Belgrave House: 700 books

The harsh realities of village life in Colonial New England are fertile ground for gossip and superstition. Catherine Williams, a wealthy widow and midwife, refuses to believe that an Irish Catholic servant girl is to blame for the mysterious death of a newborn infant Catherine delivered. With the help...

Hotel mogul Wolf Renninger is used to getting everything he wantsin business and pleasure. But Micki Durrant slipped through his fingers six years ago after he had taken her innocence. Turns out she took his heart and he couldnt get past his longing for her. But Micki was returning to the New Jersey...

Nicole Nieman had never really thought about being Jewish. Now, with the Nazis occupying France, refugees escaping to the border with Switzerland frequently stay with her family. Should they go, too? Then came the day when Nicole returned home to find her parents and sister gone, and the Nazis were looking...

Prudence Stockworth inherited a considerable sum from her fiancé, and agreed to marry Baron Ledbetter knowing that he was in need of that money for his estate. But Prudence had known Ledbetter during her London season, and had been frightened by his obviously passionate nature. Now she had to learn...

Susan is a shy straight-A student and talented artist. Her twin sister Christine is outgoing and popular. Envious of each other’s lives, they decide to trade places. But complications arise when Chris falls for the boy Susan likes and Susan has to hide her identity from a boy she meets. Both girls...

Martha Nowicki had progressed from chubby to fat without really noticing. And she always settled for less than she wanted. But when she was passed over for a promotion at her job, and her boyfriend Eddie deserted her, she knew shed have to make a change. But even losing weight complicated things—suddenly...

Rachel Swann is a struggling writer, a divorced mother of a precocious young daughter, and the ex-wife of a jerk whos suing her for custody of their child. So Rachels up for anythingand making three wishes in front of a strange statue at the Met seems only appropriate. And since things suddenly start...

Imagine watching your husband confess his secret life to TV viewers while youre planning your fifteenth anniversary party. Enough to convince Laura Briggs to join a divorce support group, and worry about her sons imaginary friends. And when she found her ex shopping for sexy underwear, why not take off...

Eleven mystery short stories by Dorothy Cannell, including The Purloined Purple Pearl, Cupids Arrow, One Night at a Time, Telling George, The January Sale Stowaway, The Gentlemans Gentleman, Come to Grandma, Fetch, Poor Lincoln, The High Cost of Living, and The Family Jewels: A Moral Tale. Mystery Short Stories by Dorothy Cannell; originally published by Five Star First Edition Mystery Series

Flora was raised at gloomy Gossinger Hall because her grandfather, Hutchins, was the butler there. When Sir Henry announced that he was changing his will to leave the Hall to Hutchins, he upset several people. But then Hutchins was found dead under curious circumstances. Coping with her loss, Flora moved...

Anne Heriot was in search of the perfect husband—her wealthy mill-owning father had already left her a fortune. Headed for London, she made a list of possible titled bachelors—and the charming Jack Belden wasn’t on it. But he needed money to enrich his estate, so he put himself forward. One by...

Mary Wyndham, living quietly and courted by the local curate, is startled when her brother arrives with pretty heiress Teresa Standish (and her talkative parrot). Their marriage is opposed by Teresa's guardian, Sir Ingram Leigh, whom Teresa believes is trying to gain her fortune by nefarious means....

Beau Brummell joins the Prince of Wales in Brighton because the Prince has received death threats. Everyone is tense at the Pavilion, with guards stationed at the doors and Sir Simon designated as food-taster. When a new blend of snuff comes from Beaus friend Petersham, Sir Simon samples it firstand...

Heiress Linda Hepler wished to learn something of real life and hired as companion to elderly Mrs. Bates on her trip to Corfu. But accidents threatened her employer's life, and Linda had to determine whether it was Mrs. Bates' smooth-talking nephew Donald, or her heir, hot-tempered Peter, who was behind...