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An Orphan's Christmas Dream by Rosie Darling
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the workhouse, little orphan Holly Green dreamed of a Christmas filled with roast beef and plum pudding. But Holly's beautiful Christmas dream was soon to contort into a cruel nightmare.One snowy Christmas Eve, two vulnerable little girls run away from the harsh workhouse, into the unknown and unforgiving world that was Victorian London... -
Rag-and-Bone Christmas: the new heartwarming Christmas historical fiction saga from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller by Dilly Court
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDon’t miss the brand-new winter saga from bestselling author Dilly Court... -
The Orphan's Scandal by Jessica Weir
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWill the sins of the mother condemn the daughter to a life of loss?Heartwarming saga romance FREE on Kindle Unlimited. London, 1879. At just 13 years old, Florence Smith's life will change forever. Losing almost everything, she must grow up quickly and hope that a secret scandal does not come back to haunt her... -
The Asylum Daughter by Rosie Darling
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBorn in the dark horrors of the Victorian Bedlam, Beth Thursday was a no-one. An inconsequential inconvenience.After eight years of dreaming of an unknown mother rescuing her from the workhouse, Beth is unexpectedly liberated to become an apprentice in Mr Whitaker's tailor's shop... -
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The Love Note by Joanna Davidson Politano
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFocused on a career in medicine and not on romance, Willa Duvall is thrown slightly off course during the summer of 1859 when she discovers a never-opened love letter in a crack of her old writing desk. Compelled to find the passionate soul who penned it and the person who never received it, she takes a job as a nurse at the seaside estate of Crestwicke Manor... -
The Christmas Wedding by Dilly Court
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe first book in the dramatic new saga from the Sunday Times bestselling authorHolding the letter in trembling hands, Daisy’s future crumbled before her – the words engraved on her heart forever. The village of Little Creek, the long winter of 1867 The first flakes of snow are falling when Daisy Marshall, secretly engaged to her master's son, finds herself jilted at the altar... -
Vagabonds by Josephine Cox
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA beautiful historical novel of survival, love, and redemption It is 1885 and Emma Grady has returned to her home town of Blackburn and been reunited with her lover Marlow. Now married, with a beautiful home, loving husband and wonderful son, she is still haunted by the past, unable to forget the cruelty of her uncle Caleb Crowther, who ignored her pleas to save her and her tragic first-born... -
Alley Urchin by Josephine Cox
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA captivating historical romance of revenge, hatred, lust and true love It is 1870 and Emma Grady has spent seven years of servitude as a convict in Australia. Now, having earned her ticket-of-leave, she is held by chains of honour and friendship... -
The Little Angel by Rosie Goodwin
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom Sunday Times bestselling author of Mothering Sunday, Rosie Goodwin, comes the next in this heartwarming and heartbreaking Christmas treat.1896, Nuneaton.Left on the doorstep of Treetops Children's Home, young Kitty captures the heart of her guardian, Sunday Branning, who has never been blessed with a child of her own... -
The House at the End of the Moor by Michelle Griep
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat Can a London Opera Star and an Escaped Dartmoor Prisoner Have in Common? Opera star Maggie Lee escapes her opulent lifestyle when threatened by a powerful politician who aims to ruin her life. She runs off to the wilds of the moors to live in anonymity. All that changes the day she discovers a half-dead man near her house... -
The Cotton Mill Girl by Rosie Darling
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe mill was set to break Lottie. Heston mill had already broken so many young lives, robbed innocents of digits and limbs, snuffed out the light behind so many eyes, all without a glimmer of remorse. Such was life for thousands in Victorian England. Why should Lottie be any different? But the mill was Lottie’s World; she knew nothing else... -
All is Mary and Bright: A Christmas Regency Romance by Kasey Stockton
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe's found the woman he wants to marry—it's a shame she is already engaged to someone else.Belles of Christmas: Frost FairSweet, Regency Christmas RomancesFive Christmas romances and the Frost Fair that started them allThis is the second book in the clean and sweet Regency romance Belles of Christmas: Frost Fair series... -
The Orphans of Warrenby Mill by Catharine Dobbs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFREE with Kindle UnlimitedThe ominous letter arrives… and what of its repercussions for Warrenby Mill?When fate delivers a series of terrible blows, Veronica must first look out for her brother and sister.Outrageous. Perilous. Disheartening.These are their living conditions for several years, abandoned and alone with few options to consider... -
