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A Debt of Honor by M.A. Nichols
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan 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... -
![A Marriage is Arranged: A Regency Romance by GL Robinson]()
A Marriage is Arranged: A Regency Romance by GL Robinson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCan An Arranged Marriage Be Arranged ?When the two plainest people in London enter into an arranged marriage the ton isn't so much surprised as counting the days to an arranged separation.Louise is too short, too dull and too dowdy and the Earl is positively frightening, with his frowning demeanor and massive shoulders... -
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![The Stolen Hours by Karen Swan]()
The Stolen Hours by Karen Swan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 12 ratings‘A gripping new series . . . beautifully told by one of our most prolific and talented writers’ - Santa Montefiore on The Last SummerA reluctant bride. A forbidden romance. An island full of secrets . . .It’s the summer of 1929 and Mhairi MacKinnon is in need of a husband. As the eldest girl among nine children, her father has made it clear he can’t support her past the coming winter... -
![Amending the Shades of Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary by Regina Jeffers]()
Amending the Shades of Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary by Regina Jeffers
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratings“You have willfully misunderstood me, Miss Bennet. You have no worry of my releasing you, for I do not wish you to perform as a governess to my daughter, but rather as my wife and the mistress of my hereditary estate.” Elizabeth Bennet had thought the stranger quite handsome; yet, she had ignored those first tendrils of interest, for she was in no position for the gentleman to pursue her... -
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![Torn: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Lory Lilian]()
Torn: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Lory Lilian
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWarning - Author's Note! This is the second edition of this book! The first edition was published two years ago and although it had some fabulous reviews, there were flaws reported by the readers which have been remedied in this second edition. This new version brings significant changes:The addition of approx... -
![Impassioned by Darcy Burke]()
Impassioned by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSociety’s most exclusive invitation...Welcome to the Phoenix Club, where London’s most audacious, disreputable, and intriguing ladies and gentlemen find scandal, redemption, and second chances.In nearly two years of marriage, Sabrina Westbrook has barely spoken to her husband and shared a bed even less. Both activities would require they actually live together... -
![Netherworld by Kathryn Le Veque]()
Netherworld by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratings1197 A.D. - Smarting from the loss of his betrothed, Sir Keller de Poyer has learned not to trust women. A bear of a man with a brilliant mind, Keller is socially awkward but an accomplished knight. He is so accomplished in fact that his liege, William Marshal, gifts the man with lands in Wales for his meritorious service... -
![Project Duke by Mariah Stone]()
Project Duke by Mariah Stone
Overprotective rake. Adventurous bluestocking. Keeping her safe is driving him mad. Loving her could heal his soul. Adventurous bluestocking Lady Calliope Seaton can solve any mystery—including the disappearance of her brother. All she needs is a little help from naval officer Nathaniel Fitzgerald, the disreputable Duke of Kelford... -
![Second Duke's the Charm by Kate Bateman]()
Second Duke's the Charm by Kate Bateman
Meet Her Majesty’s Rebels: three brilliant women who run King & Co., London’s most exclusive investigative agency...The wedding-night death of her much older husband left Tess Townsend the Dowager Duchess of Wansford—and still a virgin... -
![A Suitable Arrangement by Martha Keyes]()
A Suitable Arrangement by Martha Keyes
The arrangement may well be suitable, but is it bearable?As the new Earl of Lismore, it is Sandy Duncan’s duty to save both his family and Lochlarren Castle from impending ruin. He has always known he must marry well, but his father’s deathbed revelation of a slew of other debts creates an unexpected urgency to the situation... -
![Wedded to the Broken Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Ava MacAdams]()
Wedded to the Broken Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Ava MacAdams
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“This shall never be a love match, I married you to fulfill my duty.”Having lived as a pariah in her own home, Lady Margaret is finally happy to be married off to the first man her father finds for her. But her hopes of finding love in her marriage are soon crushed.After the terrible accident that cost him his wife and his leg, the Duke of Haddington has lost his will to live...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![His Scarred Duchess: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Patricia Haverton]()
His Scarred Duchess: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Patricia Haverton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“You are the only person I could ever love…”Unable to remember the accident that caused it, Miss Rose has lived her life with a hideous scar across her face. Even the man she has loved since childhood will not look at her, and she knows she must make peace with the truth: She will never be loved.Leonard, the Duke of Colburn, does not want a love match... -
![The Prince's Bride by Charis Michaels]()
