For Love
- Reads 6,825
- Votes 130
- Parts 8
Ongoing24m
Last published Fri, Aug 23, 2013
Mr James Robert Walters is in debt, and so formulates an ingenious plan to gain his inheritance whilst still getting to continue his life as a bachelor.
Miss Annabelle Bridlington is a heiress of a distinguished family. She is pressured into marriage with a man she barely knows to improve her station and combine their fortunes.
Both have secrets they are determined to hide. But will Annabelle's past and his present doom their marriage from the start?
All Rights Reserved
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
Annabelle's Will
Born a slave, made an heiress, Annabelle must battle a society unwilling to accept her and a love that threatens to ruin her in order to keep her freedom. ***** Born a slave, Annabelle soon finds that fate has other plans when she's purchased by a man named Elijah Finley, who not only rescues her from an abusive master, but also gives her her freedom. However, her new life comes at the cost of another: Elijah has made Annabelle the heiress to his estate, in spite of having a son. So Henry Finley, unwilling to accept his father's will, is determined to regain his rightful fortune at any cost -- even if that means seducing his father's former slave... Content and/or Trigger Warning: This story contains some racist and sexist language that reflects the historical time period when it's set. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]]Complete
Saving June (Book 3)
'Yes, in the course of two weeks we've lost our childhood. I know that we are adults in age but really we were playing with something we knew nothing about and we were careless. We played with love and we've paid the price.' Ann said sadly. 'I suppose you are right, but like you said, there is no going back, we've lost our innocence and now we've got to face whatever comes next.' He replied, knowing that he had never spoken a truer word. June Taylor has always been the belle of the ball. When Lord Graham comes to Yorkshire, she is instantly enamoured with the handsome, charming viscount. His valet however, has charms of his own and a past that one too many people seem to be mixed up in. Along a path of betrayal, friendship, mystery and romance June struggles to find happiness in a place where one wrong move can cause her downfall. No Ordinary Romance (Samuel)-Complete An American Promise (Emilia)-Complete Saving June (June)-Complete Rushbrooke End (Lilly)-Complete An Acceptable Marriage (Arabella) - Ongoing When the Curtain Falls - (Frances) Nothing But the BestComplete
An Unexpected Beginning
In order to save her family's reputation, Ella Hunter agrees to marry a mysterious nobleman looking to save his family's fortune.Complete
Strictly Business
Arranged marriage? In this day and age? Seriously? That's the proposition Elizabeth Westville, a young beautiful heiress, has to face in order to bring the biggest project of her life to fruition. Joining the two richest families in the country in matrimony was the best way to combine their vast resources and fulfill her beloved late grandmother's dream. Shane Preston, the man she had to marry, was not too eager to join in this union as well. Dashing and charismatic, he liked his current lifestyle and the freedom to come and go as he pleased. A wife is the last thing he needs. Unknown to them, this proposal brought up by both their fathers was not only with the future of their business empires at heart but also the happiness of their respective only child. What exactly was their plan? Both Shane and Elizabeth entered this marriage grudgingly. Will they come to fall in love with each other or will it remain strictly business?Complete
A Mafia Daughter
Viviana Aliotta- A Mobster's Daughter and soon to be, like her sisters, a mobster's wife. That was how she was raised, that was what she was born for. Except, unlike her sisters, she hated this life. Viviana spent 10 years away at school, plotting and planning how she could escape the mob... then it hit her. The perfect solution, she needed to get cast out- she needed to get married. Matteo is the son of the Don and he loves his life. Like his father, he is a natural business man, ruthless, young, reckless and one day, he'll be the Don. On his 29th birthday, the pressure was on him to pick a wife, something he was ready to accept as his duty. That's when he met Viviana and decided this girl was the one.Complete
The Lord and his Lady
*spin-off to The Duke's Forbidden Lover* Lord Richard of Caldwell's perfect life is upended with news of tragedy. Amidst the uncertainty of his father's health and a happy courtship, he is forced to strike up a friendship with his mother's lady-in-waiting, Louise Price. As their friendship blossoms, an undeniable spark ignites between them that defies the social norms that govern their world. But little does he know that behind her delicate facade lies her hidden past as a runaway slave. Now caught between duty and desire, the two must fight the past for a future they may never have. *** bwwm historical romance.Complete
Being a Barrow - A Sequel to Barrow's Boy
Theodore Barrow had done it. After years of hard work, overcoming obstacles, and finding himself, he had made it into medical school. But dreams cannot come all at once, and while trying to navigate his course load, Theodore finds himself thrown into drama, intrigue, and chaos at both Downton and London alike. Luckily, he has his girlfriend, Abigail Bennett, and his father, Thomas, to help him along. But they both have their own situations to deal with. In the end, everyone can't help but wonder when, or if, everything will end up alright after all.
