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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 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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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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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.
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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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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.
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"The engaging Miss Hannah Pym delights all as she resumes her matchmaking adventures aboard the English stage.... When lonely hearts chance across her intrepid path they're sure to find themselves en route for romance! Destined for Dover, Miss Pym has her matchmaking work cut out for her when she encounters the pretty but hoydenish Lady Deborah Western! Encouraged by an unruly twin brother, the spirited, golden-haired Deborah seems set on dressing...
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New York Times—Bestselling Author: Lady Dacey has a way of leading others into temptation, scandal-and love...
The unhappily married Pamela Perryworth and the pious innocent Honoria Goodham are currently guests of Lady Dacey for the London season- and their hostess is famed among her set for her outrageous behavior. But, the two aren't quite as scandalized as the gossips might expect. After all, being in Lady Dacey's company does provide an adventurous...
9) Quadrille
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A marriage of convenience becomes a battle of wills in this Regency romance by the New York Times—bestselling author...
Lord Hubert Challenge married Mary for her money, but she wants more from her handsome husband-and before long chaos reigns in their unhappy household. Flirtations with others spark jealous outbursts, attempts at seduction go awry, and it soon seems clear that a generous dowry does not a happy marriage make.
But, Mary is willing...
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New York Times—Bestselling Author: After a marriage-for-money scheme goes amusingly awry, the bride and groom join forces to find each other new mates...
Fanny and Charles were pushed into marriage by their families-each mistakenly thinking the other would be a source of wealth. In truth, everyone involved is penniless... and now the couple is left to pick up the pieces.
Charles is on a gentlemanly quest to find someone more fitting for Fanny,...
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A dead employer's legacy of five thousand pounds allows spinster Hannah Pym to resign from housekeeping and find adventure traveling the English countryside by coach. But the adventure soon finds Miss Pym traveling with Miss Emily Freemantle, a spoiled, violet-eyed beauty fleeing an arranged marriage to a rake she has never met. When Emily's darkly handsome betrothed boards their stage, Miss Pym is certain the girl was rash to bolt from this aristocratic...
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In the coach to Portsmouth, Hannah Pym faces her most difficult matchmaking challenge yet. Miss Penelope Wilkins would be the perfect match for handsome Lord Augustus, if the two were at all compatible. Undaunted, Miss Pym is convinced she can bridge the chasm between the lovers.
13) Rake's Progress
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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...
14) Silken Bonds
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Wooing a Waverly sister leads to an unforgettable Regency romp in this romance from the New York Times-bestselling author of The First Rebellion.
Though it was true, Frederica chafed at the restricted life she lived as the adopted daughter of the infamous bluestocking Mrs. Waverly, she did, however, agree with Mrs. Waverly's philosophy. She knew that until the day men stopped preferring lisping dimwits over intellectual equals, Frederica would...
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The author of Minerva continues her Six Sisters series with the story of the spirited Annabelle.
Miss Annabelle Armitage was pea-green with envy. What a cruel world it was when her spinster of an older sister could enchant the dashing Lord Sylvester Comfrey! Annabelle's own passionate nature was surely better suited for such a one as Sylvester.
Alas for Annabelle, Comfrey seemed to care for her not a jot. Determined to get a bit of her own back,...
16) The Love Match
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The third Waverley sister meets her match in a dazzling Regency romance from the New York Times-bestselling author of The First Rebellion and Silken Bonds.
By day Felicity championed women's rights, but by night she dreamed of romance. She was the secret author of a scandalous new novel-the tale of a lady "rake" and her passionate exploits. Yet one titled gentleman grew more and more intrigued with this headstrong young woman, and Felicity would...
17) To Dream of Love
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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...
18) 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...
19) 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...
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A long-engaged couple is about to wed out of a sense of duty- but someone has other plans in a rollicking Regency by the New York Times—bestselling author.
Mary and the earl have been promised to each other for a decade- and after a long separation- the time has finally come for them to go through with it, in spite of the fact that their ardor has cooled. Anything else would be dishonorable...
But, Mary's sister, Emily, believes the marriage would...
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