An English Entanglement

(Gilded Age Belles Romance)

A comic illustrator with dreams of artistic freedom falls for a nobleman on the brink of financial ruin. Will Lucy find her place or lose her heart?

Lucille Van Zandt has always been more captivated by her whimsical newspaper strip, Lucy LaMode’s Fashionable Frolics, than Manhattan’s social whirl. Her parents insist she abandon her career as a comic strip artist and travel to London, where marriage to a titled gentleman could secure their place among the elite. Determined to play by her own rules, Lucy resolves to continue her illustrations in her new surroundings.

London’s aristocracy proves as elusive as New York’s famed Four Hundred. But Lucy is undeterred when she crashes an exclusive ball, catching the eye of the Marquess of Harlington, whose ancestral home is on the brink of ruin.

Fredrick, Lord Harlington, sees Lucy’s creativity—and substantial dowry—as the solution to his financial woes. As their romance deepens, can Lucy pursue her artistic ambitions without sacrificing her heart? Will Frederick find a way to reconcile his feelings for Lucy with the crushing demands of his estate? Or must their aspirations force them to choose between love and their dreams?

A Highland Fling

(Gilded Age Belles Romance)

He’s a Scottish earl bound by tradition; she’s a heiress longing for freedom. Will their worlds collide in the most beautiful way?

In the summer of 1895, Isadora Drayton—an American department store heiress whose family made their fortune outfitting wagon trains to the Wild West—joins her parents on a fishing and stalking holiday in Scotland. While they are excited about the adventure, Dora isn’t interested in violent sports and outdoor discomforts. She seeks a sanctuary away from the relentless expectations of her privileged life in St. Louis.

Yet her plans for tranquility are disrupted when she encounters their landlord, the Earl of Canairn, who preserves his estate by renting it to wealthy tourists. Alec is initially wary of Isadora’s modern, free-spirited nature. However, as they spend time together exploring the stunning moors and riverbanks, he finds her unfiltered honesty both refreshing and unsettling, while Isadora becomes captivated by the untamed beauty of Alec’s Highland world.

Against the stunning backdrop of Scotland’s endless summer days, Isadora faces the choice between returning to her life in St. Louis or embracing the possibility of a future with Alec, who must decide whether he will trade his solitary existence for the chance to build a life with Dora.

A French Proposal

(Gilded Age Belles Romance)

In Paris of the Belle Epoque, American agricultural heiress Sadie Stenhouse arrives with her mother, eager to indulge in the city’s legendary glamour. Yet Sadie discovers that grand fashion houses and exclusive galleries scarcely deign to lower their noses unless she flutters dollars in their faces.

At her hotel overlooking the famed Palais Garnier, Sadie encounters Louis-Alphonse, Duc de Montferrand, a dashingly handsome nobleman passionate about horseless carriages. He is on the verge of a revolutionary achievement: building a prototype for the world’s first long-distance automobile race from Paris to Rouen. But as an aristocrat whose fortune is dwindling, Louis-Alphonse needs money—fast.

Seeing Sadie as the answer to his financial troubles, Louis-Alphonse devises a plan to win her favor and secure her investment. But the more time he spends with this pretty American, the faster he falls for her. For Sadie, Louis-Alphonse is a breath of fresh air—passionate, driven, and nothing like the superficial suitors she’s been avoiding.

As the race approaches, will Louis-Alphonse pursue his dreams at the cost of love, or can he and Sadie cross the finish line together, hand in hand?

A Sunset Surrender

(Gilded Age Belles Romance)

He is older, wiser, and a man of the world. She is a young heiress with everything to lose. But some passions cannot be denied.

In the summer of 1894, American heiresses Pauline and Mildred Lowden travel from Pennsylvania to the English countryside, where Mildred is courted by Tom Wynford, the charming heir to an ancient estate. Pauline’s role is to be a dutiful chaperone, but everything changes when she meets Sir Francis Wynford—Tom’s distinguished, much older father.

Despite their age gap, the attraction between them is undeniable.

Torn between loyalty to her sister and a forbidden love that could ruin everything, Pauline is irresistibly drawn to Sir Francis. The more they are together, the stronger their bond becomes—a connection defying society’s rules.

Equally captivated, Sir Francis knows their passion is dangerous. As their feelings deepen, both must decide whether to follow their hearts and risk destroying their families’ futures or deny the love of a lifetime.