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Charming Artemis by Sarah M. Eden
Charlie Jonquil is mild-mannered and kind—except when it comes to his one true adversary, Artemis Lancaster. Though Charlie has a brilliant mind for mathematics, Artemis poses a problem he can’t seem to comprehend: how can one be so lovely and so infuriating? A party in London brings him into the company of the maddening young lady, and it is clear that Charlie’s disdain is mutual... -
The Duke’s Untouched Bride: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Daphne Byrne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“When you look at me with those eyes, wife, I want to kiss you and make you mine in every way that matters. ”. Duchess Iris will never see her husband again. Not after he abandoned her on their wedding night…without even touching her. But suddenly, a baby is left at her doorstep. So she seeks out the Duke, demanding answers... -
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Ruby in the Rough by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA cold-hearted duke. A spirited heiress. One scandalous surrender. Lady Cordelia Ravensmere wanted a love match. Instead, she wed the enigmatic Duke of Walpole, a man who warned her he would never give his heart. But Christian North is nothing like she expected—aloof yet magnetic, cold yet burning with a passion he cannot hide... -
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... -
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Designs on the Duke by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA twin back from war, his brother dying in his arms . . . A woman who has traveled the world and learned from those travels . . . Two people who don’t fit into the constricting rules of London’s Polite Society . . . Major Elijah Young never met his father, the Duke of Bradford, who believed his young wife betrayed him and gave birth to twins sired by another man... -
The Best-Kept Secrets by Sarah M. Eden
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWith her ever-ready smile, Eve O’Doyle faces life’s challenges with boundless optimism. However, even she finds it difficult to see the silver lining in her parents’ news: disaster has struck, leaving their genteel family in dire financial straits. But all is not lost. In the name of economizing, Eve will skip the London Season—even if it means dooming herself to spinsterhood... -
Seven Nights with the Duke by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMiss Elizabeth ‘Lizzy’ Fairbanks cannot forget a few abandoned moments with Rannulf Headley, the Duke of Ravenswood. Their romance had begun by accident until it ended when she discovered they were worlds apart. Now that her brother is the new Earl of Celdon, the very bad Fairbanks have been trying to behave themselves and fit into London society... -
The Earl's Iron Warrant by Kate Archer
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn Icy Lady and an Implacable Lord. .. Charles Battersea, Earl of Dalton and heir to the Duke of Glastonburg, is the last holdout among the six young heirs who have been pressured to marry by way of the Dukes’ Pact. This surprises precisely nobody, especially not himself. He has unaccountably lost his friend, Grayson, to Miss Dell, but if he is forced to tow the bachelorhood line alone, so be it... -
An Autumn Courtship by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA family in trade moving up in the world. A family of landed gentry stepping aside for them. And the sons and daughters caught in the middle. Johnny Fletcher is exactly where he wants to be - a Fellow at Cambridge, with a lifetime of scholarly pursuits in front of him. He’s not allowed to marry, but he has no need for a wife when he has his books for company... -
Fashioning the Duke by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsEight titled peers who never expected to become dukes do just that—and are attracted to females whom Polite Society does not believe worthy of the title duchess, due to their desires to be more than typical ladies of the ton... -
Investigating the Duke by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA serious clergyman whose brothers die, leaving him an unexpected duke . . . A woman who is making her way as a Bow Street runner . . . An investigation that leads them to the truth—and each other . . . Jasper Lincoln is happy tending to his congregation when news arrives of his brother’s death in battle. Jasper’s father, ailing for several months, slips away, unable to bear the news... -
Miss Determined by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTrevor, Marquess of Tavistock, has finally decided to stop larking around on the Continent, come home, and take a bride. His solicitors applaud his decision to settle down, provided he chooses a wealthy young lady to be his marchioness. Those years Trevor spent seeing the world were bad years for the lordly coffers... -
Fall of the Lyon: The Lyon's Den by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsEnter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made. .. unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives. .. and loves... -
