Historical Fiction Favorites
4 stories
An Unexpected Love by nmmorton
nmmorton
  • WpView
    Reads 1,317,815
  • WpVote
    Votes 55,694
  • WpPart
    Parts 54
*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*
The Noble Life by welshfoxglove
welshfoxglove
  • WpView
    Reads 200,356
  • WpVote
    Votes 10,077
  • WpPart
    Parts 21
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 weeks of fine parties and even finer society, all in the idyllic Somerset countryside - there surely could be nothing more enjoyable. However, life in Barnbury is not quite as Catherine expected. Between the wild Viscount Russell, his flirtatious sister and the rude Professor Lawes, tension mounts and sparks fly between the younger members of society, as Catherine begins to realise that the noble life might not be quite so 'noble' after all. #24 in Historical Fiction on 28/04/16.
Fight by BriannaDGilmore
BriannaDGilmore
  • WpView
    Reads 79,255
  • WpVote
    Votes 735
  • WpPart
    Parts 2
Two stubborn-headed royals. One enemy bent on slowly destroying them. The only solution? Marriage, of course. But the moment James and Liliana meet, each hold grudges against the other, and they do not realize that their own attitudes are being used against them. Draken is determined to end the royalty in every painful way possible. When a long-expected war finally rages, things get much more dangerous. Riding on their final hope, it appears that the kingdoms are destined for destruction. Will Liliana's skills in combat and James' fiery heart be enough to withstand Draken's menacing grip? 1st book in The Crowns of Crecidia series. Watty Awards 2012 runner up in Historical Fiction.
To Be A Princess (ON HIATUS) by kaiandersen
kaiandersen
  • WpView
    Reads 263,627
  • WpVote
    Votes 7,144
  • WpPart
    Parts 20
Crown Prince Xavier of Aucelon is in search of a bride to be the next Queen. After invoking the tradition of the Choosing Rite, the king and queen are requiring their son to choose a bride within the coming year. Ten daughters of the nobility are invited to the Vergläis Palace to participate in the Choosing Rite. His parents want him to choose the lady with the most influence, but his younger sister has other plans. Princess Isabella does not like the idea of the Choosing Rite. There is only one girl who she deems worthy to be Queen and that is her personal maid and best friend Skylar Black. With a dash of manipulation and a hint of blackmail, she manages to secure Skylar a spot in the Choosing Rite. But with all of Isabella's hard work, will Skylar manage to catch Xavier's attention. Most of all, does she have what it takes to be a princess?