Historical romance Books

When Lady Isabella thinks she has witnessed the murder of her mother—by her father, the Earl of Craythorne—she rides off to London in search of the man her mother, Arabella, instructed she contact lest anything befall her.Directions send...

Jane has finally found Cole again after weeks of missing him. The question is, did he even want to be found? Before Jane can fully face what's happened, and her husband, she goes missing herself. Cole and Jane's brother's search brutal terrain in hopes...

Jack Barrett is an ambitious member of parliament with no time or desire for a wife. When he catches the Duke of Eastleigh’s sister sneaking inside one of London’s private gentlemen’s clubs, he’s shocked—and dangerously...

A title returned.A woman stolen.A single chance for atonement...George James Madoc Danforth—the heir apparent to The Warrick— is alive and well unbeknownst to all the British Empire, including the Queen.When Madoc is finally resurrected, he...

Spinster, sweet Spinster Isabella Lambert is a nice person. She is biddable, polite, soft-spoken, and eager to please. She also happens to be a spinster, and one of the writers of the infamous Spinster Chronicles, where she is less polite, more...

Born with the mark of the devil, Merrin has been hidden on the islet of Eilean Fladda for near twenty years. When the body of a Highlander washes ashore, the innocent lass presumes him dead. Brushing the hair from the rugged warrior's face, her fingers...

Survivor Pass, Book Five, Redemption Mountain Historical Western Romance Series"The Redemption Mountain series is as good as historical romance gets-vivid settings, memorable characters, love, and lots at stake. Shirleen Davies knows how to bring the old...

Iris is a simple postmistress in the small town of Turning Creek, Colorado. Simple, except for being a descendant of a Greek myth, having a pair of golden wings, and possessing the ability to speak prophecy. She has had her hands so full guiding the...

Descended from the mythical harpies, Petra Celaeno is content living a solitary life in the Colorado Territory until she meets dairy farmer, James Lloyd. As her relationship with James grows, Petra fights against her harpy instincts and questions the...

Aria has left home with one goal. Find the weapon used to defeat the horde of the black knight and save the what remains of the kingdom. But things are not going a planned. She dressed as a man. Savior of the young prince of the neighboring kingdom...

Forbidden flames burn brightest…The knight Alric of Hawksmere has endured years of war and survived dozens of battles in the service of the king. A new challenge awaits him when he returns home to renew his bond with a childhood friend. Alric...

Can love grow on poisoned ground?Gabriel Courtenay works tirelessly for the British Crown, part of the elite circle of spies known as the Zodiac. He is afraid of nothing, but his latest assignment may be his most deadly yet. A serial poisoner is taking...

The Southern Skyes SeriesTwo brothers are separated by circumstance, their descendants by choice. In centuries-old Australia, familial roots of siblings and societies feed the beasts of prejudice, misfortune, and disproportionate wealth. What will the...

This is one woman's solitary story of desperation and madness during WW1. Of her journey from hope to despair to death. Set in a great dark brooding forest, loneliness is pervasive as is the raven's cry. Lost love rotted and moldering, this woman, this...

"A very hot and perfectly paced page turner, all the way to happily ever after." -NPRWinner of the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery and Suspense & the Passionate Plume AwardHe saved her life when she was a girl. Now she is a woman...

In the battle between love and duty, the heart has the most to lose…Despite his previous irksomeness, Lord Julian Wade has become a dear confidant to Portia Hayes. He’s proven attentive, honorable, clever, and would make many a lady a fine...

István was a young man when the Iron Curtain blanketed Eastern Europe after the Second World War, vandalising the fabric of Hungarian society. Tortured for criticising the tyranny suffered under Communism, he conspires with likeminded rebels to retaliate...

She took him in when no one else would. She didn't expect to fall in love... London 1939. As war casts a dark shadow in his homeland Germany, journalist Sebastien wanders the grey fog-filled streets. His heart breaks as he remembers his hurried...

Ambientada en el elegante pero rígido mundo de la Inglaterra de principios del siglo XIX, Orgullo y prejuicio narra la inolvidable historia de Elizabeth Bennet, una joven independiente y de lengua afilada que se niega a conformarse con las...

Looking out over the twinkling city lights of Florence, Claire thinks of the letter that has brought her here. Written by a woman who escaped the Blitz, it holds a secret kept for a lifetime... but can Claire make the woman's dying wish come true?Claire...

Wales, 1959.At twenty-two years old, Faith Pryor wants nothing more than a family of her own. She hasn't seen her parents or sister since she was evacuated from London during World War II.Her relationship with Nick Harris seems to be going well. Surely...

Wales, 1917.Barbara Jones is just 17-years-old when her life changes forever.She missed all the signs: the nausea, the fatigue, the restless nights. It was her mother who broke the news to her. How could she be pregnant? She's not even married!Doin'...

South Wales, 1953.Zena Martin and Jake Williams are happy, in love, and about to announce their engagement.Meanwhile, Zena's brother, Greg, hopes to persuade the beautiful Rose Conelly to meet his family and begin the next stage of their relationship...

