Bøger af Lora Thomas

Music major Sabrina Grant was looking forward to the girl's trip with her college friends. Five days in Sin City and a lifetime of memories to make just before college graduation. Yet, the getaway goes awry when one of her friends insists they visit an herbal shop, where Sabrina falls down the rabbit hole...literally. She awakens to find herself two hundred years in the past, in her eighth great-grandfather's house and in the company of the most handsome man she has ever seen, Sebastian Chatham. The only bad part? He hates Americans and is her grandfather's dearest friend. Yet, the longer she is with Sebastian, the more she is drawn to the man. When an opportunity presents itself to go home, she is torn. Torn between trying to help a man she knows is destined to die or return to the life she knows. Sebastian Chatham's time during the War of 1812 caused hatred to fill his heart. Yet, when he saves a strange woman, he is instantly drawn to her, only to discover she is the niece of his dearest friend and from the country he despises...America. He tries to fight his attraction for Sabrina, but the hold is too powerful, and he soon gives in to the emotions flowing through him. However, when he learns of Sabrina's past, he is torn. Torn between his love for her, his loyalty to his friend, and his need to keep her safe. Should he ask her to stay or insist she return to her own time?

Two identical amulets. A deception of the past. A betrayal to the crown. What revelation do these events reveal? The true king. When Prince Dedrick returns to Emberton, he discovers all has changed. His faithful friend has betrayed his trust and is locked in the dungeon, his sister has secretly wed, and his father is acting like a different man. The turmoil afoot only adds to his worries as he tries to unravel the mystery of not only his wife's amulet but the matching one Peter possesses as well. Dedrick is suddenly thrust into a dire situation when the northern king lays siege to Emberton. As he fights to defend his kingdom, an ally betrays him, and now he must not only try to protect his kingdom but his family as well. Will the past's deceptions cause Emberton to fall or will it reveal the true king?

Lady Madison St. John is the fiery, redheaded daughter of the Earl of Hyntington, engaged to Commodore Andrew McClain of His Majesty's Royal Navy. She is the envy of every woman at Governor's Harbour, due to her ravishing beauty and the love of such an honorable man. Her blessed life changes during a violent pirate siege of the commodore's ship.Madison is kidnapped by the dreaded pirate, Alexander Xavier, and taken aboard his ship, The Abyss. Unbeknownst to her, Alexander is a mere alter ego for Nicholas Sinclair, the handsome son to the Governor of Eleuthera. Playing pirate was once a game for Alex until his son's mother was murdered at the hands of Madison's beloved Commodore.In close quarters, Madison and Alex are forced to get to know each other. He finds her to be impossible to tame or intimidate. She finds him to be ruling her deepest, darkest, fantasies. Despite the growing fondness between them, vengeance has a price and the commodore should not be overlooked as he searches for his fiancée on the thrilling high seas.

A holiday in Rome to visit an old friend and to partake in the revelries of Carnival was all Oliver St. John had planned until he collided with a beautiful woman selling baskets. After meeting the lady, Oliver finds he can't get her out of his mind, but as he searches for the mystery woman, he wonders how he can locate her in a city filled with thousands?Selling her baskets and moving away from the family that despises her was Madelena Russo's dream until the handsome man at the docks runs into her-literally. If anyone could make her forget her plans, he could. Unfortunately, her conniving mother has other ideas, and they involve marriage to a stranger. Madelena knows she must ruin the union before her vows and seeks out the one man who could make her forget who she was with just a smile...Oliver.Madelena soon discovers the truth behind her mother's plot and flees Rome, entangling Oliver in her plight for escape. Aboard a ship bound for the Caribbean, she finds herself falling for her ginger-haired savior causing her to wonder if perhaps the love she so desperately craves could become a reality-all because of A Chance Encounter.

