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Ha'Penny Schemes by Gemma Jackson
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn 1920’s inner-city Dublin tenements, Ivy Rose Murphy struggles to survive and thrive in the harsh poverty-stricken environment she was born into. She is trying to adapt to her new role as a married woman. There are those jealous of the improvements she has managed to make in her life. To Ivy it seems everyone wants a piece of her. She is stretched to breaking point... -
![Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer]()
Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 70 ratingsWilliam Lowell Kane and Abel Rosnovski, one the son of a Boston millionaire, the other a penniless polish immigrant-born on the same day near the turn of the century on opposite sides of the world-are brought together by fate and the quest of a dream. Two men - ambitious, powerful, ruthless - are locked in a relentless struggle to build an empire, fueled by their all-consuming hatred... -
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![The Ha'Penny Place by Gemma Jackson]()
The Ha'Penny Place by Gemma Jackson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThrough hard work and determination, Ivy Rose Murphy has come up in the world. She still begs for discards from the homes of the wealthy which lie only a stone’s throw from The Lane, the poverty-ridden tenements where she lives. These discards she repairs and sells around the Dublin markets. But being in the ha’penny place may soon be a thing of the past for Ivy... -
![Ha'Penny Chance by Gemma Jackson]()
Ha'Penny Chance by Gemma Jackson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIvy Rose Murphy dreams of a better future. For years she has set out daily from the tenements known as ‘The Lane’ to beg for discards from the homes of the wealthy – discards she turns into items to sell around the Dublin markets. And now she has grander schemes afoot... -
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![Alley Urchin by Josephine Cox]()
Alley Urchin by Josephine Cox
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA captivating historical romance of revenge, hatred, lust and true love It is 1870 and Emma Grady has spent seven years of servitude as a convict in Australia. Now, having earned her ticket-of-leave, she is held by chains of honour and friendship... -
![Murder at the Orpheus Theatre by Irina Shapiro]()
Murder at the Orpheus Theatre by Irina Shapiro
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsShe looks hardly more than a child, sleeping, her lashes long and thick as they rest against her rounded cheeks. But in the flickering gaslight, she is unnaturally still…For Inspector Sebastian Bell and nurse Gemma Tate, a night at the theater becomes a deadly spectacle when the two lead actors are found dead on the stage, murdered before a stunned audience... -
![The Langley Sisters Collection by Wendy Vella]()
The Langley Sisters Collection by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn Amazon chart-topping series from USA Today bestseller Wendy Vella... -
![Night Moves : Dream Man/After the Night by Linda Howard]()
Night Moves : Dream Man/After the Night by Linda Howard
"Dream Man" Marlie Keen was trying to lead a quiet, ordinary life. She thought the clairvoyance that allowed her to witness crimes as they happened had been destroyed in the nightmare of her past. Then one night it returned with a vengeance, and she desperately needed to find someone to make it stop. Detective Dane Hollister of the Orlando police department had never met anyone like Marlie...Categorized as:
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![The Gilded Hour by Sara Donati]()
The Gilded Hour by Sara Donati
The international bestselling author of Into the Wilderness makes her highly anticipated return with a remarkable epic about two female doctors in nineteenth-century New York and the transcendent power of courage and love… The year is 1883, and in New York City, it’s a time of dizzying splendor, crushing poverty, and tremendous change... -
![The Last Wicked Rogue by Lauren Smith]()
The Last Wicked Rogue by Lauren Smith
He's the last Rogue standing, and the wickedest… Charles Humphrey, the Earl of Lonsdale is infamous for his seductions. With laughing gray eyes and a halo of blond hair, he's every woman's wicked dream...Categorized as:
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![Forever Her Rake by Scarlett Scott]()
Forever Her Rake by Scarlett Scott
After spending all her life pinned beneath her overbearing mother’s thumb, Lady Edith Smythe is desperately weary of being a respectable, dutiful daughter... -
![Shadowmoor by Kathryn Le Veque]()
Shadowmoor by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratings1236 A.D. - Daniel de Lohr, son of David de Lohr (STEELHEART, RISE OF THE DEFENDER, ARCHANGEL, UNENDING LOVE), is a highly trained knight of the highest order from one of the finest families in England. But he is also a wanderer, a gypsy, who prefers to travel rather than be tied down to one castle, one lord, or even one woman... -
![The Best Part of Love by Amy D'Orazio]()
The Best Part of Love by Amy D'Orazio
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsElizabeth Bennet may capture Mr. Darcy’s heart, but what is the truth of her past? When Fitzwilliam Darcy meets Miss Elizabeth Bennet, a simple country girl from a humble estate, he has no idea that she—and indeed, the entire town of Meryton—harbors a secret. Before she meets Darcy, Elizabeth has spent two years hiding from the men who killed her beloved first husband... -
![Through Streets Broad and Narrow by Gemma Jackson]()
Through Streets Broad and Narrow by Gemma Jackson
