Classic Historical Romance

Cord Cordeu, a migrant worker trying to forget his past, rides into San Antonio, Texas in 1899 and gets caught in a feud between two men: an ex-convict named Simon Steiner, and Jim Peterson, a retired army sergeant. The dispute concerns a valuable lot of 500 acres that Peterson refuses to sell. Cord wants to work on a farm and live a peaceful life, but that is disrupted when he falls in love with a prostitute. But as Cord gets in between corruption both in the city and outside of it, he vows to protect the woman he loves and the vulnerable retired army sergeant he befriends. Courage Stands ...

John Donoghue lives a simple life in the small town of Grafton. It isn’t much, but it is his home. He tries to keep to himself and stay away from the theatrics of the Wild West, especially since his older brother Muddy is the most notorious outlaw in America. The last thing he expects when he leaves town to go hunting is for Muddy to pass through Grafton and murder half of the population. In his wake, he has shattered the lives of many people including the recently widowed Gwen Holmes. Fueled by anger and her thirst for revenge, Gwen goes to John and insists on being taken across the ...

Beauty and the beast with a twist!...will keep you reading until 3:00 am…One of my all-time favorites!”—Amazon customer. An English boy captured by the Mohawk is threatened when he returns to claim his title but picks the right woman as his wife and together they conquer his enemies as well as his terrifying past, enjoying the sweet redemption of true love. Flame-haired Lady Jilly Hollingsworth is not the wife his father chose for him, but Duncan Earl of Cleaves has been in the Colonies and doesn’t give a hoot about tradition so he marries her anyway. She is the only woman who can ...

When Mina Fischer boards what is dubbed the Bridal Train to Kansas, she is well aware of her duties to her soon-to-be husband. Though being a quiet girl raised in the country, she knows better how to talk to sheep and horses than men. Still, she must try to be engaging and helpful to her new husband—whoever he may be. Her only hope is that the Espousal Alliance Office will find her a match who does not mind her simple ways. And if he enjoys animals as much as she does, all the better. George Lawrence is not entirely prepared to be married, but who ever is? His fellow directors of the ...

Sam Turner is a retired lawman who has long hung up his badge and gun in favor of a peaceful life on his homestead. One day, this life is shattered by notorious outlaw Desmond Cutter. Known for his ruthless and cunning ways, Cutter has been wreaking havoc in the region of Colorado, leaving a trail of bloodshed in his wake. When Sam’s wife and daughter are killed in the crossfire, Sam knows he can’t succumb to despair. He chooses to pick up his gun and his badge again. The retired lawman has returned for vengeance. Sam’s teenage son, Jack, is also thirsty for revenge. He is desperate ...

Spirited and beautiful, Antonia Thornton is a baroness in her own right. Her companion and best friend is Judith Winslow, a quiet intellectual with a love of natural philosophy. Then, Antonia's childhood friend, Adam Yorke, returns from India and brings his friend, the outrageously handsome Simon, Lord Launceston.

When undercover agent and officer Forest Irons saves Sarah from a pack of deserters, she accepts his plea for employment at her tavern and inn. Forest soon develops feelings for Sarah, but he suspects she murdered her abusive husband and honor requires him to put his mission first. But desire ignites between them like a lit powder keg. Through his lovemaking and attention, Sarah begins to trust again and harbors fantasies about their future together. When her husband's relatives threaten to take the inn—and her son—away from her, she comes to rely on Forest’s gentle strength. They ...

Unable to resist the desire running wild through their veins, Lady Dynna and the warrior from the north risk dishonor—and death—for their forbidden and dangerous love. In this powerful tale from New York Times bestselling author Bobbi Smith, a woman and a man from worlds apart come together and make a bold escape for true passion. To escape her forced marriage to the brute Prince Edmund, the young English Lady Dynna flees her father’s castle. From the hills of the Saxon coast she spies an approaching ship. Its blood-red sails can mean only one thing: a savage Viking attack. On the ...

For Clint Beck, a quest to arrest Ruffen is also his chance at redemption. Rustling is a big problem for the God-fearing folks of Perryville in 1870. Not only that, but it’s now escalated with the killing of community pillar Jonas Davidson – a farmer, husband and father of five. The town screams for justice. As Perryville sheriff, Clint sets out to arrest the guilty parties. Almost everyone in the county knows that Clyde Ruffen and his gang are behind the heinous crime but… proving it is another story. Ruffen has spent thirty years learning how to hide his crimes and avoid the law. He...

Jessi St. James has got to get a life. Too many hours studying ancient artifacts has given the hardworking archaeology student a bad case of sex on the brain. So she figures she must be dreaming when she spies a gorgeous half-naked man staring out at her from inside the glass of an ancient mirror. But when a split-second decision saves her from a terrifying attempt on her life, Jessi suddenly finds herself confronting six-and-a-half feet of smoldering, insatiable alpha male.

