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Silence Breaking by Robert Thier
Family - the most important thing in the world,right? If it's your own, maybe. But if it's the family of the incredibly powerful, incredibly alluring businessman with whom you've beenconducting a secret office affair, and they don't yet know about theaffair, things are a little bit different. Life is about to getreal for Lilly Linton...Categorized as:
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In the Eye of the Storm by Robert Thier
Egypt... land of romance, mystery, and exploding camels. Lilly Linton thought she’d be ready for anything after one month of working for her boss – cold, calculating businessman Rikkard Ambrose...Categorized as:
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Hunting for Silence by Robert Thier
British business mogul Rikkard Ambrose has departed London to face his arch-rival in a deadly game of espionage and intrigue at the Royal Court of France, leaving his lady love behind to knit socks and twiddle her thumbs... -
Storm and Silence by Robert Thier
Freedom – that is what Lilly Linton wants most in life. Not marriage, not a brood of squalling brats, and certainly not love, thank you very much! But freedom is a rare commodity in 19th-century London, where girls are expected to spend their lives sitting at home, fully occupied with looking pretty...Categorized as:
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Silence is Golden by Robert Thier
Silent. Cold. Chiselled perfection. That is Rikkard Ambrose, the most powerful business mogul in Great Britain. Free-spirited. Fiery. Definitely not attracted to the aforementioned business mogul. That is Lilly Linton, his personal secretary and secret weapon. The two have been playing a cat and mouse game for months...Categorized as:
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The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery, Lucy Maud Montgomery
"The Blue Castle" by L.M. Montgomery takes readers on a journey into the life of Valancy Stirling, a meek and unassuming woman living under the thumb of her domineering family in a small Canadian town. However, everything changes when Valancy receives a life-altering diagnosis and decides to seize control of her destiny... -
Anne of Green Gables: By Lucy Maud Montgomery, Large Print and Illustrated Prince Edward Island Legacy Edition, New Introduction & Bonus Appendices, Classic 1908 Text Edition by Lucy Maud Montgomery, Elisabeth Richard
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 81 ratingsAs soon as Anne Shirley arrives at the snug white farmhouse called Green Gables, she is sure she wants to stay forever . . . but will the Cuthberts send her back to the orphanage? Anne knows she's not what they expected—a skinny girl with fiery red hair and a temper to match...Categorized as:
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A Game of Hearts by Joanna Barker
If you can't join them... beat them.Marigold Cartwell has only one goal: to defeat her long-time rival on the archery field. She knows she can outshoot irritating, cynical Tristan Gates, but the local bowmen’s society—the one he belongs to—refuses to allow women to compete. Spurred on by their rejection, Marigold decides to start a new society. Naturally, it has only one rule: no men...Categorized as:
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Counted With the Stars by Connilyn Cossette
A Story of Love, Desperation, and Hope During a Great Biblical Epoch Sold into slavery by her father and forsaken by the man she was supposed to marry, young Egyptian Kiya must serve a mistress who takes pleasure in her humiliation. When terrifying plagues strike Egypt, Kiya is in the middle of it all...Categorized as:
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Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster
Raised in a bleak orphanage without even a name from her parents, this modern girls' fairy tale tells the story of Jerusha Abbott, a plucky young woman without ties and unsure of her future. After a visit from the trustees of the orphanage, Jerusha is told that one of the trustees sees in her the potential of a writer and wishes to be the patron of her college education... -
The Girl in His Shadow by Audrey Blake
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsThe story of one woman who believed in scientific medicine before the world believed in herRaised by the eccentric surgeon Dr. Horace Croft after losing her parents to a deadly pandemic, the orphan Nora Beady knows little about conventional life... -
Stay With Me by Mila Gray
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsDidi Monroe’s waited her whole life for the type of romance you see in the movies, so when Hollywood heartthrob Zac Ridgemont sweeps her off her feet, Didi believes she might finally have met the one. While Zac’s away filming for the summer, Didi begins her internship at a military hospital in California. There, she meets wounded Marine Noel Walker... -
Training the Duke by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn army officer who has returned to his childhood home . . .An earl’s daughter forced to earn her own living . . .Two damaged souls who find friendship . . . and love . . .Lieutenant-General Cyrus Cressley’s head wound leaves him blind in one eye and unsuited to lead men into battle... -
