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The Daughter of the Chieftain
by Edward Sylvester Ellis

A band of Iroquois warriors hold hostage Linna, the young daughter of Delaware Chieftain, Omas. Omas is never far behind as the bandits run with the girl. The kidnappers may be fierce, but Omas, the young Ben Ripley, and Linna herself are clever.

Categories: Romance, Western Romance

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Dear Enemy
by Jean Webster

Judy Abbott has come a long way from the orphanage where she grew up in this sequel to Daddy-Long-Legs. She reaches back through time to help childhood friend Sallie McBride improve conditions for the children living there now, but romantic entanglements may foil their plans.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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Daddy Long Legs
by Jean Webster

From an orphanage to college, Jerusha, or Judy, Abbott hopes to continue her education, but has no funds. When an anonymous benefactor offers to finance her studies, Judy accepts. Her witty letters to this generous man may bring her closer to knowing his identity than she expects.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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The Daughter of a Magnate
by Frank Hamilton Spearman

An accomplished railroad engineer woos a beautiful heiress to a railroad fortune in this Western romance. The would-be lovers must survive freezing gales, blocked train tracks and driving blizzards in their quest to be together.

Categories: Romance, Western, Western Romance

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The Dark Star
by Robert W. Chambers

German and Turkish Secret Service agents seek the lost plans of Gallipoli, and find their quest foiled by pretty Ruhannah Carew. She is called a child of the Dark Star, preordained to a life of adventure. Charming Jim Neeland helps her to outwit the agents who seek something held only by Ruhanna.

Categories: Romance, Romantic Suspense

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The Daughter of an Empress
by Luise Muhlbach

Opening on a scene of execution, and involving the dramas of Empresses, Counts and Countesses, this historical romance takes us into the realms of Russian royalty. The Empress Anna is dead and her successor is unclear. Princess Elizabeth is named to the post, but many stand in her way.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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Desert Gold
by Zane Grey

Which is the true treasure, love or money? Prospecting in an Arizona border town, Richard Gale sees the possibilities of passion and gold when he finds himself trying to save a beautiful Spanish heiress from a Mexican bandit.

Categories: Romance, Western, Western Romance

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Water Signs: A Story of Love and Renewal
by Daria Anne DiGiovanni

Madeline Rose is a sweet, sheltered and eternally youthful young woman of 25, the youngest child of a prominent Philadelphia neurosurgeon. Despite the unending support of a loving, close family, she battles formidable insecurities, thanks to a recent, bitter break-up with her first real boyfriend and a turbulent adolescence characterized by a few extra pounds. Unsure of her future, she struggles to live up to her potential as well as her highly educated pedigree, given her fortunate placement in an impressive ancestral heritage. Still adjusting to civilian life after four years in the United States Navy, handsome, affable and ambitious Ken Lockheart has two goals: to rise above his blue-collar, shore town roots and to marry his true love. Though the epitome of the classic, all-American male with his boyish good looks, six-foot frame and broad, muscular body, he retains a basic humility borne of a relentless work ethic and an inner drive to succeed. When a chance encounter in a Somers Point nightclub initiates an unexpected relationship, neither one of them is prepared for the ensuing odyssey of heartbreak, personal growth and spiritual development that fuels their individual life lessons and leads them full-circle to a divinely guided conclusion.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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Dangerous Days
by Mary Roberts Rinehart

The passionate beginnings of World War I tear apart a group of lifelong friends. In the center of the group is ambitious businessman Clayton Spenser. Clayton finds that to win the woman he loves, he must risk any chance of security and safety.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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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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A Daughter of the Land
by Gene Porter-Stratton

Kate Bates feels the weight of the world on her shoulders, left to care for her aging mother while her siblings acquire land and education. To get a life of her own, she will have to pursue her dreams against the wishes of her parents. Will a wealthy suitor help or hurt her in her quest?

Category: Romance

A Daughter of Fife
by Amelia Edith Barr

Maggie, a simple Scottish fisher-girl, finds herself pursued by a passionate young artist in this romantic story. While Maggie breaks with the family fishing tradition with Allen, her brother David also leaves the nets behind for a very different career. The next generation will be different.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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Cruel As The Grave
by Mrs. Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

Heiress Sybil Berners is headstrong, sentimental, bright and beautiful, a dangerous combination that may mean her downfall. This spooky 19th century romance follows Sybil and her suitors as they face ghosts and haunted houses, and Death himself.