Lady Kitty needs a husband. Lord Roscoe needs a wife. Is esteem and mutual respect enough in a marriage of convenience, or will the past rise up and ruin their chance at happiness? Respectable gentlemen tend to steer clear of Lady Kitty Pegler despite her hefty dowry. She has earned the reputation of being disagreeable simply by speaking her mind. Her stepmother has proclaimed that Kitty’s sister can’t marry until Kitty does. With her sister’s fate in her hands, Kitty makes the difficult decision to find a husband. However, after three seasons, she has yet to receive an offer. Until ...

Told through intimate diary entries, this fiction series unfurls the extraordinary sagas of the Bible's best-known characters through the eyes of ordinary girls. In Book 3 of The Promised Land Diaries, Alisah, a young nursemaid, must leaver her family to live with beautiful Rebekah in order to help her aging nurse Deborah and care for her growing household. Alisah learns of Rebekah's generous spirit and witnesses firsthand the tender love story of Rebekah and Isaac.

"I promessi sposi" è un capolavoro della letteratura Italiana scritto nel XIX secolo da Alessandro Manzoni e uno dei romanzi storici più importanti del mondo. La storia si svolge nella Milano del XVII secolo e narra della vita e delle avventure di una coppia di giovani contadini lombardi, Renzo e Lucia, che non possono sposarsi a causa delle mire di un vizioso e prepotente tiranno locale e della codardia del parroco del loro villaggio.

The Complete 8 Books in one boxed set! Clean and Wholesome American mail order bride historical western short story romance. The Marshall Manor girls are on a quest to each find the love of a lifetime while also making a difference in their corner of the world. From hospitals to factories to voting booths and more, it’s an exciting time as the world inches toward the 20th century. Come along for the ride! THE MARSHALL MANOR GIRLS SERIES Book 1 Emily’s Fortune Book 2 Sophia’s Luck Book 3 Alice’s Quest Book 4 Anne’s Endeavor Book 5 Ella’s Miracle Book 6 Grace’s Truth Book 7 ...

Time is running out to save Jane from ruin. Elizabeth turns to the one person who can help her. . .but is Darcy a knight or a scoundrel? It's her one chance to save her sister, but when Elizabeth pleads for Darcy's assistance, he cannot help but take advantage of having the woman he wants to wed in his debt. The bargain they strike is for one night only. . .or is that what Darcy wants Elizabeth to believe? Despicably Darcy's is a Pride and Prejudice sensual romance variation for readers who enjoy Darcy with a sensual edge and Elizabeth succumbing to his tender mercies. . .

A dashing man from back east meets an unconventional Native American woman and they join hearts against all odds in this spellbinding tale of passion and western adventure from New York Times bestselling author Bobbi Smith. Chance Broderick has plenty of charm and more than enough wealth, and his life among the Boston Brahmins offers plenty of tempting distractions. But when he receives word that his brother is in grave danger in the Arizona Territory, Chance dutifully travels west to help. There he finds wild, vast lawless lands full of surprises. But his greatest shock on the frontier is ...

The last novel completed by Jane Austen before she died at 41, Persuasion is often thought to be the story of the author's own lost love. Sir Walter Elliot of Kellynch Hall has three daughters: Elizabeth, who shares his haughty vanity and, at 28 has found no one good enough to marry; Mary, who has, with some condescension, married the son of the local squire; and admirable Anne, who "was nobody with either father or sister".

Sloan Ferrell and his brother James stared at their parents lifeless bodies on the floor. Fourteen years later, young cowboy Sloan found his chance to avenge his parents. The brothers go all out to bring eight outlaws to the justice they’ve evaded for fourteen years. The outlaw gang leader Cole Marsh spent the Civil War years riding with one of the most infamous soldiers of any war, Captain William Clarke Quantrill, the architect of the 1863 Lawrence massacre. The Ferrell brothers’ pursuit of the outlaws is helped by feisty lady Gretchen Hughes, who still recognizes Cole as her ...

Every woman wants to be Elizabeth Bennet Darcy - beautiful, gracious, universally admired, strong, daring and outspoken - a thoroughly modern woman in crinolines. And every woman will fall madly in love with Mr. Darcy - tall, dark and handsome, a nobleman and a heartthrob whose virility is matched only by his utter devotion to his wife. Their passion is consuming and idyllic - essentially, they can’t keep their hands off each other - through a sweeping tale of adventure and misadventure, human folly and numerous mysteries of parentage.

From New York Times Bestselling Author Norah Hess, author of Hawke’s Pride, comes the story of the Delaney brothers who will stop at nothing to have Darcy. Nineteen-year-old Darcy is born poor, but her extraordinary beauty provokes men to violence. When the Delaney brothers get a taste of her, each man wants to take her as his own. The possessive and sensual Jarvis Delaney and the savage and lustful Mike Delaney will stop at nothing. Darcy is caught between these two wild mountain men and must decide. How can Darcy choose between these two men without there being more violence and ...