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Author
Series
Bridgerton volume 3
Language
English
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Description
While searching for a mysterious beauty he met at a masquerade party, Benedict Bridgerton meets Sophie Beckett, a servant in need of his help, and as passion flares between them, he must choose between Sophie and the woman of his dreams.
Author
Series
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
450 p.
Language
English
Description
In the special edition of #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens' The Edge of Desire, receive a free bonus excerpt from her new book, The Lady Risks All, available wherever books are sold September 25th! In The Edge of Desire, they proved their bravery fighting for His Majesty's Secret Service and were rewarded with brides of great beauty and breeding. But one member of the Bastion Club has remained a bachelor ... until now. "Christian,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
375 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Wallflowers
Four young ladies at the side of the ballroom make a pact to help each other find husbands... no matter what it takes…
Proud and beautiful Annabelle Peyton could have her pick of suitors-if only she had a dowry. Her family is on the brink of disaster, and the only way Annabelle can save them is to marry a wealthy man. Unfortunately her most persistent admirer is the brash Simon Hunt, a handsome and ambitious entrepreneur who wants...
Author
Series
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
375 p.
Language
English
Description
Who will be the last man standing? New York Times bestselling author Victoria Alexander's delicious series about four men desperately trying to avoid matrimony continues ... Lady Cordelia Bannister simply cannot marry a man she has not chosen herself, no matter what her father decrees. So, pretending to be her own companion, she decides to seek out information about her intended by meeting with his secretary?a man who soon beguiles her. But Lady Cordelia...
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Series
Language
English
Description
"Washington, DC, 1870s: At a glittering White House gala, Abigail Cabot discovers the man of her dreams. Only, he's not interested--yet. So the gifted lady astronomer, whose passion for measuring stars has left her woefully lacking in social graces, seeks someone to educate her...someone who is a master at the art of seduction. Jamie Calhoun's handsome looks and easy charm have made him as popular on the Senate floor as he is with the capital's...
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
St. Martin's Paperbacks edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 405 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
Gavin St. James, Earl of Thorne, tries to claim the abandoned estate bordering his own as part of his effort to put his past behind him, but he finds himself opposed by American Tessa Ross, who hides dark secrets of her own.
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Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
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Headstrong American heiress, Lillian Bowman has come to England to find an aristocratic husband. Unfortunately, no man is strong enough to tame the stubborn beauty's fierce will. Except, perhaps, the powerful and arrogant Earl of Westcliff-a man Lillian despises more than anyone she's ever met.
Marcus, Lord Westcliff, is famous for his icy English reserve and his supreme self-control. But, something about the audacious Lillian drives him mad. Whenever...
10) Project Duchess
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Series
Language
English
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"From New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries's first book in a series set in England in the early 1800s about an oft-widowed mother's grown children, who blaze through society in their quest for the truth about their fathers . . . and in the process find that love just might conquer all."--
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Series
Language
English
Description
Assuming that his long-time correspondent, Eloise Bridgerton, is a homely, quiet, unassuming spinster sho would be desperate for an offer of marriage, Sir Phillip proposes through the mail, never expecting to discover that his prospective fiancee is a stunningly beautiful young woman who is the toast of London.
12) Wilde child
Author
Series
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
374 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
He wants a prim and proper duchess, not the Wildest of the Wildes! Already notorious for the golden hair that proves her mother’s infidelity, Lady Joan can’t seem to avoid scandals, but her latest escapade may finally ruin her: she’s determined to perform the title role of a prince—in breeches, naturally. She has the perfect model for an aristocratic male in mind: Thaddeus Erskine Shaw, Viscount Greywick, a man who scorned the very idea of...
13) Devil in winter
Author
Publisher
Avon Books
Physical Desc
374 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"I'm Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent. I can't be celibate. Everyone knows that." Desperate to escape her scheming relatives, Evangeline Jenner has sought the help of the most infamous scoundrel in London. A marriage of convenience is the only solution. No one would have ever paired the shy, stammering wallflower with the sinfully handsome viscount. It quickly becomes clear, however, that Evie is a woman of hidden strength-and Sebastian desires her more...
Author
Series
Rogues' dynasty volume 4
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
299 p.
Language
English
Description
As if from a dream, Lady Gabrielle walked from the mist and into Viscount Brentwood's arms. Within moments, he's embroiled in more scandal than he ever thought possible ... Beautiful, clever, and courageous, Lady Gabrielle needs Brent's help to get out of a seriously bad situation. But the more she gets to know him, the worse she feels about ruining his life
Author
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
379 p.
Language
English
Description
A fan-favorite historical romance from New York Times bestselling author Candace Camp, originally published in 2007.
No longer in the first blush of youth and without a marriage portion, Miss Constance Woodley can scarcely imagine why one of the leading lights of London society should take an interest in the likes of her. But under her benefactor's guiding hand, she's transformed into a captivating creature who catches the eye of the handsome,...
16) Once a rebel
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Series
Language
English
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Lord George Gordon Audley had been Callista Brooke's best friend, and it was to Gordon she turned in desperation to avoid a loathsome arranged marriage. The repercussions of his gallant attempt ended with Callie in Jamaica, and Gordon on a one way trip to the penal colony of Australia. Now it's 1814, and Callie is in Washington, trapped in the battle between her native England and her adopted homeland. She is on the verge of losing everything, including...
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English
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An unbroken horse, a broken man, an estate that needed her...Once a privileged son of the South, Hunter Calhoun now stands a widower shadowed by the scandal of his wife's death. Burying himself in his success with breeding Thoroughbred racehorses, he's left his family to crumble and forgotten how to comfort his grieving children.
18) Fate & fortune
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Series
Publisher
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
600 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
In "Vixen in Velvet," the high-born Victoria trades places with a tavern maid to avoid an arranged marriage, and in "Whitefire," Katerina, seeking vengeance against the marauders who destroyed her village, finds an ally in her sworn enemy.
19) Duke gone rogue
Author
Series
A love on holiday novel volume 1
Publisher
AvonBooks, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
355 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Will Hart, the Duke of Ashmore, is everything his father was not: scrupulously honest, forbidding, and apparently joyless. As a duke, he's a catch, but as a grumpy stick-in-the mud, no lady knows quite how to catch his eye. When his sisters concoct a plan for him to visit a run-down family property in Cornwall, he reluctantly agrees, hoping it will be a chance for him to rediscover the carefree man he once was. Madeline Ravenwood believes she can...
Author
Publisher
Love Inspired Books
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
279 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
To help his dying sister, Nate Cooper once broke the law--and he has regretted it ever since. Now the ex-con turned saddler hopes for a new beginning in Turnabout, Texas. So when Nate saves a young widow's daughter from imminent harm, he is shocked to be called a hero. Single mom Verity Leggett leads a safe life, avoiding danger and excitement at all costs. But her daughter's recurer Mr. Cooper seems like a perfectly responsible--and handsome--man...