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Spring Torrents  |
Spring Torrents
Young Russian landowner Dimitry Sanin falls so in love with a German girl that he gives up his Russian estate to come and work in her family pastry shop. They seem destined to marry until Dimitry is ensnared by a sophisticated older woman who has other plans for him. Category: Historical Romance |
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The Shadow of the East  |
The Shadow of the East
Englishman Barry Craven is in India when he falls in love with Indian girl and marries her. But when an old sweetheart arrives on the scene, Craven is torn between the two. The choice he must make will have dire consequences for one of the women and put Craven himself in danger. Category: Historical Romance |
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A Knight of the Nineteenth Century  |
A Knight of the Nineteenth Century
Sometimes the most challenging, and important, quest a knight can embark on is the quest to settle his own soul. Meeting the graceful Laura Romeyn is one of the challenges facing Egbert Haldane. Will he be distracted by her serene beauty, or inspired by her life of refinement and faith? Categories: Historical Romance, Inspirational Romance |
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Diane of the Green Van  |
Diane of the Green Van
Who is Diane Westfall? An heiress, the daughter of a Seminole Indian woman, and a nature lover. Is she also in line to the throne of Houdania? Cousin Carl would rather she was royal so he might inherit the Westfall fortune. But her sweetheart Philip wants to be with Diane whatever the outcome. Categories: Historical Romance, Romantic Suspense |
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Tristan and Iseult  |
Tristan and Iseult
A Cornish knight and an Irish princess fall in love in this medieval legend that may have formed the foundation for the King Arthur stories. The chivalric Tristan and the beautiful Iseult fall in love under the power of a magic spell so strong they will sacrifice everything to be together. Categories: Historical Romance, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance |
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The Great Impersonation  |
The Great Impersonation
Englishman Sir Everard Dominey and German Baron von Ragastein switch places in Africa and Germany during the years leading to World War I. Their secret seems safe until the mentally ill wife of Dominey questions the identity of the man who claims to be her husband. Who will believe her? Categories: Historical Romance, Romantic Suspense |
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The Hidden Hand  |
The Hidden Hand
Street-wise Capitola Black is an adventurer who feels trapped in the sprawling mansion of her rich guardian with nothing to do. Never fear, for action follows Black Cap wherever she goes, involving her in love affairs, kidnappings, and even duels. Category: Historical Romance |
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Scaramouche  |
Scaramouche
A young aristocrat finds himself in the middle of battles romantic and revolutionary as the French Revolution begins. He embraces every role that comes his way: the theater's Scaramouche, a clever lawyer, a cutthroat politician, a skilled swordsman, and a passionate lover. Category: Historical Romance |
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Mistress Wilding  |
Mistress Wilding
The charming Anthony Wilding pursues a young lady who is suspicious of his reputation as a rogue. This same rogue spirit leads him to help the Duke of Monmouth rise up against King James. While foes oppose his every move, the chivalrous Wilding may yet succeed in politics and passion. Category: Historical Romance |
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Villette  |
Villette
Lucy Snowe escapes tragedy at home for the apparent safety of teaching at a boarding school in the city of Villette. Many challenges await, including learning French, untangling mistaken identities, grappling with ghosts, and reluctantly falling in love with her own headmaster. Category: Historical Romance |
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A Laodicean  |
A Laodicean
Architect George Somerset is unsettled, and finds himself wandering until he comes upon the scene of headstrong young heiress Paula Power, refusing to be baptized. Somerset is soon put to work restoring the castle Paula will live in. Can he restore her faith in love as well? Category: Historical Romance |
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Martin Conisby  |
Martin Conisby
Martin Conisby has drifted away from his true love in the conclusion to Black Bartelmy's Treasure. His need to avenge his father's death carries him to a pirate-filled sea, the Central American jungles, and many a chivalric battle. He needs to find his way back home, to his love, and to himself. Categories: Historical Romance, Romantic Suspense |
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Black Bartlemys Treasure  |
Black Bartlemys Treasure
