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When We Meet Again
by Victoria Alexander
Her anonymity guaranteed by a mask, English miss Pamela Effington spent an unforgettable night of magic in the arms of the Avalonian crown prince. In the four years since, Russia has annexed Avalonia, sending Prince Alexei into exile in London. Through a mishap, the prince and Pamela end up living in the same townhouse; through her aunt's strategizing, they become entangled in a false betrothal.
Simply Unforgettable by Mary Balogh
With this, the first in a new quartet of novels, Balogh invites us into a special world – a select academy for young ladies – a world of innocence and temptation. Drawing us into the lives of four women, teachers at Miss Martin's School for Girls, Balogh introduces this novel's marvelous heroine: music teacher Frances Allard – and the man who seduces her with a passion no woman could possibly forget.... They meet in a ferocious snowstorm. She is a young teacher with a secret past. He is the cool, black-caped stranger who unexpectedly comes to her rescue. Between these two unlikely strangers, desire is instantaneous...and utterly impossible to resist.
Possession by A.S. Byatt
"Literary critics make natural detectives," says Maud Bailey, heroine of a mystery where the clues lurk in university libraries, old letters, and dusty journals. Together with Roland Michell, a fellow academic and accidental sleuth, Maud discovers a love affair between the two Victorian writers the pair has dedicated their lives to studying: Randolph Ash, a literary great long assumed to be a devoted and faithful husband, and Christabel La Motte, a lesser-known "fairy poetess" and chaste spinster. At first, Roland and Maud's discovery threatens only to alter the direction of their research, but as they unearth the truth about the long-forgotten romance, their involvement becomes increasingly urgent and personal.
Rules of Attraction by Christina Dodd
After nine years, Hannah Setterington has decided to sell the Distinguished Academy of Governesses and explore the secrets of her past. To that end she has agreed to be a companion to the elderly aunt of Lord Raeburn, a man enshrouded by dark mystery and haunted by the rumor that he murdered his wife. A strong-minded woman accustomed to the vagaries of nobility, Hannah believes the rumor to be so much piffle, until she comes face to face with Lord Raeburn.
An Invitation to Sin by Suzanne Enoch
In this delectable tale, an irrepressible rogue who's schooling the seven Witfeld sisters in the ways of romance is smitten by the one sister who is least interested in his amorous expertise.
Lady in Red by Karen Hawkins
Attempting to recover a lost family heirloom from its new owner, Marcus St. John finds himself in a compromising position with Miss Honoria Baker-Sneed, and he's forced to wed the stubborn yet winsome lady.
Let Sleeping Rogues Lie by Sabrina Jeffries
When Madeline Prescott took a teaching position at Mrs. Harris's School for Young Ladies, it was to help restore her father's reputation. Instead, she's in danger of ruining her own. The devilishly handsome Anthony Dalton, Viscount Norcourt, has agreed to provide "rake lessons" to Mrs. Harris's pupils so they can learn how to avoid unscrupulous gentlemen, and Madeline is to oversee his classes. She has always believed that attraction is a scientific matter, easily classified and controlled--until she's swept into the passionate desire that fiercely burns between her and Anthony.
The Ideal Bride by Stephanie Laurens
When the dashing, politically driven Michael Anstruther-Wetherby seeks a wife, he sets his sights on an ideal candidate. But Michael soon finds himself enchanted by her strong-willed young aunt instead.
Temptation of a Proper Governess by Cathy Maxwell
Society dictates that a governess should be modest, quiet and keep to herself. And, above all, she must not attract the attention of any male in the household. But Michael Severson doesn't see Isabel Halloran as a governess – he sees her as a woman. Years before, Michael had left Regency England, falsely accused of a crime. Now he is back, dedicated to seeking retribution – but not to taking a bride. But when his scandalous actions compromise Isabel's reputation, he does the unthinkable and offers her his hand – a marriage in name only.
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
In 1792, a daring and mysterious Englishman known only as The Scaret Pimpernel risks his life to save members of the French aristocracy from death by guillotine. Lady Blakeney, a beautiful French actress trapped in a loveless marriage to a foppish aristocrat, is blackmailed into helping the wicked French spy Chauvelin discover the true identity of the Scarlet Pimpernel. Chauvelin has discovered that Lady Blakeney's beloved brother Amand is no longer a friend to the French Revolution, and his life is in danger. Now, Lady Blakeney must choose between the life of the Scarlet Pimpernel and the life of her brother, but when she discovers the Scarlet Pimpernel's true identity, she is forced to try some heroics of her own to save them both.
The Bartered Bride by Mary Jo Putney
Lovely widow Alexandra Warren and her young daughter are sailing from Australia to the haven of her family in London when pirates attack their ship and they are captured, separated, and Alex is sold into slavery. Six months later, Captain Gavin Elliott drops anchor at the island of Maduri and is shocked to find a European woman being auctioned in the slave market. Alex clings to hope when the handsome sea captain offers to buy her, but the ruling Sultan of Maduri has plans for Gavin and shrewdly views Alex's plight as a means to control him. Through strength, courage and wisdom, Gavin thwarts the Sultan's plans, but after surviving the dangers of the South Seas, Alex and Gavin are faced with a more lethal threat when they arrive in London. This time, whether either of them will survive the evil that threatens their lives is anyone's guess.
It’s In His Kiss by Julia Quinn
Quinn’s latest London-set historical focuses on Hyacinth, the eighth sibling in Quinn's bestselling Bridgerton family series. Too intelligent for her own good and best friends with Lady Danbury, one of society's most outspoken grande dames, Hyacinth is in her fourth season on London's Marriage Mart and again unimpressed by the male selection. Only Lady Danbury's handsome, pockets-to-let grandson Gareth St. Clair can hold his own in a conversation with her. When Hyacinth offers to translate the diary of Gareth's deceased Italian grandmother, the pair find themselves comparing notes, then exchanging kisses and finally burglarizing his estranged father's house at midnight.