Delightful Reads
Shadow Mountain
Whispers of Shadowbrook House
Proper Romance
In the crumbling Shadowbrook House, governess Pearl Ellicott and heir Oliver Waverly unravel a haunting mystery while confronting their growing forbidden love.
Hampshire, 1880
Pearl Ellicott dreams of falling in love and having a family of her own. Until then, she is content working as a governess for young Maxwell, tending to his education and fragile health. Together, they explore the mansion’s empty rooms and secret passageways in search of the haunting violin music that seems to come from nowhere.
Oliver Waverley is young and independent, with plans to sell the run-down mansion once he inherits. But his strained relationship with his reclusive uncle, Arthur Ravenscroft, complicates matters when Ravenscroft refuses to relinquish Shadowbrook House without explanation.
As they spend more time together, Oliver slowly becomes enchanted by Pearl’s wit and love for Maxwell, and Pearl finds herself irresistibly drawn to Oliver’s passion and resolve. However, the social gap between the heir and the governess makes pursuing a relationship difficult.
Oliver must decide whether to follow his heart or adhere to his family’s expectations, while Pearl grapples with her fear that if Shadowbrook House is sold, she will lose her job, her found family, and her chance for long-lasting love. Will the lovers part ways or choose to be together despite the odds? The answer lies within the walls of Shadowbrook House and the echoes of its haunting past.
Mirror Press
Beyond Pemberley
Timeless Regency Collection
Dear Reader, have you ever wondered what happened after Pemberley?
Playing Miss Bennet by Rebecca Anderson
Twenty-year-old Kitty Bennet, visiting London for a season as a companion to Mrs. Gordon, is simultaneously attracted and repelled by a flirty rake. How would a girl like Kitty respond to his roughish behavior? Impossible to tell when she doesn’t even understand herself. She must use their time together to practice being someone else. She’s sure when she decides which of her sisters’ personalities is the best fit, she’ll know both who she is and what she wants. Of course, what she wants couldn’t possibly be Augustus Haverford. Not with that wicked smile and that tendency to say scandalous things. Can Kitty convince herself he’s all wrong for her? Or does fate have something altogether more romantic in mind?
Sisters and Second Chances by Samantha Hastings
Sixteen years since her own elopement, widow Lydia Wickham saves a young woman from running away with a scoundrel. In gratitude the father, Viscount Kingston, offers Lydia a position as chaperone. Childless and estranged from her sisters, Lydia eagerly accepts. Little did Lord Kingston or his daughter the honorable Chloe know how Lydia would shake up their dull, scholarly existence and turn their trio into a family.
The Colonel’s Conviction by Sarah L. McConkie
Shrouded by his military facade and careful in love as the younger son of an Earl, Colonel Fitzwilliam has yet to find his soul-mate. When he’s tasked to watch over Georgiana Darcy and her new companion—a striking young widow named Clara—he’s instantly drawn in, even if he did make a muck of their first meeting. But Clara has a difficult past and a complicated future, and it will be up to the Colonel to show her that no matter how insurmountable the obstacles, hearts can open…if she’s willing to take a chance on him.
Shadow Mountain
The Orchids of Ashthorne Hall
Proper Romance
1887, the Cornwall coast
For years, rumors have flown through the village of Suttonsbury about Ashthorne Hall—that its occupants hoard pirate treasure, that a ghost walks its halls—but botanist Hyacinth Bell only cares about the estate’s extensive, one-of-a-kind orchid collection. As an independent woman, she is eager to focus on her career, even if it means waiting to pursue a romantic relationship. After all, love—like an orchid—must be nurtured and tended before it can bloom.
What she doesn’t expect is to be swept away by Lucas Harding, the manor’s caretaker, upon their first meeting. He is handsome and charming, and the connection between the two is nearly instantaneous. Hyacinth is certain this autumn will be the season that everything good in her life takes root.
But then strange things start happening in the seemingly empty halls of the estate: unexplainable noises, items appearing then disappearing from her room, threatening messages, and glimpses of a woman in white who vanishes into the dark. Lucas dismisses Hyacinth’s worries, insisting that there is no ghost at Ashthorne Hall, but she suspects he is withholding information and decides to investigate the mystery herself.
