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The Girl in the Striped Dress by Ellie Midwood
Germany, 1947. A strange case scheduled for the Denazification Court lands on the desk of an American psychiatrist currently serving in Germany, Dr. Hoffman. A former Auschwitz guard, Franz Dahler, is set to appear in court, and he has requested to bring the most unexpected witness to testify in his defense - one of his former inmates and current wife, Helena... -
The Girl From the Island by Lorna Cook
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA world at war.One woman will risk everything.Another will uncover her story.1940: When the island of Guernsey is invaded by the Nazis, two sisters are determined to rebel in any way they can. But when forced to take in a German soldier, they are shocked to find a familiar face on their doorstep – a childhood friend who has now become their enemy... -
Ninety One Whiskey by komodobits
Supernatural Fanfic - Dean/CastielIn the spring of 1944, the 104th Medical Battalion of the United States Army is disbanded, and its men reassigned to various infantry companies in preparation for their invasion of occupied France...Categorized as:
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Impossible by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.40 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.Ada Treadway has been in love before, and it brought nothing but heartache... -
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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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The Four Swans by Winston Graham
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsIn the sixth book in the legendary Poldark saga, Ross is faced with a new battlefield, one involving the women whose lives are intertwined in his own Cornwall, 1795 -1799: although Ross Poldark, now something of a war hero, seems secure in his hard-won prosperity, a new dilemma faces him in the sudden infatuation of a young naval officer for his wife Demelza... -
A Groom of Her Own by Christi Caldwell
Years earlier, young noblemen were ripped away from the folds of their powerful families, and forced into a dark existence on the streets. When these lost lords of London were restored to their rightful place among Polite Society, they weren't the only ones whose lives were irrevocably changed. Innocent ladies now pay the price of their families trickery and cheating..Categorized as:
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Miss Desirable by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMiss Catherine Fairchild spent much of her life haring about the globe with her diplomat parents, though she grasped at a young age that as a legitimate by-blow, her social standing among Polite Society would be marginal at best... -
Precious Bane by Mary Webb
A compelling story of passion, with an enduring air of enchantment throughout, Precious Bane is a novel that haunts us with its beauty and its timeless truths about our deepest hopes. Set in Shropshire in the 1800s, it is alive with the many moods of Nature, benevolent and violent and the many moods -- equally benevolent and violent -- of the people making lives there... -
The Beast's Beguiled by Eva Devon, Maire Claremont
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom USATODAY Bestselling author Eva Devon, writing as Maire Claremont, comes a brand new series that will sweep you away to the drama and angst of Regency England. Glittering ballrooms, wild moors, and brooding lords waiting to be tamed by bluestockings await. . .Catherine Ludlow knows the betrayal of family...Categorized as:
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The Heart of a Scoundrel by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsRuthless, wicked, and dark, the Marquess of Rutland rouses terror in the breast of ladies and nobleman alike. All Edmund wants in life is power. After he was publically humiliated by his one love Lady Margaret, he vowed vengeance, using Margaret’s niece, as his pawn. Except, he’s thwarted by another, more enticing target—Miss Phoebe Barrett...Categorized as:
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Skybound by Aleksandr Voinov
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsGermany, 1945. The Third Reich is on its knees as Allied forces bomb Berlin to break the last resistance. Yet on an airfield near Berlin, the battle is far from over for a young mechanic, Felix, who’s attached to a squadron of fighter pilots. He’s especially attached to fighter ace Baldur Vogt, a man he admires and secretly loves... -
A Stronger Impulse: A Variation of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice by Julie Cooper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“…and in his behaviour with me, there were stronger impulses even than pride”FITZWILLIAM DARCY IS ENRAGED when, already reeling from Elizabeth Bennet’s disdain, he discovers his sister locked in a passionate embrace with George Wickham—and suffers an apoplexy at the sight... -
