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Calico Road by Anna Jacobs
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCalico Road runs through a tiny Lancashire hamlet up on the edge of the moors, miles from anywhere. In 1827 its folk are an independent breed - and a thorn in the side of the vicious mill owner in the valley below... -
![Murder in Grosvenor Square by Ashley Gardner]()
Murder in Grosvenor Square by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsCaptain Lacey Regency Mysteries, Book 9. This is a full-length novel of 86,000 words (32 chapters). Captain Gabriel Lacey begins Spring 1818 preparing for a duel. But while he focuses on the affair of honor, darkness, greed, and death stalk the streets of London and bring tragedy to a family Lacey has grown close to... -
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![An Accidental Meeting by Melanie Rachel]()
An Accidental Meeting by Melanie Rachel
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn accident at Pemberley leads to the revelation of a family secret--and might give Darcy a second chance to win Elizabeth's heart.Fitzwilliam Darcy has been working to improve himself since Elizabeth Bennet’s scorching rejection of his proposal four months ago... -
![The Secret of the Lost Pearls by Darcie Wilde]()
The Secret of the Lost Pearls by Darcie Wilde
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBeyond the glittering ballrooms and elegant parties of Regency London lurk all manner of unexpected dangers. In Darcie Wilde’s captivating mystery series inspired by the novels of Jane Austen and written with the wit of “Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s cheeky asides in Fleabag” (Bookpage), no one is better equipped to help ladies who find themselves wronged than “useful woman” Rosalind Thorne.. -
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![Take Me Back by Rosalind James]()
Take Me Back by Rosalind James
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHallie Cavanaugh’s late father just left her millions of reasons to stay away from Jim Lawson, deputy sheriff of Paradise, Idaho, and the man who broke her heart fourteen years ago. Hallie has worked hard for independence, but she can’t dismiss a massive inheritance, even if she has to follow her father’s manipulative terms to get it... -
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Fatal Exchange by Lisa Harris
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsEmily Hunt might come from a family of cops, but she never goes looking for an adrenaline rush. She lives the quiet–well, relatively quiet–life of a teacher and thrives on making a difference in the lives of her students. But she’ll have to draw on a well of strength and savvy she didn’t know she had as student Rafael Cerda takes her class hostage for ransom money to save his brother’s life... -
![Where the Waters Agree by Susan Adriani]()
Where the Waters Agree by Susan Adriani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe ached from just looking at her. From wanting her. And from wanting to tell her—again and again—that she was the very best thing that had ever happened to him.EVERMORE ON SEA IS NOT BRIGHTON... -
![Secrets of a Wallflower by Laura Beers]()
Secrets of a Wallflower by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo unlikely partners must risk their secrets- and hearts- to unravel a web of treachery and save England. Miss Simone Delacourt, a seemingly unnoticed wallflower in the eyes of the ton, hides a secret life as a spy, enjoying the freedom her anonymity affords. When she’s reluctantly paired with Mr... -
![The Dowry Of Miss Lydia Clark by Lawana Blackwell]()
The Dowry Of Miss Lydia Clark by Lawana Blackwell
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBooks 1-3 of The author Lawana Blackwell, The Gresham Chronicles, Bethany House... -
![Mr. Darcy Steals a Kiss (and Some Other Stuff) by Alix James]()
Mr. Darcy Steals a Kiss (and Some Other Stuff) by Alix James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMy family is about to be ruined, and the only person who can help me is a burglar whose kisses make me forget my own name. Elizabeth BennetMy father is a fraud. There, I’ve confessed it. Jane and I are the only ones who know that he fakes “ancient Greek vases” and sells them to unsuspecting buyers for exorbitant sums to keep our mother in pin money... -
![The Cad, the Couch, and the Cut Direct: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Jessie Lewis]()
The Cad, the Couch, and the Cut Direct: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Jessie Lewis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA year after his hopes of securing Elizabeth Bennet’s heart are dashed, Fitzwilliam Darcy brings his sister Georgiana to London for her first Season. Believing he could never make Elizabeth love him—for so she emphatically told his aunt—he is mortified to come upon her while visiting an art exhibition with his sister. He makes a hasty escape before he can be seen. Or so he thinks... -
