Sadie's bookshelf: all en-US Sat, 21 Sep 2024 02:17:59 -0700 60 Sadie's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Twelve Lords for Christmas: A Holiday Historical Romance Anthology]]> 59451525 From sexy earls to holiday ghosts, second chances to false engagements, find your Christmas cheer in these twelve sweet-to-spicy historical romance tales from bestselling and award-winning authors! The lord you've been looking for might be just a page-turn away...

A Cup of Cheer - Deb Marlowe

The Earl of Chester’s wild ways nearly cause a disaster and set him to reevaluating his lifestyle. Paired up with his grandmother’s companion and charged with bringing Christmas to a lonely house, will he come to believe in himself—and love?

The Mistletoe Trap - Eve Pendle

A spicy-hot story of a heroine with a flair for enterprising embroidery and a botanist single father hero. Can a scandal that compromises Amelia's reputation give their love a second chance?

A Most Inconvenient Earl - Claire Delacroix

When Eurydice Goodenham unexpectedly proposes a marriage of convenience to Sebastian Montgomery, Earl of Rockmorton, the notorious rake is intrigued. Sebastian soon realizes that the unpredictable Eurydice is the perfect match for him—but can he convince his skeptical bride to take a chance on love?

The Lady's Guide to Mistletoe and Mayhem - Emmanuelle de Maupassant

On the run until she receives her inheritance, Ursula takes on the identity of an etiquette teacher and heads to Castle Dunrannoch to whip her 'young charge' into shape. But the long-lost heir is a whole lot more than she's bargained for!

A Countess for Christmas - Anthea Lawson

Miss Cecilia Fairfax dreads the upcoming holidays, especially when her brother brings home an unexpected guest. But of all the blessings of the season, sometimes the most unexpected is love.

Miss Isabella Thaws a Frosty Lord - Larissa Lyons

Mistletoe kisses grant a blind heroine and a frosty hero a chance at happiness during a winter house party.

Her Accidental Groom - Nadine Millard

Lady Natalia Soronsky and Lord Benjamin Strafford started out as enemies and ended up as co-conspirators in a faux betrothal. But the longer they continue the ruse, the more they start to wonder just how false their feelings are.

Christmas Spirits - Jane Charles

When Benjamin Storm, Earl of Kenley, is sent to Scotland to procure a missing whisky shipment, he encounters the most unusual smuggler.

Joy to the World - Nicole Zoltack

Unbeknownst to Eliza Berkeley, the man she thought she was going to marry was not Stephen Huntington, the Duke of Wyndale. Will a match formed through deceit blossom into love this Christmas?

To Fall for a Duke by Christmas - Sadie Bosque

A reluctant duke and a charming commoner devise a plan to serve their own needs. A false relationship is supposed to be their salvation... Until love intervenes.

What If I Still Love You - Erica Taylor

After a failed elopement ten years earlier, Henry, Earl of Carrington, and Anna, the widowed Viscountess Rycroft, are reunited at his aunt’s Twelfth Night party. Can this star-crossed pair find their way back to each other?

Christmas Promises - Brenda Hiatt

When Lord Vandover leaves for London, he promises his grandmother he will return with a bride. Unfortunately, with each simpering debutante he meets he regrets that promise more—until he encounters the lovely Miss Holly Paxton.

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]]> <![CDATA[Mad Duke March (The Rake Review #3)]]> 167707539 That’s all that Alexander Blackwood, the notorious “Mad Duke� of London, desires. Determined to waste his life away, he manages to offend even his closest friends. But when he carelessly ruins Miss Emily Fitzwilliam while in a drunken stupor, he finds himself chained to the only woman in England who refuses to fear or fawn over him.
It was the best day of her life� Until it wasn’t.
Emily Fitzwilliam loses everything when she is scandalously ruined by the most notorious rake London has ever known. And worst of all, the bounder refuses to marry her! But the wicked Duke who destroyed her life is about to discover that payback is hell. A hasty marriage neither party wanted is about to become a passionate battle of wills as two warring hearts are destined to become one flesh� whether they like it or not.

Mad Duke March is book 3 in the multi-author series The Rake Review. If you enjoy watching some of London's most notorious scoundrels getting raked over the coals, then be sure to collect all twelve bachelors in The Rake Review!]]> 227 Sadie Bosque Sadie 0 currentlywriting 4.25 Mad Duke March (The Rake Review #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Jilted in January (The Rake Review #1)]]> 167801540 215 Cara Maxwell Sadie 5 4.17 Jilted in January (The Rake Review #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[An Offer from the Marquess (Necessary Arrangements, #4)]]> 57984408 Miss Isabel Lewis is down on her luck. Previously a perfect hostess and a proper lady, lately she’s been running into one trouble after another. Literally. One such unfortunate event costs her the respectability she worked so hard to earn. Now she has a choice, either marry a man she loathes or spend her life a ruined lady.

A single father, a misbehaving child and an unruly dog
The Marquess of Vane is a hermit, and a recluse. Having been burnt by women not once, but twice, he is determined to find a perfect, proper lady for the sake of his daughter and marquessate. No need for passion, love or even companionship. But when he runs into Miss Isabel and is forced to offer for her hand, sparks fly and promise to upturn his quiet, uneventful life.

Will they allow their passion to burn, or will their past steal their right to happiness?]]> 368 Sadie Bosque Sadie 0 4.27 2022 An Offer from the Marquess (Necessary Arrangements, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[An Agreement with the Soldier (Necessary Arrangements, #2)]]> 60282899 An alternative cover edition for this ASIN B08T7N5PY2 can be found here

A broken soldier...
John Godfrey, the Baron of Ashbury,Ìýhas spent most of his life as a soldier. He was never meant to become a baron. But circumstances have changed and now that he's back home, he has to face another battle - saving his failing estates. Marriage to an heiress seems like the simplest solution and finding a lady of his heart turnsÌýout to be an easy task.ÌýBut can a beautiful, clever and free-spirited lady truly love the broken shell of a man he's become?

And his lady angel...
Miss Samantha LewisÌýhas never felt anything akin to an infatuation sheÌýfeels for John. Marriage to a man she already desires sounds like a dream come true. Only the moment the vows are spoken, he's changed and turned into a surly beast. Samantha will not give up on her idea of wedded bliss, even if it means turning both their lives upside down to achieve it.

Will their union be doomed? Or is theirsÌýa match made in heaven?

This work of fiction contains adult content, strong language, violence, off page death, bullying, nightmares and other.

Reader discretion is advised. ]]> 348 Sadie Bosque Sadie 0 4.21 2021 An Agreement with the Soldier (Necessary Arrangements, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Bargain with the Rake (Necessary Arrangements, #3)]]> 57060939 A duchess determined to love...

Evie Montgomery, the Duchess of Somerset, has promised her grandfather she will marry for love, and she is determined to keep said promise. Only, the man she loves is the most notorious rake in the country. And he hasn't spared her a glance in the seven years since she's known him. Winning his hand in marriage isn't hard; winning his heart, however, is another matter entirely.

The rake she cannot forget...

The last thing Gabriel, the Viscount St. Clare, wants in this life is marriage. However, when Evie appears on his doorstep, she proposes a bargain; he can't refuse. Marrying the duchess to gain her fortune is tempting, but not as tempting as the duchess herself.

When the past comes a knocking, they realize that to keep love in their lives, they have to give up much more than either of them has bargained for.

]]> 364 Sadie Bosque Sadie 0 4.39 2021 A Bargain with the Rake (Necessary Arrangements, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Deal with the Earl (Necessary Arrangements, #1)]]> 61436616
Lady Julia has dreamed of marrying her childhood sweetheart since she was four years old. But her father has other plans, he wants her to marry an earl. When she is forced into an unwanted betrothal, Julie needs to make a choice: ruin her honor and wait for her true love or make a deal with the forbidding earl.

Robert, the earl of Clydesdale, has sworn off love and a marriage of convenience is more to his liking. So he wasn’t about to turn away a beautiful young lady’s plea for help in exchange for her hand in marriage. But once he spends more time with his betrothed, his icy heart begins to melt. Only his betrothed is in love with another. Now Robert has a choice, either lock his heart away and live in misery, or take a risk and fight for the woman he loves.

This work of fiction contains adult content, strong language, violence, off page death, bullying, nightmares, pregnancy and miscarriage.

Reader discretion is advised.]]> 350 Sadie Bosque Sadie 0 Pre-order this steamy and angsty but fun historical romance novel.

This is a marriage of convenience novel about love, hope and honor.

Lady Julia has dreamed of marrying her childhood sweetheart since she was four years old. But her father has other plans, he wants her to marry an earl. When she is forced into an unwanted betrothal, Julie needs to make a choice: ruin her honor, but wait for her true love or make a deal with the forbidding earl.

Robert, the earl of Clydesdale, has sworn off love and a marriage of convenience is more to his liking. So he wasn’t about to turn away a beautiful young lady’s plea for help in exchange for her hand in marriage. But once he spends more time with his betrothed, his icy heart begins to melt. Only his betrothed is in love with another. Now Robert has a choice, either lock his heart away and live in misery, or take a risk and fight for the woman he loves.

]]> 3.92 2021 A Deal with the Earl (Necessary Arrangements, #1)
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Pre-order this steamy and angsty but fun historical romance novel.

This is a marriage of convenience novel about love, hope and honor.

Lady Julia has dreamed of marrying her childhood sweetheart since she was four years old. But her father has other plans, he wants her to marry an earl. When she is forced into an unwanted betrothal, Julie needs to make a choice: ruin her honor, but wait for her true love or make a deal with the forbidding earl.

Robert, the earl of Clydesdale, has sworn off love and a marriage of convenience is more to his liking. So he wasn’t about to turn away a beautiful young lady’s plea for help in exchange for her hand in marriage. But once he spends more time with his betrothed, his icy heart begins to melt. Only his betrothed is in love with another. Now Robert has a choice, either lock his heart away and live in misery, or take a risk and fight for the woman he loves.


]]> <![CDATA[The Glorious Bastard (The Shadows #7)]]> 143310478
William survived the streets of London on his own since he was a child. Deception, theft, and trickery were his only allies. He carved out every advantage with his own wit and cunning. So when he fell hopelessly in love with Victoria—a friend’s niece, and a princess!—he knew the only way to win her heart was by lying.

A princess without a country. A wife without a husband.

Victoria came to London hoping for an advantageous union. Instead, she was tricked into marriage by a bastard and a criminal. Now, she's determined to forget the arrogant husband she once loved. And that’s exactly when William waltzes back, determined to earn her heart and forgiveness.

But can he truly leave his life of deception behind and become the hero she needs? Or is he about to pull off the ultimate con?]]> 349 Sadie Bosque Sadie 0 currently-reading 4.34 The Glorious Bastard (The Shadows #7)
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]]> Once Upon a Midwinter's Kiss 58518733 Little Gracie Gardner is all grown up�

When the youngest Gardner sister sets out to seek her fortune she finds more than she bargained for. For as soon as she steps into the mysterious primeval forest of Princewood, Gracie enters a realm in which myths and legends take on flesh and blood, and where new desires haunt her dreams.

Abandoned in a blizzard and forced to seek shelter in the castle of a reclusive young man, Gracie has no idea she will soon become his captive.

The castle's young master has a broken spirit and a proud, unfeeling heart which is rumored to be made of pure ice. The last of his line, he hails from a family renowned for tragedy and violence and spends his days brooding from behind walls of stone.

Opposites in every way, no two people could be more wrong for each other. But as Gracie restores the castle to life and reawakens its owner's humanity, together they must face the darkness which haunts Princewood... as well as the dangerous passion which threatens to consume them both.

This Christmas season, join Gracie as she brings new joy and light to a world of foreboding darkness.

]]> 317 Fenna Edgewood Sadie 5 4.22 2021 Once Upon a Midwinter's Kiss
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]]> <![CDATA[Ravishing His Wicked Lady (The Shadows, #4)]]> 59883038
Sebastian’s unexpected inheritance in the form of a marquessate has put a permanent pause on his burden-free life. Now his niece is of age and needs a reputable match. But while thwarting unsuitable gentlemen, Sebastian is forced to avoid marriage-minded young ladies who are bent on ensnaring him!

That is, until he meets a scrumptious spinster who awakens desires long forgotten and forces him to re-evaluate his resolve�

Lady Lavinia Birch is in a whole heap of trouble.
Lavinia's father is dying. Her new guardian wishes to marry her off to the highest bidder. And someone out there has discovered she has a terrible secret. Of course, all of this pales in comparison to the problems of her broken heart.

Meanwhile, an infuriating yet fascinating marquess keeps popping up out of nowhere, thwarting her plans, and worse! Kissing her!

Yet while a dangerous foe draws ever nearer, there is one man she instinctively trusts...and cannot seem to stay away from.]]> 362 Sadie Bosque Sadie 0 4.44 Ravishing His Wicked Lady (The Shadows, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Seducing Her Wicked Rogue (The Shadows #6)]]> 63891092 Mrs. Helen St. John was deeply in love with her first husband, and so was he. At least that's what she thought before he died. Now she lives with her cousins by marriage and gets a glimpse of what love and passion are truly like. Determined to find passion in life for herself she asks the most notorious rogue to teach her lessons in seduction. Little does she know that she has invited a serpent into the nest.

A drunkard, a wastrel and a scoundrel�
Ian McAllistair has always had to prove himself to his family and the rest of the world. He hoped entering into his majesty’s service would do just that. But everything goes wrong when the group of religious missionaries raids the brothel while Ian is on assignment and catches him in the most unsavory position. In one brief moment, he becomes the most popular man in England. Having failed so spectacularly, the only way to earn back his King’s trust is to uncover the secret society that has been working in the shadows for years. Luckily, a beautiful, young widow asks for lessons in seduction, giving him access to the house of a suspected villain.

When a spark ignites between two lovers, Ian has a tough choice to face. But if his secrets won’t ruin their relationship, her secret just might.]]> 370 Sadie Bosque Sadie 0 currently-reading 4.37 Seducing Her Wicked Rogue (The Shadows #6)
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]]> The Brazen Belles Anthology 60159096
For lovers of historical romance, get ready to stay up late reading with this introductory collection of Georgian, Regency, and Victorian pieces by a group of highly acclaimed, award-winning authors! From gaming hells to ballroom belles, these standalone stories—including many first-in-series—will have you wishing for a time machine!

