Inspirational Historical Romance

Christmas 1955 - Trent jilted Holly. Should she give him a second chance? Has too much time elapsed and is too much fire quenched for this romance to rekindle? Holly falls in love with the sights, sounds, and scents of Christmas in Colonial Williamsburg during her first months living there. She’s a widowed mother raising 8-year-old twin boys by working as a waitress in a famous Colonial Williamsburg Inn. Trent disappeared from Holly’s life ten years ago. Now he’s back and wants to marry her. Santa’s matchmakers complicate Holly’s decisions by bringing new men into her life. Will ...

Emmett Moreley has been a Texas Ranger for the past three years, after moving out west to make a name for himself. HIs latest assignment is to apprehend the Beckett Gang, the outlaws responsible for robbing trains throughout the state of Texas. Ready for his big chance to prove he's capable of running his own posse, Emmett receives a tip that the gang plans to rob a train near Rockwood Springs. He sets a trap, preparing to make his arrest. But when things go wrong, he is left chagrined, with only a strikingly beautiful woman with amnesia as a clue as to where the bandits will strike next. ...

Can a hunted woman hiding a dreadful secret find love? Or has the past ruined every chance for the future? Carmen Taylor didn’t reckon on the man she married being a ruthless racketeer, but when he steals from his gang boss, the retribution is brutal and with her husband dead, now Carmen must flee. Desperate, she answers an advertisement to wed a rancher out west. James Thompson never intended to have a wife, but now he’s got one. Stepping into the shoes of his recently deceased brother he honors the promise made to a lady, currently on her way to Nebraska. That she doesn’t know her ...

Cora Miller, a recent widow, moves to St. Augustine in 1875 with her young daughter Emily to start life over as a single mother. She opens a fine millinery shop to court the tastes of the wealthy and become part of the town’s social elite. She succeeds in gaining the hat business of tourists Pamela Worthington and her daughter Judith, as well as, the attention of their family friend, extravagant Sterling Cunningham. But aloof Daniel Worthington, Pamela’s son, is more interested in the Indian captives recently brought to the fort. Daniel Worthington has escorted his mother and sister to ...

Josephine Bradley loves her life as the center of San Francisco society. But when her best friend is mysteriously killed, she finds herself recruited to be a spy due to her connections. She must quickly learn to navigate a world she never imagined, filled with secrets, lies, and a forbidden spymaster who fills her thoughts. Charles Gilbert expertly serves the US government as San Francisco’s spymaster, so when he recruits Miss Josephine, he’s certain he can manage the young debutante. The problem is she’s determined to do whatever it takes to solve her friend’s murder, even if it ...

A jilted rancher shielding his heart. A runaway bride hiding her past. When old flames ignite new passions, can love conquer all? Fleeing the stifling confines of New York, Cassidy escapes a loveless fate to pose as a mail-order bride in the rugged West. But her dreams of a simple life with rancher Jed are shattered when she's met with suspicion her wifely skills are glaringly absent, and her secrets seem to multiply by the day. Jed, still scarred from being left at the altar, had sworn never to let love penetrate his defenses again. Yet Cassidy's fiery spirit and unwavering determination ...

Maybe she hadn’t failed at love. Maybe he just hadn’t been the right man… Life had never been melancholier for Eliza Loring since the man she loved had up and married someone else. But when she meets a handsome stranger whose genuine compliments and soul-searing gazes seem to reach way deep inside her, she wonders if maybe there’s another man out there for her after all. Miner Gill Mabry has seen and done many things in his nearly 40 years, much of which he’s not proud of. He’d put his days at war far behind him, though the memories seem determined to haunt him while he sleeps. ...

Saylor Sanderson, quirky Seattle socialite, declares herself a "modern," and embarks on an Alaskan adventure to Anchorage, where she has secured a position at the Spruce Telephone Company. Can she acclimate to the crude wilderness surroundings of the new city, learn the rigors of switchboard technology, and immerse herself into the Switchboard Sisterhood of career women? Or, will her shoe-loving, shoe-shopping ways accidentally lead her to love?

Pinkerton detective Garrison McGuire is a man on a mission: find his orphaned nieces, ensure their well-being, and return to Chicago's darkest alleyways where he can appease his conscience. Unfortunately, he can't help the pull he feels to the woman who gambles, misquotes scripture and rescues orphans. Darbigal O'Donnell never had much use for God after her parents traded her for a pick-axe and a shovel, but that doesn’t stop her from carrying on the legacy of the godly man who rescued her from a life of prostitution by saving young girls in similar situations, even if it means breaking ...

In the snowbound valleys of 1912 in Bansfield, Massachusetts, love dares to bloom where it should never take root. Winter is no stranger to suffering. A housemaid with fiery red curls and haunting blue eyes, she keeps to herself, hiding a past that could cost her everything. Hunted by shadows and secrets, she’s learned to trust no one—until Ethan. Ethan is a quiet farmer shackled in a loveless, manipulative marriage. Bound by duty and a sense of right, his days are marked by hardship and guilt. But when Winter arrives to assist his petulant wife something buried long ago begins to stir...

