Contemporary Historical Romance

In the idyllic backdrop of Ballycross, County Cork, Seren once reveled in the bliss of marriage to Frenchman André while managing their quaint wine shop. A perfect world, it seemed, until an unforeseen tragedy shattered everything. Determined not to be a mere pawn in the game of fate, Seren takes charge of her destiny. In this journey, she discovers the stark difference between fate and faith—realizing that control is a powerful force. The revelation of an enigmatic email destined for her husband propels Seren into a harrowing mystery. Abandoning the comforts of Ballycross, she ventures ...

Otto Stephens y Clea Ross ingresan en un asilo para ancianos ricos y solicitan que una cuidadora en particular, Ilona, se ocupe de ambos. Clea, de noventa años, en su juventud una brillante violonchelista, sacrificó su carrera para permanecer a la sombra de su marido, un célebre director de orquesta. Dotada de un estimulante sentido del humor, es dueña de una ironía demoledora, libérrima y encantadora cuando quiere, pero dura con todo aquello que le resulta despreciable. Otto, de edad semejante, es un anciano seductor que conserva el encanto y el glamur de su juventud.

Summer Blackthorne swore she'd never forgive Billy Coburn for running out on her and their future together. But that was before she found out she wasn't Jackson Blackthorne's child - Billy was. And now the "Blackthorne Bastard" has come home for a final day of reckoning...to the town that damned him and the woman he had always wanted. Only Summer can satisfy the hunger burning deep within him. Only she can help him hold on to his own unwanted son. It will be a marriage of expedience only. Until doubts and mistrust vanish in the heat of passion...and a man and a woman who never stopped loving each other fight bitter blood and impossible odds for a glorious second chance....

Listeners will love this selection of three contemporary and three historical romance novellas.

New York Times bestselling author Joan Johnston returns to Texas with a captivating story of justice, secrets, and a love that can heal all wounds. Dedicated Texas Ranger Jack Kittrick is hard on the trail of a killer who is preying on the helpless in a large San Antonio hospital…a hunt that leads him to Maggie Wainwright, the beautiful, enigmatic legal eagle who had access to the victims--and a motive for the crimes.

Once a frontier stagecoach stop, tiny Springwater has grown and changed and entered the 21st century. Cattle rustlers may still be stirring up trouble, but now they're high-tech operators in a modern world. Where stagecoaches once rolled along muddy roads, the Internet is now the newest highway in town. But heartbreak is still heartbreak, and love still love, and Springwater still boasts a rich legacy of joy, sorrow, and second chances .

How do you find love where love does not exist? From out of a barefoot boyhood among endless rows of olive trees, and a forbidden passion for a courageous Moroccan beauty, to a horrific struggle against tyranny in the war-torn streets of 1936 Granada, comes a story where love cannot exist without mercy . . . mercy one carries for one’s whole life as a badge of honor . . . mercy and compassion passed down from generation to generation.

When John Trent, a dedicated member of the new Bow Street Runners, finds an exquisite carved angel floating in the Thames, he can’t stop thinking about it. He tracks down its creator, a sad and quiet young sculptor. But neither the angel nor the sculptor is done with John just yet. The blasted angel refuses to leave him be, behaving not at all like an inanimate object should. Alec Allston is resigned to the fact that his love will ever be a river that flows out and never flows in.

She seeks a home. He seeks redemption. What they find is each other. Leah Mundy has spent her life dashing from town to town, one step ahead of her father’s dreadful reputation. Now, she wants to create a home for herself and build a medical practice in Coupeville, a cozy village nestled amid the majestic isles and mountains of Washington Territory. But her neighbors are loath to trust a newcomer, especially a woman doing a man’s work.

Elsie Waller came to Clear Creek after the death of her grandfather. She had high hopes for her life in the little town, including looking for a husband. Imagine her elation when she happens upon the man of her dreams the very day after she arrives! Of course, the fact he was half frozen did put a damper on things, but once the townsfolk of Clear Creek thawed him out, she endeavored to make sure Bowen Drake stayed around long enough to see she'd make him a mighty fine wife. The only question was, "How?"

The newest book in the continuing story of The Unforgettables, this story begins in Ukraine in the 1850s. A young girl named Gina, one of many Ginas in a very long Romani line, begins to learn her history and her mission on Earth. As she grows to womanhood, her grandmother begins to teach her about her gifts in reading the future and seeing into the past. She learns how to use the Golden Crystal ball, but when she looks into it for the first time, she is shocked to see herself, as she is struggling to leave a man she is obviously in love with. Where is she? And why is she separating herself...