![To Enchant a Lady's Heart by Robin Lee Hatcher]()
To Enchant a Lady's Heart by Robin Lee Hatcher
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe has nothing to offer. She has everything to lose. Despite the dishonorable circumstances of his own birth, Adam Faulkner has never begrudged his half-brother Sebastian's legitimate position as the Viscount Willowthorpe. Having a title and everything that goes with it never mattered to Adam—until “everything” became the hand of Miss Eliza Southwick... -
![A Winter by the Sea by Julie Klassen]()
A Winter by the Sea by Julie Klassen
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen the Duke and Duchess of Kent rent neighboring Woolbrook Cottage for the winter, the Summers sisters are called upon to host three of the royal couple's male staff in their seaside house. But they soon realize they've invited mysterious secrets and the sweet possibility of romance into their home... -
![Wild About Weston by Katy Regnery]()
Wild About Weston by Katy Regnery
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 21 ratings"Wild about Weston" is the fifth of six books about the last of the Philadelphia-based, wildly-handsome English brothers who are all on the look-out for love. (Wait a second! They're definitely NOT all on the look-out for love anymore. Not if Emily, Daisy, Jess and Val have any say in the matter. Weston's the last single English...oh, yeah. And Kate. Poor Kate.. -
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![Hard To Handle by R.C. Boldt]()
Hard To Handle by R.C. Boldt
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRC Boldt’s Teach Me series gives us a closer look at just how thin the line is between love and hate… Fifth grade social studies teacher, Laney Kavanaugh, is no stranger to being left behind – her father taught her that at a young age. That’s why she always has her eyes wide open when it comes to men. She’s determined she will never again be the one left behind... -
![The Moon in the Water by Pamela Belle]()
The Moon in the Water by Pamela Belle
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA new life awaits… The year is 1635 When her close family are carried off by the smallpox, the small, ferociously independent Thomazine Heron finds herself an orphan at the age of ten. Not only an orphan, but a considerable heiress. Thomazine is sent to live with her Heron family cousins in the beautiful rose-coloured sprawling home of Goldhayes in Suffolk... -
![The Island of Dreams by Helen McGinn]()
The Island of Dreams by Helen McGinn
Martha is the youngest of three sisters and, in her mid-thirties, has the dubious honour of being the only one to call off a wedding at the last moment.Now, feeling as if she’ll be single forever, and trying to keep her low opinion of her sister Iris’s fiancé to herself for risk of looking bitter, Martha needs a change of scene...Categorized as:
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![A Covent Garden Mystery by Ashley Gardner]()
A Covent Garden Mystery by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsCaptain Lacey stops to assist a young woman in the market at Covent Garden, and realizes to his astonishment that she is his daughter, Gabriella. Lacey then discovers that his estranged wife and her paramour, a French officer, have journeyed to London at the invitation of James Denis to dissolve her marriage to Captain Lacey... -
![East of the Sun by Barbara Bickmore]()
East of the Sun by Barbara Bickmore
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEAST OF THE SUN - A return to the grand tradition of storytelling. BARBARA BICKMORE has created a tale in EAST OF THE SUN, so richly imagined, so lush in its description of Africa's primitive beauty, and so compelling in its depiction of the struggle for good, that you will live it as you read it. "A grand historical romance . . . Filled with passions, heartbreak and death." Chicago Sun-Times... -
![The Cowboy's Spring Romance by Shanna Hatfield]()
The Cowboy's Spring Romance by Shanna Hatfield
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrent Thompson has carried a torch for the new schoolteacher since she moved to Grass Valley more than three years ago. Instead of asking her out, he's dated every single female in a 30-mile radius, giving her the impression he's not interested in her. Lindsay Pierce moved to Grass Valley to teach and quickly fell in love with the small community as well as the delightful people who live there... -
![Jane and the Year without a Summer by Stephanie Barron]()
Jane and the Year without a Summer by Stephanie Barron
