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Devil's Daughter by Lisa Kleypas
New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas delivers a scintillating tale of a beautiful, young widow who finds passion with the one man she shouldn't...Although beautiful young widow Phoebe, Lady Clare, has never met West Ravenel, she knows one thing for certain: he's a mean, rotten bully. Back in boarding school, he made her late husband's life a misery, and she'll never forgive him for it... -
![Over the Tracks by Anna Green]()
Over the Tracks by Anna Green
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe first volume of The Heart Rate of a Mouse trilogy.In the summer of 1974, musician Ryan Ross embarks on an exhausting tour in support of his band's breakthrough album. He finds himself struggling to live up to the pressure and expectations of sudden fame in the chaos of endless shows and interviews... -
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![Peter Cabot Gets Lost by Cat Sebastian]()
Peter Cabot Gets Lost by Cat Sebastian
Summer 1960:After years of scraping by, Caleb Murphy has graduated from college and is finally getting to start a new life. Except he suddenly has no way to get from Boston to Los Angeles. Then, to add to his misery, there's perfect, privileged Peter Cabot offering to drive him...Categorized as:
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![A Song Unheard by Roseanna M. White]()
A Song Unheard by Roseanna M. White
Willa Forsythe is both a violin prodigy and top-notch thief, which makes her the perfect choice for a crucial task at the outset of World War I--to steal a cypher from a famous violinist currently in Wales. Lukas De Wilde has enjoyed the life of fame he's won--until now, when being recognized nearly gets him killed. Everyone wants the key to his father's work as a cryptologist... -
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![The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros]()
The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros
Twenty-eight-year-old Georgia Stanton has to start over after she gave up almost everything in a brutal divorce—the New York house, the friends, and her pride. Now back home at her late great-grandmother’s estate in Colorado, she finds herself face-to-face with Noah Harrison, the bestselling author of a million books where the cover is always people nearly kissing... -
![The Price of Pemberley: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by J. Dawn King]()
The Price of Pemberley: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by J. Dawn King
When losing everything leads to finding what matters most.Fitzwilliam Darcy has lost everything. Stripped of his legacy, guardianship of his sister, and his fortune through deceit and legal manipulation, the once-proud master of Pemberley finds himself in severely reduced circumstances.At his loyal friend's invitation, he arrives in Hertfordshire, where he encounters Elizabeth Bennet... -
![A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera]()
A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera
He's not like other dukes… Paris, 1889 Physician Aurora Montalban Wright takes risks in her career, but never with her heart. Running an underground women’s clinic exposes her to certain dangers, but help arrives in the unexpected form of the infuriating Duke of Annan. Begrudgingly, Aurora accepts his protection, then promptly finds herself in his bed... -
![A Name Unknown by Roseanna M. White]()
A Name Unknown by Roseanna M. White
Edwardian Romance and History Gains a Twist of Suspense Rosemary Gresham has no family beyond the band of former urchins that helped her survive as a girl in the mean streets of London. Grown now, they concentrate on stealing high-value items and have learned how to blend into upper-class society...Categorized as:
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![Someone Perfect by Mary Balogh]()
Someone Perfect by Mary Balogh
Sometimes, just one person can pull a whole family apart. And sometimes, it just takes one person to pull it back together. For fans of Bridgerton, New York Times bestselling Regency Romance author Mary Balogh shows how love truly conquers all in this new Friends of the Westcotts novel...Categorized as:
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![A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell]()
A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell
A delightful queer Victorian love story, featuring a boldly brash trans hero, the beguiling botanist who captures his heart, and a buoyant bicycle race by the British seaside -- from the author of The Duke Undone.Former painter and unreformed rake Kit Griffith is forging a new life in Cornwall, choosing freedom over an identity that didn't fit... -
