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The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 76 ratingsA foundling, an old book of dark fairy tales, a secret garden, an aristocratic family, a love denied, and a mystery. The Forgotten Garden is a captivating, atmospheric and compulsively readable story of the past, secrets, family and memory from the international best-selling author Kate Morton. Cassandra is lost, alone and grieving...Categorized as:
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Aura of Night by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTrue evil never dies. It only waits in the dark.All book editor Megan Law wants is to bury the memory of her brutal kidnapping and move on with her life. So when her publisher asks her to spin her hellish experience into the next bestseller, Megan agrees only because it might help keep other women safe... -
A Bitter Draught by Sabrina Flynn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSan Francisco, 1900. Isobel has faked her own death, and is relishing her second life, but when a mysterious woman writes her last words in sand, Isobel risks her freedom to uncover the truth. As she plunges into a storm of betrayal, the winds are determined to throw Atticus Riot on her course, and the two detectives collide in a sea of madness and murder...Categorized as:
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Voice of Fear by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA killer is looking to silence them, once and for all. FBI agent Jordan Wallace is close to cracking the human trafficking case she’s been working, when she does the one thing she should never do: let her guard down. The botched undercover mission is semisalvaged by the last-minute appearance of criminal psychologist Patrick Law, but Jordan can’t imagine making a worse first impression... -
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When She Dreams by Amanda Quick
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsReturn to 1930s Burning Cove, California, the glamorous seaside playground for Hollywood stars, mobsters, spies, and a host of others who find more than they bargain for in this mysterious town... -
Drake Hall by Christina Baehr
Edith’s ancient home is full of secrets…and dragons are the least of them.As the new dragon keeper in the hidden valley of Ormdale, Edith expects her first dragon mating season to involve venomous bites and amorous wyverns... -
From the Ashes by Sabrina Flynn
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAshes to ashes; dust to dust. Unfortunately, memories aren’t so easily buried.San Francisco, 1900. Atticus Riot returns home with death on his heels and grief in his heart. After twenty years of roaming the Barbary Coast, the gambler-turned detective is about to toss the game for good. But man plans and God laughs: the case of a missing heiress draws him in its wake... -
The Story Collector by Evie Woods
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIn a quiet village in Ireland, a mysterious local myth is about to change everything…One hundred years ago, Anna, a young farm girl, volunteers to help an intriguing American visitor translate fairy stories from Irish to English. But all is not as it seems and Anna soon finds herself at the heart of a mystery that threatens her very way of life... -
The Two Lives of Florence Grace by Tracy Rees
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFlorrie Buckley is an orphan, living on the wind-blasted moors of Cornwall. It's a hard existence but Florrie is content. But when she is fourteen, she inherits a never-imagined secret: she is related to a wealthy and notorious London family, the Graces. Overnight, Florrie's life changes and she moves from country to city, from poverty to wealth...Categorized as:
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Forget Me Not by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsRe-Edited and Revised 17th Anniversary EditionRegency Paranormal Gothic RomanceFrom NYT Bestselling Author Michelle M. Pillow comes a tragically beautiful love story that defies perception.When the scandalously independent Isabel Drake refuses to marry the man her parents choose for her, they force her to take lessons on how to become a respectable lady... -
Ruthless Legacy by Dakota Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes the only way out is through.The League has finally unveiled their plans for me, and to gain my compliance they’re going after people I care about.The only chance I have at the future I dream about, is to accept a title I don’t want.Things are different on this side of the divide, and adapting to the change isn’t easy.Deacon’s a constant source of strength and encouragement...Categorized as:
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Twisted Tracks by Jackson Marsh
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsPart two of The Clearwater Mysteries, this story continues directly from 'Deviant Desire.' An intercepted telegram, a coded invitation and the threat of exposure. Viscount Clearwater must once again put his life on the line to defend his reputation... -
Passage of Shadows by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDon’t miss the exciting conclusion to The Victorian Gothic Collection… The plots, schemes and machinations at Cysgod Lys, from both mortal and immortal sources, are coming to a head... -
