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Pride and Prejudice (with the original watercolor illustrations by C.E. Brock): An Illustrated Classic: Love, Class, and Society in Regency England by Jane Austen
Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' is a classic novel that explores themes of social class, love, and reputation in 19th-century England. Written in a satirical and witty style, the book offers a window into the world of the landed gentry where marriage was considered a strategic move rather than a matter of the heart. The original watercolor illustrations by C. E...Categorized as:
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Pride and Prejudice (Unabridged with the original watercolor illustrations by C.E. Brock): A Timeless Exploration of Love, Marriage, and Society in Regency England by Jane Austen
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 84 ratingsThis edition of "Pride and Prejudice (Unabridged with the original watercolor illustrations by C. E. Brock)" has been carefully formatted for your ebook reader with a functional table of contents. Pride and Prejudice is a novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1813...Categorized as:
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Star by B.B. Easton
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn 1999, I met my Prince Charming. He was the tall, tattooed, wickedly handsome bass player for the up-and-coming rock band, Phantom Limb. But, more importantly, he was mine. I knew it the moment he flashed me that shy, dimpled smile. And he knew it too. Hansel "Hans" Oppenheimer wore his heart on one sleeve and scrawled lyrics about me on the other...Categorized as:
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WolfeShield by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSometimes, men are impulsive in life and love. When Ronan de Wolfe, son of James de Wolfe (A Wolfe Among Dragons), marries young and impulsively, the consequences will prove to be disastrous when he meets the love of his life...Categorized as:
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Four to Score by Janet Evanovich
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 118 ratingsStephanie Plum, Trenton, New Jersey's favorite pistol-packing, condom-carrying bounty hunter, is back - and on the trail of a revenge-seeking waitress who's skipped bail. With the help of 73-year-old Grandma Mazur, ex-hooker Lula, a transvestite musician named Sally Sweet, and the all-too-hospitable, all-too-sexy Joe Morelli, Stephanie might just catch her woman...Categorized as:
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Sutton's Scoundrel by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn this deliciously steamy Regency romance from USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott, a lady determined to restore her reputation meets her match in a seductive East End rogue she can't deny. Dubbed Lady Scandal thanks to her gossip-stirring past, Portia Fairhaven, the widowed Countess of Blakewell, is no stranger to rumors and innuendos...Categorized as:
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A Dangerous Passion by Chasity Bowlin
He felt as if he’d been born to want the woman before him, as if desiring her was simply his destiny. On a whim, the Hound of Whitehall saved widowed reformer, Honoria Blaylock, from a terrible fate… and in so doing, sealed his own...Categorized as:
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The Moonstone Hero by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe thought the moonstones were magic. He knew the magic was her. Ever since she was a little girl, Lady Ella Stockwell has spent idyllic summers at her uncle’s home in Moonstone Landing. But this year is slightly different, for a contingent of wounded soldiers has just arrived in the charming seaside village, including the handsome and highly decorated war hero, Caden Seaton... -
Isaiah & Isolde by Julie Anne Long
Return to Pennyroyal Green. .. A blood feud that simmers over centuries. .. A star-crossed-love that echoes across generations. .. and never died. Two men, one woman, one fateful choice. Long awaited by lovers of the Pennyroyal Green series, the story of Isaiah and Isolde starts here.Categorized as:
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Stepping on Roses, Vol. 4 by Rinko Ueda
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsReads R to L (Japanese Style), for T+ audiences. New maid Keiko Kinoshita enters the Ashida household under the guise of helping out, but she's actually a spy for the vice president of Soichiro's company. As Sumi struggles to keep her past a secret, will Keiko's insidious schemes destroy the couple? -
Jackie and Maria: A Novel of Jackie Kennedy & Maria Callas by Gill Paul
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFrom the internationally bestselling author of The Secret Wife comes a tale of love, sacrifice and betrayal, available for pre-order now. JACKIE. When her first marriage ends in tragedy, Jackie Kennedy fears she’ll never love again. But all that changes when she encounters…. ARI. Successful and charming, Ari Onassis is a man who promises her the world...Categorized as:
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Ghosts of the Canyon by Michelle Mankin
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWelcome to the year 1969, a tumultuous year when the world and rock ’n’ roll were changing. Woodstock, war protests, free love, it’s all there, plus a rollercoaster romance that will have you frantically flipping pages to discover who this heroine chooses. What Katelyn Love longs for most of all is a child. Someone to shower with the affection she never received from her parents...Categorized as:
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A Match Made at Matlock: A sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Jan Ashton, Julie Cooper
A regency romance for fans of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. VISCOUNT SAYE, eldest cousin of Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley, is startled one wintry day by the news that his beloved, Lillian Goddard, is to become engaged to another. Unwilling to lose her, he quickly plans a party at his ancestral estate to woo her away from her suitor...Categorized as:
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Wild Jasmine by Bertrice Small
"SPELLBINDING. ". --Romantic Times. From the palaces of pashas in seventeenth-century India to the scandalous court of James Stuart of England, one woman struggles against fate to find true love. ..Categorized as:
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Guardian Of Darkness by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratings1200 A. D. After decades of warring between the Lairds of Kerr and Prudhoe Castles in Northumbria, a tentative peace is reached. The Lady Carington Kerr is sent to Prudhoe as a hostage to ensure her father’s good behavior, and a more reluctant hostage there never was. Small and dark, with emerald eyes and a luscious figure, she is as gorgeous as she is fiery. Enter Sir Creed de Reyne... -
Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 5 by Taeko Watanabe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn the year 1863, a time fraught with violent social upheaval, samurai of all walks of life flock to Kyoto in the hope of joining the Mibu-Roshi--a band of warriors united around their undying loyalty to the Shogunate system. In time, this group would become one of the greatest (and most famous) movements in Japanese history. .. the Shinsengumi! -
Stepping on Roses, Vol. 2 by Rinko Ueda
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA rags-to-riches romance from the creator of Tail of the Moon! Poor Sumi Kitamura… Her irresponsible older brother Eisuke keeps bringing home orphans for her to take care of even though they can barely afford their own basic needs! Just when Sumi's financial problems become dire, wealthy Soichiro Ashida enters her life with a bizarre he'll provide her with the money she so desperately needs if... -
Dangerous Duke by Scarlett Scott
He’s lethal and ruthless. Suspended from his work as an agent for the Crown, Griffin, Duke of Strathmore, exists under a dark cloud of suspicion for crimes he didn’t commit. He’s on a desperate race to clear his name by any means until a grave error lands him under house arrest with the last sort of distraction he needs. She’s the sister of his nemesis... -
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
Set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, a shattering novel about a young woman caught between allegiance to community and a dangerous passion. Amid daily reports of violence, Cushla lives a quiet life with her mother in a small town near Belfast. By day she teaches at a parochial school; at night she fills in at her family's pub...Categorized as:
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The Blind Duchess and Her Rakish Duke by Sally Vixen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I simply do not have any sense when it comes to you. .”. Lady Bridget has given up on finding love. Ever since the tragic fire that cost her her eyesight, her prospects have changed drastically, and she is certain she will remain alone. Now, she pours everything she has into supporting her younger sister in her first season. Joseph always keeps his promises...Categorized as:
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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. Cody. Bellehaven, 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...Categorized as:
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My Best Friend's Earl by Bethany Bennett
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA bold bookseller tries to matchbreak her friend’s engagement to an earl . . . until she finds herself falling for him instead. The one thing Constance Martin wants most to avoid is a boring life. She walks her cat with a leash in Hyde Park and even called off her wedding at the altar to stop what would have been a monotonous marriage... -
The Importance of Being Eunice by Claudia Stone
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA duke, a spinster, a faux engagement; what could possibly go wrong? For four seasons Lady Eunice was quite content with the mantle of wallflower. Bespectacled, frumpy, and put-upon by her overbearing mother, all she really wished to do was vanish from London once she came of age to inherit her fortune...Categorized as:
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The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 66 ratingsIn a world of rules and reputation, love comes at the highest price. The Age of Innocence (1920), by Edith Wharton, is a masterful novel of romance and restraint, set in the glittering yet rigid world of New York's Gilded Age. At the heart of the story is Newland Archer, a promising young lawyer who is engaged to the beautiful and proper May Welland... -
