Bøker utgitt av Verbena Books

For a soldier, leave can be a chance to rest and be with loved ones, or even to fall in love. However, after a long separation, things are not always as they were before...These stories of love and loss, loyalty and adventure, show the many ways that love can happen on leave.Love on Leave includes the following four standalone stories, all previously published as individual books:¿¿Saving MegA soldier returns to keep a promise-but it will prove more difficult than he imaginedWhen Lieutenant Jonathan Lewis loses his closest friend on the battlefield, he makes him a promise: to take care of his sister and mother. Jon has been quietly in love with Meg for years, and returns to England with hopes of marriage in his heart. But he finds Meg betrothed to another. Is there a way for them to be together?(A 65 page novella)Captain Kempton's ChristmasCan broken promises ever be forgiven?Lieutenant Philip Kempton falls in love during an idyllic summer on leave. After he rejoins his ship, he is heartbroken to discover his beloved has married another in his absence. Four years later, he is a captain and she is a widow. Is there any chance to rekindle their love?(A 92 page novella)A Question of DutyIs a man's duty to his family or to the woman he loves?Captain Jack Stanlake is torn between love and duty. His heart belongs to Miss Clara Harper, one of the family he escorted across the Atlantic. However, Clara is the niece of a merchant and Jack is the second son of an earl. Jack's brother has arranged a more suitable match for him, one without love or attraction. Will he find the resolve to follow his heart?(A 120 page novella)King George's ManNell discovers a dangerous plot. Will she lose her life as well as her heart?Nell works hard as an unpaid cook in her uncle's inn. When she overhears an assignation, she suspects her family's involvement in the work of a notorious highwayman.Lieutenant Toby Bourne is on leave from his regiment. When the local magistrate asks him to seek out the highwayman, his path crosses with Nell's. Both begin to develop feelings for the other, but each believes a marriage would be impossible. Is there room for love amongst danger?(A 200 page novel)

A heartwarming historical romance set in England, 1799, with realistic and relatable characters and setting.Major Matthew Southam returns from India, hoping to put the trauma of war behind him and forget his past. Instead, he finds a derelict estate and a family who wish he'd died abroad. Charlotte MacKinnon married without love to avoid her father's unpleasant choice of husband. Now a widow with a young son, she lives in a small Cotswold village with only the money she earns by her writing.Matthew is haunted by his past, and Charlotte is fearful of her father's renewed meddling in her future. After a disastrous first meeting, can they help each other find happiness?Amazon review exerpts:"A lovely and unique story of patience and love with characters overcoming obstacles so true love trumps adversity.""Jayne Davis's strong sense of character, both main and secondary, and her deep familiarity with the ways of England in the days of Napoleon are evident throughout. "The Mrs MacKinnons" is a satisfying romance with a much wider perspective than your average period piece."