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  • Mark of the Lion Collection by Francine Rivers

    Mark of the Lion Collection by Francine Rivers

    Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 39 ratings
    This classic series has inspired nearly two million readers. Both loyal fans and new readers will want the latest edition of this beloved series. Books in this latest edition include a foreword from the publisher, a preface from Francine Rivers, and discussion questions suitable for personal and group use...
  • The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 8 by Beth Brower

    The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 8 by Beth Brower

    Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 33 ratings
    "Strange, considering it all now after a night's sleep, that I'd had no premonition of what awaited. That seems to be the nature of life, however. Things that ought to come with warnings rarely do. "The Year is 1884 and Emma M. Lion has, at long last, gained her majority...
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  • The Complete Novels by Jane Austen

    The Complete Novels by Jane Austen

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 56 ratings
    Few novelists have conveyed the subtleties and nuances of their own social milieu with the wit and insight of Jane Austen. Through her vivacious and spirited heroines and their circle, she paints vivid portraits of English middle-class life as the eighteenth century came to a close...
  • The Complete Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen

    The Complete Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    Emma, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, Persuasion, and Lady SusanCollected together in one volume, The Complete Novels show the development of Austen as a writer and social commentator...
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    regency  historical  length-epic  audiobook
  • Bridgerton Collection Volume 1 by Julia Quinn

    Bridgerton Collection Volume 1 by Julia Quinn

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 44 ratings
    The first three Bridgerton books all in one e-book volume! Includes The Duke and I, The Viscount Who Loved Me, and An Offer From a Gentleman.Set between 1813 and 1827, the Bridgerton Series is a collection of eight novels, each featuring one of the eight children of the late Viscount Bridgerton. The Bridgertons are currently being developed as a Shondaland series for Netflix...
  • The Honorable Rogue by Wendy Vella

    The Honorable Rogue by Wendy Vella

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A gentleman with secrets, a society miss and a treasure they must find to stay alive.When Charles Thomas stumbles upon a mysterious note hidden in an old Russian book, he’s unable to decipher it—until he crosses paths with Miss Violet Althorp. Like him, she’s searching for something to escape the shadows of her past...
  • Insurrection: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque

    Insurrection: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Another Guard of Six adventure as a powerful knight, with a sword known as Insurrection, faces his own demons.But will his friends be so forgiving?Epic Medieval Romance on a grand scale as sworn enemies live and love… with explosive secrets to be revealed!Kent de Poyer is part of the powerful Norman de Poyer family from Netherworld Castle...
  • The Best-Kept Secrets by Sarah M. Eden

    The Best-Kept Secrets by Sarah M. Eden

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With her ever-ready smile, Eve O’Doyle faces life’s challenges with boundless optimism. However, even she finds it difficult to see the silver lining in her parents’ news: disaster has struck, leaving their genteel family in dire financial straits. But all is not lost. In the name of economizing, Eve will skip the London Season—even if it means dooming herself to spinsterhood...
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    regency  historical  length-medium  m-f  audiobook
  • What Cannot Be Said by C.S. Harris

    What Cannot Be Said by C.S. Harris

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    A seemingly idyllic summer picnic ends in a macabre murder that echoes a pair of slayings fourteen years earlier in this riveting new historical mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of Who Cries for the Lost...
  • Miriam by Mesu Andrews

    Miriam by Mesu Andrews

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The Hebrews call me prophetess, the Egyptians a seer.But I am neither. I am simply a watcher of Israel and the messenger of El Shaddai.When He speaks to me in dreams, I interpret. When He whispers a melody, I sing.At eighty-six, Miriam had devoted her entire life to loving El Shaddai and serving His people as both midwife and messenger...
  • The Loyalty of a Lyon: The Lyon's Den Connected World (The Lyon's Den Connected World) by Linda Rae Sande

    The Loyalty of a Lyon: The Lyon's Den Connected World (The Lyon's Den Connected World) by Linda Rae Sande