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsOn New Year’s Day 1925 Ivy Rose Murphy awakes to find her world changed forever. Her irresponsible Da is dead. She is grief-stricken and alone – but for the first time in her life free to please herself. After her mother deserted the family, Ivy became the sole provider for her Da and three brothers... -
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![The Unlikely Chaperone (Dorothy Mack Regency Romances) by Dorothy Mack]()
The Unlikely Chaperone (Dorothy Mack Regency Romances) by Dorothy Mack
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA captivating Regency adventure! Perfect for fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Jane Aiken Hodge and Jane Austen. Can Alexandra reach the end of the season without losing her heart? Regency England At twenty-eight, Alexandra Farrish has no hopes of marrying... -
![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.. -
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Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 4 by Taeko Watanabe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRomance between "swordsmen," based on a true-life adventure of a young girl determined to be a part of history.In the 1860s in Japan, a new era is dawning. During this time fraught with violent social upheaval, samurai of all walks of life flock to Kyoto in the hope of joining a band of warriors united around their undying loyalty to the shogunate system... -
![The Duke and the Bold Lady: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Olivia T. Bennet]()
The Duke and the Bold Lady: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Olivia T. Bennet
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA broken Duke gets mingled with Lady Janice and the peculiar Raven family.Duke Arthur will do everything to ruin his family’s name. He will bring the Dukedom, his father’s legacy, to ruins, even if it means risking his own life in the process. But then Lady Janice comes along…Lady Janice is nothing like a lady should be... -
![Simple Gifts: Just Curious / Miracles / Change of Heart / Double Exposure by Judith McNaught, Jude Deveraux]()
Simple Gifts: Just Curious / Miracles / Change of Heart / Double Exposure by Judith McNaught, Jude Deveraux
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsBestselling authors Jude Deveraux and Judith McNaught present their most dazzling and wonderful Christmas tales -- the perfect treat for every romantic at heart... Jude Deveraux In the snow-covered hills of Virginia, a young widow finds that miracles really do come in the least expected packages, in "Just Curious," praised as "one of Deveraux's best" (Philadelphia Inquirer)... -
![The Highlander's Holiday Wife by Vanessa Kelly]()
The Highlander's Holiday Wife by Vanessa Kelly
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt’s Christmastime in Edinburgh, but Lady Samantha Penwith’s secret mission takes no the Highlands-born lass vows to find the assailants who murdered her beloved husband, founder of a charitable school for orphaned boys... -
![Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 2 by Taeko Watanabe]()
Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 2 by Taeko Watanabe
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRomance between "swordsmen," based on a true-life adventure of a young girl determined to be a part of history.In the year 1863, a time fraught with violent social upheaval, samurai warriors of all walks of life flock to Kyoto with the hope of joining the Mibu-Roshi—a band of warriors united around their undying loyalty to the Shogunate system... -
![The Duke of Deceit by Anna Harrington]()
The Duke of Deceit by Anna Harrington
No good deed goes unpunished…and no blackguard unloved. Lucien Grenier, Duke of Crewe, prides himself on his reputation – selfish, black, and wicked. Or, at least, that’s what he wants everyone to believe...Categorized as:
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![The Rogue by Celeste Bradley]()
The Rogue by Celeste Bradley
A gambler and a liar? Ethan Damont’s legendary gambling skills have earned him a place at the gaming tables of London’s most exclusive homes. He has used his dubious place in Society to aid the Liar’s Club. But his latest favor to the group has not only put his life in danger—it has thrown him together with the woman who tempts him to forgo his rakish ways...Categorized as:
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![The Duke of Nothing by Jess Michaels]()
The Duke of Nothing by Jess Michaels
The fifth thrilling romance in the 1797 club series by USA Today bestseller Jess Michaels... Baldwin Undercross, Duke of Sheffield, has a secret he's keeping from almost everyone he knows and loves. He is destitute, thanks to gambling by his late father and his own bad decisions. There is only one option now: marry for money, and do it soon... -
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![A Remedy Against Sin: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Christina Morland]()
A Remedy Against Sin: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Christina Morland
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance," or so Charlotte Lucas claims. Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy put this notion to the test when they find themselves in a passionate and unexpected marriage... -
![The Devilish Mr. Danvers by Vivienne Lorret]()
The Devilish Mr. Danvers by Vivienne Lorret
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFor the first time in her life, Hedley Sinclair holds the keys to her own future. She's inherited the crumbling Greyson Park, but the disrepair does nothing to dissuade her. No one will ever lock her up again or attempt to take away what's hers. No one except Rafe Danvers—the charming, fiendish man from Fallow Hall... -