P.S. Make sure you have a fan with you! This is a STEAMY romance collection (various steam levels), so there will be heat! Happy endings guaranteed.

Featuring some of your favorite tropes...

Enemies to Lovers
Secret Identity
Second Chance
Forbidden Love
Friends to Lovers
Childhood Sweethearts
Secret Society
Brother's Best Friend
Romcom Romps!


TEMPTING THE SCOUNDREL � Tracy Sumner

A spirited housemaid forced to flee a dangerous position and the most distinguished watchmaker in England find themselves unexpectedly paired in this steamy second chance, love-at-first-sight story.

THE HARLOT'S HERO � Tabetha Waite

In this friends-to-lovers tale, suppressed passions simmer! The daughter of a courtesan, Persephone is about to auction her virginity when an unlikely hero saves her from a cruel libertine and sets her up as his mistress, in name only. Could the girl in the gilded cage ever become something more to the man who has been her savior?

GAMBLING ON THE DUKE'S DAUGHTER � Diana Bold

He steals a dance. She steals his heart. A heroic army captain and a duke's beautiful daughter find themselves caught up in a dangerous attraction when a bold wager is made in this enemies-to-lovers Victorian romance.

THE ART OF LOVING YOU � Cara Maxwell

Sparks fly between a duke's daughter with a secret identity and a handsome art dealer who has no idea who he's dealing with. They already share a passion for the world of art. Will they decide to share a passionate love as well?

RETURN OF THE WICKED EARL � Sadie Bosque

After a heartbreaking, short marriage, Lady Annalise is finally ready to start her life anew. Only her husband is back and is intent on earning her forgiveness one scorching kiss at a time. An angsty, steamy, and intense second chance romance.

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR VISCOUNT � Courtney McCaskill

Four years ago, Lady Caroline Astley took one look at her brother's best friend and fell hopelessly in love. He didn't just reject her. He humiliated her. But now, Henry Greville is the only one who can help her. A Regency rom-com delight!

MASKS OF DESIRE � Fenna Edgewood

Romeo and Juliet, meet Henry and Caroline� Childhood sweethearts become forbidden lovers in this Shakespearean-esque second chance romance where secrets and lies throw two opposing families into turmoil.

A SECRET SEDUCTION � Charlie Lane

It's impossible to woo a woman who hates you. Isn't it? Viscount Trevor loves Miss Allison Shropshire. Too bad she hates him. Or the man she thinks he is. Carter must decide—keep his secrets and be the perfect man or reveal the truth and become the perfect man for Allison, the kind of man she can love.]]> 1412 Tracy Sumner Sadie 0 4.43 The Brazen Belles Anthology
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]]> <![CDATA[To Steal a Heart (Secrets & Spies, #1)]]> 53623191
Forced to do the bidding of a corrupt government minister, Marianne de Bonnard agrees to plant incriminating evidence in the offices of France’s most notorious spymaster. Under cover of night, the tightrope-walking thief puts her skills to good use—until her aerial stunt is foiled when her target appears in the window and, with consummate poise, helps Marianne off the wire and into his lair. The tremors that run through her body are not just from fear; there’s an unwanted frisson of desire there, too. But is it because of her elegant, wickedly handsome host . . . or his proposition?

Nicolas Valette has had plans for his graceful trespasser since he witnessed her unique skills at the Cirque Olympique. Sinuous as a cat, Marianne is perfect for his next mission, but she refuses his generous offer for fear of disobeying her family’s tormenter. When their mutual enemy auctions off her virginity to the highest bidder, Nicolas leaps at the chance to purchase her cooperation. Keeping her will be like trying to tame a wild animal, but what’s life without a little risk? Besides, Nicolas and Marianne both want the same thing: revenge—and, perhaps, something else that’s equally delicious.]]> 364 K.C. Bateman Sadie 5 4.27 2016 To Steal a Heart (Secrets & Spies, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Gardner Girls & Must Love Scandal Box Set Bundle]]> 107525411 From a USA Today bestselling author comes a complete steamy historical romance series bundled together in a single nine-book collection for the very first time...Featuring beloved romance tropes including...Enemies to LoversFake EngagementMarriage of ConvenienceGrumpy/SunshineSingle DadBeauty and the BeastSecond Chance BOOK 1: Masks of DesireChildhood sweethearts become forbidden lovers in this Shakespearean-esque second chance romance where secrets and lies throw two opposing families into turmoil.★★★★� "Simply, terribly, lovely! This was a wonderful prequel." - Anna, Amazon ReviewerBOOK 2: To All the Earls I've Loved BeforeA wild-living nobleman. A widow with a young son...and a dangerous secret. Their marriage of convenience is about to become so much more.★★★★� "This book was excitement and intrigue from page one!" - Made Me Blush BooksBOOK 3: Mistakes Not to Make When Avoiding a RakeA cynical rake brings passion and excitement to a small country village in an enemies-to-lovers tale loosely based on Pride and Prejudice.★★★★� "The enemies-to-lovers trope is Elizabeth-Darcy on steroids. [...]If you love small cottages, villages, and dangerous English rain, you will love this novel's vibe!" - Katherine Grant, Author of The Countess ChroniclesBOOK 4: The Seafaring Lady's Guide to LoveA rebellious young lady and a heartless hero are about to set sail on a journey into love. Featuring some of your favorite Enemies to lovers, grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity, and only one bed!★★★★� "A delight which kept me up into the wee hours of the night!" - Elodie's Reading CornerBOOK 5: Once Upon a Midwinter's KissA heroine in disguise. A beastly hero. A family betrayed. Friends to lovers has never felt so right in this beautiful blending of Beauty and the Beast and The Winter's Tale.★★★★� "A captivating page-turner of a book, with the perfect setting for winter, full of love, mystery and light." - Elle Cheshire Book ReviewsBOOK 6: How to Get Away with MarriageA fake engagement brings together a loveable rogue and a young lady with mysterious secrets.★★★★� "The Regency version of the Bachelor! " - Sunny Abernathy, Author of The Witches of Whitehall SeriesBOOK 7: The Duke ReportShe's out to ensnare a villain, but captures a duke's heart instead.★★★★� "Major Bridgerton vibes! I am absolutely in love with Cherry." - Rachel's Top ReadsBOOK 8: A Duke for All SeasonsA marriage of convenience becomes an affair of the heart as a newly made duke offers his hand to a maid.★★★★� "A very emotional story with many twists and turns!" - Peggy, Amazon ReviewerBOOK 9: The Bluestocking Beds Her BrideShe's out to avenge her family... but what she finds instead is an everlasting love."O.M.G.! Virtually impossible to put down!" - Ms. Aimers Reads & Reviews]]> 3113 Fenna Edgewood Sadie 5 4.29 The Gardner Girls & Must Love Scandal Box Set Bundle
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]]> <![CDATA[The Day of the Duchess (Scandal & Scoundrel, #3)]]> 31329331 The one woman he will never forget�
Malcolm Bevingstoke, Duke of Haven, has lived the last three years in self-imposed solitude, paying the price for a mistake he can never reverse and a love he lost forever. The dukedom does not wait, however, and Haven requires an heir, which means he must find himself a wife by summer’s end. There is only one problem—he already has one.

The one man she will never forgive�
After years in exile, Seraphina, Duchess of Haven, returns to London with a single goal—to reclaim the life she left and find happiness, unencumbered by the man who broke her heart. Haven offers her a deal; Sera can have her freedom, just as soon as she finds her replacement…which requires her to spend the summer in close quarters with the husband she does not want, but somehow cannot resist.

A love that neither can deny�
The duke has a single summer to woo his wife and convince her that, despite their broken past, he can give her forever, making every day The Day of the Duchess.]]> 405 Sarah MacLean Sadie 5 4.14 2017 The Day of the Duchess (Scandal & Scoundrel, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[One More Night (One Night Stand, #2)]]> 56647894
You don't meet your soulmate in a bar� do you?

A night well spent, followed by an unexpected day of cuddling and affection.

Something Jessica didn't anticipate.

Lines were crossed and boundaries were blurred.

That is until Jessica hit the brakes on a blooming relationship.

Jessica is heartbroken. Allen is pissed.

Will she find a way to get closure?

Will he be able to forget his blonde goddess?

Or will these two lovers get another chance to spend One More Night together?

Book 2 in the One Night Series

This book is intended for an 18+ audience. It contains strong sexual language and explicit scenes. If you're looking for a quick, panty-melting read, then this story is just for you!]]> 222 Lola Clarke Sadie 0 to-read 4.05 One More Night (One Night Stand, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Secrets of the Wicked Viscount (The Shadows, #2)]]> 58641849 A girl like no other.
Miss Olivia Landen is decidedly on the shelf. Even though all her life she was ridiculed for being different, she is not ready to give up on her future just yet. Taking matters into her own hands, she determines to ensnare a husband and asks for help from the one man she trusts above all others—her dearest friend, Jarvis.

A man playing a dangerous game.
Jarvis, the Viscount St. John, can't remember a time when he hadn't loved Olivia. Because of the dangerous nature of his life, he has always kept her at arms length, and now, she thinks of him only as a good friend. When she requests his assistance in finding a husband, the very idea sends him to the edge of desperation.

Passion is sweeter in the guise of night...
When Olivia's life is put in danger, Jarvis does everything in his power to keep her safe and resolves, even more, that his life is not for her. However, Olivia's feelings start to change as she realizes that there's more to Jarvis than meets the eye.

In the dead of the night, hidden in shadows, can their love prove stronger than even the darkest of secrets?

]]> 310 Sadie Bosque Sadie 0 currently-reading 4.36 2021 Secrets of the Wicked Viscount (The Shadows, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Get Away with Marriage (The Gardner Girls, #6; Must Love Scandal, #1)]]> 58951371
Hugh Cavendish—mischievous rogue extraordinaire—has been declared one of the season’s most eligible bachelors. The new title does not sit well with him…nor does the news that a former flame has announced her intent to “catch� him before the season is through.

Determined to buy himself a temporary reprieve, Hugh conscripts a simple school miss into playing the role of his fiancée. What a lark!

This was not the kind of solution she had in mind...

Beatrice “Triss� Weston is a simple, practical young woman, who does not believe in putting up with nonsensical games—like the one proposed by this smooth-talking rogue. No respectable young lady would agree to such a bizarre offer, but desperate times call for desperate measures. As Triss is forced to give up her position as a teacher, accepting employ as part of Hugh’s sham becomes her only option.

Courting more than scandal�

But as Triss’s complicated past catches up with her, their ruse becomes a more shocking adventure than either of them could ever have anticipated. As Hugh’s faux fiancée’s secrets come to light, he faces a momentous decision: accept Triss for who she truly is or allow the woman he has fallen in love with to walk out of his life forever.


Author's Note:

Please note: How to Get Away with Marriage is a standalone-romance with a happy ending. However, the book concludes with a semi-cliff-hanger relating to secondary characters and which sets up the overarching mystery plot of the Must Love Scandal series.


Content Warning: Mention of Infant Loss

Heat Level: Sweet & Steamy]]> 424 Fenna Edgewood Sadie 5 4.12 2021 How to Get Away with Marriage (The Gardner Girls, #6; Must Love Scandal, #1)
author: Fenna Edgewood
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2021
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[To All the Earls I've Loved Before (The Gardner Girls, #2)]]> 57825460 Meet the Gardner Girls:
Four devoted sisters must face pride, peril, and adventure before each finds a love that conquers all.

Sometimes love is an accident

As Angel and Gwendolen are about to discover, love can be found in the strangest places—such as in the dead of night, on a bridge, when a drunk duke stumbles across a knife-wielding woman.

A lady with a secret

Standing at danger's threshold, Lady Gwendolen Gibson (née Gardner) has no idea that love is about to beckon her in. Hiding from a man who seeks to destroy her life and steal her child, the countess has lived for years with a secret past. Now widowed and threatened with the loss of her home, a guardian angel rescues her and makes her an offer she can't refuse.

Out of options and weary of running from her past, Gwendolen wants nothing more than the chance to build a new life for herself and her son. But Gwendolen's secrets will not stay hidden, and as her dangerous adversary steps into the light, he threatens her present, her future, and all she holds dear.

A scoundrel with honor

Angel Beaumont, the Duke of Englefield, lives up to his name. A golden Adonis, his looks leave women swooning in his wake, while his fortune is greater than Croesus'. Returning to England after being betrayed on the battlefield, Angel seeks to alleviate the dullness of his privileged life with the usual womanizing, drinking, racing, and gambling.

Until the night he steps across Blackwater Bridge and discovers a mysterious woman in desperate circumstances. Deciding only he can keep her safe, Angel makes a gallant proposition, offering himself as her protector in a marriage of convenience.

But, although Angel believed he could remain aloof to Gwendolen's charms, this wild-living nobleman finds he cannot steel his heart to a woman who is more than she seems and everything he never knew he needed.

]]> 300 Fenna Edgewood Sadie 0 currently-reading 4.12 2021 To All the Earls I've Loved Before (The Gardner Girls, #2)
author: Fenna Edgewood
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.12
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]]> <![CDATA[My Darling Duke (Sinful Wallflowers, #1)]]> 49570497 desperate wallflower. To save her family, she'll do anything. Luckily, she has the perfect plan...

She’ll impress the ton by simply announcing she is engaged to the reclusive and mysterious Duke of Thornton, Alexander Masters, and secure strong matches for her sisters. No one has heard from the duke in years. Surely he’ll never find out before her sisters� weddings, and she can go back to her own quiet life.

Soon, though, everything is out of control. At first, it’s just a few new ball gowns on the duke’s accounts. Then, it’s interviews with reporters eager for gossip. Before she knows it, Katherine has transformed herself into Kitty Danvers, charming and clever belle of the ton—with everyone eager to meet her thankfully absent fiancé.

