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One Hour, one waltz, and several passionate, unforgettable kisses….There was only one time in her life that Lady Claresta Copeland enjoyed the freedom of nobody knowing who she was-when she attended a masquerade ball disguised as Juliet. There, she met her Romeo. The romance lasted not above an hour before her maid yanked her away but Claresta cherished that night and thought never to see her Romeo again, until he appeared before her in London.When...

Masquerading as a man, Faith Collins embarks on a perilous journey through the untamed wilderness of the Rocky Mountains in search of the Peigan Blackfoot woman who once saved her father's life. She joins a group of trappers who may be able to lead her to the place the woman is hiding, but keeping Faith's identity a secret proves more difficult than she imagined. Grant Allen is searching for his younger brother, who was separated from him when...

Miss Madeline Lacey-world traveler and spinster-is a far cry from the other young ladies making their debut in London society. But instead of wilting into an aging wallflower, she surprises everyone by attracting the attention of a wealthy country gentleman and a newly made rough-around-the-edges earl. Except one lacks an adventurous spirit and the other is allegedly betrothed to the daughter of a marquess. And then there is the problem of what to...

Book 04 in The Spinster's Society series - A Historical Romance BookMiss Sophia Taylor has a secret. In fact, the gossip column writer and daughter of London's most notorious tailor has more than one secret, and they're all about to be revealed… They will star the most untouchable member of the exclusive Men of Nashwood: The Duke of Cort. For Sophia, it's a forbidden love that can never see the light of day.But in the night, passions are set free.Freedom...

Rory MacPherson has returned home to find his castle overrun by the English and his timid wife missing. So when he hears of her tales of bravery, he's just a little surprised. But his main concern is whether she is still alive or has been captured. Upon discovering her intention to run to her father's and to leave their affectionless marriage for good, Rory realises just how much sweet Isla means to him. Can the warrior get past his fears of being...

In an unusual twist of inheritance law, Cassandra Havelock becomes Countess of Worthing in her own right on her father's death, and sole owner of his grand home and vast estates and fortune. However, she is only twenty years old, and her well-meaning relatives and guardians rally around to protect her and run her property for her. Their primary concern is to help her make a brilliant match with a man who can take all the burden of managing her inheritance...

Book 10 in The Spinster's Society series - A Historical Romance BookMaura Shaw has been haunted by a ghost for as long as she can remember, but she's soon to discover that all is not what it seems. When her father threatens to return her to an asylum, she is left with only one option. Marriage. Luckily for her, there are quite a few bachelors to choose from at the country party.But only one man can hold her attention. His eyes are alluring enough...

Book 07 in The Spinster's Society series - A Historical Romance BookChristin Potter has always been a friend to the wealthy and upper-class.As a woman who runs one of London's more prominent employment agencies, she's well versed in giving members of Society exactly what they want. But her life becomes more than a little complicated when she becomes the object of a dashingly handsome-yet very secretive-earl's desire.Christin finds herself trapped...

With a lyrical style designed to echo Ralph Waldo Emerson's own, "Little Book" continually swings from present to past, from the mind of the legendary literary figure as he muses and broods over the creation of his first book, "Nature," to the major events of his life leading up to that point. The colorful figure of his Aunt Mary, his grief over his first wife's death, his trip to England and Scotland to meet Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Thomas Carlyle,...

At the tender age of ten, Mara Meimaridi's life took an unexpected turn when her aunt, famously known as "Katina the Witch" in Smyrna, guided her through a mesmerizing past-life regression. Under hypnosis, Meimaridi accessed vivid glimpses of a different existence-of being a Jewish Cretan girl named Rachel, deeply entwined in a profound love with a young man named Yusfus. But the passage of time carried Meimaridi through various pursuits-education,...