James Alcott has always had a talent for charming women right into his bed, a talent that he has enjoyed, along with his status of being heir to the Earldom of Ethridge. A chance encounter, however, with a woman who does not see worth in wealth of status will change his life forever. Alice Devereaux has been hiding for three years. She fought and survived the 1832 French Revolution and is hiding in England under a pseudonym. Her family and friends all died as criminals and if she ever returned to her native Paris then she would be slaughtered too. Her family's hatred of aristocracy has been instilled in her and she carries around the burden of both her and her people's failure to create equality. And then, as if God is testing her, she meets a man who holds all the qualities she was born to hate - wealth, status and arrogance. But that man is determined to succeed in winning her. So what is she to do? Succumb to his charms? Or hold true to the beliefs of her French comrades?

When the arrogant stranger Bess is forced to marry unexpectedly becomes a duke, she'll find herself at odds with her growing feelings as he hunts for a killer. ***** Sharp-tongued Elizabeth 'Bess' Jones is perfectly content living on her lonesome in a tiny village south of Derbyshire. She works as a nurse, owns a small home, and finds the label of 'spinster' an agreeable trade for her independence. But when her entire life is uprooted in an instant, she only has one person to blame: her new husband, Emmett Wilde, who was caught in a compromising situation with her. And now, despite his promise to fake a death certificate after their wedding--to free her of any duty to him or their marriage bed--he sends for her in the dead of night with startling news: his father has been murdered, and he is now the Duke of Ascot with a wife he can no longer deny... [[Word Count: 60,000-70,000 words]] [[Cover designed by Ren Tachibana]]

James Richardson, Earl of Winchester, has returned home to London, after seven years of sailing as a privateer. His travels have been cut short by the death of his father, making him the new Earl. But in order to keep the title , James must marry within a month . This is the task set by his father, stemming from his dislike for his only child. But after meeting the hordes of simpering debutantes, he believes the task in front of him to be impossible. But he didn't count on meeting Olivia Wynter....... Olivia , the daughter of the Duke of Ashforth, is no blushing debutante. At the age of twenty-two, she is still unmarried , but not for lack of suitors. The truth is that Olivia is fed up of the dandies and rakehells who are after her , trying to impress her with their titles and wealth, when all she wants is a man who will match her in wits and should even be a bit dangerous. But when she meets James, can she break through his shell to reach the man underneath? Read on to discover how a passionate lady reaches into the unsuspecting heart of a fearless pirate....

What happens when the one you love is the one you should hate? Jane was an educated, freespirited woman. She grew up and thought differently than most people did in her rural south U.S. because she was taught in the North. As she is a young woman, her parents summon her back home to the well nourished plantation she knew as a young girl from her northern school. Now that she has grown up she wants to impress her family who sent her away. Will was a hardworking slave. He kept to his business and strongly disliked his position as a black slave. He is a strong man though, very different from his lanky youth. He knows his future is set up with Charlotte, a servant in master's home, by his mother. But what happens when Jane comes back to the plantation and sets her eyes on Will, as does Will on her? Secret friends as children, will their promise to be secret friends forever be changed by their sudden attraction towards each other? All of this is happening during the beginning of the U.S. civil war, will they be able to survive? Excerpt: “Well no…”Jane started, “I mean kind of…not in such a harsh way…We plan to have the wedding in June,” she finished. Will put his hands in his pockets and paced back and fourth. “So yuh just told me yuh love me and now yuh telling’ me your goin’ to marry another man?” “Yes Will, I mean what could become of us? Really what could, except a scandal.” “We’ll never be a scandal, not in God’s eyes we won’t, black, white, blue I don’t care I still love yuh and yuh still love me even if I’m a black man,” he looked to her eyes, “no one can take that from us.”

Russian heiress Tatiana Rostova thought that her 'happily ever after' would be with her beloved fiance. However, the people she cared about most betrayed her and left her dying. Saved by a handsome Italian duke, a plan of revenge blooms. ******* Tatiana Rostova took upon herself to seek revenge on the two people she loved the most after their betrayal left her half-dead, even if it meant she had to sell herself to the devil-especially since the devil is in the form of the handsome six-foot-two, silver-eyed Italian duke named Lucca Cavelli. This wallflower vowed to take everything that is rightfully hers. But in the process of her revenge, will she be willing to risk her heart again? Cover designed by Ren Tachibana

MUST BE A FOLLOWER TO READ!!! ONLY THE PROLOGUE AND THE LAST PART ARE PUBLIC, THE REST OF THE BOOK IS PRIVATE AND ONLY AVAILABLE FOR FOLLOWERS! **LIKE THE YORK ROSE? CHECK ITS SEQUEL, "ARTHUR"!** http://www.wattpad.com/story/3962062-arthur-the-tudor-rose {{WATTY AWARDD 2012 FINALIST - HISTORICAL FICTION ON THE RISE}} Brother against brother, cousin against cousin... The crown of England is the final prize. The War of the Roses has begun. Elizabeth of York seeks protection in sanctuary with her mother, Queen Elizabeth Woodville, and her sisters, after the death of her father and the kidnap of her brother by her uncle, Richard the Usurper. They are also forced by Richard to send their other prince into his keeping, and the royal boys become the central figures of one of the most intriguing mysteries of History: the fate of the Princes in the Tower of London. Among plots, twisted morals, doubtful allies and magic, Elizabeth is only certain of one thing: she was always destined to be Queen of England.

This book is now available on Amazon and unfortunately they won't allow me to put it up elsewhere for free, not even the unedited draft. Sorry! The Vikings! Aelswyn had heard about them, all the tales of their barbaric behaviour, the rapes and pillages, the massacres, the burnt villages. But she never thought they would dare to attack her father's stronghold. And that they would succeed...

"I think people are much like cats. Some are costly granulated food without any communication towards other humans. Drawn from one to the other sofa, leaving hair everywhere, and surprisingly no one seems to figure out that they build up their emotions to no one. The only benefit of the cats is that they are moving decorate objects, which is the intellectual point of view an interesting concept, but can not be applied to our own, because their stomach is too drooping." I categorize my self as the one's that are more pulled back and shy. A book worm, if you will, completely isolated from the world. But there's always some who tries to break my mask, developed to hide from the public, to loosen and make me feel free. He might try, but me being as stubborn as I am it could be a challenge for both of us.

"Beautiful," he exclaimed while looking at her with eyes filled with pure adoration and love. He kissed her shoulders and slowly, gently bent down kissing her breasts one at a time, as she leaned her head back feeling his heated, delicious breath whenever he touched her. His hands continued to explore her as she caressed his back and bit softly on his neck. He ran his tongue all over her body as her hair sparkled. Her skin was soft and inviting as they clung to each other. He felt her hands on his back pulling him closer.