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Sutton's Scoundrel by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn this deliciously steamy Regency romance from USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott, a lady determined to restore her reputation meets her match in a seductive East End rogue she can't deny.Dubbed Lady Scandal thanks to her gossip-stirring past, Portia Fairhaven, the widowed Countess of Blakewell, is no stranger to rumors and innuendos... -
Sutton's Secrets by Scarlett Scott
From USA Today and Amazon Top 100 Bestselling author Scarlett Scott comes the sizzling, emotional conclusion to The Sinful Suttons series...Logan Sutton lives in the shadowy underworld of London, rooting out evil before it can strike. He’s a nameless enigma prowling the streets to keep the innocent safe. His next mission? Seducing a beauty with ties to the villains he’s out to destroy... -
Made for the Marquess by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFirst sons inherit all. Third sons are promised to the church. Second sons do their duty and serve in the military—unless fate intervenes and turns their lives upside down...Categorized as:
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Irresistible by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsJessamine Goodfellow has spent six Seasons avoiding the parson’s trap, and spinsterhood is finally within her grasp. A brilliant scholar, she longs for adventure and new experiences, things her family frowns upon. Presented with the opportunity to use her puzzle-solving talent on a secret mission for the Foreign Office, Jess eagerly accepts... -
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The Captain's Heiress by Amy Jarecki
Captain Gibb MacGalloway might adore women, but he does not allow them aboard his ship…Females are too distracting for his crew—and too distracting for him, truth be told. But when his brother, the Duke of Dunscaby, asks him to provide safe passage to Miss Isabella Harcourt, the daughter of an old family friend, Gibb has no choice but to bend his rules...Categorized as:
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The Nabob's Daughter by Jess Heileman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’ll do anything to escape an arranged marriage. He’ll do anything to help her.Honora Crauford relishes her life in India... -
The Lost Daughter by Iris Cole
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsClary only wanted to find her mother. She couldn’t know the terrible price she would pay.Clary’s home is the foundling hospital where she has lived since birth. When a terrible tragedy occurs, Clary is blamed and thrown to the streets with her only possession - a token, left by her birth mother... -
Once Upon an Aggravatingly Heroic Kiss by Bree Wolf
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA meddlesome lady.An honor-bound lord.And quite a few misunderstandings. England 1749: LADY EDITH WESTON, daughter to the EARL OF SWANSBOROUGH, is determined to see her friend wed to a man she loves. Unfortunately, Lady Adele, however, has been promised since birth and refuses to break her father’s heart by going against his wishes... -
Leap of Faith by Elizabeth Johns
A managing beauty. A determined bachelor. A delightful romp!When their elderly guardian dies, Faith Whitford is determined to set up house in Bath and look for respectable country gentlemen for her four sisters. She has no ambitions for mingling with the ton... -
I Like Big Dukes and I Cannot Lie by Annabelle Anders, Amy Rose Bennett
From the delightfully debonair to the devilishly dangerous, these dashing dukes can't help but command your attention. And let's not forget the real stars here—the dazzling, damsel-not-in-distress heroines who don't need a title to rule. These are ladies of wit, grit, and not a little bit of mischief.Every one of these novellas has a duke for its leading man... -
Seduced by the Scot by Jillian Eaton
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA promise made... When Lady Brynne Weston was just fourteen, she made a pact with her brother’s friend, Lord Lachlan Campbell, a charming Scottish boy with a rebellious streak that called to her own sense of adventure. If, in ten years, neither was married, they would marry each other. The promise was sealed with a stick of sugar, and then forgotten about.. -
The Heart of a Lyon: The Lyon's Den Connected World (The Lyon's Den Connected World) by Anna St. Claire
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe needs a miracle to save her, but he refuses to consider marriage, until a pretend betrothal changes how he sees her .Riddled with guilt and haunted by nightmares over the tragic death of his father, Henry Stanton, the Earl of Egerton, returns home a broken man and seeks solace in the excesses of the Lyon’s Den... -
Kiss The Rake Hello by Tracy Sumner
Cortland DeWitt is the most infamous second son in England. Twin to a duke, he thankfully lost out on the ducal title by a mere three minute's grace. And he's never looked back, living his life with one rule and one rule only: no attachments.But to Alexandra Mountbatten, the fearless woman who's known him since childhood, Cort is merely the loathsome boy next door... -
