Married to a man she barely knows, nineteen- year- old Emily Ives has hopes of starting a new life in her small, Michigan town. Soon she is pregnant, and shocked to discover her husband’s charm masks a violent nature. When a fire claims the lives of her loved ones, she has one choice, escape on the Oregon Trail to the Black Hills, where her uncle and his wife are waiting.
Lady Blessing is about to fill her brother’s bed with frogs. It doesn’t matter that he’s the newest Duke of Broadmere. What matters is that the fool is determined to marry her off as quickly as possible so he can access the entirety of the family’s coffers. She has no interest in marrying. Up until Papa died, she did as she pleased, pursuing her interest in astronomy. But now that mourning for her father has officially ended, her ridiculous brother insists she spend her nights attending parties instead of studying the skies.
Mail-order bride Constance Jennings steps off the stage in Cottonwood, Wyoming, and waits for her husband-to-be. But he never shows up, and instead several other men are vying to take his place! Single father Ellis Clayton must be the only man in town not looking for a bride. But his young daughter’s habit of rescuing wounded critters means he ends up offering Constance a temporary shelter.
Lady Sarah Hampton would rather sew up a wound than tend to her own heart. Or matrimonial prospects. When the small hospital she’s been volunteering at faces financial peril, she seeks to save them the best way she knows how—one dare, one wager, and one foolish rake at a time. No matter the risk to herself. If her friend’s irritatingly handsome and brutish brother doesn’t stand in her way.
When a young lady receives an anonymous package, she faces a dangerous mystery with the help of a battle-scarred American in this Victorian romance.
Snowbound together, Lady Julia Chalcott and Captain Giles Markham try to fight temptation. But, as Christmas draws closer, their attraction proves too strong to resist!
Miss Rebecca Hawkins has a profound aversion to the mundane. Boring balls? No, thank you. Snooze-worthy suitors? Absolutely not. Rebecca’s antidote? A secret list. One that’s thrilling, slightly scandalous, and utterly unsuitable for a young lady of her standing. It’s a list that promises excitement and, potentially, a bit of ruin—exactly what she needs to avoid a fate of predictable boredom.
Shunned by a society that puts attractiveness above all else, Lady Eliza Darby’s wallflower status keeps her from getting the one thing she wants most, namely, to be a mother. But when her scorned older sister returns home to see all of her sisters wed in happy matches, it may be Eliza’s only chance to secure a husband and have the children she so desires.
When a beautiful runaway stumbles into Daniel’s shipbuilding workshop and hears him singing, her quick wit awakens his passion. After years of living as a commoner, he intends to use her to take revenge against his uncle, an earl. But their flirtatious game sparks a flame that neither can control. Carenza, daughter of a baron, never wanted romance, but she always loved the language of love. When she tries to flee from betrothal, she meets a singing shipwright who piques her curiosity. Though he is far below her station, she can’t deny the new and unexpected feelings he inspires.
She wants to protect the innocent. He wants to regain his reputation. Will working together bring redemption—or ruin?