M. C. Beaton
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Miss Marjorie Montmorency-James was lovely, young, and very impressionable. All these characteristics contrived to help her fall in love with a certain Lord Philip's picture when it appeared in the newspaper. Until the day she saw Lord Philip's photo, she had only fantasized about a mysterious lover whose shadowy features were never quite clear. Now she had a real live nobleman to dream about. Little did she suspect that she would soon meet Lord Philip...
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Waverly women trilogy volume 1
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The first Waverley Women Regency romance from the New York Times-bestselling author of the Six Sisters series.
The Earl of Tredair had his fill of balls, routs, and silly misses, and he despaired of finding anyone out of the ordinary-that is, until he met Miss Fanny Waverley.
Most unique and intriguing, she and her two sisters were the adopted daughters of the reclusive bluestocking Madame Waverley. They had been raised as her disciples to spread...
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Morag Fleming, the Countess of Murr, had been bride to the most lecherous lord in Scotland - yet the ravishingly lovely girl had never been touched. So it was that Morag had never borne a child - yet as a young widow, she arrived in London with a fine son in tow. Her background had left her ignorant of the follies and fopperies of fashion - yet soon all of society was at her feet. Most incredible of all, she knew so little about the ways and wiles...
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A beautiful widow is accused of her late husband's murder in this Regency-set story of romantic suspense by a New York Times–bestselling author. The upper class regarded Sir Benjamin Wright with utmost honor and respect. Yet Lady Emma knew her husband was, in fact, a drunken, jealous brute who delighted in humiliating her both in and out of the bedroom. His murder had been a blessing, she thought-that is until the constable's accusing finger pointed...
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Daughters of Mannerling volume 3
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Like her sisters, Abigail Beverley is obsessed with winning back Mannerling, the ancestral home--no matter what it takes. But marrying Harry Devers, the rakish and repugnant son of the manor's present owner, isn't an appealing option. Marrying the handsome Lord Burfield, just back from the war, is far more appealing. But then the intolerable Harry Devers suffers a fall from a horse--and is forced to recover with Abigail's family. When Abigail's twin...
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Travelling matchmaker volume 3
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Kind-hearted Miss Hannah Pym, the traveling matchmaker, is off to Portsmouth in the company of the beautiful but practical Miss Penelope Wilkins. Miss Pym quickly realizes that Penelope needs someone to enliven her sheltered life-someone, perhaps, like their handsome traveling companion, Lord Augustus Railton. Unfortunately, Penelope thinks Lord Augustus is a ne'er-do-well. Hannah may find her latest romantic arrangement a challenge-especially when...
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School for manners volume 4
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In this Regency romance by the New York Times—bestselling author of the Agatha Raisin mysteries, an awkward redhead needs help finding love.
In the fourth volume in the School for Manners series, we meet another of the young ladies deemed unsuitable for marriage due to some awkward attribute. This time it is the remarkably clumsy Clarissa Vevian, whose Junoesque proportions and flame-colored hair make her a daunting prospect for marriage-minded...
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A young governess in search of a dream life discovers that grim reality can bring true love in the New York Times—bestselling author's Regency romance.
Lord Percy Hunterdon has inherited a Gothic horror of a country estate along with a pair of teenage brats to marry off. To survive this disastrous fortune, he requires the expertise of a superior governess.
When Jean Morrison discovers Lord Hunterdon's advertisement, dreams of an unmarried viscount...
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The New York Times–bestselling author presents a delightful series in which the staff in a London townhouse helps with much more than the household chores. It was the fashion during the Regency era to hire a house for the season in Mayfair-the heart of London's West End-at a disproportionately high rent for sometimes very inferior accommodation. But Number 67 Clarges Street, a town house complete with staff, has remained vacant season after season,...
10) Tilly
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Why would the Marquess of Heppleford marry someone like Tilly-plump, penniless, and paid companion to a deeply unpleasant duchess? Why, to insure his inheritance of course, by following the demands of his late father's will. Once they're wed, he can simply return to his rakish adventures in France.
Tilly, unfortunately, is unaware of the real reason this highly eligible bachelor wants her as a wife-and is heartbroken when she learns the truth....
11) The Homecoming
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Daughters of Mannerling volume 6
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In the final entry in this Regency romance series by a New York Times—bestselling author, a family's legacy rests on the love life of their youngest.
