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The Oceans and the Stars: A Sea Story, A War Story, A Love Story by Mark Helprin
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMark Helprin, the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Winter’s Tale and A Soldier of the Great War , returns with a fast-paced, beautifully written novel about the majesty of the sea; a life dedicated to duty, honor, and country; and the gift of falling in love... -
The Girl in the Striped Dress by Ellie Midwood
Germany, 1947. A strange case scheduled for the Denazification Court lands on the desk of an American psychiatrist currently serving in Germany, Dr. Hoffman. A former Auschwitz guard, Franz Dahler, is set to appear in court, and he has requested to bring the most unexpected witness to testify in his defense - one of his former inmates and current wife, Helena...Categorized as:
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Fire and Fury for the Tobacco Girls by Lizzie Lane
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAs war rages, everyone has to do their bit...Bristol 1941As the clouds of war grow bleaker both at home and abroad, the Tobacco Girls are determined to do their bit for King and Country. To that end Maisie Miles and Bridget Milligan become voluntary ambulance drivers... -
The Crimson Shield: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque
He’s an Executioner Knight with a royal secret that could blow England apart.She’s the last of the bloodlines from the High Kings of Ireland.Between the two of them, they have more royal blood in them than anyone alive, but royal blood can be far more of a curse and far less of a privilege when dealing with secrets that could bring down a kingdom... -
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The Girl From the Island by Lorna Cook
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA world at war.One woman will risk everything.Another will uncover her story.1940: When the island of Guernsey is invaded by the Nazis, two sisters are determined to rebel in any way they can. But when forced to take in a German soldier, they are shocked to find a familiar face on their doorstep – a childhood friend who has now become their enemy... -
Reforming Lord Neil by Sally Britton
An arrogant lord cut-off by his family. A penniless widow in desperate need. In their reduced circumstances, can love save them both? Lord Neil Duncan, third son of the Marquess of Alderton, finally angers his father enough to be cut off from the family. Neil believes it is only a matter of time before he is reinstated, but time is passing slowly and he needs to eat...Categorized as:
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The Millionaire Marquess by Scarlett Scott
A daring housekeeper meets her match in a sinfully seductive marquess in this scorching-hot addition to the Unexpected Lords series from USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott.Ruthless businessman. Coldhearted cynic. Jaded rake.The Marquess of Greymoor has possessed a great many titles in his life, but there is none he despises more than the one he unexpectedly inherited as a lad... -
Home Coming by Cat Johnson
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBailey Knowles needs a fake boyfriend, not a bodyguard, to teach her cheating ex a lesson, even if everyone insists she hire one to fend off the threats she's been getting. Luckily it looks like one unsuspecting Navy SEAL will be perfect to step into the role of both.Quinn Baldwin takes the long road home to visit his family, but instead finds TikTok sensation Bailey Knowles. She needs protection... -
The Brazen Bluestocking by Tracy Sumner
In this Regency romance by award-winning author Tracy Sumner, a willful bluestocking matches wits with a devilish scoundrel she never expected to desire with every beat of her heart.A defiant society outcast.A forbidding rogue who doesn’t believe in love.And a passionate wager.Daughter of an earl, Lady Hildegard Templeton hasn’t conformed to what society expects from a woman of her station... -
It Happened One Midnight by Julie Anne Long
More than one beautiful woman’s hopes have been dashed on the rocky shoals of Jonathan Redmond’s heart. With his riveting good looks and Redmond wealth and power, the world is his oyster—until an ultimatum from his father and a chilling gypsy prophesy send him hurtling headlong toward a fate he’ll do anything to avoid: matrimony... -
Always Remember: Ben's Story by Mary Balogh
Lady Jennifer Arden and Ben Ellis know that a match between them is out of the question. Yet their hearts yearn for the impossible. Discover a new heartwarming story from New York Times bestselling author and beloved “queen of Regency romance” Mary Balogh...Categorized as:
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The Black Madonna by Stella Riley
Author revised and extended edition of this epic saga of love and revenge, set against the dramatic backdrop of the English Civil War. By July 1639, unpopular taxes, religious differences and no Parliament in a decade have turned England into a simmering cauldron of discontent. Less concerned by this than by his ailing finances, King Charles seeks ways of filling his empty treasury...Categorized as:
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Irish Eyes by Hope C. Tarr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAran Islands 1898.Eighteen-year-old Rose O’Neill leaves her beloved Ireland and boards a steamer bound for New York City. She’s starting a new life with Adam, the American soldier who’s sworn to marry her.But when she arrives at New York Harbour Rose finds herself abandoned, pregnant and alone... -
Kiss Me, My Duke by Fenna Edgewood
In this simmering steamy Regency romance by USA Today bestselling author Fenna Edgewood, a handsome but arrogant duke and a prim young housekeeper join forces in a dangerous endeavour… only to find out that falling in love will be the greatest risk of all.Lost: One duke's sister. Found: The unexpected love of a lifetime... -
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A Reckless Match by Kate Bateman
Meet the Davies and Montgomery families - two households locked in an ancient feud, destined to be on opposing sides forever. Until now... CAN LIFELONG HATEMadeline Montgomery grew up despising––and secretly loving––the roguish Gryffud “Gryff” Davies... -
Skybound by Aleksandr Voinov
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsGermany, 1945. The Third Reich is on its knees as Allied forces bomb Berlin to break the last resistance. Yet on an airfield near Berlin, the battle is far from over for a young mechanic, Felix, who’s attached to a squadron of fighter pilots. He’s especially attached to fighter ace Baldur Vogt, a man he admires and secretly loves... -
The Lost Letter by Mimi Matthews
A Proud Beauty Society beauty Sylvia Stafford is far too pragmatic to pine. When the tragic death of her gamester father leaves her destitute and alone, she finds work as a governess in a merchant’s household in Cheapside... -
The Constant Soldier by William Ryan
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe accaimed historical thriller of the end of World War II that has been called “A masterpiece of empathetic imagination and storytelling flair” (BBC History Magazine, “Historical Novel of the Year”) 1944... -
Cadenza by Stella Riley
The performance finished in a flourish of technical brilliance and the young man rose from the harpsichord to a storm of applause.Julian Langham was poised on the brink of a dazzling career when the lawyers lured him into making a catastrophic mistake... -
All the Flowers in Paris by Sarah Jio
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTwo women are connected across time by the city of Paris, a mysterious journal, and shocking secrets, sweeping from World War II to the present--for readers of Sarah's Key. When Caroline wakes up in a Paris hospital with no memory of her past, she's confused to learn that she's lived a sad, reclusive life for years in a sprawling apartment on the Seine... -
Sutton's Surrender by Scarlett Scott
A perfectly proper duke's heir and a fiercely loyal East End lady clash in this steamy Regency romp from USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott.With his impeccable reputation and undeniable good looks, Garrick Weir, Viscount Lindsey, heir to the Duke of Dresden, has earned his place at the apex of fashionable London society... -
The Wolf and the Wildflower by Stacy Reid
USA Today bestselling author Stacy Reid’s addictive tale of two lost people who are found…by each other.London is buzzing with the news that James Winters, the Duke of Wulverton—thought lost at sea a decade ago—survived in the harsh wilderness of the Yukon. Now he’s been returned to his family, his responsibilities, and a nightmarish world of artifice and noise... -
A Duchess for the Duke by Sally Britton
The Duke of Montfort takes a wife. Gregory Dinard, a young duke caught unprepared for his role, needs a companion. When he meets Cecilia, he knows she has the grace and intelligence his duchess will need. Lady Cecilia never expected more than a marriage of mutual benefit, but she's still surprised when the duke proposes an alliance between them...Categorized as:
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Mastered By Love by Stephanie Laurens
The men of the Bastion Club proved their bravery secretly fighting for their country. Now their leader faces that most dangerous mission of all: finding a bride. As the mysterious leader of the Bastion Club known as "Dalziel," Royce Varisey, 10th Duke of Wolverstone, served his country for decades, facing dangers untold...Categorized as:
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Windswept by Annabelle McCormack
A British nurse in WWI Egypt races to deliver explosive intelligence that could change the course of the war in this novel of suspense, adventure, and love. May, 1917. Ginger Whitman left a life of wealth and privilege in England to train as a battlefield nurse and serve in the Great War. Working on the brutal frontlines in Palestine, she finds a wounded soldier hiding in her camp...Categorized as:
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A Hope Divided by Alyssa Cole