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s the widowed Marquess of Hawke. She’s a wealthy spinster named for Apollo. Will a conniving cousin thwart a matchmaker’s plans to see they end up together? Robert Strathford, Marquess of Hawke, had thought to spend his older years traveling the world with his beloved wife, but when Eleanor dies in a carriage accident, he’s left heartbroken—and broke...
  • Gentlemen of Honor - Book Two of the Bennet Gang Duology: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Summer Hanford

    Gentlemen of Honor - Book Two of the Bennet Gang Duology: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Summer Hanford

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    VOLUME TWO of The Bennet Gang Gentlemen of HonorElizabeth Bennet is giving up her secret life as a highwayman in favor of her next great adventure...being courted by Fitzwilliam Darcy. But when new guests arrive at Netherfield Park, they bring danger and tumult with them...
  • Duke of Bronze: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Emma Linfield

    Duke of Bronze: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Emma Linfield

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Five dates with the Wild Spinster to the highest bidder!” Anna was already mortified to be auctioned off, even if it was for a charity. But when she heard the outlandishly high bid, she had only one Anyone but the Duke of Copperton!One last adventure before settling down. Duke Colin just needed the opportunity to choose, when the auction took a turn...
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    regency  historical  victorian  length-long
  • The Lyon Whisperer by Kimberly Keyes

    The Lyon Whisperer by Kimberly Keyes

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In this high stakes game of love and marriage, when love equals surrender, who will be the victor? Lady Amelia Duval is used to being indulged. The reckless daughter of an earl has evaded each and every suitor her father has put before her...
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    regency  historical  victorian
  • Expectations: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Julie Cooper

    Expectations: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Julie Cooper

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    On the day her beloved sister marries, Elizabeth Bennet receives devastating Mr. Darcy, the man who once sought her hand, has committed a betrayal so scandalous it eclipses even George Wickham’s infamous deceit. Heartbroken and furious, Elizabeth vows never to cross paths with the arrogant Mr. Darcy again.Fitzwilliam Darcy was on the verge of proposing when a cruel revelation tore his world apart...
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    regency  historical  audiobook
  • The Elusive Earl by Grace Burrowes

    The Elusive Earl by Grace Burrowes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 11 ratings
    He's carrying a torch...Graham MacNeil wants nothing to do with the family earldom, much less with a drafty castle full of rumgumptious relatives, or with the nosy neighbors determined to inspect the prodigal laird. His sole reason for returning from exile is to discover the truth behind the crime that saw him consigned to seven years transportation...
  • The Duke's Absolutely Audacious Debutante by Eva Devon

    The Duke's Absolutely Audacious Debutante by Eva Devon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Beloved child of Lady Juliet Briarwood and American printer Tobias Miller, Portia cannot wait for her first London Season! When one is part of the Briarwood family there is always fun to be had. When a duke who seems her opposite in every way begins to pursue her, she’s captivated by his quiet ways...
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    regency  historical  victorian
  • The Zephyr: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Grace Gibson

    The Zephyr: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Grace Gibson

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You are looking at the last man on earth who should ever find himself making love to a lady behind an old hay wain and offering her a clandestine promise upon some nameless day. And yet here I am.WHEN MR FITZWILLIAM DARCY RETURNS to Hertfordshire a year after last seeing Elizabeth Bennet, he is surprised to find that she has taken up careering around the countryside in a brand new curricle...
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    regency  historical  length-medium  audiobook
  • A Lady's Mishap by Laura Beers

    A Lady's Mishap by Laura Beers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He was the last man she ever wanted to turn to. Now, he’s the only one she can’t live without.Lady Elodie Lockwood is content with being a wallflower, but fate has other plans. Declared the diamond of the Season by the queen herself, she finds herself the unwilling focus of Society’s relentless gaze—a situation that feels more like a curse than a blessing...
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    regency  historical  audiobook
  • A Lady's Mishap by Laura Beers