A debutante ball should be a time of joy in a young lady's life-a time for introduction into polite society and to potential suitors. But for Alyssa Craycraft, the joy and excitement lasts for a total of two days. On the third day, she's taken by a man who feels her older sister slighted him by marrying another. Forced to cross the Atlantic to England, Alyssa clings to the hope that she can escape her captor and return to her home. When an opportunity for escape presents itself, she disguises herself as a boy and flees. Desperate to get home, she slips aboard a ship. Mistaken for a job applicant, she is hired as a cabin boy for what seems to be a beast of a captain. As she works in the presence of this overbearing, handsome man, she finds that the thought of being held in his arms is more tempting than ever returning home. Captain Noah St. John believes the presence of women on a ship brings bad luck, although he loves their presence in his bed. When he discovers his cabin boy is actually a beautiful southern and very innocent female stowaway, he must decide whether to take her home or take her back to England. But the longer he is in her presence, the more her beauty and wit intrigue him. As his mind and body battle his attraction to her, will he have the strength to push her away or will he fall victim to her innocent seduction?

Chessi Reynolds is a survivor. Born illegitimately to a duke and a servant, she witnessed her father murder her mother and barely escaped the same fate herself. She spent the remainder of her childhood in an orphanage before being sent to a London workhouse. Rather than work in the deplorable spike, she escaped and began a life on the streets where she developed a friendship with a thief who taught her the skills she needed to survive. When she and her friend become caught up in a web of intrigue involving an emerald pendant, Chessi crosses paths with a man who will change her life forever.Sir Matthew St. John has it all-a successful business, wealth, and London's most beautiful women at his beck and call. He thinks his life is complete until Chessi robs him of his grandfather's watch in broad daylight. She escapes with the family heirloom but their paths cross again when she robs him of yet another family treasure in order to save her friend. When he finds her hiding in his home, he forces her to work for him to get the stolen item back. However, the longer he is in her presence, the more he is drawn to the resourceful thief and now fears that she will steal something even more priceless...his heart.

Kristina Hernandez had a happy life until the tragic death of her parents five years ago while they rendered aid to an injured man. After their deaths, she was forced to live at a local mission but found herself fantasizing about meeting the handsome man that her parents had saved. While at the mission, she reluctantly adjusted to the strict lifestyle, until pirates raided her village and abducted her. They sold her into prostitution, but she was able to escape. Spying a handsome man at a tavern, she followed him and stowed away on his ship. As she sought refuge, she reflected on her past and the hatred for pirates that consumed her soul, praying all would meet a horrific demise. Unbeknownst to her, the man she followed onto the ship was not only the one from her fantasies but also the type of man she had sworn to forever hate. . . a pirate! Being the illegitimate son of an influential Earl and a prostitute, Maxwell Hart had a difficult life. Upon the death of his abusive mother, he joined a pirate's crew. After years at sea, he found himself as quartermaster aboard The Abyss. As the ship departed from Tortuga, he was surprised to discover a beautiful woman hiding in his quarters. The fiery Spanish stowaway quickly turned his world upside down. He fought the feelings she stirred inside him but found them to overpowering to resist. The raven-haired beauty broke the cocoon that surrounded his hardened heart, and he found himself allowing her to be the owner of A Pirate's Heart.

To prove his allegiance to the crown, Anna Channing's father arranges a marriage for her to one of his majesty's officers. After the arranged marriage, Anna and her new husband travel to the war torn colonies. As war rages around her, Anna finds herself in possession of vital information. Having no love for her husband or the crown, she strives to find a colonial sympathizer to relay the information to. As she searches for that someone, she travels to her former home. Exploring the house, she discovers a man hiding in her old chambers. Afraid that her escorts will think she has taken a lover, she hides the stranger. Unbeknownst to Anna, this man is the type she has been searching for...a spy. Cameron Morgan and his twin, Chris, live a dangerous life. While Chris plays the part of a devoted loyalist, Cameron uses this to his advantage and delivers vital information to the colonial armies. While returning from delivering a dispatch, he takes refuge in an abandoned home. Fear enters him when he is discovered but is taken aback when the woman decides to hide him instead of turning him over to the English soldiers escorting her. As he continues with his missions, he is summoned to a meeting where he sees none other than his female savior who has agreed to deliver pertinent information but only to him.As they work in this dangerous game of espionage, Cameron and Anna find themselves attracted to each other. But their attraction has a price-Anna's husband. His heavy hand pushes Anna further into Cameron's arms. As battles wage around them, can the pair overcome the obstacles keeping them apart and find happiness in the ravages of war?

