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Tamed by a Passionate Lady
Henrietta Harding - 2020
But she's desolate, because she can't have the one thing that she has always desired...the passion of her husband. Even though she is determined to seduce the man who fills her with impossible yearning, she hardly exists in his world. Nothing she does to tempt her husband and make him fall for her seems to matter. Is there anything she can do to make him lose his mind?James Townshend hides a painful secret that has kept him from discovering the pleasure of his lover's touch. He wishes desire flickered inside him but he knows it can never happen. When it comes to love and secrets of the past, there's only so much one man can get away with...Will he finally be able to set his heart free and give Adaline the love she deserves?A wife, who craves the love of her husband. A husband, lost in his dream world. And a friend, who will change everything between them, forever...When the shadows of the past threaten their future, will James and Adaline find their way to love and finally surrender to desire?"Tamed by a Passionate Lady" is a historical romance novel of approximately 80,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
The Nursemaid and the Stoic Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Book
Bridget Barton - 2021
While the caring nursemaid is focusing on her role by teaching the Duke’s sister how to look after her infant, she is still dreaming of marrying a good man and having a household of her own. With the passing of time, her heart will start beating for the charming Duke, and she will realise that this encounter will prove to be the most fateful one in her life...Could Anna dare to fall for someone she knows she could never have?Matthew, Duke of Newcastle, is a stoic, scholarly man, who has set aside all of his dreams to bow to his duty. Prior to the loss of his brother-in-law and best friend, he was courting Lady Clara Whitman, but his family tragedy led him to an emotional withdrawal. Everything changes though as the enchanting nursemaid brings light not only in his shadowy estate, but also his broken heart... Will the kind hearted Duke find the loving wife he has always wanted and lead a fulfilling happy life or will the heartache continue?Needless to say that giving up on your dreams for the sake of duty threatens to throw you into a deep sorrow…Anna and Mathew soon find their hearts entrapped by the presence of each other. However, the combination of Lady Clara’s jealousy and society’s rules will jeopardize every chance at happiness they could possibly have. Will the two of them manage to go against the norms and defend what their hearts desire? Or will duty and manipulation make their love feel like an elusive dream?"The Nursemaid and the Stoic Duke" is a historical romance novel of approximately 80,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
A Duke’s Winter Promise: A Steamy Historical Regency Romance Novel
Harriet Caves - 2021
The Fourth Horseman (Sage Country)
Dan Arnold - 2018
After Texas won its independence, the Mexican people left stranded on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande continue to live as they have for centuries. Not even the Civil War and Reconstruction have changed their way of life. Politics and greed are about to put an end to all that, even if it means murder. Outraged at being treated like second class citizens, the Mexican people have a different outcome in mind. They outnumber the Anglo population by ten to one. If they are to be treated like dogs, it's time for the dogs to bite. As blood flows on both sides of the conflict, an undercover Texas Ranger is sent into El Paso County to investigate. In a region where life is cheap and crime and corruption are as common as dirt, can one man find a just solution and prevent a war, or will death and hell ride into the borderlands on a pale horse? The Fourth Horseman is another great book for fans of Dan Arnold’s Historical Fiction. The story is based on one of the worst chapters in the history of Texas, the San Elizario Salt War. Fans of Louis L’ Amour will love this Western which may also remind them of Robert B. Parker or Elmore Leonard, with a touch of Cormac McCarthy for good measure.
Silk and Scandal
Regina Carlysle - 2015
Scandal by night. Duke Weston must marry soon or forfeit his title. The notion of a relinquishing his hedonistic lifestyle does not appeal until she waltzes into his life and challenges his preconceived ideas of relations between men and women. Headstrong. Stubborn. Challenging. Lady Eliza appeals to him on every level. Hell bent on seeking justice for her murdered sister, Eliza gives no thought to romance or marriage. She is a woman on a dangerous mission and now is not the time for society’s diversions, that is, until she meets a man who could uncover her greatest secret. Evil abounds and the threat of discovery lies around every corner. Only together, can she and Nicholas fight their gravest enemies and find the love of a lifetime along the way.
Beverly: A Midlife Journey Series
Dianne Harman - 2019
Even more so when your mother’s mantra, "Never More," keeps running through your head. Beverly is starting over and taking charge of her life. She’s moved, has her own business, two puppies, friends, and most surprising to her, a new relationship! But can she trust her heart to him? It’s hard to let go of old hurts. If you’re over fifty and have ever been betrayed by someone, you need to read this book and know that miracles can happen and dreams can come true. A two-time USA Today Bestselling Author brings you the second book in the Midlife Journey Series. Scroll up and click Buy Now.