But when the enigmatic Alexander Masters suddenly arrives in the city, dashing and oh so angry, he demands retribution. Except not in the way Katherine expected…]]> 344 Stacy Reid 164063746X Sadie 0 currently-reading 4.26 2019 My Darling Duke (Sinful Wallflowers, #1)
author: Stacy Reid
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Wicked Designs (The League of Rogues, #1)]]> 56797475 An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.

Fans of the Bridgertons will love this bad boy duke who kidnaps the wrong woman in this steamy historical romance.

Godric St. Laurent, Duke of Essex:

A rake.

A scoundrel.

And now he's a kidnapper.

Godric St. Laurent, Duke of Essex, relishes the rakish reputation society has branded him with. He has no plans to marry anytime soon—if ever. When he kidnaps an embezzler’s niece for revenge, the difficult debutante’s blend of sweetness and sharp tongue both infuriate and intrigue him.

Miss Emily Parr is determined to rid herself of domineering men in her life. Her plan is in shambles after she's kidnapped by the incorrigible duke. As she tries to outwit him, she finds herself... enjoying not only the scorching kisses he steals but also his companionship. Of course the most wicked and unweddable man she's ever met would be the one she can't imagine living without.

As they surrender to passion, danger from Godric's past threatens to destroy the one thing he and Emily swore they never wanted: love.

Warning: This novel includes a lady who refuses to stay kidnapped, a devilish duke with a dark past, and an assortment of charming rogues who have no idea what they’ve gotten themselves into.

]]> 400 Lauren Smith 0997423749 Sadie 5 4.22 2013 Wicked Designs (The League of Rogues, #1)
author: Lauren Smith
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2013
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Hell's Belle (Devilish Debutantes, #3)]]> 40996221
A Scheming Minx
Emily Goodnight, a curiously smart bluestocking � who cannot see a thing without her blasted spectacles � is raising the art of meddling to new heights. Why leave her future in the hands of fate when she’s perfectly capable of managing it herself?

An Apathetic Rake
The Earl of Blakely, London’s most unattainable bachelor, finds Miss Goodnight’s schemes nearly as intriguing as the curves hidden beneath her frumpy gowns. Secure in his independence, he's focused on one thing only: evading his father's manipulating ways. In doing so, ironically, he fails to evade the mischief of Emily’s managing ploys.

Hell’s Bell Indeed
What with all the cheating at parlor games, trysts in dark closets, and nighttime flights to Gretna Green, complications arise. Because fate has limits. And when it comes to love and the secrets of the past, there’s only so much twisting one English Miss can get away with…]]> 372 Annabelle Anders Sadie 5 4.17 2018 Hell's Belle (Devilish Debutantes, #3)
author: Annabelle Anders
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2018
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Courting Trouble (Goode Girls, #2)]]> 54061971 A brand-new deliciously wicked romance series from USA Today Bestselling Author Kerrigan Byrne. The Goode Girls are aren't simply good, they're stunning.

Doctor Titus Conleith emerged from his time as a battlefield surgeon with a mysterious fortune, a lethal secret, and a demon on his back. Ruthlessly intelligent, he was able to lift himself from his beginnings as coal-stained bastard through merciless discipline and inexhaustible skill. Alone by choice, he swore never to open his heart to another. Not after Honoria Goode. The heiress who shattered his hopes and then tread upon the shards of his heart with her bejeweled slippers. The beauty with whom he shared his first taste of passion, before she gave her hand to another.

The woman whose life he just saved from bleeding out on his table...

Honoria's life as a Viscountess has been nothing but a misery she'd brought upon herself with her own cowardice. Trapped for years in a loveless marriage to a cruel rake, she has been widowed by the consequences of his villainy. Now, she must face the man with the blazing golden eyes of the boy she once worshiped, and the dark past they both share.

As their passion reignites with the same fervor of their youth, Honoria can't help but begin to wonder...

Will he allow her the second chance she doesn't deserve?

]]> 225 Kerrigan Byrne Sadie 5 the queen of historical romance.

Wonderful, as always. Action, adventure, angst are beautifully written in Kerrigan’s usual style. Love all her books. This one didn’t disappoint. ]]> 4.08 2020 Courting Trouble (Goode Girls, #2)
author: Kerrigan Byrne
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2020
rating: 5
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the queen of historical romance.

Wonderful, as always. Action, adventure, angst are beautifully written in Kerrigan’s usual style. Love all her books. This one didn’t disappoint.
]]> <![CDATA[The Duke Who Knew Too Much (Heart of Enquiry, #1)]]> 24442668 alternate cover edition of ASIN B00S36833E

A Stranger to Love

Alaric McLeod, Duke of Strathaven, is known as the Devil Duke for his wicked ways. Tormented by his past, Alaric knows better than to trust a woman yet finds himself ensnared by a spirited, virtuous virgin—who accuses him of a crime he didn’t commit. Is she his foe... or his salvation?

A Novice to Desire

Emma Kent is an independent country miss cast adrift in the ton. When a depraved encounter with an arrogant rake lands her in intrigue, Emma’s honor compels her to do the right thing. But desire challenges her quest for justice, and she must decide: can she trust her heart to discover the truth?

Bound by Passion and Peril

Alaric and Emma engage in a battle of wits and will. As their attraction flares, the true enemy stalks their every move. With danger looming, will they solve the mystery and find true love� before it’s too late?]]> 373 Grace Callaway Sadie 0 4.06 2015 The Duke Who Knew Too Much (Heart of Enquiry, #1)
author: Grace Callaway
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Lady Ruthless (Notorious Ladies of London, #1)]]> 53096593
Justin "Sin" Vaughn, Earl of Sinclair, needs to marry an heiress, and he needs to marry one now. But the sudden, anonymous publication of salacious memoirs rumored to be his obliterates his chances. With polite society convinced he is a murderer, he has only one choice: find the person behind his supposed memoirs and get his revenge.

Callie never expected Lord Sinclair to discover she wrote Confessions of a Sinful Earl. Or to abduct her and demand restitution in the form of her own hand in marriage. She definitely did not expect to find him so difficult to resist...

Sin is about to teach the beautiful, perfidious Lady Callie a lesson in ruthlessness. One scorching-hot kiss at a time.]]> 346 Scarlett Scott Sadie 0 4.08 2020 Lady Ruthless (Notorious Ladies of London, #1)
author: Scarlett Scott
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bachelor Duke (The Bachelor, #1)]]> 54685479 The Bachelor Duke meets a beautiful, curvaceous lady.

Remington Warren, The Duke of Karrington, lives his life by the name society has thrust upon him. Having witnessed cruelty against the fairer sex with his own eyes, he vows never to marry to prevent himself from becoming like the monster who raised him. After ten years of being The Bachelor Duke, his life is irrevocably changed when he sees Lady Olivia St. John across the ballroom floor.

Having lived a sheltered, pampered life, surrounded by her loving family, Lady Olivia St. John longs to know passion and love. She is beautiful, bold, and has a rather large dowry. According to society, she would be a diamond in the first water of this season if it wasn’t for her one flaw.

Will she find all she longs for and more in the arms of The Bachelor Duke, or will heartbreak be her demise?

]]> 298 Cecilia Rene Sadie 0 4.18 The Bachelor Duke (The Bachelor, #1)
author: Cecilia Rene
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.18
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]]> Sunflower Season 60710168
Featuring novellas, stories and novels by Sabrina Jeffries, Christi Caldwell, Amalie Howard, Virginia Heath, Caroline Lee, Golden Angel, Mimi Mathews, Nicole Locke, Natasha Blackthorne, Royaline Sing, Lenora Bell, Sabrina Jeffries, Amy Quinton, Janna MacGregor, Annabelle Anders, Rachel Ann Smith, Eva Devon, Sandra Sookoo, Tabetha Waite, Diana Bold, Sadie Bosque, Cheryl Bolen, Erica Monroe, Kate Bateman, Cara Maxwell, Tracy Sumner, Jenna Jaxon, Jane Charles, Eliza Knight, Mariah Stone, Robyn DeHart, Wendy LaCapra, Hildie McQueen, Madeline Martin, Amy Rose Bennett, Ava Bond, Kristin Vayden, Piper Huguley, Fenna Edgewood, Kathryn Le Veque, Caroline Linden, Nancy Yeager, Dawn Brower, Celeste Barclay, Lauren Royal, Michele Pollock Dalton, Glynnis Campbell, Rose Pearson, Erica Ridley, Sydney Jane Baily, Deb Marlowe, Rebecca Paula, Amanda Mariel, Christine Sterling, Ava Stone, Lauren Smith, Sawyer Quinn, Caroline Warfield, Jessica A Clements, Jude Knight, Anna St. Claire, Tamara Gill, Gina Conkle, Charlie Lane, Terri Brisbin, Bronwen Evans, Emmanuelle de Maupassant, Merry Farmer, Tammy Andresen, Cecelia Mecca, Meredith Bond, Christine Donovan, Lana Williams, Carrie Lomax, Eve Pendle, Bethany Bennett, Bianca Blythe, Maggie Dallen, Samara Parish, Anna Campbell and more????

Again, ALL proceeds will be donated to Ukrainian relief efforts. We are not affiliated with any charities but are only doing what we can to provide help for the innocent people who've lost so much as a result of this senseless tragedy.]]> 7000 Annabelle Anders Sadie 0 to-read 4.48 2022 Sunflower Season
author: Annabelle Anders
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.48
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]]> <![CDATA[Rogue for Hire (Rogues of the Road, #0.5)]]> 56798490
Forced to quickly find a way to make money, Harry hits upon a brilliant idea.

Instead of creating scandals, he will get paid to manage them.

Heiress, Alice North, is desperate.

She seeks Harry’s help to rid her of a fortune hunting scoundrel.

In Harry, she discovers a handsome, yet complex man, who sets her blood on fire.

Harry in turn is drawn to Alice. A steamy secret affair ignites between them.

But, will Alice’s heart be the ultimate price she has to pay for engaging the services of a Rogue for Hire?

(formerly published as part of the Have Yourself a Merry Little Scandal Anthology).

]]> 146 Sasha Cottman Sadie 5 4.01 2020 Rogue for Hire (Rogues of the Road, #0.5)
author: Sasha Cottman
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2020
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Ruined by The Bachelor Marquess (The Bachelor, #2)]]> 56933853
He failed everyone…especially her. 
�

Henry Livingstone, the Marquess of Heartford, was destroyed by the fire that claimed his sister’s life. Haunted by her death, he fled his home and the woman he loved. When he finally returns to restore his family’s wealth, he’s met with his demons, both old and new, including Lady Julia St. John, his former fiancée and the woman he scandalously abandoned at the altar.
�

Once a diamond of the first water, Lady Julia St. John is a victim of cruel gossip and shunned from society. To salvage her pride, she focuses on family and rediscovers a passion for painting. Never did she imagine that she would ever see the Marquess of Heartford again…or face her utterly unresolved feelings for him. She should hate him…but hate is the last thing she feels.
�

When sparks fly under the same roof and attraction eclipses heartbreak, Henry and Julia are left with a choice—take the risk and fight their way to a second chance at love, or walk away forever.]]> 249 Cecilia Rene Sadie 5 4.31 2021 Ruined by The Bachelor Marquess (The Bachelor, #2)
author: Cecilia Rene
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2021
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bluestocking Beds Her Bride]]> 59831864 She’s out to avenge her family... but what she finds is an everlasting love.

Featuring some of your favorite tropes:

Age Gap
Single Mom
Mystery & Intrigue

Never weaken. Never trust. Never give away your heart.

Some call Fleur Warburton cold and hard-hearted. Even ruthless. Scarred by a traumatic past that destroyed her family, Fleur believes she has found the man ultimately responsible for her unhappy fate and is out for vengeance. But when the beautiful Lady Julia Pembroke gets in her way, Fleur is soon entangled in scandal of a different sort. With Julia by her side, Fleur enters a world of tempestuous desires and rebellious hearts.

A Carefully Constructed Life�

More than ten years ago, Lady Julia Pembroke was a haughty beauty with the ton at her fingertips. Now she’s an aging spinster who spends her days advocating for London’s less fortunate. To the beau monde, she seems to lead a precarious double-existence, half in and half out of good society, always plagued by those pesky rumors that she prefers women to men.

Julia stopped caring what others thought of her long ago. These days, her life is anything but dull. She has a charity society to run, a houseful of adopted children to care for, and an evil criminal organization to bring down.

Dashing Women and Dangerous Deeds

But when a reckless young spitfire with hair of fiery gold whose every touch is an exquisite torture, every glance an enticement arrives in London from the countryside, Julia’s life suddenly becomes much, much more complicated…and much more dangerous.]]> 353 Fenna Edgewood Sadie 5 4.02 The Bluestocking Beds Her Bride
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name: Sadie
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]]> Mistletoe Journey 60056279
Captain John Merriweather is a confirmed bachelor. Surely, by fifty years of age that may be said about a man. But he has never met a woman quite like Mrs. Caroline Gardner—sweet and comely, who puts him at ease.

When fate conspires to pause their journey, John and Caroline have no idea that the greatest Christmas gift of all has been left to last...]]> Fenna Edgewood Sadie 5 4.45 Mistletoe Journey
author: Fenna Edgewood
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.45
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]]> <![CDATA[Everything and the Moon (The Lyndon Sisters, #1)]]> 8393930
Even after a seven-year separation, Victoria--now a governess--still leaves Robert breathless. But how could he ever again trust the raven-haired deceiver who had shattered his soul? And Victoria could never give her heart a second time to the cad who so callously trampled on it the first. But a passion fated will not be denied, and vows of love yearn to be kept. . . even when one promises the moon.]]> 384 Julia Quinn Sadie 4 4.01 2009 Everything and the Moon (The Lyndon Sisters, #1)
author: Julia Quinn
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2009
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Curse of the Wicked Scoundrel (The Shadows, #3)]]> 58641824
Eloise has led a dull, practical life. She helped her brother with his work, kept to herself and was set to marry a safe, decent young man. Until her world tilts on its axis, when she is kidnapped and kept in the lair of the beastly man. Nothing is as it seems in this strange place, especially not its owner.

Can they keep their attraction at bay, and, most importantly, can he break the curse before it's too late?

