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  • The Country Bride: The final book in the heartwarming, romance saga from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Village Scandal by Dilly Court

    The Country Bride: The final book in the heartwarming, romance saga from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Village Scandal by Dilly Court

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The third book in the dramatic new Village Secrets trilogy from the Sunday Times bestselling author. The time had come to leave Creek Manor. Their relationship was doomed from the start, he was the master of the house and she the servant…  Summer, Little Creek 1879For most of her life, Judy Begg has been a loyal servant at Creek Manor and to Jack Fox, its future lord...
  • To Tame a Rogue by Alexa Aston

    To Tame a Rogue by Alexa Aston

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A spy with a guilty conscience. A war widow who works for the government. Both united to bring down a ring of traitors...To prevent her father from marrying her off to an elderly suitor, Lady Gemma Barton begs her childhood friend to marry her, devising a way for them to be found in a compromising position...
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    regency  victorian  historical
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  • The Secret Heart by Mary Lancaster

    The Secret Heart by Mary Lancaster

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Betrayal, temptation and an impossible love.The final book in the Unmarriageable series...Some suspect that Lily Villin is the true heart of the Hart Inn, a lucky house where love always seems to blossom, whatever the obstacles. But Lily has another secret. She is in love with an enigmatic nobleman, and no luck in the world can make such a marriage possible...
  • Abandoned to the Prodigal by Mary Lancaster

    Abandoned to the Prodigal by Mary Lancaster

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Who knew that love could be fun? Ruined and abandoned by her betrothed, Lady Juliet has no choice but to take the stagecoach home to her family in Yorkshire. Fortunately, she is protected on the journey by a handsome and amusing self-styled “wastrel”.Daniel Stewart—together with his enormous, unruly mongrel dog—is reluctantly answering a summons to his grandfather’s deathbed...
    Categorized as:
    victorian  regency  historical
  • Of Mortal Fury: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque

    Of Mortal Fury: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Morgan de Wolfe, commander of Richmond Castle, is called by his liege Caius d’Avignon (Winter of Solace) into the full-fledged world of the Executioner Knights to go deep under cover, a de Wolfe becomes a Wolfe in sheep’s clothing for the sake of William Marshal and his spy ring...
    Categorized as:
    highlander  victorian  historical  medieval
  • What Happens in Piccadilly by Chasity Bowlin

    What Happens in Piccadilly by Chasity Bowlin

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    There's no such thing as just a kiss... Chaos! That is what greets Miss Calliope St. James when she enters the household of her prospective employer, Lord Winn Hamilton, the Earl of Montgomery. The newly appointed guardian for his nieces and nephew, he's clearly a man who has no idea what to do with children..
    Categorized as:
    victorian  regency  historical
  • The Scent of Love by Meara Platt

    The Scent of Love by Meara Platt

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Will The Book of Love work its magic on Belle and Finn?Belle Farthingale knows something is wrong in the family business and is worried her father has gotten in over his head. She needs Finn Brayden’s help to get him out of trouble, but after their humiliating encounter at Lady Dayne’s tea party, will he ever speak to her again?Finn Brayden has one rule: never mix business with pleasure...
    Categorized as:
    regency  victorian  historical  open-door
  • How to Steal a Thief's Heart by Bree Wolf

    How to Steal a Thief's Heart by Bree Wolf

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    What happens when a knight of the road meets a wallflower on a mission?An unusual wallflower. A knight of the road. And a moment that changed all they thought they knew.Devoted to the children at her orphanage, Miss Caroline Hawkins hides her beauty behind thick spectacles and drab clothing in order to remain unwed...and free to do as she pleases...
    Categorized as:
    victorian  regency  historical
  • Fall of the Lyon: The Lyon's Den by Chasity Bowlin

    Fall of the Lyon: The Lyon's Den by Chasity Bowlin

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Enter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives... and loves...
    Categorized as:
    victorian  regency  historical
  • Unmasked by her Lover by Mary Lancaster