A loyal knight.A defiant princess.A king's hidden past.What do these three things have in common?Betrayal. Raised as an illegitimate slave and sold to a band of assassins, Peter O'Brien has become the ultimate survivor. His life changed after he saved the prince of Emberton's life. He was rewarded by a place in the knights, and his loyalty knows no bounds. However, what is harder for a trusted knight to endure: the temptation his princess has to offer or the knowledge that his past was a lie?Aleriah Langston is the oldest daughter of the King of Emberton. Her life was joyous until she learned of the marriage her father brokered for her. She has no desire for this union and longs to feel the embrace of a handsome man before her vows are spoken, so she goes to the one man who has sworn to protect her-Peter.Yet, Peter's past is dangerous as well as the outcome should Aleriah's marriage not take place. As Peter tries to discover his past and Aleriah searches for a way to end her union, the pair must be cautious for the palace is full of spies.

While on his way to retrieve a damaged vessel, Jacob St. John's ship makes a brief stop in Cuba for supplies. While at a local tavern, an exotic white-haired beauty offers to help ease his loneliness, but instead of an erotic interlude, Jacob wakes up to find the temptress drugged him. Chained in the belly of a ship, he vows revenge on the beautiful pirate.Julianna Ranvier has made a deal with the devil, Donald Newsome, the quartermaster of her ship, to drug unsuspecting sailors in order to gather a crew. It's the only way to saver her brother's life. After she has acquired the needed crew, she learns the truth-that Newsome has no intention of fulfilling his end of the bargain. As Julianna's world crumbles around her, she must seek assistance from the one man who may never help her, the man she drugged-Jacob St. John.As fate takes them to Morocco, France, England and home again, can Jacob fight the desire coursing through his veins and seek the vengeance he so desperately craves or will he allow himself to succumb to this Jewel of the Sea?

Following her parents' tragic death, Catrina Wilcox becomes the ward of her overbearing, uncaring older brother. After years of being shipped off to finishing schools, Catrina is ready for one final summer of merriment before she will be forced to marry a man of her brother's choosing. After an accidental encounter with the notorious rake Thomas Summers, the Viscount of Huntsley, Catrina travels with friends to the seaside resort of Eden, where she reencounters the Viscount and leaves a lasting impression that he will never forget.Thomas has just learned he must marry by his twenty-fifth birthday or his father's vast fortune will go to his widowed mother, a scheming woman filled with hatred for her dead husband and her son. With no suitable prospects in mind, he decides he needs a reprieve from the situation and ventures to Eden, where he again crosses paths with Catrina.After several disastrous encounters with Catrina-and one morning the pair will never forget-Thomas returns to London to begin his search for a bride. As his path continues to cross with Catrina's, the attraction between them grows. However, they must be wary, for others around them are plotting to control not only just their fortunes but their very lives.

After a disastrous Christmas gathering, Alexandra Sinclair is abducted by enemies of her family, who were long thought dead. Taken to England, she uses her wit and cunning to escape the men, only to take refuge in a carriage belonging to none other than the man whose family caused hers to be outcasts from England-Chancellor Davenport. However, she soon discovers that she need not fear Chancellor harming her. Her only fear is of him stealing her heart. With the abductors still searching for her, Alexandra knows they would never think to look for her at a Davenport's home. So, she reluctantly accepts Chance's offer of help. Chance wants only to assure her safety from the dangerous men until he can see her safely home to the Caribbean. However, the longer he is in her company, the more he is drawn to the auburn-haired beauty. Unfortunately, he knows that her family will never allow them to be together. With this troubling knowledge, Chancellor fears that at the end of this adventure, the person who will need saving is himself.