The First Chill Of Autumn by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLlassar is an occupied country– but nobody seems to know it. Fae began to filter slowly into the land shortly after the birth of the crown princess, Dion ferch Alawn, supposedly fleeing a dark threat in Faery known as the Guardians. But that was fifteen years ago, and now there isn’t a town in Llassar that isn’t populated by or under the control of the fae... -
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The Glass Butterfly by A.G. Howard
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor close to a decade, twenty-five-year-old Felicity Lonsdale has masqueraded as a dowager almost twice her age--selling caterpillars to butterfly consortiums--enabling her to hide an ill-fated past while raising her late brother's daughters. Together, the three live on an isolated Irish estate bequeathed by a dying earl... -
One Kiss to Desire by Grace Callaway
When a wounded lord hires a housekeeper in disguise, secrets smolder and sparks fly in this grumpy sunshine, enemies to lovers historical romance with heat, humor, and heart!Grappling with a life-changing injury, piano virtuoso Lord Ethan Harrington wants solitude. Chudleigh Bottoms, a quirky village in the middle of nowhere, seems like the place to find it...Categorized as:
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Scandal Above Stairs by Jennifer Ashley
Priceless artwork has gone missing from the home of a wealthy baronet, and his wife stands to take the blame. When Kat's employer asks for help in clearing her friend's name, Kat trades her kitchen for the homes of Mayfair's wealthiest families. Soon antiques are disappearing not only from the extravagant households of connoisseurs and collectors, but from the illustrious British Museum...Categorized as:
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Let the Dead Keep Their Secrets by Rosemary Simpson
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFor fans of HBO’s The Gilded Age, explore the dark side of the alluring world of America’s 19th century elite in this gripping series of riveting mysteries… In Gilded Age New York, heiress Prudence MacKenzie and ex-Pinkerton Geoffrey Hunter investigate crimes that take them from the slums of Five Points in lower Manhattan to the Fifth Avenue mansions of society's elite... -
The Paid Companion by Amanda Quick, Jayne Ann Krentz
The Earl of St. Merryn needs a woman. His intentions are purely practical - he simply wants someone sensible and suitably lovely to pose as his betrothed for a few weeks among polite society. He has his own agenda to pursue, and a false fiance will keep the husband-hunters at bay while he goes about his business. The simplest solution is to hire a paid companion...Categorized as:
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Naming of the Queen by J.J. Makenzie, Jennifer Peel
What is the cost of a name? Everything.The princess always knew her name would come with a price, but she never knew how steep the cost would be. Falsely accused of killing her husband’s family, she’s on the run with the father she never knew. With help from him and a band of outcasts, she’s learning just how much she might have to pay, not only to save herself but all of Greatland... -
Wait Until Midnight by Amanda Quick, Louisa Jane Underwood
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsGentle Reader,It could have been a scene from one of my novels. As a rule, respectable ladies do not accept calls from Mysterious Gentlemen on business of the most grave importance--but I confess that I was possessed of a lively curiosity. The past three years had been so determinedly dull, I hoped Mr. Adam Hardesty would offer a tiny respite from it. Indeed, upon first glance, Mr... -
Deceiving the Cursed Beast by Jen Lynning
In this enchanted castle, only the truth can break his curse. Felix is the Duke of Truthhold, tied to the most powerful magical node on the continent. But when he is transformed into a beast, he needs help to break the curse. He will do whatever it takes to regain his true form, even if it means using magic to trap a woman in his castle...Categorized as:
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Clockwork Alchemist by Sara C. Roethle
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe clock ticks for London… Liliana is trapped alone in the dark. Her father is dead, and London is very far away. If only she hadn’t been locked up in her room, reading a book she wasn’t allowed to read, she might have been able to stop her father’s killer. Now he’s lying dead in the next room, and there’s nothing she can do to bring him back... -
The Quiet Stillness of Empty Houses by L.V. Russell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTheodora Corvus can hear the whispers of her crumbling family home. She can hear the whispers of Kingsward Manor, her place of employment. She sees the watchers by the lake, black-eyed and waiting. But Broken Oak is silent. Broken Oak is empty... -
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The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris by Evie Gaughan, Evie Woods
