Brenda Joyce
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Claire Hayden has no idea that her world is about to be shattered. At the conclusion of her husband'' 40th birthday party, he is found murdered, his throat cut with a weapon that hasn't been used since World War II. He has no enemies. He has committed no crimes. He has no shady past.
Claire's search for information leads her to the mysterious Ian Marshall, an acquaintance of her husband who seems to know something. Someone has been killing this...
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Irrepressible heiress and intrepid sleuth Francesca Cahill moves from her own glittering world of Fifth Avenue to the teeming underbelly of society, a place of pride, passions...;and sometimes deadly perversion.
Despite the misgivings of her fiancé, Calder Hart, Francesca cannot turn away from a threat that is terrorizing the tenement neighborhood of Lower Manhattan. A madman has attacked three women, but while the first two victims survived, the...
3) Deadly vows
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English
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"On the morning of her wedding to Calder Hart, amateur sleuth Francesca Cahill is lured away to a private viewing of a portrait that could destroy her entire family: the nude Hart commissioned of her. Her desperate quest to recover the scandalous portrait leads her into a dangerous trap with no way to escape--until it's too late. And when Francesca finally arrives at the church, it's vacant. She has unintentionally jilted Hart at the altar. When Hart...
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Called to the home of her fiancé's former mistress late one night, heiress and intrepid sleuth Francesca Cahill finds her curiosity piqued. But upon arrival, she's shocked to find Daisy Jones's bloody body - and devastated when the evidence points to one suspect: her fiancé, Calder. Francesca cannot and will not believe that he is capable of such an act. Still, she is unable to shake her sense that Calder is lying about something. The police are...
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Brave and battle-hardened Stephen de Warenne is to defend to the death that which is his by right of conquest — including the golden-haired captive who awakens his soul's most secret yearnings. For theirs is a passion that will not be denied — a magnificent fire that burns hotter and brighter than the blazing flames of war that engulf the land.
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On the evening of her first masquerade, shy Elizabeth Anne Fitzgerald is stunned by Tyrell de Warenne's whispered suggestion of a midnight rendezvous in the gardens. Lizzie has secretly worshipped the unattainable lord for years. When fortune takes a maddening turn, she is prevented from meeting Tyrell, but she cannot foresee that this night is only the beginning....
Tyrell de Warenne is shocked when, two years later, Lizzie arrives on his doorstep...
Tyrell de Warenne is shocked when, two years later, Lizzie arrives on his doorstep...
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St. Martin's/Griffin
Pub. Date
1999.
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English
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Dying in a car accident on a New York highway, Jill Gallagher's fiancé whispers, "I love you ... Kate." Jill flies to England to discover an aristocratic family and the photo of Kate Gallagher, an American heiress whom she resembles. A genealogical thriller.
9) Double take
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St. Martins Press
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2003.
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English
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From New York Times bestselling author Brenda Joyce comes an alluring novel of a woman's dangerous quest to protect her twin sister---and the secrets, lies, and deceptions that threaten them both...
Kait London has been estranged from her twin sister for years. She has never understood why and has always regretted it. When her phone rings in the middle of the night, Kait learns that Lana desperately needs her help. All Kait has to do is take her...
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Once a lady, she has given up everything to take care of her sisters and her wastrel father. Now, Alexandra Bolton sews the clothing of those who were once her peers to make ends meet. Yet her life is about to forever change.... He is the most powerful peer in the realm--and the most sought after bachelor. Yet the Duke of Clarewood has rejected the crème de la crème of society for over a decade. But when he first sees Alexandra, he is instantly...
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Avon Books
Pub. Date
[1992]
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English
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Lucy Bragg, heiress to the Bragg empire, is abducted and held for ransom by Shozkay Sava. Sworn to escape him, but betrayed by her own reckless passion, she will follow Shoz from the unforgiving wastland of Death Valley to the tropical heat of revolution-swept Cuba.
12) Seduction
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HQN
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[2012]
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English
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Dominic Paget, the earl of Bedford, will do anything to resume spying upon Britain's enemies. Badly wounded, he is put will do anything in the care of a beautiful gentlewoman, Julianne Greystone, only to discover that her sympathies lie with his enemies. Yet he can't help but seduce the woman who saved his life-;hoping she never learns of his betrayal.
Julianne is captivated by the wounded stranger she believes is a revolutionary hero. Until she...
13) House of dreams
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Wheeler Pub
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[2000]
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English
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New York Times bestselling author Brenda Joyce weaves a spellbinding tale of love and danger that will linger long after the last page is turned. In House of Dreams, two aristocratic families, one English, one Spanish, have been tragically destined to come together time and again over centuries. Cassandra de Warenne spends her days in a quiet English manor, looking after her young niece while her sister Tracey lives the glamorous life of a jet-setter....
14) Dark embrace
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Masters of time ; 3
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HQN
Pub. Date
[2008]
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English
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Aidan, the Wolf of Awe, has abandoned the Brotherhood and forsaken his vows. He has not saved an innocent in years--until he hears Brianna Rose's screams and leaps to modern-day Manhattan to rescue her.
15) Surrender
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Harlequin
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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To save her family and fortune, a desperate widow must turn to a dangerous spy in the New York Times–bestselling author's Regency romantic adventure.
Once a penniless orphan, Evelyn D'Orsay became a countess and a bride at the tender age of sixteen. But the flames of revolution forced her to flee France, with the aid of a notorious smuggler. Recently widowed and without any means, Evelyn knows she must retrieve the family fortune...
Once a penniless orphan, Evelyn D'Orsay became a countess and a bride at the tender age of sixteen. But the flames of revolution forced her to flee France, with the aid of a notorious smuggler. Recently widowed and without any means, Evelyn knows she must retrieve the family fortune...
17) Dark fires
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Dell Publishing
Pub. Date
1991.
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English
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When Nicholas Bragg, Earl of Dragmore, accepts his late wife's 17-year-old niece as his ward, he plans to marry her off immediately. But the lovely actress Jane Barclay proves to be illegitimate - and therefore undesirable in the eyes of proper society. Infatuated with her guardian, Jane seals her fate in a night of passion. But when Nicholas declares he intends to marry her out of duty rather than love, the prospect of a loveless marriage sends her...
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Dell
Pub. Date
1989.
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English
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"Beautiful Candice Carter enjoyed the attentions of every eligible man in the New Mexico Territory, until her reckless heart led her to near death in the desert. But rescue came from a savage ... Jack Savage, the hard-muscled Indian warrior who both terrified and fascinated her. Suddenly she was at the mercy of an arrogant halfbreed whose forbidden passion she dared not admit she wanted to taste. From the moment he saw her, Jack branded Candice his...
20) The prize
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Mira
Pub. Date
[2004]
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English
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Virginia Hughes is determined to rebuild her homeplace. She sails to England alone, hoping to convince her uncle to lend her the funds. Instead she finds herself kidnapped by the notorious Devlin O'Neill...