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Jim and Katherine by Traci Hunter Abramson
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJim Whitmore has lofty dreams of a bright political career. So when a well-connected friend invites him home for the weekend, the promise of rubbing shoulders with her congressman father and his professional associates is thrilling. What he doesn’t anticipate is meeting his friend’s sister, Katherine, an intriguing woman who immediately steals his heart... -
![Sutton's Scoundrel by Scarlett Scott]()
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... -
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![Sin Like Flynn by Kathryn Le Veque, Alexa Aston]()
Sin Like Flynn by Kathryn Le Veque, Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling author Kathryn Le Veque and #1 Amazon Bestselling author Alexa Aston, the Regency Duet you've been waiting for... meet the sensual, handsome, and naughty Sinning Flynns.London will never be the same...Mad King George III shocks Polite Society when he awards Cornish smuggler Sean Flynn, descended from an Irish pirate, an earldom and lands in Cornwall...Categorized as:
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![Seven Nights with the Duke by Alyssa Clarke]()
Seven Nights with the Duke by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 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...Categorized as:
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![A Dangerous Passion by Chasity Bowlin]()
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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![Once Upon an Aggravatingly Heroic Kiss by Bree Wolf]()
Once Upon an Aggravatingly Heroic Kiss by Bree Wolf
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA meddlesome lady.An honor-bound lord.And quite a few misunderstandings. England 1749: LADY EDITH WESTON, daughter to the EARL OF SWANSBOROUGH, is determined to see her friend wed to a man she loves. Unfortunately, Lady Adele, however, has been promised since birth and refuses to break her father’s heart by going against his wishes... -
![The Gorgon by Kathryn Le Veque]()
The Gorgon by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYear of our Lord 1235 A.D., Dorset, England An epic Medieval romance written in the same old-world vein as 'Ivanhoe', this is a tremendously powerful story of Sir Bose de Moray and the Lady Summer du Bonne. Bose was the Captain of the Guard for King Henry III until Bose's wife's untimely death in childbirth... -
![The Broken Heart by Mary Lancaster]()
The Broken Heart by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDanger, loyalty and loving the enemy… Book 4 in The Unmarriageable Series is now available! Read for Free with Kindle Unlimited! Shunned by society and even by her own family after the treachery of her late husband, Isabelle de Renarde has long given up any thought of love or remarriage...Categorized as:
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![Trouble & Strife by Lara Kinsey]()
Trouble & Strife by Lara Kinsey
Sidney Chance is not an enforcer. Anymore. Or a drunk, anymore. And the Chance Brothers are not a razor gang. Except they carry razors, he smacks heads together now and again, and sure, he has the odd drink. Sid is the lieutenant of the most powerful family in Birmingham... -
![A Deal with the Duke of Ice: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Daphne Byrne]()
A Deal with the Duke of Ice: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Daphne Byrne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“She said exactly what she thought, not caring at all whether I disapproved. It was fascinating.”Lady Rosaline Wyre’s family has been in debt for years. Paid to go on a blind date, in the stead of her friend, she is shocked to see the Duke of Ice waiting for her. The man who terrifies the whole ton…The Duke of Kenswick has no patience and no need for any woman in London... -
![The Brazen Belles Anthology by Tracy Sumner, Sadie Bosque]()
The Brazen Belles Anthology by Tracy Sumner, Sadie Bosque
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsLooking for a blissful sleepless night? Need some dashing new book boyfriends to cuddle up with on a cozy winter afternoon? For lovers of historical romance, get ready to stay up late reading with this introductory collection of Georgian, Regency, and Victorian pieces by a group of highly acclaimed, award-winning authors! From gaming hells to ballroom belles, these standalone stories—including... -
![Three Days to Be Ruined: A Victorian Historical Romance by Giovanna Siniscalchi]()