The Lost Orphan of Cheapside: Victorian Romance by Dolly Price
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaroline is an orphan. Vulnerable and passed from family member to family member until the fateful day she disappears in Surrey Gardens.No one could imagine the hell this innocent girl would now endure at the hands of her kidnappers. All hope seems lost until Arthur stumbles through the doors of the Lanyard Arms... -
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Christmas Kisses by Judith Keim, Ev Bishop
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRandom circumstances brought them together. Love made them family. Hailey Kirby plans to spend a wonderful Christmas holiday at the Cedar Mountain Lodge with her family, celebrating her sister’s wedding as Maid of Honor. Things go awry when the wedding is called off. Hoping to comfort her sister, her mother and three sisters decide to go ahead with their winter vacation plans at the Lodge... -
The Pit Brow Sisters by Hope Dawson
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe sweet and heartbreaking Victorian romance saga of a young woman who loses nearly her entire family in the coal mines of Lancashire – FREE to read with Kindle Unlimited. Jenny Swift is born into a coal mining family in the north of England. As the eldest daughter, it's her responsibility to look after her three siblings. A duty that doesn't always sit well with her... -
Christmas at O'Mara's by Michelle Vernal
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWelcome to the guesthouse on the Green, where Mammy and her girls will make you feel part of the family. Settle in and enjoy your stay at O'Mara's, where stories abound, romance lurks and laughter sounds. Two Christmases, two second chances. A heart-warming O’Mara family Christmas story that will have you laughing out loud.. -
The Snow Orphan’s Destiny by Daisy Carter
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs the snow falls and secrets swirl around her, Penny is torn between two worlds. Does a gift hold the key to her past, and will her true destiny bring her the happiness she longs for?FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED.Penny Frost understands that she’s had an unusual start in life. Taken in by a kind-hearted woman, she becomes part of the close-knit Bevan family of Sketty Lane... -
Dawn with a Duke by Erica Ridley
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom a New York Times bestselling author: Secrets and scandal abound when two strong-willed opposites are snowbound together in this laugh-out-loud, heartwarming romance!As the daughter of a duke, Lady Isabelle’s pristine reputation is paramount. Her high status is how she’ll attract the titled suitor her mother insists she wed... -
The Workhouse Daughter by Rosie Darling
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWork hard and avoid the workhouse her Papa had always told her. But Papa was dead, and now six-year-old Amelia Gladstone was living in her darkest dreams. Life would have been unbearable if it weren’t for Robert Merriweather, a fellow workhouse orphan, who had more than a touch of daring and adventure about him... -
Workhouse Girl and The Veiled Lady: Victorian Romance by Dolly Price
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAbandoned by all who should protect her the workhouse swallows the young life of Olivia Coomb. It also swallows her voice.Who could ever love a mute and broken girl like Olivia? Franklin Slater wants nothing more, but society slays his advances and Olivia is forced to flee once again.It seems that even the prayers of the voiceless fall on deaf ears... -
Have Yourself a Merry Little Scandal: a Christmas collection of Historical Romance by Anna Campbell, Sasha Cottman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHave Yourself a Merry Little... Scandal!From the snowbound Scottish Highlands to the glittering ballrooms of London, our fearless heroines enter the Christmas season in pursuit of their heart's desire.But, the course of true love never did run smooth... especially when SCANDAL is afoot.Settle in to enjoy these tales of romantic adventure, sizzling passion, and heartwarming holiday romance... -
Huckleberry Christmas by Jennifer Beckstrand
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNow that they've happily married off two of their grandchildren, Anna and Felty Helmuth are ready for their next matchmaking challenge. What better way to celebrate the most heartwarming of seasons--and make Huckleberry Hill, Wisconsin, the place for unexpected love. . . A difficult marriage has left the Helmuths' widowed great-granddaughter, Beth, finished with wedlock... -
The Marquess' Angel by Julia Sinclair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEveryone knows that good missionary girls are plain and dull. And that's just the way Blythe likes it! . Lady Blythe Dennings has craved adventure her entire life, but due to her relation to the powerful Carrow family, there was no way she was going to get it. So... she became a missionary... -
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The Toymaker's Daughter by Rosie Darling
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Guilty.” Sixteen-year-old Anne Besant was thrust into the role of mother, father, and bread-winner to her young siblings when her father was incarcerated for a crime he didn’t commit. She battles to save the little shop where her father crafted the toys of children's dreams... -