]]> 330 Sadie Bosque Sadie 0 4.23 2021 Curse of the Wicked Scoundrel (The Shadows, #3)
author: Sadie Bosque
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Masks of Desire (The Gardner Girls, #0.5)]]> 58946296 Childhood sweethearts become forbidden lovers in this Shakespearean-esque second chance romance where secrets and lies throw two opposing families into turmoil.

Romeo and Juliet, meet Henry and Caroline...

Caroline Gardner has always had her very own white knight. Her childhood sweetheart, Henry Gardner, is handsome, kind, and passionately in love with her. Or so she believes, until one day she is told everything she knows about Henry is a lie. In an instant, their long-time engagement is broken and Caroline's world is shattered.

Henry Gardner has been told that the girl he's loved all his life has cruelly betrayed him. But no matter what she may have done, his love for her will not dim. The only problem? She's about to marry someone else.

Less than twenty-four hours until he’ll lose her for good...

Stealing an earl's bride on the eve of her wedding might be an insurmountable challenge for some men, but Henry is determined to make sure Caroline knows that forever is a promise he means to keep. Even if doing so comes at a perilous price.

One boy. One girl. One future they must fight for together.

Her one true love may have returned, but after all he's put her through, Caroline has no intention of falling back into his arms. But when she stumbles onto a terrible family secret, Caroline must make a leap of faith and put her heart in the hands of the one man she swore she'd never trust again.


Book Details

Please Note: Masks of Desire was previously released as a free short story of five-thousand words. This fifty-thousand-word-plus novel contains many revisions as well as new revelations and insights for readers of the Gardner Girls series. It may be read as a prequel or a final sequel to the series.

]]> 223 Fenna Edgewood Sadie 5 lovely and sweet

A lovely novel about the second chance in first love. Sweet and passionate with wonderful characters. Fitting to the stunning cover. ]]> 4.04 2021 Masks of Desire (The Gardner Girls, #0.5)
author: Fenna Edgewood
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.04
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rating: 5
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lovely and sweet

A lovely novel about the second chance in first love. Sweet and passionate with wonderful characters. Fitting to the stunning cover.
]]> <![CDATA[Midnight Marriage (Roxton Family Saga, #1)]]> 22021400
After years in exile, Julian returns to claim a bride he doesn’t know. To his delight, he discovers she is everything he’d hoped for. Unaware they are already married, Deb is content with her independent life. Julian’s challenge is to have her accept him on his merit, even though she has no choice at all. The future of the Roxton dukedom depends upon it.

Set in the opulent world of the aristocracy and inspired by real events, Lucinda Brant delivers another lavish 18th-century experience in her trademark style—heart-wrenching drama with a happily ever after.]]> 290 Lucinda Brant Sadie 3 3.96 2010 Midnight Marriage (Roxton Family Saga, #1)
author: Lucinda Brant
name: Sadie
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2010
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[A Cowboy's Vow (Aster Ridge Ranch, #2)]]> 58308983
Ivete Graham has spent her her entire life doing what she is told. But when she learns her fiancė is a womanizer, she can’t bring herself to marry him, no matter how much his wealth and connections would benefit her family. After fleeing to her brother’s Montana ranch, she meets Thomas, her brother’s farm hand, and decides a dalliance of her own is exactly what she needs. Only, she can’t ignore the feelings he stirs or the way he holds his honor higher than any man she’s known.

Thomas McMullin has spent eight years saving for a ranch of his own. But when a train robbery forces Ivete Graham into his arms, he’s not sure if he can let her go. No matter that she’s his employer’s little sister, or that she’s too rich for his blood. When his interest is reciprocated, he wonders if he’s merely a pawn in this rich girl’s game, or if her feelings are true.

But there are no guarantees in the Wild West.

Can Thomas and Ivete ignore who they’ve been to discover who they are? Or will reality rip them apart?

A Cowboy’s Vow is second in the Aster Ridge Ranch series, after A Winter’s Vow. It is a Clean romance and can be read as a standalone.]]> 244 Kate Condie Sadie 5 4.45 A Cowboy's Vow (Aster Ridge Ranch, #2)
author: Kate Condie
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.45
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I usually read steamy historical romances, but sometimes I am in the mood for a sweet one and this novel came to me at a perfect time. I loved the characters and their blooming romance. To be honest, I disliked the heroine at first. She seemed a bit judgy while not so perfect herself. But it was the journey she had to take and I enjoyed reading about it. The hero is simply swoonworthy.
]]> <![CDATA[Wickeds Scandal (The Wickeds, #1)]]> 44420988 An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here and here.

Alexandra Dunforth’s conniving uncle is forcing her into wedding a man she doesn’t know. Her uncle is determined. He’s threatened to sell Helmsby Abbey, the only home Alexandra has ever known, and throw the estate’s staff into the streets if he doesn’t get his way. But her uncle has the intelligence of a turnip, surely Alexandra can manage to outwit him and save all she holds dear.

After years of living in Macao, Sutton “Satan� Reynolds, the decadent, handsome Marquess of Cambourne, has finally returned to take his place in society. As beautiful as he is wealthy, the ladies of the ton are lining up to be ruined at his hands. He finds them all tedious and boring until he meets the delectable Miss Dunforth. Miss Dunforth seems immune to his charms. In fact, the tart-tongued spinster assures Sutton that she finds him arrogant. Annoying. And lacking in some way.

One wicked kiss leads to a scandalous attraction.

Determined to save her home, Alexandra has no time to flirt with scandalous rakes, especially one who sports a dragon tattoo and possesses a ridiculous nickname. Lord Cambourne is a distraction Alexandra can ill afford, even after he kisses her. Besides, she’s certain he is only toying with her for his own amusement. After all, notorious rakes don’t desire plain, bookish spinsters from Hampshire.

Do they?]]> 275 Kathleen Ayers Sadie 4 4.16 2013 Wickeds Scandal (The Wickeds, #1)
author: Kathleen Ayers
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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]]> The Naughty List 56235820
Kate isn’t sure if Nikolai is the real deal, but this silver fox with big hands and thick thighs might just make her believe in Christmas miracles.

See if Kate has been naughty or nice in this light, fun, and steamy 15,000 word holiday romance with a guaranteed HEA.

“I devoured this� It’s like a cup of cocoa, but if the tiny marshmallows were shaped like Santa boners� –Sierra Simone]]> 59 Ellie Mae MacGregor Sadie 4
As a disclaimer, I usually don't read erotic romance, and am not a fan of insta-love trope, but this short and fun read was perfect. The attraction between the leads didn't seem forced, and overall the book lifted my spirits.

If you're looking for a fun Christmas read, this book is for you.]]> 3.57 2020 The Naughty List
author: Ellie Mae MacGregor
name: Sadie
average rating: 3.57
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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This novella is fun and quirky and super hot! I love-loved the hero. He was just the cutest hot dude ever, with insecurities and doubts and internal conflicts, despite being the real magical Santa.

As a disclaimer, I usually don't read erotic romance, and am not a fan of insta-love trope, but this short and fun read was perfect. The attraction between the leads didn't seem forced, and overall the book lifted my spirits.

If you're looking for a fun Christmas read, this book is for you.
]]> <![CDATA[The Divorce (The Relationship Quo, #1)]]> 30182140
He’s the love of my life, the sexy and smart man I saw my future with, but now I don’t think he sees it too. I’m tired of not being seen, I’m tired of not being heard, and I’m tired of being in love alone.
I was his optimistic hippie girl that he couldn’t get enough of. Now I’m just his annoyance.

So I told him, I finally found the backbone and this is our story....


Chris: My wife just told me she wants a divorce. What the hell do I say to that? I thought we were fine-, well fine is a bad word, I thought we were okay. Doesn't matter what I think because she's moving out and I can't really let this happen.

Yeah, she annoys me, we’re total opposites, but I knew that when I met her, she hasn’t changed…maybe I have? I was her anchor, her safety, her home. Now I’m that guy that’s wreaked her and there are plenty of men willing to repair the damage I did.

So I have a plan. Find out what happened to change my affection for her within the last two years, and win her back before someone else does, because I still love her, and she still loves me....I guess....]]> 327 Nicole Strycharz 1533151318 Sadie 5
But, the book gave me all the feels and I think I even cried when our hero spots his wife with her bf on her birthday near their club and ask her to not go in. ]]> 3.39 2016 The Divorce (The Relationship Quo, #1)
author: Nicole Strycharz
name: Sadie
average rating: 3.39
book published: 2016
rating: 5
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This was a great angsty read. I hurt so much with the characters. Honestly, I didn't like how the heroine easily jumped to a serious relationship with another guy. I mean, yes, she tried to fix the marriage, but she obviously didn't have that conversation with her husband since it was a surprise to him. Communication is key. The hero is definitely an asshole, and I don't quite get how he went from not noticing her for the past two years to suddenly wanting her again with a fiery passion.

But, the book gave me all the feels and I think I even cried when our hero spots his wife with her bf on her birthday near their club and ask her to not go in.
]]> <![CDATA[Mistakes Not to Make When Avoiding a Rake (The Gardner Girls, #1)]]> 57735045 In the sleepy country village of Bedford, the promise of love can transform the most world-weary rake, and the power of passion can move a proud young woman to repent of even her most stubborn prejudices.

A cynical rake...

The arrival of Thomas Campbell and his elder brother has the village of Bedford abuzz with excitement. Not only is Thomas tall, dark, and handsome, he is also rumored to be a most notorious rake.

Claire Gardner is young, innocent, and completely infuriating. Yet given an opportunity, Thomas can't help teaching the headstrong beauty a lesson in desire.

A quiet life for a lady...

Content with a simple rural life, Claire Gardner has no wish for a season in London, nor is she eager to wed. But after a catastrophic mistake compromises her honor, Claire finds herself ensnared in scandal.

Claire is quite certain reformed rakes do not make the best husbands. She would rather face shame than lose her freedom to a man she is convinced does not love her. But as rumors swirl regarding her ruined reputation, the condemnation of her neighbors becomes more than she can bear.

Tormented by a bitter betrayal, Thomas has steeled himself against ever loving again—but he harbors a secret which leaves him in need of a wife. Will the truth about the other woman in Thomas’s life destroy their marriage before it has even begun?


Mistakes Not to Make When Avoiding a Rake is a standalone story. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a happily ever after.

Series: The Gardner Girls, Book 1 (However, each book is a complete story which may be read in any order.)

Heat Level: Sweet-with-Heat, Slow Burn

]]> 306 Fenna Edgewood Sadie 5 3.95 2021 Mistakes Not to Make When Avoiding a Rake (The Gardner Girls, #1)
author: Fenna Edgewood
name: Sadie
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2021
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Masked Intentions (Unmasking Prometheus, #1)]]> 55011869
Vanessa Bourke, the famous actress, is fascinated by both Adrian Strathmore, who throws flowers at her feet but remains in the shadows, and Prometheus, the masked man who shows up in her flat in the middle of the night with a small boy he’s saved. When she discovers they are one and the same, she begs him to unmask himself, to no avail. He is willing to lose her forever rather than trust her to love him despite his scars. Frustrated, she blackmails Adrian into marrying her, ruining his trust.

Will he ever believe she’s come to love the man behind the mask?]]> 213 Diana Bold Sadie 5 to-read 4.18 Masked Intentions (Unmasking Prometheus, #1)
author: Diana Bold
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average rating: 4.18
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]]> <![CDATA[A Governess Should Never... Tempt a Prizefighter (The Governess Chronicles #1)]]> 55589310 “So tell me, Miss Griffin, why should I employ you as governess?�

A question to rouse fear within the breast of any prospective governess but for Matilda, a lady without references, appropriate brown clothing or any experience with children whatsoever, doubly so.

Yet, alone in the world, except for a brutish guardian and a malodorous betrothed, Matilda must seek her own future, even if that means employment in the household of a rugged ex-prizefighter with sizeable muscles and doubtless miniscule intellect.

“Please continue to enlighten me, Miss Griffin.�

Mr Seth Hawkins, owner of famed Boxing Academy, has reached the point of desperation in his search for a governess.

Yet, with no other suitable candidates, could this yellow-clad, bespectacled female who seemed to think him a witless dolt with calloused knuckles and no books, teach his daughter the ways of a lady?

The Lady and the Prizefighter.

One should never judge a man by his well-defined muscles or a lady by her yellow-silk slippers, for beneath both façades, lay yearning hearts, shared dreams and a taste for adventure.

With tavern excursions, scandalous kisses in midnight carriages, whifflers, nobblers and dressing as a nefarious footpad on the prowl, the vocation of governess has never been so exciting�

A fun, heart-warming Regency romance, this is the first book in a companion series to the Games of Gentlemen.

This tale contains sensual scenes.]]> 263 Emily Windsor Sadie 0 to-read 4.21 2020 A Governess Should Never... Tempt a Prizefighter (The Governess Chronicles #1)
author: Emily Windsor
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.21
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]]> <![CDATA[Duchess by Day, Mistress by Night (Rebellious Desires, #1)]]> 35998717
Rhys Tremayne has built his wealth and empire by dealing secrets on the black market of the London underworld. He is determined to take his sisters away from the depraved world they’ve known their entire lives, and the duchess is the perfect woman to help sponsor his sisters into society. The only problem is that he wants more from Georgiana, even if the social divide between them ensures she can only ever be his lover in secret.]]> 294 Stacy Reid 1640633731 Sadie 0 to-read 3.89 2017 Duchess by Day, Mistress by Night (Rebellious Desires, #1)
author: Stacy Reid
name: Sadie
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[A Dark and Stormy Knight (Victorian Rebels, #7; Goode Girls, #1)]]> 35817300 Alternate cover edition of ASIN B081MDB8B3

This Knight of the Crown is driven by a painful past and a patient fury� and his entire life is a lie.

Sir Carlton Morley is famously possessed of extraordinary will, singular focus, and a merciless sense of justice. As a man, he secured his fortune and his preeminence as Scotland Yard's ruthless Chief Inspector. As a decorated soldier, he was legend for his unflinching trigger finger, his precision in battle, and his imperturbable strength. But as a boy, he was someone else. A twin, a thief, and a murderer, until tragedy reshaped him.

