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Captured by Beverly Jenkins
She was the most irresistible treasure of all . . . Dominic LeVeq, the most notorious privateer ever to command the high seas, has just captured a coveted prize: a British frigate. On a dangerous mission against the Crown, Dominic should be thinking only of his ship's safety. But the rebel captain is utterly entranced by Clare Sullivan, the stunning slave on board... -
Virgins of Paradise by Barbara Wood
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsVirgins of Paradise is a magnificent saga about the women in a rich, aristocratic Egyptian family, by the author of Green City in the Sun and The Dreaming. This is a sensuous, romantic, exciting novel of women in search of identity amid historic change, and a fascinating portrait of an ancient nation mired in superstition, magic and mythology as it emerges into the modern era...Categorized as:
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A Killer in the Crystal Palace by Deb Marlowe
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA grand showcase for technology, art, design and . . . murder. London, 1851, and the Great Exhibition is on. A soaring success despite months of dour predictions, it is the event of the year, on front pages and wagging tongues the world over—and Miss Kara Levett is thrilled to be in the middle of it... -
Deserted by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAbandoned by all, saved a cold-hearted rake…Sophia, once betrothed to Major Giles Butler, who shot the Duke of Cuttyngham in a duel, has become the companion of the widowed duchess. In theory, at least. But when the duchess also abandons Sophia at Cuttyngs, her past catches up with her in the shape of her bullying cousins... -
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The Kadin by Bertrice Small
Abducted from a life of privilege, she was sold into slavery in a distant land. For Lady Janet Leslie there would be no escaping the harem of the wealthy and powerful Sultan Selim. But from the moment the handsome ruler spied his breathtaking "Cyra," was captivated -- by the fiery desire that coursed through his veins. She belonged to him, body and soul -yet it was he who was enslaved... -
Love's Sacred Song by Mesu Andrews
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsStanding in the shadow of his famous father, young King Solomon wavers between fear and bravado, longing for a love that is true and pure--a love that can be his cornerstone. A shepherdess in the northern city of Shunem, Arielah has known since she first laid eyes on Solomon that it was her destiny to become his bride... -
The Lord's Captive by Cecelia Mecca
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Lord Sir Bryce Waryn has dreamed for years about the day when he will finally liberate his home from the Scots who killed his parents and stole his brother’s birthright. Now that day is finally upon him, only his brother has abdicated the title of lord of Bristol Manor to him. Bryce should be celebrating, but something unexpected stands in his way—the sister of the Scot who held Bristol...Categorized as:
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The Twentieth Wife by Indu Sundaresan
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsAn enchanting historical epic of grand passion and adventure, this debut novel tells the captivating story of one of India's most controversial empresses -- a woman whose brilliance and determination trumped myriad obstacles, and whose love shaped the course of the Mughal Empire...Categorized as:
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Down Weavers Lane by Anna Jacobs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Madge Carter goes back to her home town of Northby, she takes her daughter with her, but continues to live from immoral earning. Unfortunately, as Emmy grows up she catches the eye of Madge's protector, who tries to force her down the same path as her mother. Then a wealthy gentleman becomes obsessed by her and pursues her, though Emmy seeks only to earn an honest living as a maid... -
Highlanders Never Surrender by Julie Johnstone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn the path of vengeance, he unwillingly collided with love. No one desires retribution against their enemy more than Highlander Cormac MacLean. Yet his foe has the favor of the king and Cormac lacks irrefutable proof of the man’s nefarious deeds, so revenge must be planned with calculated care...Categorized as:
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While Angels Slept by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratings1139 A.D. – When her husband perishes in a skirmish, the Lady Cantia du Bexley Penden is distraught. Her husband was assisting the mighty Viscount Winterton in the battle for the throne between Empress Matilda and Stephen of Blois, caught, like most men, in a vicious struggle for the rightful ruler of England... -
The Feast of Roses by Indu Sundaresan