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you have a Jane Austen-would-have-been-my-best-friend complex, look no further . . . [Barron] has painstakingly sifted through the famed author's letters and writings, as well as extensive biographical information, to create a finely detailed portrait of Austen's life--with a dash of fictional murder . . . Some of the most enjoyable, well-written fanfic ever created... -
![An Accidental Proposal: A Pride and Prejudice Novella by Melanie Rachel]()
An Accidental Proposal: A Pride and Prejudice Novella by Melanie Rachel
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMiss Elizabeth Bennet isn't the only one with an embarrassing family . . .Elizabeth is poised to decline the second proposal of marriage she has entertained in the past five months. That is, until she is interrupted by Mr. Darcy's cousins. The resulting accident ends with a second proposal--but it's not Mr. Darcy's.Darcy knows he's had a near escape... -
![A More Agreeable Man: A Variation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Jan Ashton]()
A More Agreeable Man: A Variation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Jan Ashton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNone of us like Mr Darcy, but I must determine the truth about him if we are to know the real character of Mr Wickham.WHEN JANE BENNET RETURNS from a holiday at Ramsgate engaged to a handsome and charming young man, Elizabeth Bennet is astonished to find herself the only person at Longbourn questioning their attachment... -
![Eleven Pipers Piping by Emily E.K. Murdoch]()
Eleven Pipers Piping by Emily E.K. Murdoch
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt’s 1813, with eleven pipers piping—but only one has caught Harmony's eye… Harmony Fitzroy never expected to fall into the spotlight. Her musical talents finally recognized, despite her shyness she's offered an invitation: to participate in the Christmas Eve Concert at the Assembly Rooms in Bath. If only a fellow musician hadn't caught her eye, she'd be able to focus on the music... -
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![Murder at the Dinner Party by C.J. Archer]()
Murder at the Dinner Party by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe staff in high society households are expected to be unobtrusive, but a dead butler in the dining room tends to get noticed. Did he die of natural causes or was he poisoned?Cleo is hired by the housekeeper at a Mayfair residence after the police rule the sudden death of the butler was the result of natural causes. Not convinced by the verdict, she wants Cleo to prove foul play was involved... -
![The Pursuits of Lord Kit Cavanaugh by Stephanie Laurens]()
The Pursuits of Lord Kit Cavanaugh by Stephanie Laurens
Bold and clever, THE CAVANAUGHS are unlike any other family in early Victorian England. #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens continues to explore the enthralling world of these dynamic siblings in the eagerly anticipated second volume in her captivating series... -
![Legacy of Longdale Manor by Carrie Turansky]()
Legacy of Longdale Manor by Carrie Turansky
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsArt historian Gwen Morris is evaluating paintings at a British estate when she uncovers a connection to the father she never knew through a 100-year-old journal. In 1912, Charlotte Harper struggles with a painful family secret that she can only confess in her journal, which shatters her faith and leaves her wondering if she can ever trust in love again... -
![Master of Puppets: A Pride and Prejudice variation by Elin Eriksen]()
Master of Puppets: A Pride and Prejudice variation by Elin Eriksen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat if Elizabeth stumbled upon a mystery? A secret of murder and betrayal, ripping a family asunder. Who is friend? Who is foe? And who is the Highlander hiding in Pemberley’s hunting tower?Seven gentlemen and twelve ladies were rumoured to be accompanying Mr Bingley to Netherfield. Mrs Bennet was relieved when the number of females proved to be grossly exaggerated, and for the most part—married... -
![A Death in Norfolk by Ashley Gardner]()
A Death in Norfolk by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSeptember 1817 Captain Gabriel Lacey travels with Lady Breckenridge to his boyhood home in northern Norfolk only to discover mysterious happenings in and around the Lacey estate. A young woman, cousin of an old friend, has gone missing, strange objects appear in Lacey's ruined house, and the dark windmills on the marshes keep pulling Lacey to them... -
![A Body in Berkeley Square by Ashley Gardner]()
A Body in Berkeley Square by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLondon, 1817. A Bow Street Runner summons Captain Gabriel Lacey to a Berkeley Square ballroom where a young dandy has been found stabbed to death during a society ball. The prime suspect: Lacey’s former commander, Colonel Brandon... -
