Laurie Alice Eakes
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Her profession as a midwife makes Tabitha the keeper of many secrets. Dominick is a man with his own secret: what he, a British nobleman, is doing on American soil working as a bondsman. On a twisted path through kidnappings, death threats, and public disgrace, can either of them find true love in a world that seems set against them?
Author
Language
English
Description
As a grieving young widow, Morwenna only wants a quiet life for herself and her son. Until a man washes ashore, entangling her in a web of mystery that could threaten all she holds dear.
Lady Morwenna Trelawny Penvenan indulged in her fair share of dalliances in her youth, but now that she's the widowed mother to the heir of the Penvenan title, she's desperate to polish her reputation. When she's accused of deliberately luring ships to crash on the...
Author
Series
Cliffs of Cornwall novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
England, 1811. A tarnished reputation. A distant home. A forced engagement to a dangerous man. Elizabeth Trelawny has many reasons to flee London. Pursued by her fianc�e, her carriage caught in a storm, she quickly accepts the help of a stranger. Well, not really a stranger. Class once kept Rowan Curnow from courting Elizabeth -- but not from kissing her. But in the very act of spiriting her to safety in Cornwall, Rowan jeopardizes Elizabeth's inheritance....
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
For nearly two hundred years, women in Ashley Tolliver's family have practiced the art of midwifery in their mountain community. Now she wants to take her skills a step further, but attending medical school means abandoning those women to whom she has dedicated her life, the mountains she loves, and the awakening of her heart. Yet is it commitment to her calling or her fear of the unknown keeping Ashley's feet firmly planted in Appalachian soil? Or...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
The carjacking that ended with Kristen Lang running for her life - and her federal judge mother kidnapped - was a nightmare. The ransom, however, is worse: Kristen in exchange for her mother. Deputy US Marshal Nick Sandoval will do almost anything to safely recover the judge - except trade Kristen. But can he shield the woman he's falling for and bring her mother home?
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Family secrets made her a target...
Can her ex provide a holiday haven?
When Lauren Wexler's fugitive brother arrives on her doorstep, he has just moments to pass her evidence before his pursuers start shooting. Now Lauren needs her US marshal ex's protection. She left Chris Blackwell to shield his reputation, but her family's secrets are darker than she knows. With the truth revealed, can their Christmas wishes for safety and love still come...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Riches become the catalyst for love in New Jersey... Issues of wealth and status have a nineteenth-century woman tied in knots. Meg Jordan's father betrothed her to a despicable man just for his wealth. But what is she to do when her heart already belongs to Colin Grassick, a simple Scottish glassblower, who helps her rebuild a schoolhouse for the poor? Can God use money to bring this couple together, or will it only harbor heartache?
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's 1813 and all Phoebe Lee wants out of life is to practice midwifery in Loudoun County, Virginia. When Belinda, her pregnant sister-in-law, presses Phoebe to accompany her on a British privateer to save her husband from an English prison, Phoebe tries to refuse and finds herself kidnapped. Captain Rafe Docherty, in search of revenge, needs Belinda in order to get information on the man who destroyed his family.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Esther Cherrett comes from a proud line of midwives and was trained by her mother to take over the family calling. But when a scandal threatens all she holds dear, Esther takes a position as a teacher in the western mountains of Virginia instead. There she finds herself in the midst of a deadly family feud and courted by two men on opposite sides of the conflict. When it seems as though her past has followed her all the way into the mountains, all...
10) The heiress
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Susan Morris buys a glass goldfinch bottle from a desperate young man, she thinks she is merely adhering to her aunt's admonition to "buy something pretty" for herself. Instead, she has just taken the first step toward the change in her life she has longed for-an adventure, a purpose, and love. Daire Grassick is the only member of his family who has failed in their glassblowing business-failed in business altogether. He has failed so badly he...
Author
Language
English
Description
Their lives are on the line, and a cell phone video holds the key...
A routine stakeout turns lethal when private investigator Megan O'Clare videotapes a murder, and ends up dodging gunfire with rival PI Jack Luskie. As the killer fights to destroy the evidence on Megan's phone, and them along with it, this investigation becomes personal. But, can Megan and Jack put aside their rivalry and work together to survive?
Author
Language
English
Description
Emma Barstow wants three things in life: an education, meaningful work, and a family who loves her. None of these are easy for a woman to accomplish in the 1850s, especially not Emma, sequestered in her family's farmhouse and bored to frustration until she discovers something she can do better in the dark than anyone else. Even if she can't go to a university, she can do something that impacts many lives-guide fugitive slaves to freedom across the...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Two novels from Laurie Alice Eakes are now available in one collection!
A Lady's Honor
On the cliffs of 19th-century Cornwall, a spirited, impetuous young woman is torn between the honor of her family and the longing of her heart.
When Elizabeth Trelawny flees London, she has more than one reason to run. And when her carriage, pursued by her would-be fiancé, is caught in a storm, she quickly accepts the help of a dark stranger. Anything to get...
Author
Language
English
Description
Cassandra Bainbridge has twice set aside her scholarly pursuits--once for the London Season and once for her wedding preparations. Love seems a wonderful alternative to study, until disaster strikes. When an accident brings an end to her betrothal, she heads for the country to recover from both her injuries and her broken heart. There she pursues her love for ballooning and envisions a future for herself as a daring aeronaut. But when her former fiancé...
Author
Language
English
Description
Honore Bainbridge has been courted by two men, one of whom turned out to be a traitor, the other a murderer. Banished to her family's country estate, where she will hopefully stay out of trouble, she finally meets the man she is sure is exactly right for her: Lord Ashmoor. Tall, dark, and handsome--what more could a girl ask for? But he too is under suspicion because of his American upbringing and accusations that he has helped French and American...
Author
Language
English
Description
When young widow Lady Lydia Gale helps a French prisoner obtain parole, she never dreamed he would turn up in her parlor. But just as the London Season is getting under way, there he is, along with a few other questionable personages. While she should be focused on helping her headstrong younger sister prepare for her entré into London society, Lady Gale finds herself preoccupied with the mysterious Frenchman. Is he a spy or a suitor? Can she trust...
18) Abduction Rescue
Author
Language
English
Description
It starts with a kidnapping…
Will it end in murder?
Desperate to find his missing sister, Ethan McClure seeks out private investigator Melissa "Mel" Carter-only to be attacked right outside her agency's door. Though she's reluctant to help after her last case turned violent, Mel won't turn Ethan away. Following a clue left by his sister is their only chance, but can they avoid becoming pawns in the abductor's dangerous game?
From Love Inspired...