![A Peculiar Connection: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Jan Hahn]()
A Peculiar Connection: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Jan Hahn
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill a mysterious note from the past doom the love of Jane Austen’s most beloved couple? A Peculiar Connection begins near the close of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice... -
![Some Natural Importance by Jan Ashton]()
Some Natural Importance by Jan Ashton
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“It is the way of the world, Elizabeth. Men hold power over women, but I am not a man who wants to wield such power. I would prefer a woman who has some power over me.”Fitzwilliam Darcy already has one arranged marriage in his past. The last thing he envisions for himself is another, yet he has somehow become entrapped in a promise to a dying man... -
![The Gold Scent Bottle by Dorothy Mack]()
The Gold Scent Bottle by Dorothy Mack
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMax Waring left London after losing his fiancee—to his father. Returning four years later, he meets the lovely Abigail Monroe. Max has something of Miss Monroe's, and to get her property back, Abigail must pose as Max's bride-to-be. But pretending to be in love soon becomes more than just a game... -
![The Bachelor's Bargain by Catherine Palmer]()
The Bachelor's Bargain by Catherine Palmer
Best-selling author Catherine Palmer brings readers another stand-alone Regency-period romance in the vein of Jane Austen. When Ruel Chouteau returns home after his supposed death, he shocks everyone. They are even more surprised when he mock-proposes to a common housemaid as proof that no woman in her right mind would marry him... -
![The Sprinter by Kate Archer]()
The Sprinter by Kate Archer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Baffled Lord and a Bolting Lady! Six highly placed matrons mourn their lack of daughters until they devise a scheme to launch eligible girls in need of assistance, and so The Society of Sponsoring Ladies is born.Miss Grace Yardley, daughter of the deceased Viscount Barlow, has been relegated to the dilapidated dower house of Barlow Hall with her sickly mother... -
![Lauralee by Linda Lael Miller]()
Lauralee by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSHE BRAVED THE HEIGHTS OF A PASSION BEYOND REASON... Lauralee Parker knew too well what drink could do to a man. Her own husband had died at the door of a town saloon. With hymns and hatchets, Lauralee and the women of Halpern's Ferry closed down all the taverns--all but the one Jay McCallum was determined to save... -
![The Governess by Camille Oster]()
The Governess by Camille Oster
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTraveling beyond England hadn’t come into Estelle Winstone’s mind when she received a response to her advertisement for a position as governess. That she would have to travel all the way to Hungary sent nerves twisting inside her gut, as would meeting the mysterious count who would now be her employer... -
![Only You by Elizabeth St. Michel]()
Only You by Elizabeth St. Michel
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe series centers on the Duke of Rutland, a widower, and his four strong-willed offspring. The Duke has formidable enemies determined to destroy his family. The third installment involves the eldest son of the Duke of Rutland, Nicholas. He has an important—if unwanted—destiny: to marry a wealthy, aristocratic woman who will provide him sons and increase the family’s prosperity... -
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![The Spanish Rose by Shirlee Busbee]()
The Spanish Rose by Shirlee Busbee
From the High Seas to the English and Spanish courts, two enemies test the bounds of passion, love, and truth in Shirlee Busbee’s The Spanish Rose. —Caribbean High Seas, 1664— Gabriel Lancaster is her family's bitterest enemy…and now he stands before her, his magnificent body in chains, captured by her brother... -
![The Secret History: A Novel of Empress Theodora by Stephanie Thornton]()
The Secret History: A Novel of Empress Theodora by Stephanie Thornton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhere Theodora went, trouble followed… In sixth century Constantinople, one woman, Theodora, defied every convention and all the odds, and rose from being a common theater tart to become empress of a great kingdom, the most powerful woman the Roman Empire would ever know... -
![Liberty for Paul by Rose Gordon]()
Liberty for Paul by Rose Gordon
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsLiberty Banks loves revenge almost as much as she hates one Mister Paul Grimes, who, she considers to be the most improper creature she has ever clapped eyes upon. But when her plans for revenge against Paul go bust, she suddenly finds herself walking down the aisle to him. Once married, a battle of the wills breaks out as each tries to reform the other... -
![A Reluctant Queen: The Love Story of Esther (Biblical Fiction) by Joan Wolf]()
A Reluctant Queen: The Love Story of Esther (Biblical Fiction) by Joan Wolf
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsYou've read it as a biblical tale of courage. Experience it anew as a heart-stirring love story. She was a simple girl faced with an impossible choice. He was a magnificent king with a lonely heart. Their love was the divine surprise that changed the course of history. The beloved story of Esther springs to fresh life in this inspired novel that vibrates with mystery, intrigue, and romance... -