![The Glass House by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley]()
The Glass House by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsOn a cold January night in 1817, former cavalry officer Captain Gabriel Lacey is summoned to the banks of the Thames to identify the body of a young woman. When Lacey views the pretty, dead young woman, cut down too soon, he vows to find her murderer... -
![The Violinist of Venice: A Story of Vivaldi by Alyssa Palombo]()
The Violinist of Venice: A Story of Vivaldi by Alyssa Palombo
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsLike most 18th century Venetians, Adriana d'Amato adores music—except her strict merchant father has forbidden her to cultivate her gift for the violin. But she refuses to let that stop her from living her dreams and begins sneaking out of her family's palazzo under the cover of night to take violin lessons from virtuoso violinist and composer Antonio Vivaldi... -
![Melting into You by Tracey Alvarez]()
Melting into You by Tracey Alvarez
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLibrarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ISBN13 9780473285937. Love small-town romance with an unforgettable cast of characters? The Due South series will transport you to an unspoilt, wild island off the coast of New Zealand. Meet Kezia and Ben... Big, sexy men who don’t relate well to kids need not apply… Kezia Murphy plays her widow card well... -
![An Ominous Explosion by Lynn Messina]()
An Ominous Explosion by Lynn Messina
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTo be clear: Beatrice, Duchess of Kesgrave, does not think every dead person in London is the victim of a sinister plot. The city is large, after all, and some of its inhabitants had to have died from innocent causes. Like Peter Huzza, who was killed in a horrifying steam engine accident... -
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![Circle Of Pearls by Rosalind Laker]()
Circle Of Pearls by Rosalind Laker
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA family saga set in Sussex and spanning the turbulent period of history from the Civil War to the Restoration and the Great Fire of London. The author's previous books include "This Shining Land", "The Silver Touch" and "To Dance with Kings"... -
![Forever Bound by Samantha Chase, Noelle Adams]()
Forever Bound by Samantha Chase, Noelle Adams
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’ve been a lot of things in my life. Marine. Bodyguard. Security expert. Player. Heart-breaker. Occasionally an asshole. Never a first-grade teacher. Until now. It’s the most ridiculous undercover security job I’ve ever had to deal with. Corralling a bunch of six-year-olds while I try to do my job and keep anyone from knowing how clueless I really am. I manage to fool everyone... -
![First Class Hero by A.J. Harmon]()
First Class Hero by A.J. Harmon
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLieutenant Commander Paul Lathem has served his country proudly for eleven years as a navy Seal. He has risked life and limb to preserve freedom and has loved every minute of it, but having entered his thirties, he realizes he’s looking for more. He wants the wife and the kids and the life he sees his older brother Matt enjoying. And he is sure he wants it with Nic, but she isn’t convinced... -
![Regency by Megan Derr]()
Regency by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFour short stories and one novella with a regency flavor. A lazy prince and his stiff secretary have long despised each other, but the annual Masque changes everything. Gideon has always led a quiet life, free of scandal, until a carriage accident on his way home one night. Pierce has everything a young man could want - except the secret admirer he knows only through ardent letters... -
![Beauty for Ashes by Dorothy Clark]()
Beauty for Ashes by Dorothy Clark
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the prim-and-proper Philadelphia of 1820, a shocking marriage . . . It was the perfect contract for a marriage of convenience to a woman he didn't even know. Didn't want to know. Justin Randolph, a wealthy Philadelphia widower responsible for two small children, is convinced that love is a myth. The only reason for marriage is to find a mother for the children under his care... -
![A Searing Acquaintance: A Modern Pride & Prejudice Variation by Jan Ashton]()
A Searing Acquaintance: A Modern Pride & Prejudice Variation by Jan Ashton
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I don’t know why I ever thought we made sense.”Smart, educated people are fools in love, especially when they’re mired in denial and misunderstanding. In this modern spin on Jane Austen’s classic tale, Elizabeth Bennet, a grad student with literary aspirations, has found her big career break—and broken up with yet another forgettable boyfriend... -