    A Lady's Mishap by Laura Beers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He was the last man she ever wanted to turn to. Now, he’s the only one she can’t live without. Lady Elodie Lockwood is content with being a wallflower, but fate has other plans. Declared the diamond of the Season by the queen herself, she finds herself the unwilling focus of Society’s relentless gaze—a situation that feels more like a curse than a blessing...
  • Loyalty by Mary Kingswood

    Loyalty by Mary Kingswood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One man with a secret. A family torn apart by the consequences.Mr Kent Atherton isn’t too worried about the sudden discovery that his parents’ marriage was invalid and he is illegitimate — he loves machinery of all types, so what would be more perfect than a career as an engineer? The industrial future is so much more interesting than the traditions of the past...
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    regency  historical  length-medium  audiobook
  • Best-Kept Secrets by Sarah M. Eden

    Best-Kept Secrets by Sarah M. Eden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    With her ever-ready smile, Eve O’Doyle faces life’s challenges with boundless optimism. However, even she finds it difficult to see the silver lining in her parents’ disaster has struck, leaving their genteel family in dire financial straits. But all is not lost. In the name of economizing, Eve will skip the London Season—even if it means dooming herself to spinsterhood...
    Categorized as:
    regency  historical  length-medium  audiobook
  • To Hunt an Heiress (Bachelors of Blackstone's) by Martha Keyes

    To Hunt an Heiress (Bachelors of Blackstone's) by Martha Keyes

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    He’s after her heart—and her money. He’ll have to fight her for his dignity first.Sebastian Drake is in dire need of a fortune. With limited time and a dearth of wealthy relatives to will him such a thing, he is left with only one marry money. Happily, London is full of eligible heiresses, but it is the newest arrival in Town who catches his eye...
  • Enamoured by Jessie Lewis

    Enamoured by Jessie Lewis

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You are as handsome as any of them, Mr Bingley might like you the best of the party ELIZABETH BENNET THINKS HER FATHER is worrying over nothing when he sends her from Longbourn to London to keep an eye on her mother, who has been staying with a friend. But Mrs Bennet proves to be uncommonly elusive. Everywhere Elizabeth looks, she finds Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley instead...
  • The Black Dragon by Kathryn Le Veque

    The Black Dragon by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.82 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Get ready for another passionate adventure from the Executioner Knights universe. It’s a battle for true love in this stunning and diverse Medieval epic set in Plantagenet England.Welcome to the world of THE BLACK DRAGON!Addax al-Kort was not born in England...
  • A Reckless Courtship by Martha Keyes

    A Reckless Courtship by Martha Keyes

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He already lost his good name. Can he afford to lose his heart as well?Silas Yorke is in hiding. After being falsely accused of murder by one of the most powerful peers in England, he has no other choice. But he itches for freedom. Concealment in the countryside was difficult enough, but to clear his name, he must assume a new identity and go to London...
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    regency  historical  length-medium  audiobook
  • A Gentleman of Dubious Reputation by Grace Burrowes

    A Gentleman of Dubious Reputation by Grace Burrowes

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A matter of matrimony...Lord Julian Caldicott is summoned to the family seat by his ducal brother, whose bachelorhood is imperiled by the very determined Lady Clarissa Valmond. As the only titled Eligible the hostesses avoid including on their guest lists, Julian has little sympathy for the duke’s situation...
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    regency  mystery  historical  length-short
  • A Gentleman in Challenging Circumstances by Grace Burrowes

    A Gentleman in Challenging Circumstances by Grace Burrowes

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A legacy of lies...Lord Julian Caldicott, still recovering from his years at war, is tasked with investigating the circumstances of a small boy who could be either the salvation of the Waltham dukedom or a pawn in a scheme to sink the Caldicott family in endless scandal...
  • The Last House in Lambton by Grace Gibson, Debbie Styne

