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2) Unlocked
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A perpetual wallflower destined for spinsterhood, Lady Elaine Warren is resigned to her position in society. So when Evan Carlton, the powerful, popular Earl of Westfeld, singles her out upon his return to England, she knows what it means. Her former tormenter is up to his old tricks, and she's his intended victim. This time, though, the earl is going to discover that wallflowers can fight back.Evan has come to regret his cruel, callow past. At first,...
3) Unraveled
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The stunning conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Turner series...Smite Turner is renowned for his single-minded devotion to his duty as a magistrate. But behind his relentless focus lies not only a determination to do what is right, but the haunting secrets of his past--secrets that he is determined to hide, even if it means keeping everyone else at arm's length. Until the day an irresistible woman shows up as a witness in his courtroom...Miranda...
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Railway financier Simon Davenant has waited seven years for a second chance with his childhood sweetheart and best friend. He's not about to let his impending financial ruin destroy the opportunity.This time, he'll do anything he can to secure her hand in marriage--even if it means losing her heart for good.The Lady Always Wins is a short story of 18,500 words (about 60 print pages). It was previously published in the anthology "Three Weddings and...
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When John Mason discovers that his fiancée's father has embezzled thousands of pounds from their mutual business, he's furious. When his betrothed, Miss Mary Chartley, flees, taking the money and all the evidence with her, he's outraged. He plans to bring the woman he once loved to account--and he'll shed no tears when he does.But when he finds Mary, she's not living a life of luxury. Instead, she's serving as a companion in exchange for a pittance....
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Feuding families, two lovers, one choice, wife or mistress. The disreputable Earl of Delmore, tossed out on his ear by his latest mistress, has decided to rusticate. During his first day of fishing, he catches the vicar's step-daughter, Miss Anna Winters on his hook . . . in more ways than one. Despite knowing his family despises hers because of her wretched father's complicity in a plot to kill the king, Anna can't resist the lure of the handsome...
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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...
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In the shadow of a damning legacy, these proud sons take medieval Scotland by storm ... and surrender to love's saving grace.
When Padraig Boyd learns he is the sole legitimate heir to a Northumberland manor, he flees the impoverished fishing isle of Caedmaray to claim the estate and clear his missing father of criminal accusations. Arriving at imposing, mysterious Darlyrede House, he faces a formidable enemy in the castle's occupying lord, a challenging...
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For fans of Christina Dodd and Elizabeth Boyle.
Claire Bannister just wants to be a good teacher so that she and the other ladies of the Governess Club can make enough money to leave their jobs and start their own school in the country. But when the new sinfully handsome and utterly distracting tutor arrives, Claire finds herself caught up in a whirlwind romance that could change the course of her future.
Jacob Knightly has a secret. He is actually...
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Miss Bonnie Hodges, governess to the Darrow family, is desperately trying to hold it together. Tragedy has struck, and she is the sole person left to be strong for the two little boys in her care. When the new guardian arrives, she hopes that things will get better. She wasn't expecting her new employer to be the most frustrating, overbearing, and ... handsome man she's ever seen.
Sir Stephen Montgomery is utterly distracted. He should be trying...
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Jackson Puller didn't seem like the kind of man to surround himself with children. But this tough-talking journalist loved kids...it was everyone else who drove him crazy-especially do-gooders like Cammy Glynn. So when he was assigned to cover Cammy and the Wishing Star children's foundation, he let out a groan...until he met her and discovered a beautiful woman whose passions matched his own.
The last thing Cammy needed was some hot-shot reporter...
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For fans of Christina Dodd and Elizabeth Boyle.
Sweet Sara Collins is one of the founding members of the Governess Club. But she has a secret: She doesn't love teaching. She'd much prefer to be a vicar's wife and help the local community. But this quiet mouse doesn't want to upset her friends, and she resolves to help in whatever ways she can.
Nathan Grant is the embodiment of everything that frightens Sara. Which is why she can't understand why...
14) Poppy's War
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Internationally bestselling author Dilly Court writing as Lily Baxter returns with another emotional, heart-pounding saga set in World War II England.
In 1939, thirteen-year-old Poppy is forced to evacuate her London home and flee to a grand country house on the coast of England. Alone and frightened, she arrives with only a set of clothes, a gas mask, and memories of the family she left behind, whom she may never see again. But the cruel inhabitants...
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For fans of Christina Dodd and Elizabeth Boyle.
Louisa Brockhurst is on the run-from her friends, from her family, even from her dream of independence through the Governess Club. But sometimes it's easier for her to hide from those she loves in order to escape the secrets of her past.
Handsome but menacing John Taylor is a prizefighter-turned-innkeeper who is trying to make his way in society. When Louisa shows up at his doorstep, he's quick to...
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It was a time of warring clans, bitter rivalries…and stolen kisses.
With soldiers marching into Glencoe intent on massacre, Lianna Fraser is forced to flee…but ends up falling from a rocky overpass into the arms of the very enemy she's trying to evade.
Cameron McKenzie has lost his ancestral lands and family because of Campbell, the war-mongering Earl of Breadalbane. Now, he's forced to march by Campbell's side to save his only surviving brother...
17) Seducing Laura
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She's determined to remain unmarried: he's determined that she will not. After watching her husband die at the Battle of Corunna, Laura Wickenham wants nothing more than to live quietly with her sister Phyllis and Phyllis's lovely 17 year old daughter, Belinda. When Belinda becomes involved with fortune-hunter Lord Harris, Laura has to try to separate the couple before Harris separates Belinda from her money. Danger lies with Lord Harris's uncle,...
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John comes home to an inheritance he doesn't want and a wife he didn't know he had!After Waterloo, John Dalkington-Smythe travelled overseas to Canada to find some peace and make his fortune. A frantic visit from his cousins, the Earl of Graywood and his brother brings him back home, but a tragic incident aboard ship leaves John the new heir.In London, John meets the woman calling herself his widow. Except he isn't dead and he's not married. When...
19) Noblesse Oblige
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Marianne Noble is a lady's companion when she meets Jerome Rivers at the fashionable Northern resort of Scarborough. The devastatingly handsome Jerome sweeps her into a world of riches, privilege and love. When a mysterious assassin threatens their lives, Marianne must take all her courage and defeat the evil that has entered her new world. Otherwise she will lose everything; a love beyond imagining, her independence and even her life.
20) Merely a Miss
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Miss Jane Matthews feels completely out of place amongst the finery of the ton. She's the daughter of a country vicar, for goodness sake, and nearly a spinster to boot. Frankly, she would prefer to stay that way. How can a lady of Quality start up her own modiste shop, after all? But when her distant cousin-the Dowager Duchess of Somerton, of all people-offers to sponsor her for a Season in London, she agrees, but only so she can take the opportunity...
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