Three Days to Be Ruined: A Victorian Historical Romance by Giovanna Siniscalchi
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when a Highlander becomes a winemaker? The grapes don’t just crush... They faint.An English lady with everything to lose…Beth Croft is all poise and propriety—or so she tells herself. To save her father from financial ruin, she proposes a marriage of convenience to Boyd Sandeman, the ruggedly handsome, infuriating Scotsman and wine tycoon... -
![Devil of the High Seas by Lauren Smith]()
Devil of the High Seas by Lauren Smith
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsJosephine Greyville, the daughter of an earl finds herself kidnapped on the eve of her wedding by her fiance's twin who just happens to be a pirate... a true devil of the high seas. Torn between the duty to marry the man she's promised to and caught up in the storm of passion she finds with her new pirate captor, Josephine fears she must choose between her family and her heart...Categorized as:
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![His Scandalous Lessons by Katrina Kendrick]()
His Scandalous Lessons by Katrina Kendrick
Love and scandal make for a deadly combination . . .He is London's most notorious rogueRichard Grey is renowned for his escapades in the bedchamber. But he's hidden the truth for years: that wicked reputation is a public front to hide his political machinations...Categorized as:
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![The Rake's Insatiable Bride by Caroline Lee]()
The Rake's Insatiable Bride by Caroline Lee
She’ll do things her way, or not at all…and that includes marriage!Industrialist Jade Thacker is used to being in control of her own life... -
![The Last Mile by Kat Martin]()
The Last Mile by Kat Martin
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsChanneling Indiana Jones, New York Times bestselling author Kat Martin pairs a woman in search of her family's truth with a hard-hitting professional treasure hunter for the second Blood Ties romantic thriller. As an unknown assailant stalks them across the treacherous Superstition Mountains in Arizona, they race to follow their treasure map's directions to a hidden trove of gold...Categorized as:
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![Murder in Bloomsbury by D.M. Quincy]()
Murder in Bloomsbury by D.M. Quincy
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAcclaimed author D. M. Quincy is back with a second captivating mystery as adventurer Atlas Catesby must put aside his own feelings for Lady Lilliana as they work together to get justice for someone she holds dear... -
![The Beast's Beloved (The Bluestocking War) by Eva Devon, Maire Claremont]()
The Beast's Beloved (The Bluestocking War) by Eva Devon, Maire Claremont
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the wilds of Scotland. . . A beast broods. The Duke of Clyde has been friend to many but none can climb the walls around his heart. None can thaw the ice that he has wrapped his soul in.Until a bluestocking invades his castle, his life, and threatens to upend everything he has ever known... -
![Murder at the Opera by D.M. Quincy]()
Murder at the Opera by D.M. Quincy
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen a nobleman's mistress is gunned down on the steps of the Covent Garden opera house, brilliant adventurer Atlas Catesby discovers a sinister family connection that compels him to investigate.London, 1815. Amateur sleuth Atlas Catesby is about to discover the dark side of the bright lights... -
![The Blighter and the Bluestocking by Eliana Piers]()
The Blighter and the Bluestocking by Eliana Piers
She’s a bluestocking living on the edge of scandal.He’s looking for anything but that to be the mother of his future children.When Lady Bridget is riding her newest invention through Hyde Park, the last thing on her mind is love. She has dedicated her life to science and improving the world around her. And she will settle for nothing less than complete freedom to do so...Categorized as:
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![A Diamond for Christmas by Sydney Jane Baily]()
A Diamond for Christmas by Sydney Jane Baily
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIn a Regency Romeo and Juliet, heady desire blossoms between a lord and a lady from warring families.Lord Geoffrey Diamond is the heir to an earldom with dash-fire to spare. There is no lady in London he ought not to be able to woo and win. Except one.Lady Caroline is vexed to learn the only man who makes her tingle is prohibited... -
![Lady of Fortune by Mary Jo Putney]()
Lady of Fortune by Mary Jo Putney
