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The poor relation volume 2
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The oddly assorted group met some time ago. All of them were poor relations, the genteel paupers of society, living on little more than their dignity. They banded together and started the Poor Relation hotel, hoping to be bought out by their embarrassed relations. Though as the hotel prospered, they began to enjoy the fruits of their labor. But once more they are in need of funds.
To stoop to crime in their days of poverty was one thing, but to turn...
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The poor relation volume 6
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Life is finally looking up for the poor relations. The Prince of Wales' coat of arms gleams over the hotel entrance. All but one of the rooms are filled by the open-handed Prince Hugo and his entourage. The owners have taken on a new partner, Mr. Jason Davy, a popular actor. Even curmudgeonly Sir Philip hasn't uttered anything loathsome for days. They have finally reached a position comfortable enough to allow them to consider offers to buy the hotel.
The...
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The poor relation volume 1
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Life is not easy for the poor relations of England's upper crust, but fate and clever schemes bring them together. Lady Fortescue and Colonel Sandhurst hatch a plan: What if they were to transform her decrepit Bond Street home into a posh hotel, offering their guests the pleasure of being waited upon by nobility? With the help of other down-and-out aristocrats, they do just that, and London's newest hotel, the Poor Relation, is born.
The establishment...
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Travelling matchmaker volume 4
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Lady Beatrice Marsham has finally been widowed from her husband-and now her family is trying to saddle her with another, equally awful one. She has no choice but to flee by stagecoach to the Brighton seaside-where she meets Miss Hannah Pym, who is determined to find her a proper match. The traveling matchmaker has a candidate in mind: Lord Alistair Munro. But he has heard the gossip about Lady Beatrice. According to the ton, she is nothing but a heartless...
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The poor relation volume 5
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Bringing Regency England vibrantly to life, the fifth volume in the Poor Relation series follows the escapades of Colonel Sandhurst as he helps a young woman avoid an unwanted marriage.
Owing to an unfortunate wager made by Sir Philip, the poor relations are once again scrounging around for a plan for solvency. This time it is Colonel Sandhurst to the rescue. After happening on Sir Randolph's lovely daughter Frederica, who is running away to escape...
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The poor relation volume 4
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Just when everything at the Poor Relation Hotel seems to be running smoothly, Sir Philip brings in another poor relation, Mrs. Budge. When Sir Philip presents his paramour, Lady Fortescue swears great oaths and says the woman is probably related to half the costermongers in London and certainly does not possess one rich relative. Mrs. Budge does nothing but eat all day and refuses to do any work around the hotel. Worst of all, Miss Tonks seems to...
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The poor relation volume 3
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The loveable characters from the Poor Relation Hotel return in this sparkling and adventurous Regency romance from M. C. Beaton.
Eliza Budley is a beautiful widow whose husband gambled away his fortune. So when the poor relations need to acquire some valuables to keep the hotel afloat and Eliza draws the short straw, Lady Fortescue reminds the others that Mrs. Budley has no relatives on whom she can call. Gentle Mrs. Budley thinks she has escaped...
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Miss Jennie Bemyss was in a position that any intelligent young lady would envy. The wealthy, worldly Marquis of Charrington proposed a marriage of convenience that would leave him free to pursue his pleasures, and leave Jennie free of his undoubtedly depraved desires. At the same time, handsome charming Guy Chalmers, whom Jennie had loved since childhood, proposed to aid her in enjoying her freedom to the fullest. Jennie should have felt relief at...
9) Penelope
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Penelope-golden-haired, azure-eyed, fresh from the county-has stolen the heart of the most desirable Earl of Hestleton. Rich, startlingly handsome, he is the most eligible lord in the realm. He had planned to toy with her affections then toss her to the bon ton, but when the Earl discovers that he is a pawn in Penelope's Aunt Augusta's social-climbing scheme, he begins to doubt Penelope's true love. Can the belle keep her beau or will her aunt's ambitious...
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A princess with a secret in a Regency caper that captures the heart from the New York Times–bestselling author of the Traveling Matchmaker series. London is all on edge and astir to have in its midst the exquisite Princess Felicity of Brasnia. If only the nobility knew that the bejeweled heir to a royal throne is in truth Miss Felicity Channing of Cornwall, fleeing a match, she does not want and that has been arranged by her conniving stepfather...
11) Perfecting Fiona
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The redoubtable Tribble sisters are almost outfoxed by a young lady thrown on the London marriage mart, as they undertake another enterprise of matchmaking. Fiona McCloud, an implacable beauty, seems averse to marriage and is adept at dispatching would-be suitors for her hand and fortune. Her attitude undergoes a sea change with the appearance of rakish Lord Harvard. As he attempts to gain the approval of the Tribbles, a cast of familiar characters...
12) The Banishment
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Daughters of Mannerling volume 1
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Isabella Beverley is blessed with unparalleled beauty but, unfortunately, has been raised in the most snobbish and haughtiest of families. And when her father gambles away their fortune--including Mannerling, the exquisite family mansion--Isabella discovers there is very little sympathy for her plight. As the eldest, Isabella is chosen to court Mr. Judd, the roguish bachelor who won Mannerling. Surely no sacrifice is too great to regain Mannerling?...
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Opposites attract-and strike a delicious bargain in a Regency romance from the New York Times–bestselling author of the Traveling Matchmaker series. The handsome, wealthy Marquess of Rockingham is the most notorious man in London, as infamous for his violent temper as he is for his intemperate ways. Miss Lucinda Westerville is a country vicar's daughter, as innocent as she is lovely and as proper as a young lady can possibly be. Yet when this improbably...
14) Molly
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She had dared to turn a cold shoulder on London's prize catch. She was a precocious American upstart who thought beauty, brains, and bravery were enough to conquer London society. Well, he'd show her! Nobody publicly (or privately!) spurned Lord David Manley, the most eligible bachelor in town. He was determined that soon she'd be trembling in his arms, desperately in love with the man she had dared to mock. David Manley always got his way, and Miss...
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Travelling matchmaker volume 1
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The New York Times—bestselling Travelling Matchmaker series begins with a Regency tale of seductive subterfuge-from the author of the Agatha Raisin novels. A dead employer's legacy of five thousand pounds allows spinster Hannah Pym to resign from housekeeping and find adventure travelling the English countryside by stagecoach. But adventure soon finds Miss Pym in the form of Miss Emily Freemantle, a spoilt violet-eyed beauty fleeing an arranged...
16) 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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How should a proper young lady spend her summer months in Regency England? By getting into plenty of mischief by masquerading as a servant girl, of course.
Cassandra, or Cassie to her friends, sticks out like a redheaded weed amidst her family of tidy blooms. At Bramfield Park, Cassie's prim parents and attractive older sister, Sophia, wish for nothing but an advantageous marriage for their eldest and prettiest-and for Cassie to stay out of the way....
18) The Adventuress
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House for the season volume 5
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The downstairs staff at a Regency London townhouse prepares for another season in the delightful series by the New York Times–bestselling author. The house at 67 Clarges Street in Mayfair has a new pair of renters-pretty, young Emily Goodenough and the silent, mysterious man she calls her uncle. Emily is in London to find a husband-though her awkwardness in society could prove to be an obstacle. The servants led by Rainbird the butler, suspect there...
19) The Intrigue
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Daughters of Mannerling volume 2
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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,...
20) 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,...
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