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The Misadventures of Miss Adelaide: A Sweet Regency Romance
Series: School of Charm, Book 1. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 48,190. Language: English. Originally Published: February 18, 2020 by Maggie Dallen. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Regency, Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Romance » Clean & wholesome, Fiction » Romance » Historical » Victorian
★★★★★ "This is such a heartwarming, lovely, sweet story...so difficult to put down. The ending is very romantic and heartwarming. I'm loving the book series that the this book is part of. Definitely a must read!" - Reviewer ★★★★★ "Maggie Dallen is the ultimate storyteller as she weaves adventure and an unlikely pair together who are just perfect for each other. A magical beginning to a new...
Imperial Passions - The Great Palace
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 109,080. Language: English. Originally Published: December 17, 2021 by Eileen Stephenson. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General
Constantinople 1057. The magnificent Byzantine Empire continues to exist only because its enemies have not yet realized how years of corrupt rulers have weakened it. A new emperor, Isaac I Comnenus, seizes the throne expecting to reverse the decline but is overwhelmed by an empty treasury, a troublesome patriarch, and invaders at every border. Isaac struggles against foes both in Constantinople...
The Shadow Palace
Series: The House of Closed Doors, Book 3. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 116,830. Language: English. Originally Published: July 29, 2016 by Aspidistra Press. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Romance » Historical » Victorian
For unwed mother Nell Lillington, 1876 Chicago—and her new wealth—offer the promise of longed-for independence. She dreams of a place in society for her daughter Sarah and contentment for her friend Tess. Yet how can she settle in a town where she's far too likely to run into Martin Rutherford and his glittering, faithless wife, Lucetta? Can she resist her love for Martin for Sarah's sake...
The Jewel Cage
Series: The House of Closed Doors, Book 4. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 144,750. Language: English. Originally Published: December 14, 2020 by Aspidistra Press. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
Does love conquer all? Nell's not so sure. Adjusting to wedlock isn't easy for a woman whose initial aversion to the married state took her to the Poor Farm. When a tragedy out of the blue prompts her to repay past debts, her charitable instincts threaten to wreck her happy new life. What does she really want—and what does she really need? Attraction to an old friend shakes Tess's world. Can...
Atomic Secrets
Price: $4.95 USD. Words: 78,470. Language: English. Originally Published: October 20, 2023 by Janet Asbridge. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Romance » Suspense, Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Romance » Clean & wholesome
Top-secret secretary Alice vows to keep the U.S. government's secrets in the race to win World War II, but when Pauly, the love of her life and an inquisitive reporter for the local newspaper, begins to ask questions she is forced to make a desperate decision.
Lizzie's Recalcitrant Earl
Series: The Heir and a Spare, Book 3. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 43,490. Language: English. Originally Published: April 2, 2020 by Fiona Miers. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Regency, Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Romance » Historical » General
Widows are safe for this rakehell to bed… until he meets the one widow he can't forget. Lizzie Somers is a widow with means. But instead of retiring to her country estate, she's off to London in search of a husband. She's certain she needs a respectable, faithful man to give her the family she desperately desires. Until she meets notorious rake, Rupert Willoughby. He's the opposite of what she...
Not Quite a Baroness
Series: The Boston Heiresses, Book 2. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 48,450. Language: English. Originally Published: November 16, 2020 by Flourish Books. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Regency, Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Romance » Action/adventure, Fiction » Romance » Historical » Victorian
The second book in this tantalizing new series about independent heroines forging a new path for women in 1890s America. A feisty baroness who will stop at nothing to uncover the truth. Her Royal Highness, Princess Elizabeth Armstrong-Leeds, Baroness Esk, is a suspect in the murder of her kidnapper. Not only does she risk a ruined reputation in the eyes of Boston's elite, Libby may also have to...
Darcy's Wedding Day Disaster
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 42,470. Language: English. Originally Published: November 8, 2023 by Artesian Well Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Regency, Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Romance » Historical » Victorian
Elizabeth glides to the altar to marry her beloved Mr. Darcy. Then, a troubling outburst halts the ceremony. A mystery from Darcy's past comes to light.Questions swirl as Darcy sets out to defend his honor and reclaim his bride. A familiar foe looms. Lizzy agonizes over the challenges unraveling their bond.Can Darcy overcome the old hurts and family schisms to rescue their chance at happiness?
A Most Efficient Murder
Series: The Mr. Quayle Mysteries, Book 1. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 77,100. Language: English. Originally Published: April 3, 2022 by Ink and Dagger Press. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
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When a party thrown by the reclusive Lord Unsworth is marred by murder, his loyal secretary, Mr. Quayle, must unravel a web of red-herrings and old family secrets in this "English country house mystery infused with humor, verve, and plenty of surprises." (Kirkus Reviews) "I do not wish to disturb you, your grace, but there is a body in the garden…" England, 1925. When a strange young woman is...
