Love Inspired Historical

*ANTEBELLUM & CIVIL WAR ROMANCE* Handsome bachelor Edric Wainwright wanted to find the perfect woman before he wed. A beautiful, wholesome woman that would be a loving wife to him and a great mother to their children. Abigail Naylor, the wife his family found for him was certainly beautiful, but she was none of the other things on his wish list. When Edric saw Eve, the last thing he wanted was to be attracted to her. How was it even possible for him to desire, much less fall in love with someone that he owned? Beautiful Eve just wanted to survive long enough to escape and one day reunite ...

This story will resonate with women and men who are trying to navigate through real life with grace and honor. What follows is a romance story with a twist. Because of the harsh realities of her widowhood during the Victorian period in Baltimore, Abigail succumbs to a life of poverty. Determined to find a way out, she becomes a member of The Woman's Exchange and manages to gain the trust and admiration of Mrs. Harmon Brown, the founder of the Exchange. Abigail is offered a position on the board of directors. At the annual board meeting, Abigail reconnects with Bill Garrett.

Riding the popularity of Florida’s expanding rail line in 1904, Mattie Jo Pike has to administer first aid after two hobos squabble at her water tower stopover in Favoretta. The kindly victim, Mo Rudyard, doesn’t seem like the train-jumping type, but her stern Florida cracker father won’t let the man hang around long enough to learn more about him. Undercover, Morrison can’t seem to please his entrepreneurial father, and to aggravate matters, his priceless secret token has been stolen. He traces the token’s path to a hobo village where anarchy rules the cutthroat roost. With the ...

Whoever said the streets were paved with gold must have been dreaming. San Francisco in the gold rush era was an intoxicating mixture of the wealthy and the desperate. How would Sarah fit in? Determined to prove that she can make it on her own, Sarah poses as a married woman and boards a schooner bound for San Francisco. Restless and eager to travel, Jamie agrees to set up a branch of his family’s merchant bank in San Francisco. Each has something to prove but will their desire to succeed derail a blossoming romance?

Joshua James, the patron of the Broken J Ranch, has watched his small family grow with each year adding to the joy, laughter, and heart ache of a life well spent. Entering his twilight years Joshua’s mind is drawn back to the love and loss that has molded him, making the Broken J a place of peace for so many. The poignant tale of one man's journey and struggle to start a new in a wild land at a time when life was uncertain at best will touch your heart as Joshua shares his story of faith, hope, love, and family.

Lani hates to leave her beloved Lahaina behind, but she has no choice. Lahaina, 1850. What would you do if you were being forced to marry a man you didn’t love? Lani takes the only option open to her and stows away on a ship bound for San Francisco. Aidan Edwards has clawed his way back from a downward spiral of drinking and self-loathing. Bound for San Francisco, he’s healthy and happy for the first time in years, but he still doesn’t trust himself around women. Can he save the beautiful Hawaiian woman from a disastrous marriage?

Katherine O'Connor is in dire straits and the only thing she can think of to do is apply for a job as a caddy. The only problem is...women aren't yet allowed to play golf in America. She cuts her hair, dons boy clothing and gets the job. She didn't plan on falling for her handsome boss. Once her identity is revealed, complications of her deception seem overwhelming. Bradford Woodward knows something is suspicious about the frail young man in his employ, but since his brother hired the caddy, he'll honor the boy's employment and try to find something the boy knows how to do. When "Kevin" ...

**Included in the following box set: Teen and Young Adult Historical Royalty Romance Box Set Sadness is what she knows. Loneliness is all he’s experienced. Can time at the orphanage help them both find each other and, perhaps, love? By Amazon #1 Best-Selling Author in 90 - Minute Teen & Young Adult Short Reads, Eliza Heaton. Lady Matilda had experienced grief in her life — losing her mother to illness, her father lost in the depth of sadness, no husband and no children. Instead of falling victim to her own sadness, Lady Matilda decided to follow in the footsteps of her beloved mother ...

Step into the Victorian Era, Turn -of- the- Century time period with every turn of the page in this inspirational, Christian, coming of age love story! Meet Hannah Jubilee Parker of Brookside Meadow Farm. Travel back in time with her on a journey that begins with tragic and challenging circumstances that threaten to destroy her future; but ends with renewed faith, true love and triumph in finding purpose, hope and meaning in life. If you loved reading Lucy Maude Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables," "Hannah's Garden" is reminiscent of the orphan girl the world fell in love with. Experience ...

Sold to a brothel owner, Lily vows to fight back Lily's happy life in Shanghai becomes a distant memory when her father dies and her devious aunt sells her to a brothel owner in San Francisco. But Lily wasn't born in the Year of the Tiger for nothing. Determined to escape, she watches for her chance in the midst of chaotic Gold Rush San Francisco. With her father gone and her faith in people shattered, Lily refuses to believe that love exists... even after she meets Devon, the young Bostonian who vows to protect her from further harm.

She’s running from grief. He’s running from war memories. Can they find love on this dangerous journey west? Cornelia’s parents send her to America hoping to heal her heart. Accompanied by her protective brother, they’ll travel by covered wagon to the Colorado Territory to search for gold. When Cornelia meets a man who seems as troubled as the friend she lost, it seems she might be given a second chance to save someone before it's too late. Jake, once a prisoner of the Union Army leaves Tennessee in disgrace. He wants nothing more than to find enough gold to start a new life. The ...

North and South. Enemies and Lovers. Strong Southern women and the Northern men who love them. Becca McConnell. A true southern lady left alone during the American Civil War. Left to defend her family's home. When a troop of Yankee soldiers descend upon her doorstep, she faces a decision that jeopardizes everything she knows. Daniel Campbell. An officer in the Yankee army. With a troop of sick soldiers, he must rely on the kindness of a southern woman. One of the very women whose men were the enemy. Daniel never expected to find himself enchanted by a southern belle. And Becca never ...

How much life can be cruel for a girl? How much pain can a girl bear? Christina was running endlessly into the woods, crushed withered leaves under the bare feet. Didn’t she feel the thorns? Her bare feet were already portrayed with the art of bullied life. She wanted to wind-up, just to end the impotent life and wanted to mislay in the world of fathomless silence. Birds were chirping, but now melody was death song for her. Her hairs were soaring, wanting to halt, but feeling feeble in front of the heavy crown that was even unable to cease her. The crown was looking a mirage in the desert...

When an Alaskan bush pilot makes a routine stop to drop off supplies she finds the family's home strangely deserted. She enters the house and finds the entire family unconscious and thinks that carbon monoxide poisoning is the culprit. She manages to rescue two young boys then sees a man about her own age in the bathroom. He is the family's oldest son and as he's reviving a little she gets his help to move the two heavier adults to safety.

From the best-selling author of small-town romance novels and poetry, including Old Flame and Pieces of You, comes a new collection of reflective prose. Thoughtfully written, Echo explores the powerful and musing themes of love, life, loss and family ties from an intimate vantage point. This is real. It’s life. At times, it’s light. At others, it’s heavy. But we keep going because we must—because, frankly, it’s all we can do, sometimes. But maybe, just maybe, if we’re honest with ourselves, we’ll discover a quieter reason for trudging onward. Deep in our souls, I think we keep...