Granville Ryder struggles against temptation to live a God-fearing life, hoping to be worthy of the love and acceptance of Georgiana, who will only marry one who is serious about his faith.

Victoria 'Smokey' Simmons stands silently on deck as her father's body is lowered into the Atlantic, asking God for the strength she will need to command the Aramis alone. Not wanting to remain at sea forever, Smokey dreams of the time when she can trade her life aboard ship for a home and family. When she meets another captain, Dallas Knight, Smokey believes her dream will finally come true. But circumstances beyond their control and the schemes...

An awkward misfit in an accomplished family, Isadora Peabody yearns to escape her life as a wallflower in Boston society. Fate intervenes when she learns that a ship bound for Rio de Janeiro is in need of an interpreter—a pursuit she very much enjoys. The only problem? The surly and handsome captain is adamantly opposed to a woman taking the role.

"Once a privileged son of the South, Hunter Calhoun now stands a widower shadowed by the scandal of his wife's death. Burying himself in his business breeding Thoroughbred racehorses, he's left his family to crumble and his young children to mourn alone. But when a poor investment threatens to bankrupt him, Hunter is forced to seek help by other means. Eliza Flyte is a horse whisperer like no other. Removed from the world of wealth and social privilege,...

As the wife of an ambitious senator, Helena Cabot is the leading lady of Saratoga Springs. But she married for the wrong reasons and learns too late her husband is a dangerous man. Fearing for her safety, she ends her marriage and turns to Michael Rowan, a man she once loved and who broke her heart. Helena must learn to trust him again so that together they can face the dangers that lie ahead.

Twice widowed following her marriages to men chosen by her father, the womanizing Edward IV, Adair Radcliffe, the king's illegitimate daughter, now finds herself at the mercy of the Scottish laird to whom she has now been sold.

"With her daughter grown and flown, Nina Romano is ready to embark on a new adventure. She's waited a long time for dating, travel and chasing dreams. But just as she's beginning to enjoy being on her own, she finds herself falling for Greg Bellamy, owner of the charming Inn at Willow Lake and a single father with two kids of his own. Greg lost his first marriage to a demanding career. Now he's determined to make a new start before it's too late....

After surviving a hostage situation, lawyer Sophie Bellamy returns home to the peaceful Catskills village of Avalon where she, while repairing the bonds with her family, falls in love with the local veterinarian.

As Rome prepares for its Carnival, vampire hunter Lady Victoria Gardella Grantworth de Lacy, determined to prove herself, turns to mysterious Sebastian Vioget for help when the city's vampires align themselves with an evil force to unlock the secrets of a legendary alchemist.