Historical Styles

I didn’t come here for her. But now that I’ve seen her, she’s mine. I took this job to disappear. No title. No expectations. Just horses, hard work, and peace. But the moment I see Lady Abigail Lucas, proud, untouchable. I know I’m in trouble. Not because she’s my employer’s sister. Not because I’m lying about who I am. But because something in me recognizes her. She wants nothing to do with me. Keeps her distance. Hides behind sharp words and silence. But I’ve trained wild stallions. I know what it means when a creature’s been wounded. And I know how to earn their trust. ...

Book Two of the Nicholas Cruwys Naval Series In the wake of the Battle of the Saintes, Lieutenant Nicholas Cruwys is promoted to commander and granted his first independent command: Alert, a captured American schooner refitted for speed, stealth, and irregular duty. He earns distinction along the fractured edges of empire—chasing rumours, carrying dispatches, and sailing far from the lines of fleet engagement. The war is ending and his command may be lost. But for Nicholas Cruwys, the most perilous waters lie ahead. Returning across the Atlantic with Alert, Cruwys finds himself cast into ...

Baltic, Autumn of 1787. A king's ambition. A conspiracy that could drag Britain into war. When Captain Nicholas Cruwys in the frigate Miranda is dispatched to Copenhagen and the Baltic as part of small Royal Navy squadron, he finds the cold northern waters turning towards winter even as events threaten British supply routes through the Sound. King Gustav III of Sweden is spoiling for war with Russia, and powerful forces are moving to ensure that when the conflict comes, Britain will be caught in its grip. Captain Henry Harrington, commanding the frigate Romulus, joins Nicholas in Swedish ...

A forbidden affair. A city on the edge. A choice that could cost everything. In the pre–Civil War South, New Orleans is a city divided by wealth and bondage, power and desperation. Trent, a plantation master, finds his world spiraling out of control when his secret affair with a slave unleashes betrayal, vengeance, and the threat of ruin. Caught in the storm are Amana, Tabari, and others whose lives intertwine in a struggle for dignity and freedom. Every decision they make carries a price — and survival demands both courage and sacrifice. Keeper of Slaves is the second novel in the ...

"Thank goodness you're such a plain child. You'll have to rely on your wits." So went the words of Grandma Bebe. And for all of my growing-up years, I scoffed at the beauty of my sister and what I saw as her meaningless existence. But my wits hadn't served me well in this instance, for here I was, in jail. And while I could have seen it as carrying on the family tradition (Grandma Bebe landed in jail for her support of Prohibition), the truth is, my reasons for being here would probably break her heart."

In the long ebb of empire and memory, Aubrey’s Honour charts the final passages of two men who were never merely characters, but forces of nature shaped by war, friendship, and the sea itself. Told with the grace, gravity, and grit that fans of O’Brian’s world have come to revere, this book does not seek to inflate the legend — it seeks to understand the men beneath it. Admiral Jack Aubrey, once the thunder of the quarterdeck, now stalks the halls of power with a sailor’s unease and a tactician’s eye. Dr. Stephen Maturin, naturalist and spy, walks more quietly, but never without...

Book 7 of the Nicholas Cruwys Naval Series Toulon to the Caribbean, 1788–1791. A world unravelling. A revolution that will change everything—and everyone. When Captain Nicholas Cruwys in the frigate Miranda stands on the ramparts of Fort Lamalgue on Christmas Eve 1788, watching the magnificent French fleet spread below him, he can already sense the cracks forming in the old order. The dockyard workers are unpaid, the officers restless, and somewhere across France a catastrophe is building. Orders take Miranda south and west — to the Caribbean, where Saint-Domingue, the richest colony ...

Secrets buried in the Delta. Freedom paid for in blood. In the 1850s Deep South, Amana is born into bondage. Torn from her family and sold to a ruthless Louisiana plantation master, she must fight for dignity, survival, and the faint hope of freedom. As alliances form and betrayals spread, Amana’s every choice carries deadly consequences—not just for herself, but for those she dares to love. Antebellum Struggles launches a sweeping three-part saga of love, loss, and resistance. From the sugarcane fields to the riverbanks of New Orleans, slaves and masters alike are caught in a world ...

If You Enjoyed The Da Vinci Code... You'll Love The Da Vinci Paradox A time-travel thriller inspired by the mystery, hidden history, and historical intrigue that made The Da Vinci Code unforgettable—but with a mind-bending time travel twist. A missing child. Two mothers. One Renaissance genius hiding the greatest secret in history. One mother will do anything to protect her son. The other is willing to cross centuries to find him. Because the boy living under Leonardo da Vinci's protection... ...will one day become Nostradamus. What if Leonardo da Vinci didn't just paint the future... ...

Meet four brave cowboys who ride for more than justice—they ride for love. In the next four books of this series, discover heartwarming tales of bravery, second chances and redemption by the Gallant Rescuers sworn to protect each mail-order bride on her journey west. Book 5 - Dare-Devil Daisy In a mail-order marriage built on secrets and half-truths, what could possibly go wrong? Book 6 - Outrageous Olivia A marriage trap sends one determined debutante chasing after her own happily ever after. Book 7: Jinglebell Jane They’re using her as bait to catch an outlaw, making it doubly unwise ...

