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For three long and lonely years, Tristan Trent, the Marquess of Hopkins, waited for his wife Elaina’s return. Eyewitnesses insist no one could have survived the storm that swept her overboard, but Tristan refuses to give up hope—even when he is trapped into a betrothal he doesn’t want and forced to declare Elaina dead.
Elaina Trent has no memories of her life before waking in Alderney surrounded by strangers, and three years of trying to recall an elusive history has left her life in limbo. Determined to have a future even though her past is gone, she accepts a marriage proposal and a promise for a new life. But when a man claiming to be her brother-in-law stumbles across her, Elaina has no choice except to end her engagement and return to a husband she no longer knows.
When Elaina and Tristan are finally reunited, she still cannot recall what they once shared. Can she begin anew with a gentleman she doesn’t even know and hope that love grows once again, or will they remain strangers forever?
©2019 Jane Charles (P)2024 Jane Charles
In the dark fall of 1665, 15-year-old Kenna's sister is murdered. Kenna suspects her sister's husband, but if he is the murderer, Kenna will be next. As she flees her grandfather’s Scottish estate to escape him, she finds herself in the clutches of a stranger.
Kidnapped and taken to the city of Edinburgh, the stranger locks her inside the gate at the head of Stewart’s Close, a long and narrow alleyway in the poorest section of the city (with only one way in or out). The local lawman accuses Kenna of leaving a house stricken with plague, sets a guard at the gate, and ties a white cloth there as a warning that disease has struck, and no one may enter or leave the close.
Kenna has no money, no friends, no shelter, and no way out. She wants nothing more than to escape and find justice for her murdered sister. But first, she has to survive.
©2023 Immortal Works (P)2023 Immortal Works
England is burning.
And the cause . . . men are too afraid to utter in nothing but a whisper. The Northmen. My father is King Eanred.
And me? I am Princess Emeline. My father wants to protect our kingdom against the ruthless Vikings who continue to raid England, so he has betrothed me to Aethelwulf, the son of King Egbert of Wessex-the most powerful realm in all of England. Without this union, Northumbria will fall, which is why I must submit. I must do this for my people.
However, it is not in my nature to surrender. So when my father captures the most savage Viking known in our land, I do what no good, God-fearing Christian would do-I help him.
His name . . . Skarth the Godless.
People fear what they don't understand, but I will not allow that to control me.
Fear makes us blind to the truth, and I refuse to cower because Skarth soon becomes my teacher-in all things. And when his rival, Ulf the Bloody, shatters my world, it becomes clear the lessons have only just begun.
My soul is tarnished.
I am a sinner. Lord, hear my prayer . . .
Contains mature themes.
England is bleeding. And there isn't a thing I can do about it.
I am once again a prisoner to Wessex, captured by King Egbert because holding me hostage will bring them to him-my two Vikings who will risk heaven and earth to save me. But I don't need saving.
I am Princess Emeline, and I was taught by the best, and his name . . . Skarth the Godless.
The man whom I love more than anything in this world. But things begin to blur when Ulf the Bloody reminds me of the promise I made, and that promise is that I belong to him. We must work together to overthrow King Egbert, but the war I fight within my heart is far more dangerous than anything I will ever face on the battlefield.
The choice is not simple because we all must make sacrifices. But I soon realize that all is not fair in love and war.
Lives will be lost. Hearts will be broken. And come dawn, life as we know it will be changed forevermore.
Contains mature themes.
He's found the woman he wants to marry - it's a shame she is already engaged to someone else.
Mary Hatcher traveled to London to procure a trousseau for her upcoming marriage. When she attends the Frost Fair and meets a different man that ignites her interest, she tamps down the unwelcome feelings. But when her host’s son arrives at dinner and she learns he is the man she met at the Frost Fair, she has a new challenge: She must spend the Christmas Season in the same house as him without falling in love.
