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Penance for the Dead by Cara Devlin
Old scandals and destructive truths are exposed when a woman from Hugh Marsden’s past is murdered in cold blood. Principal Bow Street Officer Hugh Marsden is used to living in the shadow of disgrace. First, as the illegitimate son of the late Viscount Neatham, and second, as the man who permanently maimed his half-brother in a duel six years ago...Categorized as:
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![The Making of a Highlander by Elisa Braden]()
The Making of a Highlander by Elisa Braden
In Elisa Braden's enchanting new Midnight in Scotland series, the unlikeliest matches generate the greatest heat. All it takes is a spark of Highland magic. "Make me a lady, and I'll make ye a Highlander. " –Mad Annie Tulloch, Scottish lass. "Challenge accepted. " –John Huxley, English gentleman. No lady can tempt him more than the next shore... -
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![The Lost Tower by Irina Shapiro]()
The Lost Tower by Irina Shapiro
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Nicole visits Stiles Castle, the stately home of Lady Caroline Seaton, she doesn’t expect to stumble upon a centuries-old mystery hidden in the noble family’s genealogical tree. Once she finds that some vital details have been removed from the ancestral records, Nicole can’t refuse her friend’s plea to discover the truth and help her save the floundering family business... -
![Silence of Deceit by Cara Devlin]()
Silence of Deceit by Cara Devlin
Secrets and lies simmer to the surface in the third riveting Bow Street Duchess mystery. For years, the Duchess of Fournier has buried a shameful secret connected to her remarkable, if bizarre, ability. While Audrey’s gift has helped her solve cases alongside the captivating Bow Street officer Hugh Marsden, she longs to forget her previous committal to an insane asylum...Categorized as:
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![Death at Fournier Downs by Cara Devlin]()
Death at Fournier Downs by Cara Devlin
After a murder scandal nearly sent her husband to the gallows, Audrey, the Duchess of Fournier, has retreated to the countryside to distance herself from gossip—and from the Bow Street officer who proved as irritating as he was intriguing... -
![The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young]()
The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
A woman risks everything to end her family’s centuries-old curse, solve her mother’s disappearance, and find love in this mesmerizing novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Spells for Forgetting. In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her...Categorized as:
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![Her Beast of a Highlander by Lydia Kendall]()
Her Beast of a Highlander by Lydia Kendall
“No one touches me bride…No one takes what’s mine. ”. Visiting the castle of the ‘The Beast’, archeologist Jane somehow travels back in time. .. and finds herself right into his arms. Cruel Laird Dougal is surprised to find the tempting, fiery lass in his bedchambers. But no matter where she came from, he can't deny her his protection...Categorized as:
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![Tightrope by Amanda Quick]()
Tightrope by Amanda Quick
The New York Times bestselling author of The Other Lady Vanishes sweeps readers back to California in the 1930s in this all-new novel. An ex-trapeze artist walks the tightrope between desire and danger as she is caught up in the mysterious circumstances surrounding the onstage death of an inventor... -
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Divine Vintage by Sandra L. Young
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTess Burton is always up for an adventure. She's risked her inheritance to open Divine Vintage, a clothing boutique. While modeling an elegant gown from an Edwardian era trousseau, her mind is opened to a century-old murder. Visions--seen through the eyes of the murdered bride--dispute local lore that claims the bridegroom committed the crime... -
![A Haunting at Havenwood by Sally Britton]()
A Haunting at Havenwood by Sally Britton
Nothing will keep Louisa from her great-aunt's fortune. Except perhaps a phantom who turns out to be a most eligible bachelor. Although Louisa Banner insists she is not the least bit superstitious, she cannot help her misgivings when her family announces she must spend October with her great aunt in a rundown Welsh castle riddled with tales of ghosts... -
![Her Scandalous Pursuit by Candace Camp]()
Her Scandalous Pursuit by Candace Camp
The long-awaited prequel to the Mad Morelands series—the story of Thisbe, the oldest Moreland daughter. Thisbe Moreland is used to men not taking her seriously. As a scientist, she’s accustomed to being the only woman at lectures and meetings, her presence met with scorn and derision... -
![Magic in the Stars: Unexpected Magic Book #1 by Patricia Rice]()
Magic in the Stars: Unexpected Magic Book #1 by Patricia Rice
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs an astrologer, Lady Azenor Dougall sadly realizes her stars are a danger to her beloved siblings and has banished herself from her Scots home. As the Malcolm family librarian, she dutifully creates zodiac charts for her often eccentric and mysterious relations—until the day she realizes a dire conjunction of planets spells a fatal threat in a distant branch of the family... -
![Her Noble Captive by Emily Windsor]()
Her Noble Captive by Emily Windsor
HER… Miss Rosalind Trewent. A past that’s inescapable. NOBLE… Major Lucas Mainwaring. A man scarred in mind and body. CAPTIVE… Can they lay aside their demons to find a love that began many years before? Convinced no woman would ever want him, Lucas Mainwaring, the new Earl of Helmdon, now devotes his life to medicine, his work bringing him peace...Categorized as:
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![The Quiet Stillness of Empty Houses by L V Russell]()
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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![Come the Dawn by Christina Skye]()
Come the Dawn by Christina Skye
India, the beautiful and headstrong sister of Come the Night's hero, Luc Delamere, fell in love with the rakish Devlyn Carlisle when they were just children. Innocent love bloomed into deepest passion when they reconnected as adults. But soon after the two are joined in a secret wedding bond, the Napoleonic Wars tear them apart. Then, betrayed by a comrade-in-arms, Devlyn is pronounced dead... -
