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Blame It on the Duke

Lenora Bell · 377 pages

In order to honor his father's gambling debt--or lose the family estate--Lord Hatherly is forced to marry Miss Alice Tombs, an independent beauty who longs to explore the world on her own, and makes her an offer she cannot refuse--one summer to prove the legitimacy of their union, then she is free to travel.

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Forbidden Magic

Jo Beverley · 352 pages

A Christmas Miracle Left penniless after her parents' death, Meg Gillingham was in dire straits. Her cruel landlord threatened to turn her and her siblings out of their home by the New Year—unless she surrendered her sister to his lecherous whims. Only a miracle could save her: a magic statue that granted wishes—for a price. Meg never expected the statue to bring her a marriage proposal, esp

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The Devil Takes a Bride

Julia London · 368 pages

"A plan born of desperation... Once the toast of society, Grace Cabot and her sisters now await the shame of losing high status and fine luxuries upon the death of the Earl of Beckington. The dire circumstances are inevitable unless, of course, Grace's wicked plot to seduce a wealthy viscount into marriage goes off without a single hitch. But once a stolen embrace with the wrong man leads her to b

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Married to a Perfect Stranger

Jane Ashford · 372 pages

Quiet and obliging, Mary Fleming and John Bexley marry to please their families and John immediately leaves on a two-year diplomatic mission. Now John is back, and everything they thought they knew about each other was wrong.

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On a Wicked Dawn

Stephanie Laurens · 432 pages

E-book extra: From the Lab to the Regency: One Writer's Travels (Part Two): An Interview with Stephanie Laurens.ON A WICKED DAWN (Book 2 of 2: separate download): Amelia Cynster (Amanda's twin) risks scandal by lying in wait for the handsome, enigmatic Lucien Ashford. He agrees to her outrageous marriage proposal, but she is about to learn that every wicked gentleman has his price.

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Seduced By His Touch

Tracy Anne Warren · 384 pages

He Had to Marry Her Everyone in London agrees the Byrons are just as "mad, bad, and dangerous to know" as their poetic non-relation. But Lord Jack Byron is facing a predicament that is scandalous . . . even for him! Marry a young woman because he lost a bet? Unreformed rake Lord Jack Byron would do anything to get out of it. But the rich merchant who holds his debt insists Jack lead his on-t

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An Uncommon Courtship

Kristi Ann Hunter · 445 pages

Life for Lady Adelaide Bell was easier if she hid in her older sister's shadow--which worked until her sister got married. Even with the pressure of her socially ambitious mother, the last thing she expected was a marriage of convenience to save her previously spotless reputation. Lord Trent Hawthorne couldn't be happier that he is not the duke in the family. He's free to manage his small estate a

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The Admiral's Penniless Bride

Carla Kelly · 336 pages

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Married in Haste

Cathy Maxwell · 384 pages

Brenn Owens, the new Earl of Merton, has come to London to choose a bride. The broad-shouldered war hero has his pick of the season's debutantes, but once he gazes upon Tess Hamlin, he knows he won't rest until he's made her his own. But behind Tess's light-hearted facade is desperation. She has no choice but to marry quickly, before news of her family's ruin becomes common gossip, so she accepts

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The Bride Sale

Candice Hern · 375 pages

Lady Verity Osborne's familiar world is shattered when her despicable husband auctions her off to the highest bidder. A disgusted Lord James Harkness takes notice of the barbaric "bride sale" and outbids the Cornish townsfolk to save the proud beauty from a future sure to be filled with misery. As James takes care of Verity, providing food and shelter, she comes to love-- and crave the touch of--

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Married to the Viscount

Sabrina Jeffries · 377 pages

Abigail Mercer was breathless with anticipation at being reunited with Spencer Law, whom she met once and later married by proxy. But now the dashing Viscount Ravenswood denies all knowledge of their union! Far too many witnesses have made it impossible for the secretive Spencer to reject his "bride" without causing a scandal. So he has proposed a marriage in-name-only until they can locate his my

