Historical Suspense Romance

A desperate heiress on the run. A cautious banker with a heart for second chances. Can love and trust bloom amid danger and secrets in Texas? Elliana Barrington must escape Evansville before her scheming cousin discovers the terms of their grandmother’s will. Sent to marry a man in Texas who can protect her, Elliana hopes for a fresh start far from the threats and greed of her past. But her grandmother’s will is clear—if Elliana shares her inheritance with her cousin, both will lose everything to charity. Determined to do what’s right, Elliana agrees to a marriage contract with a ...

A page-turning story full of romance and suspense, A Lady's Wedding follows three friends on their journey to make it to the alter and thwart a mad man intent on stopping their wedding. Every woman dreams of her wedding day. Those dreams rarely involve being kidnapped and drowned in a lake, of course, but here we are. If she can break free and warn her friends in time, she can still salvage her wedding day, right? Granted, she’ll have to escape from her own watery grave first. Look inside to begin reading now! A Lady's Wedding is the comical fourth novel in the Best Laid Plans series of ...

Orlando Holt has never assassinated a woman before. The lovely, feisty Lady Lynden will be his first. She's supposed to be a vicious murderess, but when Orlando begins to have doubts, he sets out to discover the identity of the person who hired him. What he learns will turn his world upside down and propel him headlong into love with a woman who's immune to his charms.

An ancient manuscript, the secret to paradise and the deadly race is on... When photographer Isa Floris witnesses a shocking death in the Tate Modern, she unwittingly uncovers a thirty-year-old conspiracy to control a priceless treasure -- the earth and its energies. From Stonehenge to London, from Portugal to Venice, Isa, hunter and hunted, races against time through the shadowy worlds of ancient powers in a desperate bid to stop a devastating plot created by a secret group of the world's wealthiest men and prevent the devastating destruction it will unleash from taking place… only to ...

Part six in a Christian Regency suspense series with slow-burn romance and a supernatural twist Lady Wynwood has discovered the gardening notebooks belonging to Bianca Jadis, the deceased mistress of the late Lord Wynwood and a former member of the treasonous group, the Citadel. However, the team is dismayed to discover that parts of the notebooks have been written in some sort of code. Mr. Sol Drydale has kept hidden the fact that the notebooks have been found because he is unable to fully trust his superior officers at the Ramparts, the secret branch of the Alien Office. After all, when ...

In this third and final novel in the Lancaster Burning series, author Linda Byler takes us inside the home of Davey Beiler, the leader of this Amish district. He clearly feels the heat in more ways than one. Some of the younger members of his church are ready to testify against the man who has allegedly started at least several of the fires. Davey counsels patience and forgiveness.

Lady Frederica knows she needs to stay away from the Earl of Wetherby. However, she cannot seem to remove thoughts of him from her mind. The London Season has just begun, and one of the first gentlemen Lady Frederica meets behaves most improperly, indeed! The Earl of Wetherby’s social blunders keep happening and her own reputation is at risk. Percy, the Earl of Wetherby, is embarrassed by his own behavior and mistakes. However, most of the mistakes are not his fault. Someone is out to get him. He does not understand why a mysterious woman is trying to force his hand in marriage. Lady ...

Follow the gentlemen of the Tenet Club — an elusive group of noblemen that investigates crimes committed by the nobility—on a rousing journey of romance, suspense, and a guaranteed happily ever-after. Viscount Langdon is torn between duty and desire. After his father’s death, he has every intention of resigning from the Tenet club when he meets Mrs. Adare. The lively widow with a knack for trouble piqued more than his curiosity, and he agrees to one last assignment. Mrs. Elizabeth Adare is on a mission to bring a smuggler to justice, and nobody is going to get in her way, not even the...

Their love story is faced with tragedy from the very beginning. Milo, a German Nazi, falling in love with Anya, a Polish Jew. At a time when the two were meant to be enemies, Milo and Anya have a chance meeting and fall instantly in love despite not knowing the most critical detail about Anya. It took one night for the two to exchange vows and then the cold truth of Nazi occupied Poland came crashing in. Milo promised Anya he would come for her the next day and they would live happily ever after. Unfortunately, fate stepped in and separated the lovers before they even had a chance. Six ...

She vanished on the eve of their wedding. Now she’s returned, but remembers nothing—not even his name. Laird Struan MacInnes never stopped searching for Isla, the fierce and compassionate woman he loved more than life. When she’s found half-drowned on the rocky shores below Dun Lirra Keep, battered and without memory, Struan dares to believe the impossible—his bride has come back. But the woman who once pledged her heart to him no longer remembers their love... or the betrayal that tore them apart. Haunted by glimpses of a past she can’t grasp, Isla clings to the fragments—...