Armed with little more than her instincts and her courage, Hyacinth must venture deep into the shadows of Ashthorne Hall to uncover the truth Lucas is keeping secret before she herself falls victim to the dangers hidden in the estate.
Look Again
A Chamberlain Academy Rom-Com (book 1 of 6)
Spare me the drama. Photography is my thing. When Dexter Kaplan walks into my life with his swagger and his stupidly perfect hair, I’m determined not to fall for his act.
I took this job at Chamberlain Academy for two reasons. One? It’s stable, and I could use a little stability right now. Two? I’m teaching art and photography, two things I love more than anything else.
Not on my list of reasons? To talk to, flirt with, or even LOOK at the arrogant, former Broadway star theater teacher who acts like he owns all of campus. The Shakespeare line about the world being your stage? Yeah. He takes that one to heart.
When Chamberlain announces they’re finally putting an arts teacher on the faculty council, it’s only me and Dexter vying for the position, and let’s face it, Dexter is beyond charming. But I need that council position for reasons Dexter won’t ever understand.
I’m determined to beat him, but then we’re put in the impossible position of earning the council seat—by collaboration. That’s code for teacher torture.
Once we (begrudgingly) start working together, I begin to wonder if I haven’t been fair to the mysterious Dexter Kaplan. Is all this collaborating going to make me see him in a new way?
Maybe Dex isn’t what I thought. Maybe we both need to refocus.
Maybe we both need to look again.
Look Again is the first book in a rom-com series, but—like any of the books—can be enjoyed as a standalone.
It's Chemical
A Chamberlain Academy Rom-Com (book 2 of 6)
Ginger and Ty don’t work. They tried it before, and they crashed and burned. But now they’re dealing with powers far stronger than either of them: How can you fight the chemistry?
Ginger Rogers (yes, she knows) has spent the last five years bricking up her wounded heart. She’s found her place teaching chemistry at Chamberlain Academy, nurturing her plants, and writing online book reviews. Even opening up to let in a new friend has taken her way beyond her comfort zone, and she’s living with a pretty constant vulnerability hangover. And just when she’s feeling comfortable letting people back into her life, in walks Tyson Perry Miller. And, well, you know who he is.
Ty, one of TV’s hottest actors under thirty, award-winning heartthrob, and brainy PhD in chemistry, also happens to be Ginger’s ex. And for reasons of accidental embezzlement (please don’t ask, because he can’t talk about it without his lawyer present), he’s been sent to do a stint as a celebrity sub. Is that even a thing? Well, apparently it is at Chamberlain. He knew it would be a tough gig. But he didn’t count on coming face to face with Ginger. Or the way seeing her would make him feel.
They can’t just fall back into the same relationship they used to have. It didn’t take. They both got hurt. Badly. They would do better to simply walk away. But nobody managed to tell that to their hearts. Primal forces are at work here. It’s not just attraction. It’s Chemical.
It’s Chemical is the second book in a rom-com series, but—like any of the books—can be enjoyed as a standalone.
Much Ado About Love
A Chamberlain Academy Rom-Com (book 3 of 6)
I know the rules: You don’t get romantically involved with someone from work.
But Hank Grantham makes me want to throw the rules out the window. He’s brilliant. He’s gorgeous. For the love of Shakespeare, he’s a poet.
He’s also clueless.
I run the school library at Chamberlain Academy where Hank Grantham teaches, and I’m pretty sure he doesn’t even know I’m alive. At least not in person.
Online? That’s a different story. As a lowkey side gig, I run an online poetry forum using the pseudonym Woodsprite, and Woodsprite is basically Hank’s best friend.
Not that he knows it’s me—I’m as good at staying anonymous online as I am at staying invisible in person. I’m more of a blend into the walls of the library kind of girl, which, honestly is just fine with me.
Until Hank starts showing up among the book stacks, spreading around his charm andhis British accent. When I catch an awkward and accidental look at his secret teacher six-pack? Oh, now I’m in trouble.
