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The Secret Heart by Mary Lancaster
Betrayal, temptation and an impossible love.The final book in the Unmarriageable series...Some suspect that Lily Villin is the true heart of the Hart Inn, a lucky house where love always seems to blossom, whatever the obstacles. But Lily has another secret. She is in love with an enigmatic nobleman, and no luck in the world can make such a marriage possible... -
The Governess Diaries by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLove 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...Categorized as:
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The Duke's Magnificent Obsession by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIf there is one thing I know, kisses have a tendency to alter things irrevocably.Abandoned at the family’s country estate by her employer, Minerva Stone realizes that the concerns harbored about her position with Mrs. Charlotte Entwhistle-Graves were well founded... -
Miss Determined by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTrevor, Marquess of Tavistock, has finally decided to stop larking around on the Continent, come home, and take a bride. His solicitors applaud his decision to settle down, provided he chooses a wealthy young lady to be his marchioness. Those years Trevor spent seeing the world were bad years for the lordly coffers... -
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One Night to Remember by Erica Ridley
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMeet the unforgettable men of London's most notorious tavern, The Wicked Duke... -
Duke in All But Name by Caroline Warfield
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSecrets and lies threaten to pull them under, but a forced marriage may be their salvation. Gideon Kendrick grew up as the despised bastard son of the Duke of Glenmoor. Exiled to the mines by his father, he has not only survived but thrived and prospered. He lives apart, wanting nothing to do with the duke, the estate—or anything in his past, except his younger brother Phillip, the new duke... -
Duchess of His Heart by Collette Cameron
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe once loved her beyond all reason. Dare he risk heartbreak again? Leaving her first love behind was the hardest thing Regine, Duchess of Heartwaite, had ever done. Her marriage of convenience to another man saved her family, even as it laid waste to her heart. That was years ago, however. Now widowed, she’s ready to begin her life anew... -
Radiance by Sydney Jane Baily
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIn this sparkling early Victorian romance by USA Today bestselling author Sydney Jane Baily, a fiery-haired Diamond daughter sets her cap at this man of science... and he doesn’t stand a chance!She’s a gifted artisan with sparkle to spare, and he’s a preoccupied man of science.At Prince Albert’s Great Exhibition, Lady Radiance Diamond falls in love.. -
To Win a Widow by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe craved his touch—and they had yet to kiss.Book 5, the final book in the exciting new Soldiers and Soulmates series from bestselling author Alexa Aston, has arrived. A widowed duchess at loose ends, longing for love. A colonel with no family who unexpectedly becomes an earl. Two stubborn individuals who are drawn together by passion—and also find friendship . . -
Always the Matchmaker by Emily E K Murdoch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlways the matchmaker and never the bride - even when she's found her perfect partner…Miss Theodosia Ashbrooke does not believe there is anything greater than matching the perfect pair - and she's become rather expert in it. Never mind that she's never found the missing half to her own soul and body. Perhaps that's not her lot in life, even at the age of eight and twenty... -
Stealing the Heiress by Samantha Holt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe was looking for adventure...Lady Rosamunde Stanley just never expected in the form of a kidnapping.Well, an almost-kidnapping. The dastardly man only went and took the wrong woman!But she soon discovers the dark, handsome man is not quite the terrible rogue she thinks him to be and she decides to put his experience to use... -
It's Raining Rakes in April by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn undercover duke and a clumsy, but ambitious, debutanteEveryone knows debutantes will do anything to marry a duke, which is precisely why this season, the Duke of Ridgefield is going undercover as yet another notorious rake—the mysterious Mr. Pope. As the eldest of seven sisters, Miss Julia Rigsby has one task in life—marry well. The trouble is, she’s clueless when it comes to flirting... -
A Midsummer Night's Romance by Alyssa Alexander, Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAn Invitation to the Ball…By Fifteen of Your Favorite Historical Romance Authors!You are cordially invited to the most anticipated event of the Season—Lord and Lady Whitwell’s annual ball! This year’s theme is the most extravagant yet…A Midsummer Night’s Dream, filled with fairytale gardens and fantastical costumes, sparkling champagne, and heartwarming romance... -