king's indignation
She's the wife he never wanted...and the weakness he never saw coming. Ruthless. Meticulous. Arrogant. Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally. The billionaire CEO never planned to marry-until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows. Vivian Lau, jewelry heiress and daughter of his newest enemy. It doesn't matter how beautiful or charming she is. He'll do everything in his power to destroy the evidence and their betrothal. There's only one problem: now that he has her...he can't bring himself to let her go. *** Elegant. Ambitious. Well-mannered. Vivian Lau is the perfect daughter and her family's ticket into the highest echelons of high society. Marrying a blue-blooded Russo means opening doors that would otherwise remain closed to her new-money family. While the rude, elusive Dante isn't her idea of a dream partner, she agrees to their arranged marriage out of duty. Craving his touch was never part of the plan. Neither was the worst thing she could possibly do: fall in love with her future husband.
The Outcast Earl (Misbegotten Misses 1) (extended sample from published novel)
Charles Wessex, the Earl of Meriden, has never before cared whether he was invited to the best entertainments or even the political dinners of his peers. He is determined, however, to have the woman of his fantasies under the thrall of his hands, mouth and body. Lady Abigail de Rothesay is too busy coping with her sisters' difficulties and the practical problems of her engagement to look any deeper than her father's eminently sensible financial reasons. She reluctantly prepares for an arranged marriage to the widely disliked Earl of Meriden, expecting to live out the traditional future of a peer's wife--managing his households. Abigail is not prepared for the intimate and demanding relationship Charles engineers, so Meriden must tread carefully and restrain his dominant instincts, both privately and in public, so as not to overwhelm and terrify his bride. Even as they grow closer physically and emotionally, his family's past and her family's secrets threaten to drive emotional and physical wedges between them. Together, they must face the consequences of their families' decisions for the past three decades as they come to terms with each other and their unexpected passion.Complete
I Am A Lady #Wattys2015
Lady Annabelle never imagined her future could be sealed so tight. she had high hope of blossoming and becoming more than a mere wife to a man who would do nothing but disrespect her. when Sir George walked into the study, she knew the road ahead was a rough one. her father's strength she inherited helped get through all the humiliation and lack of love from the one man she swore to never love. When he comes back for her this time her fate lies... In her hands A big thank you to @palominogurl for making the book cover....Complete
Born a slave, made an heiress, Annabelle must battle a society unwilling to accept her and a love that threatens to ruin her in order to keep her freedom. ***** Born a slave, Annabelle soon finds that fate has other plans when she's purchased by a man named Elijah Finley, who not only rescues her from an abusive master, but also gives her her freedom. However, her new life comes at the cost of another: Elijah has made Annabelle the heiress to his estate, in spite of having a son. So Henry Finley, unwilling to accept his father's will, is determined to regain his rightful fortune at any cost -- even if that means seducing his father's former slave... Content and/or Trigger Warning: This story contains some racist and sexist language that reflects the historical time period when it's set. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]]
More detailsContent Guidelines