Broken by years of slavery at sea and the death of his father, Martin Conisby returns to England seeking revenge. Once home, he is swept into adventures, from saving the beautiful Lady Jane Brandon from kidnapping to following the trail to treasure said to have been left by pirate Black Bartelmy. Categories: Historical Romance, Romantic Suspense |
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The Honourable Mr. Tawnish  |
The Honourable Mr. Tawnish
A fashionable London gentleman, Horatio Tawnish seeks the hand of the daughter of Sir John Chester, who has nothing but disdain for Mr. Tawnish. Tawnish must overcome his reputation as an effeminate dandy if he is to win the woman he loves. Categories: Historical Romance, Regency Romance |
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Beltane the Smith |
Beltane the Smith
Growing up isolated among hermits, young Beltane has a lot to learn about the world. His education begins when a stranger comes to the woods offering sword and horse lessons to the young man. Still, will he be ready when Lady Helen of Mortain rides through and catches his eye? Categories: Historical Romance, Regency Romance |
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Anna - The Highlander Series (A Sample)  |
Anna - The Highlander Series (A Sample)
In love with a woman he had only seen once and could not find, the Highlander Kevin MacGreagor needed a wife to give him sons. No other woman pleased him, even the daughters of other larids, so he finally settled for Anna sight unseen. But when his men went to meet her escort, they found her alone in a clearing and badly beaten. Who could have done such a thing and why? Category: Historical Romance |
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Master of the Vineyard  |
Master of the Vineyard
Her love of books leads Rosemary to the love of her country school teacher. He may be master of the vineyard, but will Rosemary be master of his heart when another woman comes along? Drama and comedy together tell the tale of the trials Rosemary must overcome in her quest for happiness. Categories: Historical Romance, Inspirational Romance |
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Monte-Cristo  |
Monte-Cristo
Zuleika, the enchanting daughter of Monte-Cristo, is being courted by flirtatious young Roman Viscount Giovanni Massetti, who stands accused of abduction and assassination. Zuleika must help Massetti clear his name if they are to be together in the end. Category: Historical Romance |
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Edmond Dantes, The Sequel to The Count of Monte-Cristo by Alexander Dumas  |
Edmond Dantes, The Sequel to The Count of Monte-Cristo by Alexander Dumas
The exploits of Edmond Dantes, the Count of Monte-Cristo, continue as he and his beloved Haydee are shipwrecked in the Mediterranean during the French Revolution of 1848. Familiar characters surround Dantes, including his beautiful daughter Zuleika and her suitor Giovanni Massetti. Category: Historical Romance |
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The Yoke  |
The Yoke
Fair of skin and hair, Rachel is an unusual beauty among Israelites. Special in many ways, Rachel must face an arduous journey and many losses before being united with Kenkenes, a great Egyptian artist whose most valuable work is his quest for the hand of Rachel in marriage. Category: Historical Romance |
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An Egyptian Princess  |
An Egyptian Princess
Experience ancient history through the eyes of an Egyptian princess and discover the roles love and fate may have played in the rise of Darius the Great to King of Persia. Author Ebers creates a highly detailed historical world, based on his expert knowledge of all things Egyptian. Category: Historical Romance |
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No Thoroughfare |
No Thoroughfare
Walter Wilding visits the foundlings home where as an infant he was left by his desperate mother, who later reclaimed him. But Walter learns that he is not truly the son of the woman he has called mother. His quest to discover his true identity leads him to uncover many secrets and surprises. Category: Historical Romance |
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A Pair of Blue Eyes  |
A Pair of Blue Eyes
Elfrise Swanston is caught in a love triangle between the love of her youth, Stephen Smith, and London society man Henry Knight. Overwhelmed by the wishes of her suitors, her parents, and society, Elfrise struggles to choose between her comforting country past and all that London has to offer. Category: Historical Romance |
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Agnes Grey  |
Agnes Grey
When her family hits hard times, young Agnes Grey takes a job as a governess in a wealthy Victorian home. As the daughter of a minister, Agnes is dismayed to witness the corruption that wealth and status can bring to a family. Her mission is find a husband who will love her for herself. Category: Historical Romance |
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Aladdin of London, or The Lodestar  |
Aladdin of London, or The Lodestar
Social station is everything and nothing in this romantic mystery involving the son of a British parson and a Polish maid in the Whitechapel district of London. When a mysterious millionaire with political motives becomes involved, their love affair threatens to take a dark turn. Categories: Historical Romance, Romantic Suspense |
