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The year is 1901, and the hustle and bustle of the holidays is descending on New York's Fifth Avenue. For the first time in her privileged life, Adelaide Forsythe couldn’t be happier about the prospect of a quiet Christmas. That’s not to say her transition from Missto Mrs. has been without challenge. Though she doesn’t regret marrying for love instead of wealth, she feels woefully unprepared to run her own household. Then, on the first Sunday of Advent, winter winds bring surprising change, first through a young orphan boy and then a seasoned housekeeper who seems too good to be true.

A year has passed since the Sheridans fled the plague in England, but a new crisis tears Valerie and Louisa apart once again, with dire consequences. As the stranded Whitfields desperately try to return home to the 17th century, the Sheridans face a threat of a different nature. The past rarely stays in the past, and a shocking murder brings things to a head as Kit is accused of the crime, and shameful secrets are brought into the open.

When the dangerous men who killed her husband in a political assassination threaten Ara, Duchess of Burghly, the Crown assigns her a bodyguard. But the man charged with protecting her is no stranger. He’s Clayton Ludlow, the bastard son of a duke and the first man she ever loved. Eight years after he took her innocence and ruthlessly abandoned her, he’s back in her drawing room and her life. This time, she’s older, wiser, and stronger. She will resist him at any cost and make him pay for the past.

Captain Colt finds treasure far more valuable than gold when he invades a Carolina settlement, demanding tribute. He finds the girl who slipped through his grasp two years ago and he relishes the opportunity to punish her for what she’s done…Though the strain in his breeches makes it unclear which of them is suffering more from the reunion.

Escaping a controlling brother and a forced marriage to a man she has never met, Samantha flees into the wilderness, only to be struck down by a stranger’s wagon. Left vulnerable and injured in the care of a handsome rancher, she finds her guarded heart stirring with a hope she dare not trust. Daniel has faced his share of betrayal and hardship, and his faith has been shaken. Yet when Samantha is thrown into his path, he cannot turn away. Her quiet courage and gentle spirit stir feelings he never expected. As he tends to her and offers her a job on his ranch, he begins to wonder if love ...

One distressing night in Ramsgate, Elizabeth Bennet impulsively offers Georgiana Darcy aid. Scandalous rumors soon surround the ladies and Fitzwilliam Darcy, forcing Elizabeth and Darcy, strangers to each other, to marry. Darcy despises everything about his marriage to the daughter of an insignificant country gentleman with vulgar relations. Georgiana, humiliated after a near-elopement with George Wickham and full of Darcy pride, hates her new sister. Their family look upon Elizabeth with suspicion and do little to hide their sentiments.

Torn between anger with her cousin and remorse on his behalf, Miss Elizabeth Bennet must navigate the changes Mr. Collins' demise brings to her family and sort out her feelings for both the charming Mr. Wickham and not-so-charming Mr. Darcy. In addition, she must discover the reasons behind a rash of anger directed her way. But most of all, she needs to learn what, if any, impact will befall her because of Mr. Collins' Will.

He passed judgment on her family. She passed judgment on his pride and walked away. An unexpected visit to Hunsford changed everything. When the wealthiest man in Derbyshire insults her mother at her very first ball, Elizabeth Bennet flees in humiliation, only to be pursued by the man himself. From that moment, Mr. Darcy’s life is irrevocably changed. His heart is no longer his own, though he fights to deny it. But when he sees Elizabeth turning her affections elsewhere, he is forced to confront the truth: he cannot let her go. Can he convince her that his love is genuine—and that her ...

Max, Lord Rotham, has been browbeaten by his mother, the Duchess of Davenmere, to marry her choice for him. The more he resists, the more she schemes to force the match upon him. He became connected with the beauty Hope Whitford when her and her sisters were entangled in a dangerous situation, and while he feels drawn to her, he is not ready to commit to a lifetime because of his mother. But is losing Hope worth spiting his mother?