The Prince's Bride by Charis Michaels
USA Today bestselling author Charis Michaels continues her delicious Hidden Royals series with a rugged prince living in exile and his long-lost bride-to-be, who comes to find him.Lady Marrianne “Ryan” Daventry was betrothed to an obscure French prince when she was just a baby. Years later, the young prince entered exile and was never heard from again... -
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![Of One Heart by Cynthia Wright]()
Of One Heart by Cynthia Wright
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA BATTLE FOR POSSESSION... in which the beautiful young French widow Michelene Tevoulere becomes the pawn in a royal scheme involving England's King Henry VIII and the court of France's Francois I.A BATTLE FOR POWER..Categorized as:
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![A Proposal of Marriage by Cheryl Bolen]()
A Proposal of Marriage by Cheryl Bolen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe bespectacled, very bookish Miss Rebecca Peabody, who pens enlightening essays under the name P. Corpus, simply must marry. Since she abhors that disgusting “bedchamber business,” she decides Lord Aynsley is the perfect man to become her husband. At the advanced age of three and forty, he surely has gotten that repellant bedchamber business out of his system... -
![The Viscount and the Vixen by Lorraine Heath]()
The Viscount and the Vixen by Lorraine Heath
Love begets madness. Viscount Locksley watched it happen to his father after his cherished wife’s death. But when his sire arranges to marry flame-haired fortune hunter Portia Gadstone, Locke is compelled to take drastic measures to stop the stunning beauty from taking advantage of the marquess. A marriage of mutual pleasure could be convenient, indeed.. -
![The Viscount's Vow by Collette Cameron]()
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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![Just Married by Debbie Macomber]()
Just Married by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Marriage of Convenience Former mercenary Zane Ackerman wants a family. In particular, he wants a child who'll be his legacy-and his heir. That's because his upcoming mission might be his last, and it's made him all too aware of his own mortality.Architect Lesley Walker wants a family, too. She craves a baby of her own.So Zane suggests a marriage of convenience to give them both what they want... -
![An Arranged Marriage by Jan Hahn]()
An Arranged Marriage by Jan Hahn
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCan a marriage of convenience ever lead to true love? Immediately after Elizabeth Bennet refuses Mr. Darcy's proposal at Hunsford, her father dies, leaving Longbourn entailed away and little fortune to sustain his widow and daughters. Six months later, the Bennet family receives a visitor with a most unusual offer that promises to save the family from financial and social ruin...Categorized as:
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![The Rose-Garden Husband by Margaret Widdemer]()
The Rose-Garden Husband by Margaret Widdemer
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMargaret Widdemer's 'The Rose-Garden Husband' is a charming novella that combines elements of romance and social commentary. Set in the early 20th century, the story follows a young woman named Meg who marries a man she barely knows in order to save her family's estate. The narrative is intertwined with themes of love, duty, and societal expectations, making it a thought-provoking read... -
![A Nun for the Viking Warrior by Lucy Morris]()
A Nun for the Viking Warrior by Lucy Morris
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsForced to wed the warriorFalling for the man…Noblewoman Amée Évreux had pledged her life to God, until her father promised her in marriage to thundering Norseman Jorund Jötunnson. After escaping her overbearing father, Amée vows never to fall under another man’s thumb, but her resistance to being Jorund’s wife turns to desire as she gets to know her intriguing new husband... -
![Ten Rules for Marrying a Duke by Michelle McLean]()
Ten Rules for Marrying a Duke by Michelle McLean
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBookish Arabella Bromley never gave a fig for society’s rules—until her sister ran off with a man below her station. Now Arabella is desperate to restore her family’s ruined reputation to favor amongst the ton. She’ll have to marry quickly and well. But in order to carry off her plan, Arabella needs a duke… and she has just the rakish fellow in mind... -
![The Nomad Harp by Laura Matthews, Elizabeth Neff Walker]()
The Nomad Harp by Laura Matthews, Elizabeth Neff Walker
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsREISSUEGlenna Forbes played the harp exquisitely. Which was the major reason Philip Hobart had asked her to marry him. And reassuring her aging father was Glenna's real reason for accepting. Everything changed when the naval captain became a viscount--who expected a different kind of wife than independent Miss Forbes... -
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![A Companion in Joy by Dorothy Mack]()
A Companion in Joy by Dorothy Mack
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFall in love with this captivating Regency romance! Perfect for fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Jane Aiken Hodge and Jane Austen. Can a feckless rake become the ideal husband? Regency London With her family in dire straits, Kate Harmon agrees to marry the rakish Viscount Nicholas Dunston in return for a generous settlement from his father... -
![A Rogue's Downfall by Mary Balogh]()
A Rogue's Downfall by Mary Balogh
