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Incredible! Elizabeth Bennet is surprised and delighted when Fitzwilliam Darcy, a wealthy and handsome bachelor from Derbyshire, declares himself to her. Still more surprising are her own feelings for him; a chance overheard conversation had changed her first impression of him enough to see the good man he was…and she had fallen in love.

Rushing back home from France, Eleanor Ashby finds her dying grandmother with one last wish: Eleanor must complete an impossible task before her twenty-first birthday or lose her place as the sole heir to the Ashby fortune. She only has eight weeks to succeed... After losing his wife and child, Nathaniel Pembroke, Duke of Devonshire, vowed never to love again. Yet, when his aunt invites Eleanor to stay at Pembroke Hall, Nathanie's resolve weakens as her beauty challenges him at every turn and his walls begin to crack. As they grow closer, Eleanor and Nathaniel must confront the weight of ...

Under the pert pen name "Lady Smart", opinionated Lindsey Graham crusades for social change among London's elite, writing for the ladies' gazette Heart to Heart. But Lindsey's greatest campaign begins when her brother Rudy, a notorious rake, is accused of murdering a string of prostitutes. Her confidence in his innocence is bolstered when an anonymous letter arrives naming Viscount Merrick as the killer.

1584: Elizabeth I rules England. But a dangerous plot is brewing in court, and Mary Queen of Scots will stop at nothing to take her cousin’s throne. There’s only one thing standing in her way: Tom, the queen’s trusted apothecary, who makes the perfect silent spy. 2021: Travelling the globe in her campervan, Mathilde has never belonged anywhere. So when she receives news of an inheritance, she is shocked to discover she has a family in England.

Raina Bretton is a rag woman in London's East End when a handsome stranger appears in a dank alley and offers her a glittering smile and a chance for adventure. Rothburne Abbey has a unique position for her, one that will take her away from her hardscrabble life and give her a chance to be a lady. Things she could only dream of might be coming true. But some dreams turn out to be nightmares. Though Raina has traded squalor for silk and satin, something about the abbey is deeply unsettling.

Since she was a little girl, Celeste has had one burning desire: to marry rich, handsome Ellery Throckmorton. The education she receives at the Distinguished Academy of Governesses gives Celeste a refinement that complements her ravishing beauty, and makes her bold romantic dream more attainable. But, alas, temptation gets in the way... For wherever Celeste turns, it is not Ellery she encounters, but his intriguing older brother Garrick.

FITZ WILLIAM DARCY WOULD HAVE NEVER IMAGINED the depravity dwelling in the hearts of those he thought he knew best. On the run from hired killers, he is forced into hiding in the mean streets of London with the only person he can trust being Elizabeth Bennet.

Hark! the Gerrard angels sing.... It’s Christmas Eve, and the Gerrard brothers mean to make the most of it. They’ve taken their wives, their children, and their three delightful sisters, and removed to the most wintery estate they have to set the scene. Determined to give their families the most perfect Christmas they’ve ever known, they go to unmatched extremes in their efforts, planning out every detail. But there are surprises in store for all of them this Christmas season, some of which Colin and Kit just can’t believe.

One advantage of being caught up in a whirl of dress fittings and decisions about flower arrangements is that Charlotte Sloane has little time for any pre-wedding qualms. Her love for Wrexford isn't in question. But will being a wife - and a countess - make it difficult for her to maintain her independence - not to mention, her secret identity as famed satirical artist A. J. Quill? Despite those concerns, there are soon even more urgent matters to attend to during Charlotte and Wrexford's first public outing as an engaged couple.

To most eyes Leah Carrollton might appear the dutiful debutante, but it takes Devon Marshall less than a minute to feel the enormous pull of a kindred, rebellious soul. At their first meeting, Devon and Leah are about to acknowledge the connection between them when her brother steps in and clarifies their identities. As members of the rival Carrollton and Marshall families, the two can never mix.

A gale rises over a forest in Scotland at the same time every day. The year is 1670 and a young Duke has ridden out to explore the mystery. He finds, in the center of a clearing, a strange apparatus.He reaches for it and—In Florida, 2012, there is a repeating, daily storm. A young storm-chaser has gone to investigate — lightning arcs, the winds howl, trees whip around her, but when the storm clears she sees it: a small weird piece of tech jutting out of the sand.

