title: The Scandalous Widow (Signet Regency Romance)
author:  Evelyn Richardson 
description: As a favor to his latest inamorata, Lavina, Lucian, the marquess of Charlmont, agrees to do his best to charm Lavina's sister-in-law, the widowed Lady Catherine Granville, into giving up the academy she established for the education of genteel young ladies. But when Lucian arrives at the school, he is surprised to find that he already knows the school's headmistress. Ten years ago Lucian enjoyed a flirtatious relationship with Catherine, a young miss enjoying her first season, but he betrayed her trust by running off with an actress. Now even though Catherine is not quite the same lively, spirited young lady he once knew, Lucian is still intrigued by her quiet charms, and he is determined to show Catherine that even though she might have filled her new life with meaning and purpose, it still lacks one thing: romance. With her usual gift for subtle character development and deliciously dry wit, Richardson deftly crafts another sweetly satisfying romance that is certain to charm discerning readers of traditional Regencies. <i>John Charles</i><br><i>Copyright &#169; American Library Association. All rights reserved</i>
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  # The Maid of Maiden Lane
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Amelia E. Barr
  
  
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  CHAPTER I. THE HOME OF CORNELIA MORAN
  
  
  CHAPTER II. THIS IS THE WAY OF LOVE
  
  
  CHAPTER III. HYDE AND ARENTA
  
  
  CHAPTER IV. THROWING THINGS INTO CONFUSION
  
  
  CHAPTER V. TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF
  
  
  CHAPTER VI. AUNT ANGELICA
  
  
  CHAPTER VII. ARENTA'S MARRIAGE
  
  
  CHAPTER VIII. TWO PROPOSALS
  
  
  CHAPTER IX. MISDIRECTED LETTERS
  
  
  CHAPTER X. LIFE TIED IN A KNOT
  
  
  CHAPTER XI. WE HAVE DONE WITH TEARS AND TREASONS
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER XII. A HEART THAT WAITS
  
  
  CHAPTER XIII. THE NEW DAYS COME
  
  
  CHAPTER XIV. "HUSH! LOVE IS HERE!"
  
  
  
  
  
  
      
  
  
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  THE MAID OF MAIDEN LANE
  
  
  A Sequel to "The Bow of Orange Ribbon."
  
  
  A Love Story
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### CHAPTER I. THE HOME OF CORNELIA MORAN
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  Never, in all its history, was the proud and opulent cit