Sophia has sacrificed everything for her younger sister, Lucy. She has removed them from the only home they ever knew, taken on the care of Lucy's illegitimate son, George, and even assumed the role of a widow and mother in order to erase all hint of scandal from the boy's birth. But rumor continues to follow them like the darkest of clouds, and Sophia must adapt to her new existence as a false widow with no prospects beyond the doors of her small cottage. Lord Haughton - "Finn" to those close to him - will stop at nothing to prevent the slightest whiff of disgrace from tainting his family's name. When he learns of his younger brother's latest indiscretion-one that leaves a bastard child in his wake-Haughton rushes across the country to offer the boy's mother a comfortable living in exchange for her silence about the child's true parentage. But he arrives only to have his generous offer thrown back in his face by Sophia Brixton, a sharp-tongued and sharper-witted woman who proceeds to toss him out of her house. But just because he is banished from her home does not mean he is so easily banished from her life.

Everyone who works within the New York Warriors organization knows that star player August Fletcher refuses to talk to most people...and especially team reporters. All except Quinn Castle, that is. Quinn doesn't know why the broody football player has singled her out, but she knows she doesn't like it-not when being around him and his hot gazes makes her feel like she might accidentally do something that risks her career. So when August unexpectedly retires, Quinn can't help but feel relieved...until she finds herself with a new assignment: spend the summer in August's hometown on Evergreen Isle and write a flashy retirement piece on the Warrior's biggest star. It would be easy enough...if it weren't for the team's secret agenda: convince August to return to New York. It would be easy enough...if it weren't her job on the line if she doesn't see it through. It would be easy enough...if it weren't for the heat in August Fletcher's eyes.

Amanda Banner has worked her way into her dream job of running a Victorian house museum. Left alone in the sprawling manor, Amanda finds that not everything is as it appears. Apparitions roam the halls, items move when they're not supposed to, and suddenly a mirror begins to shimmer. As Amanda approaches the strange mirror she is catapulted into 1880 and directly into the arms of Matthew Robertson, one of the first residents to live in the mansion. Tensions run high as Amanda tries to navigate Victorian social etiquettes, attempts to find a way home, and battles the emotional fury that erupts every time she and Matthew draw near each other. Will Amanda make it back to her own time, or will she be forced to learn to live in a time long since past? _________________________ Trigger warning for sexual acts and coarse language. Rated MATURE. *I do not own any of the photos or videos used. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, events, and incidents are the products of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.* ONC Prompt #29: When you touch a mirror, it ripples like water. You dive in. _________________________ Highest Ratings: #1 - 1800s #1 - time travel #1 - timetravelling #2 - Victorian Era #3 - forced proximity #4 - mirror #10 - adult content #17 - mature romance #17 - onc2023 #32 - fast paced #69 - historical romance

Holly was the youngest of ten kids, and the most beloved daughter of Lord John Campton. She befriends the Duke and Duchess's only daughter at the age of fourteen. After a near death experience, she was saved by her knight in shinning armor. William the future Duke of Lancaster, was bewitched by a pair of sea green eyes. The only problem was she was only fourteen. He had to put her behind him and look some where else for his future Duchess. Holly was head over heels in love with Lindsay's oldest brother. With the help of her friend, she is launched into society and soon has many suitors vying for her attention. Would that be enough to win her the heart she yearns for? Will she become the Duke's Lady? or will she just be left broken hearted?

THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY BEING RE-EDITED SO PLEASE HOLD OFF YOUR READING FOR NOW IF YOU'RE THINKING OF STARTING IT!!! SOME PARTS WONT MAKE SENSE AT ALL!! I'LL GET RID OF THIS MESSAGE AND THE ONE IN THE TITLE ONCE IT'S DONE! THANK YOU! He glared down at me with that lustful predatory gaze. "Now that I know how you really feel...things are about to get a lot harder for you..." As he began to unbuckle his belt, my breath hitched and I stumbled back onto the floor, crawling away. Eloise Lettner lived most of her life as an ordinary girl with busy parents that loved her and an annoying little brother to argue with. And, high school was hitting its peak for her, with a posse of popular friends and her crush finally starting to become interested in her. Life was great and uneventful...just the way she liked it... But, of course, life never likes to please anyone... And, one person leads to the destruction of that perfect little life she's built. Ashton King, Don to the biggest mafia group in America, enters Eloise's life and forces marriage on her. Now married into the mafia, her new life begins - one surrounded by dangerous and plotting mafia groups, assassinations, kidnappings, death and some deadly suitors. As she finds her world crumbling to pieces, she also finds the hope and strength to survive in this new reality. But, why her? What made her so special that it would set the eyes of the biggest mafia groups in the world on her? Maybe there's more to Eloise's life than even she knows... And, the further she delves into the world of mafia in search of who she really is, the more of what she holds dear she'll lose, and the harder it'll become to get back her old, perfect little life. !! Content Warning !! - This story contains: Sexual Themes, Sexual Assault, Explicit Language, Abuse, Suicide, Excessive/Gratuitous Violence, Kidnapping, Death, Torture, Drug Use, and Blood. If you are sensitive to these topics, please read at your own risk!

You could say Rebel hasn't had it easy. Between multiple abusive foster homes, street fights and then ending up in juvie things couldn't get much worse. Soon Rebel goes from being a street rat to finding out her biological father is Billionaire, Tony Stark. Though life in the dream house isn't as perfect as it seems, both Tony's and Rebel's pasts catches up to them, colliding into each other lives. Like they always say, "like father, like daughter". ••• *DISCLAIMER*: I DO NOT OWN MARVEL UNIVERSE OR ITS CHARACTERS, ONLY REBEL, JAX, ECT. AND THE PLOT.

When Andrew Cavanaugh, CEO of Frameworks Enterprise steps in one night to save a single mom - Sarah Armstrong and her children from her abusive boyfriend. He walks away from the fight with much more then just a head injury - he walks away with a new family. When Drew awakes he is under the impression that Sarah is his wife and her three children are their children. Sarah wants to ignore it, she wishes to avoided Andrew all together, but when Andrew's billionaire father reaches out to her and offers her a large sum of money - money she desperately needs for her children she is forced to reconsider things. All Sarah and her kids have to do is pretend everything Andrew says is true. They have to become his fake family, but with the love and passion they share is it possible to become a real family?

<Sequel to "The Daughter"> More secrets, more lies. More answers to more questions. How much more can Claire take?

The view of American nurse Grace Hannaford as the Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7th 1941. This is a piece I wrote in English class.