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When Edward of York takes back the English crown, the Wars of the Roses scatter the Lancastrian nobility, and young Henry Tudor, with a strong claim to the throne, is forced into exile. Recently widowed and vulnerable, his mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort, forges an uncomfortable alliance with Edward’s Queen, Elizabeth Woodville. Swearing an oath of allegiance to York, Margaret agrees to marry the King’s shrewdest courtier, Lord Stanley. But can she tread the precarious line between duty to her husband, loyalty to her son, and her obligation to God and the King?

Margaret Douglas, daughter of a queen, niece of King Henry VIII, never did anything by half measures. When she was a young woman, she dared to love, knowing it could only end in heartbreak. Love was never meant for those so close to the throne. Still she went on believing that one day she would have it all.

After her two elder sisters become the scandals of Florence, Lucianna Pietro d' Angelo is in the difficult position of finding a wealthy man who will have her for his wife. She has little choice but to accept the proposal of an aging bookseller. Later, Lucianna is content with comfortable widowhood - until Robert Minton, Earl of Lisle, visits her bookshop. The Englishman is not only dashing and handsome - he's a trusted courtier of Henry VII.

The Crown's Reckoning – The Sequel to Honor the Throne The weight of the crown is heavier than Maxwell ever imagined. With Bellavierre on the brink of unrest, old alliances fraying, and his throne challenged by shadows within his own court, the young king must face the consequences of his past. But no betrayal cuts deeper than the one that threatens his future with Abbie. Abigail Remington never sought power, but as queen, she must now navigate a court that was never meant to accept her. With enemies at every turn and a heart torn between duty and longing, she must decide whether to stand...

Daire Claymore, Duke of Claymore, does not understand why he is so drawn to Moonstone Landing, the sleepy village on the coast of Cornwall. He has all the wealth and power any man can want and women who will come running to warm his bed at his slightest nod. He is used to getting whatever strikes his fancy. Except he cannot coax, bribe, buy, or get the impertinent Brenna Angel. Not that he wants her, although she is stunning and irresistible in an irritating way. He is merely negotiating to purchase a property owned by the stubborn beauty.

Tudor England. The word treason is on everyone's lips. Arbella Stuart, niece to Mary, Queen of Scots, and presumed successor to Elizabeth I, has spent her youth behind the towering windows of Hardwick Hall. As presumed successor to the throne, her isolation should mean protection - but those close to the crown are never safe. Aemilia Lanyer, writer and poet, enjoys an independence denied to Arbella. Their paths should never cross. But when Arbella enlists Aemilia's help in a bid for freedom, she risks more than her own future.

She saved him from the sea. He’ll help her reclaim her past—even if it breaks his heart. When spirited and self-reliant Tess Lindsay rescues a shipwrecked Highlander, she has no idea her world is about to change. Raised in isolation on a remote Scottish isle, Tess has never known her true origins—until Colin Macpherson washes ashore, igniting not only her curiosity but a passion unlike any she’s known. Colin’s charm has led him from one adventure to the next, but nothing prepares him for the fierce, breathtaking woman who pulls him from the storm. As Tess begins to trust the ...

Amidst the frost-kissed halls of a medieval castle, where Yuletide cheer illuminates the shadows of the past, a tale of resilience, danger, and love unfolds. Thomas Greyville, a seasoned ex-spy for the crown and newly appointed Earl Graemes, returns to his ancestral home with a heavy heart. Tasked with restoring his family's estate, Thomas is confronted with dire news upon his arrival: the castle's coffers have been emptied, leaving the estate destitute. Determined to uncover the thief and restore his family's honor, Thomas finds an unexpected ally in Sybil, the widow of his late cousin Hugh.

Enchanted by the Boleyn family, Beth only returned to the present day when life at Henry VIII’s court started to take a darker turn. She has just resigned herself to leaving her adventures firmly in the past, when she gets a nasty shock. It seems her time-slipping has had a disastrous affect. Anne Boleyn has been wiped from history and somehow it looks like Beth may have taken her place. Terrified that his favourite student may have changed English history forever, Professor Marshall convinces Beth to return to Anne, with the clear objective to fix her mess.

(Previously published as Invitation To Ruin - winner of the RomCom Readers Crown in 2012) One Good Lady Is About to Go Bad… The only thing Miss Melissa Goodly has ever wanted out of a marriage is love. But any hope of that dissolves one wild night, when she loses herself in the arms of the most irresistible–and unobtainable–man in all of England. For when they are discovered in a position as compromising as it is pleasurable, she has no choice but to accept his proposal. Avowed bachelor Antony Craven, Earl of Wickham, never meant to seduce an innocent like Melissa. Yet now that the ...