![Mr. Silver: An Enemies to Lovers Fake Dating Standalone by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne]()
Mr. Silver: An Enemies to Lovers Fake Dating Standalone by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsSterling Golden—Cocky football star. Rich Playboy with a secret. Guy I’d most like to throat-punch. The cherry on top? I’m stuck pretending to be this d-bag’s girl for the next few months.When I spotted him sneaking out the Dean’s window—a woman whose reputation precedes her—I could’ve minded my business... -
![The Highlander’s Virgin Widow: A Highlanders Historical Romance Novel by Eloise Madigan]()
The Highlander’s Virgin Widow: A Highlanders Historical Romance Novel by Eloise Madigan
"I own this castle and everything in it. Including ye.” Widowed Lady Keira leads a happy life...Until an enemy Laird claims her castle.With nowhere to go, Keira vows to chase the ruthless man away by any means available.Including tapestries...and baby goats.And she must never surrender. No matter how much she burns for her unlikely -and temporary- roommate..Categorized as:
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![The Miracle of Love by Meara Platt]()
The Miracle of Love by Meara Platt
He was only assigned to protect her for the week, but his heart wanted to protect her forever.Enjoy this next installment in the humorous and heartwarming, bestselling Regency romance Book of Love series.Deklan Quinton is a blazing hot hero who has more than earned his reputation as the Crown’s top agent...Categorized as:
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![A Midnight Dance by Joanna Davidson Politano]()
A Midnight Dance by Joanna Davidson Politano
All theater romances are tragedies. Ella Blythe knows this. Still, she cannot help but hope her own story may turn out different than most--and certainly different than the tragic story of the Ghost of Craven Street Theater... -
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![A Debt of Honor by M.A. Nichols]()
A Debt of Honor by M.A. Nichols
Can a marriage based on obligation become something meaningful?Benjamin Leigh is at a crossroads. Having reached his majority, his parents expect him to do his duty and break the entail that keeps them from selling off bits of the family’s estate. Doing so would destroy his family’s legacy, but to deny his parents would bring their wrath down upon his head... -
![The Enemy and Miss Innes by Martha Keyes]()
The Enemy and Miss Innes by Martha Keyes
All that stands between him and freedom? Turning her hatred to love.Elizabeth Innes has a tongue too sharp for her own good, and she is never more ready to employ it than when faced with the MacKinnons. With just one piece of evidence connecting their clan to a near-deadly attack, she is determined to prove the laird guilty and see him brought to justice...Categorized as:
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![The Golden Boys: Dark High School Bully Romance by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne]()
The Golden Boys: Dark High School Bully Romance by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsWest Golden—so easy to hate, yet so hard to resist.Don’t let that pretty face of his fool you. He isn’t the boy next door, or the kind you trust with your heart. He’s the devil in designer jeans, with all the charm of a bona fide psycho.Trust me.He swears I did something to cross him before I even stepped foot inside Cypress Prep, but it’s a lie... -
![Never His Girl: Dark High School Bully romance by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne]()
Never His Girl: Dark High School Bully romance by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsWest Golden—Football star. Playboy. Dead to me. Nothing puts the final bullet in a girl’s rep like a leaked sex tape. Especially one starring her and the cocky quarterback who’s had it out for her since day one. Yep, you guessed it. That girl is me. At Cypress Prep, West is king, but all I see when I look at him is the wicked prick who gets off on trying to break me. His plaything. Go ahead... -
![Only You by Leta Blake]()
Only You by Leta Blake
Join Peter Mandel on his final steps to love in Only You, the highly-anticipated final book of Leta Blake's ’90s Coming of Age series.Despite the lingering wounds of his past relationship, Peter is ready to take a chance on finding a faithful love and embracing his true self.Peter and Daniel explore their connection despite Daniel's complicated home life...Categorized as:
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![The Mésalliance by Stella Riley, Anna Marsh]()