![The Ravenswood Witch by Jenni Keer]()
The Ravenswood Witch by Jenni Keer
‘There are a lot of shadows at Ravenswood, so you will need to be strong…’. The year is 1885 and a young woman is on the run, knowing if she’s caught, she’ll be hanged for murder. Moments from a safe haven, she collides with a gruff stranger, falling and breaking her ankle...Categorized as:
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![Two Secrets to Surrender by Grace Callaway]()
Two Secrets to Surrender by Grace Callaway
From USA Today Bestseller Grace Callaway comes a steamy enemies-to-lovers historical romance with a secret identity, a cozy village that might be cursed, and a love worth fighting for! The only thing hotter than their animosity is their attraction. Lady Gigi Harrington has a plan: save her sleepy village from ruin and prove she's more than just a pretty debutante...Categorized as:
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Affair by Amanda Quick
Charlotte Arkendale knew all there was to know about men. After all, she'd made a career out of steering marriage-minded women away from untrustworthy members of the opposite sex. Yet nothing could have prepared her for Baxter St. Ives--an arresting stranger too daring, too determined, too dangerous to be her new man-of-affairs... -
![The Sherbrooke Bride by Catherine Coulter]()
The Sherbrooke Bride by Catherine Coulter
Douglas Sherbrooke, Earl of Northcliffe, is a man besieged. He must have an heir. Thus, he must first provide himself with the requisite bride. Alexandra Chambers, youngest daughter of the Duke of Beresford, has loved Douglas Sherbrooke since she was fifteen. Unfortunately, it is her sister, the incomparable Melissande, he wishes to wed...Categorized as:
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![Dragon's Triangle by Christine Kling]()
Dragon's Triangle by Christine Kling
Maggie Riley has settled into her new life in Thailand, working aboard her sailboat and doing her best to leave the past behind... -
![Garden of Lies by Amanda Quick]()
Garden of Lies by Amanda Quick
The New York Times bestselling author of Otherwise Engaged and The Mystery Woman presents an all-new novel of intrigue and murder set against the backdrop of Victorian London…. The Kern Secretarial Agency provides reliable professional services to its wealthy clientele, and Anne Clifton was one of the finest women in Ursula Kern’s employ... -
![The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 8 by Beth Brower]()
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 8 by Beth Brower
"Strange, considering it all now after a night's sleep, that I'd had no premonition of what awaited. That seems to be the nature of life, however. Things that ought to come with warnings rarely do. ". The Year is 1884 and Emma M. Lion has, at long last, gained her majority... -
![The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6 by Beth Brower]()
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6 by Beth Brower
There is bedlam, and there is delightful bedlam. This afternoon touched on the second, much to my pleasure. The Year is 1884 and Emma M. Lion has, at long last, gained her majority. Entering a golden age of friendship with Pierce, Islington, and Hawkes, Emma is confident she will manage whatever comes her way... -
![The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 7 by Beth Brower]()
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 7 by Beth Brower
"The image of Pandora’s Box being opened by my own hand flashed across my mind. A sobering and somewhat disappointing realization when one understands they are their own worst enemy. ". The Year is 1884 and Emma M. Lion has, at long last, gained her majority. Entering a golden age of friendship with Pierce, Islington, and Hawkes, Emma is confident she will manage whatever comes her way... -
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![The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5 by Beth Brower]()
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5 by Beth Brower
I took Treasure Island to church with me as a talisman. “What a lovely bible,” Mrs. Tribly said. “Isn’t it just? ” I replied, hoping she would not ask me to read a favorite verse aloud. I do not believe the psalmist wrote,Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest,Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum. The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighbourhood of St. Crispian’s... -
![The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 4 by Beth Brower]()
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 4 by Beth Brower
"It all began very innocently. Truly. ". The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighborhood of St. Crispian’s. But Emma’s plans for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian’s. Emma M... -
![The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3 by Beth Brower]()
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3 by Beth Brower
"It has been a day ordained by the fates, for how else could one explain the wholly cursed chain of events? " The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London Neighbourhood of St. Crispian's. But Emma's plan for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian's. Emma M... -
![The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2 by Beth Brower]()
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2 by Beth Brower
“I was sitting at my desk reading, with a cup of tea, my windows flung open, when I heard The Tenant enter his garret, just on the other side of the wall from myself. ”. The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighbourhood of St. Crispian’s... -
![The Unknown Beloved by Amy Harmon]()
The Unknown Beloved by Amy Harmon
From the bestselling author of Where the Lost Wander and What the Wind Knows comes the evocative story of two people whose paths collide against the backdrop of mystery, murder, and the Great Depression. Chicago, 1923: Ten-year-old Dani Flanagan returns home to find police swarming the house, her parents dead...Categorized as:
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![Who Made Me a Princess Vol. 1 by Spoon, 스푼]()
Who Made Me a Princess Vol. 1 by Spoon, 스푼
The story of Athanasia, forsaken princess of the Obelian Empire, ends with her execution at the hands of her own father--or does it? Her tragic tale is the plot of the novel The Lovely Princess...
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