Laura Frantz

"Amid the Jacobite uprising of 1715, an English heiress flees to the Scottish lowlands to stay with allies of her powerful family. But while castle walls may protect her from the enemy outside, a maelstrom of intrigue, shifting allegiances, and temptations of the heart lie within"-- Provided by publisher

In the aftermath of the American Revolution a destitute young woman agrees to a marriage of convenience and becomes Mistress of Tall Acre. But when secrets from her husband's past are revealed, loyalties and ties are torn asunder.

"Selah Hopewell seems to be the only woman in the Virginia colony who has no wish to wed. True, there are too many men and far too few women in James Towne. But Selah already has her hands full assisting her father in the family's shop. And now she is in charge of an incoming ship of tobacco brides who must be looked after as they sort through their many suitors.Xander Renick is perhaps the most eligible tobacco lord in the settlement. His lands are...

"On a bitter December day in 1785, Silas Ballantyne arrives at the door of master blacksmith Liege Lee in York, Pennsylvania. Silas is determined to finish his apprenticeship and move west. But because he is a fast worker and superb craftsman, Liege endeavors to keep him in Lancaster by appealing to an old tradition: the apprentice shall marry one of his master's beautiful daughters. Eden is as gentle and fresh as Elspeth is high-spirited and cunning....

Sheltered since birth at her Kentucky home, Rowena Ballantyne has heard only whispered rumors of her grandfather Silas's vast fortune. When her father receives a rare letter summoning him to New Hope, Pa., Rowena makes the journey with him and quickly finds herself in a world filled with family members she's never met, dances she's never learned, and a new side to the father she thought she knew. As she struggles to fit in, she finds a friend in James...

Coming of age in a Kentucky settlement that was founded by her celebrated frontiersman father, a young woman struggles with painful memories, a family feud, and dangerous romantic prospects before the arrival of an outlander doctor challenges her beliefs

"Unflinching and plainspoken, Tessa Swan is not your typical 18th-century woman. Born and bred on the western Virginia frontier along with her five brothers, she is a force to be reckoned with. Quiet and courageous, Clay Tygart is not your typical 18th-century man. Raised by Lenape Indians, he returns a hero from the French and Indian War to the fort that bears his name, bringing with him Tessa's long-lost friend, Keturah, a redeemed Indian captive...

"Caught between the warring French and English on Canada's rugged shores in 1755, Sylvie Galant is forced from her Acadian home and family and is alone in colonial Virginia. Now the enemy soldier who once tore her world apart might be the key to restoring her shattered past"-- Provided by publisher.

Bien à l'abri, depuis sa naissance, dans sa maison du Kentucky, Rowena «Wren» Ballantyne n'a entendu que de vagues rumeurs chuchotées sur l'immense fortune et le majestueux manoir de son grand-père en Pennsylvanie. Quand son père reçoit une lettre le convoquant à New Hope, Wren fait le voyage avec lui et se retrouve bientt dans un monde totalement inconnu: des membres de sa famille qu'elle n'a jamais vus, des danses qu'elle n'a jamais apprises...

Ellie Ballantyne quitte le pensionnat pour jeunes filles et retourne à la demeure familiale de Pittsburgh, o elle découvre que ses parents sont partis pour un long voyage et que ses frères et soeurs ne semblent pas réjouis par son arrivée. Mais Ellie est déterminée à rester et à trouver sa place dans le monde, et décide d'ouvrir un externat pour jeunes filles. Mais lorsqu'elle prend sous son aile l'incorrigible et plus jeune membre de la...