Bio's

Franklin Grant

2008-11-28T18:51:00.000-08:00

Franklin Grant ~ Earl of Bruns

Franklin Grant youngest brother of Henry and son of Eleanor and Joshua Grant. Unwillingly he joined his family aboard the Queen's Heart as they headed for London. His heart having been horribly broken when the young woman he had fallen madly in love with's family declined his request for her hand. Believing he would never again fall in love, sadly he took a turn about the ship, to escape his brothers attempts at cheering him up. When he literally collided with a beautiful young woman, by the name of Catherine Morgan-Carmichael.

Instantly struck by her incandescant beauty and bright chipper attitude, their relationship quickly evolved from friendship to love. And during the final days of the Journey he went to the Duke of Wilshire to request her hand. Disappointed at first as the Duke had explained that he could not make a decision at that time. Still he held out his hopes, and with the approval of his beloved, planned on telling the Duke of his and Catherine's Romantic activities if he was declined.

A short month after the ship moored in London, he and Catherine wed and none to soon as they have recently found of their impending arrival...

Henry Grant

2008-11-28T18:39:00.000-08:00

Henry Grant ~ Viscount of Bruns

Three years earlier while enroute to New York, Henry came upon a small farm. Where he met the woman of his dreams, a lady he thought he could never entertain thoughts of due to her lower ranking within Society. Then while aboard the Queens Heart with his family as they headed for London to meet his future bride, the fates smiled upon him.

The mysterious young woman from the farm that has held his devout attention and heart was non other than the long lost granddaughter of the Grand Duke and Duchess of Wilshire. Better yet he found Ava too had thought of no other than he. Excitement abounded as he convinced his family to end his betrothal to Lady Marianne Talley, an engagement that was soon found not to be trifled with. For unbeknown to him or Ava Lady Francis Talley had gone to Duke George Carmichael threatening to spill forth her secrets if he did not cease the relationship.

Heartbroken, Henry married Marianne, his heart still belonging to Ava he attempted to make the best of things, until the day an invitation to Ava's announcement ball arrived. Incapable of denying himself one final opportunity to attempt to win her heart and run off to America, he left the decision upon his wife. Who willingly accepted, yet did not at the time realize that Ava's heart had turned in favor of his dearest child hood friend, Alexander Lorenza.

Margaret Morgan

2008-09-13T18:37:00.000-07:00

Margaret (Maggie) Alderman-Morgan ~ Third wife of Charles Morgan~Mother of Joseph and Michelle Morgan

After three years of marriage, Margaret has found herself madly in love with her husband. Despite their rough beginning and arranged marriage for the tidy sum of one years worth of crops. Unfortunately before her dowry could be paid in full her father passed, against her wishes Charles used the money to purchase four mares to breed with his gift from the Vis-count. A Venture that has proven against her own reservations fruitful for her he has managed to sell the first two and has offers on the others.

Alexander Lorenza

2008-09-07T17:32:00.000-07:00

Alexander Lorenza ~ Son of Duke Alejandro Lorenza & Penelope Navarro-Lorenza of the Royal House of the Navarro's

Born to the Princess of Spain, Alexander has had the world placed upon his doorstep. A world in which he wants no part of due to his uncles edict that he must marry. He has recently begun to feel the weight of his choices, being his uncle was unable to produce a male heir to the throne, meaning Alexander must take the seat when the time comes...

Having spent his most of his young adult life chasing after any willing married lady alongside his dearest friend Henry Grant, when it came time to choose from the innocent. He could find none that would live up to his standards, along with the fact that his beloved sister cared nothing for them either.

He places so much upon the choice he has to make he has begun to fear never in his life will he meet the right woman for him. Until now, Ava Morgan-Carmichael, Lady and future Duchess of Wilshire. With her fiery temper and incensing disregard for all things socially acceptable. She has insulted his very fiber, bringing out not only a desire to possess her, but throttle her as well and now he has come up with a befitting punishment. Will he make it through the six month courtship unscathed or will he lose his heart in it's entirety and what will happen when he finds that he has fallen for Henry's ex?

Ava Morgan-Carmichael

2008-09-05T17:37:00.000-07:00

Ava Morgan-Carmichael daughter of Charles Talley Aka Charles Morgan and Annette Carmichael Aka Annette Morgan Lady of Wilshire.

Strong willed, intelligent and morally centered Ava has had the duties of raising her younger sister Catherine since she was five years of age. She lives to agitate her grandmother by doing her best to buck against the conventional rules of the days society.

On her sixteenth birthday She met Henry the one in whom she believed to be her future. Yet as time progressed and she found of her nobility not all is at it seems. Will she ever find out exactly what crime her mother committed, how will her father tie into the entire ordeal and what is she going to do about the handsome stranger that has come to the month long house party in recognition of her entering society?

Charles Morgan

2008-08-15T19:42:00.001-07:00

Charles Talley, Currently going by the alias of Morgan, Former Vis-Count of Bruns~ Son of Edward and Noreen Talley~Duke and Duchess of Bruns

A doting father to his illegitimate daughters, Ava and Catherine. He gave up his title, marriage and unborn child for the love of his mistress, Annette Carmichael, Lady of Wilshire when her scandalous pregnancy was found.

At first duty and honor to his noble blood line prevented him from agreeing to the terms set forth that he take the second passage on the ship with his mistress. Yet as he escorted her aboard the ship in which was to take her to the America's he found himself incapable of losing his one true love, setting sail that very night both were presumed deceased.

On the day of his eldest daughter, Ava's sixteenth birthday, he married Margaret Alderman. As a matter of convience for he was also to collect Beatrice Carmichael, Duchess of Wilshire. Three years later his current wife birthed twins, a boy, Joseph and a girl Michelle, yet as much as he loves his youngest children, Charles heart is still incomplete without the girls that he had raised since Annette's death fourteen years prior while in labor with their son, Samuel Morgan who passed a short week after his birth.