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Claimed by the Highland Warrior

Michelle Willingham · 288 pages

Bram MacKinloch has spent seven long, torturous years in captivity with only three things to keep him alive–pure brute strength, a thirst for revenge and the memory of his pretty wife’s face. Shock is only one of the emotions coursing through Nairna’s body when she sees Bram again. His scars tell of suffering, the hunger in his eyes speak of a burning desire so raw it could consume them both. B

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Addicted

Charlotte Featherstone · 443 pages

Returning home to London from the exotic East, Lindsay Markham is plagued by his addiction to all things Oriental, including opium, and his lust for Anais, the woman he betrayed and whom he has never been able to forget.

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The Duke

Kerrigan Byrne · 380 pages

Victorian Rebels #4 Imogen Pritchard is thrown back together with Cole Talmage, the Duke of Trenwyth, who seduced her years earlier when she was a maid in a brothel, first as his nurse and later as his neighbor after she becomes a wealthy widow. Victorian Rebels Series: The Highwayman #1 The Hunter #2 The Highlander #3 The Duke #4 The Scot Beds His Wife #5 The Duke with the Dragon Tattoo

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The Fade Out: Act Three

Ed Brubaker · 360 pages

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The Viscount's Christmas Temptation

Erica Ridley · 180 pages

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A Broken Blade

Melissa Blair · 427 pages

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Ransome's Honor

Kaye Dacus

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The Proposal

Mary Balogh · 320 pages

Gwendoline Lady Muir has seen her share of tragedy. Content in a quiet life with friends and family the young widow has no desire to marry again. But when Hugo Lord Trentham scoops her up in his arms after a fall she feels a sensation that both shocks and emboldens her. Hugo is a gentleman in name only a war hero whose bravery earned him a title a merchants son who inherited his wealth. He is happ

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Wild Wicked Scot

Julia London · 384 pages

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The Rejected Suitor

Teresa McCarthy · 217 pages

Lady Emily Clearbrook secretly loved Jared, the Earl of Stonebridge, but one day, he left her without a word. Now, years later, Emily’s four brawny brothers have decided she needs to marry. With no idea about Emily's past love, the Clearbrook brothers ask their friend, Lord Stonebridge, to guard Lady Emily from unfit suitors until they find her a proper husband. With his dangerous past, the last t

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The Seduction of His Wife

Tiffany Clare · 344 pages

"Emma Hallaway, 27, has not seen her 31 year old husband in twelve years--and that's fine with her. As a young girl, she'd agreed to a simple marriage of convenience, allowing her to pursue her private passion for painting. And though unknown to the rest of polite society, Emma is now one of the most daring and sought-after artists in London. However, when her secret is threatened to be exposed,

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Journey's End

R.C. Sherriff · 114 pages

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Home by Morning

Alexis Harrington

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Wedding of the Season

Laura Lee Guhrke · 375 pages

As Lady Beatrix Danbury, the woman he loves, but who he jilted six years earlier, prepares to marry another, William Mallory is hell-bent on stopping the wedding of the season and winning Beatrix back.

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That Scandalous Evening

Christina Dodd · 384 pages

**Governess Brides #1** New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd spins the captivating tale of a nobleman whose path crosses again with the one woman he absolutely cannot resist . . . . *A Disastrous Season* A simple statue began the scandal. *A Lady Concealed* An innocent English miss conceived of it, her hands gliding across the clay, delineating each smoothly defined musc

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A Rising Man

Abir Mukherjee · 386 pages

Calcutta, 1919. Captain Sam Wyndham, former Scotland Yard detective, is a new arrival to Calcutta. Desperately seeking a fresh start after his experiences during the Great War, Wyndham has been recruited to head up a new post in the police force. He is immediately overwhelmed by the heady vibrancy of the tropical city, but with barely a moment to acclimatize or to deal with the ghosts that still h

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In Your Wildest Scottish Dreams

Karen Ranney · 369 pages

"Seven years have passed since Glynis MacIain made the foolish mistake of declaring her love to Lennox Cameron, only to have him stare at her dumbfounded. Heartbroken, she accepted the proposal of a diplomat and moved to America, where she played the role of a dutiful wife among Washington's elite. Now a widow, Glynis is back in Scotland. Though Lennox can still unravel her with just one glance, G

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Mine Till Midnight

Lisa Kleypas · 377 pages

When an unexpected inheritance elevates her family to the ranks of the aristocracy, Amelia Hathaway discovers that tending to her younger sisters and wayward brother was easy compared to navigating the intricacies of the ton. Even more challenging: the attraction she feels for the tall, dark, and dangerously handsome Cam Rohan. Wealthy beyond most men’s dreams, Cam has tired of society’s petty res

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Shades of Honor

Wendy Lindstrom · 282 pages

Everything Radford Grayson wanted was in his hometown; his beloved mother and brothers, and the unscarred part of himself he'd left behind. Having survived a gruesome war, all Radford wants is to work the family sawmill and make a real home for his young daughter. But Evelyn - his brother's fiancée - reaches into his darkness with her healing love and makes him feel whole again for the first time

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By Possession

Madeline Hunter · 385 pages

A Common Lady For years she had thought he was dead. Yet when Addis de Valence strode into Moira Falkner's cottage, there was no mistaking the sharp planes of his face, and the scar she herself had helped to heal. The young squire who had once been her hero was now her lord, a hardened man who returned to claim the son she had raised as her own. But Moira couldn't deny that Addis roused a passion

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Duchess in Love

Eloisa James · 394 pages

A Duke in Retreat. Gina was forced into marriage with the Duke of Girton at an age when she'd have been better off in a schoolroom than a ballroom. Directly after the ceremony her handsome spouse promptly fled to the continent, leaving the marriage unconsummated and Gina quite indignant. A Lady In the Middle. Now, she is one of the most well-known ladies in London ... living on the edge of scanda

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The Captive

Grace Burrowes · 439 pages

Struggling with Society life, Christian Severn, who lost his wife, son and will to live, finds an ally in the Countess of Windmere, who helps him stay strong for his surviving daughter, but refuses his proposal of marriage even though romance has blossomed between them.

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Summer of the Midnight Sun

Tracie Peterson · 505 pages

"The Barringer family is happy in the Alaskan Territory. Confronted by an old flame, Leah realizes her feelings never went away and she is whisked away on an unforgettable journey"--Provided by publisher.

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Once Upon a Marquess

Courtney Milan · 290 pages

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