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The bride bed (Romantic sounds audio)
By Linda Needham. 2003
The fiery Lady Talia resides in a castle of great strategic importance. With his eye on the castle, King Stephen…
wants Lady Talia tamed. He assigns Lord Alex de Monteneau to protect the maiden and make certain she is properly married off. Lady Talia has beaten back would-be husbands before, and the last thing Lord Alex counts on is becoming a suitor himself. But he could never anticipate just how quickly he would fall for his charge. 2003.The Cannaways
By Graham Shelby. 1978
In 1697, Brydd Cannaway, an ambitious young English wheelwright, sets off for Vienna to apprentice himself to a famed coach…
maker. When he finally returns to his village to settle down, he has experienced love and has had many adventures. Prequel to "The Cannaway concern." c1978.The butler's revenge
By Margaret Powell. 1984
In 1937 a new butler comes to the Stewart household. John Barrett is handsome, ambitious and unscrupulous. His interest is…
caught by any pretty girl - but the object of his attentions turns out to be Eleanor Stewart, one of the daughters of the household. A story of love, money and social taboos. 1984.The bride
By Margaret Irwin. 1984
An old-fashioned historical romance first published in 1939. Charles II, barely eighteen and in exile in the Hague, attempts to…
rally the remaining royalists after his father's execution by Cromwell. Meanwhile Louise, a lovely cousin of the new king, falls passionately in love with the Marquis of Montrose, a gallant Scottish general. As Louise waits impatiently in Holland, her beloved Montrose dares to return home to avenge the old king's death. 1984, c1939.The bride's farewell
By Meg Rosoff. 2009
On the morning of her wedding, Pell Ridley creeps out of bed in the dark, kisses her sisters goodbye and…
flees - determined to escape a future that offers nothing but hard work and sorrow. She takes the only thing that truly belongs to her: Jack, a white horse. The road ahead is rich with longing, silence and secrets, and each encounter leads her closer to the untold story of her past. For Senior High readers. 2009.The blue flower
By Penelope Fitzgerald. 1995
Based on the life of the Romantic poet Novalis. In late-eighteenth-century Germany, young Friedrich von Hardenberg falls in love with…
twelve-year-old Sophie von Kuhn. Although ignorant and unsophisticated, Sophie soon captures the hearts of the entire family. 1997, c1995.The betrothed: I Promessi Sposi (The Penguin classics)
By Alessandro Manzoni, Bruce Penman. 1972
Set in the Milan area in the early 17th century. Follows the fate of Lucia and Renzo, two peasant lovers…
cruelly separated by the machinations of a lecherous Spanish nobleman. First published in the 18th century. 1972.The beauty bride (Jewels of Kinfairlie Series. #1.)
By Claire Delacroix. 2016
Determined to save the family estates, Alexander, the new Laird of Kinfairlie, decides to auction off his sister Madeline's hand…
in marriage, never expecting his headstrong sister's reluctance to be 'sold' or her fierce refusal to accept her proposed bridegroom, the notorious Rhys Fitzhenry. 2016.The beauty's daughter
By Monette Cummings. 1985
The apothecary's daughter (Recorded Books inspirational)
By Julie Klassen. 2009
Wiltshire, England; 1813. Lillian longs to soar beyond her provincial limits. After enjoying London's sophisticated society and the attentions of…
wealthy suitors, Lilly returns home to help her ailing dad. Determined to resurrect his apothecary business, Lilly labours tirelessly - praying her family's secrets and her rivals' schemes won't cloud her future. 2009.The Ballad of Rosamunde (Jewels of Kinfairlie series.)
By Claire Delacroix. 2016
A pirate queen trapped in the realm of Faerie, Rosamunde can only be freed by true love. The man she…
loved is lost to her forever so she believes herself doomed. Padraig, long in love with Rosamunde, believes his life to be worthless since she disappeared. When he hears of her capture by the Fey, he is determined to set her free--but can Rosamunde put the past behind her and learn to love anew? 2016.The beacon at Alexandria
By Gillian Bradshaw. 1986
To avoid an arranged marriage, Charis runs away to Alexandria to become a doctor of Hippocratic medicine. She poses as…
the eunuch Chariton to conceal her identity, but finds it difficult to ignore her attraction for a colleague. Set in the years of the Roman Empire. Some strong language. 1986.The autumn rose
By Fiona Hill. 1978
Tempting the laird (Highland grooms. #5.)
