LA Hilden

Author of Fantasy, Historical, & Time Travel Fiction

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Larnach Castle is located on the ridge of the Otago Peninsula in Dunedin, New Zealand. Entrepreneur and politician, William Larnach, built the Gothic Revival castle in 1871. After William’s death, the following legal battles over his will had the Larnach family selling the home in 1906. During the 20thcentury, the property changed hands numerous times and underwent updates, but by 1967 the castle was in poor condition. The castle had been used as an insane asylum, a hospital for shell-shocked soldiers, and a nuns’ retreat. The castle was then purchased by the Barker family, who restored the castle, added the award-winning gardens, and retrieved some of the original period furnishings for the home. The forty-three-room castle boasts exposed verandahs, a 3,000 square foot ballroom, and intricately carved ceilings, which took years to complete. The castle sits on 35 acres, which includes a variety of gardens, a stable with six guest rooms, and a lodge that has twelve themed rooms. Larnach Castle serves as a tourist attraction and is open to the public for tours, events, and weddings. The castle offers a gift shop, a café, and beautiful tower views.

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Haunted by war and drowning in laudanum, Warin Vanhorn, the Marquess of Wintergale, is a hero lost in his own nightmares. Helena Dabney, a strong-willed woman with an unexpected connection to his past, never imagined she’d cross paths with the man she once admired from afar. But fate has a way of forcing two souls together—especially when danger, betrayal, and forbidden desires threaten to tear them apart. Can love truly win when the battle is far from over?

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Tormented by the past … Warin Vanhorn, the Marquess of Wintergale, is one of England’s heroes.  After fighting valiantly in the war against

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Chillon Castle is located on a rocky island at the east end of Lake Geneva, Switzerland. This strategic site has been occupied since the Bronze Age. The castle is first mentioned in 1150 when the Counts of Savoy owned the property. In the 13thcentury, Pierre II of Savory extended the castle to be used as a summerhouse, but it was rarely used and fell into disrepair. In 1536, after a three-week siege, the Swiss Bernese army took possession of the fortress and transformed the castle by adding more defensive features. The castle remained under Bernese control for 260 years and served as a fortress, arsenal, and prison. Due to the Vaudois Revolution, the Bernese left the castle in 1798, and the estate became the property of Canton of Vaud in 1803. Restorations began on the castle in the late 19thcentury, which still continue to this day. The castle boasts underground rooms with vaulted Gothic ceilings, three great halls overlooking Lake Geneva, a 14thcentury chapel, a weapons room, a castle crypt, four courtyards, a mechanical automaton representing the Bernese capture of the castle, and much more. Chillon Castle is open to the public. 

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A godmother’s schemes may just turn the quietest wallflower into society’s most unexpected blossom. https://lahilden.com/the-wallflowers-godmother/

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Kincardine Castle is located in Royal Deeside, Scotland. Built for Mary Pickering between 1894 and 1896, the castle is a Victorian country house designed in the Scots Baronial style. It served as a hospital during both World Wars before passing through generations of the same family. Rising taxes, inflation, and interest rates during the mid-20th century led to a period of decline until Andrew Bradford began restoring the castle after taking over in 1979. Set on a 3,000-acre estate overlooking the River Dee, the property includes a walled garden, woodland gardens, and the famous Laburnum Walk. Today, Kincardine Castle remains a private family home that hosts exclusive-use weddings, celebrations, corporate retreats, and group stays. The castle offers 12 guest bedrooms and is only open to the public during select events throughout the year.

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The past can be changed.

The cost is everything.

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Laarne Castle is located in the province of East Flanders in Laarne, Belgium. The first moated fortress on this site was built in the 11th century to help defend the approaches to Ghent and Gravensteen Castle. In the 14th century, the Counts of Flanders were permitted to station a garrison there, and the castle endured several sieges over the centuries. Built mainly of sandstone, the square castle features three circular towers with pyramid-shaped roofs dating from the medieval period. During the 16th and 17th centuries, the fortress was transformed into a more comfortable residence, with parts of the curtain walls converted into living quarters and the drawbridge later removed. After falling into decline, the castle underwent major restoration work during the 20th century. Its last private owner, Count de Ribaucourt, donated the castle to the Royal Association of Historic Residences and Gardens of Belgium. Today, Laarne Castle is a protected monument and museum open to the public, with a restaurant located in the forecourt.

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In a future where humanity is controlled and escape means death, Harper Knight travels across time to stop the event that changed everything.

But powerful forces will do anything to protect it.

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Fyvie Castle is located in the village of Fyvie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Tradition holds that the castle was founded in the early 13th century during the reign of William the Lion, and it later served as a royal stronghold visited by Robert the Bruce. In 1390, the castle became connected to events surrounding the Battle of Otterburn and over the centuries passed through five successive families, each adding their own tower or architectural changes. The Preston Tower dates from the late 14th to early 15th century, the Meldrum Tower from the late 1400s, the Seton Tower and grand entrance from 1599, the Gordon Tower from 1778, and the Leith addition from the 1890s. Alexander Leith and his wife restored the interiors and furnished the castle lavishly, adding to its grand drawing room, gallery of tapestries, ornate plasterwork, portraits, and impressive entrance hall fireplace. The castle was given to the National Trust for Scotland in 1984. Its landscaped grounds include gardens, a walled garden, and walks along Fyvie Loch. Like many historic Scottish castles, Fyvie Castle is also known for its ghost stories and paranormal legends. Today, Fyvie Castle is open to the public.

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