One must see beyond the title. The Duke of Devonshire, the most powerful duke in England, tires of female debutantes' and their gabster mothers' pretenses and Spanish coins just to win the station of duchess next to him. But one queer day in Northamptonshire, he meets the strangest of women by the name of Esther. Who...
Emery De Bulgaria is a young, English heiress. Having lived her entire life at King James's court, Emery is completely ready for any marriage that could be thrown at her. Until King James told her just what he had in mind for her. Emery was to marry the Count of Dubois. A savage, unkind man that was only known for the...
After living with a snotty British aristocratic family for a long while Helena is ready to leave. When she opens a box that was given to her from her father before he died she finds out that she is the daughter of Blackbeard. So when the family heads to London she escapes off the ship to find her father and is caught...
[1885; England] Lecia Harper can hardly accept her fate: marriage. When her father seemingly pawns her off to a Duke, horror and abandonment are only half of what she feels. She had been able to dismiss nearly every suitor before, but now she's bound to one man for ever. Freedom was all she wanted, but what happens wh...
Tabitha has a choice. She can return home to the sheltered, predictable life that will undeniably lead to an eternity of knitting afghans for her swarm of cats, or she can accept her estranged grandmother's order/invitation into the elite social circle Tabitha's mother turned her back on years ago. Neither holds a pro...
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...
When Frances Barrett accepts a position of housekeeper, nanny, and nurse to the Fellowes family, she believes that it will be simply a stepping stone to get over a personal tragedy. But as she cares for the ailing Helena Fellowes and her three children, she finds herself drawn into the family dynamics. A mother lies d...
Captain Alex Woodward was fighting Napoleonic troops on the Peninsula, until his wounds forced him to retire. Now he travels to an estate of his former comrade, killed by the enemies, to fulfill his promise and help the slain officer's sisters any way he could. The estate is entailed, but the eldest sister Rebecca com...
"It's not right that we should have to fight for something so obviously right and just as having the vote but we must. Someone must!" Lady Anastasia Banks has lived her entire life thus far in a world where she may do as she likes, be it running around the countryside with her cousins or sitting quietly in a secluded...
'She didn't struggle, she kissed him back and when they stepped apart he saw a look of love and sheer devotion in her eyes. He held her in his arms once more. her head lay against his chest and there they stood for what seemed like forever, and indeed, Samuel wished he could stay there forever with Phoebe in his arms...
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...
© Carey Decevito, 2013 At 24 years old, Erica Pattinson never saw herself as a victim. Trapped in an abusive marriage where she is beaten, demeaned and suffers every type of torment imaginable, she tries to find an out-an escape. When Thomas (Tom) Clarke rolls into town and discovers that his best friend's wife is in...
Rosa Matthews is ready to start living again. Since the death of her husband two years ago, Rosa has devoted herself to raising her young son Brennan, and to pursuing her law career. But it's time to move on, and accompanying Brennan's dentist to a fundraising gala seems like a good, safe place to start. But the eveni...
Lady Lila Addison is the daughter of Viscount James Addison. When her family starts receiving threatening letters and messages telling them to leave their home before danger befalls them, Lila takes it as a mission of her own to solve the mystery. Before she did, she tried to get the help of the constable and the Duke...
For seventeen years, Henry’s always been content with a cup of tea and a good book. But when he decides that he wants to write one of his own, he realizes he lacks something to write about. So, when the enigmatic Winter McLane transfers to his school, he thinks he may have finally found what he’s been looking for.
Selene Arsinoe is living in the most volatile time in Egyptian history. Her queen, Cleopatra, is having a love affair with the Roman dictator Julius Caesar. Many Romans and Egyptians alike frown upon the affair. The Romans and Egyptians are tense, most unwilling to associate themselves with the other. But when Selene...
He closed his eyes again and tried to remember. There had been a fight. Alice was there. She had been naked, screaming and hitting him. He remembered entering the house. He was holding his shotgun. He had wanted to teach them both a lesson. Before that, he could remember sitting in his shed, watching them through the...
Adopted at a young age, Melanie Cartwright can't remember anything about her biological family. Her adoptive mother is a loving woman, and their humble lives do not stray from the ordinary. However, on Melanie's birthday, a piece of news arrives that permanently changes everything. Her grandfather, a wealthy business...
Meet Captain Macks Droy, a man with a notorious reputation for being a flirt. He settles on Hannah as his latest target, while she's determined to resist his charms. Who will win out in this story between a plain Jane and a handsome heart-breaker? (Historical Romance)