Categories: Romance, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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Count Hannibal
by Stanley John Weyman

The ruthless Count Hannibal falls in love with a beautiful noblewoman, Clotilde de Vrillac, in this adventure-packed historical romance. Dueling lovers and escaped prisoners mark the way to the Huguenot lady, in Paris at the Court of Charles IX.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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Crittenden
by John Fox Jr.

War is coming to the bluegrass country of Kentucky in this romantic novel of the South. As the war pits neighbor against neighbor, it also sets apart would-be lovers Crittenden and Judith. Judith cannot admit her love and Crittenden is called away to war before they can acknowledge their passion.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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Daisy In The Field
by Elizabeth Wetherell

In this third installment of the Wetherell series featuring Daisy Cardigan, the young heroine is troubled by a passion for the forbidden. She knows her family will not approve of her loving a Northern army officer who is also a farmer's son. Yet she cannot seem to help herself.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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Clementina
by Alfred E.W. Mason

The year is 1719. The scene is a desolate section of road between Florence and Bologna. When Mr. Charles Wogan finds his horse has gone lame, it seems that Fate has put him here for a purpose. Little does he know that purpose will involve protecting the life of Princess Clementina.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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The Choir Invisible
by James Lane Allen

A classic love story with a twist, The Choir Invisible takes us to Kentucky in 1795, where schoolmaster John Gray becomes entranced by the young Amy Falconer. His enchantment leads him to meet her aunt Jessica and the scrupulous Gray falls in love with the married woman.

Category: Romance

Cashel Byron's Profession
by George Bernard Shaw

An English schoolboy rebels, running to Australia to become a prizefighter. He returns to England a young man who catches the eye of heiress Lydia Carew. Lydia can't stay away from Cashel despite the difference in their social positions; she marries him, and discovers in his past countless secrets.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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Child of Storm
by Henry Rider Haggard

Allen Quatermain is back, in Zululand, Africa. Attracted to Mameena, Child of the Storm, Quatermain does not trust her. And when she pleads guilty to witchcraft, who can blame him? The punishment is death, but Mameena has one last wish that Allen must contend with.

Categories: Romance, Romantic Suspense

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Confession
by William Gilmore Simms

Edward Clifford has a passionate love for his wife, Julia, yet he suspects her of entertaining the affections of a visitor, William Edgarton. Edgarton is indeed pressing himself upon Julia, but Edward's suspicions are, for Julia's part, more in his mind than in reality.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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The City of Delight
by Elizabeth Miller

The dramas of a nation form the backdrop for the drama of love in The City of Delight. The colorful crowds of Jerusalem bring Jews, Persians and Romans together to confront their differences. The tension in the air only adds to the desperate passion of young love.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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Contrary Mary
by Irene Temple Bailey

Mary, Constance and Barry Ballard are siblings living together in an old Washington, D.C. home. Marriage will soon take Constance away, leaving her sister and brother to decide: close up the old house or take in a boarder? Mary boldly chooses to rent a suite of rooms to a gentleman stranger.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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The Captain of the Kansas
by Louis Tracy

High-class passengers on a voyage from Chile to England must overcome sabotage, Indian attacks, and stormy seas under the guidance of the gallant Captain Courtenay in this romantic adventure. All must rise to the occasion, fighting cannibals, surviving shipwreck, or navigating ship-board romance.

Categories: Romance, Romantic Suspense

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The City of Fire
by Grace Livingston Hill

Modern girls can have morals too. That is the message written into the character of Lynn Severn, daughter of a small-town minister. Lynn is puzzled by the changes that have come between her and her childhood playmate, Mark Carter, as they grow older in this coming-of-age romance.

Categories: Romance, Inspirational Romance

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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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The Claim Jumpers
by Stewart Edward White

The life of a miner in the Black Hills of South Dakota is not an easy one, and the new mine manager in Spanish Gulch has his work cut out for him. The adventures of a scheming bunch of treasure hunters meets up with a possible romance, if only the true identity of one Bill Fay would be revealed.

