Help me name my series!
Dear Readers, I need a name for my 5 book series. All five take place in late Regency England, and are mystery/romances having to do with the abolition of slavery. All the characters are introduced, albeit briefly in the first volume of the series: Heatherstone. If you have a worthy name for this series, please email:
Heatherstone@letitiaharmon.com
Novels now available:
The first in a series of five, Heatherstone is set in 1823, when many social changes are about to take place in England. The abolitionists are racketing for total emancipation of slaves, prison reform is taking place, people are taking an interest in charity and religion and their fellow man.
Synopsis:
In Regency England, where classes are strictly delineated and marriages are business transactions, love is often an inconvenient or even tragic thing. When a young servant named Leah becomes infatuated with her master's son, Alexander Stone, she knows she has no hope of ever gaining his notice. Nevertheless she will stop at nothing to coerce him into marriage, even resorting to a false identity. Her scheming and intrigues may soon be triumphant, but at what point does love end and rapacious obsession begin?
In the works:
Thicker Than Blood
Dexter is from a good family with a stellar lineage, so when he falls in love with a simple servant, he knows there is no hope for their relationship. However when he flees to his home in Spain to escape his tempation, he uncovers unnerving secrets about not only his family's past but his present. Questioning everything he has been taught his entire life, Dexter returns to England to confront his mother, his brother, and a family friend of high rank who has her own secrets to conceal...
The Culpable Innocent
Sylviette Brauchard has no objection to marrying Caden Matthews. He is a gentle, kind man, if a bit weak. When tragedy and a huge mistake place Caden in prison, Sylviette is forced to endure childbirth and a life marred by suspicion of her and her father, whose past dealings with Napoleon alienate him from British society. Sylviette's attempts to protect her loved ones and family in the end will only incriminate her, leaving her little choice but to make the ultimate sacrifice which will forever vindicate her.
Untitled
Isabelle Trent is unmarriageable, and so is packed off to a settlement in colonised Africa, and a man who will take her under any circumstances. Adventure ensues when Belle is kidnapped by illegal slavers, and then rescued by - of all things - pirates. Despite the crudeness of her saviors and the harsh dealings of Captain Hawke, Belle finds that her assumptions about goodness, nobility, morality and strength can never remain the same.
The Venerable Michael Vale
Michael Vale is virtuous, rich, esteemed, cunning, kind...and homely. After discovering that the woman of his dreams is a sinister temptress with her own plans, Michael throws himself into the passion that has dominated his life: the abolition of slavery. He recruits the eager help of a negress servant, who is as passionate about his cause as he. With her help Michael enters parliament, runs illegal operations to prevent slave trading, and ultimately plays a part in defeating the merchants who would keep slavery alive. His unmarred reputation is scarred, however, when he finds love in the most unexpected of places.