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"The perfect corset should invite its undoing." ~ from Loretta Chase's Vixen in Velvet
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The Escape
by Mary Balogh
Regency Historical. Veteran army officer Sir Benedict "Ben" Harper has spent six years learning to walk again since battlefield injuries cost him the use of his legs. Ambulatory at last, he has no idea what he'll do with the rest of his life. Enter young widow Samantha McKay. Trapped for years in the household of her slowly dying husband and cruel in-laws, Samantha is now free to make her own decisions. When she chooses to travel to Wales to collect a small inheritance, Ben -- ever the gentleman -- offers to serve as her escort on the long and arduous trip. Ben and Samantha's quiet but passionate journey towards love and trust forms the core of this 3rd moving installment in the Survivor's Club septet, after The Proposal and The Arrangement.
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The Captive
by Grace Burrowes
Regency Historical. Although it's been several years since he was captured and tortured by the French while serving the Crown, Christian Severn, Duke of Mercia, has not readjusted to civilian life. Still reeling from the loss of his wife and son, who died while he was imprisoned, Christian lacks the emotional resources to raise his surviving seven-year-old daughter. Thus, he reluctantly accepts the aid of Gillian, the widowed Countess of Greendale (better known as "Gilly"). In Gilly, Christian finds relief from his all-consuming anger and grief and even begins to envision a future with her. However, Gilly's recovering from her own personal trauma: memories of her miserable marriage to an abusive husband. This moving romance kicks off the Captive Hearts series.
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I adored a lord
by Katharine Ashe
Snowbound in a castle with high society's mean girls, who are all competing for a prince's hand in marriage, Ravenna Caulfield is drawn into a murder mystery when a stolen kiss with the prince's half-brother leads to a corpse, dognapping and any number of scandalous liaisons. Original.
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Rogue with a brogue
by Suzanne Enoch
When she falls in love with Arran MacLawry, one of her clan's longtime rivals, Mary Campbell, despite the fact that any contact between them is strictly forbidden, risks everything to be with the enemy. Original.
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The Longest Night
by Kara Braden
Contemporary Romance. After sustaining a back injury that leaves him addicted to painkillers, brilliant Manhattan criminal defense lawyer Ian Fairchild accepts his brother Preston's intervention and agrees to stay at an isolated cabin in the Canadian wilderness. However, he won't be alone. Preston has called in a favor from one of his military associates, Cecily Knight, who agrees to host Ian during his recovery. Although Cecily is dealing with serious PTSD, she can't refuse a request from the man who saved her life in Afghanistan. Nor can she resist his maddeningly attractive brother, who has just become her roommate for the foreseeable future. This series opener is a leisurely paced, character-driven story that sensitively explores the development of a relationship between two strong-willed and complicated individuals.
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Take my breath away
by Christie Ridgway
While restoring her family's resort in the California mountains, Poppy Walker agrees to rent one of her half-repaired vacation cabins to a gorgeous stranger who, during a dangerous storm, makes her lose control. Original.
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The tea shop on Lavender Lane
by Sheila Roberts
Escaping to Icicle Falls after her business is destroyed by scandal, former caterer to the stars Bailey Sterling starts a new business with her sister - a charming tea shop on Lavender Lane, and finds trouble brewing when they both fall for the same man.
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Treasured
by Candace Camp
Forced to enter into a loveless marriage to save her home and the people she loves after her brother wagers their family estate, Isobel Rose is plunged into a world of passion, greed and danger when her new husband is targeted by a ruthless enemy. Original.
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My beautiful enemy
by Sherry Thomas
When she unexpectedly encounters the only man she ever loved—and the only man to ever betray her—Catherine Blade, a fierce beauty whose strength matches any man's, is forced to place her trust in him as she is plunged into a world of espionage and danger. Original.
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The Texan's wager
by Jodi Thomas
Thrown off a wagon train with two other women and desperate to avoid jail for a murder, Bailee Moore agrees to enter a "Wife Lottery" in which the men of Cedar Point will vie for her hand in marriage, only to find herself wed to the laconic Carter McKoy, a farmer who could hold the key to helping her escape her troubled past. Original.
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Fast track
by Julie Garwood
Devastated by the health setbacks of the father who lovingly raised her alone, Cordelia learns a shocking truth about her mother and enlists the help of her best friend's hotel magnate older brother, Aiden, who is being targeted by a powerful congressman. By the best-selling author of Hotshot.
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The marriage pact
by Linda Lael Miller
Forming a marriage pact with her single friends, Hadleigh Stevens finds her new plan to find Mr. Right thwarted by cowboy Tripp Galloway, her brother's best friend who saved her from making a huge mistake 10 years ago, when he returns to Bliss County to save his father's ranch. (romance). Simultaneous.