Now he stalks the night, in search of redemption and retribution, vowing to never give into temptation, as it's just another form of weakness.

Until temptation lands—quite literally—in his lap, taking the form of Prudence Goode.

Prim and proper Pru is expected to live a life of drudgery, but before she succumbs to her fate, she craves just one night of desire. On the night she searches for it, she stumbles upon a man made of shadows, muscle and wrath� And decides he is the one.

When their firestorm of passion burns out of control, Morley discovers, too late, that he was right. The tempting woman has become his weakness.

A weakness his enemies can use against him.]]> 270 Kerrigan Byrne Sadie 0 to-read 4.11 2020 A Dark and Stormy Knight (Victorian Rebels, #7; Goode Girls, #1)
author: Kerrigan Byrne
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]]> <![CDATA[The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1)]]> 110391 Librarian note: See alternate cover editions here and here.

The Duke and I is a romance set in the Regency era.

In the ballrooms and drawing rooms of Regency London, rules abound. From their earliest days, children of aristocrats learn how to address an earl and curtsey before a prince—while other dictates of the ton are unspoken yet universally understood. A proper duke should be imperious and aloof. A young, marriageable lady should be amiable� but not too amiable.

Daphne Bridgerton has always failed at the latter. The fourth of eight siblings in her close-knit family, she has formed friendships with the most eligible young men in London. Everyone likes Daphne for her kindness and wit. But no one truly desires her. She is simply too deuced honest for that, too unwilling to play the romantic games that captivate gentlemen.

Amiability is not a characteristic shared by Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings. Recently returned to England from abroad, he intends to shun both marriage and society—just as his callous father shunned Simon throughout his painful childhood. Yet an encounter with his best friend’s sister offers another option. If Daphne agrees to a fake courtship, Simon can deter the mamas who parade their daughters before him. Daphne, meanwhile, will see her prospects and her reputation soar.

The plan works like a charm—at first. But amid the glittering, gossipy, cut-throat world of London’s elite, there is only one certainty: love ignores every rule...]]> 384 Julia Quinn 0380800829 Sadie 3 3.80 2000 The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1)
author: Julia Quinn
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average rating: 3.80
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rating: 3
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]]> Blue Honor 57484925 A female Russian spy holds the key to finding Vander's brother. Can he trust her?

Navy SEAL Vander Knight usually relies on fear and intimidation to extract intel from an enemy, but his standard tactics won't work on the red-headed spitfire he's tasked with questioning.
He'll have to resort to building rapport with his sexy prisoner to coax her into revealing her secrets.
Breaking Misha without falling for her may be the toughest battle he'll ever face, but with his brother's life on the line, failure is not an option.

Misha refuses to yield to the demands of the gorgeous commando who has taken her captive.
Even if he bribes her with a sweet stray puppy, she won't tell him anything about her double life as a Russian agent.
She'll simply retaliate with a seduction that will bring him to his knees.
Vander may be a worthy opponent, but he's not the only one who can fight dirty.]]> 254 Bex Dane Sadie 5 4.65 2021 Blue Honor
author: Bex Dane
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.65
book published: 2021
rating: 5
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]]> Summer Pleasures 58343040
Summer Pleasures, the latest Historical Romance anthology for charity from the authors at The New Romance Cafe, is heating up your Kindle from August, with a limited time romance collection.

All proceeds go to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.]]> Sadie Bosque Sadie 0 to-read 4.44 Summer Pleasures
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]]> <![CDATA[Return of the Wicked Earl (The Shadows, #1)]]> 57777320 A mistake she will regret for a lifetime...
Lady Annalise was a wide-eyed debutante when she fell in love and married Blake, the Earl of Payne. But their time together was ill-fated and brief. After being treated poorly by her new husband, soon Annalise's love for Blake is shattered. When he disappears entirely, their marriage seems to have ended as soon as it began.

A terrible betrayal...
Blake, the Earl of Payne, had it all: a hefty inheritance, a respectable title, and a beautiful wife. But it all crumbles when he is abducted, tortured and almost killed three months after his wedding. Now that he's back he is determined to win back his wife and take revenge on whoever is responsible for his abduction. Neither task is going as planned, especially since his wife has moved on and his abductors have a plan of their own.

A love that is stronger than hate�
As suspicions flare, dark secrets emerge, and old passions are rekindled, Blake and Annalise must decide if they can trust each other again... or let go of one another forever.

This work of fiction contains adult content, strong language, violence, off page death, bullying, nightmares and other situations that might be offensive.

Reader discretion is advised.

]]> 236 Sadie Bosque Sadie 0 currently-reading 4.06 2021 Return of the Wicked Earl (The Shadows, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[What I Did for a Duke (Pennyroyal Green, #5)]]> 8430098
But everything about Genevieve is unexpected: the passion simmering beneath her cool control, the sharp wit tempered by gentleness...And though Genevieve has heard the whispers about the duke's dark past, and knows she trifles with him at her peril, one incendiary kiss tempts her deeper into a world of extraordinary sensuality. Until Genevieve is faced with a fateful choice...is there anything she won't do for a duke?]]> 365 Julie Anne Long 0061885681 Sadie 5 to-read 4.14 2011 What I Did for a Duke (Pennyroyal Green, #5)
author: Julie Anne Long
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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]]> Steamy 56230139
…from bad boys and bikers to second chances and fireman flings.

Love happens when you least expect it.

Twenty authors have combined their talents to bring you a sizzling smorgasbord of the best in steamy romance. These are all original, never before published tales from established favorites and exciting new talent.

Warning: reading this anthology may leave you in need of a cold shower or a warm body (or two). Succumbing to temptation has never felt so good.

Steamy. An anthology that sizzles.

Someone to Fix by Eliza Peake

Devil's Bride by Sarah Bale

First Time Feels by Lasairiona McMaster

Heating Up by Heather Kinnane

Out of Sight by Tracie Delaney

The Marriage Pact by Delancey Stewart

Embracing Her One by Danielle Pays

Bumper Crop by Jessie Harper

The Wild One by Tawdra Kandle

Waiting for the Rapture by Michelle Mink

Promises Kept by Jamie Garrett

Waiting on Wood by L. Ann

Back to You by Cynthia Terelst

Sweet Tooth by K.D. Elizabeth

Country Songs & Righting Wrongs by Dylann Crush

Nobody's Perfect by Nadia Mack

Rocks by Ivy Nelson

Lost Raven by Diana A. Hicks

Cupid's Target by Melinda De Ross

Hot SEAL, Cold Water by Cat Johnson]]> 675 Erika Everest Sadie 4 4.48 2021 Steamy
author: Erika Everest
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2021
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[An Agreement with the Soldier (Necessary Arrangements, #2)]]> 57320395 Alternate cover edition of ASIN B08T7N5PY2

A broken soldier...
John Godfrey, the Baron of Ashbury,Ìýhas spent most of his life as a soldier. He was never meant to become a baron. But circumstances have changed and now that he's back home, he has to face another battle - saving his failing estates. Marriage to an heiress seems like the simplest solution and finding a lady of his heart turnsÌýout to be an easy task.ÌýBut can a beautiful, clever and free-spirited lady truly love the broken shell of a man he's become?

And his lady angel...
Miss Samantha LewisÌýhas never felt anything akin to an infatuation sheÌýfeels for John. Marriage to a man she already desires sounds like a dream come true. Only the moment the vows are spoken, he's changed and turned into a surly beast. Samantha will not give up on her idea of wedded bliss, even if it means turning both their lives upside down to achieve it.

Will their union be doomed? Or is theirsÌýa match made in heaven?

This work of fiction contains adult content, strong language, violence, off page death, bullying, nightmares and other.

Reader discretion is advised. ]]> 314 Sadie Bosque Sadie 0 currently-reading 4.18 2021 An Agreement with the Soldier (Necessary Arrangements, #2)
author: Sadie Bosque
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.18
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]]> <![CDATA[Pricing Strategies: Maximize your bottom line for long-term financial health (Successful Indie Author #5)]]> 48503217
Pricing Strategies explains why and how you would vary price points, whether you are exclusive to Amazon or distribute on multiple platforms. Book pricing is about getting the most money from your book or box set, not just one time but for the long term.Ìý

It is how you can be a successful indie author. Without buyers for your books, self-publishing is just a hobby. Look at your words as your profession and earn your just desserts by pricing your books appropriately and intentionally to improve your bottom line.

That’s what Pricing Strategies is all about. Understand the why and let the money flow.

Pricing Strategies. The book you need.]]> 140 Craig Martelle Sadie 0 4.41 Pricing Strategies: Maximize your bottom line for long-term financial health (Successful Indie Author #5)
author: Craig Martelle
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.41
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]]> <![CDATA[Release Strategies: Plan your self-publishing schedule for maximum benefit (Successful Indie Author #2)]]> 46120311
Put the experience of over one hundred book launches to work for you. Right here. Release Strategies. It’s how successful indie authors get ahead.

Plan. Prepare. And Execute.

With checklists, recommendations, and candid discussion, you’ll find everything you need to determine your best publication strategy. Implement it and keep your foot on the gas. It’s time to take the ride of your life.

Release Strategies. The book you didn’t know you needed.]]> 186 Craig Martelle Sadie 5 4.36 Release Strategies: Plan your self-publishing schedule for maximum benefit (Successful Indie Author #2)
author: Craig Martelle
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.36
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]]> <![CDATA[Seduce Me at Sunrise (The Hathaways, #2)]]> 2948832 He'd tried so hard to forget her.

Kev Merripen has longed for the beautiful, well-bred Winnifred Hathaway ever since her family rescued him from the brink of death when he was just a boy. But this handsome Gypsy is a man of mysterious origins—and he fears that the darkness of his past could crush delicate, luminous Win. So Kev refuses to submit to temptation . . . and before long Win is torn from him by a devastating twist of fate.

Can she remember the man he once was?

Then, Win returns to England—only to find that Kev has hardened into a man who will deny love at all costs. Meantime, an attractive, seductive suitor has set his sights on Win. It’s now or never for Kev to make his move. But first, he must confront a dangerous secret about his destiny—or risk losing the only woman he has lived for . . .]]> 360 Lisa Kleypas 0312949812 Sadie 4 4.04 2008 Seduce Me at Sunrise (The Hathaways, #2)
author: Lisa Kleypas
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[A Night to Surrender (Spindle Cove, #1)]]> 10429836 Welcome to Spindle Cove, where the ladies with delicate constitutions come for the sea air, and men in their prime are... nowhere to be found. Or are they?

Spindle Cove is the destination of choice for certain types of well-bred young ladies: the painfully shy, young wives disenchanted with matrimony, and young girls too enchanted with the wrong men; it is a haven for those who live there.

Victor Bramwell, the new Earl of Rycliff, knows he doesn't belong here. So far as he can tell, there's nothing in this place but spinsters... and sheep. But he has no choice, he has orders to gather a militia. It's a simple mission, made complicated by the spirited, exquisite Susanna Finch—a woman who is determined to save her personal utopia from the invasion of Bram's makeshift army.

Susanna has no use for aggravating men; Bram has sworn off interfering women. The scene is set for an epic battle... but who can be named the winner when both have so much to lose?]]> 372 Tessa Dare 0062049836 Sadie 0 to-read 3.73 2011 A Night to Surrender (Spindle Cove, #1)
author: Tessa Dare
name: Sadie
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2011
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ruin of Evangeline Jones (Harcastle Inheritance, #2)]]> 52649664
Evie worked her way up from the gutter and she’s not about to abandon the life she’s built for fear of this aristocratic dilettante. She knows his type. She sees the attraction simmering beneath his animosity, and she knows how to use it to keep him off balance. They strike a bargain. He has one week to prove she’s a fake. If he fails, he has to abandon all further attempts. If he succeeds, she’ll not only retire but make a public statement explaining all her tricks.

Neither expects to find anything in common, not to mention anything to love, in the other. Both are blindsided by the affinity and blossoming tenderness between them. But even if it were possible for a lowly charlatan to live happily ever after with a duke, more is going on than either suspects. Someone else has brought them together for a sinister purpose of his own.]]> 217 Julia Bennet 1682815978 Sadie 0 to-read 3.80 2020 The Ruin of Evangeline Jones (Harcastle Inheritance, #2)
author: Julia Bennet
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average rating: 3.80
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]]> <![CDATA[Something About Emmaline (Bachelor Chronicles, #1)]]> 279110
Posing as Emmaline isn't a stretch for the newly arrived Lady Sedgwick, she's been conning gentry for years. But as the popular baron's wife, she now has the one thing that has eluded her—entree into London's inner circles. Against Alexander's better judgment, Emmaline is impossibly fixed in his life. And suddenly Emmaline is challenging him to be the husband she deserves.]]> 374 Elizabeth Boyle 0060549319 Sadie 0 to-read 3.77 2005 Something About Emmaline (Bachelor Chronicles, #1)
author: Elizabeth Boyle
name: Sadie
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2005
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]]> <![CDATA[A Wicked Kind of Husband (Longhope Abbey, #3)]]> 43473742 It was the ideal marriage of convenience...until they met

Cassandra DeWitt has seen her husband only once--on their wedding day two years earlier--and this arrangement suits her perfectly. She has no interest in the rude, badly behaved man she married only to secure her inheritance. She certainly has no interest in his ban on her going to London. Why, he'll never even know she is there.

Until he shows up in London too, and Cassandra finds herself sharing a house with the most infuriating man in England.

Joshua DeWitt has his life exactly how he wants it. He has no need of a wife disrupting everything, especially a wife intent on reforming his behavior. He certainly has no need of a wife who is intolerably amiable, insufferably reasonable ... and irresistibly kissable.

As the unlikely couple team up to battle a malicious lawsuit and launch Cassandra's wayward sister, passion flares between them. Soon the day must come for them to part ... but what if one of them wants their marriage to become real?

