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  • The Asylum Daughter by Rosie Darling

    The Asylum Daughter by Rosie Darling

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Born in the dark horrors of the Victorian Bedlam, Beth Thursday was a no-one. An inconsequential inconvenience.After eight years of dreaming of an unknown mother rescuing her from the workhouse, Beth is unexpectedly liberated to become an apprentice in Mr Whitaker's tailor's shop...
  • Christmas at O'Mara's by Michelle Vernal

    Christmas at O'Mara's by Michelle Vernal

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Welcome to the guesthouse on the Green, where Mammy and her girls will make you feel part of the family. Settle in and enjoy your stay at O'Mara's, where stories abound, romance lurks and laughter sounds.  Two Christmases, two second chances. A heart-warming O’Mara family Christmas story that will have you laughing out loud..
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  • An Orphan's Christmas Dream by Rosie Darling

    An Orphan's Christmas Dream by Rosie Darling

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    In the workhouse, little orphan Holly Green dreamed of a Christmas filled with roast beef and plum pudding. But Holly's beautiful Christmas dream was soon to contort into a cruel nightmare.One snowy Christmas Eve, two vulnerable little girls run away from the harsh workhouse, into the unknown and unforgiving world that was Victorian London...
  • Murder at the Wedding Chapel by Catherine Coles

    Murder at the Wedding Chapel by Catherine Coles

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Tommy & Evelyn Christie have reluctantly agreed to host the wedding of Tommy's mother to Andrew Parsons, the Marquess of York, at their home Hessleham Hall.None of the happy couple's adult children support the marriage but when Andrew is found dead outside the wedding chapel on the morning of his wedding it seems one of them has taken their anger a step too far...
  • The Snow Orphan’s Destiny by Daisy Carter

    The Snow Orphan’s Destiny by Daisy Carter

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    As the snow falls and secrets swirl around her, Penny is torn between two worlds. Does a gift hold the key to her past, and will her true destiny bring her the happiness she longs for?FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED.Penny Frost understands that she’s had an unusual start in life. Taken in by a kind-hearted woman, she becomes part of the close-knit Bevan family of Sketty Lane...
  • A Match for a Willful Bride by Tess Thompson

    A Match for a Willful Bride by Tess Thompson

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Whale Island’s nurse has no use for a doctor or a husband. He’s fresh out of medical school with no prospects. Will an interfering mother, two matchmakers and some divine intervention make lovers of these enemies?EllaI didn’t want him here. I’d do anything to get rid of him. Sabotage his practice. Make sure the islanders knew he was not to be trusted...
  • The Orphan's Scandal by Jessica Weir

    The Orphan's Scandal by Jessica Weir

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Will the sins of the mother condemn the daughter to a life of loss?Heartwarming saga romance FREE on Kindle Unlimited. London, 1879. At just 13 years old, Florence Smith's life will change forever. Losing almost everything, she must grow up quickly and hope that a secret scandal does not come back to haunt her...
  • The Heart Mender: A Story of Second Chances by Andy Andrews

    The Heart Mender: A Story of Second Chances by Andy Andrews

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    "With the skill of a virtuoso, Andy Andrews continues his string of successful writing performances in his latest entertaining masterpiece. The plot, characters, and storyline combine to summon the reader into an unforgettable experience." Robert Silvers Executive Publisher, "The Saturday Evening Post" "At the Maui Writers Conference, we have had the best . .
  • A Fierce Devotion by Laura Frantz

    A Fierce Devotion by Laura Frantz

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Exiled from his beloved Acadie in Canada, Bleu Galant has little on his mind but survival as the tumultuous French and Indian War comes to a close. When his journey to Virginia's Rivanna River settlement takes an unexpected turn, he crosses paths with Brielle Farrow--a woman whose presence stirs something in him he cannot explain nor express...
  • No Dukes Need Apply by Gemma Blackwood

    No Dukes Need Apply by Gemma Blackwood

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lady Selina Balfour would make the perfect duchess. But the Duke of Caversham is far from her idea of the perfect husband.Malcolm Locke is everything Selina hates about powerful men – reckless, arrogant, and all too aware of his own chiselled jaw. Which makes it all the more important that Selina’s candidate beats his in the upcoming election. Someone needs to teach the duke to behave...
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    christian  length-short  historical  regency
  • Field of Dreams by J. Dawn King

