Lords Fall First Series
When Jack Fell: Book 1
Jillian was always the wild thing.
The daughter of the notorious Bad Baron Beckforth, a girl with racing thoughts and a heart too big for her father’s cruelty and crumbling estate. Her only sanctuary was her childhood best friend, John Longley, the future Marquess of Camborne.
But when a May Day kiss under the fireworks turns into a nightmare of murder and accusation, Jillian’s world shatters. Her brother is branded a killer, and Jillian is forced to flee into a marriage of convenience in a distant land, led to believe that a man of John’s station would only ever have her as a mistress.
Years later, Jillian returns as a widow, hardened by loss and convinced she is an albatross who brings only sorrow to those she loves. John, now a powerful shipping magnate, has never stopped looking for her. Driven by a promise to clear her brother’s name, he finds that the girl he loved is now a woman shrouded in mystery.
From the treacherous ballrooms of the ton to the bustling docks of Gibraltar and a mysterious volcanic island, they embark on a perilous journey to uncover the truth. But as the shadows of the past threaten to sink them both, Jillian must decide: is she destined to bring only ruin, or is John the stopping place her heart has always craved?
Lady Petra and the Wolf: Book 2
A dangerous Victorian lord proposes a scandalous fake courtship, never suspecting the proper lady he is obsessed with is hiding a rebellious secret.
Lady Petra’s life is an intricate game of survival. Under the thumb of her ruthless, manipulative father, she plays the perfect, compliant daughter, hoping a respectable betrothal to Lord John Longley will secure her freedom. But beneath her polished façade, Petra harbors a ruinous secret: a dangerous double life that takes her into some of London’s darkest shadows. If her clandestine activities are ever exposed, it won’t just destroy her reputation. It could destroy everything she has worked for and the lives she has saved.
Julian, the Viscount Wolfridge, known to the haute ton as Wolf, is Lord John’s closest friend and a notorious rake. He is also a man with a singular, hidden weakness: he has been reluctantly watching Lady Petra for years. But he has convinced himself his fixation is strictly to protect his friend.
Knowing John’s heart secretly belongs to another, Wolf shocks Petra by ambushing her with a scandalous proposition: a fake courtship designed to force Lord John’s hand.
Petra reluctantly agrees to his charade. She certainly doesn’t expect the brooding lord to match her sharp wit, or to become an unwitting accomplice in her dangerous double life. As they parade their faux romance through the glittering ballrooms of London, the lines between pretend and reality blur into an undeniable attraction.
But past deceptions run deep. When a devastating betrayal shatters Petra’s trust and exposes her hidden world to her father’s wrath, Wolf realizes he has made a catastrophic mistake. This jaded rake must gamble his life and his reputation to prove he is not the monster he seems, but the partner Petra’s fiercely guarded heart has always craved.
Rogues Fall First Series
The Baron Takes a Wife
Book 1 of the Rogues Fall First Series
Finalist for the Hearts Through History: Romance Through the Ages Contest in Published Georgian/Victorian romance!
David, Lord Grayston, wakes up in a Crimean War hospital unable to move anything below his waist. Keeping him going through this ordeal is a chance meeting with Elena, aBalkan refugee who has been nursing wounded soldiers. To save her from the battlefield,
David impulsively offers Elena a marriage-of-convenience. He promptly weds her, and then leaves her in England while seeking treatment abroad for his condition
After a challenging recovery, David returns to see if they can have a true marriage. Yet
he finds Elena is not the woman he left behind; she has forged a life in London despite being an outsider. Although Elena’s experiences of war have left her untrusting of men, the two eventually give in to an intense attraction. When the past returns to haunt Elena, they find that their marriage may have grown far beyond a marriage-of-convenience, if only Elena can let him in.
First in the series Rogues Fall First, The Baron Takes a Wife features a marriage of convenience, He Falls First, fish out of water story set during the Crimean War and in Victorian London.
Letters Take the Lady: Book 2
He wrote the words. Another man claimed her heart
Antigone Sprague, the spirited daughter of a gentleman scholar, has no patience for arrogant lords. So when she meets the reserved and bitingly clever Lord Michael Northram, she’s immediately put off by his condescending manner. She has no idea that he is utterly captivated.
Tongue-tied and overwhelmed by a passion he doesn’t understand, Michael can only confess his feelings in secret poems never meant to see the light of day. But when Antigone begins receiving those very poems from a charming and ambitious suitor, she believes she’s found the man who understands her soul. Believing he has lost her forever, a heartbroken Michael accepts a diplomatic mission to America, unaware that the woman he loves has actually fallen for his words.
Years later, his return to England ignites a shocking reunion and an undeniable spark. But their second chance is built on a foundation of lies. When the truth of the letters emerges, it exposes a scheme of shocking deception, and Antigone’s spurned suitor reveals a desperate and dangerous side, threatening her very freedom. To win her trust, Michael must finally bridge the gap between the poet on the page and the man by her side, proving he is the hero she’s always deserved.
