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A veteran of both the Second World War and the Korean War, combat medic A.J. Harrison returns home in the fall of 1952, permanently injured and uncertain of his future. As the long-anticipated holiday at home approaches, his family’s joy is quenched when A.J.’s service record is called into question. How can he defend himself when feelings of failure already assault him from every side? Hope Carver appears to have a fairytale life, surrounded by a large, loving family. But she lives in frustration over her secret affliction and in fear of others discovering it.

Longbourn is entailed, but a special incantation was created in the 1600s by an accused witch to repay the Bennet family patriarch for not being one of her accusers. Future Bennet generations are promised at least one son to inherit, making sure the entail does not allow Longbourn into the hands of another family. Every Bennet patriarch is blessed with a son until Thomas Bennet. Something went wrong with the incantation, and he is blessed with a second daughter. Elizabeth Eleanor Bennet may not be the expected son, but she is special. How will her specialness affect her and her family? And ...

Battered by the sea, Adam remembers nothing of his past, his ducal rank, nor of the shipwreck that almost claimed his life. However, he's delighted to hear that the golden-haired vision tending his wounds is his wife. Mariah's name and face may not be familiar, but her touch, her warmth, feel deliciously right....

A vengeful duke finds his world upended by an enemy's daughter, whose spirit and passion light up his darkened life. A lord's quest to find his brother leads to a faux engagement with a woman whose courage and dignity defy her humble status. A marriage of convenience between a daring lady and a rakish duke becomes a genuine quest for love amid danger.

From a New York Times bestselling author, a war-weary soldier jumps from a moving freight train to avoid trouble–and lands in more than he bargained for. On the day Thatcher Hutton arrives in Foley, Texas, a local woman goes missing. Thatcher becomes the prime suspect. Standing between him and...

A female-centred collection of four dramatisations celebrating Jane Austen’s classic novels On 16 December 1775, a literary icon was born. Jane Austen’s groundbreaking novels pioneered the romantic comedy genre and put women front and centre, depicting their innermost thoughts and feelings...

“Noelle Salazar has an unerring instinct for writing tough women with big hearts . . . The Lies We Leave Behind is a globe-spanning wartime journey filled with pathos and heart!” —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code For fans of Kate Quinn and Beatriz Williams...

After a devastating loss, Hannah Wagner never imagined she’d leave her comfortable home for the harsh, unfamiliar wilderness near Lake Michigan. But when Henry Abernathy, a friend of her husband John, offers them a fresh start in a booming lumber town—where John’s skills as a doctor are sorely needed—Hannah reluctantly agrees. There, she meets Kate Abernathy, Henry’s spirited, much younger wife. Kate’s sharp tongue and outsider status have made her unwelcome among the town’s elite.

Sadie Vaughn has long admired Howard Gibson, but after his fiancée jilts him at the altar, she refuses to be his consolation prize. But his mother has other ideas. Convinced that Sadie is the perfect wife for her son, she’s determined to push them together by any means necessary—whether they like it or not. Howard may be a fool, but Walter Reed is not. Sadie is and always will be his first choice, but his debilitating shyness makes him seem more dour grump than lovesick beau, dooming their courtship before it even starts. And his mother is done waiting.

In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists led by the passionate and talented Edward Radcliffe descends upon Birchwood Manor in rural Oxfordshire. Their plan: to spend a secluded summer month in a haze of inspiration and creativity. But by the time their stay is over, one woman has been shot dead while another has disappeared; a priceless heirloom is missing; and Edward Radcliffe’s life is in ruins. Over 150 years later, Elodie Winslow, a young archivist in London, uncovers a leather satchel containing two seemingly unrelated items.

War, loss, drama, passion, and so much more culminate in an explosive saga that spans over a thousand years. The MacLomain Series, a Highlander Time Travel Romance Boxed Set, includes one short Celtic story and three full-length novels. THE KING'S DRUIDESS- Chiomara will not be swayed from prophecy. If the Gods of Ireland request that she couple with King Erc, so be it. If it's also their wish that he marry another woman, who is she, a simple druid, to stand in their way? Yet things aren't so simple. Not when Erc is actually in love with Chiomara. Will he do what's expected of him in the ...

