Historical Fictions
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Silence Breaking by RobThier
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Family - the most important thing in the world, right? If it's your own, maybe. But if it's the family of the incredibly powerful, incredibly alluring businessman with whom you've been conducting a secret office affair, and they don't yet know about the affair, things are a little bit different. Life is about to get real for Lilly Linton. All those stolen moments behind closed doors, those secret kisses and whispered words are about to catch up with her. As she and her boss, business-magnate Rikkard Ambrose, travel north to his parents' palatial estate, she is about to discover whether she has the strength to step out of the shadows and change her fate forever. Volume four of the award-winning "Storm and Silence" series.
En garde, Milady, Saber Dance Series, Book 1 (Sample Only) now on Amazon by SueHart2
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Watty's 2018 short list, #2 highest rank for Historical, 1st Place in the Profound Awards. Lord Grey has sailed the seas, fought pirates, and built a shipping fleet before turning thirty. Now he must marry and produce an heir. He believes his days of adventure are limited until he meets Gabriella Barrington. Her courageous nature and daring talent with a sword is astounding, however, it is her belief in equality that gives him pause. Her strength of character and ability to love convinces him she is the only woman for him. However, he fails to anticipate her fortitude to keep him safe and the lengths she goes to, including becoming a stowaway.
My Hands Hold My Story (Rough Draft) by thequietwriter
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In 1874, Ivy Steele's deafness is more than a handicap. It's a disease. Surrounded by a family that doesn't understand her, she's learned to cope and find solace where she can. Then, the unexpected happens. Her aunt dies, and her uncle sends her away to rejoin her father's family in Montana. Left to fend for herself, after the companion hired to escort her abandons her, Ivy faces continual hardship and danger. Several men see an unaccompanied Ivy as a flower ripe for the picking, and things only get worse when masked men hold up their stagecoach. Barely scraping through, Ivy makes it to Montana with her nerves shaken and what little money she has in her boot. Expecting a peaceful if not affectionate welcome, Ivy finds herself in greater hardship than she's ever known. Surrounded by a stepfamily that hates her, and flung into a life where hearing is vital, Ivy finds solace in a handsome cowboy named Remy. But things with her new family are not what they seem. And Ivy is about to find out that the danger she faced on the journey west, has followed her to Montana... Bethany Swafford dazzles with her stunning young adult debut, introducing a strong heroine, the hardships of frontier life, shocking twists, and a slow-burning romance that will leave you wanting more. Third place winner of the 2018 Rosemary Award
Respectfully Rose (Letters Of Change Series Book 7)(COMPLETED)(Wattys2014) by Kassilassie
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Isaac reread the letter shocked at its contents. Dear Mr. Wade, You’ve no doubt heard of Lorraine’s betrayal by now. I want you to know I am deeply sorry for her thoughtlessness, having grown up with Lorraine I am well aware of the pain she can put people through without a second thought. I am writing to propose that you and I wed. It’ll save my family’s reputation and embarrassment. Now I realize my father most likely said you had to, but you do not. If you do not want to marry me I understand. I will be getting ready in the next room it is to your right… I propose if you want to go through with this knock twice on the wall… if you don’t knock once- I will deal with my family just as I always have if your choice is to knock once. Again I am sincerely sorry for the pain my sister has caused you. I am sure that this is just as shocking to you as it is to me. Respectfully, Rose He remembered Rose well from the one time he had met her, she was good friends with his cousin Ginny. He remembered her telling every one of her travels. She was so unlike her sister and he was amazed the two were related. Lorraine had left him a letter as well, if one could even call it that- it was only one line- I do not love you and I am sorry. Those nine words written in her hand had cut like a knife and to find out that she had left him for another hurt all the more. He looked up at his older brother Gideon and handed him the two letters. Rose was sincere and he didn’t want the Watson’s laughed out of Denver, they were high society and it was one of the things her family cared about most.
Red of Berlin by ElenaSenecal
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Brilliant and headstrong, Adèle Roche is a Jewish-born Frenchwoman. She has a loving family, but they're taken from her when they are deported from their hide-out in an attic, and she becomes the only remaining survivor of her family after escaping the clutches of the Nazis. Then there's Michael Armbrüster. An SS officer, who spots the fiery red-haired Adèle when she is running away. He's enthralled, completely forgetting she is Jewish. What does he do? Take her in to his home, as a personal companion. He may have fallen in love with the poignant young Jewish woman, but that didn't stop him from taking out his ways on others when he needed to. He wasn't above it, until Adèle came into his life. What will make of these two? This couple that would never cross paths unless tested by the faith of God himself. Can man change for an enemy? Maybe, if he loves that enemy enough.
Under The Moonlight by Skyglider
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Jasmine's attempts to secure a husband during the London season unknowingly attract the attention of Lord Andrew Lockhart, the Earl of Huntingdon. He, on the other hand did not wish to think about marriage. But when his brother is murdered by means of a carriage accident, he has to find a wife in order to produce an heir. Not willing to let his brother's murder go unsolved, Andrew enlists the help of a young private investigator named James Knight. Fate brings Andrew and Jasmine together though he feels he is putting her in danger when a series of 'accidents' start to take place around him. Will the killer be caught before it's too late? *First in the "Knight Investigations Trilogy"
The Long Journey Home by caffrey1974
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Andrew Dwight "Dewy" Montgomery is headed back to Texas. A survivor among few, the last battle has been fought, and he is headed home. But, he doesn't have a home to return to. His father disowned him when he left and his fiancee broke their engagement. Three years later, this boy turned man arrives back in his hometown. What will he find when he gets there, and who will be left to welcome the hero home?
Tropical Threat (#3 - Semper Fi Series ) by caffrey1974
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Natasha Graves is still a Detective at Grubbs County Sheriff's Department after her best friend, Amanda, married and moved to D.C. She has been promoted to lead detective for drug and alcohol related crimes. A new case turns deadly as Tropical Storm Vern heads towards Georgia, and she asks the Sheriff if she can call on the Semper Fi team to help protect those in immediate danger. Dead bodies, explosions, and drug lords will threaten her new-found happiness and her life.
Highland Bear (Book 4) by AzMaz90
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The Druids were a hunted people long ago...they made a pact to scatter their children throughout time to keep them safe from the massacre to come. These children became lost, both in time and in the memories of people. At first they were looked for but now they have become legend... Rohesia has been stuck between a father who loved her and a mother who hated her. But upon the death of her father, she must make a choice which could lead to her death. Stay and be married off to whoever her mother deemed fit, or pluck up the courage to take a step on her own, which could end in dire consequences. Artair has been seen a part of a pair his entire life. A twin that has spent his life in the shadow of his elder brother. Making his own way in life is all he could ask for. But this journey was about a search for something that was calling to his very soul. What he really needed was to capture the treasure which call to him from afar. This is Book 4, you may want to read book 1 Highland Dream, book 2 Highland Supplanter and book 3 Highland Strength first. © 2014
Highland Dream (Book 1) by AzMaz90
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The Druids were a hunted people long ago...they made a pact to scatter their children throughout time to keep them safe from the massacre to come. These children became lost, both in time and in the memories of people. At first they were looked for but now they have become legend... Aislinn has never felt a part of anything...all those she thought had loved her through her life turned against her, if they even loved her at all. Now alone in the Highlands of Scotland can she find a way to survive and become who she was always meant to be? © 2013