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The Maiden of the Storm by Michelle Deerwester-Dalrymple

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The Maiden of the Storm by Michelle Deerwester-Dalrymple

When the power of love is stronger than the chains of bondage . . .

She’s a powerful Scottish Highland Celtic woman. He’s a Roman warrior, captive in her village. When their passion for each other grows, can they find a way to be together?

Or will the conflicts between the Celts and Romans drive them apart?

In the Caledonii village, Riana is the chieftain’s oldest daughter and accustomed to position and authority. Until the day a Roman soldier is brought in and made a slave.

Despite her moral objections, she is directed by her father to tend to the Roman, to bring him back to health and make sure he’s fed.

At first, he’s nothing more than a curiosity for her, but as they spend time together during her duties to him, they forge a camaraderie that quickly becomes something more.

Something passionate and forbidden.

Horatio is a confident Roman soldier brought low after a night of missteps. Bound to slavery for the Caledonii tribe, he spends every waking moment biding his time and planning his escape. What he doesn’t plan is the desire he feels for the very woman directed to keep him in chains.

His desire grows, as does his love for the red northern woman.

As their passions rise, Riana decides that she cannot see the man she loves enslaved. They concoct an escape that is successful on the surface but leads to disastrous results.

When they believe all is lost, their love for each other gives them one final chance for survival. Will their love overcome the obstacles that would tear them apart?

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Journeys: the Archers of Saint Sebastian by Jeanne Roland

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Journeys: the Archers of Saint Sebastian by Jeanne Roland

15-year-old Marieke disguises herself as a boy to hide in the all-male archers’ guild of Saint Sebastian to escape her father’s killers. Soon she’s determined to discover the truth about her father’s mysterious past at the guild, and to help the most charming young Journeyman archer in the place win the annual guild trials – without ever letting him discover her secrets. Robin Hood meets Princess Bride and Mulan in this historical adventure set in 14th-century Belgium and packed with romance, humor, intrigue, and of course, longbow archery trials.

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How to Win a Duke’s Heart by Collette Cameron

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Targeted Age Group:: 18 – 90

Some fairy tales begin with love at first sight. This is not one of those tales…

Sophronie Slater had no interest in getting married. Even if she did, the Duke of Waycross would not be her choice. She would, however, do anything for her father. So, in honor of his dying wish to see her legally bound to the contrary, annoyingly handsome Scot who drives her mad, she agrees to a very temporary marriage. She’ll never love him, though. At least, that was the plan…

Evan Gordonstone has no interest in romance. Caring for his relatives and restoring his duchy to profitability is about all he can manage. But if he has any hope of one day realizing his dream of breeding and racing horses, he needs Sophronie. Their arranged marriage will fix all his problems. Assuming he doesn’t fall for his lovely new wife and ruin everything…

Sophronie and Evan are about to find out that opposites can attract in the most unexpected—and sensual—ways. But when all is said and done, can they win each other’s hearts and turn their fake marriage into a real happily ever after?

Scandals, Secrets, and Sweet Romance
This Historical Regency Romance by a USA Today bestselling author proves that enemies can become lovers and opposites do attract. Sparks fly as Evan and Sophronie match wits until they admit their love for each other.

If you enjoy reading lovable rogue or duke romances with a pinch of intrigue, a dash of humor, and soul-searing emotion, then you’ll adore Collette Cameron’s enthralling SEDUCTIVE SCOUNDRELS series. Settle into your favorite reading nook with a beverage and your copy of HOW TO WIN A DUKE’S HEART for a page-turning, enemies to lovers, entertaining Regency world adventure you can’t put down

Though this book can easily be read as a stand-alone, most readers prefer to read the series in order.

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
HOW TO WIN A DUKE'S HEART is the 14th book in my Seductive Scoundrels Series. Both of the main characters made appearances as secondary characters in earlier books in the series, and the time was right for Sophronie and Evan to have their own happy ever after…even if they didn't know it.

A Hand for the Duke by Meredith Bond

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A Hand for the Duke by Meredith Bond

Can the Ladies of the Wagering Whist Society help an impoverished modiste win the hand of a sought-after Duke?
Tina Rowan is beautiful, talented—and wants nothing more than to be free of her past. The illegitimate daughter of a baroness, she is being blackmailed by her own foster-father. She must rely on her flair for designing dresses to earn enough to pay him off. Starting a business dressing the ladies of Regency society isn’t easy for a nobody. But Tina has three aces up her sleeve—her own amazing talent, her well-connected biological mother, and the helpful (if meddlesome) support of the Ladies’ Wagering Whist Society.
The handsome, arrogant Duke of Warwick has grown up schooled in the “proper” way for a nobleman to behave. Rule number one: do not fraternize with people of the lower classes. But when he has to introduce his beloved sister to society, he finds himself completely reliant on the beguiling woman he’s hired as his sister’s modiste. To his astonishment, he finds himself opening up to her and enjoying her company far, far too much.
When Tina discovers the true man behind the ducal title, her heart might very well be lost. But can the duke set aside his façade and allow himself to love the only woman who could possibly make him happy?
It will take the combined efforts of the Ladies’ Wagering Whist Society to see this difficult hand well played.

