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The Last Woman
by Ross Beeckman

Is twenty million dollars too high a price for love, or too low? Patricia Langdon ponders this when her father makes the outrageous proposal that she marry rich Roderick Duncan and thus solve her family's financial woes. To get Patricia, Roderick is not above bribery, or even murder if necessary.

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Armadale
by Wilkie Collins

A flame-haired villainess is the link between several generations of Armadale men as they attempt to solve the mystery of who is the rightful heir to the Armadale estate in Barbados, West Indies. Miss Lydia Gwilt, beautiful and deadly, may hold the key to their past and thus their future.

Categories: Historical Romance, Romantic Suspense

Jane Cable
by George Barr McCutcheon

A railroad man and his wife feel their marriage is beyond salvation when an orphan unexpectedly enters their lives. Caring for their new daughter gives them renewed hope and motivation, until Jane grows up. Then, Jane's hidden history comes back to haunt her, her fiance and her adoptive parents.

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Idolatry
by Julian Hawthorne

Manetho has an iron-clad plan to marry Helen, the half-sister of his adopted father; he will accept nothing less. Then Helen marries Thor. Furious, Manetho threatens the new bride's life. Soon, Helen is dead and a diamond ring is missing. If Manetho is responsible, he will pay duly for the deed.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Vendetta
by Marie Corelli

Nina quickly recovers from the loss of her husband Count Fabio Romani to cholera and turns to his friend Guido Ferrari. The pair want to celebrate their love, but are thwarted by the sudden appearance of an old family friend with a suspicious resemblence to the man they buried not so long ago.

Categories: Historical Romance, Romantic Suspense, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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Three Weeks
by Elinor Glyn

Upper-class Englishman Paul falls for a stranger at a Swiss resort in this vacation romance extraordinaire. Her mysteries include intimations of royal duties awaiting her back home. When she must return to her Slavic homeland, she carries with her more than memories of Paul; she carries the future.

Categories: Historical Romance, Romantic Suspense

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The Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows
by Joseph Conrad

Emotionally and physically stranded, Captain Tom Lingard finds himself, his English yacht, and his passengers at the mercy of a dishonorable Malayan prince and his subjects. Only one woman understands the dilemma facing the captain -- to save his white passengers, or sacrifice them to the natives.

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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.

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East of the Shadows
by Mrs Hubert Barclay

Francis Heathcote has lived in a dream world since his accident and cannot tell the past from the present. Is the girl at his side truly his long lost Philippa? He believes she is, not realizing the decades that have gone by. When he awakens fully, he must decide if this Philippa is the right one.

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The Firm of Girdlestone
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

When the queen of diamonds has failed businessmen John and Ezra Girldestone, they turn to the queen of hearts for redemption, or at least renumeration. Wooing lovely heiress Kate Horston turns out to be harder than they expected, though, leaving them with one sinister option: murder.

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The Pirate Woman
by Aylward Edward Dingle

Daughter of the deceased Red Jabez, Sultan of the pirates, the passionate Dolores is left to rule a Jamaican pirate island. Although more than equal to the job of managing the ruffians, Dolores dreams of the day when she can be off the island and on her own, taking her jewels and fortune with her.

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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.

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Tess of the Storm Country
by Grace Miller White

Never accepted by the high society of Ithaca, Tess is still shocked when her father, a squatter, is accused of murder. Barefoot and innocent, Tess sets out into the world to clear his name, forever changing the shape of life for herself and all she touches.

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Rose O'Paradise
by Grace Miller White

Due to inherit a fortune on her eighteenth birthday, Rose finds herself the subject of much attention from three men. Should she trust the father who has been absent her whole life, the uncle who may be responsible for his absence, or her new suitor?

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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.

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The Case and the Girl
by Randall Parrish

A veiled lady in a dark limousine has a proposition for Captain Matt West. Captain West thinks he is ready for anything, but the challenges this nameless, faceless woman puts before him keep him on his toes. Is she his employer, his friend, or something else altogether?

