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The Pocket-Watch Confession by WriterTheReader
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'And for a split second I felt as though this was where I belonged, that we belonged together no matter where together was. He turned his head so that my palm met with his lips. It was then that he kissed my hand, "I will never leave you," he whispered and he kissed it again.' - True love is not black and white. It is filled with emotions of all colours, some confusing and others simply beautiful. When Miss Helene Duke falls in love, she finds herself questioning everything she has ever known. What if she chose not to marry a rich gentleman? What if she wanted to marry her forbidden love? In a time when the rules of society are an ever-present burden and the constant pressure from family weighs heavily on a rich, beautiful lady, can there ever be hope for such an undesirable match? Despite every obstacle they face, will they ever be free to declare their love? In her final days, Helene shares with us all a romantic confession... (Cover designed by Jellymelly719, edited slightly by me)
Carols & Courtship by AdelynAnn
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When Christmas comes to the sleepy town of Hillbury, so does a love letter for Holly Ambrose - a love letter from a secret admirer. Amidst the yuletide balls and Christmas cheer of Victorian England, Holly vows to uncover the source of the letter, but will the self-avowed intellectual fall in love in the process? This Yuletide novella is twelve chapters long, with a chapter posted each day until Christmas beginning on Sunday the 14th. It's just a little christmas present to all my wonderful Wattpad friends.
An Unexpected Love by nmmorton
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*Highest Rank #1 in Historical Fiction* Shy and awkward Elizabeth Montgomery doesn't think she'll ever find love. As her family's former plantation struggles in Reconstruction era Virginia, she's afraid she'll find herself either betrothed to the wrong man through an arranged marriage, or a spinster living with her widowed father. However, Elizabeth's sister Amelia is vibrant and charming, and sure to secure a valuable match. When two wealthy, eligible bachelors come to her family's plantation home for a visit, Elizabeth finds that she has to depend on her faith more than ever. Edward Stanton is a cocky bank owner's son, and his father, Charles, is pressuring him to take a wealthy wife to create a banking empire. As Edward resists his father's demands, the stakes become higher and higher, pointing to evidence that Charles has underlying motives for forcing a particular match on Edward. Will an unexpected love emerge from so much greed and manipulation? *Completed May 2015*