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe love story of Emperor Jahangir and Mehrunnisa, begun in the critically praised debut novel The Twentieth Wife, continues in Indu Sundaresan's The Feast of Roses. This lush new novel tells the story behind one of the great tributes to romantic love and one of the seven wonders of the world -- the Taj Mahal... -
KIDNAPPED BY A ROGUE by Margaret Mallory
THE DOUGLAS LEGACY The Douglas sisters, beauties all, are used as pawns in their family’s bitter struggle to control the Scottish Crown. But when a Douglas lass is in danger, she’ll find she’s been left to face it alone. KIDNAPPED BY A ROGUE After her brother’s dramatic fall from power and banishment for treason, Lady Margaret’s husband threw her out to save himself...Categorized as:
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Elfking's Lady by Hannah Howell
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAmong the feuding Scottish clans of the HIghlands, tales of fierce Parlan MacGuin were legendary. So when lovely young Aimil was taken captive while riding the moors, she feared for her virtue and her life--until Parlan's gentle touch awakened a raging passion within her... -
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The Accidental Duke by Barbara Devlin
What happens when the Mad Matchmakers of Waterloo join forces to find wives for each other? Delectable chaos. And no woman in London is safe. Welcome to book 1 in the fabulous new series from USA Today Bestselling Author Barbara Devlin... -
The Bride He Stole by Jayne Castel
He stole her to hurt his enemy. He never planned to fall for her. A vengeful warrior abducts the proud daughter of the man who murdered his father—only to discover she is his soulmate. Vengeance and epic love collide on Medieval Isle of Mull.Jack Maclean wants revenge against the man who butchered his father... -
Thief of Hearts by Teresa Medeiros
From the storm-lashed decks of a pirate schooner to the elegant grounds of an English estate comes a spellbinding tale of love and deception...as only the remarkable bestselling author, Teresa Medeiros can tell it...Categorized as:
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Esther the Queen by Heather B. Moore
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe is a beautiful young Jewess, content in her life of anonymity... He is the most powerful king in the world... When chance brings the two together, the course of history is forever altered. The glittering court of the Persian Empire serves as the backdrop for one of the most poignant tales of courage in the Bible, brought vividly to life in the pages of bestselling author H.B... -
Chosen: The Lost Diaries of Queen Esther by Ginger Garrett
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWrenched from a simple life for her beauty, Esther finds herself at the mercy of King Xerxes. Leaving behind her only relative, her cousin Mordecai, and her first true love, Cyrus, she is thrown headlong into the unrestrained extravagance of palace living... -
Deadly Promise by Brenda Joyce
It is March of 1902, and Francesca Cahill-Fifth Avenue heiress, undaunted political activist and intrepid amateur sleuth-has just learned of a grave new danger haunting the streets of New York. A beautiful teenage girl named Emily O'Hare is missing and Francesca fears that the girl has been abducted...Categorized as:
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Angelique in Barbary by Anne Golon, Monroe Stearns
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThis fourth book in the series, which was first published in England in 1960, sees Angélique leave the confines of France for the first time. She embarks on a series of adventures around the Mediterranean - more precisely the Barbary Coast of North Africa, which led to the American editions of the book being called Angélique in Barbary. In French the book was called Indomitable Angélique... -
Miss King's Rescue by Audrey Harrison
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShe is under threat and turns to the only man she's ever loved...He's a damaged war hero who can't allow anyone to get close.Miss Susan King is an heiress, who doubts her own worth because of the harsh treatment she receives from her family. Constantly belittled, she can't turn to them when she is faced with danger.Lord Miles Longdon, has returned from fighting in the Napoleonic Wars... -
Abinadi by Heather B. Moore
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRaquel has a secret. As the daughter of one of King Noah's priests, she enjoys a luxurious life and the admiration of powerful men. But her heart belongs to a commoner, a man with no earthly wealth but rich heavenly gifts. When King Noah demands that Raquel join his harem, she flees the only life she has known and marries her secret love. His name is Abinadi... -
Highland Escape by Cathy MacRae, DD MacRae
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFleeing the English army that murdered her family before her eyes, Anna Braxton rescues two young women, kidnapped by a barbaric Highland clan only to find herself unjustly imprisoned by the clan she aided. Disgusted by her treatment, she counters their belated offer of friendship with anger and distrust. But she does not count on the unexpected effect the laird’s son has on her heart...Categorized as:
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Ruined by Jess Michaels
When Claire found out a devastating secret about her family, the famous Woodley clan, she ran straight into the arms of a criminal and disappeared for years. But now she’s desperate to escape his clutches and get back what he’s stolen from her: her child. She turns to longtime family horse master Warrick Blackwood, knowing his secrets can get her close to her target... -
The Bewitching Twin by Donna Fletcher
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPopular author Donna Fletcher completes her identical twin sisters series in this spellbinding story about a man's fight for the love of his life. Rogan of the Wolf clan needs a healer to cure a relentless illness that is claiming the lives of his people. Hearing of Aliss's legendary healing skills, he abducts her from her clan Hellewyk...Categorized as:
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Kingscote by Linda Lee Chaikin
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Web of Treacherous deceit, and a silk heiress determined to find love in the land she calls home. JACE BUCKLEY, the dashing British officer, has promised to return to Kingscote, bringing with him news of Coral Kendall's missing adopted son. Coral is overjoyed, but her first priority is a mission school for the untouchables on the silk plantation and the handsome Dr... -
Reckless by Hannah Howell
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsHeir to the clan MacFarlane, Ailis was a prize to be bartered by her calculating father, and her wedding to a man she despised seemed inevitable--until she is abducted by her clan's worst enemy, Alexander MacDubh, a brutally handsome laird with ice in his eyes and hot blood in his veins... -
The Highlander's Sin by Eliza Knight
He stole her away... But she set him free... They called him The Priest. Maybe because of his billowing black robes and the steel crucifix that hung around his neck. Or perhaps it was because those who met him were compelled to pray. But Duncan Mackay was anything but a saint. He was a sinner - a paid mercenary. Until he met her, and she made him want to change his ways... -
Ammon by Heather B. Moore
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith the fire of newfound testimony, Ammon and his brethren leave Zarahemla to preach the gospel in Lamanite lands, carrying nothing but hunting weapons and the promises of God. Spotted by an enemy scout, they part ways in the dense jungle with hopes of reuniting at the close of their harvest... -
Never Less Than a Lady by Mary Jo Putney
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Mary Jo Putney continues her stunning Lost Lords series with this stirring, sensual story of a rebellious nobleman drawn to a lovely widow with a shocking past. As the sole remaining heir to the Earl of Daventry, Alexander Randall knows his duty: find a wife and sire a son of his own... -
Silken Savage by Catherine Hart
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCaptured by Cheyenne while en route to the Colorado Territory, Tanya Martin is ill-prepared for the feelings she experiences when she meets A Panther Stalks, the brave who has claimed her as his prize. Original... -
The Highlander's Stolen Heart by Donna Fletcher
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling author Donna Fletcher comes the first book in the Macinnes Sisters trilogy. The three Macinnes sisters are well-known throughout the Highlands. Heather, the eldest, is known for her beauty and kindness. Patience, the middle sister, while attractive is known for her warrior skills. Emma, the youngest is plain-featured, her passion is knowledge...Categorized as:
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The Reluctant Reformer by Lynsay Sands
Lady X Everyone knew Lady X . . . or, at least, everyone knew of her. The masked courtesan was reputedly a noblewoman fallen on hard times. What Lord James had not known was that she was Lady Margaret Wentworth—the feisty sister of his best friend. Gerald claimed his sibling was beautiful, virtuous, naive; and he had forced James into an oath of protection... -
Elusive Passion by Kathryn Smith
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWho is the mysterious Varya? On the surface she's a woman who tempts men beyond reason, but no one has touched the heart of the elusive creature.. -
Pagan Bride by Tamara Leigh
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe Was His Fiery Temptation... Bound by the chains of slavery in an exotic land, Lucien de Gautier had only one chance of escape. In exchange for his freedom, he pledged to smuggle a virtuous young woman out of a harem and onto a ship bound for England...Categorized as:
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Highland Heroes: Three Scottish Medieval Romances by Claire Delacroix
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsBe swept away by the romance and enchantment of the Scottish Highlands! Three complete medieval Scottish romances from New York Times' Bestselling Author Claire Delacroix. In The Beauty, part of Claire's Bride Quest II trilogy, a maiden pledged to the convent heals the heart of a crusading knight returned home to find his legacy stolen... -