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The Search  |
The Search
A childhood friendship blossoms into love when Ruth MacDonald starts writing letters to soldier John Cameron. A wealthy, aloof woman, Ruth learns the heartbreak of the real world and in turn offers solace to a lonely man and tosses aside the social constraints that would keep the couple apart. Categories: Historical Romance, Inspirational Romance |
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Michel and Angele, A Ladder of Swords  |
Michel and Angele, A Ladder of Swords
An atmospheric historical romance, Michel and Angele is based on the true story of Huguenots who fled France and settled in England. The troubled romance of Michel de la Foret and Angele Aubert is infused with a sense of the Elizabethan era, invoking the feeling of traveling back in time. Category: Historical Romance |
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Beatrice  |
Beatrice
Unmarried Welsh schoolteacher Beatrice Granger falls for married London barrister Geoffrey Bingham in this tangled romance. Complications abound: wife Honoria will not give up her husband, wealthy friend Owen wants to marry Beatrice, and her own sister Elizabeth has her eye on Owen. Category: Historical Romance |
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Saturdays Child |
Saturdays Child
Susan Brown is truly the Saturday's child of the popular rhyme, destined to work for a living. Her quest for happiness takes her from a life of poverty to the working world to the realms of the wealthy. Her true salvation comes only when she finally becomes a wife with a child of her own. Category: Historical Romance |
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The Incomplete Amorist |
The Incomplete Amorist
Young Betty is an aspiring artist yet to experience her first love. But when she meets a charming, unpredictable painter, her profession and passion come together for the first time. In the romantic streets of Paris at the turn-of-the-century, the couple searches for a way to stay together. Category: Historical Romance |
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The Enchanted April |
The Enchanted April
Four very different women embark on a getaway to a remote Italian castle, thinking they want to get away from the husbands, lovers, and other men in their lives. The last thing on their minds in this hidden paradise is love, but it has a way of finding them nonetheless. Category: Historical Romance |
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Marie: A Story of Russian Love |
Marie: A Story of Russian Love
Written soon after the author was married, Marie tells the story of life and love on the Russian plains. The steppes come to life as well as the love affair of Marie and Peter. Presented as a memoir by Peter, the story follows his sometimes harrowing quest to become husband to Marie Martinoff. Category: Historical Romance |
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The Way We Live Now  |
The Way We Live Now
Lady Carbury, her daughter Henrietta and her son Felix are at the center of endless dramas in this Victorian novel. Passionate promises are made and broken amidst a swirl of gambling debts, fortune seeking, and social climbing. The young, innocent Henrietta has a lot to learn about the world. Category: Historical Romance |
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The Quest of the Silver Fleece |
The Quest of the Silver Fleece
Free-spirited Zora is a child of the American South, yet she is in love with Bles, a true Yankee from the North. Their relationship reflects the social and economic clashes of the late 1800s through the lens of the passionate romance of this most unlikely pair. Category: Historical Romance |
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The Count of Monte Cristo Volume 2  |
The Count of Monte Cristo Volume 2
Dumas takes us to the Mediterranean during the early 1800s in this sweeping story that has remained popular through the centuries. Exiled Edmond Dantes re-invents himself as the Count of the island of Monte Cristo, leading him on a twisting trail of fortunes found, loves lost and redemption reached. Category: Historical Romance |
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The Count of Monte Cristo Volume 1 |
The Count of Monte Cristo Volume 1
Dumas takes us to the Mediterranean during the early 1800s in this sweeping story that has remained popular through the centuries. Exiled Edmond Dantes re-invents himself as the Count of the island of Monte Cristo, leading him on a twisting trail of fortunes found, loves lost and redemption reached. Category: Historical Romance |
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Bessies Fortune  |
Bessies Fortune
Generations will grow from the grand wedding of Burton Jerrold and Geraldine Grey, no matter the reasons for their union. Births, deaths, weddings and funerals follow as their descendents struggle with marriages made for social and financial gain, and find that fortune in love means something else. Category: Historical Romance |
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Pearl-Maiden |
Pearl-Maiden