    Field of Dreams by J. Dawn King

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A TENDER MR. DARCY...A VULNERABLE ELIZABETH BENNETElizabeth Bennet is in dire straits. Desperate for guidance, she hides her identity as a female before appealing to a knowledgeable and highly recommended gentleman from Derbyshire for advice.Fitzwilliam Darcy is pleased to aid the young man from Hertfordshire. E.R. Bennet asked reasonable questions in a well-crafted letter...
  • The Orphan of Howdall Heights by Catharine Dobbs

    The Orphan of Howdall Heights by Catharine Dobbs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “Help me! Mother, Father, help me!” she cried, coughing and clutching at her throat. No help came… Tragedy strikes and snatches away Victoria Curzon from the peace and tranquillity of her family home.With her young life in ruins, a new world, miles away from everything familiar, is forced upon her...
  • The Workhouse Daughter by Rosie Darling

    The Workhouse Daughter by Rosie Darling

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Work hard and avoid the workhouse her Papa had always told her. But Papa was dead, and now six-year-old Amelia Gladstone was living in her darkest dreams. Life would have been unbearable if it weren’t for Robert Merriweather, a fellow workhouse orphan, who had more than a touch of daring and adventure about him...
  • The Cotton Mill Girl by Rosie Darling

    The Cotton Mill Girl by Rosie Darling

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The mill was set to break Lottie. Heston mill had already broken so many young lives, robbed innocents of digits and limbs, snuffed out the light behind so many eyes, all without a glimmer of remorse. Such was life for thousands in Victorian England. Why should Lottie be any different? But the mill was Lottie’s World; she knew nothing else...
  • Murder in the Churchyard by Catherine Coles

    Murder in the Churchyard by Catherine Coles

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Downton Abbey crossed with Murder, She Wrote...set in a Yorkshire village!When the body of Isolde Newley's long lost husband is found in the grounds of St Augustus churchyard, suspicion falls on Isolde and everyone close to her - especially her new love interest, the dashing Dr Mainwaring.The mystery is exacerbated by the largest snowfall seen in North Yorkshire for years...
  • The Abandoned Waif's Christmas Miracle: Victorian Romance by Nell Harte

    The Abandoned Waif's Christmas Miracle: Victorian Romance by Nell Harte

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    In the small hours of Christmas morning, a shrouded figure moves quickly through the biting storm in the Old Nichol, a tiny bundle wrapped in tattered rags hidden beneath its coat. “I’m sorry” the figure whispers, as it places the bundle on the cold stone of the work-house steps, “There is no other way...
  • Undercurrent of Secrets (Doors to the Past) by Rachel Scott McDaniel

    Undercurrent of Secrets (Doors to the Past) by Rachel Scott McDaniel

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two women, a century apart, are bound by a haunting secret aboard a legendary steamboat.Walk through Doors to the Past via a new series of historical stories of romance and adventure...
  • The Doctor Prince and the Outsider by Cami Checketts

    The Doctor Prince and the Outsider by Cami Checketts

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A feisty billionaire framed for murder. The generous ‘Doctor Prince’ who discovers her. Will Prince Steffen believe her, or is she destined to live life on the run?Hattie Ballard, a billionaire heiress, spends her days traveling and rarely visits home, especially after the tragic death of her parents in an accident two years ago...
  • Dinner with a Prince: Contemporary Christian Romance by Carol Moncado

    Dinner with a Prince: Contemporary Christian Romance by Carol Moncado

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He doesn’t want to be king.She doesn’t want to be a princess.He doesn’t have a choice.She does.Princes of New SargassoBook 1Prince Gideon of New Sargasso is used to people deferring to him.He’s even had supermodels offer to have his babies - quite a sacrifice for someone who makes their living in bikinis...
  • Christmas Kisses by Judith Keim, Ev Bishop

    Christmas Kisses by Judith Keim, Ev Bishop

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Random circumstances brought them together. Love made them family. Hailey Kirby plans to spend a wonderful Christmas holiday at the Cedar Mountain Lodge with her family, celebrating her sister’s wedding as Maid of Honor. Things go awry when the wedding is called off. Hoping to comfort her sister, her mother and three sisters decide to go ahead with their winter vacation plans at the Lodge...
  • The Blind Sibling by Hope Dawson

