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"Perhaps I could run away," she murmured to herself, stopping to look at the low hanging brach of a willow and determining whether or not it would hold her weight.
"From what? To where?" She turned at the voice, nearly sinking into the ankle deep snow as she spied Lord Grimshaw picking his way towards her.
"From everything I know, to everything I don't."
"Why? Are you bored by the mundane already?"
"Aren't you?"
"I survive the mundane," he cocked his head to one side, searching for words in the air, "because certain people make it extraordinary."

Lilly Thorpe has never shown an interest for love in her own life. She has always been content with her romance novels, ignoring the going ons of her large and busy family. When the Thorpes embark on a journey to Hertfordshire Lilly makes the acquaintance of the intelligent, mysterious but handsome Earl of Tavistock. 
   The earl and his home, the gothic Rushbrooke End, are both shrouded in secrets and mysteries, including the strange circumstances that surround his mother and sister's deaths.
   In a holiday of secrets, madness and envy, Lilly finds that perhaps real life can be just as thrilling as her beloved novels.
  
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 BestAll Rights Reserved

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Scattering Lilac Ashes by Jasfysh

"You've just been staring at me all day. Are you good?" Lila Moloney's insatiable curiosity had landed on Asher Wagner, the long-running Dux of her cohort at the prestigious Forestglade College. No longer the prim and proper poster child for their school's strict regimes upon returning from summer holidays, Lila couldn't shake the feeling that there was something disturbing lurking beneath this change. Perhaps it was the way that he spoke to her, upon being paired for an English project, or the way that his askew tie and tousled hair was so jarringly mismatched from the usual tendencies that he'd had over the past nine years. Year after year, he put in the most amount of effort out of anyone in their cohort in all facets of the College's metrics of pride - attendance, intelligence, sporting prowess, rule-following, and uniform-wearing - but now, when faced with their last two years at school, he looked to be giving up. Lila was dead-certain that he was hiding something, her voracious appetite for answers being practically genetic. But, as she starts to dig for answers, she discovers that everyone surrounding them has secrets they're trying to hide, practically begging to be revealed - including her emerging feelings for Asher. Will she uncover the truth underpinning his transformation? Or will it remain elusive, obscured by the concealed desires, goals and identities of those around her - including her own family? And just how is she meant to survive the trials and tribulations of high school life whilst pursuing the verity of the mysteries shrouding everything she thought she knew? And remember - trust no one, not even the missing. *Set in Australia | Mystery and romance are main themes | Note - swearing present, though not excessive | Posting Mondays & Fridays | CWs: Stalking, bullying, sexual harassment, vague references to suicide, violent murder of a person under 18 [note - fair way into the story and not glorified]*

The Attic (Completed) by AuthorBekahFerguson

When Lily Kline takes possession of a Gothic estate with Ian Hawke, her co-heir and a stranger, she soon realizes there is more than meets the eye within the many corridors of the sequestered mansion. Ian is aloof and even hostile at times, and though he warns about rabid wolves in the forest, as though trying to frighten her away, she can't help being drawn to him. As events grow more bizarre, she questions her safety and Ian's identity. Why did her late grandfather see fit to make them co-heirs? Furthermore, what lurks in the attic, that hidden room everyone takes pains for her to avoid?

A Lady's Fate by welshfoxglove

Lady Helena Rowley's fate was sealed before she was born. As the only child of the powerful Earl of Alverton, it is her duty to marry well - a duty she intends to fulfil, even if that means leaving the man she truly loves behind. But then recently-orphaned Mary Thorpe arrives at Alverton Hall, throwing Helena's plans into total disarray. Loud, blunt and clumsy, Mary is everything a lady shouldn't be, despite Helena's desperate attempts to conceal Mary's peculiar behaviour from their esteemed neighbours. As if things couldn't get any worse, Mary has a secret - and when the truth is revealed, Helena's life will be turned completely upside-down. Plunged headfirst into an adventure that will take her a world away from the quiet, orderly life she knows, Helena will have no choice but to place her trust in the wild young girl. Forced to be independent for the first time in her life, Helena might just begin to realise that a lady's fate is her own to decide. #43 in Historical Fiction on 02/07/2017.

Death Swap by Thatgurlaturdoor

NASA officer, ex-military woman, and staunch feminist Andrea Taylor didn't expect to meet her death on a quiet Tuesday night at the hands of an inexperienced robber with a gun. Even less, she didn't expect to regain consciousness only a few minutes later beside a grumpy local writer. In the 18th century. What else is needed to make her journey more tumultuous than it already is? ✓A young aristocrat trying to make her his whether she likes it or not. ✓A generally grumpy journalist who seems too fun to taunt(she may or may not have feelings for him). ✓Four extremely protective older brothers. ✓Her anxiety flaring up at the wrong times. The icing on the cake- a treasonous plot unfolding in the background All while Andrea learns to navigate the world of 'Miss Imelda Danbury' with zero memories.