A Sanctuary for Soulden by J.A. Rock, Lisa Henry
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe wasn't meant for a quiet life.Philip Winthrop, Viscount Soulden, is a fop. An idle popinjay with nothing more on his mind than how to best knot his cravat. He definitely doesn’t spy against the French. Or arrange hasty weddings. Or occasionally commandeer the navy. And he certainly doesn’t seek out mortal danger in order to combat his pervasive ennui... -
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Indecent by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSociety’s most exclusive invitation...Welcome to the Phoenix Club, where London’s most audacious, disreputable, and intriguing ladies and gentlemen find scandal, redemption, and second chances.If Bennet St... -
The Sin Commandments by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsGet ready for a scandalous Regency romp. Meet the Sinning Flynns!Rory Flynn, grandson of the Duke of Savernake, is embittered by his family’s reputation as a wealthy family from Irish stock. They are hated by the Ton but accepted because of their links to the duke. Rory has a list of those who have offended his family the most and he intends to do something about it... -
Worth More Than Rubies: A Regency Holiday Novella by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll the Duke of Dunfallon wants this holiday season is a respite from the machinations of the matchmakers. When pursued by a particularly determined would-be duchess, he ducks into the West Bartholomew Street Lending Library. Librarian Emerald Armstrong sees a dapper gent in a bit of a hurry and mistakes Dunfallon for a curate overdue for his assignation with West Bart’s theological collection... -
Miss Dignified by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLydia Lovelace has taken the housekeeper’s post in the London home of Captain Dylan Powell. The captain is short on charm, but he’s known for his rapport with, and support of, former soldiers trying to make a peacetime life in London... -
The Beast's Bet by Eva Devon, Maire Claremont
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTom Courtney is a beast of the East End. Fighting his way up through the warrens, clubs, and halls of sins in London's darkest part of town, he has but one goal. . . To survive and ensure that the weak aren't preyed upon. When he discovers a young lady is victim of a vicious bet. . . He cannot stop himself from coming to her aid. . . Even if it might cost him everything he has ever won... -
Discouraging the Duke by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to the new world from Alexa Aston—Dukes Done Wrong.Accused of something they never did. Five boys banished from their homes in disgrace, to the place where they find the brothers of their heart—and build new family ties that will last a lifetime.A lonely army captain who suddenly finds himself a duke. A gentleman’s daughter running an estate because her father no longer can... -
A Dream of Redemption by Bronwen Evans
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA forbidden love and a chilling mystery tease the senses in this sensuous historical romance from the USA Today bestselling author of A Kiss of Lies and A Love to Remember. Bookish and independent Lady Helen Hawkestone is expected to marry well. But, having grown up with warring parents, the institution holds little appeal... -
To Tempt an Earl by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHamish Doherty, Earl Leighton is having a terrible Season. A portion of his home burned to the ground, he was attacked outside a gaming hell, and a debutante he cannot stomach is determined they’ll wed. It’s enough to make any lord head for the hills, but his luck turns worse in the country... -
Playing with Fire: Historical Romance by Jayne Davis
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFrance 1793Phoebe's future holds little more than the prospect of a tedious season of balls and routs, forever in the shadow of her glamorous cousin and under the critical eye of her shrewish aunt. She yearns for a useful life, and a love match like her parents', if such a thing could ever be possible for an unwanted, poor relation... -
Exiled Duke: An Exile Novel by K.J. Jackson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's the key to her future and a brutal ruler of the underworld. She's the only woman to have ever cracked into his cold heart. Now, he's determined to force her exactly where he needs her to be...exiled.A desperate woman trades everything for a chance of escape... -
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Entranced by the Earl by Jillian Eaton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes love is hiding in the unlikeliest of earls... Evelyn Thorncroft wants to marry a duke, but she’ll settle for an earl. The Earl of Hawkridge, to be precise. The only problem? Weston cannot stand the sight of her. At least, that’s what he says. Their passionate kisses, however, tell a very different story...From the first moment he sees Evie across a crowded ballroom, Weston desires her... -
