Set in Ireland in the early 1800s, this novel introduces the beautiful and brazen Catherine O'Banyon, who sails the high seas as the infamous Irish outlaw Lady Cat. When she is captured by a nobleman and learns she has an identical twin, Cat becomes entwined in a daring plot to save her sister--and a blazing passion she cannot deny.

The lovely, lonely child named Destiny, grows up a drudge in a poor parsonage, until aged fifteen, she discovers that she is the daughter of the Earl of Destermere, and the richest heiress in Queen Anne’s England! Stephen Godwin, the Earl’s secretary, traces her to Bath and carries her off to Richmond where she is caught up in the social whirl. But the Countess, her beautiful and unscrupulous stepmother, resents her coming. She plans to marry Destiny to her own brother, the depraved, sadistic Baron who is out to gain control of Destiny’s fortune. As Destiny rises from kitchen drudge to social beauty, will her fate be love or misery?

41 Japanese, Scandinavian, and Sicilian tales: "The Snow-Queen," "The Cunning Shoemaker," "The Two Brothers," "The Merry Wives," "The Man without a Heart," and more. 69 illustrations.

Gina McMahon, an orphaned countess, is forced into an unwanted marriage with Lord Bacchus, with whom her uncle owes a giant debt to. In order to counter this fate, she tries to run away to London. While being pursued, she was saved by Major Pierce Eden, who is equal parts arrogant and attractive.

After Lady Averly's hand in marriage is sold by her stepmother to the highest bidder, she flees Holbrook and stumbles upon the kingdom of Tildenham, ruled by Lord Edwin. As her heart softens to his affections, will she allow herself the happiness she has longed for, or will she be discovered and remain a pawn in her stepmother's evil scheme?