Prince Of My Heart by rayson2017

Sophia buries her family in one week, she loses the only hope she had in her life, not only that but she has to watch out for a crazy old cat lady that's head strong on destroying her since she was a child, she losses her whole life. It takes a few jail trips to meet the only person that she can depend on. Sophia travels to London in hopes of a better and new life, with an incredibly nice lady, crazy moments, kick ass moments, good friends and most of all who would have thought she would meet the love of her life in the most unexpected places She will have to go through much drama a girl can't handle Follow a wild girl on this exceptional journey on not only self discovery but a discovery of new family, friends and of course her love. Disclaimer:All characters are 100% fiction, if any of the characters are similar to both the living or dead its purely coincidental #Everything is purely fictional

Mad Temptation by KalyxIole

For years, Aubrey Evergreen. Wants to investigate who killed her parents. But years after, she believed that they were killed in a car accident. Now, she was left alone in her parents' mansion along with the butler that took care of her ever since they died. Now they both are in the mystery world that is full of mystery and supernatural. She believed her Butler could be her hero. Everything she wanted was in him. But she didn't know his darkest secrets that he hid all his life. The darkest secrets that could be answers to all of her investigations. What would happen? Would this turn out to be a good thing or end up a bad thing? ~~~~~~ Aubrey: You lied to me...you lied to me...! You....you were the one that...that- ???: I saved your life. I saved you from that accident! I saved you from bleeding to death and slowly, painfully dying, and all I get in return, is you saying how much you hate me?! I saved your life, and this is how you thank me? Screaming and yelling at me?! Aubrey: Shut up! Just shut up! She yelled, tears falling endlessly and gripping her hair and pacing back and forth. Crying out loudly. Not believing him. How? Why? Just why? ???: Oh dear Aubrey...my dear Lady.... He approached her with slow steps. She froze when she felt his breath on her nape and fingers tracing her arm. His lips inches away from her ear. ???: You owe me so much. You owe me....your soul. Now you have a choice, it's either you accept me, love me, choose to be with me forever, or you suffer a painful consequence. No one will be there to save you. I won't be there...to save you. She shivered at that word. She cried out helplessly. He smirked knowing damn well she needs him. Aubrey: I will never.... ???: You don't have a choice. Would this end up well? Or bad? Aubrey's life is on the line. What will happen? Would this end up well? Or would it end up...Hell?

Pricing The Heart by LeeleeKez

Eloise is desperate to take charge of her life after losing her parents and home, and after discovering her uncle's plans to marry her off to a man three times her age. In an attempt to escape her uncle's vicious plans, she runs off with another man and marries him in a haste. Newly married with dreams of a happy life, she soon realizes she's trapped in a nightmare with an abusive monster who has set his interests upon her purse. He squanders what's left of her money and in one last effort to humiliate her, sells her to a stranger for next to nothing. * David Clarke has banished himself from London for the part he played in the death of his wife. He relocates to the country to live the rest of his days in seclusion, and for five years, lives a quiet life, until a chance encounter one evening sees him paying the price for a bride he has no need of. Yet, with each day that passes, he finds himself utterly wanting her. Copyright © 2022 Lily Orevba All rights reserved. TW: This book contains mentions of death and mental illness.

Seductive Deception by penelopewinn

Morgan Clayton, newly appointed earl of Whittington and former stable boy and soldier, knows absolutely nothing about life in the ton. What he does know however, is that becoming earl will open the door to marrying the one girl he fell in love with during his youth, Allegra Warren, lady of house Suttonbury. If only, he could find her... Fearless Allegra Warren is anything but the prim and proper debutante she used to be. In a series of fateful events, she has found herself on the flipside of London's social hierarchy and living in the underbelly of the city. Independent and self-made, she is a seamstress by day, but by night she is the mysterious and scandalous Madam Cerise, an underground guide to the life of the ton who disguises herself in mask and veil. Men with vast riches but no ancestral lines flock to her for her guidance on how to break through the ton's rigid standards and become one of them. But, wherever she goes scandal seems to follow and when Allegra and Morgan's paths collide; Allegra is faced with a heart-rending decision: should she tell him who she is and risk his fall from social grace, or should she keep quiet and help him find the lady of his dreams? And when the veils are lifted and the masks are removed, will Allegra and Morgan be strong enough to face the consequences of hidden secrets, rigid societal rules and forgotten memories in the name of their love?

Angel of Mercy by mseverett88

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Saving June (Book 3) by soitsash

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Scattering Lilac Ashes

"You've just been staring at me all day. Are you good?" Lila Moloney's insatiable curiosity had landed on Asher Wagner, the long-running Dux of her cohort at the prestigious Forestglade College. No longer the prim and proper poster child for their school's strict regimes upon returning from summer holidays, Lila couldn't shake the feeling that there was something disturbing lurking beneath this change. Perhaps it was the way that he spoke to her, upon being paired for an English project, or the way that his askew tie and tousled hair was so jarringly mismatched from the usual tendencies that he'd had over the past nine years. Year after year, he put in the most amount of effort out of anyone in their cohort in all facets of the College's metrics of pride - attendance, intelligence, sporting prowess, rule-following, and uniform-wearing - but now, when faced with their last two years at school, he looked to be giving up. Lila was dead-certain that he was hiding something, her voracious appetite for answers being practically genetic. But, as she starts to dig for answers, she discovers that everyone surrounding them has secrets they're trying to hide, practically begging to be revealed - including her emerging feelings for Asher. Will she uncover the truth underpinning his transformation? Or will it remain elusive, obscured by the concealed desires, goals and identities of those around her - including her own family? And just how is she meant to survive the trials and tribulations of high school life whilst pursuing the verity of the mysteries shrouding everything she thought she knew? And remember - trust no one, not even the missing. Set in Australia | Mystery and romance are main themes | Note - swearing present, though not excessive | Posting Mondays & Fridays | CWs: Stalking, bullying, sexual harassment, vague references to suicide, violent murder of a person under 18 [note - fair way into the story and not glorified]