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Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer
THE ABDUCTION Dominic Alistair, Marquis of Vidal is a bad lot a rake and seducer, reckless, heedless, and possessed of a murderous temper. He is known by friend and foe alike as the "Devil's Cub." Yet as the handsome and wealthy heir to a Dukedom, he is considered a good prospect on the marriage market...Categorized as:
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![Stormy Persuasion by Johanna Lindsey]()
Stormy Persuasion by Johanna Lindsey
James Malory sets sail for America to honor a promise he made to his in-laws: His and Georgina’s daughter, Jacqueline, will have her come-out in America. Judith and Jacqueline Malory are not simply cousins; they are inseparable best friends...Categorized as:
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![Forever Betrothed, Never the Bride by Christi Caldwell]()
Forever Betrothed, Never the Bride by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsHopeless romantic, Lady Emmaline Fitzhugh, is tired of sitting with the wallflowers, waiting for her betrothed to come to his senses and marry her. When Emmaline reads one too many reports of his scandalous liaisons in the gossip rags, she takes matters into her own hands... -
![Dark Destroyer by Kathryn Le Veque]()
Dark Destroyer by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 10 ratings1380 A.D. - The great-grandson of the legendary William de Wolfe is not as his family had hoped; although a man of legendary skill and strength, like his great-grandfather, Gates de Wolfe is something of a legendary rake as well. A man with an eye for women, he has left a string of broken hearts all across England and rumors of at least two bastards, possibly more...Categorized as:
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![Olivia And Jai by Rebecca Ryman]()
Olivia And Jai by Rebecca Ryman
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSet in 1840s India, this tale of star-crossed lovers packs a powerful punch. When Olivia, a forthright young American, comes to live with her very proper British relatives, she falls headlong into love with angry, half-caste Jai...Categorized as:
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![Blindsided by Carly Marie]()
Blindsided by Carly Marie
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI sent my boss into subspace before lunch. Now what?Easton knows, in the world of professional hockey, he’s getting old and his body can’t take many more hits. When a job offer too good to pass up falls into his lap, Easton goes for it. What should be the start of a new chapter, opens another he thought had closed when he'd been drafted... -
![A Deal with the Cruel Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Daphne Byrne]()
A Deal with the Cruel Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Daphne Byrne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“You are far too innocent for me, Miss Maddox. I would ruin you. And you are far too perfect to be tainted by my darkness.”Pressed for time, Lady Edwina asks for aid on her plan from the first gentleman to pass her by. Only to find herself holding hands with the most dangerous man of the ton…Rumors of him murdering his father have circulated the ton for years... -
![Fearless Duke by Scarlett Scott]()
Fearless Duke by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMiss Isabella Hilgrove, proprietress of the Ladies’ Typewriting School, prides herself on the quality of her staff. After the Duke of Westmorland sacks the third typist she has sent him in as many days, she’s not just outraged, she’s determined to put the arrogant bully in his place. Benedict Manning, Duke of Westmorland, is having the worst week of his life... -
![Deceive Not My Heart by Shirlee Busbee]()
Deceive Not My Heart by Shirlee Busbee
HER FURY PROMISED VENGEANCE Leonie's only interest in the despicable cad she had been forced to marry was the return of her dowry. She had not seen her husband in five years, and now Morgan Slade angrily denied there had ever been a marriage...Categorized as:
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![Taming the Rake by Monica McCarty]()
Taming the Rake by Monica McCarty
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey 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 Dwelling Place by Catherine Cookson]()
The Dwelling Place by Catherine Cookson
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWhen fifteen-year-old Cissie Brodie loses her parents to cholera, she is forced out of the family cottage and left to raise her nine siblings alone. Although desperately poor, the strong-willed Cissie determines to build a new home for the Brodies. It is only a rough stone shelter, but to Cissie and her family it is enough to keep them from the workhouse... -
![Wicked At Heart by Danelle Harmon]()
Wicked At Heart by Danelle Harmon
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEngland, 1813. Damon de Wolfe, the sixth Marquess of Morninghall (a Romantic Times K.I.S.S. Hero of the Year Nominee) is dark, diabolical, and very, very dangerous. Tortured by his past and driven by his desire for revenge, the former naval hero has fallen from grace after infuriating his superiors... -
![Surrender Your Grace by Maddie Taylor]()
Surrender Your Grace by Maddie Taylor
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe's a second son. She's a second daughter. A twist of fate and cruel intentions brings this unlikely pair together in an impromptu marriage. Without a proper courtship, the pair must learn to live as husband and wife while facing challenges and dangerous threats that could destroy their marriage. Andrew is a dominant young Lord who has very strong ideas on how his wife should behave... -
