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The Ward's Bride
The Ward's Bride Cecelia Mecca
English knight Sir Adam Dayne is offered the ultimate prize by the earl who raised him: lordship of Langford castle. All he must do is accept a betrothal to the Scottish Marcher warden’s beautiful daughter, a match made to keep peace at the tumultuous Anglo-Scottish border. Sir Adam relishes the prospect—until he meets the woman he is to wed.
Lady Cora Maxwell hates everything English, including the self-assured new lord who has claimed her hand in marriage. Desperate to return home to Scotland, Cora displays increasingly outrageous behavior in the hopes of dissuading the Englishman from the marriage. But when Adam proposes a unique challenge, Cora is forced to face her greatest fears and the burgeoning desire he has awakened in her.
The Ward’s Bride is a Border Series prequel novella.
Lady Cora Maxwell hates everything English, including the self-assured new lord who has claimed her hand in marriage. Desperate to return home to Scotland, Cora displays increasingly outrageous behavior in the hopes of dissuading the Englishman from the marriage. But when Adam proposes a unique challenge, Cora is forced to face her greatest fears and the burgeoning desire he has awakened in her.
The Ward’s Bride is a Border Series prequel novella.
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Hearts of Starlight
Hearts of Starlight Audrey Adair
Victoria Brighton refuses to be a pawn to to be played by her stepfather, who will stop at nothing to access her inheritance - including marrying her off to the cold and calculating Duke of Lansingberg. She escapes across the sea to the western prairies, intent that she will never again allow a man to dictate her future. Callum McDougall, future chieftan of the McDougall clan, is determined to find what has become of his missing cousin before returning to Scotland as chieftan to lead his clan. Callum and Victoria fight their intense attraction to one another, as Callum must return to Scotland while Victoria vows to remain true to herself. Will they succeed in fighting their growing feelings for one another, or will one be forced to choose what to sacrifice?
The Duke She Wished For (preview)
The Duke She Wished For (preview) Ellie St. Clair
Tabitha Blackmore is a woman who knows what she wants. A life of her own, one free from her hostile stepmother and gold-digging stepsister, and the ability to profit from her own talent. Nicholas Fairchild is a duke in name but not at heart. As his mother returns to society following her mourning period for his father, Nicholas dreads his responsibility to entertain vapid, fortune-seeking socialites and, eventually, find a wife.
He’s a duke who holds honesty above all; she’s a commoner hiding her true identity. Can they find their happily ever after at the masquerade, or will what separates them be too much to overcome when the final chime sounds at midnight?
He’s a duke who holds honesty above all; she’s a commoner hiding her true identity. Can they find their happily ever after at the masquerade, or will what separates them be too much to overcome when the final chime sounds at midnight?
A Michaelmas Wager
A Michaelmas Wager Emily Murdoch
How much would you gamble for love? Rufus has been thrust unexpectedly into riches, and gained a new set of friends who delight in wagers and bets, nothing too big to gamble on – even marriage. When a tipsy party joke becomes a wager on Rufus’ marriage, he knows he should said no.
But Juliana, the unknowing focus of the gamble, is not the simple young woman Rufus’ friends take her for. The challenge of understanding this intriguing woman and keeping the truth of the wager from her starts to wear thin on Rufus. Especially when his belief in marriage is so greatly rocked, and his family history is sunk in crime, alcoholism, and prison.
Will it be possible for Rufus to charm the winning Juliana? Does he owe her the truth about his initial interest in her? And who win this Michaelmas wager?
But Juliana, the unknowing focus of the gamble, is not the simple young woman Rufus’ friends take her for. The challenge of understanding this intriguing woman and keeping the truth of the wager from her starts to wear thin on Rufus. Especially when his belief in marriage is so greatly rocked, and his family history is sunk in crime, alcoholism, and prison.
Will it be possible for Rufus to charm the winning Juliana? Does he owe her the truth about his initial interest in her? And who win this Michaelmas wager?
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The Art of Decption
The Art of Decption Amelia Treader
Recruited by her shadowy Uncle, trained as a spy, Alice Green truly falls down the rabbit hole in this historical romance set just before the battle of Trafalgar. Napoleon’s murderous hordes wait, only twenty miles across the channel. French spies, untrustworthy English merchants, and jobbing traitors prepare their way. Warned to trust no one, not even her uncle, she finds that there is one man she must, indeed, can trust and love.
Murder in the Forbidden City
Murder in the Forbidden City Amanda Roberts
Peking, 1867
When one of the Empress’s ladies-in-waiting is killed in the Forbidden City, she orders Inspector Gong to find the killer. Unfortunately, as a man, he is forbidden from entering the Inner Court. How is he supposed to solve a murder when he cannot visit the scene of the crime or talk to the women in the victim’s life? He won’t be able to solve this crime alone.
