Henry Carter Hull

In nineteenth-century England, a young orphan boy lives in the squalid surroundings of a workhouse until he runs away and is captured by a gang of thieves, and is finally reunited with his long lost family.

Charles Dickens's classic story of orphan David Copperfield growing up in nineteenth-century England.

A woman in desperate straits ... A fearless man ... A marriage of convenience on turbulent waters ... Cerynise Kendall has been left destitute and in dire need following the death of her doting patron and protectress. A brilliant young artist tossed from her home with only the clothes on her back, Cerynise must now turn to a childhood companion for assistance - the dashing sea captain Beauregard Birmingham - and beg him to provide her with passage...

New York Times bestselling author Cathy Maxwell's classic romance Married in Haste is a fan-favorite marriage-of-convenience tale that resonates with unforgettable passion and love. Brenn Owens, The Earl of Merton, has come to London to choose a bride. A sexy war hero, he has his pick of the season's debutantes, and once he spies beautiful Tess Hamilton no other will do. But Tess has a dark secret she's desperate to hide -- she has no choice but to...

The Palliser family comes to the forefront in a classic novel of politics and propriety from the series that inspired the BBC serial The Pallisers. With the Whigs and Tories at a standstill in attempts to form a working government, a compromise is finally reached, and the hardworking--and hardheaded--Plantagenet Palliser is installed as prime minister. But even as he gets used to the power and privilege of the high office, Palliser slowly and distressingly...

In the third installment of Maya Rodale's captivating, witty series, a marquess finds his fair lady -- but must figure out how to keep her HER BRAINS ... Claire Cavendish is in search of a duke, but not for the usual reasons. The man she seeks is a mathematician; the man she unwittingly finds is Lord Fox: dynamic, athletic, and as bored by the equations Claire adores as she is by the social whirl upon which he thrives. As attractive as Fox is, he's...

"Plot twists, complex characters, and an exquisitely researched historical setting -- who could ask for anything more? Lauren Willig, New York Times Bestselling Author "What a feast for the mystery and romance fan alike!" Romantic Times "Adventure, suspense, romance, passion, tragedy. Tracy Grant combines them all beautifully to form a compelling and expertly crafted story." The Best Reviews The task had taken shape thanks to the inconvenient way...

A screen adaptation of Lionel Bart's stage musical, "Oliver!" the story of a young orphan who flees a life of workhouse servitude and arrives in London where he is swept up by the Artful Dodger and Fagin who run a crime school for boys.

A wealthy and bitter exile, he most dangerous and desirable man in all of England, he burns to possess a proud, headstrong beauty who is promised to another. But winning Emma Stokehurst's exquisite hand through threats and determination does nothing to fill the empty spaces in Nikola's heart-until passion's magic carries the handsome, tormented prince back to a bygone era of splendor and romantic dreams. For there his destiny awaits him in a distant...

Investigator Thomas Monk, nurse Hester Latterly, and defense counsel Oliver Rathbone work to save Alexandra Carlyon from the gallous for the murder of her husband.