as doors open for their new Egyptian exhibit.Excitement is palpable among London Society as the opening of the exhibit draws near...
  • A Vicious Machination by Lynn Messina

    A Vicious Machination by Lynn Messina

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    As eager as Beatrice, Duchess of Kesgrave, is to meet her husband’s newly discovered illegitimate half sister, she does not want it to happen like in the keeper's house at Newgate. Yes, that Newgate, the abject prison filled with squalor and misery to which Verity Lark has been consigned for murder...
  • A Lark's Release: A Regency Cozy by Lynn Messina

    A Lark's Release: A Regency Cozy by Lynn Messina

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    It is hardly surprising Verity Lark can’t sleep at night with all the thoughts darting through her her recent stay in Newgate, her debt to Colson Hardwicke, the horrible abuse suffered by the children at Fortescue’s that her reporting on the orphan asylum several years earlier had failed to uncover...
  • A Swirl of Shadows by Andrea Penrose

    A Swirl of Shadows by Andrea Penrose

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A traumatic personal crisis has left Lady Arianna bedeviled by guilt and questioning whether she has lost her nerve. Saybrook and her circle of friends can’t seem to help rekindle her fire. Even a challenge from Lord Grentham, Britain’s shadowy head spymaster, to undertake a vital mission to Russia in aid of her old friend, Tsar Alexander, fails to spark any interest . .
  • Scandalous by Minerva Spencer

    Scandalous by Minerva Spencer

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    "Have you no decency?" Straight-laced missionary Sarah Fisher has never met a man like Captain Martin Bouchard. He is the most beautiful person—male or female—she's ever seen. Overwhelmingly masculine, elegantly attired despite months at sea, he is in complete command of everyone and everything around him: everyone, that is, except Sarah...
  • The Vengeance Trail by Elizabeth Bailey

    The Vengeance Trail by Elizabeth Bailey

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Join Lady Fan in her most dangerous case yet! For fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Barbara Erskine and Jane Austen.Is someone from her past trying to kill Lady Fan…?1796, EnglandWhen Lady Ottilia Fanshawe finds herself launched into a river and fighting for her life, she becomes convinced someone pulled her under the water...
  • Whom the Gods Love by Kate Ross

    Whom the Gods Love by Kate Ross

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Alexander Falkland hasn't an enemy in the world. Young, talented, charming, he shines in every field he enters: law, architecture, the investment market. But one night his luck runs out with a vengeance. In the midst of one of his famous parties, he is found in his study with his head smashed, a blood-stained poker beside him...
  • The Beast's Bargain by Eva Devon, Maire Claremont

    The Beast's Bargain by Eva Devon, Maire Claremont

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From 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 the only way a beast can find love is with a bargain. .
  • The Art of Stealing a Duke's Heart by Ellie St. Clair

    The Art of Stealing a Duke's Heart by Ellie St. Clair

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    It was only supposed to be one night.Calliope Murphy was determined to prove to her family that she was as capable as the rest of them. That she could master a priceless painting to steal from a duke who is far too arrogant and pompous for his own good...
  • Moonstone Angel by Meara Platt

    Moonstone Angel by Meara Platt

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    He thought she was a thief, but the only thing she ever stole was his heart...
  • To Experiment with Desire by Emma V. Leech

    To Experiment with Desire by Emma V. Leech

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Girls who dare – Inside every wallflower is the beating heart of a lioness, a passionate individual willing to risk all for their dream, if only they can find the courage to begin. When these overlooked girls make a pact to change their lives, anything can happen. Ten girls – Ten dares in a hat. Who will dare to risk it all? To Experiment with Desire...
  • A Stroke of Malice by Anna Lee Huber

    A Stroke of Malice by Anna Lee Huber

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Lady Kiera Darby and her husband Sebastian Gage are looking forward to relaxing with new friends at an exciting yearly soiree, but they soon learn that murder never takes a holiday in the latest riveting installment in this national bestselling series. Scotland 1832...
  • A Tangle of Serpents by Andrea Penrose, Mary Sarah

    A Tangle of Serpents by Andrea Penrose, Mary Sarah

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    With the epic victory at Waterloo behind them, Arianna and Saybrook are looking forward to a quiet summer of scholarship, far from the turmoil of war and politics. But little do they know that an even more dangerous battle is about to test their mettle...
  • Dare To Be Scandalous by Tamara Gill

    Dare To Be Scandalous by Tamara Gill

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After inheriting a small fortune, Willow Perry has everything she’s ever wanted. Except a husband, that is. But not just any husband will do. She’s looking for a grand love—someone who will challenge and excite her. It’s just her folly that the one man who interests her is a notorious rake. He’s as wild and passionate as Willow is sheltered and staid...
  • The Candlelit Coffin by Elizabeth Bailey

    The Candlelit Coffin by Elizabeth Bailey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A thrilling mix of mystery and romance! For fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Barbara Erskine and Jane Austen. Murder lurks behind the scenes… 1791, England Lord Francis and Lady Ottilia Fanshawe have suffered a devastating blow. With Ottilia sunk deep into a depression, Francis is desperate to get his beloved wife back...
  • Song of Love by Meara Platt

