Victorian England Fiction

Forever untangling the branches of her strange family tree, Edwina Blackwood is at a turning point. Her parents’ disappearances still strike her as unaccountably odd. Her sister’s questionable life and untimely death have left her shaken. Spellfire has transformed her home and livelihood to ash. And now a devious stalker is on her trail. With supernatural detective Ian Cameron by her side, Edwina can’t get out of London fast enough.

Inspired by Stories from 99 Nightingale Lane and to accompany the popular series, Stories and Recipes from 99 Nightingale Lane from Ida Coyle.

An unexpected economic collapse shook England in the Victorian Age. Parliament enacted new laws to tackle smuggling and the avoidance of import and export duties. Recently married Adelia and Phineas had their own home to keep in order but both remained close to their parents. And so when Adelia's father is accused of smuggling and avoiding duties. Adelia knew she had to do everything she could in order to clear her father's name.

Extra, extra, read all about it! Countess turned advice columnist Amelia Amesbury finds herself playing the role of sleuth when a night at the theatre turns deadly. Victorian Countess Amelia Amesbury’s secret hobby, writing an advice column for a London penny paper, has gotten her into hot...

Wife and husband swing in return for favours! Phineas and Adelia are relieved her father Reginald escaped imprisonment but now they must ensure he remains safe. The beautiful wife plots to escort Reginald to Norway to the safe haven of his parents house. An attractive wealthy couple offers their services to Adelia — to covertly ship Reginald to Norway away from the prying eyes of the state and police. Payment is not required in the form of money or exchange of goods, but instead in the art in which Phineas and Adelia enjoy. Sharing their bodies with strangers!

Beautiful hotwife Emma has headed off seeking her old beau, someone with whom she held a special connection many years ago—Michael. James Hutchins starts searching for his wife Emma, desperate to bring her back. James and Emma’s wealth far exceeds that of their peers, but Emma wants more. Something that is strictly forbidden in society. An extramarital affair! Stunning Emma struggles to comprehend that Michael has moved on and is now married to another woman, Jenny. Yet despite this, Emma is determined to explore intimacy with another man.

On the grim streets of London, a young man succumbs to his demons. Discarded by his lover and left penniless and alone, Michael “Micha” Dashwood uses sex to pay the bills and opium to numb the pain. When a sudden illness strikes, all seems lost. But hope finds Micha in the shape of the Reverend Thomas Mandeville. Haunted by grief of his own, Thomas cannot bear to ignore another man’s plight. He brings the ailing Micha home to heal in his parish at Nettlefield.

A nice and quiet innocent evening with four couples would have been just that in any other household in Victorian England. Acquaintances getting to know each other around over a meticulously prepared dinner. But the hosts were none other than the married couple James and Emma Hutchins. Behind closed doors, the highly connected solicitor and his wife were pushing the boundaries of the norm. And entertaining other couples in a more intimate fashion than expected was far beyond the norm for the time....

James and Emma are happily married living their busy lives during the Franco-Prussian War. James is a highly acclaimed solicitor in Her Majesty’s Courts, and is well-connected. Jack, a captain in the French Army, surprises the married couple with an unexpected visit.

The court investigations over what happens hang over the heads of married couple Phineas and Adelia. Adelia had kept her promise by helping her father escape further imprisonment. The Lord presiding over her case is determined to lock up Adelia, certain she is guilty. Beautiful Adelia and her husband turn to others in their hour of need. Fully ingrained in the swingers lifestyle at a time when society shunned such behaviour...............the open minded wife and her husband find their open secret brings them intimately closer to others.

James Hutchins had done well after inheriting his father’s prestigious legal firm. After he married Ireland-born Emma, the two enjoyed a marriage of the norm in Victorian England. At a time when no one discussed their bedroom antics outside of their marriage, the tension continued to rise between the sheets as Emma refused to explore James’s naughty fantasies. A chance encounter with a wealthy man provided hope for the frustrated husband. Basking in class and prestige, the wealthy man is enlisted to show the prudish wife the ways of the secret world of open relationships.

Agnes is grateful to work for a noblewoman like Lady Sinnott. She ensures the male help doesn't take improper liberties with the female house staff - a rarity in Victorian household service. When it becomes apparent that Lady Sinnott herself favors those with feminine charms, the lady and her maid find themselves risking scandal and social ostracization.

Victorian England, 1846: A gripping and powerful story about one woman's incredible courage in the face of heartbreak, and a secret that – if revealed – could destroy everything. Six years ago, Bella Farrow lost everything. Desperate and starving, she made a terrible mistake that forced her to abandon her home, her livelihood and her family. And when the only person she trusted – her beloved, steadfast husband – was killed in a tragic accident, Bella was left alone. She had to make her own way, while keeping her past hidden upon risk of imprisonment, or worse.

Wer war Lady Abigail Hampton, und was ist vor 180 Jahren wirklich geschehen? Ist sie in den Tod gesprungen, nachdem ihr Geliebter Oliver Rashleigh wegen des Mordes an ihrem Schwager George gehängt wurde? Als die Staatsanwältin Melody Stewart auf einem alten Familiensitz Quartier bezieht, findet sie in dem verlassenen Gemäuer die Tagebücher ihrer Vorfahrin. Fasziniert folgt sie dem Faden der Vergangenheit in das Jahr 1841 und stößt dabei auf eine kluge und tatkräftige Frau, die mutig gegen ihr Schicksal aufbegehrte.

Twin sisters Keziah and Tilly Lovell are identical in every way, except that Tilly hasn't grown a single inch since she was five. Then at the age of 15 the girls are sold to a mysterious Italian known as 'Captain'. Theo is an orphan, raised by his grandfather. Resenting his grandson for his mother's death in childbirth, Theo is forced to leave home without a penny to his name when he remarries, and a new heir is produced. Unable to train to be a doctor as he'd hoped, Theo finds employment in Dr Summerwell's Museum of Anatomy in London, and here he meets Captain and his theatrical 'family'.

One of Dickens' earlier novels, dating from 1839, it charts the fortunes of an honourable young man, Nicholas Nickleby, who has set out to make his way in the world. Dickens presents his remarkably vivid display of Victorian characters and the life they lead, from the generous to the fated to crushed. Hope springs eternal, however, and righteous persistence brings rewards.

During the Victorian era the publishing of magazines and periodicals accelerated at a phenomenal rate. This really was mass market publishing to a hungry audience eager for literary sustenance. Many of our greatest authors contributed and expanded their reach whilst many fledging authors also found a ready source for their nascent works and careers. Amongst the very many was ‘The Yellow Book’.

During the Victorian era the publishing of magazines and periodicals accelerated at a phenomenal rate. This really was mass market publishing to a hungry audience eager for literary sustenance. Many of our greatest authors contributed and expanded their reach whilst many fledging authors also found a ready source for their nascent works and careers. Amongst the very many was ‘The Yellow Book’.

A young congressman discovers a mysterious stuffed aardvark on his doorstep and sets out on a journey to find out what it means in this "weird, wonderful" novel about the secrets we keep from ourselves and their history-shaping consequences (Esquire). It's early one morning on a hot day in...

Propelled into society by his ever-hopeful father, Frank is introduced to a variety of professions in order to make his fortune. Not industrious by nature, however, Frank finds working life a challenge, and by his 25th birthday, he has failed medicine, portrait-painting, caricaturing, and even forgery. Disenchanted with life, he despairs of ever finding something to commit to — until he meets Alicia Dulcifer and her inexplicably wealthy father.