Joan Smith
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Belgrave House
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1991
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When she learned about her late husband's infidelities, Lady Francesca Camden went a little wild. Assuming her maiden name of Frankie Devlin, she encountered Lord Devane at a masquerade. He thought she was a lightskirt and pursued, but she was rescued by a friend. Now, about to be forced from her home and accused of stealing an heirloom necklace, Frankie still would be no one's mistress. Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett
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Mary Anne Judson has an idyllic country life, except perhaps that her Uncle Edwin is of a casually larcenous nature. When he liberates an abandoned-and smuggled-cargo of fine silk and finds himself pursued by the handsome London draper, Mr. Robertson, life becomes rather hectic. And Mary Anne suspects there is more to the stylish draper than meets the eye. Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett Crest
3) Minuet
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Belgrave House
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Minou (christened Lady Céleste by her British father) escaped the Terror in France to reach safety and send assistance for her mother and brother, who were in danger of facing the guillotine. Frustrated by the lack of progress, she determined to return to France with her cousin Henri-but they are followed by the upright Lord Degan, who quickly learned he possessed none of their panache. Georgian Romance by Joan Smith, writing as Jennie Gallant; originally...
4) Olivia
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Belgrave House
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Olivia Fenwick decided to become a governess after her father remarried-a very superior governess who charged a great deal for her services. While Lady Synge was eager to show off her superior employee, her younger brother, the arrogant Lord Philmot, objected to just about everything Olivia attempted to do with her two charges. Regency Romance by Jennie Gallant/Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett Coventry
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Belgrave House
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Deirdre Gower refused to marry her fiancé, Lord Belami, while her Aunt Charney was desperately ill with the ague. His lordship took offense at the continual delays and called the whole thing off. But they both wound up on the continent where they were supposed to have had their honeymoon, and where Belami pursued notorious counterfeiters-and Deirdre. New Epilogue added for ebook. Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett Crest...
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Belgrave House
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Lydia Trevelyn and her neighbor, Lord Beaumont, have thwarted family plans for a match. But when they discover a body in a local river, and it seems possible the dead woman was her father's mistress, the two join forces to discover the villain who has murdered the young woman. Beau is intrigued when Lydia pretends to be one of the muslin company… Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett Crest
7) La Comtesse
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Belgrave House
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London society buzzed around the scandalous Comtesse de la Tour. Lord Dashwood was assigned to discover whether the beautiful red-head was a French spy-or perhaps something just as unsavory to his enchanted vision. At one moment Renée seemed as chaste as a nun, at another as flirtatious as a courtesan . . . Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett
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Belgrave House
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Marie Boltwood shared the neighborhood excitement about Napoleon being imprisoned aboard ship just outside Plymouth harbor. When two dashing gentlemen--the thoughtful Mr. Benson and the arrogant Lord Sanford--arrived to stay at Bolt Hall, she knew one was a British agent. But who was the other? With intrigue heavy all around, Marie desperately needed to find out. Regency Romance by Joan Smith writing as Jennie Gallant; originally published by Fawcett...
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Belgrave House
Pub. Date
1984
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Davinia Blythe had lost her young husband suddenly. So she went to his family home, Blythe Wyngate, and was originally welcomed. Until it became known that she was pregnant, with the possible heir if her child was a boy. Then she was pushed off the windmill stairs. Who could have done it but Homer, who had assumed he was the heir and taken charge of Wyngate? Victorian Romantic Suspense by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett Crest
10) Aurora
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Belgrave House
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Aurora Falkner is kissed by a darkly handsome man near the gypsy encampment. When the same man shows up claiming to be the long lost Lord Raiker, she is suspicious. But neighbors claim to recognize him, and he certainly knows his way around the village—and the village women. Is he an impostor, as Clare Raiker contends, or the rightful heir to Raiker Hall?
Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett
11) Strange Capers
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Belgrave House
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Constance Pethel had become accustomed to Lady Savage's "economies" and begging letters to Lord Aiglon to provide money to refurbish his falling-down manor that they occupied. Arriving to discover this deceit, Aiglon decided to put the property on the market, depriving them of their home. But Constance learned that Aiglon was more interested in a stolen shipment of British arms-and herself. Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett...
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Belgrave House
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When Zoie Barron's painting studio is being readied, a stolen necklace is discovered. She decides to return it on the sly, but Lord Weylin is suspicious, especially when the necklace is found to be fake. Seldom trusting each other, Zoie and Lord Weylin set out to solve this mystery that involves her uncle, his aunt, and secrets from the past. Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett Crest
13) Bath Scandal
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Belgrave House
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Beatrice Searle, a beautiful and charming widow, agreed to smarten up tomboy Gillie Southam, because she believed Gillie's half-brother, Lord Southam, would accompany her to Bath. But it was Southam's straight-laced fiancée who actually inspired the move, and Lord Southam only came when rumors had Gillie involved with a disreputable fellow. Then his lordship mistook Mrs. Searle for a merry widow… Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published...
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Sara Wood had not been heartbroken when her fiancé disappeared six years ago, though no one would have guessed it. And she wasn’t delighted when Peter showed up again—as a widower with two young sons and his vulgar sister-in-law. Peter’s brother, Lord Haldiman, insisted that his brother do the right thing this time. But both Sara and Haldiman had moved on and seen new possibilities… Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett...
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Belgrave House
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Deirdre Gower refused to ruin her fiancé, Lord Belami, by marrying him--if her aunt proved to have murdered her brother. But the Duchess had brought the ancient Lord Dudley a bowl of stew, and he had succumbed to arsenic poisoning. The Duchess, Sir Nevil Ryder and who else wished to silence the old man before he could change his will? A Regency Mystery/Romance by Joan Smith
16) Thick As Thieves
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Belgrave House
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Eve Denver encountered Richard Dalton when she was fleeing an irate pawnbroker. Unsuspicious of Mr. Dalton's offer to secure a summer house in Brighton, and conscious of his ability to introduce her to the polite world, she took her valuables with her. Only to find that Dalton was using her as bait to trap a burglar… Regency Romance by Joan Smith, writing as Jennie Gallant; originally published by Fawcett Crest
17) Love's Harbinger
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Belgrave House
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Lady Faith Mordain’s fiancé is castigated in Guy Delamar’s Harbinger newspaper as a thief. She believes the social climbing editor must be wrong—though Lord Thomas apparently did take flight with the company’s funds. The race to retrieve the funds or the peer’s reputation is on—with Faith’s chaperoning aunt pulling some odd and unsettling strings. Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett
18) Madcap Miss
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Belgrave House
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At 22 Grace Farnsworth had lost her job as a governess, and had to assume a childish disguise to have enough money for a coach seat. But arriving in Wickfield hadn't solved her problem, as her old governess was away. Lord Whewett, having heard her story, offered her a hundred pounds to act his daughter to appease old Lady Healy's determination to meet her great granddaughter... Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett Crest
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Diana Beecham's only use for her neighbor Lord Harrup was to get him to provide a job for her brother Ronald. So she picked up the "documents" Harrup sought, only to have them stolen. Seems Harrup, seeking a high government position, was being blackmailed by his former mistress. Undeterred by a little setback-or a little housebreaking-Diana pursued her heart. Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett Crest
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Belgrave House
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Audrey Dane rents a quiet cottage to write her biography of the Hollywood star, Rosalie Hart. But the portrait and diaries given her by the actress are stolen—along with Audrey’s typewriter and manuscript. Audrey is suspicious of the handsome college professor who has taken the cottage next door—and whose income appears to far exceed that of his profession.
Contemporary Mystery/Romantic Suspense by Joan Smith; originally published by Jove
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