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Anything for you, My Lady
A Finding Home Prequel

What good are riches without freedom? 

Lady Virginia Sackville would rather read a book alone than attend yet another superficial high society party with her controlling duchess of a mother. She steals snatches of freedom where she can find them until one day she meets Ralph Clifton, an injured naval lieutenant with a charming smile. 

Ralph didn't recognize the pretty young woman as a peer of the realm when he flirted with her, but he does notice the effect she's had on his heart. When he learns of the chasm between his and Lady Virginia's stations, he tries to keep his distance but finds it far more difficult than he'd anticipated. Do they both have what it takes to challenge the social order keeping them apart? 

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A Stage For Harriet
​Finding Home, Bo​ok 1

When farmer's daughter Harriet fled her seaside home to be a governess in London, the last thing she expected was to attend lavish balls and parties dressed in elaborate gowns. However, Harriet's uncanny resemblance to Lady Virginia Sackville leads Virginia's mother, the duchess, to enlist Harriet's aid as Virginia's double in high society London to keep Virginia's pregnancy a secret.

​As Harriet comes to know Virginia she becomes determined to reunite Virginia with her lover before their child is born, but she'll need to seek help from her childhood sweetheart, manage an unwanted suitor, appease an angry duchess, and thwart the plans of a dangerous meddling rake in order to do so--and the clock is ticking.

Available to purchase from Cedar Fort and Amazon


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Green As Grass
FINDING HOME​, BOOK 2

Miss Louisa Grenfeld, a protege of the great Beau Brummell himself, is a budding arbiter of London fashion who can do no wrong. Or can she? When her father informs her that the only way she can continue her fashionable lifestyle is through marriage, she reluctantly begins her search for a husband. 

Mr. Andrew Brougham may not understand fashion, but he  knows his own mind, and he and Miss Louisa Grenfeld would suit perfectly together. But between his mother forcing him toward an unwanted match and Miss Grenfeld's uncertainty he has a difficult path ahead. If he molds himself to conform to society's desires will that be enough to please both Miss Grenfeld and his exacting mother?

​Now available from Amazon and Cedar Fort!

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Thoughts of Hannah:
A Short Story

Hannah has a perfect life: golden hair, luxurious gowns, sunny gardens, and loving family and friends. She wishes everything were different. But what would happen if she ever got her wish?

This sweet Regency read is the perfect twenty-minute dose of romance to add a little bounce to your step, and it's available for free when you sign up for my monthly newsletter!

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Current Projects:


Beatrice and Lord Peter

A marriage of convenience story about Beatrice and the gentleman she had an embarrassing tendre for during her formative years. Normally vibrant and full of life, Lord Peter has her tongue-tied! Will she ever learn to become herself around him? Could they have a chance at a marriage of more than just convenience? 

(Status: Draft in progress, 22K words)

Medicine for mandie: Finding HOme ​Book 3

When housekeeper Mandie Heron calls a doctor to care for a sick child in her care, the last thing she expects is to develop a malady of her own: lovesickness! Dr. Matthew Compton is entirely too handsome for his own good. When their paths continue to cross unexpectedly, Mandie determines that the only way to rid herself of her unwanted feelings for the doctor is to flirt with him.

​ Dr. Compton is initially repelled by Mandie's attempts at flirting and gently pushes her away, but when he learns his new goals can only be met with assistance from the presumptuous housekeeper, he steels himself to ask for her help. As they work closely side by side, their friendship begins to blossom into something he never expected.

(Status: In publishing limbo)

Fortune and Folly: Finding HOme​ Book 4

When false rumors surface about Katherine Donahue having a massive dowry, she will need to sift through the fortune hunters to find a man wealthy enough to support her in style without a dowry. When she meets Charlie Grenfeld playing host in a handsome London town house, she thinks she's finally found him. Little does she know that he is seeking a fortune of his own.

By the time they learn of one another's respective [lack of] fortune and determine that they ought not to marry after all, they are already dear friends. But will their interest in one another remain purely friendly as they try to sell one another off to the highest bidder for their own good?

(Status: Draft in progress, 55K words)

The Captain's Governess: FInding Home​ Book 5

When governess Maria's charges grow up, she returns home. But she finds that a life without work is the only thing worse than being a governess. She immediately accepts a position with the family of a retired naval captain in the North of England, never suspecting that the rest of her life is about to begin. 

(Status: Drafted)
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