Daughters of Northern Shores by Joanne Bischof
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAven Norgaard understands courage. Orphaned within an Irish workhouse, then widowed at just nineteen, she voyaged to America where she was wooed and wed by Thor Norgaard, a Deaf man in rural Appalachia. That the Lord saw her along the winding journey and that Aven now carries Thor’s child are blessings beyond measure... -
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Sylvester or The Wicked Uncle by Georgette Heyer
Sylvester, Duke of Salford, has exacting requirements for a bride. Then he meets Phoebe Marlow, a young lady with literary aspirations, and suddenly life becomes very complicated. She meets none of his criteria, and even worse, she has written a novel that is sweeping through the ton and causing all kinds of gossip..Categorized as:
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Emma (Manga Classics) by Jane Austen
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 86 ratingsJane Austen's classic novel Emma is a timeless story of love, friendship, and self-discovery. Set in the small village of Highbury, England, during the early 19th century, the novel follows the story of Emma Woodhouse, a wealthy and beautiful young woman who is determined to make her own way in the world... -
A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur
June Hur, bestselling author of The Red Palace, crafts a devastating and pulse-pounding tale that will feel all-too-relevant in today’s world, based on a true story from Korean history.Hope is dangerous. Love is deadly.1506, Joseon... -
Summerhaven by Tiffany Odekirk
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThis beautiful collector’s edition includes the never-before-published novella, “The Making of an Earl,” which highlights select Summerhaven chapters told through Damon’s point of view.Hannah Kent and Oliver Jennings pledged their hearts to each other as children. Now, years later, Hannah is thrilled to receive an invitation to spend the summer at Oliver’s family’s country estate... -
It's In His Kiss and On the Way to the Wedding: Bridgerton Collector's Edition: Two beloved Bridgerton novels in one beautiful collector's edition ... by Julia Quinn
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA beautiful collectible edition containing the seventh and eighth novels of the beloved Bridgerton series by New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn.It’s in His KissGareth St. Clair is in a bind, and at risk of losing his inheritance. His only hope lies in an old family diary written in Italian… and the fiendishly smart, devilishly outspoken Hyacinth Bridgerton, who offers to help translate...Categorized as:
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The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBy day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for the genteel Southern lady, "Dear Miss Sweetie... -
The Bride of Blackfriars Lane by Michelle Griep
The Continuing Adventure of Jackson and Kit! Detective Jackson Forge can hardly wait to marry the street-sly swindler who’s turned his life upside down... -
A Lady's Wager by Arlem Hawks, Josi S. Kilpack
Can a lady wager on love?In this collection:The Diamond of Bristol by Arlem HawksWomen of a Certain Age by Josi S. KilpackA Most Unsuitable Suitor by Sarah M...Categorized as:
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My Heartless Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Sally Vixen
“Just one year, then I’ll be free of her…”When Selina’s overprotective brother leaves for a year, he tasks the only man Selina loathes with looking after her. His cold, dashing best friend, the Duke of Barrington…William is by all accounts a heartless rake. Selina is sweet and insecure. At first they agree to stay out of each other’s way. But soon, a twist of fate forces them closer than ever... -
The Traitor in the Tunnel by Y.S. Lee
Get steeped in suspense, romance, and high Victorian intrigue as Mary goes undercover at Buckingham Palace - and learns a startling secret at the Tower of London. Queen Victoria has a little problem: there's a petty thief at work in Buckingham Palace... -
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The Centurion's Wife by Janette Oke, Davis T. Bunn
Janette Oke has dreamed for years of retelling a story in a biblical time frame from a female protagonist's perspective, and Davis Bunn is elated to be working with her again on this sweeping saga of the dramatic events surrounding the birth of Christianity...and the very personal story of Leah, a young Jewess of mixed heritage trapped in a vortex of competing political agendas and private trauma...Categorized as:
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The Cruel Duke by Sally Vixen
Everyone calls him a monster…To salvage his reputation, Duke Edwin must do something he never thought he reenter society and claim a bride.Joanna would do anything to help her sister. Even marry the Cruel Duke in her stead…This marriage of convenience seems doomed from the start...Categorized as:
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One Kiss Alone by Nichole Van
Ethan Penn-Leith is the most renowned poet of his day—his likeness so widely recognized, he is regularly accosted by adoring admirers. Everyone wants something from him—his time, words, charm, torn bits of his kilt . . . Everyone, that is, but Lady Allegra Gilbert.Twin sister to the authoritarian Duke of Kendall, Lady Allegra fights for freedom from her brother’s iron-gripped control...Categorized as:
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New Storm Rising by Robert Thier
This was NOT how Lilly had expected her honeymoon to go. Ever since their ship left the shore, she has been feeling dizzy, irritable and nauseous...and what the heck are these strange cravings she keeps having? Her brand-new husband is no help either. Suddenly, stoic, icy billionaire Mr Rikkard Ambrose has turned into a moody, overprotective caveman...Categorized as:
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The Substitute Bride by SweetBlunch
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe’d just have one problem in life…Nikos Pallis doesn't want a wife. The gorgeous Greek billionaire was notoriously known for having torrid but short affairs. Now his father had just announced that his bride will arrive soon to honor their wedding! His father had arranged his marriage without him knowing it... -
Love Show by Audrey Bell
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsHadley Arrington is the career-driven editor-in-chief of her university’s prestigious newspaper. Jack Diamond is a laidback student whose good looks have made things even easier than they need to be. She’s the girl who came out of nowhere and kissed him in the rain. He’s the boy who made her do something crazy...Categorized as:
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Married to the Cursed Duke by Ava MacAdams
“Thirty days. Our marriage will last for thirty days and not a minute longer than that.”Bridget is sick and tired of acting as her pregnant cousin’s personal maid. So finding herself in a compromising situation with the Duke of Acheron seems to her like a golden ticket to freedom.Duke Devlin is fully aware that he is cursed...Categorized as:
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Midnight Rider by Joan Hiatt Harlow
Fourteen-year-old Hannah is an orphan living with her cruel aunt Phoebe in Salem, Massachusetts. Hannah recently lost her mother, and now her only comfort is her horse, Promise. But when her money-hungry aunt sells the horse and then indentures Hannah to the Boston family of a British general, Hannah vows to retrieve Promise at all costs, and join the fight for freedom... -
The Well by Stephanie Landsem
In the rich tradition of Francine Rivers’s Lineage of Grace series, comes a beautiful retelling of the biblical story of the woman at the well—bringing to life this poignant young woman struggling to survive love and heartbreak... -
Educating Elizabeth by Jennifer Moore
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor years, Elizabeth Miller has dreamed of opening a school for underprivileged girls in London’s East End. But despite her best efforts, she soon discovers that the cost of running the fledgling school may spell disaster for the endeavor. In desperation she turns to the one man she’d rather Lord Charles Chatsworth, a rich and carefree flirt whose scandalous reputation she despises...Categorized as:
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A Girl Called Foote by A.E. Walnofer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsYoung Jonathan Clyde causes mischief for everyone at Whitehall, the stately home of his privileged ancestors. As he matures, however, he comes to despise the vanity and conceit surrounding him. Misfortune requires Lydia Smythe, an exceptionally clever farmer’s daughter, to seek employment at Whitehall. As a parlor maid, she feels stifled and harried by those over her...Categorized as:
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Educating Elizabeth by Jennifer Moore
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFor years, Elizabeth Miller has dreamed of opening a school for underprivileged girls in London’s East End. But despite her best efforts, she soon discovers that the cost of running the fledgling school may spell disaster for the endeavor. In desperation she turns to the one man she’d rather Lord Charles Chatsworth, a rich and carefree flirt whose scandalous reputation she despises... -
Becoming Lady Lockwood by Jennifer Moore
Amelia Beckett is delighted to be a widow. Married by proxy to a man she'd never met, Amelia recognizes that a fortuitous entry into widowhood frees her from meddlesome chaperones and matchmakers. Heiress to her mother's sugar plantation in Jamaica, she happily anticipates working in a man's world, with the additional credibility of her new title: Lady Lockwood... -
Pursuing Miss Hall by Karen Thornell
Nathaniel Blake has been in love with his best friend, Meg, for as long as he can remember. Though a gentleman himself, his status in Society is inarguably below Meg’s own. Determined to avoid the label of “fortune hunter,” Nathaniel has long concealed the feelings of his heart... -
