Historical Romances
to capture your heart
Leslie writes historical romances spanning from the foundations of early England to the 1970s. Her love of history propels her research, and the accounts from the past never disappoint. Scroll down to learn more about her current book series, Beauty for Ashes in active development, along with her standalone novel in development, Pursuing Restoration.
A Pearl Among Swine
Complete at 100,000 words
Allura is desperate. With Papa ill and her brother away at war, Allura’s dream of joining an Abbey to study Scripture is foiled when Papa accepts a marriage proposal on her behalf. After a chance meeting in the forest with a mysterious lord, Allura is offered a proposition, keeping her Abbey hopes alive. But it’s another marriage proposal, only this time, the two agree the marriage won’t last long.
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Alastair was well on his way to a throne when his arranged marriage to the princess of East Anglia turned sour. Only three souls know the truth and Alastair vowed to keep his lips sealed to protect the others. To complicate matters, he must marry within a fortnight to keep his manor or lose his title. With his reputation in tatters and the list of marriage rejections growing, Alastair is left with one choice. But could the concocted marriage to a serf’s daughter be what he’s been looking for all along?
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King Egbert wants to hold it all, Britain that is, but he can't secure a victory without his favored lord, Alastair. Dark secrets threaten to surface and Egbert must act. After all, who can refuse the word of their king?
A Treasure Among Thieves
In active development
Ulf is in the inner circle of Viking Chieftain Ragnar and is skilled at killing and stealing without question. Camille is a brazen princess taken captive by the deadliest force to hit Britain’s coast. Could it be possible there’s more to the eye than a savage and a pampered princess?
A Ram in the Thicket
In early development
At the death of King Egbert, war erupts between the kingdoms of Britain. Jocelyn has lost everything with the death of her father and is now a slave to a murderous warmonger. Bancroft is the son of Alastair, King of Mercia, and despite conflict on all sides, will leverage everything he can to bring back his secret childhood love from the hands of the one who has taken her. But what will it cost him?
Pursuing Restoration
When three lives intertwine over a summer in Ravenna, Italy, long kept secrets are brought to light, buried sorrow is mended, and a widower believes he can love again.