British Classics

When Maud Marsh flings herself into George Bevan's cab in Piccadilly, he starts believing in damsels in distress. George traces his mysterious traveling companion to Belpher Castle, home of Lord Marshmoreton, where things become severely muddled. Maud's aunt, Lady Caroline Byng, wants Maud to marry Reggie, her stepson. Maud, meanwhile, is known to be in love with an unknown American she met in Wales. So when George turns up speaking American, a nasty case of mistaken identity breaks out.

Gloriana XII--The Original Wolf of Wall Street. In this hilarious sequel to The Mouse That Roared, Grand Fenwick is at it again, this time upsetting the world's economy. The tiny country's secret weapon this time is its Grand Pinot chewing gum. When sales boom during an anti-smoking campaign, Grand Fenwick's investment is suddenly worth millions. In an attempt to rid Grand Fenwick of its crippling budget surplus, Duchess Gloriana XII decides the stock market is the perfect place to lose it all. Instead, she makes millions more and ends up wreaking havoc on the world economy. Never has "the ...

The Greatest Present He Would Ever Receive is the Gift of Her Love… What if Mr. Darcy purchased a gift for Elizabeth Bennet to acknowledge the festive days even though he knows he will never present it to her? What if the gift is posted to the lady by his servants and without his knowledge? What if the enclosed card was meant for another and is more suggestive than a gentleman should share with an unmarried lady? Join Darcy and Elizabeth, for a holiday romp, loaded with delightful twists and turns no one expects, but one in which our favorite couple take a very different path in thwarting...

The fourth book in the bestselling The Mouse That Roared series brings the Duchy of Grand Fenwick's most extraordinary achievement yet--the defeat of OPEC and the happy solution to the world's oil crisis, which came about through the best that international diplomacy has to offer: duplicity and dumb luck. It all began when the Count of Mountjoy, the prime minister of Grand Fenwick, was unable to get a hot bath because of the fuel shortage... Books in The Grand Fenwick Series: Books 2 through 5 are best read after The Mouse That Roared, but all of the books can be read and enjoyed at any ...

A Scandal, A Mystery and Marriage of Convenience. Rebecca Allen is forced to leave London in disgrace after her mother causes a scandal in an attempt to secure her a titled marriage. She’ll never be able to step foot in London again. It gets worse, her mother contrives to marry her off to an old balding baron. Enough. She flees to the seaside, escaping her mother’s obsession. James Westcott disappointment at losing the lovely Juliana to an earl, makes a trip to the seaside escaping London society and his mother who insists he find a wife now. Finding Rebecca, James offers marriage, on a...

Darcy and Elizabeth are about to learn how “necessity” never makes a fair bargain. When ELIZABETH BENNET appears on his doorstep some ten months after her refusal of his hand in marriage, FITZWILLIAM DARCY uses the opportunity to "bargain" for her acceptance of a renewal of his proposal in exchange for his assistance in bringing Mr. George Wickham to justice. In Darcy's absence from Hertfordshire, Wickham has executed a scam to defraud the citizens of Meryton, including her father, of their hard-earned funds. All have invested in Wickham's Ten Percent Annuity scheme. Her family and ...

Marooned on a tropical island, alone in a world of uncharted possibilities, and devoid of adult supervision or rules, a group of British boys begins to forge a society with its own unique rules and rituals.

“A Real Keeper!! This story had me from the first moment…”—Az Val, Kindle Edition, Verified Purchase “I loved John Fire Hawk and his stalwart love for Kate!”—Regan Walker, Goodreads The spellbinding frontier love story of a young woman torn between duty and defiance and her forbidden passion for the savage warrior prince Fire Hawk with its promise of true love. THE SQUIRE’S DAUGHTER Kate Miles is the dutiful but defiant daughter of an English squire, promised in an arranged betrothal to a man she does not love and can never respect. She is kind, but everyone fears her—her ...

The Mischievous Adventures of Fearless Phil of Old Bedford Road tells the story of the fall and rise of young Philip Stobonovich, a bright and adventurous boy who cannot help but get himself mixed up in all kinds of shenanigans on a near daily basis. One fateful assembly and a foot in his big mouth sees Phil demoted to the lowest stream in the school, the Didiots! And in the weeks that follow, him and his band of chums get themselves mixed up in all kinds of plots and schemes as they try to win the school competition and uncover strange goings on that are happening at Old Bedford Road ...

Felicity in Marriage: Part Two The Darcys and the Bingleys, along with accompanying sisters and cousins have removed to their London houses for The Season - for as long as Darcy can tolerate it, that is. He has reluctantly agreed to the visit on the understanding that it will be only until the end of June when they can all return to the peace and quiet of the countryside where he can have his house and wife all to himself. Regrettably, the marriage of the youngest Bennet sister, Lydia Wickham, has caused not a few problems for her family but she can now, due once again to Darcy’s ...

