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She's Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino
For two women generations apart, going home will change their lives in this funny, poignant, and life-affirming novel about family, secrets, and broken hearts by the author of For the Love of Friends.Four years into her marriage, Jenna is blindsided when her husband asks for a divorce...Categorized as:
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![The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas]()
The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas
Charlotte Holmes, Lady Sherlock, returns in the Victorian-set mystery series from the USA Today bestselling author of A Conspiracy in Belgravia and A Study in Scarlet Women, an NPR Best Book of 2016.Under the cover of "Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective," Charlotte Holmes puts her extraordinary powers of deduction to good use. Aided by the capable Mrs...Categorized as:
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![The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson]()
The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
From the award-winning author of Yellow Wife, a daring and redemptive novel set in 1950s Philadelphia and Washington, DC, that explores what it means to be a woman and a mother, and how much one is willing to sacrifice to achieve her greatest goal...Categorized as:
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![The Rebel by Tess Thompson]()
The Rebel by Tess Thompson
She watches helplessly as the man she loves leaves to fight with the Allies overseas. He promises her he will return to her alive and well. Will he be able to keep his promise, or will he be yet another lost soldier in a war against tyranny?After four years at a university, Delphia Barnes returns home to Emerson Pass as America prepares to join the war... -
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![The Red Tent by Anita Diamant]()
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Her name is Dinah. In the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the Book of Genesis that are about her father, Jacob, and his dozen sons. Told in Dinah's voice, this novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood--the world of the red tent...Categorized as:
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![A Heart Devoted by Nichole Van]()
A Heart Devoted by Nichole Van
Living happily ever after should be easy. After all, Tristan and Isolde Gilbert, the new Duke and Duchess of Kendall, have overcome obstacles, confessed their love, married, and are eager to sail off into the sunset of their glorious future. But, of course, life rarely offers smooth sailing. After their honeymoon tour, an unexpected return to London sends the new couple reeling... -
![One Final Turn by Ashley Weaver]()
One Final Turn by Ashley Weaver
The fifth and final installment in the Electra McDonnell series brings safecracker Ellie on a mission across World War II-era Europe to Lisbon, Portugal to rescue a key group of escaped POWs.Ellie McDonnell is about to embark on her most perilous mission go to Lisbon, Portugal to save her beloved cousin Toby who has reportedly escaped from a German prisoner of war camp...Categorized as:
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![A Tempest at Sea by Sherry Thomas]()
A Tempest at Sea by Sherry Thomas
Charlotte Holmes’s brilliant mind and deductive skills are pulled into a dangerous investigation at sea in the new mystery in the bestselling Lady Sherlock series.After feigning her own death in Cornwall to escape from Moriarty’s perilous attention, Charlotte Holmes goes into hiding...Categorized as:
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![All Change at Harbour House by Fenella J. Miller]()
All Change at Harbour House by Fenella J. Miller
Preorder the next gripping instalment in Fenella J. Miller's Harbour House series Wivenhoe May 1940A moment that changes everything...The war continues to rage, but for now, Harbour House continues to keep the Roby family safe from harm. Not so for new lodger Richard Stoneleigh...Categorized as:
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![Lady Violet Says I Do by Grace Burrowes]()
Lady Violet Says I Do by Grace Burrowes
Lady Violet and Sebastian MacHeath are trying to forge a cordial marriage out of unlikely beginnings. When they are invited to a summer house party, they accept, hoping to make the excursion into a belated wedding journey of sorts–or at least a respite from meddling relatives. No sooner do they arrive, than their host’s ward is accused of petty wrongdoing...Categorized as:
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![Whistling in the Dark by Tamara Allen]()
Whistling in the Dark by Tamara Allen
New York City, 1919. His career as a concert pianist ended by a war injury, Sutton Albright returns to college, only to be expelled after a scandalous affair with a teacher. Unable to face his family, Sutton heads to Manhattan with no plans and little money in his pocket but with a desire to call his life his own... -
![A Gentleman's Honor: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Melanie Rachel]()
A Gentleman's Honor: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Melanie Rachel
Someone wants Elizabeth Bennet dead. It’s all Fitzwilliam Darcy’s fault.Elizabeth Bennet wants the truth from Mr. Darcy. When she follows him from the ballroom to insist upon it, she becomes an unwilling witness to a scandalous scene. And for once, she cannot blame Mr. Darcy for disdaining his company. Not even when he departs Netherfield in the middle of the ball...Categorized as:
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![Happier Than We Deserve: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Melissa Halcomb]()
Happier Than We Deserve: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Melissa Halcomb
That terrible event Elizabeth and her family has ever dreaded has come to pass and brought with it changes which none of them could have anticipated...Categorized as:
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![When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton]()
When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
In 1960s Florida, a young Cuban exile will risk her life--and heart--to take back her country in this exhilarating historical novel from the author of Next Year in Havana, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick. Beautiful. Daring. Deadly. The Cuban Revolution took everything from sugar heiress Beatriz Perez--her family, her people, her country...Categorized as:
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![Mirage City by Lev A.C. Rosen]()
Mirage City by Lev A.C. Rosen
Lev AC Rosen delivers a new and captivating 1950s mystery in this dazzling, award-winning seriesPrivate Investigator Evander “Andy” Mills’ next case takes him out of his comfort zone in San Francisco—and much to his dismay, back home to Los Angeles... -
![Miss Moriarty, I Presume? by Sherry Thomas]()
Miss Moriarty, I Presume? by Sherry Thomas
Charlotte Holmes comes face to face with her enemy when Moriarty turns to her in his hour of need, in the USA Today bestselling series set in Victorian England.A most unexpected client shows up at Charlotte Holmes's doorstep: Moriarty himself. Moriarty fears that tragedy has befallen his daughter and wants Charlotte to find out the truth.Charlotte and Mrs...Categorized as:
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![Tregaron's Daughter by Madeleine Brent]()
Tregaron's Daughter by Madeleine Brent
Excitement, drama and suspense were only part of Cadi Tregaron's new life. It had been a sunny afternoon when she glanced from the cliff where she sat reading and saw below her in the sea a sight that would change her life...Categorized as:
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![Any Fair Interference by Nan Harrison]()
Any Fair Interference by Nan Harrison
To be a fool is one thing, to be a fool for love is something else altogether.SHORTLY AFTER THE PRECIPITOUS DEPARTURE of Mr Bingley and his party from Netherfield Park, disaster strikes Miss Elizabeth Bennet’s family. Not only is Mr Bennet ill, Longbourn and indeed all of Meryton is struggling through one of England’s worst winters... -
![The Deserted Heart by Mary Lancaster]()
The Deserted Heart by Mary Lancaster
Unmarriageable? Or simply unusual?There can only be one reason for the proud Duke of Alvan’s proposed visit to Audley Park. He means to offer for Lord Overton’s beautiful daughter, Thomasina, thus saving the family’s waning fortune... -
![More Than a Pretty Face: A Variation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Frances Reynolds]()
More Than a Pretty Face: A Variation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Frances Reynolds
Love is not the simple thing that novels and poetry speak of. It is by turns subtle and overwhelming, it may slip silently into your heart or strike like a bolt of lightningIt is a truth universally acknowledged that Elizabeth Bennet is the wittiest lady in Hertfordshire, and her sister Jane is the most beautiful... -