Love Blooms with the Duke by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA fourth son instantly propelled into a dukedom . . . A beautiful woman trying to support herself as a governess . . . Two people who want to be accepted—and who long for love . . . Xander Hughes, London’s biggest rake, suddenly finds himself in over his head, becoming the Duke of Brockbank and guardian to two nieces he has never met... -
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Tamed by the Lyon by Chasity Bowlin
It was their first kiss, possibly her first kiss ever. All the more reason to get it right. Abandoned at the altar by her groom in favor of her younger sister, Miss Madeline Keyes has become an object of pity, scorn and scandal. Rather than flee to the countryside to rusticate as a spinster with her less than loving parents, she seeks the aid of Mrs... -
The Moonstone Marquess by Meara Platt
What happens when a battle-scarred hero bent on destroying himself meets an irresistible force by the name of Phoebe? Lady Phoebe Killigrew is appalled by the scandalous country parties their new neighbor, a war hero marquess, is holding at his estate in Moonstone Landing. She has every intention of keeping well away from him, until a governess arrives at her door with his two nieces... -
To Steal a Lyon’s Heart by Dayna Quince
A marriage contract, a life debt, and a love worth defying fate for. . Lord Samuel Clark, Earl of Alston, woke from the brink of death to a new life he didn’t recognize. To save him, his sister made a deal with the Widow of Whitehall, trapping Sam in a marriage contract with a total stranger. But Sam refuses to accept such a cold fate and schemes to free himself in secret...Categorized as:
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Impeccable by Darcy Burke
Society’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. Former courtesan and pretend widow Evangeline Renshaw is happy with her reinvented life as a patroness of the Phoenix Club...Categorized as:
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The Rules of Matrimony by Anneka R. Walker
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn unexpected marriage. A forbidden kiss. A love worth fighting for. London, England, 1823. Ian has vowed never to marry, steadfast in his resolve to shield himself from the heartache his father’s infidelity brought upon his mother. Instead, he dedicates his heart and soul to reforming criminal law with his Rebel group... -
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 Duke's Counterfeit Wife by Caroline Lee
How did she end up make-believe married to the Grump Next Door? Spinster scientist Felicity Montrose has always been as curious as one of her pet cats. So when her dark and dangerous neighbor catches her breaking into his house, her body’s reactions to his manhandling raises all sorts of interesting questions...Categorized as:
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The Art of Stealing a Duke's Heart by Ellie St. Clair
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIt was only supposed to be one night. Calliope Murphy was determined to prove to her family that she was as capable as the rest of them. That she could master a priceless painting to steal from a duke who is far too arrogant and pompous for his own good...Categorized as:
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Vacancy: Viscount Preferred by Tammy Andresen
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLady Priscilla is in trouble…. When a cousin she didn’t even know existed inherits her father’s title, the new Earl of Purlington wants more than just the earldom, he want’s Priscilla too. Or at least, her dowry. What she needs is a hero. A man to swoop in and save her despite her cousin’s intimidating lurking...Categorized as:
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Seducing September's Scoundrel by Diana Bold
In the scandalous world of Regency London, where society's rakes reign supreme, the Brazen Belle, a notorious gossip columnist, casts her wicked spotlight on the charismatic scoundrels of the ton. Welcome to the captivating ninth installment of The Rake Review series, where chaos and reluctant romance collide in a tempestuous dance... -
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Five Days with a Duke by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe 5th and final installment in Christi Caldwell's Heart of a Scandal series will have readers sighing, swooning, and laughing out loud! Years earlier, Connell Wordsworth, the Duke of Renaud gave up the woman he wanted for the responsibilities thrust upon him. After loss upon loss, he heads to London, for a new home with no memories, no staff, and the only thing he wants in life…to be alone... -
The Duke Under the Mistletoe by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNew York City socialite, wealthy heiress, and duchess against her will. She didn’t want to get married. Not yet. And certainly not to a cold, haughty aristocrat. But her mother had other plans. Now, she’s a duchess about to spend Christmas alone at her new husband’s crumbling country estate. There’s just one problem. He’s unexpectedly decided to join her...Categorized as:
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The Fake February Rake by Charlie Lane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe ton thinks Hades is a rake. He’s not. Before the Brazen Belle’s gossip column named him February’s rake, Dr. Hades Jones was the ton’s most trusted doctor, proper in every way but for his family’s scandalous past. But the rake the Belle named wasn’t him. I t was someone wearing his distinctive silk-lined coat, which was stolen from him months ago... -
Sweet Rogue of Mine by Shana Galen
A sharpshooter who’s lost his sight…. When a stray pistol ball from the battlefield took Nash’s sight, it also took his entire identity. He’s retreated to his father’s county home to lick his wounds, but his drinking and isolation have only made things worse...Categorized as:
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Missing by Tammy Andresen
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsLady Rebecca has seen a ghost…. Three years after the death of her fiancé, the Marquess of Northhampton, she swears she sees him walking down the street. Why now? She can’t afford to lose her mental faculties after all this time. But then again at his father’s funeral, she sees his specter. That can’t be him under the trees...Categorized as:
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The Perfect Gentleman (Valiant Love) by Deborah Wilson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLady Brinley discovers shocking news that will leave her in despair…. Her father is in possession of someone else’s horse. But… it is not just someone else’s horse. The horse belongs to the third son of the Duke of Curbain - one of the oldest and most respectable homes in England. Lord Lore Curbain. And what’s worse…...Categorized as:
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The Frosty Duke by Lila DiPasqua
When a mathematician seeks the aid of a rake, things may not go to plan… A fun, extra-steamy, utterly scandalous, romantic holiday novella. Spinster Lady Luella (Ella) knows a lot about mathematics but is completely out of her element when it comes to men. To right a terrible wrong, she has until the Christmas ball to learn as much as she can about the art of seduction...Categorized as:
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Be Not Coy by Felicity Niven
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsCrispin catches sight of the beautiful Miss Georgiana Byng and has to meet her. When he discovers she also has a brilliant, scholarly mind, he decides he must marry her. And Crispin Stafford, Earl of Epworth, always gets what he wants. Georgiana cares for nothing except Anglo-Saxon runes. Until she meets an enormous—and enormously attractive—man named Crispin...Categorized as:
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Still Wicked by Kathleen Ayers
Lady Elizabeth Reynolds is perfectly happy living as a nun. Secure within the walls of St. Albans, Elizabeth is determined to take her vows and never return to London. Life in society holds no appeal and she has no desire to wed. Unfortunately, Elizabeth’s long absent mother has plans for her daughter. Taken from St... -
The Elusive Lord Everhart by Vivienne Lorret
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsVivienne Lorret, the USA Today bestselling author of Winning Miss Wakefield, returns with a new series featuring the three roguish bachelors of Fallow Hall. Gabriel Ludlow, Viscount Everhart, will never marry, and thus is sure to win the bachelors' wager amongst his friends...Categorized as:
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More Than a Duke by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsPolite Society doesn’t take Lady Anne Adamson seriously. However, Anne isn’t just another pretty young miss. When she discovers her father betrayed her mother’s love and her family descended into poverty, Anne comes up with a plan to marry a respectable, powerful, and honorable gentleman— a man nothing like her philandering father... -
Courting Danger by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestseller Wendy Vella comes an exciting Regency series about legend, love and destiny, with a hint of magic …. If only he’d taken more care, she wouldn’t now be facing her destiny. Somerset Sinclair vows not to follow in her elder siblings’ footsteps. There will be no marriages or daring rescues of any man carrying Raven blood... -
Turnabout: A Regency Romance inspired by P&P by Sydney Salier
What if a wealthy aunt ensured that Mrs Bennet and her daughters had a secure future and a proper education? What if Darcy arrived at Netherfield a month after the Bingleys – just in time for the assembly and his famous insult? What if Mr Bennet was just a little more engaged and the inhabitants of Meryton a little less impressed with the visitors – resulting in the whole party getting kicked out...Categorized as:
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His Accidental Duchess by Sally Vixen
“For the first month of our marriage, you will be mine when I ask for it, where I ask for it…”. Abandoned at the altar, Lady Anna hunts down the groom's brother for an explanation. Only. .. he's the most attractive -and ruthless- man she's ever seen. Duke Theodore didn't expect a disheveled bride to burst into his study...Categorized as:
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Earl of Morrey by Lauren Smith