The Civil War has turned neighbor against neighbor--but for one scientist spy and her philosopher soldier, war could bind them together . .Categorized as:
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Beauty Tempts the Beast by Lorraine Heath
She wants lessons in seductionAlthea Stanwick was a perfect lady destined to marry a wealthy lord, until betrayal left her family penniless. Though she’s lost friends, fortune, and respectability, Althea has gained a scandalous plan. If she can learn to seduce, she can obtain power over men and return to Society on her terms... -
Wolf among Wolves by Hans Fallada
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWolf Among Wolves is a sprawling saga of the collapse of a culture--its economy and government--and the common man's struggle to survive it all. Set in Weimar Germany soon after Germany's catastrophic loss of World War I, the story follows a young gambler who loses all in Berlin, then flees the chaotic city, where worthless money and shortages are causing pandemonium... -
The Highlander's Return by Lynsay Sands
Graeme Gunn is a warrior through and through. Content for his brother William to hold the title of clan chief, he left home years ago, battling his way through Scotland as a mercenary. When news arrives of William’s death, Graeme is forced to return to everything he left behind, including his brother’s shy young widow, Annella Mackay...Categorized as:
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Gu Fang Bu Zi Shang, Vol.2 by Feng Nong
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBai Pingting has always been unable to believe the saying "a woman's virture is ignorance". She is a maid of Jing Anwang, but she lives even better than some wealthly women. She is also wiser than most men and she hopes for a higher intellect. Even if that man is an enemy, both are full of lies and conspiracies. She is not fond of that man... -
Lord of Fire by Gaelen Foley
After years of preparation, he has baited his trap well, luring the depraved members of Society into his devil’s playground so he can earn their trust and uncover their secrets. Yet no one in London suspects that Lord Lucien Knight is England’s most cunning spy, an officer who has sacrificed his soul for his country... -
The Duchess Takes a Lover by Jillian Eaton
A duchess with nothing to lose... After a disastrous wedding night followed by eighteen months of isolation at her husband's country estate, the Duchess of Southwick has grown tired of being lonely. There's only so many books a person can read, and Mara has read most of them twice. So she's made a decision. For the first time since her wedding, she's traveling to London for the Season...Categorized as:
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The Lady's Companion by Carla Kelly
Miss Susan Hampton was a lady born and bred. She never imagined she would have to make her own way in the world. But that was before her feckless father gamed away the family estate. That was before her odious aunt turned her into an unpaid servant. Now Susan had fled that tyranny- only to wonder if she had leapt out of the frying pan into the fire... -
The Fox: in his Henhouse by Constance Remillard
Captain or duke, a man makes his own fate. Unless his mother’s hell-bent on interfering… After a harrowing rejection at the altar, Lord Wellesley flees the confines of London for a crumbling old abbey in the wilds of Cumberland. When Miss Merrinan falls unbidden into his lap, she begins to more than vex his She’s a vixen Wellesley is determined to tame... -
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Discovering Grace: A Regency Romance by Sally Britton
A Sweet Regency Romance To avoid being sent across an ocean, Grace switches places with her sister. The only man aware of their deception? A dear friend, and her secret love. Grace Everly has no desire to set sail for the Caribbean, unlike her adventurous twin sister, Hope...Categorized as:
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The War Girls by V.S. Alexander
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsPerfect for fans of Kate Quinn, Kristin Harmel, and Pam Jenoff, this new historical fiction novel from an acclaimed author is based on true WWII stories of life in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Occupation and the women who served the Allies as agents and spies... -
It Started With a Scandal by Julie Anne Long
Lord Philippe Lavay once took to the high seas armed with charm as lethal as his sword and a stone-cold conviction: he'll restore his family's fortune and honor, no matter the cost. Victory is at last within reach--when a brutal attack snatches it from his grasp and lands him in Pennyroyal Green. An afternoon of bliss brings a cascade of consequences for Elise Fountain... -
Accidentally His by Sabrina Jeffries
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith a fresh new hook for readers of Regency romance by Julia Quinn, Lisa Kleypas, and Madeline Hunter, New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries returns to the Dazzling Debutantes series featuring a trio of ladies who defy social constraints by starting a business as party planners to the ton... -
