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How to Marry a Marquis – Julia Quinn

When Elizabeth Hotchkiss stumbles upon a copy of “How to Marry a Marquis” in her employers library, she’s convinced someone is playing a joke. But with three younger siblings to support she has to marry for money, so a guidebook to seduction might be just the thing she needs – and what harm could there be in taking a little peek?

James Sidwell, the Marquis of Riverdale, has been summoned to rescue his aunt from a blackmailer. And, posing as the new estate manager, his primary suspect is his aunt’s companion – Elizabeth. Intrigued by the alluring young woman with a curious rulebook, he gallantly offers to help her find a husband – by allowing her to practise her wiles on him. But when practise becomes all too perfect, James decides that there is only rule worth following – that Elizabeth marry her marquis.

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Mistress by Mistake – Susan Gee Heino

Dutiful and dashing Lord Dashford decides to ward off the marriage-minded ladies of the ton by convincing the world he’s throwing away his fortune on gambling and courtesans. But what to do when his mother throws a swooning heiress at him? 

Heiress Evaline Pinchley has made a few mistakes in her life. One was letting her aunt drag her to the Dashford estate, where long-hidden secrets would ruin her. Another was believing she could sneak out to the garden – alone – to toast her birthday. But her biggest mistake of all? Not recognising her host when he begins to seduce her. 

One full moon and an empty Madeira bottle later, Evaline wakes to find herself in Dashford’s bed. Now rumours and passions are sure to run wild – unless Dashford and Evaline realise that what happened in the moonlight was no mistake…

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Rushed to the Altar – Jane Feather (The Blackwater Brides Trilogy # 1)

Jasper Sullivan, Earl of Blackwater, needs a prostitute. Not in the usual way, however. His wealthy uncle’s will promises to divide his huge fortune among his nephews if each rescues a fallen woman … by marrying her! And since Jasper’s estates were already mortgaged to the hilt before he inherited them, when he catches a pretty young prostitute trying to pick his pocket, he immediately makes his proposal. 

Clarissa Astley is not at all what Jasper believes. The orphaned daughter of a prosperous merchant, she is searching the seedier districts of London for her young brother, abducted by their evil guardian, who wants the little boy’s inheritance. But she needs powerful help, and the darkly handsome Earl of Blackwater is certainly that. So she pretends to be exactly what he assumed – a risky charade for an innocent virgin. But when passion flares between Jasper and Clarissa, the deception becomes even more difficult to handle …

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Highland Outlaw – Monica McCarthy

Handsome and dangerous, Patrick MacGregor is a wanted man, possessing the tough, tenacious spirit of his outlawed clan. He will stop at nothing to save his people from destruction, even if it means marrying Elizabeth Campbell, the daughter of his worst enemy. Yet the flaxen-haired beauty disarms him from the start. Her sweet, unspoiled softness touches the cold depths of his ravaged soul – and makes him want much more than revenge. Inside the shy and dutiful Lizzie is a passionate woman longing to emerge, a woman ready for love. So when the piercing emerald eyes and searing kisses of a stranger spark in her a desperate hunger, she surrenders to Patrick’s glorious seduction – unaware that his daring deception has just found it’s one and only chance for redemption: a love more powerful than hate.

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The Viscount in Her Bedroom – Gayle Callen
(Book 3 of the “Sisters of Willow Pond” trilogy)
Louia Shelby’s carefree life of elegant balls and beautiful frocks ended when her father died, leaving her penniless. With no hope of securing a proper marriage, the vivacious young miss accepts a position as a companion to an elderly viscountess. But temptation in a most unexpected guise awaits Louisa in the dowager’s home.. Once, Simon Wadw was London’s most eligible bachelor and most able seducer. But a tragic accident forced him into seclusion, away from prying eyes and questions. He thought he’d never again experience the tender touch of a beautiful woman. But while he yearns to hold the enchanting Louisa and taste the intoxicating nectar of her kiss, he will accept no woman’s pity. Louisa never desired a man the way she burns for Simon. And now her chance at happiness may rest in her ability to convince the stubborn viscount that her passion is real…and her love is true.