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Jane Black is plain and smart, a combination sure to kill any prospects found in a London season.
Pretending her wallflower status is of no concern, Jane focuses on the quiet country life she's planned even as she struggles with the vow she made to her grandfather to protect the family. But when she discovers her grandfather's friend, Dr. Seymour, carries with him the secret to unmasking the traitor behind the attacks on the Black family, Jane knows...
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Lady Vivianna Darby was considered a smashing success by society's standards. After all, she landed Ryder Maxen, the coveted Duke of Margate, in her first season out. Wildly in love, Viv believed herself lucky to have escaped the cold marriages common amongst the ton.
Until she found her husband in bed with an opera singer.
Now four years later, Viv is determined to save her sisters from the same fate until Viv's phaeton-racing husband suffers a deadly...
4) To Be a Spy
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Samuel Black must make a decision: to be a spy like his father or follow his heart. Either is likely to give his mother chest pains.
For Samuel is no longer a lad with the noble wish of being a lamplighter to keep the seedy streets of London safe. About to embark on university, his mind stirs with the thoughts of creating a policing force in London to safeguard its citizens. Daunted by his family's legacy as spies, Samuel fears making his ideas known.
But...
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Lady Catriona Cordelia Mackenzie became a burden the moment she was born. Unwanted by her Scottish father for being born a girl and scorned by her grandmother for carrying a hated name, Della is only left with books for comfort. But when she reaches her majority, her father summons her to his Scottish keep to marry her off to the gentleman who will pledge the greatest alliance to him. No matter the man's vile reputation. Andrew Darby, the Duke of...
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The most dangerous thing a lady can possess is a profession. Ten years ago, Penelope Paiget promised she'd wait for Samuel Black. But ten years ago, she was only a genteel, impoverished paid companion, forced into service after her father's death revealed his insurmountable debts. Now she's a successful novelist, posing as secretary to the Earl of Wickshire to hide her identity.
The most dangerous thing a gentleman can possess is a past. Ten years...
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Lady Louisa Darby blames herself for her mother's death when the Darby sisters were still so young and has dedicated her life to ensuring her sisters' happiness. So when she's lured into a compromising situation that will endanger her youngest sister's chance at a happy marriage, Louisa will do whatever is necessary to protect her family's reputation and save her sister's chance at the future she deserves.
Even if it means marrying the Beastly Duke.
Sebastian...
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Ransom Shepard, the Earl of Knighton, has never known love. When his father died tragically young, his mother refused to care for Ransom, leaving him in the care of the help as she descended into the grief of losing her husband. Abandoned by the one person who should have loved him unconditionally, Ransom chose a life as far from love as possible. The life of a rogue, and one he's lived with smashing success.
Until Lady Alice Atwood kidnaps him in...
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Lady Jane Haven had to find a reason to survive.
Widowed after an abusive marriage, Jane seeks solace in the arms of the one man she has always loved. But her scars run deep, and the physical comfort her lover brings does little to heal her pain.
Richard Black, the Duke of Lofton and spy for the British War Office, waited for her, watching as the agony of marriage broke the woman he loved. His instincts tell him to protect her at all costs now that...
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Lady Emily Black will do anything for redemption.
Haunted by a tragic mistake in her past that endangered her family and nearly cost the life of the only man she could ever love, Emily now lives a life of exile that just so happens to include sword play and stealth on the dark streets of London in an attempt to stop innocent people from coming to harm at the hands of seedy criminals. Caring not for her own safety, Emily embarks on a life of justice...
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Lady Johanna Darby has loved Benedict Carver since they were young, but he's never seen her as more than his best friend's little sister. When Benedict marries another and emigrates to America, she knows she will never love another. But with her sisters all wed, Johanna resigns herself to finding a match to finally leave her family home and give her brother his much-deserved freedom to find his own wife.
Until Benedict unexpectedly returns, newly...
12) Son of a Duke
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The last thing Eleanora Quinton expects when the dead body hits the floor is love with the son of a duke.
As society's most capable housekeeper, Eleanora has conquered any number of social disasters. But when a dead body falls right into the middle of her mistress's ball and her son gets kidnapped, the only person who can help her also forces her to face her most crippling fears.
A spy for the British War Office and illegitimate son of a duke, Nathan...
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Orphaned and destitute, Lady Amelia Atwood must marry to save her family from utter financial devastation. Lost between her sisters, neglected by her father, and scorned by her mother, Amelia learned being close to people only brought hurt and loneliness, and she avoids them at all costs. But if she wishes to save her sisters, she must sacrifice herself.
To the Ghoul of Greyfair.
Disfigured by the fire that killed his wife, Lucas Bennett, the Duke...
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Destitute and orphaned, the Atwood sisters await the arrival of their new guardian, the mysterious and unknown Uncle Herman, the new Earl of Biggleswade. But each Atwood sister carries a secret of their own.
The eldest sister, Adaline, is beautiful but without a dowry, and her chance for a match is slim, but it doesn't matter as her heart already belongs to someone who sees her as nothing more than a friend.
The youngest sister, Alice, is smart and...
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Katharine Cavanaugh, the Countess of Stirling, has always lived according to the expectations of her heritage. The daughter of a revered naval captain and accomplished British spy, Katharine has always done what others expected of her without ever wondering what she expected of herself.
American mercenary Matthew Thatcher has spent his life running away from every expectation he has for himself. Fleeing from a tragedy he believes his careless youth...
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Sarah Black, Countess of Stryden and acclaimed spy for the British War Office, kidnapped by the French and imprisoned on a ship in the English Channel, has but one complaint: having to share a prison cell with her husband.
Forced into the marriage to help her carry out missions as a female spy, Sarah struggles with accepting her position as a member of high society, a position that seems ill-gained in relation to her lowly birth. The fact that she...
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Lady Adaline Atwood is the most beautiful wallflower in London. Cursed with beauty but no dowry, she has remained on the fringes of every ball for the four seasons she's been out. It needn't matter though as she has loved her best friend, Ashfield Riggs, since she can remember. The problem is Ash only has eyes for another.
The son of a judge, Ash is relegated to the lowest rung of genteel society until he unexpectedly inherits the title of Marquess...