Andrew Bright, the earl of Sanders, can never live up to his father’s legacy, so why bother trying? When he runs into a charming woman at the Frost Fair and later learns she is his mother’s guest, he is overjoyed. At least until he learns of her engagement. But friendship with her is better than nothing, until she threatens to push him into doing what he has long avoided - stepping into his father’s shoes.
Five Christmas romances and the Frost Fair that started them all.
This is the second book in the clean and sweet regency romance Belles of Christmas: Frost Fair series. Although this forbidden-love romance is a stand-alone novel, the books are best enjoyed when listened in order.
Her Silent Knight by Ashtyn Newbold
All Is Mary and Bright by Kasey Stockton
Thawing the Viscount's Heart by Mindy Burbidge Strunk
On the Second Day of Christmas by Deborah M. Hathaway
The Christmas Foundling by Martha Keyes
When preservation architect Leah Halliday falls asleep in the bed once owned by King Richard III, she has no idea it will change her life.
When she wakes up, it's the year 1485. Hugh Radcliffe, trusted knight of King Richard, believes Leah is his arranged bride Matilda, who she's never set eyes on before.
According to Leah’s history books, Hugh was executed for treason, and for killing his first wife. When she meets Andrew Gilbert, another time traveler from the 21st century, she learns that there's more to Hugh's crimes than meets the eye.
Falling in love with Hugh, Leah puts her life on the line to make things right and get back home. But is their love destined to transcend the time spectrum?
Inheriting a home near two eligible bachelors seems like a dream come true. But which man deserves her trust - or her heart?
Kate Kingston wants nothing more than to instill her love of art into the hearts of her pupils, but when a solicitor arrives to inform her that her uncle died and she inherited his estate, she is hesitant to leave the comfortable life she has developed. Encouraged by her friends to embrace the new adventure, Kate uproots her life and travels to Larkfield where she must face the demons from her past - and work to replace the spoiled memories from her childhood with happier ones. The only problem: She doesn't know the first thing about running a large country estate.
When an injured shoulder sends Peter Evans home from the war, he finds that his younger brother Martin is far from ready to give up his authority over the family estate, and even less willing to leave old quarrels in the past. But when a beautiful lady moves in next door and requests help in learning to manage her estate, Peter is willing to offer his knowledge - and his heart. If only Martin didn't have his sights set on the new neighbor, as well.
But when trouble finds the inhabitants of Larkfield, few people believe the misdeeds are more than a run of bad luck. Convinced that someone is trying to hurt her friend, Kate must track the culprit, and she can't do it alone.
But how can she know which brother to trust?
All alone in the world, Amelia Baxter is forced to flee her childhood home. The world outside for an orphan teen on dark Victorian streets is not a kind one.
Bradford Pikes has loved Amy since their first childhood games together, but now, his sweetheart has disappeared, and his love remains unspoken. He knows the dark London streets swallow innocent girls like Amy, leaving them bereft of not only family, but of hope.
Will he find her in time and save Amy from the forces arrayed against their love? Or will the Sheffield lass be lost forever?
The Lost Lass of Sheffield is the debut Victorian romance by Rosie Swan. If you love historical Victorian sagas that celebrate the resilience of the human heart in the face of insurmountable challenges, you will love the deep and moving tale of The Lost Lass of Sheffield.
Devious and valiant, Francis de Brangelton has never failed in any of his exploits. When the Duchess de Montmurrant employs him to investigate the embezzlement of her investments and to settle a grudge, he does not hesitate to recruit his friend Henri d’Arringnon.
But Francis has no idea of "Henri’s" astonishing secret. Henrietta d’Arringnon has masqueraded as "Henri" for so long that neither a military skirmish at the Savoy border nor guard duty in Versailles has exposed her. When her true identity is revealed, Henrietta’s and Francis’ friendship shatters, but duty still calls.
Will Francis and Henrietta fulfill their commitment to the duchess? And will the lure of fortune bring them together or further tear them apart?