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| The Duke: A Devil's Duke Novel by Katharine AsheGeorgian Romance. Gabriel Hume may be a lot of things -- a former officer in the Royal Navy, the current Duke of Loch Irvine -- but he's not a murderer. Lady Amarantha Vale, who met him years ago in Jamaica, is certain that Gabriel has nothing to do the recent disappearances of several women. In fact, she's hoping that he can help her locate one of them. Little does Amarantha know that Gabriel has a secret. Complex leads and an intricate plot make this 3rd Devil's Duke novel a must-read. |
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| Someone to Wed: A Westcott Novel by Mary BaloghRegency Historical. Along with a title and an estate, Alexander Westcott, Earl of Riverdale, has inherited a great deal of debt. Reclusive heiress Wren Heyden is in the market for a husband. Alexander is taken aback by her offer of marriage, but agrees to a trial courtship. This quiet but emotionally intense 3rd Westcott novel features a pair of sympathetic leads whose marriage of convenience becomes a love match as they work through their personal issues. |
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| Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe by Melissa De la CruzContemporary Romance. This gender-flipped update of Pride and Prejudice stars investment banker Darcy Fitzwilliam, who has just returned to her hometown of Pemberley, Ohio, for the first time in years. At her family's Christmas party, she shares a kiss under the mistletoe with carpenter Luke Bennet, and that's when things get complicated. Fans of Jane Austen-inspired romantic comedies may also like Jude Devereaux's The Girl from Summer Hill or Nina Benneton's Compulsively Mr. Darcy. |
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Christmas in London
by Anita Hughes
It’s a week before Christmas and Louisa Graham is working twelve hour shifts at a bakery on Manhattan's Lower East Side. When a young cooking show assistant comes in from the rain and begs to buy all the cinnamon rolls on her tray, she doesn’t know what to do. Louisa is just the baker, and they aren't hers to sell. But the show burned the rolls they were supposed to film that day; so she agrees. The next morning, Louisa finds out that her cinnamon rolls were a hit, but the star of the show was allergic, and they want Louisa to step in for their annual Christmas Eve Dinner TV special at Claridge's. It’s a great opportunity, and Digby Bunting, Louisa’s famous baking idol, will be there. Even if he does seem more interested in her than her food. And then there’s Kate, the show's beautiful producer. On their first day in London she runs into the skinny boy she jilted at St. Andrew's in Scotland ten years ago. Now he’s a handsome, brilliant mathematician, and newly divorced. Their familiar spark is still there, but so is the scar of how they left things. Kate and Louisa are busy preparing for the show, but old and new flames are complicating their work.
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A Stranger in Honeyfield
by Anna Jacobs
Bella’s fiancé is killed during the First World War. Rather than receiving sympathy in her grief, Bella is scorned at Philip’s funeral by the family she had hoped to join. Even her own mother says no good ever came of a woman trying to marry someone so different. With no one to turn to, Bella throws herself into war work and moves away from home. But a lawyer tracks her down as she’s been left something in Phillip’s will. The inheritance brings new problems and even dangers. Can she find her way through it and make a new life?
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| Wilde in Love by Eloisa JamesGeorgian Romance. The author of a popular series of travel memoirs, globe-trotting Lord Alaric Wilde returns to England to discover that he's a celebrity. Suddenly, women are throwing themselves at him. Well, except for the one he's truly interested in, Miss Wilhelmina "Willa" Ffynche, who's not at all impressed. Wilde in Love kicks off The Wildes of Lindow Castle series. |
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Christmas at Lilac Cottage
by Holly Martin
Penny Meadows loves her cozy cottage with its stunning views over the town of White Cliff Bay and her job as an ice-carver, creating breathtaking sculptures. Yet her personal life seems frozen. When Henry and daughter Daisy arrive at the cottage to rent the annex, Penny is determined to make them feel welcome. But while Daisy is friendly, Henry seems guarded. As Penny gets to know Henry, she realizes there is more to him than meets the eye. And the connection between them is too strong to ignore. While the preparations for the ice sculpting competition and Christmas Eve ball are in full swing, will Penny be able to melt the ice and allow love into her heart? And will this finally be the perfect Christmas she's been dreaming of?
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| Highland Promise by Alyson McLayneHighland Romance. After rescuing Caitlin MacInnes from the rival Fraser clan, Darach MacKenzie pledges to keep her safe from her former captors. But Caitlin isn't a member of his family or his clan, which means that there's only so much he can do to protect her. Unless, of course, he were to marry her... Set in 15th-century Scotland, Highland Promise is the 1st installment of the Sons of Gregor MacLeod series, which follows the five foster sons of a laird. |
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Uncertain Weights and Measures
by Jocelyn Parr
Moscow, 1921. Tatiana and Sasha meet in a bookstore the night it is bombed. In the aftermath of the explosion, Sasha grabs Tatiana's hand and together they run to safety. They fall in love. A promising young scientist, Tatiana follows her mentor, Dr. Bekhterev, to the Institut Mozga, established to study the source of genius. She thrives in the state-sponsored research institute, but Sasha, an artist, feels left behind in this new world where his art seems without place or function. A rift between them grows. When Bekhterev suddenly dies, Tatiana is prompted to speculate about the shadowy circumstances of his death. Disconcerted and unable to find answers to her questions, she plunges into doubt — about her work as a scientist, her naiveté about the Revolution, her faith in the state, and her relationship with Sasha.
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Persephone
by Julian Stockwin
November 1807. Captain Sir Thomas Kydd must sail to Lisbon to aid the Portuguese Royal Family's evacuation in the face of Napoleon's ruthless advance through Iberia. In the chaos of the threatened city an old passion is reawakened when he meets Persephone Lockwood, a beautiful and determined admiral's daughter from his past. But the Royal Family's destination is Brazil, Perspehone's England, and it seems Kydd's chance has gone again. Only later he discovers Persephone has another suitor - and that, if he wants to win her hand, he must enter the highest echelons of London society. Mixing with aristocracy and royalty brings other responsibilities. The Prince of Wales asks him to take temporary command of the Royal Yacht. Sailing to Yarmouth, Kydd realises they are being stalked by French privateers. The terrible threat of a prince of the blood being captured sees Kydd call on daring seamanship of the highest order.
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