Shannon MacLeod is starting her life over after ending an abusive relationship that put her in the hospital. Moving from Glasgow to Edinburgh seems to be a good decision, since she had spent so much time there with her grandmother while growing up, and nothing else in her life feels safe. Finding employment at a popular tattoo parlor, Shannon is stunned to discover the manager is the handsome young man she met when she was just fifteen, who lived next door to her grandmother. Shannon’s penchant for attracting bad boys has caused her a great deal of heartache, and she is afraid of her instant attraction to Cole. Read More »

Lady Ophelia Lyttleton is definitely one of the ton-an arrogant young woman who seems to care only for herself. She can be quite charming to the young dukes and lords, and others whom are titled, but there is one young man in their circle that she simply cannot abide, since he was low-born and adopted into a titled family. In addition to his low birth, Drake Darling is in business, managing an Read More »

Lady Tara Davidson was stunned when her father, the Earl of Tay, called her into his study one night and informed her she would be marrying within the hour. Tara had recently been left at the altar, so to speak, when her intended preferred her sister Aileen, and the stable master had rejected her when she threw herself at him for old time’s sake. She knew her father had a gambling problem, but was not Read More »

Lady Aileen Davidson has returned to the family home in Scotland after a scandalous divorce, and is relatively content until her sister Tara appears, running away from an advantageous marriage proposal. Soon their father, the Earl of Tay, and Blake Stephens, Tara’s intended, come to Annefield looking for Tara, determined that there will be a wedding, since the Earl has already gambled away the money settled on him by Mr. Stephens. Tara is in love with the horse master, and has returned to Annefield to rekindle their romance and spend her life as his wife, not as a fine lady in London. Read More »

Sabrina Davidson has learned to keep her emotions deeply in check, as an unmarried woman of twenty-nine must do to maintain the proper decorum. She acts as her father’s hostess, does the required charity work, and is well known for her musical talent. However, Sabrina wonders if there is more to life than what she is currently experiencing, but believes she will never have the opportunity to do Read More »

In grieving for her husband, Olivia Felicone becomes a stranger to herself and does things she would never have believed possible. Olivia’s overwhelming sadness at Luca’s unexpected passing forces her to re-examine her life and the choices she made as a teenager. Read More »

Lady Charlotte Hanover is on the fence, having lost her fiancé several years earlier, but she is willing to help her sister Jane with her Season. Suddenly Jane’s friend Rowena MacLawry appears at the house, all the way from Scotland, begging to be included in the Season with Jane. As the women begin making Rowena welcome, they are startled when Rowena’s brother, Ranulf, comes to the door insisting he take Rowena back to the Highlands immediately. Read More »

Lady Grace Walsingham hated barbaric Scottish Highlanders, believing herself to be high above them since she was a titled lady from London, but she was visiting for the grand occasion of her sister Ravenna’s marriage to Laird Ruairi Sutherland. Grace had traveled to Scotland with her younger sisters and her betrothed, Lord Daniel Casterbrook, and was now prepared to remain for the next month, hoping for some excitement to spice up her otherwise dull life. Read More »

Lady Elizabeth Neville-Ashford wants more from her life than a titled husband and a large brood of children. Lilly wants to go to university, to travel, and work if she so chooses, but her parents are against anything that might reflect badly on them. When World War I begins, Lilly feels the need to help in some way with the war effort, but her parents, highly conscious of their social status, will not allow her to join the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, or help in any other way. When Lilly’s correspondence with her brother’s friend, a doctor working in the war effort in France, becomes known, Lilly’s mother reacts violently and disapprovingly, causing Lilly to leave home and forge her own way in the world. Read More »

At the end of World War I, Charlotte Brown leaves her position as an associate nurse and returns to her job as a counselor for people in need of assistance. She takes her work very seriously and is determined to find resources for families devastated by the war. Her closest friend Lilly, formerly Lady Elizabeth Neville-Ashford, is finally to be married to her fiancé, Dr. Robert Fraser, and though Charlotte is very happy for them, she is reluctant to attend the wedding, knowing that Lilly’s brother, Edward, will be in attendance. Read More »

Selena Ainsley left Long Island ten years earlier, after a terrible car accident, and she made a decision to put the past behind her when she finally realized James was not coming for her. Finishing college and starting a successful career as an event planner in North Carolina were challenges, but Selena loved her job and managed to stay too busy to remember the past. When her best friend called and asked her to plan their ten year reunion, Selena contemplated refusing, but knew she had to face her demons head on, even if it meant running into James again. Read More »

