Vanessa Riley

"For Cecilia Charity Thomas, marrying David Felton Lance, the Viscount of Gantry, to save him from danger and herself from mercenary suitors was a mistake. Instead of a passionate life together, she's stranded at his mansion with his unaccepting family. Worse, she finds he is actually a spy dedicated to duty over wedlock. When she hears her sister has been driven to her death, Cecilia is determined to expose the man responsible. But when her pursuit...

"Queen of diverse historicals Vanessa Riley brings readers a vivid, sweeping novel of the Haitian Revolution based on the true-life stories of two extraordinary women: the first Empress of Haiti, Marie-Claire Bonheur, and Gran Toya, a West African-born warrior who helped lead the rebellion that drove out the French and freed the enslaved people of Haiti." --

"When headstrong West Indian heiress Patience Jordan questioned her English husband's mysterious suicide, she lost everything: her newborn son, Lionel, her fortune--and her freedom. Falsely imprisoned, she risks her life to be near her child--until The Widow's Grace gets her hired as her own son's nanny. But working for his unsuspecting new guardian, Busick Strathmore, Duke of Repington, has perils of its own. Especially when Patience discovers his...

"Acclaimed historical novelist Vanessa Riley is back with another novel based on the life of an extraordinary Black woman from history: Haiti's Queen Marie-Louise Coidavid, who escaped a coup in Haiti to set up her own royal court in Italy during the Regency era, where she became a popular member of royal European society"--

"Ruth Croome, a Blackamoor heiress, was supposed to get married in a gorgeous wedding gown, made from her father's exquisite fabrics. Instead, they eloped to Gretna Green and upon returning, their carriage was beset by highwaymen and she witnessed the murder of her new husband. Now, four years later, with a child, she wants to move on with her life. A marriage of convenience will do. Ruth already had a love for the ages. Adam Wilky is really the heir...

It Is Possible to Live in a Tiny House. Save Money, Save Space, and Save the Environment with Tiny Living.Have you seen the posts on Facebook, Pinterest, and other social sites about the benefits of tiny living? Did you know that it is possible to live comfortably in as little as 200 square feet of space? With the DIY hacks in this guide, you will learn many ways to maximize small space. Minimalism is a big part of tiny living, and it is not always...

In this age of stretching each dollar to its limit, a hidden gem is waiting to help you out. It's sitting on your pantry shelf, and perhaps in your refrigerator. It's baking soda! It is versatile, healthful, cheap and its many applications in household, health care, personal hygiene and cooking is not appreciated nearly enough. In this book, you'll learn how: that inexpensive box of baking soda can save the day in health emergency to use baking...

Selling on Etsy has become a popular trend in the last few years. Many have been able to sell enough that they're able to make a living off of it. You can too, and this book will show you all the important aspects of selling on Etsy and why you should do it. This comprehensive guide will show you just how simple it is to sell on Etsy, along with various tips and tricks to really make your business stand out. Make your creative dream a reality with...

How to unclutter your mind—so that you can think straight, think well, think analytically and think creatively—is one of the best-kept secrets that the human race holds. However, there are untold benefits to uncluttering or emptying your mind of all your thoughts, and to stop at least for a moment from rehashing and spinning in old stories and being caught up in all the old emotions tangled in those stories. In this book, we'll: Reveal the secret...

Discovering a body on her property presents Lady Abigail Worthing with more than one pressing problem. The victim is Juliet, the wife of her neighbor, Stapleton Henderson. Although Abigail has little connection with the lady in question, she expects to be under suspicion. Abigail{u2019}s skin color and her mother{u2019}s notorious past have earned her a certain reputation among the ton, and no amount of wealth or status will eclipse it. Abigail can{u2019}t...