Author: carolinewarfield
Sir Alexander Bradshaw needs a wife, a sensible woman to manage his unruly sons and sullen daughter. No suitable candidates appear, however, and Alec resigns himself to spend another long, dark Orkney winter companionless. When an acquaintance suggests a music teacher might occupy his daughter, he embraces the idea.Ann Dunwood travels to Orkney for the opportunity to play the Kirkwall organ. For … organ. For the beauty of the instrument, Ann endures the conservative choir members who wish to perform the most banal of hymns; she’s done it before. She knows how to fade into the shadows and keep to…
When the Great War is over, will their love be enough?After two years at the mercy of the Canadian Expeditionary force and the German war machine, Harry ran out of metaphors for death, synonyms for brown, and images of darkness. When he encounters color among the floating islands of Amiens and life in the form a widow and her little son, hope ensnares him. Through three more long years of war and … Through three more long years of war and its aftermath, the hope she brings keeps Harry alive.Rosemarie Legrand’s husband left her a tiny son, no money, and…
Charles Wheatly, Duke of Murnane, accepts an unofficial fact-finding mission to the East India Company’s enclave in Canton, China, on behalf of the queen. He anticipates intrigue, international tensions, and an outlet for his grief over the death of his young son. He isn’t entirely surprised when he also encounters the troublesome offspring of his mentor, the Duke of Sudbury, but the profound … love he discovers for the determined young woman is unforeseen and untimely. Charles certainly doesn’t expect to also face his troubled marriage in such an exotic locale. The appearance of his estranged wife in the company…
After his mistress dies, British captain Fred must raise his two daughters alone. Widow Clare is willing to help the stubborn soldier — if only they could manage to stop sparring and realize they need each other…
On the run from her abusive husband, Meggy and her children find sanctuary in an abandoned cabin — only for the owner, businessman Rand, to discover them! But soon Rand realizes he’ll do anything to protect the woman who has won over his heart.
When her brother passes away, Nora must care for the niece she never knew existed. She’ll do anything to keep her new ward safe, even if it means entering a marriage of convenience…