Carolyn Miller
Muskoka Blue
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For Sarah Maguire, spending the summer in Muskoka was supposed to be about finding the courage to put back the pieces of her shattered life—falling in love with the charming yet seemingly unsophisticated man from next door was definitely not on the agenda.
Daniel Walton may have been praying for Miss Right to appear, but Sarah’s ice princess act just cries Miss Wrong. Dan’s summer plans hadn’t included befriending a redhead with a sassy tongue and cute accent, but as Muskoka works its magic he soon discovers that underneath the frost and prickles is the funny, feisty, loving woman he’s waited all his life to meet.
As their friendship deepens, Sarah comes to appreciate Dan’s patience and kindness yet struggles with the ghosts from the past, while Dan, only too conscious of the personal history he wants to forget, questions the wisdom of pursuing a girl whose heart may never be wholly his – who may soon return to live on the other side of the world.
Will disappointed expectations lead to further heartbreak? Or can Sarah and Dan learn to leave the past in the past and embrace God’s promises for the future?
Love on Ice
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Holly Travers is a short track speed skater with Olympic-sized dreams. She can't afford distractions - and Chicago-based pro hockey player Brett Karlsson is one great big distraction. He might say he's a reformed sinner, but until his actions prove his words, she ain't buying his charming saint routine - she's been stung before.
Brett's money and celebrity make him question the motives of all the women he meets - except his sister's best friend whose spunky attitude lets him know exactly what she thinks. He wonders how to show her God really has changed him - and whether
chasing Holly would mean he'd come second place to her desire for gold.
Can Holly and Brett learn to trust God and let go of their fears?
And how can any relationship survive their conflicting schedules of training, travel, and competitions - especially when they live on the opposite sides of the world?
The Elusive Miss Ellison
Pride, Presumption, and forgiveness...
Hampton Hall’s new owner has the villagers of St. Hampton Heath all aflutter—all except Lavinia Ellison. The reverend’s daughter cares for those who are poor and sick, and the seventh Earl of Hawkesbury definitely does not meet that criteria. His refusal to take his responsibilities seriously, or even darken the door of the church, leave her convinced he is as arrogant and reckless as his brother—his brother who stole the most important person in Lavinia’s world.
Nicholas Stamford is shadowed by guilt: his own, his brother’s, the legacy of war. A perfunctory visit to this dreary part of Gloucestershire wasn’t supposed to engage his heart, or his mind. Challenged by Miss Ellison’s fascinating blend of Bluestocking opinions, hoydenish behavior, and angelic singing voice, he finds the impossible becoming possible—he begins to care. But Lavinia’s aloof manner, society’s opposition and his ancestral obligations prove most frustrating, until scandal forces them to get along.
Can Lavinia and Nicholas look beyond painful pasts and present prejudice to see their future? And what happens when Lavinia learns a family secret that alters everything she’s ever known?
Unscarring Hearts
Bonita Gainsford must pay for her sins. On the run from her drug boss boyfriend, the ex-model with a bimbo reputation and a taste for designer labels is forced to hide away in sleepy Swanhaven, where friendship is given freely but trust is earned. Convinced she’s beyond redemption, she’s surprised by the townsfolk’s kind acceptance. Because people like Bonita don’t deserve goodness or forgiveness—and definitely not love.
Lieutenant Nick Garrison’s future in the Navy died alongside his partner—at the bottom of Sydney Harbour. Badly scarred, with his faith in God and humanity on life support, Nick discovers healing comes in unexpected ways. While he might’ve trained with Navy SEALs and led missions in hotspots around the world, nothing has prepared him for a woman whose inner scars are worse than those his body wears.
Although Nick touches her soul like no man before, Bonita can’t afford to care. Everybody she’s ever loved has been taken away—or wants to destroy her. How long can she guard her heart and protect Nick from herself? And what happens when Nick discovers Bonita isn't the woman she claims to be—and is, in fact, the antithesis of everything for which he stands?
Regency Novels
Misleading Miss Verity
Verity Aynsley is compassionate, intelligent and headstrong - and the daughter of a Viscount, who takes a dim view of her exploits. When secreted to Scotland to avoid the unintended consequences of her latest escapade, she discovers these are the very qualities needed to help the new laird of Dungally. Anthony Jardine's previous role as a curate may have involved him standing up for the weak and vulnerable, but certainly didn't prepare him for the bright-eyed lass whose propensity for helping leads to plenty of hot water - and a troubling infatuation. Perhaps it is just as well she doesn't know his true identity - or is it?
Verity's desire for honesty wars with his need to discover if this inheritance is the blessing he once believed, and leads to questions about whether the English lass-next-door who seems so wrong may indeed be a God-send in disguise.
The Contemporaries
Winning Miss Winthrop
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Catherine Winthrop is almost at her last prayers, rejected years ago by the man who stole her heart. When tragedy brings him back into her life, she must suffer further grief in silence, amid her
family's pain and hostility, which eventually sends her to seek solace in Bath.
Jonathan Carlew might be wealthy, but the mystery surrounding his birth has shadowed his life, bringing fresh challenges as he takes on the Barony. Caught between appeasing the Winthrop family's concerns and doing what he could to salvage their failing estate, he must also weigh the echoes of the past with the demands of his new responsibilities.
Two hearts must decide whether present speculation will condemn them to the dust of their memories, or if the whispers of forgiveness can provide freedom for the future.
Miss Serena's Secret
Scarred by her past, Serena Winthrop is determined to protect her heart - especially from flirts like the too smooth Viscount Carmichael. But when forced to share his roof, she discovers another side to the man who gambles with women's hearts as he does their husband's money.
Henry, Lord Carmichael, struggles with the weight of his Derbyshire's family's expectations, until he finds a hope shared by the too perceptive, too young artist. But he's promised to protect his best friend's innocent sister-in-law, not charm her, much to his - and her - private dismay.
When her art leads her to London infamy, he's forced to choose between the life mapped out for him, and the love of his life, with whom marriage might prove the end of his family line.
The Captivating Lady Charlotte
Responsibility, romanticism, and true love...
As the daughter of the Marquess of Exeter, Lady Charlotte Featherington always knew she was destined for great things on the marriage mart. Little did she imagine falling in love with a man on the eve of her parents announcing her betrothal - to someone else.
William Hartwell might be a Duke, but he suspects neither his title nor wealth will prove enough to hold the heart of the young lady who has captured his. The scandal surrounding his first wife's death makes trusting again difficult, while the mysterious happenings at his ancestral home, Hartwell Abbey, seek to separate before they are wed.
How can a young Lady negotiate her future when her heart demands the opposite of duty? Can they both learn to truly love from the legacy of Grace?
The Dishonorable Miss DeLancey
Tainted by scandal, forced to remove to Brighton from London, the Honorable Miss Clara DeLancey is a shadow of her former society self. A chance encounter sees a friendship slowly form with the sisters of an injured Naval captain, whose faith and blunt, high spirits are everything her mother despises.
Captain Benjamin Kemsley is not looking for a wife, especially not the penniless daughter of a Viscount, but the mysteries surrounding her appeal to his sense of fair play. But how can he dare to dream the impossible, when all his attention should be toward helping those he'd failed to protect?
Pushed into the highest echelons of Society, they must decide if maintaining family honour is more important than their hopes, while seeking to right the wrongs of the past, through the legacy of Grace.