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Captain Jared Allendale is weary of war, but Wellington gives him one final assignment before he is free of his obligation to the Crown: retrieve a package in Scotland and return it safely to London. Easy assignment for a man who's been an aide-de-camp for the past several years - until the package turns out to be Lucy Cameron, daughter of the Duke of Diamond. Lord Diamonte was banished to France for his treasonous acts. As Jared fights old demons, the dangerous journey south begins. The spectre of death hovers over them as Lord Diamonte's minions hunt Lucy and Jared.

A centaur is killed by an assassin. Who hired the assassin? And why? The centaur, Selo Cezerus, was a willful and thoughtless creature who caused havoc wherever he went. He made enemies in the centaur community and amongst the residents of Brimstone.

It's a game of cat and mouse as Sir Michael Tidley pursues a secret mission for the Crown. The last thing he needs is a meddlesome woman to complicate things. Miss Katrina Shepherd has privately loved Michael since long before he was knighted. She longs to exonerate her father's reputation and knows Michael needs her help with decoding intercepted treasonous documents that could save the lives of thousands of British soldiers. When the Black Diamond reveals his connection to Michael and threatens Katrina, Michael's resulting injury causes him to forget it all.

Lord Phillip Westcombe is a younger son and sufficiently independent. He has no need to upset his tidy life with the messiness of love, but when he comes to the rescue of the lovely Lady Elizabeth Follett, and the two are found in a compromising position, his life takes an unexpected turn. Barely knowing each other, they are forced to wed. Embarking on a new life, they must learn to trust God as they face an evil which threatens their lives and the security of the British Empire.

London in the 19th century of the Second Universe seems the perfect refuge for Penelope Victoria Steele and Elizabeth. But instead of proving to be the green and pleasant England that they had so hoped for, the pair quickly find themselves embroiled in the machinations of mysterious figures, shadowy cults, and a book that promises to reveal the master plan of an alien enemy. Worse, Penelope discovers a side to herself that she had never known existed and becomes unsure if she, or it, will triumph.

Lord Marcus Remington has decided it is time to find a wife. He didn't expect her to be in the wreckage of a carriage in the middle of a spring storm, but rescuing Miss Josephine Storm challenges his heart and very character of the man known as the "Virtuous Viscount". But when the injured young woman weighs heavy on the viscount's mind, convention goes out the window.

Earth pilot Maeve and her son Davin have joined the Ixtrayu, hoping to avert the destruction that their leader, Kelia, has foretold. But will Maeve's burgeoning Wielding powers be enough to thwart the machinations of Elzor and his lightning-wielding sister, Elzaria, before everything the Ixtrayu have ever known is destroyed in Elzor's quest for ultimate power?

1645. Naseby, England. Baroness Margaret Elizabeth De Meaux knows exactly where she fits in the hierarchy of society, of her family, and in her life. However, one thing sets her apart from all those she loves: her visions. They have always shown her wondrous lands, but she accepted long ago they were strictly illusions. Despite the fact that they are pure fantasy, she relies on them to provide solace from the monotony of her existence. When her mother suddenly passes away, her own grief pushes her to the brink of insanity.

Moyna has been brought up by a domineering aunt to believe she brings bad luck to those she loves. During the riots in Bombay, Moyna promises to protect her dying cousin's baby and makes a hasty decision that will return to haunt her years later. Sameer, the happy-go-lucky son of a successful lawyer in Beverly Hills, falls in love with Moyna, who remains secretive about her past and insulates herself from love to protect others from her unlucky curse.

Georgian England, 1789: As the French Revolution rages, the English nobility offer sanctuary to many a refugee. Captain Dalton Evans arrives in Dover to meet a distant cousin, expecting to see a spoiled aristocrat. Instead, he's conquered by the simplicity of his new charge. And his best friend Thomas Archer isn't immune to her artless charm, either. French émigré Cecile Beaumont didn't expect that impersonating her own mistress would introduce her to a most mesmerizing man. Now she must play out the masquerade, or risk life, freedom - and her heart.

