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Harlequin Historical February 2024 - Box Set 1 of 2

Author : Christine Merrill

Publisher : Harlequin

Page : 739 pages

File Size : 39,88 MB

Release : 2024-01-23

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0369739590

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Step back in time and experience the grandeur and romance of a previous era as Harlequin® Historical brings you three new full-length titles in one collection! This boxset includes: A DUKE FOR THE PENNILESS WIDOW The Irresistible Dukes by Christine Merrill (Regency) Selina is startled by the attraction she feels for the Duke of Glenmoor, whom she blames for her husband’s death! Forced to accept his marriage proposal, can Selina resist surrendering to their passion? THE RETURN OF HIS CARIBBEAN HEIRESS by Lydia San Andres (1900s) Five years after Leandro Diaz kissed heiress Lucia Troncoso, she’s returned… But Leo, hardened by life, holds Lucia—and their attraction—at a distance until danger forces them closer than ever before… SPINSTER WITH A SCANDALOUS PAST by Sadie King (Regency) When Louisa meets the abrasive Sir Isaac Liddell, she’s shocked to discover that they have so much in common. But telling him the truth about her past might cost her everything!



A Duke For The Penniless Widow

Author : Christine Merrill

Publisher : Mills & Boon

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 49,82 MB

Release : 2024-01-18

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9780263320480

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Spinster with a scandalous past: Staying with her aunt for the summer, hoping to finally put the past behind her, spinster Louisa Conrad meets the baronet of Hayton Hall, Sir Isaac Liddell -- a man so broodingly abrasive, she's determined to keep her distance! Until she discovers why he's that way, with experiences so like her own she can't help but fall for him. Yet Louisa cannot let him closer unless he knows the truth of her past...but telling him risks losing everything!



The Spinster’s Secret

Author : Emily Larkin

Publisher : Emily Larkin

Page : 305 pages

File Size : 12,31 MB

Release : 2017-10-31

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0994138482

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A resourceful spinster, a battle-scarred officer, a scandalous secret … and some of the worst food in England! Matilda Chapple is orphaned, penniless, and dependent on her uncle’s meager charity—but she’s finally found a way to earn her livelihood. With the help of an old diary and a lurid novel she’ll write her way to financial independence! When Mattie pens a series of racy short stories, she starts earning money ... and notoriety. Her secret is safe—until battle-scarred Waterloo veteran, Edward Kane, agrees to uncover the anonymous author’s identity. Can Mattie conceal the secret of her scandalous writings, or will Edward discover that the respectable spinster and the risqué authoress are one and the same person? A sensual and deeply emotional Regency romance from award-winning and USA Today bestselling author Emily Larkin. Length: A full-length novel of 71,000 words Heat level: A Regency romance with steamy love scenes If you love richly detailed historical romances brimming with passion, humor, emotion, and compelling characters, then this is the novel for you! (The Spinster’s Secret is the second book in the Midnight Quill Trio, but may be read as a standalone.)



One Winter with a Baron

Author : Christi Caldwell

Publisher : Christi Caldwell Ink

Page : 139 pages

File Size : 20,93 MB

Release : 2016-11-29

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1944240241

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One Winter with a Baron: Book 12 in the Heart of a Duke Series



The Wicked Duke

Author : Madeline Hunter

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 386 pages

File Size : 23,1 MB

Release : 2016-05-31

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0698156609

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Third in the roguishly intriguing series by the New York Times bestselling author of Tall, Dark, and Wicked and His Wicked Reputation... She appeals to his wicked inclinations, but he never expects she might snare his heart.... Suspected of his brother’s murder, Lancelot Hemingford, Duke of Aylesbury, was forced to give up his hell-raising habits in London for the anonymity of quiet country living. So, when an opportunity arises to clear his name in exchange for proposing to the niece of a neighbor, he sees no choice but to accept. Plus, seducing the reluctant maiden will be a most intriguing challenge... As Marianne Radley is dependent on her uncle, she must accept the Duke's marriage proposal at her family’s request, despite her belief he is irredeemably wicked. But along with marrying him, she intends to sniff out the duke’s unsavory secrets and expose them to the world: a plan that would be flawless were it not for one minor detail—even she, with all her determination, is not immune to the charms of a rakish duke...



A Dangerous Beauty

Author : Sophia Nash

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 378 pages

File Size : 10,60 MB

Release : 2009-10-13

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0061741124

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Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage or by the removal of the patient from the influences under which he incurred the disorder. The Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce A Courageous Outcast . . . Rosamunde Baird has lost everything and has no choice but to accept an invitation to spend a season with a dowager duchess and her clandestine ladies club. Determined to stay in the shadows and live quietly, she has sworn never again to come face to face with adventure and temptation, two things that brought her ruin years ago. But then the Duke of Helston dangles before her the very things she craves most . . . Lord Fire & Ice . . . Mysterious Luc St. Aubyn has a much-deserved reputation for exuding blistering passion at night and frost the morning after. What demons drive this audacious war hero to hide secrets about the dowager's club and his devilish dictionary? When he's blindsided by his reactions to a virtuous siren, he has no choice but to reveal all during a scandal that will doom them . . . or save them, if only they dare to believe in love.



The Duke

Author : Kerrigan Byrne

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 385 pages

File Size : 38,9 MB

Release : 2017-02-07

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1250118247

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Imogen Pritchard is thrown back together with Cole Talmage, the Duke of Trenwyth, who seduced her years earlier when she was a maid in a brothel, first as his nurse and later as his neighbor after she becomes a wealthy widow.



The Countess's Groom

Author : Emily Larkin

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 76 pages

File Size : 44,4 MB

Release : 2013-09-09

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1622662229

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The Countess's Groom by Emily Larkin Rose, the Countess Malmstoke, is trapped in a marriage from hell. Escape seems impossible—until her horse groom Will Fenmore offers to help her find a way out. Will has loved Rose since she was brought to Creed Hall as a new bride, but their relationship has only ever been that of mistress and servant. Born worlds apart, Will knows he could never be her husband, but maybe he can be her salvation. As they plan her escape to the American colonies, Rose learns to trust Will with her life and her heart, but trusting him with her body is another matter. Can she conquer her fear of the marriage bed? Is the future she dreams of—being Will's wife—possible?



My Once and Future Duke

Author : Caroline Linden

Publisher : HarperCollins

Page : 291 pages

File Size : 45,72 MB

Release : 2018-02-27

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0062672932

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What happens at the infamous Vega Club . . . Sophie Campbell is determined to be mistress of her own fate. Surviving on her skill at cards, she never risks what she can’t afford to lose. Yet when the Duke of Ware proposes a scandalous wager that’s too extravagant to refuse, she can’t resist. If she wins, she’ll get five thousand pounds, enough to secure her independence forever. Stays at the Vega Club . . . Jack Lindeville, Duke of Ware, tells himself he’s at the Vega Club merely to save his reckless brother from losing everything, but he knows it’s a lie. He can’t keep his eyes off Sophie, and to get her he breaks his ironclad rule against gambling. If he wins, he wants her—for a week. Until now. A week with Jack could ruin what’s left of Sophie’s reputation. It might even cost her her heart. But when it comes to love, all bets are off . . .



Captive Loving (Mills & Boon Modern)

Author : Carole Mortimer

Publisher : HarperCollins UK

Page : 151 pages

File Size : 20,88 MB

Release : 2015-02-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1474029698

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Carole Mortimer is one of Mills & Boon’s best loved Modern Romance authors. With nearly 200 books published and a career spanning 35 years, Mills & Boon are thrilled to present her complete works available to download for the very first time! Rediscover old favourites – and find new ones! – in this fabulous collection...