The Christmas Orphan by Rosie Darling
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter her father’s sudden death little Jane Walker had been forced to sell flowers on the London streets to the wealthy in order to make ends meet. At the end of each day she would return to the terrible streets of Whitechapel where her heavily pregnant mother awaited her return... -
The Nabob's Daughter by Jess Heileman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’ll do anything to escape an arranged marriage. He’ll do anything to help her.Honora Crauford relishes her life in India... -
The Mistletoe Countess by Pepper D. Basham
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill the magic of Christmas bring these two newlyweds closer together, or will the ghosts of the past lead them into a destructive discovery from which not even a Dickens’s Christmas can save them? Mistletoe is beautiful and dangerous, much like the woman from Lord Frederick’s Percy’s past, so when he turns over a new leaf and arranges to marry for his estate, instead of his heart, he never... -
Orphan Christmas Miracle: Historical Victorian Romance by Rosie Swan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill little Mae ever experience the miracle she prays for and once again meet the boy who gave her hope so many years before…Mae Chester, the Christmas miracle girl, loses her parents at a very tender age and is reluctantly received by her loveless uncle. Cold and unforgiving, he makes no secret of his disdain for the waiflike child... -
The Pickpocket Girl by Rosie Darling
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMolly had been a pickpocket for as long as she could remember. In Victorian London on the filth covered streets of the Old Nichol, everyone was a thief, it was a way of life, the only way to survive. Molly had spent her childhood perfecting her craft. A craft that had snatched her father from her, like she snatched pocket watches... -
My Merry Marquess by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Marquess to keep the holidays Merry…Stranded by a snowstorm in Maybridge Falls, the Marquess of Merriweather runs into the last person in the world he wants to see—Lady Eve Bailey. Because the last time he saw the auburn-haired beauty, she stole his heart and then crushed it into a thousand pieces. Lucky for him, he’s over her... -
It Happened One Winter by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMr. Martin Phippen, a highly successful London builder, is forced by a business partner’s foolish decision, to take on a project in the wretchedly scenic wilds of Yorkshire. Three little scamps have made his work site their private playground, and Martin is determined that their mischief be curtailed before somebody gets badly hurt. Widowhood means Mrs... -
The Orphan of Howdall Heights by Catharine Dobbs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Help me! Mother, Father, help me!” she cried, coughing and clutching at her throat. No help came… Tragedy strikes and snatches away Victoria Curzon from the peace and tranquillity of her family home.With her young life in ruins, a new world, miles away from everything familiar, is forced upon her... -
Sons of Blackbird Mountain by Joanne Bischof
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThor Norgaard hasn’t spoken to anyone in his twenty-eight years, but when the young widow he loves crosses an ocean to live on his Appalachian farm, this reclusive alcoholic will brave much more than words to heal her heart... -
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An American Duchess by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA woman’s heart dares to defy the rules of Victorian society in USA Today bestselling author Caroline Fyffe’s novel of romance, royalty, and a little revenge. In Kent, England, the arrival of Beranger Northcott, Duke of Brightshire, causes a stir. Because with the duke comes his new American bride, who isn’t quite what anyone expects... -
Forever Your Duke: A Regency Christmas Romance (12 Dukes of Christmas) by Erica Ridley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis year, the Duke of Nottingvale's Christmastide house party doubles as a bride hunt. The handsome duke seeks a blue-blooded debutante as respectable as he is, and his parlor is brimming with paragons of propriety.Inveterate spinster and unapologetic hoyden Miss Cynthia Louise Finch does not fit the mold. Any mold... -
A Proper Scoundrel by Esther Hatch
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAs the successful owner of multiple railroad lines, Diana Barton is all too accustomed to fending off suitors seeking to stake their claim on her wealth. In order to keep the wolves at bay, Diana has contrived the perfect plan: appeal to the most notorious rake in London, the Baron Lord Bryant, to ruin her reputation and scare off the worst of the time wasters... -
Merry Misrule by Ellie St. Clair
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe vowed she would never be in his company again.When Joanna Merryton receives an invitation to Christmas at Briercrest Hall, she accepts with the assurance that her friend Caroline’s brother is still away at war. For Joanna remains scarred by the pranks Lord Elijah Kentmore pulled on her all those years ago... -
