"When Alf, who disguises herself as a boy and deals out noctural justice as the vigilante Ghost of St. Giles, saves the life of the Duke of Kyle, he hires her to investigate the notorious Lords of Chaos, threatening her deception." --

Sophia Armitage was a friend, indeed. She had agreed to help Sir Nathaniel Gascoigne find a husband for his cousin, Lavinia, in the glittering city of London -- only half hoping that she'd find one herself. Sophia knew the odds were against her. Men simply did not seem attracted to her -- not that way. Even her late husband had treated Sophia more as a companion than a lover. But then something shocking happened in London -- Sophia found herself in...

This volume is purely romance; and most readers will consider it romance of the wildest kind. A few kindred spirits, prone to people space 'with life and mystical predominance,' will perceive a light within the Grecian Temple. For such I have written it. To minds of different mould, who may think an apology necessary for what they will deem so utterly useless, I have nothing better to offer than the simple fact that I found delight in doing it. (Preface)...

Dramatic novel of a Canadian lumber king, Carnac Grier is the son of a Canadian logging tycoon, but decides he'd rather have a career in the fine arts rather than managing the family business. He meets a suspicious French woman in New York named Luzanne. - Goodreads

Set in 1846, Mr. Carewe "brought his lovely daughter home from the convent to wreck the hearts of the youth of Rouen." Betty Carewe soon finds herself pursued by two young men--but she mistakes them for the same person. Ardent suitor Crailey Gray is content to let her believe that he is his rival, Tom Vanrevel.

The Rosary is a warm and touching love story set in England circa 1909. Jane and Garth are in love, but as so often happens they are separated with obstacles to overcome. Florence Barclay tells their story with compassion and a deep understanding of her characterżs innermost feelings and desires.

Published in 1872, this novel sets a love story amidst the utopian Millerite sect in pioneer Indiana with its belief in a coming apocalypse sometime between March 21, 1843 and March 21, 1844, (in the words of its charismatic leader, William Miller).

Born Francis Edward Smedley (1818–1864), "Frank E. Smedley" was an English novelist. Follow the fortunes of Percy, Emily, and Hugh Colville and their recently widowed mother as they negotiate the difficulties facing the typical Victorian middle-class family suddenly bereft of their customary financial resources. [Sources: Wikipedia, book]

Author Francis Marion Crawford (1854– 1909) was a prolific American writer, known especially for his novels set in Italy, and for his classic weird and fantastic stories. 'The Heart of Rome' is an historical romance set in 19th-century Rome. The family of the heroine, Sabine Conti, is suddenly impoverished. Her selfish mother leaves her with a social-climbing woman who's married to Baron Volterra--the man mainly responsible for the fall of the Conti...