A ROGUE'S DOWNFALL The Anniversary After the Earl of Reardon, one of London's most notorious rakes, ruined the virtue and reputation of a young lady at a masquerade ball on Valentine's Day, he did the honorable thing and married her before settling her at his country estate and abandoning her there...Categorized as:
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![Accidentally Compromising the Duke by Stacy Reid]()
Accidentally Compromising the Duke by Stacy Reid
England, 1817. Miss Adeline Hays is out of options. Determined to escape marriage to a repugnant earl, Adeline plans to deliberately allow herself to be caught in a compromising position at a house party with the much kinder man she’d hoped to marry. Instead, Adeline accidentally enters the wrong chamber and tumbles into the bed of the mad duke... -
![Wager for a Wife by Karen Tuft]()
Wager for a Wife by Karen Tuft
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWilliam Barlow's life has been forever altered: his estranged father is dead, and William has inherited the title of Viscount Farleigh. Along with the title comes a neglected estate, an enormous amount of gambling debt, and one astounding acquisition that will turn William's world upside down . . .It is her first London Season, and Lady Louisa Hargreaves could not be more pleased... -
![Christmas Angel by Jo Beverley]()
Christmas Angel by Jo Beverley
HE HAD NO INTEREST IN LOVE Leander Knollis, Earl of Charrington, was tired of gadding about the Continent on diplomatic missions. It was time he settled down in his family home with a wife at his side and enjoyed a proper English Christmas. But his search for an intelligent woman without fanciful notions of romance was a frustrating one indeed...until he met the very sensible Judith Rossiter...Categorized as:
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![A Bachelor Still by Rebecca Hagan Lee]()
A Bachelor Still by Rebecca Hagan Lee
What’s a sworn bachelor to do when forced to wed the woman of his dreams? Liana McElreath is in need of a hero. After her father bargains away her innocence to settle a gambling debt, she stands at the altar, about to be wed to the worst sort of villain...Categorized as:
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![Elizabeth’s Rush to the Altar: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Bella Breen]()
Elizabeth’s Rush to the Altar: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Bella Breen
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a shocking turn of events for the Bennet family, their previously tranquil life is thrown into a state of glorious confusion. They discover a loophole in the entailment that could save Longbourn, their beloved home, from falling into the clutches of their odious cousin, Mr. Collins. The only hitch in this perfect plan? One of the Bennet sisters must wed a man of substantial fortune... -
![His Bride by Gayle Callen]()
His Bride by Gayle Callen
Though the story line is similar to some others I have read. I did enjoy this one. Written during Elizabethian times- the widower Sir Edmund Blackwell is having to accept an offer made by his ex-father-in-law to get the castle and lands back into shape and it will take a large sum of money. A bride and large dowry has been offered to Edmund with strings attached... -
![A Deal with a Devilish Duke by Tessa Brookman]()
A Deal with a Devilish Duke by Tessa Brookman
A marriage of convenience with a twist between a bluestocking and a rake... Lady Meredith is a shy bluestocking. All she wishes is to experience the scandalous joys penned in her romantic novels and perhaps even someday find her own ‘storybook’ lover... -
![The Marquess Meets His Match by Maggi Andersen, Dragonblade Publishing]()
The Marquess Meets His Match by Maggi Andersen, Dragonblade Publishing
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA sexy Georgian Romance as only bestselling author Maggi Andersen can deliver! A country-bred girl, Kate Bancroft always intended to marry for love, like her parents. She wanted a husband who adored her, who would be her knight in shining armor... -
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![Falling in Love Again by Cathy Maxwell]()
Falling in Love Again by Cathy Maxwell
A BRIDE SCORNED Highborn country heiress Mallory Edwards was dutifully fulfilling family obligations when she exchanged marriage vows with a dashing gentleman she barely knew. But the charming beast, John Barron, abandoned her on their wedding night. Years later—evicted from her home and facing prison because of her husband's debts—she has finally found the blackguard again... -
![An Undeniable Rogue by Annette Blair]()
An Undeniable Rogue by Annette Blair
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsAn arranged marriage leads to unlikely passion...when the groom turns out to be a shameless rogue, in this Regency-period historical. Widowed, penniless Sabrina Whitcomb isn't looking for romance. What she needs is a husband, and she knows well enough that romance and matrimony aren't always compatible... -
![Margarita and the Earl by Joan Wolf]()
Margarita and the Earl by Joan Wolf
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Most Maddening MateNicholas Beauchamp, the Earl of Winslow, was baffled by Margarita's infernally inconvenient anger.True, he still visited his mistress, Catherine Alnwick, whenever his fancy dictated. True, he still availed himself of the fabled favors of the ravishing Lady Eleanor Rushton, who certainly never let her marriage vows interfere with her pleasures... -
![Wife by Contract, Mistress by Demand by Carole Mortimer]()
Wife by Contract, Mistress by Demand by Carole Mortimer
Rated: 3.59 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGabriella Benito fell for wealthyRufus Gresham the first time she saw him.But Rufus believed Gabriella only wanted arich husband--just like her mother.Five years later, Rufus and Gabriella mustmarry to obtain their inheritances... -