    The Last House in Lambton by Grace Gibson, Debbie Styne

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Does it ever stop raining in Lambton?Darcy and Bingley depart Netherfield Park, leaving Elizabeth Bennet acutely aware of the monotony of her life. Seeking a reprieve, she volunteers to serve as temporary companion to Mrs. Gardiner’s elderly aunt who lives in Lambton...
  • The Damascus Way by Davis Bunn, Janette Oke

    The Damascus Way by Davis Bunn, Janette Oke

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Julia has everything money can buy...except for acceptance by either the Gentiles or the Jews. Her Greek father already has a wife and family, leaving Julia and her Hebrew mother second-class citizens. But when they are introduced to followers of the Way, they become part of that community of believers...
  • Lion of Steel: A Medieval Romance (Sons of de Lohr by Kathryn Le Veque

    Lion of Steel: A Medieval Romance (Sons of de Lohr by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A powerful spinster, a lonely woman, and a hunky knight are front in center in this gripping tale of passion, meddling, betrayal, and truest of loves.It’s Douglas de Lohr’s turn to shine!As the fifth son of the Earl of Hereford and Worcester, one of the most powerful men in the realm, Douglas has his share of power and prestige also...
  • Unfounded by Jessie Lewis

    Unfounded by Jessie Lewis

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Nobody was fortunate enough to be loved in such a way twice in one lifetime.Elizabeth Bennet dreads encountering Mr Darcy when she visits Pemberley, for surely, after she spurned his offer of marriage, he must despise her. Yet they do meet, and to her astonishment, he holds no resentment towards her. Regrettably, someone else does...
  • Aurora by D.G. Rampton

    Aurora by D.G. Rampton

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    70,000+ readers have already discovered the Regency Goddesses Series. The books, which can be read in any order, are regularly in the U.S. top 20 for Historical Romance and Humor & Satire...
  • The Shepherd's Wife : by Angela Elwell Hunt

    The Shepherd's Wife : by Angela Elwell Hunt

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Yeshua of Nazareth has two Damaris, married to a wealthy merchant's son, and Pheodora, married to a simple shepherd from Bethlehem...
  • A Gentleman Under the Mistletoe by Grace Burrowes

    A Gentleman Under the Mistletoe by Grace Burrowes

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Lord Julian Caldicott is standing in for his ducal brother as manager of Yuletide merriment at the family seat. Alas for his lordship, nothing is going as planned. Cranky relatives arrive uninvited, family squabbles ensue, and Julian's annual case of the blue devils is worsening by the day.Julian decides to combat the mayhem and melancholia by anonymously spreading good cheer...
  • Sloth: The Fallen Earl by Christi Caldwell

    Sloth: The Fallen Earl by Christi Caldwell

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    A ruined lady. A reluctant lord. One scandalous night that changes everything…Miss Cressida Alby has spent her life as a mere shadow in society, a poor country squire’s daughter with no prospects and even less hope. But nothing could have prepared her for the night she’s put up for auction at The Devil’s Den...
  • The Loving Cup by Winston Graham

    The Loving Cup by Winston Graham

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The tenth book in Winston Graham's classic Poldark saga, now a major TV series from Masterpiece PBS. Cornwall 1813 A silver cup lies half-forgotten in a dank cave, amongst a pile of stolen goods...
  • Bella Poldark by Winston Graham

    Bella Poldark by Winston Graham

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 31 ratings
    The twelfth book in Winston Graham's classic Poldark saga, now a major TV series from Masterpiece PBS...
  • Petteril's Folly by Mary Lancaster

    Petteril's Folly by Mary Lancaster

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Time to confront reality – and a worrying mystery.Lord Petteril and his new viscountess return to England to face the consequences of their unequal marriage, only to discover that Petteril’s valet, the enigmatic Stewart, has been arrested for theft...
  • A Bachelor's Lessons in Love by Sally Britton

