Beverley A. Crick
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In difficult circumstances, Charlotte Ward, once a famed stage actress, tries to restart her career--only to experience disaster. Her estranged daughter, Rosalind, comes to the rescue and moves her mother to a quiet English coastal village. Charlotte is grateful to get to know Rosalind after years apart. As one who has regrets about her own romantic past, it's a joy for Charlotte to see love blossom for her daughter. For Rosalind, however it's time...
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Gresham chronicles volume 1
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Left penniless when her husband dies, Julia Hollis, accustomed to an opulent life in Victorian London, moves with her children to the village of Gresham. There she takes in boarders at Larkspur, an old abandoned coaching inn. Overwhelmed by her new responsibilites, she none-the-less takes interest in the eligible new vicar who moves into town.
23) Heart of honor
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As publisher of the weekly London ladies' gazette Heart to Heart, Krista Hart is known for her outspoken views on such unpopular issues as social reform-risking her reputation and her very safety with every controversial article. She refuses to be intimidated, although she knows full well it makes her the target of angry opposition. When she encounters a powerful Viking descendant imprisoned as a local sideshow attraction, Krista angrily demands his...
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Gresham chronicles volume 3
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IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 27
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In 1872, in the English village of Gresham, love unexpectedly changes the lives of two women: schoolmistress Lydia Clark, suddenly courted by two men, but falling for another; and Noelle Somerville, a Londoner running from a failed love affair with a married man.
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Gresham chronicles volume 2
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Love is in the air. You will sense it as soon as you arrive in Gresham. As the wedding of Julia Hollis and Vicar Andrew Phjelps approaches, the quaint English village is caught up in a stir of excitement and the promise of an event to remember. --- [Excerpt from back cover.]
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Gresham chronicles volume 4
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The grown children of vicar Andrew Phelps and Julia Hollis now face challenges of their own. Surgeon Philip Hollis's wife resents his family. And writer Aleda Hollis craves privacy. But when Andrew requires Philip's medical skills and Aleda unwittingly advances an evil man's schemes, newcomer Jewel Libby becomes a source of strength for the family.
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Haven Manor novels volume 2
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"When ownership of the estate where Daphne Blakemoor works passes to William, Marquis of Chemsford, her quiet, secluded life is threatened. William has a connection to her youth--and they've both been hiding from the past. Can they face their deepest wounds and forge a new path for the future?" --
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IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 18
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A dashing sea captain, an indomitable woman, and a deadly mission...
After building a fortune in the exotic East, American adventurer and merchant prince Gavin Elliott sets his sails for London to begin a new life. Then fate intervenes on an infamous island in the East Indies where he discovers an Englishwoman facing degradation and peril. Though saving her may cost Gavin his life, he cannot refuse to help the fierce beauty
...29) Once a laird
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Rogues redeemed volume 6
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After the death of his fiancée, Kai Ramsey left Scotland to roam distant lands, even escaping certain death after being imprisoned as a spy during the Napoleonic War. Signy Matheson has dedicated her life to the people of Scotland's remote Thorsay Islands, and is a faithful ally to the aging laird. But now their leader is near death, and Signy must summon his successor at once. It is time for Kai Ramsey to come home. Signy has blossomed into an alluring...
30) Heiress for hire
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"Historical romance legend and New York Times bestselling author Madeline Hunter introduces a brand new trilogy sparking with sensuality and wit, as a recently-deceased Duke's will reveals that he has mysteriously bequeathed his vast fortune to three seemingly unrelated and unknown women. In this series opener, one recipient of the inheritance - an independent detective - and the Duke's spurned nephew band together to determine the reason for the...
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"In one life-changing windfall, Rosamund Jameson goes from struggling shopkeeper to heiress--and co-owner of a new business. Not only will her sudden fortune allow her to move her millinery shop to fashionable London, but Rosamund will be able to provide her younger sister with a proper entry into society. The only hitch for resourceful Rosamund is her arrogant, infuriatingly handsome business partner... Kevin Radnor is shocked that his late uncle,...
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"Victorian socialite Clara Stanton strives to protect her eccentric family's reputation, but that proves to be difficult when her grandfather takes off on a flight of fancy. Thrown together with vagabond tinker Theodore Kingsley, Clara sets off to follow her grandfather's whimsical adventure and finds love along the way" --
When Clara's ex-fiance begins to spread rumors that her family suffers from hereditary insanity, it's all she can do to protect...
33) Heart of courage
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Heart to Heart trilogy volume 3
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Under the pert pen name "Lady Smart," opinionated Lindsey Graham crusades for social change among London's elite, writing for the ladies' gazette Heart to Heart. But Lindsey's greatest campaign begins when her brother Rudy, a notorious rake, is accused of murdering a string of prostitutes. Her confidence in his innocence is bolstered when an anonymous letter arrives naming Viscount Merrick as the killer. Lindsey launches her own investigation into...
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"Rosie Hopkins has a comfortable life--until she goes to the country to care for her ailing great aunt Lilian and her old-fashioned sweetshop. As Rosie gets Lilian back on her feet, breathes new life into the shop, and gets to know the mysterious and solitary Stephen, she doesn't want to settle for comfortable"-- Provided by publisher.
35) My fair princess
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Despite being the illegitimate daughter of a prince, Gillian Dryden is happily ignorant of all social graces. After growing up wild in Italy, Gillian has been ordered home to England to find a suitable husband. And Charles Valentine Penley, the excessively proper, distractingly handsome Duke of Leverton, has agreed to help transform her from a willful tomboy to a blushing debutante. Powerful and sophisticated, Charles can make or break reputations...
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Penelope Weston does not like Benedict Lennox, Lord Atherton. He may be the suave and charming heir to an earl, as well as the most handsome man on earth, but she can't forget how he abandoned a friend in need- nor how he once courted her sister, Abigail. He's the last man she would ever marry. If only she didn't feel so attracted to the arrogant scoundrel . . . Once upon a time, Benedict thought he and Penelope got along rather well. Though he needs...
38) Duke most wicked
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"Scarred by a dark secret, Brandan Delamar, Duke of Westbury, must concede his misdeeds have finally caught up with him. With five younger sisters to support, he must marry for money. Sunny and steadfast, Viola Beaton is no heiress. As music instructor to the duke's sisters, she's developed a genuine affection for the bright young ladies. Unfortunately, she's also developed a forbidden passion for her wildly attractive employer. It must be the way...
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Horse patrol captain Samuel Thatcher arrives just in time to save Abby. But she's simply another victim in a job he's come to despise. Tired of the dark side of humanity, he intends to buy land and retire. Abby pleads with him to escort her for the rest of her journey. He refuses--until she offers him something he desperately needs to achieve his goal. . .money. Delivering her safely will give him more than enough to buy property. So begins an impossible...
40) Lady of fortune
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"A countess turned servant . . . Forced to escape the French Revolution, resilient young Comtesse Marie-Christine D'Estelle flees to London. But when she finds herself unexpectedly penniless, Christa hides her aristocratic background to become a lady's maid. . . . Until rebuffing advances from both her tyrannical mistress's husband and her lover gets Christa cast into the street-directly into a hero's arms . . . A Royal Navy commander . . . After...