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1) Four in hand
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English
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Four in hand: After roguish Max Rotherbridge inherits the dukedom of Twyford and the Twinning sisters as wards, he must figure out a way to protect them from his disreputable friends and win the heart of the oldest sister, Caroline.
The dissolute duke: After circumstances force them to marry, Taylen Ellesmere, Duke of Alderworth, leaves his new wife and disappears. Three years later, having barely survived the scandal, Lady Lucinda has placed one...
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Series
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
402 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Philip Whitmore, Viscount Greybourne, has been deserted at the altar, and Meredith Chilton-Grizedale, the Matchmaker of Mayfair, is ruined. This was the most anticipated wedding of the Season and would have secured her position. But now the word is out that the groom-to-be is cursed, making him the Most Unmarriageable Man in England. If Meredith is to have any hope of a future, she'll need to help him break this curse and marry him off. Unfortunately,...
4) Beguiled
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Series
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
424 pages ; 17 cm
Language
English
Description
Ally Grayson never wanted to be a heroine--she dreamed of writing great stories, not living in a fairy tale. But when she's abducted by a charming highwayman right out of a novel, Ally finds herself thoroughly enchanted. No matter that she's betrothed to another--or that she has no intention of binding herself in an arranged marriage anyway. But when Mark, her burdensome fiance, is revealed to be none other than the rogue of her dreams, Ally must...
5) Never a lady
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Series
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
370 ; 17 cm
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English
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Colin Oliver, Viscount Sutton, left his beloved Cornwall for London to find a bride-some comely, proper, wellborn lady to bear him an heir. Certainly not someone like Madame Alexandra Larchmont. Yes, she's the toast of the ton, and a rare beauty to be sure. But she's also a fortune-teller. And Colin has an excellent reason for keeping a sharp watch on this one. The cards have warned Alexandra for years about a dark-haired stranger who would wreak...
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Series
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
312 pages ; 18 cm
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English
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Delve into the romantic conclusion to the Lester Family Trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens, where even the most fleeting of hearts can be stolen.
Self-proclaimed rake Harry Lester has no intention of being ensnared by the trap of marriage. With a large inheritance to his name, Harry knows that he'd best start running from London's matchmaking mothers and widows. But when he encounters Mrs. Lucinda Babbacombe, a beautiful,...
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Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
437 pages ; 17 cm
Language
English
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Saved from the gallows...
Just moments from the hangman's noose, Jonah Quinn escapes from infamous Newgate Prison. Taking prison volunteer Florence Hathaway hostage is a masterstroke, but Jonah intends to end their acquaintance once he's free. God, however, has other plans.
The caring spinster's mission is to turn Jonah's life around. The burly fugitive scoffs at the notion he can be groomed into respectability, much less win a royal pardon. He...
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Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Large print ed.
Physical Desc
579 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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English
Description
Trouble at home sends young Ariana Forsythe to her aunt's townhome in London. There she finds worse troubles than those that prompted her flight from home. Ariana is soon neck-deep in high society and at odds with Mr. Phillip Mornay, London's current darling rogue. Then a scandal changes her forever. Ariana's heart, her faith, and her future are all at stake in an unexpected adventure that gains even the Prince Regent's attention. Will Ariana's faith...
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Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Large print ed.
Physical Desc
665 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
As Ariana Forsythe plans her wedding to Philip Mornay, she must adjust to the realization that she will soon be the wife of an extremely wealthy man. Wondering if it's wrong to rejoice, she vows to use her new position to aid the street waifs she sees in London. Then, during a tour of her future home, some expensive items go missing. Moreover, each time Ariana visits, another item disappears. Shortly thereafter Ariana is abducted, leaving Philip to...
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Harlequin historicals volume 948
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Miss Christiana Daventry will do whatever it takes to keep from being thrown out on the streets--even accept the insufferably attractive Lord Braybrook's proposition!
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Harlequin historicals volume 1021
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
283 pages ; 17 cm.
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English
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
298 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
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While investigating a smuggling ring with ties to Napoleon, Young Corinthian agent Marcus MacInnes discovers that his case is linked to the family of Miss Sarah Tisdale, an unconventional beauty who drives him to distraction.
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Publisher
Zebra Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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A Hotly Contested Claim
A bastard by birth, James Devlin lives on his own terms—until a twist of fate reveals that he is the true Duke of Blackwood. Though the brooding bachelor swears to hold on to his freedom, he does intend to take back his childhood home. But once at Wyndmoor Manor, he discovers an arresting adversary in Bella Sinclair. Her hot-blooded claim to his home is amusing. . .and arousing. Which is why he isn't leaving...
A bastard by birth, James Devlin lives on his own terms—until a twist of fate reveals that he is the true Duke of Blackwood. Though the brooding bachelor swears to hold on to his freedom, he does intend to take back his childhood home. But once at Wyndmoor Manor, he discovers an arresting adversary in Bella Sinclair. Her hot-blooded claim to his home is amusing. . .and arousing. Which is why he isn't leaving...
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Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Lady Evelyn Darlington's first love was the law. But her fiancé, whom she has chosen to provide intelligent conversation and not to annoy her, has a murder hanging over his head. So Lady Evelyn goes to Jack Harding, London's top barrister and the object of her unattained childhood fantasies. Will proving her fiancé's innocence cost Evelyn her own?
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Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First e-book edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource.
Language
English
Description
Regency London knows Constance Tyrone as the conspicuously celibate founder of the St. Catherine Society, dedicated to helping poor women. One wet November evening a carriage mows down Constance outside her office. Curiously, while her corpse's one foot is bare, the other is shod in a clean satin slipper despite the muddy road. Why was a gentlewoman abroad in the night? And if she died under the wheel, whose hands bruised her neck and stole her monogrammed...
19) Tainted Angel
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Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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A Deadly Game of Deception
Notorious and beautiful, Vidia Swanson works as an "angel," trying to coax incriminating secrets from powerful men who may or may not be traitors of the Crown. Her latest target is suspected of stealing gold from Wellington's troops, but matters take an alarming turn when Vidia realizes that her spymaster thinks she is the one who is tainted—a double agent working for Napoleon.
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