Historical Romance Families

In 1820, Salem Street is sparkling and new: eight small terraced houses built by a Lancashire mill owner for his best workers. Annie Gibson's family is one of the first to move in - a step up in the world for them. But when her mother dies, Annie's happy childhood ends and she is left to bring up her brother and sister. Red-haired, intelligent and startlingly pretty, Annie soon finds herself banished from home by a jealous stepmother. She finds work in the local doctor's household, where she learns about the fascinating world outside Salem Street.

Five-book Christmas box set, packed with romance, action, and plenty of Christmas miracles! Feel-good, satisfying, small-town Christmas cheer, and uplifting romances in this clean and sweet holiday Collection from bestselling Kindle All-Star Authors Katie Wyatt and Kat Carson! Meet Holly, Daphne, Heather, Camelia, and Jasmine. These brave mail order brides have set their hearts on heading west to find true love—but along the way, they’ll face the hardships of new relationships as well as the challenges of the rugged, dangerous land they now call home. Read all the books in Christmas ...

Demelza sees a horseman riding down the valley and senses disruption to the domestic contentment she has fought so hard to achieve. For Ross has little option but to accept the summons - and travel to Paris with his family as an "observer" of the French armed forces. Parisian life begins well with an exhilarating round of balls and parties. But the return of Napoleon brings separation, distrust, and danger to the Poldarks...and always for Demelza, there is the shadow of the secret she does not even share with Ross.

Travel through time in The Book of Jade, the third book of Branches of Time, where we’ll follow Skye Kent’s wild, untamed spirit as she searches for new adventures. Skye has a knack for getting herself into trouble, but she doesn’t shy away from doing whatever has to be done to solve her predicaments. In this case, her newly found ability of time travel is what she resorts to in order to get herself out of yet another sticky situation. All goes well, until she meets a handsome, mysterious, stranger, Remington Hart, in 1927, who, unbeknownst to her, has been sent to track her down and ...

Fleeing an obsessed suitor, Fiona MacEnroy rides recklessly into Scotland's wildest hills and is captured by a horde of well-armed men. Instead of battling for her life, she finds herself swept away by a powerful stranger and carried off to a remote, forbidding keep. Oddly, here at Scarglas, a place shrouded in mystery and the black reputation of the rogue clan MacFingal, Fiona feels a strange, comforting sense of safety…and a consuming passion for its rugged laird.

"Miriam “Midge” Beale never imagined she’d be stealing chickens in the middle of the night just to feed her family. But when her father abandons them, leaving Midge in charge of her eight younger siblings, she will do whatever it takes to put food on the table. Until she's caught by the grumpiest man in all of Flat River. Baxter Hartman has every reason to be grumpy! He’s spent his days working on his ranch and his nights sleeping near the chicken coop trying to catch the thief who’s been stealing from his family.

The Harden Brothers' Stories begins... A Bride for Bear-Tired of living in his oldest brother’s shadow, Barrett Harden, Bear to family and friends, accepts his inheritance from his parents and decides to strike out on his own. Unfortunately, he must agree to the terms of his inheritance. He needs to find a business to purchase or start his own in the town of Silver Springs, Colorado. Then, Bear only has three months to find a wife after he purchases the mercantile. If he fails in either venture, he must return to the ranch and work off the money he spent. His younger brother urges Bear to...

Julian Fellowes's Belgravia is the story of a secret. A secret that unravels behind the porticoed doors of London's grandest postcode. Set in the 1840s, when the upper echelons of society began to rub shoulders with the emerging industrial nouveau riche, Belgravia is peopled by a rich cast of characters. But the story begins on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. At the Duchess of Richmond's new legendary ball, one family's life will change forever.

Nathan Hack expects his four sons to marry well and keep up the tradition of becoming barristers in the prestigious house of Hack. But Rubin, the youngest, feels that his legacy is a stranglehold. He's betrothed to a woman from a fine family when he falls in love with a beautiful, enigmatic stranger in Paris. Her name is Magda, and she will change Rubin’s life completely. Decades later, history will repeat itself when a woman is caught between two men during Hitler's regime.

There was no money, the family was scattered, and Lucille, who had mothered them all since she was 16, was going to be married. So the house must be sold; Lucille knew that was the only sensible things to do, but the family had other ideas. Home they came by whatever way they could, penniless and bedraggled but with certain newfound friends who were to help them to upset Lucille's plans - all her plans for a calm, settled, and sensible life.

