or ignite a deep affection. A heart-warming romantic novel, inspired by the biblical story of Noah. Noah Sharpleton, a secretive former sailor, is living on the brink of poverty in Liverpool in 1776, until notorious smuggler Captain Benjamin Frodsham makes him an offer he can’t refuse – protect a Lady no matter what.Rachel Faulks is aboard The Emerald of the Empire seeking passage to the Americas with Noah serving as her new guardian. Upon their first meeting, it becomes apparent she is exactly the type of high society woman that Noah despises – spoiled, rude, and entitled.But, Rachel’s gentler personality is exposed when she’s caught rescuing injured and abandoned animals at almost every port. Yet, the real reason for her compassion is still a mystery.Soon, Rachel and Noah will find themselves at the mercy of a myriad of challenges while crossing the stormy Atlantic, not only from the changeable weather and tumultuous ocean but from inside the hull of their very own ship.How will Noah and Rachel manage to find their way safely to the Americas? What secret forced Noah to become a sailor?If you like fast-paced clean romance, inspirational and emotion-packed stories, you won't be able to put down this compulsively addictive Novel by Chloe Carley."The Secret of Her Guardian Sailor" is a stand-alone Inspirational Historical Romance Novel of approximately 400 pages.Buy "The Secret of Her Guardian Sailor" to discover Rachel's inspirational romantic story today!Get this Book FREE With Kindle Unlimited!

    The collateral damage she caused with a single shot was unfathomable and, for Beth, unforgivable. She’s worked hard to build a new life for herself, far away from the family business.But someone, somewhere, hasn’t forgotten what Beth did in Kabul. And they want revenge.As the Faraday clan bands together to defend Beth and protect their legacy, Beth is forced to flee her new home with the unlikeliest of allies—MI6 agent Raleigh Vick, the only man she’s ever loved. And the one she thought she’d killed in the desert.

    Someone wants to stop Lucian Franklin, Earl of Radcliffe from finding missing Arabella Trenton, even if it means killing him in the process. Lucian fights back and continues to search for the truth about Miss Trenton’s fate – helped and distracted by this woman from the future who shocks, intrigues and attracts him.The attraction is mutual, dangerous and heart-breaking – Cassie knows she has to get home. Somehow. Lucian knows he has to let her go…eventually. The first in the Time Into Time series of timeshifting historical mysteries from award-winning historical romance author Louise Allen.

    She lives in the South, but the country is growing increasingly tense, and she knows it’s only a matter of time before war breaks out. She heads to New York in search of her father, but discovers that he, too, has recently passed away. With no one to turn to and no money to her name, Abigail decides to turn to a mail order bride service to keep a roof over her head. She knows her new husband is looking for a hard worker, but she feels that no matter how hard she tries, there’s nothing she can do to impress him. He thinks that she is a soft southern girl, and that she’s never worked a real day in her life. But when tragedy strikes, she is his only hope. But to save him, she must do something that she has never done. Will Abigail be able to face her fears and rise to the challenge? Will she finally prove to the man she loves that she’s the woman he needs? Or will she crumble under the pressure and lose everything?

    It's a story of love and hate and Viking action, infused with Norse mythology. Does Sigurd’s love for Yljali lead to his dark deeds, or do other powers force him to act?The stage is set in the Scandinavian Viking Age in 967 AD. Young Sigurd is in love with Ylajali, a mysterious foreign thrall girl. Helgi Blackbeard, the king's captain of arm, discovers her beauty and wants to marry her. Blackbeard is a powerful man, a friend of the king, but he is not the only one to lust for the girl. Harald Chieftain, Sigurd's father, has sworn an oath never to touch Yljali.Sigurd has friends. Grim teaches him the use of runes, and Gisli owns the best sword at Vik. When Sigurd decides to act, he sparks a chain of event he is unable to control. In the book you’ll meet Odd the Squinter, Big Bork and his brother Bork Berserk, Skarphedin the Second-Sighted, Hakon, Hild, Sigrunn Silkyhair, and the Witch from Spedale. They are all unique characters who play pivotal roles in the plot. Will Sigurd get Yljali?The Slayer Rune is the first book in The Viking Series.

    She was wrong. New widow, Haley Colbrooke travels to Ashdown to meet her husband’s family and to visit his grave. The shocking news of their recent marriage is awkward enough. That her brother in-law is Lance’s identical twin is worse. Given her circumstances, she accepts the invitation to stay, which sets in motion a chain of events that will risk Haley losing all she has left. Rather than finding solace, she is drawn into past tragedies and deadly secrets. Perhaps coming to the family estate was a terrible mistake.

