October Reads Worth Falling For

Danger, desire, second chances, and unexpected romance—discover this month’s Fresh Fiction Featured Books.

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Also by Sandra Byrd:

Lady of a Thousand Treasures, October 2018
Paperback / e-Book
A Lady in Disguise, April 2017
Trade Size / e-Book
Bride of a Distant Isle, April 2016
Paperback / e-Book
Mist Of Midnight, March 2015
Paperback / e-Book
Roses Have Thorns: A Novel of Elizabeth I, April 2013
Hardcover / e-Book
Let Them Eat Cake, December 2012
Paperback / e-Book / audiobook
Piece de Resistance, December 2012
Paperback / e-Book / audiobook
The Secret Keeper, June 2012
Paperback / e-Book
Bon Appétit, December 2011
Paperback / e-Book / audiobook
To Die For: A Novel of Anne Boleyn, August 2011
Paperback / e-Book
To Die For: A Novel of Anne Boleyn, August 2011
Paperback / e-Book

BRIDE OF A DISTANT ISLE
By: Sandra Byrd

Daughters of Hampshire #2
Howard Books
April 2016
On Sale: March 22, 2016
Featuring: Annabel Ashton; Dell’Acqua
384 pages
ISBN: 1476717893
EAN: 9781476717890
Kindle: B010MHAHS0
Paperback / e-Book
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Romance Historical | Inspirational Romance

An unforgettable romance set in Victorian England, Bride of A Distant Isle is the engrossing story of Annabel Ashton, who fights to save her family home and her mother's honor while trying to figure out if the man she loves wants her—or just wants to use her to achieve his own ambitions.

Miss Annabel Ashton is a teacher at the Rogers School for Young Ladies in Winchester when she takes a brief visit to her family home, Highcliffe Hall at Milford-on-Sea. She believes her stay will be short but soon learns that she will not be returning to the safety of the school. Instead, she remains at Highcliffe, at the mercy of her cousin, Edward Everedge.

Annabel protests, but as the illegitimate daughter of a woman who died in an insane asylum, she has little say. Edward is running out of money and puts the house up for sale to avoid financial ruin. He insists that Annabel marry, promising her to a sinister, frightening man. But as the house gets packed for sale, it begins to reveal disquieting secrets. Jewelry, artifacts, and portraits mysteriously appear, suggesting that Annabel may be the true heir of Highcliffe.

She has only a few months to prove her legitimacy, perhaps with assistance from the handsome but troubled Maltese Captain Dell’Acqua. But does he have Annabel’s best interests at heart?

And then, a final, most ominous barrier to both her inheritance and her existence appears: a situation neither she nor anyone else could have expected. Will Annabel regain her life and property—and trust her heart—before it’s too late?