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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"Heiress Winnifred Humphries refuses to marry the odious man her parents have chosen. She'll marry for love or not at all. But how does a woman know a man truly loves her? Needing answers, she sets out to discover the marriage habits of London's aristocrats. Yet when her friends kidnap a lord for research, Winn knows they've gone too far. Now she's facing a wickedly handsome scoundrel who wants revenge. Lord Asher Holt has the perfect plan to free...
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Forgotten princesses volume 3
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
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When her new husband smothers her with a pillow and throws her over the side of their honeymoon barge, heiress Annalise Hadley is nursed back to health by a man with his own demons and waits for the day that she's strong enough to take revenge on the man who tried to kill her.
43) Mogul
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English
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"The privileged members of the Knickerbocker Club can never climb too high up the social ladder. But for one charming New York bachelor, does the ascent take precedence over love in the Gilded Age? As owner of a well-respected national newspaper, Calvin Cabot has the means to indulge his capricious taste for excess--and the power to bring the upper crust of society to its knees. So when a desperate heiress from his past begs for his help, Calvin agrees......
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League of scoundrels volume 1
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"...a seasoned spy sets out to rescue the childhood friend he once loved from a reputation-destroying rumor--only to discover that she is actually the source."--
45) Single dads club
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Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Single father Rowan Quinn moves to a tight-knit coastal community in South Africa to give his son the family he never had and meets a former heiress who makes it her personal mission to induct him into the town's circle of single dads to give him the support he needs.
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Texas Cattleman's Club: Rags to riches volume 4
Harlequin desire volume 2755
Texas Cattleman's Club Rags to riches volume 4
Harlequin desire volume 2755
Texas Cattleman's Club Rags to riches volume 4
Publisher
Harlequin Enterprises ULC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"Ezekiel Holloway's proposition could save his friend Reagan Sinclair's inheritance and give her the freedom she craves. But when family scandals force Ezekiel to end their fake engagement, the heiress comes up with a counterproposal -- and they elope to Vegas after all! Is there something more than mere convenience at stake here?" --Amazon.
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A beautiful new stand-alone historical romance from New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James The arrogant Duke of Trent intends to marry a well-bred Englishwoman. The last woman he would ever consider marrying is the adventuresome Merry Pelford-an American heiress who has infamously jilted two fiances.But after one provocative encounter with the captivating Merry, Trent desires her more than any woman he has ever met. He is determined to have...
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Brides of Bellaire Gardens volume 2
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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When his charge, heiress Clarissa, the daughter of a notorious rake, and her beautiful, yet penniless, half-sister Isobel launch themselves into society against his wishes, the new Earl of Salcott must protect Clarissa from fortune hunters while dealing with the sharp-witted, rebellious and utterly intoxicating Izzy.
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Heiress in London volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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"Her wealth and beauty have made Miss Portia Crompton the catch of the season. Secretly determined to wed her childhood sweetheart, Portia ignores the money-hungry bucks who ply her with bouquets and bonbons. But one suitor will not be deterred: Colin Byrd, Viscount Ratcliffe. He is persistent and presumptuous--and wickedly tempting"--P. [4] of cover.
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All the Duke's sins volume 2
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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What happens when an impoverished duke with a reputation for being a rogue collides with a strong-willed heiress who wants to explore the world? An unlikely friendship...and unexpected passion.
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2018.
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English
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1880s. Returning to Philadelphia, Violet Mitchell never expected to find her brothers living on the edge of financial ruin while their father seeks new wealth in Montana's gold fields. Morgan Callahan, exploiting a mother lode of silver, finds a woman claiming to be his late partner's daughter wanting to be taken to her father's mine. Suspecting she's a schemer trying to steal his land, he has no qualms about holding her at his camp. Determined to...
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Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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Heiress Frankie Bumgarten enlists the help of Reynard Boulton, a purveyor of gossip among the aristocracy, to find her sister a love match, but instead ends up working with him to take down a blackmailing duke who wants to marry her.
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English
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"In 1715, Lady Blythe Hedley's father is declared an enemy of the British crown because of his Jacobite sympathies, forcing her to flee her home in northern England. Secreted to the tower of Wedderburn Castle in Scotland, Lady Blythe awaits who will ultimately be crowned king. But in a house with seven sons and numerous servants, her presence soon becomes known.No sooner has Everard Hume lost his father, Lord Wedderburn, than Lady Hedley arrives with...
56) Costalegre
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Publisher
Tin House Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"An American heiress and modern art collector offers safe passage to a resort in Mexico to European artists under threat from the Nazis, while her emotionally unstable daughter chronicles their wartime experiences."--Provided by publisher.
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Disgraceful dukes volume 3
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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In order to honor his father's gambling debt--or lose the family estate--Lord Hatherly is forced to marry Miss Alice Tombs, an independent beauty who longs to explore the world on her own, and makes her an offer she cannot refuse--one summer to prove the legitimacy of their union, then she is free to travel.
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Avon Books
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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When the Duke of Margrave accepts her proposal of a marriage of convenience, Edie, transformed from a ruined American heiress to English duchess, enjoys their arrangement until he returns from overseas, determined to win her heart and make their marriage real.
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Las leonas volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"For Manuela del Carmen Caceres Galvan, the invitation to show her paintings at the 1889 Exposition Universelle came at the perfect time. Soon to be trapped in a loveless marriage, Manuela has given herself one last summer of freedom--in Paris, with her two best friends. Cora Kempf Bristol, Duchess of Sundridge, is known for her ruthlessness in business. It's not money she chases, but power. When she sees the opportunity to secure her position among...
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American heiresses (Jen Turano) volume 3
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"In 1886, Beatrix Waterbury's train is disrupted by a heist, scientist Norman Nesbit comes to her aid. He's swept up in the havoc she always seems to attract-including the attention of the men trying to steal his research - and they discover the curious way feelings can grow despite chaos"--Provided by publisher.
1886. When Beatrix Waterbury's mother banishes her from New York for her involvement with the suffrage movement, she's off to Chicago to...
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