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The devil's waltz (MIRA historical romance)
By Anne Stuart. 2006
Christian Montcalm was a practical, if destitute, scoundrel, but his plan to bed and wed the delectable Miss Hetty Chipple…
would take care of that sticky wicket. Annelise Kempton desired nothing more than to come between this despicable rogue and the fortune (and virtue) of her young charge. All that stood in her way was a man whose rakish charm could tempt a saint to sin, or consign a confirmed spinster to sleepless nights of longing. Explicit descriptions of sex, some descriptions of violence, some strong language. 2006.Pleasure for pleasure (Essex sisters ; #4)
By Eloisa James. 2006
Josie, the youngest Scottish Essex heiress, is mocked by her peers for her ample figure. When one of her mockers…
nearly rapes her, Josie fears she'll have to marry the lecherous young man. But then an unexpected knight in shining armour comes to her rescue. Explicit descriptions of sex. Sequel to "The taming of the duke". 2006. (Essex sisters ; 4)One wicked sin (Scandalous women of the Ton.)
By Nicola Cornick. 2010
Once the toast of London, divorced Lottie Cummings is now notorious, shunned, and lured to become a Covent Garden courtesan.…
The illegitimate son of a duke, Ethan Ryder fought for Napoleon until his capture landed him in England as a prisoner of war. On parole, Ethan is planning his most audacious coup yet, but he needs Lottie's help to create a spectacular diversion. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2010.Once a princess (Cardinia's Royal Family Ser. #1)
By Johanna Lindsey. 1991
As the king of Cardinia lay dying, he made his son Stefan, the crown prince, promise that he would find…
and marry Princess Tatiana Janacek, to whom the prince is engaged. Stefan travels to America and finds her performing as a dancer in a Mississippi tavern. Unaware of her birthright, Tatiana is infuriated by Stefan’s passion for her and vows never to yield to his desire. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. c1991.Not quite a husband (Bantam Books historical romance #Bk. 2)
By Sherry Thomas. 2009
Their marriage lasted only slightly longer than the honeymoon - to no one's surprise, not even Bryony Asquith's. A man…
as talented, handsome, and sought after by society as Leo Marsden couldn't possibly want to spend his entire life with a woman who rebelled against propriety by becoming a doctor. Why, then, three years after their annulment and half a world away, does he track her down at her clinic in the remotest corner of India? Explicit descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence, strong language. 2009.Come from afar: A Novel
By Gayla Reid. 2011
During the Spanish Civil War, Clancy Cox, a volunteer nurse from Australia, works tirelessly to assist Republican soldiers in their…
fight against fascism, but the conflict does not go as well as planned: the Popular Front’s swift victory grows ever more unlikely, and famine has taken hold. But Clancy finds hope in the person of Douglas Ross, a Canadian soldier from the International Brigade who Clancy nurses back to health, physically and spiritually. But with the defeat of the Republic looming, Ross chooses to return to war, leaving Clancy alone and pregnant - but determined to reunite with her lost lover. Some descriptions of violence and some descriptions of sex. c2011.Forgiving
By LaVyrle Spencer. 1992
1876. Sarah Merritt has come to Deadwood in the Dakota Territory for two reasons - to find her sister Addie…
and tell her that their father is dead, and to start the town's first daily paper. Addie, who ran away from home five years ago, is working at Rosie Hossiter's boardinghouse as an "upstairs girl." Finding Addie is easy, but everything else Sarah tries lands her in big trouble. Some strong language. Descriptions of sex and violence. Bestseller. 1992.Curiosity: a love story
By Joan Thomas. 2010
In the early 1800's, 12-year-old Mary Anning, a cabinet-maker's daughter, found the first intact skeleton of a prehistoric dolphin-like creature,…
and spent a year chipping it from the soft cliffs near Lyme Regis, England. Henry de la Beche, son of a gentry family and living with his elegant, cynical mother in Lyme Regis, pursued his passion for drawing and painting the landscapes and fossils of the area. One morning on an expedition to see an extraordinary discovery - a giant fossil - he meets a young woman unlike anyone he has ever met. 2010.Autumn bridge
By Takashi Matsuoka. 2004
In the mid-19th-century, the inheritor of his clan's visionary power to see the future is Lord Genji, a powerful samurai…
warlord who favours western style modernization for Japan but faces fierce opposition from the antiforeigner element. Compounding his political troubles is his love affair with an American missionary, Emily Gibson, who has been in Japan for six years, doing her missionary work, trying to hide her feelings for Genji, and translating a series of mysterious scrolls recounting the history of the clan. As she reads the scrolls, she discovers inexplicable references to her own life and her association with Genji's family. Some descriptions of sex, some violence. 2004.A partisan's daughter
By Louis De Bernières. 2008
During a dreary late 1970s London winter, Chris is drawn to mysterious Roza, a Yugoslav émigrée. As their relationship develops,…
Roza starts to tell him the story of her life, drawing him increasingly into her world - from her childhood as a daughter of one of Tito's Partisans through her journey to England and on to her more recent colourful and dangerous past in London. 2008.A dream to call my own: brides of Gallatin County (Brides of Gallatin County. #3.)
