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"For readers of Lucinda Riley, Sarah Jio, or Susan Meissner, this gripping historical debut novel tells the story of two women: one, an immigrant seamstress who disappears from San Franciscos gritty streets in 1876, and the other, a young woman in present day who must delve into the secrets of her husbands wealthy family only to discover that she and the missing dressmaker might be connected in unexpected ways."--Amazon.com.
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Deception is still deception no matter what form it takes …
She deceived him for vengeance. He wanted to protect her from harm. Can they overcome their lies and deceit to trust in their love?
Raina LeClair's life ended when her family was murdered. Her only mission was to seek revenge against the evil pirate responsible for their deaths. Through many disguises she sets a path of destruction, putting her own life at risk. Raina's newest masquerade...
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Fifty years after his first novel, Battle Cry, took the world by storm, Leon Uris returns to the topic that first inspired him to write books that captivate, educate, and thrill -- the Marine Corps.
In the years following the Civil War, first-generation Irish-American Zachary O'Hara, son of a legendary Marine and a force of a man in his own right, finds himself playing a critical role in the very future of the Marines. If he can persuade the Secretary...
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Life is close to perfect for Emil Larsson, a self-satisfied bureaucrat in the Office of Customs and Excise in 1791 Stockholm. He is a true man of the Town--a drinker, card player, and contented bachelor--until one evening when Mrs. Sofia Sparrow, a fortune-teller and proprietor of an exclusive gaming parlor, shares with him a vision she has had: a golden path that will lead him to love and connection. She lays an Octavo for him, a spread of eight...
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"Maud Heighton came to Lafond's famous Academie to paint, and to flee the constraints of her small English town. It took all her courage to escape, but Paris, she quickly realizes, is no place for a light purse. While her fellow students enjoy the dazzling decadence of the Belle Epoque, Maud slips into poverty. Quietly starving, and dreading another cold Paris winter, Maud is hired by Christian Morel as companion to his beautiful, young sister, Sylvie....
6) A cup of tea
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Rosemary Fell was born into privilege. She has wealth, well–connected friends, and a handsome fiance, Philip Alsop. Finally she has everything she wants.
It is then, in a moment of beneficence, that Rosemary invites Eleanor Smith, a penniless young woman she sees under a streetlamp in the rain, into her home for a cup of tea. While there, Rosemary sees Eleanor exchange an unmistakable look with Philip, and she sends Eleanor on her way. But she...
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In 1916, the world is at war and the energetic Lady Montfort has persuaded her husband to offer his family's dower house to the War Office as an auxiliary hospital for officers recovering from shell-shock with their redoubtable housekeeper Mrs. Jackson contributing to the war effort as the hospital's quartermaster.
Despite the hospital's success, the farming community of Haversham, led by the Montfort's neighbor Sir Winchell Meacham, does not approve...
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Alone and broken…Temperance Baggington never thought of herself as worthy of love.Abused by her father, and threatened with an awful marriage, Temperance ran away to a convent determined to become a nun.Five years later, lost, ruined and unable to take her vows, she returns home seeking solace.Resigned to spinsterhood, Temperance is unprepared for the understanding she finds in the eyes of Mr. Evan Crauford. Evan's kindness is unlike any man she...
11) Surrender
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SURRENDER (Regency Lovers 5) is the 5th book in Amazon #1 & USA Today Bestselling Author, Carole Mortimer's, historical romance series, Regency Lovers.Author's note: This book is a #MayDecember steaming HOT Regency romanceA month after being kidnapped, rescued, and returned to her family, eighteen-year-old Miss Clara Catchpole is still recovering from her terrifying ordeal. No longer the young and frivolous Miss she once was, there is now only one...
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A Spanish noblewoman, kidnapped and far from home, must place her trust in the hands of a man who is the bitter enemy of her family.
Lisandro de Aguirre, Duke of Tolosa has few enemies greater than the Elizondo family. A bitter feud has existed between the two clans for over a hundred years.
Maria de Elizondo Garza is stolen from her home and taken to London as a hostage. A king's ransom now demanded by her secret captors.
With hope fading fast,...
13) Duke's Return
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When Trevor Phillips finally returns home to claim his inheritance, he's astonished to find the estate in shambles. Still, he has no great desire to be rusticating in the country and it's only the enchantingly beautiful-and shockingly young-Dowager Duchess, Sara, who captures the rake's very masculine interest. But while Trevor is determined to lure Sara into his arms, she is equally determined to entice this confirmed bachelor into doing his duty...
14) The Duke Is Back
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A wedding is in her futureMiss Sophie Payton might be engaged, but she's not in love. The only man who ever captured her heart was Phillip Grayson-a soldier who was slain a year ago. But when her stepmother decrees that Sophie will marry Phillip's cousin, the new Duke of Harlowe, Sophie's in no position to refuse. A funeral is in his pastThe ton thinks Phillip Grayson died a hero on the battlefields of Europe, but he's very much alive. While he spent...
15) The Bride Sale
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A Bartered Lady
Lord James Harkness is shocked to discover a "bride sale" taking place in his small English village -- and surprised by the depth of his feelings for the unfortunate gentlewoman being auctioned off by a disreputable husband. But is it honor and nobility that compel James to outbid the townfolk for the proud, beautiful lady -- or is it something more akin to . . . desire?
A Mysterious Lord
Verity Osborne is not sure whether good...
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Fences may make good neighbors, but some lines are meant to be crossed… Newcomer Ben Morris' ambitious plans bring chaos to the countryside surrounding Wellsbury Hall and upsets the status quo, for he intends to pull down Oakheart Farm and rebuild a grander house in its place. Lady Perceval's new neighbor is clearing trees on the adjacent property, and she can see the work being done from her bedroom window! Frustrated with the noise and intrusion,...
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Lady Clarissa Blackerby enjoyed the peaceful life she and her father lived among the ton. That is until he remarried. Clarissa does not trust her new step-mother nor her step-mother's brother, but being an only child she has no one to look to for help. When her father disappears and she is attacked, she turns in desperation to her aunt.
When Lord Justin Southerby receives a plea from his godmother he dreads what he will walk into. Expecting to have...
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She thought she had lost everyone during an early attack by Napoleon's forces. Then upon returning to England she loses even more…
He lost his new wife in a brutal attack six months ago during one of the first battle surges by Le Grande Armée. Left with an injury to remind him of that time he reluctantly takes up his mantle as a Peer of the Realm and uses his skills with numbers and letters to help the War Office as a code specialist.
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He's an ex-boxer. She sips tea at philosophical salons. And when these two opposites meet, their lives will never be the same. Lady Juliana knows someone is trying to kill her father. The problem is getting anyone to believe her. Her father thinks she's imagining things. Her brother that she's seeking attention. And the man her brother hired to bring her back home…well, he thinks nothing much of her at all. Brogan Duffy has clawed his way up from...
20) The Untamed Duke
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Book Two Of The Taming Series384 Pages Print Version"Honeybee, I haven't a drop of honorable blood in my body. I'm cold. Selfish. Hollow. And I greatly enjoy the reputation my cruelty has gained me."They call him the Winter Wolf.Nicholas March has few morals. fewer friends, and a notorious lack of honor.And his heart? What remains of it is cold, desolate and locked away. He learned long ago the lessons of betrayal. Never trust a woman. Recognize others...
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