    As an inexperienced politician, her brother has struggled in running for a seat in the Commons. Abigail, however, is exceptionally astute and has a particular knack for politics. When a stranger shows up on their doorstep asking for assistance with an unusual scheme of revenge, Abigail's life is turned upside down. Despite her misgivings, she is unable to resist the opportunity to work with this handsome stranger and possibly save her brother's career and livelihood. With powerful feelings overwhelming her, will she manage to navigate this precarious situation without ending up with a broken heart?With a wedding to his childhood sweetheart just a few weeks away, Lord Thomas Brampton feels he has found love and is on his way to having the family he has always dreamed of. When his fiancée suddenly leaves him for another man, Thomas' world falls apart and he decides to make this man pay. Setting out to accomplish his plan, he finds himself working alongside a hopeful politician and a captivating young woman who surprises him every step of the way. Will Thomas choose to stay focused on his goal or will his heart unwittingly open up to entirely new, wonderful possibilities?As Abigail and Thomas are thrown together by fate, she starts to see what a caring and kind man he really is, and he can't help but be drawn to this extraordinary young woman. Feeling they are in an impossible situation, neither of them dares to hope for a chance at something unimaginable... With all their plans gradually taking shape, will this risky plot succeed, or will it turn out to be the ruin of them all? Will Thomas and Abigail ever allow themselves to see each other in a new light and go after what their hearts truly want?"Loving a Forsaken Earl" is a historical romance novel of approximately 80,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

    But he was so attentive, so charming, that she silenced the small warning voice within her and yielded to his passionate persuasions.The wedding ceremony was hasty, almost furtive, but Luise was too wildly infatuated to care. Even his insistence that their marriage be kept a secret did not seem unreasonable. Otto Winther was, after all, a Count... a man whose ancestors were royalty in Denmark.

    But would the cloak of anonymity she wore to escape a hellish marriage also protect her from the discerning gaze of the Earl of Beaulieu? Or would the famed Puzzlebreaker discover her deepest secrets as easily as he had the key to her heart?Desire filled the earl when looking upon the enigmatic Laura Martin. Reclusive as she was, he saw the tender heart she'd hidden beneath the chilly facade and recognized her as his destined bride. But could he teach her to trust him enough to let him into her life—forever?

    

    There, he meets newly unemployed governess, Olivia Collins, who has stumbled upon a hidden secret from Adam’s past—his youthful summer love affair with the local squire’s daughter. It is a tragic history that brings Adam and Olivia closer than is wise.However, with the attraction deepening to something more, neither realize that Olivia unwittingly holds the key to his mission.As Adam infiltrates the plot, Olivia finds out the shocking truth behind his lost love’s death many years ago, and both their lives are in danger. But their growing relationship is clouded by suspicion. Who can and cannot be trusted—anyone or no one?Or... even each other?

    Under her father’s wing, she has learned every single secret of the job. So when they are tasked with helping the sickly Duke of Garvey, she realises this is her chance to prove her worth.Colin Dowding, the Marquess of Birks, has had to watch his father’s health deteriorate gradually, and he fears for the worst. Heartbroken, he takes a risk by hiring a physician outside of the gentry. What he never expected was to fall in love with his breathtaking daughter.Between their difference in station and Colin’s mother constantly trying to match him with other girls, this love seems doomed from the start. And an anonymous letter threatening Ellen’s father begins a terrifying sequence of events, one that threatens everything they hold dear...

    Her cold exterior masking a world of hurt, she despairs of ever finding true love. But when a mysterious stranger comes to her, hurt and desperate on a snowy Christmas Eve, she never dreams that opening the door to him will change her life forever... and show her the true meaning of Christmas.A holiday novella set in the De Montforte world, written by the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The De Montfortes.

    Determined and desperate, she has no option but to take the guise of a housekeeper and escape to Yorkshire where the only hope is the enigmatic Earl of Kenrick… …LOVE SAVED THE DAY In all his years spent roaming the world, Jeremy Chilton never braced himself for the burden of a much-damaged inheritance. Now, the new Earl of Kenrick must save his family legacy and raise his motherless young daughter as a proper English lady. His only salvation is his beautiful housekeeper, Kate. But as her secrets unravel, much that is puzzling about her falls into place. No wonder the Earl has caught himself imagining her more wife than employee. Clearly she belongs at Kenrick—safe in his arms. Now, if only he can convince her to agree…100,000 Words