![Wedded to the Ruthless Highlander: A Scottish Medieval Historical Romance by Maddie MacKenna]()
Wedded to the Ruthless Highlander: A Scottish Medieval Historical Romance by Maddie MacKenna
“Were ye not mine when I made ye cry out in pleasure, wife?” Ruthless Laird Aidan must give his clan an heir. Even if that means marrying for convenience…again. Yet his alluring new bride has other plans.Fertile. That is what the women in Tillie’s family are known for. Only, she vows never to bear any children…no matter how her husband’s gaze leaves her trembling.One month... -
![Red Adam's Lady by Grace Ingram]()
Red Adam's Lady by Grace Ingram
The redhead hooted gleefully and grappled Julitta to him, spinning her round adroitly so that she could only kick back at his legs. He heaved her from her feet and slung her over his shoulder. He tried to kiss her, but she ducked her head into the cloak so that her crown caught his chin and made his teeth clack. "Let me go!" she gasped... -
![Towers of Brierley by Anita Stansfield]()
Towers of Brierley by Anita Stansfield
Set in eighteenth century Scotland, this fast paced historical romance sweeps the reader into a world of suspense, intrigue, murder, vengeance, and a love strong enough to conquer Brierley and all it stands for. Haunted by secrets and questions about his birth, Gavin leaves Brierley, returning years later to confront the lies of the past...Categorized as:
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![Wings of Morning by Kathleen Morgan]()
Wings of Morning by Kathleen Morgan
Orphan heiress and Scotswoman, Regan MacLaren, is a bride of but one day when her husband is murdered. As a result, Regan loses her memory and with it her place in the world. Laird and warrior, Iain Campbell, is waiting for the love he knows God will bring him. But a woman near death and without a memory isn't quite what he expected. With their clans feuding, Regan and Iain should never have met...Categorized as:
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![Night Drop by Marshall Thornton]()
Night Drop by Marshall Thornton
It’s 1992 and Los Angeles is burning. Noah Valentine, the owner of Pinx Video in Silver Lake, notices the fires have taken their toll on fellow shopkeeper Guy Peterson’s camera shop. After the riots end, he decides to stop by Guy’s to pick up his overdue videos, only to find Guy’s family dividing up his belongings... -
![The Art of Temptation by Lauren Royal]()
The Art of Temptation by Lauren Royal
London, 1817 Sean Delaney has no shortage of female admirers, but all he wants is a divorce—for his sister, that is. Too bad her rotter of a husband, reclusive oil painter John Hamilton, won't consent unless Sean agrees to help him pull off a major deception. With his sister's happiness on the line, Sean has no choice. But he won't be able to do it alone.. -
![Someone to Remember by Mary Balogh]()
Someone to Remember by Mary Balogh
It's never too late to fall in love in this enchanting new novella in the Westcott series from New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh. Matilda Westcott has spent her life tending to the needs of her mother, the Dowager Countess of Riverdale, never questioning the life of solitude she has spun for herself...Categorized as:
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![The One and Only Vivian Stone by Melissa O'Connor]()
The One and Only Vivian Stone by Melissa O'Connor
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo meets The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel in this enchanting novel about estranged lovers reconnecting over mysterious tapes found in an attic and the old Hollywood secret hidden within them.After her grandmother’s death, thirty-something Margot DuBois prepares to sell the house quickly so she can go back to her predictable life in Santa Barbara... -
![Forsaken Dreams by MaryLu Tyndall, M.L. Tyndall]()
Forsaken Dreams by MaryLu Tyndall, M.L. Tyndall
Embark on a seafaring adventure in a brand-new series from bestselling author MaryLu Tyndall. They left everything behind to build a new Southern utopia... After witnessing the death and destruction caused by the Civil War, Colonel Blake Wallace is eager to leave his once precious Southern homeland for the pristine shores of Brazil and the prospect of a new utopian community... -
![Worthy of Her Trust: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Melissa Anne]()
Worthy of Her Trust: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Melissa Anne