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Through Forests and Mountains by Margaret Walker

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Targeted Age Group:: Adult

Yugoslavia 1941
The protagonist, Anton Marković, is a submarine captain in the Yugoslav navy, a reluctant loner who struggles with intimacy with women. When he is crippled in a propeller accident, he is prevented from joining his own boat, the Nebojša, in its dramatic escape attempt in the face of the invading German and Italian armies.
After nearly succumbing to septicaemia, Anton becomes involved with a Montenegrin partisan group that seeks support from a Partisan Republic that Tito has temporarily liberated from the Germans. Here Anton meets Mara, the headstrong daughter of the Yugoslav ambassador to Britain.
Mara is attracted to Tito because of the emphasis he has placed on the role of women in the struggle for National Liberation. However, with her breeding and education, she finds working with the peasants of Yugoslavia an uphill battle.
Mara is trying to lose her possessive ex-boyfriend, Miroslav Novak, a member of the Ustasha, the psychotic Croatian fascist party that Hitler and Mussolini have fostered to govern Croatia. As Mara’s friendship with Anton struggles for ascendancy amidst her reckless disregard for his feelings, Miroslav discovers that he can employ the same codes and decryption techniques used by Britain and Germany to pinpoint Mara’s location. He gets some help from Winston Churchill and Captain Bill Hudson, a British secret agent in Serbia.
As the Yugoslav Partisans are forced from place to place by the Germans, Miroslav finally finds Mara in Bosnia after a Partisan group led by Anton destroys the railway line from the bauxite mines near Mostar. A train is derailed and, during the operation, Mara disappears.
Plunged into despair by the thought of a world without her, Anton tracks Miroslav through the forest, interrupting his attempt to assault Mara. When Miroslav shoots Nikola, Anton kills him and escapes with Mara.
Anton asks Mara to marry him and she accepts.

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
I was inspired to write the book following the story my mother told me about the women who fought alongside the men in World War 2 Yugoslavia. Jelena Batinić published Women and Yugoslav Partisans in 2015 (Cambridge Uni Press). It was a fabulous read and her stories of how men reacted to fighting with women got to work on my imagination. I needed a male lead who had trouble with women in his civilian life. How would he cope, I wondered, with the additional challenge of working with women as fighters? Naturally I decided that he had to fall in love with one.

The Winds of Morning by Gifford MacShane

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Targeted Age Group:: Adult

1848: the third year the potato crop failed in Ireland. The Protestant landlords have absconded back to Britain, leaving the Catholic peasants to fend for themselves, while the English feast on the massive amounts of Irish food they’re importing every day.

With two younger brothers to feed, Molly O’Brien takes her father’s place on the road gang, building a road that runs from her tiny village to the river and no farther. Yet sixteen hours of labor a day will not garner enough wages to buy food for her family.

She is beyond despair. Beyond prayer. And so far beyond the tenets of her childhood, she has decided to offer her body to the first man with the price of a loaf of bread. But when a stranger takes her hand, will her sacrifice be enough to save her siblings?

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
Several years ago, I saw an article about a memorial sculpture being installed in County Cork that celebrated the aid the Choctaw Tribe in America gave to the Irish during the Great Potato Famine. My mother has a smidgen of native blood, so the article caught my eye.

As I read it, I realized that my father’s family—coming from County Clare as they did—had to have lived through that famine. I did some research and learned that it was a totally avoidable disaster, which cut Ireland’s population by 25% while food was being exported to England at astronomical rates.

I felt compelled to tell the stories of the survivors—the ones who somehow held body and soul together and found a way to prosper.

Spirit Ridge by L. A. Kelley

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Spirit Ridge by L. A. Kelley

A dark shadow rises.

San Francisco in 1885 was a dangerous place for those who crossed Colin Doyle. To Nob Hill elite he was a successful businessman. To the underbelly of San Francisco he was The Mick, a criminal mastermind ruling from the shadows. If a buyer’s tastes ran to opium, a whore, or a politician, The Mick could name a price. No one who betrayed him ever escaped the city alive.

Until now.

Nell Bishop is a fearless investigative reporter for the San Francisco Dispatch. She’s on the run to the Arizona Territory with the one witness who can expose Doyle’s corrupt empire and stop the plan to extend his evil dominion to the West.