    A Bachelor's Lessons in Love by Sally Britton

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A reluctant guardian. A determined spinster. A battle of wits that might just end in love. Former military officer Edward Halstead never imagined his quiet bachelor existence would be upended by the unexpected guardianship of a spirited young lady...
  • A Bachelor's Lessons in Love by Sally Britton

    A Bachelor's Lessons in Love by Sally Britton

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A reluctant guardian. A determined spinster. A battle of wits that might just end in love. Former military officer Edward Halstead never imagined his quiet bachelor existence would be upended by the unexpected guardianship of a spirited young lady...
  • The Pharaoh's Daughter by Mesu Andrews

    The Pharaoh's Daughter by Mesu Andrews

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    “Fear is the most fertile ground for faith.”   “You will be called Anippe, daughter of the Nile. Do you like it?” Without waiting for a reply, she pulls me into her squishy, round tummy for a hug. I’m trying not to cry. Pharaoh’s daughters don’t cry.When we make our way down the tiled hall, I try to stop at ummi Kiya’s chamber. I know her spirit has flown yet I long for one more moment...
  • The Secret Heart by Mary Lancaster

    The Secret Heart by Mary Lancaster

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Betrayal, temptation and an impossible love.The final book in the Unmarriageable series...Some suspect that Lily Villin is the true heart of the Hart Inn, a lucky house where love always seems to blossom, whatever the obstacles. But Lily has another secret. She is in love with an enigmatic nobleman, and no luck in the world can make such a marriage possible...
  • A Wild Hope by Celeste De Blasis

    A Wild Hope by Celeste De Blasis

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Banished from her uncaring family home for her growing friendship with older neighbor St. John, Alexandria Thaine is unprepared for the new life she encounters with her distant cousins in England’s West Country...
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    regency  historical  length-epic  audiobook
  • Petteril's Wife by Mary Lancaster

    Petteril's Wife by Mary Lancaster

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Incognito in Portugal…Lord Petteril’s cousin, the newly commissioned Major Bertie Withan, has gone missing somewhere between landing in Lisbon and joining his regiment on the front line of the Peninsular War...
  • A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth by Grace Burrowes

    A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth by Grace Burrowes

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    A dogged investigation... Lord Julian Caldicott is summoned to the country home of a family friend to search for a prize foxhound who’s gone missing. The purloined canine turns out to be only the tail of a series of puzzles involving family secrets, slander, blackmail, and fraud...
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    regency  mystery  historical  queer  length-short
  • Lady Dramatic by Kate Archer

    Lady Dramatic by Kate Archer

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Two guarded hearts. One undeniable pull. Can love break through their carefully built walls? She is bursting with feelings and prone to laughing or crying. He is regularly gripped with strong sentiments he keeps behind a mask of reserve. Very naturally, they both go to great lengths to hide these deficiencies from one another...
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    regency  historical  victorian  length-medium
  • A Pearl Before Spies by Rebecca Connolly

    A Pearl Before Spies by Rebecca Connolly

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A spy by any other name...Abigail Chateris is embarking on her first operative assignment in five years-on the island of Guernsey. Her task is to play governess to the young daughters of Mr. Bichard, the man suspected of direct involvement in the plot against Lucy Allred months ago...
  • Escape of the Scoundrel by Mary Lancaster

    Escape of the Scoundrel by Mary Lancaster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Who would miss the most hated man in England?Serpentine Fforbes, the new Earl of Sanderly, is known to be a cheat, a libertine, and a blackguard. The ton thrills to the news that he is fleeing the country...
  • A Beguiled Gentleman by Audra Wells

    A Beguiled Gentleman by Audra Wells

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hannah Gibbons is no stranger to being seen as little more than her dowry—a prize to be claimed by eager suitors for their own gain and a tool to be used by her parents to elevate their social status. So whenever Hannah’s impetuous nature strikes, her parents assume their name sullied, and pack up and move away to start fresh...
    Categorized as:
    regency  historical
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