Nurse Michaela Stephens has led a quiet, ordinary life, limited by restrictions and fear of making mistakes. When she is accused of wrongdoing on the job, escaping to the wilds of Montana seems like the best way to overcome her insecurities. What she thought she left behind is about to come back to haunt her in ways she never expected. As a descendant of the guardians of ancient Yellowstone, Matunaaga has waited a long time to discover his destiny. Content and secure in his life, he is guided by a sense of duty and obligation to help ensure the future preservation of the sacred mountains. He's ready to do just about anything to fulfill his role, except the one thing his vision requires of him.

Helena nunca esqueceu o verão que passou na mágica Pandora, a casa de seu padrinho no Chipre, onde, cercada por oliveiras e pelo verde-esmeralda do Mediterrâneo, ela se apaixonou pela primeira vez, aos 15 anos. Mais de duas décadas depois, tendo herdado a antiga propriedade, ela retorna a Pandora para mais um verão, dessa vez em companhia do marido e dos filhos. No entanto, Helena sabe que voltar àquele lugar pode trazer à tona segredos que ela preferia esconder.

1940, Great Paxford, Cheshire. When a spitfire crashes in the village, the lives of an extraordinary community of women will change forever: Frances Barden's greatest challenge is only just beginning; Pat Simms received a respite when her abusive husband went to war, but now he's home Pat doesn't know who to turn to; and for newlyweds Teresa and Nick, the plane crash on their wedding day may just be the start of their troubles.

Returning home from France, Robina Melville finds surprises awaiting her - not all of them pleasant. Almost immediately, it becomes clear that the familiar surroundings of Trentham House are not the sanctuary that she hoped for, and she soon feels unwanted and alone. A chance encounter with a childhood friend, the handsome new Earl of Hampton, provides Robina with employment as his secretary and a temporary escape from her stepmother's clutches.

Available as a value box set (Christmas Romance in Willow Spring Complete Series) amazon.com/dp/B07YQDWWZB (copy and paste the link into your browser) Detective Ryan Duchenne has a somewhat jaded view of Christmas. He meets a homeless woman on the streets of Winter Creek. He’s not sure what she’s up to, but he’s convinced that she’s bothering business owners, begging for handouts. He couldn’t be more wrong. Melly Ann Woods is a woman searching for her missing daughter and has sacrificed just about everything she has left in her pursuit. It’s not until Detective Duchenne ...

Twelfth Night - a night for wondrous things to happen. At least for other people. In the months after her sisters' weddings, nothing has gone well for Kitty Bennet. Since Lydia's infamous elopement, her friends have abandoned her, and Longbourn is more prison than home. Not even Elizabeth's new status as Mrs. Darcy of Pemberley can repair the damage to Kitty's reputation. More than anything else, she wishes to leave the plain ordinary Kitty behind and become Catherine Bennet, a proper young lady. Her only ray of hope is an invitation to Pemberley for the holidays.

It’s the 1950s, and Grundy’s Travelling Fair arrives in town. When night falls, the local town is drawn to the fair. But when the fairgoers head home, the Grundys are left behind. Hours are long and the work backbreaking. But family and friends hold things together.

Always FREE on Kindle Unlimited Clean and Wholesome Contemporary Western Romance story. Renowned cardiologist and heart transplant surgeon Michael Grant has forgotten to give God His due for his skills, until he meets his new patient, twelve-year-old Abby Dansen and her mother, Clara. Abby desperately needs a heart, but the wait for a donor match may not come in time. Mike finds himself unusually attracted to Clara, whose confidence in his skills knows no bounds. At the same time, he himself experiences an unexpected crisis of faith and self-confidence. Will a donor heart reach Abby before ...

Always FREE on Kindle Unlimited Clean and Wholesome Contemporary Western Romance story. Veronica “Ronnie” Wyndham works the graveyard shift in the ICU at St. Mary’s, in Winter Creek. She doesn’t mind, as she has no family, no beau, no one to go home to. Ronnie has bad luck with men, to the point that she avoids relationships. She’s given up; on her faith, in men, in trust. Until she meets Dr. David Veneto, a handsome oncologist, who is obviously interested in her. When it comes to men, Ronnie feels like a jinx. She doesn’t trust them, what with her past history, so she tries to ...