Peacocks of Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Laraba Kendig
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDarcy is surprised that Elizabeth has won the friendship of his unusual sister, and he is shocked when he begins to fall for her as well.Mr. Darcy feels guilty that he was not there to prevent Mr. Bingley from marrying Jane Bennet, who no doubt was only after his money... -
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Cotton Girl Orphan & The Stolen Man: Victorian Romance by Rosie Swan
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe Winchester home hides a terrible secret for the Cotton girl orphan, one that will change her life forever. **FREE to Read On Kindle Unlimited**There is a love so strong that it transcends distance and time. When Salome Cotton and Oliver Burnham meet as children, a deep and abiding friendship forms between them... -
His Reckless Bargain by Cynthia Wright
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSpecial Author's Cut EditionOriginally published by Ballantine Books as BARBADOS1818: Nathan Raveneau is known as “The Scapegrace” in Regency London for his rakish exploits and devastating good looks. He's also a sea captain with an estate on Barbados, where his enemy Xavier Crowe lives... -
Earl of Spades: Regency Romance by Tammy Andresen
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe’s a beauty beyond compare…Ash can’t deny that her fragile beauty holds him captive. And then there’s the fact that he stands between her and the danger circling ever closer. What man doesn’t wish to save a woman like Lily? He’d protect her with his last breath even he can’t give her a future. They are worlds apart and deep down he knows that love isn’t for a man like him... -
Schooled by the Bastard by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSecond Chance * Secret Past * Bastard Hero In this second chance Regency Romance by Annabelle Anders, an independent headmistress fights to keep her all-girls school open even as the only man she’s ever loved—and lost—barges back into her life. As the daughter of a cruel marquess, Augusta Primm has fought tooth and nail to establish her independence... -
Fleet Street Scoundrel by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA feisty debutante and a determined earl...When scandal threatens her brother, there is only one thing for Lady Caroline Rutherford to do. She'll use her wit and pluck to land a position at the paper that threatens to spread the rumors. Her family can't be ruined if the lies are kept out of print.Mr... -
The Untamed Duke by Melanie Rose Clarke
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen a Scottish duke targets her brother, Sophia will do anything to protect her family, including kidnapping the powerful lord. What happens when the duke kidnaps her instead?Welcome to book 3 in the bestselling series The Secret Crusaders from the talented Melanie Rose Clarke!Social justice crusader Sophia Hawkins will do anything to protect her family... -
Lyon's Lover by Maggie Sims
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA wastrel lord and an ex-courtesan forced together must pay the price of their past sins. She’s planning for the future… Having enjoyed a successful career as mistress to various members of the Ton, Isabella Rossi longs to walk away from her past. She wants a normal life with all it entails—a husband, a home, and children... -
The Marquess' Angel by Julia Sinclair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEveryone knows that good missionary girls are plain and dull. And that's just the way Blythe likes it! . Lady Blythe Dennings has craved adventure her entire life, but due to her relation to the powerful Carrow family, there was no way she was going to get it. So... she became a missionary... -
Secretly Yours, My Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Emma Linfield
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“With you, I have found a missing piece of myself I never knew was gone”Lady Felicity knows her place. She must dazzle and charm, find a rich and powerful husband, and save her family. That is her purpose, that is her duty. Even if it is not her desire.Cold, calculating, and strategic, Benjamin has always been a military man... -
The Duke and His Wallflower: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Tiffany Baton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“I have spent every day regretting the answer that I gave you.”The Follet family has never abided by societal rules. Which might explain why Lady Emma is still unmarried, and with no prospects whatsoever. Until her bossy aunt decides to intervene, and promises she will see her married by the end of the season, even if she has to make the match herself... -
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Her Mystery of a Marquess: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Emma Linfield
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I fear I am selfish enough to want you for myself.”With her family in dire financial need, Joanna Brooks knows it falls on her to rectify the situation... -
