If she wants to stay out of jail and keep her trust fund, she must accept a plea bargain which will require her to spend a year working on a Wyoming ranch under the strict supervision of Jackson Sullivan and his brother Lincoln, two tough, handsome cowboys who will not hesitate to provide the stern discipline she has been missing.Seeing no other way out of her predicament, Bella agrees to the terms, but it is only a matter of moments before her defiant attitude earns her a painful, humiliating spanking that leaves her cheeks blushing and her bare bottom burning.As she grows accustomed to life on the ranch, however, Jackson's firm-handed dominance sets her once-hidden passion on fire, and soon she is yearning for him to claim her properly. But is she just a project for him, or is he ready to be the master she has desperately needed for so long?Publisher's Note: Breaking in Bella is the first book of the Cloudcroft Ranch series. It is a stand-alone erotic romance novel which includes spankings, sexual scenes including a threesome, and more. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.

    But as more children are born, Joe's wife Tess sinks deeper into the obsession that will be her undoing. When Tess screams her belief that the area is cursed, few people heed her ravings. She is ignored, even as the Myrtle Street tragedies become more frequent and begin to feature in local gossip. It is left to Megan, the third Duffy child - the one who felt she was unworthy and unloved because she had been born a girl - to end the curse. When she becomes embroiled in a web of deceit, Megan needs all her strength, talents, and wit in order to survive. But it is her capacity to give love that ensures her family's stability, the future of the Althorpe cotton mills, and the safekeeping of the Hall i' the Vale.

    She doesn’t mind, though. Nothing is missing from her quiet life. Except, perhaps, everything.When Hugh Richards, the Marquess of Gilingham, visits the estate of a Duke to court his younger daughter, he is surprised to find himself falling for her sister. Abigail’s strong spirit takes his heart by storm, no matter how much he tries to deny it.Things become even more complicated when an unexpected enemy tries to poison their hearts with doubt. And when Abigail is nowhere to be found, Hugh is forced to come to terms with the awful truth: an awfully familiar figure wants to keep them apart, and it won’t be long before Abigail pays the ultimate price.

    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.

    So she seeks the help of a professional disciplinarian to provide her with 'motivation' to be kind.David, the professional disciplinarian, has given up on trying to have a relationship. He's not willing to break his self-made protocol and hit on a client, but he's equally unwilling to have a 'vanilla' relationship. He needs to be in charge.What will happen when the unlikely pair meets?This is a NOVELLA, not a full length novel. Expect about 30,000 words, or half the length of a typical romance book.

    There, Rachel is convinced her fate is sealed, but she has reckoned without the actions of handsome landowner Jared Lytton who comes to her rescue.Despite being vindicated, Rachel is forced to leave the village. Life is tough and she has to struggle to survive until she meets the widow Beulah Thomas and her son William. Working on their farm, she is treated with kindness and when William asks for her hand in marriage, she agrees - more out of gratitude than out of love. But Rachel cannot forget Jared Lytton, whose path seems destined to cross hers.

    She sees a sapphire necklace in a shop window and finds herself purchasing it. Bella puts the necklace on and begins to feel strange. She slips into unconsciousness, only to wake up in a bedroom of strangers: in the year 1865.Clint, Adam, and Marcus Aldridge are over the moon when they find the unconscious woman and take her back to their home on the Triple A Ranch. Bella has captured their hearts with her beauty and feisty personality from the first day, and they will do anything to seduce her into their beds and keep her there.Will the danger stalking their woman win out? Or will their woman be taken from them to be whisked back to her own time?Note: There is no sexual relationship or touching for titillation between or among siblings.

    Visits to Petal, Part 1 It’s date night in Petal, Georgia, and Nathan, Matt and Shane have some long-awaited alone time with their women and they’re not about to let that opportunity go.Product WarningsThis free story is bonus material for readers of the Chase brothers and Petal, Georgia, series and is not intended to be standalone.

    She needed a hero, and quick. But what she had hoped was that at least one person would have answered her plea for help. As the months wore on she had all but given up on finding the husband she so desperately needed, and resigned herself to a lifetime imprisoned by her cruel stepfather. Rancher Wes Roberts couldn’t get the thought of Mary Beth out of his mind, and the desperate nature of the ad she had placed. He figured it wasn’t unusual that he hadn’t received a reply to his letters, given that she had probably already chosen her husband and moved on with her life, but something nagged at him. He would never forgive himself if he didn’t find out for sure that she was safe, even if it wasn’t with him. When Wes arrives, not only is Mary Beth still there, she is more in need than ever. After he rescues her from the desolate life she has been living he realizes that he needs her just as much as she needs him. Please enjoy this sweet, clean, historical western romance novella of 21,128 words (about 90 pages).

