Leigh Michaels

A Regency birthday party leads to love - and scandalWhen Lucien, Isabelle, and Emily are invited to their great-uncle's 70th birthday party, they hope the elderly duke's promise to make their lives easier means they'll be receiving cash. What they don't expect to find is love... and scandal Lucien, incensed by his father's announcement that he's marrying a girl even younger than Lucien, resolves to convince the bride to back out - no matter what it takes.After a year of a marriage of convenience, Isabel is horrified to find her husband occupying the room next door - and making it clear he intends to move into her bed.And Emily, disillusioned by the whole notion of marriage after the death of her fianc , decides it's time to take a lover instead...Three siblings, three romances - and three scandals - keep the ton buzzing The Regency Scandals can be read in any order. Each book is a stand-alone with no cliffhangers.

Viruses running rampant. Families in quarantine. Health officials worried and looking for treatments. City streets in poor condition. High unemployment. Wages going down and prices going up. Congress at a standstill. Cities awash in racial violence.2020?No... it was 1921.Revisit Ottumwa, Iowa and the nation one hundred years ago through the pages of The Ottumwa Daily News

In 1896, Company G of the Second Regiment of the Iowa National Guard hosted the regiment's annual encampment in its home town. The Ottumwa Daily Democrat newspaper produced a souvenir book for visiting guardsmen -- including information about the regiment and the town. Much of this information appears nowhere else. Only a few copies survived. This edition has been produced by restoring a badly-damaged original. Company G went on to serve in the Spanish-American War and in World War I where it was a part of the famed Rainbow Division.

Who wrote the plays and poems credited to William Shakespeare?Though professors and English teachers would have you believe the matter is settled and the author of Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet and Much Ado about Nothing has long since been identified, that is far from true. There are good reasons to doubt that the man who was born and died in Stratford-upon-Avon was ever any kind of writer, much less the most honored author in the English language. As time goes on, the number of doubters - including authors, actors, attorneys, doctors, judges, university professors, and scholars of English literature - continues to grow, as does the list of books documenting the many reasons for doubt.While the major books on the authorship question are excellent, they're mostly big (often running upwards of 500 pages) and often densely written in order to fit in all the details. It's a major commitment of time to thoroughly absorb the books, so it's easier for readers who aren't already doubters to pass by rather than dive into the literature to find out more. MUCH ADO ABOUT SHAKESPEARE is a quick introduction to the authorship question. If you've heard that there's a squabble about who Shakespeare really was, but you don't know much about it - or if you've simply wondered what all the fuss is about - this 10,000-word summary is a good starting place. This is not intended as a scholarly work. The aim of the book is to present the basic information and encourage a reader to inquire further.

Starting in late 1913 and continuing into the spring of 1914, the Ottumwa Courier created caricature portraits of more than 90 prominent men of the community. But who were these movers and shakers? How did they impact their city, even more than 100 years later?

"The one book no serious romance author should be without" - Dubuque Telegraph-HeraldSweep your readers off their feet....Writing the Romance Novel is a step-by-step guide to creating love stories that readers and editors will adore. Award-winning romance novelist Leigh Michaels walks you through each stage of the process, from initial brainstorming to writing the final line, then on to working with publishers or publishing your book on your own.Writing the Romance Novel will help you-- Select a project-- Plan your love story-- Create a vital story framework-- Develop characters to care about-- Steer clear of clich s and stereotypes by studying the genre-- Craft engaging and realistic heroes and heroines-- Convincingly develop the main characters' blossoming relationship-- Create a conflict which keeps your story tension high-- Make your love scenes sizzle-- Produce the perfect - and convincing - happy endingWriting the Romance Novel has everything you need Includes a new chapter on independent publishing.A version of this book was published in 2007 by Writers Digest Books under the title On Writing Romance.

NEW EXPANDED EDITION A sampler of Regency romance Three historical novellas by award-winning author Leigh Michaels, along with three bonus short stories. Contains AN UNLUCKY MATCH (Regency short novella), HER WEDDING WAGER (Regency novella), AN AFFAIR FOR THE SEASON (Regency novella), WEDDING DAZE (Regency short story), THE TATTOOED LADY (contemporary short story), BLIND DATE (contemporary short-short story). Leigh Michaels is the award-winning author of more than 100 books, including historical romance, contemporary romance, and books about writing. Her books have been published in 27 languages and 120 countries, with more than 35 million copies in print.

Established in 1903, South Ottumwa Savings Bank has grown from a simple currency exchange to a full-service financial institution. More than 100 years after erecting its first building on the corner of Church and Weller in Ottumwa, Iowa, the bank proudly opens its newest facility, stretching along Church Street from Weller to Myrtle.Though its footprint in the community has grown immensely since its founding, South Ottumwa Savings Bank remains the community's only home-owned bank, devoted to serving its customers in every possible way.

Businesses pay for advertisements to inform consumers and persuade them to buy products - but years later, those same advertisements are like a time capsule of a community. Ads show how a business develops, how commerce changes, and how the economy waxes and wanes as years go by. The ads reproduced in this book were originally published in city directories listing residents and businesses in Ottumwa, Iowa, and show the development of a community through 90 years of advertising.

The Earl of Hawthorne expects Number Five Upper Seymour Street to be the perfect love nest. Tucked away in a discreet corner of London, it's ideal for clandestine affairs... but this elegant townhouse has a way of making residents fall in love, even when they don't want to Anne - the perfect mistress for the rakish Earl of Hawthorne... Felicity - the perfect challenge for Richard, Lord Colford ... and Georgiana - the perfect nightmare for Major Julian Hampton - Three couples find love at Number Five Upper Seymour Street - The Mistress' House.

Meet the Ryecrofts... the family that courts together RYE - Viscount Ryecroft has a beautiful sister to marry off, but no money to fund a London Season. Perhaps he needs to find an heiress for himself first...SOPHIE - Miss Sophie Ryecroft is willing to marry for the good of the family - if she can meet the sort of man Rye has in mind for her...MIRANDA - Rye and Sophie's mother will do anything for the sake of her children - even be a mistress.The Ryecrofts have Just One Season in London to make their marks - and their futures.

The Duke of Somervale's sister is planning the wedding of the year - but the guests are in the mood for affairs, not vows The Duke needs the help of beautiful, stubborn Olivia Reyne to fight off the debutantes who have taken over his country estate. Olivia's willing to help - at a price which will secure the future for her small daughter.Penny Townsend sees the wedding as her last chance to salvage her arranged marriage and turn it into something more than a matter of convenience.And vicar's daughter Kate Blakeley needs a job - and fast - before she gives in to the tempting presence of her first love...A country house full of scandal unfolds in The Wedding Affair.

Though early settlement in Iowa followed the rivers, it was the advent of the railroads, starting in the late 1850s, which opened up the remainderof the state for development -- bringing goods to residents and sending their crops and products out to the world. Railroads formed the backbone of middle America, with dozens of trains -- freight and passenger -- reaching out to nearly every small town in the region. This collection of photographs from the 1800s to the present day celebrates the railroads and railroaders of southeast Iowa.