Regency-england Stories

A younger sister cannot wed before an older sister. It's a law of their society, a rule vehemently obeyed by prominent families in the nobility, and it's always been Ella Harrington's buffer. Ella has never been interested in marrying for anything short of love itself. Unfortunately for her, love is a rarity in the marriages of the aristocracy. Fortunately for her, her sister Emily is precisely one year older than her and is the most unpleasant, disagreeable, sulking woman to ever debut in all of England. So Ella may never have to marry at all. A free woman, she enjoys her time on the sidelines and wishes for nothing more. That is, until a tall, dark, and brooding Duke comes to town alongside an old friend of her brother's. Suddenly, Ella finds herself questioning the antiquated marriage order rule as her buffer begins to feel more like a barrier. Not that it matters. The Duke isn't interested in her anyway. Right?

Meet Emma Zennor, a down to earth country girl who finds happiness in small things. Emma never dreamed of finding a love match, but she didn't expect to get married to a man who called her Miss. Zennor like they didn't take wedding vows. She also didn't expect to fall in love with her husband. It should have been really simple but it was not. Meet Lord Nicholas Advent, duke of Watford. Nicholas never wanted to remarry after his wife's death. But he didn't expect to get married to Emma Zennor, a beautiful young lady half his age and fall in love with her. But he could never be her husband, didn't he already prove he made a terrible husband.

Pearl, the fearless captain of the Sovereign Pearl, lives a life ruled by the sea, loyalty, and adventure. When the Bridgerton family crosses her path, she unexpectedly forms a connection with the charming and curious Colin Bridgerton. What begins as fascination grows into a romance that bridges two worlds: London society and the wild freedom of the ocean. As Colin earns the respect of Pearl's crew and proves his devotion, danger, rival pirates, and daring escapades test their bond. With the blessing of Captain Thaddeus and the approval of society's elite, their journey leads to a breathtaking wedding aboard the Sovereign Pearl. All Bridgerton characters belong to Netflix, Shondaland and Julia Quinn Pearl, the pirate crew, Henry and Thaddeus are mine.

Book 2 of the Inconvenient Hearts series. She wanted the hero from her books. She got Francis Wynn instead. He is everything she knows better than to want: a rake without apology, a man who treats forever like a foreign language he has never had occasion to learn. He is also, maddeningly, the most interesting person in every room she enters, and he has noticed her in a way she is trying very hard not to notice back. Tiffany Winchester does not intend to become a chapter in someone else's story. Francis Wynn did not intend to fall in love. Neither of them is particularly good at doing what they intended.

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Anthony Bridgerton loved her like a consuming fire-so volatile and terrifying that he'd rather marry for duty than survive losing her. Benedict Bridgerton loved her like the open tide-patient, unconditional, and brave enough to ride the storm. Pulled from the freezing Thames at ten years old, Krystal Montesa was folded into Bridgerton House as their fiercest secret. She knows the story. She knows the timeline. And she knows the tragedy of loving men whose futures are already written in stone. But when you command deep-water fleets, trade contraband with Birmingham razor gangs, and refuse to be anyone's second choice, the story doesn't stay on the page. From midnight basement kitchens and blood-stained toolhouses to the masked ball where an artist looks straight past a fairytale in silver just to search the dark for his Little Chaos-some fires were never meant to be tamed. "Do not call me your brother. No brother spends three years secretly painting your eyes in the darki

Duke Richard Bowen is at odds with himself. After being confronted with an unpleasant truth (his mother's adulterous behavior within the very walls of the estate) and his fiance since the age of five reminds him of their impending nuptials, he coasts. He finds himself on a writing retreat of his own design skipping out on duties as duke and Fiancé to Nini Salazar Roberts for the summer. He comes home to his entire world changing. Baroness Genevive Porter arrives in town and the world shifts on its axis again. Or the royal (kinda) hsmtmts/rina au no one asked for.

Adelia Davies was the daughter of Viscount but was born in a world where she would be shunned. She was hidden from the world because of her beauty, a beauty so rare because she was a mulatto. Her whole life was a confinement until she met...him. This man who treats her with respect, this man who wants her for her. This man wants her for a wife, it's everything she dreamed of but seems impossible. Thomas Darren, Earl of Lindon wanted change. His life overseas gave him a perspective of how the world was. He was tired of the life that was planned for him, he wanted something more. Then he meets her, and she changed his whole life. She was what he wanted and he was going to do whatever it took to be with her. Can they overcome the rules of their society? Can they find a way to be together?

In the glittering world of Regency London, Lady Rosalie Whitmore has no intention of becoming anyone's obedient wife. Intelligent, stubborn, and determined to choose her own fate, Rosie wants a life beyond the rules society has written for her. Then she meets Lord Antony Blackwood-a mysterious, rebellious gentleman with a dangerous reputation and eyes she cannot seem to forget. They are wrong for one another in every possible way. Their families are enemies. Society is watching. Rumours spread quickly. And Antony is hiding a secret that could destroy them both. When Rosie is drawn toward the kind and respectable Mr. Theodore Harrington, she must choose between the safe future everyone expects of her and the forbidden love that makes her feel truly alive. But loving a Blackwood comes with a price. A story of forbidden love, friendship, scandal, family secrets, heartbreak-and a young woman learning that sometimes choosing herself is the bravest love of all.

in which; genevieve dubois' sworn enemy, edmund bridgerton returns from boarding school. he's changed; mentally and physically. genevieve finds herself longing for his smile, and even his trickery. !!!!!! i do not own the rights to bridgerton. i own the rights to the fanfiction that i wrote !!!!!!!

