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All of Regency society is stunned when confirmed bachelor and rake Anthony Bridgerton announces that he has chosen a prospective bride, but the notorious viscount faces unexpected opposition when his intended's meddlesome elder sister Kate decides to protect her innocent sister from the wicked aristocrat.
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Season for scandal volume 1
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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When he finds a naked--and very much dead--earl tied to his missing sister's bed, Captain Maximus Harcourt turns to Miss Ivory Moore, who is known throughout London for smoothing over scandals, for help and is drawn to this fearless woman who takes charge of the situation--and his heart.
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Circle of Sin trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
c2011
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English
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Katharine Kylie Woodbridge, an outspoken, strong-spirited woman somewhat improbably raised as a pirate, is more than a match for Comte Giovanni Marco Musto della Ghiradelli, who spies on England while pretending to be a dissolute wastrel. When a murder occurs, Marco and Kate must join forces to find the killer--but that also means they must confront their sizzling attraction.
4) The traitor
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Captive hearts (Grace Burrowes) volume 2
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English
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"Abandoned in France since boyhood, despite being heir to an English barony, Sebastian St. Clair makes impossible choices to survive a tour of duty in the French Army. He returns to England hoping for the peaceful life of a country gentleman, though old enemies insist on challenging him on the field of honor, one after another. Millicent Danforth desperately needs her position as companion to the Traitor Baron's aunt, but grieves to learn that Sebastian...
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Glamourist histories volume 4
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Tor
Pub. Date
2015
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English
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Includes discussion questions.
Mary Robinette Kowal's Valour and Vanity is a Regency version of a heist movie with a healthy dose of magic sprinkled in. After Melody's wedding, the Ellsworths and Vincents accompany the young couple on the their tour of the continent. Jane and Vincent plan to separate from the party and travel to Murano to study with glassblowers there, but their ship is set upon by Barbary corsairs while en route. It is their good...
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"Kit, the Marquis of Ashton, is in a sticky wicket. He married young and for love--how naïve. He discovered his mistake the very day of his wedding, but he is saddled now with a wife he's reluctant to trust. And however much evidence he gathers against faithless Jess, he can't seem to prove her guilt to the final judge--his foolish heart. Jess knows she's bobbled her marriage, however innocently. A fairytale wedding makes no difference if she hasn't...
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Kensington Pub. Corp
Pub. Date
c1992
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English
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Content with her independent life as a teacher, free from the bonds of matrimony, Beth Armitage suddenly finds herself trapped in a betrothal to the rakish Lucien de Vaux, Marquess of Arden, who must marry to secure his inheritance.
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Castles ever after volume 2
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English
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"Your presence is requested at romantic Twill Castle for the wedding of Miss Clio Whitmore and . . . and . . . ? After eight years of waiting for Piers Brandon, the wandering Marquess of Granville, to set a wedding date, Clio Whitmore has had enough. She's inherited a castle, scraped together some pride, and made plans to break her engagement. Not if Rafe Brandon can help it. A ruthless prizefighter and notorious rake, Rafe is determined that Clio...
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Lonely lords volume 9
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English
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"Letty Banks is a reluctant courtesan, keeping a terrible secret that brought her, a vicar's daughter, to a life of vice. While becoming madam of Viscount Fairly's high-class brothel is an absolute financial necessity, Letty refuses to become David's mistress--though their attraction becomes harder to resist the more she learns about the man. David is smitten not only with Letty's beauty, but also with her calm, her kindness, her quiet. David is determined...
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Company of Rogues volume 15
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English
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Lucy Potter, daughter of a wealthy merchant, is more interested in trade than in the men after her dowry. When forced to have a London season, she sets out to enjoy herself rather than to find a husband. But once she meets the notorious Earl of Wyvern, her resolve weakens, and when they kiss, it dissolves--even though her instincts warn he's dangerous. Wyvern has a dark secret, which means he must win a rich bride. Lucinda Potter seems ideal. Not...
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Avon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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Lord Philippe Lavay once took to the high seas armed with charm as lethal as his sword, and a stone-cold conviction: he'll restore his family's fortune and honor, no matter the cost. Victory is at last within reach when a brutal attack snatches it from his grasp and lands him in Pennyroyal Green. An afternoon of bliss brings a cascade of consequences for Elise Fountain. She is shunned by her family and ousted from a job she loves, and her survival...
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St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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After the deaths of his father and brothers leave Harrison Thornwick an earl, the prince regent threatens to have him arrested unless he marries Angelina Rule, but she is reluctant because she loves someone else.
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Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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Disguising herself as a scullery maid to escape an arranged marriage, heiress Arabella Lucia Fairborne finds a savior in injured spy Colin Somerville, who needs her help to get a baby to the royal palace.
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Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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As a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, Benedict Frost had the respect of every man on board--and the adoration of the women in every port. When injury ends his naval career, the silver-tongued libertine can hardly stomach the boredom. Not after everything--and everyone--he's experienced. Good thing a new adventure has just fallen into his lap... When courtesan Charlotte Perry learns the Royal Mint is offering a reward for finding a cache of stolen gold...
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Mistress trilogy (Mary Balogh) volume 3
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English
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When Edward Ailsbury, the new Earl of Heyward, rescues Angeline Dudley from public embarrassment, Angeline falls instantly in love. But the stuffy Earl has little concern for Angeline. Edward wishes only to wed an old friend for an amicable companionship, a good match for his staid persona. But Angelina may show Edward that comfort is no match for passion.
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Fairbourne quartet volume 4
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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"When Lady Lydia Thornton is blackmailed over the shocking contents of a manuscript she once wrote, she must go to the most desperate of measures to raise the money to buy back the ill-considered prose: agreeing to an old wager posed by the arrogant, dangerous Duke of Penthurst. At least Penthurst is a man she wouldn't mind fleecing--and she's confident she'll win. Penthurst long ago concluded Lydia was a woman in search of ruinous adventure, but...
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Legendary lovers volume 4
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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To save her sister from falling for rake Quinn Wilde, Venetia Stratham, after publicly jilting her libertine fiancâe at the altar and fleeing society, finds herself married to the arrogant yet irresistible lord who is intent on winning her heart.
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The Lords of Worth volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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"Calm. Cool. Collected. Gisele Whitby has perfected the art of illusion--her survival, after all, has depended upon it. Years ago, to escape an abusive husband, Gisele "disappeared." Now she must risk revealing her new identity to save another innocent girl from the same fate. But she needs a daring man for her scheme, and the rogue in question shows a remarkable talent...for shattering Gisele's carefully constructed facade and igniting her deepest...
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