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Stella’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Stella’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Stella Riley
Goodreads Author
Born
The United Kingdom
Website
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September 2012
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The Parfit Knight (Rockliffe, #1)
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1986
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21 editions
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The Mésalliance (Rockliffe, #2)
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1990
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13 editions
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The Player (Rockliffe, #3)
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2015
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14 editions
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The Wicked Cousin (Rockcliffe, #4)
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2017
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8 editions
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Cadenza (Rockliffe, #6)
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2018
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8 editions
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Hazard (Rockliffe, #5)
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2018
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7 editions
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The Shadow Earl (Shadows, #1)
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2023
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4 editions
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A Splendid Defiance (Roundheads and Cavaliers, #5)
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1985
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14 editions
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The Black Madonna (Roundheads and Cavaliers, #1)
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1992
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13 editions
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A Trick of Fate (Brandon Brothers, #1)
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2019
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8 editions
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B.R.A.G. Medallion!
I'm thrilled to announce that A Splendid Defiance has been awarded a B.R.A.G. Medallion - my very first one. Huzzah!
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"Set in 1780 London, this novel captures the high stakes of aristocratic society where reputation is everything. Christian returns to find his uncle living in his home and his fiancée pressured to marry his cousin. Beyond the central conflict, Riley e"
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"When Lord Hazelmere vanishes in Greece, his four closest friends refuse to believe he is dead. Years later, Christian returns to London, and together they orchestrate an elaborate trap to expose his cousin Basil's treachery. This story shines through"
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"4.5. Even though it does meet the standard of her earlier work, it’s still far superior of most of the books I read/listen to. Also, I could listen to Alex Wyndham read a cereal box. ;)"
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"lovely
Good characters, good plot, nicely paced and nuanced, this story is about a man who must marry for money and the heiress that he marries " |
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Indie Voices: Authors & Books
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Stella Riley
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Sorry to say, it's still going to be a while, Flora - various problems have delayed progress. But thanks for asking!
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“All his life he’d believed that birth and privilege were an automatic passport to principle and the finer feelings generally unknown amongst the lower orders. Now he knew that, in extreme circumstances, the differences boiled down to little more than a smattering of education and the quality of one’s coat”
― The King's Falcon
― The King's Falcon
“Sorry for you? he finished crisply. I thought you knew me better than that.'' "I did ... I do"
"Then why ask it? If you marry me, I'll make no more allowances than I did at Oakleigh less, perhaps. I'm not proposing to be your eyes-though I'd give you mine if I could. But I can't. And unless you love me, I've nothing at all to offer. For the simple fact is that it's I who need you and not the other way about.But only," he repeated, "if you love me. I don't think I can settle for less.”
― The Parfit Knight
"Then why ask it? If you marry me, I'll make no more allowances than I did at Oakleigh less, perhaps. I'm not proposing to be your eyes-though I'd give you mine if I could. But I can't. And unless you love me, I've nothing at all to offer. For the simple fact is that it's I who need you and not the other way about.But only," he repeated, "if you love me. I don't think I can settle for less.”
― The Parfit Knight
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| Crazy Challenge C...: November 2014 Scavenger Challenge - PIES | 154 | 149 | Feb 23, 2015 06:15PM | |
| Crazy Challenge C...: Fall 2014 Seasonal Scavenger Challenge - Oktoberfest | 251 | 185 | Jul 01, 2015 10:40AM | |
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Chart Your 2015 Progress
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1057 | 239 | Jan 01, 2016 11:53AM | |
| We Love Lisa Kleypas: January 2016: All Together Now Group Challenge | 48 | 66 | Jan 27, 2016 10:21AM | |
| We Love Lisa Kleypas: Carol's 2016 Reading Log | 44 | 60 | Dec 18, 2016 08:40AM | |
| What's the Name o...: SOLVED. Historical fiction set in England in the Oliver Cromwell Era [s] | 7 | 41 | Aug 27, 2017 06:45PM |
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Hi StellaIndeed I am "that" Caz :-) Thanks so much for the invite.
