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"1926, Washington, D. C. In the Prohibition Rum Wars, the Coast Guard is losing. Eleven million gallons of illegal liquor a year have created a booming smuggling economy, with criminals wreaking havoc on American cities, and everyday citizens thumbing their noses at Uncle Sam. But the Coast Guard has a new, secret weapon-one of the husband-and-wife pair who invented cryptanalysis and trained Great War soldiers-to crack smuggler codes, intercept traffic,...
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How can they stay rivals when they're falling in love?
As children of the two most prominent families in town, Gavin Keighley and Rose Denholme have been enemies their whole lives. When the Duke and Duchess of Tereford come to town to get their estate in order, they invite Gavin, Rose, and their families for a visit to settle the feud once and for all. But as jealousy takes root, the entire town begins to compete for the attention of the duke and...
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Parthian Vengeance' is the third instalment in the Parthian Chronicles, the adventures of King Pacorus of Dura, and follows on from 'Parthian Dawn'.The brooding peace that hangs over Parthia is shattered by a murder that triggers the final confrontation that will decide who rules the empire. Pacorus leads his veteran army east to destroy once and for all the forces of his implacable enemies, Mithridates and Narses. But his foes have been waiting for...
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FORBIDDEN (Regency Lovers 4) is the 4th book in Amazon #1 & USA Today Bestselling Author, Carole Mortimer's, historical romance series, Regency Lovers.Author's note: The books in the Regency Lovers series are steaming hot. You have been warned!They met in fire, burning with a passion for each other, but when the truth is known will their love turn to ashes?Eleven years ago Lord Zachary Noble, the Earl of Harrogate, was involved in a scandal which...
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"Regency Romance with a modern sensibility I love Regency Romance, but I adore Tessa Candle's books. She never fails to deliver an action-packed romp through London and the English countryside, featuring unique and totally relatable heroines, irresistible love interests, and a cast of family, friends and villains that thoroughly captivates. And there's always tea. Very hot tea." – Ev Bishop, USA Today bestselling authorThe ladies of Regency England...
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A wicked rake and a ruined lady…Lady Madeline Maddox has a secret. Actually, Maddie has several. The worst one isn't that she accidentally kissed a known rake, Lord Adam Ridgely, in the garden at the Everston's Ball. Nor is it that the editor of the London Standard published her scandal for all of London. Her greatest error was sending a series of letters to that same publisher detailing her deepest desires for social change. Even though she sent...
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Good girls don't go snooping where they don't belong. But Lady Delia Scarborough never claimed to be a good girl.Lady Delia Scarborough wants her sister back from the grave.Since that can't happen, she'll settle for the next best thing…Making sure her sister's murderer does not go free.Lady Delia's happy to play the part of maid as long as it gets her inside the home of Kieran Dearborne, Duke of Cowanfield.He may be able to fool his young daughter...
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He's a Highland mercenary. She's the noblewoman he abandoned. Can the child he never knew about and the woman he never forgot save him from a dark fate this Christmas?The Scottish Highlands, 1308. Infamous mercenary Hamish Dunn betrayed a powerful clan leader and is now pursued by killers almost as ruthless as himself. After a deadly duel, a Highland faerie convinces him to travel to Carlisle for a job that will provide enough gold to escape and live...
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Ella le espía. Él está comprometido con otra. ¿Se alinearán alguna vez sus astros?La astrónoma Celeste Keswick se pasa las noches observando el firmamento, intentando descubrir ese planeta esquivo que ella sabe que está ahí arriba pero que aún no puede ver. Su hermano está convencido de que hay una manera de lograrlo: espiar al hombre que puede que lo encuentre primero. Pero lo que Celeste no sabe es lo que se va a despertar en su interior.Lord...
10) My Fake Mistress
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Lord Julian Ashford, Baron Moncrief, detests London. Detests society. Since his wife died over a decade ago, he has had little thought for anything other than his own grief. Filling his life with work and duty, he exists as a shell of his former self. And while he can think of nothing worse than entertaining a hoard of freeloading guests, the weekend house party is his daughter's celebration, and while happiness eludes him, he would do anything for...
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Lord Owen Morrison has long stopped counting the number of women he has seduced.As a member of the Noble Lords, a group of English lords who play music to woo the wicked women of the ton, Owen knows his skillful fingers with the violin and viola are appreciated both in and out of the bedroom.A year after his return from the battlefield of Waterloo his parents have unexpectedly announced his engagement to Lady Amelia Perry, a young woman he has never...
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Elsa Reisner's lifelong dream of working as an ornithologist at the American Museum of Natural History is fading as the job begins to drain her passion. But fate takes an unexpected turn when she is assigned to catalog the bequest of a recently deceased patron whose Gothic country mansion holds secrets and treasures waiting to be discovered.
As Elsa delves into her task, she forms an unlikely bond with the estate's delightful gardener and her daughter,...
14) The Heiress
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What is it like to be the richest woman in the kingdom? For Emma Lambert, a wealthy widow who married to save her family from poverty, it means nothing if she can't have the man she has always loved. Michael Hayden, fourth son of an earl, has been badly injured in the war. When he returns home, he finds a family tragedy has made him the earl-and he is now a desirable catch on the marriage mart. Can Emma reawaken his heart, or has she lost the one...
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A fallen lady, a tortured lord, and an undeniable attraction… Royce Holmes, the new Earl of Pelham, is also an agent for the Zodiac, England's elite spy ring. He's on the trail of a devious forger whose false documents have caused havoc in Britain's war against Napoleon. On the night Royce vows to hunt down the man, he instead meets a woman who is just as intriguing. After a devastating encounter with a cruel gentleman, Tamsin Black lives in fear...
16) Steeplechase
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Harlan Dawnay, Lord Davenham, handsome and dashing heir to an earldom, offers a marriage of convenience to a suitable young lady he scarcely knows, only to discover she has no intention of being ignored in favor of his friends or his mistress.Lady Sarah Ainsworth, age seventeen, is not yet interested in marriage. She accepts Lord Davenham's offer solely because she secretly admires him and has high hopes for the future. But when Davenham steadfastly...
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A Pride and Prejudice VariationMr. Darcy arrives at Longbourn, intending to correct the mistakes he made during his disastrous proposal in Hunsford. To his horror, he learns that Elizabeth Bennet was killed in a ship's explosion off the coast of France-in an apparent act of sabotage. Deep in despair, he travels in disguise to wartime France to seek out the spy responsible for her death.But a surprise awaits Darcy in the French town of Saint-Malo:...
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It is 1746. Bonnie Prince Charlie's rebellion has been crushed, and his loyal followers, bound to recover a vast missing treasure, flee murderous soldiers and bounty hunters across strife-torn England.
And in the center of this violent storm, the lovely Penelope Montgomery lives a virtual prisoner of her scheming uncle and his cruel wife. She knows nothing of their cold plot to make her innocence a gift to Captain Rolan Otton, whose startling...
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The Reluctant Earl is the story of Claire and Simon, who desperately want to get married, despite all the obstacles that stand in their way. Their biggest hurdle is the fact that Simon is the son and heir of the Earl of Welbourne, while Claire is the daughter of the earl's Irish horse trainer. The youngsters are keenly aware that their parents would violently oppose such an unequal union-which is precisely why they never confide in those parents....
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"Blossoms of the Heart" unfolds in the bustling streets of Victorian London, where the air is thick with the fragrances of both hardship and hope. Set against the backdrop of a society marked by stark class divisions, this tale invites readers into the world of impoverished flower sellers struggling to eke out a living in the shadows of grandeur. In this poignant romance, the narrative threads through the cobblestone alleys and crowded markets, weaving...
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