Shiloh proposes to Cheney. Cheney's answer, however, can only be a refusal. Shiloh is not a believer, and he grows bitter over her rejection. Cheney, meanwhile, is devastated that she has allowed herself to fall so fully in love with him. The two are "wavering, driven with the wind."When they arrive in New York, the couple discovers that close friends are having second thoughts about their own marriage. Like Cheney and Shiloh, they struggle to solve their problems. A revengeful pla...

It is said when one door closes another one opens. To some this is merely an expression, said in order to give one encouragement during a difficult time.I didn't buy into this type of half-hearted, sympathetic nonsense until my life became a perfect example. Once a broken shell of a man, with only his dog, Digger, as confidant and companion, to finding love and the desire to look forward to life's next adventure.Previously, I only viewed my lifetime of carpentry a...

Cheney is back in familiar surroundings, but her heart yearns for something else . . .Cheney returns to New York from the Ozark Mountains, where she worked hard trying to care for the mountain folks. New York brings new challenges. Cheney now treats New York's wealthy elite as part of a private practice she shares with Devlin Buchanan, the handsome doctor who had once proposed to her. When an outbreak of cholera sweeps the city bringing tragedy in its wake, Cheney m...

With New Orleans as their destination, Cheney Duvall and her nurse, Shiloh Irons, leave behind the glittering lights of New York City and travel first to Charleston, South Carolina, intending to stay for only a short time. But the purpose of their stop immediately draws them into the plight of this war-torn Southern city, in the painful throes of Reconstruction and carpetbagger policies after the Civil War.As Cheney and Shiloh are embroiled in the political, social, and economic tr...

Cheney faces two enemies—superstition and greed . . .Cheney Duvall has proven herself as a true doctor to those 200 brides with whom she traveled to the West. But arrival in Seattle with a string of medical successes during the voyage does not open any doors for her in this frontier town—she's "just a woman." Returning east, she finds an invitation to a remote spot in the Ozark mountains where there are no doctors at all. But she runs into walls of illiteracy, super...

Book 2 of Cheney and Shiloh: The Inheritance. Cheney and Shiloh Irons-Winslow return to New York from their honeymoon and enthusiastically begin work--Shiloh at Winslow Brothers Shipping and Cheney in her medical career. But their tranquility is shattered when Cheney discovers that a young doctor she hired as an assistant hides a scandal in his past and possibly murder in his heart! Danger and plot twists abound as the Morrises pen yet another thrilling chapter in the continuing saga of th...

Bestselling author Lynn Morris weaves an inspirational Regency era romance rich in period detail.When her stepfather suddenly dies, Valeria Segrave finds she must take charge of her grieving mother and the vast estate which now belongs to her six-year-old half brother, the new Earl of Maledon. Though capable, Valeria is frustrated to find each day brings a new struggle as she tries to establish her authority with servants, stewards, and solicitors-all men. As a you...

Based in the shipyards of Leith, Silver Linings follows the ups and downs of the Anderson family through the darkest days of the Second World War as they struggle to survive. When war breaks out in 1939 the Anderson family ready themselves for the worst, but nothing can prepare them for the death of matriarch Sandra while giving birth to surprise baby Rosebud. Promising her mother that she will take care of her newborn sister, pampered fifteen-year-old Kitty must abandon her dreams of a ca...

Contains 10 illustrations.In The Blue Castle, Lucy Maud Montgomery, the beloved author of Anne of Green Gables, invites readers into a world of unexpected transformation and newfound freedom.Valancy Stirling, a shy and repressed young woman, has spent her entire life conforming to the rigid expectations of her overbearing family. Living in a small, gossipy town, she's known for her plainness and lack of adventure. But everything changes when Valancy receiv...

FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF THE CAPTAIN'S DAUGHTER AND DANCING AT THE VICTORY CAFE, this is a beautiful novel about one magnificent gem, and three lives bound together by fate ...**1879, York.**Greta Costello must rely on her wits to survive. She finds refuge as a Saturday girl for an old jeweller, Saul Abrahams, and her eye for detail, her long fingers and appreciation of beauty persuade Saul to train her as a pearl stringer. This skill will lea...

Step into the intricate world of intrigue and suspense with Grey Mask, the first installment of Patricia Wentworth's celebrated Miss Silver Mysteries series. Originally published in 1928, this novel introduces readers to Miss Maud Silver, a retired governess turned private detective, whose sharp mind and unassuming demeanor make her one of crime fiction’s most enduring sleuths. The story begins when Charles Moray returns to England after a four-year absence, only to stumble upon a sinister...

“Schooling the Viscount is a charming, sexy romp through the English countryside. Readers will fall in love with the little town of Puddling-on-the-Wold. I did!” —Vanessa Kelly, USA Today bestselling authorWelcome to Puddling-on-the-Wold, where the sons and daughters of Victorian nobility come for a little rest, recuperation, and “rehab,” in this brand-new series of rebellious romance from Maggie Robinson.After a harrowing tour of duty abr...