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTrue love crosses all boundaries in award-winning New York Times bestselling author Mary Jo Putney’s captivating historical romance, in which a young countess flees revolutionary France for London, becomes a maid, learns about life downstairs, and finds unexpected love.A countess turned servant..Categorized as:
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![Curled Up with an Earl by Amy Rose Bennett]()
Curled Up with an Earl by Amy Rose Bennett
"Ever since we first met, I've imagined what it would be like to be in your arms, to feel your lips upon mine. I'm twenty-eight years old. A shy and oft-times awkward spinster with singular scientific interests, and I've...I've never been kissed. Not once. In fact, I never thought I would ever want to be kissed. But then I met you and...and I do want this. Very much... -
![The Christmas Rose by Emma V. Leech]()
The Christmas Rose by Emma V. Leech
The youngest son of a Marquess... Darkly handsome Ludo – universally known as Lascivious Lord Courtney – is the wickedest rake in Christendom. With a reputation that makes nice young ladies swoon, he is just not the marrying kind. A friend to the rescue..Categorized as:
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![Right Place, Wrong Duke: A Midnight in Scotland Novella by Elisa Braden]()
Right Place, Wrong Duke: A Midnight in Scotland Novella by Elisa Braden
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA botched abduction, a little seduction. Some mistakes are worth repeating.In Elisa Braden's enchanting Midnight in Scotland series, the unlikeliest matches generate the greatest heat. And this steamy winter novella about a desperate Scottish widow and the Englishman she takes captive might be the hottest of them all. A duke, an abduction... -
![Once Upon a Leap Year by Anna Bell]()
Once Upon a Leap Year by Anna Bell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA gorgeous, high-concept romcom about finding love and daring to take a chance. After all, it’s all about timing. . .29th February 2000. Lucy’s never met another leapling until she encounters Noah also spending his once-in-four-years birthday on a disappointing day trip to Calais... -
![The Little Board Game Cafe by Jennifer Page]()
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...Categorized as:
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![Her Duke’s Unspoken Desire by Scarlett Osborne]()
Her Duke’s Unspoken Desire by Scarlett Osborne
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratings“I wish I had never set eyes on you. It feels like a betrayal!”Resigned to a life of loneliness, Lady Eleanor is betrothed to a man with no love for her. Until …she shares a passionate kiss with his father.Haunted by the memory of his late wife, Duke Nicholas never thought he would feel like this again. Still, each glance at lovely Eleanor is a temptation he can barely resist...Categorized as:
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![Every Rogue Has His Charm by Susanna Craig]()
Every Rogue Has His Charm by Susanna Craig
Love, intrigue, and a fresh spin on historical romance make a sexy and suspenseful mix in the latest novel in Susanna Craig’s Regency-set series—as the wife one man left behind becomes the woman he can’t live without... Caroline, Marchioness of Chesleigh, has been married for six years—at least in name. In fact, Caro has hardly seen her husband since the early days of their union... -
![Mr. Grier and the Governess by Sophie Barnes]()
Mr. Grier and the Governess by Sophie Barnes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe's the dutiful guardian...She's the breath of fresh air he needs... Olivia Poole knows her time for marriage has passed, so she accepts the position of governess to Mr. Grier's ward. However, she cannot reject the vow she once made her sister—that she would live her life to the fullest. Armed with a list they created together, she determines to honor her promise... -
![تحت المطر by Betty Neels, بيتي نيلز]()
تحت المطر by Betty Neels, بيتي نيلز
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJust for once allow your heart to rule your prudent common sense... Tempting advice - dared Eugenie take it? A country unbringing had taught her to be practical...not to cherish romantic dreams about tall, handsome strangers! But a chance encounter one misty day in spring changed all that... -
![Get Thee Off My Lawn by Daria Vernon]()
Get Thee Off My Lawn by Daria Vernon