Lord Boyce Parker, the youngest son, had spent a lifetime feeling as if he did not fit in anywhere. His brother Richard, the war hero, definitely had his father’s respect, but all Boyce had was a tarnished reputation from arranging a pig race and co-authoring The Rake’s Handbook-–Including Field Guide. When an earl announced a race, from London to Paris, where young men would have to exemplify five character traits, Boyce decided to enter and win the earl’s daughter’s hand in marriage. Deciding that courage would be one of the traits he would demonstrate, he hired a balloon to fly him to Paris. Read More »

Summer Montgomery loved Portland, and found the various departments she had worked in interesting, always finding something positive in each one. The only downside Summer had found was that her brother, Zach, who was also her boss, was overly critical about everything she did. He and his best friend, Ethan, who also worked for the company, were planning a climb up Denali, and Summer was quite vocal in her belief that Zach was not yet ready for the trip, despite his love of extreme sports, because of the broken leg he had suffered just a few months earlier. Ethan found himself playing peacemaker, and found that he was developing an attraction to Summer, though he would never dare to act on it because of the protectiveness of the Montgomery men. Read More »

Lady Lenora Trevelyan had traveled from her father’s estate in England to her fiancé’s castle in Germany, in order to prepare to become a proper “prinzessin” and acceptable mistress of Rotenburg. However, Prince Kurt turned out to be abusive, taking pleasure in inflicting pain and humiliation on Lenora. At first, it was pinches and blows, but the abuse quickly escalated to Lenora being tied to the flogging post while Kurt called the village together, and announced her perceived sins before having the groom flick the whip, connecting painfully with Lenora’s back. Kurt finally stopped the groom, and rather than soil his own hands, he bade the blacksmith to carry Lenora to her chambers. Lenora became determined that somehow, she would escape Schloss Rotenburg and return to England. Read More »

Lady Araminthea Collins had been a paid companion for various titled folk since the death of her father several years earlier, but she had never had a proposal of marriage before. Recognizing that her brother was well on his way to becoming a drunken sot, and that she had to provide for her younger sister, Lady Thea accepted the proposal and the amount the Duke of Anselm was willing to settle on her. Still, Lady Thea was too afraid to tell her new husband everything that had happened to her while in service, even though he was well aware that paid companions had no protection at all. Read More »

Alexa Holland had been at loose ends since her mother passed away, and her boss did not seem to fully understand what she was feeling. As the personal assistant to a successful photographer, Alexa usually handled everything for Benito flawlessly, but today’s shoot was just too difficult, even though Benito told her how vitally important this shoot was. Their subject today was Caine Carraway, divinely handsome CEO, and with a tie to Alexa that he was deeply ashamed about. The photo shoot would have gone smoothly, however, if Alexa had not taken it upon herself to reach out to Caine and apologize. Read More »

Sidonie Lindstrom was trying to adjust to her new life on a farm, believing it would be best for Luis, her foster son, to be out of the dangerous atmosphere of downtown Baltimore. She was unpleasantly surprised to find two giant draft horses in her pasture, and she and Luis were at a loss as to how to handle the situation, even though Luis had been taking therapeutic riding lessons since they arrived. A local farrier came by to help, and Sid noticed how interested Luis was in learning to care for the horses. Read More »

The Unlikely Lady is the story of Jane Lowndes, a bookworm and self-proclaimed bluestocking spinster. She can be found in the corner during social events with her nose in a book. But her dear friends Lucy and Cass want to see her live and meet a man. When Jane shows a passing spark in their dear friend Garrett Upton, the two ladies conspire as to how they can get the two together. Read More »

Right before Christmas, Lady Joan finds herself in a bit of a predicament…she became intoxicated one night and fears she may now be ruined, and if anyone finds out, her good name, and that of her family, will be destroyed. She hurries to the train station, desperate to get to the house party her family was attending, but there are no seats left on the train. Fortunately, Dante Hartwell is traveling with his children and his sister, and offers Lady Joan a seat in their private car. Mr. Hartwell is in trade, so he is a less-desirable suitor than those who are titled, but Lady Joan had danced with him at one event and found him to be a decent man. Read More »

Elinor Colton was recently re-entering society after a year’s absence mourning the death of her husband. She attended a neighborhood dance where there was a stone statue of Apollo, and someone had stuck a leaf over the offending male part. Elinor found that highly amusing, and was surprised to find that the handsome man, who entered the vestibule after her, also found it funny. She enjoyed chatting with him, and thought nothing more of their brief acquaintance, until her attorney, Henry Brown, came to her with several scandalous rumors about the new neighbor at Blackwell. Read More »