***COMPLETE SERIES***A hidden time portal. And she got in.Sophie Arundel is stranded in history, stuck in a grand house in 1925 England. Thankfully, she has her faithful dog with her. Oh, and fellow student Hugo: fit, privileged, and annoying.Baffled by upper-class rules, courted by boring suitors, Sophie is desperate to get back to the twenty-first century. But the only way home is through a hidden portal — and to unlock its secrets, she must work with Hugo.As one clue leads to another, Sophie and Hugo discover that history is unfolding differently. Mobs rule the streets. And when chaos turns into a deadly revolution, anyone in a grand house is fair game.Sophie and Hugo are running out of time…Get the first 3 books of the Shorten Chronicles in this boxset and lose yourself in the acclaimed fantasy. Perfect for fans of Deborah Harkness, Cassandra Clare, Diana Gabaldon, and Stephenie Meyer!Included in this boxset:Book 1, StrandedBook 2, EscapeBook 3, Exile

Together for the first time in one box set…THE WICKED HEIREvery guest invited to the house party at Nedworth Hall has a secret.Lady Patience Wycombe has been sent to Nedworth Hall for the summer under protest. Why should she be prevailed upon to spend her summer conversing with people when she would much rather stay in London with her books for company? She is determined to ignore her mother’s wish that she find a husband……until the most notorious rake in London singles her out for sin.Arden Covington’s reputation was ruined from the moment he was born. He has always embraced his wickedness…and made it profitable. But few people know the reason he is constantly in need of money, or that he has a sentimental heart. So when Lady Patience shows no fear in the face of his attempts to seduce her, he falls for her hard and fast.But with everyone at the house party eager to discover the identity of Lord Carshalton’s mysterious heir, will Arden have the freedom to pursue Patience, or will another suitor with sordid intentions compromise her first?THE ENRAPTURED HEIRHe has sworn off women. She falls in love with him at first sight. But can they fight the attraction between them?After a single, spoiled season five years before, Lady Angeline O’Shea cannot believe she has been invited to a house party where matches are certain to be made. Everyone is scrambling to discover the identity of Lord Carshalton’s mysterious heir, but Angeline would rather solve the mystery of how to make Lord Rafe McAllister, the Marquess of Rothbury, smile again.But she has her work cut out for her where this wounded hero is concerned…Fresh off of a broken engagement in which his reputation was raked through the mud, Rafe wants nothing more than to hide away at Nedworth Hall for the summer, licking his wounds. He supposes he’ll have to marry eventually, but the last woman on earth that he could see as his marchioness is cheerful, angelic, innocent Angeline.But Angeline’s sweetness enchants him, and before Rafe can stop it, his reluctant fondness for the Irish angel turns into a passion that he cannot deny……until his former fiancée shows up at the house party.THE SURPRISE HEIRSometimes the right man comes along in what seems like the wrong package, and sometimes making the wrong decision turns out to be the right way to fall in love….American dollar princess Melanie Pennypacker has accepted the surprise invitation to join a matchmaking house party for the summer for one reason and one reason only—to find a partner. But not a marriage partner. Melanie is looking for a business partner to invest in her dream of opening a new department store of the sort that are taking London by storm. But no man wants to invest in a business-minded woman.Anyone with eyes can see that valet Frank Crymble is the illegitimate first-cousin of his employer, Lord Avery O’Shea, and like the rest of the O’Shea family, Frank has ambitions above his station and a penchant for scandal. When he catches Melanie behaving badly away from the other house party guests, the two of them instantly come up with a scheme that will get them both what they want.But a marriage of convenience might be harder to pull off than Melanie and Frank suspect when every one of their friends is against the match. And when Melanie’s father shows up at the house party to drag her home, both her and Frank’s dreams hang in the balance. Until they hatch a plan to convince everyone they are deeply in love…including themselves.

