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Backfire by Catherine CoulterWhen a San Francisco judge is shot at the same time as a once-relentless federal prosecutor turns cautious, FBI agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich receive an ominous note from the culprit that blames them for the incident.
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Let Love Find You by Johanna LindseyHiring professional matchmaker Devin Baldwin to help her secure a husband after two unsuccessful seasons on the marriage mart, Lady Amanda takes riding lessons from Devin to secure the interests of a titled horse-racing fan, a situation that is complicated when Amanda and Devin fall in love. .
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An Invitation to Sin by Jo BeverleyFour enchanting Regency romances in one volume includes Jo Beverly's "Forbidden Affections," in which the notorious Earl of Carne moves next door to Anna Featherstone and it's only a matter of time before they succumb to the attraction between them.
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The Lady Chosen by Stephanie LaurensForced to wed within a year or forfeit his inheritance, Tristan Wemyss, Earl of Trentham, decides his neighbor, Miss Leonora Carling, meets his requirements perfectly, but the young lady, unfortunately, has no interest in marriage
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The Proposal : A Novel by Mary BaloghBelieving her romantic prospects are over after losing her husband in an accident and suffering a fall that leaves her with a limp, young Lady Gwendoline strives to be happy for others and finds an unexpected second chance at love.
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The Grand Sophy by Georgette HeyerWhen the redoubtable Sir Horace Stanton-Lacy is ordered to South America on business, he leaves his only daughter Sophy with his sister in Berkeley Square. Newly arrived from her tour of the Continent, Sophy discovers that her aunt's family is in desperate need of her talent for setting everything right: her uncle is of no use at all, the ruthlessly handsome cousin Charles has tyrannical tendencies that are being aggravated by his grim bluestocking fiancee; lovely cousin Cecelia is smitten with an utterly unsuitable suitor, a poet; cousin Herbert is in dire financial straits; and the younger children are in desperate need of some fun and freedom. Sophy has arrived just in time to save them all
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Not Quite A Wife by Mary Jo PutneyWhen a passionate encounter with Lord Kirkland, a ruthlessly effective spymaster—and the man she married and left behind—leads to unexpected consequences, Laurel Herbert must try to rebuild what was broken between them as they both face common enemies and a very uncommon love.
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Moonlight Raider by Amanda ScottDesperate to escape her brutal husband, Molly Cockburn must choose between her heart and loyalty to her family when Border lord Walter Scott offers her a way out by proving that her marriage is unlawful.
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Lord Rakehell by Virginia HenleyRecently appointed to a prestigious position by the royal family and preferring a pleasure-based life to settling down, Lord James Hamilton is unexpectedly attracted to feisty beauty Lady Anne Curzon-Howe, who in spite of her love for James is wary of his notorious reputation.
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Enter Evil by Linda LaddA fourth tale featuring edgy homicide detective Claire Morgan pits her against a dangerous adversary in the aftermath of a mental patient's apparent suicide that becomes suspicious when a second body is found in the first victim's home, a case for which the only clue is a pair of beaded bracelets.
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Heartwishes
by Jude Deveraux
Determinedly pursuing a job cataloging the documents of the old and prestigious Frazier family, Gemma Ranford stumbles on reference to a legendary stone reputed to grant wishes to family members that she begins to seek at the side of eldest son Colin Frazier, with whom she is falling in love.
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Fast Track
by Julie Garwood
Devastated by the health setbacks of the father who lovingly raised her alone, Cordelia learns a shocking truth about her mother and enlists the help of her best friend's hotel magnate older brother, Aiden, who is being targeted by a powerful congressman.
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Every Breath You Take : A Novel by Judith McNaughtA single night of passion with enigmatic billionaire Mitchell Wyatt on the tropical island of Anguilla draws Kate Donovan into the middle of a perilous criminal case when police suspect that Mitchell may have been responsible of the disappearance and possible murder of his own brother.