Categories: Romance, Western Romance

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The Call of the Cumberlands
by Charles Neville Buck

A rough, fighting mountaineer, Samson South leaves his family, his sweetheart and the majestic hills of his Kentucky homeland to follow his dream of becoming a painter in the city. His adventures shape him into an educated urban artist, yet he cannot resist the call to return to the Cumberlands.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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The Cardinal's Snuff Box
by Henry Harland

English novelist Peter Marchdale settles in to do some writing in a quiet villa in the Italian countryside. His earnest plans are thwarted, however, when he discovers that his landlady is the beautiful young Duchessa di Santangiolo, with whom he has been secretly in love for years.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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The Castle Inn
by Stanley John Weyman

Julia suspects that her lover, Sir George Sloane, is responsible for her abduction when he receives a mysterious note. Sloane meets with treachery, sword-and-pistol fighting, and other dramas while he tries to prove his innocence. The high spirit of the captive only adds to his challenge.

Categories: Romance, Romantic Suspense

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Alisa Paige - A Book Sample
by Robert W. Chambers

Set against the backdrop of the Civil War, Chambers brings all of the fiery passion of wartime back to the homefront in this historical romance. We move between New York and Virginia as a young soldier strives to do his duty on the battlefront and keep love alive with rich widow Ailsa Paige back home.

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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The Chaplet of Pearls
by Charlotte Mary Yonge

Imagine a world of weddings arranged for very young children to join their families for political purposes. In 16th-century France, we join a tale of just such a baby-marriage. King Henri II presides over the union of two very young children, among the religious feuds of the times.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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Clara Hopgood
by Mark Rutherford

Sisters Clara and Madge, independent young women, venture out from their Fenmarket home to London. Not only are they two single women on their own, there is a newborn baby girl to account for, but no husband. The unconventional story was considered scandalous when it appeared in 1896.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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Chance
by Joseph Conrad

Miss Flora de Barral is the daughter of an imprisoned swindler left to fend for herself, with no real standing in society. She must depend on the kindness of strangers, and some kindnesses come with strings attached. Will meeting Captain Anthony give Flora the dignity and happiness she seeks? The story is told by several different perspectives in this romance novel, the first of Conrad's works to be a popular success.

Categories: Romance, Inspirational Romance

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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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Capitolas Peril
by Mrs. E.D.E.N. Southworth

Ride horseback in a thunderstorm? Visit a haunted house? Outsmart an outlaw? Capitola Black is up to the task in this third installment of E.D.E.N. Southworth's Hidden Hand series. War, lunatics and ghosts populate her path, but Black Cap can deal with all of that. But will her spirited nature help her as much in matters of love?

Categories: Romance, Romantic Suspense

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The Branding Iron
by Katharine Newline Burt

To have and to hold, to honor and obey - marriage vows usually recited to show commitment can also mean something more ominous. Wedded bliss turns to suspicious jealousy in this fictional account of a Wyoming husband whose jealousy leads him to brand his wife as he would his cattle. Reportedly based

Categories: Mystery & Suspense, Romance, Romantic Suspense

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Burned Bridges
by Bertrand W. Sinclair

Unreachable except by canoe or dogsled, young Sophie Carr's cabin is tucked away in the wilds of Canada. Somehow, though, Mr. Wesley Thompson reaches Sophie's village, prepared to preach and pray the way to salvation of the native people. Mr. Thompson is unprepared, however, for the raw challenges of native life, both physically and spiritually. When he meets Sophie, his plans may come completely undone.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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The Call of the Blood
by Robert Smythe Hichens

The honeymoon period is brief for newlyweds Hermione and Maurice when the new bride is called to the bedside of a dying friend, leaving her young, handsome husband home alone. Meanwhile, Maurice meets Maddalena, a peasant girl he cannot resist. In all of his hot-blooded passion, he has not predicted the dramatic reaction of Maddalena's family. Imagine the scene when the older, intellectual Hermione returns.

