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Rescued Love (Love on the Western Trail Book 2)
Linda Ford - 2021
The Asylum Daughter
Rosie Darling - 2020
An inconsequential inconvenience.After eight years of dreaming of an unknown mother rescuing her from the workhouse, Beth is unexpectedly liberated to become an apprentice in Mr Whitaker's tailor's shop. Against all the odds, Mrs Whitaker becomes a maternal figure to the young girl who shows all the signs of a gifted seamstress.But fate's cruel hand had not finished denying Beth the comforts of a family.Lady Caroline comes into Beth's life as a godsend. A wealthy patron in need of beautiful dresses to be made. But there is more to her appearing at the tailor's shop at first apparent. Two lives from different classes become intertwined in the worst of conditions.Is having a family worth such suffering? Should the women deny each other and be relieved of the tortures beset upon them in the name of greed and a family name? Was the madness real? Would the answers be found along the unforgiving corridors of the asylum?
Nelson's Wake: Under Admiralty Orders - The Oliver Quintrell Series - Book 6
M.C. Muir - 2020
Disinherited
Wendy Soliman - 2018
Her search leads her to Jared Beaumont, Earl of Andover. Rich, influential and badly in need of rescuing from his mother's marriage plans for him, Jared takes an interest in the headstrong Nadine. Can such a handsome and charismatic man really have stooped so low as to rob Nadine of her birthright, or are other more sinister forces at work… Previously published in the Regency Romantics’ Intrigues and Heartaches Boxset 2018
Ellie Kline Series Box Set 2
Mary Stone - 2020
Kingsley, or The Master, the man who kidnapped Detective Ellie Kline when she was fifteen, is in the wind. But if he’s incapacitated and on the FBI’s Most Wanted list, has someone taken his place? Lucky’s playground is America’s cold highways, taking his power from women with the kill. Partnered with FBI Special Agent Clay Lockwood to crack open a case as horrifying as the human trafficking ring, all signs point to a new master, or mistress, of a terror that went under with the master. When someone very close to Ellie is taken, the hunt turns personal once again, and Ellie is determined more than ever to bring this ring of terror down. But sometimes the prey eats the predator…Cold Grave: Every death tied to Tucker Penland, who hunted his prey and left behind a horrific mystery, raises more questions than answers, and Detective Ellie Kline must piece together clues to help identify a dozen victims. Their families need closure. So does she. But she can’t escape the feeling that Dr. Kingsley is still out there, waiting to strike. But what can she do? Her kidnapping case was taken out of her hands, and the new detective wastes no time pointing a finger in her direction. Worse, her colleagues believe she’s obsessed with a ghost. When a threatening package arrives on her doorstep, a call to FBI Agent Clay Lockwood leads to a startling revelation. No one is safe. Not even one of their own. Evil doesn’t always stay in its grave…Cold Shadows: Katarina, The Master’s protégé, is making a comeback one mark at a time, but she’s losing her razor-sharp edge. Seeking revenge, she’s making bloody mistakes that just might cost her the one desire of her heart. When Dr. Kingsley surfaces, Detective Ellie Kline and Special Agent Clay Lockwood track him to Florida where each horrifying clue adds a new whirl to the circle of evil that’s growing wider. Now, it’s circling back on itself. When Ellie was a beat cop, she saved a child from Katarina’s clutches. Little Harmony is missing again, and a secret is being exposed one terrible illegal adoption at a time. The circle’s evil fingers are wrapping tighter around Harmony. It’s a race to the rescue with the life of an innocent child at stake, and hundreds more. The deadliest monsters live outside the shadows...A blood-pumping chase to stop a monster turns high stakes in the Ellie Kline Series. Before you begin reading...count your knives.
Love at the Marsh (Orchard Rest Historical Southern Fiction Series, Book 3)
Hope Denney - 2016
When a summons to Richmond threatens their newfound happiness, Somerset finds, despite her commitment to live in the present, the dark mysteries of the past are never far behind. At the Marsh, Myra Marshall is determined to forget Century Grove and relish the privileged life her family can provide. When a tragedy makes her question her place in the family, Myra finds herself undecided on matters of the heart as well. Joseph and Ivy Forrest are living the life they always hoped for at Orchard Rest plantation. When things begin to go awry, it's clear someone in the Grove is set on revenge, and everyone wonders if they can emerge unscathed from the maelstrom. Book #4 coming in 2017.
The Stolen Street Girl
Nell Harte - 2021
Now, she must learn to survive.Forced to be both mother and father to her siblings after Ada’s mother turns to gin, and no longer able to scour the banks of the Thames as mudlarks, Ada turns to picking up cigarette butts from the filthy streets and repurposing the tobacco into a saleable item.Assisted by Elijah the son of a stonemason the Blair family manages to keep a roof over their heads, until their mother’s addiction spirals out of control and they find themselves out on the street.Desperate for safety, Ada takes a risk and is befriended by the well to do Mr Beauregard. But not all things are as they seem and soon Ada is torn from her family and thrown into a world of corruption she could not have imagined.When a chance meeting with Elijah reveals the truth, Ada’s life is at a crossroadsCan Ada leave behind the new life she now finds herself in? Will Elijah ever forgive her for what she has become? Or should Ada let the past remain behind and leave her family in peace.Nell Harte writes sweet and clean Historical Romance.
Yuma Prison: A Western Adventure (Marshal Jack Black Book 6)
Ash Lingam - 2019
Deputy Marshal Harold Stampede. But the outlaw has managed to break out and take a dozen hardened convicts with him as they sweep a path of violence across Southern Arizona. The leader of the gang has sworn an oath to kill the deputy marshal for shooting dead his partner, Jimmy So-Fast. And Marshal One-Eyed Jack Black intends to do whatever he can to stop him and protect the citizens of Cochise County – all this, while an unsuspecting killer is on the loose in Peirce City during the lawmen’s absence.
Perseverance: A Novel of Anne Boleyn
Charlie Fenton - 2014
What she does not know is that, in a few years, she will become Queen of England. However, she has to go through many obstacles to get there, and, even then, is it worth it?
John Rawlings Investigates (Part Two)
Deryn Lake - 2019
From the death of an aristocrat in the Queen's palace, to a badly beaten corpse on a ghost ship, these evocative historical whodunits recreate 18th century London with all its grim streets and grimmer secrets. The Rawlings novels are richly atmospheric and compelling Georgian mysteries woven around the real characters of John Fielding, the phenomenal sightless magistrate known as the ‘Blind Beak’, whose Runners formed London’s early police force; and John Rawlings, the Apothecary reputed to have invented soda water. Praise for Deryn Lake’s John Rawlings Mysteries: ‘A wealth of marvellous characters parade across the pages, their dialogue is lively and John Rawlings is proving to be a real charmer’ - Eastbourne Herald ‘An effervescent tale...the author organises her large cast and colourful background with skill and gusto through a racily readable drama’ - Felicia Lamb in the Mail on Sunday’s Night & Day Magazine
HANGMEN: Riding with an outlaw motorcycle club in the old days. (Hangmen Motorcycle Club Book 1)
Dale Arenson - 2021
Jeremiah's Bride (Blake Brothers Book 2)
Jillian Hart - 2017
But Rosamund Gifford is nothing more than a maid, grateful to have a job. But she's not looking for love and romance! Or is she? It's Jeremiah's job to find out.