Mr Darcy's Second Chance is a compilation of three previously published Pride and Prejudice Variations.

England, 1812. Aster Simmons lives a quiet and orderly existence working as a secretary and indulging in her love for puzzles—until her routine is disrupted by the arrival of an impertinent Scotsman who lounges around her office like an overgrown dog. The heated glances he casts her way make her think very non-routine thoughts.

Adrian Alistair Rohan lost his faith, and now, a dedicated member of the depraved Heavenly Host, he loses himself in his only pleasure: the seduction and debauchery of beautiful women. Rich, charming, and devastatingly skilled in the arts of love, he never fails in his conquests…until Charlotte Spenser. Charlotte is facing a desolate, passionless future, none of which matters to Adrian, who imagines her a toy until better prey arrives.

What if Darcy asked Elizabeth to dance the supper set at the Netherfield Ball? Thus begins Dancing the Supper Set... Darcy asks Elizabeth to dance the supper set, which means they would have to dine together as well. Elizabeth wants to refuse, for she despises the disdainful man, especially after what he did to Mr. Wickham—but something about the way Darcy asks her makes her accept him anyway. They dance, they sup, and all seems to go well...until they have a loud argument—a mortifying experience, to say the least. Can they repair the damage to see how well they go together? Or will the...

As the daughter of King Saul, Michal lives a life of privilege - but one that is haunted by her father's unpredictable moods and by competition from her beautiful older sister. When Michal falls for young David, the harpist who plays to calm her father, she has no idea what romance, adventures, and heartache await her. As listeners enter the colorful and unpredictable worlds of King Saul and King David, they will be swept up in this exciting and romantic story.

Katherine Schneider’s life as a dentist in 1913 New York is upended when a patient reveals details of a deadly plot while under the influence of laughing gas. As she is plunged into danger, she seeks help from the dashing Lieutenant Jonathan Birch, a police officer she has long admired from afar.

Victoria Hargrave arranges life with precision; her sister’s future, her household’s peace, even her own carefully guarded heart. According to plan, a small supper at Hargrave Manor was supposed to secure her sister’s match with Edmund Ravenswood, not draw his attention to her. When his steady gaze unsettles her ordered world though, Victoria must confront the one thing she never planned for: love. Edmund Ravenswood, returns to Ashbourne, bound by duty and shaped by loss, a physician who keeps emotions tidy and days predictable. Victoria’s calm competence softens the edges of his ...

England, 1814. Coaxed by family members to the seaside, Beatrice Ellsworth nearly loses her life in a bathing-machine mishap, only to be rescued by a quick-thinking young man. The grateful Ellsworths embrace him, and he soon steals Beatrice’s heart, despite him being engaged to another. If these are the consequences of Beatrice’s first pleasure trip, will she ever be persuaded to make another?

Training men to be ruthless soldiers is a skill at which Highlander Teàrlach MacGregor excels. He can kill three men with nothing but a sword and a couple of daggers. After he rescues a ward of the king, the beautiful Lady Madeline Crawford, the fierce warrior begins to yearn for a cottage of his own in the Highlands, with the sweet, delicate Madeline as the mother of his bairns.

“I’m here for yer hand. Who do I have to kill?” Snatched or auctioned: these are Anna's only options, thanks to her 'gift' of fertility. But Anna wants no bairns unless she falls in love. So she must chase away any Laird that joins the auction for her hand. Until the Devil of the Highlands shows up... Now Anna is truly trapped. For she knows what happens...when the Devil gets obsessed. *** Laird Gordon must produce an heir as soon as possible. But his bride turns out to be an alluring little hellion. One he'll enjoy taming... Until she sets a rule: she won't marry him unless they ...

In this delightfully witty Victorian romance, a governess spy running away from her past falls for an ex-soldier turned railroad magnate—perfect for fans of Manda Collins and Bridgerton! The utterly charming Emily Leverton has a dark past and is determined to leave it behind in her respectable...