Saltwick River Orphan: Historical Victorian Saga by Dolly Price
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDrugged and supposedly drowned by the mother who should have loved her, 6-year-old Gwendoline is dredged from the Saltwick River. Poverty-stricken but rich in love Mr. and Mrs. Paul love the tiny child as their own until hard times and tragedy drive them to the workhouse... -
The Lost Daughter by Iris Cole
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsClary only wanted to find her mother. She couldn’t know the terrible price she would pay.Clary’s home is the foundling hospital where she has lived since birth. When a terrible tragedy occurs, Clary is blamed and thrown to the streets with her only possession - a token, left by her birth mother... -
The Carter's Orphan by Hope Dawson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll Emily ever wanted was a happy family. But first she loses her father. Then the match factory takes her mother's life. Now Emily must look after her sickly younger brother all on her own. When a saviour rescues them from the dirty streets of Victorian London, friendship blossoms into romance. But death isn't through with young Emily yet.. -
The Forgotten Daughter by Hope Dawson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaggie could have had a great childhood. But her mother dies while her father is far away in America. Hated by her grandparents, Maggie ends up in the dreaded workhouse where she finds a friend and protector in Jack. When Jack is sold off as an apprentice, Maggie must flee for her life. Again and again, Maggie is thrown in the deepest darkest despair as she seems to lose her closest friends... -
The Foundling With The Flowers by Hope Dawson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan love survive in a vicious web of outrageous lies? Growing up as an unloved and loathed foundling, Emma's love of flowers is what kept her going. So when she is apprenticed to a flower maker, it looks like a dream come true for her. But the dream quickly turns into a nightmare, as her new masters exploit her talents mercilessly for their own petty gains... -
A Sister's Despair by Eliza Lawley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen her late father bequeaths his entire estate, including the family business to Emma Elmstone, she’s just as surprised as her brother, Theo. As is customary, Theo expected to inherit everything and is barely able to contain his anger when he discovers that their father had other plans. Eventually, Theo offers Emma his love and support, and Emma is delighted... -
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Dancing with a Gracious Lord: A Historical Regency Romance Book by Bridget Barton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a childhood illness left her with a scarred face, Juliana Rothmond is determined that no man will ever look at her except for her generous dowry. When her father announces that she is soon to marry Ira Galbrathe, an opportunistic and arrogant man, Juliana desperately tries to escape from her future misery... -
The Barrow Girl by Nell Harte
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEbba learned at an early age that life was harsh on the streets of London. She only ever wanted enough food in her belly. She never thought she would be sent to prison.***FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED***Eight year old Ebba Larcher helps her costermonger family eke out a living hawking watercress on the streets of London... -
The Orphaned Songbird by Eliza Lawley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAda Walker doesn’t remember her parents, so she never knew how much she was loved. Her father has been missing for a year, so when her mother dies when Ada is just four years old, she faces an uncertain future with an unscrupulous foster mother.At the age of eight, Ada is sold to work on the banks of the raging river Thames searching for treasures... -
The Dockland Darling's Kindly Acts: Victorian Romance by Dolly Price
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe docklands are no place for young Victorian ladies. Running here to escape the cruelty of their stepmother, sisters Clare and Anna fend for themselves in whatever way they can.Edgar’s only school has been the harsh London streets and the Dockland gangs. One thing he has learned above all else is never trust anyone. Never help anyone. Never open your heart.. -
The Lost Lass of Sheffield: Victorian Romance by Rosie Swan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll alone in the world, Amelia Baxter is forced to flee her childhood home. The world outside for an orphan teen on dark Victorian streets is not a kind one. Bradford Pikes has loved Amy since their first childhood games together, but now his sweetheart has disappeared and his love remains unspoken... -
Her Father's Legacy by Catharine Dobbs
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFREE with Kindle UnlimitedWhen tragedy strikes, it leaves young Rose Elliott all alone in the world. What will become of her hopes and dreams? She lives in fear and daily torment, at the mercy of her cruel stepmother.Her father proved to be a man with a charitable heart and a deep love for his favorite daughter. When a mysterious letter arrives, she realises she is not alone as once she believed...
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