M. C. Beaton
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2024.
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English
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Sergeant Hamish Macbeth faces a string of mysterious robberies that are only the beginning of an international threat to his sleepy Scottish village of Lochdubh in the latest mystery in M.C. Beaton’s beloved, New York Times bestselling series.
Sergeant Hamish Macbeth has some major problems to deal with – crimes and criminals, even law enforcement agents, that he doesn’t want anywhere near his beloved Highland...
Sergeant Hamish Macbeth has some major problems to deal with – crimes and criminals, even law enforcement agents, that he doesn’t want anywhere near his beloved Highland...
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Travelling matchmaker volume 6
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English
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An entertaining tale of a Regency-era matchmaker on the hunt for a hero, from a New York Times–bestselling author . . . Miss Hannah Pym seems to find drama wherever she goes, particularly of the romantic kind-which is good luck for a traveling matchmaker. When, during her latest coach journey, she encounters Yvonne Grenier-who is fleeing the terrible unrest in France-she's determined to find a suitable match for this beautiful and charming Frenchwoman....
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Lady Lucinda Esmond's swine of a father was forever fleecing young bucks in London's gaming halls-until he met Cpt. Mark Chamfrey, who, having been once cheated, would not be made a fool of again and promptly kidnapped ten-year-old Lucinda for ransom … But when Chamfrey thought better of it and returned the girl, Esmond nonetheless exacted his own price: Chamfrey could redeem himself and save his skin by agreeing to marry his little victim nine...
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An impulsive spitfire gambles on love in a witty Regency romance from the New York Times–bestselling author of the Traveling Matchmaker series. The Misses Penelope Yarwood, Euphemia Perkins, and Letitia Helmsdale waste no time in smugly informing Fiona that the Marquess of Cleveden is the most eligible-and the most elusive-catch in the London marriage mart. And since society's most dazzling beauties have failed to win him over, a newcomer like Fiona...
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English
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A suspenseful tale of love lost and found in Regency England, by the New York Times–bestselling author of the Hamish Macbeth novels. Quiet, reserved Miss Constance Lamberton came to the household of the haughty but beautiful Lady Amelia to serve as the lady's chaperone throughout the season's many festivities-and soon found herself an unwitting accomplice in Lady Amelia's scheme to trap the very eligible Lord Philip into marriage. But it was not...
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English
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Sibling rivalry reaches new heights when two sisters set their caps at the same marquess in a suspenseful romance by the New York Times–bestselling author.
Harriet Clifton resents her widowed sister's wealth, but spending the season at Cordelia's luxurious London townhouse is her only hope for finding a good man to rescue her from her own hardworking yet penniless existence in the countryside.
Then the rakish Marquess of Arden resists conceited...
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Rescued as a child from the French Revolution, a lovely young widow is now determined to marry her intended match in this Regency romance.
A Frenchwoman living in the English countryside, Delphine, Lady Charteris, has lived an isolated life. Only when her husband dies does she learn the truth of her parents' death during the Terror- and of their plans for her to marry the Comte Saint Pierre.
A capable woman who runs her own estate, Delphine has...
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Travelling matchmaker volume 5
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English
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Traveling matchmaker Miss Pym is on a coach trip to Dover when she comes across a young boy…who is, in fact, Lady Deborah Western. The hoyden is in disguise while her twin brother smuggles her to a prizefight…It's up to Miss Pym to step in and guard Lady Deborah's reputation after her ruse is discovered-while at the same time trying to discourage her footman from taking part in a boxing competition himself. After a handsome earl steps into the...
9) The Folly
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English
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Lovely Rachel Beverley, 19, having narrowly avoided an entanglement with a cad more interested in her former family home, Mannerling, than in her lissome person, is surprisingly still in that house's spell. The new owner, widower Charles Blackwood, is thought at "nearly forty" to be too old for marriage prospects by the remaining Misses Beverley, including Rachel. But a chance meeting with him, during which Rachel castigates the man for his inattention...
10) Rake's Progress
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House for the season volume 4
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English
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In London's Mayfair, the house at 67 Clarges Street is often rented out for the social season, and the latest master is a single gentleman, the handsome, rich, and notorious rake Lord Guy Carlton. After years of fighting in the wars against Napoleon, the dashing lord is determined to kick up his heels with wine, women, and song, undeterred by anyone's appalled reaction. Never before have the Clarges Street servants earned so much money or eaten so...