Berlin, 1943: "No matter what happens, no matter what they do to me, they will never stop me loving you," he said, placing a kiss on my tear-stained cheek. Based on a true story, this heartbreaking World War Two page-turner shows that, in the face...

Whenever things seem to fall apart around Daisy, romance novels are her way of escaping. When immersed in a novel, she can imagine herself in the story as the lead female character. Still, the difference between her and the typical female character in...

Lady Chatterley's Lover follows the story of Constance Reid, a young woman married to Sir Clifford Chatterley, an upper-class baronet who is paralyzed from the waist down due to a war injury. Feeling unfulfilled in her marriage, Constance embarks on a...

The Rainbow begins with Tom Brangwen, a farmer rooted in rural life, and follows through to his granddaughter Ursula, who becomes a teacher in a world increasingly shaped by urbanization and capitalist values. Through Ursula's struggles for spiritual,...

Robert Moore, a mill owner facing financial difficulties, lays off workers and becomes the target of labor riots in Yorkshire. Caroline, who secretly loves Robert, watches as he grows distant due to his need to marry for wealth rather than love. Enter...

B' i Cailin Sgiathanach, no Faodalach na h-Abaid an treas nobhail a sgrìobhadh anns a' Ghàidhlig. Nochd i an toiseach sa bhliadhna 1923, agus cha do dh'fhoillsicheadh nobhail Ghàidhlig eile gu ceann còrr is dà fhichead bliadhna. Tha i, mar sin, na puing...

A tale of friends, enemies, and the power of love."Thou and I are too wise to woo peaceably." - Benedick, Much Ado About Nothing, 5.2Mr. Darcy's arrival in Meryton raises many people's disdain, and Elizabeth Bennet's ire. An insult at a dance...

Newland Archer is a young, popular, successful lawyer living in an elegant New York City house. His engagement to May Welland is one in a string of accomplishments. His life changes when he meets Countess Ellen Olenska. Through his relationship with her,...

Middlemarch is set in the fictitious Midlands town of Middlemarch during 1829-32, and it comprises several distinct and intersecting stories and a large cast of characters. The narrative is variably considered to consist of three or four plots of...

Far from the Madding Crowd follows the life and relationships of Bathsheba Everdene with her lonely neighbour William Boldwood, the faithful shepherd Gabriel Oak, and the thriftless soldier Sergeant Troy. Everdene experiences love, honour and betrayal,...

As the Napoleonic Wars come to an end in 1814, Admirals and Captains of the Royal Navy are put ashore, their work done. Anne Elliot meets her old love, Captain Frederick Wentworth, after seven years, by the chance of his sister and brother-in-law renting...

The Importance of Being Earnest is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personæ to escape burdensome social obligations. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play's major themes are the...

Gone with the Wind takes place during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era. It depicts the struggles of young Scarlett O'Hara, the spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner, who must use every means at her disposal to claw...

This faraway, pre-contact story begins with Helkena, a young, still untattooed girl enduring a typhoon crashing over the only island she has ever known. Her home is Wōtto, one of the dry, windswept atolls of the northern Marshall Islands. The newborn...

"Enticingly authentic... a thoroughly engaging mystery." Financial TimesWill she captivate you too? 1880A young woman sits for the painting of a miniature portrait - a fashionable betrothal gift - while secretly contemplating a terrifying decision that...

Meet Madeline Murray: Lover of books and gardens. Loathes small talk. Would rather not be invited to your tea party, thank you.In the shadow of Halifax's high society, Madeline Murray stands as a guardian of the Everwell Society, preferring books and...

A lovelorn lady ...Eleven years ago, Lady Amelia Prescott was jilted on the night of her planned elopement, and the man who betrayed her disappeared from England with nothing more than a letter of farewell. Ever since, she has focused her attention on...

It was irresponsible, really, the way he wielded his smile without a care for where it landed. - Miss Amelia ThorneA GENTLEMAN'S TASKScientist Edmund Corbyn has a passion for the emerging field of photography, but his devotion to his family is unwavering...

Pain. His sister's screams. And a beautiful face in the jeering crowd. When Henri of Maron woke, he had only a few memories of his brutal flogging, but he knew the world had changed. He had changed.Now, as he grapples with the fallout from his...

Can the Ladies of the Wagering Whist Society help sort out a love quadrangle? It's not that the practical Beatrice Kendrick doesn't trust her mirror twin, the vivacious and flirtatious Isabel. It's just that the rebellious Bel has proven herself all...

"Ramona steps into college life bright-eyed and hopeful, but she soon discovers the outrageous restrictions of 1960s' society and collegiate life limit women like her, and she decides to fight back. We watch Ramona grow into a brave, moraled young woman...

We all know that, in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Darcy is proud and prejudiced because he is a wealthy landowner who believes himself above his company and that Elizabeth Bennet can afford to be proud and prejudiced because she believes...

Liesse Bennier meets her first love at a Réveillons de L'An, the traditional French Canadian New Year's Eve celebration. Upon his return from WWI, they marry. But by the time Liesse is twenty, she moves back in with her parents as a young widow with a...