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Vixen in Velvet by Loretta Lynda ChaseLeonie Noirot is a dressmaker set on using her skills to transform the dowdy Lady Gladys, but when the Lady's cousin, Simon Blair, Marquess of Lisburne, decides to pursue her, Leonie offers a wager meant to teach him a lesson
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An Unsuitable bBide by Jane FeatherIn order to inherit his uncle's fortune, Peregrine Sullivan must marry a fallen woman and finds the perfect candidate in Alexandra Douglas, who, determined to destroy the cousin who stole her family's money, rebuffs his advances
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Copper Beach by Jayne Ann KrentzReceiving a blackmail threat after a deadly incident in the private library of an obsessive rare-book collector, Abby Radwell, a psychic who is able to detect paranormal secrets in old texts, hires paranormal investigator Sam Coppersmith to track down a ruthless killer with supernatural abilities.
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What A Hero Dares by Kasey MichaelsDesire and loyalty collide in the riveting conclusion to the author's series about the Redgraves—four siblings united by their legacy of scandal and seduction.
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The Lady Most Willing-- : A Novel in Three Parts by Julia QuinnWhen both of his nephews refuse to wed, Taran Ferguson, laird of his clan, takes matters into his own hands by raiding a ball and kidnapping four likely brides - an heiress and her sister, an English beauty, and a woman without name or fortune, in hopes that one of them will want to marry a Scottish lord.
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An Independent Wife by Linda HowardAfter her husband Rhydon leaves her, Sallie Baines overcomes her heartbreak by becoming a news reporter for a leading magazine, but her hard-won independence is tested when Rhydon suddenly reenters her life after seven years
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Nine Lives to Die by Rita Mae BrownA busy holiday season for Harry, her husband and her posse of pet detectives is interrupted by dark secrets from the community's past involving a cold case and a 25-year-old love triangle.
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The Cat Sitter's Nine Lives by Blaize ClementWitnessing an explosive collision while driving through her hometown, Dixie rescues one of the drivers, who bafflingly claims the next day that he is her husband at the same time a befuddled bookstore owner and his fluffy orange cat go missing.
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The Death of Pie by Tamar MyersWhen a scandal-provoking, best-selling novelist falls face-down dead into a prize-winning apple pie during the village of Hernia's 110th Annual Festival of Pies, Magdalena searches through a bushel of suspects to determine who is responsible for the poison-penned writer's demise.
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City of Darkness and Light by Rhys BowenAgreeing to flee New York City when her husband is targeted by a gang for his part in a high-profile arrest, Molly travels to Paris to stay with art-student friends whose disappearances are tied to the murder of a renowned Impressionist artist.
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A Witch in Time by Madelyn AltConvinced that something sinister is haunting the hospital where her twin sister just gave birth, and where two murders just took place, new witch Maggie O'Neill scours Stony Mill, Indiana, until the crime is solved.
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Hit Me : A Keller Novel by Lawrence BlockWith a new wife and a baby on the way, Keller, a.k.a. Nicholas Edwards, is done killing people for money until a phone call from Dot draws him back into the old game, taking him to Dallas to settle a domestic dispute, to New York, where people might remember him
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The Bee Balm Murders : A Martha's Vineyard Mystery by Cynthia RiggsOffering a room to the man at the head of a project to lay fiber optic cable across Martha's Vineyard, Victoria is hired by a grieving family to investigate the murder of a man her new boarder identifies as a potential investor.
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The Blood of an Englishman : An Agatha Raisin Mystery by M. C. BeatonInvestigating the murder of a local baker during an amateur theatrical, curmudgeon Agatha Raisin and her team of private detectives uncover a web of feuds and temperamental behaviors that place the team in mortal danger.
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The Cat Who dDopped a Bombshell by Lilian Jackson BraunKoko's strange new hobby of dropping himself from balconies has landed him in the oddest of places--on the head of a young visitor whose wealthy relatives soon fall deathly ill, making Qwill have his work cut out for him
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Fatally Flaky by Diane Mott DavidsonA latest installment in a recipe-enhanced series that includes the best-selling Sweet Revenge and Dark Tort finds Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz endeavoring to solve a murder that has overshadowed a spoiled bride's nuptial plans.
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Love Letters by Debbie MacomberThree guests at Rose Harbor Inn find comfort and renewal through letters, including a woman who reconnects with the father she cannot remember, a couple who rekindle their love and an Afghanistan war widow who finds the strength to move on.
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Dead Between the Lines : A Devereaux's Dime Store Mystery by Denise Swanson"Opening an old-fashioned five-and-dime shop in her small Missouri hometown has been a great change for Devereaux "Dev" Sinclair. But when she hosts a reading group there, she learns that bad writing can mean life or death"
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