A whirlwind courtship, a Christmas wedding Holly’s life seems full of promise until her attempt to become a heroine in her own right ends in a terrible conflict of loyalties that could wreck her marriage!
To save her marriage, must she risk her brother’s life? All of her life, Holly has dreamed of adventure and heroics. Indeed, she would far rather be a spy for the British against Napoleon, like her twin brother, Noel, than make her London debut. That is, until she meets Hunt, the handsome Marquess of Vandover. After a whirlwind courtship, they are married on Christmas Eve–Holly’s (and Noel’s) birthday. Holly is deeply in love, and her new husband’s career in the Foreign Office allows her to rub shoulders with diplomats and ambassadors, feeding her love of adventure. The future seems full of promise until her inept attempts to assist her husband in his career–and become a heroine in her own right–leads her to trust the wrong person. Suddenly Holly is plunged into a terrible conflict of loyalties, where she must choose between saving her nearly-broken marriage–and her beloved brother’s life!
Book 5 of Brenda Hiatt’s bestselling Hiatt Regency Classics collection.

It was loathe at first sight when Cecilia Bromwell met John Rowley, the Earl of Cosford five years ago at a party where his ill-conceived prank and irascible temper ruined not one but two of her new gowns. Now, at a Yuletide house party, Cecilia learns their parents seek to match them in wedded bliss. However, she has no interest in even speaking with the “Menace,” especially after he spills wine down her bodice, ruining yet another gown.John has no desire to be paired with the “Shrew” for the Yule log hunt. But if they can suffer each other’s company for a short time, perhaps they can convince their parents that they do not suit. When they’re separated from everyone else and a snowstorm drives them to seek shelter alone in a cottage together, it may not matter what they want.With marriage all but imminent, can these enemies become lovers by morning?

A Rogues and Gentlemen Christmas Novel....A Marriage of Convenience. A Crumbling Manor. A Christmas to Change Everything.Justin Langley, the infamous Earl of Rutherford, retreats to his once-glorious country estate to lick his wounds in private after a scandal leaves him ostracised by society. With his ancestral home in a state of disrepair and his prospects bleak, Justin faces a lonely Christmas—until a desperate heiress arrives on his doorstep.Miss Beatrice Huntingdon, fleeing her uncle’s schemes and a forced marriage, proposes a marriage of convenience to the notorious earl. With her fortune at stake and nowhere else to turn, Bea is determined to take control of her own fate—even if it means wedding a man with a reputation as ruined as his home.Bound by necessity, Justin and Bea agree to a marriage in name only. Yet, as the festive season unfolds, Bea falls in love with the rambling old house and resolves to restore it to its former glory. Amidst snowy countryside, crackling fires, and under the spell woven by the yuletide season, the earl finds himself captivated by his new wife’s spirit and determination.Can a marriage born of desperation blossom into true love? Will the magic of Christmas—and a shared dream of home—bring two wounded hearts together?Perfect for readers who adore Regency romance, Christmas love stories, marriage of convenience, country house settings, scandalous earls, runaway heiresses, and heartwarming holiday happily-ever-afters.

"Heart-wrenching moments of emotional struggle are presented with insight and compassion... a fascinating read that one will not soon forget." –US Review of BooksSet during the Depression in the South Chicago neighborhood of Sinclair's The Jungle, Betty O'Leary's family struggles to scrape by in this harsh, foul-smelling, yet compassionate area. The youngest in her Irish Catholic family, Betty is overshadowed by her pretty sister, Maureen, and when tragedy threatens to shatter her world, Betty is sent away to stay with relatives.As grief and loss take its toll on family members, Betty eventually meets Phil, who offers hope for long-awaited happiness. But secrets begin to unravel, and depression gradually descends on Betty. Is a family history of asylums and madness the cause? And unlike her disturbed mother, will Betty ever find peace and fulfillment?The story gives voice to those struggling with emotional pain and shows how families can heal with love, courage, and promise. It tells of a unique neighborhood reflecting America's cultural changes and how one's childhood is forever present.