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Title:   A Season for Sin Author:   Vicky Dreiling Genre:   Historical Romance Published:   September 2012 Publisher:   Forever Source:   NetGalley Buy Links:   Amazon, Kobo, Book Depository Synopsis: Introducing the Sinful Scoundrels... The Earl of Bellingham is nothing is not a creature of habit: money, meals, and mistresses must be strictly managed if a man is to have a moment's peace. It's a system that works splendidly for him--until now. With his oldest and dearest friends succumbing, one by one, to wedded bliss, Bell is now restless and a trifle lonely. Enter the Sinful Scoundrels--Colin Brockhurst, Earl of Ravenshire, and Harry Norcliffe, Viscount Evermore--who drag him back into society and draw his rakish eye to the ton's new beautiful young widow. Bell isn't after a wife, but a challenge. And Laura Davenport should fit the bill quite nicely... For those who are familiar with Vicky’s novels the name Bell is something you’ve heard before....

Title:   When You Give A Duke A Diamond Author:   Shana Galen Genre:   Historical Romance Pages:   384 Published:   September 2012 Publisher:   Sourcebooks Source:   NetGalley Buy Links:   Amazon, Kobo, Book Depository Synopsis: He had a perfectly orderly life... William, the sixth Duke of Pelham, enjoys his punctual, securely structured life. Orderly and predictable—that's the way he likes it. But he's in the public eye, and the scandal sheets will make up anything to sell papers. When the gossip papers link him to Juliette, one of the most beautiful and celebrated courtesans in London, chaos doesn't begin to describe what happens next... Until she came along... Juliette is nicknamed the Duchess of Dalliance and has the cream of the nobility at her beck and call. It's disruptive to have the duke who is the biggest catch on the Marriage Mart scaring her other suitors away. Then she discovers William's darkest secret and decides what he needs in...

Title:   Loving Lady Marcia Author:   Kieran Kramer Genre:   Historical Romance Pages:   368 Published:   August 2012 Publisher:   St Martin’s Source:   NetGalley Buy Links:   Amazon , Kobo , Book Depository Synopsis: (via GoodReads) In the House of Brady, three very lovely girls have hair of gold—and hearts to match—but finding a match among the gentlemen of London is one comedy of errors that could bring down the house… MARCIA GETS SCHOOLED… Of the three Brady sisters, Lady Marcia has always seemed the girl most likely to lead a perfectly charmed life. But after a handsome cad breaks her heart, she swears off love and devotes her life to teaching girls at a private school. In spite of her family’s wish for a London debut, Marcia is happy where she is—until terrible news sends her back to the Brady clan…and into the arms of an unexpected suitor. ON THE SUBJECT OF LOVE A dark and dashing earl who knows Marcia’s past, Duncan Lattimore is surp...