Free! This is a short story. It is not a full length book or novella. William Hampton, Viscount Worthe, prefers the remote stability and predictability of the stars to the perplexing changeability of people. An astronomer, he’s fashioned for himself a focused, industrious, simple life. He leaves his quiet retreat, however, when his mathematical computations, included in an article on orbital variations, are questioned. Miss Jane Tillney is volunteering at Half Moon House when Lord Worthe finds her. The Viscount is handsome and charming, but unfortunately his entire outlook is miscalculated, not just his astronomical equations. Lord Worthe is intrigued by Jane, her generous spirit and her unusual freckles, but can he find a way to open his heart and let her shine her light on his life? A Free Short Story

*** This novella was previously found in the anthology, An Encounter at the Museum. It has been altered slightly. An epilogue has been added. Tall, practical girls might not be worth much in man's world, but Miss Lisbeth Moreton knows she's worth more than the squire's prized heifer. To change her fate, she's run off to a date with destiny at the British Museum. Her would-be swain never shows, but an unexpected encounter with Lord Cotwell and his lonely ward might lead to altogether new prospects . . . and perhaps to love.

The Porcher House After his divorce Anthony Walker walks away from his life in Maryland and moves to the Space Coast of sunny Florida where he finds the love of his life, Emilia Porcher. There’s only one thing keeping them apart…. She’s been dead for over fifty some years. Anthony has to ‘Risk it All’ to find his way through the thin veil of reality, past and present, to be with the woman he’s fallen in love with.

Chris and Matty stumble upon a hidden gem at an auction: a charming, ivy-draped cottage in desperate need of restoration. With dreams of turning it into their dream home, they enlist the help of their close friends, John and Isabel. But as the renovations begin, the foursome are drawn into the intriguing history of the cottage’s past occupants. As the layers of the home’s legacy are peeled back, secrets emerge, intertwining their present with a past they could never have imagined.