A Spinster for the Wicked Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Daphne Byrne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe had no desire to chase…But the Duke wanted to be caught…Lady Thalia knows she has no place in the echelons of high-society, as her father’s funds are running dangerously low. But when a chance is presented to spend three weeks in the summer house of the Dowager Duchess of Hereford, she doesn’t realize her life is about to change forever... -
The Duke’s Cinderella: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Hazel Linwood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“When you are around, everyone else pales in comparison.”Barbara sneaks out to a masquerade ball, knowing she must never reveal her identity. Not even to the extremely charming Duke she meets. When the clock strikes midnight, she knows she will never see him again. Yet fate proves her wrong at her sister’s wedding party.Duke Alexander swears to find his mystery Cinderella... -
Saving her Marriage to the Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Ava MacAdams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Watch yourself, wife, or I will become the monster you are making me out to be.”The Duchess of Lancaster is so depraved that she would let just anyone in her bed. At least this is what the gossip columns declare about Arabella... -
Ruined by Jess Michaels
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen Claire found out a devastating secret about her family, the famous Woodley clan, she ran straight into the arms of a criminal and disappeared for years. But now she’s desperate to escape his clutches and get back what he’s stolen from her: her child. She turns to longtime family horse master Warrick Blackwood, knowing his secrets can get her close to her target... -
The Love of a Libertine by Jess Michaels
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen Morgan Banfield wakes up in Newgate after a night of debauchery, the last thing he wants to see is his estranged brother. But in exchange for his help, Morgan must agree to take on responsibility and try to get his life together by taking on the job of Man of Affairs for a friend.The last thing Lizzie Margolis wants is some rogue coming onto her brother's staff... -
An Affair by the Sea by Erica Ridley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhat happens when a wallflower's extremely make-believe fake suitor appears in the flesh just in time to ruin all her spinsterly plans?Orphaned pianist Allegra Brown is a poor relation with nothing much to recommend her, save a minuscule dowry and a very big imagination... -
To Redeem an Earl by Nina Jarrett
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn this steamy historical romance a cynical debutante and a scandalous earl find themselves entangled in an undeniable attraction. Will they open their hearts to love or will his past destroy their future together?She has vowed she will never marry...Miss Sophia Hayward knows all about men and their immoral behavior... -
For Letter or Worse by Esther Hatch
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsEvery word in his letter spells mortification.There was only one reason young Harrison Chase moved away from his idyllic country upbringing to the long dark hours of working in a London factory—he was bound and determined to make his fortune and deserve a chance to court Christine Stone...Categorized as:
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The Sleeping Night by Barbara Samuel
An unforgettable romance in an unforgiving time.They'll need love and courage to see the dawn. He's a hometown native, returning from the war, determined to change the world he'd fought to protect. She's the girl who's been his secret friend since childhood, now a beautiful woman. Her war-time letters kept him alive. But he's black, and she's white... -
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Never Have I Ever With a Duke by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the USA Today bestselling author of The Untouchables series comes your next Regency obsession: The Spitfire Society... Meet the smart, independent women who've decided they don't need Society's rules, their families' expectations, or, most importantly, a husband. But just because they don't need a man doesn't mean they might not want one.. -
The Hero and the Hellion by Ava Devlin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne Last Scandal, for Old Time's Sake ... A Hero's HomecomingLieutenant Callum Laughlin has spent four long years at war. Finally, he has enough status and fortune to return to Yorkshire and reclaim the woman of his dreams - a girl he could never have wed when he was a mere stable boy. What awaits him at Somerton is far from the warm welcome he imagined... -
My Forbidden Duchess by Miriam Minger
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMarguerite Easton dreads enduring another Season after the ton treated her so cruelly. A country parson’s daughter, she doesn’t fit in... -
Never Fool a Duke by Claudia Stone
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA Season of Shakespeare Continues...Miss Violet Havisham is in a bind. Having agreed to help her twin brother disappear from London for a spell, she now finds that his presence is needed by Whitehall, to help them catch a spy. Not only that, but the man who has summoned him, is none other than the formidable Duke of Orsino... -
