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The Governess Diaries by Chasity Bowlin
Love lost and found…. As a girl, Euphemia Darrow had fallen desperately in love with the younger son of the Duke of Clarenden, Nicholas Montford. But he broke her heart with a cold dismissal before he left to join the army. Rather than pine for him, Effie found another purpose for her life... -
Such Persuasions as These: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Emilia Stratford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEVERYONE IN MERYTON KNOWS of Elizabeth Bennet’s peculiar betrothal with Captain Frederick Wentworth. Elizabeth has relished the uncommon engagement that was the result of childhood silliness, using it to ward off undesired suitors. WHEN FITZWILLIAM DARCY arrives in Hertfordshire, it is clear the proud, unpleasant gentleman is in dire need of Elizabeth’s help... -
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Yours: A Variation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Susan Adriani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy heart is, and always will be, yours-Edward Ferrars, Sense & Sensibility. Two years ago, Elizabeth Bennet walked away from Mr Darcy with a broken heart and no reason to expect their paths would ever cross again. Tragedy, scandal, and loss forced her from Longbourn, and her family now lives in quiet obscurity in Yorkshire—until a chance encounter at a winter ball changes everything... -
The Bachelor Mr Darcy by Julie Cooper
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHere I am, surrounded by heiresses without so much as a murmur from my heart. MR FITZWILLIAM DARCY'S FAMILY has decided it is time for him to select a wife and marry. To that end, Pemberley is suddenly inundated with eligible young ladies vying for his time and attention. Disinterested in the notion, Mr Darcy’s attention is on his myriad other troubles... -
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Starlight and the Duke: A Regency Historical Romance by Meara Platt
All he ever wanted was to love her. Robert Durham, the Duke of Durham, has loved Lady Fiona Shoreham ever since he was a little boy. But he is six years her junior and had to watch helplessly as eighteen-year-old Fiona married the Earl of Shoreham. She is a widow now and lovelier than ever...Categorized as:
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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... -
Jewel of the Ball by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe was meant for the Church. She was never meant to tempt him. Lady Angelica Ravensmere never expected to fall for the wounded gentleman she helped recover—nor that he would be bound for holy orders. Devoted, principled, and determined to turn from the world, Lord Benedict Deverell is everything she should avoid… and everything her heart yearns for... -
A Confirmed Rake by Martha Keyes
When Rebecca Russell’s brother marries, she finally has the opportunity she has been dreaming of: to leave the seclusion of her reclusive grandfather’s home and enter into Society. But when her inexperience has her making blunders and courting embarrassment, help comes from an unexpected source: the brooding, irritable brother of her chaperone...Categorized as:
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The Captain's Heiress by Amy Jarecki
Captain Gibb MacGalloway might adore women, but he does not allow them aboard his ship…. Females are too distracting for his crew—and too distracting for him, truth be told. But when his brother, the Duke of Dunscaby, asks him to provide safe passage to Miss Isabella Harcourt, the daughter of an old family friend, Gibb has no choice but to bend his rules... -
The Happiness of a Most Beloved Sister: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Mary Smythe
Had not my own feelings decided against you, had they been indifferent, or had they even been favourable, do you think that any consideration would tempt me to accept the man, who has been the means of ruining, perhaps forever, the happiness of a most beloved sister? AFTER HER ELDER SISTER JANE is endangered by a youthful romantic disappointment, Elizabeth Bennet takes it upon herself to stand... -
Leap of Faith by Elizabeth Johns
A managing beauty. A determined bachelor. A delightful romp! When their elderly guardian dies, Faith Whitford is determined to set up house in Bath and look for respectable country gentlemen for her four sisters. She has no ambitions for mingling with the ton...Categorized as:
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I Like Big Dukes and I Cannot Lie by Annabelle Anders, Amy Rose Bennett
From the delightfully debonair to the devilishly dangerous, these dashing dukes can't help but command your attention. And let's not forget the real stars here—the dazzling, damsel-not-in-distress heroines who don't need a title to rule. These are ladies of wit, grit, and not a little bit of mischief. Every one of these novellas has a duke for its leading man...Categorized as:
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Once Upon an Accidentally Bewitching Kiss by Bree Wolf
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn this second-chance Regency romance by USA Today bestselling and HOLT Medallion winning author BREE WOLF, a jilted lord and a young widow are forced to risk their hearts all over again. Once, he loved her. Once, he lost her. Now, he must fight for her. England 1803: TROY BEAUMONT, only son to the EARL OF WHICKERTON, risked his heart once…and came to regret it... -