    Song of Love by Meara Platt

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Welcome to more Regency fun and frolic in the romantic, bestselling Book of Love series. Now Violet Farthingale must put The Book of Love to the test to capture Romulus Brayden’s heart.What makes a man fall in love? Violet Farthingale is desperate to know, because she has just been caught in Captain Romulus Brayden’s home with her gown unlaced and his hands too far up her legs to explain away...
  • The Chance of Love by Meara Platt

    The Chance of Love by Meara Platt

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    How could someone so buttoned up shoot fire through his blood the way she did? Holly Farthingale is a young widow who hardly knew her husband before he went off to war and met his untimely end. She does not want to go through the pain of that loss again and intends never to marry...
  • The Unwanted Corpse by Elizabeth Bailey

    The Unwanted Corpse by Elizabeth Bailey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What do you do when a dead body lands on your doorstep…?1794, EnglandWhen a body is unceremoniously dumped outside her home, Lady Ottilia Fanshawe is once more drawn into a murder case.Ottilia is recovering from the birth of her first child and her husband, Lord Francis Fanshawe, is worried that she has finally taken on more than she can handle.But Ottilia will not be diverted...
  • A Duke to Seal the Deal: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Tiffany Baton

    A Duke to Seal the Deal: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Tiffany Baton

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “I’ve never met a woman like you before.”After being a pariah to the ton and her family’s eyes, wallflower Charlotte has no other choice but to trust the promise of a proposal her suitor has written in his letters. But even her last hope crumbles down when he announces his engagement to another…A confident Duke like Luke never expects to be so intrigued by an untamed lady...
  • The Boys of Summer by Chasity Bowlin

    The Boys of Summer by Chasity Bowlin

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For the first time in her life, she understood how a woman might be led astray. Playmates during one magical summer on the coast, Clarissa and Gus made a vow to one another: when they were older, when they were both free of the shadows of their neglectful and abusive fathers, they would marry...
  • My Duke's Seduction by Tammy Andresen

    My Duke's Seduction by Tammy Andresen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can her gentle tenacity unlock a duke’s heart? Lady Tricia Riley is the sweet daughter of a duke until her family's ailments force her to breech societies’ dictates and go where no lady should… the docklands. When a tall, strong and handsome stranger helps to keep her safe, she agrees to keep their meeting, secret. She’s no interest in marrying a tall and darkly handsome stranger...
  • Lady Constantine and the Sins of Lord Kilgore by Julie Johnstone

    Lady Constantine and the Sins of Lord Kilgore by Julie Johnstone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the game of love, even a rogue can come undone by his own wicked wager. Callum, the Marquess of Kilgore, long ago accepted that he was no saint. So when he’s offered a shameful bet—to seduce the lady some have dubbed the “Ice Queen” and recover the land he foolishly gambled away—he agrees...
  • Tempting the Broken Duke by Sally Vixen

    Tempting the Broken Duke by Sally Vixen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “I will keep to my vow…Not matter how tempting she is.”Rachel is fully aware she will, by all likelihood, remain a spinster. But deep inside, she yearns for her deepest to become a mother…Daniel, the Duke of Elbridge, returned from war a broken man...
  • A Rake's Redemption by Maggie Dallen

    A Rake's Redemption by Maggie Dallen

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Only the wildest woman can ruin a devilish lord... Claire is the dutiful, proper Cleveland sister, and the only one who's not embroiled in a scandal. Until now. With her sister's marriage to an earl, the weight of responsibility to save her family has been lifted from her shoulders, and for the first time in her life Claire is free...
  • A Question of Numbers by Andrea Penrose, Mary Sarah

    A Question of Numbers by Andrea Penrose, Mary Sarah

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    With the threat of war looming over the Continent now that Napoleon has re-seized the throne of France, London is abuzz with intrigue as diplomats from the European powers gather to negotiate a military alliance against him. But Lady Arianna and her husband, the Earl of Saybrook, are intent on staying clear of the conflict, deciding it’s a battle for nations and armies to fight . .
  • More Than a Duke by Christi Caldwell

    More Than a Duke by Christi Caldwell

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Polite Society doesn’t take Lady Anne Adamson seriously. However, Anne isn’t just another pretty young miss. When she discovers her father betrayed her mother’s love and her family descended into poverty, Anne comes up with a plan to marry a respectable, powerful, and honorable gentleman— a man nothing like her philandering father...
  • Smoke & Lies by Andrea Penrose

    Smoke & Lies by Andrea Penrose

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Now that peace reigns in Europe and Napoleon has been exiled to the island of Elba, Lady Arianna and her husband, the Earl of Saybrook, are determined to put government sleuthing aside. But the head of British security has other ideas . . . Rumors are rife that Napoleon may be plotting to take back the French throne and plunge the Continent into another war...
  • A Newlywed’s Guide to Fortune and Murder by Dianne Freeman