Captured by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAwakening life and love… On the sudden death of her oppressive father in a duel, the cool and distant Lady Hera Severne finds herself floundering in her new freedom, and instantly attracted to sardonic doctor, Justin Rivers. Determined to change her life, she travels incognito to Lincolnshire, to take up a post as companion to Lady Astley and learn about life.But nothing is as she imagined it... -
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Mad Duke March by Sadie Bosque, The Rake Review
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhisky. Plenty of it. Keep it coming… That’s all that Alexander Blackwood, the notorious “Mad Duke” of London, desires. Determined to waste his life away, he manages to offend even his closest friends. But when he carelessly ruins Miss Emily Fitzwilliam while in a drunken stupor, he finds himself chained to the only woman in England who refuses to fear or fawn over him... -
Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 8 by Taeko Watanabe
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsYamanami and Todo prepare to be sentenced to death for insulting officials at the Rokkaku prison after witnessing prisoners being ruthlessly murdered. In a surprising turn of events, rumors fly that the Shinsengumi were the actual culprits behind the abuse of the prisoners. Meanwhile, Todo has fallen in love with the prostitute who witnessed them enter the prison... -
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... -
Forever Betrothed, Never the Bride by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsHopeless romantic, Lady Emmaline Fitzhugh, is tired of sitting with the wallflowers, waiting for her betrothed to come to his senses and marry her. When Emmaline reads one too many reports of his scandalous liaisons in the gossip rags, she takes matters into her own hands... -
The Charioteer by Mary Renault
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsAfter enduring an injury at Dunkirk during World War II, Laurie Odell is sent to a rural veterans’ hospital in England to convalesce. There he befriends the young, bright Andrew, a conscientious objector serving as an orderly. As they find solace and companionship together in the idyllic surroundings of the hospital, their friendship blooms into a discreet, chaste romance... -
Betting Against The Scoundrel by Mariah Stone
"I'll be your scoundrel, not your hero."Broken and devastated, the former Duke of Grandhampton, Lord Spencer Seaton, returns home from the war to find he has lost everything. His only goal is to exact vengeance upon the man who took everything from him.Nothing will stop Spencer... except, Miss Joanna Digby—intelligent, cunning, and mysterious...Categorized as:
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Scandalous by Minerva Spencer
"Have you no decency?" Straight-laced missionary Sarah Fisher has never met a man like Captain Martin Bouchard. He is the most beautiful person—male or female—she's ever seen. Overwhelmingly masculine, elegantly attired despite months at sea, he is in complete command of everyone and everything around him: everyone, that is, except Sarah... -
Fighting Redemption by Kate McCarthy
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsRyan Kendall is broken. He understands pain. He knows the hand of violence and the ache of loss. He knows what it means to fail those who need you. Being broken doesn’t stop him wanting the one thing he can’t have; Finlay Tanner. Her smile is sweet and her future bright. She’s the girl he grew up with, the girl he loves, the girl he protects from the world, and from himself... -
Irresistibly Alone by Julie Cooper
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsUNTIL THE DAY of the Netherfield Ball, Elizabeth Bennet’s greatest concerns are wondering who might partner with her for a dance and the likely ruin of her shoe roses after she stands up with Mr Collins. A death in the neighbourhood changes everything, including her belief in the benevolence of the father she has always adored... -
A Counterfeit Courtesan by Jess Michaels
The final book in the popular series by 10 time USA Today bestselling author Jess Michaels The last of the Shelley triplets to remain unmarried, Juliana Shelley has never felt like she’s recognized as her own person. But now, scarred by a terrible attack, she’s never felt so alone. Or so tired of cleaning up every else’s mess. She longs for something just for herself... -
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A Duke's Most Tempting Saviour: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Henrietta Harding
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe enthralling Lady Amelia Croweley has an alternate identity to those at the local hospital where she volunteers. They know nothing of her nobility, and that is the way she and her family like it...Categorized as:
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Daring the Duke of Marble: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Daphne Byrne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“The man of marble begins to crack. I suppose he is human, after all.”Lady Elaine Cobber, a sworn spinster, gets into regular spats with the Duke of Carterville. And the worst thing is that his carefully curated mask of indifference never cracks. So, her friends wager Elaine to make the Duke show five emotions: Anger, Disgust, Jealousy, Happiness and Sadness... -