Excerpt: Tansy felt a warm blush heat her cheeks as her gaze fell to the tall, totally hot guy standing near the back of the touring group. He smiled at her as their eyes met, and she half expected to see two vampire fangs as part of his dazzlingly white set of teeth. He was truly that good-looking—fictional vampire good-looking. So good-looking, in fact, that Tansy was proud of herself for not stumbling over her words as she continued to give her “beginning of our tour” speech. The guy wore jeans and a blue flannel shirt with his sleeves rolled up to just beneath his elbows. He had ...

Sayler Christy knew chances were slim to none that any of her silly little daydreams would ever actually come true—especially any daydreams involving Mr. Booker, the new patient—the handsome, older patient convalescing in her grandfather’s rehabilitation center. Yet, working as a candy striper at Rawlings Rehab, Sayler couldn’t help but dream of belonging to Mr. Booker—and Mr. Booker stole her heart—perhaps unintentionally—but with very little effort. Gorgeous, older, and entirely unobtainable—Sayler knew Mr. Booker would unknowingly enslave her heart for many years to come...

Available as a value box amazon.com/dp/B07Y2B5HJG (copy and paste the link into your browser) Join Emily from Marshall Manor as she prepares for a wedding she doesn’t want to go through with and find out what happens when her entire life changes in a span of a week. It’s a crisp autumn evening and the weather in Chicago is not the only reason for the chill in the air. Promised to an older man when she was just a young girl, Emily has now come of age and is forced to face a long-delayed reality. Living in Marshall Manor has been an exceptional blessing for Emily and her fellow orphan ...

Bathsheba is a woman who longs for love. With her devout husband away fighting the king's wars for many months at a time, discontent and loneliness dog her steps - and make it frighteningly easy to succumb to King David's charm and attention. Though she immediately regrets her involvement with the powerful king, the pieces are set in motion that will destroy everything she holds dear. Can she find forgiveness at the feet of the Almighty? Or has her sin separated her from God - and David - forever?

*** FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED *** A Grieving Widower, A Hostile child, A Desperate Woman. Can a clandestine plan forge a new family? Forced to do whatever she can to survive, Meg works for a meager income, and begs for food when she must. In desperation, Meg agrees to a loveless union to a man she doesn’t know in exchange for a safe haven. Charlie Moore is a widower and father to eight year old Alice. Unkempt, unpopular and outcast, Charlie knows he must do something to help her, and seeks a bride, who will be given a home in exchange for caretaking duties of Alice. When Meg arrives she ...

A Desperate Bride. A Devious Mayor, And A Rancher On A Mission for Justice. Can love flourish amidst turmoil and deceit? Julia Laramore's life was ruined. After a brutal attack leaves her with child, she is sent West as a Mail Order Bride to marry Mayor Hugh of Flat Rock Oklahoma. A man she has never met. However, when Julia meets her intended, she is devastated to learn that although he has paid a handsome sum of money to secure her hand, he now refuses to wed her. With nowhere to go, and under the most dreadful of threats, Julia is forced to work as a maid in the Mayor's household. Wesley...

Nellie’s beliefs about a woman’s place in society are challenged when she must find employment to save her family’s home, and unexpectedly encounters opposition by local businessmen. She is thrilled when Jacob McKenzie agrees to hire her for his furniture shop, but is wary of the stirrings he raises within her heart, feelings she thought long buried. Jacob McKenzie, a woodworker, is determined to make his furniture shop a success. With a painful past and no family nearby, he delves into his work as the one meaningful part of his life. When he meets and hires Nellie for his shop, he ...

Available as a value box amazon.com/dp/B073RQYPBG (copy and paste the link into your browser) American Mail order brides of the West, Historically Inspired clean and wholesome short story romance Louise loves to read, and she dreams about finding her own happy ending with a fairy tale prince just like the girls in the books that she reads. When she receives a proposal of marriage from Matthew Latham she cannot wait to travel to San Francisco to meet him and be his wife. Moving to San Francisco is a big decision - but will Louise be happy in the West? Will Matthew fulfill all her ...

Felicity’s father dies, leaving her stranded at Ft. Laramie, Wyoming, one-third the way to homestead 640 acres in the Oregon Territory. She has money and supplies to continue her journey, but a woman alone cannot claim the free land. So, she advertises for a husband. Ben’s got massive debt and Gold Rush fever and heads to California. But at Ft. Laramie he’s robbed of everything he owns, including his horse. His only recourse is to strike a bargain with Felicity. At the fork in the trail, will he trek to Oregon to help her homestead, or will she accompany him to dig for gold in ...

Peter, the new Earl of Berkshire gets more than he bargains for when Juliana his childhood friend, talks him into a pretend courtship with her new friend, Patience. Instead of keeping the ladies at bay, looking to marry a title, it traps him into many of Juliana’s foolhardy schemes. When Juliana’s attentions turn in another direction, his pretend courtship might inevitably entrap him. He must do something quickly or risk everything he has come to hold dear about lovely Juliana. Can Peter turn his friendship with Juliana into Romance? A fun Regency Romance that will keep you on your toes...