Captain Julius Bertrand isn't a pirate...anymore. Distracted by an avaricious girl he could never love and the beautiful Kate O'Connell who doesn't need him, Captain Bertrand tries to untangle a web of mysterious cargo someone in the New World wants kept secret. Kate O'Connell arrives in San Madrid determined to put the past behind her. Assisting her physician father shouldn't be too scandalous...
He plans to desert a cause he doesn't believe in. She intends to win a war no matter the cost. Ruth Ann Talley supports her family at the Sweetwater cotton mill that's become a Confederate factory. Her pa and brother are dead, food is scarce, and the Yankees are closing in on Atlanta. She'll probably never live to have a family of her own, but she won't give up on the Cause. Lieutenant Jonah...
A painful past can't hold her back, but she won't let herself fall in love... Darcy Malone is determined to make a respectable name for herself teaching at the elementary school no matter how others treat her. When she runs headfirst into a visitor to town, she's fascinated by his upbeat smile and love of history, but the thought of him learning her past makes it easy to keep him at arms-length...
Can she forgive the man who ruined everything? Josette sees her future when she gazes across the lawn of Beddingfield Park. That is until brooding Captain Carter rides into her life with dreadful news. Grieving her brother and determined to despise his captain, Josette must decide between marrying a fickle cousin or helping her infatuated sister trap him instead. It's no easy task when Josette...
She must not fall in love with the privateer who rescued her from pirates... Felicity Barrow needs a respected husband with a title or money. Her family sent her abroad to escape scandal and make a proper match, but she finds the honorable Captain Doyle easy to speak and dance with despite their shocking introduction. Captain Thomas Doyle vowed never to wed. He makes a generous living as a...
Grumpy Miss Applewaite looks like a fun challenge. Silly Mr. Hathaway is nothing but a flirt... Phoebe Applewaite refuses to ransom herself to escape spinsterhood or to fund the millinery shop of her dreams. When foppish Mr. Hathaway tries to cajole her into a dance on Twelfth Night, she's determined to ignore the ridiculous man even if he is one of Charleston's most eligible bachelors. James...
A sea of pirates and a hero in disguise... Julia Scott flees an arranged marriage and a cruel stepmother to live with her uncle in the West Indies. Attacked by pirates and desired by island natives, the only person she can trust is John Smith, if that's his true name. Reaching her uncle's station in Antigua, Julia must face her feelings about her traitorous family, a dashing new suitor, and the...
Gentlemen of the early North American coastline gloried in life at sea. It was risky, adventurous and lucrative. Dive into the Gentlemen of the Coast romance series and explore American colonial cities and their neighbors, along with swashbuckling heroes and iron-strong heroines ready to find love beyond the horizon.
She wants a quiet escape to find the peace she needs to decide her future. He needs to repair and sell an old cottage so he can leave it behind forever… Grace Meriweather is ready to embrace her story as a single empty nester and career woman until a vacation to a quaint Irish village turns her plans upside down. When she arrives, she meets a widowed handyman who threatens to steal her heart...
Danielle Thorne never forgot her Yankee heritage, even as the beauty of the South shaped and influenced her paths. This is the volume of a young woman finding her way through the mire of family roots and tradition, motherhood and the society of the Valentine GoldSouth. Her poems at times are frank - but she gracefully shares the beautiful and enlightening moments we all experience, no matter...
She isn't interested in romance, and a washed-up coach won't change her mind. Rachel's going to make sure her nephew stays on the right path. When her former neighbor, Lincoln Barker, moves back to town, she's surprised to learn he's the new football coach at the elementary school. The cocky hometown hero wants Wyatt on his football team, but the boy needs tutoring and a mentor with a better...
She knows where to find a pirate's greatest treasure, but his heir is infuriating and impossible. When Lacey Whitman discovers a historical diary with a clue to the final resting place of a pirate ship, it leads her back to Max Bertrand. Working with the famous buccaneer's heir to unravel a mystery could be the adventure of a lifetime although Lacey will need a little extra determination to...
A cabin is the perfect hideaway...until she meets her new neighbor. When Natalie Boyd inherits a home in an old Georgia mining town after a painful divorce she thinks it's the answer to all her problems. She soon realizes that living in the shadow of Good Hope Mountain isn't what she expected. Her new neighbor has plans for his property as soon as the winter's over, and that means noise...
Book One: Athena Gray is strange. Dead butterflies flutter to life with just a wish, and she saved her dying grandfather by willing him to live. The only person who doesn't think she's weird is Dan, the most popular boy on Omega High School's baseball team. But who can have friends—or more—when a dark spirit shows up and stalks your every move? Dan can't understand the reason Athena acts...
Poster boy, playboy, or passionate scientist? After meeting famous marine biologist, Jack Brandon, Sara feels justified calling her new café, Turtle Soup, because Jack has an ego the size of the Caribbean and a chip on his shoulder to match. Passionate about protecting sea turtles and other sea life, Jack agrees to run his foundation from the beautiful Atlanta Aquarium. It's a chance to put the...
Stranded with two unlikely suitors on a deserted island, Mia has nothing but a volume of Jane Austen stories for entertainment. It's the only reminder the trio has of civilized society, but can the tattered book help Mia recognize a rogue? This Jane Austen-inspired flash fiction adventure is a very short, clean read (<10 minutes).
She has an emergency. He needs a girlfriend. Henry Caldecott is the reluctant heir to a successful hotel chain. Amanda Hill is trying to get through Christmas without any more debt. When they splash into each other at the chilly Cedarville Library pond, Henry sees the perfect opportunity to make a deal to survive the family Christmas party. All it takes is rescuing a chatty, hyper, damsel-in...
A charming small town. A secret obligation. And the girl of his dreams can never know the truth. The adopted heir of a wealthy Victorian-age family, Pete Darling anonymously distributes the family money to remaining relatives in need. He's delighted to find the holiday spirit alive and well in magical Thorpes, but he never expects a sassy, independent woman at the Lava Java will distract him...