The widowed Lady Li is devastated when she finds out about the murder of her sister-in-law, who was serving as the Empress’s lady-in-waiting. She is determined to discover who killed her, even if it means assisting the rude and obnoxious Inspector Gong and going undercover in the Forbidden City.
Together, will Lady Li and Inspector Gong be able to find the murderer before he – or she – strikes again?
When one of the Empress’s ladies-in-waiting is killed in the Forbidden City, she orders Inspector Gong to find the killer. Unfortunately, as a man, he is forbidden from entering the Inner Court. How is he supposed to solve a murder when he cannot visit the scene of the crime or talk to the women in the victim’s life? He won’t be able to solve this crime alone.
The widowed Lady Li is devastated when she finds out about the murder of her sister-in-law, who was serving as the Empress’s lady-in-waiting. She is determined to discover who killed her, even if it means assisting the rude and obnoxious Inspector Gong and going undercover in the Forbidden City.
Together, will Lady Li and Inspector Gong be able to find the murderer before he – or she – strikes again?
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Lucky Hearts
Lucky Hearts Love Light Faith Books
Tired of being a burden to her sister, Hannah places an ad in the Matrimonial Times. After writing letters with Jonathan, a man in Texas, she agrees to marry him and takes a long journey to begin her new life. Upon arriving in Rosecliff, Texas, Hannah learns her future husband passed away. Luckily, Jonathan’s brother and his wife welcome Hannah into their home realizing she has nowhere to go.
Hannah is alone in a new place with no money, and soon learns secrets about the man she was supposed to marry. Will Hannah ever find love and start a life of her own? Along the backdrop of a wedding, this is a coming-of-age story where Hannah finds the importance of family, love, and dreams.
Hannah is alone in a new place with no money, and soon learns secrets about the man she was supposed to marry. Will Hannah ever find love and start a life of her own? Along the backdrop of a wedding, this is a coming-of-age story where Hannah finds the importance of family, love, and dreams.
Punishing Miss Primrose, Parts I-V
Punishing Miss Primrose, Parts I-V Em Brown
Miss Primrose needs to be punished.
A member of the wickedly wanton Inn of the Red Chrysanthemum, where the most taboo and illicit pleasures are indulged, Miss Primrose—or Mistress Primrose, as she prefers—left Nicholas Edelton a shell of a man. Now his older brother, Spencer Edelton, the Marquess of Carey, intends to provide her a set-down she will never forget.
Weary from exacting her revenge upon the man who raped her sister, Beatrice Primrose has had her fill of men of privilege and presumption, but she accepts a fateful invitation from a handsome nobleman to spend a sennight at his estate for a grand sum of money. She soon learns, however, that she will not get to reprise her role as Mistress. To her horror, she finds his lordship expects her to submit to him!
A member of the wickedly wanton Inn of the Red Chrysanthemum, where the most taboo and illicit pleasures are indulged, Miss Primrose—or Mistress Primrose, as she prefers—left Nicholas Edelton a shell of a man. Now his older brother, Spencer Edelton, the Marquess of Carey, intends to provide her a set-down she will never forget.
Weary from exacting her revenge upon the man who raped her sister, Beatrice Primrose has had her fill of men of privilege and presumption, but she accepts a fateful invitation from a handsome nobleman to spend a sennight at his estate for a grand sum of money. She soon learns, however, that she will not get to reprise her role as Mistress. To her horror, she finds his lordship expects her to submit to him!
The Laird's Son
The Laird's Son Fiona McKellar
As if the rumors weren’t bad enough, now she’s been publicly accused of witchcraft. And it doesn’t help either that the accusations came from none other than the Laird’s own brother.
Catriona Baxter is a commonplace Highland lass who’s just trying to mind her own business, but that doesn’t stop the Laird’s brother, Aodh, from making plenty of advances upon her. But after rejecting him, Catriona finds her life threatened when Aodh publicly accuses her of being a witch.
To resolve the matter, the Laird orders Catriona to come live on his estate while a proper investigation is carried out. Seizing every opportunity, his son Bhaltair pursues her endlessly. Sparks fly, but will his son’s love for her be enough to convince the Laird she should be saved from being burned at the stake?
Catriona Baxter is a commonplace Highland lass who’s just trying to mind her own business, but that doesn’t stop the Laird’s brother, Aodh, from making plenty of advances upon her. But after rejecting him, Catriona finds her life threatened when Aodh publicly accuses her of being a witch.
To resolve the matter, the Laird orders Catriona to come live on his estate while a proper investigation is carried out. Seizing every opportunity, his son Bhaltair pursues her endlessly. Sparks fly, but will his son’s love for her be enough to convince the Laird she should be saved from being burned at the stake?