    The Blind Sibling by Hope Dawson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “When you have no more hope left, sometimes you have to join forces with the enemy to survive.”Lizzie White is so happy when her baby sister is born in their gloomy dwelling in the Seven Dials slum of Victorian London. Even when it turns out that little Annie will never be able to see in her life. But then cruel fate decides to serve the girls an even rougher hand...
  • The Stone Picker's Christmas Promise by Iris Cole

    The Stone Picker's Christmas Promise by Iris Cole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An unwanted child sold for profit, a criminal who cares nothing for those he hurts and a Christmas promise that seems impossible to keep.Lily Pearse is sold by her vicious aunt to the unscrupulous Owen Shaw where she is forced to endure deadly work picking stones in the muddy waters of the Fen marshes...
  • The Abandoned Prodigy by Catharine Dobbs

    The Abandoned Prodigy by Catharine Dobbs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    FREE with Kindle Unlimited“Whatever happens to you, my darling child, let it be known that I love you, and will always love you with all my heart,” she whispered, laying the baby on the steps of the college…No one knows the baby’s true identity. Who left her there and what became of them?Right from a young age, Peggy always was inquisitive...
  • The Ragged Seamstress by Faye Godwin

    The Ragged Seamstress by Faye Godwin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As a parlour maid, Blanche Eplett is invisible to everyone in her life … except for Ludwig Turner, the rakishly handsome master of the house. When Ludwig’s interest in Blanche becomes something more amorous, she finds herself pregnant with his child and soon gives birth to a little girl named May. At first, Ludwig is there to care for them both...
  • The Crofter's Daughter by Catharine Dobbs

    The Crofter's Daughter by Catharine Dobbs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “I’ll never forget ye, Father, ” she vowed as she closed her eyes… Hannah McGinn lives a simple life as the daughter of a crofter, high on the moors above the Balmoral estate in Scotland. But the arrival of royal interests brings tragedy to their once peaceful lives. When her father dies in a terrible accident, Hannah and her family struggle to cope...
  • A Matter of Honor by Laura Frantz

    A Matter of Honor by Laura Frantz

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Having grown up at Wedderburn Castle in the serene Scottish Lowlands, Orin Hume is thrust into the dazzling realm of London society and Court circles as Poet Laureate of Britain. But at the height of his fame a former tragedy and his ties to a lass he once loved lead him home to Berwickshire again...
  • A Heart in the Balance by L.G. Rollins

    A Heart in the Balance by L.G. Rollins

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Protect her reputation? Or save a man’s life? How does a lady ever choose?Lady Cassandra Lockhart is determined to stop anyone that might taint the night her brother announces his engagement—not gossipy ladies nor backhanded Peers. When she sees a gentleman slip from the ballroom, Cassandra assumes the worst; he is off to rendezvous with a young lady...
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    christian  length-short  regency  historical
  • The Duke's Bride in Disguise by Claudia Stone

    The Duke's Bride in Disguise by Claudia Stone

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When poor orphan Ava Smith comes face to face with a girl who looks exactly like her, she is certain she has seen a ghost! But, Lady Emily Fairfax, is no ghost and is sure that she and Ava must be long lost twins. Despite her better judgement, Ava allows Emily to convince her to swap lives for a month, in order for Ava to scupper Emily’s engagement to a cold-hearted, brute of a man...
  • The Orphan Star of the Dockyard: Victorian Romance by Rachel Downing, Dolly Price

    The Orphan Star of the Dockyard: Victorian Romance by Rachel Downing, Dolly Price

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Although Isabella’s family never had much money in the dockyards, that never stopped her from feeling like a star. That is until a shipping accident kills her father, and illness takes her mother, leaving her alone to fend not only herself but her two younger sisters as well, in the cruel slums of Liverpool...
  • Marcia Schuyler by Grace Livingston Hill

    Marcia Schuyler by Grace Livingston Hill

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Marcia's devoted friend and neighbour has her hands full with a loveless marriage, a scheming sister-in-law, and ill-mannered children...
  • Saving Lord Berkshire by Laura Beers