![The Earl's Mistaken Bride by Abby Gaines]()
The Earl's Mistaken Bride by Abby Gaines
Rated: 3.59 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs soon as Marcus Brookstone lifts his bride's veil, he sees he's been tricked. He made a bargain with God—to marry a good, Christian girl if his mother recovered from illness. But Marcus intended to marry pretty Amanda, not stubborn Constance. His next plan, to ignore his new wife, fails as well when Constance makes it clear that she wants a true union...Categorized as:
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![Lord Havelock's List by Annie Burrows]()
Lord Havelock's List by Annie Burrows
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBe careful what you wish for… Lord Havelock is in need of a wife. But with no time for a society wedding and no stomach for girlish fripperies, his options are limited. So with help from his friends, he draws up a list of qualities he does desire in a wife…. When orphaned Mary Carpenter discovers her handsome new husband's list, she's hurt—and incensed... -
![All Things Beautiful by Cathy Maxwell]()
All Things Beautiful by Cathy Maxwell
Rated: 3.58 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLady Julia Markham was the toast of London Society -- until an ill-advised attempted elopement ended in betrayal and left her good name in tatters. Now ruined, penniless, and desperate, she has agreed to wed the magnetic and possibly dangerous Brader Wolf...Categorized as:
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![Lord Deverill's Heir by Catherine Coulter]()
Lord Deverill's Heir by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAN UTTERLY SHOCKING HUSBAND…The first time that captivating, quick-tempered Arabella Deverill saw Justin, she thought this arrogantly handsome stranger to be a vagabond adventurer trespassing on her family lands...Categorized as:
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![Vicar's Daughter to Viscount's Lady by Louise Allen]()
Vicar's Daughter to Viscount's Lady by Louise Allen
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom prim and proper… Seduced, abandoned and pregnant, Arabella Shelley is determined her baby's father will support them. Horrified to discover his death, she is shocked at the demand of his brother, the handsome, inscrutable Viscount Hadleigh... -
![The Secret Passion of Simon Blackwell (Avon Historical Romance) by Samantha James]()
The Secret Passion of Simon Blackwell (Avon Historical Romance) by Samantha James
Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA cruel twist of fate changed Simon Blackwell's life irreparably. A man of intense passions, he resolved to deny his emotions and desires forever, taking refuge in the wilds of the moorlands and shutting himself off from the world. But on one extraordinary night, on a rare trip to London, the unthinkable occurs. An intoxicatingly beautiful stranger stirs the sensuous hunger he has sworn to resist... -
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![Temptation of a Proper Governess by Cathy Maxwell]()
Temptation of a Proper Governess by Cathy Maxwell
Society dictates that a governess should be modest, quiet, and keep to herself. She should never contradict her employer. And, above all, she must not attract the attention of any male in the household. But Michael Severson doesn't see Isabel Halloran as a governess—he sees her as a woman, one whose lush curves cannot be hidden behind a dowdy gown .. -
![A Promise of Spring by Mary Balogh]()
A Promise of Spring by Mary Balogh
In two classic tales of Regency-era romance from New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh, the vagaries of love have a way of challenging the most convenient arrangements. THE TEMPORARY WIFEMiss Charity Duncan has no illusions about Lord Anthony Earheart’s proposal...Categorized as:
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![The Bargain Bride by Barbara Cartland]()
The Bargain Bride by Barbara Cartland
Rated: 3.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCuando los hermanos David y Aleda Blake estaban a punto de ser embargados por deudas y sobre el primero, pesaba la amenaza de ir a la cárcel, un extraño personaje acudió a la subasta de sus escasos bienes, ofreciendo comprarlo todo y emplear magníficamente a David, pero exigía, una peculiar condición, que en el “lote” fuera incluida su hermana Aleda como su esposa... -
![Bride for a Night by Rosemary Rogers]()
Bride for a Night by Rosemary Rogers
After Talia Dobson is jilted at the altar, she endures another humiliation: a substitute groom! The elder brother of her runaway betrothed has taken matters into his own hands. Shy Talia has long held a secret attraction for Gabriel Richardson, the handsome Earl of Ashcombe... -
![You May Kiss the Bride by Lisa Berne]()
You May Kiss the Bride by Lisa Berne
In an unforgettable debut, Lisa Berne introduces you to the Penhallow Dynasty—men destined to marry, but hesitant to love. Wealthy and arrogant, Gabriel Penhallow knows it’s time to fulfill his dynastic duty. All he must do is follow “The Penhallow way”—find a biddable bride, produce an heir and a spare, and then live separate lives... -
![Heir to the Duke by Jane Ashford]()
Heir to the Duke by Jane Ashford
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNathaniel Gresham, the handsome Viscount Hargove, lives a life devoted to familial duty. As his father's eldest son, Nathaniel's identity remains the "heir to the Duke of Langford." But this quiet, restrained life changes the minute he marries sweet Lady Violet Devere.Oppressed by her family all her life, Violet is longing for her marriage vows to be spoken...
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