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1) The Duchess
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Chronicles the life of 18th century aristrocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, an ancestor of Princess Di.
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Havilland Smythe doesn't know what's shocked her more: The instant attraction she feels for handsome Detective Roman Fairfax or his admission she's the top suspect in the theft of a historic artifact. She's immediately intrigued, possessing a legitimate interest in the stolen work of art. The Grand Duchess Anastasia Egg is part of a collection of four jewel-encrusted eggs gifted to the daughters of the last Tsar of Russia. Finding and reuniting them...
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Just when she decided to remarry...
Duty forces him to take on the pirate code, but honor brings him back.
Prudence, Duchess of Blackmoor, has one desire-to be happy again. After struggling to overcome the horrifying death of her husband, she accepts an earl's offer of marriage, confident she's taking a step in the right direction. But demons, refuse to die, and Prudence finds herself caught in an intricate web of deceit that threatens the very...
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Young and lovely Tracy Bodmin was as spirited and independent as the America she came from-but love for her father made her yield to his heart's desire. Though William Bodmin had made his fortune in the New World, he dreamed of a title for his daughter in his native England-and his wealth won a marriage proposal to Tracy from the proud Duke of Hastings. Thus it was that Tracy voyaged full-sail into the world of the aristocracy as wife to one of its...
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Refusing to suffer the humiliation of her husband flaunting his mistress at Society events, the newly married Duchess of Wallingstead, Ella Lennox, takes control of her life. She leaves London for the family's country seat in remote Yorkshire.A woman alone, Ella spends the next four years turning a cold, grim house into a home, and transforming the fortunes of the estate. Not afraid of hard work, she soon earns the respect of those around her with...
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Compelling romance and swashbuckling thrills.Behind The Shadow: The dramatic and gripping story of one man with two lives and the woman he craves, but cannot have…He was the handsome aristocrat and charismatic adventurer who created a dynasty and she was the feisty, unconventional woman he loved. He was English and she was French, two strong-willed people determined never to give in to each other, and a devious, diabolical enemy determined to exact...
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When a Middleton causes a scandal, it's never by half measures . . .
This was certainly the case with Willow Middleton, who had thrown every bit of care to the mid-May breeze and . . . married the imperious duke her sister abandoned at the altar moments ago.
But how is a bride to win over her bossy husband?
Disobeying his every rule probably won't help.
Perhaps some kissing is in order?
Maybe even some seduction?
Unearthing his every secret is...
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Glamorous, fun and packed with scandalous anecdotes and exclusive interviews, Never Shaken, Never Stirred tells the story of two extraordinary sisters, Ann and Laura Charteris, who made marrying well an art form.
While Laura eventually became the Duchess of Marlborough, Ann's third and final husband was the journalist Ian Fleming, who she inspired to start writing the spy franchise he would become famous for. Along the way there were marriages, and...
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The Duchess of Masham in the most beautiful woman Peter Waverley, a doctor, has ever seen. The problem is she is married, and as unobtainable as any woman ever was, but there is a spark of attraction, a dangerous spark. At a ball they dance together, the seductive nature of their dance incurring the wrath of the Duchess' husband. The Duke is a powerful man and soon Peter is arrested and put in prison. The Duke has the Duchess' committed to a lunatic...
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Lady Riana Ellis will risk the fires of Hell for those she loves.Can she let a man do the same for her?As whore for the Duchess of Arundel, Lady Riana Ellis keeps her sister safe from the duke's lascivious desires. Now the duchess demands that Riana murder the man already sent to her bed.Sir Bryant Cullen determines to have the duchess' whore. Her land is a prize, but it's her secrets he wants. Once he knows what she knows, he will control one of...
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In her beguiling memoir, Wait for Me!, Deborah Mitford, Duchess of Devonshire (and the youngest of the famously witty brood of writers, agitators, and icons), recounted her eventful life with wit and grace. All in One Basket collects the Duchess of Devonshire's breezy, occasional writings and provides a disarming look at a life lived with great zest and originality.
All in One Basket combines two earlier collections, Counting My Chickens and Home...
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From award-winning author E.M. Shue comes another gripping installment of the Securities International series. Mikayla "The Duchess" is all about casual sex and hookups. She doesn't have time for commitment or love. Besides, there will never be a man to love her as strongly as she needs. She races motorcycles, jumps in front of bullets, and throws a middle finger at conformity and convention. Adrenaline helps cover the pain of her past, but it's never...
16) Damned if I duke
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Drop dead dukes volume 2
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"Bold and adventurous, Prudence Thorne is not the kind of woman to stand by meekly when someone she loves has been wronged. And she’s quite certain that Jasper Vincent, Duke of Montford, somehow duped her father into racking up enormous gambling debts. When fate offers her a chance to blackmail Jasper into forgiving her father’s losses, she seizes it . . . only to have her scheme backfire. Jasper enjoys London’s illicit delights too much to...
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Jennie must surely regret her impersonation of the Princess von Steinheimer at the Duchess of Chiselhurst's Ball. Detectives know it wasn't the real Princess and are pressing her for more information. And, in the meantime, she received a letter from her Highness: "My dear Jennie," her Highness wrote, I am sure the detectives are after you, and so I thought it best to send you a word of warning. Of course it is only surmise on my part, but for days...
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Lady Caroline Radley, the Duchess of Strathmore is facing a nerve-racking Christmas. The family castle in Scotland is filled with unruly relatives and unexpected guests. Adding to her growing list of worries is the arrival of a letter from London bearing news of a brewing family scandal.Now more than ever, Caroline is grateful for the enduring love of her rugged, Scottish duke. The only thing keeping her sane, is Ewan's skillful, wicked touch.Christmas...
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Inside her chamber, with two scented candles burning in spite of the early hour, the Duchess flipped through the pages of her tattered and torn and tea-stained notebook. In this little book, she kept the names and addresses of every man to have ever peaked her interest. It began as something of a fantasy list when she was still pretending to be in love with her husband, a gathering of men whom she would give herself to in a more perfect world. Of...
20) Manzanilla
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An exploration and appreciation of a fine Spanish sherry too often overlooked in the world of wines and aperitifs-but is about to make its mark. Little-known and underappreciated, Manzanilla is a variety of fino sherry made around the port of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Andalusia, Spain. Here, the author of Is This the Wine You Ordered, Sir? and A Traveller's Wine Guide to France, casts an admiring light on a delightful sherry that is only now gaining...