After a long sickness, Lady Letitia Seton is finally free. But the last fractures in her mind won't heal until she confronts old wounds. Intent on finding answers about a murderous conspiracy against her family and to complete her recovery, she travels to County Durham. Dr Grayson Day devoted his life to healing the princess in the tower. Not wanting her to journey alone into the unknown, he volunteers to accompany Lettie. But he is cast in the role of brother. Now he can only watch as Lettie becomes entwined with an enticing sylph.

An unwanted betrothal leads to a mystery and love that nobody expected. Miss Hannah Seymour is utterly distraught. Believing that Lord Bentham cared for her, she is heartbroken to hear precisely the opposite. With her father’s threat hanging over her head, she finds herself thrust into a mystery surrounding Lord Bentham’s strange betrothal to a young lady of quality. Despite her own heartbreak, Hannah reluctantly agrees to help. Lord Bentham has never heard of his supposed bride! To find himself now expected to marry Miss Lewisham, he turns to his friends, ‘The Shadows’ for help. ...

Twenty-six-year-old Beatrice Hyde-Clare is far too shy to investigate the suspicious death of a fellow guest in the Lake District. A spinster who lives on the sufferance of her relatives, she would certainly not presume to search the rooms of her host's son and his friend looking for evidence. Reared in the twin virtues of deference and docility, she would absolutely never think to question the imperious Duke of Kesgrave about anything, let alone how he chose to represent the incident to the local constable. And yet that's exactly what she does.

You’ll laugh, gasp, and groan at the situations and solutions these bi-century characters encounter. **Revenge, intrigue, and passion with a light-hearted twist. **Bounce between the present day and the 18th century, survive mobs and mayhem, using nothing but grit and guts, give or take a knife of two. THE GREAT BIG FAIRY ~ a balanced mix of mystery, history, and fantasy, with a tad of romance, a dash of violence, and a pinch of humor added to enhance your reading experience. Benji, the 6'7" good-natured former wrestler, mechanic, and handyman is also an 18th century time traveler, stuck ...

A Vanished Masterpiece, a Sun-Worshipping Noble, and a Mystery Full of Twists! Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James are called to the crumbling mansion of a bankrupt aristocrat whose only salvation—a priceless painting—has vanished. If the masterpiece isn’t recovered, the bank will foreclose, leaving the family ruined. But instead of helping, the eccentric nobleman is obsessed with his bizarre sun-worshipping rituals. Then the case turns deadly. Two men are found murdered in the mansion’s decaying halls, and the nobleman’s spinster sister confesses, convinced she’s guilty. The police ...

Follow these lovely Daughters of Devonshire on their journey to discovering true love Books in this collection: Lady of His Dreams The Heart of a Lady A Lady's Melody Worthy of a Lady Author's Note: These are all clean short stories with a HEA.

SEXIER THAN THE BRIDGERTONS Available in paperback or ebook! Will he choose love or honor? Orphaned Kate Scoville is trapped in a tower prison by her scheming uncle, who plans to wed her to his loathsome son in order to gain control of her fortune. Plucky and resourceful, Lady Kate escapes to London to ask for help from her guardian. She's sure the elderly Earl of Devere will help her in her plight. Kate is astounded to find that the Earl has died, and his son has become her guardian. Quinn, the present Earl, remembers Kate from his childhood as an awkward child he loved to taunt and tease....

Once upon a time, there was a king who passed. He left behind two sons, one beloved and one outcast. The older of the two was set to take the throne, but before he could, he had to find a queen to call his own. The younger one was known to be unruly and unhinged. The chosen queen was warned to keep far away from him. Beautiful and cunning, in the light is where she stayed. But late at night, it was the shadowed lands in which she played. Mistakes were made and secrets forged; forgetting duty and her sense. And while the new king had her hand, her heart belonged to the scarred prince.

They call him the Devil.... He is the most notorious laird of Scotland: fierce, cold, deadly...and maybe even worse. Yet Evelinde has just agreed to wed him. Anything, she thinks, is better than her cruel stepmother. Though Evelinde should be wary of the rumors, she can't help but be drawn to this warrior...for the Devil of the Highlands inspires a heat within her that is unlike anything she has ever known.

A mystery that surrounds Julianna’s family could lead her to the man that steals her heart. Miss Julianna Newton is struggling to return to a society that does not want her. A year after her brother’s death, she has been blessed with a kind sponsor, who helps her secure invitations to the most exclusive events of the London Season. Much to her surprise, she finds that one Lord Sharpe is determined to help her make the right acquaintances, due to a promise he made to her late brother, Francis. When Lord Sharpe and Miss Newton spend more time together, strange happenings occur, forcing ...