European Love

Awe and exhilaration—along with heartbreak and mordant wit—abound in Lolita, which tells the story of the aging Humbert Humbert's obsession for the nymphet Dolores Haze. Lolita is also the story of a hypercivilized European colliding with the cheerful barbarism of postwar America.

INTO THE AMERICAS (A novel based on a true story) is a gritty, real-life adventure based on one of history’s greatest survival stories. It was inspired by the diary entries of young English blacksmith John Jewitt during his time aboard the brigantine The Boston and also during his sojourn at Nootka Sound, on North America's western seaboard, from 1802 to 1805. Written by father-and-son writing team Lance & James Morcan (authors of The World Duology and The Orphan Trilogy), INTO THE AMERICAS is a tale of two vastly different cultures – Indigenous North American and European civilization ...

A Tale of Alchemy, Ancestry, and Ash In a forgotten village nestled deep within the Carpathian mountains, where fog clings to the trees and the past refuses to die, a wandering healer arrives bearing nothing but tinctures, haunted dreams, and a vow to never look back. But some bloodlines don’t stay buried. What begins as a quiet attempt to start over becomes a descent into ancestral secrets, soul-forged rituals, and an impossible bond with a blacksmith who shouldn’t be alive. When silver-laced curses bleed into bone and monsters wear familiar faces, Marina must decide if love can ...

Katelynn has her life neatly measured out—steady job, predictable routines, and just enough courage to peek into the charming little bakery down the street. What she doesn’t expect is to be completely swept away by the buttery croissants, rich chocolate tarts…and the man behind the counter. Ivar is everything she never imagined would look twice at her—a tall, broad-shouldered Norwegian with a smile that melts faster than his cinnamon rolls fresh from the oven. He sees her for who she really is: bright, kind, and beautiful. For the first time, Katelynn starts to believe in happily-...

NEWLY PUBLISHED! If you were moved by Cilka’s Journey by Heather Morris, or Ballard's Empire of the Sun, then this book is for you. A moving and powerful page-turner of family, friendships and love, and the endurance of the human spirit, from bestselling D. M. Mitchell. Inspired by real events in the author's family history. It’s Sept 1939. Germany has invaded Poland. Twelve-year-old Jozef lives on a farm in the east of the country until the Russians invade and send him and his family to a labour camp in northern Siberia. Here they face cruelty, hardships and loss beyond anything they ...

Two men wish to marry her, but only one has a good heart. Will she Lady Emmeline choose correctly. Lady Emmeline Hyatt had no doubt that she would find a suitable husband during her first season. Her blonde hair, golden brown eyes, and dainty figure drew the eyes of many suitors. Two, in particular, caught her attention. Both men were extraordinarily handsome, though exact opposites in personality. Lord Benedict was a shy man, infatuated with the lovely lady, and willing to protect her with his own life. Mr. Buxton was outrageously flirtatious and could cause innocent women to swoon with ...

Fast paced, exciting historical drama with surprise ending... When the charming but penniless Pierre Dupres departs 17th-century France in pursuit of fortune, heartbroken Clare resigns herself to marrying his dull elder brother Jacques. Descended from a long line of midwives, she must bear a daughter to carry on her rewarding ancestral profession with its many secrets. Jacques reluctantly allows Clare to restore Maison Dupres, a crumbling chateau rumoured to be haunted, as their family home but clearly disapproves his wife’s decision to continue pursuing her career, even after the birth ...

A shot rang out. The Arabs surged forward under a savage fusillade of heavy fire. Nearer and nearer they came, shouting with hate and blood-lust. Geste rushed up and down his side of the roof, pausing only long enough to load his rifle and fire into the shrieking mob below, hoping to trick the Arabs into believing the fort was heavily manned.

Sophie Wells is a successful photographer with a focus on putting the past firmly behind her. When Josh Strachan returns to the seaside town of Cornwall from the States to run his family's hotel, he can't understand why the fun, sexy girl has zero interest in letting him--or any man, for that matter--into her life. He also can't understand how he's been duped into employing Sophie's impulsive friend, Tula, whose crush on him is decidedly unrequited.

In this action-romance short story, dashing Greek gladiator Leonidas promises his true love he’ll buy her freedom if he wins his own in the Colosseum of Ancient Rome. First he must defeat an opponent he knows he cannot kill. The year is 83AD and it’s nine years since Roman soldiers killed a young Leonidas’s family in their farmhouse outside Athens and consigned him to the life of a gladiator at Ludus Magnus, one of the biggest and best ludi gladiatori, or gladiator schools, in Rome. Since then, he remains undefeated after twenty-five fights and has risen to the top of the gladiator ...