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsEdie is … not in Paris?Edie Lane left everything behind in Ireland for a once-in-a-lifetime job at a bakery in Paris. Except, thanks to a mistranslation, the bakery is not in Paris, and neither is Edie.The tiny town of Compiègne, complete with its local bakery on the Rue de Paris, holds many secrets... -
Desire Me by Robyn DeHart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Legend Hunters . . . The Men of Solomon's meet in secret, their very existence only a rumor among the best of Victorian society. They are treasure hunters, men of wealth and title, seekers of myths and legends. And no legend is as mystifying as the lost city of Atlantis . . -
We Met in Dreams by Rowan McAllister
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn Victorian London, during a prolonged and pernicious fog, fantasy and reality are about to collide—at least in one man’s troubled mind. A childhood fever left Arthur Middleton, Viscount Campden, seeing and hearing things no one else does, afraid of the world outside, and unable to function as a true peer of the realm... -
Lies That Comfort and Betray by Rosemary Simpson
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFor fans of HBO’s The Gilded Age, explore the dark side of the alluring world of America’s 19th century elite in this gripping series of riveting mysteries…Heiress Prudence MacKenzie is a valuable partner to attorney Geoffrey Hunter, despite the fact that women are not admitted to the bar in New York’s Gilded Age... -
The Lady Who Lived Again by Thomasine Rappold
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMadeleine Sutter was once the belle of the ball at the popular resort town of Misty Lake, New York. But as the sole survivor of the community’s worst tragedy, she’s come under suspicion. Longing for the life she once enjoyed, she accepts a rare social invitation to the event of the season... -
Winterly by Jeanine Croft
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEmma Rose is just another London wallflower with no expectation of marriage. She’d far rather be a nun than an ornament on a man’s arm anyway. Except, her love of gothic books filled with ingenues romanced by evil counts in faraway abbeys is anything but vestal behavior... -
A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder by Dianne Freeman, Sarah Zimmerman
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThough American by birth, Frances Wynn, the now-widowed Countess of Harleigh, has adapted admirably to the quirks and traditions of the British aristocracy. On August twelfth each year, otherwise known as the Glorious Twelfth, most members of the upper class retire to their country estates for grouse-shooting season... -
Wait Until Midnight by Amanda Quick, Jayne Ann Krentz
MP3 CD FormatThe sins of Adam Hardesty's past have been discovered. And if he does not hunt down his blackmailer quickly, his secrets will be revealed to all . But there is an obstacle in his sensation novelist Caroline Fordyce. She knows that Adam's quest for justice could shatter her own reputation-and mire her family in lethal scandal. And she fears what he may find... -
The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 31 ratings"An intriguing, haunting novel pulsing with raw, beautiful emotion. Kiran Millwood-Hargrave effortlessly intertwines the stories of women tenderly and sympathetically, creating a novel in which female courage and resilience shines brightly against a brilliantly evoked backdrop of claustrophobic horror... -
The Secret Language of Stones: A Novel by M.J. Rose
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAs World War I rages and the Romanov dynasty reaches its sudden, brutal end, a young jewelry maker discovers love, passion, and her own healing powers in this rich and romantic ghost story, the perfect follow-up to M.J. Rose’s “brilliantly crafted” ( Providence Journal ) novel The Witch of Painted Sorrows. Nestled within Paris’s historic Palais Royal is a jewelry store unlike any other... -
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The Moor by Laurie R. King
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIn the eerie wasteland of Dartmoor, Sherlock Holmes summons his devoted wife and partner, Mary Russell, from her studies at Oxford to aid the investigation of a death and some disturbing phenomena of a decidedly supernatural origin...Categorized as:
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What the Dead Leave Behind by Rosemary Simpson
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFor fans of HBO’s The Gilded Age, explore the dark side of the alluring world of America’s 19th century elite in this gripping series of riveting mysteries…Set amidst the opulent mansions and cobblestone streets of Old New York, this enthralling historical mystery by Rosemary Simpson brings the Gilded Age to life—in a tantalizing tale of old money, new love, and grave suspicion . .Categorized as:
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His Sinful Touch by Candace Camp
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA lost identity. A dangerous mystery. And a deep love that can conquer it all.When a mysterious gentleman arrives on his doorstep, Alexander Moreland is astonished to discover that the stranger is not a gentleman at all, but a beautiful young woman disguised as a man, and in great need of assistance... -
The Orchids of Ashthorne Hall by Rebecca Anderson
