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81) The golden gate
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"Amy Chua's debut novel, The Golden Gate, is a sweeping, evocative, and compelling historical thriller that paints a vibrant portrait of a California buffeted by the turbulent crosswinds of a world at war and a society about to undergo massive change. In Berkeley, California, in 1944, Homicide Detective Al Sullivan has just left the swanky Claremont Hotel after a drink in the bar when a presidential candidate is assassinated in one of the rooms upstairs....
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"When Adebimpe is ten, she is sold with her mother, Sanite, to plantation owner John du Marche. He soon renames her Ady but Sanite never lets her daughter forget who she really is - a person who can read and write and understand numbers. Most importantly, Sanite reminds Ady that she must never reveal these abilities to a white person, especially not her true name. Tasked with maintaining du Marche's home in vibrant New Orleans, Ady takes in the city...
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"From the New York Times best-selling author of The Flight of Gemma Hardy, a novel about a young woman whose gift of second sight complicates her coming of age in late 19th century Scotland. Growing up in the care of her grandparents on Belhaven farm, Lizzie Craig discovers at a young age that she can see into the future. Her gift of sight is selective-she doesn't, for instance, see that she has an older sister who will come to join the family on...
84) Chacun sa route
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Plusieurs mois après avoir épousé Ferdinand, Marjolaine savoure enfin une vie douce et paisible, quoique ternie par l'attente de la cigogne qui tarde à passer. Son frère Henry, lui, s'impatiente devant les obstacles incessants qui l'empêchent d'unir sa destinée à Ruth, sa bien-aimée. De son cté, Léopoldine rêve de tout son cœur de revoir la mer, au Connecticut, auprès de sa fille Justine.
Ailleurs, dans la vie particulière qu'a choisie...
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In this Regency romance by a USA Today bestseller, a beauty charms everyone at the ball-except an aloof aristocrat, the man she wants the most.
She's been taught that pleasure is sinful . . . Now Miss Lily Beecham is determined to find out for herself!
A chance meeting with a viscountess, and Lily is invited to the ball. Freed from dowdy gowns and worthy reading, Lily charms Society. Except for the cold, aloof-and wildly handsome-Mr. Jack Alden.
Lily...
86) Mountain Wild
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A beautiful mountain recluse rescues an injured cowboy who could change her life in this captivating historical western romance.
Fourteen years ago a terrified young Maggie Grace fled into the wilderness of the Wyoming mountains, where she has lived alone, fighting for survival, ever since. Until she finds cowboy Garret Daines lying unconscious in a blizzard.
Snowbound in Maggie's cabin, sharing the only bed with this beautiful, wild woman,...
87) The Unknown Heir
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Miss Hester Sheldon believes the American heir to her adopted grandfather's estate is a rogue and a rebel-with no fortune of his own. Now she has been instructed to teach him the ways of English society, and to find him a suitable wife!
But Jared Clinton turns out to be powerful, very wealthy-and extremely handsome! Hester, who has always thought she was destined never to marry, is shocked by her building desire. Soon she is wishing that she could...
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In 1894 Kansas, a woman in need of freedom meets a man in need of faith . . .
An untouched woman . . .
Lorabeth Holdridge longed for life and experience. Cloistered by her strict father, her world was confined to chores and prayer. Her chance of escape came when she took a job as housekeeper to a boisterous family. Lorabeth reveled in her newfound freedom. And when Benjamin Chaney visited, she felt the stirrings of her first crush.
A hard-bitten...
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MacLerie series volume 5
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Christmas Wedding Wish by Julia Justiss
Disenchanted with empty-headed society debutantes, dashing gentleman Allen Mansfell decides that, if he must marry, he will choose a lady whose mind and heart he'll have to win over-a lady like Miss Meredyth Wellingford. But for Merry, finding true love will take a miracle....
The Rake's Secret Son by Annie Burrows
Before Carleton Tillotson left Nell, the rebellious rake broke her heart. Now he is back,...
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A reluctant bride finds that marriage can set one free in surprising ways in this delightful Regency romance.
Having run from two previous engagements, Caterina Chester knows that marriage cannot be avoided for much longer. But to be parceled off as part of a wager to clear her family's debts? Sold to society's most disreputable rake? Caterina is outraged at the proposal.