But rules are rules and they—as well as my history—require me to keep things professional. My brain understands. I’m just not sure my heart is getting the message.
Much Ado About Love is the third book in a rom-com series, but—like any of the books—can be enjoyed as a standalone.
It All Adds Up
A Chamberlain Academy Rom-Com (book 4 of 6)
I had a great childhood, but I don’t want to go back to it. Especially not the part where I snuck into dark hallways with my big brother’s best friend. So, just my luck, my new job teaching yoga and meditation classes at Chamberlain Academy comes with a very familiar math teacher.
But he didn’t look like that when we were kids.
And he’s looking at me like he might have noticed one or two changes in me, as well.
Too bad I’m not interested. I’ve got enough on my plate. New career. Managing my anxiety. General adulthood.
But Nate Markham is making it difficult to stay focused…
Definitely not interested. Not when he oversteps and overstays. Not when he takes me on amazing adventures. Not when he shows his new and fascinating softer side. Okay, so maybe just a little interested. But can we even consider a relationship when my brother (whom we both love) is so obviously against it? And if it’s even an option, can we survive a very public humiliation?
It All Adds Up is the fourth book in a rom-com series, but—like any of the books—can be enjoyed as a standalone.
Best Year Ever
A Chamberlain Academy Rom-Com (book 5 of 6)
I can’t fall in love with my doctor. What is the matter with me?
That’s a question with way too much answer. It’s not like I’m sickly. Just worried about illness. And accident. And random disease. And yeah, if I’m harboring a crush on my doctor, that makes it weird.
Almost as weird as coming back to the campus where I attended high school so I can work in a field I didn’t study. Not that I got very far in college. My whole university experience was over after the first year. I went to get a degree in music, and then I quit. College and the violin, both. Who knew it was so easy to walk away from something I once loved? I just wasn’t feeling it.
But I’m feeling something now. A whole lot of something for a man who is not only my healthcare provider but also way too old for me.
No way. Impossible. And speaking of impossible, there’s this invitation to accompany the hottest Broadway star of the decade. But I don’t do that anymore. Even if I might (kind of, a little bit) want to.
I’ve got to figure out what I want. Who I’m going to be. And do it all before this silly crush turns into something I can’t ignore–or before I lose all my options.
Best Year Ever is the fifth book in a rom-com series, but—like any of the books—can be enjoyed as a standalone.
Christmas at Chamberlain
A Chamberlain Academy Rom-Com (book 6 of 6)
Dr. Patrice Moreau might be a good principal . . . headmaster . . . chancellor. Whatever you call it, she’s effective. But man, she’s infuriating. No sense of humor. No mercy. No chance I’m going to get her to compromise on her punishment of my son and his pranks.
But I have to try, which is why I’m at Chamberlain Academy the day before Christmas break. Not that I planned on the huge winter storm following me. And I certainly didn’t figure I’d be in charge of feeding and entertaining a couple dozen snowed-in students.
But the thing that’s taking me most by surprise? How much I’m drawn to Dr. Moreau.
Surviving this lockdown is going to take all my patience, flexibility, and some serious Christmas magic.
Christmas at Chamberlain is the sixth book in a rom-com series, but–like any of the books–can be enjoyed as a standalone.
Lessons In Love
A Chamberlain Academy Rom-Com (companion novella)
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Lessons In Love is a companion novella in a rom-com series, but—like any of the books—can be enjoyed as a standalone.
Shadow Mountain
The Art of Love and Lies
A Proper Romance
Manchester, England, 1857
Rosanna Hawkins is one of Manchester’s finest artists, even though no one knows her name. She reproduces “parlor versions” of classic masterpieces with near-perfect precision, which her employer then sells to the emerging upper-middle class families.
When the largest art exhibition ever to be held in England opens in Manchester, Rosanna is excited to visit. She meets the handsome Inspector Martin Harrison, who is head of security, and is immediately intrigued by his charm, confidence, and portrait-worthy good looks. The two spend many a flirtatious afternoon exploring the exhibition hall, discussing art, and sharing their secret hopes. Rosanna dreams of painting something original and meaningful, and Martin hopes to one day shed the shadow of his father’s notorious past.
