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81) West End Earl
Author
Series
Misfits of Mayfair volume 2
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Living as a boy to escape an arranged marriage, Ophelia Hardwick, working as a steward for the Earl of Carlyle, finds her life--and heart--in danger when he discovers her secret.
Author
Series
Prioress Eleanor of Tyndal mysteries volume 8
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"Baron Herbert's return from crusade should have been a joyous occasion. Instead, he grows increasingly morose, withdraws from his family, and refuses to share his wife's bed. When his sons begin to die in strange accidents, some ask whether Herbert harbors a dark sin for which God has cursed him.
83) The pursuit
Author
Series
Sherring Cross series volume 3
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"He's determined not to be a hero...Lord Morgandale is as notorious as he is dashing, and he's determined no woman will tie him down. But from the moment Arianna Sweet appears on his doorstep, he cannot resist the lure of her fascinating personality, exotic wardrobe, and tempting green eyes...She has a deadly secret...Arianna Sweet never imagined the significance of her father's research until after his untimely death. Now she is in possession of...
Author
Series
Scandalous brides novels volume 3
Publisher
St. Martins Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"She breaks all the rules... Sophia White knows she will never marry into polite society. The illegitimate daughter of a nobleman, she works at the Tantalus Club, a discreet establishment for gentlemen- and her only suitor is a pastor who wants to save her soul. So when Sophia is invited to spend the holidays at the estate of Adam Baswich, the devilishly handsome Duke of Greaves, she is delighted- and determined to enjoy her last nights of freedom...
87) Devil in spring
Author
Series
The Ravenels volume 3
Language
English
Description
Preferring a career to participating in the London season, strong-willed debutante Lady Pandora Ravenel unexpectedly meets her match in notorious rake Lord St. Vincent, who talks her into a marriage of convenience as part of his plan to win her heart.
88) No earls allowed
Author
Series
Survivors (Shana Galen) volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a lady can do anything a man can do: backwards and in high-heeled dancing slippers. Lady Juliana, daughter of the Earl of St. Maur, needs all the help she can get. She's running a ramshackle orphanage, London's worst slumlord has illicit designs on her, and her father has suddenly become determined to marry her off. Enter Major Neil Wraxall, bastard son of the Marquess of Kensington, sent to assist Lady...
89) The traitor
Author
Series
Captive hearts (Grace Burrowes) volume 2
Language
English
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Description
"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...
Author
Series
Rogues to riches volume 5
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Hiding a dark past, Robert Rothmere, to keep his riches, must foil the schemes of his enemies by convincing Lady Constance Wentworth, a woman with whom he crossed paths years ago, to marry him.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Susannah Brookfield is determined to claim a pearl collar that belongs to her family, despite the counter-claims of Alexander Mitchell Raceworth, its current owner, and when the pearls are stolen, each believes the other is responsible for the theft, despite the attraction between them.
Author
Series
Breconridge Brothers trilogy volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Harry Fitzroy, Earl of Hargreave meets his match, and loses his heart, to Lady Augusta Utterly, a woman who's not at all what he expected.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Between his high-handedness, her pride, and both of their bruised and tender hearts, what else could possibly go wrong? Noah Winters, Duke of Anselm, proposes to prim Lady Thea Collins because he's loath to waste time on courtship nonsense and Lady Thea should make a biddable duchess. Noah prides himself on his practicality, so he's dismayed when his engagement to Lady Thea embroils him in nothing but trouble. Is he courting a duchess of convenience...
95) The Belles
Author
Series
Belles (Dhonielle Clayton) volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In a world where Beauty is a commodity only a few control, one Belle will learn the dark secrets behind her powers, and rise up to change the world"--
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Scandal does not define the "fallen" ladies of Puddledon Manor's Benevolent Home. Instead, it's a recipe for an intoxicating new future as the women combine their talents--to operate their own brewery and alehouse . . .When Penelope Barnes arrived at the Home with her young daughter, she discovered a knack for horticulture--and for cultivating the hops needed to produce a superlative pint. She put her scandalous affair with Harry Graham firmly in...
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Lady Wilhelmina Bascombe, in need of money after the death of her husband, attempts to retrieve a family treasure--a Renaissance masterpiece currently in the hands of a cunning art collector in Venice--with the help of the Lady Travelers Society. Dante Augustus Montague likewise believes the painting was stolen from his family's art collection. Now they are rivals for a prize that will change everything.
Author
Series
Hawthorne House novels volume 4
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The Duke of Riverton has chosen his future wife with the same logic he uses to make every decision. However, Frederica St. Claire, whom he see as his perfect bride, eludes his suit. Meanwhile the beautiful Isabella Breckenridge seems to be everywhere. When the time comes, will Griffith and Isabella be able to set aside their pride and initial notions to embrace their very own happily-ever-after?
99) House of hunger
Author
Language
English
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Description
"WANTED: Bloodmaid of exceptional taste. Must have a keen proclivity for life's finer pleasures. Girls of weak will need not apply. A young woman is drawn into the upper echelons of a society where blood is power in this dark and enthralling gothic novel from the author of The Year of the Witching. Marion Shaw has been raised in the slums, where want and deprivation is all she knows. Despite longing to leave the city and its miseries, she has no real...
Author
Series
Brides of Bellaire Gardens volume 1
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Blackmailed into finding a noble husband for Lucy, a scoundrel's daughter, newly widowed Lady Charlton has no choice but to comply or be ruined, and has her work cut out for her when the marriage-adverse girl arrives.
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