Nobel Intentions Series by G.L. Snodgrass

Informed that he is dying. The Earl of Salisbury is determined to do something right. To make what short time he has left have meaning.Impoverished and alone, Miss Emma Fairchild is struggling to survive only to be offered rescue. Marry a dying man, become a young widow in exchange for wealth. The only question, was security worth a broken heart.

Lord Edington is torn between two responsibilities, one to the crown and one to his family. Heaven knew he already had more than enough reasons to be angry at the world. Years of war, the loss of his wife, and two young daughters who barely knew him. And now, after helping to win the war, the powers that be want to have him abandon his girls and return to the continent to help form the peace.He is at a loss for a solution until Miss Abigail Nelson comes into their lives... moreLord Edington is torn between two responsibilities, one to the crown and one to his family. Heaven knew he already had more than enough reasons to be angry at the world. Years of war, the loss of his wife, and two young daughters who barely knew him. And now, after helping to win the war, the powers that be want to have him abandon his girls and return to the continent to help form the peace.He is at a loss for a solution until Miss Abigail Nelson comes into their lives.Miss Abigail Nelson had dreamt of a life of travel and adventure. Instead, she was living in a stone cottage, outside the village of High Wycombe. With no prospects of marriage, it appears as if she will be an endless burden on her impoverished aunts.After saving two young girls from drowning, Abby is amazed to discover that their large, gruff father is a Viscount. A widower at a loss on how to raise daughters. Little girls didn’t need a father that reminded a person of a large bear with a thorn in his paw.But, it is his marriage proposal that truly shocks her. A simple arrangement, she would raise his daughters, and he would raise her out of poverty. A life with wealth but no love. Could she make it work without losing her heart? less

Running from a terrible family and an evil assailant, Miss Rachel Barstow is recued by a mysterious man on the docks of the Coventry canal. Alone, with nowhere to turn, disguised as a boy, she allows herself to be snuck away from danger under the very noses of those searching for her.For weeks, she is immersed in the strange world of a canal boat. Living with the fear of discovery at every moment. Cramped quarters shared with a tall, handsome man of many secrets... moreRunning from a terrible family and an evil assailant, Miss Rachel Barstow is recued by a mysterious man on the docks of the Coventry canal. Alone, with nowhere to turn, disguised as a boy, she allows herself to be snuck away from danger under the very noses of those searching for her.For weeks, she is immersed in the strange world of a canal boat. Living with the fear of discovery at every moment. Cramped quarters shared with a tall, handsome man of many secrets. While she may have escaped a fate worse than death, she now risked losing her heart.Lord Dunham was on a mission of revenge. Disguised as a bargeman, he is searching for the traitors who betrayed their country, and caused the death of his best friend. Years of work were finally coming to an end only to be forced into a terrible dilemma, find a traitor, or save a beautiful young woman.His ancestors would have disowned him if he had allowed anything to happen to the young woman. So instead, he is forced to sneak her out of town. A hundred men might be searching for her, but no one would ever think to look for a beautiful British Lady on a canal boat.Two people, fighting different enemies, and fighting a mutual attraction that neither expected, nor wanted. Fighting a growing desire that cannot be denied. less