When Patty Cumbersmith's parents arrange for her to marry a wealthy landowner in Texas, she is devastated to leave Boston, the only home she has ever known. Her situation worsens when, upon arriving in Texas, she discovers her betrothed is missing. Instead, she is taken in by his charismatic brother, Tag Van Heron, who runs the ranch. As Patty adjusts to ranch life, she finds herself increasingly drawn to Tag and the freedom her new life offers, despite the uncertainty of her future. As days turn into weeks, Patty begins to realize her heart may have found its true home after all. Tag Van ...

AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! Vampires, vaqueros, and star-crossed lovers face off on the Texas-Mexico border in this supernatural western from the author of The Hacienda. As the daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico, Nena knows a thing or two about monsters—her home has long been...

WAAF Section Officer Elizabeth Bennet and RAF Wing Commander Fitzwilliam Darcy have already done their bit. Both bear scars—seen and unseen—from their service. They have done much; now they will do more. Elizabeth and Darcy step forward to undertake the deadliest of tasks: gathering intelligence behind German lines. They go knowing that the Gestapo’s destiny for captured Special Operations Executive agents was simple: a bullet.

This fabulously fun Regency romp featuring witty banter, a dash of mystery, lots of kissing, and an adorable hedgehog, will bring all the adventure you've been waiting for! Marjorie Wynchester has always let her siblings take the lead when it comes to planning their investigations. But someone...

Is not the very meaning of love that it surpasses every objection against it? Jilted. Never did Mr. Darcy imagine it could happen to him. But it has, and by Elizabeth Bennet, the woman who first hated and rejected him but then came to love him - he believed - and agree to be his wife. Alas, it is a short-lived, ill-fated romance that ends nearly as soon as it has begun. No reason is given. More than a year since he last saw her - a year of anger, confusion, and despair - he receives an invitation from the Bingleys to a house party at Netherfield.

Lydia Colburn is a young physician dedicated to serving her village in the Land, an undetectable island in the South Atlantic Ocean. When Lt. Connor Bradshaw’s parachute carries him from the world war to Lydia's hidden land, his mission could expose her simple society. As Connor searches for a way to return to his squadron, his fascination with life in the Land makes him protective of Lydia and her peaceful homeland, and Lydia’s attraction to Connor stirs desires she never expected.

Angelique de Bourbon-Spencer has been born in the world of privilege, but her life has been a masquerade of servitude since the tragic demise of her parents. Reduced to a servant's role in her aunt and uncle's household, she endures a degrading treatment from her step-siblings. In the shadowy corners of a lavish ballroom in London though, Angelique's fate takes an unexpected turn when her eyes meet those of a mysterious masked gentleman. As if things were not complicated enough, Angelique finds herself romantically torn between two different men… How could it be though that they do not ...

Discover a steamy Regency time-travel romance where modern hearts tumble into the past and find love that defines their future. Emma Hawthorne, an entrepreneurial game developer, excels at strategy but keeps her heart locked away. Richard Harcourt dedicates himself to saving others as a physician, but chooses career over intimacy. Dragged to Jane Austen’s House, Emma and Richard share an electric moment, then tumble through time into Regency England and meet Jane Austen. Jane’s spark stalled until Emma and Richard appear, igniting her imagination. They become the inspiration for a ...

Grit, determination, and a will of steel have propelled Hudson Stone through life. No case he faced as Chief Inspector at Scotland Yard went unsolved. But nothing could have prepared the implacable investigator for inheriting a dukedom. Even more maddening than his ducal obligations is Lady Elysande Collingwood, the previous Duke of Wycombe’s betrothed. Worst of all, the debts Hudson has been bequeathed along with the title mean he needs to marry an heiress to save his estates from ruin, and the cheerful, dazzling Lady Elysande is the only one he knows.