    Unmasked by her Lover by Mary Lancaster

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Revealing the true love of her life! The thrilling conclusion to the Season of Scandal series! Lady Meg’s parents decide that the best solution to the scandal breaking over her head, is to marry her to her old childhood friend, Harry. Meg will not allow it. Instead, she persuades Harry to take her secretly to her twin sister’s house in Kent to ride out the storm...
    Categorized as:
    victorian  regency  historical
  • Black Knight by Elizabeth Johns

    Black Knight by Elizabeth Johns

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A rake and an independent female find themselves tangled in the web of a marriage of convenience... Lord Heath Knight is the quintessential wastrel second son. He has spent his youth raking and making merry to be as opposite of his brother as possible. When he finds himself almost dead, his dictatorial older brother has had enough and issues an edict for him to marry or be cut off...
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    victorian  regency  historical
  • How the Earl Entices by Anna Harrington

    How the Earl Entices by Anna Harrington

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    WHEN OLD DECEPTIONS LEAD TO NEW DESIRES Ross Carlisle, Earl of Spalding, has dedicated his life to serving his country. When he discovers secrets that could endanger England, he’s forced into an impossible situation—commit treason and race to London to clear his name before the crown turns against him...
    Categorized as:
    regency  single-mother  historical
  • Highlander's Fierce Wolf: A Scottish Medieval Historical Romance by Alisa Adams

    Highlander's Fierce Wolf: A Scottish Medieval Historical Romance by Alisa Adams

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Following his King's orders means abandoning his newfound love.Wolfram Gunn McKay is a renounced warrior and not happy at all to be sent by his King on an errand to locate a child, much less to have to go to the most northern, isolated, dismal, and windy, part of the Highlands.That place is home for the redhead beauty Swannoc McKinnon, who is living a harsh life there...
  • To Trust a Duke by Alexa Aston

    To Trust a Duke by Alexa Aston

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Book 3 in the exciting new Soldiers and Soulmates series has arrived. A soldier returning from war. A war widow who’s created a new life for herself. An attraction that brings them together... Forced to marry a stranger after one chaste kiss, Lady Ashlyn Dunwood spends a single night with her new husband before his regiment ships off to war...
    Categorized as:
    regency  victorian  historical
  • Pursued by the Rake by Mary Lancaster

    Pursued by the Rake by Mary Lancaster

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Welcome to the new series Season of Scandal by USA Today Bestselling Author Mary Lancaster!Four innocent young ladies-in-waiting to the Princess of Wales spend the night sheltering from a wild party in her residence – only to discover in the morning that Her Highness was never there. And the news is already out.The ladies flee the scene to fight as best they can for their lost reputations...
    Categorized as:
    victorian  regency  historical
  • Destiny with a Duke by Alexa Aston

    Destiny with a Duke by Alexa Aston

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A vicar trying to save his own soul. A widow who yearns for children. A darkness that can only be dispelled with the healing power of love . . .William Finchley carries a secret from childhood which he has never shared with anyone, not even his closest friends. When his brother commits suicide, Finch becomes the new Duke of Sommersby...
    Categorized as:
    victorian  regency  historical
  • The Mystery of Mr Daventry by Adele Clee

    The Mystery of Mr Daventry by Adele Clee

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Read the next thrilling adventure in the Scandalous Sons series.  How long can one keep up a charade? A gentleman who hides many secrets. Society thinks it has the measure of Lucius Daventry, illegitimate son of the Duke of Melverley, but they know nothing of the dangerous man who lies beneath the constructed façade...
  • The Doxy and the Duke by Caroline Lee

    The Doxy and the Duke by Caroline Lee

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lady Raina Oliphant might be the daughter of a powerful Highland earl, but polite society wants nothing to do with her, thanks to the illegitimate son she bore five years ago...
  • One Night to Remember by Erica Ridley

    One Night to Remember by Erica Ridley

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Meet the unforgettable men of London's most notorious tavern, The Wicked Duke...
  • Duchess of His Heart by Collette Cameron

    Duchess of His Heart by Collette Cameron

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    He once loved her beyond all reason. Dare he risk heartbreak again? Leaving her first love behind was the hardest thing Regine, Duchess of Heartwaite, had ever done. Her marriage of convenience to another man saved her family, even as it laid waste to her heart. That was years ago, however. Now widowed, she’s ready to begin her life anew...
  • Lord Wrath by Sydney Jane Baily

