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Envy and Favour (Sins of the Virtuous Book 6) by Faye Hall

About Envy and Favour (Sins of the Virtuous Book 6) by Faye Hall

What happens when a resentful man is determined to win the favour of the one you love?

For years Atol Livia has desired only one thing—to move north, far from the corruption of his father’s business, and start a life with the woman he loves. That is if Anna Jenel can look past his poverty and will agree to marry him. When Anna informs him that she gave her heart to him long ago, never once caring about any wealth he might have, he’s elated. But their plans are delayed when Atol’s father is found murdered. Once Atol has finally settled his obligations and is able to leave town, he goes to collect Anna but discovers that she is gone.

Anna doesn’t understand why her father whisked her away in the middle of the night to travel north. When they arrive, she finds a fully operational cattle station, and an associate of her father’s willing to do anything to gain possession of it—even marry her.

When Atol arrives up north, all he can think of is being reunited with Anna. But he soon discovers that the man who murdered his father now has his eyes set on Anna and will do whatever is necessary in order to have her as his wife. This man is determined to gain possession of Anna’s cattle station and the orange sapphires hidden there.

Will Atol and Anna be able to protect each other from a murderer, or will they fall victim to the envy of this man and lose each other forever?

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Maiden of the Winds: The Celtic Journeys Series by Janeen O’Kerry

About Maiden of the Winds: The Celtic Journeys Series by Janeen O’Kerry

The beautiful and accomplished Keavy has turned down all offers of marriage. She cannot forget the golden eagle who came to her in the forest one spring day and made her a gift of three feathers an eagle who gazed at her with the eyes of a man.

Under threat of being disowned, Keavy finally accepts a young druid. They secretly agree to a marriage of convenience and she goes to his distant home.

But after the wedding, Keavy learns that here a bride goes not to her husband but to the bed of the king a king who gazes at her with the eyes of an eagle.

NOTE: This book was first published by Dorchester in 2003. It has been re-edited by the author and given a new cover, but is the same story as the original novel.

Battlefield violence. A few scenes of encounters between consenting adults over the age of 21. No part of this work was created using artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind.

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Smoldering Betrayal by James Rada Jr.

Smoldering Betrayal by James Rada Jr.

Matt Ansaro returns to his hometown of Eckhart Mines in the Western Maryland coal fields. It has been five years since Matt was here, and he swore when he left in 1917 that he would never return. Although Matt’s parents are dead, the rest of his family welcomes him home with open arms.

Joseph McCord, the superintendent of the Consolidation Coal Mines and a classmate of Matt’s, is not so happy to see Matt return. He has plans for Matt’s old girlfriend, Laura Spencer, and Joseph thinks he will need to compete with Matt for her attention.

Matt has his own plans. He is a Pinkerton detective, and he has been sent to spy on his former neighbors for the Consolidation Coal Company. The coal company owners want to know about union activity in the town and shut it down before it can gain a foothold.

Matt takes a job in the mines and works to re-establish his connections with his family and neighbors, including Laura. He also finds himself attracted to Samantha Havencroft, a suffragette and daughter of a college president.

Matt is walking a tightrope. If the miners find out he is a detective, he could be attacked and driven from town. However, if the coal company or Pinkerton Agency discovers Matt’s real reason for returning to Eckhart Mines, the result could be just as bad. He is a man alone, trying to do what he sees best, even as a national coal strike looms.

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Wrath and Mercy (Sins of the Virtuous Book 5) by Faye Hall

About Wrath and Mercy (Sins of the Virtuous Book 5) by Faye Hall

Would you show mercy to the lover who deserted you?

Finley Helmer thought he had it all when Elina invited him into her bed. He thought he found passion and love beyond compare. Instead he was thrown into a life of smuggling black opals, drugs and aboriginal slaves. When he was charged with murder, he fled town to escape the charges, vowing to return and ask his lover why she’d handed him over to the police.

