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Outlander novels volume 7
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English
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Jamie Fraser knows from his time-traveling wife Claire Randall that, no matter how unlikely it seems, America will win the Revolutionary War. But fighting for the eventual winner is no guarantee of safety. And worse still, the possibility of pointing a weapon at his own son--a young officer in the British army--haunts Jamie's every thought. As battle-scarred Jamie Fraser and Claire flee from North Carolina to the high seas during the American Revolution,...
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Island of Mure novels volume 4
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English
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On the tiny, beautiful, and remote island of Mure, halfway between Scotland and Norway, a new hotel opening is a big event. New mother Flora MacKenzie and her brother Fintan are working themselves half to death to get it ready in time for Christmas. The new hotel's impressive kitchens throw together two unlikely new friends: Isla Gregor is the hardworking young girl who has been a waitress in the island's cafe, dreaming of a bigger, better life now...
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English
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“Action, drama, desire, revenge: Shadow Music includes all the necessary ingredients for romantics to plunge into the moors, mountains and magical myth of medieval Scotland.”—The Roanoke Times
Prized for her exquisite beauty, Princess Gabrielle of St. Biel, the daughter of one of England’s most influential barons, is a perfect bargaining chip for a king who needs peace in the Highlands: King John has...
Prized for her exquisite beauty, Princess Gabrielle of St. Biel, the daughter of one of England’s most influential barons, is a perfect bargaining chip for a king who needs peace in the Highlands: King John has...
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Lord John Grey novels volume 4
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English
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Lord John Grey has documents that expose the corruption of a high-ranking British officer. But they also elude to an even greater danger, one that sends Grey on a quest to the Irish country. Along the way, he seeks the aide of Jamie Fraser, a paroled Jacobite still fighting for Ireland's independence. Grey needs Fraser to help translate a message left in the language of the Scottish highlanders, but Fraser has his doubts about helping the British...
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"Asher MacGregor, the new Earl of Balfour, refuses to choose a Society wife to be his countess, though he agrees to host Boston heiress Hannah Cooper for one season. When he's tended to that chore, he'll happily go home to bachelorhood in the Highlands. Hannah Cooper's step-father insists she have a London debut, but she has no intention of surrendering her wealth to a fortune hunter. After she's endured one Season, she'll sail back to Boston and...
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Lost princesses trilogy volume 1
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
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Rogue files volume 5
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English
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"To save her impoverished family, Marian Langley will become a mistress. But she will not be just any mistress. Marian intends to become so skilled, so coveted, that she can set her own terms, retaining control over her body and her fate. Only one problem remains: finding a tutor... Other men deprive themselves of pleasure for propriety's sake. Nathaniel, Duke of Warrington, would much rather be depraved. He slakes his desires with professionals who...
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Forgotten princesses volume 2
Publisher
Avon / HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"A life can change in an instant... No one knows this better than Miss Cleopatra Hadley who went from poverty to plenty when she discovered one of England's richest men was her true father who wanted her to share his wealth...if she married into the upper echelons of Society. A high price to pay for someone whose mother taught her just how dangerous a marriage could be..."--P. [4] of cover.
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Highland fling novel volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Since she was a little girl, Jennifer Adaire, daughter of the earl of Burfield, has loved Gordon McDonnell, even though his station as the gardener's son made him strictly forbidden to her. After Gordon was forced from Adaire Hall, taking Jennifer's heart with him, he headed for London, intent on making a better life for himself. Though they've kept in touch through letters and Jennifer has waited patiently for him, it's taken Gordon five years to...
11) The pursuit
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Sherring Cross series volume 3
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
12) The rogue
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Series
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English
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Lady Constance Read is independent, beautiful, and in need of a husband -- now. The last man on earth she wants is the rogue who broke her heart six years ago.
13) A study in death
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Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Seeking a respite from her pregnant sister's wedding plans in 19th-century Scotland, Lady Kiera Darby accepts a commission to paint the portrait of an abused baroness who is subsequently murdered.
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Lost queen (Signe Pike) volume 1
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"The Lost Queen tells the story of Languoreth, Queen of Cadzow, who lived in sixth century Scotland and came of age at a time when invading Anglo-Saxon forces and the rise of Christianity threatened to change her way of life forever. Together with her twin brother Lailoken, destined to be a Wisdom Keeper and eventually known to history as Merlin, she is catapulted into a world of danger and violence. War brings the warriors of Emrys, the Dragon Warrior...
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Scandalous Highlanders novels volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A devilishly handsome Highlander steals into British society and steals the heart of one Lady Charlotte Hanover.
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Westfield wolves volume 5
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Lady Madeline Hayburn is called upon to lend her respectability and introduce the Hadley brothers to society and finds herself unexplainably attracted to Mr. Weston Hadley, who is content to admire her from afar.
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Border chronicles volume 4
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
2009
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English
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English
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Threatened by powerful enemies, William Blackburn, Earl of Ketterham, lives in exile in the Scottish Highlands with his daughter Vanessa. When she comes of age William urges her to return to her mother in England to make her debut. Raised with all the advantages and freedom a boy would have, Vanessa doubts she can fit into the mold of a proper young lady. Still, she agrees to re-enter fashionable society, determined to end the vendetta against her...
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Publisher
Montlake Romance
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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"A spinster with a secret... After being seduced and ruined by her worst enemy, Juliette Andrews has vowed to marry no man--especially not Dr. Paul Fraser, her childhood sweetheart. Content to bury herself in accounts and numbers, she refuses to let the devastatingly handsome Highlander back into her life. A rebel with a cause... Paul Fraser's heart burns with the need for vengeance against the earl who executed his father and drove the Scots from...
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