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What Cannot Be Said by C.S. Harris
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA seemingly idyllic summer picnic ends in a macabre murder that echoes a pair of slayings fourteen years earlier in this riveting new historical mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of Who Cries for the Lost... -
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The Elusive Earl by Grace Burrowes
He's carrying a torch. .. Graham MacNeil wants nothing to do with the family earldom, much less with a drafty castle full of rumgumptious relatives, or with the nosy neighbors determined to inspect the prodigal laird. His sole reason for returning from exile is to discover the truth behind the crime that saw him consigned to seven years transportation... -
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![A Lady's Mishap by Laura Beers]()
A Lady's Mishap by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe was the last man she ever wanted to turn to. Now, he’s the only one she can’t live without. Lady Elodie Lockwood is content with being a wallflower, but fate has other plans. Declared the diamond of the Season by the queen herself, she finds herself the unwilling focus of Society’s relentless gaze—a situation that feels more like a curse than a blessing... -
![A Kiss for Hope: A Regency Holiday Novella by Grace Burrowes]()
A Kiss for Hope: A Regency Holiday Novella by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo room at the inn. .. Joshua Penrose has come home from years abroad a sadder, wiser man. He doggedly makes his way to his former abode through a roaring Yuletide snowstorm only to find the house occupied by a lady who claims she owns the place. Joshua is nearly certain she doesn’t, and he’s equally convinced that he cannot spend one more minute battling the elements... -
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![The Scandalous Vixen: The Duchess Society Book 2 by Tracy Sumner]()
The Scandalous Vixen: The Duchess Society Book 2 by Tracy Sumner
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 15 ratings“Sumner adds another fast-paced, sizzling chapter to this series. A must-read. ”. —Aubrey Wynne, USA TODAY bestselling author. The scandalous heart of the Duchess Society begins here. A wicked wager, a fake engagement, a duke with nothing to lose, and a woman determined never to belong to any man. Add forbidden passion, razor-sharp banter, and a delicious amount of steam—and prepare to melt... -
![Duke of Eccess by Mariah Stone]()
Duke of Eccess by Mariah Stone
A mad heiress. A damaged duke. Christmas in London will never be the same. .. Octavius Everard, the wealthy Duke of Eccess, indulges in London’s most decadent offerings to escape the pain that haunts him—especially at Christmas. The richest food, the best cognac and the most beautiful women make the “happiest” time of the year a little more bearable... -
![The Last House in Lambton by Grace Gibson, Debbie Styne]()
The Last House in Lambton by Grace Gibson, Debbie Styne
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDoes it ever stop raining in Lambton? Darcy and Bingley depart Netherfield Park, leaving Elizabeth Bennet acutely aware of the monotony of her life. Seeking a reprieve, she volunteers to serve as temporary companion to Mrs. Gardiner’s elderly aunt who lives in Lambton... -
![A Gentleman Under the Mistletoe by Grace Burrowes]()
A Gentleman Under the Mistletoe by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLord Julian Caldicott is standing in for his ducal brother as manager of Yuletide merriment at the family seat. Alas for his lordship, nothing is going as planned. Cranky relatives arrive uninvited, family squabbles ensue, and Julian's annual case of the blue devils is worsening by the day. Julian decides to combat the mayhem and melancholia by anonymously spreading good cheer... -
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Petteril's Folly by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTime to confront reality – and a worrying mystery. Lord Petteril and his new viscountess return to England to face the consequences of their unequal marriage, only to discover that Petteril’s valet, the enigmatic Stewart, has been arrested for theft... -
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Petteril's Wife by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIncognito in Portugal…Lord Petteril’s cousin, the newly commissioned Major Bertie Withan, has gone missing somewhere between landing in Lisbon and joining his regiment on the front line of the Peninsular War... -
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Aurora by D.G. Rampton
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 16 ratings70,000+ readers have already discovered the Regency Goddesses Series. The books, which can be read in any order, are regularly in the U. S. top 20 for Historical Romance and Humor & Satire. ♥ an opposites-attract romance. ♥ a formidable hero. ♥ an irrepressible heroine. ♥ a menagerie of lovable characters... -
![A Match of Misfortune (Bachelors of Blackstone's) by Jess Heileman]()
A Match of Misfortune (Bachelors of Blackstone's) by Jess Heileman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFortune brought him back to England. Misfortune brought them together. Cecily Bradshaw has despised Nash Markham since before they met. His captivating smile and overdone charms might blind others from the insufferable tease he is, but not Cecily. Only once, in the naïveté of youth, did her resolve momentarily falter, and she is determined it will never happen again... -
