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An Orphan's Christmas Dream by Rosie Darling
Rated: 4.50 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... -
![The Blind Sibling by Hope Dawson]()
The Blind Sibling by Hope Dawson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“When you have no more hope left, sometimes you have to join forces with the enemy to survive.”Lizzie White is so happy when her baby sister is born in their gloomy dwelling in the Seven Dials slum of Victorian London. Even when it turns out that little Annie will never be able to see in her life. But then cruel fate decides to serve the girls an even rougher hand... -
![Emma's Duty by Rosie Clarke]()
Emma's Duty by Rosie Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe war is over, but Emma’s battles continue at home… Emma Reece is slowly adjusting to her husband’s return from the war, even though his appalling injuries mean their marriage is in name only... -
![The Workhouse Daughter by Rosie Darling]()
The Workhouse Daughter by Rosie Darling
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 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... -
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![The Wretched Needle Worker by Iris Cole]()
The Wretched Needle Worker by Iris Cole
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsVera has uncovered things she never wanted to know. Her father was a monster.How could Vera have been so blind to what was right before her eyes?After the death of her kind and loving Papa, Vera’s home is claimed by ne’er do well Uncle Merritt, who drives the household with cruelty and deprivation... -
![The Asylum Daughter by Rosie Darling]()
The Asylum Daughter by Rosie Darling
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 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... -
![Learning to Love by Jo Noelle]()
Learning to Love by Jo Noelle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsClara Hatfield knows sorrow. Having been abandoned by her husband, then shamed with divorce, she traveled to Creede, Colorado to seek refuge with a brother who left the family a decade ago. She’s been living with him for the past year. Now he wants to sell her in marriage to settle his gambling debt to a known troublemaker, but Bernard Newell intervenes... -
![Five Novels: Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens]()
Five Novels: Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFive Novels, Complete and Unabridged: Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, and Great Expectations...Categorized as:
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![The Forgotten Daughter by Hope Dawson]()
The Forgotten Daughter by Hope Dawson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 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... -
![Epiphany by Jessie Lewis]()
Epiphany by Jessie Lewis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Somehow, his hapless sister had begun a rumour that he was romantically attached to the penniless young woman, from an unheard-of and vulgar family, with whom duty and good sense forbade him from ever considering an alliance…but whose extraordinary wit and captivating eyes he had been entirely unable to banish from his thoughts...Categorized as:
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![The Forgotton Match Girl's Christmas Birthday by Iris Cole]()
The Forgotton Match Girl's Christmas Birthday by Iris Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the grip of a winter freeze at Christmas. Taking refuge in a garden seems Holly's only hope. She had no idea of the terrible secrets she would discover.Holly Tavistock ekes out a living on the streets of London selling matches... -
![Every Duke Has a Silver Lining by Tamara Gill]()
Every Duke Has a Silver Lining by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe can’t deny her anything…except maybe his heart…Ashley Woodville didn’t mean any harm when she broke into Grady Kolten’s office. It was only a dare from her friends. She wasn’t supposed to get caught. And she certainly wasn’t supposed to talk the notorious gaming hell owner (and disturbingly sexy rogue) into showing her London’s wilder side. Falling for him? Also not part of the dare...Categorized as:
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![The Pit Brow Sisters by Hope Dawson]()
The Pit Brow Sisters by Hope Dawson
Rated: 4.40 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 LancashireJenny 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... -
![The Pickpocket Girl by Rosie Darling]()
The Pickpocket Girl by Rosie Darling
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 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... -
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![The Toymaker's Daughter by Rosie Darling]()
The Toymaker's Daughter by Rosie Darling
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 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... -
![Pioneer Dream by Ramona Flightner]()
Pioneer Dream by Ramona Flightner
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsImmerse Yourself In 1860’s Frontier Montana with the O’Rourke Family! Sensible Kevin O’Rourke does not believe in ghosts, in love at first sight, or in the happily-ever-after type of love. Instead, he is convinced only hard work, dedication to family, and self-sacrifice will bring contentment... -
![To Charm a Scarred Cowboy by Charlotte Dearing]()
To Charm a Scarred Cowboy by Charlotte Dearing
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTexas, 1889 - Daniel Honeycutt is no stranger to peril. The gruff cowboy is a man of honor. He’s never hesitated to risk his life and his scars bear the proof. The old wounds frighten most folks. His scarred face certainly scared off a fiancée a few years back.Since then, he’s resolved to lead a solitary life. He spends his days tending his family’s vast herds of longhorns... -
![Ormsley by Jenny Hambly]()
Ormsley by Jenny Hambly
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe wants a respectable bride who will not ask for more than he can give – love. She has no need or desire to marry, and love is the only thing that might change her mind.Hugh Brandforth, the seventh Earl of Ormsley, returns to his estate after wasting several weeks searching for a bride. He is looking forward to some much-needed rest and recreation...Categorized as:
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![The Lost Daughter by Iris Cole]()