Elina Clemence was ripped away from her home and the man she loved and brought to Australia to start her life anew. Her father promised her beauty and opportunity. What she found was a cruel and abusive business partner, and a step-daughter who wanted to destroy her.

Despite the constant accidents following her and threatening her life, Elina sets herself up as a profitable shipping tycoon, with control over most of the towns supply. Despite her powerful position, her heart still ached for the man she once loved who disappeared from her life without a trace.

Finding themselves passionately reunited, Finley and Elina discover the cruelty that tore them from each other. As they search for answers, they uncover the unrelenting wrath and vengeance of an opium addict who will stop at nothing until she has possession of the black opals she thinks they are hiding.

Will their love for each other allow them forgiveness, or will they fall victim to the horror that seems to be following them?

Content Warning: contains sex, strong language, and some violence.

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Goddess of Eire: The Celtic Journeys Series by Janeen O’Kerry

About Goddess of Eire: The Celtic Journeys Series by Janeen O’Kerry

Here is romance and high fantasy in the mythological ancient world. GODDESS OF EIRE is the tale of the Irish goddess Eriu, the king who loved her, and his determination to make her his queen.

Each book in the Celtic Journeys series tells a complete story, so they may be read in any order. No part of this work was created using artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind.

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A Misguided Lord

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It is time for Clayton Trent, Earl of Bentley, to take a bride and he knew the type of lady he wanted to make his countess—one who would fit into his orderly and scandal free life. Everything was exactly as it should be until Miss Eleanor Westin careens into him, upsetting the perfect balance of his world. She is everything his father said he should not marry. Yet, Clayton cannot put her from his mind, not even when a decade old scandal threatens the very foundation of his family.

Miss Eleanor Westin has spent her life in the country on the brink of poverty and raising her siblings after the death of her parents until her grandfather finally decides to do his duty and brings her to London. Eleanor simply wants to find a gentleman who is willing to take on her family in the bargain. Love is not even a consideration if she can land security. Unfortunately, the only gentleman who she’d encountered was Lord Bentley, and he will never do. If only he would stay out of her dreams so she could forget him and his intoxicating kisses.

A MISGUIDED LORD is available for only $0.99 from January 10-14, 2025 and the second book in the Tenacious Trents ten book series, though each book can be read as a stand alone.

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DAUGHTER OF GOLD: The Celtic Journeys Series by Janeen O’Kerry

About DAUGHTER OF GOLD: The Celtic Journeys Series by Janeen O’Kerry

Daughter of Gold: Niamh hopes for marriage at the Lughnasa Fair and meets handsome warrior Bryan, but the fair is disrupted by a vengeful puca.

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Lovers Ransom by Faye Hall

About Lovers Ransom by Faye Hall

Phoebe Toulouse ran away from her family…from her fiancé…from her life.

Upon arriving in the dusty outback town of Millchester, Queensland, Australia, Phoebe is certain she is finally safe from the bastard who wants to rob her of everything she has…including her life. Being swept up in the strong arms of a stranger, she finds herself tempted with pleasures she couldn’t refuse, and must face the uncertainty surrounding what was to become of her.

This wasn’t a job Raymond MacAllester wanted to do, but he had no choice. If he didn’t take Phoebe back east to Inkerman, he’d be risking his sister’s life. Given that she was Gordon Marriot’s half-sister, he doubted it would be easy to find her, but he would not allow himself to feel guilt for any member of that heartless, corrupt family.
When he meets Phoebe running for her life in the streets of Millchester, he couldn’t believe this beauty was any family of Gordon’s. When he finally took her into custody, he assumed she’d reluctantly agree to go back home. Never could he imagine that she would fight him as if her life depended on it.

When Phoebe learns the true reason for Raymond coming after her, and his relationship with her brother, she is heartbroken and betrayed. Returning to Inkerman with Gordon, she resumes her place in his corrupt company.
Desperate to find her and make her believe she was more than a business transaction, Raymond follows her to Inkerman and reluctantly reinstates himself into a life he hoped never to see again.

