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Harlequin historicals volume Jan 19
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A heart-racing regency romance, perfect for fans of Netflix's Bridgerton!
Disgraced by His Grace!
Frederick, Duke of Falconwood, has vowed never to marry, instead dedicating himself to protecting his country. But when he's caught in a very compromising position with a coquettish debutante, Freddy does the only thing that will salvage her reputation-he proposes marriage!
Even though Minette Rideau craves the stoic duke's touch, she knows...
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A woman's peaceful life in a clifftop French villa is threatened by the past: "Threaded with mystery and menace . . . the story kept me gripped." -Dinah Jefferies, bestselling author
As an adventurous teenager, Grace came to France amid the student protests and upheavals of 1968-and became involved in relationships with two men, one tempestuous, the other gentle and supportive. But the romantic triangle came to an end when one of the men died...
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On one terrifying night in France, a mother searches for her daughter-and meets a woman with a story of her own to tell: "A gripping tale." -Sunday Post
After her teenage daughter, Lizzie, disappeared four years ago, Kurtiz Ross's life-and marriage-fell apart. After all this time, it's difficult to be optimistic. But an unexpected sighting has brought Kurtiz to Paris, where she waits anxiously for her ex-husband to arrive with Lizzie in tow-until...
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From the embers of the Second World War rose a family as ruthless as the forces that sought to destroy them. Guided by its indomitable matriarch, the Morfawitzes seek to build their own Olympus on the New York City skyline, in this engrossing tale from a winner of the Faulkner Society Award for Best Novel.
After fleeing from Nazis in Germany-just as her parents fled from Cossacks in Russia-Hadassah Morfawitz arrives in New York to begin her own dynasty,...
5) Vagabonds
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From "a born storyteller," a nineteenth-century British family saga about a woman reunited with her husband, who goes in search of her estranged daughter (Times & Citizen).
1885. Ex-convict Emma Grady has returned to her hometown of Blackburn and been reunited with her lover, Marlow. Now married, with a beautiful home, loving husband and wonderful son, she is still haunted by the past, unable to forget the cruelty of her uncle Caleb Crowther,...
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A new stand-alone saga set in Yorkshire around out the outbreak of the second world war and the unlikely relationship between a master and servant. As a small child, Nellie Peace was always dreaming but sensed her mother's rejection.
Abandoned and sent into service at Beaumont House at an early age, Nellie is lost and alone until she meets the unpredictable and reclusive artist, Lucas Harrington and falls in love with him.
This unlikely association...
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She could give him everything except the one thing he wanted-A child.
Candy knows that her husband wants a baby, but she can't give him one. When Neil pays for a surrogate and moves her into their home, he tells her not to worry, but she suddenly feels a
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The brand NEW instalment in the bestselling Harpers Emporium series by Rosie Clarke.
Can the Harpers Girls look forward to some happy times as a new dawn rises over London?
Sally Harper is busy juggling running London's Oxford Street Store Harpers and looking after her beautiful new-born daughter, whilst husband Ben is overseas on another dangerous mission, this time to rescue a friend in need.
Young Becky Stockbridge finds herself in a difficult...
9) Cottonwoods
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Fifteen years after her mother's death, Amber sets off to honor the promise she made to find an ancient treasure hidden in the family's century-old farmhouse. The farm is about to be sold and if the treasure is ever to be found, it's time.
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"So what do you say to the wager, Miss Prentess? A diamond worth thousands against a night with me?"
No London beauty has managed to tame the incorrigible Jasper Coale, though many have lost their reputations trying. In sedate Bath on a family errand, the viscount expects to find little in terms of entertainment-;certainly no female company to tempt him.
Miss Susannah Prentess's discreet card parties in Royal Crescent offer a welcome distraction....