But when they discover the theft of some of the paintings—and all the evidence points to Rosanna—she must convince Inspector Harrison she is innocent and proposes a plan to capture the real art thief.
It is a daring race to catch the criminal before he disappears with the most priceless piece in the collection—Michaelangelo’s The Manchester Madonna. If Rosanna and Inspector Harrison fail, not only will the painting be lost forever but so will their chance to paint their own happily ever after.
Shadow Mountain
Isabelle and alexander
A Proper Romance
Isabelle Rackham knows she will not marry for love. Though arranged marriages have fallen out of fashion, hers has been settled for some time to combine the upper-middle-class wealth of her father’s coal mines with Alexander Osgood’s prospering Northern country textile mills. Though not a man prone to romantic gestures, Alexander is well-known as an eligible bachelor. His good looks have turned more than one head, so Isabelle is content to think of herself as Alexander’s wife.
However, her marriage is not what she expected. Northern England is nothing like her home farther west in the lake country. Cold, dreary, and dark, the soot from the textile mills creates a gray hue that seems to cling to everything in the city of Manchester. Alexander is distant and aloof, preferring to spend his time at the mill rather than with her at home. Their few conversations are brief, polite, and lacking any emotion, leaving Isabelle lonely and desperately homesick.
Sensing his wife’s unhappiness, Alexander suggests a trip to his country estate. Isabelle hopes this will be an opportunity to get to know her new husband without the distractions of his business. But the change of scenery doesn’t bring them any closer. While riding together on horses, Alexander is thrown from his and becomes paralyzed. Tragedy or destiny? The help and care that Alexander now needs is Isabelle’s opportunity to forge a connection and create a deep and romantic love where nothing else could.
The Royal's Fade Bride
Contemporary
She’s perfect. But she’s his best mate’s little sister.
When Theo Clarke joins his best mates Will and Henry in creating a hotel venture in the charming South Carolina island town of Magnolia Bay, he sees a chance to rebrand himself as a man of vision and leave his tabloid playboy reputation behind. But when his mother revokes his inheritance money until Theo marries a suitable British aristocrat, the venture is endangered. They can’t pay their massive loans without Theo’s money.
As the hotel nears completion, the gents bring in the delightful Pippa Maxwell, Will’s younger sister and emerging interior designer. Pippa could be the answer to every problem, if she will only agree to a fake marriage with Theo. But Pippa has dreams of her own, and they do not involve marriage to the aristocracy’s most scandalous bad boy.
When the three youngest sons of British earls seek a way to make their own names in the world, a sleepy Southern beach town may hold the keys to love, laughter, and happily ever after…
Just One Kiss
Contemporary
Will Hadley’s old flame burn her again? Or could this be her second chance at love?
Headstrong Hadley Booth is on the verge of living her dream, running a delightful–and almost profitable–bookshop in the hometown she loves. But when her first love, Fletcher Gates, comes back on the scene, Hadley questions everything she ever thought she knew. Fletcher’s alpha-male macho firefighter status should rub Hadley the wrong way. She does not need a man to take care of her, thank you very much. But even though her brain understands they aren’t right for each other, she can’t seem to explain that to her heart.
When Fletcher Gates returns home to care for his sick Mom, he doesn’t expect his ex-girlfriend Hadley to ignite his world again. He’s grown up; he’s changed. Most importantly, he’s over her. Even if he wasn’t, they crashed and burned once before. Why risk a second inferno? Caught between the push-and-pull of fiery emotions, will Hadley and Fletcher finally find the happily-ever-after they once believed would be theirs?
Her Last First Kiss
Contemporary
Ivy Morehouse loves her hourly-wage job at the funky punk-rock-themed Velvet Undergrounds coffee house. Bentley Hollis grew up in a wealthy family and has a Harvard business degree. The only thing they have in common is an appreciation for ironic branding and great pastry.