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How to lose a lord in 10 days or less
by Elizabeth Michels
After being attacked by an assassin on his way back to London, the Lord of Amberstall becomes the unintentional houseguest of the Moore family and finds him at odds with Katie Moore who is hiding from Society due to her injuries from a riding accident. Original.
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Hell for Leather: Black Knights Inc.
by Julie Ann Walker
Romantic Suspense. As the proprietor of a biker bar and a part-time forensic accountant, Delilah Fairchild leads an unusual double life. But then, so does Bryan "Mac" McMillan, a member of Black Knights Inc., the elite black ops unit whose cover is a motorcycle garage. When Delilah's uncle, a former marine harboring a dangerous secret, disappears, she enlists Mac's help. Although commitment-phobic Mac steers clear of strong, sexy women like Delilah in his personal life, he can't in good conscience refuse a distress call from a client. And, no matter how much he desires her, Mac is determined to keep their relationship strictly professional. As steamy as it is suspenseful, Hell for Leather is the 6th installment of the fast-paced, action-paced Black Knights Inc series, which begins with Hell on Wheels.
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The troublemaker next door
by Marie Harte
An in-print debut by an award-winning writer follows the story of Flynn McCauley, who is forced to rely on his nosy brothers and 5-year-old nephew for advice when he falls for an interior designer next-door neighbor who wants nothing to do with him.
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From the heart
by Nora Roberts
A collection of three of the author's favorite romance novels includes "Tonight and Always," in which sparks ignite between anthropologist Kasey Wyatt and writer Jordan Taylor when Kasey helps Jordan research his new book
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A good debutante's guide to ruin
by Sophie Jordan
When her obscenely large dowry makes her the target of fortune hunters, Rosalie Hughes, to find a man who truly wants her and not her money, dons a disguise and sneaks into a private club, where she shares a scandalous embrace with the one man who could send her into ruin. Original.
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Trapped at the altar
by Jane Feather
When her grandfather decrees that she marry Ivor Chalfont to forge a powerful alliance between two warring families, Ariadne Fairfax, who is in love with another, becomes trapped in a marriage of convenience with a man who vows to prove that he is the one she should love. Original.
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The once and future duchess
by Sophia Nash
When the Prince Regent demands that he take Isabelle Tremont, the Duchess of March, as his wife, the Duke of Candover, who has a deep aversion to marriage, finds himself falling for this spirited woman who has secretly loved him for years. Original.
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Loving Rose : the redemption of Marcus Sinclair
by Stephanie Laurens
Striving to make amends for his past, Thomas Glendower, who was miraculously spared from death, comes to the aid of the beautiful Rose and her children, who need his protection from an enemy who wants to destroy them all. Original.
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Love, Rosie
by Cecelia Ahern
The author of PS, I Love You chronicles the ups and downs in the romantic relationship between Rosie and Alex, best friends since childhood whose feelings gradually evolve into something more, but separation, an unexpected pregnancy, dashed dreams, and other romances turn their lives upside down. Reprint. 150,000 first printing.
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Just down the road
by Jodi Thomas
A vulnerable little boy brings together Tinch Turner, a wild rancher who gave up on living after his wife died, and the beautiful new doctor in town, Addison Spencer, while Reagan Truman finds comfort in the makeshift family she's made in Harmony after the death of her beloved uncle. (general fiction). Simultaneous.
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How to marry a cowboy
by Carolyn Brown
On the run from a lowlife ex who won't take "no" for an answer, Annie Rose Boudreau ends up on Mason Harper's ranch where she takes a job as a nanny to his two sweet girls and worms her way into the rugged cowboy's heart. Original.
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Vixen in Velvet
by Loretta Chase
Historical Romance. Now that her sisters have married wealthy aristocrats, Leonie Noirot remains the driving force behind Maison Noirot, the family's London dress shop. With her sharp eye for style and uncanny business acumen, Leonie can just about keep the ledgers balanced -- as long as she stays ahead of the competition. An integral part of her strategy is to land influential clients, which is why she's willing to take the well-bred but dowdy Lady Gladys Fairfax under her wing. If she can transform Lady Gladys into the belle of the ball, she'll be the toast of the town. Now if only her client's devilishly handsome cousin, Simon Blair, Marquess of Lisburne, didn't provide such a delicious distraction. Don't miss this witty, engaging conclusion to the Dressmakers series, after Silk is for Seduction and Scandal in Satin.
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Once upon a kiss
by Jayne Fresina
Enjoying a salacious romance called Pride and Prejudice with the fellow members of her book club, Justina Penny of the sleepy village of Hawcombe Prior attempts to match a proud newcomer and her sweet sister, with unexpected results.