    Saving Lord Berkshire by Laura Beers

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    After losing her fiancé to a terrible accident, Miss Katherine Blackmore found contentment as a matchmaker to the members of Society. Working alongside her sisters, they strive to secure the most unlikely people with love matches. Everything is perfect until an infuriating lord steps into her office, turning her world upside down.Edward Simpson, the Viscount of Berkshire, has a problem...
  • The Long Road Home by Lori Wick

    The Long Road Home by Lori Wick

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    "She can't be dead!" the young pastor cried as he looked down at the still, white face of his new bride. Blinded by bitterness, Paul Cameron leaves his church and flees to a logging camp deep in the north woods of Wisconsin. There he wrestles with his loss--unable to get Corrine out of his mind and unwilling to make peace with God. When a falling tree crushes his legs, Paul can run no further...
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    christian  length-short  historical
  • The Unreformed Mr Darcy by Lin Mei Wei

    The Unreformed Mr Darcy by Lin Mei Wei

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    What if Elizabeth Bennet had accepted Mr Darcy's proposal in Kent? What if they married before he stopped being the proud, arrogant man she detested? What if, in order to avoid the ruin of her beloved sister, Elizabeth chose to swallow her pride and say yes to a pre-reform Darcy? Mr Bingley has left Netherfield, and in his stead a rich and unscrupulous man takes possession of the manor...
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    christian  length-short  humor  regency  historical
  • Dead Wrong by Susan Sleeman

    Dead Wrong by Susan Sleeman

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Enjoy this thrilling romantic suspense story from Susan Sleeman’s The Justice Agency series!The Justice Agency: Family and law enforcement go hand in hand.When her client and old college friend is murdered, P.I. Kat Justice knows the killer will come for her next. Her survival depends on finding her unknown enemy first…and working with homicide detective Mitch Elliot, her one-time crush...
  • MISS HAYES: A Regency Romance by Jenny Hambly

    MISS HAYES: A Regency Romance by Jenny Hambly

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Seven years ago, Miss Hayes’ world was turned upside down when she lost her father, her betrothed, and any prospect of a comfortable future. Too proud to live upon the charity of others, she became a teacher at Miss Wolfraston’s Seminary for Young Ladies.She has no wish to re-enter the society that turned its back on her...
  • A Christmas Gift for Rose by Tricia Goyer

    A Christmas Gift for Rose by Tricia Goyer

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Born in the midst of the hardships of The Great Depression, Rose grew up in Berlin, Ohio, in the arms of a loving Amish family. But as she prepares to marry, she's thrown into confusion when she learns the truth of her birth. She was born Englisch and abandoned when the family moved on in search of work...
  • The Dockland Darling's Kindly Acts: Victorian Romance by Dolly Price

    The Dockland Darling's Kindly Acts: Victorian Romance by Dolly Price

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The docklands are no place for young Victorian ladies. Running here to escape the cruelty of their stepmother, sisters Clare and Anna fend for themselves in whatever way they can.Edgar’s only school has been the harsh London streets and the Dockland gangs. One thing he has learned above all else is never trust anyone. Never help anyone. Never open your heart..
  • The Lost Lass of Sheffield: Victorian Romance by Rosie Swan

    The Lost Lass of Sheffield: Victorian Romance by Rosie Swan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All alone in the world, Amelia Baxter is forced to flee her childhood home. The world outside for an orphan teen on dark Victorian streets is not a kind one. Bradford Pikes has loved Amy since their first childhood games together, but now his sweetheart has disappeared and his love remains unspoken...
  • Her Father's Legacy by Catharine Dobbs

    Her Father's Legacy by Catharine Dobbs

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    FREE with Kindle UnlimitedWhen tragedy strikes, it leaves young Rose Elliott all alone in the world. What will become of her hopes and dreams? She lives in fear and daily torment, at the mercy of her cruel stepmother.Her father proved to be a man with a charitable heart and a deep love for his favorite daughter. When a mysterious letter arrives, she realises she is not alone as once she believed...
  • The Whitechapel Wife by Nell Harte

    The Whitechapel Wife by Nell Harte

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Surviving in the seedy slums of Whitechapel was never going to be easy, but Ottalie never imagined she might face the hangman’s rope.*** FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED***Ottalie Larcher is barely surviving. Forced into destitution with her two young children and wastrel husband, Ottlalie does whatever she can to keep her family fed and out of danger...
  • A Match Made at Christmas (a Nantucket Love Story) by Courtney Walsh

