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Author
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Formats
Description
The sins of Adam Hardesty's past have been discovered. And if he does not hunt down his blackmailer quickly, his secrets will be revealed to all. But there is an obstacle in his way: sensation novelist Caroline Fordyce. She knows that Adam's quest for justice could shatter her own reputation and mire her family in lethal scandal. And she fears what he may find. Together, they will navigate the shadow side of London, venturing into an underworld of...
Author
Series
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
385 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
He's the battle-hardened son of a bastard, raised in the wilds of New York. She's the sheltered, blue-blooded darling of the London broadsheets, destined to marry a duke. Their worlds could only collide in a boardinghouse by the London docks...and when they do, the sparks would ignite all of England. Nothing can stop Hugh Cassidy's drive to build an American empire unless it's his new nemesis, the arrogant, beautiful, too-clever-by-half Lady Lillias...
Author
Series
Windham brides volume 2
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
361 pages : genealogical table ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"As a captain in the army, Colin MacHugh led men, fixed what was broken, and fought hard. Now that he's a titled gentleman, he's still fighting--this time to keep his bachelorhood safe from all the marriage-minded debutantes. Then he meets the intriguing Miss Anwen Windham, whose demure nature masks a bonfire waiting to roar to life. When she asks for his help to raise money for the local orphanage, he's happy to oblige. Anwen is amazed at how quickly...
Author
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
370 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lord Darcy is the quintessential Englishman: wealthy, titled, impossibly proper, and horrified that a pack of Americans has inherited one of England's most respected dukedoms. But his manners, his infamous self-restraint, and his better judgment fly out the window when he finds himself with the maddening American girl next door. Lady Bridget Cavendish has grand--but thwarted--plans to become a Perfect Lady and take the haute ton by storm. In her...
65) The duchess
Author
Series
Publisher
Avon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
292 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
It's been a year since her wretched cad of a husband died and Valencia, the Dowager Duchess of Dedham, is finally her own woman. Flitting from party to party, freedom is sweet and life should be perfect. Until the new duke surfaces. Nothing like the haughty noblemen who populate the ton, Rhain, the newly minted Duke of Dedham, is a big brawny Welshman with an accent that makes Valencia's knees go weak as he boldly moves into her home with his six...
66) Castles
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Orpahned and besieged, Princess Alesandra knew that only hasty marriage to an Englishman could protect her from the turmoil in her own land. To the amusement of her makeshift guardian, Colin, the bold raven-haired beauty instantly captivated London society. But when Alesandra was nearly abducted by her unscrupulous countrymen, the fighting instincts that won Colin a knighthood for valor were kindled. Deceiving himself that he wanted only to protect...
Author
Series
Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
[2013].
Physical Desc
345 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Lady Celine Wexham seems the model British subject. French by birth but enjoying life in 1813 as a widowed English countess, she is in the unique position of being able to help those in need--or to spy for the notorious Napoleon Bonaparte. When Rees Phillips of the British Foreign Office is sent to pose as the countess's butler and discover where her true loyalties lie, he is confident he will uncover the truth. But the longer he is in her fashionable...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Romance
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 323 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
Despite her illustrious title, Camille, Duchess of Hereford, remains what she has always been, a pariah. Though her title means she's technically accepted by London Society, the rebellious widow with her burgeoning interest in the suffrage movement and her American ways isn't exactly high on every hostess's guest list. But Camille starts to wonder if being an outcast is not without its perks when the tantalizing answer to her secret fear appears in...
Author
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
374 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Claire Cavendish is in search of a duke, but not for the usual reasons. The man she seeks is a mathematician; the man she unwittingly finds is Lord Fox: dynamic, athletic, and as bored by the equations Claire adores as she is by the social whirl upon which he thrives. As attractive as Fox is, hes of no use to Claire...or is he? Foxs male pride has been bruised ever since his fiancée jilted him. One way to recover: win a bet that he can transform...