Kidnapped at Christmas by Samantha Holt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThey have no choice but to break all the rules. Hopefully their hearts will avoid the same fate...Millicent Fortescue has no time for the nobility and their nonsense. Making sure her shop is ready for Christmas requires her full focus. So, when a brooding, battle-scarred lord shows up making ludicrous claims about her being the daughter of a duke, Millicent’s tempted to send him away... -
Bedazzled by Bertrice Small
Lady India Lindley is accustomed to having her own way in everything, and marriage is no exception. Determined to elope, she boards a ship bound for Italy with her intended. But when Ottoman pirates capture the vessel, Lady India finds herself a slave to the mysterious and very commanding Caynan Reis, ruler of the Barbary state of El Sinut... -
Enter the Brethren by Barbara Devlin
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFate brings them together in a dimly lit cabin. He is looking for revenge, and she is taking a bath. Heartbroken and desperate to escape another London Season, Caroline Elliott stows away aboard a friend's ship, never dreaming she'll be mistaken for a courtesan and abducted by a handsome mariner with wounds as deep as her own... -
Captivated by the Viscount by Emily Windsor
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA lot can change in four nights.... Ruination and kidnap were not on Miss Lucy Lazenby´s list of planned events for that week...even if it seems to be for her own good. Caught up in the lies and passion of Lord Danbury, Lucy finds the truth can never be hidden for long. Jasper Carnforth, Viscount Danbury is really doing the girl a favour by ruining her..Categorized as:
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The Viscount's Rose by Meara Platt
**Special limited pre-order price of $2.99!** When Rose Farthingale is saved from the rubble of her pottery workshop, she knows that she must repay this debt to her handsome rescuer by abducting him (at his family’s desperate urging) in order to save him from the clutches of the scheming woman he is presently courting and intending to marry... -
Queen of the Summer Stars by Persia Woolley
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn a country simmering with witchcraft and unholy alliances, Guinevere joins forces with her husband, King Arthur, to gain control of Britain's warring knights. She presides over fabled heroes-including Gawain, Merlin, Tristan and Isolde-and treacherous villains, including Morgan le Fey and Lancelot...Categorized as:
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Pirate by Connie Mason
Devastated by love’s betrayal, nearly destroyed by the assassin who took his eye and left him for dead, Guy De Young was reborn as a man with no name: a pirate, His stare was unforgettable; the brilliant gaze enchanted women and struck fear in the hearts of men...Categorized as:
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Sheik by Connie Mason
Princess Zara had been raised a warrior, always at her father's side in battle against the Arabs who had stolen their land. So when she was taken prisoner by Sheik Jamal abd Thabit during a raid, she was determined not to succumb to his wishes... -
Devil's Daughter by Catherine Coulter
Dear Reader: Devil's Daughter is the story of Adam and Arabella Welles, the son and daughter of Cassie and Anthony Welles. I have updated the book, since, like Devil's Embrace, it came out a while ago and needed some tidying up. It has a charming new cover, blend of the old and the new. Adam has enjoyed women but hasn't yet found the woman created just for him... -
Her Scottish Captor by Kate Wingo
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIain MacKinnon hates all things English. The laird of his clan, tragedy has turned Iain into a ruthless warrior who is determined to avenge the brutal murder of his twin brother at the hands of a villainous English earl. To collect on the blood debt, Iain kidnaps the daughter of his sworn enemy and holds her for ransom...Categorized as:
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Stolen by the Highlander by Terri Brisbin
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKidnap in the Highlands! The morn of her wedding, Arabella Cameron is filled with dread. But if marrying a man she doesn't love will end the feud between the Cameron and Mackintosh clans, she will do her duty...Categorized as:
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The House in Grosvenor Square by Linore Rose Burkard
Readers who loved the author's first book, Before the Season Ends, will delight in this charming sequel set in Regency London. As Ariana Forsythe plans her wedding to Philip Mornay, she must adjust to the realization that she is soon to become the wife of an extremely wealthy man. She wonders if it's wrong to rejoice that her future husband is rich...
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