Edwardian Stories

Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Love, Drama, Philosophy, Tragedy and Suspense - A versatile blend in which a single shadow by the name of Christian Dawson and a single light by the name of Elizabeth Laurent, seemingly find their other half in a fate given coincidence... Wandering around early 1900's London among other places, they each search for a purpose and a larger sense and meaning in life... However, attempting to unravel its big mystery in a most unordinary fashion, various threats, fears, obstacles and questions come into their way, everything leading them up to a series of discoveries, on the way to the final answer... (A work created in an author's own contemplation and search of life's meanings and mysteries, expressed artistically and metaphorically through a contrastingly, sad and happy, beautiful and ugly, hopeful and tragic, thought-provoking story...)

**A Place at the Ledger** Manchester, 1910. Eighteen-year-old Violet Hartwell dreams of becoming a legal secretary, following in the footsteps of her beloved father, a respected solicitor who encourages her ambitions. But when he dies suddenly, her world is turned upside down. Reduced to a servant in her own home by her cruel stepmother, Lydia, and jealous stepsister, Beatrice, Eleanor watches her hopes of independence slip away. Then she meets Edward Ashford, the son of one of Manchester's most influential legal families. Though expected to court Beatrice, Edward is drawn instead to Violet's intelligence, determination, and quiet strength. As their secret friendship grows into something more, he encourages her to pursue the future she thought she had lost. But jealousy soon turns dangerous. Falsely accused of a crime she did not commit, Violet is cast out with nowhere to go. Alone and disgraced, she must choose between accepting the life others have forced upon her or fighting for the future her father always believed she deserved. *A Place at the Ledger* is an Edwardian Cinderella retelling filled with romance, betrayal, ambition, and resilience-a story about love, courage, and a young woman determined to claim her place in a world that insists she does not belong.

Set in the late Victorian era of 1890 when women liberation was still a distant dream, Princess Marine , a certified doctor & a rebellion in the royal family is one among few ladies who struggled to make a difference in a male dominated society. After her elder sister Emma dishonored the family reputation by eloping with a imposter, the Wellsleys' are left with only Marine to regain their lost status in the elite society by marrying her off. However with what little chance her sister left, it's on Marine to find herself a suitable match. Will she ever succeed in finding one in a society where you're judged by your past or will her judgmental approach get in the way of meeting her royal match? Join Princess Marine on this romantic medical journey.

When Charles saw Helena, he knew she was made for him. When Helena saw Charles, she understood that love truly does exist. But this love couldn't be easy; they came from two different worlds. They were like ocean and land . But as mysterious as the soul of the ocean and as unchanging as the heart of the land, so mysterious and unchanging are the twists of fate that run along paths known only to themselves and connect people who were never meant to meet.

Titanic officer, James Moody, wakes up lost and adrift at sea with vague memories of his past. And when the shopgirl at the counter insists that "White Star Line Shipping Company" isn't actually headquarters but a gift shop, James realizes he's not in 1912 anymore. How can he even begin to explain that he belongs to a world decades apart from her own? Titanic Retail Cashier, Emily Amberflaw, believes it's just an ordinary day on the job, until a strange customer approaches the register in cosplay and tries to convince her he's the "real James Moody". As his world collides unimaginably into hers, she realizes that what she always believed about hers wasn't the truth. Torn between two versions of her life, she is faced with a heart-wrenching decision. Choose the man she loves this time, or forever lose him to the currents of history? "And so, she asked me, in that strange dreamworld a century after mine, had I known the fate of her maiden voyage and my death to come, would I never have set foot on Titanic? The answer I gave her is that I'd do it all too much the same. I wouldn't change even a footstep, if it showed me away from hers." (Downton Abbey/Titanic Crossover)

When Hazel's family loses all their ships to the sea, all they want to do is marry her off. Immediately. But she's not in for it. With a tendency to hate things at first sight, Hazel travels to her Uncle's place, only to find something she wished was hers, but alas, is it meant to be? Cover Credits: @lollypopZA Copyright © 2014 jane472 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without written permission from the author.

When an old man helps Y/N after another night of drinking, Y/N can't help but fall head over heels for the business owner. Mr Birling is known for his materialistic and conservative views, but what happens when he meets a young, leftist party animal?

