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Pretty Woman meets the Bridgertons in this witty, vivacious historical take on '90s romcoms by USA Today bestselling author Amalie Howard....

In Gilded Age New York, a centuries-long clash between two magical families ignites when a young witch must choose between love and loyalty, power and ambition, in this magical novel by Louisa Morgan....

Father Cade Frederic is a holy man. Brought up in the streets of Paris, he has dedicated his life to the church. But there's a monster that lingers just beneath the surface. A sickness. One that bleeds darkness and feeds on the damned....

Cecilia Bassingwaite is the ideal Victorian lady. She's also a thief. Like the other members of the Wisteria Society crime sorority, she flies around England drinking tea, blackmailing friends, and acquiring treasure by interesting means....

January 1889. As the newest member of the Curiosity Club - an elite society of brilliant, intrepid women - Veronica Speedwell is excited to put her many skills to good use....

Veronica’s natural-historian beau, Stoker, has been away in Bavaria for months and their relationship is at an impasse. But when Veronica shows up before him with his brother, Tiberius, Lord Templeton-Vane, he is lured back home by an intriguing job offer....

In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists led by the passionate and talented Edward Radcliffe descends upon Birchwood Manor in rural Oxfordshire. Their plan: to spend a secluded summer month in a haze of inspiration and creativity....

Doomed to a life of unending toil, Heather Simmons fears for her innocence—until a shocking, desperate act forces her to flee...and to seek refuge in the arms of a virile and dangerous stranger....

Savage ambition has brought common-born Rhys Winterborne vast wealth and success. In business and beyond, Rhys gets exactly what he wants....

Sir Ross Cannon, magistrate and head of the Bow Street Runners, has spent the past few years apprehending the most dangerous criminals in London. He’s driven and disciplined, a man to be feared....

After breaking my heart and publicly humiliating me, I vow to forget his existence. He has other plans, though, and vows to make certain I don’t. The only one I can turn to for help is a man I thought to be my enemy....

As half of the writing duo behind England’s most infamous crime column, Miss Caroline Hardcastle has quite the scandalous reputation....

Miss Amelia Hathaway, a beautiful and strong-willed spinster, has looked after her unruly younger siblings ever since the death of her parents. But when reckless brother inherits a title, the Hathaways are flung into the unfamiliar world of the English peerage....

Amelia Willoughby has been engaged to the Duke of Wyndham for as long as she can remember. Literally. A mere six months old when the contracts were signed, she has spent the rest of her life waiting. And waiting. And waiting....

Geography professors in a failed marriage of convenience inconveniently reconnect for an emergency mission in this swoony historical-fantasy rom-com.

Rival ornithologists hunt through England for a rare magical bird in this historical-fantasy rom-com reminiscent of Indiana Jones but with manners, tea, and helicopter parasols.

I thought I’d already lost everything, but life has a way of proving you wrong. The moment I set my scuffed sneaker on Cadieux Island for College, my fate was sealed, but there’s no way I could have prepared for what was coming....

They want an heir and I’m the only way they can get it. With or without my cooperation. I thought Cadieux Island would be a new beginning, but the privileged estates and elite college turned into a nightmare.

Who is the villainous Lord K? New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heath’s next novel in The Chessmen: Masters of Seduction series where revenge is best served hot....

Charlotte Holmes’s brilliant mind and deductive skills are pulled into a dangerous investigation at sea in the new mystery in the bestselling Lady Sherlock series....

Elizabeth Black is the headmistress of a girls' school in 1830s London. She is also a well-respected author of stories written both for and about the upper-class ladies of Victorian society. But by night, she writes very different stories - Penny Dreadfuls for working-class men....

Lisa Kleypas delivers the unforgettable tale of a strong-willed beauty who encounters her match in one of London's most notorious - yet irresistible - rakes....

Finally, Tabitha and Wolf are married and they couldn't be happier. The last thing either of them wants is to be sucked back into a murder investigation.

