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A Damsel in DistressAn American composer searches for a beautiful young woman who he met in a taxi. He tracks her to a rural manorhouse and the romance takes interesting turns. The 1919 novel was serialized in The Saturday Evening Post, made into a black and white movie and then made into a 1937 Hollywood musical.
Categories: Romance, Romantic Suspense
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Doc Gordonby Mary Eleanor Wilkins
Doc GordonDoc Gordon finds his small-town life disrupted when he becomes involved in a mystery. Together with his assistant, Dr. Elliot, a beautiful woman and her flirtatious daughter, he becomes entangled in a complicated plot.
Category: Romantic Suspense
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Rose O'ParadiseDue 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?
Categories: Historical Romance, Romantic Suspense
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From the Valley of the MissingCrazy with grief after his wife's death, Lon takes the young twins of the man he holds responsible. His plans for the pair are grim, but as the twins grow, they hatch their own schemes. When they appear after years away from Lon's "storm country," they bring the surprise of a lifetime.
Category: Romantic Suspense
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Tess of the Storm Countryby Grace Miller White
Tess of the Storm CountryNever 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.
Categories: Historical Romance, Romantic Suspense
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The Castle Innby Stanley John Weyman
The Castle InnJulia 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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Bones in Londonby Edgar Wallace
Bones in LondonBones is back in the second story of The Lieutenant Bones series. A mischievous businessman, Bones seems to have every financial schemer in London coming after him, but somehow he always comes out on top. Humor and romance follow Bones as well, as he makes his way through the underworld of London moneymakers.
Categories: Mystery & Suspense, Romantic Suspense
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The Angel of Terrorby Edgar Wallace
The Angel of TerrorJean 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.
Category: Romantic Suspense
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The Wings of the Morningby Louis Tracy
The Wings of the MorningOnly two survive the shipwreck and find themselves alone on a desert island -- Iris and Jenks. Their tale of survival on Rainbow Island becomes one of adventure and passion as they explore the island and its wild inhabitants together.
Category: Romantic Suspense
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The Captain of the Kansasby Louis Tracy
The Captain of the KansasHigh-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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