The Lost Daughter by Iris Cole
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 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...Categorized as:
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![Saltwick River Orphan: Historical Victorian Saga by Dolly Price]()
Saltwick River Orphan: Historical Victorian Saga by Dolly Price
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 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 Cotton Mill Girl by Rosie Darling]()
The Cotton Mill Girl by Rosie Darling
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 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... -
![Mining for Love by Dana Alden]()
Mining for Love by Dana Alden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCordelia Watson is ready to start over. Her husband didn’t return from the war, her fiancé jilted her, and she’s had enough. J.B. Wood agrees to help Delia start anew in Virginia City, even though all he really wants to do is mine his claim for gold. When bad things start happening, J.B. realizes he’d do anything to protect Delia...Categorized as:
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![The Orphans of Warrenby Mill by Catharine Dobbs]()
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...Categorized as:
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Mail Order Melancholy by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGretchen Jensen has been in love with the same person for years. There are only two problems standing in the way of her marriage to him. She’s pregnant, and he’s dead. Most of the people in her town won’t even talk to her, because the woman who was to be her mother-in-law has shunned her... -
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![Carved in Stone by Margaret Manchester]()
Carved in Stone by Margaret Manchester
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFROM AMAZON INTERNATIONAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR Northern England 1881. Sent away during her brother’s trial, Phyllis Forster returns home as mistress of Burnside Hall only to find that the Weardale people have turned against the Forster family, and she desperately wants to win back their respect...Categorized as:
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![The Maid's Christmas Wish by Annie Shields]()
The Maid's Christmas Wish by Annie Shields
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChristmas should be a time of joy and happiness. But Elspeth Swann lives in constant fear. Her husband, Clarence, the man who is meant to love and protect her, is the reason for this dread. This Christmas, there seems to be no escape from her life of hardship and pain.Elspeth works as a maid for the town's recluse, Silas Moore... -
![A Careless Wind by Amelia C. Adams]()
A Careless Wind by Amelia C. Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Rachel's fiance was killed in a railroad accident, leaving her with nowhere to go, she came to the Brody Hotel as a last resort. With the help of her new friends, she found comfort and healing, and now she believes herself as content as she can be. But when Nicholas Hardy, her fiance's brother, walks into her dining room, her world falls out from under her...Categorized as:
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![Mail-Order Bride Ink: Dear Mr. Miller by Kit Morgan]()
Mail-Order Bride Ink: Dear Mr. Miller by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDear Mrs. Pettigrew, I seek an educated woman whom I can hold intelligent conversations with, one skilled in the art of domestics, with a strong demeanor and mind. As an aside, I’m partial to taller women, being tall myself, and would appreciate your expertise and discretion when sifting through candidates in search of my future bride .. -
![The Brave Mill Girl by Rachel White]()
The Brave Mill Girl by Rachel White
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom homeless to a maid, to homeless again. She ends up in a hazardous cotton factory. After her mother dies of tuberculosis, Annabelle Walker is told by her stepfather that he has arranged work for her as a maid. When Annabelle arrives at Rosewood House in Huddersfield, there is no job. It is just her stepfather’s ploy to chase her out of the house... -
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Body and Soul by L.L. Muir
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBODY AND SOUL is the third book in the Scarlet Plumiere Series. To avoid spoilers, read BLOOD FOR INK and BONES FOR BREAD first. For good luck in finding a bride, Lord Forsgreen has received the dreadful African chair. Unfortunately, the ladies of the ton have been notified of his hopes to wed, and his every move is being watched...Categorized as:
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![Uma's Umbrage by Dallis Adams]()
Uma's Umbrage by Dallis Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUma is a spitfire who is usually in an uproar about something—whether it's women's rights, or the Morgan dollar, or labor laws for children. But when she discovers the reason for her abandonment at the orphanage doorsteps was to save her infant self from the same demise as her murdered mother, she finds a new calling...Categorized as:
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![The Orphan Star of the Dockyard: Victorian Romance by Rachel Downing, Dolly Price]()
The Orphan Star of the Dockyard: Victorian Romance by Rachel Downing, Dolly Price
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlthough Isabella’s family never had much money in the dockyards, that never stopped her from feeling like a star. That is until a shipping accident kills her father, and illness takes her mother, leaving her alone to fend not only herself but her two younger sisters as well, in the cruel slums of Liverpool... -
![The Abandoned Waif's Christmas Miracle: Victorian Romance by Nell Harte]()
The Abandoned Waif's Christmas Miracle: Victorian Romance by Nell Harte
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the small hours of Christmas morning, a shrouded figure moves quickly through the biting storm in the Old Nichol, a tiny bundle wrapped in tattered rags hidden beneath its coat. “I’m sorry” the figure whispers, as it places the bundle on the cold stone of the work-house steps, “There is no other way... -
![Mail-Order Bride Ink: Dear Mr. Comfort by Kit Morgan]()