The Mésalliance by Stella Riley, Anna Marsh
The Duke of Rockliffe is in the market for a wife who will occupy her position with well-bred grace and chaperone his younger sister, Nell. What he does not need, therefore, is to find himself drawn to an infuriatingly sharp-tongued lady with a clutch of appalling relatives - namely, Adeline Kendrick. But so it is . . . and the result is what his world calls a mesalliance...Categorized as:
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![The Year in Between: A Sense and Sensibility Variation by Christina Morland]()
The Year in Between: A Sense and Sensibility Variation by Christina Morland
Marianne Dashwood was "born to an extraordinary fate...to discover the falsehood of her own opinions, and to counteract, by her conduct, her most favorite maxims" (Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility)... -
![So True a Love by Joanna Barker]()
So True a Love by Joanna Barker
Danger and passion collide when a plucky young woman becomes embroiled in a Bow Street investigation alongside a handsome officer. London, 1803As the daughter of a renowned actress, Verity Travers is a privileged lady of high society —and the last woman one would suspect of working as a private investigator...Categorized as:
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![Highlander The Cursed Lord by Donna Fletcher]()
Highlander The Cursed Lord by Donna Fletcher
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe time has come for a curse that has plagued three clans for 20 years to meet its fate at the hands of three women who hold the key to its destruction... -
![The Shameless Flirt by M.A. Nichols]()
The Shameless Flirt by M.A. Nichols
A rogue with a silver tongue. A spinster with an iron heart. Ambrose Ashbrook has spent his life hiding. Even his family see nothing but the roguish facade he has carefully crafted to conceal the secret burdening his heart. But when he finds an abandoned infant, all his pretenses are upended with one look at her dimpled smile...Categorized as:
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![Worlds Collide by Traci Hunter Abramson]()
Worlds Collide by Traci Hunter Abramson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPairs figure skaters Tyler and Amaliya have achieved the ultimate victory: a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics. But somehow, that victory holds less weight than what faces Tyler next: asking Amaliya’s overprotective father for permission to marry his daughter... -
![Until the End of Time by Nicky James]()
Until the End of Time by Nicky James
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBeing a gay man in 1827, was not only frowned upon in England, but punishable by death. Magistrate Simon Stockley would know. He’d convicted men in his courtroom and sentenced them himself. Every time, it left a vile taste in his mouth because Simon was no different than the men whose lives he claimed... -
![The Duke of Hearts by Jess Michaels]()
The Duke of Hearts by Jess Michaels
The 7th highly anticipated book in the 1797 Club series from USA Today Bestselling Author Jess Michaels Matthew Cornwallis, Duke of Tyndale, once loved a woman, but she died in a tragic accident he felt responsible for. Since then, he’s been playing pretend that he isn’t broken inside, even as he’s seen as London’s most sought after bachelor...Categorized as:
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![The Duke and the Dressmaker by Eva Devon]()
The Duke and the Dressmaker by Eva Devon
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA duke becomes unraveled by love in this delightful historical romance from USA Today bestselling author Eva Devon…Dressmaker Miss Lily Martin knows too well the sordid dealings of London’s corrupt underbelly. She should have known borrowing from one of the city’s most reviled moneylenders was risky. Horribly so... -
![Gabriela and His Grace by Liana De la Rosa]()
Gabriela and His Grace by Liana De la Rosa
A scandalous arrangement between a hellion heiress and destitute duke reveals truths that neither can outrun….As the youngest and most rebellious daughter of the overly protective Luna family, Gabriela Luna Valdés claws after her freedom in any way she can... -
![A Heart Worth Stealing by Joanna Barker]()
A Heart Worth Stealing by Joanna Barker
"Unique characters and a fast-paced mystery add flavor to this sweet romance.” —Publishers Weekly"An excellent choice for readers who love both traditional Regencies and detective mysteries...Categorized as:
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![Persuading the Earl by Audrey Harrison]()