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLetty Fordyce knows three things about her future husband:. Lord Morrey is a dangerous man. He frightens her. She desires him. Adam Beaumont, the Earl of Morrey, is full of dark secrets. His brooding and mysterious allure draws women to him like moths to a flame. But he fears he can never marry, not when his secret life is full of constant dangers...Categorized as:
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The Murmur of Masks: Love and Heartbreak in Regency England by Catherine Kullmann
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAnything Can Happen at a Masquerade – Just Ask Olivia. Eighteen-year-old Olivia's naval captain father is 'somewhere at sea' fighting the French when her mother dies suddenly, leaving her daughter homeless. Desperately in need of security and safety, a distraught Olivia accepts Jack Rembleton's offer of a marriage of convenience, hoping that love will grow between them...Categorized as:
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Only Rakes Would Dare by Charlie Lane
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this sizzling opposites-attract Regency romance by Charlie Lane, a lady of passion and an earl of logic commit to a fake courtship as rakish as it is daring. Lady Edith knows the sting of unrequited love, and now she wants only one thing—to marry a man who desires her or to never marry. But at the Season’s end, her father threatens to provide a husband if she cannot secure one herself...Categorized as:
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Reverie & Rancour: A Pride & Prejudice Vagary by S. E. Granger
It was a dream until it was a nightmare: Elizabeth Bennet stumbles into Fitzwilliam Darcy's bedchamber while staying at Netherfield. Unhappily for them both, Mrs. Bennet finds them there and cries compromise, obliging them to marry. Darcy, believing Elizabeth responsible for the scheme, determines that she shall not benefit from her deception... -
Curves and Counterfeit by Charlie Lane
Miss Lucy Jones is all curves and covert operations. She escorts endangered women out of London in the dark of night, guiding them to safety. She’d rather face a sword point than hear a man say he loves her. She’s married to her cause and needs no other suitor, not even a terribly handsome stable hand who makes her laugh. Keaton Godwin, Earl of Ennis isn’t a stable hand... -
To Enchant a Wicked Duke by Christi Caldwell
A Devil in Disguise. Years ago, when Nick Tallings, the recent Duke of Huntly, watched his family destroyed at the hands of a merciless nobleman, he vowed revenge. But his efforts had been futile, as his enemy, Lord Rutland is without weakness. Until now. .. With his rival finally happily married, Nick is able to set his ruthless scheme into motion...Categorized as:
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You Belong to Me by Johanna Lindsey
In all the world, no man exists who can tame Alexandra Rubilov. A fiery and beautiful free-thinker, Alex's steadfast refusal to marry has frustrated her hapless father...Categorized as:
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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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Compromised for Christmas by Lizzie C. Koz
This year for Christmas you are. .. Marrying a stranger. Miss Georgiana Hartley is beautiful and bold, but what everyone mistakes for confidence is really a mask hiding a deep-seated loneliness, one only daring adventures can temporarily alleviate. When her recklessness lands her in scandal and a forced marriage, she’s determined to view it as a chance for a fresh start and a sense of belonging...Categorized as:
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The Earl’s Bluestocking Bride by Jayne Rivers
A desperate earl. A bluestocking heiress. A marriage of convenience gone awry. Miss Amelia Hart may have a hefty dowry, but she seems to be invisible to eligible gentlemen. When the charming and handsome Earl of Longley begins courting her, she’s baffled. Until she realizes that he’s a fortune hunter. Amelia proposes a mutually beneficial arrangement that could prove dangerous to her heart... -
The Wicked Games of a Gentleman by Jillian Hunter
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAward-winning author Jillian Hunter gives us another irresistible story teeming with seduction, scandal, and secrets. Lord Drake Boscastle has everything–smoldering good looks, extreme wealth, and devilish charms. Everything, that is, except true happiness. Hoping to satisfy his growing discontent, he is set to meet one of the most celebrated courtesans in England for a heated rendezvous... -
Friends and Enemies: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by J Dawn King
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the results of a hundred battles. ” Sun Tzu, 5th Century BCE. Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, the hero of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, has his world turned upside down when his character, of which he is particularly proud, is called into question by those whom he trusts...Categorized as:
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