A series of standalone romances in historical and contemporary settings all featuring castles, hidden identities, and the promise that God is working all things together for our good.
A Castle in the Clouds
Rule #1: Never let the students see you flirt.
Aspiring romance novelist and new English teacher Miranda Scott has her head in the clouds and her nose buried in a book in search of another fictional hero. Raised by a single mother, extravagant trips to castles overseas are only a fairytale…until a co-worker’s accident has her boarding a plane to teach creative writing on an all expenses-paid school-sponsored trip.
Beloved high school History teacher Joshua Clark sacrificed his social life in high school and college to care for the aging grandparents who raised him and his younger sister. But after their deaths and his sister’s graduation, it’s finally time to spread his wings. Hopefully his time chaperoning an overseas trip and seeing history in person will help him figure out what the next chapter holds.
The next eleven days traveling from Scotland to England and even Paris could teach these two wounded hearts to let go of the past and dream again. But falling in love surrounded by teenagers was never the plan.
If you like classic literature, history, and matchmaking teenagers, then you’ll love this opening installment from the Within the Castle Gates series.
Stepping Into the Light
This war won’t wait for their wounds to heal.
Disfigured Moira Gunn has spent years in hiding after a failed attempt on her life, but disappearing only let evil gain a foothold. Now, with the untimely death of the clan’s heir, the laird’s widow is seeking a marriage alliance with their powerful neighbors… except as eligible maidens gather at the castle they fall victim to mysterious accidents. And Moira blames herself.
Meanwhile Evan Sinclair fears his family is walking into a trap and despite being the overlooked second son, he will do anything to keep them safe. Donning a disguise to gather vital information about the Gunns, he stumbles into the middle of a rescue and is soon leading a group of innocents into the rugged wilderness.
Just as these unlikely allies put their lives on the line, his deception is exposed. Leaving Moira alone without someone to trust.
Fans of medieval romance, the Scottish Highlands, and rooting for the underdog will fall in love with the world Within the Castle Gates.
To Win Her Heart
A deathbed promise puts one man at odds with the desire of his heart while one woman’s duty to family may cost her everything she’d ever dreamed of.
Despite Emma Richards’s fanciful dreams growing up in the shadow of King Arthur’s castle and the manor on the cliff, the orphan is now trapped inland serving her wealthy cousins with no hope for her own future.
Sir Grayson Wentworth spent his years at Cambridge dreaming of the Cornwall coast and wishing he could return to the happy days of his youth. Called home to his father’s deathbed, the young baron soon learns he has inherited a title, a neglected estate, and a betrothal agreement he knew nothing about.
When the new Lord Danvers travels to execute the last matters of his father’s will, he finds himself promised to one woman and falling for another. Can he keep his vow to find a wife and win her heart? Or will honor be sacrificed in the name of love?
If you like historical romance set in the pre-Regency era and rooting for the underdog in a love triangle, then you’ll love this next installment of the Within the Castle Gates series by Candee Fick.
The Lost Heir
In Regency England, news travels slowly. Especially in Yorkshire.
Overnight, Kathleen Harris, a foundling raised by a vicar and his wife, becomes the ward of the Earl of Wiltshire and is set on a direct path to a London season. Now miles from home, will her heart outgrow her small Yorkshire village and the love of her childhood friend?
Reuben Cooke, a quality weaver in a region where the woolen industry thrives, supports his widowed mother and hopes to marry soon. However, after the local vicar dies, his dreams of a quiet life with Kathleen at his side quickly unravel as they are ripped apart by societal conventions.
Can true love survive the distance when the road back to happily-ever-after is littered with secrets, a scandal, and a shocking revelation?
If you like faith-based fiction, sweet romance, and satisfying emotional reunions, then you’ll love this Regency era tale from the Within the Castle Gates series by Candee Fick.
Finding Home
Two hearts longing for home.
A memorable first encounter brought them together, but then Susannah Stanley and Nicholas Pennington were torn apart by circumstances beyond their control. From the Lake District in Northern England to a Moroccan port along the African coast and the Napoleonic Wars in between, they struggle to hold onto hope they will be reunited.
After being supplanted by her stepmother’s schemes and the betrayal of a friend, they finally meet again in the most unlikely of places. Now the battle is on to reclaim their rightful inheritance.
Nicholas has saved hundreds of lives, but can he save their future and restore their home?
If you like faith-filled romance, Regency era intrigue, and fairy-tale endings, then you’ll love this emotional tale from the Within the Castle Gates series by Candee Fick.
Saving Grace
Not all heroes wear a uniform.
Scarred as a teen in the accident that claimed her family, Grace Thompson now volunteers as a guide at a Colorado castle. She escapes her pain through the pages of a book while avoiding her former guardian’s pressure to pursue a stable teaching career. Until the day a handsome soldier signs up for her tour and challenges her to stop living in other people’s stories.
Drew Miller spent the last eight years teaching survival skills in the Air Force. But the needless death of a childhood friend has him re-examining the future since he can’t seem to save the ones who matter most. He’s there for a spiritual retreat, but spending time with Grace ignites the desire to chart a new course…even if it means leaving her behind.
At a crossroads, his personal mission to make a difference clashes with her need to please the only family she has left. With two hearts longing for a home, can love survive the inevitable distance?
This next installment of the Within the Castle Gates series weaves elements of the first four stories into a contemporary setting. If you like faith-based romance and rooting for the underdog, then you’ll love Saving Grace.
Within the Castle Gates Books 1-4
For those who believe in fairy tales but don’t feel like royalty…this castle series is for you.
From the Scottish Highlands to the Cornwall coast and from the Yorkshire countryside to London and back to the Lake District, expect intrigue, hidden identities, castles, and more as these four couples find love.
Stepping Into the Light ~ Sometimes the most heroic live in plain sight. With war looming and a madwoman in their midst, the only hope for a peaceful future may lie in the hands of a disfigured recluse and the overlooked second son.
To Win Her Heart ~ When the new Lord Danvers travels to execute the last matters of his father’s will, he finds himself promised to one woman and falling for another. Can he keep his vow to find a wife and win her heart? Or will honor be sacrificed in the name of love?
The Lost Heir ~ They planned to marry…until her father died leaving her the ward of an earl intent on giving her a London Season. Can true love survive the distance when the road back to happily-ever-after is littered with secrets, a scandal, and a shocking revelation?
Finding Home ~ Torn apart by circumstances beyond their control and betrayed by those closest to them, the war hero and the orphan finally meet again in the most unlikely of places. Now the battle is on to reclaim their rightful inheritance.
If you like faith-filled romance, medieval or Regency era intrigue, and fairy-tale endings, then you’ll enjoy the first four books in the Within the Castle Gates series.