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Mary, the spirited youngest daughter of an angry, violent man, is sent to work for the local vicar and his invalid wife. Her strange new surroundings offer unsettling challenges, including the vicar's lecherous son and a manipulative fellow servant. But life in the vicarage also offers unexpected joys, as the curious young girl learns to read and write -- knowledge that will come at a tragic price.
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Ramona Drottoveo, an albino, is a chambermaid at a lush Italian estate. Distinguished by the intoxicating scent she exudes, Ramona is despised by all women and adored by all men, whose inexhaustible lust she eagerly satisfies. Life changes when her husband dies after discovering his bride with another man on their wedding night. Blamed for his death, Ramona and her lover are exiled to the neighboring city of Naples. There, Ramona's life is transformed...
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Harlequin desire volume 2099
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Self-made Western Oil CFO Emilio Suarez is one of the richest men in Texas. And it's time to reap his reward when Izzie Winthrop-;the woman who dumped him when he was just a maid's son-;shows up on his doorstep. Now, the poor little rich girl needs his help, and he's ready to turn the tables.
Widowed, broke and accused of embezzlement, his beautiful ex is desperate enough to become his maid for a month. Time enough for Emilio to exact his revenge-;or...
4) Minaret
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Leila Aboulela's American debut is a provocative, timely, and engaging novel about a young Muslim woman - once privileged and secular in her native land and now impoverished in London - gradually embracing her orthodox faith. With her Muslim hijab and down-turned gaze, Najwa is invisible to most eyes, especially to the rich families whose houses she cleans in London. Twenty years ago, Najwa, then at university in Khartoum, would never have imagined...
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A proposal of convenience!
When billionaire Lukas Christophedes finds maid Ashleigh gatecrashing his mansion, he strikes a bargain: if Ashleigh acts as Lukas's girlfriend to help him close a deal, she can stay until the New Year!
For newly single Ashleigh, agreeing to keep hearts off the table sounds easy...;until the line between what's real and what's for show starts to blur! And as Christmas approaches, all Ashleigh is wishing for is a different,...
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"The Gentleman Poet is the best kind of historical novel-well researched, beautifully written, and wildly entertaining."
-Daniel Stashower, author of The Beautiful Cigar Girl
The Gentleman Poet, author Kathryn Johnson's novel of love, danger, and Shakespeare's The Tempest, is a wonderful story that imagines a series of astonishing events that just might have inspired the immortal Bard to pen his magical tale. Told from the point of view of a...
7) The familiar
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"In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil as a scullion. But when her scheming mistress discovers the lump of a servant cowering in the kitchen is actually hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to better the family's social position. What begins as simple amusement for the bored nobility takes a perilous turn when...
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For modern-day detective Mallory Atkinson, being trapped in the body of a Victorian housemaid means overcoming endless obstacles. Her current challenge is winning over the suspicious young parlormaid, Alice. Mallory's plan starts with teaching the girl to make Molotov cocktails, which is a perfectly valid science experiment and not at all a desperate ploy to gain Alice's attention. Before the lesson can begin, though, Alice receives a letter that...
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For the Matchmaking Mamas, 1 + 2 = Happily-Ever-After. When widowed rocket scientist Steve Holder needs a housekeeper who can also help with his precocious ten-year-old, The Matchmaking Mamas assign Becky Reynolds. The math whiz turned domestic engineer gently solves the equation of Steve's daughter, but the moody widower requires more calculation. Love is definitely part of the solution! Becky just needs to find the right algorithm to solve the equation...
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The Continent, 1864: Two bomb attacks, three deaths. Clues to an elaborate assassination plot are intercepted in Paris, and the authorities believe the assassin's lair lies in Soho, London. When Heloise Chancey, courtesan and professional detective, takes on a wealthy client who requests that she meet a mysterious man in his stead, she never dreams it will lead to her going undercover to spy upon the nest of plotters and end their murderous conspiracy....
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Harlequin presents volume 4141
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Recovering from a near-deadly accident, Renzo Camaro retreated to his C̥te D'Azur estate. Nothing breaks through his solitude. Until the arrival of his new housekeeper stirs dormant desires... Jessie Burton took this job to get closure. Yet bitter and broken Renzo is changed from the playboy who gave her one eye-opening night then abruptly left. He still drives her wild with want! But unless she can forgive the pain he caused, Jessie must remain...
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Harlequin presents volume 3506
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"Cruz De Carrillo cannot forget the searing kiss he shared with his shy maid, Trinity Adams. For the moment the Spanish billionaire walked away horrified at losing his legendary control, Trinity quickly moved on--to become nanny, guardian and stepmother to his brother's sons! Now Cruz must protect his orphaned nephews. When Trinity refuses to leave them, he knows there is one solution--a ring on her finger! It's the only way Cruz can keep her in his...
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Harlequin presents volume 4086
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"Housekeeper Sophie Court has seen plenty about Alessio Rossi-White and his sinful good looks in the headlines. Now she must face him in person, honor bound to reveal the shocking secrets that her boss, Alessio's father, has hidden from him. Still, Sophie didn't expect Alessio to make her the solution to his family's problems ... by inviting her to Lake Garda as his pretend girlfriend! For love-weary Sophie, such a deal should be easy. But accepting...
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Dorothy Fiske, eighty-three, adores movie stars, jewelry, murder mysteries, and men. At twenty-five, inspired by Judy Garland and Angela Lansbury, she moved to Los Angeles from a religiously strict Midwestern home. Despite the glamour, Dorothy, heartbroken, was childless. She blamed her sweet, unambitious husband, Eugene, claiming his sperm was weak, but Dorothy knows the truth. Ruth, a sixty-six-year-old home health aide, fears eviction from her...
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