Vermillion by Baird Wells
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsOn the eve of war, General Matthew Webb has returned to his division in Belgium. Upon arriving, he finds his garrison in disarray and the regimental surgeon, Doctor Addison, on his deathbed. With Napoleon on the horizon, Matthew struggles to prepare his men while feeling frustrated by the regiment's headstrong nurse...Categorized as:
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The Wonder of Love by Meara Platt
She was in danger. He meant to protect her. But could he protect his heart? More Regency fun as The Book of Love brings together two reluctant hearts.Willow Farthingale never meant to punch Taunton’s magistrate, Shayne Brayden, in the nose. And she certainly did not set the fire that destroyed the coaching inn’s carriage house the very morning she was to leave for London and her society debut... -
The Accidental Duke by Barbara Devlin
What happens when the Mad Matchmakers of Waterloo join forces to find wives for each other? Delectable chaos. And no woman in London is safe. Welcome to book 1 in the fabulous new series from USA Today Bestselling Author Barbara Devlin... -
Tempting the Broken Duke by Sally Vixen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I will keep to my vow…Not matter how tempting she is.”Rachel is fully aware she will, by all likelihood, remain a spinster. But deep inside, she yearns for her deepest to become a mother…Daniel, the Duke of Elbridge, returned from war a broken man... -
Miss Dauntless by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsMatilda Merridew, former hoyden of the first water, finds herself widowed, weary, and in want of coin. Along comes Marcus, Lord Tremont, with an interesting–and decent–proposition. Tremont will provide Matilda a handsome salary and keep a commodious roof over her head if she will relieve him of the burden of managing a houseful of unruly former soldiers... -
The Beast's Garden by Kate Forsyth
It's August 1939 in Germany, and Ava's world is in turmoil. To save her father, she must marry a young Nazi officer, Leo von Löwenstein, who works for Hitler's spy chief in Berlin. However, she hates and fears the brutal Nazi regime, and finds herself compelled to stand against it.Ava joins an underground resistance movement that seeks to help victims survive the horrors of the German war machine... -
Cocky Viscount by Annabelle Anders
What happens when a lady breaks the rules?Felicity Brightley is the most genteel of ladies. Raised to marry the Earl of Westerley, she’s never failed to follow the dictates of society. Doing so, she’d been promised, ensured lifelong security and happiness. When her future is shattered, however, she decides it’s time she tests those rules—perhaps make up a few of her own... -
Prevailed Upon to Marry: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Mary Smythe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPrevailed Upon to Marry is a forced marriage Pride and Prejudice variation perfect for fans of romantic comedy and chivalric heroes.To love and be loved in return—what more could any rational person wish for? THE NEWS OF ELIZABETH BENNET'S ENGAGEMENT hits Fitzwilliam Darcy with all the force of a runaway carriage... -
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Duke of Sorrow by Whitney Blake
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA disfigured duke and a mysterious woman discover that love is where you least expect to find it... Get Book Two in the bestselling Dukes of Destiny series - read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Lord William Ainsworth, Duke of Ravenwood, never expected to be his family’s heir. A youngest son, he happily undertakes a doctor’s education...Categorized as:
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To Bed the Baron by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsGirls who dare – Inside every wallflower is the beating heart of a lioness, a passionate individual willing to risk all for their dream, if only they can find the courage to begin. When these overlooked girls make a pact to change their lives, anything can happen. Eleven girls – eleven dares in a hat, twelve passionate stories. Who will dare to risk it all? To Bed the Baron... -
Betrothed to Mr Darcy by Lin Mei Wei
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen a rumour forces Elizabeth to get engaged to Mr Darcy she swears to never allow him to pierce her defences. But the betrothal forces her into Mr Darcy's frequent company, and the better she knows and understands him, the more he bewilders and fascinates her.Meanwhile, behind the scenes, dark forces are at work... -
Her Broken Duke: A Steamy Historical Regency Romance Novel by Scarlett Osborne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I will never let him touch you again”Forsaking everything she knows, Lady Anna has been running for a long time. Yet her dark past always finds her. Sodden, scared, and desperate, she sees a castle in the storm. Her only option…Swearing off society after his disfigurement, Duke Duncan has the reputation of a monster, a killer... -