Reunited with Phoebe, and desperate to save her from Gordon’s overbearingness, Raymond risks everything to try and get her to safety. Will she let him play at being her knight in shining armour though, or has he left it too late?

Content Warning: contains sex, strong language, and some violence

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Forever Lovely by Linore Rose Burkard

Forever Lovely by Linore Rose Burkard

Julian St. John brings Miss Margaret Andrews from 1819 to the future, but only for a day since his wife Claire is about to give birth to their first child. He doesn’t know Margaret’s real desire is to find a modern invention to bring back with her. A bluestocking by nature and lacking her sister’s famous beauty, Margaret knows she must make her way in society by becoming an inventress. But when the tallit, the magical time-travel shawl, goes awry, she finds herself alone and stranded in 21st Century New York City!

Stewart Russell is a grad student studying early British female writers when he meets Margaret at a Jane Austen Society Conference. Margaret is mistaken for an attendee but fits right in. Stewart is thrilled by her knowledge of the writers he’s studying, almost as much as her effortless acting with the speech and manners of Jane’s day. Until she claims to be from Jane’s day! Worse, he is a wanted man due to a mix-up, and time is running out… Can Margaret get them both back to the past before the unthinkable happens?

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Vanity and Humility (Sins of the Virtuous Book 7) by Faye Hall

About Vanity and Humility (Sins of the Virtuous Book 7) by Faye Hall

What if vanity threatened to destroy the only love you’ve ever known?

Detective Ethan Brant is on the hunt for a murderess who is seducing her victims and stealing collections of diamonds from each one. When the woman he suspects becomes his father’s newest wife, Ethan’s fears multiply. He’s determined to protect his only remaining family member, no matter the cost.

All of his attention is focused on bringing the guilty party to justice. He has no time for, or interest in, women. But when he discovers a beautiful, young woman swimming at the lake on his father’s property he feels an instant attraction.

Cady Eldon’s history with men taught her it was foolish to lose her heart to one. But when she meets Ethan, she can’t ignore the fire that burns inside her, making her long for the feel of his skin against hers. Discovering that he’s a police detective, she becomes intrigued. Why would a man whose family is wealthy want to live so humbly?

Her attraction to him, and her interest in the murder case he’s working on, pulls them together on a journey north where they become entangled in the manipulative web of the murderess Ethan is chasing. Ethan and Cady soon learn just how cruel one woman’s vanity can be and how she will stop at nothing to get the riches she believes she deserves.

Will their love survive, or will they fall victim to the greatest sin of all?

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Queen Grania’s Wake: A Short Story in the Celtic Journeys Series by Janeen O’Kerry

About Queen Grania’s Wake: A Short Story in the Celtic Journeys Series by Janeen O’Kerry

“Queen Grania’s Wake” is the free introductory short story to the ten-volume Celtic Journeys series by Janeen O’Kerry.

These are original, novel-length romances filled with the mythology and magic of ancient Ireland. Each book tells a complete story, so they may be read in any order.

If you love the Celtic world, I think you will enjoy the Celtic Journeys series.

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The Painter from Seville

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When a young artist unearths her mother’s final masterpiece, she embarks on a quest for the truth surrounding a tragedy that befell her family when she was a child. With unexpected twists, ‘The Painter from Seville’ is an intriguing tale of forbidden love, justice, and Renaissance art as a young woman paints her own destiny.

“Beautifully and eloquently written. It is a feast for the reader.”

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The Mutiny Brides by Barbara Sontheimer

The Mutiny Brides by Barbara Sontheimer

Their Journey was perilous. Their resolve unparalleled.

From France to the frontier of New Orleans …
Their Journey was perilous. Their resolve unparalleled.