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Petteril's Christmas by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA merry Christmas for the Petterils? Piers wants to make their first Christmas together special, and so it proves to be - just not quite in the way he planned. His eccentric Great Aunt Prudence summons him to London with the news that she is dying and that one of her servants is stealing from her. Only one of these claims turns out to be true, though both require investigating... -
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Faith by Beverley Watts
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhen Faith Shackleford found herself in the unenviable position of having to accompany her irascible father to convalesce in the genteel seaside town of Torquay, she envisioned three months of wearying monotony... -
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![Petteril's Corpse by Mary Lancaster]()
Petteril's Corpse by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA murdered stranger in his home wood…. The discovery of a naked corpse upsets the new Viscount Petteril’s return to his ancestral acres. The local magistrate, Robert Lindon, has no idea how to proceed with so heinous a crime... -
![A Seaside Scandal: A Regency Romance by Ashtyn Newbold]()
A Seaside Scandal: A Regency Romance by Ashtyn Newbold
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA reckless swim, a ruined reputation. .. an unexpected romance. Miss Alice Kellaway never expected her peaceful seaside holiday to turn into a battle for a gentleman’s affections. But when she and her dearest friend, Charlotte, both set their sights on the charming and mysterious Jonathan Croft, Alice is no longer willing to step aside in favor of Charlotte's ambitions... -
![Petteril's Ladybird by Mary Lancaster]()
Petteril's Ladybird by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAn earl’s son, shot in the home of his mistress…. Lord Petteril, with his redoubtable assistant April, is called back to London to help prove the innocence of his friend, Percy Austen, who is suspected of murder. Percy was once the lover of the victim’s mistress, and his pistol was found at the scene of the crime... -
![Murder in St. Giles by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley]()
Murder in St. Giles by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLondon, 1819: When Brewster, my bodyguard, comes to me about a murder of a pugilist—and what’s more, says his wife has summoned me—I must hasten to St. Giles to find a killer before Brewster is arrested for the crime. This is made difficult because Donata's late husband’s odious cousin has materialized to try to wrest her son into his care... -
![The Thames River Murders by Ashley Gardner]()
The Thames River Murders by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsCaptain Lacey is asked by Peter Thompson of the Thames River Police to help him investigate a cold case–the murder of a woman found near the docks Thompson patrols. The investigation was sidelined, considered unsolvable, but Thompson has long wished to find her killer. Captain Lacey joins him in the hunt, entering a part of society that is closed to outsiders... -
![A Mystery at Carlton House by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley]()
A Mystery at Carlton House by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratings1818: Captain Lacey is drawn into affairs of the highest in the land when his friend Grenville is asked by the Prince Regent to look into odd happenings in his lavish abode of Carlton House. Objects of value have gone missing, paintings and sculpture have been moved, and some of the staff have reported strange sounds and movements in the shadows... -
![Fall of the Lyon: The Lyon's Den by Chasity Bowlin]()
Fall of the Lyon: The Lyon's Den by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 13 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... -
![The Custom House Murders by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley]()
The Custom House Murders by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsCaptain Lacey encounters an old army friend just returned from Antigua, who is being accused of smuggling and possibly murder. Lacey decides to help the man, whom he considers honorable, to clear his name. Meanwhile James Denis has given Lacey a task, to deliver a mysterious package to a man with an office near the Custom House on the bank of the Thames... -
![A Darkness in Seven Dials by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley]()
A Darkness in Seven Dials by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMarch 1820. When James Denis is arrested for murder and lands himself in Newgate, it falls to me to prove his innocence. I have nowhere to start but in a dark street in Seven Dials and the name of the unknown man Denis is supposed to have killed. I soon find myself beleaguered by enemies from Denis’s past, secret societies, and a host of people who want Denis to hang... -
![What the Devil Knows by C.S. Harris]()
What the Devil Knows by C.S. Harris
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsSebastian St. Cyr thought a notorious killer had been brought to justice until a shocking series of gruesome new murders stuns the city in this thrilling historical mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of Who Speaks for the Damned. It's October 1814. The war with France is finally over and Europe's diplomats are convening in Vienna for a conference that will put their world back together... -
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![The Langley Sisters Collection by Wendy Vella]()
The Langley Sisters Collection by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn Amazon chart-topping series from USA Today bestseller Wendy Vella. Enjoy this collection of unconventional heroines, and dashing heroes who will keep you turning the page right to the end! THE LADY PLAYS HER ACE... -
