Nan Curnutt
The Second Mrs. Darcy
Mrs. Octavia Darcy, second wife, now widowed, of Captain Darcy, is surprised to find she is a very wealthy woman.…
Revealed
Just past Denver at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in 1870, Annabelle Grayson’s husband died, leaving her once more…
Daylight Comes
In 1882, Nicodemus and Hill City, Kansas, have grown from their frontier wilderness beginnings. These two towns, one black and…
The Loud Silence Of Francine Green
It is 1949, and the McCarthy Era has begun. In Hollywood, Francine Green, a modest 8th grader who tries to…
Deliciously Wicked
Meg Piddington found herself locked in the storeroom of her father’s confectionery with Gareth Mandeville, a handsome factory worker. There…
Waiting For Summer’s Return
In October 1894, Summer Steadman is seeking employment in the small Mennonite community of Gaeddert, Kansas. She and her family…
The Girl from Charnelle
Editors' choice
It is New Year’s Eve, 1959. Almost 16-year-old Laura Tate, her father, and her three brothers have been trying…
Second Sight
When Venetia Milton agreed to photograph some items for the obscure Arcane Society, she didn’t know the powerful attraction she…
The Wife Trap
Lady Jeanette Brantford was banished from the high society she loved simply because she coerced her more docile twin…
The Husband Trap
The time is July 1816. The setting is St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, where the Haut Ton has gathered to…
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