A DANCE OF DECEPTION Valerie Beth Simon never imagined that an arranged marriage could become the least of her worries. After months of secretly exchanging letters with the man chosen to be her husband, she arrives home believing she knows exactly who awaits her. But as unrest spreads across the Kingdom of Briarcrest and a dangerous struggle for the throne plunges the kingdom into uncertainty, every promise begins to unravel. With loyalties shifting, identities hidden behind carefully crafted masks, and secrets capable of toppling the Crown itself, Valerie's greatest strength-her relentless curiosity-may become her greatest weakness. In a kingdom where deception is survival and trust is the rarest currency, one wrong step could cost far more than her heart. Because in Briarcrest, everyone is dancing to someone's tune... and not everyone leaves the floor alive. PS: Definitely judge this book by its cover.😚🤏🙂‍↔️🙂‍↔️

When Letitia Sharpe is pursued by her odious guardian, coerced to give him her hand in marriage, she flees to the only friend she has: the dashing Lord Archie Pemberton... her favorite author. Except the man she flings herself onto isn't Lord Pemberton at all, but Robert Lilley, his beleaguered secretary. At first, pretending to be Lord Pemberton-- as Archibald commands-- is a bit of a lark. Robert finds he enjoys being able to take the credit for the books he wrote, and quickly realizes Letitia is far more brainy than Lord Pemberton and her guardian both assume. Together they turn the tables on stuffy Lord Archie. Still, he knows he can't let his true feelings for her show-- he's pretending to be Lord Pemberton, and Lord Pemberton is engaged. But when Letitia's wicked guardian comes to take her away and wed her against her will, and Lord Pemberton's elegant fiance descends on Martingale House, the truth will have to come out... one way or another!

This is a continuation of season 2 of Sanditon and picks up after Alison Heywood and Captain Declan Fraser's wedding. Will Charlotte Heywood and Alexander Colbourne find their happy ending overcoming previous heartbreak.

Lady Claudia is engaged to the most eligible bachelor in London. However all her plans backfire when she is kidnapped and mistaken to be Princess Clara of the Isles of Butterworth. Then there is also Lord Roland the Duke of Manchester who is promised to the princess. Can Claudia escape in time to walk down the aisle, will Princess Clara get the happily ever after she has always dreamed of. Find out. *No part of this story can be copied or used without permission from the author.

What if Catherine Morland was actually onto something? What if her Gothic novels had actually prepared her to encounter the atrocities of the real world? What if General Tilney's crimes were much worse than just being a snob and a heartless social climber? What if Northanger Abbey kept a terrible secret? Follow Catherine as she explores the Gothic Abbey and encounters witnesses, looking for clues. ************ This chaptered short story is a rewriting of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey" I wrote while I was tutoring a highschool student and she had to write a detective story and she hated it and I proposed we do a "Catherine solves the mystery" rewrite and she was onboard and we ended up with her version and my version (this is my version). (I lost the end of my original text so I'll have to re-invent it...) Some of the dialogues are from Jane Austen's novel and/or Jon Jones's film adaptation but most of the text is a retelling (and departure from the original) in my own words. Book cover edited with Dream and Canva.

In the early 19th century, in a valley in Wales , Meagan Chiswell is the daughter of a blacksmith, unmarried and by now beyond the marriageable age. When a dear friend of her dies in child birth, Meagan receives a request by her before dying: to marry her husband and take care of her children. So Meagan has to decide whether get married and take the responsibility to rise the children, tore between the doubt and the growing affection for Mr. Llewellyn Howells. DO NOT COPY, DISCLOSE OR SHARE ANY PART OF THE STORY. THE STORY COMES FROM THE AUTOR'S MIND, ANY RESEMBLANCE WITH REAL FACTS OR OTHER FICTIONAL STORIES IS TOTALY CASUAL.

Amelia Advent's sole objective in life is to make her father Nicholas Advent miserable. He must suffer as much as he made her mother suffer. Her fate disposes of her ambitions as she is forced to marry Antony Bennet. Everyone says he is kind, honest and honourable. But to her, he is arrogant, cruel and an ambitious gold digger. His sharp eyes which miss nothing makes her hot with desire. She knows she can't fall in love with him for he could never love her back. Not when he is still pining for his first love. What does fate have in store for this star-crossed couple? Will they find their 'happily ever after' or were they never meant to be?

A single glance is all it takes for Elizabeth to earn the silent contempt of a man who believes himself above reproach. Determined never to forget the insult, she meets his pride with prejudice of her own.

Genre: Regency romance. NOT a bodice ripper. Anna and her father only had each other - until Mr Rosewood remarried. Raised in a man's world and an able partner in her father's racing stable, Anna's life revolved around training and jockeys and track conditions. But her new stepmama has put an end to all that, so Anna is to have a London season, with the understanding that she is not coming back. It's a search for a new home and a learning curve like never before. How do you leave the best behind and become what society expects? And when the perfect man is oblivious to your charms, how can you chase happiness if you are under pressure to marry the first man to offer?

William takes Fidelia for some much-needed time away at the beach, but danger stalks their steps. *** When Fidelia discovers that the trip is a ruse for another one of William's secret missions, their relaxing vacation quickly turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse. Will Fidelia discover what William is keeping from her? Or will an unexpected enemy keep them from ever returning to their newborn children? *** This is a short story in the Arms Of My Love series, taking place between book 2 and 3.