![Who Buries the Dead by C.S. Harris]()
Who Buries the Dead by C.S. Harris
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe grisly murder of a West Indies slave owner and the reappearance of a dangerous enemy from Sebastian St. Cyr’s past combine to put C. S. Harris’s “troubled but compelling antihero” (Booklist) to the ultimate test in this taut, thrilling mystery. London, 1813. The vicious decapitation of Stanley Preston, a wealthy, socially ambitious plantation owner, at Bloody Bridge draws Sebastian St... -
![When Falcons Fall by C.S. Harris]()
When Falcons Fall by C.S. Harris
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsAyleswick-on-Teme, England, 1813. Sebastian has come to this seemingly peaceful Shropshire village to honor a slain friend and to learn more about his own ancestry. But when the body of a lovely widow is found on the banks of the River Teme, a bottle of laudanum at her side, the village’s inexperienced new magistrate turns to St. Cyr for help... -
![Miss Desirable by Grace Burrowes]()
Miss Desirable by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMiss Catherine Fairchild spent much of her life haring about the globe with her diplomat parents, though she grasped at a young age that as a legitimate by-blow, her social standing among Polite Society would be marginal at best... -
![Miss Devoted by Grace Burrowes]()
Miss Devoted by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPsyche Fremont has known two constants in life: Her passion for her art, and society’s determination to ignore her talent. She isn’t looking for anything other than a handsome model when she crosses paths with Michael Delancey, and he’s only interested in making a few discreet coins lounging about in the altogether... -
![Murder in the Eternal City by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley]()
Murder in the Eternal City by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen I agree to take my family to visit Grenville in his villa near Rome, I hardly imagine that I immediately will become embroiled in mystery and mayhem. James Denis has requested that I purchase an antique from a collector, one Conte de Luca... -
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Petteril's Portrait by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA defaced portrait and the death of an artist – but is anything quite what it seems? To the furious disapproval of his assistant, April, Lord Petteril insists on calling in on Lady Haggard’s country house party – only to discover his hostess and her guests in uproar over a portrait of the late Sir Weston Haggard which has been deliberately damaged... -
![Lyon Eyes by Lynne Connolly]()
Lyon Eyes by Lynne Connolly
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 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. Heiress to a fortune, Jenny Hambling needs a husband, before she is made to marry a man she despises... -
![The Duke of Aces by Rachel Ann Smith]()
The Duke of Aces by Rachel Ann Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWagering on Love is Risky. .. A lady's fate should never be determined by the turn of a card. Lady Isadora Malbury must remain unwed if she wishes to continue to be a member of the exclusive and secret Wicked Ladies Salon... -
![A Gentleman's Reckoning (Bachelors of Blackstone's) by Jennie Goutet]()
A Gentleman's Reckoning (Bachelors of Blackstone's) by Jennie Goutet
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Scandalous Past. A Secret Identity. A Love That Could Ruin Everything. Once the most charming rake in London, John Aubin lost everything when he overheard a powerful earl’s fraudulent dealings. Branded a liar and cast out of society, he now lives under an assumed name, working in the very orphanage the earl owns. But Aubin’s purpose isn’t charity—it’s revenge... -
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![An Improbable Scheme by Laura Beers]()
An Improbable Scheme by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome secrets are worth stealing. Some hearts are harder to escape. Lady Elsbeth Caldwell has long suspected that her stepfather is hiding something far more sinister behind his polished façade. Determined to uncover the truth, she embarks on an investigation that leads her to take desperate measures, including robbing a passing coach under the cover of night... -
![A Spinster's Folly by Laura Beers]()
A Spinster's Folly by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe was determined to remain a spinster—until love gave her a new reason to dream. Lady Eugenie Drayton is tired of being told what she can and cannot do. Bold, clever, and entirely too curious for Society’s liking, she decides to take matters into her own hands by sneaking into an Oxford lecture disguised as a man... -
![The Red Cottage by Hannah Linder]()
The Red Cottage by Hannah Linder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe forgot she loved him. He would die to make her remember. Meg Foxcroft has never minded the tattling village gossip or her uncle’s ill-tempered rebukes. After all, she has Tom McGwen—and one day, they will build their own cottage, paint it red, and live a wonderful life. But then the unthinkable happens... -
![Death at Brighton Pavilion by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley]()
Death at Brighton Pavilion by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen Captain Gabriel Lacey finds himself standing over a dead body in Brighton Pavilion, bloody sword in hand and no memory of how he got there, he immediately fears he is a murderer. The dead man is Colonel Hamilton Isherwood, a man Lacey clashed with after the battle of Salamanca in Spain seven years before... -