On Either Side is essentially a love story set during World War II between a young German SS Officer, Karl Wulf, and an English nurse Brenda King. The couple meet late in the book when Karl is wounded at the Battle for Caen and brought to a British Field Hospital on the outskirts of the city. Before this Karl is awarded the Knight's Cross for courage and loyalty to the Reich demonstrated on the Eastern Front, and is assigned by Heinrich Himmler for rest and recuperation to the Sobibor death camp in a benign role to convalesce for a few weeks before being sent back to active service.

In the Third Universe, the Union Jack flies proudly over the entire continent of North America. England is the greatest power in the world. But another force rules over the crown. It is a mysterious group called the Masters. And their sinister servants, the Bookmen, enforce their laws against advanced technology. The fires of dissent have not been extinguished, however; the Free Radicals study scientific advances in secret, and Penelope Victoria Steele has joined their rebellion.

Lord Andrew Masterson, Earl of Windenshire, has had a string of bad luck with women. While his best friends are all getting leg-shackled, he can’t seem to get a lady to stay in his presence long enough to court them. Not sure what he might be doing wrong, he turns to Madame Evangeline. Betrothed since before her birth to Lord Masterson, Miss Miranda Beauchamp has prepared to be his countess ever since. Can Madame Eve show Andrew and Miranda there is more than a contract between them?

Amy Coleman on a mission to find her son, the only problem was - up until two days ago she never knew she had a child. Life for Amy is not worth living anymore. She was brutally attacked, and that nightmare of an abandoned child is seeping into her reality. There is only one person who can stop her mission for death, a fallen Angel by the name of Stephen. However, what Amy doesn't realize is falling helplessly in love with this Angel will just lead her down a dark and deadly path and right smack in the middle of an Angelic War. After spending seven years on a self-destructive path of abuse, she will start to unravel the secrets and lies of that awful night she was attacked sending her world upside down.

The journey begins with a young Beth on a camping trip. When suddenly she finds herself in the swamp, it is an angel that helps her out. This was her first encounter with the God of the universe and it wasn't to be her last. Fast forward and Beth is longing to escape a relationship filled with domestic violence. A strange vision and an encounter with a stranger is what propels her forward to putting her faith in the Lord Jesus.

Running away isn't always an escape...After a traumatic experience with her graduate school professor, Anne Fleming disposes of all her possessions, boards a plane, and plans to check out of life. But a chance meeting on an international flight leads her to Wildfell, a gothic mansion north of London. At first glance, Wildfell seems like the perfect place to hide out, and Anne is intrigued by its strange atmosphere and history of disappearances and deaths.

Angelica Douglas has no idea that she’s the Countess of Melrose. What she does know is that she needs to support her family as a card shark, while finding a way to seek revenge on the men who ruined her father and sent her family spiraling down into poverty. Robert Campbell, Marquess of Argyll, heir to the Duke of Inverary, has no idea who Angelica truly is. He just wants to watch over her and make her his mistress.

It is 1937. Having seized Manchuria, Japan is invading the rest of China, and Adelaide DeMarcy, and her lover, William Wentworth, are doing what they can to aid the Imperial war effort. But General Bushida has another mission for them; to travel to Nazi Germany, and there, help dissidents to smuggle influential Jews out of the country, and into Japanese-held territory where they will be resettled.

The United States uses a terrible new weapon to bring Japan to its knees. Adelaide is devastated, but then, to her surprise, she is given her freedom, and a mission to travel to her shattered homeland, and there, do what she can to aid in its recovery.

As a Suntouched Soul, the first born in generations, I've lived a life of privilege. With the guidance of the Elders, I'm on track to take over leadership of the wolf tribes. There's just one catch: I have to marry Corvin, a high-ranking male in our army, to attain the throne. Problem is, I have no interest in Corvin—or any male for that matter. While the Elders plot my wedding, set for the next solar ascension, the panther tribes nip at our heels, causing strife and distracting me from my duties.