Mail-Order Bride Ink: Dear Mr. Comfort by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDear Mrs. Pettigrew, My name is Major Comfort and I am writing to you to clear up a matter of great importance. It seems a grave mistake has been made. A woman by the name of Lucretia Lynch arrived in town claiming to be my mail-order bride. The trouble is, I didn’t send for one! My guess is my father is behind this... -
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![The Lost Orphan of Cheapside: Victorian Romance by Dolly Price]()
The Lost Orphan of Cheapside: Victorian Romance by Dolly Price
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 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... -
![Ragged Girl of the Manor (Diary of Family Girls) (Victorian Saga Romance) by Rachel White]()
Ragged Girl of the Manor (Diary of Family Girls) (Victorian Saga Romance) by Rachel White
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOrphaned and illiterate, her baking skill is all she relies on to survive in a manor full of mistrust and jealousy. Mabel Elton loves the feeling of dough between her fingers and the smell of warm bread in the air. When a vicious banker takes her home and her bakery after Mabel’s father dies unexpectedly, Mabel’s livelihood is lost... -
![The Victorian Millhouse Sisters: Victorian Romance by Dolly Price]()
The Victorian Millhouse Sisters: Victorian Romance by Dolly Price
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlossoming in a Victorian slum is an impossible dream. Hopes and dreams come here to die, not to be born.But Daphne is an unusually determined dreamer.Despite the disappearance of her parents and siblings, she holds to her goal. The workhouse can't stop her. The slums won't prevent her. Disaster and degradation only fuel her intentions... -
![Five Dates with the Duke by Daphne Byrne]()
Five Dates with the Duke by Daphne Byrne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I’ve never been in love before. It’s an insipid emotion that only leads to pain in any case.”Emma has lost all hope for finding a husband, so she enters the Matchmaker’s shop. And she leaves with a date with a Duke…Charming and dangerous, Duke Nicholas has been a perpetual bachelor, until he is tricked into finding a bride...Categorized as:
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![Workhouse Girl and The Veiled Lady: Victorian Romance by Dolly Price]()
Workhouse Girl and The Veiled Lady: Victorian Romance by Dolly Price
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 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... -
![Dukes, Actually by Erica Ridley]()
Dukes, Actually by Erica Ridley
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Duke of Azureford isn’t the arrogant, aloof lord his peers perceive him to be. Yes, he’s awkward, but he has a plan to fix it. In order to woo a respectable lady, he must learn how to flirt. The completely inappropriate girl next door would make a perfect instructor, but a terrible duchess...Categorized as:
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![To Be Wicked With You by Tamara Gill]()
To Be Wicked With You by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvie Milton knows she’ll never marry. But that doesn’t mean she can’t celebrate her sister’s betrothal to Finlay Stone, Duke of Carlisle. Until the bride-to-be runs off with the wrong man, that is. Now, if they have any hope of avoiding a devastating scandal, Evie and Finlay will need to bring the runaway bride to heel...Categorized as:
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![The Slum Sisters: Dot's Story by Annie Shields]()
The Slum Sisters: Dot's Story by Annie Shields
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor Dot Williams, each day on the harsh London streets is a battle to feed the family, pay the rent and stay alive. Its a battle she is struggling to win.*For fans of Dilly Court & Rosie Darling *The only light in her life is Bertie, the grocer's son, but his overbearing father conspires against their happiness... -
![The Ha'Penny Place by Gemma Jackson]()
The Ha'Penny Place by Gemma Jackson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThrough hard work and determination, Ivy Rose Murphy has come up in the world. She still begs for discards from the homes of the wealthy which lie only a stone’s throw from The Lane, the poverty-ridden tenements where she lives. These discards she repairs and sells around the Dublin markets. But being in the ha’penny place may soon be a thing of the past for Ivy...Categorized as:
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![The Jack of All Trades by M.A. Nichols]()
The Jack of All Trades by M.A. Nichols
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn heiress looking to escape. A gentleman searching for purpose. Together they may just find love.Felicity Barrows is no fool, though the fortune hunters pestering her must believe differently...Categorized as:
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![The Planter's Daughter by Michelle Shocklee]()
The Planter's Daughter by Michelle Shocklee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAdella Rose Ellis knows her father has plans for her future, but she longs for the freedom to forge her own destiny. When the son of Luther Ellis's longtime friend arrives on the plantation to work as the new overseer, Adella can't help but fall for his charm and captivating hazel eyes...Categorized as:
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![The Misunderstanding of Miss Louisa: A Sweet Regency Romance by Maggie Dallen]()
The Misunderstanding of Miss Louisa: A Sweet Regency Romance by Maggie Dallen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe mistook her for a child. She thought he was a ghost. Their love story...? It was off to a very rocky start.It was all just a series of misunderstandings, really. It wasn't as though Miss Louisa ever intentionally sought out trouble... -
![The Carter's Orphan by Hope Dawson]()
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.. -
![Dancing with a Gracious Lord by Bridget Barton]()
Dancing with a Gracious Lord 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...Categorized as:
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![The Dockland Darling's Kindly Acts: Victorian Romance by Dolly Price]()
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 by Rosie Swan]()
The Lost Lass of Sheffield 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...
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