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21) Once a scoundrel
Author
Series
Rogues redeemed volume 3
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The son of a proud naval dynasty, Gabriel Hawkins was born to command the sea. But he left the Royal Navy in disgrace, disowned by his family. As captain of his own ship, he's earned his living in ways both legal and illegal, and his experience makes him the best choice to ransom an aristocratic beauty captured by Barbary pirates. Lady Aurora Lawrence is horrified by the prospect of spending her life as a harem slave. Her only hope of escape is a...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
He is the Killer Duke, accused of murdering Mara Lowe on the eve of her wedding to his father. With no memory of that fateful night, Temple has reigned over London's darkest corners for twelve years, wealthy and powerful but beyond redemption. Until one night Mara resurfaces, offering the one thing he's dreamed of: absolution ... Mara planned never to return to the world from which she'd run, but when her brother falls deep into debt at Temple's exclusive...
Author
Series
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Miss Lillian Hargrove has lived much of her life alone in a gilded cage, longing for love and companionship. When an artist offers her pretty promises and begs her to pose for a scandalous portrait, Lily doesn't hesitate . . . until the lying libertine leaves her in disgrace. With the painting now public, Lily has no choice but to turn to the one man who might save her from ruin. The Duke of Warnick loathes all things English, none more so than the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
By day, she is Lady Georgiana, sister to a Duke, ruined before her first season in the worst kind of scandal. But the truth is far more shocking -- in London's darkest corners, she is Chase, the mysterious, unknown founder of the city's most legendary gaming hell. For years, her double identity has gone undiscovered ... until now. Brilliant, driven, handsome-as-sin Duncan West is intrigued by the beautiful, ruined woman who is somehow connected to...
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"You might be a fan of Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. But did you know that real-life pirates were even more daring and charismatic? For example, Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, reportedly kept a lit fuse under his hat, creating a frightening haze of smoke around his head. William Fly, convicted of piracy in 1726, had to show his executioner how to tie the noose that went around his neck at the gallows. Pirates are...
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Jokes change from generation to generation, but the experience of the stand-up comedian transcends the ages: the striving and struggles, the tragedy and triumph. From the Marx Brothers to Milton Berle, George Carlin to Eddie Murphy, Conan O'Brien to Louis C.K.--comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff presents a century of fascinating rebels, forgotten stars, and characters on the precipice of fame in this essential history of American comedy."--Jacket.
27) A republic of scoundrels: the schemers, intriguers & adventurers who created a new American nation
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
This new look at Founding Fathers such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton goes beyond their common depictions as American saints to expose the sometimes selfish motives behind their actions.
Author
Series
Mating habits of scoundrels volume 1
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Heiress Winnifred Humphries refuses to marry the odious man her parents have chosen. She'll marry for love or not at all. But how does a woman know a man truly loves her? Needing answers, she sets out to discover the marriage habits of London's aristocrats. Yet when her friends kidnap a lord for research, Winn knows they've gone too far. Now she's facing a wickedly handsome scoundrel who wants revenge. Lord Asher Holt has the perfect plan to free...
29) My kind of earl
Author
Series
Mating habits of scoundrels volume 2
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Jane Pickerington never intended to start a brawl in a brothel. She only wanted to research her book. Yet when her simple study of scoundrels goes awry, she finds herself coming to the rescue of a dark, enigmatic stranger... who turns out to be far more than an average rake out for a night of pleasure. He's positively wild! Only the most feral and cunning could have survived foundling homes and work houses. Orphaned as an infant, Raven never had...
Author
Series
Mating habits of scoundrels volume 3
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Considered "London's Most Elusive Bachelor," Brandon, Marquess of Hullworth, finally finds a woman worth his time in Ellie Parrish, a quirky, opinionated lady who drives him absolutely wild, but she believes she's in love with someone else.
Author
Series
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Required to marry to secure his title, the Duke of Haven resolves to win back the heartbroken woman he loves and secretly married three years earlier, promising her a divorce if she will remain nearby and help him find her replacement.
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