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Nicola F. Delgado
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Cynthia Moore
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While in London on business during the Season, Lord Paul Russell, attracted by a beautiful woman, fails in securing a place on her dance card. The next morning, when he returns to Cornwall, he wonders if this mystery woman will still be available.
Bored by all the eligible gentlemen she meets, Lady Samantha Grayson desires more than their meaningless conversations and preoccupation with silly fashion requirements. Only one gentleman catches her eye, but she misses her chance to speak to him, never encountering him again the rest of the Season.
A sudden snowstorm on Christmas Eve morning catches Samantha alone and unprotected. When she seeks shelter in a nearby cottage, she is astonished when the door opens to the very man who caught her interest in London a few months ago. What was doomed to be an uneventful Christmas, to her pleasant surprise, could be better than a present.
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To Marry an Earl
- By: Karen Thornell
- Narrated by: Noah Wall
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Katherine Cartwright knows through bitter experience that true love is fiction and trust should not be bestowed easily. Now, after two unsuccessful London Seasons, her atrocious father has decided to marry her off to the highest bidder to pay for his gambling debts, ridding himself of the daughter he never wanted. A profitable deal is struck, and Kate is packed off to the home of her betrothed, an earl she has never met. Or so she believes.
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Interesting Premise, but not enough plot/drama
- By Izzybell on 10-07-21
By: Karen Thornell
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The Princess Plan
- By: Julia London
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Nothing gets the tongues of London’s high society wagging like a good scandal. And when the personal secretary of the visiting Prince Sebastian of Alucia is found murdered, it’s all anyone can talk about, including Eliza Tricklebank. Her unapologetic gossip gazette has benefited from an anonymous tip about the crime, prompting Sebastian to take an interest in playing detective - and an even greater interest in Eliza.
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Hero’s voice bleh, BUT…
- By Robyn on 05-16-23
By: Julia London
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Earning Darcy's Trust
- A Pride & Prejudice Variation
- By: Jennifer Joy
- Narrated by: Nano Nagle
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Fitzwilliam Darcy’s troubles only began the day he witnessed his father’s murder. Betrayed by a trusted friend, he soon finds himself caught in a web of deceit and blackmail…and his little sister is in the center of it all. Will Darcy’s search for answers save what’s left of his family…or destroy it?
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Good story
- By Fabulous Mrs B on 06-26-23
By: Jennifer Joy
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Coming Home to Bellingham
- By: Katie Stewart Stone
- Narrated by: Noah Wall
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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What begins as a pleasant holiday with a new friend in Brighton quickly turns to devastation for Anabelle Milton when she receives the tragic news: her parents are dead. Turned out of the only home she’s ever known, Anabelle is sent to live with an aunt and uncle who are strangers to her. Heartbroken, she arrives at Bellingham Cottage, a cozy home on the sprawling grounds of the Bellingham estate, to find an unexpectedly warm welcome - not only from her own family but also from the family of their aristocratic neighbors, Lord and Lady Bellingham.
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Sweet clean regency romance.
- By Kindle Customer on 06-18-21
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Tangled Reins
- By: Stephanie Laurens
- Narrated by: Gayle Hendrix
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Miss Dorothea Darent has no intention of ever getting married, certainly not to a rogue such as the Marquis of Hazelmere. A disreputable scoundrel, he is captivated when they meet by chance and is determined to win her heart, even while she's busy dazzling the rest of London society. Now Dorothea has a choice to make: stick with her plan to remain a respectable spinster, or run into the arms of her dashing stranger.
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Could not listen to this narration
- By DesignerBee on 11-16-11
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For the Deepest Love
- A Pride & Prejudice Variation
- By: Mary Anne Mushatt
- Narrated by: Sarah Groarke
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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After thinking long and hard, I have come to the conclusion that - although it may not be the kind of love my sister and I once had in mind - marrying Mr Darcy would be marrying for a love of the deepest kind. Recovering from their parents' deaths, Elizabeth and Jane Bennet have held their family together, leaning on the support of their uncle, Edward Gardiner, to help them survive. Thus, when Mr. Gardiner is threatened with scandal and ruin, Elizabeth vows to help him.
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Narration needs to be re-recorded!
- By That's so fetch on 10-15-21
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Minerva
- The Six Sisters, Book 1
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Charlotte Anne Dore
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Minerva marks the delightful debut of The Six Sisters, a family saga in six volumes that will recount the romantic adventures of the six marriageable daughters of a country vicar, the Reverend Charles Armitage, in Regency England. The eldest, Minerva, is enchantingly beautiful - but a prude. She lives in the country looking after her siblings while her mother reclines on a chaise longue happily inventing new malaises.
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Rengency tale not up to scratch.
- By Penelopatty on 09-10-13
By: M. C. Beaton
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The Lady of the Lakes
- The True Love Story of Sir Walter Scott
- By: Josi S. Kilpack
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Walter Scott has three passions: Scotland, poetry, and Mina Stuart. Though she is young and they are from different stations in society, Walter is certain their love is meant to be. For years, he has courted her through love letters. She is the sunshine of his soul. Though Mina shares Walter's love of literature and passionate temperament, it's hard for her to know if she truly loves him or if she has only been dazzled by his flattery. When she meets the handsome and charming William Forbes, her heart is challenged. Who will she choose?
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Absolutely magnificent
- By Ben on 09-16-17
By: Josi S. Kilpack
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The Ladies Most...
- The Collected Works: The Lady Most Likely/The Lady Most Willing
- By: Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, Connie Brockway
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor, Susan Duerden
- Length: 17 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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From Julia Quinn, author of the Bridgerton series, now streaming on Netflix - writing along with close friends and popular authors Eloisa James and Connie Brockway - comes The Ladies Most...: a duo of cleverly crafted novels, The Lady Most Likely and The Lady Most Willing, together for the first time.
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Most disappointing!
- By Jeanne on 08-09-21
By: Julia Quinn, and others
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The Noble Smuggler
- By: Sian Ann Bessey
- Narrated by: Noah Wall
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Despite living at her father’s inn her entire life, Elizabeth Doyle has always managed to avoid involvement with the smugglers who frequently gather there. Until now. When a handsome smuggler is brought to her with dire injuries, Elizabeth risks everything to hide him - completely unaware that the wounded man is not who he appears to be. When an opportunity arises to infiltrate the notorious smuggling gang he believes caused his father’s death, Jonas Ainsworth, the Viscount Langton, pretends to be one of them.
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Captivating clean romance with a mystery to be solved
- By Fleur-de-lis on 10-06-20
By: Sian Ann Bessey
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- Rosemary Hughes
- 11-16-20
Love at first sight, for both of them.
Have you looked into the eyes of a stranger, across a crowded room, and known that you had to meet them, get to know them, and more?
I won't say any more, just read this excellent story!
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