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Westcott novels volume 4
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English
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Once the countess of Riverdale, widowed Viola decides to run off with Marcel, the Marquess of Dorchester, but they soon find themselves victims of the age's ideas of respectability.
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English
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Lady Sabine is harboring a skin blemish, one, that if revealed, could cause her to be branded as a witch, put her life in danger, and damage her chances of making a good marriage. After all, what nobleman would want to marry a woman so flawed? Sir Bennet is returning home to protect his family from an imminent attack by neighboring lords who seek repayment of debts. Without fortune or means to pay those debts, Sir Bennet realizes his only option is...
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English
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Next in the USA Today–bestselling Regency romance series—A daring rescue, a disreputable reputation, and a dangerous road ahead.
Lady Charlotte Carpenter's brother-in-law has put an infamous brothel owner out of business—yet it is Charlotte who suffers the consequences. Abducted by thugs and held at an inn, she is plotting her escape when she's suddenly rescued by a dashing gentleman. Only afterward
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Series
Dericott tale volume 2
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In medieval England, nineteen-year-old Audrey, the daughter of English nobility and facially scarred by her abusive, mentally ill sister, seeks God's protection when she runs away from an arranged marriage proposal, to find true love, safety, and a purpose to her life.
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Series
Westcott novels volume 5
Language
English
Description
"During a rare white Christmas at Brambledean Court, the widow Elizabeth, Lady Overfield, defies convention by falling in love with a younger man in the latest novel in the Westcott series. After her husband's passing, Elizabeth Overfield decides that she must enter into another suitable marriage. That, however, is the last thing on her mind when she meets Colin Handrich, Lord Hodges, at the Westcott Christmas house party. She simply enjoys his company...
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Hagenheim volume 11
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Language
English
Description
Adela, youngest daughter of Duke Wilhelm of Hagenheim, is never allowed outside of the castle walls. She sneaks away one day to the market disguised as a peasant, and meets a poor farmer with a kind heart. Frederick earns the income for his family and defends his mother from his father's drunken rages. He carves figures, animals, and scenes into wood, and he's asked to carve these scenes into cathedral doors when his talent is noticed. When he gets...
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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When Poppy sees the half-sister she left behind accused of murder in the headlines, she rushes home to her aid. After being robbed in the train station, Poppy must accept the help of the rakish Duke of Langham, who is traveling to the country for his grandmother's birthday. A faux engagement is mutually beneficial, with the Duke's position and title assisting Poppy in her efforts to clear her sister's name while sparing the Duke all of the unwanted...
Author
Series
Dericott tale volume 1
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Language
English
Description
England, 1381. Delia's quiet life as the daughter of an earl is shattered when her seven brothers are betrayed by their father and falsely arrested for treason and murder. With the Peasants' Revolt threatening the peace of the kingdom, King Richard II is executing anyone who poses a threat to his throne. Delia infiltrates the palace as a seamstress for the new queen so she can be near her brothers. She discovers Sir Geoffrey, the guard captain who...
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Series
Legacy trilogy (Matthew Ward) volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Language
English
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A shadow has fallen over the Tressian Republic. Yet as Tressia falls, heroes rise. Viktor Akadra is the Republic's champion. Josiri Trelan is Viktor's sworn enemy. And Calenne Trelan, Josiri's sister, seeks only to break free of their tarnished legacy. As war spreads across the Republic, these three must set aside their differences in order to save their home. Yet decades of bad blood are not easily set aside. And victory -- if it comes at all --...
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English
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With her three good friends all recently married, Elizabeth Turley is ready for some husband-hunting of her own. One gentleman in particular sparks her interest. Geoffrey, Earl of Harrington is tall, handsome, and dashing. He's also just a bit too sure of himself. But Elizabeth has observed enough about the rules of attraction to pique the earl's attention. Yet once she has it, the discovery of a troubling secret taints her future happiness. Lord...
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Series
Rogues to riches volume 6
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"I have come to ask you to kill me, my lord." Miss Abigail Abbott desperately needs to disappear--permanently--and the only person she trusts to help her do that is Lord Stephen Wentworth, heir to the Duke of Walden. Stephen is brilliant, charming, and--when he needs to be--absolutely ruthless. So ruthless that he proposes marriage instead of "murder" to keep Abigail safe. Stephen was smitten the instant his sister introduced him to Abigail, a woman...
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English
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At 46, Beatrice Sloane, the Dowager Countess of Farris, wants to finally explore the joys and pleasures she missed out on during her marriage. She?s eager to attend a weeklong bacchanal where she can participate in ?utter, filthy debauchery.? As a favor to a friend, Maj. Duncan McCameron is accompanying Lady Farris on the journey to make sure she arrives safely, and then he has plans to begin a new job. He?s been feeling adrift in peacetime and is...
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Publisher
Savdek Management
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
303 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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"A nobleman wedded to the lady he loves strives to overwrite five years of masterful pretence and open his wife's eyes to the fact that he loves her as much as she loves him."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Savdek Management Proprietary Limited
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A story of two people thrown together on a journey of discovery that defines what each most want of life, love, and family: a gentleman wishing to buy a fabulous horse and a lady set on protecting her family find common ground while pursuing a thief who upends both of their plans.
15) A love by design
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Series
Secret scientists of London volume 3
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"You couldn't design a better hero than the very eligible and extremely charming Earl Grantham. Unless, of course, you are Margaret Gault, who wants nothing to do with the man who broke her youthful heart. Widowed and determined, Margaret Gault has returned to Athena's Retreat and the welcoming arms of her fellow secret scientists with an ambitious plan in mind: to establish England's first woman-owned engineering firm. But from the moment she sets...
16) The duke alone
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Series
McQuoids of Mayfair volume 1
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
304 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Lady Myrtle McQuoid has always felt a little forgotten, and this season is no exception. When her boisterous family vacates their London townhouse for the country, Myrtle finds she's been left behind. But she just needs to stay warm, keep her belly full, and distract herself until her relatives realize their mistake and turn back to collect her. Surely that won't take long. Brooding widower Val Bancroft, the Duke of Aragon, has shut himself off from...
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