Available for the first time as an audiobook in this original Outlander novella, Diana Gabaldon reveals what really happened to Roger MacKenzie Wakefield’s parents. Orphaned during World War II, Roger believed that his mother died during the London Blitz, and that his father, an RAF pilot, was killed in combat. But in An Echo in the Bone, Roger discovers that this may not be the whole story. Now, in "A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows," readers finally learn the truth.

She's the other sister.... Overshadowed by the beauty of her older sister, Lillian is better known as the other Tisdale: unremarkable and unsure how she will ever deliver on the promise of her family's name. He's a rake in need of reforming.... Will Colton leads a frivolous existence, embracing notoriety instead of managing his family's fortune. When Will is invited to the Tisdale estate for an extended holiday, he never expects to become friends with the forgettable Lillian.

Clara Middleton, a young and spirited nursemaid, steps into the world of the grieving Duke of Devonshire, bringing light into his shattered household. As her care mends his heart, an undeniable spark ignites between them—one that could defy society’s rules and put everything at risk… Henry Langley, the Duke of Devonshire, has spent his life buried beneath the weight of his title and familial responsibilities. Bound by duty, he is engaged to the elegant Lady Lydia Harrington, a match that seems meant to be. Yet, Clara’s presence stirs feelings he never thought possible, making him ...

A spy forged in vengeance. A conspiracy that threatens her home. A love that could heal his soul. Shattered by his fiancée's brutal murder, Asher Barlow shed his life as a gentleman to become Alstair Finch: a phantom agent for the Crown. His single-minded quest for the spymaster who ruined his life leads him through the darkest alleys of Europe, but his grim work leaves him haunted by a deep melancholia—a fatigue of the very soul. When his undercover mission to France is abruptly cut short, he is sent to the elegant estate of Rosings Park, where he discovers the war has followed him home...

Lady Eleanor Beaumont's debut season is not a dream, but a waking nightmare. With her parents gone, she is the ward of her cruel cousin, Lord Ashworth, who sees her only as a possession to be married off for his own gain. Her only hope for freedom is to find a husband of her own choosing—a husband who will protect her from a fate she fears more than death. Desperate, Eleanor sneaks out to a grand ball where she meets Gabriel, the Duke of Northwood. Gabriel, however, has sworn off marriage and is a master at avoiding the relentless matchmaking mamas. But when he witnesses Ashworth's brutal...

She married to save her family’s ranch. But her heart belongs to the enemy… 1945, Sierra Nevada Foothills. Seventeen-year-old Sarah McGlynn’s future is set in stone. Marry the boy next door. Save the ranch. Sacrifice her dreams. Then Josef Schmidt steps off a dusty truck. An enemy alien. A German-American internee. And the only person who sees Sarah for who she really is. Josef and his little sister are supposed to be dangerous. But instead of fear, Sarah feels something far more dangerous—hope. As the war rages overseas, a battle brews inside her: loyalty to her family, or the ...

A location scout seeking the perfect castle. A Highland warrior who thinks she's the enemy. A choice between the life she knows and the love she never expected. Brynne Mackenzie thought she was prepared for anything when her employer sent her to scout an ancient Scottish castle. Getting lost in the Highlands? Expected. Catching a cold from drafty castle rooms? Par for the course. Being questioned about her ancestry by curious locals? She could handle that. But nothing could have prepared her for waking up in another century—in the bedchamber of a fierce Highland warrior who speaks a ...

In this variation of Pride and Prejudice, our tale begins with Elizabeth travelling with the Goulding family from Meryton. They are touring the towns in Kent beginning with Canterbury’s famous Cathedral before making their way to Ramsgate. In this coastal town, Elizabeth meets Georgiana Darcy and an interesting couple from the nobility. Summoned by the Duke of Portland to Ramsgate after his wife dismisses Mrs. Young as being totally unsuited to be a young gentlewoman’s companion, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy arrives and immediately clashes with the opiniated Miss Elizabeth Bennet. Now a larger...

The Old Scrapbook is real. The characters within its pages were real as well. This story is an attempt to fill in the blanks of their actual relationship. Bet and Ray met, fell in love, and got engaged until a war separated them, World War II. Seventy years later, the old scrapbook was found, and the mysteries involved rediscovered. I became obsessed with the scrapbook and what could have become of the young woman, Bet, who created it. I felt that woman was somehow guiding me as I wrote the story. That’s how I felt from the beginning, like I was led to that war-time scrapbook by an ...