THE BRIDGERTONS: HAPPILY EVER AFTER

The Bevelstoke Series

THE SECRET DIARIES OF MISS MIRANDA CHEEVER

WHAT HAPPENS IN LONDON

TEN THINGS I LOVE ABOUT YOU

The Two Dukes of Wyndham

THE LOST DUKE OF WYNDHAM

MR. CAVENDISH, I PRESUME

Agents of the Crown

TO CATCH AN HEIRESS • HOW TO MARRY A MARQUIS

The Lyndon Sisters

EVERYTHING AND THE MOON • BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN

The Splendid Trilogy

SPLENDID • DANCING AT MIDNIGHT • MINX

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EPub Edition APRIL 2016 ISBN: 9780062388155

Print Edition ISBN: 9780062388148

FIRST EDITION

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