A Duke's bidding is not easily defied. John, the only son of the Duke of Ashbourne finds himself on the cusp of being betrothed to a girl he barely remembers. In order to escape this fate he chooses to defy his birthright and adventure into the unknown. Nearly a decade later, he returns home-a self made man and the Captain of a fleet of ships-just to find himself wanting to embrace the very reason he walked away from it all. Will his past choices stand in his way? Or will he find a way to rise above it all and find happiness? __UPDATED Monthly__ Please remember to vote and comment! I love hearing from all my readers. Awards: 2017 Azul Awards- Historical fiction -3rd place 2017 Chaos Awards-Historical fiction -2nd place Best Ranking: #89th in Historical Fiction on March 22, 2018 Special rankings by category: #1 in stories about Earl's 5/11/2018 #17 in Duke 5/29/2018. #1 Countess 3/14/2020 #1 in Regency-England 4/15/21 #3 in Regency-England 5/10/22 (still holding)

***Book 3*** Please Be Aware That This is a First Draft Felix Frost is a playboy, a very bad one. The entire family knows this. While on his yearly trip to the Human World to bring Winter, Aiden Frost is stunned when he meets his niece, his younger brother's daughter... The only problem is that her mother turns out to be the woman who tried to kill him the night before.

***This is Book 1*** Please Be Aware That This is a First Draft Nisha Caldwell finds a stranger, an intruder in her house. The stranger, who calls himself Jack Frost, says that he's her betrothed and he's finally come to collect her. But how can she trust anything he says? He can't be anything more than a crazy stalker... That is until he whisks her away to another world in a tornado of snow and ice. Now, along with her grandmother, Nisha finds herself in a completely different world, one referred to as the Realm of Others, or the Other Realm for short. Here, she's the odd man out. This world is occupied by Others, beings that were brought into creation by the imaginations and beliefs of humanity. Which means, to her horror, the man who kidnapped her isn't a human. In fact, he isn't just a regular citizen of the Other Realm either. Jack Frost is actually the Heir of Winter, the one who will take after his father, Lord of Winter when the man retires. The Lord of the Winter is the Other who brings Winter to the Human World each year, as well as keeping places like Russia, Alaska, and Antarctica cold at all times. Forget everything you ever thought about the way the world works. Given little choice, Nisha must learn how to adjust to this new world, as well as praying she can find some way to return to her own world. Now the only question is, will she succeed? Especially when Jack is so attached to her, constantly reminding her that they are meant to be married. She's got two years until their wedding is suppose to take place. *Strong language, as well as some scenes of very mature sexual content, though only later on in the story.

***Book 2*** Please Be Aware That This is a First Draft Kelly Colton's life is perfect. She's married with a husband she loves and who loves her back. She has two kids who are her whole world. Could her life be any better? But once they move to the most recent of their newest homes, things begin to change. Especially after she meets her new neighbor, Jack Frost. Very quickly, her life is torn upside down. Just who is this Jack Frost and why does he keep insisting she isn't who she is? Who exactly is Nisha Frost?