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By Keith Maillard. 1993
Sarsfield Middleton's mother is a wealthy West Virginian; his father is an eccentric, alcoholic Irishman. In the midst of radical…
social change, Sarsfield must choose between the sophisticated society circles of New York and the town of his childhood. He must also choose between the beautiful, pampered Julia and Emma, a charming shopkeeper. Set in the 19th century. Some strong language. 1993.By Amanda Quick. 2015
Believing her four young orphan charges to be in mortal danger, tutor Concordia Glade places their safety in the hands…
of private inquiry agent Ambrose Wells, who endeavors to protect them from a notorious crime lord. 2015.By Clare Darcy. 1980
By Joan Aiken. 1984
This novel picks up where Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park" finished, with Fanny's marriage to Edmund Bertram. Sir Thomas has died…
and Edmund is obliged to leave for the West Indies to deal with the family property there, taking Fanny with him. Fanny's lively sister, Susan, has replaced Fanny as Lady Bertram's companion and new scandals and surprises follow. 1984.By Johanna Lindsey. 2016
The Prince Regent orders Robert Whitworth, the earl of Tamdon's heir, and Lord Dominic Wolfe to end their violent dispute…
by allying their families through marriage. Whichever party refuses to comply will forfeit his lands and title. Whitworth relishes the idea of sending his younger sister Brooke to his enemy's remote estate, knowing the Wolf will reject her and lose his wealth and status. The Wolf, however, is determined to scare Brooke away so that Whitworth will lose his own lands and title. But he hadn't expected his enemy's sister to be so resourceful or resilient. Brooke Whitworth, meanwhile, just wants a husband who will take her far away from her unloving family. Instead, she is being sent to the Yorkshire moors to wed a mysterious nobleman whose family is cursed and who has thrice tried to kill her brother. But there's no room in her heart for fear; this man is her means of escape. 2016.By Anne Girard. 2014
When Eva Gouel moves to Paris from the countryside, she is full of ambition and dreams of stardom. Though young…
and inexperienced, she manages to find work as a costumer at the famous Moulin Rouge, and it is here that she first catches the attention of Pablo Picasso, a rising star in the art world. A brilliant but eccentric artist, Picasso sets his sights on Eva, and Eva can't help but be drawn into his web. 2014.By Charlotte Keppel. 1975
During 1798 when a French invasion is feared, a colonel and his pretty daughters live at a country estate next…
to a prison for French P.O.W.'s. Escaped prisoners, intrigues, the quicksands and murder are the ingredients of this romantic suspense novel. 1975.By Lorraine Heath. 2003
London, 1879. Texan Lydia Westland arrives in England dreaming of marrying an English lord. She first encounters Rhys, marquis of…
Blackhurst, her stepfather's half-brother of tarnished reputation. It would be improper for Lydia to see him - but they soon learn that society's rules can be broken. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2003.By Storm Jameson. 1984
It is six years since the end of the Great War. Hervey now has a career as a writer, but…
her personal life is in turmoil. Then she meets her war-scarred cousin, Nicholas. He offers her the chance of a new beginning. Sequel to "Company parade". 1984.By Janet Templeton. 1984
By Stephanie Laurens. 2016
Royd Frobisher, in the final leg of the mission his brothers have begun, is pressured into taking along his emotional…
nemesis, Isobel Carmichael. Neither expects what awaits as they set sail aboard Royd's ship for the jungle rescue mission--risking their happiness in the name of duty. Sequel to "The daredevil snared". 2016.By Jo Goodman. 2002
All four handsome men of the Compass Club are still proud bachelors. But North has met the lovely, intelligent Lady…
Libby Penrose. To nab a mysterious jewel thief, North and Libby are compelled to join forces. North's passion and good nature are enough to make Libby forget her vow never to fall in love again. 2002.By Madeline Hunter. 2007
Italy, 1823. When British lord Elliot Rothwell learns that a publisher's scandalous posthumous autobiography will smear his family name, he…
seeks out the man's unconventional daughter, Phaedra Blair. Elliot finds her imprisoned for causing a duel - and marries Phaedra to win her her freedom. Explicit descriptions of sex, some strong language, and some descriptions of violence. Rita Award. Sequel to "Rules of seduction", followed by "Secrets of surrender". 2007. (Rothwells ; 2)By Margaret Brownley. 2016
In the wild and untamed West, time is set by the local jeweler--but Two-Time Texas has two: two feuding jewelers…
and two wildly conflicting time zones. Meg Lockwood's marriage was supposed to unite the families and finally bring peace. But when she's left at the altar by her no-good fiancé, Meg's dreams of dragging her quarrelsome neighbours into a ceasefire are dashed. No wedding bells? No one-time town. Hired to defend the groom against a breach of promise lawsuit, Grant Garrison quickly realizes that the only thing worse than small-town trouble is falling for the jilted bride. But there's something about Meg's sweet smile and determined grit that draws him in, even as the whole crazy town seems set on keeping them apart. 2016.By Linda Lael Miller. 2016
After his brother, a saloonkeeper, was found brutally slain, Jay McCallum came to town ready to accuse a winsome beauty--Lauralee…
Parker! If Lauralee had her way, all the saloons in the great Northwest would be closed down. Her crusade was successful--except for the prosperous saloon that McCallum was determined to save from her indignation. 2016.By Patricia Veryan. 1996
A Regency period romance involving two impoverished sisters and a plot to subvert the English government. Marietta and her family…
rent the dower house of an abandoned estate, Lanterns. There, Marietta discovers Diccon, an attractive stranger living among the ruins. 1996.By Christine Merrill. 2013
Three years ago Adrian, the earl of Folbroke, abandoned his wife Emily. When Adrian’s cousin Rupert, the estate’s heir, questions…
Adrian’s existence, Emily tells Rupert she is pregnant and sets out to find her husband. Blind from war injuries, Adrian does not recognize Emily. 2013.By Jane Gillespie. 1982
Sophia and Lucinda, daughters of the Reverend Thomas Lockley, are resigned to spinsterhood. Sophia's attentions are so focused on coping…
with interfering neighbours that she does not recognize overtures from would-be suitors. 1982.By Georgette Heyer. 1972
In Bath in the last years of the Regency, Annis Wychwood is rich and beautiful yet considered to be past…
romance. But when she takes a young girl under her wing her own life takes on new colour. 1972.By Ann Lethbridge. 2011
None of the women at an 'anything goes' house party catches Garth Evernden's jaded eye. The only one worth noting…
is a covered-up lady's companion with an intriguing hint of exotic beauty the eighth Baron Stanford would like to uncover. Rose is in fact posing as a widow to find her inheritance - without it, she and her sisters will surely perish! The Baron is known for his generosity, and he is so very handsome. A new solution springs to Rose's mind, surely becoming mistress to this rake would bring definite advantages? Includes strong language. 2011.