River of Dreams: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by J. Dawn King
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAgainst expectations. Against reason. Against all odds.This is a stand-alone story that does not require reading book one in the series.Fitzwilliam Darcy carries the weight of the past, the present, and the future on his broad shoulders. Driven by his family’s expectations, he slights the one person who could bring him joy... -
The Duchess Takes a Lover by Jillian Eaton
A duchess with nothing to lose... After a disastrous wedding night followed by eighteen months of isolation at her husband's country estate, the Duchess of Southwick has grown tired of being lonely. There's only so many books a person can read, and Mara has read most of them twice. So she's made a decision. For the first time since her wedding, she's traveling to London for the Season...Categorized as:
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The Vicomte's Masquerade (Georgians in Paris) by Sofi Laporte
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings♥★♥★♥★ He's the last man she’d ever marry. She’s the last woman he’ll ever love.Sent to Paris with her elderly chaperone, Miss Melinda Finlay resists her arranged marriage to a haughty French vicomte...Categorized as:
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Earl Crazy by Anna Bradley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChristopher Egan, heir to the notorious Prestwick Earldom, is one of London’s most scandalous rakes. He’s never credited the gossips’ claim that fate cast an ancient curse on every successive Earl of Prestwick as punishment for their wickedness, but once he inherits the earldom after his infamous uncle’s untimely demise, it looks as if he may be the next to lose his head... -
Wounded Hearts by Caroline Warfield
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWounded bodies mend; wounded hearts take longer.Three warriors return from the Napoleonic wars with damaged bodies, ugly memories, and regrets to futures they are ill prepared to face. But love can heal the most damaged heart bringing with it hope for better daysCandles in the Dark—Douglas Marsh came home to an unexpected inheritance, a factory he has no idea how to run... -
The Bluestocking's Highlander by Audrey Harrison
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a literary bluestocking and a battle-hardened soldier write themselves a new future together?Miss Alice Boyd is a confirmed spinster who lives her life through the written word. She feels most comfortable on the edges of society, and writing her first novel is the perfect pursuit to keep her there.Captain Avril is one of Wellington's returned soldiers... -
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Taming the Rake by Monica McCarty
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey are known as the Rake Slayers… Tired of the different standards applied to the men who flout society’s rules, three young ladies seek a little primitive justice and hatch a plan to bring a few of London’s most notorious rakes up to snuff before refusing them. But they soon learn exactly what it is that makes rakes so dangerous... -
The Trouble with Anna by Rachel Griffiths
“A witty, charming, delight of a book!” —Evie Dunmore, USA TODAY bestselling author A tart young woman and an arrogant lord collide in this flirty, sexy, and remarkably modern historical romance, perfect for fans of Bridgerton.Anna didn’t intend to ride in a high-stakes horse race or start up a betting ring...Categorized as:
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Scandals of an Earl's Daughter by Samantha Holt
A history of scandal might be the only thing these opposites have in common…Lady Ivy Musgrave wasn’t especially surprised when a case of mistaken identity led to her near ruination. After all, scandal seems to be her birthright... -
The Duke Who Lied by Jess Michaels
The 8th Book in the bestselling 1797 Club series by USA Today Bestseller Jess Michaels Hugh Margolis, Duke of Brighthollow, has been keeping a secret that eats him up inside. His beloved sister was seduced and nearly ruined by a wicked man. The trauma sent her into exile and to protect her reputation, he never did anything about it... -
Seven Swans a Swimming by Emily E.K. Murdoch
It’s 1815, and swans are Arabella’s only company... Arabella Fitzroy always knew she was to have an arranged marriage, and this Christmas, it’s finally time to meet him. Hopes high and best foot forward, Arabella is astonished to find Lord Nathaniel Cartier nothing more than a boor with bad taste and worse manners...Categorized as:
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The Traitor by Grace Burrowes
As a young boy, British-born Sebastian St. Clair was abandoned in France and forced to join the French army in order to survive. Now that the war is over, he has returned home to his beloved England, and is determined to live a quiet life as a country gentleman...Categorized as:
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