Hilarious, heartrending, and hot, this historical romance set in Regency London tells the story of a marriage of convenience between opposites.]]> 386 Mia Vincy 1925882012 Sadie 5 4.00 2018 A Wicked Kind of Husband (Longhope Abbey, #3)
author: Mia Vincy
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average rating: 4.00
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This is one of my favorite books. I haven't read anything from Mia Vincy before, but I definitely will again. I love marriage of convenience tropes and this was just so expertly done. This book balances the right amount of fun, angst and steam.
]]> <![CDATA[The Theory of Earls (The Beautiful Barringtons, #1)]]> 54629906 “Chemise. Stockings. Piano.�

Three words, uttered by the beautifully rakish Lord Welles, leave Margaret Lainscott speechless. His improper request, that she play the piano for him in her…underthings is as shocking as it is titillating. Margaret should never have asked his help in reintroducing her to Lord Carstairs. But his friend meets all of Margaret’s criteria for a husband; passably attractive, of below-average intelligence, and possessed of an obsessive outdoor hobby which will leave her free to pursue her own life.

Welles is one of London’s most committed bachelors, known for his notorious dealings with women and his part ownership of one of London’s pleasure clubs. He’s long admired Miss Lainscott’s unrestrained passion at the piano; a passion he suspects is not reserved only for her music. Welles is certain Miss Lainscott will not entertain his improper request despite the attraction burning between them.

A young lady such as Miss Lainscott would never ruin herself willingly.

And Welles? Nothing would make him compromise his heart�

Until a duet with a passionate pianist changes his mind.

The Theory of Earls is a steamy, sexy regency romance with a guaranteed happily ever after and the first in a new series, The Beautiful Barringtons.]]> 311 Kathleen Ayers Sadie 0 to-read 4.33 2020 The Theory of Earls (The Beautiful Barringtons, #1)
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name: Sadie
average rating: 4.33
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lady Who Came in from the Cold (Heart of Enquiry, #3)]]> 27401587 A Wife Disgraced
A spy during the Napoleonic Wars, Lady Pandora Blackwood gave up espionage for love. She has shared everything with her husband� except the truth of her past. Twelve joyous years and three children later, her dark history rises to threaten everything she holds dear. Now she must face her greatest fear: can her husband love her for who she really is?

A Husband Wronged
Former officer Marcus Harrington, the Marquess of Blackwood, didn’t believe in love until he met his beautiful Penny. His devoted marchioness by day and his sensual wanton by night, she’s everything he’s ever wanted� until her betrayal shatters him. When his world comes crashing down, he is left to question: was their perfect marriage real or just a dream?

’Tis the Season for Miracles
As a cold winter grips Regency London, the estranged lovers come together in a heated reunion. Sizzling passion paves the way toward forgiveness, yet buried secrets and hidden enemies block the road to redemption. This Christmas, a wife will stop at nothing to win her beloved back� and a husband will discover that love’s reality exceeds his wildest dreams.

Length: Novel (Approximately 55K words)
Sensuality: This is a hot historical romance with sizzling love scenes.]]> 208 Grace Callaway Sadie 0 to-read 4.15 2015 The Lady Who Came in from the Cold (Heart of Enquiry, #3)
author: Grace Callaway
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.15
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]]> <![CDATA[The Beast of Beswick (Everleigh Sisters, #1)]]> 43263331 Especially smart-mouthed harpies—with lips better suited to kissing than speaking—who brave his castle with indecent proposals.

But Lady Astrid Everleigh will stop at nothing to see her younger sister safe from a notorious scoundrel, even if it means offering herself up on a silver platter to the forbidding Beast of Beswick himself. And by offer, she means what no highborn lady of sound and sensible mind would ever dream of—a tender of marriage with her as his bride.]]> 380 Amalie Howard 1640637419 Sadie 0 to-read 3.82 2019 The Beast of Beswick (Everleigh Sisters, #1)
author: Amalie Howard
name: Sadie
average rating: 3.82
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]]> <![CDATA[The Duke of Danger (The Untouchables, #6)]]> 35562483
Widowed and destitute, Lady Emmaline Townsend must marry the man of her parents� choosing or beg unsympathetic relatives for support. The only way out is to ask for help from the one man she’s sworn to hate, the man who owes her anything she asks, the man who killed her husband. They strike a devil’s bargain in which passion simmers just beneath the surface. But her dead husband’s transgressions come back to haunt them and threaten their chance at love.]]> 286 Darcy Burke 1944576177 Sadie 0 to-read 4.19 2017 The Duke of Danger (The Untouchables, #6)
author: Darcy Burke
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.19
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]]> <![CDATA[In Bed with the Devil (Scoundrels of St. James, #1)]]> 2634570 371 Lorraine Heath 0061355577 Sadie 0 to-read 4.02 2008 In Bed with the Devil (Scoundrels of St. James, #1)
author: Lorraine Heath
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.02
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]]> Where Dreams Begin 109580 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780380802319

Lisa Kleypas delivers the unforgettable, sexy tale of a brash rogue who meets his equal in a woman who knows exactly what she wants...

Zachary Bronson has built an empire of wealth and power. Now, he is seeking a wife to help secure his position in the ton... as well as warm his bed in private. But not just any woman will do for one of London's most notorious rakes. When he meets Lady Holly Taylor, he surrenders to the temptation to take her in his arms and kiss her. Yet, he's pleasantly surprised to discover her fierce passions match his own.

Lady Holly Taylor is destined to spend her life playing by society's rules, even when they go against her bolder instincts. But Zachary's kiss arouses her, and though his shocking offer doesn't include marriage, she is compelled to risk everything for the most forbidden passion.

]]> 373 Lisa Kleypas Sadie 0 to-read 3.96 2000 Where Dreams Begin
author: Lisa Kleypas
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]]> <![CDATA[The Duke (Knight Miscellany, #1)]]> 958535
Bel has used her intelligence and wit to charm the city's titled gentlemen, while struggling to put the pieces of her life back together. She needs a protector, so she accepts Hawk's invitation to become his mistress in name only. He asks nothing of her body, but seeks her help in snaring the same man who shattered her virtue. Together they tempt the unforgiving wrath of society—until their risky charade turns into a dangerous attraction, and Bel must make a devastating decision that could ruin her last chance at love. . . .]]> 396 Gaelen Foley 0449006360 Sadie 0 to-read 4.00 2000 The Duke (Knight Miscellany, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Revealing a Rogue (The Hadfields, #1)]]> 54163861 How do you safeguard your heart from the rogue you’ve sworn to protect?�

As secretary at Neale & Sons barristers, an unusual job for a woman, little surprises Miss Bronwyn Cadby. But nothing could prepare Bronwyn for the day Landon Neale, the Earl of Hadfield, waltzes into the office and proposes marriage � to her.

Ready to fulfill his duty and marry, Landon decides the only woman who suits his needs is the brilliant and fiery Miss Bronwyn. But the woman is no blushing debutante. Rather than accept his proposal outright and marry properly, she insists they elope to Gretna Green.

Landon has one carriage ride to reveal his inner rogue and convince Bronwyn she is worthy of being his countess. With every scandalous mile that passes, he will work to win over his reluctant bride.

But will her plan to divert him from the altar succeed?

Revealing a Rogue is a fun, steamy regency romance. If you like unconventional heroines and rogues in disguise, then you’ll adore Rachel Ann Smith’s fast-paced series-opener.

]]> 187 Rachel Ann Smith 1951112091 Sadie 0 to-read 3.88 2020 Revealing a Rogue (The Hadfields, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Desires of Lady Elise (Agents of the Home Office #0.5)]]> 52103721
Lady Elise knows all too well the risks of falling in love. Her heart was broken by a rake. Instead of hunting for a husband, she helps other ladies escape the nefarious plans of unscrupulous gentlemen.

After a scandal costs Lord Thornston Elise’s hand and heart, he has lived on the fringes of the beau monde. But when his best friend, the Duke of Fairmont, requests his assistance, Thornston is torn. Helping Fairmont means facing the woman who holds his heart and soul.

Succumbing to temptation, Thornston re-enters Society to find Elise still unwed. But as he seeks to reignite her desire for him and earn back her trust, he becomes entwined in one of her investigations. But when events take a dangerous turn, he might lose the woman he loves before he can win her back.]]> 93 Rachel Ann Smith 1951112008 Sadie 0 to-read 4.06 Desires of Lady Elise (Agents of the Home Office #0.5)
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]]> <![CDATA[To Fall for a Duke by Christmas (Necessary Arrangements, #0.5)]]> 55927630
To spite his former love, David decides to court the least suitable miss of the house party, an enchanting Irish commoner Niamh. He will not marry a commoner, of course. It is just a pretense. Or it was. Until the sparks fly, and he finds himself falling hard and fast for a woman who is completely wrong for the role of his Duchess.

A penniless Irish commoner living among polite society is unlikely to find a suitor. Especially in England. Or at least that's Niamh's experience. Living in a troublesome household of her uncle, she is desperate to get away and go back to Ireland. When Niamh meets the Duke during the festivities, however, she finds herself at crossroads. Will she be willing to give up her freedom for a chance at love?]]> 80 Sadie Bosque Sadie 0 currently-reading 4.03 To Fall for a Duke by Christmas (Necessary Arrangements, #0.5)
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This is my first ever published novella. I poured my heart and soul into it and tried to make it fun as well as steamy! I hope you will enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!
]]> <![CDATA[The Perfect Rake (The Merridew Sisters, #1)]]> 485434
A renowned rake, Gideon, Lord Carradice, has a way of making ladies swoon. But when Prudence arrives at his doorstep and mistakes him for his cousin, the Duke, it is Gideon who’s infatuated. The delightful spitfire claims she and the Duke are engaged—although a taller tale was never told. In spite of the lies, Gideon is so taken with charming Prudence that he’s eager to join her game, especially if it will award him a stolen kiss or two. Now, Prudence’s plot is about to go terribly, albeit deliciously, awry...]]> 360 Anne Gracie 0425203956 Sadie 0 to-read 3.90 2005 The Perfect Rake (The Merridew Sisters, #1)
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]]> The Rake (Davenport, #2) 614718 The Rake

Known as “the despair of the Davenports,� Reginald Davenport lived a reckless, rakish life while waiting for his hated uncle to die and leave Reggie an earldom. Then the rightful heir claims the title and property and offers Reggie one last chance: Strickland, the estate where he was born and the site of his greatest joys and sorrows. Reggie returns to Strickland, resolving to build a healthier, more honorable life—if he can.

The Reformer

Young Alys Weston fled her home in despair, vowing never to trust another man. Over the years, she’s built a good life with a foster family and a position as steward of Strickland. She uses her skills to help her people, and her initials to convince the elderly earl who owned the state that she’s male.

Then the new owner appears in all his dangerous masculinity and threatens everything Alys holds dear. Good resolutions crumble when two passionate, complicated people are drawn together despite their best judgment. Can love lead to redemption and trust? Or is it too late?]]> 352 Mary Jo Putney 0451406869 Sadie 0 to-read 4.03 1989 The Rake (Davenport, #2)
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]]> His at Night 6903194 Ìý
Elissande Edgerton is a desperate woman, a virtual prisoner in the home of her tyrannical uncle. Only through marriage can she claim the freedom she craves. But how to catch the perfect man?

Lord Vere is used to baiting irresistible traps. As a secret agent for the government, he’s tracked down some of the most devious criminals in London, all the while maintaining his cover as one of Society’s most harmless—and idiotic—bachelors. But nothing can prepare him for the scandal of being ensnared by Elissande.

Forced into a marriage of convenience, Elissande and Vere are each about to discover that they’re not the only one with a hidden agenda. With seduction their only weapon—and a dark secret from the past endangering both their lives—can they learn to trust each other even as they surrender to a passion that won’t be denied?]]> 417 Sherry Thomas 0553592440 Sadie 0 to-read 3.79 2010 His at Night
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]]> <![CDATA[London's Perfect Scoundrel (Lessons in Love, #2)]]> 1032696 A determined young lady vows to give one of London's infamous rakes his comeuppance—but when the rogue turns the tables, who truly learns a lesson in love?

The ton gossips call him "Saint"—but the Marquis of St. Aubyn has well earned his reputation as London's perfect scoundrel.

Evelyn Ruddick knows she should avoid him at all costs—but the strikingly beautiful lady wants to aid the children of the Heart of Hope Orphanage, and he heads the board of trustees. Evie is determined to teach the charming, arrogant man a lesson in compassion, but it won't be so easy—especially since his touch is setting her desire aflame, making Evie yearn to submit to his passionate instruction...

The idea of joining in her "project" is unthinkable, but this enchantress refuses to give up! So what else is there for a self-respecting rake to do but seduce the lady? Yet soon it is he who is being seduced by Evie's tender heart and fiery blushes. Could the temptation of long, passionate nights in her arms bring about the impossible? Could the disreputable Saint at long last be reformed?]]> 372 Suzanne Enoch 0380820838 Sadie 0 to-read 4.03 2003 London's Perfect Scoundrel (Lessons in Love, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[When Beauty Tamed the Beast (Fairy Tales, #2)]]> 8449698
Piers Yelverton, Earl of Marchant, lives in a castle in Wales where, it is rumored, his bad temper flays everyone he crosses. And rumor also has it that a wound has left the earl immune to the charms of any woman.

Linnet is not just any woman.

She is more than merely lovely: her wit and charm brought a prince to his knees. She estimates the earl will fall madly in love—in just two weeks.

Yet Linnet has no idea of the danger posed to her own heart by a man who may never love her in return.

If she decides to be very wicked indeed . . . what price will she pay for taming his wild heart?]]> 372 Eloisa James 0062021273 Sadie 0 to-read 4.05 2011 When Beauty Tamed the Beast (Fairy Tales, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[To Beguile a Beast (Legend of the Four Soldiers, #3)]]> 6503539
Reclusive Sir Alistair Munroe has hidden in his castle ever since returning from the Colonies, scarred inside and out. But when a mysterious beauty arrives at his door, the passions he's kept suppressed for years begin to awaken.

TRUST A BEAUTY WITH A PAST . . .

Running from past mistakes has taken legendary beauty Helen Fitzwilliam from the luxury of the ton to a crumbling Scottish castle . . . and a job as a housekeeper. Yet Helen is determined to start a new life and she won't let dust-or a beast of a man-scare her away.

TO TAME HIS MOST SECRET DESIRES?