In His Eyes
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 101,720. Language: English. Originally Published: May 5, 2017 by By The Vine Press. Categories: Fiction » Christian » Historical, Fiction » Christian » Romance, Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Romance » Clean & wholesome, Fiction » Romance » Historical » Victorian
She pretends to be a Yankee officer's widow in order to survive. But what will she do when he returns home to a wife he didn't marry? Her heart sought shelter. Her soul found home. Ella Whitaker rescues a newborn from the dying arms of a woman of ill repute and at long last she has someone to love. In need of a wet nurse, she arrives at Belmont Plantation just as Federal soldiers demand to...
A Kiss from a Rogue
Series: Rescued from Ruin, Book 10. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 79,350. Language: English. Published: August 2, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Regency, Fiction » Historical » Regency
A cruel past left Hannah Gray with one simple longing—a normal life with a safe, normal husband. Finding one would be easy if she weren't distracted by wolf-in-rogue’s-clothing Jonas Hawthorn. He's tried to forget the haughty Miss Gray. But once he tastes the heat and longing hidden beneath her icy mask, the only mystery this Bow Street man burns to solve is how a rogue might make Hannah his own.
Shattered Destiny
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 63,060. Language: English. Published: September 6, 2023 by James Swanson. Categories: Fiction » Alternative history, Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Legal
What if . . . John Hinckley had been successful in his attempt to assassinate Ronald Reagan shortly after he took office in 1981? In his novel Shattered Destiny, General Jim Swanson explores how the world, and America, would almost certainly be very different had Reagan's eight-year presidency never happened. This entertaining and thought-provoking story not only captures the perspective of...
The Santa Claus Girl
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 72,780. Language: English. Published: October 8, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Historical » USA
"Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus." Virginia grew up. Became a teacher, encouraging students thru the Great Depression, WWII, and Polio epidemic. Set in NYC, 1952—the height of the Polio epidemic—the story soars with the challenges faced by a young WWII veteran, who races against time, public fear of the disease, and demons from his past, to rally his community to help save a young girl.
To Vex a Highlander
Series: The Sutherlands of Dornoch, Book 4. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 48,710. Language: English. Originally Published: June 17, 2022 by Callie Hutton. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Romance » Historical » General, Fiction » Romance » Historical » Scottish
First impressions are not always real. . . Malcolm Sutherland, cousin to Laird Haydon Sutherland has been offered the chance to marry the daughter of Laird Bryce Ross. To entice The Ross into allowing his daughter to marry his cousin, Haydon has agreed to give Malcolm a piece of Sutherland land. Lady Christine Ross is Laird Bryce Ross's youngest daughter and her da is anxious get her out of the...
The Country Gentleman
Series: Woodham, Book 1. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 65,650. Language: English. Originally Published: April 4, 2023 by Cover & Page. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Regency, Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Romance » Historical » General
When he's mistaken for her husband-to-be, is that prophetic? Miss Lucinda Calvert's quiet life as a rector's daughter is turned topsy-turvy by the arrival of a gentleman new to the area. Mr John Harris seems respectable, but sets the village gossips wagging with speculation about his past—on which topic he is very private indeed. He pays her particular attention, and his mysterious papers and...
Raven Rock
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 139,280. Language: English. Published: October 1, 2023 by Nornir Press. Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary, Fiction » Fairy tales, Fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Historical » General
A prequel to the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and a Headless Horseman origin story.
The Misunderstanding of Miss Louisa: A Sweet Regency Romance
Series: School of Charm, Book 2. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 39,240. Language: English. Originally Published: April 15, 2020 by Maggie Dallen. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Regency, Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Romance » Clean & wholesome, Fiction » Romance » Historical » Victorian
When the Marquess comes to court her sister, Louisa has one job... To stay out of trouble, and remain out of sight. She's failing spectacularly. But Louisa never expects the irritatingly charming Marquess to find her dancing alone in the moonlight, or that he'll be the one to catch her when she falls out of a window attempting to be unseen. And the more the Marquess tries to draw her out of her...
Swimming Through Mud
Price: $12.99 USD. Words: 94,320. Language: English. Originally Published: September 24, 2023 by RoseMary Covington Morgan. Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary, Fiction » African American fiction » Romance, Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general
Swimming Through Mud It's the 19th Century in America, perhaps the most pivotal, divisive, and violent period in American history. This book introduces you and follows three young African Americans as they navigate the turmoil dividing the country between 1845 through 1876. A time crucial to seeking the opportunity to determine the direction of their lives and hoping to establish their rights...
The Sun Rose In Paris
Series: Portraits in Blue, Book 1. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 82,270. Language: English. Originally Published: January 31, 2020 by Penny Fields-Schneider. Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary, Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Romance » Historical » 20th Century
An epic historical fiction series set in the 1930s. Book One - The Sun Rose in Paris follows the story of Jack Tomlinson as he embarks on a journey from Australia to London to Paris where he enters the bohemian world of modern art. Here he experiences Paris as an art student where he meets the beautiful Sofia and brother Andres, twins from Malaga, Spain who share in his epic journey into manhood.
Angel's Mask
Series: The Phantom Saga. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 96,630. Language: English. Published: January 10, 2023 by Murmuration Books. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Romance » Historical » General, Fiction » Romance » Historical » Victorian, Fiction » Gothic
How did a Phantom become an Angel? How did a love story become a legend?