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On the grim streets of London, a young man succumbs to his demons. Discarded by his lover and left penniless and alone, Michael “Micha” Dashwood uses sex to pay the bills and opium to numb the pain. When a sudden illness strikes, all seems lost. But hope finds Micha in the shape of the Reverend Thomas Mandeville. Haunted by grief of his own, Thomas cannot bear to ignore another man’s plight. He brings the ailing Micha home to heal in his parish at Nettlefield.

Writer on Demand TM Vol. 5: Tales of an Altered Past Powered by Romance, Horror, and Steam includes four stories: "Dashed Hopes" (approximately 4,250 words) is a tale of invention, romance, and tragedy set in the coal fields of England.

Under the plain gray skirts of Miss Beatrice Lockwood's gown, a pistol waits at the ready. For Beatrice is a paid companion on a secret mission—and with a secret past—and she must be prepared to fight for her life at any moment.

The explosive final book in I.V. Ophelia’s darkly addictive Poisoner trilogy—a bestselling gothic romance series about a botanist who kills unsavory men, and the one man who's resistant to her deadly poisons while she finds herself intoxicated by his deadly charms...

Kat Holloway’s beau, Daniel McAdam, has always had a past shrouded in mystery. He knows nothing about his origins, only that a kind man rescued him from the streets all those years ago. So when a man claiming he knows where Daniel comes from turns up dead moments before meeting with them, Daniel goes on the hunt for the killer. It soon becomes clear that to see justice served, Daniel will have to figure out who he truly is and where he came from. When Daniel asks Kat for her assistance, she readily complies, knowing she’ll do whatever it takes to protect the man she’s come to love.

Months after a devastating discovery about the murder of her family, Leonora Spencer is still struggling to cope. She has kept her distance from Scotland Yard—and from Detective Inspector Jasper Reid—just as she has vowed to do. But when a bomb kills a young constable outside police...

She came to Kisswick to disappear. She never meant to trap a duke. After a lifetime of being the sensible spinster, Lady Iris seeks peace in the quiet seaside town of Kisswick—far from scandal, suitors, and society’s expectations. But when a dangerous rumor follows her there, she makes a reckless decision: ask her childhood friend, Tristan, Duke of Strathmore, to pretend to court her. Tristan agrees… on one condition. What begins as protection quickly turns perilous as old feelings resurface, secrets unravel, and desire refuses to stay pretend. Iris wants freedom. Tristan wants ...

Evangeline Ames has rented a country cottage far from the London streets where she was recently attacked. Fascinated by the paranormal energy of nearby Crystal Gardens, she finds pleasure in sneaking past the wall to explore the grounds. And when her life is threatened again, she instinctively goes to the gardens for safety.

American heiress Jenny Dove thought a marriage of convenience would solve all her problems, until her heart decided to rewrite the terms . . . Jenny Dove has spent her life training to become an opera singer, determined not to repeat her mother's mistake of sacrificing her career for love. But...

Marianne Fairleigh accepts an arranged marriage hoping for a quiet life and the freedom to pursue her love of baking, as becoming a Duchess was supposed to be only a duty to fulfil. Little did she know the handsome stranger she once met at a factory would become the husband she barely knows. Has Marianne entered a simple arrangement or something far more uncertain? After eleven years abroad, Alistair Harrington returns home hardened by war and burdened by his title. Marriage is meant to be practical, nothing more. Yet, his spirited bride refuses to remain distant and her warmth begins to ...

When two history professors and best friends are forced to fake hate to protect their reputations, chaos ensues, in the next rollicking historical-fantasy rom-com from beloved author India Holton. Magical-antique experts Amelia Tarrant and Caleb Sterling have been best friends forever, although...

Lily Prescott flees America with a broken heart and a dangerous secret. Now in London, she must secure a titled husband to survive, while rumors of her former fiancé’s treachery and his ties to Spain threaten to brand her a traitor. When a witty stranger at a masked ball offers her safety, will she trust him and risk her heart once more? Julian Sinclair, the Viscount of Barnard, inherited a title, a debt, and a mess he never asked for. Forced to marry to save his fortune, the wealthy American heiress seems like the perfect solution. Yet, the more time he spends with her, the more she ...

Miss Prudence Adams, from New York, is a quiet force, often observing people from a distance with the aid of her sketches and journal entries. That until her dazzling sister’s search for an English nobleman, brings her to a Cornish port, changing her life forever. What will Prudence do when faced with a forbidden love that shakes her very core? Debt-stricken Percival Seymour, the Viscount of Falmouth, is still the perfect English snob with the gentlest of hearts. Left to care for his ailing mother and younger sister, he has only his title to vouch for…except if he married a wealthy ...

He’s heir to a title, trapped by duty. She’s the sister he wasn’t supposed to notice. And behind the mask, a dangerous secret waits to be revealed... Harrison Pemberton, future Duke of Drumsport, knows his destiny: marry well, produce heirs, and uphold the family name. His father has already chosen the perfect bride—Miss Lorna Douglas, the shimmering diamond of the season. She's everything society adores: graceful, refined, untouchable. But Harrison feels nothing. Then comes Ellsbeth Douglas. Lorna’s younger sister is everything Harrison shouldn’t want—spirited, sharp, and off...

As the city prepares to celebrate Queen Victoria's golden jubilee, Veronica Speedwell is marking a milestone of her own. After burying her spinster aunt, the orphaned Veronica is free to resume her world travels in pursuit of scientific inquiry - and the occasional romantic dalliance. As familiar with hunting butterflies as she is fending off admirers, Veronica wields her butterfly net and a hatpin with equal aplomb, and with her last connection to England gone, she intends to embark upon the journey of a lifetime.

Miss Eliza Westleigh has spent years building a secret life with rare herbs and remedies that heal where physicians fail. When her father threatens to offer her hand to a man she despises, Eliza decides to pursue the most impossible duke in London to buy herself time. However, what if the one man she seeks for convenience becomes the greatest risk to her heart? Alistair Norcliffe, the Duke of Blackthorne, has built his life on control. Devoted to protecting his sisters and preserving his family’s reputation, he has no patience for scandal. Yet, when malicious rumors threaten to unravel ...

Lord Jasper Hartcliffe—Hart the Heartless to the ton—left Society behind years ago, choosing freedom and fortune over expectations. But to save his twin brother from ruinous debt, Hart returns to London and enters a devil’s bargain with the formidable Justin St. Briac… a bargain that entangles him with St. Briac’s brilliant, unconventional daughter.

The hauntingly beautiful second book in the gothic romance Poisoner series, where Alina Lis finds herself the prey of her vampiric ex-lover, Silas. They’re a couple deadly as sin, and as intoxicating as a sip of poison . . . Return to the world of The Poisoner... In the shadows of 1890s...

Orphaned and destitute, Lydia Fairchild is spending her time seeking solace in a world of canvases and watercolors. When her controlling brother decides to marry her off to the notorious “Beast of Brackenridge” to pay off mounting debts, she is left with little choice. Could this arrangement of convenience ever turn into blooming affection for Lydia? Having returned from a war that left him permanently scarred, Lord Alistair Hawthorne, Earl of Brackenridge, has three weeks to find a bride or lose everything. Still, the prospect of courting feels more dangerous than any battlefield. ...

Father Cade Frederic is a holy man. Brought up in the streets of Paris, he has dedicated his life to the church. But there's a monster that lingers just beneath the surface. A sickness. One that bleeds darkness and feeds on the damned. When he's tasked to become the priest in Festivale, Vermont, a town both beautiful in architecture and riddled with despair, his sickness sings, demanding he rid the place of evil.