Eli St. John is a very bitter man. His wife, the only woman he ever loved, was murdered five years ago. The image of her death haunts him nightly. To bury his consuming grief, he vows to never get emotionally involved with a woman again and throws himself into his work as the financial manager of his family's business. After a family meeting at his home where Eli learns he has an illegitimate older half-brother, he becomes angry, leaving his home in a rage. As he walks along a section of beach, he finds a severely injured woman washed ashore. She has no memory of who she is or what happened to her. Recognizing her accent as English, Eli gives her the name of London. "London" is really Reanna Hollingsworth who traveled to the Caribbean in search of her missing fiancé. Her ship is attacked and the last image she sees is of her beloved fiancé as a pirate. When she awakens-her memory gone, she finds herself in the home of a brooding and handsome stranger. As she recovers from her injuries, she finds herself attracted to the ill-tempered man, but fate has a way of intervening. Revengeful pirates and abduction place a seed of doubt into Eli's mind as to Reanna's true intentions and her feelings towards him. Can he overcome her apparent deception, accept her into his life and allow her to become the Keeper of His Dreams?

Watching a man hang from a third-story window trying to escape an enraged husband is not the ideal first meeting, but then again, Camilla Hutchinson is not a typical woman either. Raised with a treasure-hunting father and a tyrant of a mother, Cammie knows a thing or two about taking risks. The naked daredevil before her is just the type of man she needs to help her find a hidden treasure. Now if only she can convince him of that.Nathan St. John is a successful sea captain. After a delivery in Norfolk, his entire world changes thanks to a lying "widow" whose husband arrives home unexpectedly. He's aided in his escape by a blonde stranger, but his rescuer is as brazen as they come. After meeting Cammie, he goes from being a successful captain to being wanted in two states. And to beat it all, his bold rescuer has sweet-talked him into helping her on some insane quest for hidden gold.The duo fights their attraction to each other, yet soon they find that the temptation the other offers is too much to overcome. As their quest takes them south, can they survive what fate has in store, or will their love become nothing more than a treasure lost?

Andrea Craycraft was the carefree, spirited middle child of a Beaufort, South Carolina plantation owner. She was quite happy with her life until her father signed a marriage contract for her to marry their neighbor's nephew, the Earl of Rydover. Determined to ruin this union before it even began, she decided to make herself as unappealing as possible to the Earl. Dressed as a boy, she spied a man swimming in a lake. Thinking it was her betrothed, she approached him and boldly stated that she wanted to see him naked. To her dismay, the stranger was not who she thought, but the man her father was meeting with to transport cotton to England!Michael St. John was a very successful man. He traveled the world for his family's company convincing people to use them to transport their products all over the globe. He would do whatever it took to get the contracts signed. However, the one contract he vowed to never have his signature on was a marriage contract. He was a confirmed bachelor and planned on keeping it that way. But his bachelor days came to an abrupt end when he was caught in a compromising position with the plantation owner's daughter. Despite the forced union, will Michael fall for the southern beauty and find himself allowing his heart to belong to The Wild Belle?

A woman running away from her own wedding on your stolen horse and then proposing to you is not the most romantic way to start a marriage, but then again, Zachary Hollingsworth is not the most suitable husband either. He is known throughout London for his philandering ways, but when Lady Rayne, the Duke of Clandon's daughter, makes a proposition that he can't resist, how can he turn her down? Rayne always dreamed of a knight in shining armor rescuing her from her father and whisking her away to a far-off land to live happily ever after. But her knight turned out to be a toad and her rescuer is far from the perfect choice. But desperate times call for desperate measures, and if bribing her rescuer into marrying her saves her from an unwanted marriage, so be it.As Zachary and Rayne battle the emotions pulling them together, they must keep a wary eye on Rayne's former fiancé, the Viscount of Blackwell. With the fear of Blackwell's retaliation nipping at their heels and the duke demanding that their marriage be annulled, can Zachary and Rayne quell their past and find happiness in their forbidden love?

An attempt upon a king's life. An amulet with an unknown meaning. A plot that brings two rival families together. What forgotten past will these events uncover?After an attempt on his father's life, Prince Dedrick Langston of the kingdom of Emberton travels north to Mastonia in search of the assassin. As he journeys to the frozen land, his quest takes an unexpected stop when he comes to the aid of a beautiful woman.Elara Moretti has been sent to the wilderness of her homeland, Mastonia, in order to pass the month long rite of passage known as the Quickening. As she nears the end of her trial, she is set upon by wolves and receives aid from a stranger from a far-off land. But the wolves are not the only predator lurking in the Mastonian wilderness. Two-legged beasts can be just as dangerous as those with fangs.