Two women bound by a deadly affliction.

Oxford, Present Day. Researcher Anna Butler is hopelessly in love with history professor Jeremy Trelawny. Forced to endure him dating other women without sparing her a second glance, Anna suffers in silence. However, while examining some 18th-century books for Jeremy’s smallpox research, Anna finds a memoir with unexpected parallels to her situation.

Essex, 1766. Mercy Graham is hired as a maid to unconventional rector Sebastian Fannon. But when his handsome, arrogant friend Jasper Donne comes to stay, Mercy falls hard. A lowly pox-scarred maid isn’t on Jasper’s wishlist for a wife, yet she unwittingly discovers a secret that connects them on a deeper level.

As Mercy’s story with the roguish Jasper unfolds, Anna attempts to deal with her own love life. But is fake dating a friend’s cousin the best solution?

If you like contemporary romance and historical fiction then you’ll love this funny, heartwarming dual timeline rom-com.

True love gets stormy on the Yorkshire moors.

When Lizzy Doyle visits the Brontë Parsonage in Haworth, she meets charismatic guide Dain. Handsome, friendly and happy to discuss the Brontës for hours, he’s everything her boyfriend isn’t and the perfect distraction while she’s in town.

Yet as Lizzy and Dain bond over the Brontës’ lives and books, her intrigue deepens. What happened with his ex-girlfriend who works in the cafe? And why does he dress like he’s stepped out of the pages of a Victorian novel?

But Lizzy’s fixation on Dain is aggravating the rift in her own relationship. With her boyfriend’s jealousy growing and a storm brewing out on the bleak and beautiful moors, if Lizzy isn’t careful, she could find herself in a Wuthering Heights situation.

A gothic-inspired contemporary rom-com with all the feels. Expect love-triangle angst, morally grey characters, quirky humour and a steamy emotional romance!