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The Complete Novels by Jane Austen
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... -
![Disarmed: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Jo Abbott]()
Disarmed: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Jo Abbott
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsFitzwilliam Darcy has always relied on his wealth, status, and careful reserve to navigate society’s treacherous waters. But Elizabeth Bennet threatens to disarm him completely. She is everything his heart finds captivating—witty, spirited, utterly bewitching—but everything his head tells him he cannot have... -
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![Henrietta by Beverley Watts]()
Henrietta by Beverley Watts
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHenrietta Carew has always been practical, sensible, and generally immune to flights of fancy. Until she meets Raphael Augustin. King William IV's most dangerous intelligence agent is everything Henrietta shouldn't want - ruthless, secretive, and devastatingly handsome... -
![Mr Darcy's New Year's Resolution: A Light-Hearted Festive Regency Romance of Pride and Prejudice by Lefki Karantoni]()
Mr Darcy's New Year's Resolution: A Light-Hearted Festive Regency Romance of Pride and Prejudice by Lefki Karantoni
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA light-hearted Regency romance where second chances meet the London festive season. When Jane Bennet tumbles into the arms of the dashing Viscount Keathley outside a London bookshop, Elizabeth Bennet finds herself facing the one man she'd sworn to the proud Mr Darcy... -
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![Aurora by D.G. Rampton]()
Aurora by D.G. Rampton
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 16 ratings70,000+ 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. ♥ an opposites-attract romance. ♥ a formidable hero. ♥ an irrepressible heroine. ♥ a menagerie of lovable characters... -
![Once Upon a Compromise by Jennifer Joy]()
Once Upon a Compromise by Jennifer Joy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCOMPROMISED. .. OR NOT? Fitzwilliam Darcy has always prided himself on his impeccable propriety. So when he finds himself repeatedly trapped in compromising situations with the spirited Elizabeth Bennet, he braces himself for the inevitable: a forced marriage to a woman from a family he deems beneath him. Except. .. the demands never come... -
![A Match of Misfortune (Bachelors of Blackstone's) by Jess Heileman]()
A Match of Misfortune (Bachelors of Blackstone's) by Jess Heileman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFortune brought him back to England. Misfortune brought them together. Cecily Bradshaw has despised Nash Markham since before they met. His captivating smile and overdone charms might blind others from the insufferable tease he is, but not Cecily. Only once, in the naïveté of youth, did her resolve momentarily falter, and she is determined it will never happen again... -
![The Derbyshire Dance by Rosanne E. Lortz]()
The Derbyshire Dance by Rosanne E. Lortz
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn aimless life. An unsettled conscience. Can the gentlewoman next door bring a new sense of purpose to this duke run aground in Derbyshire? Nigel Lymington, the new Duke of Warrenton, always played second fiddle to his elder brother’s wild exploits... -
![The Slipper Scandal: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Melanie Rachel]()
The Slipper Scandal: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Melanie Rachel
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne masquerade. One misplaced slipper. One very unexpected betrothal. When Elizabeth Bennet dons the mask of Athena at a glittering Twelfth Night masquerade, she expects only an evening of diversion—not disaster. But after a misadventure involving a determined rake, a lost shoe, and a most inconvenient encounter in the garden, she finds herself at the centre of London’s latest scandal... -
![A Seaside Scandal by Ashtyn Newbold]()
A Seaside Scandal by Ashtyn Newbold
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA reckless swim, a ruined reputation. .. an unexpected romance. Miss Alice Kellaway never expected her peaceful seaside holiday to turn into a battle for a gentleman’s affections. But when she and her dearest friend, Charlotte, both set their sights on the charming and mysterious Jonathan Croft, Alice is no longer willing to step aside in favor of Charlotte's ambitions... -
![The Parlor Game by Ashtyn Newbold]()
The Parlor Game by Ashtyn Newbold
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLove might be the most dangerous game of all. After enduring a loveless marriage, Anne, the widowed Lady Daventry, hopes to find happiness with her first love, Miles, upon his return from India. Knowing his plans to settle in London, she accepts an invitation to a house party in Town, hosted by the eccentric Lady Tottenham... -
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Roseanna by Beverley Watts
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom the highly acclaimed author of The Shackleford Sisters, Beverley Watts, comes an exciting new series featuring the next generation. The Shackleford Legacies are a delightful dance of romance, humour, mystery and fun. .. Lady Roseanna Atwood was not looking forward to the annual weekend garden party at Blackmore... -
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Mercedes by Beverley Watts