![Passion: A Novel of the Romantic Poets by Jude Morgan]()
Passion: A Novel of the Romantic Poets by Jude Morgan
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTheirs was a world of obsession, genius, and above all… In the turbulent years of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, three poets—Byron, Shelley, and Keats—come to prominence, famous and infamous, for their vivid personalities, and their glamorous, shocking, and sometimes tragic lives... -
![For a Governess' Fiery Kiss by Henrietta Harding]()
For a Governess' Fiery Kiss by Henrietta Harding
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEven though the alluring raven-haired Emilia came as a governess in Edwin's estate with a strong recommendation, she is on the run from a horrendous past. She's newly orphaned and ruined, wanting only the peace and quiet that a governess position for Edwin's stoic daughter allows. She never expected though her new employer to be so handsome that she can barely resist the temptation... -
![Games of Love and Cruelty: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Laura Moretti]()
Games of Love and Cruelty: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Laura Moretti
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFitzwilliam Darcy falls madly in love with the vivacious and clever Elizabeth Bennet. After a few shots of tequila, he declares his affections for her. It is a disaster. Elizabeth resoundingly rejects him. But…it’s late, they're alone and slightly intoxicated. They sleep together.Now Darcy has everything…and nothing... -
![The Chains of Fate by Pamela Belle]()
The Chains of Fate by Pamela Belle
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe blood red tide of civil war ran deep over the land, and Thomazine became the man of a wife she would learn to hate for his perfidy. She married Dominic whom she could never love, believing her Francis to be dead. When she learned the truth ... that Francis lived, Thomazine rode north on a mission hung with the chains of fate... -
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![Dukes and Dekes by Torie Jean]()
Dukes and Dekes by Torie Jean
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsCan a professional hockey player reform his rakish ways for a winning shot at his best friend’s guarded heart? Nestled between rocks and mountains, the slumbering town of Chawton Falls, NH, blinks alive every autumn when the Wentworth Estate hosts the Jane Austen Regency Fair... -
![Yvonne Goes to York by Marion Chesney, M.C. Beaton]()
Yvonne Goes to York by Marion Chesney, M.C. Beaton
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAn entertaining tale of a Regency-era matchmaker on the hunt for a hero, from a New York Times–bestselling author . . . Miss Hannah Pym seems to find drama wherever she goes, particularly of the romantic kind—which is good luck for a traveling matchmaker... -
![The Sudbury School Murders by Ashley Gardner]()
The Sudbury School Murders by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCaptain Lacey takes a post as a secretary at the Sudbury School in Berkshire, a school for sons of the wealthiest merchants and bankers in England. He discovers as soon as he arrives that he’s been hired for more than his letter-writing skills—a series of disturbing pranks have kept the school in an uproar. The headmaster expects Lacey to discover the identity of the prankster—immediately... -
![The Waylaid Heart by Holly Newman]()
The Waylaid Heart by Holly Newman
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA husband murdered...A widow's ruse to find the killer...A nobleman's curiosity...Lead to a white slavery ring destroyed and a love found...Although her marriage to George Waddley has been passionless, the beautiful widow Cecilia Haukstrom Waddley vows to unmask the man responsible for her husband's murder... -
![Georgette Heyer's Regency World by Jennifer Kloester, Geraeme Tavendale]()
Georgette Heyer's Regency World by Jennifer Kloester, Geraeme Tavendale
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe definitive guide for all fans of Georgette Heyer, Jane Austen, and the glittering Regency period "Detailed, informative, impressively researched. A Heyer lover writing for Heyer fans." -Times Literary Supplement Immerse yourself in the resplendent glow of Regency England and the world of Georgette Heyer.. -
![Rogue In My Arms by Celeste Bradley]()
Rogue In My Arms by Celeste Bradley
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen Sir Colin Lambert learns that the little girl left on the steps of his gentleman’s club belongs to one of its members, he’s filled with hope. Could Melody be the daughter of the beautiful, impulsive actress who broke his heart? Colin is determined to find out with the help of his lost love’s former seamstress, Miss Prudence Filby...
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