Free and Discounted Historical Romance Novels~

It's February and romance is in the air!

Here are some great deals that I've found:

First, Mills & Boon is offering a one-time treat for Valentine's via Kobo -- get a free book from this list with code CUPID2014.

And, here are some great buys from Amazon:

The Officer and the Bostoner by Rose Gordon

FREE on Amazon

Blurb:

Fort Gibson, Indian Territory 1845 ...

Allison Pierson is a well-to-do young lady traveling by stagecoach from her home in Boston to meet her intended in Santa Fe, but instead finds herself stranded in a military fort in the middle of Indian Territory when her stagecoach leaves without her.

Given the choice to either temporarily marry an officer until her intended can come rescue her or take her chances with the Indians, she marries the glib Captain Wes Tucker, who unbeknownst to her, grew up in a wealthy Charleston family and despises everything she represents.

But when it's time for her beau to reclaim her and for Allison and Wes to annul their marriage, will she want to go with him, and more importantly, will Wes let her?

This is the first book in Rose Gordon's Fort Gibson Officers Series.

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The Groom's Gamble: A Novella by Jade Lee

FREE on Amazon

Blurb:

Caroline Lyncott, great grandaughter of the Duke of Bucklynde, has a secret. Years ago she was attacked and still bears the terrible scars. To escape the scandal and the reminders, she left everything behind to become housekeeper to a Scottish brother and sister.

Gregory Murray, the Earl Of Hartfell, has a secret as well – he harbors a deep attraction to his housekeeper, Mrs. Lyncott. He knows she has a past, but doesn't know how to fix the pain that still haunts her. His investigation leads him to the darkest London gaming hell and a villain too powerful to destroy.

Can his love overcome her desperate past? Can she risk her heart despite the evil that still haunts her nightmares?

A recent release and the prequel to Jade Lee's What a Groom Wants.

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Forever His by Shelly Thacker

FREE on Amazon

Blurb:

On New Year's Eve, she tumbles 700 years back in time -- and into the bed of a darkly dangerous knight.

Sir Gaston de Varennes wanted a docile bride who would fit into his plans for vengeance and justice, but a trick of time finds him married to a thoroughly modern American lady who turns his castle, his life, and his heart upside down. Will her desperate secret tear them apart after only a few bittersweet weeks of stolen passion -- or will they conquer mistrust, treachery, and time itself to discover a love that spans the centuries?

Winner of the National Readers Choice Award: Best Historical Romance of the Year

Originally published by Avon and part of the Stolen Bride series.

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The King of Threadneedle Street by Moriah Densley

$0.99 on Amazon

Blurb:

He owns three shipping companies, a diamond mine, and his own castle.
He knows Portuguese, Hindi, Mandarin and Morse code.
His assets net thirteen million.

Everyone thinks Andrew Tilmore, Lord Preston, the financial prodigy dubbed “The King of Threadneedle Street,” has it all, but he wants the one prize money can’t buy: his childhood sweetheart.

Alysia Villier can’t say if it’s worse having Andrew’s father in control of her inheritance or Andrew in control of her heart. He’s ruined her for any other man, but she simply can’t give in to him. She knows he’s destined for great things —- marrying a courtesan’s daughter would jeopardize everything he stands for.

Keeping Alysia out of trouble and away from eager suitors becomes a cross-continental quest for Andrew, and he won’t be stopped by his old-fashioned family or the disapproval of the ton. After all, he’s a man with the power to play newspapers and investors like pawns, tumble world markets and incite riots ... but can he win the biggest gamble of his life?

Moriah Densley is a new-to-me author but I've seen her books featured on Amazon and they are all very highly-rated (I think all of them are $0.99). I wanted to feature this one because I like the premise. ^_^

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The Pembroke Palace Collection by Julianne MacLean

$2.99 on Amazon

Enjoy three passionate tales of historical romance in this delightful boxed set collection from USA Today bestselling author Julianne MacLean!

MARRIED BY MIDNIGHT

Blurb:

For seven years, Lord Garrett Sinclair -- the ruggedly handsome illegitimate son of the Duke of Pembroke -- has been traveling abroad with no intention of ever returning home to Pembroke Palace ... until his father commands that he must marry by Christmas in order to thwart a family curse or lose his inheritance forever. Haunted by a tragic accident that has hardened his soul, Garrett entrusts his brothers to seek out a bride who will agree to a marriage in name only. Her reward? A sizable share of his inheritance -- payable immediately after the wedding night ...

