Anthony Beaufort, Duke of Gloucester, is in need of a wife, and his grandmother is in charge of choosing the perfect lady for him.

But when he meets Helen, he finds her lack of personal opinions and her affected manners too daunting for his taste. Instead, Isabella, Helen’s sister, impresses him with her laughter and spontaneity.

In a world where reputation is everything, three daring outcasts risk all for love. From brooding lords to rebellious ladies, Barbara Russell’s Victorian Outcasts delivers heart-pounding romance, sharp wit, and unforgettable characters who defy society’s rules in pursuit of passion. Perfect for fans of Bridgerton and historical love stories with a rebellious twist.

In ancient Pretania, peace has come with a price—the separation of soulmates.

For twenty-two years, Málik Danann has clung to the memory of Gwendolyn of Cornwall. But with the Shadow Court threatening to strip him of his crown unless he takes a bride, time is running thin. The realm demands an heir. His people demand a queen. And yet, how can he surrender to duty when his heart still belongs to another...

After realising his dream of becoming a civil engineer like his father, Marcus is missing only one thing: the courage to ask beautiful Emma to court her.

She’s the daughter of an earl with a queue of suitors longer than the Thames, popular and well loved. Somehow, he has to show her that an engineer who enjoys working with his hands might be a good match.

She wanted a favor, not a fiancé...

Audrey Blake's impulsive plan—asking a visitor to help her take ownership of her rightful property—is unraveling all around her. Audrey has been kept in seclusion by her family, and now the enigmatic Robert Henslow, Earl of Knightsbridge, has interrupted her scheme to gain independence, insisting they pretend an engagement.

The second son of a wealthy family, Bertie Calder is used to getting both everything and nothing he wants. His upbringing meant reserve and repression alongside stability. As long as he was discreet, he was able to get up to all the mischief he fancied, including dalliances with Alastair Gow—who is, at present, vexingly enamored with Cromer landlord Paul Apollyon.

She’s not Cinderella…

For one magical night, Tilly Birdwell wants to drink champagne, flirt with handsome gentlemen, and dance until just before the stroke of midnight. And she’s the belle of the ball, until luck throws an unreformed rake into her path and sends her running…

A scandalous widow. A wounded spy. And a passion that could expose a deadly conspiracy.

Simon Clark, Earl of Astley, is London’s most notorious rogue—and a spy for the Crown whose rescue from a French prison may have come too late. His memory is fractured, his enemies are closing in, and the secrets he uncovered could cost him his life.

She spent her life preserving the past. He spent his caring for everything others left behind. Neither expected the house to make room for something more.

What is real or only an illusion?

Ghostly images that appear and float across the stage, objects that levitate into the air, and a beautiful assistant who disappears inside a glass box, then reappears inside a second glass box. All while the audience at the Crystal Palace, including amateur investigator Mikaela Forsythe, watch the performance.

Is it real? Can the audience believe what they see?

Nell never dreamed she’d have a holiday romance…

Miss Nell Tait is nobody’s fool—at least not now. In her youth, a man had taken advantage of her and changed her whole life. Now she’s left the East End behind and is a successful modiste to the ton—and will never fall for another man’s lies.

Murder, betrayal, revenge... and two people bound together across oceans, and time.

She has had the dreams since she was a small child, her parents killed in a shipwreck in the treacherous waters off the coast of Cornwall. The dreams are from another time and place, and a man who waits in shadows. They are an elusive memory that leave her with questions but no answers.

Now a young woman, on the eve of her marriage to a man she doesn't love, a mysterious stranger enters her life. He's dangerous, with secrets of his own, but it's as if he's stepped out of her dreams... out of that other life.