An Earl to Remember by Stacy Reid
Miss Georgianna Eleanor Heyford may be naught but a gentleman’s daughter, but even she’s heard the rumors about the Earl of Stannis’s exceptional charm and good looks. Surely she can cater his luxurious yacht party without getting swept away. But a terrible misunderstanding leaves Georgianna fired, furious, and with little recompense... -
The Governess and the Duke by Lydia Drake
A hilariously engaging romp of a romance, where a sensible governess must learn how to defy the rules…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... -
On My Honor by Patty Smith Hall
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Girl Scout Troop Joins the Battle of the Atlantic Full of intrigue, adventure, and romance, this new series celebrates the unsung heroes—the heroines of WWII. Ginny Mathis had no intention of staying rooted in the Outer Banks—then war broke out. While working as a clerk for Oregon Inlet ferry, naval officers ask her to be watchful for German U-boats reportedly spotted in the area... -
Beautiful Lawman by Sophie Jordan
From the wrong side of the tracks and with most of her family in jail or dead, Piper Walsh is used to everyone in town thinking the worst about her. It doesn’t seem to matter that she’s worked hard to build a good life for herself. So she isn’t surprised that when she comes into contact with Sweet Hill’s wildly irresistible, arrogant sheriff, Hale Walters, they’re instant adversaries... -
His Cousin's Betrothed: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Iris Lim
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s his cousin who’s an agent of the Crown. But when Colonel Fitzwilliam brings along a mysterious, beguiling Miss Elizabeth to their family’s house party, Mr. Darcy can’t help but do some investigating of his own.Wealthy, handsome, and privileged, Fitzwilliam Darcy has never had reason to envy his cousin Richard as the latter serves the Crown both on and off the battlefield...Categorized as:
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The Traitor by Grace Burrowes
As a young boy, British-born Sebastian St. Clair was abandoned in France and forced to join the French army in order to survive. Now that the war is over, he has returned home to his beloved England, and is determined to live a quiet life as a country gentleman...Categorized as:
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Only a Promise by Mary Balogh
Ralph Stockwood prides himself on being a leader, but when he convinced his friends to fight in the Napoleonic Wars, he never envisioned being the sole survivor. Racked with guilt over their deaths, Ralph must move on...and find a wife so as to secure an heir to his family’s title and fortune. Since her Seasons in London ended in disaster, Chloe Muirhead is resigned to spinsterhood... -
Lord of Ice by Gaelen Foley
"Celebrated as an extraordinary new talent in romance, Gaelen Foley astounds readers with her vibrant stories of passion and adventure. Now, hot on the heels of her daring "Lord of Fire," she spins the powerful tale of a hero tempted by the one woman he is forbidden to love..." Damien Knight, the earl of Winterley, is proud, aloof, and tormented by memories of war...Categorized as:
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Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 56 ratingsCaptain Corelli’s Mandolin is set in the early days of the second world war, before Benito Mussolini invaded Greece. Dr Iannis practices medicine on the island of Cephalonia, accompanied by his daughter, Pelagia, to whom he imparts much of his healing art. Even when the Italians do invade, life isn’t so bad—at first anyway... -
The Taster by V.S. Alexander
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsAmid the turbulence of World War II, a young German woman finds a precarious haven closer to the source of danger than she ever imagined—one that will propel her through the extremes of privilege and terror under Hitler’s dictatorship . . . In early 1943, Magda Ritter’s parents send her to relatives in Bavaria, hoping to keep her safe from the Allied bombs strafing Berlin... -
Letters Home by Rebecca Brooke
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLife is all about the jigsaw, right? Finding the different puzzle pieces to complete your very own picture. A career you love, a house to make a home, a lover to complete you, and keep you warm at night. Danielle Renton has a life, and she loves it. A recent law school graduate, she’d been floored when her boyfriend, Nate Lewis, enlisted during their sophomore year of college... -
Scandal's Daughter by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSebastian Grenville, The Duke of Sindalton, known as Sin to the ton, has had his fair share of scandal. His father's involvement in what became referred to as 'The Scandal of the Century' plunged him into the spotlight at the tender age of twelve, and he's been there ever since. Egged on by his best friend, Beau - The Marquis of Beaumont, his life is one of dissipation and ease...Categorized as:
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