When Bentley shows up at the Velvet Undergrounds as an employee, Ivy’s certain he’s just another overconfident, rich, handsome jerk—a type she’s unfortunately familiar with. And he’s clearly keeping a secret. Why else would he be working in a coffee shop? But as she overcomes her first impressions, will they both learn that they could be the perfect blend?
Shadow Mountain
Check Me Out
Contemporary Romance
Greta loves her job as assistant librarian. She loves her best friend, Will, the high school civics teacher and debate coach. She even loves her mother despite her obvious disappointment that Greta is still single.
Then she meets Mac in the poetry section of the library, and she is smitten. Mac is heart-stoppingly gorgeous and showers her with affection, poetic text messages, and free hot chocolate at the local café where he works. The only problem is that he seems to be a different person in his texts than in his face-to-face conversation.
When the Franklin Library is threatened with closure, Greta leaps into action. She arranges for a “battle of the bands” book jam, hosts a book signing by a famous author, and finally, stages a protest that raises more than a few eyebrows.
Through it all, she slowly realizes that it is Will, not Mac, who she turns to for support and encouragement. Mac has the looks; Will has the heart. How can she choose between them?
Check Me Out is a contemporary romance—with just a hint of Cyrano de Bergerac—that reminds us that it is what’s on the inside that matters most.
Shadow Mountain
My Ridiculous, Romantic Obsessions
Contemporary New Adult
Sarah Howard s first year at the university is everything and nothing she expected especially when a very cute boy named Ben in her Art History class starts to show interest in her. Sarah feels like she s an average, normal, everyday girl. So, when Ben (to whom she secretly refers as Adonis because she thinks he could be a Greek god) begins to take interest in her, Sarah is in denial. For one thing, last year she was deeply crushed and humiliated by Jesse James a guy who she thought liked her. She s determined not to get burned again. But in her heart of hearts, what she really wants is a Jane Austen kind of romance. Ridiculous, right? That kind of romance doesn t exist anymore . . . or does it? Sarah is smart and fun to be around and even pretty, despite her Medusa-like red curls. She even plays the guitar. (So does Ben!) Yes, Sarah is everything Ben has wanted. He s crazy for her, but Sarah is just not getting it. She s playing hard to get, and if she s not careful, she s going to lose a real hot gentleman her 21st-century Mr. Darcy.
Mirror Press
Silver Bells
Historical Christmas Romance
Six Award-Winning Authors have contributed new stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology: Silver Bells. Readers will love this collection of six historical romance novellas, all centered around the Christmas season.
Becca Wilhite’s entrancing novella, MY MODERN GIRL, follows Margie, who lands her dream job as a clerk at Macy’s department store in New York City. Margie might be new in town, but she’s determined to succeed and prove to Henry that moving to the city was the right decision. As the Christmas season approaches, Margie realizes that being a “modern girl” might not be all she had dreamed of and Henry might have more to offer than she ever imagined.
Shadow Mountain
Bright Blue Miracle
Contemporary Young Adult
Seventeen-year-old Leigh Mason is not sure she’s ready to share her mom, her bedroom, and her little sisters with her new stepsister, Betsy. And she’s definitely not ready to share her best friend, who happens to be a boy!
Coping with a blended family is not easy for either Leigh or Betsy, especially during their senior year in high school. Each step brings them nearer to a crisis that will either send them running in different directions or bind them firmly together (which, let’s face it, would take a miracle).
Bright Blue Miracle is a new young adult novel that has everything a girl wants: a hero (more specifically, a really cute boy), a villain (who happens to be a stepsister), comedy, despair, pedicures, ice cream, love, hate, tennis, revenge, and, of course, a couple of surprises that might send you for some tissues.
Whispering Voice Books
Heaven Touched Me
Contemporary Epistolary Novel
Discover the impact of a mother. A neighbor. A friend.
When Hannah came into my life, God became real. All of life became more meaningful. She showed me the bigger picture; once I saw it, struggles became opportunities and coincidences became blessings. When she laughed, the angels sang. When she cried, stars fell. When she put her hand out, heaven touched me.
Sometimes a life reaches further. Cares more. And lifts higher. Sometimes one is a multitude.
