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]]

Livy has always had a difficult life, she's never been one of the girls with a million friends. One night a 'prince charming' in the form of a road worker finds her passed out on the sidewalk. This begins a rather forced friendship as they endure the tragedies that life rolls at them. Just a sweet story that WILL have a happy ending.

In the time of Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, the Great Heathen Army came to enslave and destroy... Trystyn Campion, heir to Ealdorman Corfe, was a battle hardened warrior leading men for his king. He had not seen his betrothed in eleven years. With one visit from an angel, Trystyn is forced to face his future when he is charged to protect her. Lady Aelswyn Newbury, daughter of a Duk, was a gentle spirit, usually. But when it came to her betrothed, she was a hellcat full of mischief. When an angel charges them both with a duty to protect their king, Trystyn and Aelswyn must join forces to help save the king and Wessex. A traitor is in the midst collaborating with the enemy and will stop at nothing to prevent them from fulfilling their duty. Can they come together to defeat the enemy and find each other along the way?