Marshal Sam Tanner of Spirit Ridge in the Arizona Territory fought the visions sent by his Apache blood. They always foretold a death he couldn’t prevent. Then Sam dreamed of the coyote with golden brown eyes who warned of a black shadow spreading evil across the land. Did the message call him to help the beautiful woman who stepped off the stagecoach? Can Sam and Nell elude the mysterious dark riders who dog their trail or will the next vision mean death for both of them?

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Stolen Grace by Patricia M. Muhammad

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Targeted Age Group:: 16+

Penelope Moreau is a Creole courtier in 18th century Versailles, France. She searches frantically for a paper containing a clue as to who actually committed the royal theft. Once this is proven, the evidence would refute her brother’s, Armand’s, alleged complicity in the crime. Pierre LeMercier is also an aristocrat of the king’s court and is fascinated by Penelope’s beauty and intrigued by her feigned lack of interest in him. Penelope and Pierre’s courtship blossoms. Pierre vows, as well as Count Alexandre Montegeau a friend of Penelope and Armand’s parents, to exonerate Armand, restore the House of Moreau’s name. Pierre and Penelope hope to be wed when the matter is settled.

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
I was heavily inspired by the culture and setting of 18th century France. Most of my books feature multi-racial lineages or couples, so it was easy for me to incorporate this aspect into the story.

Hidden Valor by Patricia M. Muhammad

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Targeted Age Group:: 15+

Duchess Arabella leaves the House of Wellington for the king’s court without notice or permission of her mother and father. Two murders occur in the royal palace. Duke Everett is accused amongst the courtiers. He pursues the duchess to take her hand in marriage. The Crown sequesters all of the king’s court to the royal grounds. The duke and duchess fall in love and are the first to be exonerated. They leave for the House of Carrington, only for the Crown to summon Duke Everett to serve as advisor. A third murder happens. The primary witness is Duke Everett’s unknown cousin. The duke seeks to advise the crown to finally resolve all the murders so that he and Arabella may be free to wed and remain as honourable members of the king’s court.

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
I was inclined to do another historical romance novel. In the beginning, I typically chose European cities not popular in the genre, however, I had visited London, England twice and thought now was the time to choose the historical location as the backdrop to the story.

Romance Author Interview – Glynnis Campbell

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About Glynnis Campbell:
Glynnis Campbell is a USA Today bestselling author of over two dozen swashbuckling action-adventure historical romances, mostly set in Scotland, and a charter member of The Jewels of Historical Romance — 12 internationally beloved authors. She’s the wife of a rock star and the mother of two young adults, but she’s also been a ballerina, a typographer, a film composer, a piano player, a singer in an all-girl rock band, and a voice in those violent video games you won’t let your kids play. Doing her best writing on cruise ships, in Scottish castles, on her husband’s tour bus, and at home in her sunny southern California garden, Glynnis loves to play medieval matchmaker… transporting readers to a place where the bold heroes have endearing flaws, the women are stronger than they look, the land is lush and untamed, and chivalry is alive and well!

What inspires you to write?
I'm inspired by everything I experience, whether it's travel, conversations, the news, or people I meet. Most of my stories start out with "what ifs," and I enjoy playing out scenarios in my head, seeing if there's enough to make a whole book. My natural form of expression is words, so that's the medium I use to communicate ideas.

Tell us about your writing process.
I'm a plotster, a little of each. I make a rough outline of what I want to happen, but then I experience the adventure right along with the reader, and oftentimes my characters throw a wrench into the works or take an unexpected turn, which makes it fun.

Although I "cast" my characters with actors, I don't do involved sketches or Q&As with them. I don't really feel I know them well until I'm halfway through the book.

One of the best things I learned during this high-stress year is to ignore the internet and go straight to writing first thing in the morning. I put in a good two hours before I go online. After a few hours of promotion/exercise/chores, I put in another two to three hours in the afternoon. I try to write every day so I don't lose the thread of the story, but I don't beat myself up if I miss a day.

I don't write at my desk. My desk is where I go online and do marketing. I usually write on my living room sofa on my laptop. I think having a writing place that's separate from my workplace helps me focus on the story. I also love writing on cruise ships and backstage when my musician husband goes on tour. There are nice long stretches of uninterrupted time and no responsibilities!

How do you develop your characters?
I have a pretty good idea of my characters' motivations when I start a book. But they always let me know if I'm doing something out of character for them or making a wrong decision. I enjoy being surprised and guided by them.

Who are your favorite authors?
I have a lot of favorite authors in a wide variety of genres, but when it comes to historical romance, my biggest influences when I started writing were Jude Deveraux and Julie Garwood. I loved the way they combine drama and humor and created one-of-a-kind characters. Today, I also enjoy Erica Ridley's historicals.

What genres do you write?: Scottish historical romance, medieval romance, Native American romance, Viking romance

What formats are your books in?: eBook, Print

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