APRIL NIGHTINGALE wants the best for her swans, Gerald and Daphne, which is why she won’t rest until they mate for life. It would have happened by now if not for Gerald’s absurd penchant for the neighbor’s pond. But when April trespasses on the Derring lawns to reclaim her fowl, a fouler surprise awaits… As does a tall, handsome neighbor who can’t hold back his laughter at her folly...Categorized as:
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![A Lady of Esteem by Kristi Ann Hunter]()
A Lady of Esteem by Kristi Ann Hunter
Miss Amelia Stalwood may live in London at her absent guardian's townhouse, but she's never actually met any nobility, and instead of aristocrats, her closest friends are servants. Quite by happenstance, she's introduced to the Hawthorne family and their close family friend, Anthony, the reformed marquis of Raeburn... -
![Quiet Meg by Sherry Lynn Ferguson]()
Quiet Meg by Sherry Lynn Ferguson
Architect and landscaper Charles Cabot, a descendant of dukes, finds himself much in demand. Wealthy landowners are enthusiastically improving their vast country estates. When Sir Eustace Lawrence, renowned King's Counsel, invites Cabot to visit his Berkshire home, Cabot plans to apply his talents to a modification of the grounds. But he soon discovers that other skills are called for... -
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![The Rose and the Duke by Jillian Eaton]()
The Rose and the Duke by Jillian Eaton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFour roses, pretty and fairAll with different color hairLenora, stern and strict and wiseBridget, quiet, bookish, and shyAnnabel who wants happily afterEloise who will bend to no masterIn their secret garden waitingFor a man to set their heart racing... As the eldest of four sisters, Lenora has always taken life far too seriously... -
![Right Place, Wrong Duke by Elisa Braden]()
Right Place, Wrong Duke by Elisa Braden
A botched abduction, a little seduction. Some mistakes are worth repeating.In Elisa Braden's enchanting Midnight in Scotland series, the unlikeliest matches generate the greatest heat. And this steamy winter novella about a desperate Scottish widow and the Englishman she takes captive might be the hottest of them all. A duke, an abduction...Categorized as:
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![The Secrets of a Moonlit Night by Elisa Braden]()
The Secrets of a Moonlit Night by Elisa Braden
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA swindling governess, a scarred hero, and a ghost with matchmaking in mind. A governess with a swindler’s past Sinister rumors of a mysterious figure known as the Half-Faced Man swirl around the ruins of Northcliffe Abbey. But governess Elizabeth Nightingale knows claptrap when she peddles it... -
![Perfectly Candid by J.S. Jasper]()
Perfectly Candid by J.S. Jasper
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAliyah Giorgia Juliet Panimiro was never meant to be Queen. It's not in her blood. Yet, when she turned sixteen, the duty to wear the crown was thrust upon her. Now, she spends her time alone, dreaming of a day she won't have to attend balls with the dreaded goal of finding a husband...Categorized as:
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![Perfectly Candid by J.S. Jasper]()
Perfectly Candid by J.S. Jasper
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAliyah Giorgia Juliet Panimiro was never meant to be Queen. It's not in her blood. Yet, when she turned sixteen, the duty to wear the crown was thrust upon her. Now, she spends her time alone, dreaming of a day she won't have to attend balls with the dreaded goal of finding a husband... -
![Christmas with the Lords by Hannah Langdon]()
Christmas with the Lords by Hannah Langdon
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsURGENTLY WANTED: a nanny for Christmas. Seeking an adventurous nanny to work for the aristocratic Lord family at their country estate. Must love naughty dogs, mischievous children and have a high tolerance for Christmas chaos. Room and board provided.Penny Windlesham is stunned when her long-term boyfriend suddenly dumps her, leaving her with a broken heart just in time for Christmas...Categorized as:
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![The Night Before Scandal by Scarlett Scott]()
The Night Before Scandal by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens in a carriage doesn’t always stay in a carriage... Lord Harry Marlow reluctantly attends a Christmas house party hosted by his brother and his sister-in-law, who also happens to be the woman he once longed to wed himself. He’s not pleased by the prospect of holly and mistletoe and merrymaking any more than he is with the reminder of the love he could have had...Categorized as:
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![His Regency Goddess by Steffy Smith]()
His Regency Goddess by Steffy Smith
Sophia Westcott has mourned her late husband for a respectable amount of time by society's standards. She was now a dowager Duchess and independent in her own right. She was Sophie. Her life on her own terms. This would start by lowering the line of her dresses to flatter her hourglass shape and curate her own art collection... -
![The Duke of Diamonds by Emily Windsor]()
The Duke of Diamonds by Emily Windsor
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the coldest flint, there is fire...Casper Brook, the eighth Duke of Rothwell, has forever spurned frivolous pleasures, his restless emotions remaining buried beneath duty and command.Yet when a titian-haired minx perches upon his ducal desk and claims to know the whereabouts of his one burning obsession, a game of wits and passion erupts... Fire ignites from a spark..Categorized as:
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![Never Kiss a Scot by Lauren Smith]()
Never Kiss a Scot by Lauren Smith
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsJoanna Lennox is a fine bred English lady. She's pretty, intelligent, witty and...on the shelf. With an influential baron as her brother and a hefty dowry, she should have gentleman lining up at her door but instead she seems doomed to become a spinster. Then one night a handsome highland lord steals a kiss from her in a library which stirs her deepest desires... -
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![Worth the Wait by Lara Kinsey]()
Worth the Wait by Lara Kinsey
A feminine froth of a short romance.It's 1879, Paris is the center of Victorian fashion, and Diane Penrose, youngest daughter of the Baron de St. Aubrey, has run away from home to work as a living mannequin. The House of Worth is the premier fashion establishment, and young Marguerite Blanche is their most accomplished seamstress...Categorized as:
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![Monster's Hunt: A Sweet Monster Romance by Leann Ryans]()
Monster's Hunt: A Sweet Monster Romance by Leann Ryans
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI didn’t expect to find an omega when I went hunting. She’s the sweetest prey. She’s going to be mine, and I'll make sure she can never run from me again.My family made sure my life was a misery, but there’s nothing I can do to escape them. I have nowhere else to go... -
![Don't You Know? by M.K. Moore]()
Don't You Know? by M.K. Moore
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI am about to take everything from her-including the one thing I didn’t know I needed... He thinks he's taking something from me, but what he doesn't get is that it's already his... Don’t you know? She’s mine. Don’t you know? He’s everything. This is a safe, over the top, smutty good time novella with a super sweet HEA...Categorized as:
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![The Monster of Montvale Hall by Nadine Millard]()
The Monster of Montvale Hall by Nadine Millard
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA childhood tragedy had shaped the life of Robert Forsythe, the Duke of Montvale Hall, forever. He kept himself isolated from the world and the people in it, reveling in his reputation as a monster. Locked in a world of guilt and grief, nobody had ever been able to break down the walls he kept around him. Nobody had ever tried...Categorized as:
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![Love and Other Perennial Habits by Emmaline Warden]()
Love and Other Perennial Habits by Emmaline Warden
All Margaret Reedy’s despicable husband left her when he died was the title of Countess of Everly, a ramshackle estate, and a pittance to repair it. Fortunately, he couldn’t deny her the most important perk of widowhood: freedom. A chance to become the woman she might have been if a forced marriage hadn’t gotten in her way. Problem is, she’s not entirely certain who that is...Categorized as:
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![Verity and the Forbidden Suitor by J.J. McAvoy]()
Verity and the Forbidden Suitor by J.J. McAvoy
A spirited and independent heiress defies the expectations of society to chase happily ever after in this irresistible romance from the author of Aphrodite and the Duke. With her brother, the Duke of Everely, married off to the beautiful and charming Aphrodite Du Bell, Verity Eagleman feels more alone than ever within the cold halls of the family estate...Categorized as:
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