The Duke Meets His Match: A Steamy Historical Regency Romance Novel
Violet Hamers - 2021
Only...Just as her terrible uncle announces her betrothal to a very lecherous Earl, Lady Ivy Marple knows that her life cannot get any worse. And due to the tragic loss of her family, she stopped believing in miracles long ago...Burdened with an impossible task by his late friend, Charles Landon, the Duke of Nelson, has to ensure Lady Ivy is happy. The problem? How does a man with an illegitimate child save a damsel in distress?Just as he approaches her with his preposterous plan, Ivy is certain her brother’s friend has no moral qualms. But if she has to choose to become a governess over her upcoming nuptials, then that she will. Even if she is sure to lose more than her reputation in the process...
Mail Order Bride: Love, Honor & Keep Her - A Sweet Historical Western Romance (Faithful Mail Order Bride Series)
Rose Dumont - 2015
But there is one thing Charlotte hasn’t revealed to Grayson that may change everything.Take a deep breath, smell the sweet scent of the sagebrush across the wide open plains and watch the glowing sun go down behind the mountains as you journey back in time to the Old West with Grayson and Charlotte. Love is in the air, but will it drift away?Love, Honor & Keep Her can be read as a stand-alone story without a cliffhanger.Themes: western romance, clean & wholesome romance, historical romance, inspirational romance, western & frontier romance, Victorian historical romance, happily ever after
Black Diamonds: One woman's brave heart (Seasons of Change Book 1)
Lynette Rees - 2015
A tale of passion and compassion and most of all, one woman's brave heart. Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, 1865. When Lily Jenkin begins her first day working for the Morgans at their corner shop in the little village of Abercanaid, she has no idea of the calamity that lies ahead of that fateful day. It is a day of tragedy at the Gethin Coal Pit that brings her into contact with the new handsome, chapel minister, Evan Davies, for the first time. Although a dark cloud of death passes over the village, Lily and Evan draw close to one another as they help the villagers deal with the tragedy, forming a bond which could lead to love. However, there is a gossiping old crone in the village who will do her best to cause trouble for the pair by hook or by crook. Lily has the opportunity to escape the valley of the shadow of death to make a new home for herself in Great Salt Lake, America. Will she take the chance to go to ‘Zion’, following her Mormon relatives, and more importantly, will Evan, a Welsh Baptist minister, go with her? The Seasons of Change Series: 1. Black Diamonds 2. White Roses 3. Blue Skies 4. Red Poppies
Holidays with the Weavers
Kit Morgan - 2018
George: A man who can’t see his future. Samuel: An old man with “friends" no one can see. The Weavers: A family who sees everything. Or so they think … Olivia Bridger has a past, but darn if she can remember it. After being robbed, beaten and left for dead in a ditch, she’s found and taken in by the Weaver family. A family that knows her past … and wished they didn’t. George Johnson wasn’t looking for love. Heck, he wasn’t looking for anything but a vacation. But when he visits his cousin Warren for Christmas, he gets more than he bargained for. His grandfather is going ‘round the bend’ talking to imaginary friends and his cousin and wife aren’t sure what to do. Throw in a beautiful stranger and one big boisterous family and George is about to have the most interesting holiday ever! But will his heart survive it? How can two people adrift in the world ever find love? Maybe with a little help ... Enjoy this sweet western historical romance only Kit Morgan can deliver!
Renewed Love: Love on the Western Trail (Wagon Train Romance Book 5)
Linda Ford - 2021
Once upon an Unlikely Marriage of Convenience: A Western Historical Romance Book
Ava Winters - 2022
Laced By Love
Linda Carroll-Bradd - 2016
The day after the troupe arrives in tiny Morgan’s Crossing, the manager takes all the money and leaves town. By opening a dressmaker shop, Cinnia hopes to make the home she’s always wanted, but Nola, the older sister who has made the decisions for the orphaned sisters, disagrees. Leather worker Nicolai Andrusha is living in hiding as Nic Andrews until the patent on his family’s tanning process is approved. Although he’s under a mandate to keep a low profile, he’s intrigued by the red-haired performer. Controversy arises when miners claim they paid the manager for private appointments with the female performers. Will Nicolai defy his family obligation to help the stranded beauty who has caught his eye?
Ace's Bride: Mail Order Bride Tales
Sylvia McDaniel - 2016
But everything has changed at home. His reason for ordering himself a bride is dead, his brother and father have both remarried and Mick is hiding his alter ego, Ace, the gambler from his family. If things couldn’t get worse, his mail-order bride is right out of the past he’s trying to keep hidden.Anna Young, or Lady Melody as she’s known in the saloon, is running from a much too ambitious fan who wants to make her his own caged singing bird. Realizing the only way to escape her over zealous suitor is to become unavailable, she signs up with a mail-order bride agency. But imagine her surprise when the man who lifts the veil at her wedding is non other than the attractive gambler in the saloon where Lady Melody sang. Hiding from the past, can Mick and Anna start fresh or will the demons from the River Bottom Saloon follow them to Colorado? And can the attraction they denied in Kansas City overcome their distrust and bring them together forever?
“Ace’s Bride” is a sweet historical western romance novel of 30,000 words. One man, one mail order Bride with a guaranteed happily ever after.
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