    He’s tired of being overlooked. It’s going to be a long two years.Eleanor Barrington has one rule: don’t draw attention to yourself. Her father does that far too often. She has one goal: marry a Peer with enough social status to protect her family from embarrassment. When her father decides on a last-minute Grand Tour, Eleanor finds herself spending time with the one man who cannot help her: a younger son who draws attention to himself everywhere they go. Her brother’s best friend.As the younger son of an earl, Percy Hauxton has to fight for everything. A Grand Tour is the perfect opportunity to pursue his ambition to work for the Foreign Office. But traveling with Eleanor and her parents wasn’t part of the plan.When circumstances draw them apart and a secret from the past threatens to unravel everything, Eleanor has to rethink her goals and decide one thing. Can she marry for love, or does she need a marriage of convenience?

    Up until the Reverend William Collins arrival, things are not far from canon. Collins is the sycophant we all love to hate and sets his sights on Jane. Bennet tells him in no uncertain terms he will not consent to such a man marrying ANY of his daughters.Charlotte Lucas overhears Collins ranting to himself about how he will evict the Bennets from Longbourn the day Bennet passes. He then tried to woo Charlotte soon after and she too rejects him. He is derisive when she rejects him out of hand, he tells her that no man would ever offer for one on the shelf, without fortune, and as homely as her.Collins then proposes to Matilda Dudley, Lizzy’s friend and Longbourn’s widowered parson’s daughter. Matilda accepts him much to Elizabeth and Charlotte’s surprise.Collins’s words to her spur Charlotte to take charge, the story tells the tale of what she does and how it affects the lives of not a few people. The book examines how Charlotte actions change the trajectories of some of our favourite (to love and hate) characters.

    Will Rising had dragged himself from humble beginnings to his own small tailoring business in Gloucester - and on the way he'd fallen violently in love with Florence, refined, delicate, and wanting something better for her children. March was the eldest girl, the least loved, the plain, unattractive one who, as the family grew, became more and more the household drudge. But March, a strange, intelligent, unhappy child, had inherited some of her mother's dreams. March Rising was determined to break out of the round of poverty and hard work, to find wealth, and love, and happiness.

    Being a soldier of a hostile nation she cannot reveal her identity, but Theo sinks his steely Dom fingers into her heart and soul, showing her the pleasures to be found in surrendering to his touch. Captivated, Claire cannot help but bind herself in lie after lie rather than risk losing the one man who’s ever loved her.When her loathsome commander returns from the dead, her deceit is uncovered. Somehow, Claire must find a way to win back Theo's trust and destroy the man who threatens them both.Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: anal play/intercourse, BDSM theme and elements, violence.

    So Sassy is devastated when her father marries wealthy widow Elizabeth Bonner. Social climber Elizabeth despairs of a step-daughter who is more at ease with servants than those above stairs, and is jealous of Sassy's growing beauty which threatens to outshine her own daughter. Unwelcome and out of place in this unfamiliar world, Sassy often escapes to her old home on Tuttle Hill and the company of her childhood friends, brothers Thomas and Jack Mallabone. But the trio's bond is threatened by the consequences of her blind adoration for wayward Thomas, much to the dismay of Jack, who has long worshipped Sassy in secret...

    Demetri Roberts escapes to Bear Creek with his deaf sister, Sandy, in hopes of fleeing their troubled past and starting a safe and peaceful future.Assured that his sister is out of harm’s way, Demetri allows himself to fall for Emily and embark on a promising new romance. With her fitted jeans, her pistol and her sharp wit, Emily proves to be a tough lady who needs no protection.But when Demetri’s past catches up with him, putting his sister’s life back in danger, along with the rest of the community, their budding romance is put to the test.Will love and friendship be enough to save them? Will this fearless bride cure the troubled doctor’s heart?Deputy Tanner Williams wants nothing more than to find someone he can love. He finally summons up the courage to place an ad for a mail order bride, and is captivated by the woman with an irresistible combination of sharp wit and sweet nature.Bethany Duncan is determined to escape the life her controlling father has mapped out for her. The deputy’s mail order bride ad has given her a way out and she makes her way to Bear Creek to be with him.But trouble is brewing as chaos looms over the town, and Bethany’s father tries to stop his daughter’s plans.Are love and determination enough to secure a future of happiness for Bethany and Tanner, or is life determined to knock them down?Pastor Barthelme Munster and Samantha Freda weren’t expecting to find love when they moved to Bear Creek.Pastor Munster had planned to fully give himself to a community that needed him, while Samantha, together with her five sisters, had hoped to find a new place where she could put her difficult past behind her.Yet, they discover in each other a kindred spirit with whom they can share their dark pasts. Suddenly, these two lost souls are not alone… but can they accept their worth in time to give their blossoming love a chance?In the midst of the worst blizzard Bear Creek has ever seen, Peter Gibson and Shirley Freda find themselves stuck in the Jenkins’ ranch, growing ever closer as they work together to protect the ranch from the storm.Peter has already fallen for Shirley and longs for their budding relationship to grow, but Shirley is guarded, her heart frozen by the traumas of her past.Is his love true enough to thaw her heart and help her overcome the wounds that threaten to keep her from happiness?In Bear Creek Brides: Books 5-8, you’ll find four riveting stories of new beginnings and true love. Join Emily, Bethany, Samantha and Shirley as they face the demons of the past and fight for love and happiness.