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Arranging a season for an unruly young lady whose habit is to enter drawing rooms by sliding down banisters presents a challenge at best-especially since the boisterous Mirabelle Markham has a sister of incomparable grace. Mira isn't daunted at all by high society's ridiculous marriage mart. Her heart belongs to Lord Charles Devere, and always has. Alas, Charles only has eyes for her ever-perfect sister, Drusilla. But the Marquess of Grantley rather...
12) Marrying Harriet
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School for manners volume 6
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English
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Lord Charles Marsham, exquisite from his impeccably tied cravat to his gleaming Hessian boots, is perfectly contented with his bachelor life of guzzling and gambling, and prim, proper Harriet Brown, Methodist minister's daughter come to London's social season to find a husband. But Capability Brown, as Charles calls her, is so intent on involving him in her "good works," which range from rescuing treed felines to playing Cupid for the outspoken Tribble...
13) Sweet Masquerade
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Freddie Armstrong, an eighteen-year-old boy, is joining the earl of Berham's household. It's the earl's duty to serve as guardian, even though he doesn't feel enthusiastic about taking on the responsibility. But, when he finds out that Freddie is actually Frederica, the situation becomes intolerable.
Freddie, the product of an unconventional childhood, is soon sent away to a seminary for young ladies- at the suggestion of Lady Clarissa, who secretly...
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When a young lady arrives in London to find a wealthy husband, she must play her cards wisely-and bet her whole heart-in this Regency romance.
Miss Honaria Honeyford is sent to London to save the family fortune by hunting for a wealthy husband. For the sake of her family, Honaria reluctantly accepts the challenge. But this beautiful young lady who can ride, shoot, and argue as well as any man is not about to lose her head or heart to the dismal...
15) Plain Jane
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House for the season volume 2
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English
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A house in London's fashionable West End is the setting for romance, mystery, and danger in this Regency-set tale by a New York Times–bestselling author. Number 67 Clarges Street-a good address in London's elegant Mayfair with a dubious past and a lovably eccentric staff-is where the Hart sisters are taking up residence for the season. Beautiful and socially ambitious Euphemia and her younger sister, Jane, enter a world of balls, coming-out parties,...
16) The Intrigue
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Daughters of Mannerling volume 2
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English
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Mannerling, the splendid family estate gambled away by Sir Beverly, remained the passionate desire of his daughters. Beverly himself had died; the eldest daughter, Isabella-having failed in her bid to reclaim their home-was blissfully wed. The mantle of savior then fell to the next eldest daughter, Jessica. How fortunate that the new owner of Mannerling had a marriageable son. In truth, Harry was a brutal lecher, a drunkard, and a wastrel, but Jessica,...
17) My Dear Duchess
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For a desperate Duke and a runaway lady, a marriage of convenience becomes the adventure of a lifetime in this delightful Regency romance.
Henry Wright, the Duke of Westerland, is in desperate need of a wife. Without one, the dashing bachelor will lose the legacy he desires. Luckily, with time running out, he finds a young woman, who is equally in need of a husband.
Lovely but sheltered Miss Frederica Sayers has finally escaped from her cruel and...
18) Susie
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Widowed on her wedding night, an ordinary woman is plunged into a world of scheming and misadventure in this romantic comedy set in Edwardian England.
Married off to an elderly earl, Susie finds that her romantic daydreams don't match her reality-but a twist of fate saves her from her lecherous new husband and leaves her with a fortune . . . along with a meddling mother-in-law determined to transform her into a lady worthy of London society.
There...
19) Pretty Polly
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The widowed Mrs. Charlotte Manners needs a new husband, and has the Duke of Denbigh in her sights. But, her plot requires some love letters, so she calls upon Miss Verity Bascombe, her old schoolmate, to take care of that tiresome task.
Verity is indeed a skilled writer and agrees to help her vain acquaintance, at the same time providing some much-needed care for Charlotte's neglected pets, including Polly the parrot. The letters are a success, as...
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Heaven comes to a marriage made in hell in this Regency romance from the New York Times–bestselling author of the Hamish Macbeth mysteries.
Poor Lucy was living a dream-a bad one. One could even say a nightmare. She had married a gambler, a womanizer, and a drunkard. And she refused to admit that his frequent overnight absences were of any significance. The sting came when it was revealed that Lucy's parents had "bought" her husband for her....