    A Match Made at Christmas (a Nantucket Love Story) by Courtney Walsh

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hayes McGuire never believed the stories about a famous Nantucket matchmaker until she ropes him into taking over her duties in while she's off the island for Christmas.So he enlists the help of the one person he can trust with this crazy scheme—his best friend, Prudence...
  • Bridge of Gold (Doors to the Past) by Kimberley Woodhouse

    Bridge of Gold (Doors to the Past) by Kimberley Woodhouse

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Repairs on the Golden Gate Bridge Uncover a Century-Old Murder Walk through Doors to the Past via a new series of historical stories of romance and adventure. Underwater archaeologist Kayla Richardson is called to the Golden Gate Bridge where repairs to one of the towers uncovers two human remains from the late 1800s and the 1930s...
  • The Christmas Convent Child: A Warm PureRead Christmas by Dolly Price

    The Christmas Convent Child: A Warm PureRead Christmas by Dolly Price

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After her parents die in a suspicious boating accident little Eliza is abandoned by her uncaring, unscrupulous guardians. If not for the love of the nuns in the convent she would surely have died. Little did she know that her coming of age would throw her back into peril when, after so many years, her scheming guardians reappear to kidnap and incarcerate her...
  • Comfort and Joy: A Pride and Prejudice Novella by Anngela Schroeder

    Comfort and Joy: A Pride and Prejudice Novella by Anngela Schroeder

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    While visiting Lambton with the Gardiners three weeks after Mr. Bingley has vacated Netherfield Park, Elizabeth Bennet takes her two young cousins Victoria and Emily and their swooning friend Katie Joy Harris on a holiday ramble through the Derbyshire countryside...
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    christian  length-short  historical  regency
  • The Match Girl & The Lost Boy's Christmas Hope by Dolly Price

    The Match Girl & The Lost Boy's Christmas Hope by Dolly Price

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Her parents disappear into the curious, uncaring crowd. They never return... Will Rose find a safe haven in the dark underworld of London's Victorian streets?Despite the helping hand of a young stranger, her parents are gone, and Rose is left alone among throngs of visitors at the Crystal Palace Exhibition...
  • The Orphan's Silver Spoon by Faye Godwin

    The Orphan's Silver Spoon by Faye Godwin

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    FREE with Kindle Unlimited!Doxie Shaw suffers bitterly in an orphanage in Victorian London. As she struggles to survive, she tries to comfort the younger children, but her kindness quickly costs her the only home she's ever known.Thrown into the streets at the tender age of nine, Doxie's gentle heart tries to keep on loving and hoping in a world that seems bent on destroying her...
  • The Enigmatic Mr. Collins: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Laraba Kendig

    The Enigmatic Mr. Collins: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Laraba Kendig

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Love is in the air for our favorite P&P characters as William Collins proclaims truth and reveals secrets.Mr. Darcy, now happily married to Elizabeth, is honored to be the patron of Mr. William Collins, formerly an idiotic and self-serving flatterer to Darcy's autocratic aunt, now an eccentric genius...
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    christian  length-short  regency  historical
  • The Cowboy's Runaway Bride by Malory Ford

    The Cowboy's Runaway Bride by Malory Ford

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kate Donovan is a woman on the run. Rocked by rumors and scandal in her home city of New Orleans, becoming a mail order bride is the orphan's last chance before she'll have to turn to unspeakable acts to survive.Samuel Pratt has had the weight of the world on his shoulders since his father died and left him the family ranch at eighteen...
  • Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor by Roseanna M. White

    Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor by Roseanna M. White

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As the beloved stepdaughter of the Earl of Castleton, Lady Mariah Lyons cherishes her home at Plumford Manor, but her idyllic world will be threatened when the estate passes to Cyril Lightbourne, a childhood friend she hasn't seen or heard from in years...
  • A Promise in Pieces by Emily T. Wierenga

    A Promise in Pieces by Emily T. Wierenga

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After the end of World War II, Clara Kirkpatrick returns from the Women's Army Corp to deliver a dying soldier's last wishes: convey his love to his young widow, Mattie, with apologies for the missed life they had planned to share. Struggling with her own post-war trauma, Clara thinks she's not prepared to handle the grief of this broken family...
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