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Forever
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English
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A newly minted duke, Gabriel Cadieux, who has never been welcomed by polite society, makes a deal with Vivienne Tremeer: if she teaches his six rebellious half-sisters the ways of the ton, he'll forgive her brother's gambling debts--a devil's bargain that could cause the scandal of the season.
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Childhood sweethearts Nicole and Tom are a normal, loving couple--until a massive lottery win changes their lives overnight. Soon they've moved into a custom-built state-of-the-art Glass Barn on the stunning grounds of Lancaut Manor in Gloucestershire. They have fancy cars, expensive hobbies, and an exclusive lifestyle they never could have imagined. But this dream world quickly turns into a nightmare when Tom is found dead in the swimming pool. ...
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London, 1962: the world is teetering on the brink of nuclear war. A devastating secret draws Celia Duchesne into the murky world of espionage. France, 1942: nineteen-year-old Anya Moreau was dropped behind enemy lines to aid the resistance. When she was cruelly betrayed, evidence of her legacy and the truth of her actions were buried by wartime injustices. As Celia learns more about Anya, she becomes increasingly aware of furious efforts, both past...
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Avon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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English
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"Lucian, the newly minted Duke of Penning, has much to prove--to himself, his family and the ton. Craving spotless respectability, he must find an aristocratic wife. Unfortunately, he can't keep his eyes--and thoughts--off his deliciously distracting housekeeper. Such a dalliance can only mar the facade he's constructed to protect his sisters' future from the demons of his past...but this fiery passion is a temptation he cannot resist. While Susanna...
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Marriage game volume 5
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Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
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English
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Determined to let nothing distract her from protecting her family’s livelihood while covertly rescuing orphaned slave children, Miss Eugénie Villaret, when the dashing Viscount Wivenly lures her down a path of forbidden adventure and delicious danger, decides to add passion to her priorities.
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Royal match volume 4
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Canary Street Press
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English
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The Countess of Dearborn, keeping her no-good husband's family believing he's alive and well so they don't kick her out, is stunned when the Weslorian Earl of Marlaine arrives from Egypt, duty bound to return her deceased husband's precious pocket watch, and draws him into her ruse.
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Reeling from a broken relationship, Kate McKenzie leaves London for Hanging Cross, an isolated Exmoor estate, to begin a new job as personal assistant to a famous novelist. The last thing Ethan Cade wants is to get involved with another woman. He's been caught out once, and has no intention of repeating the experience. As the secrets of Hanging Cross gradually unfold, and her own past eventually catches up with her, Kate must act - or leave Hanging...
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Ulverscroft, Linford Romance
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English
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1536. Abbey cook Agnes Morrow nurses a secret that she dares not let Abbot Mark de Winter discover... not yet, anyway. Not until she is sure he is ready for it. But then King Henry VIII's men come to strip the abbey of its treasures, and two murders threaten to destroy all her hopes. Will her future happiness be torn asunder, or will her long-cherished dreams come true?
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Ulverscroft, Linford Romance
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English
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England, 1905. Bridget Longfellow is determined to have an adventure before she agrees to marry the dashing Lord Sumner. She plans to cycle around the countryside visiting her penpals, alone and in trousers! Unbeknown to her, however, there are several friends and foes in hot pursuit. Following her are Lord Sumner, to offer his protection; a journalist; a photographer; her maid - and an eccentric cyclist, who believes she's got something that belongs...
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Meet Kitty Collins. Friend. Lover. Killer. Have you ever walked home at night, keys in hand, ready to throw a punch in self-defence? That's how it all started. The killing spree, I mean. I sort of tripped into this role. Literally. The first one was following me. That guy from the nightclub who wouldn't leave me alone. I pushed him, and he stumbled, and fell onto his own broken wine bottle. Oops. It was such a waste of a good house white. But now...
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A dark midwinter's night in an ancient inn on the Thames. The regulars are entertaining themselves by telling stories when the door bursts open on an injured stranger. In his arms is the drowned corpse of a little child. Hours later the dead girl stirs, takes a breath and returns to life. Is it a miracle? Is it magic? Or can it be explained by science? Replete with folklore, suspense and romance, as well as with the urgent scientific curiosity of...
14) Held
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McClelland & Stewart
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English
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"A breathtaking and ineffable new novel from the author of the international best sellers Fugitive Pieces and The Winter Vault-a novel of love and loyalty across generations, at once sweeping and intimate. 1917. On a battlefield near the River Escaut, John lies in the aftermath of a blast, unable to move or feel his legs. Struggling to focus his thoughts, he is lost to memory as the snow falls-a chance encounter in a pub by a railway, a hot bath with...
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Telegraph Nell Stevens' life is a mess. When her business goes bust and her fiancé with it, Nell's happy ever after in California falls apart and she moves back to London to start over. But a lot has changed since she's been gone. All her single friends are now married with children, sky-high rents force her to rent a room in a stranger's house, and in a world of perfect Instagram lives, she feels like a f*ck up. Even worse, a forty-something f*ck-up....
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Doubleday Canada
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English
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You can run away from your life . . . but you can't hide from murder. Nancy's mother and stepfather have been brutally killed, and after a trial that gripped the nation, her stepbrother has been convicted of the double murders. But the end of the trial is just the beginning of a new nightmare for Nancy: the press is rabid, certain that Nancy isn't the grieving daughter she's presenting to the world. In fact, they believe that she knows more than she's...
17) A power unbound
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Last binding volume 3
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Tor Publishing Group
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English
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"Secrets! Magic! Enemies to. . .something more? Jack Alston, Lord Hawthorn, would love a nice, safe, comfortable life. After the death of his twin sister, he thought he was done with magic for good. But with the threat of a dangerous ritual hanging over every magician in Britain, he's drawn reluctantly back into that world. Now Jack is living in a bizarre puzzle-box of a magical London townhouse, helping an unlikely group of friends track down the...
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Simon & Schuster Canada
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English
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When a young nanny is found dead in mysterious circumstances, new mom, Tash, is intrigued. She has been searching for a story to launch her career as a freelance journalist. But she has also been searching for something else--new friends to help her navigate motherhood. She sees them at her son's new playgroup. The other mothers. A group of sleek, sophisticated women who live in a neighborhood of tree-lined avenues and stunning houses. The sort of...
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Forever
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English
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"London, 1943. German bombs rain down on London, but Elaine Parker knows her job transcribing letters from far-away prisoners of war is more important than her own safety. At home, Elaine's life isn't so simple--as the main breadwinner for her struggling family, she doesn't have much time to consider her own future hopes and dreams. And then Elaine meets dark-haired and passionate Bobby--a wartime photographer on the dangerous front line--and her...
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"An atmospheric gothic mystery that beautifully brings the ancient Cornish countryside to life, Armstrong introduces heroine Ruby Vaughn in her Minotaur Books & Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning debut, The Curse of Penryth Hall. After the Great War, American heiress Ruby Vaughn made a life for herself running a rare bookstore alongside her octogenarian employer and house mate in Exeter. She's always avoided dwelling on the...
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