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The House of Mirth
Edith Wharton

Rating: 2.2/5
(28 votes cast)

The House of Mirth
by Edith Wharton

At 29, Lily Bart is looking for the perfect husband. Not lacking for suitors, Lily entertains a series of wealthy, passionate men, from gamblers to yachtsmen. Yet she finds none offer the connection she feels with lawyer Lawrence Selden, who lacks wealth, but offers love.

Category: Historical Romance

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Alexander's Bridge
Willa Cather

Rating: 2.2/5
(61 votes cast)

Alexander's Bridge
by Willa Cather

Bartley Alexander is a middle-aged construction engineer whose love is divided between his demanding American wife and his exciting British mistress. As he loses his integrity, he also struggles to keep the new bridge he's constructing from also collapsing.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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A Texas Matchmaker
Andy Adams

Rating: 2.2/5
(66 votes cast)

A Texas Matchmaker
by Andy Adams

Lance Lovelace, a self-proclaimed student of human nature, introduces his nephew to Esther McLeod at a country dance, and they dance all night together. They want to marry, but her family objects and sends Esther away, though not without leaving a trail a young cowboy in love can easily follow.

Category: Western Romance

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Bessie's Fortune
Mary Jane Holmes

Rating: 2.2/5
(43 votes cast)

Bessie's Fortune
by Mary Jane Holmes

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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The Clever Woman of the Family
Charlotte Mary Yonge

Rating: 2.2/5
(91 votes cast)

The Clever Woman of the Family
by Charlotte Mary Yonge

Rachel Curtis is frustrated living the life of a Victorian English lady. At twenty-five, she sets out to make her mark, wreaking comic and tragic havoc along the way. Rachel dreams of teaching young minds the highest educational ideals, but instead becomes entangled in the dramas real life.

Categories: Romance, Inspirational Romance

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Benita, An African Romance
Henry Rider Haggard

Rating: 2.2/5
(72 votes cast)

Benita, An African Romance
by Henry Rider Haggard

Haggard returns to the exotic world of Africa in this tale said to be based on true events. The adventures include a search for a missing man, a shipwreck, and the quest for hidden gold. Also called The Spirit of Bambaste, Benita is alive with mysticism, ghosts, a lost race, and spirit possession.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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Its a Shame to Be a Negro
Hans Lindor

Rating: 2.2/5
(78 votes cast)

Its a Shame to Be a Negro
by Hans Lindor

A young Negro man struggles to chase his dream. Society scorns him but he refuses to blame his failures on anyone. He is motivated by rejection and keeps going until he discovers the true meaning of life. He wonders if it is his fault for being a Negro and if he should apologize for being a Negro.

Category: Other Fiction

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Adrien Leroy
Charles Garvice

Rating: 2.2/5
(44 votes cast)

Adrien Leroy
by Charles Garvice

Twists and turns will keep readers guessing in this page-turner from Charles Garvice. The fashionable Adrien Leroy has many friends vying for his attentions, not the least of which is the omnipresent Jasper Vermont, whose past and purpose are suspect. Flirtations abound as well, but perhaps none so perfect as the woman he hardly notices until it may be too late.

Categories: Romance, Romantic Suspense

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Shades of Deception
Vivienne Diane Neal

Rating: 2.2/5
(162 votes cast)

Shades of Deception
by Vivienne Diane Neal

A collection of ten fictional short stories about how ordinary citizens who are sophisticated, successful and financially smart fall prey to insightful predators that use love, romance, lust and money as embellishments to destroy lives.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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The Amateur Gentleman
Jeffery Farnol

Rating: 2.2/5
(114 votes cast)

The Amateur Gentleman
by Jeffery Farnol

Fortune has found young English innkeeper Barnabas. As he works his way into London high society, he also embarks on a romance with a Lady. Adventures keep Barnabas busy, with thrills like high stakes horse-racing in this Regency romance.

Categories: Romance, Regency Romance

Cecilia, Or Memoirs of an Heiress Volume 2
Fanny Burney

Rating: 2.2/5
(75 votes cast)

Cecilia, Or Memoirs of an Heiress Volume 2
by Fanny Burney

An endless and relentless flow of suitors comes to woo beautiful young heiress Cecilia Beverly. Her challenge is to sort them out, which means uncovering the true story of each. She finds love gone wrong, mistaken identities, and family scandals before she locates true husband material.

Category: Historical Romance

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At The Villa Rose
Alfred Edward Woodley Mason

Rating: 2.2/5
(30 votes cast)

At The Villa Rose
by Alfred Edward Woodley Mason

Inspector Hanaud investigates the death of a wealthy widow and the disappearance of her priceless jewels. Englishman Harry Wethermill recruits the French detective when young Celia, the object of his affection, vanishes. Is she another victim or an accomplice to the crime of murder?