![The Incorrigible Annabelle Spencer by Louise Taylor]()
The Incorrigible Annabelle Spencer by Louise Taylor
The Honourable Annabelle Spencer might have been called The Incorrigible Annabelle Spencer. She chafes at the rules and restrictions that forbid a proper Victorian young lady doing anything fun or dangerous...Categorized as:
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![Papa's Rules by Sue Lyndon, Celeste Jones]()
Papa's Rules by Sue Lyndon, Celeste Jones
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvery girl needs a papa. Orphaned and living on the streets of London, life held little hope for Cammie. That is, until Miss Wickersham took her to Talcott House, where the unfortunate are given everything they need...and then some...to become proper little ladies for the papas selected for them by Miss Wickersham... -
![Duke of Thorns by Sara Ramsey]()
Duke of Thorns by Sara Ramsey
A devil who won't be denied... Too powerful to care for such petty things as morals, the Duke of Thorington lives as he pleases. And it pleases him to be known as a cruel, heartless blackguard—one no sane woman would dare to marry. But when his fortunes unexpectedly crumble, he must find a way to save his family from ruin. To succeed, Thorington needs an heiress. There's only one problem.. -
![The Devastation by Shay Savage]()
The Devastation by Shay Savage
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlthough Branford is broken and desperate, he finds himself with no choice: He must declare war against Hadebrand, or Edgar’s evil darkness will envelop the commonwealth. Silverhelm’s army is grossly outnumbered, but Branford underestimates the people’s love for their commoner queen. The people rise up in support of their beloved regent, and Branford sees a glimmer of hope for his wife... -
![Conquer the Night by Shannon Drake, Heather Graham]()
Conquer the Night by Shannon Drake, Heather Graham
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRevenge turns into unbridled passion when a Scottish nobleman steals his enemy’s intended bride With hatred in his heart, Sir Arryn Graham rides out to Seacairn Castle to avenge the murder of his wife and unborn child. But first, he will claim the woman betrothed to Lord Kinsey Darrow for himself. Then he'll ruin her... -
![Dark Fires by Rosemary Rogers]()
Dark Fires by Rosemary Rogers
Desire -- savage, untamed and undeniable -- bound tempestuous Virginia Brandon to Steve Morgan, her magnificent, dangerous soldier of fortune. And in the blistering heat Of revolution's flames, they swore tolove for an eternity and beyond...Categorized as:
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![The Lady of a Grump by Linda Rae Sande]()
The Lady of a Grump by Linda Rae Sande
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe's a grouch. She's the reason. Having said her farewells to her son when he departed for his Grand Tour of Europe, Patience Grayson, the newly widowed Marchioness of Billingsley, heads for the country. She intends to spend at least a year living by herself in the Grayson family estate in Shropshire.If only her traveling coach could make it that far...Categorized as:
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![Ashes & Ecstasy by Catherine Hart]()
Ashes & Ecstasy by Catherine Hart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsEcstatically happy in her marriage to handsome gentleman pirate Reed Taylor, Kathleen is never far from her beloved husband's side-until their idyllic existence is shattered by the onset of the War of 1812. Her worst fears are realized when she receives word that Reed's ship, the Kat-Ann, has been sunk, and all aboard have perished... -
![Once More, Miranda by Jennifer Wilde]()
Once More, Miranda by Jennifer Wilde
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAgainst the backdrop of the Jacobite rebellion, New York Times–bestselling author Jennifer Wilde spins the passionate tale of a beautiful pickpocket who finds love in the arms of a Scotsman bent on revenge In 1746 Miranda James lives by her wits on the streets of London, searching for easy marks—until she’s caught picking the wrong pocket... -
![Heartless Duke by Scarlett Scott]()
Heartless Duke by Scarlett Scott
He's a heartless cad. A relentless rake. Dangerous to know. As cruel as can be. He's the Duke of Carlisle, leader of a secret branch of the Home Office charged with keeping the peace amidst great peril and upheaval. By day, he hunts anarchists and murderers with savage intensity. By night, he rules over London's darkest, most depraved souls... -
![Wings of a Dove by Elaine Barbieri]()
Wings of a Dove by Elaine Barbieri
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsORPHAN TRAIN On the harrowing train ride from the slums and tenements of New York City to the wide-open farmland of Michigan, Allie Pierce and Delaney Marsh formed a bond that no one could break. Traveling to find a new life of opportunity and adventure in the heartland, the two orphans uncovered their hearts' only desire... -
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![Pride and Punishment by Golden Angel]()
Pride and Punishment by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThis box set contains the first three books of the Bridal Discipline series - Philip's Rules: Cordelia's determined to be the perfect wife, but her stepdaughter from her first marriage is just as determined to undermine her every step of the way... -