When the father gambled away Mannerling, their ancestral home, the Beverley sisters each thought one of them would surely marry the current owner and get back the house. Yet five sisters tried and failed-marrying for love instead of bricks. Now, Lizzie, the sixth and youngest daughter, is the family's...
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Lady Betty has no interest in the Duke of Collingham. She doesn't care that he's fabulously wealthy, or devastatingly handsome, or impeccably well-dressed. All she sees is an arrogant nobleman with an abrasive personality and an annoyingly persistent streak. And the Duke of Collingham is persistent. He can have any woman in the whole of Society-but the one who won't have him is the only one he wants. And he'll stop at nothing to persuade her.
13) The Flirt
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To escape her cruel uncle's guardianship, a debutante agrees to marry a man she despises in this regency romance from a New York Times–bestselling author. After her parents' death, Elizabeth Markham is reduced to the unspeakable class of poor relation. Forced to live with her cruel, miserly uncle, Elizabeth is forbidden to participate in the season's festivities. Realizing that marriage is her only escape, she enacts a daring plan to trick her way...
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When young widow Lady Lovelace realized she had been swindled to near-bankruptcy by her curmudgeonly cousin, she knew she would have to marry again for money. These were the very thoughts of Lord Philip, who had nothing between him and destitution but his small army pension. And so these two attractive fortune-hunters somehow found each other and before long, popped into marriage - and into the bridal chamber - only to discover they were both virtually...
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A highwaywoman steals hearts in this charming Regency romance from the New York Times–bestselling author of the Traveling Matchmaker series. The handsome but arrogant Lord Charles Hawksborough desperately wanted to catch the infernally insolent thief who had held him up at pistol point on the King's Highway and ridden off with his family's inheritance and jewels. Hawksborough just as desperately tried not to want the piquant and penniless Miss Amanda...
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Lady Jane Lovelace has conceived the idea of approaching the most notorious man about town, Lord Charles Welbourne, with a most unique proposition. But when he counters her offer with a condition that he thinks will halt her impudence, much to the surprise of both, she accepts. A novel of passion and intrigue, The Westerby Inheritance is the first volume of this new and emotionally charged romantic saga all played out against a backdrop of elegant...
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Der letzte Kampf des Dorftyrannen
Jeder in Lochdubh kennt Randy Duggan. Seine Beleidigungen haben bereits zu handfesten Schlägereien geführt. Und als der Kerl auch noch Dorfpolizist Hamish Macbeth zu einem öffentlichen Kampf herausfordert, überbieten sich die Dorfbewohner nur so mit ihren Wetten. Die meisten erwarten, dass Hamish im Kampf unterliegt - aber niemand rechnet damit, dass Randy ermordet wird, bevor die beiden überhaupt zum Duell...
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Dem schottischen Dorfpolizisten Hamish Macbeth stinkt's gewaltig. Ein unheimlicher, selbst ernannnter Gypsy hat einen rostigen Van einfach mitten in Lochdubh abgestellt. Hamish kann den Ärger bereits förmlich riechen - und liegt wieder mal genau richtig. Medikamente verschwinden aus der Arztpraxis, Geld kommt abhanden, ehemals freundliche Nachbarn verhalten sich plötzlich so gar nicht mehr nachbarschaftlich, und die Lage eskaliert! Hamish hat alle...
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Lochdubh, ein kleines Dorf in den schottischen Highlands. Hier genießt Police Constable Hamish Macbeth das ruhige Leben weitab vom Schuss. Dem gutmütigen Dorfpolizisten eilt der Ruf voraus, notorisch faul zu sein - etwas, das Hamish selbst nie bestreiten würde. Als allerdings der Besitzer der örtlichen Angelschule die Leiche einer seiner Schülerinnen aus dem Wasser angelt, ist für Hamish die Zeit des Müßiggangs vorbei und er muss ermitteln....
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Um ein für alle Mal über den vermaledeiten James Lacey hinwegzukommen, zieht Agatha Raisin nach Norfolk. Hier, im Osten Englands, sind die Leute ziemlich seltsam: Sie glauben sogar an Elfen. Was für ein Blödsinn!, findet Agatha. Dennoch möchte sie einen guten Eindruck im Dorf machen und behauptet, einen Kriminalroman zu schreiben, der Tod auf dem Landgut heißt. Das hat ungeahnte Folgen, als auf dem nahe gelegenen Landgut tatsächlich ein Mord...