![Georgette and the Unrequited Love by Alicia Cameron]()
Georgette and the Unrequited Love by Alicia Cameron
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGeorgette Fortune has loved the same man for over two years now, but he does not even know she exists.When the handsome Marquis of Onslow appears at a house party in her home, the crumbling Castle Fortune, he does not recognise her at all.With six unmarried daughters to provide for, and in the hope of marriage settlements, Baron Fortune has invited guests to a home ill prepared for it... -
![The Widow of Larkspur Inn by Lawana Blackwell]()
The Widow of Larkspur Inn by Lawana Blackwell
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsBooks 1-3 of The author Lawana Blackwell, The Gresham Chronicles, Bethany House... -
![Into Temptation by Kathryn Smith]()
Into Temptation by Kathryn Smith
Lady Sophia Aberley swore she would never let Julian Rexley, Earl of Wolfram, in her home or in her sight again. Though years have passed, she has not yet forgotten the humiliation of scandal -- having been banished to the country. But she cannot abandon a friend in need, even if that friend is Julian's sister. And now Sophia's back in London, awash in unwanted emotions .. -
![The Dangerous Duke of Dinnisfree by Julie Johnstone]()
The Dangerous Duke of Dinnisfree by Julie Johnstone
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSpecial .99 pre-order price available only until release day! Justin Holleman, the Duke of Dinnisfree, is used to being wanted—in bed, for missions, and even dead. He’s protected his country more times than he can remember, gaining enemies along the way, but he failed to defend himself from the past that hardened his heart. Instead, he became an expert at shutting people out... -
![Anything But a Duke by Christy Carlyle]()
Anything But a Duke by Christy Carlyle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSelf-made man Aidan Iverson has seen more closed doors in his thirty years than he’s ever cared to count. As a member of the elite Duke’s Den, he has all the money he could possibly need, but the one thing he can’t purchase is true power. If roguish Aidan can’t buy his way into society’s hallowed halls, he’ll resort to a more extreme measure: marriage... -
![The Belle of Bath by Dorothy Mack]()
The Belle of Bath by Dorothy Mack
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLose yourself in this thrilling Regency adventure! Perfect for fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Jane Aiken Hodge and Jane Austen. Can daring Virginia keep her true identity hidden? Regency England When her father dies suddenly, young debutante Virginia Spicer is left only with his gambling debts... -
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![Portrait Of My Heart by Patricia Cabot]()
Portrait Of My Heart by Patricia Cabot
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey parted in disgrace...But desire would bring them back together. Years ago, in one explosive instant, childhood rivalry turned into wild passion for Jeremy, handsome young Duke of Rawlings, and Maggie Herbert, the object of his affections. Unfortunately, the ensuing scandal found them banished to separate corners of the world... -
![Verity by Brenda Jagger]()
Verity by Brenda Jagger
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsVerity Barforth was an untouched girl of 17 when she was married. She was a woman of 26 when she fell in love.Verity knew well why her handsome, womanizing cousin Joel Barforth wed her. She was heiress to a great Yorkshire weaving mill, and her husband lusted for wealth as keenly as he lusted for her...Categorized as:
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![The Maddening Lord Montwood by Vivienne Lorret]()
The Maddening Lord Montwood by Vivienne Lorret
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Rakes of Fallow Hall wagered that they would never succumb to love—yet in Vivienne Lorret's newest novel, the final rogue meets his matchFrances Thorne can handle anything—except losing her position, her home, and her father to debtor's prison all in one day. So when a generous offer of assistance falls into her lap, she's grateful for a second chance, even if it seems too good to be true... -
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Second Chances by Mary Balogh
SECOND CHANCES, an anthology featuring four reissued novellas by New York Times bestselling author, Mary Balogh. Another DreamEleanor Thompson, spinster owner and headmistress of a girls' school in Bath, finds herself somewhat lonely and not as happy with her chosen way of life as she had expected... -
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The Viscount's Vow by Collette Cameron
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAmidst murder and betrayal, destiny and hearts collide when scandal forces a nobleman and a gypsy to marry in this Regency Romance. Half Romani, half English noblewoman, Evangeline Caruthers is the last woman in England Ian Hamilton, the Viscount Warrick, could ever love—an immoral wanton responsible for his brother’s and father’s deaths...Categorized as:
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![Where Roses Grow Wild by Patricia Cabot]()
Where Roses Grow Wild by Patricia Cabot
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSHE WAS RULED BY HER HEAD ... Only one thing stood between Edward, Lord Rawlings, and a life of rakish debauchery: a spinster. Even worse, a liberal, educated, vicar's daughter --- guardian to ten-year-old Jeremy, the true heir to the title Edward did not want. If Jeremy would not assume dukedom, Edward must, a fate of dire responsibility and utter boredom...
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