![Love's Tender Fury by Jennifer Wilde]()
Love's Tender Fury by Jennifer Wilde
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe turbulent story of an English beauty -- sold at auction like a slave -- who scandalized the New World by enslaving her masters. Marietta was a woman wronged--raped by her employer, charged with theft by her jealous mistress, and shipped to the Colonies to serve fourteen years as bound servant to the man who bid highest... -
![Christmas Belle by Mary Balogh]()
Christmas Belle by Mary Balogh
Once they were lovers. Isabella was a fledgling actress, struggling to survive. Jack Frazer was a youth as innocent as he was handsome, consumed by love for this girl he could never make his wife. Their year together was bliss; their parting bitter with jealousy and anger. But that had been long ago. Now Isabella is the premier star of the London stage... -
![A Rake's Guide To Pleasure by Victoria Dahl]()
A Rake's Guide To Pleasure by Victoria Dahl
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsRaised by a titled, yet degenerate, father, Emma Jensen never imagined the gambling lessons she learned as a child would one day serve her well. When she finds herself in dire need of money, she concocts the alias of Dowager Lady Denmore and sets off to bewitch London's noblemen by engaging them in games of chance... -
![Teach Me by Cassandra Dean]()
Teach Me by Cassandra Dean
Ever curious, Elizabeth, Viscountess Rocksley, has turned her curiosity to erotic pleasure. Three years a widow, she boldly employs the madam of a brothel for guidance but never had she expected her education to be conducted by a coldly handsome peer of the realm... -
![No Gentle Love by Rebecca Brandewyne]()
No Gentle Love by Rebecca Brandewyne
When her British grandfather offers the family fortune to the first man who can bring Morgana McShane to the altar, she is unknowingly thrust into a plot against her life--and into the arms of Rian, the one man whose primal passions burn hot enough to warm her cool demeanor...Categorized as:
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![The Hunted Bride by Jaye Peaches]()
The Hunted Bride by Jaye Peaches
When the marriage prospects of nineteen-year-old Matilda Barre are all but ruined by scandal, the renowned mercenary Lord Gervais Baliol takes it upon himself to tame, correct, and wed the beautiful, feisty young lady... -
![Royal Seduction by Jennifer Blake]()
Royal Seduction by Jennifer Blake
Angline's virtue was intact before she met the prince of Ruthenia; before he mistook her for her cousin, his brother's mistress and only witness to his murder before he exacted his punishment for keeping silent about the identity of the killers. She has tasted a sweet morsel of ecstasy and now she can never return to a prim and proper life... -
![Absolute Pleasure by Cheryl Holt]()
Absolute Pleasure by Cheryl Holt
She Was A Complete Innocent... The lonely, never-married Lady Elizabeth Harcourt desperately longs for a distraction. She finds one when a chance encounter leads her to the lush studios of artist Gabriel Cristofore. Gabriel insists upon painting Elizabeth's portrait, vowing to do justice to her ravishing figure... -
![Crimson Rapture by Jennifer Horsman]()
Crimson Rapture by Jennifer Horsman
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNever had Christina seen a man as handsome as the notorious pirate Justin Phillips. His lean, masculine frame radiated a shocking strength; his piercing blue eyes left her feeling helpless and weak. Somewhere deep inside her, the innocent beauty felt a yearning for an unknown ecstasy, and thirsted for adventures that were forbidden even in her dreams... -
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![A Scoundrel by Moonlight by Anna Campbell]()
A Scoundrel by Moonlight by Anna Campbell
Anything can happen in the moonlight . . . Justice. That's all Nell Trim wants-for her sister and for the countless other young women the Marquess of Leath has ruined with his wildly seductive ways. Now she has a bold plan to take him down . . . as long as she can resist the scoundrel's temptations herself. From the moment Nell meets James Fairbrother, the air positively sizzles... -
![Marriage Deal with the Devilish Duke by Millie Adams]()
Marriage Deal with the Devilish Duke by Millie Adams
Risking her reputation…To reclaim her life!Lady Beatrice finally has a plan to escape her controlling brother by compromising herself with a gentleman friend so they are forced to wed. But things go awry when she accidentally throws herself at the wrong man! Now she is honor bound to marry the Duke of Brigham, her brother’s outrageous best friend...Categorized as:
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![The Shortcoming by Shay Savage]()
The Shortcoming by Shay Savage
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAs the bond between Alexandra and Branford grows, they each have their hopes for the future. Alexandra finds new friendship with the girl she rescued from a cruel master, and slowly embraces her noble role. It seems as though everything in their lives has become as smooth as silk. But war is on the horizon... -
![Lady Vixen by Shirlee Busbee]()
Lady Vixen by Shirlee Busbee
Beautiful, headstrong Nicole Ashford was yet untouched by passion, but destined for adventure - and pleasure - beyond anything a woman of her time had ever known. Outwitting a ruthless plot against her, she fled her aristocratic England home on a privateer's ship bound for the luxurious pirate havens of New Orleans - and exquisite abandon in Bermuda's hidden coves... -