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The Ashiel Mystery
by Mrs. Charles Bryce

Sir Arthur Byrne returns to London from the Black Sea, suffering an illness that has sapped his energy and appetite. When he meets the widow Meredith, his passions are reignited. Satisfying them means entering a world of disguises, secret passages, and hidden identities.

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In Secret
by Robert W. Chambers

Miss Evelyn Erith has many resources, including a mansion, a chauffeur and a butler. But her most impressive asset is her mind, as she has a talent for cryptography. As a secret agent, she also falls into a secret romance in the forests of Switzerland at the beginning of World War I.

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The Black Tulip
by Alexandre Dumas, pere

Flowers for the lady? When Cornelius van Baerle seeks to grow a rare black tulip he takes the notion to a new height. Originally grown for its beauty, the black blossom is worth a fortune in a contest held in the Netherlands. For Cornelius, the promise of wealth pales before his love for Rosa.

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The Golden Woman
by Ridgwell Cullum

Violet-eyed Joan Stanmore brings an unusual kind of luck to the men she loves. They become rich overnight just by marrying Joan. Unfortunately, the pairing also leads many to their deaths. Reluctant to believe she is cursed, Joan sets out nonetheless to change the fate of future suitors.

Categories: Romantic Suspense, Western Romance

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Diane of the Green Van
by Leona Dalrymple

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

The Great Impersonation
by E Phillips Oppenheim

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?

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Martin Conisby
by Jeffery Farnol

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.

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Black Bartlemys Treasure
by Jeffery Farnol

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.

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A Spinner in the Sun
by Myrtle Reed

A veiled lady returns to her old home and lives in solitude; her neighbors never see her face. What is Evelina hiding under the veil? If anything will convince her to shed her mask, and reveal the past it hides, it is the old-fashioned romance offered by a patient suitor called Piper Tom.

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The Valley of the Silent Men
by James Oliver Curwood

Canadian trapper Sergeant Kent turns from hunter to hunted when he is wrongly accused of murder. He flees along the cold Northern rivers with a mysterious girl who laughs at him but hides her own secrets. Together they make their way through the wilds to the Valley of Silent Men.

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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.

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Aladdin of London, or The Lodestar
by Sir Max Pemberton

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.

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The Law and the Lady
by Wilkie Collins

New bride Valeria soon suspects her husband Eustace Woodville of having a secret past and a false identity. When she discovers he has been tried for poisoning his first wife, she is shocked, but convinced he is innocent. Valeria turns detective to uncover the truth and clear his name.

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Rainbows End
by Rex Ellingwood Beach

Plantation owner Esteban is rumored to harbor a great fortune, secret caches of gold, silver, and jewels. When his wife dies giving birth to twins, and Esteban remarries the money-hungry Isabel, the future of the fortune becomes more uncertain than ever. Only one other man knows the truth.

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The Darrow Enigma
by Melvin L. Severy

Lawyer George Maitland has fallen for Gwen Darrow and finally manages an introduction through a doctor friend. During his first visit with Gwen, her father falls dead, crying murder before he goes. Maitland must solve this mystery, and many others, before Gwen can give him her love.

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Bella Donna
by Robert Smythe Hichens

A British Egyptologist is beside himself when he learns his wife has had an affair with an Egyptian man. Will his jealousy drive him to murder? Will hiding her passions lead his wife to commit a similar crime? Recipes for poisons are on every mind in this whodunit with a love-triangle twist.

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The Mystery of Mary
by Grace Livingston Hill

A beautiful woman is on the run, but from what? She meets a helpful stranger at the train station, but is reluctant to reveal the mysteries of her past that are haunt her present. Then, she is gone. If he is ever to understand the mysterious Mary, he must find out where she went.