Category: Romantic Suspense

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Thelma
Marie Corelli

Rating: 2.2/5
(81 votes cast)

Thelma
by Marie Corelli

A true innocent, Thelma is the object of desire for the men around her. She is worshipped by her father's servant, loved from afar by her husband's friend, and whisked away from Norway by a passionate gentleman. All are left wanting when Thelma dies, leaving her daughter to inherit the choice.

Category: Inspirational Romance

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The Devil's Garden
William Babington Maxwell

Rating: 2.2/5
(81 votes cast)

The Devil's Garden
by William Babington Maxwell

An unassuming postal worker, William Dale of Rodhaven meets his wife Mavis in London for a lovely evening. All seems well until stunning discoveries reveal the darker side of his psyche. Controversial when first published, The Devil's Garden is still a shocker today.

Category: Romantic Suspense

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The Wanderer's Necklace
Henry Rider Haggard

Rating: 2.2/5
(87 votes cast)

The Wanderer's Necklace
by Henry Rider Haggard

Olaf, taunted by his bride-to-be, enters the Wanderer's Tomb despite rumors of hauntings. Inside he is enchanted by a beautiful necklace, and dreams of its owner. Knowing her remains a dream until his fiance elopes with another and Olaf is left to find love through the reincarnated necklace wearer.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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A Romance of Two Worlds
Marie Corelli

Rating: 2.2/5
(77 votes cast)

A Romance of Two Worlds
by Marie Corelli

A young pianist suffers a debilitating depression until she meets artist and mystic Rafello Cellini, who provides a potion that brings her divine visions. Her journey to the light continues with her guardian angel, Heliobas, who shows her the secrets of human destiny.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

Bob Hampton of Placer
Randall Parrish

Rating: 2.2/5
(94 votes cast)

Bob Hampton of Placer
by Randall Parrish

An epic of the Old West, Bob Hampton is the story of the redemption of an army officer unjustly accused of a crime. Cornered by hostile Sioux Indians, Hampton and his army comrades must not only fight the Indians, but also defend a girl traveling with them. Bob Hampton may start as the outcast of the group, but if he can rescue the girl, he may save himself as well.

Categories: Romance, Western Romance

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Lady Audley's Secret
Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Rating: 2.2/5
(89 votes cast)

Lady Audley's Secret
by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

When wealthy widower Sir Michael Audley meets governess Miss Lucy Graham, he falls for her instantly. Lucy accepts his marriage proposal, never mentioning her missing husband George. Surely he is dead. But if not, Lucy will stop at nothing to cover up her secret past.

Category: Romantic Suspense

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The Queen of Hearts
Wilkie Collins

Rating: 2.2/5
(63 votes cast)

The Queen of Hearts
by Wilkie Collins

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.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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Lady Susan
Jane Austen

Rating: 2.2/5
(142 votes cast)

Lady Susan
by Jane Austen

Recently widowed Lady Susan Vernon flirts, lies and pretends to be humble in a series of letter exchanges designed to help her find a financially suitable husband in London high society for herself and her shy teenaged daughter Frederica.

Categories: Romance, Regency Romance

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Edmond Dantes, The Sequel to The Count of Monte-Cristo by Alexander Dumas
Edmund Flagg

Rating: 2.2/5
(37 votes cast)

Edmond Dantes, The Sequel to The Count of Monte-Cristo by Alexander Dumas
by Edmund Flagg

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 Vanishing Man
Richard Austin Freeman

Rating: 2.2/5
(69 votes cast)

The Vanishing Man
by Richard Austin Freeman

The brilliant Dr. Thorndyke uncovers the secret behind the disappearance of famous archaeologist John Bellingham, with the help of his charming daughter, Ruth. The trail leads back to treasures uncovered in Egypt, and a man tattooed with the mysterious symbol of the Eye of Osiris.

Category: Romantic Suspense

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The Mysteries of Udolpho
Ann Ward Radcliffe

Rating: 2.2/5
(38 votes cast)

The Mysteries of Udolpho
by Ann Ward Radcliffe

Often considered the first Gothic romance novel, The Mysteries of Udolpho follows Emily St. Aubert as she recovers from the death of her father, faces supernatural forces in a ghostly castle, and confronts the plotting of an Italian brigand.

Categories: Historical Romance, Romantic Suspense

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An Egyptian Princess
Georg Moritz Ebers

Rating: 2.2/5
(33 votes cast)

An Egyptian Princess
by Georg Moritz Ebers

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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God's Good Man
Marie Corelli

Rating: 2.2/5
(77 votes cast)

God's Good Man
by Marie Corelli

Maryllia, a wealthy heiress, escapes the confines of London and flees to the country, to the small town of the Reverend John Walden, who does not approve of much that Maryllia does. He may change his mind, however, when Maryllia is injured and he is called to help her recover.