I Never Knew Myself: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Melanie Rachel
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsElizabeth Bennet is living a lie. She’s known since she was fifteen that she isn't truly a Bennet, but who is she? Are the people and places that appear in her dreams just a sign of her active imagination, or are they memories of her true family? Could the stories she'd told Jane when they were children not be stories at all? Fitzwilliam Darcy is reliving a nightmare... -
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The Heart of a Lyon: The Lyon's Den Connected World (The Lyon's Den Connected World) by Anna St. Claire
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe needs a miracle to save her, but he refuses to consider marriage, until a pretend betrothal changes how he sees her . Riddled with guilt and haunted by nightmares over the tragic death of his father, Henry Stanton, the Earl of Egerton, returns home a broken man and seeks solace in the excesses of the Lyon’s Den... -
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... -
Mr. Darcy's Bookshop: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Summer Hanford
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCut off from his family’s fortune because he refuses to marry the woman his father has selected for him, Fitzwilliam Darcy takes up the only employment he deems tolerable, that of bookseller. Darcy is determined to support himself and to marry for love, but his powerful relations use their clout to keep customers and fashionable young ladies away... -
Schooled by the Bastard by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSecond Chance * Secret Past * Bastard Hero. In this second chance Regency Romance by Annabelle Anders, an independent headmistress fights to keep her all-girls school open even as the only man she’s ever loved—and lost—barges back into her life. As the daughter of a cruel marquess, Augusta Primm has fought tooth and nail to establish her independence... -
Shining Knight by Elizabeth Johns
A hoyden plus Society’s darling equals. .. a recipe for disaster? Lady Eugenia Knight was the youngest of five, and the only daughter of a duke, so was it any wonder she was a hoyden? When she made her London debut, naturally Society—and the gossip columns—were fascinated with her...Categorized as:
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From the Fields of Porthlenn by Deborah M. Hathaway
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Regency Romance—Cornwall, 1818. Poppy Honeysett wants to be seen as the woman she is—not as the naive young lady she was. She will no longer race across beaches or collect seashells like a child. And she will not, under any circumstances, pine after the lieutenant who broke his promise—and her heart—two years before...Categorized as:
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The Daring Debutante by Tracy Sumner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the next generation in the Duchess Society! Tobias Streeter’s son and Xander Macauley’s daughter fight falling in love! In the bustling streets of 1840s London, a jaded and world-weary man, Nigel Streeter, carries the scars of a tortuous past... -
The Heart of a Lyon (The Lyon's Den Connected World) by Anna St. Claire
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 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. She needs a miracle to save her, but he refuses to consider marriage, until a pretend betrothal changes how he sees her... -
An Excellent Walker by Lyndsay Constable
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIs Mr Darcy capable of wanting to marry just for the sake of love? AN UNEXPECTED MEETING between Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet becomes suddenly and shockingly dangerous. Mr Darcy is determined to protect Elizabeth but his exertions leave him grievously wounded... -
A Pair of Sparkling Eyes: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Andreea Catana
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“ A Pair of Sparkling Eyes ” is a sweet and romantic Pride and Prejudice variation, sprinkled with some angst and plenty of original twists, appropriate for readers of all ages. A spirited ten-year-old Elizabeth Bennet travels to Derbyshire with her uncle Thomas Gardiner and his new wife Madeline to visit Madeline’s relatives in Lambton...Categorized as:
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Marquess of Fortune by Tammy Andresen
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Marquess of Fortune is too dangerously wicked to ignore…. Tall, dark, and handsome, the mysterious Lord Smith is the exact kind of man with which the sister of a baron should never consort. But he captures Miss Emily Cross's interest at every turn, her heart fluttering wildly in her chest whenever their eyes meet. Is this how a woman falls into ruin? One delicious step at a time…... -
Whoever Lives in Love: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Lucy Marin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy meet in the summer of 1811 when he is staying at Netherfield Park with his friend, Charles Bingley. They are immediately drawn to each other. Love soon blossoms, and they look forward to an autumn wedding... -
Seduced by the Scot by Jillian Eaton