Following the scandalous revelations about his love life, disgraced media mogul Harry Rose is searching for redemption. His daughters - bright, winsome Eliza and dark, difficult Maria - have taken over the helm at Rose Corp. But while Eliza's on study leave at Oxford, Maria embarks on a drive to rid the British media giant of sleaze. His legacy under threat, Harry wants Maria out and Eliza in. But hanging between Harry and Eliza is the unresolved death of Eliza's mother, Ana.

Pretty, flirtatious, and ambitious. Nan Bassett hopes that an appointment at the court of King Henry VIII will bring her a grand marriage. But soon after she becomes a maid of honor to Queen Jane, the queen dies in childbirth. As the court plunges into mourning, Nan sets her sights on the greatest match in the land...for the king has noticed her. After all, it wouldn't be the first time King Henry has chosen to wed a maid of honor.

Jane Parker never dreamed that her marriage into the Boleyn family would raise her star to such dizzying heights. Before long, she finds herself as trusted servant and confidante to her sister-in-law, Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII’s second queen. On a gorgeous spring day, that golden era is cut short by the swing of a sword. Jane is unmoored by the tragic death of her husband, George, and her loss sets her on a reckless path that leads to her own imprisonment in the Tower of London.

Winner of two Golden Leaf Awards On the Top Ten List of Best Romances Desperate Deception Celia Muir must escape from a burning castle into the Scottish Highlands before English soldiers capture her. With her are loyal friends and servants, all united to protect the infant Kit from unknown enemies. For her clandestine mission to succeed she has to make Colin Campbell, the warrior lord whose help she seeks, believe she is the seductive Lady Caithness.Irresistible Desire Colin Campbell's head tells him this Caithness woman is trouble, yet his heart is telling him she is magnificent. Whatever ...

Running away was the only choice once she learned their marriage had never been about love. Madelynn Buckhurst has learned to live in the shadows. Orphaned as a child, she has endured her grandfather’s cold indifference, her aunt’s disdain, and the constant mockery of her cousins. Branded with the stigma of illegitimacy, she has been condemned to a life of solitude, where hope feels like a distant dream. That is, until Richard Arbuckle, the handsome and powerful Marquess of Clarendon, offers her the unthinkable: his hand in marriage. To Madelynn, his proposal means far more than a ...

Huir era la única solución al descubrir que su matrimonio no fue por amor. Madelynn Buckhurst ha aprendido a vivir en las sombras. Huérfana desde niña, ha soportado la indiferencia de su abuelo, los desprecios de su tía y las burlas de sus primas. Cargar con el estigma de la bastardía la ha condenado a una existencia solitaria, donde la esperanza es un sueño lejano. Hasta que Richard Arbuckle, el apuesto y poderoso marqués de Clarendon, le ofrece algo impensable: su mano en matrimonio. Para Madelynn, su propuesta significa mucho más que una boda; es la promesa de una vida nueva, ...

Cuando el corazón habla sin reservas, los miedos se desvanecen. ¿Podrá enfrentar el miedo y atreverse a amar? Constance Duvergier ha aprendido a callar su corazón, a reprimir el amor imposible que siente por un hombre al que cree inalcanzable. Marcada por el sufrimiento de su madre ante un amor no correspondido, ha decidido protegerse y vivir con ese anhelo secreto. Sin embargo, un inesperado golpe en la cabeza cambia todo: de pronto, Constance se convierte en la valiente heroína de una novela romántica que acaba de leer, una mujer capaz de confesar y demostrar sin reservas lo que ...

Spanning half a century of Elizabethan and Jacobean history and sweeping from the lowest reaches of society to the royal court, this richly textured novel tells the real story of Shakespeare in love.

Highland warrior Brice Grant is fiercely loyal to his family, and when one of them is injured, he runs to the person who might help. Only he doesn't know this same woman will steal his heart . . . A hot and fevered story full of passion, steam, and true Highland romance! Isolde Grant is the midwife's granddaughter, and when the Laird's youngest brother arrives asking for aid, she doesn't hesitate. Yet the immediate attraction she has to this dark haired Scottish knight is undeniable. When Brice's grandmother encourages him to woo Isolde, he sweeps her off her feet. They think their emotions...

Bound since childhood to an arranged marriage with the restless and irresponsible heir of Houghton Hall, Viscount Miles Houghton; Lady Catherine Abbott, now grown, finds herself torn between duty to her family and her smoldering ambitions. Possessed of a nimble, curious mind, a love of science and the natural world, and a singular talent for illustration, Catherine desperately longs to accomplish something before she resigns herself to a loveless marriage and the idle, aristocratic whirl of parties and social gatherings within the confines of the palatial Houghton Hall. Banished before his ...