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The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 66 ratings"They lived in a kind of hieroglyphic world, where the real thing was never said or done or even thought, but only uttered by a set of arbitrary signs. ". Newland Archer is a man of the elite, a gentleman lawyer perfectly aligned with the rigid social codes of 1870s New York. His life is meticulously planned, beginning with his engagement to the beautiful, conventional May Welland... -
A Lady and a Scholar by Wendy May Andrews
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratings𝐆𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠—𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞. After her rich husband's sudden death, Lady Evangeline refuses to remarry for convenience--especially not the handsome but cranky mathematician helping her gain financial independence...Categorized as:
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Lady Helen Finds Her Song by Jennifer Moore
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSpring 1813 --The exotic splendors of India are legendary, and the colorful sights of her new home in Calcutta immediately captivate eighteen-year-old Lady Helen Poulter. Whereas many of her fellow British expatriates despise the culture they see as barbaric, Helen sees excitement in the unusual locale... -
The Little Board Game Cafe by Jennifer Page
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn irresistible story of love, friendship and the power of Games Night, perfect for fans of Holly Martin and Christie Barlow. When Emily loses her job, house and boyfriend all within a matter of days, she's determined to turn a negative into a positive and follow her dream of running a small cafe in the gorgeous Yorkshire village of Rosegarth... -
His Cousin's Betrothed: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Iris Lim
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s his cousin who’s an agent of the Crown. But when Colonel Fitzwilliam brings along a mysterious, beguiling Miss Elizabeth to their family’s house party, Mr. Darcy can’t help but do some investigating of his own. Wealthy, handsome, and privileged, Fitzwilliam Darcy has never had reason to envy his cousin Richard as the latter serves the Crown both on and off the battlefield...Categorized as:
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The Duke and His Duchess by Grace Burrowes
In this second prequel novella to the popular Windham series, New York Times bestselling author Grace Burrowes continues the story of the Duke and Duchess of Moreland through the tumultuous and bittersweet first years of marriage and parenthood... -
Devil to Pay by Sofie Darling
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEveryone knows you can’t trust the devil. Lady Beatrix St. Vincent was born with a silver spoon—and a father who would as soon sell it out from under her for his gambling debts. No matter how hard she works, there’s always an obstacle in her way, keeping her from achieving her dreams. Then the devil himself crashes into her life…. But when he offers heaven itself…...Categorized as:
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Scandalous Love by Brenda Joyce
Rebelliously independent Lady Nicole Bragg Shelton refuses to be constrained by the stifling rules of Victorian England. And now desire has impelled the beautiful heiress toward a shocking liaison with Hadrian Braxton-Lowell, Duke of Clayborough...Categorized as:
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Accidentally His by Sabrina Jeffries
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWith a fresh new hook for readers of Regency romance by Julia Quinn, Lisa Kleypas, and Madeline Hunter, New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries returns to the Dazzling Debutantes series featuring a trio of ladies who defy social constraints by starting a business as party planners to the ton... -
A Lady's Guide to a Gentleman's Heart by Christi Caldwell
Christi Caldwell's brand-new Regency book, "A Lady's Guide to a Gentleman's Heart" is sure to fill your heart with cheer and warmth this winter season! Don't miss out on the long-awaited second book in The Heart of a Scandal series! ! Honor demands he give her up-. Heath Whitworth, Marquess of Mulgrave and heir to a dukedom, is honorable to his handsome bones...Categorized as:
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A Scandal By Any Other Name by Kimberly Bell
Jasper De Vere doesn't do sad. Ever since the death of his parents, he’s devoted himself to life’s many pleasures—while making sure to avoid attachments. It’s difficult to avoid your own grandfather though, especially when you’re the heir to his Dukedom. Unable to sit by and watch one of the few people he cares about wither away, Jasper flees to his friend Nicholas’s country estate... -
Thorn in My Heart by Liz Curtis Higgs
Two brothers fight to claim one father’s blessing. Two sisters long to claim one man’s heart. In the autumn of 1788, amid the moors and glens of the Scottish Lowlands, two brothers and two sisters each embark on a painful journey of discovery. Jamie and Evan McKie both want their father Alec’s flocks and lands, yet only one brother will inherit Glentrool...Categorized as:
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Gabriële by Anne Berest, Claire Berest
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe story of a passionate love affair that triggered a revolution. An atmospheric, exuberant novel from the best-selling author of The Postcard, Anne Berest, and her sister, Claire Berest, about love and sex, art and revolution, experimentation and creativity, and three young people who changed the world... -