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom the highly acclaimed author of The Shackleford Sisters, Beverley Watts, comes an exciting new series featuring the next generation. The Shackleford Legacies are a delightful dance of romance, humour, mystery and fun. .. As the eldest daughter of the Earl of Cottesmore, Lady Mercedes Stanhope didn't expect to be still without a husband at the start of her third season... -
![The Incredible Winston Browne by Sean Dietrich]()
The Incredible Winston Browne by Sean Dietrich
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBeloved writer Sean Dietrich—also known as Sean of the South—will warm your heart with this rich and nostalgic tale of a small-town sheriff, a mysterious little girl, and a good-hearted community pulling together to help her. Folks in Moab live for ice cream socials, baseball, and the local paper’s weekly gossip column... -
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![Aphrodite by D.G. Rampton]()
Aphrodite by D.G. Rampton
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 16 ratings70,000+ 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. #1 Amazon Best Seller, Regency Historical Romance. #1 Amazon Best Seller, British Humor & Satire. #6 Amazon Best Seller, Kindle Store (all genres). ♥ a Regency Christmas. ♥ a masterful heroine... -
![One Fine May by Courtney McCaskill]()
One Fine May by Courtney McCaskill
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOne Fine May…Furious that his son was featured in the notorious Rake Review column, Evander Beauclerk’s stickler father issues an give up his dissolute ways and marry a respectable woman by the end of the month, or the family fortune will go to his dimwitted cousin... -
![Making the Marquess by Nichole Van]()
Making the Marquess by Nichole Van
Lady Charlotte Whitaker is devoted to her family, particularly her sister’s son, Freddie. Her late father, the Marquess of Lockhead, died without a male heir. But on his deathbed, her father requested that Freddie inherit the title. Consequently, Lottie’s family has petitioned the Crown to recreate the title with Freddie as the new heir...Categorized as:
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![Enamoured by Jessie Lewis]()
Enamoured by Jessie Lewis
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou 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... -
![Katherine, When She Smiled by Joyce Harmon]()
Katherine, When She Smiled by Joyce Harmon
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsKatherine Rose has a secret. She was shocked to discover that her late father, a famous scholar, was secretly the author of lurid Gothic novels. These novels, wildly popular though critically disparaged, are her family’s main source of income... -
![Sense and Suitability by Pepper Basham]()
Sense and Suitability by Pepper Basham
In this clean Regency rom-com, a woman with a scandalous past (and an even more scandalous secret) swears off love--until the man who broke her heart needs her help. What could possibly go wrong? Perfect for fans of Tessa Dare and Eloisa James looking for a low-spice, witty Regency romance... -
![A Conspiratorial Courting by Martha Keyes]()
A Conspiratorial Courting by Martha Keyes
Can a ruse turn to romance? No one stands in doubt of Edith Donne's opinion on marriage—or of her ability to ward it off using nothing but her stinging wit. With the fortune her aunt has left her, Edith has no reason to marry and certainly no intention of it...Categorized as:
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![An Impossible Impostor by Deanna Raybourn]()
An Impossible Impostor by Deanna Raybourn
While investigating a man claiming to be the long-lost heir to a noble family, Veronica Speedwell gets the surprise of her life in this new adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn. London, 1889. Veronica Speedwell and her natural historian beau Stoker are summoned by Sir Hugo Montgomerie, head of Special Branch...Categorized as:
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![Brilliance and Betrayal by Lynn Morrison, Anne Radcliffe]()
Brilliance and Betrayal by Lynn Morrison, Anne Radcliffe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe cruellest fate for a man…. Lord Peregrine Fitzroy once toyed with his peers with the ease of a man playing chess. His mother’s treason, however, reduced him to a pawn. Surviving accusations of her crimes came at a price. When a foreign prince falls ill at Peregrine’s first appearance since returning to English soil, he can’t help but suspect the poison was henbane... -
![Lady Waldrey's Gardening Almanac for Cultivating Scandal by Jill M. Beene]()
Lady Waldrey's Gardening Almanac for Cultivating Scandal by Jill M. Beene
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsLady Candace Waldrey has always been the center of attention, but never quite like this…. When scandal puts her at the mercy of every gossip in society, Candace decides to escape society altogether. She runs to a place where no one will think to look for her. The Duke of Canterbury won’t waste a second chance at happiness…... -
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![Kiss of the Lyon: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Meara Platt]()
Kiss of the Lyon: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe was only supposed to win the high stakes game of chance, not a bride along with it. Lord Matthew Lyon is often called upon by the Crown because of his mathematical brilliance, and participating in a high stakes game of chance at the notorious Lyon’s Den should have been the easy part of his assignment. .. only it goes terribly wrong... -
![The Hidden Hand: Love, Intrigue, and Gender Roles in Victorian Fiction by E.D.E.N. Southworth]()