Nick Gentry, the most seductive and dangerous man in England, has been sent to find Charlotte Howard, a runaway bride who has disappeared without a trace. But when he finds her, Nick is stunned by the intensity of his attraction to the elusive young woman whose adventurous spirit matches his own....

When the estranged wife of her dear friend Lord Ingram is discovered dead on his estate, all signs point to him as the murderer. With Scotland Yard closing in, Charlotte goes under disguise to find out the truth....

It's 1911, and war is brewing across Europe. However, Melody Chesterton, an independent young woman with her own fortune, has more important things on her mind. Melody is determined to do more with her life than marry well; she wants exciting escapades with perhaps some romance sprinkled in along the way. Chaperoned by her older brother, Rat, who secretly works for Britain's newly formed Secret Service Bureau, Melody sets off for the first stop on her Grand Tour of Europe, Venice.

La primera vez que la vio en aquel poblado del desierto, mientras aguardaba su llegada, supo que esa mujer sería todo un desafío. En cuestión de minutos, Malik comprendió que Catherine Beauclerk se adentraría bajo su piel con una fuerza devastadora, trastornando su vida con sus preciosas sonrisas y su lengua indomable. A pesar de ello, su deber era escoltar a esos ingleses hasta Mascate y guiar la extensa caravana de camellos a través de los lugares más seguros de An-Nafud.

A page-turning story full of romance and suspense, A Lady's Betrayal follows an unlikely trio as they try to uncover a murderous plot, before it’s too late to save themselves. Step into the world of 1842, where secrets, love, and danger intertwine. Follow Marah, an actress thrust into a whirlwind of deception and peril, as she navigates the treacherous waters of London's theater scene. When a murder threatens to unravel her life, Marah must rely on her wits and courage to uncover the truth and protect those she loves. Will she find the strength to face her past and embrace her future? ...

Can time truly heal a broken heart, or are Lady Cora and Lord Mathew destined to relive their bittersweet past? Lady Cora has been in love with Lord Mathew, Earl of Banner, since they were children but circumstances made it impossible for them to marry. Heartbroken, she married Lord Darby and moved to India. After her husband’s tragic death, she discovers her true calling and returns to England to become a nurse. Lady Cora is given the rare opportunity to become one of the first female doctors in England, but she’ll never forget her first love. Lord Mathew, Earl of Banner, returns to ...

Rafe Lennox: Infame bandolero… Vil libertino… Adoptante de huérfanos… Si hay algo que las mujeres de Londres saben sobre Rafe Lennox… es que su corazón no puede ser domado, excepto quizás por la pequeña huérfana escocesa que ha reclamado como hija. Eso no impide que todas las mujeres de Londres intenten convencer al terrible coqueto de que les ponga un anillo en el dedo después de acabar en su cama. Pero a Rafe nunca le ha tentado el amor para contraer matrimonio, hasta que una noche asalta un carruaje y le roba un collar a una valiente y hermosa mujer. Rafe sólo desea ...

Ella despierta en los brazos del único hombre que jamás podrá tener... pero es incapaz de resistirse. ¿Podrá su amor prohibido sobrevivir a todo lo que los amenaza? Lady Maria siempre ha hecho lo que le han dicho, hasta que la antigua Diamante de Primera Categoría se enfrenta a un marido de crueldad indescriptible y escapa por una ventana hacia la noche, salvada por el médico que la afecta como ningún otro hombre lo ha hecho. Cuando Lady Maria aparece en su puerta, herida, asustada y sola, el Dr. Hudson Lewis no puede evitar cuidarla, aunque signifique sacrificar su corazón para ...

Lady Juliana sabe que está en peligro, pero, ¿necesita de verdad un guardaespaldas? Tras un secuestro, su hermano, el duque de Warwick, empieza a tratarla como si fuera una damisela trastornada. Lo cierto es que lady Juliana no es nada parecido a eso. Es una mujer que sabe lo que quiere, y que quiere vivir su propia vida sin que nadie la regule por ella. ¿Pero cómo va a poder seguir trabajando a favor de su secreta sociedad protectora de animales si un atractivo detective la sigue a todas partes, a sol y a sombra? A Matthew Archibald le han encargado muchos trabajos a lo largo de su ...

