More than eight years before the novel opens, Anne Elliot, then a lovely, thoughtful, warm-hearted 19 year old, accepted a proposal of marriage from the handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth. He was clever, confident, and ambitious, but poor and with no particular family connections to recommend him. Sir Walter, Anne's fatuous, snobbish father and her equally self-involved older sister Elizabeth were dissatisfied with her choice, maintaining that he was no match for an Elliot of Kellynch Hall, the family estate. Her older friend and mentor, Lady Russell, acting in place of Anne's late mother, persuaded her to break the engagement. Now 27 and still unmarried, Anne re-encounters her former love when his sister and brother-in-law, the Crofts, take out a lease on Kellynch. Wentworth is now a captain and wealthy from maritime victories in the Napoleonic wars. However, he has not forgiven Anne for rejecting him. While publicly declaring that he is ready to marry any suitable young woman who catches his fancy, he privately resolves that he is ready to become attached to any appealing young woman except for Anne Elliot.

After escaping her abusive father, Madeline is left in the care of the wealthy Lockwood family. They completely adore her and take her in as their own daughter. Each member of the family cares for her except one, Grayson Lockwood. He has hated her from the minute she arrived in their home and has made her life impossible. Although everything changes when Madeline receives an unexpected love confession from him that changes their relationship forever. [COMPLETED STORY] --------------------------------------------------- Book cover is made by the amazing @shaysevs

Two years after Nathaniel Swift left for America to forget the woman he loved, he learns she's engaged to another man -- and returns to England to win her back. ***** Lord Nathaniel 'Nate' Swift is hopelessly in love with his best friend's younger sister, Charlotte Wilde. However, Nate's rakish ways, their ten-year age difference, and his best friend's objections soon make it very clear that a marriage could never take place. So Nate does the only thing he could: he travels to America and tries to forget about the woman he loves. But after two years in the New World, forgetting Charlotte proves to be impossible, and he's quickly pulled back to England after hearing of her engagement to another man. Determined to make up for past mistakes, Nate swears to stop the impending wedding and win back Charlotte's heart at any cost. But is he too late to show her the truth he's known all along -- that they're meant to be together, forever? [[Word count: 70,000-80,000 words]] Cover designed by Ashley Bandy

Tess, a hot-headed, tutu-wearing maid from New York City, gets a job working for a rich and powerful Virginian family who come from old money. When the family's devilishly handsome and business-minded son, Cole, returns home to the ranch to visit for a few weeks, he meets Tess and they begin a whirlwind romance. Then, without warning, Cole's mother fires Tess on Cole's instructions. Heartbroken, Tess moves back to New York City, only to discovers she's pregnant. She vows to hide the baby from Cole and makes a new life for herself in NYC. Meanwhile, a terrible horse-riding accident leaves Cole barren. A chance meeting between Tess and Cole's mother threatens to uncover the secret of the hidden baby, and she may find out how Cole reacts to the heir he no longer thought possible sooner than she'd like.

Crown Princess Emelie and a strong, independent woman forced to get married by the years' end. Betrothed to a man she doesn't love; she finds herself trapped between two different worlds. The one she wants, and the one she has to want. Benjamin Donahue is anything but royal. With a delinquent past, the free-will to run away whenever he pleases, and the body to put a God to shame, he also finds himself trapped between two worlds. The one he wants, and the one he's afraid to want. When Crown Princess Emelie and Benjamin meet, the attraction to each other is instantaneous. With a love strong enough to tame any war, will they be able to see past their differences in life and come together as one, or will the royal life destroy any chance they have for one another?

