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- Miss Aldridge regrets / by Hare, Louise,author.;
"Nightclub singer Lena Aldridge had planned to jump ship before her past caught up with her-only to find a killer has followed her onboard the Queen Mary in this thrilling locked-room mystery. London 1936. Lena Aldridge is wondering if life has passed her by. The dazzling theatre career she hoped for hasn't worked out. Instead, she's stuck singing in a sticky-floored basement club in Soho and her married lover has just dumped her. But Lena has always had a complicated life, one shrouded in mystery as a mixed-race girl passing for white, in a city unforgiving of her true racial heritage. She has nothing to look forward to-until a stranger offers her the chance of a lifetime: a starring role on Broadway and a first-class ticket on the Queen Mary bound for New York. After a murder at the club, the timing couldn't be better and Lena jumps at the chance to escape England. Until death follows her onto the ship and she realizes that her greatest performance has already begun. But who is writing the script?"--- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Aristocracy (Social class); Families; Murder; Ocean liners; Racially mixed people; Secrecy; Singers;
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- The wonder of it all [sound recording] / by Bradford, Barbara Taylor,1933-author.; Walker, Joan(Narrator),narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Joan Walker."James Falconer--a tycoon and a self-made man--seems to have the world in the palm of his hand. But the Great War looms, and James decides to fight for king and country. The fighting is bloody and brutal, and James returns a changed man, with wounds both physical and mental. His beloved wife is dead, but a new woman returns to help nurse him back to health. Georgiana Ward once held James in her thrall, but years have passed and bitterness has set in. Still, the old attraction is there and James is determined to make amends to both Georgiana and his child Leonie--now a grown woman and someone he hasn't seen in decades. Leonie is having none of it, and is embarking on a dangerous journey with a man who might very well destroy her. As James fights to return to the man he once was, he needs to find a way to heal his body, soul, and family."--- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Families; Fathers and daughters; Interpersonal relations; Social classes; Veterans; World War, 1914-1918;
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- A Worthington wedding / by Quinn, Ella,author.;
Three dashing heroes of the ton search for their perfect matches in this delightful new series set in the world of bestselling author Ella Quinn's beloved Worthingtons and their extended family, where there's never a dull moment -- or a lack of tempting romance...- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Aristocracy (Social class); Man-woman relationships; Nobility; Regency;
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- The groom list / by Quinn, Ella,author.;
Intelligent. Kind. Must like children. Passable looks. A man of means. Must make us laugh ... For Lady Alice Carpenter, these are some of the "musts" on the checklist for eligible bachelors compiled with her sisters as they husband-hunt among the ton. Yet when she encounters a striking nobleman on her morning ride in Hyde Park, Alice soon tallies another list of first impressions ... Shallow. Flirtatious. Without seriousness of purpose. Impossible to avoid ... Gifford, the Marquis of St. Albans, must wed in order to wrest his estate from his controlling father. How hard could it be to snag a suitable match? Waltzing with lovely Lady Alice at the Season's whirl of balls and soirees however, defies Giff's expectations: his dance moves are smooth but their small talk is excruciating -- he offers up gossip sheet tidbits while she interrogates him on his charitable works -- or lack thereof! Charming. Amusing. Irresistible ... A disastrous idea? Alice is willing to entertain the possibility that there is more to the man than meets the eye -- though what meets the eye is quite attractive. But when Giff's true character is tested, she realizes it takes more than a list to reveal the heart of a worthy and honorable gentleman...- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Aristocracy (Social class); Man-woman relationships; Nobility; Regency;
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- Remember me / by Balogh, Mary,author.;