Wyndcross by Martha Keyes
When Kate Matcham's choices are tainted by scandal and secrets, she faces a become a scoundrel's mistress or enter into a marriage of convenience—little does she know, her heart has other plans. With a dubious inheritance hanging in the balance, Kate Matcham is confronted with two one, to become the mistress of a notorious scoundrel, and the other, a marriage of convenience... -
The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
It is a perfect July morning, and Elle, a fifty-year-old happily married mother of three, awakens at "The Paper Palace"—the family summer place which she has visited every summer of her life...Categorized as:
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Keeper of the King's Secrets by Michelle Diener
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA priceless jewel. A royal court rife with intrigue. A secret deal, where the price of truth could come too high . . . The personal artist to King Henry Tudor, Susanna Horenbout is sought by the queen and ladies of the court for her delicate, skilled portraits. But now someone from her past is pulling her into a duplicitous game where the consequence of failure is war... -
Casalvento: House of the Wind by Gudrun Cuillo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsRomance and family secrets intertwine in Tuscany. Erika Germoglio is a self-made woman who has it all—a successful career and a well-connected fiancé—then suddenly has even more. An Italian grandfather she has never met wills to her Casalvento, a house and a vineyard, and Livernano, a medieval village turned bed-and-breakfast, both in the Chianti region of Tuscany... -
Angel in Scarlet by Jennifer Wilde
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPAPERBACK. Angela Howard was the toast of London -- a breathtaking vision every woman envied and every man longed to possess. Few would have dreamed this violet-eyed beauty was the precocious child of a country schoolmaster. .. the feisty girl who had spurned Lord Clinton Meredith, the "fairy tale prince", to surrender her innocence to Hugh Bradford, his illegitimate brother. . -
Lost Love, Last Love by Rosemary Rogers
THE FEVER! THE FIRE! THE ECSTASY! Theirs was a love that could never be tamed, yet the whims of fate and their own reckless desires were destined to tear Virginia Brandon and Steve Morgan from the rapturous heights of reuinion - and carry them to opposite ends of the earth...Categorized as:
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The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Two sisters competing for the greatest prize: the love of a king. When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, she catches the eye of Henry VIII. Dazzled by the king, Mary falls in love with both her golden prince and her growing role as unofficial queen... -
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Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 59 ratingsBrought to Kenya from England as a child and then abandoned by her mother, Beryl Markham is raised by both her father and the native Kipsigis tribe who share his estate. Her unconventional upbringing transforms Beryl into a bold young woman with a fierce love of all things wild and an inherent understanding of nature’s delicate balance... -
Bound by Desire by Rosemary Rogers
The magnificent legend of Steve and Ginny Morgan continues as their headstrong, ravishingly beautiful daughter, Laura, and Trent Challenger, the untamed rogue determined to possess her, defiantly resist the inevitable longings of their bodies and souls...Categorized as:
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The Chance by Edith Layton
A brave nobleman who'd successfully fought Napoleon's toughest soldiers, Raphael Dalton was no stranger to treachery and warfare. Yet nothing this modest hero has experienced can prepare him for the famous beauty Annabelle, the toast of the London. With his unruly red hair and solid, honest face, Rafe doesn't think he has a chance with the flirtatious beauty who seems not to notice him... -
Scandal's Daughter by Emma V. Leech
Sebastian Grenville, The Duke of Sindalton, known as Sin to the ton, has had his fair share of scandal. His father's involvement in what became referred to as 'The Scandal of the Century' plunged him into the spotlight at the tender age of twelve, and he's been there ever since. Egged on by his best friend, Beau - The Marquis of Beaumont, his life is one of dissipation and ease... -
Casalvento: House of the Wind by Gudrun Cuillo
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRomance and family secrets intertwine in Tuscany. Erika Germoglio is a self-made woman who has it all--a successful career and a well-connected fiancé--then suddenly has even more. An Italian grandfather she has never met wills to her Casalvento, a house and a vineyard, and Livernano, a medieval village turned bed-and-breakfast, both in the Chianti region of Tuscany...Categorized as:
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Her Countess to Cherish by Jane Walsh
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMiss Beatrice Everson has managed to marry the Earl of Sinclair, solving her family’s disastrous financial problems for good. She should be the happiest woman in London, but a less than satisfactory wedding night has Beatrice fleeing her husband and planning an affair with the dashing Mr. George Smith...Categorized as:
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