Laurie Alice Eakes

Midwife Tabitha Eckles finds herself drawn to British aristocrat Dominick Cherrett, and as relations between America and England grow more turbulent, Dominick and Tabitha wonder if their feuding countries will keep them apart and destroy any chance of a future together.

It's 1813 and all Phoebe Lee wants out of life is to practice midwifery in Loudon County, Virginia. When Belinda, her pregnant sister-in-law, presses Phoebe to accompany her onto a British privateer in order to cross the Atlantic and save her husband from an English prison, Phoebe tries to refuse, then finds herself kidnapped.
Captain Rafe Docherty is a man in search of revenge. His ship is no place for women, but he needs Belinda in order to...

A young midwife in the Virginia mountains, Esther Cherrett, is pursued by two unlikely suitors and caught between feuding families until she discovers that her past is the key to unlock hearts, in a story of trust, deception, and bittersweet loss.

"When young widow Lady Lydia Gale helps a French prisoner obtain parole, she never dreamed he would turn up in her parlor. But just as the London Season is getting under way, there he is, along with a few other questionable personages. While she should be focused on helping her headstrong younger sister prepare for her entre into London society, Lady Lydia finds herself preoccupied with the mysterious Frenchman. Is he a spy or a suitor? Can she trust...

Their lives are on the line—
and a cell phone video holds the key...
A routine stakeout turns lethal when private investigator Megan O'Clare videotapes a murder—and ends up dodging gunfire with rival PI Jack Luskie. As the killer fights to destroy the evidence on Megan's phone—and them along with it—this investigation becomes personal. But can Megan and Jack put aside their rivalry and...

The carjacking that ended with Kristen Lang running for her life - and her federal judge mother kidnapped - was a nightmare. The ransom, however, is worse: Kristen in exchange for her mother. Deputy US Marshal Nick Sandoval will do almost anything to safely recover the judge - except trade Kristen. But can he shield the woman he's falling for and bring her mother home?

Issues of wealth and status have a nineteenth-century woman tied in knots. Susan Morris longs to have her inheritance to lavish on the poor, while Daire Grassick longs for the finances to save his family's business. Could a precious missing bauble be the key to both their dreams? Can God use money to bring this couple together, or will it only harbor heartache?

Emma Barstow wants three things in life: an education, meaningful work, and a family who loves her. None of these are easy for a woman to accomplish in the 1850s, especially not Emma, sequestered in her family's farmhouse and bored to frustration until she discovers something she can do better in the dark than anyone else. Even if she can't go to a university, she can do something that impacts many lives-guide fugitive slaves to freedom across the...

Family secrets made her a target... Can her ex provide a holiday haven? When Lauren Wexler's fugitive brother arrives on her doorstep, he has just moments to pass her evidence before his pursuers start shooting. Now Lauren needs her US marshal ex's protection. She left Chris Blackwell to shield his reputation, but her family's secrets are darker than she knows. With the truth revealed, can their Christmas wishes for safety and love still come...

Four unexpected letters. Four intrepid women. Four lives changed forever.

Spanning a century and a continent, these romantic novellas will lead you on a journey through the landscape of love. Four young women find their lives altered after each receives a letter that sets her on a new path. From a Hudson River steamboat to a lush drawing room, from a carousel carver's workshop to a remote hospital, you'll be swept into the lives of...