The Hidden Hand: Love, Intrigue, and Gender Roles in Victorian Fiction by E.D.E.N. Southworth
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsEmma Southworth's 'The Hidden Hand' is a captivating novel that delves deep into the themes of mystery, romance, and intrigue. Set in the 19th century, this work of literature features a powerful narrative that keeps readers on the edge of their seats... -
![The Noble Guardian by Michelle Griep]()
The Noble Guardian by Michelle Griep
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Cross-Country Trip through Regency England Brings Intrigue, Rogues, and High Adventure. The must-read conclusion to Michelle Griep’s Bow Street Runners Trilogy: Life couldn’t be better for Abigail Gilbert—but it’s been a long time in coming. Having lived with a family who hated her, it’s finally her time for love... -
![Happier Than We Deserve: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Melissa Halcomb]()
Happier Than We Deserve: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Melissa Halcomb
That terrible event Elizabeth and her family has ever dreaded has come to pass and brought with it changes which none of them could have anticipated...Categorized as:
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![Peacocks of Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Laraba Kendig]()
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... -
![The Cairo Curse by Pepper Basham]()
The Cairo Curse by Pepper Basham
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsClue meets Indiana Jones with a fiction-loving twist only Grace Percy can provide. Newlyweds Lord and Lady Astley have already experienced their fair-share of suspense, but when a honeymoon trip takes a detour to the mystical land of Egypt, not even Grace with her fiction-loving mind is prepared for the dangers in store...Categorized as:
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![Entranced by the Earl by Jillian Eaton]()
Entranced by the Earl by Jillian Eaton
Sometimes love is hiding in the unlikeliest of earls . . . Evelyn Thorncroft wants to marry a duke, but she'll settle for an earl. The Earl of Hawkridge, to be precise. The only problem? Weston cannot stand the sight of her. At least, that's what he says. Their passionate kisses, however, tell a very different story . .Categorized as:
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![Fall from Trace by Rebecca Connolly]()
Fall from Trace by Rebecca Connolly
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGone, but not forgotten. .. Alex Sommerville should have been dead. To the world, he had been dead for almost five years, and with him, the secrets he had carried as Trace, the most elusive member of the London League. When a chance to escape finally comes, Alex finds just enough life left in him to take it, and races off to return to the woman he loves. . . -
![In the Family Way: Another John Pickett Mystery by Sheri Cobb South]()
In the Family Way: Another John Pickett Mystery by Sheri Cobb South
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith a beautiful and clever wife, a growing investigative business, and a baby due any day, former Bow Street Runner John Pickett finally has a respectable life far removed from his beginnings as a juvenile pickpocket in the rookeries of St. Giles. Then his father returns from transportation to Botany Bay, and Pickett’s hard-won respectability threatens to collapse like a house of cards... -
![The Ruby Dagger by Lynn Morrison, Anne Radcliffe]()
The Ruby Dagger by Lynn Morrison, Anne Radcliffe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeadly intrigue meets royal expectations when murder comes for the crown. London, 1813. In the gilded corridors of St James's Palace, Lord Percy and Lady Grace face a mystery that could shake the throne itself. A murder and audacious theft of the Prince Regent’s ruby collar of state thrusts them back into a web of deception and treachery... -
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![Winning Winnie's Hand by Deborah M. Hathaway]()
Winning Winnie's Hand by Deborah M. Hathaway
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s no damsel, but dang…this knight in shining armor kinda makes her want to be. Born into a driven and successful family, Winnie Knox tries—and fails—to impress her parents and siblings as she bounces from career to career, year to year...Categorized as:
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![The Apothecary by Mary Kingswood]()
The Apothecary by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe sinking of the Brig Minerva results in many deaths, while for others, the future is suddenly brighter. But it’s not always easy to leave the past behind…. Annie Dresden is twenty-six years old, with no fortune, and nothing but a quick, practical mind to recommend her... -
![Defying the Earl by Erica Ridley]()
Defying the Earl by Erica Ridley
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEnjoy a fun, flirty guardian-and-ward forced proximity romp from a New York Times bestselling author! Miss Matilda Dodd refuses to be any man’s property. She’s a month shy of her majority, and cannot wait to live life on her own terms. Rather than meet her unwanted new guardian as instructed, she attends a ball and comes kiss-to-kiss with an adorably befuddled handsome lord instead... -
![Dangerous When Wet: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Jennifer Joy]()
Dangerous When Wet: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Jennifer Joy