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Charred Wood
by Myles Muredach

Lazing in the tall grass, Mark Griffin sees a young woman appear beside an old tree and set off for a walk. The unmarried Mark watches when the woman meets a priest. Then he overhears two men who appear to be looking for this very woman. The puzzle she presents is too much for Mark to resist.

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Swallow
by Henry Rider Haggard

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.

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The Black Moth
by Georgette Heyer

Who is the mysterious man who foils the kidnapping of the beautiful Diana Beauleigh by the nefarious Duke of Andover? He is Jack Carstares, disgraced oldest son of the Earl Wyncham, living a secret life. Jack suffers an injury while rescuing Diana, and must hide with her family if he is to recover.

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The Sign of the Four
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Miss Mary Morstan comes to detective Sherlock Homes for help solving the mystery of the disappearance of her father. Every year since her father vanished, Miss Morstan has received a valuable pearl from an anonymous gift-giver. Who sends the pearls, and why?

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Alice, or, The Mysteries
by Edward Bulwer Lytton

A young woman, escaped from her criminally-minded father, finds kindness in Ernest Maltravers. During their brief time together, Alice and Ernest fall in love, only to be separated by a kidnapping. The mysteries include how how the two will find each other and the strange role of the supernatural.

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Amours of Zeokinizul
by Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crebillon

Almost everything about this story is a mystery. It was of apparently exotic origins -- translated from the Arabic of the famous Traveller Krinelbol. Is there another explanation for the kingdom of the Zeokinizul? Clues about the King's true loves, adventures and identity are hidden throughout.

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Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo
by William Le Queux

This thriller brings the mysterious Mademoiselle into contact with a seemingly unstoppable super criminal known only as The Sparrow. The high society world of Mademoiselle may be the unlikely undoing of the underworld operative who has eluded the best detectives in Europe.

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The Mucker
by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Billy Byrne is considered a low-borne brute, known as a mucker, and is not welcome in high society. As fate would have it, he falls for Barbara Harding, a lady of the upper classes. His street sense may serve them both well when head-hunters capture Barbara and Billy comes to the rescue.

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Afterwards
by Kathlyn Rhodes

The scene opens just before dawn in the darkness of a desert Temple. Hiding, a young woman and a doctor await discovery. Will they be found by friends or foes? What have they seen in the Temple? This page-turner keeps you guessing as romance mingles with murder and the mysteries grow ever deeper.

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The Woman in White
by Wilkie Collins

Fulfilling the wishes of her dying father, young Laura Fairlie agrees to marry Sir Percival Glyde, who brings villainy into her virtuous Victorian world. Sir Percival is not prepared for the protections of courageous sister Marian, observant teacher Walter or the mysterious Woman in White.

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Bardelys the Magnificent
by Rafael Sabatini

Gambling his estate, Sieur Marcel de Saint-Pol, Marquis de Bardelys, wagers he can win the heart of a beautiful heiress in Languedoc. His pursuit is challenged by the politics of France during the reign of Louis XIII, and he must survive battles and charges of treason while wooing the girl.

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The Vicomte de Bragelonne
by Alexandre Dumas, pere

In the continuing adventures of the famed musketeers, we join the son of Athos, Raoul de Bragelonne, in the household of M. le Prince. Rather than seek adventure like his father, Raoul is consumed by his desire for his childhood sweetheart, Louise de la Valliere, and his quest is for her heart.

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The Angel of Terror
by Edgar Wallace

Jean Briggerland is the most lovely and charming of women. Her beauty blinds those around her to her devious deeds. Jean uses her criminal connection to climb to the heights of wealth and power, but lawyer Jack Glover may be the first to catch her in the act.

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Notre-Dame de Paris
by Victor Marie Hugo

This classic love story pairs Quasimodo, a deformed bell ringer at the cathedral Notre-Dame, with Esmeralda, a kind and beautiful gypsy girl. Amidst death plots and conspiracies, each rescues the other from ruin time after time. Their bond is so strong it lasts even when time runs out.

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