Audrey Harris' life had always been simple and sure, until the unthinkable happens, leaving her and her four sisters in a new and unsure situation, which they must navigate through together. Just when Audrey thinks everything is going back to normal, he happens. Daniel Bouchard. A handsome, smooth-talker with a drinking problem. She was sure nothing would come of it, that is until she felt God leading her into a friendship with the stumbling drunkard she had met that September day. So, she makes up her mind; she'll be his friend, but nothing else will ever come of it.

Margaret Westbrook never expected to be told that she was the heir to a fortune, let alone one in England. She was an American girl, born and raised in Boston by a father that had failed to mention his purely English roots, ones that somehow made her the next Countess of Collingham. After sailing across the sea to find her new destiny, Margaret is thrown into London society with only a bitter dowager countess, otherwise known as her grandmother, to guide her. She must face the trials of being a female heir and learn to embrace her strengths as she battles with running her new estate, making friends among the English sharks, and trying to keep the money-hungry suitors at arm's length. It will by no means be easy, but she is determined to bring a little American stubbornness to England and show everyone that she is not merely a silly girl; she is a powerful woman who can run an estate without succumbing to the chaos of society life.

First hand accounts from London's most infamous Irishman

Girl meets boy in Edwardian England. What more do you want from a story? (Not for young audiences or innocent minds)

Stuart is a lone photographer based in Dunfermline, Scotland. His specialty; post-mortem photography. At the beginning of the 20th century, the custom of photographing the dead is at its dawn, but Stuart is an old-fashioned war veteran. He keeps the practice alive. His life starts changing after his brother's death. Stuart suddenly gets flashbacks and memories of the past long forgotten. The dead subjects on his photos turn out distorted, as if moved... He meets Regina, a photography enthusiast herself. The two engage themselves in photographing crime scenes. More strange occurrences appear in their photos. Stuart is scared that someone is threatening him and his distant family. He aims to find a rational explanation while the ghosts from the photos are haunting him in his dreams. They're warning him there's something more dangerous than them he should be afraid of...

After years of silence as a dutiful daughter, Frances' voice is offered to her once more when she meets Emyr, a penniless man far below her station. Only, the promises they made to each other cannot survive in the world built around them, not for them. All Frances can do is silently fall into turmoil as she struggles to recapture the same happiness she felt. Now lost and alone, she must find her way back to him- and herself.

Having breakfast by the sea, France and England watch the luxury ship, RMS Olympic, depart on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic.

Sixteen year old Josephine White and her father, Derek, are going to visit her best friend Dominic Magunnson and his family. Dominic's older sister, Violet, is engaged to be married. The White's travel over to the Magunnson's for the arrival of Violet and her future in-laws, and everything goes horribly wrong. Will Josephine lose her best friend, as well as her pride? Read "Carry On Without Me" to find out! Excerpt: It was very early in the year nineteen-hundred and twelve that we made our journey from our new home in Baltimore, to Bristol, Great Britain. That particular January was quite a chilly one, I remember. It and the months that followed were definitely to be counted amongst the most exuberant times of my life. Papa and I were planning on spending three or so months with some family friends of ours. The Magunnson family, they were. One of the Magunnson children was due to be married, come march. We had just gotten there on the 3rd, and the couple was due to arrive with the groom's family on the 5th.

*CURRENTLY UNDER EDITING AND REVISION* I expected tonight to be special, and, in a way, it was. Only it was nothing like I expected. I expected to go to the ball, and a surprise from a special friend of mine. I did get a surprise, and it was special, but most people wouldn't think of it as a good surprise.

1911, is a world were strict rules keep the lower classes from ever reaching higher - achieving more. Alice Drench is a sixteen year old ladies maid - trying to find her place in a world of injustice. Plagued by her past, her brother, memories that refuse to die, she is never alone. Tom he's seventeen, her best friend and the one she tells everything to - well almost. He's looking to the future. After running away from his father when he was twelve and not going back, he blames himself for the fate of his family, but he cannot let go. She thinks that she is falling for him. He may think of her as more than a friend. Can the two even distinguish love from fear, do they have the courage to confess? What will happen when they do? Or will the events that were powerful to shatter the hearts of an entire generation and that are already in the shadows waiting to unfold, tear them apart forever. In a world where secrets and lies are the coal for any flame and scandal is lurking around every corner, will they even survive? Book One in a Trilogy.