Miriam is an orphan left in the care of a servant woman. She grows up an educated sculptress, but is unprepared for the dueling passions of love and religion that await her. Daughter of a Christian woman, living with her Jewish grandfather, Miriam finds herself in love with a Roman officer. Category: Historical Romance |
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Swallow |
Swallow
An elderly Boer woman tells a story of The Great Trek in this African love story. It is the tale of her daughter, Suzanne, or Swallow, kidnapped on her wedding day and whisked into the world of witch doctors and warpaths. Husband Ralph Kenzie is on the trail to rescue his beloved. Categories: Historical Romance, Romantic Suspense |
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Three Men and a Maid  |
Three Men and a Maid
Romantic entanglements ensue aboard an ocean liner carrying three men and a woman. Billie Bennet travels with her fiance the poet, her old friend Eustace, and his cousin Sam. All are smitten with the redheaded woman in their midst, with humorous and romantic results. Categories: Humor, Historical Romance |
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To Have and To Hold  |
To Have and To Hold
The most popular novel by Mary Johnston, this classic takes us back to Virginia in the early days of Jamestown, John Smith and Pocahontas. A train full of imported brides has just arrived at Jamestown and one lady will find many adventures await her on the way to the altar. Category: Historical Romance |
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Lorna Doone, A Romance of Exmoor  |
Lorna Doone, A Romance of Exmoor
A 17th century English farmer, John Ridd struggles to forget a family tragedy and the notorious Doone clan that was responsible. But when he meets Lorna Doone, he falls in love despite family history. He must stop Lorna from marrying the heir of the Doone Valley, and learn the truth of her identity. Category: Historical Romance |
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The Knights of the Cross |
The Knights of the Cross
Home from war against the Knights of the Cross, poor nobleman Zbyszko falls in love with the beautiful princess Danusia. Can Danusia save Zbyszko from the gallows, and can he rescue her from kidnapping? The lovers face many dangers in wartime in 15th century Poland. Category: Historical Romance |
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The Well-Beloved  |
The Well-Beloved
Sculptor Jocelyn Pierston has searched for the ideal woman for decades. He has courted mothers, daughters and granddaughters through the years, but none pass for perfect. Not until he is an older man does he reconsider his quest and rekindle an old flame who may just be worthy of his love. Category: Historical Romance |
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The Reckoning  |
The Reckoning
Return to a time when the streets of New York were traveled on horseback during the Revolutionary War. The 4th novel in a series, The Reckoning follows the passions of Lady Elsin Grey and Carus Renault amidst the battles of frontiersmen, Continental troops, and Iroquois. Category: Historical Romance |
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The Queen of Hearts  |
The Queen of Hearts
Griffith and his older brothers live a quiet life in an old country house, until Jessie, nearly 21, comes to stay. When Griffith gets word that his son will return from sea to declare his love for Jessie, the brothers spin tales to keep the heiress entertained until the sailor arrives. Category: Historical Romance |
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The Line of Love |
The Line of Love
The Line of Love is a romance that takes a humorous look at romances themselves. Through the eyes of lovers Florian de Puysange and Adelaide de la Forêt, it celebrates and skewers the coincidences that lead lovers to one another, and the consequences of these unions through the ages. Category: Historical Romance |
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A Knight of the Nets  |
A Knight of the Nets
Young Sophy longs to leave the tiny fishing village of Pittendurie, so isolated from the world, with its small cottages hidden amidst the rocks. She must leave behind her childhood sweetheart, Andrew. Heartbroken, he turns to Christina for comfort, not knowing where this path will ultimately lead. Category: Historical Romance |
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The Desired Woman |
The Desired Woman
Atlanta, Georgia banker Dick Mostyn seems to be suffering an emotional breakdown after a life of dubious business deals and even more suspect romantic engagements. It may take more than his new love, Dolly, to help him through the tragedies that follow in his wake. Category: Historical Romance |
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The Baronets Bride |
The Baronets Bride
A romance that truly takes you away from the everyday world and into the realm of gypsies, horoscopes, family feuds and a mysterious murder. Add long-hidden secrets, proud ladies and arrogant baronets and you have a tale of romantic betrayals and vengeance sought across the generations. Category: Historical Romance |
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