Victoria Alexander
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Millworth Manor volume 1
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Camille, Lady Lydingham, knows precisely what she wants for Christmas - an offical engagement to a handsome, dashing prince. Her very proper suitor Dickensian Christmas, which leaves the lovely widow with a slight problem. The last thing Camille wants is for the prince to meet hewr unconventional relatives. But with the aid of a troupe of actors, Camille intends to pull off a Christmas deception proportion. At least until Grayson Elliott shows up....
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2011.
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Widowed Julia, Lady Winterset, has inherited a book - a very shocking book - that every gentleman in London seems to want. For a charismatic businessman, it's a chance to build an empire. For a dashing novelist, it could guarantee fame. But to a proud, domineering earl, it means everything... Harrison Landingham, Earl of Mountdale, can't let the obstinate Julia release the shameless memoir that could ruin his family's name. But the only way to stop...
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Millworth Manor volume 4
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2015.
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"Jackson Quincy Graham Channing is a New York City banker, and Lady Theodosia "Teddy" Winslow is a wedding planner to the finest families in England. A mutually beneficial fake engagement causes complications, revelations, schemes, and finally true love"--
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c2004
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What lengths would a young lady go to in her pursuit of the perfect match? And how far would a gentleman go to stop her? Cassandra Effington is one of the most delicious debutantes to ever waltz across a London ballroom. But while her identical twin sister Delia is now wed, Cassandra is still unclaimed, and everyone agrees her standards are entirely too high. So how could she possibly lose a most unseemly wager with the handsome, scandalous Viscount...
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Millworth Manor volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
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The bride and groom cordially request the presence of the bride's sister, Delilah, the very proper widowed Lady Hargate, and Samuel Russell, the groom's friend, a very eligible, slightly improper bachelor, at their upcoming wedding. Lady Hargate and Mr. Russell, previously acquianted during one unforgettable night in New York when caution--and clothing--were thrown to the wind, will choose to pretend they have never met before. The lady plans to...
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Evelyn Hadley-Attwater has it all - a genteel Victorian life replete with loving husband, ball gowns and elegant parties. No one, including the man she married, suspects that she was once "Eve," a spy for England's most enigmatic intelligence agency. Summoned for one final assignment, the excitement of her former life and memories of her mysterious, flirtatious boss "Sir" prove too tempting... Adrian Hadley-Attwater is a respectable, dignified gentleman....
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Pub. Date
c2002
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The title neatly poses the main quandaries of Alexander's latest historical romance (after The Prince's Bride). Can a woman be both a dutiful princess and a devoted wife? And can a man be strong enough to be the mere husband of a powerful woman? Polished and delightful, this duel of words, wit and hearts between a princess on a quest and an aristocratic balloonist fallen on hard times sparkles with humor even as the romance sizzles.
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[2009]
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"Even the least sensible woman knew, upon meeting his gaze, that here was a man who was more than he might at first appear, who might steal the heart of even the most resistant woman. But oh, what a lovely theft! Adventurer Nathanial Harrington would never steal another man's discovery. And he'd never be so dishonorable as to tempt an untouched woman into his bed even one as stunningly beautiful as Gabriella Montini. Yet she intrigues him. What is...
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Last man standing volume 2
Pub. Date
2007
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One bachelor down . . . three more to go. Four most desirable gentlemen have wagered one shilling apiece and a bottle of cognac that will go to the last unmarried man standing . . .
Nigel Cavendish knows he'll marry one day, but hopefully that day is many years-and many women-in the future! Until then, the handsome, unrepentant rake intends to enjoy life's pleasures to the fullest!
From the moment Lady Felicity Melville spies the adventurous scoundrel...
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c.2003
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Distressed over the current widespread disinterest inmatrimony among their eminently marriageable offspring, the formidable matriarchs of the ton have taken matters into their own meddling hands with the formation of The Ladies' Society for the Betterment of the Future of Britain. Their first challenge: the Earl of Pennington. Miss Gwendolyn Townsend has seen her late father's estate go to a distant cousin she can't abide... leaving her well-educated,...
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c2001
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Lesson #1: Never Tempt a Lady
Become a bride? Never! Lady Marianne Shelton has come to London to experience life, and marriage is not part of her plan. To finance her independent future, the pretty country miss pens a series of anonymous stories. Soon they are the talk of the ton-and only she knows that her wicked hero is based on none other than bold, brash Thomas Effington, the future Duke of Roxborough.
Lesson #2: Never Deny a Marquess
Thomas...
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Pub. Date
1999
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Maximillian Wells, the Earl of Trent, couldn't believe his ears-or his eyes. Before him stood beautiful, unattainable Pandora Effington, the town's most scandalous beauty, and the fiery heiress was making him a most tantalizing offer. If he wanted to take Pandora's hand in marriage, he had to play a game of her devising-and he had no intention of losing. Most of London's eligible bachelors left Pandora cold and she longed for a true hero-a man who...
15) The perfect wife
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2008.
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Believing that he has found the perfect bride in Sabrina Winfield, a woman who is seemingly submissive and gentle, the Earl of Wyldewood soon discovers that she is most adventurous and clever, forcing him to thwart her devious designs with seduction and love.
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Last man standing volume 1
Pub. Date
c2007
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Who will be the last unmarried man standing? No man in his right mind would want to get married, but every duke, earl, and viscount knows that a fellow must do his duty in the end. So four of London's most desirable gentlemen make a wager-the prize going to the one who remains unwed the longest. Gideon Pearsall, Viscount Warton, thinks he has a fair shot at winning. After all, he's managed to enjoy the favors of many a lady while resisting the parson's...
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Effington family volume 10
Pub. Date
2005
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Pamela is a mystery Alexei is determined to solve ...
Prince Alexei of Avalonia is a master at the art of seduction, butwhen a mysterious young woman he meets at a masked ball spends the night in his bed, he finds he is touched in ways he cannot forget. Still, he wonders if she was real or a dream spun of moonlight.
Alexei might well be a temptation Pamela cannot resist ...
And Miss Pamela Effington is no dream. Certainly, succumbing tothe prince's...
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Last man standing volume 4
Pub. Date
2008
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Desperate to break a centuries-old curse, fiery Lady Kathleen MacDavid heads for London, determined to brave scandal and ruin to seduce--and wed--the Earl of Norcroft, in the conclusion of the series about four aristocratic gentlemen who form a tontine, with the last man wed winning a prize.
19) The husband list
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2000
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An unexpected husband Against her better judgment, Lady Gillian Marley needs to find herself a husband and quickly. To claim her uncl
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Millworth Manor volume 5
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©2015.
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Lucy Merryweather has inherited a fortune--and her great-aunt's list of unfulfilled wishes. What better way to honor her memory than by accomplishing as many of them as possible? And with Lucy's family an ocean away in New York, nothing stands in her way--if one ignores the private investigator hired to spy on her. Yet Cameron Effington is infuriatingly difficult to ignore. As a reporter, Cameron is always looking for a good story. An American heiress...