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Mystique by Amanda Quick
May 18, 2012
In medieval Scotland, Lady Alice offers Hugh the Relentless a bargain, she will help find the stolen Stone of Scarcliffe, which he needs to rule his lands, if he will provide a dowry so she can leave her nasty uncle and enter a convent. The knight agrees on condition that she will be his bride for a year first.

Calder Pride by Janet Daily
June 22, 2012
Grieving over the death of her fiance, killed by one of the Anderson brothers, her family's archenemies, Cat Calder retreats from life, until a reckless encounter with a handsome stranger leaves her pregnant and changes her life forever.

To Dance with Kings by Rosalind Laker
July 20, 2012
The descendants of a fan maker from a village near Versailles are hired by the courts of Louis XIV, XV, and XVI, and the family's fortunes slowly rise through the French Revolution.

Fall from Pride by Karen Harper
August 17, 2012
When an arsonist sets fire to their barns one by one, destroying her beautiful murals, Sarah Kauffman must help outsider and arson investigator Nate MacKenzie process the crime scenes while adhering to Amish ways in a community riddled by fear.

The Maiden by Jude Deveraux
September 21, 2012
Follows the passionate duel of wits between the proud Prince Rohan and the fiery warrior princess Jura, in the midst of the turbulent medieval age.

Black Hills by Nora Roberts
October 19, 2012
Childhood sweethearts Cooper Sullivan and Lil Chance are reunited when Coop leaves New York to assist his aging grandparents on their South Dakota ranch, but Coop must come to Lil's aid when the unsolved killing of a hiker is linked to vandalism at Lil's wildlife refuge.

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
November 16, 2012
Human foibles and early nineteenth-century manners are satirized in this romantic tale of English country family life as Elizabeth Bennet and her four sisters are encouraged to marry well in order to keep the Bennet estate in their family.

Death in the Stocks by Georgette Heyer
December 21, 2012
An English bobbie returning from night patrol finds a corpse in evening dress locked in the stocks on the village green. He identifies the body immediately. Andrew Vereker was not a well-loved man, and narrowing down the suspects is not going to be an easy job. The Vereker family are corrupt and eccentric - and hardly cooperative.

A Room with a View by E. M. Forster
January 18, 2013
Lucy Honeychurch falls in love while on a visit to Florence and must choose between fulfilling her social role, or following her heart.

Fanny Hill by John Cleland
February 15, 2013
First published in London in 1749, the story of a country orphan's initiation into the urban world of prostitution offers a remarkably frank portait of sexual awakening of a young girl and the society around her.

A Secret in Her Kiss by Ann Randol
March 15, 2013
Forced into competing - and surviving - one last mission before she retires, British spy Mari Sinclair matches wits with her "minder"--the unbending Major Bennett Prestwood who, surprisingly, breaks all the rules when her life is threatened.

Lady Susan by Jane Austen
April 19, 2013
Letters tell the story of Lady Susan Vernon, a cruel and scheming aristocrat, who tries to manipulate those around her.

A Town Called Valentine by Emma Cane
May 17, 2013
Returning home to Valentine, Colorado to start over after a nasty divorce, Emily Murphy gets an unexpected second chance at love with rancher Nate Thalberg who helps her restore her family's time-worn buildings, which are full of family secrets.

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