Category: Romance

The Buccaneer - A Tale
by Mrs. S. C. Hall

The pure-hearted Barbara tries her best to maintain a high moral code, but she is surrounded by rough seamen, fancy ladies, and even possible murderers in this historical romance. Mrs. S.C. Hall's first novel, The Buccaneer takes us back in time to the 17th century and England at the time of the Protectorate.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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The Broad Highway
by Jeffery Farnol

This is Romance with a capital R. The Broad Highway has romantic language, passionate characters, and swashbuckling adventures on the open road. Classic characters include the hero and his lady, the Tinker, the Ancient, and Black George, the smith. Farnol's first novel was an instant success.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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The Brimming Cup
by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

A young couple could hardly choose a more idyllic place to settle down and raise a family than the small town of Ashley, Vermont, the home of Marise and Neale and their children. Yet, Marise feels a certain excitement is missing between her and the reticent Neale. Enter rich Eugenia from New York City, who has her sights set on igniting Neale's passions. Will she succeed, and if she does, who will ultimately benefit from his affections?

Categories: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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The Bravo of Venice - A Romance
by M. G. Lewis

Evil lurks on the streets of Venice in the form of Abellino, known as The Bravo of Venice. Neapolitan Count Rosalvo may be the man to put an end to the Bravo's evil escapades, if only he can overcome the dark secret he himself is harboring. Into this scene of Gothic horror comes Rosalvo's love, Rosabella, giving the Count another reason to save the city from the wicked Bravo.

Categories: Romance, Romantic Suspense

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The Bow of Orange Ribbon
by Amelia E. Barr

Forbidden romance between young Katherine van Heemskirk of New York and a dashing English captain leads to duels and disgrace in this historical romance that takes us back to the 1760s. The scene shifts between England and America on the cusp of the American Revolution, with political conflicts reflected in the struggle of the would-be lovers.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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The Call of the Canyon
by Zane Grey

Braving the elements, wilderness, and outlaws, Carley Burch leaves the glamorous life in New York to join her fiance, Glenn Kilbourne, in Arizona. Glenn needs the open country to help him recover from shellshock suffered in WWI. To keep him, Carley will need to adapt to the rigorous Western life, which includes fending off another woman who has her eye on Glenn in this romantic adventure story.

Categories: Romance, Western Romance

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The Border Legion
by Zane Grey

Only the love of the young Miss Joan Randle can melt the cold heart of Jack Kells, ruthless leader of a gang of desperados terrorizing the American borderlands. Although she starts out as his captive, something truly good in Joan makes Kells change his ways. That change of heart could cost him his life, or make him a hero, in the wild world of the West.

Categories: Romance, Western Romance

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Camille (La Dame aux Camilias)
by Alexandre Dumas

This famous story of a courtesan and her love affair is partly autobiographical, reflecting the author's own relationship with real-life paramour Marie Duplessis. Countless versions of The Lady of the Camellias, or Camille, have been performed in theatres worldwide since its stage debut in Paris in 1852. The story created such a sensation that it also inspired Verdi's celebrated opera La Traviata.

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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Cabin Fever
by B. M. Bower

Bud Moore enters into a partnership with a prospector in the Western wilderness and looks forward to a life of adventure and fortune. Little does he know how much soul-searching will go on in the cabin they share, especially when a child enters their lives and changes their destinies.

Categories: Romance, Western Romance, Inspirational Romance

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By Berwen Banks
by Allen Raine

Twins raised apart, Gwladys and Valmai are mirror images of one another, and fiercely protective of each other. Life seems simple in the quiet Welsh town of Caer Madoc until the girls come together as young women. Then, suitors Cardo and Gwynne suffer the confusion of mistaken identities when one twin poses as the other in an attempt to defend her sister's virtue. Can the would-be lovers sort themselves out so that true love prevails?

Categories: Romance, Historical Romance

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Brownsmiths Boy - A Romance in a Garden
by George Manville Fenn

From death new life grows in this story about the young Grant Dennison and his education in the natural world of the garden and the larger, more harrowing, world outside its bounds. When his mother dies, Grant is taken in by a skilled gardener, Old Brownsmith, whose plot of land harbors the usual fruits and vegetables as well as a wild boy Grant longs to understand.

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