Category: Inspirational Romance

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The Baronet's Bride
May Agnes Fleming

Rating: 2.2/5
(51 votes cast)

The Baronet's Bride
by May Agnes Fleming

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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A Knight of the Nineteenth Century
Edward Payson Roe

Rating: 2.2/5
(80 votes cast)

A Knight of the Nineteenth Century
by Edward Payson Roe

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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Baby Mine
Margaret Mayo

Rating: 2.2/5
(29 votes cast)

Baby Mine
by Margaret Mayo

In a comedy of misunderstandings, Zoie Hardy tries proving her love for her husband Alfred by becoming a mother. Unfortunately, Zoie's idea of motherhood involves bringing home several other women's babies. Can Alfred see through his wife's zany antics to the true love that lies underneath?

Category: Romance

The Half-Hearted
John Buchan

Rating: 2.2/5
(76 votes cast)

The Half-Hearted
by John Buchan

As the nineteenth century draws to a close, Lewis Haystoun finally decides to start living the life he has only read and written about. He meets Alice Wishart at a Scottish country house party and soon finds himself taking off on adventures in Kashmir, seeking success with a new love and a new land.

Category: Historical Romance

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Green Fancy
George Barr McCutcheon

Rating: 2.2/5
(83 votes cast)

Green Fancy
by George Barr McCutcheon

A wanderer meets a mysterious lone woman on a deserted nighttime road; he is in search of a tavern, she is looking for the house called Green Fancy. They part ways, but are bound to meet again in the shadow of the fantastic, ivy-covered green mansion, under the spell of its eccentric creator.

Category: Romantic Suspense

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Catfish Charlie
Luther Butler

Rating: 2.2/5
(83 votes cast)

Catfish Charlie
by Luther Butler

This is the compelling story of a man who spilled his blood in war and came home to a war that raged in his mind. There is a great rivalry in Texas between the University of Texas and Texas A. and M. Returned Korean War hero, Jim Crawford thought enough of Texas A. and M. that he gave his life so his son could attend the school that would make him a man.

Category: Other Fiction

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Marie: A Story of Russian Love
Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin

Rating: 2.2/5
(24 votes cast)

Marie: A Story of Russian Love
by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin

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

Annette - The Metis Spy
Joseph Edmund Collins

Rating: 2.2/5
(36 votes cast)

Annette - The Metis Spy
by Joseph Edmund Collins

As an innocent young girl in the prairies of the North-West Territories, Annette is rescued from near-drowning by a stranger who is a hero to her, but an enemy to her people. Annette's loyalties are sorely tested by her attraction to her savior Captain Stephens amidst the intense battles between the French and the native Metis people.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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The Covered Wagon
Emerson Hough

Rating: 2.2/5
(92 votes cast)

The Covered Wagon
by Emerson Hough

Jesse Wingate leads a caravan of covered wagons from Kansas City to Oregon, encountering all the challenges that met real-life travelers on the Oregon Trail. A big challenge is Will Banion, who will fight Jesse for the affections of his daughter and leadership of the caravan.

Categories: Romance, Western Romance

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Arachne
Georg Moritz Ebers

Rating: 2.2/5
(68 votes cast)

Arachne
by Georg Moritz Ebers

Greek mythology comes to life with this story of Arachne. In fables, she is the weaver whose web ultimately brings her metamorphosis to spider form. What will Ebers' spider draw into her web? Her threads include conspiracies uncovered, vengeance sought, love won and lovers lost.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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The Gorgeous Isle
Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

Rating: 2.2/5
(81 votes cast)

The Gorgeous Isle
by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

Warner is a brilliant poet, but only when he is drinking. A Caribbean romance leads him away from the bottle and into marriage, but his writing comes to a stop as well. His new bride must decide whether to keep her husband to herself, or allow him to unleash the creative monster inside.

Category: Historical Romance

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Jude the Obsure
Thomas Hardy

Rating: 2.2/5
(50 votes cast)

Jude the Obsure
by Thomas Hardy

This romance novel was the last of Thomas Hardy's novels, published in 1895. Jude Fawley, a village stonemason, dreams of becoming a scholar but finds himself struggling through several romances. He finds love but faces social ostracization, a wayward child, murdered children, and religious guilt.