Beneath Helen's beautiful façade, Alistair finds a courageous and sensual woman. A woman who doesn't back away from his surliness-or his scars. But just as he begins to believe in true love, Helen's secret past threatens to tear them apart. Now both Beast and Beauty must fight for the one thing neither believed they could ever find-a happy ever after.]]> 374 Elizabeth Hoyt Sadie 0 to-read 3.96 2009 To Beguile a Beast (Legend of the Four Soldiers, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[To Seduce a Sinner (Legend of the Four Soldiers, #2)]]> 8149999 406 Elizabeth Hoyt Sadie 0 to-read 3.80 2008 To Seduce a Sinner (Legend of the Four Soldiers, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hunter (Victorian Rebels, #2)]]> 25398324 They're rebels, scoundrels, and blackguards—dark, dashing men on the wrong side of the law. But for the proper Victorian-era ladies who love them, a hint of danger only makes their hearts beat faster...

A scandalous proposal.

As one of London't most elite hunters, Christopher Argent never misses his mark and always gets his man. But when his latest target turns out to be a woman—the popular, and stunningly beautiful, actress Millie LeCour—it turns his whole world upside-down. Overwhelmed by the heat that simmers between them, Christopher can't complete his mission. On the contrary, he'll do anything to save Millie's life—even if it means risking his own...

A dangerous passion...

When she learns what Christopher was hired to do, Millie is torn between the fear in her heart and the fire in her soul. Putting herself in this dangerous man's arms may be her only path to safety—but giving in to her desire may be the deadliest mistake she's ever made. With both of their lives in jeopardy, Millie and Christopher must learn to trust the real feelings they're hiding—to find the true love they're looking for...]]> 412 Kerrigan Byrne 1250076064 Sadie 0 to-read 4.02 2016 The Hunter (Victorian Rebels, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Highlander (Victorian Rebels, #3)]]> 26114184 Can the fiercest master of battle conquer a woman’s heart?

They call him the Demon Highlander. The fearsome Lieutenant Colonel Liam MacKenzie is known for his superhuman strength, towering presence, and fiery passion in the heat of battle. As Laird to the MacKenzie clan, the undefeated Marquess has vanquished his foes with all rage and wrath of his barbaric Highland ancestors. But when an English governess arrives to care for his children, the master of war finds himself up against his greatest opponent... in the game of love.

Defying all expectations, Miss Philomena is no plain-faced spinster but a ravishing beauty with voluptuous curves and haughty full lips that rattle the Laird to his core. Unintimidated by her master’s raw masculinity and savage ways, the headstrong lass manages to tame not only his wild children but the beast in his soul. With each passing day, Liam grows fonder of Miss Mena—and more suspicious. What secret is she hiding behind those emerald eyes? What darkness brought her to his keep? And how can he conquer this magnificent woman’s heart... without surrendering his own?]]> 364 Kerrigan Byrne 1250076072 Sadie 0 to-read 4.03 2016 The Highlander (Victorian Rebels, #3)
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]]> Paradise (Paradise, #1) 16006
A cool, poised executive in her family's legendary department store chain, Meredith had once defied her father for the sexually magnetic, intense Matt Farrell -- and their brief, ill-fated marriage was the disastrous outcome. Now, as the Bancroft firm is threatened by a hostile takeover, Meredith is forced to confront Matt. As tensions build between them, bittersweet memories rise to the surface, leaving them suspicious, restless, and uncertain. Will they be able to believe in each other -- and grasp the tender miracle that is before them?]]> 709 Judith McNaught 0743474163 Sadie 0 to-read 4.29 1991 Paradise (Paradise, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bride (Lairds' Fiancées, #1)]]> 107779
But Jamie has vowed to never surrender to this fierce highland barbarian. He is everything she had been warned against—an arrogant scoundrel whose rough good looks hint at savage pleasures. And though his scorching kisses fire her blood, she brazenly resists him…until one rapturous moment quells their clash of wills, and something far more dangerous than desire threatens to conquer her completely.]]> 352 Julie Garwood 0743452925 Sadie 0 to-read 4.22 1989 The Bride (Lairds' Fiancées, #1)
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]]> The Duke of Shadows 3112394 In a debut romance as passionate and sweeping as the British Empire, Meredith Duran paints a powerful picture of an aristocrat torn between two worlds, an heiress who dares to risk everything...and the love born in fire and darkness that nearly destroys them.

From exotic sandstone palaces...

Sick of tragedy, done with rebellion, Emmaline Martin vows to settle quietly into British Indian society. But when the pillars of privilege topple, her fiancé's betrayal leaves Emma no choice. She must turn for help to the one man whom she should not trust, but cannot resist: Julian Sinclair, the dangerous and dazzling heir to the Duke of Auburn.

To the marble halls of London...

In London, they toast Sinclair with champagne. In India, they call him a traitor. Cynical and impatient with both worlds, Julian has never imagined that the place he might belong is in the embrace of a woman with a reluctant laugh and haunted eyes. But in a time of terrible darkness, he and Emma will discover that love itself can be perilous -- and that a single decision can alter one's life forever.

Destiny follows wherever you run.

A lifetime of grief later, in a cold London spring, Emma and Julian must finally confront the truth: no matter how hard one tries to deny it, some pasts cannot be disowned...and some passions never die.]]> 371 Meredith Duran 1416567038 Sadie 0 to-read 4.07 2008 The Duke of Shadows
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]]> <![CDATA[Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women, #1)]]> 43521785 England, 1879. Annabelle Archer, the brilliant but destitute daughter of a country vicar, has earned herself a place among the first cohort of female students at the renowned University of Oxford. In return for her scholarship, she must support the rising women's suffrage movement. Her charge: recruit men of influence to champion their cause. Her target: Sebastian Devereux, the cold and calculating Duke of Montgomery who steers Britain's politics at the Queen's command. Her challenge: not to give in to the powerful attraction she can't deny for the man who opposes everything she stands for.

Sebastian is appalled to find a suffragist squad has infiltrated his ducal home, but the real threat is his impossible feelings for green-eyed beauty Annabelle. He is looking for a wife of equal standing to secure the legacy he has worked so hard to rebuild, not an outspoken commoner who could never be his duchess. But he wouldn't be the greatest strategist of the Kingdom if he couldn't claim this alluring bluestocking without the promise of a ring... or could he?

Locked in a battle with rising passion and a will matching her own, Annabelle will learn just what it takes to topple a duke....

A stunning debut for author Evie Dunmore and her Oxford suffragists in which a fiercely independent vicar's daughter takes on a powerful duke in a fiery love story that threatens to upend the British social order.]]> 335 Evie Dunmore 1984805681 Sadie 0 to-read 3.91 2019 Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Nobody's Lady (Lord Love a Lady #1)]]> 39872832
Michael Redmond, the Duke of Cortland, needs to be in London—most expeditiously—but a band of highway robbers have thwarted his plans. Purse-pinched, coachless, and mired in mud, he stumbles on Lilly Beauchamp, the woman who betrayed him years ago.

Ladies can’t be heroes, or can they?

Michael was her first love, her first lover, but he abandoned her when she needed him most. She’d trusted him, and then he failed to meet with her father as promised. A widowed stepmother now, Lilly loves her country and will do her part for the Good of England—even if that means aiding this hobbled and pathetic duke.

They lost their chance at love, or did they?

A betrothal, a scandal, and a kidnapping stand between them now. Can honor emerge from the ashes of their love?]]> 325 Annabelle Anders 1509220445 Sadie 0 to-read 4.17 2018 Nobody's Lady (Lord Love a Lady #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[England's Perfect Hero (Lessons in Love, #3)]]> 833923
Robert is nothing if not complicated, and though he is the brother of a viscount, he rarely goes about society, and finds the weather and hat fashions ludicrous subjects for discussion. Robert is attracted to Lucinda's unpretentious ways, her serenity and her kindness. When she chooses someone for her love lessons, Robert offers to help her deliver her lessons, but sets out to convince the woman he has fallen for to take a chance on love... and on him.]]> 374 Suzanne Enoch 0060543132 Sadie 0 to-read 4.06 2004 England's Perfect Hero (Lessons in Love, #3)
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average rating: 4.06
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]]> <![CDATA[The Rake (Lessons in Love, #1)]]> 823583 Three determined young ladies vow to give three of London's worst rakes their comeuppance � but when these rogues turn the tables, who truly learns a lesson in love?

Once upon a time, the notorious Viscount Dare charmed Lady Georgiana Halley out of her innocence � to win a wager, no less! � and now he must pay dearly. The plan is simple: She will use every seductive wile she knows to win Dare's heart...and then break it. But his smoldering gaze once again tempts Georgiana to give in to desire � and when he astonishes her with a marriage proposal, she wonders: Is he playing yet another game...or could it truly be love this time?

]]> 375 Suzanne Enoch 038082082X Sadie 0 to-read 3.85 2002 The Rake (Lessons in Love, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Marry a Marquess (Wedded by Scandal, #3)]]> 35121524 ton who refuses to become engaged. She’s been desperately in love with her brother’s friend, Richard Maitland, Marquess of Westfall, since forever. But the dark, dangerous marquess only sees her as a friend and refuses to marry any woman. When circumstances change and Evie has no choice but to take a husband, she decides to convince London’s most notorious gentleman to marry her by seducing the scoundrel.

Richard Maitland decided long ago that he wanted nothing to do with love. So when the gorgeous, off-limits Evie asks him for lessons in seduction, Richard knows he’s playing with fire. Despite Richard’s determination to protect her from his dastardly reputation, he is tested at every turn by his need for the infuriating, but enticing, Lady Evie. Before too long he is faced with making an impossible choice...

]]> 279 Stacy Reid 1640632581 Sadie 0 to-read 3.71 2017 How to Marry a Marquess (Wedded by Scandal, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Ransom (Highlands' Lairds, #2)]]> 107776 576 Julie Garwood 074347418X Sadie 0 to-read 4.30 1999 Ransom (Highlands' Lairds, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lion's Lady (Crown's Spies, #1)]]> 107783
But the feisty and defiant Christina would not be so easily conquered. Mistress of her heart and of her fortune, she resisted Lyon's sensuous caresses. She dared not surrender to his love...for then, she must also forsake her precious secret...and her promised destiny!]]> 360 Julie Garwood 067173783X Sadie 0 to-read 4.17 1988 The Lion's Lady (Crown's Spies, #1)
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average rating: 4.17
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]]> <![CDATA[The Secret (Highlands' Lairds, #1)]]> 107770
In a spirited clash of wills and customs, Judith revelled in the melting bliss of Iain's searching kisses, his passionate caresses. Perplexed by her sprightly defiance, bemused by her tender nature, Iain felt his soul growing into the light and warmth of her love. Surely nothing would wrench her from the affection and trust of Iain and his clan...not even the truth about her father, a devastating secret that could shatter the boldest alliance, and the most glorious of loves.]]> 379 Julie Garwood 0671744216 Sadie 0 to-read 4.24 1992 The Secret (Highlands' Lairds, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Duke I Tempted (The Secrets of Charlotte Street, #1)]]> 40019357 He’s controlled. Meticulous. Immaculate. No one would expect the proper Duke of Westmead to be a member of London’s most illicit secret club. Least of all: his future wife.

Having overcome financial ruin and redeemed his family name to become the most legendary investor in London, the Duke of Westmead needs to secure his holdings by producing an heir. Which means he must find a wife who won’t discover his secret craving to spend his nights on his knees—or make demands on his long scarred-over heart.

Poppy Cavendish is not that type of woman. An ambitious self-taught botanist designing the garden ballroom in which Westmead plans to woo a bride, Poppy has struggled against convention all her life to secure her hard-won independence. She wants the capital to expand her exotic nursery business—not a husband.

But there is something so compelling about Westmead, with his starchy bearing and impossibly kind eyes—that when an accidental scandal makes marriage to the duke the only means to save her nursery, Poppy worries she wants more than the title he is offering. The arrangement is meant to be just business. A greenhouse for an heir. But Poppy yearns to unravel her husband’s secrets—and to tempt the duke to risk his heart.]]> 318 Scarlett Peckham 1641970324 Sadie 4 to-read
However, I think the whole "I went to my mistress to get whipped" thing got brushed aside too quickly. I mean, I would definitely have more issues with it.]]> 3.75 2018 The Duke I Tempted (The Secrets of Charlotte Street, #1)
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I loved the book. I think it has perfect amount of angst and steam and fun in it.

However, I think the whole "I went to my mistress to get whipped" thing got brushed aside too quickly. I mean, I would definitely have more issues with it.
]]> <![CDATA[One Good Earl Deserves a Lover (The Rules of Scoundrels, #2)]]> 13424032 The second in the incredible new Rules of Scoundrels series from New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean.

Lady Philippa Marbury is odd. The bespectacled, brilliant fourth daughter of the Marquess of Needham and Dolby cares more for books than balls, flora than fashion and science than the season. Nearly engaged to Lord Castleton, Pippa wants to explore the scandalous parts of London she's never seen before marriage. And she knows just who to ask: the tall, charming, quick-witted bookkeeper of The Fallen Angel, London's most notorious and coveted gaming hell, known only as Cross.

Like any good scientist, Pippa's done her research and Cross's reputation makes him perfect for her scheme. She wants science without emotion—the experience of ruination without the repercussions of ruination. And who better to provide her with the experience than this legendary man? But when this odd, unexpected female propositions Cross, it's more than tempting... and it will take everything he has to resist following his instincts—and giving the lady precisely what she wants.]]> 376 Sarah MacLean 0062068539 Sadie 4 Loved it! 4.01 2013 One Good Earl Deserves a Lover (The Rules of Scoundrels, #2)
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Loved it!
]]> <![CDATA[A Rogue by Any Other Name (The Rules of Scoundrels, #1)]]> 10428803 What a scoundrel wants, a scoundrel gets...

A decade ago, the Marquess of Bourne was cast from society with nothing but his title. Now a partner in London’s most exclusive gaming hell, the cold, ruthless Bourne will do whatever it takes to regain his inheritance—including marrying perfect, proper Lady Penelope Marbury.

