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  The American Heiress

  by Daisy Goodwin

  Also published as "My Last Duchess" in the UK.Cora Cash has grown up in a world in which money unlocks every door.  Her coming-out ball promises to be the most opulent of the gilded 1890s, a fitting debut for New York’s "princess."  Yet her fortune cannot buy her the one thing she craves – the freedom to choose her own destiny. For Cora’s mother has her heart on a title for her daughter, and in England... (more)
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  The Duchess of Whimsy

  by Randall De Se?ve

  The great New Yorker artist Peter de Seve teams up with the author of bestselling Toy Boat in a slightly outrageous fairy tale. The Duchess of Whimsy is fancy and fussy—and definitely not ordinary—surrounding herself with wild friends, fabulous foods, and fancy dress. The Earl of Norm (ho hum) is completely ordinary, but he adores the Duchess. She ignores him, until the chef gets sick, and her friends have to... (more)
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  Montgomery / Taggart: Book 9

  The Duchess

  by Jude Deveraux

  Jude Deveraux captures the thrill of an American beauty's Highlands romance, where a royal title is at stake -- and where love wins the day. The Duchess Claire Willoughby risked losing millions in her inheritance if, as decreed by her grandfather, she did not wed an "acceptable" man. Harry Montgomery, the eleventh Duke of MacArran, seemed perfect. He owned a historic castle, he looked manly in a kilt,... (more)
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  The Duchess Quartet: Book 3

  A Wild Pursuit

  by Eloisa James

  It is whispered behind the fans of London's dowagers and in the corners of fashionable ballrooms that scandal follows willfully wild Lady Beatrix Lennox wherever she goes. Three years before, the debutante created a sensation by being found in a distinctly compromising position. Now, the ton has branded her as unmarriageable, her family has called her a vixen, and Beatrix sees no reason not to go after what --... (more)
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  Walter the Baker

  by Eric Carle

  An engaging tale from one of America's most beloved artists and storytellers. When the Duke notices that Walter the baker has substituted water for milk in his sweet rolls, he presents Walter with a challenge: create from one piece of dough a roll the sun can shine through three times, or be banished from the Duchy. Full color.
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  The Duchess Quartet: Book 4

  Your Wicked Ways

  by Eloisa James

  Helene, the Countess Godwin, knows there is nothing more unbearably tedious than a virtuous woman. After all, she's been one for ten long years while her scoundrel of a husband lives with strumpets and causes scandal after scandal. So she decides it's time for a change -- she styles her hair in the newest, daring mode, puts on a shockingly transparent gown, and goes to a ball like Cinderella, hoping to find a... (more)
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  The Duchess Quartet: Book 2

  Fool for Love

  by Eloisa James

  The Woman Lady Henrietta Maclellan longs for the romantic swirl of a London season. But as a rusticating country maiden, she has always kept her sensuous nature firmly under wraps -- until she meets Simon Darby. Simon makes her want to whisper promises late at night, exchange kisses on a balcony, receive illicit love notes. So Henrietta lets her imagination soar and writes… The Letter A very steamy love... (more)
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  The Duchess Quartet: Book 1

  Duchess in Love

  by Eloisa James

  A Duke in Retreat Gina was forced into marriage with the Duke of Girton at an age when she'd have been better off in a schoolroom than a ballroom. Directly after the ceremony her handsome spouse promptly fled to the continent, leaving the marriage unconsummated and Gina quite indignant. A Lady In the Middle Now, she is one of the most well-known ladies in London ... living on the edge of scandal -- desired by... (more)
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  Blue Raven: Book 2

  The Summer of You

  by Kate Noble

  From the acclaimed author of Revealed comes a tale of first loves and second chances. Lady Jane Cummings is certain that her summer is ruined when she is forced to reside at isolated Merrymere Lake with her reckless brother and ailing father. Her fast-paced London society is replaced with a small town grapevine. But one bit of gossip catches Jane's attention- rumors that the lake's brooding new resident is... (more)
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  Alien Series: Book 1

  Touched by an Alien

  by Gini Koch

  How can a sexy marketing manager join forces with an Alpha Centauri male in Armani to save the planet-using hairspray, a Mont Blanc pen, and rock n' roll? Easy... She's Touched by an Alien Marketing manager Katherine "Kitty" Katt steps into the middle of what appears to be a domestic dispute turned ugly. And it only gets uglier when the man turns into a winged monster, straight out of a grade-Z horror... (more)
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  Happily Ever Afters: Book 3

  The Duke Is Mine

  by Eloisa James

  He is a duke in search of a perfect bride.She is a lady - but a long way from perfect.Tarquin, the powerful Duke of Sconce, knows perfectly well that the decorous and fashionably slender Georgiana Lytton will make him a proper duchess. So why can’t he stop thinking about her twin sister, the curvy, headstrong, and altogether unconventional Olivia? Not only is Olivia betrothed to another man, but... (more)
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  Barbara Devane: Book 1

  Through a Glass Darkly

  by Karleen Koen

  Karleen Koen's sweeping saga contains unforgettable characters consumed with passion: - The extraordinarily beautiful fifteen-year-old noblewoman, Barbara Alderley.- The man she adores, the wickedly handsome Roger MontGeoffry.- Her grandmother, the duchess, who rules the family with cunning and wit.- Her mother, the ineffably cruel, self-centered and licentious Diana. Like no... (more)
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  Alice: Book 2

  Through the Looking-Glass

  And What Alice Found There

  by Lewis Carroll

  The 1871 sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland finds Carroll’s inquisitive heroine in a fantasy land where everything is reversed. Alice encounters talking flowers, insects, madcap kings and queens, and strange mythological characters when she becomes a pawn in a bizarre chess game. Along the way she encounters Humpty Dumpty, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and other amusing nursery-rhyme characters. One of... (more)
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  House Of Night: Book 4

  Untamed

  by P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast

  Life sucks when your friends are pissed at you. Just ask Zoey Redbird – she’s become an expert on suckiness. In one week she has gone from having three boyfriends to having none, and from having a close group of friends who trusted and supported her, to being an outcast. Speaking of friends, the only two Zoey has left are undead and unMarked. And Neferet has declared war on humans, which Zoey knows in her heart is... (more)
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  The Aristocats