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Propositions, secrets, consequences… there's no telling what the future will hold. But one thing is for certain. Love is at the heart of it all. An unexpected stipulation in her pa's will forces Francesca Collins to approach her childhood best friend, Cole Seymour. She has secretly loved him for years, but he considers her a friend and nothing more. With no other choice, Francesca asks him for help with a wild plan to keep everything she holds dear....

Set against the turbulent and glamorous backdrop of Prohibition and the rise of the jazz age, Jamie Brenner's The Gin Lovers was first published as a six-part e-serial. Now this sensual and romantic story of how one high society woman's passion and courage lead her to love is available for the first time ever as a complete book. It's 1925, and the Victorian era with its confining morals is all but dead. Unfortunately, for New York socialite Charlotte...

Jane has finally found Cole again after weeks of missing him. The question is, did he even want to be found? Before Jane can fully face what's happened, and her husband, she goes missing herself. Cole and Jane's brother's search brutal terrain in hopes of rescuing her. Sally has learned how to live how she's always wanted to. A new beau adds a pep to her step but causes strife in another relationship at a very inconvenient time. Right as Sally...

Mary André, sister to a prominent British officer, flees a despairing argument with her brother and loses her way, ending up in the enemy camp just as the American Revolution takes hold. Now Mary must make a powerful decision - to become a member of George Washington's ring of spies or risk being discovered as the enemy. Mary's choice will affect the outcome of the war, as well as unleash a series of consequences in her own life that she can't escape:...

Erna Brown is thrilled to have made it to the highly anticipated matchmaking dance in Texas. And when she crosses paths with Joel, she has a strong feeling that they will make a great couple.Joel Trinity decides to humor his friends and attend a matchmaking dance. Little does he know, he will find the love of his life when he sets eyes on Erna. After sharing a few dances and engaging in delightful conversations, they make the decision to tie the knot...

In the heart of New York, Mary Ann's life is defined by the toil of her immigrant parents and the mansion where she serves. The master's daughter, full of audacious dreams, tugs Mary Ann into a world of unconventional schemes. One fateful decision leads her into an unexpected arrangement: corresponding with a man pioneering the untamed western frontier. Through their letters, Mary Ann discovers a realm of boundless horizons and the promise of a new...

The year is 1812 and eighteen-year-old Helene Hollis has always felt like the ugly duckling in comparison to her two older sisters. Unlike Corrine and Audrina, who both had multiple suitors before marrying, Helene has none and worries she'll become a spinster. After all, as a part of the New York social circle, her family has a reputation to maintain, something the two older girls have nearly tarnished.Helene hatches a plan to make men fall at her...

Evangelina Cisneros is a very beautiful nineteen-year-old girl who, along with her father, is active in the struggle to oust the Spanish from Cuba in the late 1890s. When her father is arrested, she pleads his case to a Spanish general, who falls in love with her. She spurns his advances and is herself thrown in jail for her revolutionary activities. When reports of her imprisonment reach the New York papers, Evangelina becomes a cause cilhbre among...