A broken engagement and years of disappointing courtships have left Penelope with little interest in a quiet, comfortable marriage, and a longing for something more. How lucky that her new husband has access to such unexplored pleasures.

Bourne may be a prince of London’s underworld, but he vows to keep Penelope untouched by its wickedness—a challenge indeed as the lady discovers her own desires, and her willingness to wager anything for them... even her heart.]]> 386 Sarah MacLean 0062068520 Sadie 4
Well, not right away. He is driven by revenge, although to be honest, who is he to blame when he lost his estate at cards?

I loved Penelope. She is the epitome of a perfect heroine.]]> 3.90 2012 A Rogue by Any Other Name (The Rules of Scoundrels, #1)
author: Sarah MacLean
name: Sadie
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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One of my favorite books by Sarah MacLean. I love the broody and driven hero, who was definitely a stupid youth. But people change, right?

Well, not right away. He is driven by revenge, although to be honest, who is he to blame when he lost his estate at cards?

I loved Penelope. She is the epitome of a perfect heroine.
]]> <![CDATA[Married by Morning (The Hathaways, #4)]]> 7198269 He's everything she wants to avoid.

For two years, Catherine Marks has been a paid companion to the Hathaway sisters—a pleasant position, with one caveat. Her charges' older brother, Leo Hathaway, is thoroughly exasperating. Cat can hardly believe that their constant arguing could mask a mutual attraction. But when one quarrel ends in a sudden kiss, Cat is shocked at her powerful response—and even more so when Leo proposes a dangerous liaison.

She's not at all what she seems.

Leo must marry and produce an heir within a year to save his family home. Catherine's respectable demeanor hides a secret that would utterly destroy her. But to Leo, Cat is intriguing and infernally tempting, even to a man resolved never to love again. The danger Cat tried to outrun is about to separate them forever—unless two wary lovers can find a way to banish the shadows and give in to their desires . . .]]> 341 Lisa Kleypas 0312605382 Sadie 4
The book was fun, and I especially enjoyed the banter between our MC's.]]> 4.13 2010 Married by Morning (The Hathaways, #4)
author: Lisa Kleypas
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2010
rating: 4
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I've loved Leo from the start and was waiting for his book. He has grown a lot since the first time we met him, when he was a desolate drunk and heartbroken wreck of a man.

The book was fun, and I especially enjoyed the banter between our MC's.
]]> <![CDATA[Chasing Cassandra (The Ravenels, #6)]]> 44285731 Everything has a price.

Railway magnate Tom Severin is wealthy and powerful enough to satisfy any desire as soon as it arises. Anything—or anyone—is his for the asking. It should be simple to find the perfect wife—and from his first glimpse of Lady Cassandra Ravenel, he’s determined to have her. But the beautiful and quick-witted Cassandra is equally determined to marry for love—the one thing he can’t give.

Everything except her.

Severin is the most compelling and attractive man Cassandra has ever met, even if his heart is frozen. But she has no interest in living in the fast-paced world of a ruthless man who always plays to win. When a newfound enemy nearly destroys Cassandra’s reputation, Severin seizes the opportunity he’s been waiting for. As always, he gets what he wants—or does he? There’s one lesson Tom Severin has yet to learn from his new bride: never underestimate a Ravenel.

The chase for Cassandra’s hand may be over. But the chase for her heart has only just begun . . .]]> 384 Lisa Kleypas 0062371959 Sadie 4 4.08 2020 Chasing Cassandra (The Ravenels, #6)
author: Lisa Kleypas
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at: 2020/10/17
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I was waiting for Tom Severin's book. Love the hero. The book is cute and hot at the same time.
]]> Once and Always (Sequels, #1) 129620
Suddenly orphaned and alone, Victoria Seaton sails the vast ocean, eager to reclaim her heritage at Wakefield, the sumptuous English estate of a distant cousin, the notorious Lord Jason Fielding. Bewildered by his arrogance yet drawn to his panther-like grace, she senses the painful memories that smolder in his eyes. When he gathers her at last into his arms, arousing a sweet, insistent hunger, they wed and are embraced by fierce, consuming joy -- free from the past's cruel grasp. Then, in a moment of anguish, Victoria discovers the treachery at the heart of their love . . . a love she had dreamed would triumph not just once, but always.]]> 400 Judith McNaught 1416530738 Sadie 3
Judith McNaught made me love historical romance. The first book of hers I read was “Once and Always�. A beautiful romance about a scarred Marquess and an American orphan girl. So-so romantic, right?

Spoilers ahead, read at your own peril.

Well, my 18-year-old self loved-loved-loved the book. I thought it was the most romantic thing ever written. It was also steamy and sweet. Five stars all the way + give me more McNaught.

Fast-forward 12 years into the future and I do not feel the same way about this book... at all. What has changed in these 12 years? If you haven't read this book, this review will have a few spoilers and trigger warnings.

Lets begin. A recently orphaned girl, Victoria, gets sent to her relatives in England, where everyone manipulates and uses her for their own purposes. Her great-grandmother wants to atone for her sins against Victoria's mother, so she practically disowns her and throws her into her mother’s ex-lover’s hands. That ex-lover, Charles, wants her to marry his bastard son Jason, even though she is in love with another and is practically betrothed to him. Jason on the other hand just wants her. It doesn’t matter that she doesn’t want him back and struggles against his every advance. He bullies her, emotionally abuses her, she is legitimately scared of him for most of the book! Of course, she has this romanticized idea of “abuse=love�, something I probably had when I was 18 if I loved this book. Apart from their emotionally charged scary scenes there is one or maybe two overall scenes where they have a normal conversation.

How or why they fell in love with each-other is unclear. He just wants her body, and she is an emotionally attached victim.

Let's sum up some of Jason’s abuses towards her:
~ He kisses her at least twice against her will
~ He browbeats her into marrying him, while lying about Charles� health
~ He rapes her on their wedding night
~ He breaks the door and yells at her the morning after he rapes her
~ He uses sex as a weapon after they are married

Why do young people idolize abusive, overly-dramatic relationships? Or am I wrong, and age is not the issue here?

Anyway, give 2 stars for decent writing and historical accuracy. ]]> 4.17 1987 Once and Always (Sequels, #1)
author: Judith McNaught
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.17
book published: 1987
rating: 3
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Oh, how our tastes and opinions change in time and with experience.

Judith McNaught made me love historical romance. The first book of hers I read was “Once and Always�. A beautiful romance about a scarred Marquess and an American orphan girl. So-so romantic, right?

Spoilers ahead, read at your own peril.

Well, my 18-year-old self loved-loved-loved the book. I thought it was the most romantic thing ever written. It was also steamy and sweet. Five stars all the way + give me more McNaught.

Fast-forward 12 years into the future and I do not feel the same way about this book... at all. What has changed in these 12 years? If you haven't read this book, this review will have a few spoilers and trigger warnings.

Lets begin. A recently orphaned girl, Victoria, gets sent to her relatives in England, where everyone manipulates and uses her for their own purposes. Her great-grandmother wants to atone for her sins against Victoria's mother, so she practically disowns her and throws her into her mother’s ex-lover’s hands. That ex-lover, Charles, wants her to marry his bastard son Jason, even though she is in love with another and is practically betrothed to him. Jason on the other hand just wants her. It doesn’t matter that she doesn’t want him back and struggles against his every advance. He bullies her, emotionally abuses her, she is legitimately scared of him for most of the book! Of course, she has this romanticized idea of “abuse=love�, something I probably had when I was 18 if I loved this book. Apart from their emotionally charged scary scenes there is one or maybe two overall scenes where they have a normal conversation.

How or why they fell in love with each-other is unclear. He just wants her body, and she is an emotionally attached victim.

Let's sum up some of Jason’s abuses towards her:
~ He kisses her at least twice against her will
~ He browbeats her into marrying him, while lying about Charles� health
~ He rapes her on their wedding night
~ He breaks the door and yells at her the morning after he rapes her
~ He uses sex as a weapon after they are married

Why do young people idolize abusive, overly-dramatic relationships? Or am I wrong, and age is not the issue here?

Anyway, give 2 stars for decent writing and historical accuracy.
]]> <![CDATA[The Duchess Deal (Girl Meets Duke, #1)]]> 33259027 When girl meets Duke, their marriage breaks all the rules�

Since his return from war, the Duke of Ashbury’s to-do list has been short and anything but sweet: brooding, glowering, menacing London ne’er-do-wells by night. Now there’s a new item on the list. He needs an heir—which means he needs a wife. When Emma Gladstone, a vicar’s daughter turned seamstress, appears in his library wearing a wedding gown, he decides on the spot that she’ll do.

His terms are simple:
- They will be husband and wife by night only.
- No lights, no kissing.
- No questions about his battle scars.
- Last, and most importantly� Once she’s pregnant with his heir, they need never share a bed again.

But Emma is no pushover. She has a few rules of her own:
- They will have dinner together every evening.
- With conversation.
- And unlimited teasing.
- Last, and most importantly� Once she’s seen the man beneath the scars, he can’t stop her from falling in love�]]> 389 Tessa Dare Sadie 0 to-read 3.99 2017 The Duchess Deal (Girl Meets Duke, #1)
author: Tessa Dare
name: Sadie
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Accidentally Compromising the Duke (Wedded by Scandal, #1)]]> 28644556 England, 1817. Miss Adeline Hays is out of options. Determined to escape marriage to a repugnant earl, Adeline plans to deliberately allow herself to be caught in a compromising position at a house party with the much kinder man she’d hoped to marry. Instead, Adeline accidentally enters the wrong chamber and tumbles into the bed of the mad duke.

Edmond Rochester, the duke of Wolverton, is seeking a wife to care for his two daughters. A young lady of sensibilities, accomplishment, and most importantly, one who he is not attracted to—a complete opposite of the bewitching beauty who traps him into marriage. But despite the lust he feels for his new duchess, Edmond is resolved to never allow them intimacy, refusing to ever again suffer the tormenting loss of a loved one.]]> 224 Stacy Reid 163375653X Sadie 0 to-read 3.96 2016 Accidentally Compromising the Duke (Wedded by Scandal, #1)
author: Stacy Reid
name: Sadie
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Rogue Not Taken (Scandal & Scoundrel, #1)]]> 23617709
The youngest of the infamous Talbot sisters scandalized society at the Liverpool Summer Soiree, striking her sister’s notoriously philandering husband and landing him backside-first in a goldfish pond. And we thought Sophie was the quiet one�

When she finds herself the target of very public aristocratic scorn, Sophie Talbot does what she must to escape the city and its judgment—she flees on the back of a carriage, vowing never to return to London…or to society. But the carriage isn’t saving her from ruin. It’s filled with it.


ROYAL ROGUE'S REIGN OF RAVISHMENT!

The Marquess of Eversley was espied descending a rose trellis—escaping an irate Earl and his once-future countess. No lady is safe from Eversley’s Engagement Ending Escapades!

Kingscote, the Marquess of Eversley, has never met a woman he couldn’t charm, a quality that results in a reputation far worse than the truth, a furious summons home, and a long, boring trip to the Scottish border. When King discovers stowaway Sophie, however, the trip becomes anything but boring.

WAR? OR MORE?

He thinks she’s trying to trick him into marriage. She wouldn’t have him if he were the last man on earth. But carriages bring close quarters, dark secrets, and unbearable temptation, and suddenly opposites are altogether too attractive…]]> 419 Sarah MacLean 0062379410 Sadie 0 to-read 3.92 2015 The Rogue Not Taken (Scandal & Scoundrel, #1)
author: Sarah MacLean
name: Sadie
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Three Weeks With Lady X (Desperate Duchesses, #7; Desperate Duchesses by the Numbers, #1)]]> 18052956
Exquisite, head-strong, and independent, India vows to make Thorn marriageable in just three weeks.

But neither Thorn nor India anticipate the forbidden passion that explodes between them.

Thorn will stop at nothing to make India his. Failure is not an option.

But there is only one thing that will make India his—the one thing Thorn can't afford to lose...

His fierce and lawless heart.]]> 376 Eloisa James 0062223895 Sadie 0 to-read 4.00 2014 Three Weeks With Lady X (Desperate Duchesses, #7; Desperate Duchesses by the Numbers, #1)
author: Eloisa James
name: Sadie
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)]]> 28863 There comes a time in a lady's life...

Widowed Anna Wren is having a wretched day. After an arrogant male on horseback nearly squashes her, she arrives home to learn that she is in dire financial straits.

When she must do the unthinkable...

The Earl of Swartingham is in a quandary. Having frightened off two secretaries, Edward de Raaf needs someone who can withstand his bad temper and boorish behavior.

And find employment.

When Anna becomes the earl's secretary, it would seem that both their problems are solved. Then she discovers he plans to visit the most notorious brothel in London for his "manly" needs. Well! Anna sees red—and decides to assuage her "womanly" desires...with the earl as her unknowing lover.]]> 392 Elizabeth Hoyt 0446618470 Sadie 0 to-read 3.95 2006 The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)
author: Elizabeth Hoyt
name: Sadie
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2006
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[An Offer From a Gentleman (Bridgertons, #3)]]> 9408584
Sophie Beckett never dreamed she'd be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton's famed masquerade ball—or that "Prince Charming" would be waiting there for her! Though the daughter of an earl, Sophie has been relegated to the role of servant by her disdainful stepmother. But now, spinning in the strong arms of the debonair and devastatingly handsome Benedict Bridgerton, she feels like royalty. Alas, she knows all enchantments must end when the clock strikes midnight.

Who was that extraordinary woman? Ever since that magical night, a radiant vision in silver has blinded Benedict to the attractions of any other—except, perhaps this alluring and oddly familiar beauty dressed in housemaid's garb whom he feels compelled to rescue from a most disagreeable situation. He has sworn to find and wed his mystery miss, but this breathtaking maid makes him weak with wanting her. Yet, if he offers his heart, will Benedict sacrifice his only chance for a fairy tale love?

Alternate cover for ISBN 0380815583 / 9780380815586]]> 390 Julia Quinn Sadie 0 to-read 3.89 2001 An Offer From a Gentleman (Bridgertons, #3)
author: Julia Quinn
name: Sadie
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2001
rating: 0
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