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA ghostly estate. A handsome caretaker hiding a secret. And the intrepid Hyacinth Bell who is set on solving the mystery of both... -
An Untimely Frost by Penny Richards, Christine Williams
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor fans of HBO’s The Gilded Age, explore the dark side of the alluring world of America’s 19th century elite in this gripping series of riveting mysteries…In 1881 Chicago, the idea of a female detective is virtually unheard of... -
I Thee Wed by Amanda Quick, Barbara Rosenblat
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIt isn't easy making a living as a lady's companion when one possesses a sharp tongue and an original mind. That's why Emma Greyson has gone through three such positions in six months. Her current post at a tiresome country house party has her bored to tears—until an extraordinary encounter with the legendary Edison Stokes leads to a secret position as his assistant... -
That Silent Night: A Lady Emily Christmas Story by Tasha Alexander
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn this new short story from Tasha Alexander, Lady Emily "Victorian London's most colorful and delightfully eccentric sleuth"* and her dashing husband Colin are spending a few days in London, doing some last-minute Christmas shopping and making the most of the time alone, when they find themselves in the middle of an unexpected mystery...Categorized as:
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River of Destiny by Barbara Erskine
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of Time's Legacy and Lady of Hay comes a thrilling new novel, River of Destiny, an epic story that spans Anglo Saxon Britain, Victorian Suffolk and the present day. Perfect for fans of Kate Mosse's Labyrinth. An Anglo Saxon burial ground that must not be disturbed. A Victorian tragedy of forbidden love. And an ancient curse whose power grows ever stronger.. -
The Pride of the Peacock by Victoria Holt
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsVictoria Holt demonstrates her mastery once again in her most exciting novel set in turn-of-the-century England where a young woman grows up in the shadow of the great estate - and privileged way of life - that was once her family's birthright. But a unique inheritance compels Jessica Clavering to marry the owner of a fabled opal mine and leads her to faraway Australia... -
Miss Treadwell's Talent by Barbara Metzger
Finders Keepers One-and-twenty and still unwed, Maylene Treadwe ias a talent for finding people and things, but not husbands. High-spirited and unconventional, she is more a worthy adversary than a blushing bride--a fact made all too clear to the Earl of Hyatt when he comes to call... -
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The Dark Discovery of Jack Dandy by Kady Cross
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBefore he makes his appearance in The Girl with the Iron Touch, Jack Dandy had an adventure of his very own. Learn how his actions set the plot in motion in The Dark Discovery of Jack Dandy, a short teaser story from author Kady Cross’s Steampunk Chronicles...Categorized as:
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The Wild Adventure of Jasper Renn by Kady Cross
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn this companion novella to The Girl with the Iron Touch, American cowboy Jasper Renn finds himself in a situation his lightning-fast skills cannot rescue him from… After surviving a triumph-turned-tragedy in New York City, Jasper is determined to secure a happier future with his gifted band of friends... -
Bone China by Laura Purcell
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsConsumption has ravaged Louise Pinecroft's family, leaving her and her father alone and heartbroken. But Dr Pinecroft has plans for a revolutionary experiment: convinced that sea air will prove to be the cure his wife and children needed, he arranges to house a group of prisoners suffering from the same disease in the cliffs beneath his new Cornish home... -
Roanoke Vanishing (The Vanishing Series) by Auburn Seal
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCOMING OCTOBER 31, 2013! When The Lost Colony of Roanoke vanished mysteriously in the late sixteenth century, Elinor Dare's fate--and that of her family--was lost to the world. Now it's 2013 and Avery Lane, an over-zealous master's student, is determined to find out what happened to those who disappeared from England's first colony... -
The Smoke-Scented Girl by Melissa McShane
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a world very much like our own Victorian England, the country of Dalanine is at war. The implacable, unstoppable Despot has been pushing northward for over a year, conquering everything in his path with military and magical force, leaving nothing but destruction in his wake... -
The Canary Keeper by Clare Carson
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"In the grey mist of the early morning a body is dumped on the shore of the Thames by a boatman in a metal canoe. The city is soon alive with talk of the savage Esquimaux stalking Victorian London and an eye witness who claims the killer had an accomplice: a tall woman dressed in widow's weeds, with the telltale look of the degenerate Irish...
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