"Can Lady Philippa Ware forgive the man who once shattered all her youthful dreams? Discover the passionate and heartwarming new novel on the redemptive power of love from New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh. Philippa, elder daughter of the Earl of Stratton, grew up eagerly anticipating a glittering debut and a brilliant marriage. Then her brother caught their father out in a clandestine affair and denounced him publicly. The whole family was disgraced, and Philippa's hopes grew dim, then were fully shattered when she overheard the dashing, handsome Marquess of Roath viciously insult her upon learning of her father's identity. Only years later does Philippa find the courage to go to London at last to meet the ton. She is an instant success and enjoys a close friendship with the granddaughter of a duke. Only one man can spoil everything for her, but surely he will not be in London this year. The Duke of Wilby is nearing death and has tasked his grandson and heir, Lucas Arden, Marquess of Roath, with marrying and producing a son before it is too late. Lucas, who usually shuns London, goes there early in the Season in the hope of finding an eligible bride before his grandparents come and find one for him. He is instantly attracted to his sister's new friend, until that young lady asks a simple question: "Remember me?" And suddenly he does remember her, as well as the reason why the daughter of the Earl of Stratton is the one woman he can never marry-even if his heart tells him she is the only woman he wants. Unfortunately for Philippa and Lucas, the autocratic duke and his duchess have other ideas and believe them to be perfect for each other. They will simply not take no for an answer. Telling Philippa the full truth is the hardest thing Lucas has ever faced, and the discovery of it will change them both before they discover the healing power of love"--- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Aristocracy (Social class); Manners and customs; Man-woman relationships; Nobility; Regency;
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- A royal kiss & tell / by London, Julia.;
Every young man in London's ton is vying for Lady Caroline Hawke's hand--except one. Handsome roue Prince Leopold of Alucia can't quite remember Caroline's name, and the insult is not to be tolerated. So Caroline does what any clever, resourceful lady of means would do to make sure Leo never again forgets: sees that scandalous morsels about his reputation are printed in a ladies' gossip gazette...all while secretly setting her cap for the rakish royal. Someone has been painting Leo as a blackguard, but who? Socially, it is ruining him. More important, it jeopardizes his investigation into a contemptible scheme that reaches the highest levels of British government. Leo needs Lady Caroline's help to regain access to society. But this charming prince is about to discover that enlisting the deceptively sweet and sexy Lady Caroline might just cost him his heart, his soul and both their reputations...- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Aristocracy (Social class); Courtship; Love stories;
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- The Duke starts a scandal / by Jordan, Sophie,author.;
"A gentleman never dallies with the help, but the new Duke of Penning is no gentleman in this steamy fourth and final book in The Duke Hunt series ... "--- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Aristocracy (Social class); Housekeepers; Man-woman relationships; Scandals;
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- Give the devil his duke / by Bradley, Anna(Romance fiction writer),author.;
"One should never judge a duke by his cover. As far as London society knows, Giles Drew, the Duke of Basingstoke, is everything a proper aristocrat ought to be. But when a notorious scandal sheet publishes details of Giles's questionable bedroom antics, only one bride can salvage his reputation. Prim and penniless, Francesca Stanhope has resigned herself to a season full of the ton's snickering--until the Duke of Basingstoke's dizzying courtship transforms her fate. Yet wedded bliss quickly turns into a clash of wills as Franny realizes her handsome duke is a devil in disguise. But beneath the newlywed's skirmishes lies scorching heat. And while each attempts to tame the other, the truth is that this unconventional union may be all either could ever desire."--Provided by Publisher.- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Aristocracy (Social class); Man-woman relationships; Regency;
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- Our beautiful boys : a novel / by Pandya, Sameer,author.;
"When the star players on a high school football team are accused of violence by another student, their secrets-and the secrets of their parents-threaten to shatter their entire community in a gripping novel of race, class, and privilege from the author of Members Only"--- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Family secrets; Football players; High school students; Racism; Secrecy; Social classes;
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- Never seduce a duke / by Lorret, Vivienne,author.;
Mistaken for a notorious thief known for seducing men to distraction while on holiday, Margaret Stredwick, longing for adventure, eagerly plays along until she returns to her ordinary life, soon discovering that her grand flirtation with the Duke of Merleton won't be secret for long.- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Aristocracy (Social class); Man-woman relationships; Mistaken identity;
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