By Tracie Peterson. 2009
Montana, 1881. Headstrong Lacy Gallatin feels out of place at the roadhouse she runs with her sisters Gwen and Beth,…
both of whom are now married. Lacy also desperately wants to find the man who killed her father. Deputy sheriff Dave Shepard offers Lacy a chance at justice--and love. Sequel to "A Love to Last Forever". 2009.A promise to believe in: brides of Gallatin County (Brides of Gallatin County. #1.)
By Tracie Peterson. 2008
Montana Territory, 1879. Sisters Beth, Gwen, and Lacy Gallatin run their late father's roadhouse, which is located next to Rafe…
Reynolds's saloon. Gwen, the eldest, thinks she's cursed after losing both her parents and her husband. Then Hank Bishop appears, claiming to be Gwen's brother-in-law--and love heals her wounds. Followed by "A Love to Last Forever". 2008.The fortune hunter
By Daisy Goodwin. 2014
In 1875, Sisi the Empress of Austria is the woman that every man desires and every woman envies. Beautiful, athletic…
and intelligent, Sisi has everything - except happiness. Bored with the stultifying etiquette of the Hapsburg Court and her dutiful but unexciting husband, Franz Joseph, Sisi comes to England to hunt. She comes looking for excitement and she finds it in the dashing form of Captain Bay Middleton, the only man in Europe who can outride her. Ten years younger than her and engaged to the rich and devoted Charlotte, Bay has everything to lose by falling for a woman who can never be his. But Bay and the Empress are as reckless as each other, and their mutual attraction is a force that cannot be denied. 2014.Born to serve
By Josephine Cox. 1994
Jenny finds herself leading a life of despair after Claudia, the Mistress of the household, forces Jenny to raise her…
illegitimate baby. Yet baby Katie becomes a source of strength for Jenny as she fights a courageous battle against the evil Claudia in defence of what is hers. Meanwhile, Jenny dreams of the day when her lover Frank will return so they may continue the life they were meant to have together. 1994.Rainbow days
By Josephine Cox. 2000
David and Cathleen are childhood sweethearts. Throughout their childhood their love grows stronger and now, in 1900, they start to…
plan a life together. But an envious woman is determined to ruin their happiness and uses David's father to do so. 2000.The knight and the dove (Kensington chronicles. #4)
By Lori Wick. 1995
Set in 16th-century England in the court of Henry VIII, this tells a story of intrigue and deceit, as a…
young woman schemes to break up her sister's betrothal to an aspiring duke. Sequel to "Who brings forth the wind". 1995.Secrets of the night
By Jo Beverley. 1999
Rosamunde Overton is forced into daring deceit when her elderly husband cannot provide an heir. She rescues a nobleman who…
may be the answer to her dilemma, until she realizes that she's fallen in love with him, and he with her. Some descriptions of sex.Courtney's wench (Dales Large Print Ser.)
By Jeanne Montague. 1994
Roxanna Raynal arrives on the barbaric islands of the West Indies in the 1860's as a sixteen year old bride.…
Beautiful and high-spirited, she has been forced into an unconsummated marriage with a man she hates. On their way to his plantation in Jamaica, the ship is seized by buccaneers and Raymal killed by their leader, Dirk Courtney. Roxanna, dazzled by this ruthless adventurer, gains herself the title of Courtney's wench. 1994.The Lonely Hearts Hotel
By Heather O'Neill. 2017
Two babies are abandoned in a Montreal orphanage in the winter of 1914. Before long, their talents emerge: Pierrot is…
a piano prodigy; Rose lights up even the dreariest room with her dancing and comedy. As they travel around the city performing clown routines, the children fall in love with each other and dream up a plan for the most extraordinary and seductive circus show the world has ever seen. Separated as teenagers, sent off to work as servants during the Great Depression, both descend into the city's underworld, dabbling in sex, drugs and theft in order to survive. But when Rose and Pierrot finally reunite beneath the snowflakes - after years of searching and desperate poverty - the possibilities of their childhood dreams are renewed, and they'll go to extreme lengths to make them come true. Bestseller. Winner of the 2017 Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction (QWF). 2017.Marriage most scandalous
By Johanna Lindsey. 2005
Sebastian Townshend, disowned by his family, left England after he unintentionally killed his best friend in a duel. When childhood…
neighbour Margaret Landor discovers that Sebastian is working as a mercenary in France, she begs him to return to England to save his father's life. Some descriptions of sex. 2005.