Aunt Sapphire has passed away, leaving no children. Her large fortune is passed down to her brother's only child, Essie Compton. Essie inherits a large fortune, which includes her Aunt's beautiful estate Mooreton House. However she is only entitled to her inheritance when she is married. And Essie has no desire to marry. Essie's Father arranges for Mr Leonard Ballard to stay at their home, in the hopes that Essie will be persuaded to marry him. His sister Emma comes along for the visit, bearing her own secrets, one of which may land Essie and her family in a lot of trouble. To complicate matters further, Essie's claim to the inheritance may be threatened by a mysterious young man who walks the grounds of Mooreton House at night.

Highest Rating: #1 in Historical Fiction. Currently #1 under Historical Romance Lady Ginny Sherman is forced into an arranged marriage to Lord Stephen Knightly when her parents leave her and her sister alone and destitute after they die in a stagecoach accident. Ginny's life is completely flipped upside down. This man is vile and cold and wants nothing to do with her. And neither does his ex-fiancee. What she doesn't know is that Stephen has some dark secrets of his own. His past has torn him apart, and Ginny might be just the girl to mend his broken heart. It's a tale as old as time. Book Cover Copyright- © 2016 by Addietay

Born in 1905, Alabama is baby number 10 of a large family. She learns about life, and especially love, when she meets Jackson Marshall: a too good-looking widower who has inherited his deceased wife's property. They have some ups and downs, and fight the challenges of the Great Depression. Author's notes: I do not describe Alabama's features. I leave that up to the reader to decide what she looks like.

Caroline Winther has everything a girl in Victorian England can wish for. A kind, caring family, plenty of money, a respected name, and a loving fiancee. Her life takes a drastic change, however, with the start of the Crimean war. Carol finds her plans to join Florence Nightingale's team of nurses roadblocked by her loved ones. A military hospital is no place for a girl of Carol's status and position in society. But Carol's family underestimate her, and when threatened she breaks with them and sets sail for Turkey, hardly prepared for what is to greet her when the ship docks. Does Carol have what it takes to cope with the hardships and prejudice she must face as a female military nurse? And will she be able to regain the respect and love of her family? Daughter of England is a story of courage and love set against a historical background. Through the eyes of fictional characters you can meet one of history's greatest heroines and embark on a journey with the early pioneers of nursing as we know it today.

A toss of the dice, doomed Evangeline to an uncertain future. Her father gambled away their families fortune leaving her in the hands of a ruthless man determined to have her at any cost to repay their debt. She escapes him, and a series of unfortunate events lands her in the company of two pickpockets and two goons that teach her how to survive the London slums. A change of fate lands her in the home of Adrian St. James, a wealthy Earl. She's caught stealing from him. But, when he learns of her predicament he swears to protect her and in doing so in his care, this defiant street urchin turns into an elegant beauty before his eyes. The daring beautiful thief not only took his breath away but in the process stole his heart.

~HIGHEST RANK #15~ When Charlotte's father dies, she travels to London to seek employment, to save her family from destitution. Once hired temporaryly by the wealthy and ill Lady Wellington, Charlotte becomes curious about her only son, Edmund who joined the militia several years prior without returning home until Charlotte writes him a letter telling him of his mother's failing health. It isn't long until Lady Wellington begins playing matchmaker in hopes of finding a bride for her son to no avail. When suddenly Charlotte receives a letter from her mother telling her that her brother was injured in an accident and can no longer farm the land. Charlotte terrified of her family's welfare announces that she must return home to help her family possibly move. Once Charlotte returns home she gets a distressing letter that sends her back to the Wellington Estate . When she returns Edmund proposes unexpectedly, offering a marriage of convenience, which seems to be the answer her families prayers until a secret is discovered that could destroy everything that she holds dear. Copyright © 2016 by Elysse McKenna All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

***COMPLETED!!!*** ---- Everyone has secrets... Vincent, Viscount Thorne, perfected his wicked grin and his good-humored mask years ago. He has no time for fools. Or that fickle emotion, love. The ton is full of sheep blindly walking into heartbreak. After all, he had ruined his best friend's little sister for love only to have ripped away from him. Thorne had no choice but to leave her waiting that night in the garden. It was his only choice. So, why does he still regret it so damned much? Especially now, when the lady in question reenters society, scarred but hardly broken. The Duke of Burkeley - that pompous, uptight wanker - declares himself her fiancee, and Thorne finds he will do whatever necessary to keep her out of that prig's clutches. A wager is in order. He'll find her a better bridegroom and then let her go. If only he could. ...but eventually, even the best kept secrets come out... Lady Georgianna is done hiding. So what, the love of her life left her waiting for hours in a darkened garden? So what, the fire chose that evening to entrap her, leaving her face burned? She dares anyone to place her into an imposed exile. Once was enough. With the Duke as her betrothed - the most arrogant and influential of them - Georgie will finally have everything she wanted within her grasp. Well, if Thorne hadn't intervened once more with his ridiculous talk of wagers. Suddenly, Georgie's in a game she can't afford to lose. But, what if she wins? ...Until everything comes crashing down... By season's end, the masquerade ball reveals more than their masked faces. It's a blazing unveiling that trumps even Beau Brummel's exile. The question remains. Will it lead to their ultimate ruination? Or might it just be their salvation? *** UPDATES: Irregular, but I'm going to try for every Friday! HIGHEST RANKING: #2 on 3/6/2017 Book 2 in the Spirited Brides series. **CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE** *** Beautiful cover and Graphic by @angelanguyenn!

[Completed] New Highest Ranking #7 in Historical Fiction: After a shaky past of arranged marriages and abuse, Millicent Thorne decides to start anew away from the life she used to know. To escape her past life, Millicent signs up for a job as a housemaid on the estate owned by Mr. Theodore Ashton. Can Millicent change her life for the better, or will her past finally catch up with her and ruin her hard work forever? Book Cover Copyright- © Victoria Davies/ Trevillion Images Highest Rankings #61- August 16 #21- August 19 #8- August 20 #14- August 22 #7- October 10

When Rebecca arrives in London from millcot to live with her aunt and uncle both Childess and willing to adopt her and provide proper upbringings she has many calls when she makes her debut there is one bloke imparticular who won't take a No for expectable answer will Rebecca give in after to this infuriated bloke he wishes to call upon her finally .

Know your daughters. When young Lady Anne Macleod runs off with her true love, the handsome young falconer, Kirk Buchanan, she inadvertently sets off a chain of events that turns her young daughter, Cordaella, into a pawn between wealthy lords locked in a game of power, wealth, and greed. At age nine, Cordaella is forcibly taken from her Highland home, and given to her uncle. Once there, Codaella learns the truth. She is the heiress to the Macleod fortune, to the dismay of many of her family members. Thrust into an uncomfortable new life in England with her uncle, the Earl of Derby, she is unaware that she's being groomed for a marriage to a Castilian duke who cares nothing for her and everything for her dowry... Will Cordaella continue to act as a pawn in her family's games or will she seize her own destiny?