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The accidental duchess
by Madeline Hunter
When she is blackmailed over a shocking manuscript she once wrote, Lady Lydia Thornton, out of desperation, turns to the Duke of Penthurst for help in buying back her book, only to make a devil's bargain with a man who is determined to tame her rebellious ways. Original.
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Vixens
by Bertrice Small
A wickedly erotic novel, filled with political intrigue and fiery passion, follows the great-great granddaughters of the legendary Skye O'Malley--Fancy Devers, who is the lover of King Charles II, Lady Diana Leslie, who is torn between two identical twin brothers, and Lady Cynara Stuart, who meets her match a dangerously dashing Earl. Original. 75,000 first printing.
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How to School Your Scoundrel: A Princess in Hiding Romance
by Juliana Gray
Victorian Romance. Disguised as Englishman "Lewis Markham," Crown Princess Luisa of Holstein-Schweinwald-Huhnof quickly discovers why her new employer, the Earl of Somerton, can't keep a personal secretary for longer than a month: he's an arrogant, ill-tempered tyrant. However, her position offers the best opportunity of eluding the regicidal revolutionaries currently on her trail. As she settles into her new role, she falls for Somerton, who's less ruthless than he initially appears. Alas, revealing her secret to the Earl would mean death -- and dash any hopes she has of reclaiming the throne of her tiny European principality. Steamy and engaging, How to School Your Scoundrel is the 3rd volume of the Princesses in Hiding series, after How to Tame Your Duke and How to Master Your Marquis. The novel also serves as a bridge to author Juliana Gray's Affairs by Moonlight series, particularly A Gentleman Never Tells.
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Waiting on You
by Kristan Higgins
Contemporary Romance. Ten years after he left town and broke Colleen O'Rourke's heart, Lucas Campbell returns to Manningsport, New York, where Colleen and her twin brother, Connor, run a tiny tavern. Colleen is shocked to see Lucas, whom she's never been able to forget -- and who's still in love with her. But can they overcome a decade of pain and misunderstanding? Waiting on You, the 3rd book in the Blue Heron romances, features author Kristan Higgins' signature blend of humor, heartbreak, and unexpected second chances.
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Never Surrender
by Lindsay McKenna
Romantic Suspense. First introduced in Breaking Point, medic Baylee-Ann “Bay” Thorn and her Navy SEAL fiancé, who met and fell in love while deployed in Afghanistan, face the toughest challenge to their relationship yet. When Bay is taken hostage by the Taliban, Gabe will do whatever it takes to get her back. But rescuing a wounded, deeply traumatized Bay is just the first step on a long and rocky road to recovery, particularly for a tough, action-oriented couple more comfortable in combat scenarios than hospitals and therapists' offices. Emotionally intense and unflinching in its depiction of the physical and psychological costs of war, Never Surrender is book 5 in the Operation: Shadow Warriors series.
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The Saint: The Original Sinners, The White Years
by Tiffany Reisz
Erotic Romance. This 5th novel in the Original Sinners series is actually a prequel to previous installments. Long before she became bestselling erotic fiction writer Nora Sutherlin, Eleanor Schreiber was a rebellious teenager from a broken home whose penchant for breaking rules led to her enrollment in a strict Catholic school, where she fell hard for gorgeous, motorcycle-riding Father "Søren" Stearns. Despite numerous obstacles -- a significant age gap, the fact that he's a priest -- Eleanor senses that Søren reciprocates her feelings, even if he can't and won't act on them. But when Eleanor makes a mistake that could ruin the rest of her life, Søren intervenes and offers his assistance -- provided that she can promise him total obedience. With its dramatic and unconventional blend of sexual intrigue, suspense, and BDSM, The Saint is not your average romance novel. Eleanor and Søren's turbulent relationship is further explored in The Siren and its sequels.
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Shield of Winter: A Psy-Changeling Novel
by Nalini Singh
Paranormal Romance. Thanks to the strict Silence Protocol, the Psy have learned to live without emotion. After Silence is shattered, Psy society -- now coexisting (mostly) peacefully alongside the Changelings -- must find ways to cope with a strange new world in which feelings are no longer forbidden. Particularly affected are empathic "E-Psy" Ivy Jane, who has always felt too much, and Vasic, a member of the elite Arrows, a group whose role as enforcers have forced them to maintain an ever greater level of detachment. However, when a virulent infection takes advantage of the Psynet, the neural network that connects every member of their race, Ivy Jane and Vasic must work together to save their people -- and each other. Shield of Winter is the 13th fast-paced, action-packed book in Nalini Singh's popular Psy-Changeling series.
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