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Pride and Prejudice (with the original watercolor illustrations by C.E. Brock): An Illustrated Classic: Love, Class, and Society in Regency England by Jane Austen
Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' is a classic novel that explores themes of social class, love, and reputation in 19th-century England. Written in a satirical and witty style, the book offers a window into the world of the landed gentry where marriage was considered a strategic move rather than a matter of the heart. The original watercolor illustrations by C.E...Categorized as:
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![Pride and Prejudice (Unabridged with the original watercolor illustrations by C.E. Brock): A Timeless Exploration of Love, Marriage, and Society in Regency England by Jane Austen]()
Pride and Prejudice (Unabridged with the original watercolor illustrations by C.E. Brock): A Timeless Exploration of Love, Marriage, and Society in Regency England by Jane Austen
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 83 ratingsThis edition of "Pride and Prejudice (Unabridged with the original watercolor illustrations by C.E. Brock)" has been carefully formatted for your ebook reader with a functional table of contents. Pride and Prejudice is a novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1813...Categorized as:
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![Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, The griffin classics]()
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, The griffin classics
Discover or rediscover all the classics of literature. Contains Active Table of Contents (HTML) and in the end of book include a bonus link to the free audiobook. Sensational, dramatic, packed with rich excitement and filled with the sweep and violence of human passions, LES MISERABLES is not only superb adventure but a powerful social document... -
![Forever Her Scot by Scarlett Scott]()
Forever Her Scot by Scarlett Scott
A marriage of convenience between a Scottish duke and an American heiress turns sizzling in this final entry of USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott's delightfully wicked Dukes Most Wanted series.American heiress Madeline Chartrand has a problem. Her matchmaking mother is determined to secure an aristocratic husband for her, despite her wishes to the contrary... -
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![To Wed a Highlander by Michele Sinclair]()
To Wed a Highlander by Michele Sinclair
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsAn Arranged Marriage. . . Makenna Dunstan has never needed a man's protection before. But when her father's failing health places the safety of the clan in her hands, she has no choice but to marry Colin McTiernay. Fearing the emotions Colin awakens within her, she finds herself succumbing too easily to his lingering kisses and warm caresses... -
![Wild Jasmine by Bertrice Small]()
Wild Jasmine by Bertrice Small
"SPELLBINDING." --Romantic Times From the palaces of pashas in seventeenth-century India to the scandalous court of James Stuart of England, one woman struggles against fate to find true love...Categorized as:
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![Stepping on Roses, Vol. 4 by Rinko Ueda]()
Stepping on Roses, Vol. 4 by Rinko Ueda
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsReads R to L (Japanese Style), for T+ audiences. New maid Keiko Kinoshita enters the Ashida household under the guise of helping out, but she's actually a spy for the vice president of Soichiro's company... -
![Jackie and Maria: A Novel of Jackie Kennedy & Maria Callas by Gill Paul]()
Jackie and Maria: A Novel of Jackie Kennedy & Maria Callas by Gill Paul
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFrom the internationally bestselling author of The Secret Wife comes a tale of love, sacrifice and betrayal, available for pre-order now.JACKIEWhen her first marriage ends in tragedy, Jackie Kennedy fears she’ll never love again. But all that changes when she encounters…ARISuccessful and charming, Ari Onassis is a man who promises her the world...Categorized as:
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![Ghosts of the Canyon by Michelle Mankin]()
Ghosts of the Canyon by Michelle Mankin
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWelcome to the year 1969, a tumultuous year when the world and rock ’n’ roll were changing. Woodstock, war protests, free love, it’s all there, plus a rollercoaster romance that will have you frantically flipping pages to discover who this heroine chooses.What Katelyn Love longs for most of all is a child. Someone to shower with the affection she never received from her parents...Categorized as:
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![Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 5 by Taeko Watanabe]()
Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 5 by Taeko Watanabe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn the year 1863, a time fraught with violent social upheaval, samurai of all walks of life flock to Kyoto in the hope of joining the Mibu-Roshi--a band of warriors united around their undying loyalty to the Shogunate system. In time, this group would become one of the greatest (and most famous) movements in Japanese history.. -
![Making of a Scandal by Victoria Vale]()
Making of a Scandal by Victoria Vale
A gentleman should never mix business with pleasure, unless he’s a gentleman courtesan … Driven to selling his services to settle gambling debts, the Honourable Mr. Dominick Burke thoroughly enjoys satisfying the appetites of wealthy women. When Miss Calliope Barrington contracts his services, his desire for her is instant and powerful... -
![Stepping on Roses, Vol. 2 by Rinko Ueda]()
Stepping on Roses, Vol. 2 by Rinko Ueda
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA rags-to-riches romance from the creator of Tail of the Moon!Poor Sumi Kitamura… Her irresponsible older brother Eisuke keeps bringing home orphans for her to take care of even though they can barely afford their own basic needs! Just when Sumi's financial problems become dire, wealthy Soichiro Ashida enters her life with a bizarre he'll provide her with the money she so desperately needs if... -
![The Duke's Unexpected Bride by Lara Temple]()
The Duke's Unexpected Bride by Lara Temple
From country miss to London duchess!Sophie Trevelyan has been enjoying her visit to London, even if her closest companion is an overweight pug! Then she encounters the dashing Duke of Harcourt, who intrigues her more than is strictly properMax knows he must marry... -
![Henry and June: From "A Journal of Love" by Anaïs Nin]()
Henry and June: From "A Journal of Love" by Anaïs Nin
Taken from the original, uncensored journals of Anaïs Nin, Henry and June spans a single year in Nin's life when she discovers love and torment in one insatiable couple. From late 1931 to the end of 1932, Nin falls in love with Henry Miller's writing and his wife June's striking beauty... -
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![The Importance of Being Eunice by Claudia Stone]()
The Importance of Being Eunice by Claudia Stone
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA duke, a spinster, a faux engagement; what could possibly go wrong? For four seasons Lady Eunice was quite content with the mantle of wallflower. Bespectacled, frumpy, and put-upon by her overbearing mother, all she really wished to do was vanish from London once she came of age to inherit her fortune...Categorized as:
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![A Suitable Arrangement by Martha Keyes]()
A Suitable Arrangement by Martha Keyes
The arrangement may well be suitable, but is it bearable?As the new Earl of Lismore, it is Sandy Duncan’s duty to save both his family and Lochlarren Castle from impending ruin. He has always known he must marry well, but his father’s deathbed revelation of a slew of other debts creates an unexpected urgency to the situation... -
![The Painter's Daughter by Julie Klassen]()
The Painter's Daughter by Julie Klassen
Sophie Dupont, daughter of a portrait painter, assists her father in his studio, keeping her own artwork out of sight. She often walks the cliffside path along the north Devon coast, popular with artists and poets. It's where she met the handsome Wesley Overtree, the first man to tell her she's beautiful. Captain Stephen Overtree is accustomed to taking on his brother's neglected duties... -
![Devil to Pay by Sofie Darling]()
Devil to Pay by Sofie Darling
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEveryone knows you can’t trust the devil.Lady Beatrix St. Vincent was born with a silver spoon—and a father who would as soon sell it out from under her for his gambling debts. No matter how hard she works, there’s always an obstacle in her way, keeping her from achieving her dreams... -
![A Passion Most Pure by Julie Lessman]()
A Passion Most Pure by Julie Lessman
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsShe's found the love of her life. Unfortunately, he loves her sister. As World War I rages across the Atlantic in 1916, a smaller war is brewing in Boston. Faith O'Connor finds herself drawn to an Irish rogue who is anything but right for her. Collin McGuire is brash, cocky, and from the wrong side of the tracks, not to mention forbidden by her father...Categorized as:
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![So Wild A Heart by Candace Camp]()
So Wild A Heart by Candace Camp