    Lord Wrath by Sydney Jane Baily

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    An affable, self-indulgent viscount suddenly finds himself with a singular purpose — to hunt down a vicious murderer. The unassuming, lovely lady who has caught his interest may be his best ally or a shockingly unexpected foe. When senseless tragedy strikes his family, Lord Burnley takes justice into his own hands...
    Categorized as:
    regency  victorian  historical
  • Never Dance with a Duke by Collette Cameron

    Never Dance with a Duke by Collette Cameron

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The cost of trust is more than she's willing to pay. But he'll do everything he can to change her mind...A scandal ruined her future...Nicolette Twistleton delights in thumbing her nose at Society. After all, becoming the Spiteful Spinster was what helped her through being jilted by her betrothed. Putting her faith in another man? Impossible...
    Categorized as:
    regency  victorian  historical
  • Always the Matchmaker by Emily E K Murdoch

    Always the Matchmaker by Emily E K Murdoch

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Always the matchmaker and never the bride - even when she's found her perfect partner…Miss Theodosia Ashbrooke does not believe there is anything greater than matching the perfect pair - and she's become rather expert in it. Never mind that she's never found the missing half to her own soul and body. Perhaps that's not her lot in life, even at the age of eight and twenty...
  • The Heart of Love by Meara Platt

    The Heart of Love by Meara Platt

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Welcome to Regency England and the Farthingales of Chipping Way.Heather Farthingale has always dreamed of marrying a marquess and that dream is about to come true. She has made a brilliant match with a handsome, wealthy nobleman who is everything elegant and refined that irreverent Highlander, Captain Robert MacLauren, is not...
    Categorized as:
    victorian  regency  historical  open-door
  • Shining Knight by Elizabeth Johns

    Shining Knight by Elizabeth Johns

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A hoyden plus Society’s darling equals... a recipe for disaster?Lady Eugenia Knight was the youngest of five, and the only daughter of a duke, so was it any wonder she was a hoyden? When she made her London debut, naturally Society—and the gossip columns—were fascinated with her...
    Categorized as:
    victorian  regency  historical  siblings-bff
  • One Night of Passion by Erica Ridley

    One Night of Passion by Erica Ridley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Meet the unforgettable men of London's most notorious tavern, The Wicked Duke. Seductively handsome, with charm and wit to spare, one night with these rakes and rogues will never be enough… Lifelong romantic Thaddeus Middleton is on the hunt for a wife. He hopes to find a woman more attracted to him than to money...
    Categorized as:
    regency  victorian  historical  open-door  m-f
  • The Governess Diaries by Chasity Bowlin

    The Governess Diaries by Chasity Bowlin

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Love lost and found… As a girl, Euphemia Darrow had fallen desperately in love with the younger son of the Duke of Clarenden, Nicholas Montford. But he broke her heart with a cold dismissal before he left to join the army. Rather than pine for him, Effie found another purpose for her life...
  • A Lesson Learned by Rosie Goodwin

    A Lesson Learned by Rosie Goodwin

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nuneaton, 1850Growing up on a canal boat has meant life for young Saffie Doyle has been hard. Her mother, Olivia, was cast out by her well-to-do family when she fell in love with Saffie's father, a lowly boatman named Reuben. But as the years have passed, Reuben has become a bitter and cruel drunk, forced to work for the local crook, Seth Black, to keep their family afloat...
    Categorized as:
    victorian  regency  historical
  • A Daughter's Price by Emma Hornby

    A Daughter's Price by Emma Hornby

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • Highlander’s Venomous Snake: A Scottish Medieval Historical Romance by Alisa Adams

    Highlander’s Venomous Snake: A Scottish Medieval Historical Romance by Alisa Adams

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    he lass that nearly killed him is now in danger.Catriona MacKay is lying in her bed, sick, writing her last letter in agony. She does not know if she will still be alive when the words reach her dear friend Kaithira…Kaithria panics and, until she can meet Catriona herself, she asks from her brother, Caden Zahrah Keith, a man with a past as dark as one can have, to run to her aid...
  • To Win a Widow by Alexa Aston

