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Upon A Time by FebruaryGrace
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A blacksmith's apprentice who would be a knight. The heir to the throne, at death's door. One woman who would save them both, if she could... Charlotte was number sixty-four in the second group of young, hopeful maidens intended to meet the Prince at a grand ball in his honor. That introduction was not to be. She returned home to her tiny village- and her visions of a future limited by it- without any warning of the drastic turn her life was about to take. Soon she would be fighting against the odds to help keep a gravely wounded stranger alive; and waging war with her own heart, as he stirred feelings in her she'd never known. When the stranger's royal identity is revealed, Charlotte is faced with an entirely different battle: one to keep her family, village, and the injured Prince in her care all safe from a madman set on taking the throne by any means necessary.
Always in April by Spiszy
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Confident, independent, and beautiful, Lady Cecelia is the envy of every woman in London. Nothing ever breaks her composure, not even the handsome rake Major Godfrey being in love with her. Then her childhood sweetheart Sebastian Price returns to London, and everything falls apart. 21,000 words, completed.
Until I Really Do  by LeeleeKez
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(Highest ranking #1 in historical) "I volunteer. I will be your wife..." When he rose a brow, she covered the distance between them, her jaw set. "In name only." He seemed to consider her words for a few seconds. "No," He finally said. "What?!" Her pitch rose a notch, disappointment lacing her voice. Taking a step that brought him face to face with her, "If you must be my wife, Blondie, then you must truly be my wife -in name, and in body." He leaned forward, his warm breath tickling her skin as his eyes ran down the length of her. "Frankly," He raised his eyes back to her. "I want all of you. All, or nothing." ____________________________________ Sharon Annabella Freelance is the only daughter of George Freelance, the town's drunk gambler. Not only has he gambled everything away, but he has managed to gamble his daughter away also. Left with no other choice, Sharon must marry and learn to live with the man her father lost a bet to. Well, he can have her but he will never possess her heart. That, he can bloody bet on! __________________________________ Mathew Steiner, in a desperate attempt to be independent, leaves the comfort of his father's wealth, moves to a small town, and buys a mansion he cannot fully afford yet. When Mathew's only hope of paying fully for the house is dashed, he is faced with two options; return to his father, a failure or, get his hands on his inheritance left by his grandfather. There is only one problem with option two; he must find a wife to do so. Copyright © 2016-2017 Lily Orevba All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
CRYSTAL by deangie
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Jane is the timid daughter of a Duke. She believes herself plain and the only beauty she possesses lies in her eyes. William is a witty half french Duke in the making with a past he would rather hide than have known. When their paths cross William throws Jane into his whirlwind of secrets and a past that is their present and might just become their future. Shout-out to @DJStitches98 for my new book cover.... I am absolutely in love with it.
Meant to Bea by LeeleeKez
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Born a bastard, Race Belington has lived all his life paying the price of his father's infidelity. Scorned and set aside by society, he is in doubt that even his newly acquired wealth will be enough to secure him a wife. Still, he manages to fall in love with a woman of the ton, and risks it all by asking her to marry him. What Race is however not expecting, is to wake up on the morning of his honeymoon, to find a stranger in his bed. * #BEASERIES * Trigger warning; This book contains scenes of abuse.
A Bride For Us by LeeleeKez
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As if being orphaned, broke and forced to answer an Ad for a mail order bride isn't bad enough. Lily finds out, much too late, that she must be a mother as well. Unfortunately for her, being a mother is the least of her problems compared to the very glaring problem of whose mother she has to be; a mother to six children. * Raymond doesn't exactly have a choice when he decides to put out an Ad for a mail order bride, excluding the very major detail of his six children. With the dire need of proper feeding, care and love that his children are in, he would much rather lie to a woman than lose his children to starvation. Leaving out his children's existence is not the only thing Raymond has done, he has also left out the fact that he has no intention of being intimate with his new wife. The plan was to acquire a housekeeper in the guise of a wife and live as friendly strangers. Raymond is not prepared for the feisty blond that answers to his Ad or the fact that it is becoming more and more difficult to ignore her presence. Proofread by: @SabaUmmeSalma Cover by @ClarissaNorth Please note that this wattpad version only contains the sample.
Finding Him by LeeleeKez
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(Highest ranking #1 in historical fiction) For one simple and frustrating reason, Hadassah is unable to inherit her dead parents' fortune; she is an unmarried woman. Foreseeing this risk, Lord Hadley, before he passes in a ship wreck, creates a Trust, transferring title to his entire life's fortune, to his brother until Hadassah is married and title to his fortune can be passed to her husband. Hadassah however, has until she turns eighteen, a year from now, to find a man, get married and regain possession of her family's fortune or lose everything to her greedy uncle. With an uncle willing to do anything to stand in her path of regaining her inheritance, her only option is to run away from home, travel to Birmingham, serve a blind master and hope that in the process, she can find a husband as well. •~•~• Daniel Talbot has despised his inability to see for as long as he can remember. He however never imagined that his lack of sight would eventually strip him of his birthright. Desperate, Daniel is willing to settle for a marriage of convenience to protect what is left of his pride.
Midnight Blue (Book 3) by JulieGranger
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Murder, romance and robbery surround Victoria Spencer, the new dress shop owner, who is determined to bring Martin Cooper, a saloon owner. to justice for killing her mother, even it means traveling several hours to a ranch to gather evidence. Cooper's past returns to haunt him, and he is a vengeful man, who gets even with those who cross him. Thomas Renshaw a young cowboy has fallen in love with the 20 yr. old black-haired beauty, but can Thomas protect Victoria from Cooper and her determination to seek justice.. Read Midnight Blue to follow the 1877 lives of these Minnesota frontier characters you have come to love from Porcelain White and Emerald Green.
Emerald Green (Book 2) by JulieGranger
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Greed, desire, and vengeance burns in the darkest of emerald green fires in a rotten soul. Emerald Green, the riveting sequel to Porcelain White, takes one ona suspenseful frontier adventure that keeps one reading long into the night. When Victoria Spencer moves to Redwood, Minnesota to fulfill her mother's dream of opening a dress shop, the last thing she expects to find is a young girl almost beaten to death at the back door of her shop. Trained as a healer by her mother, Isabel Webster helps Victoria care for the young girl, but danger arises at this newfound friendship forms. Jealousy and envy comes to Redwood, Minnesota, in the winter of 1877. Jasper Brown, an Army buddy of John Webster's, becomes obsessed with his friend's wife, Isabel. Jasper wants what John has: happiness, a beautiful wife, and a town that respects him. Victoria learns she must protect the ones she loves; for the perils of living on the frontier are kind to no one. Emerald Green is the second book in the Redwood Series. The novel has many of the same characters you have grown to love from Porcelain White.
Porcelain White (Book 1) by JulieGranger
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In 1876, western men sweep mail-order brides off their feet as soon as they arrive in town, but not Isabel Grant. Capt. Pichon rejects her for being "a skinny, school-girl" and is left in town to wait three days for the next train. Sgt. John Webster delivers the news to her and is drawn to protect this porcelain doll. Isabel discovers her independence, but she finds out she doesn't have the legal right to be independent. Will she go back to a life of poverty? Will she be forced to marry? Will she be allowed to stay? Read about Isabel in Porcelain White.