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Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
1991
Edition
Thorndike Press large print ed.
Description
"A lightsome, brightsome comedy." —Kirkus Reviews
"Nimble, light-hearted chronicle of high London society in the time of the Regency." —The New Yorker
Georgette Heyer's sparkling romances have charmed and delighted millions of readers. Her characters brilliantly illuminate one of the most exciting and fascinating eras of English history—when drawing rooms sparkled with well-dressed
...2) April Lady
Author
Series
Publisher
Hqn Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
"Graceful and exciting ... the best kind of 'escape' story." —LIBRARY JOURNAL
What seems a marriage of convenience...
When young newlywed Lady Nell Cardross begins to fill her days with fashion and frivolity, the earl has to wonder whether she really did marry him for his money, as his family so helpfully suggests. And now Nell doesn't dare tell him the truth ...
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...3) Bath tangle
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Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks Inc
Pub. Date
c1955
Description
Lady Serena Carlow's eccentric father has left her guardianship to the Marquis of Rotherham, who has complete control over her. She is displeased to say the least, but when she spends time with the Marquis, she can't help but wonder if her feelings are those of sheer aggravation or if they are of a more tender nature
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Series
Publisher
E. P. Dutton & Co
Pub. Date
c1972
Description
Georgette Heyer's Regency romance novels have charmed and delighted millions of readers. Her smart, independent heroines and dashing heroes brilliantly illuminate one of the most exciting and fascinating eras of English history, when drawing rooms sparkled with well-dressed nobility, and romantic intrigues ruled the day.
The spirited and independent Miss Annis Wychwood is twenty-nine and well past the age for falling in love.
...5) Venetia
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Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
"Beautiful, capable, and independent minded, Venetia Lanyon's life on her family's estate in the country side is somewhat restricted. But her neighbor, the infamous Lord Damerel, a charming rake shunned by polite society, is about to shake things up.
Lord Damerel has built his life on his dangerous reputation, and when he meets Venetia, he has nothing to offer and everything to regret. Though his scandalous past and deepest secrets give Venetia reason...
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
"Adam Deveril, the new Viscount Lynton, is madly in love with the beautiful Julia Oversley. But he has returned from the Peninsular War to find his family on the brink of ruin and his ancestral home mortgaged to the hilt. He has little choice when he is introduced to Mr. Jonathan Chawleigh, a City man of apparently unlimited wealth and no social ambitions for himself--but with his eyes firmly fixed on a suitable match for his only daughter, the quiet...
8) Arabella
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Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
When Arabella Tallant meets Robert Beaumaris, an arrogant bachelor, she is horrified when he accuses her of being just another in a long line of women who are interested in him only for his money. Determined to save face, Arabella tells a lie--declaring that the last thing she needs is a rich husband because she happens to be an heiress herself. When word of Arabella's "wealth" leaks out, she finds herself pursued by every fortune hunter in London--but...
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When the redoubtable Sir Horace Stanton-Lacy is ordered to South America on business, he leaves his only daughter Sophy with his sister in Berkeley Square. Newly arrived from her tour of the Continent, Sophy discovers that her aunt's family is in desperate need of her talent for setting everything right: her uncle is of no use at all, the ruthlessly handsome cousin Charles has tyrannical tendencies that are being aggravated by his grim bluestocking...
10) The unknown Ajax
Author
Series
Publisher
Arrow Books
Pub. Date
2005
Description
Lord Darracott rules his barony with a firm hand. But when a tragic accident kills his eldest son, he must summon the next heir apparent--the unknown offspring of the uncle whom the family is never permitted to mention.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2008], ©1946.
Description
"A fateful mistake...
When Elinor Rochdale boards the wrong coach, she ends up not at her prospective employer's home but at the estate of Eustace Cheviot, a dissipated and ruined young man on the verge of death.
A momentous decision...
His cousin, Mr Ned Carlyon, persuades Elinor to marry Eustace as a simple business arrangement. By morning, Elinor is a rich widow, but finds herself embroiled with an international spy ring, housebreakers, uninvited...
12) Frederica
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When Frederica brings her younger siblings to London determined to secure a brilliant marriage for her beautiful sister, she seeks out their distant cousin, the Marquis of Alverstoke. Lovely, competent and refreshingly straightforward, she makes such a strong impression that the Marquis agrees to help launch them all into society. Normally wary of his family, Lord Alverstoke does his best to keep his distance. But with his enterprising country cousins...
13) Cousin Kate
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2010, c1968
Edition
Large print ed.
Description
In Regency England, penniless Kate Malvern is swept to her aunt's Elizabethan manor and showered with comforts. But despite the luxury of her new life, the atmosphere in the household is less than homely, and gradually it dawns on Kate that there are sinister reasons for her aunt's benevolence.
14) Charity girl
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2010
Description
When Viscount Desford encounters Charity Steane walking to London alone, he feels honor bound to assist her. Dashing about the countryside to find Charity's elusive grandfather, the Viscount must somehow prevent his exasperating charge from bringing ruin upon herself - and him.
15) The Countess
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Andrea Jameson marries a widowed earl, only to fall in love with his nephew. To complicate things further, someone is trying to kill her.
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Pub. Date
2018.
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"Travel back to Regency England and the Industrial Revolution with Sarah Ladd as she weaves the tale of a woman torn between her father's stubborn hold on the past and her dreams for the fast-approaching future ... Kate Hathaway comes from a long line of handloom weavers. With the Industrial Revolution in full swing, Yorkshire's textile industry is changing, but Kate's father, a successful but feared clothier, rejects technological advances. With...
17) A stormy season
Author
Series
Publisher
GraceFaith Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Luke Watley lost his wife to a tragic accident. But when he discovers it was no accident at all, he must solve the mystery behind her murder, or he, and anyone close to him, is in danger of becoming their next victim. Jane Gilchrist is maddeningly opinionated, annoyingly high-spirited, and more appealing than any woman has a right to be. He seems to lose all rationality when she is near. But if he lets her get too close, she might be the next person...
18) A deadly secret
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Series
Publisher
GraceFaith Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Lillian Courtney's husband's criticizing and bullying ways culminate with him physically striking her, and she runs away to the Isle of Wight, taking her young daughter with her. Her husband follows her there--and is found dead the next day. Her mother-in-law accuses her of killing her husband, then tries to take her child away from her. Lillian is devastated at the prospect of losing her daughter. Nash Golding, Earl of Barrentine, was not looking...
Author
Publisher
Covenant Communications, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First.
Description
"Melody Foster has been granted every luxury available, save one: the ability to love whom she chooses. When her father reveals that she is to marry a wild Scot she's never met, Melody defies him and declares she will never marry without affection. Her choice to marry Richard, a footman in her father's household, prompts her family to disown her, and she goes to London to risk everything for love. But she is blindsided. Without a penny to her name,...
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