Holidays, relatives, pressure to marry—sometimes it is all too much. Is it any wonder a woman may need to escape? The heroines in this collection of stories aren't afraid to take matters into their own hands when they've had enough.The Ultimate Escape, by Susana Ellis - On the eve of her wedding, Julia needs to take a moment to consider what she is doing, and where better than 100 years in the past? Unfortunately, Oliver finds a way to chase her through ti...

Travel, houseparties, smugglers, spies--and a mysterious highwayman. Who is the infamous Captain Moonlight? And how many lives will he change--for good or for ill?

When a storm blows off the North Sea and slams into the village of Fenwick on Sea, the villagers prepare for the inevitable: shipwreck, flood, land slips, and stranded travelers. The Queen's Barque Inn quickly fills with the injured, the devious, and the lonely—lords, ladies, and simple folk; spies, pirates, and smugglers all trapped together. Intrigue crackles through the village, and passion lights up the hotel.One storm, eight authors, eight heartwarming stories.

As the village of Reabridge in Cheshire prepares for the first Harvest Festival following Waterloo, families are overjoyed to welcome back their loved ones from the war.But excitement quickly turns to mystery when mere weeks before the festival, an orphaned child turns up in the town—a toddler born near Toulouse to an English mother who left clues that tie her to Reabridge.With two prominent families feuding for generations and the central event of the Harvest Moon festival...

Love Against the OddsThe Earl of Seahaven desperately wanted a son and heir but died leaving nine daughters and a fifth wife. Cruelly turned out by the new earl, they live hand-to-mouth in a small cottage.The young dowager Countess's one regret is that she cannot give Seahaven's dear girls a chance at happiness.When a cousin offers the use of her townhouse in York during the season, the Countess rallies her stepdaughters.They will pool their...

Six charming holiday season romances from award-winning and best-selling authors.The Bluestocking Belles and Friends brighten your holidays with:A beleaguered uncle whose wards have run off every governess--what he needs is a wife, if only he can persuade the latest applicantA country solicitor who becomes an earl and then finds a secret that changes everythingA very proper clergyman battles very improper urges when he and a lady w...

Just in time for Christmas 2022 comes this boxed set of eight charming stories of love, family, and miracles. Each Belle has contributed a tale set in the festive season--one just long enough to fit in between tasks at this busy time of the year. The tales are unrelated, except by the festive season.Some have been written for this collection, some are made-to-order stories never before published, some have been used as fan giveaways. All are delightful.So watch for the oppo...

Arianna Westbrook has been dragged to Fenwick by her mother, who is anxious to test the truth of the Fenwick legend. She is triumphant when an eligible bachelor makes an offer for Arianna's hand. Not so Arianna. She recognizes Edwin Mills as the worst kind of fortune hunter.Thomas Medlock has a treasure to salvage, from a ship that was sunk in April's terrible storm. He and his partners have borrowed from their client to buy a diving bell, but success will see them free, clear, and...