Ashes on the Moor by Sarah M. Eden
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThis beautiful hardback collector’s edition includes a new, never-before-published chapter in the romance of Evangeline and Dermot.The life of an impoverished schoolteacher is not one Evangeline Blake would have chosen for herself... -
Appointment in Bath by Mimi Matthews
A chance meeting between the sheltered daughter and the forward-thinking son of rival Victorian families sparks a forbidden romance in USA Today bestselling author Mimi Matthews's fourth book in her acclaimed Somerset Stories series.Shy and stammering Meg Burton-Smythe has spent the whole of her life living on the fringes of local society... -
A Deadly Business by Lis Wiehl
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA prosecutor of violent criminals. A detective on a dangerous beat. When these two pros take on an off-the-books case, the line between professional and personal becomes perilously blurred. When a twenty-two-year-old convict walks into the courtroom, his eyes confirm what Mia Quinn already guesses: he blames her for his conviction...Categorized as:
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Love Unseen by Rachel Kelley Stones
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHannah Hadley is a permanent fixture in London Society and well on her way to becoming a spinster. Despite her beauty and kind disposition, Hannah has accepted the harsh reality of her situation: she will never marry. Continually affected by an illness from her youth, Hannah acknowledges her chances of entertaining potential suitors, at least respectable ones, is slim...Categorized as:
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The Pirate Ruse by Marcia Lynn McClure
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAbducted! Forcibly taken from her home in New Orleans , Cristabel Albay found herself a prisoner aboard an enemy ship—and soon thereafter, transferred into the vile hands of blood-thirsty pirates! War waged between the newly liberated United States and King George...Categorized as:
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Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Downstairs Girl comes an unforgettable story of determination set against a backdrop of devastating tragedy, perfect for fans of Code Name Verity... -
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Manga Classics: Sense and Sensibility by Stacy King, Po Tse
Impulsive Marianne Dashwood and cautious Elinor are as different as two sisters could be, yet both are shattered by their father’s sudden death. Elinor’s attachment to the reserved Edward Ferrars is torn asunder by family opposition and his own dark secret, while Marianne’s brilliant romance with the dashing John Willoughby comes to a tumultuous end in a devastating public betrayal... -
Tamed by a Duke by Claudia Stone
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWhen Brandon Drew issues an edict that his youngest daughter will not be allowed to make her come-out unless her elder sister secures the attentions of a duke, Miss Charlotte Drew is understandably horrified. As a confirmed bluestocking and dedicated spinster, she has neither the charm or the ability to attract the attention of a duke- never mind the inclination...Categorized as:
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The Finding of Miss Fairfield by Grace Hitchcock
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhen an engagement of convenience becomes anything but convenient . . .Forced into a betrothal with a widower twice her age, Charleston socialite, Sophia Fairfield is desperate for an escape. But, while her fiancé is away on business, he assigns his handsome stepson, Carver, the task of looking after his bride-to-be...Categorized as:
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Miss Eliza's English Kitchen: A Novel of Eliza Acton, Pioneering Victorian Food Writer by Annabel Abbs
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsIn a novel perfect for fans of Hazel Gaynor’s A Memory of Violets and upstairs-downstairs stories, Annabel Abbs, the award-winning author of The Joyce Girl, returns with the brilliant real-life story of Eliza Acton and her assistant as they revolutionized British cooking and cookbooks around the world.Before Mrs... -
Rivals in the City by Y.S. Lee
In a tale steeped in action, romance, and the gaslit intrigue of Victorian London, Mary Quinn’s detective skills are pitted against a cunning and desperate opponent.Mary Quinn has a lot on her mind. James Easton, her longtime love interest, wants to marry her; but despite her feelings, independent-minded Mary hesitates... -
Still Star-Crossed by Melinda Taub
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsRomeo and Juliet are gone. Will love live on? Despite the glooming peace that's settled on Verona after the recent tragedy, Montagues and Capulets are brawling in the streets. Faced with more bloody battles, Prince Escalus concludes that the only way to truly marry the fortunes of these two families is to literally marry them together...
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