First published in 1944, The Building of Jalna is one of sixteen books in the Jalna series written by Canada's Mazo de la Roche. In The Building of Jalna, Adeline, an impulsive bride with an Irish temper, and her husband, Captain Whiteoak, select Lake Ontario as the site of their new home. De la Roche chronicles their trials and tribulations during the building of the house, the swimming and skating parties, and the jealousies and humourous events that arise.

A Chance for Lanie- Samuel Harden’s life turns upside down when tragedy strikes, leaving him a broken man, physically and mentally. He can’t take the looks of pity and sadness every time he leaves his father’s mercantile in the town of Sliver Springs. What he needs is a fresh start, to go somewhere no one knows him or his circumstances, to make a name for himself. A sudden opportunity arises in Last Chance, Nebraska. Lanie Carlisle is struck speechless when her older brother informs her he sold their childhood home without her consent. Having just lost her father and not knowing what ...

1924. Ginger Kelly wakes up in tranquil Cocoa Beach, Florida, having fled south to safety in the company of disgraced Prohibition agent Oliver Anson Marshall and her newly-orphaned young sister, Patsy. But paradise is short-lived. Marshall is reinstated to the agency with suspicious haste and put to work patrolling for rumrunners on the high seas, from which he promptly disappears. Gin hurries north to rescue him, only to be trapped in an agonizing moral quandary by Marshall’s desperate mother.

Spending five months eating trail dust wasn't Leo Spencer's first choice. Or his second. He's not one to run away, but some situations can't be fixed and his family—two brothers and a sister—needs to start over. Which is how he finds himself on a westbound wagon train. Evangeline has a secret, one that has sent her on a journey across the plains on the Oregon Trail. When her father is badly hurt and she needs help, Leo is there. A deal is struck, and the two unlikely friends form an alliance . . . that leads to more.

Love Blooms on the Frontier When Elizabeth Carter steps off the stagecoach in Hope's Landing, Wyoming, she's looking for a fresh start. What she finds is Jeb - a rugged rancher with a heart of gold and a spirit as wild as the land he tends. As Elizabeth and Jeb build a life together, they face the challenges of frontier living with courage and determination. But when sinister forces threaten their home and community, they must stand united to protect all they hold dear. From drought to danger, tender moments to triumph, follow Elizabeth and Jeb's journey as their love deepens and their ...

The greatest fear in pregnancy is that something will go wrong.First part of a hugely popular series (over 100,000 copies sold) We put our faith in the professionals, but they are not beyond making tragic and major errors of judgement. Dive into this gripping tale inspired by true events where two lives collide in a dramatic twist of fate due to an unimaginable medical error. The thalidomide scandal of the 1950s/1960s. All her life, Rona has yearned for motherhood, but it has been denied to her. She tries not to obsess about her misfortune––but it's difficult keeping her emotions in ...

Big and sweeping, spanning the refined palaces of Osfrid to the gold dust and untamed forests of Adoria, The Glittering Court tells the story of Adelaide, an Osfridian countess who poses as her servant to escape an arranged marriage and start a new life in Adoria, the New World. But to do that, she must join the Glittering Court.

3 Book Complete Series in one box set! Clean and Wholesome American Mail Order Bride Historical Tales short story romance. This Best Selling series has been completely rewritten, revised, lengthened, and revamped. More action! More inspiring! More romance! Meet Clara, Martha, and Emma. The three sisters venture west to become mail order brides and, in the process, discover the true meaning of Christmas, a holiday they’ve always held dear to their hearts. True love and true faith will come together in a magical little place called Sanctuary…As the snow falls fast and heavy, these brave, ...

A desperate widow. A rancher wrestling doubt. A tragic, unwed mother and her son. After losing her husband, Rebecca Brown is driven to build a future for herself and her young daughter Mary. Facing imminent eviction, she gambles their lives on an advertisement in The Matrimonial Times. On the journey west, her path crosses with the young, unwed Nellie and her toddler Noah. When tragedy strikes in Denver, what will she do? She can't get Noah from her mind, but her groom is expecting one child, not two... Cole Smith focused his life on building up his ranch outside Hidden Pines, Colorado. ...

One minute, London banker Quinn Wentworth is facing execution. The next, he's declared the long-lost heir to a dukedom. Quinn has fought his way up from the worst slums, and now he's ready to use every dirty trick he knows to find the enemy who schemed against him. Jane Winston, widowed and pregnant, crosses paths with Quinn while her father is preaching to the prisoners. Believing his days are numbered, Quinn offers her marriage as a way to guarantee her independence and provide for her child. Neither thinks they'll actually have a future together.