Yet Sir Chase Boston, for all his impeccable manners and charm, reveals...
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A dashing spy must escort a beautiful widow from France to England in this sexy Regency romance.
He knows that escorting the haughty Grand Duchess of Maubourg to England will not be an easy task. But Jack Ryder, spy and adventurer, believes he is more than capable of managing Her Serene Highness.
He's not prepared for her beauty, her youth, or the way that her sensual warmth shines through her cold facade.
And what started as just another...
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In this Regency-era romance, a lady hopes to seduce a handsome stranger in order to avoid being forced to accept an arranged marriage.
Miss Esme Canville's abusive father is resolved to marry her off-but she won't submit tamely to his decree. Instead, she'll offer herself to notorious rake Captain St. John Radwell and enjoy all the freedom of a mistress!
St. John is intent on mending his rakish ways. He won't seduce an innocent virgin. But Esme...
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Three soldiers volume 1
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A former soldier is commissioned to paint a leading lady who inspires him to play the lover in this "cleverly crafted" Regency romance (Booklist).
For Jack Vernon, the battlefields of Badajoz, Spain, are nothing compared to the cutting tongues of polite society. But Jack has never been very "polite." A canvas is this brooding artist's preferred company-having once been the outlet for the horror he witnessed at war, it's now his fortune.
Painting...
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The Pirate's Kiss by Nicola Cornick
Famous and feared pirate Daniel de Lancey is master and commander of the Defiance. Only one woman makes him want to swap danger for desire, sea for seduction.… And with one Christmas kiss, he will make Lucinda his bride!
A Smuggler's Tale by Margaret McPhee
Masquerading as a smuggler, society's handsome bad boy, Lord Jack Holberton, finds himself protecting young Miss Linden's honor, despite his reputation....
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Scandal brews and sparks fly when an earl asks a governess for help in this sexy regency romance.
Rumors fly that Gareth Morant, Earl of Standon, is to be wed. He cannot honorably deny them, but he won't be forced into marriage.
Encountering a respectable governess in scandalizing circumstances, Gareth demands her help-to make him entirely ineligible.
He educates the buttoned-up Miss Jessica Gifford in the courtesan's arts. But Gareth hasn't...
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A dark and handsome stranger fighting in a town square mesmerizes youthful, innocent Catherine Melford. His shirt off, his skin glistening with sweat-he's all man!
On meeting him again in the opulence of the royal court, Catherine finds her desire is more aroused than ever. But he is Andrew, Earl of Gifford, and bad blood runs between their families. And he is the lord she'll be forced to wed!
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When a marquess helps a beautiful prisoner escape death, the pair set off on a perilous and passionate adventure in this sexy Regency romance.
The prisoner stood with an expression of defiance, leather shackles on her wrists. Adam Vickery, Marquess of Tannerton, was drawn to this woman, so dignified in her plight. He didn't recognize her as the once innocent, hopeful debutante he had danced with years ago.
Marlena Parronley, the notorious Vanishing...
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A courtesan's daughter is shocked to be named in her guardian's will-as a bequest to his handsome nephew-in this scandalous Regency romance.
Dover, 1816. Daughter of a Parisian courtesan, Sylvia Boisette longs for respectability, though gossips say she is nothing more than a gentleman's paramour. Now, with her guardian dead, she finds herself in a shocking situation. . . .
Christopher Evernden is appalled to learn that his uncle has just left...
99) Lady Polly
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Even as Lady Polly rejected another proposal of marriage, her heart burned for the man she'd rejected five years ago. She'd heard that in his misery, her beloved Lord Henry Marchnight had become a rogue and a gambler. But when he appeared before her on a deserted terrace and stole a kiss, Polly knew that her passion hadn't died. The man still knew how to steal her reason with one touch. But reason she needed as suspicions of criminal behavior hovered...
100) The Wanton Bride
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One scandal leads to another when a desperate woman must turn to her handsome rival for help in this Regency romance.
Mark Hunter manages to vex Emily Beaumont at every opportunity-and seems to enjoy doing so. While it gives her no pleasure to ask the irritatingly handsome man for a favor, Mark is the only man who can help Emily find her missing brother. Assuming the young man is merely hiding from his creditors, Mark is happy to be of service...
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