![Lord of Regrets by Sabrina Darby]()
Lord of Regrets by Sabrina Darby
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDespite the love and sensuous addiction they shared, Lord Marcus Templeton could never marry Natasha Polinoff. Not while he remained under his grandfather's vise-like control. But when Natasha announces her out-of-wedlock pregnancy—which would destroy his inheritance—Templeton explodes into a rage. One that sends Natasha running into the unforgiving night, never to return..Categorized as:
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![Uncertain Destiny by Carole Mortimer]()
Uncertain Destiny by Carole Mortimer
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratings"Can't you see how much loving someone hurts?" Justin de Wolfe's words were prophetic for Caroline Maxwell. Drawn to Justin by a fierce mutual passion, the usually sensible Caroline married him knowing that he couldn't love her--just as she couldn't help loving him. She accepted the hazards of marriage to the arrogant, magnetic lawyer... -
![Midnight Lady by Rosemary Rogers]()
Midnight Lady by Rosemary Rogers
Kyla Van Vleet has journeyed from India with proof of her right to share in the late Duke of Wolverton's estate and repay the many kindnesses of the stepfather who raised her. But this ravishing young woman hasn't counted on the cold cunning of the Duke's acknowledged heirs--or the disarming gaze of the brash American who is next in line for the title... -
![Shameless by Karen Robards]()
Shameless by Karen Robards
In Regency England, a beautiful young woman finds her life thrown into turmoil by the arrival of a handsome scoundrel. Lady Elizabeth, the youngest and most headstrong of the three Banning sisters, has been engaged three times, and has most scandalously broken off all three engagements... -
![Wicked Angel by Julia London]()
Wicked Angel by Julia London
Forbidden love is always a scandalous choice.... She raced across the pasture, vaulted a fence, and landed, stunned and breathless, on top of the most handsome man she had ever seen. The bemused stranger stayed to capture the fancy of the brood of orphaned children in her charge, then stole Lauren Hill's heart with a searing kiss as he left...Categorized as:
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![Lady Dangerous by Suzanne Robinson]()
Lady Dangerous by Suzanne Robinson
A BEAUTIFUL DECEIVER Liza Elliot had a very good reason for posing as a maid in the house of the notorious Viscount Radcliffe. It was the only way the daring beauty could discover whether this sinister nobleman had been responsible for her brother's murder... -
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![Midnight Princess by Jo Goodman]()
Midnight Princess by Jo Goodman
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsUnder His Spell When a bedraggled waif arrived half-dead on the doorstep of his Fifth Avenue mansion, handsome newspaper publisher Christian Marshall didn't know what came over him to let her stay on as housemaid. The hard-drinking, short-tempered war hero wasn't interested in charity cases... -
![Annabelle's Awakening by Louise Taylor]()
Annabelle's Awakening by Louise Taylor
The Honourable Annabelle Spencer will soon become the Duchess of Rothmuir, and she can't wait to get married! It's not the beautiful dress or the opulent wedding ball that she's looking forward to the most, however. All she wants is to be naked in the arms of her love; Daniel, the Duke of Rothmuir, once more...Categorized as:
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![The Darlington Incident by Renee Rose]()
The Darlington Incident by Renee Rose
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe note read simply: Meet me at the Westerfield Estate gatehouse at midnight during their Ides of March ball. Bring the twenty-five thousand in notes to exchange for the plans.Though spymaster John Andrews does not know the identity of the plotters, he is determined to catch them at their treasonous game. Posing as Lord Darlington, he joins the Westerfield weekend fete... -
![Owned by the Pirate by Sue Lyndon, Celeste Jones]()
Owned by the Pirate by Sue Lyndon, Celeste Jones
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe yearns for freedom, he demands ownership. Stolen out of a church only moments before her wedding, Mademoiselle Lizzy d’Campe doesn’t know what to think of the huge muscle-bound outlaw who’s absconded with her... -
![Dream of Me by Josie Litton, Josephine Bailey]()
Dream of Me by Josie Litton, Josephine Bailey
In late-ninth-century England, King Alfred is on the throne, and an uneasy peace reigns between the Norse and Saxons thanks to his efforts. What better way to ensure this alliance than to forge marriages between the two? This is the foundation of Litton's trio of engaging novels. Dream of Me begins the saga with the tale of the infamous Viking, Wolf Hakonson...Categorized as:
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![Embrace and Conquer by Jennifer Blake]()
Embrace and Conquer by Jennifer Blake
Young and beautiful Felicite is the toast of New Orleans, her kindness and virtue an example to other young women. Daughter of an outlaw merchant, sister to the dangerously handsome swashbuckler Valcour Murat. Felicite's honor is well protected, father and brother the only men in her life. However, such a beautiful and prominent young woman cannot remain sheltered forever. The ruthless Lt...Categorized as:
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