Books:
Eliza's Hope
by Vicki Gaia
Blurb:
Eliza Lily's fragmented memories torment her of the terrible day she fled Jeb Harris, her foster parent. William Bennett finds Eliza by the river with blood on her dress. She insist its from an animal, but being an avid hunter, he knows better. Ignoring the inner alarm in his head, he makes a decision that will forever change his life. He brings Eliza home to live with him and his sister, Jewel.
When ugly rumors resurface years later, Eliza and Jewel take shelter with William who now lives in New York. He plans to marry Eliza to a suitable gentleman who can give her a home and safety from her past. Eliza thwarts his plans in her quest for social change. To make matters worse, stirrings of love for this exasperating women challenge his determination.
Even in a city of millions, Eliza's past once again resurfaces. Only by going back to the scene of her lost memories can she hope to discover the truth. But will the truth set Eliza free or dash all hope?
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Corpse Whisperer
Chris Redding weaves a tale about deceit, murder, and a woman who just wants one thing - to get rid of her gift...at all costs.
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Duking Days - Rebellion by Anita Davison.
Historical mainstream set in 17th century England.
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Helena Woulfe, the daughter of a wealthy Exeter nobleman leads a privileged life. However, as King Charles II's reign comes to an end, so does her innocence. Rebellion sweeps the West Country and when her family is caught in its grip, she finds herself on the road searching for her missing Rebel father and brother after Monmouth’s bloody defeat in battle at Sedgemoor. Her life is further torn apart when soldiers ransack her home and the family estate is confiscated by the crown.
Helena and her younger brother Henry, seek refuge with a kind family who take them in, but King James wants revenge on those who opposed him and danger is never far away. Feeling bereft and abandoned, they go to London. Helena hopes the city will overlook their past and she can make a new life for herself, and perhaps find love.
Only, there are others lurking, willing to do harm to a traitor's daughter and, before she can find happiness with Guy, the man who offers her the security and respectability she seeks, she learns her family’s allegiances
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Tangled Hearts by Rosemary Morris.
Historical romance set in Queen Anne time...
Blurb.
Richelda Shaw’s privileged life changes for the worse after James II’s daughter and son-in-law usurped his throne. When her parents die she is left penniless and alone, holding on to the oath she gave her father to reclaim their ancestral home.
Richelda entrusts her heart to the parson’s son Dudley, but he is not all the he seems. Her wealthy aunt saves her from poverty, and wishes to arrange her marriage to a dashing Viscount, whose care and attentions make Richelda think and feel against her wishes.
However, as she travels a new path in London, she never forgets her oath. Only, hidden danger lurks and when she tries to find a legendary treasure trove she also finds herself fighting not only for her life but for true love.
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Jacquie's Dilemma by Joanna Hunt
Contemporary novella
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The Pledge
Blurb
The end of the Tutor era is a volatile, treacherous time, hailing the end of the medieval period and the dawn of the Renaissance. A time when a Laird could wear a Claymore sword beside a pistol, and a noblewoman could read, write, and find freedom in the arms of her enemy.
Calum, the Laird MacKenna, is experienced in the art of war. The bastard son who became The Reiver called Wolfe, and Laird by the Sword. He must call on all his skill and cunning to prevent the barons from overtaking the Winston lands, and claiming a second chance at life and love. He will save the last of Gillian's people but he demands a price, the pledge that she will bear him one legitimate son.
Gillian lived without family, love, or hope her entire life. Her dowry is written in blood, her peerage tainted by treason. Her saving grace come in the form of tutoring, independence, and the glimpse of a new world. It must be enough to help her outwit the man who slaughtered her family, and plans to usurp the throne of England.
If Gillian doesn't reach London before her child is born, two enemies will collide, and the world will change - forever.
Duking Days Revolution (sequel)
by Anita Davison
Blurb
1688 London. Helena Woulfe Palmer has put the horrors of the Monmouth Rebellion behind her and looks forward to life as the wife of Guy Palmer. But her brothers remain a constant worry - Aaron is in Holland with the Prince of Orange, and surely what he plans is treason? While Henry carries his own sorrow, pining for another man's wife.
When the Prince arrives in England to re-establish the Anglican Church there are those who are uneasy as to which side to take. When riots break out in London, Helena is forced to flee from her home – again.
Helena has what she always wanted, respectability and security, but the discovery of her husband’s weakness drives her into the arms of another. Her ordered world becomes entangled in a web of desire and deceit. However, she learns there is a price to pay for recklessness and keeping secrets.
Will the three Woulfe siblings ever learn the fate of their missing father, and above all, will Helena be able to keep what is important to her ?
Bloodstone Catle by Mirella Patzer.
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Bloodstone Castle stands sentinel on the shores of the Ligurian Sea. Secreted somewhere in its dungeons is an ancient Roman treasure of immense value. Contessa Morena of Bloodstone Castle possesses a mysterious bloodstone pendant, the only proof the treasure exists.Since childhood, she has been promised in marriage to Duke Ernesto of Savona. Ernesto is a desperate man, a gambler who has lost his family’s fortune, a man who resorts to murder to not only hide his dirty secret, but for the sake of money. Marriage to the lovely Morena will make the treasure his and restore his power and desperate circumstances.After the brutal murder of his father, Duke Amoro of Genoa swears two oaths. The first is to avenge his father’s death. The second is to honour his father’s dying wish and wed Morena of Bloodstone Castle, to end the violent feud with between their two families.Her life thrown into chaos, Morena must choose between obligation and honour, truth and lies, good and evil. In medieval Italy, two men face each other with ruthlessness and intensity. Enter their world of splendour and depravity, of passion and wickedness. It is Italy’s most dazzling and dangerous age, and as Duke Amoro of Genoa and Duke Ernesto of Savona match wits and cunning, it is a dance the death to decide which one of them will win the hand of the beautiful Countess Morena and the hidden treasure of Bloodstone Castle.