A promise made. .. When Lady Brynne Weston was just fourteen, she made a pact with her brother’s friend, Lord Lachlan Campbell, a charming Scottish boy with a rebellious streak that called to her own sense of adventure. If, in ten years, neither was married, they would marry each other. The promise was sealed with a stick of sugar, and then forgotten about. .Categorized as:
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Loving Lord Egleton by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMiss Hannah Blackmore has been in love with Lord Egleton since she was a little girl, which is why she is devastated when he asks her to help him find a bride, and quickly. She is forced to acknowledge that Martin has only ever considered her a friend. Deciding that it's time for her to move on, she makes plans to entertain potential suitors this Season...Categorized as:
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My Virtuous Duke by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDashing Arthur Winter, Duke Beaufort needs an heir, but the path to marriage is as tricky as a waltz. Lucky for him, the witty Lady Deandra Coleridge, his best friend and confidante, steps in to help him win the heart of a debutante. Yet, a simple kiss unravels unexpected desires between them... -
The Truth About Family: A friends to lovers variation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Lucy Marin
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBANISHED FROM LONGBOURN at a young age, Elizabeth Bennet is raised among the Fitzwilliams at the Romsley estate, growing up alongside Fitzwilliam Darcy and his cousins. Entering adulthood, Elizabeth soon finds herself in possession of a secret love for him that even she knows is futile, and she must settle for his friendship... -
The Best of Friends by Sarah M. Eden
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsDaria Mullins just accomplished the seemingly impossible --she successfully convinced her parents to grant her one final London Season. Though their concession comes with certain expectations, Daria is determined to enjoy every moment alongside her dear friends, the Huntresses, as they make their annual foray into the Marriage Mart. Toss Comstock has no interest in marriage... -
Mismatched Under the Mistletoe by Jess Michaels
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJohn Cavendish has carried a secret for most of his adult life: he has been in love with the wife of his best friend, Lady Emily Rutledge, since the first time he laid eyes on her. Years have passed, she’s been widowed and they have become the closest of friends, but that deep feeling has remained... -
To Catch a Viscount by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMiss Marcia Collins's cameo-perfect life is destroyed when scandal leaves her standing alone at the altar on her wedding day. Her heart shattered, she decides to embrace her ruined reputation and explore every forbidden pleasure. All she needs is a little help from her long-time friend—and society’s most wicked rogue—Andrew Barrett, Viscount Waters...Categorized as:
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Lord of the Knight by Elizabeth Johns
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDesperation, jealousy, intrigue…unrequited love. Lady Maria Mottram was plain by ton standards. Yet, gentlemen were drawn to her for her pleasing wit, ability to speak of their favorite pastimes, and for her lofty family connections which made her very handsome indeed. Until one wretched day when her family’s name was attached to scandal... -
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Without Undue Pride by Heather Moll
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBecoming a wife has cost her everything. Are his unflinching promises enough to make her risk the dangers of love once more? Elizabeth Fitzwilliam, née Bennet, doesn’t believe she will ever trust. Left destitute and pregnant after her colonel husband dies on the battlefield, the once-lively widow is horrified when her brother-in-law threatens to seize custody of her child... -
A Dutiful Son: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Kelly Miller
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat will Fitzwilliam Darcy do when his beloved father stands between him and happiness? Darcy has always emulated his wise and honourable father, George Darcy. But following a sinister act of betrayal by a former family friend, his father rejects his most benevolent principles... -
From Land and Legacy ... To Love: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Shana Jefferis-Zimmerman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat if Mr. Darcy’s cold manner and taciturn disposition were not the consequence of abominable pride but instead a painful reluctance to place his trust in those deserving of it, as a result of his own disappointments? Bestowing trust in those who are worthy is a theme woven throughout this Pride and Prejudice variation... -
The Boys of Summer by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor the first time in her life, she understood how a woman might be led astray. Playmates during one magical summer on the coast, Clarissa and Gus made a vow to one another: when they were older, when they were both free of the shadows of their neglectful and abusive fathers, they would marry... -