21 Days with the Lyon: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Shana Galen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA desperate heiress. A jaded former soldier. They’ve got twenty-one days to fall in love…or risk losing everything. Twenty-one days. A measly three weeks. That’s all the time Bianca Featherswallow is allowed to convince Theo Filliol to marry her. If she doesn’t marry in three weeks, Bianca will once again be prey to fortune hunters who are eager to abduct her for her dowry... -
The Heart of a Lyon (The Lyon's Den Connected World) by Anna St. Claire
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEnter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives... and loves. She needs a miracle to save her, but he refuses to consider marriage, until a pretend betrothal changes how he sees her... -
The Sin Commandments by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsGet ready for a scandalous Regency romp. Meet the Sinning Flynns!Rory Flynn, grandson of the Duke of Savernake, is embittered by his family’s reputation as a wealthy family from Irish stock. They are hated by the Ton but accepted because of their links to the duke. Rory has a list of those who have offended his family the most and he intends to do something about it... -
Her Wicked Rogue by Scarlett Scott
Archer Tierney has devoted his life to becoming one of the most powerful men in London. He’s cutthroat and merciless to anyone who crosses him and ruthless in his determination to always maintain the upper hand over friends and foes alike. There’s no situation he can’t control, no battle he can’t win... -
The Belle of Winchester by Christina Dudley
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe only thing standing in the way of her winning Mr. Wright was Mr. Entirely Wrong.Out of all the swains she collected, Miss Lily Ellsworth knew Mr. Gilbert Wright was the one she would choose in the end. Rich, well-connected, dashing, daring, he was exactly the sort of man to turn heads, even if he hadn’t much of one himself... -
An Excellent Walker: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Lyndsay Constable
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIs Mr Darcy capable of wanting to marry just for the sake of love?AN UNEXPECTED MEETING between Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet becomes suddenly and shockingly dangerous. Mr Darcy is determined to protect Elizabeth but his exertions leave him grievously wounded... -
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... -
The Beast's Bet by Eva Devon, Maire Claremont
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTom Courtney is a beast of the East End. Fighting his way up through the warrens, clubs, and halls of sins in London's darkest part of town, he has but one goal. . . To survive and ensure that the weak aren't preyed upon. When he discovers a young lady is victim of a vicious bet. . . He cannot stop himself from coming to her aid. . . Even if it might cost him everything he has ever won... -
Daring with the Rogue by Alyssa Clarke
Lady Philippa's first season had not turned out as she dreamed. There had been no grand love match. Despite following all society's rules, she was almost compromised by a lecherous fortune hunter. Shy Pippa decided that bold and decisive is what she must become. On return to Town, her first aim is to settle the score with the disgusting fortune-hunting lord... -
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The Christmas Pauper by Iris Cole
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn the early hours of Christmas eve, a young girl hides in doorways seeking refuge from the icy streets. But London is not kind to orphans and paupers and survival can exact an unthinkable price.On Christmas Eve in 1881, eight year old Luella Morris is suddenly and tragically alone in the world... -
A Desperate Deal with the Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Violet Hamers
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsVeronica is ruined. After her brother’s scandal that shook London and his disappearance, she and her younger sister are left penniless to fend for themselves. But the ton does not take well to outcasts…Duke Kendrick cannot let the man who took advantage of his sister live to see another day. And the moment he steps on British soil, Maxwell will make sure that the scoundrel pays his dues... -
Always the Bridesmaid, Never the Duchess by Ava MacAdams
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“I know that I shall never marry. Destined to be the bridesmaid, but never the bride.”Kate is a spinster. Tired of always being overlooked, she accepts her best friend’s outlandish plan: have a rake show her what pleasure is like. But no one told her that the man she would meet was the obnoxious Duke of Devonport.After their memorable entanglement, Kate surely never wants to see the man again... -
His Unexpected Heiress by Sally Britton
An unexpected fortune falls into a tradeswoman’s lap, a gentleman insists it rightfully belongs to him, will falling in love make matters better or worse? A third son to an earl, Adam Gillensford knows his only hope of an inheritance is through his great uncle. But when the Will is read, Adam learns most of the wealth has been left to a complete stranger, and a seamstress at that... -
