The Masquerade only had two rules: You had to be invited to order to attend, and you must dress in the outfit assigned to you. This was my first year being invited to the Masquerade. The first year I might get the answer to the question I've been asking myself for years: Why do I feel this way? Maybe something or som...
Ein Land, das ganz anders ist als alle anderen. Die Bürger untergeordnet in Farben, wovon die Farbe Rot regiert. Jede Farbe erfüllt einen Rang und hat spezielle Aufgaben. Doch hat es auch seinen Preis. Finanziell instabile Bürger wurden mit der Begründung ein Verbrechen begangen zu haben einst ausgeschlossen. Diese au...
This novella is the first story in my series The Golden Redepennings. Lieutenant Rick Redepenning has been saving his admiral's intrepid daughter from danger since their formative years, but today, he faces the gravest of threats-the damage she might do to his heart. How can he convince her to see him as a suitor, not...
For nearly 300 years, the Normingtons and the Lorimers have feuded, since a love affair ended in a curse that doomed dead Lorimers to haunt their home, the Castle of Lorne. Now the last Marquis of Lorne, the last of the Lorimers, is one of those ghosts, and the Duke of Kendal, head of the House of Normington, holds th...
With the fruits of a successful season safely stowed, whaling captain Robert Thorpe reaches a milestone. The treasures of the sea will buy him a ship, with enough left over to purchase a house and find a wife. He has no lady in mind, but the tavern wench who catches his eye is surely the wrong woman for him. Forced t...
[A Victorian romance continuing family stories begun in the various Regency books of Jude Knight and Mariana Gabrielle.] David "Toad" Northope, heir to the Duke of Wellbridge and rogue in the mold of his infamous father, knows Lady Sarah "Sal" Grenford, daughter of the once-profligate Duke of Haverford, will always ho...
To avoid an unwanted marriage, Lady Cordelia Rowley must run away to the Highlands and disguise herself as a servant until her 21st birthday when she comes of legal age and regains control of her destiny. Captain Lachlan Shawe has found success and wealth in the Royal Navy, but he's made a few enemies too. While dodgi...
Lady Eliza Turner has no interest in finding herself a wealthy husband, she has her books, her best friend Charlotte, and plenty of opinions on what society expects from her. When her curiosity gets the better of her, and she ends up in a compromising position with the desirable Duke Harrington she must use all her wi...
Sophia has sacrificed everything for her younger sister, Lucy. She has removed them from the only home they ever knew, taken on the care of Lucy's illegitimate son, George, and even assumed the role of a widow and mother in order to erase all hint of scandal from the boy's birth. But rumor continues to follow them lik...
**in the process of being edited** At the age of 16, Emma was the most beloved princess in Corina. Her beauty, kindness, and elegance gave her the reputation of a pure rose. When she is betrothed to the King of Alvadoris, things change dramatically for her. King Alec is rude, rough, and has a cruel reputation. Will Em...
For fans of Jane Austen, Bridgerton series, period dramas and regency high jinx's. * Move over 'Pride and Prejudice', there's a new insufferably dark and handsome man in town. Did I say, man? I meant woman. One particular woman. As high strung as she is exotic: Mi...
Verheiratet an einen Fremden. An niemand anderen als den kaltherzigen Prinzen. Rettung doch Überführung. Ein Prinz Kaltherzig mit Wärme? wohl kaum. *enemiestolovers* (wird überarbeitet)alle kapitel wo 'üa'stehen sind vollständig überarbeitet worden. :))
Adam lebt im Jahr 1942, Ida im Jahr 2016. Durch eine zufällige Entdeckung während ihres Studiums kann Ida in der Zeit zurückreisen. So lernt sie Adam kennen und lieben. Doch ihre Reisen zu Adam werden zunehmend gefährlich, denn um ihn herum tobt der Zweite Weltkrieg. Ida ist bereit, ihr Leben zu riskieren, um ihn zu r...
Miss Helena Wainwright is determined to see her nieces and nephew well settled with their new guardian, the Duke of Rotherham. After six months of transition, the children are beginning to bond with their uncle, but Helena and the Duke aren’t able to get much past the barest of civilities. Now that the duke is poised...