Lady Anne Douglas has been ruined by scandal and disowned by her father. Facing a life of poverty and spinsterhood, she leaps at the generous terms of the marriage contract to ensure her independence. But the charade of a two-week engagement proves more of a challenge than either anticipated when they cannot resist the intoxicating lure of the marriage bed. Anne knows they will part ways after the wedding. Will she dare risk her heart for two weeks of pleasure in the arms of an irresistible rogue? Or will her surrender become her undoing after a most unexpected turn of events mere hours before the wedding?

A KISS BEFORE THE WEDDING - A Pembroke Palace Short Story

Blurb:

Lady Adelaide is engaged to be married to a duke, but sometimes the heart creates a new destiny ...

Lady Adelaide Robins, the charming and beautiful daughter of an impoverished earl, was raised on the foggy moors of Yorkshire. Never in her wildest dreams did she imagine she would travel to London, capture the heart of a duke, and receive a proposal of marriage. Is she ready for a life of luxury and privilege as a duchess? Or will her heart forever belong to another?

William Thomas, the second son of a Yorkshire viscount, is about to be disowned for his unbecoming ambitions to become a medical doctor. But what does it matter if he can have the woman he loves at his side? Determined to finally claim the hand of Lady Adelaide, his lifelong beloved, William is shocked to discover that she has accepted a marriage proposal from a duke. With the wedding only days away, will he be able to win back her heart?

SEDUCED AT SUNSET

Blurb:

Sometimes the matchmaker finds a love of her own ...

Lady Charlotte Sinclair has long given up her dreams of happily ever after. Years ago, a tragic accident claimed the life of her beloved fiancé, but somehow she found the strength to go on -- as an independent woman with a secret double life that has earned her millions. Lately, however, she has begun to yearn for something more ...

While setting out to play matchmaker for her mother, Lady Charlotte meets a rugged, handsome stranger who saves her from a thief in the street, but her heroic rescuer soon turns out to be more mysterious -- and dangerously captivating -- than any man she has ever known. Swept away by passion into a sizzling summer affair with a man who leads a double life of his own, she vows to live only for pleasure with no promises of tomorrow. But soon she must accept that one final night of ecstasy with an irresistible lover is never going to be enough ...

I'm a big fan of the series and this is a good deal for 2 full-length novels and a novella.

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Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas

$3.99 on Amazon

Blurb:

She gave him her innocence ... Lady Aline Marsden was brought up for one reason: to make an advantageous marriage to a member of her own class. Instead, she willingly gave her innocence to John McKenna, a servant on her father's estate. Their passionate transgression was unforgivable -- John was sent away, and Aline was left to live in the countryside ... an exile from London society ... and he took her love.

Now McKenna has made his fortune, and he has returned -- more boldly handsome and more mesmerizing than before. His ruthless plan is to take revenge on the woman who shattered his dreams of love. But the magic between them burns as bright as ever. And now he must decide whether to let vengeance take its toll ... or risk everything for his first, and only, love.

I think many of Lisa Kleypas's historicals are on sale right now but this one is my absolute favourite of her books. (I am still hoping and waiting for her to tell Gideon and Olivia's love story.)

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No Place for a Dame by Connie Brockway

$4.99 on Amazon

Blurb:

Beautiful, bold, and brilliant Avery dreams of becoming a member of the Royal Astronomical Society —- and the only way she can join the all-male society is to disguise herself as a boy. After helping Giles, Lord Strand, escape a disastrous engagement, she is certain he will assist in her daring masquerade. No lady would ever come up with such a preposterous scheme, and no gentleman would accept ... but fortunately for Avery, Giles is no gentleman.

A bargain is struck between the stargazing adventuress and society's most sophisticated lord. He will sponsor her as his prodigy and she will cover for him as he hunts London's darkest warrens for a missing colleague from his shadowy past. But time and again, Giles finds his quest compromised by his fierce and unwise attraction to the lovely girl who, though no lady, may well be the one dame to finally unlock the secrets of his heart.

Another book that's on my wishlist. Might be time to get it and add it to my ever-growing TBR pile. ^_^

Enjoy~