History In Focus: 11 books

He made her his thrall, but she enthralled him. Enslaved Anglo-Saxon noblewoman, Eadlin, must escape her Viking captor, Thorolf. To do so she must gain his trust; instead she captures his heart.

Three spicy, heart-warming Regency stories of forbidden love that breaks the rules. ‘Gideon’: Caroline Medworth finds her long lost valentine, but can she keep him? ‘Gabriel’: If Lady Louisa chooses independence, will her mystery valentine ever be revealed? ‘George’: Viscount Carthoy has a forbidden, hidden love.

Jonathan Everslie, Marquess of Dalton knows he must marry soon to provide an heir. His Aunt has already written a list of suitable ladies for Jonathan’s attention. Miss Jane Brody, bluestocking, is not on that list. Jonathan is captivated by Jane, the only woman who doesn't bore him, but can he...

One war, two battle-scarred hearts, one chance for happiness. English nurse, Fleur Armitage, moves to outback Queensland to escape all reminders of the Great War. Jack Edgarson, pastoralist and war hero, is a damaged man living in isolation, fearful he may harm someone. Their lives become entangled, but dare they love each other.

Can these gentlemanly heroes save the women they love? ‘Gentleman to the Rescue’: Clarissa Lanstone has been dragged to the altar by her cousin to marry old Squire Barns. Will Captain Tom Whittlesea, the love of her life, save her? ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’: Marianne Chaseley...

'Coming home can be harder than leaving.' Outback Australia, 1924: Matron Marion Henderson of Idavale Private Hospital wants romance in her life and promises she’ll go out with the first man who asks. That man is Bill Carter, ex-pastoralist, ex-soldier, wanderer, whose guilt about leaving home for...

Three Regency-era widows seek new partners in unconventional ways. 'What a Widow Wants' - The young Dowager Lady Caroline Newberry sets out to snare a lover. 'The Widow's Wedding Night' - Arabella Linfield dreams of a wedding night to remember. The reality is a surprise. 'Wooing the Wealthy Widow' - Can Sir Hercules Standfast pass the wealthy widow's twelve tests for suitors?

Is what a widow needs, really what she wants? Widow Selena Hartnell is deep in debt and faced with prison. Her managing friend, Barbara, Baroness De Ritz decrees Selena needs a wealthy husband – fast! Guy, Viscount Rushcroft needs a wife to oversee his six motherless children who are...

“In a nation divided, two enemies are united.” Widowed during the Battle of Worcester, Puritan woman Charity Goodwyn, dares to dream of an independent life, living with her aunt, unbeholden to men. Sir Edward Lovelace, a Royalist, gravely wounded in the same battle, wants to live to serve...

Running...into the arms of the enemy. Miss Amelia Fortescue, the only child of profligate gambler, Baron Fortescue, wants to marry for love, but her parents won't wait for that. She's bait to land a wealthy son-in-law to pay off their debts. Wealthy banker and injured soldier, Major...

Can a carriage accident and a blizzard create a Christmas miracle? After the death of his brother, Robert not only becomes Viscount Landers, but also gives up his army career and agrees to marry his brother’s beautiful fiancé to ensure the succession. When he’s snowed in for Christmas...