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A Christmas Promise

Mary Balogh · 256 pages

THE BOUGHT BRIDEGROOM Eleanor Transome found her father's wealth a dubious blessing, for he was determined that she wed a nobleman. Lord Randolph Falloden, on the brink of ruin, could not resist the lure of cold cash, despite his passionate alliances with several other desirable maidens. And though her heart belonged to the handsome, if humble, Mr. Wilfred Ellis, Eleanor would never deny her fa

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The Duke's Accidental Wife

Erica Ridley · 200 pages

Miss Katherine Ross is a wealthy, eccentric socialite who knows precisely what she wants: No husband. No children. No candlelit tête-à-tête with the insufferably emotionless Duke of Ravenwood. She’s convinced his heart is ice — until she touches that chiseled chest for herself. One lapse in judgment is all it takes to turn both their lives topsy-turvy… The Duke of Ravenwood isn’t cold and haugh

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Provocative in Pearls

Madeline Hunter · 345 pages

Their marriage was arranged, but their desire was not...After two years, Grayson Bridlington, The Earl of Hawkeswell, has located his missing bride Verity Thompson. Coerced into marrying Hawkeswell by her duplicitous cousin, Verity fled London for the countryside. Now, the couple must make the most of an arranged marriage-even if it means surrendering to their shared desire.

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I Thee Wed

Amanda Quick, Jayne Ann Krentz · 365 pages

It isn't easy making a living as a lady's companion when one possesses a sharp tongue and an original mind. That's why Emma Greyson has gone through three such positions in six months. Her current post at a tiresome country house party has her bored to tears--until an extraordinary encounter with the legendary Edison Stokes leads to a secret position as his assistant.Stokes is on a peculiar missio

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With His Ring

Cheryl Bolen · 331 pages

He Married For Money, Not For Love. Fortunately, His Wife Did Quite The Opposite... Young and spirited Glee Pembroke had always been secretly in love with her brother's best friend, Gregory Blankenship. So when she learned that this dedicated bachelor must marry by his twenty-fifth birthday or lose his inheritance, she boldly proposed a marriage of convenience, while secretly planning to win hi

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The Painter's Daughter

Julie Klassen · 460 pages

"In 1815, a painter's daughter on the north Devon coast agrees to marry a stranger to avoid scandal, but her choice is complicated by the return of a former lover and a growing affection for the husband she barely knows"--

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Worth Any Price

Lisa Kleypas · 386 pages

Nick Gentry, Bowstreet Runner, is hired to seek out Miss Charlotte Howard. But when he finds a desperate woman in hiding, he offers the unthinkable -- a marriage proposal. Nick might claim her body, but it will take much more to win her heart.

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Lord Fenton's Folly

Josi S. Kilpack · 318 pages

"Lord Fenton and Alice Stanbridge's marriage is one of convenience for him, but one of love for her. When Alice realizes the truth, she matches Fenton wit for wit until they both learn to see the truth of each other's hearts and find love beyond the folly"--Provided by publisher.

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Four Nights With the Duke

Eloisa James · 377 pages

Emilia Carrington once told the annoying future Duke of Pindar that she would never marry him. Now, because of a clause in her brother's will, Mia is forced to beg Evander to enter into a marriage of convenience with her. He sets some conditions of his own before agreeing to her offer ... and he's determined to seduce his own wife in order to win her heart.

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The Duke Next Door

Celeste Bradley · 352 pages

A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE The dangerously beautiful Deirdre Cantor is determined to inherit her grandfather's vast fortune. All she needs is to marry a duke...and be the first granddaughter to walk down the aisle. After all, she has always dreamed of becoming a member of the haute ton. So when the proper Calder Marbrook, the Marquis of Brookhaven and future Duke of Brookmoor, is abandoned at the

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The Abduction of Julia

Karen Hawkins · 384 pages

What can a respectable Regency miss do when kidnapped by a nobleman intent on marriage? Why, marry him, of course.Julia Frant has secretly loved Alec MacLean, the wild Viscount Hunterston from afar. So when he accidentally snatches her instead of her lovely, scheming cousin for an elopement to Gretna Green, Julia leaps at the chance to make her passionate dreams come true.Alec's in no position to

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