As the Duchess of Haverford's companion, Cedrica Grenford is not treated as a poor relation and is encouraged to mingle with Her Grace's guests. Perhaps among the gentlemen gathered for the duchess's house party, she will find a suitable husband? Marcel Fournier has only one ambition: to save enough from his fees serv...
~ 🔥 ~ Der König ist tot, seine Tochter regiert - und sie ist nicht so gnädig wie er. Julian ist zum Gefangenen einer Stadt voller Farbloser geworden, in der sein Titel ein Todesurteil ist. Die Herren der Unterwelt haben sich Jahrhunderte lang vor der Monarchie der Alessandrinis verborgen - nun sucht eine goldene Fra...
~ ✨ ~ Eine Vogelfreie mit der Stimme eines Engels. Ein Kronprinz, der Intrigen zu einer Kunstform erhoben hat. Eine Ordensdame, die zur Beleidigung für ihre Götter wird. Alle verstrickt in dasselbe große Geheimnis. • In einer düsteren Zukunft ist von den größten Errungenschaften der Menschheit nur Staub zurückgeblieb...
*WATTYS SHORTLIST 2019* Zu ihrem neunzehnten Geburtstag muss Kalia letztendlich eingestehen, dass sie nicht eine der fünf übernatürlichen Fähigkeiten beherrscht. Ihr Bruder hingegen ist ein Mentalist und kann somit Gedanken lesen. Sie hätte alles dafür gegeben die Zeit beeinflussen zu können, oder auch Gegenstände z...
They had been the best of friends since childhood. She knew that he secretly wore spectacles. He knew that she had once stolen all the wine for the Eucharist from the parish church and blamed it on the town drunkard. There was very little that Amy Griffiths did not know about Lord Oliver Hollingsworth, the only frie...
For years angel academy has taught students of all races and ability's, angels, werewolves, vampires, dragon riders, you name it. The school was created for a purpose, to help students reach their full potential and rise against the demons that vow to destroy the world as we know it. But one girl changes everything...
( COMPLETED STORY) What happens when the rakish Lord in the whole of London is truly falling in love with a simple, plain, and most ordinary girl, something he has been avoiding- his innermost fear. True love? Miss Amy Ott is London's newest riddle. . . She's the mysterious niece of one of England's wealthiest duk...
(COMPLETED) It's 1817 and there is nothing more a woman wants than to marry a rich man and live a life of comfort. But not Nancy Brooks. Having spent half her life helping her mother run her laundry shop and the other half in the local library, Nancy knows what she wants, and it is not a life spent looking for the p...
To escape an unwanted betrothal, Ava Marlowe runs away from home and hides in a quiet countryside only to soon meet Magnus, the most dashing, charming and kindhearted man ever exists. They get swept up in a passionate romance, but unfortunately Ava must face bitter rejection from his noble family. Despite her resolve...
Leonard Fox, the Duke of Montrose-handsome as the very devil and a physician by profession was very content with his less than normal life. But then his best friend dies, leaving his four year old daughter under Leo's guardianship. Leo loves the girl, no doubt. But that didn't mean he knew how to raise her. So he ends...
The gowns, the dinners, the dashing young gentlemen ... every young lady dreams of experiencing a taste of life amongst the nobility. For Catherine Taylor, the dream becomes a reality when she is invited by her uncle Sir William Cavendish to stay with him and his family in their charming village of Barnbury. Four week...
Despite living thirty miles from London, Anabelle Latimer knows her chances of finding a husband in their sleepy village are as thin as cook's white soup. Then she discovers a kindred spirit in Mr. Fielding, the intelligent and handsome new steward from Blackwood Hall. It was a great shame that his position in life wa...
**The No 1 fantasy romance by award-winning novelist and scriptwriter Gytha Lodge, author of The Fragile Tower series** What if you had a power you couldn't control? What if you could make everyone you cared about fall in love with their perfect match, and live happily ever after? And what if the only person it wouldn...
After moving to London with her best friend, the last thing Elle expects is to fall for a celebrity - though it may be more trouble than it's worth. ***** Elle Robinson never thought the man she's loved for nearly her entire existence would leave he...
Cassandra didn't know what was wrong with her. Why didn't any of the Earls and Barons appeal to her? As a woman of four and twenty living in 1804 England, she was expected to be wed by now. After running away from an embarassing dance lesson, she ends up at The Vixen Inn, run by her friend, Sophia Brook. While there...
