Grazia desires Antonio's heart; he just wants an heir.In beautiful 1723 Venice Grazia yearns for a life beyond her orphanage's walls. Meanwhile, the nobleman Antonio Delatesta searches for a wife who will provide him with the heir he desperately needs. Fate intervenes to bring Grazia and Antonio together.A Venetian law forbids marriage between a nobleman and a commoner. The couple seek permission to wed from the highest authority, the Doge himself. As Grazia learns to navigate life among the nobility, she discovers Antonio's secret. Will his past tear them apart or can love prevail?Escape into an 18th century love story where dreams collide and keep you turning pages to the very end!

A Desperate Midwife Bargains with a King After suffering the loss of her first pregnancy, a son and heir to the English throne, Queen Matilda is once again with child. Overjoyed but cautious of another loss, King Henry seeks a skilled midwife to assist his wife throughout her pregnancy and labor. His search leads him to Margaret. Margaret, once a woman of rank and leisure, has been betrayed by her father and made a common slave. The king's dire need for a midwife provides her with an enticing opportunity to escape a life of servitude and return to her previous station, but first she must prove her worth and make a bargain with the devil. King Henry is reluctant to haggle with the midwife, but when Margaret reveals her suspicions of foul play being the cause of the queen's previous loss, his mind is made up. Not only will Margaret attend the queen, her fate with be tied to the queen's – and that of their unborn...

A Lady of Rank Avoids Her Deceitful King Henry, King of England in 1102, dismisses Lady Margaret from his court after granting only two of the three boons he had promised for her service to Queen Matilda. Lady Margaret discovers the king has also deceived her about the condition of the estate he awarded her. The property is stripped bare, has no seed for crops, and its people are starving. Determined to succeed, she faces every obstacle and restores her estate. Margaret knows her survival depends on an advantageous marriage, but the king continues to send her ill-suited matches. Margaret returns to Court to ask for better suitors. Henry dismisses her from his presence. Only then does Margaret learn the shocking truth of the king's real plans for her. Afraid, Margaret flees the Court to lock herself inside her estate. How can Margaret foil the king's plans and achieve her dreams?...