Category: Romance

The Woodlanders
Thomas Hardy

Rating: 2.2/5
(57 votes cast)

The Woodlanders
by Thomas Hardy

This is the story of an honest woodsman, a dishonest husband, an undecided woman and a courageous peasant girl. A woodsman is betrothed to his childhood sweetheart but her father convinces her to marry the new doctor in town and move into the father's home. The doctor soon begins an affair which leads to a divorce. The doctor repents which starts her back and forth between the woodsman and the doctor.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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The Honourable Mr. Tawnish
Jeffery Farnol

Rating: 2.2/5
(132 votes cast)

The Honourable Mr. Tawnish
by Jeffery Farnol

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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Over Paradise Ridge
Maria Thompson Daviess

Rating: 2.2/5
(93 votes cast)

Over Paradise Ridge
by Maria Thompson Daviess

Betty is an unusual muse to two very different men. For Sam, she is a farmer's help mate, bringing to life all of his hard work in the fields. For Pete, she is a playwright's inspiration, reflecting his art back to him. For herself, she must choose one way of life and forsake the other.

Category: Inspirational Romance

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Anna the Adventuress
E Phillips Oppenheim

Rating: 2.1/5
(47 votes cast)

Anna the Adventuress
by E Phillips Oppenheim

It's a case of mistaken identity when Annabel Pellissier leads Sir John Ferringhall to believe that she is her sister Anna. Annabel takes on the flirtatious personality of her sister, a deception that becomes very complicated when the sisters both come to live in London.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance, Romantic Suspense

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Monte-Cristo's Daughter
Edmund Flagg

Rating: 2.1/5
(27 votes cast)

Monte-Cristo's Daughter
by Edmund Flagg

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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The Bat
Mary Roberts Rinehart

Rating: 2.1/5
(88 votes cast)

The Bat
by Mary Roberts Rinehart

A killer in the guise of a bat attempts to scare a rich widow out of her country mansion so he can steal money hidden there. He is not the only crook on the case, however, and must also contend with the the indomitable Miss Cornelia Van Gorder, who is not about to be haunted out of house and home.

Category: Romantic Suspense

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SEX - Avoided Subjects Discussed in Plain English
Henry Stanton

Rating: 2.1/5
(129 votes cast)

SEX - Avoided Subjects Discussed in Plain English
by Henry Stanton

This practical and frankly-worded self-help book was written as a guide to sexual behavior and relationships between men and women and to explain the scientific knowledge of the day about sex. The book was was published in 1922, about 35 years after Henry Stanton's death.

Categories: Romance, Self-help

The Street of Seven Stars
Mary Roberts Rinehart

Rating: 2.1/5
(82 votes cast)

The Street of Seven Stars
by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Violin student Harmony Wells is alone in Vienna when her funds dry up. When she meets a medical resident who offers the frugal solution of sharing a household, she accepts. Even with an older woman joining them for propriety, the unusual living arrangements cause quite a scandal.

Category: Historical Romance

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Ziska, The Problem of a Wicked Soul
Marie Corelli

Rating: 2.1/5
(69 votes cast)

Ziska, The Problem of a Wicked Soul
by Marie Corelli

In the land of the pyramids, Princess Ziska enchants tourists from Europe looking for an exotic escape. Three men are drawn to her, never guessing her motives involve finding among them the reincarnated Araxes, a great Egyptian warrior and lover.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

The Beautiful and Damned
F. Scott Fitzgerald

Rating: 2.1/5
(76 votes cast)

The Beautiful and Damned
by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Anthony, a fun-loving socialite, and his wife Gloria spend their time enjoying the finer things in their Roaring Twenties life while they wait to inherit the fortune of Anthony's grandfather. As time goes on their lust for life and their similarities threaten to destroy their innocence and their relationship.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

The Oakdale Affair
Edgar Rice Burroughs

Rating: 2.1/5
(76 votes cast)

The Oakdale Affair
by Edgar Rice Burroughs

The town of Oakdale is plagued by a jewel thief, and a young girl has disappeared. Following on the heels of Mucker hero Billy Byrne, his best friend Bridge tackles the mystery of the kidnapping and robbery amidst the economic and social ruin of post-World War I America.

Category: Romantic Suspense

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The Ghost Kings
Henry Rider Haggard

Rating: 2.1/5
(76 votes cast)

The Ghost Kings
by Henry Rider Haggard

Rachel Dove and Richard Darrien come together in Africa when Richard saves the minister's daughter from a flash flood. Years pass before they meet again, and this time Rachel needs help escaping a Zulu tribe that would have her as their goddess, and an Englishman who wants her for his own.

Category: Romantic Suspense

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Dwellers in the Hills
Melville Davisson Post

Rating: 2.1/5
(90 votes cast)

Dwellers in the Hills
by Melville Davisson Post

Climb into the mountains of West Virginia in the days before settlers changed the landscape forever and discover what love of the land has in common with love of a woman. Also uncover the mystery of oft-told legends that speak of dwarfs inhabiting these hills long before men came along.

Categories: Western, Western Romance

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