Persuading the Earl by Audrey Harrison
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA fast-paced Regency Romance with a dash of mystery and a young woman who is determined to right a wrong.Lord Douglas, Richard Fox, has been spurned once, and he is not planning to repeat that painful experience. His meddling aunt, however, is intent on marrying off her wayward son, and if she can achieve the same for her nephew, Richard, then so be it... -
![Barbarous by Minerva Spencer]()
Barbarous by Minerva Spencer
He could be her ruin Hugh Redvers is supposed to be dead. So the appearance of the sun-bronzed giant with the piratical black eye patch is deeply disturbing to Lady Daphne Davenport. And her instant attraction to the notorious privateer is not only wildly inappropriate for a proper widow but potentially disastrous... -
![One Good Man by Emma Scott]()
One Good Man by Emma Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt’s spring, 1970. The Vietnam War has been raging for years with no end in sight. Janey Martin, a California college student and aspiring journalist is tired of writing puff pieces about her university men’s sports teams. She wants to be taken seriously as a journalist and as a woman...Categorized as:
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![The Grump Who Saved Christmas by Tracy Leigh]()
The Grump Who Saved Christmas by Tracy Leigh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen I first met Callum Reed, I thought he was one of the most handsome men I’d ever seen.Until he opened his mouth and ruined it all.Because the sexy-as-sin man dressed in a tailor-made suit is trying to steal my ranch from me... -
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![The Scoundrel of Drury Lane by Lauren Smith]()
The Scoundrel of Drury Lane by Lauren Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings(Alternate cover edition of ASIN B0C6NV63FJ.) He was falsely accused and sentenced to die... At nineteen, Christopher "Kit" Hollingsworth is spared the noose but sentenced to serve seven years in Australia as a convict. The men who betrayed him have plans to make sure he never returns to England. But Kit's strong will and thirst for vengeance ensure his survival... -
![Reverence by Milena McKay]()
Reverence by Milena McKay
Two ballerinas. Two fates. One stage. It's the carefree '80s and Juliette Lucian-Sorel has it all. She’s the greatest dancer to ever grace the floorboards of Palais Garnier, she's royalty to her adoring fans, and Paris is at her feet. Or so it seems…Katarina Vyatka is defecting from behind the Iron Curtain, desperate to save herself and her career...Categorized as:
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![Wicked in Winter by Scarlett Scott]()
Wicked in Winter by Scarlett Scott
Devereaux Winter is one of the wealthiest men in England, but he hails from a notorious family. The Wicked Winters are as reviled as they are renowned. He is desperate to find a wife of good breeding so he can begin the Herculean task of seeing his siblings settled. Fortunately for him, the duke next door’s wits are addled. Even more fortunate? The duke’s only daughter is a beautiful spinster...Categorized as:
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![A Rake Never Changes His Spots by Samantha Holt]()
A Rake Never Changes His Spots by Samantha Holt
Lord Seth Templeton has no desire for life to change. He enjoyed every minute of his bachelor existence. Anyway, his older brother, the Marquis of Eastbrook, partakes in enough seriousness for one family. His reputation as a rake has never caused him any problems…until now. Now, he must find a wife. And quickly...Categorized as:
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![A Tryst by the Sea by Grace Burrowes]()
A Tryst by the Sea by Grace Burrowes
Vergilius, Viscount Summerton, has watched his wife grow more and more distant, and he’s determined that, this year, the marriage will start moving in a better direction. Penelope, Lady Summerton, is also determined that this year will be different. She slips off to a seaside cottage, intending that to be her first step toward a new life free of marital difficulties...Categorized as:
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![This Earl is on Fire by Vivienne Lorret]()
This Earl is on Fire by Vivienne Lorret
The sheltered daughter of a country baron, Miss Adeline Pimm comes to London looking for adventure… and finds it in the form of a bloody, unconscious man slumped in the doorway of her family’s rented townhouse. Though his identity is a mystery, Adeline is inexplicably drawn to the handsome, injured man and vows to nurse him back to health... -
![Spectre of the Sword by Kathryn Le Veque]()