Generations ago, the Aincourt family was given a title and land for their loyalty to the king. But the former abbey they received came with a price - a curse that no family member would ever know happiness. Devin Aincourt, Earl of Ravenscar, makes no apologies for who he is - a drinker, a womanizer, a gambler... -
![Thorn in My Heart by Liz Curtis Higgs]()
Thorn in My Heart by Liz Curtis Higgs
Two brothers fight to claim one father’s blessing. Two sisters long to claim one man’s heart. In the autumn of 1788, amid the moors and glens of the Scottish Lowlands, two brothers and two sisters each embark on a painful journey of discovery. Jamie and Evan McKie both want their father Alec’s flocks and lands, yet only one brother will inherit Glentrool... -
![Gabriële by Anne Berest, Claire Berest]()
Gabriële by Anne Berest, Claire Berest
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe story of a passionate love affair that triggered a revolution.An atmospheric, exuberant novel from the best-selling author of The Postcard, Anne Berest, and her sister, Claire Berest, about love and sex, art and revolution, experimentation and creativity, and three young people who changed the world... -
![A Cast of Falcons by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett]()
A Cast of Falcons by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWhen the wedding of her oldest friend ends with a shocking murder, Dr Nell Ward is once again caught up in a web of subterfuge, secrets and lies...When her childhood friend Percy announces she's engaged to handsome businessman Hawke McAnstruther, Dr Nell Ward rashly offers to host the wedding at Finchmere, her family's estate...Categorized as:
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![Casalvento: House of the Wind by Gudrun Cuillo]()
Casalvento: House of the Wind by Gudrun Cuillo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsRomance and family secrets intertwine in Tuscany.Erika Germoglio is a self-made woman who has it all—a successful career and a well-connected fiancé—then suddenly has even more. An Italian grandfather she has never met wills to her Casalvento, a house and a vineyard, and Livernano, a medieval village turned bed-and-breakfast, both in the Chianti region of Tuscany... -
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![Bitter Sweet by LaVyrle Spencer]()
Bitter Sweet by LaVyrle Spencer
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsHow do you teach a heart to love again?MAGGIEShattered by the loss of her husband, she struggled each day to put her grief behind her. To be there for her teenaged daughter. And to face life again. When she returned to her Wisconsin hometown, she never expected to feel a spark of longing-for her old high school sweetheart ..Categorized as:
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![A Bargain with the Rake by Sadie Bosque]()
A Bargain with the Rake by Sadie Bosque
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA duchess determined to love...Evie Montgomery, the Duchess of Somerset, has promised her grandfather she will marry for love, and she is determined to keep said promise. Only, the man she loves is the most notorious rake in the country. And he hasn't spared her a glance in the seven years since she's known him... -
![Angel in Scarlet by Jennifer Wilde]()
Angel in Scarlet by Jennifer Wilde
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPAPERBACK Angela Howard was the toast of London -- a breathtaking vision every woman envied and every man longed to possess. Few would have dreamed this violet-eyed beauty was the precocious child of a country schoolmaster... the feisty girl who had spurned Lord Clinton Meredith, the "fairy tale prince", to surrender her innocence to Hugh Bradford, his illegitimate brother.. -
![The Virgin and the Viscount by Charis Michaels]()
The Virgin and the Viscount by Charis Michaels
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe Virgin Lady Elisabeth Hamilton-Baythes has a painful secret. At fifteen, she was abducted by highwaymen and sold to a brothel. But two days later, she was rescued by a young lord, a man she’s never forgotten. Now, she’s devoted herself to save other innocents from a similar fate. The Viscount Bryson Courtland, Viscount Rainsleigh, never breaks the rules... -
![Separate Beds by LaVyrle Spencer]()
Separate Beds by LaVyrle Spencer
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe wedding of Clay Forrester and Catherine Anderson was the social event of the season. It seemed like a page out of a fairy tale. But everything about it–from the formal vows to the magnificent reception–was a lie, Catherine had reluctantly agreed to Clay's "marriage of convenience"...and the only thing that could threaten their arrangement was the unexpected arrival of love... -
![Circling the Sun by Paula McLain]()
Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsBrought to Kenya from England as a child and then abandoned by her mother, Beryl Markham is raised by both her father and the native Kipsigis tribe who share his estate. Her unconventional upbringing transforms Beryl into a bold young woman with a fierce love of all things wild and an inherent understanding of nature’s delicate balance... -
![About the Night by Anat Talshir]()
About the Night by Anat Talshir
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsOn a hot summer day in 1947, on a grandstand overlooking Jerusalem, Elias and Lila fall deeply, irrevocably in love. Tragically, they come from two different worlds. Elias is a Christian Arab living on the eastern side of the newly divided city, and Lila is a Jew living on the western side...Categorized as:
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![The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller]()
The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
It is a perfect July morning, and Elle, a fifty-year-old happily married mother of three, awakens at "The Paper Palace"—the family summer place which she has visited every summer of her life...Categorized as:
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![The Greatest Lie of All by Jillian Cantor]()
The Greatest Lie of All by Jillian Cantor
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA glamorous romance novelist and an aspiring starlet share an unexpected secret in this addictive story about love, ambition and how far we’re willing to go to protect our hearts Fledgling actress Amelia Grant is at rock bottom when offered the opportunity of a to star in a biopic about the world-renowned romance author Gloria Diamond, who used her own tragic love story as inspiration for her...Categorized as:
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![The Greatest Lie of All by Jillian Cantor]()
The Greatest Lie of All by Jillian Cantor
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA glamorous romance novelist and an aspiring starlet share an unexpected secret in this addictive story about love, ambition and how far we’re willing to go to protect our hearts Fledgling actress Amelia Grant is at rock bottom when offered the opportunity of a to star in a biopic about the world-renowned romance author Gloria Diamond, who used her own tragic love story as inspiration for her...Categorized as:
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![Casalvento: House of the Wind by Gudrun Cuillo]()
Casalvento: House of the Wind by Gudrun Cuillo
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRomance and family secrets intertwine in Tuscany. Erika Germoglio is a self-made woman who has it all--a successful career and a well-connected fiancé--then suddenly has even more. An Italian grandfather she has never met wills to her Casalvento, a house and a vineyard, and Livernano, a medieval village turned bed-and-breakfast, both in the Chianti region of Tuscany...Categorized as:
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![Captive Passions by Fern Michaels]()
Captive Passions by Fern Michaels
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA pirate captain plots to end the man who killed her sister in this classic lusty tale of romance and revenge at sea by the #1 New York Times bestseller. Boldly commanding a sleek Spanish ship, Sirena Córdez possesses a headstrong and impatient demeanor that inspires both shock and respect from her male crew... -
![Merely the Groom by Rebecca Hagan Lee]()
Merely the Groom by Rebecca Hagan Lee
Can an English miss tame the wild heart of a Scotsman? Colin McElreath, Viscount Grantham, has sold his soul to the devil—a devil of an irate English father. The powerful Baron Davies urgently requires a respectable husband for Gillian, his disgraced daughter, and he sees Colin as the perfect candidate...Categorized as:
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![A Companion in Joy by Dorothy Mack]()
A Companion in Joy by Dorothy Mack
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFall in love with this captivating Regency romance! Perfect for fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Jane Aiken Hodge and Jane Austen. Can a feckless rake become the ideal husband? Regency London With her family in dire straits, Kate Harmon agrees to marry the rakish Viscount Nicholas Dunston in return for a generous settlement from his father... -
![The Marriage Season by Jane Dunn]()
The Marriage Season by Jane Dunn
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 26 ratings‘It’s not a fair world I’m afraid. Beauty or fortune carries the day. You have the beauty and I the fortune, so there’s every chance we’ll succeed’In Regency England, marriage is everything. For young widow Sybella Lovatt, the time has come to find a suitable husband for her sister and ward Lucie...Categorized as:
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![Rules for Heiresses by Amalie Howard]()
Rules for Heiresses by Amalie Howard
Amalie Howard whisks you away with a historical romance full of drama, true love, and the perfect happily ever after.Sometimes, finding love means flouting the rules...Born to a life of privilege, Lady Ravenna Huntley rues the day that she must marry... -
![The Unromantic Lady by Penelope Stratton]()
The Unromantic Lady by Penelope Stratton
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSHE BELIEVED LOVE WAS FOOLISH--UNTIL IT TAUGHT HER OTHERWISE!Diantha Halstow liked to declare that love was nothing but a mere illusion to trap fools. Rexford Lytham, Earl of Chartridge, couldn't agree more. He was, Diantha thought, a most sensible man. And theirs was a most sensible marriage: her money for his title... -
![That Churchill Woman by Stephanie Barron]()
That Churchill Woman by Stephanie Barron
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Paris Wife meets PBS's Victoria in this enthralling novel of the life and loves of one of history's most remarkable women: Winston Churchill's scandalous American mother, Jennie Jerome. Wealthy, privileged, and fiercely independent New Yorker Jennie Jerome took Victorian England by storm when she landed on its shores... -
![The Earl Claims a Bride by Amelia Grey]()
The Earl Claims a Bride by Amelia Grey
CAN A HASTILY ARRANGED MATCHHarrison Thornwick is the Heirs' Club's newest member. His carefree days as a reckless rogue carousing around London are suddenly behind him after the tragic death of his brother leaves him in charge of the family estate. What's more, the Prince himself has offered to secure his marital prospects... -
![Kissing Cousins by Joan Smith]()
Kissing Cousins by Joan Smith
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNot only had Samantha Oakleigh's brother run off with another man's betrothed, he was also accused of theft! She desperately needed the help of her rather stodgy, but well-heeled, cousin to find the boy. Despite major misgivings, Edward, Lord Salverton puts both his career and his upcoming nuptials in jeopardy, and accompanies Samantha on her rescue mission...Categorized as:
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![Speak Low by Melanie Harlow]()
Speak Low by Melanie Harlow
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJuly, 1923 After bootlegging enough whiskey to free her father from the DiFiore crime family, twenty-year old Tiny O'Mara is determined to leave home and take control of her own life. But it’s going to cost her. Her alliance with sultry Enzo DiFiore is based more on their intense physical attraction than any loyalty or trust... -
![A Duchess to Remember by Christina Brooke]()
A Duchess to Remember by Christina Brooke
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA lady never kisses and tells.And her lover never forgets… For a lady of breeding and wealth, the Ministry of Marriage can always ensure a suitable match. But sometimes, the heart wants what it wants—in spite of the risks… A Practical Engagement Lady Cecily Westruther is nothing if not practical... -
![The Perfect Scandal by Delilah Marvelle]()
The Perfect Scandal by Delilah Marvelle
THE MARQUIS’S MYSTERY LADY If there is anything Tristan Adam Hargrove, fourth Marquis of Moreland, has learned to avoid, it’s scandal. For the dark and dashing lord is an honourable gentleman who would never seduce a woman for his own gain. When a raven-haired beauty arrives as his new neighbour, he knows better than to succumb to the desire he feels... -
![The Blacksmith's Wife by Elisabeth Hobbes]()
The Blacksmith's Wife by Elisabeth Hobbes
A passion forged from fire Rejected by her favored knight, Joanna Sollers knows she will never love again. Especially when the man she's now forced to marry is none other than her beloved's half brother! For blacksmith Hal Danby, marrying Joanna makes his lifelong dream of entering the Smiths' Guild possible, even if the secrets in his past mean he'll forever keep his distance... -
![Her Secret Fantasy by Gaelen Foley]()
Her Secret Fantasy by Gaelen Foley
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsRegency London's elegant ballrooms mask a daring world of erotic adventure. In this second novel in Gaelen Foley's Spicy Trilogy, a mysterious beauty with a devastating secret discovers, in the arms of a bold and fearless cavalry officer, passion that breaks all boundaries.Some say the aristocratic Balfour clan is cursed, a once-great family now in slow decline... -
![Adam Bede by George Eliot]()
Adam Bede by George Eliot
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsThe novel follows four characters' rural lives in the fictional community of Hayslope—a rural, pastoral, and close-knit community in 1799...
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