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Cinderella spinsters volume 2
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His new governess… Is getting under his skin! Infuriating, impertinent…just some of the words Colonel Hugh Glendenning could use to describe Miss Olivia Overton! She's insisting he spend time with his orphaned wards-which has forced him to admit he's been keeping the world at arm's length since losing his wife and baby son. That's not all that's disturbing him. It's the new temptation Olivia's sparking in Hugh to enjoy life again-with her!
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Many children wish that every day could be Christmas. For one year, Jim Sutton and his family found themselves living that dream. As dreams go, however, it turned out to be more of a nightmare.
The Suttons were not caught up in some kind of "Groundhog Day" scenario. Far from it. While each day was distinct and separate, some days seemed to echo the one before, like a rerun nobody asked to relive. From 1977 through early 1978, the Sutton clan lived...
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In this classic, a mother's past complicates her daughter's future in 1920s New York.
Trapped in an unhappy marriage with a controlling husband, Kate Clephane began an affair with a wealthy man, only to lose her daughter, Anne, and be exiled from New York society. Years later, after their entanglement has ended, Kate meets Chris Fenno in France. Although he is a much younger man, Chris is the love of Kate's life. However, their difficult circumstances...
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"Secrets, tragedy, hidden pasts and family secrets all set in glorious Provence-I loved this." -Santa Montefiore, bestselling author of The French Gardener
Clarisse Cambon is devastated when the family vineyard's annual harvest is ruined by an accident-and furious at her daughter-in-law, Jane, who she's sure is responsible.
Jane's longtime feud with her mother-in-law is rooted in a secret they both keep from Luc-Jane's husband and Clarisse's...
15) The Turnbulls
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The son of a wealthy English merchant, John Turnbull's destiny appears to be a life of gentlemanly leisure. His path: graduate from his fashionable school and marry his beautiful cousin, Eugenia, whom he loves. Yet, one wild night, a jealous classmate tricks him into making a fateful mistake. Forced to give up his former life, Turnbull sails for America. He soon falls in with the unscrupulous businessman Mr. Wilkins. Together, they steal patents,...
16) Anne's curse
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Ever since she was born, Anne has carried a curse Her great-grandmother Jovenka cursed her parents when they refused to give up their love. Two fiancés, both dead. So it will be every time she tries to get married. The only way to break the spell is to find a man with gypsy blood, but Anne refuses and only wants to develop her gift and live from it. For that reason, she longs to go to Paris, where she believes she will find her longed-for freedom....
17) Gold!
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EVERY FAMILY HAS SECRETS-SOME SECRETS ARE MORE DEADLY THAN OTHERS. "Gold mining is a dangerous enterprise. Malcolm Kincaid makes it more treacherous."..." If you enjoy tales of family history, high drama, and pathos, I recommend GOLD!" - Steven Ramirez, best-selling USA author. Malcolm Kincaid is an honorable man. Ambitious; even ruthless by some standards, but honorable nonetheless. He tells himself so regularly. But then, Malcolm Kincaid is a liar.Over...
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Gossip. Glamour. Designer clothes. Pool parties. Adultery. Alcoholism. Domestic violence. Suicide.
Expat life in Saudi Arabia sparkles with seduction. For the families living in the Middle East kingdom many miles from home, there are well-paid jobs, luxury lifestyles, private education and domestic help, not to mention wall-to-wall sunshine.
But, there's a dark underbelly too. Overworked husbands are tempted by their young and pretty PAs, while...
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Rosalie did not realize just how sad and depressed she was until a chance encounter with a reminder of her past life, brought her new hope and purpose. She never could have imagined just how transformative that encounter would be. From the author of Harmony House and Auld Acquaintance comes a new saga of friendship and self-discovery.
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When Catherine Tedder's husband dies suddenly in September 1822, she is left alone with two small girls, Margaret and Sarah.
Accepting the proposal of James Blay Jr. sees her trapped in a marriage of convenience - for him. Struggling with the vagaries of her wayward husband, Catherine and the girls are forced to adapt to his tyranny.
Moving them between Hobart and New Norfolk, James refuses to let the girls attend school. It's 1823, and Catherine's...
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