The secret baby JAFF you didn’t know you wanted! The night of the Netherfield Ball, Fitzwilliam Darcy watches Elizabeth Bennet dance twice with Mr. William Collins and knows what the man intends. When Mr. Darcy’s own dance with the lady in question goes disastrously, he despairs of ever wooing her from the man who duty demands she wed. He takes solace in absinthe, as one does. Elizabeth is not the least bit pleased at the prospect of marrying Mr. Collins and begins drinking heavily, too. When a very inebriated Mr. Darcy appears and takes her off to his room, she doesn’t resist. She ...

When shy small-town librarian Sophia Winslow wins a dream vacation to the Greek islands, she imagines days filled with sun-drenched reading and quiet, solo strolls through olive groves. What she doesn’t expect? A major contest mix-up, and being forced to share the prize with her charming ex-boss and arch-nemesis, the outrageously handsome corporate golden boy, Alex Drake. Stranded together on Naxos, faking coupledom to secure honeymoon perks and dodge nosy locals, Sophia and Alex agree to keep their distance. But when a stray dog named Zorba adopts them, a local tavern owner mistakes ...

Relinquishing thoughts of a materially rewarding life, the respectably educated Felix Holt returns to his native village in North Loamshire and becomes an artisan. He is a forceful young man of honor, integrity, and idealism, burning to participate in political life so that he may improve the lot of his fellow artisans.

Ellie Harper thought she’d signed up to vlog a charming international wedding festival. She didn’t realize she’d be battling runaway veils, viral mishaps, a meddling ex, and, worst of all, Javier Ruiz, the grumpy, infuriatingly gorgeous venue owner who seems determined to rain on her sunny American parade. When a fake relationship for publicity becomes the festival’s hottest ticket, Ellie and Javier find themselves dodging jealous rivals, surviving bull runs (yes, with actual bulls… sort of), and dancing through tomato-throwing chaos. Between palace masquerades, sword-wielding ...

In September 2006, Victoria Coren Mitchell won a million dollars on the European Poker Tour. In her long-awaited memoir, she tells the story of that victory, but also of a 20-year obsession with the game. It is a journey which has taken Coren from a secret culture of illegal cash games to the high-stakes glamour of Las Vegas and Monte Carlo, and brought with it friendship, laughter, and money, but also loneliness, heartbreak, and defeat. With disarming honesty, Coren lays all of this bare.

Oxford, 1900. When her parents die in a tragic accident, Heppie Wildman, homeless and penniless, must find her way alone in the world. A post as governess at Ingelton Hall offers the chance to rebuild her life, and she quickly forms a bond with her eight-year-old charge and a close friendship with the local parson, Meritt Nightingale. Heppie is irresistibly drawn to the handsome and elusive Thomas Egdon, the son of her employer. But life at Ingleton Hall is not as idyllic as it first seems. Who is the mysterious woman who appeared in her bedroom in the middle of the night? What is Thomas ...

One runaway royal. One amnesiac movie star. One unforgettable love story written under Amsterdam’s stars. When blockbuster darling Sophia Hart vanishes from Hollywood headlines after a career-shaking scandal, the world assumes she’s hiding in Los Angeles. In reality, a late-night stumble along an Amsterdam canal, and the obsessive devotion of a fan, sweeps her into a tulip-filled village where her memories slip through her fingers like water. Across the city, on a creaky houseboat anchored in the Prinsengracht, Remy van der Linden, aspiring screenwriter, secret royal runaway, and ...

As the golden summer draws to a close and the Darcys look ahead to the end of their first year of marriage, Mr. Darcy could never have imagined that his love could grow even deeper with the passage of time. Elizabeth is unpredictable and lively, pulling Darcy out of his stern and serious demeanor with her teasing and temptation. Looking ahead and planning for celebrations and life events large and small, Lizzy can still catch Darcy unawares when he least expects it.

**Included in the following box set: Teen and Young Adult Historical Royalty Romance Box Set Miss Caroline Forbes receives an invitation from a Duke that will change her life. After receiving an invitation from the Duke of Wentworth to stay at his sprawling estate with her chaperone, Miss Caroline Forbes, travels by train to Eastbourne. Miss Forbes encounters a rather rude and patronizing woman on the train. After a brief incident, Miss Forbes quickly retaliates using harsh words as she had been taught to do so by her father, the Viscount Canterbury. After arriving at the duke’s estate, ...

World War II: A young Nazi guard stationed in a ghetto in Regensburg, Germany, finds himself in a time and place that he hates. He has never directly participated in the bloodletting but has done nothing to stop it. He wonders if his soul can be saved. He saves a Jewish girl's life when ordered to murder her. He refuses despite the consequences. Perhaps the girl he saved can save him. Maybe she can be the key to his redemption and a light for his soul, to guide the way home.