My Books

What kind of romantic story are you in the mood for? Something richly emotional and intense? Something light and funny? Historical or Contemporary? I go where my muse takes me, so I write a little of this and that. Scroll through the books below and find what works for you.  

Victorian Gothic

Amends

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Trapped in a wretched slum, Sarah Ward feels powerless to keep her son away from a charismatic crime lord, whom she believes is responsible for her husband’s death. A lost letter offers her a chance to flee to her rural childhood home, away from the pounding factories and soot-filled skies. Yet escape means seeing Markham Litton again, her first love and the man who shattered her heart. She had been too infatuated to understand that he would never tarnish his wealthy family’s honor by marrying a lowly stone mason’s daughter. He had cast her aside, never learning about their child growing in her belly.

Consumed by the loss of his eldest child, widowed Markham struggles to be a good father to his remaining son. The only solace he finds is drifting in the memories of Sarah. In the late hours, he revisits the tender parts of their romance, like her gentle kisses, but not the tears she cried when he left her.

When old lovers reunite, Markham has a chance to show her that he’s changed. He can finally admit the feelings he had kept hidden for so long and try to heal old wounds. But Sarah has changed too. She isn’t the trusting, naïve young woman she once was. She knows from painful experience that some wounds can never be healed, and some secrets must never be told, especially ones that could rip her small family apart.

Frail

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London socialite Helena Gillingham’s world is turned upside down when her father takes his own life after his fraudulent crimes are revealed. Cast from society and suddenly penniless, Helena must relocate to the Welsh mountains, only to learn that her new neighbor is none other than the notorious madman Theodotus Mallory. But is Theo really as mad as London society says?

Victorian Comedy

Wicked Little Secrets

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Vivacious Vivienne Taylor has finally won her family’s approval by getting engaged to the wealthy and upright John Vandergrift. But when threatened by a vicious blackmail scheme, it is to her childhood friend that Vivienne turns; the deliciously wicked Viscount Dashiell.

With Wicked Little Secrets’ intriguing plot, quirky characters, witty escapades and heartfelt dialogue, Ives has created a read that’s as thought-provoking as it is romantic. RT Book Reviews, 4 1/2 Stars, 2013 RT Reviewer’s Choice Best Book Awards – First Historical Romance Nominee!

Wicked, My Love

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Handsome, silver-tongued politician Lord Randall doesn’t get along with his bank partner, the financially brilliant but hopelessly frumpish Isabella St. Vincent. Ever since she was his childhood nemesis, he’s tried-and failed-to get the better of her. They set off on a madcap scheme to set matters right. With her wits and his charm, what could possibly go wrong? Only a volatile mutual attraction that’s catching them completely off guard…

Wicked Little Secrets are Ives’ forte, but it’s the laugh-out-loud humor and slapstick comedy that will have readers crying with joy. Ives delivers on every level. RT Book Reviews, 4 1/2 Stars, Top Pick! – 2015 RT’s Reviewers’ Choice Awards Nominees – Historical Love & Laughter Category

How To Impress A Marquess

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Take One Marquess. Proper, put-upon, dependable, but concealing a sensitive artist’s soul.
Add One Bohemian lady. Creative, boisterous, unruly, but secretly yearning for a steadfast love, home, and family.
Stir In a sensational serialized story that has society ravenous for each installment.
Combine With ambitious guests at an ill-fated house party hosted by a treacherous dowager possessing a poison tongue.
Shake until a stuffy marquess and rebellious lady make a shocking discovery: the contents of their hearts are just alike.
Take A Sip. You’ll laugh, you’ll swoon, you’ll never want this moving Victorian love story to end.

This is a jolly good read with plenty of conflict and banter. Publishers Weekly

Regency Romance

Rakes and Radishes

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When Henrietta Watson learns that the man she loves plans to marry London’s most beautiful and fashionable debutante, she plots to win him back. She’ll give him some competition by transforming her boring bumpkin neighbor, the Earl of Kesseley, into a rakish gothic hero worthy of this Season’s Diamond. After years of unrequited love for Henrietta, Kesseley is resigned to go along with her plan and woo himself a willing bride. But once in London, everything changes.

Southern Contemporary Romance

Junk Shop Girl

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After bad boy Stephen Tellisford ruined teenage Kiki Keller’s reputation, she fled to art school in the city. She hoped to leave her small town in the dust forever. But when her hoarder grandfather dies, she is summoned back to take care of his antique store, locally known as the “Junk Shop.”

Growing up, Stephen’s brother, Russell, escaped their abusive father by hanging out at the Junk Shop, where young Kiki built fantastical worlds from the junk. Years later, desperate for money after his dream job collapsed, Russell transformed his family’s crumbling mansion into a resort. Now he’s aiming to revive the town’s historic square, which has been trashed by the sprawling Junk Shop for decades.

With Kiki as the store’s new owner, he might finally get some traction on this project. But the dreamy, trusting girl he remembered has changed. The closer he tries to get to her, the more walls she erects between them. And he doesn’t know why…

The Homemaker – Short Story

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