"If you asked me three months ago what heartbreak was, I would tell you it's losing somebody close to you due to unspeakable circumstances. But right now, in this moment, I would say it's you. I would say it's the feeling I got in my chest when I realized I was out of time. When I stood in the rain and yelled for you to stay, but all I saw was your back. I would say heartbreak is lying in bed at two in the morning, watching my ceiling fan go around and around, wondering why you couldn't stop to listen. Two seconds. All I needed was two seconds to say the words. All I needed was to seconds for me to tell you I was in love with you. With everything about you. With the way you move, and the feeling of your arms around me. With the feeling of your chest vibrating as you laugh. Heartbreak is falling in love with everything about you, but having the words permanently stuck in my throat." _____ Gracelyn Levinsky grew up with Daniel Grey. She has always looked to him as a brother, but when she escapes from her abusive Mom and moves to the same town Danny moved to when he was ten, she finds out that he's in love with her. After countless attempts to get her to feel the same, Danny gives up. But when Grace realizes just how much she does love Danny, words can't help her because he shut her out of his life completely. How do you tell somebody who you can't talk to that you're in love with them? Simple. You force them to listen. WARNING: THIS STORY INCLUDES THE VERY ATTRACTIVE DANIEL GREY WHO REMINDS ME AND EVERYONE WITH OVARIES OF A SOFT GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPPY THAT IS SLEEPING ON YOUR CHEST SO PLEASE BEWARE THAT YOUR OVARIES WILL EXPLODE WHILE READING THIS STORY! AN: please don't steal this story. I'm working/have worked really hard to create this and develop the characters and story line. This is solely made up out of my mind. The cover was made by @nerdfpiper and I highly recommend her!

They say that what's meant to be, will be. That if something is meant to happen, there will be a way for it to happen. So what if Kaylee Fletcher doesn't believe in those statements anymore? She once did when she was younger and dating a boy who she thought she was going to spend the rest of her life with. They were young but old enough to know the difference between being in love and truly loving someone. They were going to spend the rest of their lives together and were planning on doing so until their lives changed for good. Luca Madden was her one true love and she was his. Their relationship ended because he got a university placement in America as his family were relocating there, which meant that there was no other choice but to end the relationship. He didn't want to end it but it had to be done despite how much it pained him to do so. Now, years later, they've both changed. They're both successful in their own right and have both moved on with their lives. They stay on different sides of the world from each other and go about their day to day lives like nothing ever happened. But what if they met again? Would they rekindle what they once had and move on together? Or will they come to blows and open old wounds that they thought were healed?

Aria has been cordially invited to the wedding of the century . According to her mom . Her older sister is finally marrying her high school sweetheart and she couldn't be any happier. Until she realizes she isn't just the Maid of Honor but the Best Man is none other than her good for nothing ex boyfriend . The man that ruined all other men for her and not in a good way . Unfortunately replacing the best man is out of the picture since he is , afterall, the groom's brother . Worse yet , he won't be coming alone . He's bringing his fiance to the wedding, the same girl you caught him cheating on you with, not more than 6 months ago. You know you can't not show up at the wedding , so you cook up a plan to find a fake boyfriend. You think about hiring an escort but shake that thought because you really don't have that kind of money to pay someone for a week. Your bestfriends suggest doing a little swiping and maybe convince the guy to help you out with your dilemma. What happens when you do an accidental swipe and the man you connect with is THE ONLY man who agrees to your hair brained idea?

With her family bankrupt and the man she loved now married to another woman, Gretchen decides to move to London to fix what's left of her life. Returning to San Francisco a failure is not an option, so she takes on the only job she can find - one that involves a baby, a man, and unfortunately, love. ***** Ethan Williams is done with love. Scorned and left by his wife, his life's goal is to acquire more wealth and travel the world. But one morning, he wakes up to find an infant on his doorstep. Left with no choice, Ethan hires a nanny to care for the child. When he begins to feel his heart respond to the presence of the new nanny, he is certain his life just took a turn for the worse - and he is determined to rid himself of every silly notion of love. [[Word Count: 80,000-90,000]] Cover design by Cil Ojumo

When Mary is caught in a scandal with one of the most notorious rakes in town, she believes the only solution to the grave trouble for her dangerous secrets is a wedding. What she didn't account for was her heart--and his. *** Adrien Haverston is a rake caught in his own trap after a seduction goes wrong. One great scandal and a bitter wedding later, he is one angry husband to Mary Featherton. But despite his vow to make her suffer for shackling him to a life he has avoided ever since, he begins to realize that the burning attraction that brought them together in the first place might just lead to something promising. But falling in love with his wife may not be as easy as he first thought, because as Adrien peels off every charming and beautiful facet of Mary, he also discovers dark and dangerous secrets--one of which has the potential to shatter him.