Egypt, 1922. The Valley of the Kings hides more than tombs—it hides secrets worth killing for. Archaeologist Sahara Aldridge has spent her life chasing the past. But when a torn page from her mother’s journal surfaces—written just before her death and hinting at a forbidden discovery—Sahara is drawn into a mystery that defies explanation. As the world’s eyes turn toward Tutankhamun’s tomb, Sahara races to uncover the truth about her parents’ deaths, her own strange gift, and a conspiracy buried deep in Egypt’s golden sands. When a brash American reporter arrives asking all ...

Two days before the Rangers scale a hundred feet of wet rope into German guns, the hardest climb is the waiting. Lieutenant Miller was handed his bar in a hospital ward that stank of carbolic, no officer school, no board, just a wound from Italy and a war too impatient to wait for his schooling. Now he commands thirty-six green boys who believe Pointe du Hoc is a place you go to win a medal, and a battle-hardened sergeant who trusts nothing about him. They all want the same thing from the quiet man in the next bunk: proof he won't get them killed. But Miller carries a secret heavier than ...

Binge the last four books in the Mail Order Brides Rescue Series! Book 9: Bookish Belinda She signs up as a mail-order bride at the agency owned by her absent fiancé, determined to win him back on her own terms. Book 10: Tenacious Trudy A lonely doctor moving west and a determined nurse fleeing an arranged marriage explore the possibilities of a mail-order match. Book 11: Meddlesome Madge The town’s most eligible bachelor pastor has his eye on the one woman too busy caring for everyone else to notice. Book 12: Mismatched MaryAnne A notorious outlaw spends years outrunning the law, until ...

Did How do you answer a completely unanswerable proposal without losing your temper or saying anything offensive, unkind or rude? What if it's not your first awful proposal? What if you have a mercenary mother and indolent father with at least some chance to force the marriage. What if the man who had just proposed had previously boasted of his implacable resentment, and that his good opinion, one lost, was lost forever. Elizabeth Bennet is about to find out in this novel that starts right after Mr. Darcy finishes speaking in the Hunsford proposal. The scene is familiar. A man alone in the ...

When a secret society wants you dead, hiding in the past might be your only future. BOOK 2 in the award-winning series THE TIME TRAVEL JOURNALS OF SAHARA ALDRIDGE Series! Egyptologist Sahara Aldridge thought discovering King Tut's tomb would be career-defining. Instead, it's her cover while hunting through time for the truth about her parents. The trail leads to Ancient Rome. And she's not going alone. The mysterious Tempus Vigilia has sent assassins through the centuries to silence her bloodline forever. Jack Moretti claims he's protecting her, but his agenda shifts like desert sand. And ...

Freedom has a price—and Eve is about to pay it. Mississippi, 1860. Beneath the blistering heat of the cotton fields, Eve dreams of escape. When a brutal overseer’s cruelty pushes her past the breaking point, she flees into the night with only faith—and fear—as companions. On the run, Eve finds an unlikely ally in Nate, a runaway determined to reach freedom across the Detroit River. Guided by whispers of the Underground Railroad, they travel north through hidden trails and Quaker safe houses. But deep in Indiana, they encounter Clem, a terrified teenage boy newly escaped—a meeting ...

THE YEAR IS 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighborhood of St. Crispian’s. But Emma’s plans for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian’s. Emma M. Lion offers up her Unselected Journals, however self-incriminating they may be, which comprise a series of volumes. Armed with wit and a sideways amusement, Emma documents the curious realities of her life at Lapis Lazuli House.

Betrayal cuts deep. Freedom demands everything. In the antebellum South, loyalties collapse and secrets erupt as masters and slaves are forced to choose sides. Rivalries flare, alliances shift, and every decision could mean survival — or destruction. At the heart of it all lies one final reckoning: a moment where courage collides with cruelty, and love risks being consumed by power. Slaves of Fools is the third novel in the Antebellum Struggles series — but it can be read as a standalone story. Gripping and unflinching, it delivers a powerful tale of resilience, sacrifice, and the ...

Now the five titles in the Arranged Marriage series are together in one volume! A series of novels, most of them set in the 1980s and one in the Victorian period, with an arranged marriage theme. Where beautiful naive girls and beautiful strong guys, ironically, need to get married first to discover that they love each other later! In addition, you will now know how the couple Liv and Andrews were, ten years later (A Christmas Carol) The Chosen of Magnata, young and sweet Liv, is chosen by tycoon Andrews Lausen from a girls' boarding school to become his wife. Liv was perfect for his plans:...

He’s survived the Blitz and the desert. His hardest battles are still to come. From award-winning author Frank A. Mason comes On Silvered Wings, the breathtaking fourth installment in the critically acclaimed Sunlit Silence series. This is an unforgettable journey through duty, desire, and the shifting skies of World War II. Major Trip Gibson has stared death in the face from Spain to France and Britain. Now, with America fully at war, he’s handed a new mission. Help shape the future of air combat and train the next wave of U.S. fighter pilots. His weapon is the P-38 Lightning, sleek ...