"I LOVE THE WEST, HORSES ETC SO BOBBI SMITH IS MY WRITER OF CHOICE. TEXAS SPLENDOR HAD ALL THE ELEMENTS AS ALWAYS. A SUPER READ. I COULD NOT READ IT FAST ENOUGH.”—Beverly Riedel, Amazon “I absolutely loved the descriptions of desire between Trista and Lance!”—Elicori Verified Purchase, Amazon From New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Bobbi Smith comes the spellbinding story of a half-white Comanche warrior whose quest for vengeance becomes the ultimate lesson in fiery desire and true love... HE CLAIMED HER BODY. . . An Easterner born and bred, Trista Sinclair falls in ...

“Gave an interesting perspective on why white women were actually happy to live with the Indians. Really like Alexandra and her spunk even after something did not go her way! Also liked Hunter, his respect for others of both cultures, and his sense of responsibility.”—Kshydog, Goodreads This love adventure story sizzles when Lady Alexandra Lambert meets Hunter of the Shawnee, who cannot allow her to be sold to the Cap-i-tan, the renegade British officer who trades in women. Lady Alexandra is tied to a nearby tree when the buckskinned English free spirit known as Hunter of the Shawnee ...

Four of five daughters married! Disposing of so many daughters in marriage, with little more than their good looks and charms to recommend them, is a distinction only Mrs. Bennet can claim, which she does, frequently. Many in Meryton thought such a feat impossible, and consider the Bennets to have been very fortunate indeed when news from Mrs. Darcy, or Mrs. Bingley, or Mrs. Ashworth is generously circulated throughout the village. Their felicity in marriage is assured. Fortunately for those in Meryton and beyond, little has been heard from Mrs. Wickham these four years since, but that ...

Eventually Dona lands in remote Navron, looking for peace of mind in its solitary woods and hidden creeks. She finds the passion her spirit craves in the love of a daring French pirate who is being hunted by all of Cornwall. Together, they embark upon a quest rife with danger and glory, one which bestows upon Dona the ultimate choice: sacrifice her lover to certain death or risk her own life to save him

“OMG!!!!!! I Loved this book!...So romantic!... LOVE! LOVE! LOVE this book!” —Tina, Goodreads “A fast-paced sensual story that will appeal to historical romance fans who want something deeper.” Publisher’s Weekly A lady portrait painter is kidnapped by Fire Dancer, Prince of the Shawnee Nation, who changes her life forever in this enchanting frontier tale of savage love and forbidden passion. HER ARTISTIC SPIRIT Lady Mackenzie Daniels is a portrait painter with a wild spirit and arrives in the American frontier west to paint portraits of English officers at Fort Belvadere. There...

Visiting her family's South Carolina estate, socialite Gray Godfrey wakes from a night out to an empty bed. Her husband, Paul, is gone, and a thrashing hangover has wiped her memory clean. At first, she's relieved for the break from her tumultuous marriage; perhaps Paul just needed some space. But when his car is found abandoned on the highway, Gray must face the truth: Paul is gone. And Gray may not want him found. Her life is unraveling. When a stranger named Annie calls claiming to know Paul's whereabouts, Gray reluctantly accepts her help.

Originally published in 1778, Evelina is Frances Burney's first and most beloved novel. It was a landmark in the development of the novel of manners and went on to influence such enduringly popular authors as Jane Austen. By turns hilarious and grim, witty and lyrical, the story follows young Evelina as she leaves the seclusion of her country home and enters into late eighteenth-century London society - both its pleasures and its dangers. Life in eighteenth-century England is vividly rendered as Evelina is educated in the ways of the world and, eventually, love.

Hercule Poirot comes out of retirement to solve one of the most vexing cases of his career. The quiet village of King’s Abbot is still reeling from the death of the widow Ferrars from an overdoes of Veronal, when not twenty-four hours later it is learned that the man she planned to marry, Roger Ackroyd, has been brutally murdered. Prior to his death, Ackroyd had been reading an article in the Evening Post to discover who had been blackmailing his wife over poisoning her first husband. But before he could learn who the blackmailer was, he was stabbed through the neck in his own study.

“Awesome, funny, action, and a real love thriller!” – Erica, Goodreads review From New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Bobbi Smith comes the powerful tale of greed and desire when a strong-willed girl inherits her father's vast ranch lands and gold mine out west, while her guardian must find a way to protect her and make her his own. "Nobody does a Western better than Bobbi Smith."— RT Rancher Rand McAllister watches Lorelei Spencer grow up. A fellow rancher and friend of her father, he thinks the headstrong girl must be a handful to raise, but otherwise pays her no mind...

The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, or any of the other giants - rather than the BFG - she would have soon become breakfast. When Sophie hears that the giants are flush-bunking off to England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she must stop them once and for all. And the BFG is going to help her!