    A Newlywed’s Guide to Fortune and Murder by Dianne Freeman

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    With her new husband George busy on a special mission for the British Museum, Frances has taken on an assignment of her own. The dowager Viscountess Winstead needs someone to sponsor her niece, Kate, for presentation to Queen Victoria. Frances—who understands society’s quirks and constraints as only an outsider can—is the perfect candidate...
  • Lady Violet Investigates by Grace Burrowes

    Lady Violet Investigates by Grace Burrowes

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Lady Violet Belmaine emerges from two years of mourning less than enthusiastic about resuming her place in Polite Society. She’s talked into attending a country house party by her French physician friend, Hugh St. Sevier, only to find that the house party guests are preyed upon by a mysterious thief.Among the guests is Sebastian MacHeath, Marquess of Dunkeld...
  • An Uncommon Earl by Sian Ann Bessey

    An Uncommon Earl by Sian Ann Bessey

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Alexander Allerton, the Earl of Bloxley’s, greatest desire is to alleviate the suffering of the poor and less fortunate of England. So when his hackney carriage is involved in an accident that results in the death of one of those he is determined to help, he is devastated...
  • The Wicked Heir by Merry Farmer

    The Wicked Heir by Merry Farmer

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Every guest invited to the house party at Nedworth Hall has a secret.Lady Patience Wycombe has been sent to Nedworth Hall for the summer under protest...
  • Earl of Morrey by Lauren Smith

    Earl of Morrey by Lauren Smith

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Letty Fordyce knows three things about her future husband: Lord Morrey is a dangerous man.He frightens her.She desires him. Adam Beaumont, the Earl of Morrey, is full of dark secrets. His brooding and mysterious allure draws women to him like moths to a flame. But he fears he can never marry, not when his secret life is full of constant dangers...
  • The Mortal Blow by Elizabeth Bailey

    The Mortal Blow by Elizabeth Bailey

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The intrepid Lady Fan is back! For fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Barbara Erskine and Jane Austen. Lady Fan is back to full health but can she solve the trickiest case yet…? 1791, England Lord Francis and Lady Ottilia Fanshawe are on their way home when their coach comes to a sudden stop. A woman is standing in the middle of the road — covered in blood...
  • To Catch a Viscount by Christi Caldwell

    To Catch a Viscount by Christi Caldwell

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Miss Marcia Collins's cameo-perfect life is destroyed when scandal leaves her standing alone at the altar on her wedding day. Her heart shattered, she decides to embrace her ruined reputation and explore every forbidden pleasure. All she needs is a little help from her long-time friend—and society’s most wicked rogue—Andrew Barrett, Viscount Waters...
  • Captivating the Earl by Audrey Harrison

    Captivating the Earl by Audrey Harrison

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    If nice things come in small packages, surely lovely things come in larger ones?In the unforgiving world of Regency-era London, Isabelle Carrington bears the weight of society’s harshest judgments. Her ample curves and gentle nature make her a target of ridicule in a world obsessed with superficial beauty...
  • Shadows of Scandal  (Guardians of the Bones) by K.J. Jackson

    Shadows of Scandal (Guardians of the Bones) by K.J. Jackson

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    She needs a champion willing to scandalize her. He doesn’t need anyone. Scandal turns into seduction when a not-quite-perfect heiress tangles with a lost son of society...
  • Save a Horse, Ride a Viscount by Valerie Bowman

    Save a Horse, Ride a Viscount by Valerie Bowman

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    His best laid plans…Ewan Fairchild, Viscount Clayton, has been busy ticking off the boxes for a bright future. Become a rising star in Parliament? Check. Find a lady he intends to marry? Check. Make his stables the envy of every man in London? Check, thanks to the prize Arabian thoroughbred he’s just won at auction...
  • Taming the Rake by Monica McCarty

    Taming the Rake by Monica McCarty

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They are known as the Rake Slayers… Tired of the different standards applied to the men who flout society’s rules, three young ladies seek a little primitive justice and hatch a plan to bring a few of London’s most notorious rakes up to snuff before refusing them. But they soon learn exactly what it is that makes rakes so dangerous...
  • The Venus and the Viscount by Scarlett Scott

    The Venus and the Viscount by Scarlett Scott

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A hellion. A hoyden. Scandalously flawed.Flouting convention and shocking society has become the primary source of entertainment for Lady Charity Manners. She makes no apologies for her wild ways, nor does she have any intention of changing.As for marriage? No, thank you. She would far prefer to live an independent life on the Continent...
  • Lady Helena Investigates by Jane Steen

    Lady Helena Investigates by Jane Steen

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    A reluctant lady sleuth finds she’s investigating her own family. Step into Lady Helena Whitcombe’s world with the first novel in a series that will blend family saga and mystery-driven action with a slow-burn romance in seven unputdownable investigations. 1881, Sussex...
  • The Sign of Death by Callie Hutton

    The Sign of Death by Callie Hutton

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author Callie Hutton returns with her second Victorian Book Club mystery, in which Lady Amy and Lord William sleuth the death of a teetotaler who took a fatal dunk in the drink. Bath, England, 1891. Mr. James Harding was a lot of things--businessman, well-to-do, probable scoundrel--but a drinker he most assuredly was not...
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