Perfect Mistress / Victoria Alexander 394 p.

Widowed Julia, Lady Winterset, finds herself battling to keep the wolf from the door. But she does has one asset, a book, and not just any book, but a scandalous manuscript. Now several gentlemen are interested--one to build his publishing empire, another to advance his standing as an author, and the last, a gentleman and an Earl (and the son of one of Julia's great-grandmother's lovers), to stop anything scandalous attached to his family. Harrison Landingham is dead set against publishing the memoirs of a "perfect mistress". He meets his match in Julia. Full of fun, a perfect romance between two equally matched protagonist, engaging dialogue, and even a ghost make this a delightful read. I plan to read more from this author.

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Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart / Sarah MacLean 370 p.

Juliana Fiori, Italian, finds it easy to break the ton's society rules. Her scandalous nature makes her the talk of the town. Way far on the other side is Simon Pearson who goes the extra mile to avoid scandal. Is his life turned around when Juliana stows away in his carriage. He's ready to teach her about propriety and she thinks he needs to learn about passion. Both are surprised as they realize that opposites really do attract.

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Sin and Surrender / Julia Latham 372 p.

Sixth in the League of the Blade series features the youngest Hilliard, Paul. Paul returns to participate in his final mission for secret fraternity of knights to protect the king. His role is to play one of the lost heirs to the crown to draw out the traitors. His bodyguard is the beautiful Julia Gresham cum mistress -- also a member of the League. Danger arises at every turn. And Paul finds resisting Julia to be an even greater challenge.

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Scent of Jasmine / Jude Deveraux 499 p.

This is the fourth in the Edilean series of historical romances. Catherine Harcourt's godfather convinces her to deliver a packed horse to a escaping convict, Scottish immigrant Alex McDowell, on the way to a gala ball in Charleston. Naturally things don't go according to plan. Catherine abandons her ball gown for boys clothes as she finds herself on the run with this convicted wife murder. A mutual attraction grows as they seek refuge in the Florida everglades.

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