Fitzwilliam Darcy, Master Spy: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Jennifer Joy
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo mission is impossible for this Agent of the Crown. .. until he meets his match! Fitzwilliam Darcy is the Crown's most formidable secret weapon—a Master Spy. His latest mission will test his limits when he's assigned to protect England's foremost code decipherer, Mr. Thomas Bennet… and his wife and five unmarried daughters...Categorized as:
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Ramsgate Rescue: A Ramsgate Pride and Prejudice Variation by Laraba Kendig
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsElizabeth has fine eyes, no wealth, and eminently unsuitable connections. Darcy finds that he can neither act on his feelings for her nor wish them away. Elizabeth Bennet happens upon Georgiana in Ramsgate, along with her companion and an old family friend. Her new acquaintance seems to have family, fortune and love... -
The Lord from London by Amanda Panhorst
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRosy Barrett is a woman of simple tastes, asking nothing more than for leave to ride from dawn until dusk and tend to the horses in her father’s stables at Broadstone Manor. With the foaling season well underway, she is wholly focused on obtaining the beginnings of her own future breeding operation, separate from her father’s... -
His Family Objects by Lucy Marin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou will find me here, patiently awaiting you. AFTER THEIR UNEXPECTED MEETING AT PEMBERLEY, Elizabeth Bennet believes that she and Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy have been afforded a second chance at love. Even with the news of Lydia Bennet’s elopement with George Wickham could surely only delay their happily ever after... -
Christmas in Cumbria by Tammy Andresen, Collette Cameron
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLet the Spirit of Christmas sweep you away! Christmas in Cumbria features THIRTEEN STORIES of love and romance from your favorite authors…. Let these glorious stories full of Christmas magic and true love—with more than a hint of steam— sweep you away to a time gone by. Indulge yourself free of guilt with this collection from USA Today and Amazon bestselling authors. Tammy Andresen. Sadie Bosque... -
Secrets of a Duke by Martha Keyes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBy station, they’re worlds apart, but living under the same roof brings their hearts dangerously close. William Yorke faces a tall order: convince people he is worthy of the Dukedom of Rockwood that has unexpectedly fallen to him. Returning from London to his enormous estate, he breaks his journey at an inn and finds himself witness to a drunkard selling his wife to the highest bidder... -
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The Hunt for Mr. October by Tabetha Waite
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt had been the moment Elwood Tyburne, the Earl of Belmont, had been dreading for months. Ever since that Brazen Belle and her dastardly, Rake Review had started wreaking havoc upon all of his friends and acquaintances—some of which were wrongly accused—he had been in a state of panic... -
Sinfully Daring by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Perfect Young Lady…. Lady Rosamund Adolphus, daughter of the Duke of Bedwin, will not have the slightest trouble in finding a husband. So says the ton. She has beauty, breeding, charm and a dowry weighty enough to sink an East Indiaman. Yet the only man she fancies is the elusive Lord Ashburton, longtime friend of her older brother Jules...Categorized as:
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Garden of the Midnights by Hannah Linder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDanger Lurks at Rosenleigh Manor. Enjoy another Gothic Style Regency from Hannah Linder. The accidents are not a matter of chance. They are deliberate. As English gentleman William Kensley becomes aware of the danger at Rosenleigh, he pleads for truth from the only man he can trust—until that man is murdered...Categorized as:
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Rescued from Betrayal by Teah Kemp Weight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer pride, his prejudice, and the scandal that brought them together. Melior means superior—at least that is what Miss Melior Kendall, niece of the Duke of Bedford, has been taught to believe. Perfection is her goal in all things, including her connections... -
Befriending Burgess by Iris Lim
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe feeds him information to keep the title-hunters at bay. He starts with wanting her help, but ends up wanting her heart. A duke, even a reluctant one, is duty-bound to marry and to sire his own heir. When the savagery of the marriage mart overwhelms the quiet, scholarly Duke of Burgess, he turns to a friend to help him repel the worst of the bunch... -
Clarity by Sydney Jane Baily
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn earl’s daughter is caught between the man who wishes to wed her and the one who wants to bed her. She’s a fun-loving earl’s daughter . . . Firstborn daughter of a prominent family, Lady Clarity brightens the lives of everyone around her. This social season, she has decided to choose a husband from amongst her flock of suitors...Categorized as:
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