Author: elizamcgrey
Lady Maryanne is marrying a man that she doesn’t know. Colonel Richard Nash is a well-respected man in society; a decorated war hero who now holds a place in government. Those around her claim he is charming and sophisticated, and even though he is easily twice her age, Maryanne knows that her lot is to marry and try to make the best of it. Her mother found love once, so why couldn’t she also?But … also?But the Colonel is a far more private man than Maryanne could have ever anticipated. He keeps his distance from her, and she is forbidden…
The year is 1935, and Rose Waltham is refusing to marry the suitor that her father has chosen for her. She tells him that she wishes to marry a man that she loves, and he does his best to convince her that the man she is already engaged to will make a fine husband. Incensed, Rose flees to her favorite childhood hide out; the attic. While there, she discovers a journal from over 100 years … earlier…and she begins to read about the life of another young woman by the name of Emma. She weaves her tale of marriage to…
William does not want anything in his life to change. He is more than content to continue with his rakish ways, but, when his father dies unexpectedly, he is forced to return to the country and take on his ducal responsibilities.Eleanor Davisham hates how her parents quash her free spirit. They are determined that she should marry, but only a man of their choosing. Determined to live her own … her own life, and terrified of her suitor’s cruelty, Eleanor flees from her home, managing to find employment.Sparks fly when the new Duke and Eleanor meet. She will not be…