The Broken Heart by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDanger, loyalty and loving the enemy… Book 4 in The Unmarriageable Series is now available! Read for Free with Kindle Unlimited! Shunned by society and even by her own family after the treachery of her late husband, Isabelle de Renarde has long given up any thought of love or remarriage...Categorized as:
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'Tis the Season for Lady Sarah: Sweet Regency Romance by Maggie Dallen, Katherine Ann Madison
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLady Sarah believed she’d found her one true love. But feelings can be deceiving…It’s going to be the wedding of the season…at least that’s what her mother keeps saying. Unfortunately for Sarah, it’s not her own nuptials that have the family in such a twitter, but her brother’s. Still, Sarah’s own love, Mr... -
Lord of the Knight by Elizabeth Johns
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDesperation, jealousy, intrigue…unrequited love.Lady Maria Mottram was plain by ton standards. Yet, gentlemen were drawn to her for her pleasing wit, ability to speak of their favorite pastimes, and for her lofty family connections which made her very handsome indeed. Until one wretched day when her family’s name was attached to scandal... -
To Redeem an Earl by Nina Jarrett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn this steamy historical romance a cynical debutante and a scandalous earl find themselves entangled in an undeniable attraction. Will they open their hearts to love or will his past destroy their future together?She has vowed she will never marry...Miss Sophia Hayward knows all about men and their immoral behavior... -
The Odd Mystery of the Cursed Duke: A Clean & Sweet Regency Historical Romance Novel by Abby Ayles
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Clean & Sweet Regency Historical Romance Novel When all hope seems lost, a deal between them offers them a new life. But within his castle walls, something evil seeks to destroy their happiness... After her heart was broken, Beatrice Leeson has forsaken love. Close to spinsterhood, she is content to help with her sister’s family... -
The Lady of the Lighthouse: A Clean & Sweet Regency Historical Romance by Abby Ayles
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe needs to escape. He wishes to bring truth to light. But there is love waiting for them by the Lighthouse and it is about to set them free... Diana Douglass, daughter of the Earl of Winthrop, is desperate to escape the grim future others planned for her... -
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Season of Brides: Regency Romance Collection by Joyce Alec
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWould you give up everything for the one you love? This heartwarming Regency romance collection is filled with mystery, suspense, and of course, love. Diamonds of the Marquess: Regency RomanceLady Emily Dove doesn’t know whom to trust. Her true identity must never be known. Promise of the Earl A scarred man. A mysterious secret. A courageous woman who dares to follow her heart... -
A Deal with the Duke of Ice: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Daphne Byrne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“She said exactly what she thought, not caring at all whether I disapproved. It was fascinating.”Lady Rosaline Wyre’s family has been in debt for years. Paid to go on a blind date, in the stead of her friend, she is shocked to see the Duke of Ice waiting for her. The man who terrifies the whole ton…The Duke of Kenswick has no patience and no need for any woman in London... -
To Tame the Rakish Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Daphne Byrne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe things he had imagined doing to her…Lady Vanessa Hobbs is desperate for a match. Almost a spinster, she must learn how to flirt with a man to secure a husband. And for this, she asks her brother’s rakish best friend for help…The Duke of Clemont does not believe in love. He wants only one thing from women: pleasure, and secrecy... -
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... -
An Earl to Ruin her by Daphne Byrne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I did not kiss Lady Cordelia. She kissed me.”Miss Cordelia Atwood hides a very scandalous secret: she is the founder of an all girls secret society. And when her parents find out about it, they are threatening her with a husband.So, Cordelia does the next best thing: she kisses, publicly, her worst rival... -
An Outrageous Deal with the Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Hazel Linwood
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“You are essential to my very existence.”With her family on the verge of bankruptcy, and her dowry gambled away, Hannah is in desperate need of a miracle. And a peculiar deal with the Duke of Wareton might be as close as she gets to one.Heartbroken and betrayed by his former betrothed’s marriage to his cousin, Arthur is determined not to let any of his pain show...
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