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1) Charity girl
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Viscount Desford tries to help a very young lady walking to London alone, and finds himself working hard to prevent his young charge from bringing ruin upon herself--and him.
3) Sprig muslin
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En route to propose to his sensible acquaintance Lady Hester, Sir Gareth Ludlow finds young, pretty Amanda wandering unattended and knows it is his duty to bring her back to her family. This turns out to be a challenge as Amanda seems to possess an imagination as intriguing as it is dangerous. Lady Hester stuns both him and her family when she refuses him. At her age, no one would expect her to turn down such an eligible suitor. But Lady Hester has...
4) April lady
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"When young newlywed Lady Nell Cardross beings to fill her days with fashion and frivolity, the earl has to wonder whether she really did marry him for his money, as his family so helpfull suggests. And now Nell doesn't dare tell him the truth..."--p. [4] of cover.
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"Desperate to escape his mother's matchmaking, Vincent Hunt, Viscount Darleigh, flees to a remote country village. But even there, another marital trap is sprung. So when Miss Sophia Fry's intervention on his behalf finds her unceremoniously booted from her guardian's home, Vincent is compelled to act. He may have been blinded in battle, but he can see a solution to both their problems: marriage. At first, quiet, unassuming Sophia rejects Vincent's...
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Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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[2016]
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English
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Shop girl Poppy Fairchurch knows its pointless fantasizing about the Duke of Autenberry. Still, dreams can't hurt anyone ... unlike the carriage Poppy spies bearing down upon the unsuspecting duke. After she pulls him to safety, the duke lapses into a coma and Poppy is mistaken for his fiancee. But one person isn't fooled: his arrogant and much too handsome half-brother, Struan Mackenzie. Soon Poppy isn't sure what she wants more ... the fantasy of...
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Kurland St. Mary mystery volume 02
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English
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Leaving their father's rectory, two sisters set out for the social season in London only to end up investigating the poisoning of a dowager countess.
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Harvest House Publishers
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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"It is 1818 and Miss Beatrice Forsythe is determined to marry well. After all, her sister married the Paragon, Mr. Phillip Mornay, five years earlier--which all but guarantees that she, Beatrice, can also make a famous match to a wealthy man. But her sister and husband have disappeared from high society as they raise a family at their country estate. Can Beatrice persuade them to chaperone her in London? Meanwhile an old acquaintance, Mr. Peter...
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Harlequin
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2012
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English
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Shipwrecked and washed up on an island, Averil Heydon is terrified--and being rescued by mysterious roguish naval captain Luc d'Aunay doesn't calm her fears! Virginal Averil knows that falling for Luc is dangerous, but the pull of their sexual attraction is deliciously irresistible. After her first taste of wild desire in Luc's arms. Averil must return to society and convention. Except Luc has a shockingly tempting proposition for her-- to flaunt...
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Forever, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing
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[2015]
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English
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Lady Clarissa Bevington is in trouble. A reckless indiscretion has left her with two choices: ruin her family with the scandal of the Season, or marry Mr. Kincraig, the notorious scoundrel mistaken as her lover. Desperate and disgraced, Clarissa vows to love and cherish a veritable stranger, a man whose eyes smolder with danger and undeniable desire. As an agent for the Crown, Lord Donovan Blackmer has spent the last two years guarding Clarissa's...
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Harlequin Books
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©2013.
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Known as "Magnificent Max," diplomat Max Ransleigh was famed for his lethal charm until a political betrayal left him exiled from government and his reputation in tatters. He seems a very unlikely savior for a well-bred young lady. Except that Miss Caroline Denby doesn't want to be saved--she wants to be ruined! To Caroline, getting married is tantamount to a death sentence, and meeting the rakish Max at a house party seems the answer to her prayers..Surely...
16) Arabella
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If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer
A fiery debutante. An ill-tempered bachelor. A romance for the ages.
Arabella, the daughter of an impoverished country parson, dreams of a new life in London. But her beauty and charm will only get her so far—and when Arabella embarks on her first London season armed with nothing but a benevolent godmother and her own notoriously short temper, she quickly runs afoul
...17) A secret affair
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Hannah, the recently widowed Duchess of Dunbarton, revels in her new freedom by setting her sights on Constantine, the black sheep of the scandalous Huxtable family, whose wicked reputation rivals her own.
18) Simply magic
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2007
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BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Mary Balogh's The Secret Mistress.
On a splendid August afternoon Susanna Osbourne is introduced to the most handsome man she has ever seen . . . and instantly feels the icy chill of recognition. Peter Edgeworth, Viscount Whitleaf, is utterly charming—and seemingly unaware that they have met before. With his knowing smile and seductive gaze, Peter acts the rake; but he stirs something in...
On a splendid August afternoon Susanna Osbourne is introduced to the most handsome man she has ever seen . . . and instantly feels the icy chill of recognition. Peter Edgeworth, Viscount Whitleaf, is utterly charming—and seemingly unaware that they have met before. With his knowing smile and seductive gaze, Peter acts the rake; but he stirs something in...
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Signet Eclipse
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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Believing that the Earl of Stratford's father is responsible for her own father's murder, Miss Liliana Clarement arrives at the Earl's family estate, posing as a husband hunter, to find the truth, but instead finds love in the arms of the enemy.
20) The toll-gate
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On his 38th birthday, lonely Scott Williams fervently wishes for a wife and family, but he never expects to become so utterly captivated by the beautiful, yet troubled Jennifer St. James.