When Grace Williams topples from the balcony at the soon-to-open Hotel Fortune, the last thing she expects is to find love with her new bosses' brother. Wiley Fortune is visiting from Chicago, and the polished attorney has looks, money and charm to spare. But Grace's past makes her wary of investing her heart--and risking her job. Do a small-town Texan and a city sophisticate really have a chance?

"The living image of a knight's dream, Elise conceals a shocking secret: she is the illegitimate daughter of Henry II. A fierce and magnificent warrior, Sir Bryan Stede follows no law but his own -- until he beholds the exquisite Elise." --

"When Willow Harden arrives at Tate Kingston's island castle for her housekeeper job, she finds her temperamental boss isn't just an enigmatic author living in self-imposed exile--he's an attractive flesh-and-blood man. Soon she's thinking less about her mission to uncover his family's secrets than about being under his covers. Until an unplanned pregnancy sets them on a collision course with destiny..."--Amazon.com.

Vixen in Velvet: "Beautiful, well-bred Victoria Rawlings sees only one way to avoid an arranged marriage--switching places with a tavern maid. Her daring scheme leads her to Marcus Chancelor, who, like Tori, is not what he seems. The handsome American secretly poses as a highwayman to support a besieged colony. Once their identities are unmasked, will Tori seize a chance at happiness, far beyond the safety she's known?"--Page 4 of cover Whitefire:...

In the aftermath of the Great War, the De Witt family is struggling to piece together the shattered fragments of their lives. Rudolf and his wife Verena, still reeling from the loss of their second son, don't know how to function in the post-war world. Stoneythorpe Hall has become an empty shell with no servants to ensure its upkeep. Celia, the de Witt's youngest daughter, is still desperate to spread her wings and see more of the world. To escape...

War in Somalia transforms a simple village girl into a self-confident woman who even swims and drives a car. She is Duniya, a widow with three children. By an English-speaking writer, author of Maps.

THE ROMANCE OF ATLANTIS brings to life all the dazzling splendor of that lost kingdom. However, Atlantis is threatened by powerful neighboring states. Tension increases when the ruler of an adjacent kingdom bids to marry the empress. If she marries him, Atlantis would be safe from invasion. Yet, such a marriage contradicts the deepest feelings of her heart, the secret wisdom of her lineage, and her sacred trust as queen. We will not spoil your enjoyment...

"Gold Rush California's notorious "Legislature of a Thousand Drinks" launches a secret consortium of frontier barons, triggering the collapse of independent mines throughout Sierra Nevada. James MacLaren, a fugitive from Scotland, embarks on a new life in California, escaping his secrets but not his hatred for the upper class. He is a man always on his guard, leery of the entitled and wary of his own temper. While raising a beautiful, headstrong daughter,...

"In a studiolo behind a church, six women gather to perform an act that is, at once, restorative, powerful, and illegal. They paint. Under the tutelage of Leonardo da Vinci, these six show talent and drive equal to that of any man, but in Renaissance Florence they must hide their skills, or risk the scorn of the city." --

"To escape marriage to the newly inherited Earl of Comstock, bookish Charity must find her family?s missing diamonds. She meets her match in an intellectual stranger auditing the estate?not knowing he is Lord Comstock himself! With him, Charity feels different?even desirable! But will seizing one night of passion bind her to the very man she?s determined to avoid?" --