In 1719, La Mutine sailed from France in the cold of January to what would later be known as New Orleans. The women on board were unjustly tried and labeled as prostitutes, thieves, and beggars. Among them Héléne, Josianne, Suzanne and Maelle, women who would prove to be of incredibly strong resolve.
After twelve weeks in chains aboard La Mutine, they set foot on the land that was to become their new home. They were met by a wild, untamed wilderness where they endured years of isolation, famine, hurricanes, disease, and ever-changing governmental rule.
These women that France so cavalierly disposed of, not only survived but became successful businesswomen, wealthy landowners, and matriarchs of large, prosperous families.
This is the story of the “Gulf Coasts” long-forgotten founding mothers.

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Seduction, Lies & Betrayal by Faye Hall

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Her journey to Australia should have been her new beginning…what she found was a love her past was determined to destroy.

Maria Venetti fled the streets of London and the life of crime she’d been forced into, boarding a ship to Australia. Once aboard the Lady Douglas, Maria was determined to keep a low profile, isolating herself from the other passengers. Her plan was perfect…until she met the dark-haired stranger sitting across the dinner table.

Nathaniel Ward was looking for a new start for himself and his daughter. When the Italian beauty, Maria, joined him in the dining hall, he was captivated by her wit, and ached to share so much more than a card game with her.
When she agreed to model for one of his sketches, he feared he would no longer be able to deny his growing desire for her. What he feared most was losing his usually well-guarded heart to her, opening himself up again to heartache.

Their relationship growing, Maria hoped that at last she would be free to start her life anew…that was until she learned a man from her past, Harold Beaxley, was also on the ship, threatening to destroy everything she’d hoped to find in Nathaniel’s arms.

Arriving in Australia, they stumble upon a web of seduction and deceit weaved by Harold — a man whose lies are determined to rip the lovers apart all for his amusement and greed.

Will Nathaniel and Maria’s love be strong enough to protect them from the pasts they so desperately wanted to escape? Or will they fall victim to the lies and betrayal that followed them across the ocean?

Content Warning: contains sex, strong language, and some violence

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Cloudburst County: Secrets of Souls River Series by Teresa E. Nelson

Cloudburst County: Secrets of Souls River Series by Teresa E. Nelson

When romance and crime cross paths in a small town, dark secrets come to light and people’s lives are suddenly and ruthlessly rearranged. It was no different with Rena Bjorkline and the generation that followed her.
In 1936, Rena witnessed Beulah Marsoni stroll into neighbor John’s life and claim him as her own. When Beulah willingly shared excruciating secrets of romance and suspense, Rena found herself at the intersection of solid faith and heart-breaking fear.
She could handle hard farm work, family tragedy, and the devastating poverty of the Great Depression, but this dreadful news was the final straw. It was time to run.
A generation later, Buckthorn Bluff’s dream couple, beautiful waitress Lucinda Rae and charming champion Benny Lee were harboring their own secrets. No one must know the hidden trauma and evil forces of their lives.
They were locked in prisons of shame and fear, and their happy veneer didn’t fool anyone. Sooner or later, something had to be done to escape this terrifying existence.
Family members and friends sensed Lucinda Rae’s life was in turmoil, and they had to act before it was too late. Would their simple and untimely efforts make any difference in her tumultuous life?

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Lady of Fire: The Celtic Journeys Series by Janeen O’Kerry

About Lady of Fire: The Celtic Journeys Series by Janeen O’Kerry

A modern woman travels through time to an ancient Irish warrior, who believes she is a goddess come to earth.

Lady of Fire is part of the ten-volume Celtic Journeys series by Janeen O’Kerry. These are original, full-length romances filled with the mythology and magic of ancient Ireland.

Each book tells a complete story, so they may be read in any order. If you love the Celtic world, I think you will enjoy the Celtic Journeys series.

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A Second Wedding Night

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His mistress helps their marriage have a second chance

Millie is a young timid woman betrothed to Charles, the Duke of Camborne. Her life seems perfect until her mother reveals to her, that what will happen on her wedding night will not be pleasant for her.

Charles is looking forward to a comfortable and caring marriage with Millie, but when their wedding night turns into a disaster, their relationship stagnates and never has a chance to blossom.

Ten years later a chance encounter at Charles’s mistress gives them the opportunity for a second wedding night.

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