By Julia London. 2018
Catriona Mackenzie is unruly, unmarried, and unapologetic. When her beloved late-aunt's legacy comes under fire, she must cross paths with…
the provocative and mysterious Duke Hamlin Graham. Sequel to "Devil in tartan", followed by "Seduced by a Scot". 2018.Tempest (Old West series. #3.)
By Beverly Jenkins. 2018
Shooting Dr. Colton Lee was an honest error, but soon Regan wonders if her entire plan to marry a man…
she's never met is a mistake. Colton, who buried his heart along with his first wife, insists he only wants someone to care for his daughter. Yet Regan is drawn to the unmistakable desire in his gaze. Sequel to "Breathless". 2018.The accidental guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts. #1.)
By Mary Connealy. 2018
Trace Riley has been self-appointed guardian of the trail ever since his own wagon was attacked. When he finds the…
ruins of a wagon train, he offers shelter to survivor Deborah Harkness and the children she saved. Trace and Deborah grow close working to bring justice to the trail, but what will happen when the attackers return to silence the only witness? When Trace Riley finds the smoldering ruins of a small wagon train, he recognizes the hand behind the attack as the same group who left him as sole survivor years ago. Living off the wilderness since then, he'd finally carved out a home and started a herd--while serving as a self-appointed guardian of the trail, driving off dangerous men. He'd hoped those days were over, but the latest attack shows he was wrong. Deborah Harkness saved her younger sister and two toddlers during the attack, and now finds herself at the mercy of her rescuer. Trace offers the only shelter for miles around, and agrees to take them in until she can safely continue. His simple bachelor existence never anticipated kids and women in the picture and their arrival is unsettling--yet enticing. Working to survive the winter and finally bring justice to the trail, Trace and Deborah find themselves drawn together--yet every day approaches the moment she'll leave forever. 2018.Tempting fortune (Malloren & friends. #2.)
By Jo Beverley. 2015
Portia St. Claire's brother has gambled and lost, throwing her into the power of ruthless men. Their price for his…
life is her virtue, to be auctioned off in London's most notorious brothel. To retrieve an incriminating letter, Bryght Malloren once broke into a house where he was greeted at pistol point by a resolute woman - a woman he could swear stands before him, masked and trembling, on a madam's auction block. Unable to leave Portia to such a cruel fate, Bryght turns the private wager into a very public game of seduction, one that confirms his reputation as a shameless rake and keeps all of London society breathless with anticipation. But on a night shimmering with destiny, truth, and passion, those who tempt fortune risk losing everything, including their hearts. Sequel to "My lady notorious", followed by "Something wicked". 2015.Temptress (Romantic sounds audio #Bk. 2)
By Lisa Jackson. 2006
A brutally beaten warrior arrives at Castle Calon and Lady Morwenna cannot deny her feelings for him despite her suspicion…
that he is the lover who betrayed her years ago. Rumours of a murderer fill the castle and the true identity of the stranger must be unveiled. 2006.Tempting torment (Romantic sounds audio)
By Jo Goodman. 2003
In 1787, desperate to leave England, Jessa Winter marries a wounded American, Noah McClellan. She expects to become a widow…
and escape to his homeland. But she hasn't counted on Noah's will to survive - nor his desire to make her his wife in body as well as name. 2003.The accidental prince (Harlequin historical ; #1128)
By Michelle Willingham. 2013
Princess Serena of Badenstein intends to flee - from her violent father and from the man to whom she's been…
pledged in a political marriage of convenience. Karl von Lohenberg is without a country, a title - and a bride if he lets Serena get away. A ruthless man, he takes her to a secluded island, hell-bent on seduction. But he discovers a broken woman behind the prim princess facade. The time they spend together mends her spirit and touches his soul, but how will she react when she finds out how he's deceived her? 2013.