Dr. Charlotte Evans escaped a brutal childhood trauma when she fell through a time portal into the modern world. She cast off her old life and vowed never to return to her rightful time—until the choice is taken from her. Forced back through the same time portal that once saved her, she meets a charming viscount and begins to think Regency England isn't too bad after all. Then repeated attempts on her life remind her why she didn't want to be there in the first place. James Tyndale is intr...

On Lucy Legato's seventy-sixth birthday, she makes a wish to fix the rocky relationship she has with her daughter, Tessa. Suddenly a bright light blinds her, and Lucy finds herself young again and back on the Jersey shore. Did she actually travel through time? Or did her life flash before her eyes because she was dying? Lucy realizes she is not dead, but as impossible as it sounds, she's been sent back to an earlier time in her life. So, while she's there, she decides to keep a promise to ...

From traditional seaside holiday treats like candy floss, ice cream and fish ‘n’ chips, to the British fascination for cooking and baking, the Victorian era has shaped British culinary heritage. Victoria’s austere attitude after an age of Regency indulgence generated enormous cultural change. Excess and gluttony were replaced with rigid tradition and morally upright values, and Victoria’s large family became the centre of the cultural imagination, with the power to begin new traditions. If...

Food historian Emma Kay tells the story of our centuries-old relationship with herbs. From herbalists of old to contemporary cooking, this book reveals the magical and medicinal properties of your favourite plants in colorful, compelling detail. At one time, every village in Britain had a herbalist. A History of Herbalism investigates the lives of women and men who used herbs to administer treatment and knew the benefit of each. Meet Dr Richard Shephard of Preston, who cultivated angelica ...

Time Travel Romance Short StoriesGRANTING HER WISH ~Danielle Thiessen has nothing when she’s tossed back in time to the 1960s, not even her memory. Nothing seems right, except how she feels in the arms of the handsome soldier who comes to her rescue.Vietnam veteran Lee Russell is struggling to return to civilian life in a society that reviles him for serving his country. He no longer feels at home, except when holding Dani in his arms.She do...

A cup of coffee and a slice of cake, a glossy book in hand to cook for friends, Sunday lunch with the family at the local pub – most of us take these simple everyday pleasures for granted. But how did we learn to cook and what inspired us to get better at it? Today’s food-obsessed culture has its roots in the Georgian period. Kay explores how, as a consequence of wider trade and travel, people living in Georgian Britain witnessed the emergence of new and exotic ingredients. They learnt abo...

Reunited at New YearWhen billionaire Alex Hunt, takes an office job to find a wife who isn’t a gold-digger he doesn’t expect the chemistry to be with his new boss P.J. Kincaid. But as passions intensify Alex isn’t the only one hiding his true identity, or the biggest secret…Heiress Charlotte Ramsey is due to marry, until she’s meets billionaire, Damien Wynter. Their chemistry is intense and Damien makes no attempt to hide his attraction to her, eve...

A fabulous Mills & Boon Collection of Christmas Romantic storiesA Collection of sexy Christmas stories from Mills & Boon including Christmas Secrets, Billionaires, exotic locations and much more!

Harlequin Historical – December 2026 – Box Set 1 of 1Harlequin ® Historical brings you a captivating quartet of thrilling new romances in one collection!This boxset includes:INVITATION TO A REGENCY CHRISTMASBy Ann Lethbridge, Christine Merrill, Lara Temple(Regency)In***Governess's Winter Awakening***by Ann Lethbridge, governess Lizzy won’t let her attraction to he...

A Dark History of Chocolate looks at our long relationship with this ancient 'food of the Gods'. The book examines the impact of the cocoa bean trade on the economies of Britain and the rest of Europe, as well as its influence on health, cultural and social trends over the centuries. Renowned food historian Emma Kay takes a look behind the façade of chocolate – first as a hot drink and then as a sweet – delving into the murky and mysterious aspects of its phenomenal global growth, from a m...

In a society seemingly so obsessed with food – the preparing, eating, sharing and sheer enjoyment of what and how we all eat – the humble kitchen utensil and its evolution is an often overlooked aspect of Britain’s heritage. Yet antique and vintage kitchenalia can tell us so much about Britain’s culinary, scientific and innovative past. Cooking evolved from a fire in the middle of the homestead, with a crude container used to boil up every meal. Now there are shiny, gadget- and accessory-d...

Food was as important a part of daily life in the Middle Ages, as it is today. In Wortes and All: Medieval Cooking food historian Emma Kay examines what people were eating and drinking in England from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the 1500s. We not only discover what people were cooking and how they cooked it, but also the influences on their cuisine and sources of food, home and abroad, as society changed in this period. Alongside the history of various types of food and drink throughout...