The reimagined narrative of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" unfolds in an alternate world where Elizabeth Bennet, now Elizabeth Rose Tomlinson, is a wealthy heiress. Orphaned and concealed by her neglectful family, Elizabeth's true identity and inheritance are squandered...Categorized as:
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![Escape to the Highlands by Keira Montclair]()
Escape to the Highlands by Keira Montclair
A stand-alone historical romantic suspense novelSecrets threaten to destroy them, but can they uncover the truth behind the lies?Symon MacKinnon, eldest son of the chieftain, spends his days training with his sword and his nights drinking his clan’s famous whisky. But after many peaceful years, the clan is unprepared for the attack that seems to come from all sides...Categorized as:
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![A Suitable Arrangement by Martha Keyes]()
A Suitable Arrangement by Martha Keyes
The arrangement may well be suitable, but is it bearable?As the new Earl of Lismore, it is Sandy Duncan’s duty to save both his family and Lochlarren Castle from impending ruin. He has always known he must marry well, but his father’s deathbed revelation of a slew of other debts creates an unexpected urgency to the situation... -
![Be Daring, Duke by Kate Archer]()
Be Daring, Duke by Kate Archer
One Incautious Lady and One Incredulous LordLady Rosalind Bennington, second daughter to the Earl of Westmont, has put a great deal of confidence in the fates. She is certain they will deliver her a man of the utmost courageous spirit, as she considers herself unusually courageous... -
![From This Moment by Elizabeth Camden]()
From This Moment by Elizabeth Camden
Award-Winning Historical Romance from a Noteworthy Talent Romulus White has tried for years to hire illustrator Stella West for his renowned scientific magazine. She is the missing piece he needs to propel his magazine to the forefront of the industry. But Stella abruptly quit the art world and moved to Boston with a single purpose: to solve the mysterious death of her beloved sister... -
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![The Weight of Air by Kimberly Duffy]()
The Weight of Air by Kimberly Duffy
In 1911, Mabel MacGinnis is Europe's strongest woman and has performed beside her father in the Manzo Brothers Circus her entire life. But at his unexpected death, she loses everything she's ever known and sets off in the company of acrobat Jake Cunningham for America in hope of finding the mother she's just discovered is still alive... -
![Knave's Wager by Loretta Chase]()
Knave's Wager by Loretta Chase
"I need no further proof that you are despicable!" Lilith Davenant's sensibilities were appropriately offended. How dare the brazen Lord Julian Brandon kiss her when he knew full well the man she was to marry was in the next room! It mattered not that the cad was handsome, charming and witty...unlike the staid, auburn-haired young widow's fiance. Lilith's repute meant all... -
![The Unveiling by Tamara Leigh]()
The Unveiling by Tamara Leigh
12th century England: Two men vie for the throne: King Stephen the usurper and young Duke Henry the rightful heir. Amid civil and private wars, alliances are formed, loyalties are betrayed, families are divided, and marriages are made. For four years, Lady Annyn Bretanne has trained at arms with one end in mind—to avenge her brother’s murder as God has not deemed it worthy to do...Categorized as:
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![The Road To Winterhill by Gloria Gay]()
The Road To Winterhill by Gloria Gay
In the silence of St. George’s Cathedral, the clergyman’s voice rang out unnaturally loud: “Do you, Richard Branston, Earl of Berrington, take this woman, Belinda Presleigh, of Hunsley Manor, as your lawful wedded wife, to love and honor until death do you part?” The few wedding guests crowding around them waited for Berrington’s response which was long in coming... -
![Charming the Spy by Leighann Dobbs]()
Charming the Spy by Leighann Dobbs
If there’s anything Joy “Rocky” Rookwood loves more than the plants she tends to at Tenwick Abbey its a challenge, that’s precisely why she’s agreed to become the latest spy in Morgan Graylocke’s household. When she’s tasked with going undercover as gardener in another house to ferret out a high-level traitor she jumps at the chance... -
![Whispers of the Runes by Christina Courtenay]()
Whispers of the Runes by Christina Courtenay
From the bestselling author of Echoes of the Runes comes a thrilling and epic new timeslip novel, filled with adventure and romance, perfect for fans of Barbara Erskine, Diana Gabaldon's Outlander and Vikings.Time is no barrier for a love that is destined to be... -
