Historical romance

Book Synopsis A duke’s well-ordered world is turned upside down when a female inventor sends his heart soaring in this Regency romance by a New York Times–bestselling author.   Merlin Lambourne has invented the “speaking box”—a sort of telephone—which is so valuable that Napoleon has killed for it. Sent by the crown to bring both inventor and invention to safety, Ransom Falconer, Duke of Damerell, is shocked to learn Mr. Lambourne is a Miss.   Perhaps more shocking, however, are his feelings for the eccentric genius. She is everything he doesn’t like: incapable of following orders, unaware of conventional etiquette, preoccupied, disorganized, and unkempt. Yet she beguiles him. One of the most ingenious inventors in England, she is also one of the country’s greatest hopes in the defense against the power mad Napoleon Bonaparte. Now, if he could just get her mind out of the clouds and convince her to

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Book SynopsisA nobleman living a dangerous double life weds a rebellious Jacobite beauty—the first in a Scottish romance trilogy by a USA Today–bestselling author. Some call him the devil. Few have ever seen him. He is the Black Knave. Named for the playing card he leaves behind, he risks his life to smuggle Jacobite insurgents out of Scotland right under the noses of the British. And Bethia MacDonell is determined to find him. She needs the legendary freedom fighter to rescue her imprisoned brother. Instead, she is forced into an arranged marriage of political expediency. Her bridegroom is Rory Forbes, an aristocrat loyal to the crown. A coward at the Battle of Culloden. A traitor to his own people.To the world he is a fop and wastrel who lives solely for his own pleasure. But the new Marquis of Braemoor harbors a dangerous secret he must keep hidden at all costs. Bethia is the wild card, arousing treacherous desire that could doom Rory’s mission and imperil her life. Sworn to protect her, the most wanted man in Scotland must fight his greatest battle to win the heart of the one woman he desires above all others: his wife.Named “Storyteller of the Year” by the Romantic Times, Patricia Potter introduces one of her most irresistible heroes, and offers “well-drawn, memorable characters [and] compelling action,” in the first book in her enthralling Scottish trilogy that continues with The Heart Queen and The Diamond King (Library Journal).Trade Review“Well-drawn, memorable characters, compelling action, and Machiavellian political intrigue add to a story that Potter’s many fans will be waiting for.” —Library Journal “Delightful, daring . . . This one’s a keeper!” —Joan Johnston, New York Times–bestselling author “Patricia Potter has taken a classic plotline and added something fresh, making her story ring with authenticity, color, exciting action, her special humor and deep emotions . . . a master story teller and a star of the genre.” —Romantic Times “A rousing tale of intrigue, danger, and forbidden romance that engaged my interest from first to last page.” —All About Romance

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Book SynopsisA young mother is left alone to tend a lighthouse in nineteenth-century Key West, until an unexpected beacon of hope arrives, in this ?compelling? novel (Daphne Kalotay, author ofRussian Winter). On the rugged, remote Florida island known as Wreckers? Cay, Emily Lowry?s husband handles the demanding job of tending the lighthouse while Emily cares for their children?and waits for the birth of her youngest. But when he vanishes, and months pass with no word, Emily has no choice but to take over his responsibilities. Then Andrew, a runaway slave, washes up on the beach. He is instantly likable, but Emily is wary. Soon, though, he?s won her family over, and becomes someone they can depend on as they work together to survive, far from the rules and judgments of society. But when Emily?s life is shattered once again, her love, strength, and determination will be sorely tested... ?In her richly nuanced novel, Brady has created a heroine readers are unlikely to ever forget... Absolutely fantastic and unputdownable.? ?Michelle Moran, national bestselling author ofNefertiti ?Forbidden love, passion, greed, revenge, and murder... [Brady] knows how to stop your heart on one page and pull your heartstrings on the next.? ?John Viele, author ofThe Wreckers

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