Author
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 349 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
After Dominic Kilburn left Lady Willa Ransom at the altar, she vowed never to reveal how badly she was hurt. Following a year abroad, Willa wants to move on with her life, so she accepts an invitation to a house party. She's determined to leave her humiliation behind, as well as the scorching attraction she still feels for the man who jilted her. When dark secrets from his past surfaced right before his wedding, Dom knew he didn't deserve Willa. So,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
392 pages; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
Free-spirited Lucy Westmore isn't yet a spinster, although she fully intends to be. Fortunately, an eccentric aunt has left her both a diary detailing the secrets to spinsterhood and a cottage in Cornwall. Unfortunately, an insufferable marquess is angling for her prize! Turning Lord Thomas Branston down flat should be easy. So why does this man who won't take no for an answer make Lucy's body and soul sigh yes? Thomas knows the real value of Heathmore...
Author
Series
Windham brides volume 1
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
353 pages : genealogical table ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The gossips whisper that the new Duke of Murdoch is a brute, a murderer, and even worse--a Scot. They say he should never be trusted alone with a woman. But Megan Windham sees in Hamish something different, someone different. No one was fiercer at war than Hamish MacHugh, though now the soldier faces a whole new battlefield: a London Season. To make his sisters happy, he'll take on any challenge--even letting their friend Miss Windham teach him to...
Author
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
384 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Every girl dreams of a hero...But sometimes only a scoundrel will do. No one loves books more than Miss Mary Channing. Perhaps that's why she's reached the ripe old age of six-and-twenty without ever being kissed. Her future may be as bland as milk toast, but Mary is content to simply dream about the heroes and adventures she reads about in her books. That way she won't end up with a villain instead. When she unexpectedly finds herself in the arms...
Author
Series
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
391 pages : genealogical table ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"For Miss Charlotte Windham, the best way to maintain her spinsterhood--and her independence--is a teeny, tiny brush with scandal. She chooses wealthy, handsome upstart Lucas Sherbourne as her unwitting accomplice. He's intelligent, logical, and ambitious. What Charlotte doesn't count on is that one kiss will lead them straight to the altar. Sherbourne has no love for polite society, nor is he keen on being anybody's husband of last resort. He is...
Author
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
368 pages : illustration ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
When they discover that they are both searching for an encoded book that exposes a conspiracy within the British aristocracy, James, Earl of Woodford, and Chloe Heartly join forces to solve a dangerous mystery.
76) Hero wanted
Author
Series
Reluctant heroes volume 1
Publisher
Zebra Books/Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
343 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When dashing, determined bachelor Rafe Townsend and beautiful, impetuous Lauren Alcott are trapped into an engagement by their powerful business magnate fathers, their attraction suggests there may be pleasurable compensations to matrimony after all. Until an outing together puts a damper on their future... Lauren is appalled when Rafe refuses to help two women whose boat has overturned on a river. Stripping her outer clothing, she dives in to rescue...
Author
Series
Bareknuckle bastards volume 3
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Grace Condry has spent a lifetime running from her past. Betrayed as a child by her only love and raised on the streets, she now hides in plain sight as queen of London's darkest corners. Grace has a sharp mind and a powerful right hook and has never met an enemy she could not best...until the man she once loved returns. Single-minded and ruthless, Ewan, Duke of Marwick, has spent a decade searching for the woman he never stopped loving. A long-ago...
78) Ashworth Hall
Author
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Formats
Description
With every book she writes, Anne Perry, the supreme enchanter among historical novelists, contributes a mesmerizing new chapter to her magical re-creation of Victorian England. Here, she abandons London's cobblestone streets and exclusive drawing rooms for a great country house, Ashworth Hall, where a fateful secret conference is about to begin. The gathering has the appearance of a smart autumn house party -- stunning womena and powerful men enjoying...
79) Heart of fire
Author
Series
Heart trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
375 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
From a New York Times–bestselling author, a "Victorian [romance] blessed with a strong plot and a rich . . . cast . . . a surefire crowd pleaser" (Publishers Weekly).
As a viscount's daughter, vivacious Coralee Whitmore is perfectly placed to write about London's elite in the outspoken ladies' gazette, Heart to Heart. But beneath her fashionable exterior beats the heart of a serious journalist.
So when her sister's death is dismissed as...
80) The duke heist
Author
Series
Wild Wynchesters novel volume 1
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 332 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the only father Chloe Wynchester has ever known makes a dying wish for his adopted family of orphans to recover a missing painting, she's the first one her siblings turn to for stealing it back. Lawrence Gosling, the Duke of Faircliffe, is tortured by his father's mistakes. To repair his estate's ruined reputation, he must wed a highborn heiress, but he may have to sacrifice his family's legacy to follow true love.