Lydia Chapman acepta el puesto de institutriz en la majestuosa mansión de los condes de Wycliffe. Su labor consiste en educar y cuidar de Sophie, una niña que quedó desamparada tras la trágica muerte de sus padrinos, y que ahora está bajo la tutela de su tío paterno, lord Edward Wycliffe. Edward Wycliffe es un hombre que siempre ha huido del compromiso, particularmente de su inminente matrimonio con lady Elizabeth. Sin embargo, la inesperada pérdida de su hermano mayor y su cuñada lo obliga a cambiar radicalmente su vida. Ahora debe asumir el título nobiliario y la crianza de ...

Ruby McBride has always been on the wrong side of authority. The grand opening of the Manchester Ship Canal is set to be a day of unfettered festivity for Ruby and her younger sister and brother. Even Queen Victoria will be in attendance. But the glories of the ceremony fade into insignificance when their dying mother delivers them to the imposing oak doors of Ignatius House. Abandoned in the not-so-tender care of the nuns, the siblings are soon separated.

Previously published as Vote for Love, The Aphrodite Club Book 1 by Daintree, Jemma . New Zealand 1892. After a brief affair with her local member of Parliament, village schoolteacher Lydia Langford is sent to Wellington to present the petition from her local Temperance Union in support of the New Zealand electoral reform bill. Lydia believes that the liberation of women depends on them having the vote. However, she soon finds liberation of a different nature when she seeks to join the notorious Aphrodite Club. Rejected by her first love, Lydia relishes the freedom and the exploration of ...

Previously published as Rivals for Love, The Aphrodite Club Book 3 by Daintree, Jemma. Carys Setford newly arrived in New Zealand is determined to create a new women's magazine. Felix Kincaid, established newspaper owner and Press Baron, is determined to stop her. Despite massive setbacks Carys brings "Women's World" to life and success, but the growing attraction between her and Felix leads her into the dark and mysterious depths of the Aphrodite Club. The Aphrodite Club book 3.

A headstrong girl far away from home. A man with a deadly grudge. Will Ellie's compassion be her downfall? Against her will, Eleanor Dubois is sent off to a posh finishing school in London. The Bloomsbury Academy represents everything she loathes: silly rules, shallow girls obsessed with status, and lessons on how to become the “proper” lady that society expects her to be. But a visit to the slums of Spitalfields opens her eyes to a different London, one of desperate poverty and stark injustice. And when Ellie meets the charismatic Jack and his talented sister Lucy, she becomes ...

Previously published as Spy for Love, The Aphrodite Club Book 2 by Daintree, Jemma. Security expert and spy catcher Chase Ryder arrives in Wellington, New Zealand in 1894 in pursuit of dangerous Russian Irina Karpinsky. Forced to ask for help from Dilys Frampton, the beautiful owner of the notorious Aphrodite Club, huis plans do not include falling in love. But Dilys proves to be a match both for Chase and his clever criminal adversary,

Grieving her fiancé’s death, Lizzie Walker struggles to find purpose to her life in Rugby, Tennessee, a utopian community in the Appalachian Mountains. But that changes when William, a wealthy flatlander mourning the loss of his sister, arrives. Teaching together in the community’s school sparks a budding relationship as they embrace Rugby’s classless society and equality for women. However, their peace is short-lived.

Some devils are worth surrendering to... When brilliant engineer Caroline Thurlow is blackmailed into marriage by London's most ruthless businessman, she vows never to surrender her heart. But as they fight to protect her revolutionary invention from rivals, Caroline discovers unexpected depths in the devil who sees her genius as clearly as he sees her soul. Devlin Elmstone rose from the gutters to become London's most feared businessman, taking what he desires through cunning and force. But when he claims Caroline's hand through blackmail, he finds his most challenging acquisition yet—a ...