![A Christmas Crime, a Comte, and Miss Mifford by Claudia Stone]()
A Christmas Crime, a Comte, and Miss Mifford by Claudia Stone
Miss Charlotte Mifford is facing another Christmas — and birthday — as an impoverished spinster living on the charity of her relatives. When a tall, dark, and exceedingly handsome French Comte arrives in the cosy village of Plumpton, Charlotte sensibly assumes he would never look twice at a woman like her... -
![A Lark's Flight by Lynn Messina]()
A Lark's Flight by Lynn Messina
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsVerity Lark — England's most tenacious gossip, the London Daily Gazette ’s most dogged reporter — relishes a challenge, which is why she refuses Colson Hardwicke's offer of menial employment... -
![Whispers at Painswick Court: Historical Regency Romance and Mystery Set in England for Fans of Agatha Christie and Jane Austen by Julie Klassen]()
Whispers at Painswick Court: Historical Regency Romance and Mystery Set in England for Fans of Agatha Christie and Jane Austen by Julie Klassen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnne Loveday, a surgeon's daughter, is determined to live a single, useful life. To escape her matchmaking stepmother, she accepts an invitation from an old friend to return to Painswick, the place she and her sister spent many happy summers until that last, fateful year... -
![The Sapphire Intrigue: A Crown Jewels Regency Mystery by Lynn Morrison, Anne Radcliffe]()
The Sapphire Intrigue: A Crown Jewels Regency Mystery by Lynn Morrison, Anne Radcliffe
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA stolen code, a locked-down Pavilion, and a love on the line—Regency Brighton’s season of secrets is just beginning. Brighton, 1813: The upper class departs London’s bustling streets for the serene seaside elegance of the Royal Pavilion. A summer of relaxation and romance beckons, especially for Lord Roland Percy and Lady Grace Tilbury... -
![Lady Emily's Matchmaking Mishap by Sofi Laporte]()
Lady Emily's Matchmaking Mishap by Sofi Laporte
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA pretty impostor. A devil of a duke. A dangerous game of deception…. When a scheming spinster is determined to help her sister find a match, she gets herself hopelessly entangled in a game of deception that will undoubtedly lead to disaster…. or to love... -
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Henrietta by Beverley Watts
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHenrietta Carew has always been practical, sensible, and generally immune to flights of fancy. Until she meets Raphael Augustin. King William IV's most dangerous intelligence agent is everything Henrietta shouldn't want - ruthless, secretive, and devastatingly handsome... -
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![Murder at Hambledon Hall by C.J. Archer]()
Murder at Hambledon Hall by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe genteel tranquility of a country house party is shattered when the gamekeeper is shot. Was his death the result of his recent indiscretions, or long-buried secrets? The weekend was supposed to be an enjoyable time with her family at the neo-Gothic manor of Lord and Lady Kershaw, but when the gamekeeper is murdered, Cleo can’t rest until the killer is caught... -
![Lady Violet Goes for a Gallop by Grace Burrowes]()
Lady Violet Goes for a Gallop by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLady Violet has decided that life in noisy, crowded, busy London is simply not her cup of tea. Her search for a rural property to purchase must be set aside when she learns that Hugh St. Sevier has been accused of murder. Worse, the handsome physician is doing nothing to aid those trying to exonerate him... -
![Murder at Somerset House by Andrea Penrose]()
Murder at Somerset House by Andrea Penrose
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBeyond the gilded ballrooms and salons of Regency London lurks a sinister web of intrigue and deception, and when a murder occurs within the scientific community, Lord Wrexford and Charlotte are the perfect pair to unravel it . . -
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The Devil in Music by Kate Ross
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThe Regency dandy and amateur sleuth Julian Kestrel is back in his fourth mystery -- and this time he confronts murder far from home in the sensuous, turbulent Italy of the 1820sWith flawless period detail and a dapper English detective reminiscent of Lord Peter Wimsey, Kate Ross is charming fans of Anne Perry and Elizabeth George -- and earning a loyal following of mystery readers eager to... -
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Greed: The Savage by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwell comes a lush, sin-laced Regency romance set deep in London’s criminal underworld—where desire is a weapon, and falling in love might be the most reckless act of all. Seven Deadly Greed. She was never meant to tempt him. He was never meant to love her. . -
![A Swirl of Shadows by Andrea Penrose]()
A Swirl of Shadows by Andrea Penrose
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA traumatic personal crisis has left Lady Arianna bedeviled by guilt and questioning whether she has lost her nerve. Saybrook and her circle of friends can’t seem to help rekindle her fire. Even a challenge from Lord Grentham, Britain’s shadowy head spymaster, to undertake a vital mission to Russia in aid of her old friend, Tsar Alexander, fails to spark any interest . .
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