    To Win a Widow by Alexa Aston

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She craved his touch—and they had yet to kiss.Book 5, the final book in the exciting new Soldiers and Soulmates series from bestselling author Alexa Aston, has arrived. A widowed duchess at loose ends, longing for love. A colonel with no family who unexpectedly becomes an earl. Two stubborn individuals who are drawn together by passion—and also find friendship . .
  • A Duke Never Forgets by Bianca Blythe

    A Duke Never Forgets by Bianca Blythe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When the duke trying to evict Genevieve and her family from their cottage gets amnesia, Genevieve’s mother declares that the duke and Genevieve are… married. Sebastian, the Duke of Sandridge, has been looking forward to holidaying at his cottage in Cornwall...
    Categorized as:
    victorian  regency  historical  humor
  • Crown of Dreams by Kimberly Cates

    Crown of Dreams by Kimberly Cates

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The award-winning author of Only Forever takes readers on a passionate and irresistible adventure set in 18th-century Scotland. Only weeks before she's to wed, lovely Devlin Chastain falls under the spell of a hotheaded Scottish rebel, who's willing to die for Bonnie Prince Charlie, Young Pretender to the British throne...
    Categorized as:
    highlander  regency  historical  georgian
  • Of Lands High and Low by Martha Keyes

    Of Lands High and Low by Martha Keyes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 6 ratings
    Scotland 1794For more than twenty years, the Lowland village of Craigmuir has been untouched by smallpox, leaving the people vulnerable to a painful lesson on the price of belonging, belief, and survival.Isla Findlay belongs nowhere...
  • Dark of Knight by Elizabeth Johns

    Dark of Knight by Elizabeth Johns

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The most dangerous thing in battle turns out to be a beautiful lady. Major Lord Felix Knight has always known he was destined for the army and is fiercely loyal to the Crown. Thriving on adventure and danger, there is no room in his life for the love and relationships which have cast their spells over his brothers...
    Categorized as:
    victorian  regency  historical
  • Fallen by Jessie Lewis

    Fallen by Jessie Lewis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The air was all gone, and coldness overtook her, as though she had fallen into icy water and was sinking into the blackness. Her stomach churned, as it was wont to do these days. He would not marry her. She was ruined.THE ARRIVAL OF TWO ELIGIBLE GENTLEMEN at Netherfield Park sends ripples of excitement through nearby Meryton...
    Categorized as:
    victorian  regency  historical
  • No Life for a Lady by Adele Clee

    No Life for a Lady by Adele Clee

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    After almost a year spent playing chaperone to Mr Daventry’s female enquiry agents, Miss Trimble knows she must find a new position. All his agents are married, and so what other reason could he have for calling her to his office late at night? Except her employer is a master matchmaker, a man who has discovered her true identity, knows her real name and her darkest secret...
    Categorized as:
    victorian  regency  historical  suspense  mystery
  • Sin Like Flynn by Kathryn Le Veque, Alexa Aston

    Sin Like Flynn by Kathryn Le Veque, Alexa Aston

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling author Kathryn Le Veque and #1 Amazon Bestselling author Alexa Aston, the Regency Duet you've been waiting for... meet the sensual, handsome, and naughty Sinning Flynns.London will never be the same...Mad King George III shocks Polite Society when he awards Cornish smuggler Sean Flynn, descended from an Irish pirate, an earldom and lands in Cornwall...
  • A Groom of Her Own by Christi Caldwell

    A Groom of Her Own by Christi Caldwell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Years earlier, young noblemen were ripped away from the folds of their powerful families, and forced into a dark existence on the streets. When these lost lords of London were restored to their rightful place among Polite Society, they weren't the only ones whose lives were irrevocably changed. Innocent ladies now pay the price of their families trickery and cheating..
  • Portrait of the Duke by Alexa Aston

    Portrait of the Duke by Alexa Aston

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    A fun-loving man who has become a staid duke . . .An independent lady who wishes to pursue her artistic bent . . .A long-ago meeting which left a lasting impression on them both . . .Daniel Judson, the Duke of Westfield, changed from a carefree young rogue into a sober duke once faced with a mountain of responsibilities after he assumed his grandfather’s title...
    Categorized as:
    victorian  regency  historical  open-door
  • The Duke's Virgin Sister by Caroline Lee