![All God's Children by Anna Schmidt]()
All God's Children by Anna Schmidt
Beth Bridgewater, a German American, finds herself in a nightmare as World War II erupts—a war in which she takes no side, for she is a Quaker pacifist. Just as she gains opportunity to escape Germany, Beth decides to stay to help the helpless. Meanwhile, Josef Buch, a passionately patriot German, is becoming involved in his own secret ways of resisting the Nazis. . . -
![When Love is True: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Melissa Anne]()
When Love is True: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Melissa Anne
What if Elizabeth had been sent away from Longbourn as a child to live with her aunt and uncle in London?When a childhood accident forces Elizabeth Bennet to leave Longbourn and grow up under the care of her Aunt and Uncle Gardiner, her life takes an unexpected turn. On a trip to Derbyshire, she meets a young Fitzwilliam Darcy, whose father's guidance shapes the man he is becoming...Categorized as:
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![High Fidelity by Nick Hornby]()
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
It has been said often enough that baby boomers are a television generation, but the very funny novel High Fidelity reminds that in a way they are the record-album generation as well. This funny novel is obsessed with music; Hornby's narrator is an early-thirtysomething English guy who runs a London record store...Categorized as:
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![The Misplaced Miss Eloise: A Sweet Regency Romance by Maggie Dallen]()
The Misplaced Miss Eloise: A Sweet Regency Romance by Maggie Dallen
Everyone agrees Miss Eloise will make the perfect bride… until she runs away from her own wedding. And straight into the arms of an unsuspecting rake.There was no plan involved. Eloise fled in a moment of sheer panic. If she'd given it any thought at all, her plan wouldn't have entailed breaking into the home of the infamous Viscount Wycliffe. And she certainly wouldn't have been caught... -
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![Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton]()
Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton
After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity--and unearths a family secret hidden since the revolution...Havana, 1958...Categorized as:
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![The Capricorn Stone by Madeleine Brent]()
The Capricorn Stone by Madeleine Brent
When Bridie Chance discovers that her much-loved father is a highly successful criminal, and now dead, her world is shattered. With no home or friends and almost no money, she has to care for her family. But in this world of new people, how can she know who will be friends or enemies? Bridie holds a secret that she does not know she possesses, a secret many desire... -
![Miss Whittier Makes a List by Carla Kelly]()
Miss Whittier Makes a List by Carla Kelly
In the early 1800s, seventeen-year-old Hannah Whittier is traveling by ship down the coast from her Quaker home in Massachusetts to her brother’s house in Charleston, South Carolina. To while away the dull hours, Hannah composes a list of qualities she wants in a husband. Boredom will soon be the least of her worries. First the Molly Claridge is boarded by the British frigate, H.M.S... -
![A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes]()
A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes
He never thought he'd become a duke, or that the secrets of his past would cost him his greatest love... Raphe Matthews hasn’t stepped foot in polite circles since a tragedy left his once-noble family impoverished and in debt. The bare-knuckle boxer has spent the last fifteen years eking out an existence for himself and his two sisters... -
![Finding Mary Blaine by Jodi Thomas]()
Finding Mary Blaine by Jodi Thomas
On the run from a dangerous killer, Blaine Anderson, the wife of a prominent attorney, becomes Mary Blaine, a homeless woman, while her husband, believing her to be dead, puts his aspiring political career at risk as he searches for the truth... -
![The Country House Courtship by Linore Rose Burkard]()
The Country House Courtship by Linore Rose Burkard
Linore Burkard's fans devoured her first two Regency novels Before the Season Ends and The House in Grosvenor Square. Now, as her third novel opens, the year is 1818 and Miss Beatrice Forsythe is determined to marry well. After all, her sister, Ariana, married The Paragon, Mr...
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