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFitzwilliam Darcy gets the shock of a lifetime when sparks fly and he’s neck deep in water. Perfectly tailored, confident, and smart enough to appear the gentleman under any circumstances, Fitzwilliam Darcy loses his composure and more when a heatwave strikes Hertfordshire. Surely, no harm would be done from a brief dip in the chalk stream… until he hears a feminine gasp... -
![The Orphan by Mary Kingswood]()
The Orphan by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe sinking of the Brig Minerva results in many deaths, while for others, the future is suddenly brighter. But it’s not always easy to leave the past behind…. Evie Parfitt is almost thirty, penniless and with no prospect of ever marrying. She has her hands full helping turn a jewel merchant’s wilful heiress into a lady able to move in good society... -
![The Notorious Lord Sin by Tamara Gill]()
The Notorious Lord Sin by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLove might be the only luxury she can’t afford…. Paris Smith remembers the days when she was penniless all too well. The pain of being deemed unsuitable for marriage by her first love never truly faded. Now, she’s a widowed Countess with more money than she could ever spend, and the man who nearly destroyed her wants a second chance. Oh, how the tables have deliciously turned…... -
![An Engagement with the Enemy by Sally Britton]()
An Engagement with the Enemy by Sally Britton
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsJames Aldwick isn’t ready to settle down, but his father, Baron Retford, doesn’t give him a choice. The stigma of illegitimacy has haunted the baron his whole life, and it’s up to his son to reestablish their good name by marrying into a family with a perfect pedigree... -
![A Captain, a Corpse, and Miss Bridges by Claudia Stone]()
A Captain, a Corpse, and Miss Bridges by Claudia Stone
Miss Flora Bridges is well accustomed to village gossip—but while whispers of witchcraft she can endure, accusations of murder are quite another matter. When the trustee of her newly inherited fortune, the pompous Sir Ambrose Quill, turns up dead, every eye in Plumpton turns on her... -
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Woodside by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe dramatic conclusion to the series! Ten years have passed since the last of the sisters of Woodside found happiness. Their grief for their young brother, Jeremy, tragically drowned at the age of twelve, has faded. The sadness of losing their home, Woodside, to strangers is but a memory... -
![The Duke by Mary Kingswood]()
The Duke by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe dramatic conclusion to the series! The sinking of the Brig Minerva results in many deaths, while for others, the future is suddenly brighter. But it’s not always easy to leave the past behind. .. Lord Randolph Litherholm has spent a year coming to terms with the death of his twin brother, Gervase, the 7th Duke of Falconbury... -
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![Lord Blackwell's Promise by Ashtyn Newbold]()
Lord Blackwell's Promise by Ashtyn Newbold
Never make a promise you cannot keep. .. Margaret Lovell tries her best to love everyone, if only to make up for the fact that she loathes one man far more than she should, but no less than he deserves. After the young Earl of Blackwell accused her father of cheating and tricked him out of his fortune, she has despised him for causing their disgrace and lack of security... -
![The Painter by Mary Kingswood]()
The Painter by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe sinking of the Brig Minerva results in many deaths, while for others, the future is suddenly brighter. But it’s not always easy to leave the past behind…. Felicia Oakes is the illegitimate daughter of… well, someone or other... -
![The Unreformed Mr Darcy by Lin Mei Wei]()
The Unreformed Mr Darcy by Lin Mei Wei
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhat if Elizabeth Bennet had accepted Mr Darcy's proposal in Kent? What if they married before he stopped being the proud, arrogant man she detested? What if, in order to avoid the ruin of her beloved sister, Elizabeth chose to swallow her pride and say yes to a pre-reform Darcy? Mr Bingley has left Netherfield, and in his stead a rich and unscrupulous man takes possession of the manor... -
![Flights of Fancy by Jen Turano]()
Flights of Fancy by Jen Turano
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMiss Isadora Delafield may be an heiress, but her life is far from carefree. When her mother begins pressuring her to marry an elderly and uncouth duke, she escapes from the high society world she's always known and finds herself to be an unlikely candidate for a housekeeper position in rural Pennsylvania. Mr...Categorized as:
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![The Seamstress by Mary Kingswood]()
The Seamstress by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA traditional Regency romance, drawing room rather than bedroom. Miss Fanny Winterton has only one wish in her romantic heart — to surrender to overwhelming love. She will accept nothing less than to be struck by the thunderbolt of everlasting passion... -
![Diamond in the Rough by Jen Turano]()
Diamond in the Rough by Jen Turano
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs part of a bargain with her grandmother, Poppy Garrison accepts an unusual proposition to participate in the New York social season. Forced to travel to America to help his cousin find an heiress to wed, bachelor Reginald Blackburn is asked to give Poppy etiquette lessons, and he swiftly discovers he may be in for much more than he bargained for.
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