When the arrogant stranger Bess is forced to marry unexpectedly becomes a duke, she'll find herself at odds with her growing feelings as he hunts for a killer. ***** Sharp-tongued Elizabeth 'Bess' Jones is perfectly content living on her lonesome in a tiny village south of Derbyshire. She works as a nurse, owns a small home, and finds the label of 'spinster' an agreeable trade for her independence. But when her entire life is uprooted in an instant, she only has one person to blame: her new husband, Emmett Wilde, who was caught in a compromising situation with her. And now, despite his promise to fake a death certificate after their wedding--to free her of any duty to him or their marriage bed--he sends for her in the dead of night with startling news: his father has been murdered, and he is now the Duke of Ascot with a wife he can no longer deny... [[Word Count: 60,000-70,000 words]] [[Cover designed by Ren Tachibana]]

Lady Imogen Wilde has lived her life in a body that does not work as it should. As she was born not breathing, Imogen has spent her life as the small and weak daughter of the Duke of Ascot. Nobody could ever understand, could they? Colonel Simon Spencer is a highly decorated, recently retired, soldier, who has made his fortune through various gallant and successful military campaigns. But the military has altered him, both mentally and physically, leaving him a changed man from the one his brother remembers, one who carries many burdens. But what if they met? Could it be, that after years of indifference, Imogen and Simon might finally find someone who understands? Or could there be other obstacles in their way, secrets that threaten to boil over?

A newly expanded and professionally edited version of the Boy in the Woods is now available for sale as an ebook and paperback! Buy it at Amazon, iBooks, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, and many other online outlets. Winner of the 2014 Wattys Talk of the Town award. After a devastating accident takes Jess's parents, a cold and controlling uncle is the only family she has left. Ripping away everything she's ever known, he takes her far from her home in the big city to live on the rural family estate. With a spoiled and stuck up older cousin the only other young person in the home, Jess struggles to adjust to her new life of loneliness and quiet isolation. While exploring the woods surrounding her home one day, she stumbles upon a mysterious boy. Desperate for a friend, she's instantly drawn to him, but he's deeply distrustful and wants nothing to do with her. Sneaking away to see him, she works hard to break through his walls and slowly gains his trust. As time passes, their bond grows from forbidden friendship into something more, but the threat they'll be caught looms closer. How far will Jess have to go to protect the boy she's fallen in love with? Or will her uncle find out about them before she can escape his control? The Boy in the Woods is a mysterious and poignant coming of age novel set in the late 1950's, with the same classic feel as A Little Princess and The Secret Garden. As one of the top ten most read historical fiction stories on the popular reading website Wattpad.com, it's already loved by tens of thousands of readers. This compelling story is twice the length of the average young adult novel, and is appropriate for ages 14 to adult. By the same author as Wattys finalists Stolen Hearts and Love You Forever! Best Ranking: Historical Fiction #1 General Fiction #3 Warning: This story contains occasional language and mild violence.

A Historical/ Romance novel MULATTO (Iyila) tells the story of a young slave girl during the era when slavery was at its highest peak in the American South - the year 1860, before Abraham Lincoln's succession as president. Iyia was not just any slave but a mulatto, conceived through a brutal rape. Life as a slave is quite unpredictable, misery and pain is the deal of the day especially amongst the black females, this of course includes the mulattos who were generally seen as a curse, an abomination by their African mothers and some were thrown away after birth. But Iyila, being quite fortunate, was kept until she turned six before being abandoned by her family. She gradually grows into a woman, passed on by different owners until she is finally sold to Mr John - the richest plantation owner in the whole of the South. His brutality could not be measured and hope in his household is something of a rare find. What with Mr. John's brutal son and his stupid daughter, the slaves are yet to see hell, until Gabriel - his first son - arrives from Oxford University with a degree in law. The John's mansion soon turns into a drama house, where opinions clash and feelings begin to emerge. What will happen when the handsome, intelligent and well built human rights activist begins to find the striking, stubborn mulatto slave (Iyila) amusingly intelligent and very unlike her folks? Could it be fondness? Or is it something much deeper? Which presents another delicate problem, dropping a yet to answer question - will Iyila ever let go of her hate for the white folks who have caused her nothing but pain? Or will his looks and opinions weaken her stony heart? Find out in this thrilling book .... MULATTO (Iyila)

The Napoleonic Wars have kept Captain Luke Cassidy away from home, and away from his wife and son, for three years. There was nothing more in his life that Luke wanted than to see his son for the first time. There was nothing more in his life that Luke wanted than to reunite with his family after three long years apart. But just as Britain can begin celebrating victory, Luke suffers an injury at the hands of the French that will change his life, and the life of his family, forever. Can a marriage between two people that have spent more time apart than together survive such a test? Or will Luke and Isabella succumb to the obstacles in their way? Not everything is as it seems.

It wasn't anything she expected , of course she'd dreamed about it on several occasions. But could it be that dreams become reality?? Now she asks herself how it all began

Young widow Hope McClellen leaves her farm in Pennsylvania for a new life out West with her daughter Maggie, but her plans are shattered when bandits attack the stagecoach and leave her for dead. Rescued by tracker Calvin McKay, Hope starts her own dressmaking shop in the small town of Sweetwater, but will she get a second chance at happiness? Calvin McKay vowed never to let a woman get close to him because of his past, but he is intrigued by the quiet young woman he rescues from bandits. As he and Hope grow closer, Calvin begins to look forward to a better future, but will his secrets come back to haunt him?

She never wanted anything more than to be loved, but providence had something else in store for the young Beatrice Fisher. Orphaned and then adopted by the Lee Family of Virginia, she looked to have a life filled with happiness, but when her friend Nathan Hale steps back into her life and the taxes spark the battles of Lexington and Concord, her life will never be the same. She finds herself at the epicenter of the British Empire when she agrees to spy for the Continental Commander George Washington and is almost swept off her feet by the handsome and charming John André. Her adventures don't cease with the Battle of Yorktown. Thrown back into regular life with haunting images of her past, Bea finds herself needing to settle down. With her dear friends embroiled in politics, Bea finds herself in a dizzying waltz in a brand new world filled with new faces and excitement, but can she find the one thing she wants most of all? Can she find love amid the scandal and frightening pace of her new life or will her greatest nightmare of being unloved and alone finally be realized?

Arius is the Prince of Egypt, the future Pharaoh. Everyone knows how great of a young man he is and he is respected by all of Egypt. However, he hates his father and because of this, his trip to becoming the next Pharaoh becomes a hundred times more difficult. Chione is a slave that works at the Pharaoh's palace. She has nothing, except for a loving grandfather who she was sadly separated from. But there is only one thing she wants, and that is to get back at the Pharaoh for killing her family. It doesn't take too long for these two people's lives to come together, and when they do, it doesn't take them too long to realize that they are breaking Egyptian laws and putting both their lives at risk. It is a forbidden love that could never last... For he is the Prince and she is merely his Slave.

To save her family from financial ruin, Annaliese Dawson agrees to marry a stranger. She knows that the arrangement would probably never lead to love, but as the two begin to trust each other, could it be that they have a chance at true love? ***** Matthew Cassidy is a widower baronet with three young children. Convinced that his children deserve a mother, a marriage is promptly arranged between Matthew and Annaliese, a pair that have never met, and are complete opposites. What will it take to bring these two together? They have but one chance to get it right. [[word count: 80,000 - 90,000]] Cover designed by Morgan Sangster