Daring with the Rogue by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLady Philippa's first season had not turned out as she dreamed. There had been no grand love match. Despite following all society's rules, she was almost compromised by a lecherous fortune hunter. Shy Pippa decided that bold and decisive is what she must become. On return to Town, her first aim is to settle the score with the disgusting fortune-hunting lord... -
Sylvester by Georgette Heyer
Endowed with rank, wealth and elegance, Sylvester, Duke of Salford, posts into Wiltshire to discover if the Honorable Phoebe Marlow will meet his exacting requirements for a bride. If he does not expect to meet a tongue-tied stripling wanting both manners and conduct, then he is intrigued indeed when his visit causes Phoebe to flee her home...Categorized as:
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The Alabaster Hip by Maggie Fenton
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe long-anticipated—and hilarious—final installment in The Regency Romp Trilogy… After the Viscount Marlowe’s latest misadventure gets Miss Minerva Jones sacked from her teaching post, he hires her as a governess for his twins. Marlowe finds himself falling for the feisty bookworm—an alarming development for a man who was nearly broken by his disastrous marriage... -
The Wicked Baron by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe Wicked Baron is the first in the Blackhaven Brides series, set in a newly fashionable spa town on the beautiful Cumbrian coast, where the great and the bad of visiting Regency society turn local life upside down. Orphan Gillie Muir makes ends meet by holding genteel card parties for friends and visitors to the newly fashionable spa town of Blackhaven... -
The House of Pleasure by Jess Michaels
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA new scandal sheet from USA Today Bestseller Jess Michaels!!! Miss Hannah Blankenship's awful father has finally done what he's threatened to do for years: arrange a marriage for her... -
Falling for Mr. Townsbridge by Sophie Barnes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe knows he ought to forget her... When William Townsbridge returns from Portugal and meets Eloise Lamont, the new cook his mother has hired, he's instantly smitten. The only problem, of course, is that she's a servant - completely off limits for a gentleman with an ounce of honor. But as they become better acquainted, William starts to realize he must make Eloise his. The only question is how... -
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Darcy Sails After Her: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Laraba Kendig
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFitzwilliam Darcy casts aside duty and family responsibilities to pursue Elizabeth Bennet. Where is Elizabeth and what will Darcy find when he follows his darling across the ocean?Mr. Bennet is dead, and Mr. Collins has taken Longbourn and thrown the Bennet ladies from their beloved home. Mr... -
The Virgin Who Humbled Lord Haslemere by Anna Bradley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThere’s nothing distinct about the brick building that houses The Clifford Charity School for Wayward Girls, which perfectly suits the purposes of its extraordinary residents—bold young ladies who expose London’s most corrupt aristocrats—and find their true loves along the way . . . The only thing Georgiana Harley despises more than chaos is bad behavior... -
My Lord Protector by Cheryl Bolen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNo one must know her true identity—especially not the handsome earl who’s employed her.Welcome to book 2 from New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Cheryl Bolen!On the most horrifying night of her life, Charlotte Robinson discovers the murdered body of the mysterious woman who's engaged her as a companion at a remote Cornish manor house... -
Shadows of Scandal (Guardians of the Bones) by K.J. Jackson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe needs a champion willing to scandalize her. He doesn’t need anyone. Scandal turns into seduction when a not-quite-perfect heiress tangles with a lost son of society... -
A Match Made in London by Michelle Willingham
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWelcome to book one in the new series The School for Spinsters by award winning author Michelle Willingham .Violet Edwards is painfully shy with a terrible stutter. Despite her mother’s threats to send her away, she has plans of her own to win a husband. She enrolls herself in the infamous School for Spinsters, where she hopes to be transformed from a wallflower into a breathtaking debutante... -
The Duke's Redemption by Carla Capshaw
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe came to the colonies for one reason: revenge. Drake Amberly, Duke of Hawk Haven, won't leave South Carolina until he's unmasked the colonial spy who killed his brother. Yet the more he sees of spirited Elise Cooper, the more he's moved by the happiness she brings him...never suspecting the dangerous secret she hides...
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