    The Duke's Virgin Sister by Caroline Lee

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    They haven’t quite managed to tame her wild streak. It is to be The Match of the Season. At least, that’s what Lady Carlotta Merritt, sister to the cool and aloof Duke of Cashingham, has been told repeatedly by her mother. The Dowager is beyond thrilled about her daughter’s engagement to Society’s most eligible bachelor, Lord What’s-His-Face...
  • The Marquess' Angel by Julia Sinclair

    The Marquess' Angel by Julia Sinclair

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Everyone knows that good missionary girls are plain and dull.  And that's just the way Blythe likes it!  . Lady Blythe Dennings has craved adventure her entire life, but due to her relation to the powerful Carrow family, there was no way she was going to get it. So... she became a missionary...
  • Sutton's Scoundrel by Scarlett Scott

    Sutton's Scoundrel by Scarlett Scott

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In this deliciously steamy Regency romance from USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott, a lady determined to restore her reputation meets her match in a seductive East End rogue she can't deny.Dubbed Lady Scandal thanks to her gossip-stirring past, Portia Fairhaven, the widowed Countess of Blakewell, is no stranger to rumors and innuendos...
  • The Sin Commandments by Kathryn Le Veque

    The Sin Commandments by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Get ready for a scandalous Regency romp. Meet the Sinning Flynns!Rory Flynn, grandson of the Duke of Savernake, is embittered by his family’s reputation as a wealthy family from Irish stock. They are hated by the Ton but accepted because of their links to the duke. Rory has a list of those who have offended his family the most and he intends to do something about it...
  • Lyon of the Highlands: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Emily Royal

    Lyon of the Highlands: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Emily Royal

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Marriage to an Earl destroyed her—can a highland beast mend her heart?After surviving an abusive marriage to an older man, Wilhelmina Redstone retreated from society. Her stepson’s wife, Lily, once her rival, promises to find Mina the perfect husband—a man to love her as she deserves—by engaging the services of Bessie Dove-Lyon, proprietress of the Lyon’s Den, who secured Lily’s own marriage...
    Categorized as:
    highlander  victorian  regency  historical
  • Shield of Fire by Bree Wolf

    Shield of Fire by Bree Wolf

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A sister’s desperate call.
A new adventure.
And a love just beginning to bloom.England 1804: Generally fearful of her own shadow, SARAH MORTENSEN, youngest daughter to BARON HARTMORE, did the unthinkable...
  • Only a Lady Will Do by Tamara Gill

    Only a Lady Will Do by Tamara Gill

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    She’s exactly what he isn’t looking for...and everything he never knew needed...Josh Worthingham, Duke of Penworth, must marry—and not just any bride will do. He needs a true lady to be his duchess. It’s what’s expected of him, and he can accept no less...
  • Every Duke Has a Silver Lining by Tamara Gill

    Every Duke Has a Silver Lining by Tamara Gill

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He can’t deny her anything…except maybe his heart…Ashley Woodville didn’t mean any harm when she broke into Grady Kolten’s office. It was only a dare from her friends. She wasn’t supposed to get caught. And she certainly wasn’t supposed to talk the notorious gaming hell owner (and disturbingly sexy rogue) into showing her London’s wilder side. Falling for him? Also not part of the dare...
  • Sutton's Secrets by Scarlett Scott

    Sutton's Secrets by Scarlett Scott

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From USA Today and Amazon Top 100 Bestselling author Scarlett Scott comes the sizzling, emotional conclusion to The Sinful Suttons series...Logan Sutton lives in the shadowy underworld of London, rooting out evil before it can strike. He’s a nameless enigma prowling the streets to keep the innocent safe. His next mission? Seducing a beauty with ties to the villains he’s out to destroy...
  • The Angel and the Aristocrat by Merry Farmer

    The Angel and the Aristocrat by Merry Farmer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    You are cordially invited to the country house party of the summer...Five years ago, six exceptional ladies graduated from Twittingham Academy and successfully nabbed themselves the most sought-after matrimonial prizes in London. Actually, they didn't. Not one of them...
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