Spectre of the Sword by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratings1203 A.D. The Lady Elizabeau Treveighan is the illegitimate daughter of Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany. Elizabeau was sent to foster at a very young age, her identity known only to a herself and the earl who fostered her... -
![The Sleeping Night by Barbara Samuel]()
The Sleeping Night by Barbara Samuel
An unforgettable romance in an unforgiving time.They'll need love and courage to see the dawn. He's a hometown native, returning from the war, determined to change the world he'd fought to protect. She's the girl who's been his secret friend since childhood, now a beautiful woman. Her war-time letters kept him alive. But he's black, and she's white... -
![The Journey of Love by Meara Platt]()
The Journey of Love by Meara Platt
Sometimes it takes getting lost to truly find one’s way home.What happens when a blazing hot Brayden hero matches wits with a strong-willed Farthingale heroine and the mysterious Book of Love?Camellia Farthingale, the youngest of the Devonshire Farthingale sisters, wants nothing to do with London and the Marriage Mart...Categorized as:
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![Highlander Spurned by Jayne Castel]()
Highlander Spurned by Jayne Castel
Pride keeps them apart, yet fate brings them together. A farmer's daughter struggling to save her family from destitution spurns the man she blames for all her problems—but when her life crumbles around her, she must turn to him for help.Kerr Mackay burns for the one woman he cannot have... -
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![One Night Slam by Chasity Bowlin, Laramie Briscoe]()
One Night Slam by Chasity Bowlin, Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Authors, Chasity Bowlin and Laramie Briscoe, comes a brand new small town series full of spice, steam, and second chances. CodyBellehaven, KY was in my rearview as soon as I got my diploma and walked off the high-school stage. Fifteen years later, I don't expect to be back... -
![The Matchmaker's Request by Ashtyn Newbold]()
The Matchmaker's Request by Ashtyn Newbold
His new challenge: Keep himself from falling in love again at all costs.At odds with love, Matthew Northcott has firmly decided that he will never marry, much to the dismay of his relatives...and nearly every young lady he meets. Rather than seek a marriage for himself, he attempts to find matches for others, grateful to see that love is not entirely cruel—just cruel to him...Categorized as:
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![The Seduction of Lord Sin by Bronwen Evans]()
The Seduction of Lord Sin by Bronwen Evans
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe lady’s intent is seduction. And he doesn’t mind being seduced. . . .Widowed Charlotte Dexter, Lady Clayton, married for duty as all good ladies are taught to do. Love is for the poets, not for the peerage. Now, with her elderly husband dead, it’s time to marry again. Charlotte wants—needs—children. Given she’s no longer a blossoming flower, her pool of likely husbands is growing ever smaller... -
![The Not So Nice Girl by Skye McDonald]()
The Not So Nice Girl by Skye McDonald
Eleanor Field wants nothing more than to spend a drama-free summer in Nashville, listening to rock n' roll and baking pastries. But her plans are derailed when she walks into a local record shop and meets Sam Greene, a newly graduated, newly single guy who's looking for a stress-free summer of his own. Despite their instant attraction, neither of them is looking for anything serious... -
![Undressed with the Marquess by Christi Caldwell]()
Undressed with the Marquess by Christi Caldwell
For a heartbroken woman and a daring thief, the most tempting proposal comes after marriage in the unforgettable final Lost Lords of London novel by USA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwell.Long ago, Dare Grey disappeared from privilege to help the downtrodden. Abandoning his future as a nobleman, he instead came of age as the most skilled—and wanted—thief in East London...Categorized as:
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![The Earl's Debutante Debacle by Maggie Dallen]()
The Earl's Debutante Debacle by Maggie Dallen
"Any young lady would be lucky to marry the Earl of Yardley. Perhaps he failed to mention that to Lady Daphne." - Lady Greta, lovely woman, terrible gossipLady Daphne could have her pick of husbands, but she has very particular requirements—namely, the older and more decrepit the better. Actually, knocking on death's door would be nice...Categorized as:
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