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Echoes Of The Heart by Alyssa J. Montgomery
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Forgotten Sweethearts
Melissa Bender - 2014
on the outside everything looks perfect.. What happens behind closed doors?They fight. They yell and scream. There's insults, and accusations of cheating thrown around. Separate rooms and ignoring each other. It's constant bickering. They've grown apart and realised that true love doesn't always keep people together. He's cold and arrogant, and she's a hot blooded Italian.Fed up.. no longer willing to fight, they assume there's only way one to end it all.. Divorce is the only option, and for someone to move out.That was the plan until a surprise holiday is sprung on them and they have to keep their act up for a little while longer.. Until they realise that they're not faking it at all.. they're doing everything they never used to, from talking and making the effort...Finally, they realise that.. they've started to fall in love all over again.
Love vs. Payne
Z. Stefani - 2012
What started as a game of Dare between two curious enemies had evolved into a love that would shatter their world.Will they persevere and find everlasting love or will love destroy them both?Take a journey with two star-crossed lovers as they break free from the grip of their dueling families and find love where there should be hatred.
Scars of My Past
D.C. Renee - 2017
Except there was no cute guy helping me along, no series of makeover shots with fun background music, no scene where I walked into the room and all heads turned to look at me while wind blew through my hair. I was the ugly high school student, and I did transform, but it wasn’t all peaches and cream.Bullied so badly in high school that it ruined my life, I spent my senior year in therapy. It was there that I transformed – not just physically, but mentally as well. I wanted a fresh start and going to college across the country was my ticket to that. It was a whole new world, and things were great …… and then came the blast from my past.And he didn’t recognize me. What was a girl to do? Revenge, of course! My plan was to make him fall for me and then break his heart.Sounds simple, right? Wrong. If only revenge was black and white … too bad a lot of gray was in the mix. But one thing was for sure – I needed a way to heal the scars from my past. I just hoped I could.
The Queen of Aessarion
Astrid Jane Ray - 2021
The wise king would do anything to protect his daughter, but he is no match for a powerful ruler from a faraway empire who suddenly comes to claim Isydoris as his future bride. This frightening man offers no explanation, and he is not afraid to spill blood to get what he wants. When he vows her small kingdom would be spared from his wrath if she does as he says, the young princess has no choice but to strike a bargain with him, even though she knows she is agreeing to a fate worse than death. The mysterious tyrant's name is Reigh Azhrael, and he is famous for only one thing—his cruelty. Ever since he ascended the throne of the vast Aessarion empire, the world has known nothing but war and misery. All seven kingdoms of Ardea fear him and his invincible army. The Aessarion emperor has no mercy for the weak. He is a monster. There is nothing kind about him. For that very reason, his shocking decision to spare an entire kingdom in exchange for the beautiful princess' hand in marriage, leaves people guessing. Can this one woman be enough to tame the beast inside him, or is she to become his next victim?
Keeping Blossom
C.M. Steele - 2016
He’s fallen for his brother’s girlfriend, and he knows she feels something for him too. Can he get past the gut-wrenching feeling of seeing them together? Or will he let his desire get the best of him? Blossom Brooklyn Bennett has had the roughest month of her life. She lost her parents, her job, and soon her home. Her only option is to depend on a man who already betrayed her, and it’s a foolish decision. She’s left in the lurch at the airport. Taking the train, she meets a man a girl could only dream about. There’s just one problem—her ex.
Courting Julia
Mary Balogh - 1993
Yet for all the practical men who offered their hands, none could make her heart soar like Frederick, the reputed rake. Julia knows it's safer to be sensible, but how can she resist the rapturous desire she feels for Frederick? Original Regency Romance.
Passionate Scandal
Michelle Reid - 1994
Until she met Dominic Stanton.Their scandalous affair and broken engagement had sent Madeline running, crushed by a man who took his revenge in the most public of ways.But now Madeline had returned, poised and controlled, her inner fire hidden--to everyone but Dominic. And now, somehow, two passionate adversaries would try to end the bitterness that had driven their families apart. But both knew it was a dangerous game....
Taming the Rake
Monica McCarty - 2015
But they soon learn exactly what it is that makes rakes so dangerous.Tasked with bringing down the most notorious rake of all, the always capable and efficient Lady Georgina “Gina” Beauclerk is determined to show the wicked Earl of Coventry just what she has to offer… by promptly turning his dissolute world on its ear. Instead she finds her own world spinning out of control. Because even after she has organized his household, rid his home of alcohol, and paid off his mistress, she can’t help but see that there is more to the handsome earl than first she realized.Forced into respectable society to escort his debuting sister, Coventry intends to find her a husband post-haste so he can return to the freedom and debauchery of his clubs. After the death of his unfaithful wife, the disillusioned Coventry has no intention of ever marrying again—especially not to an interfering busybody who won’t take “no” for an answer. No matter how much she tempts him.
Pregnant by the Greek Tycoon
Kim Lawrence - 2005
Instead, he told her to "go away and never come back." So that was exactly what she did. Angolos has never seen his son -- until now!In fact, Angolos Constantine didn't think he could have children, and now he's not prepared to let this miracle go. Even though Georgie seems to hate him, he'll have what's rightfully his...by whatever means possible!
The Veranchetti Marriage
Lynne Graham - 1988
Now he was back in Kerry's life, and intent on remarrying her for the sake of their son. Kerry had no choice. She had to marry Alex--or risk tearing apart her proper English family with the exposure of her shameful secret. Yet this marriage could never work--not with all the hurts driving a rift between the two, not with all the doubts. . . .
The Tycoon's Virgin Mistress
Clare Connelly - 2014
From the first moment he sees Missy, he knows he wants her. Only he hadn't counted on the beautiful woman being a twenty four year old virgin! After the blistering invective Nate levels at Missy following their amazing night of passion, she swears she never wants to see him again. But then, her life takes a dramatic turn of events, and all of a sudden, the one man she has sworn to hate is the one person she can turn to. A simple plea for help turns into a dangerous game of seduction. Desperate to find a way to keep Missy in his life until he is ready to let her go, on his terms, he offers her a job. One she can't turn down. And one that will change both of their lives, forever.
Snowbound
C.J. Martín - 2015
A novice skier. An inevitable collision. Anders Vik is a force on the slopes and he knows it. World number one. Countless endorsement deals. Looks to match. But when a vicious scandal rocks his world, everything he's worked so hard for is threatened. Banished by his coach to a local ski resort, he spends his days losing himself boarding and in numerous women. But when she crashes into his world he's not sure which will change his life more. The wait for his name to be cleared, or her. College senior Elena Espinosa plays by the rules. Work hard. Study harder. Rely on no one but herself. Coerced by her best friends, she reluctantly tags along on the final trip during winter break. For Elena, novice skier is an understatement. She never dreamed a lesson on the bunny slope would send her hurtling towards her destiny. Nor did she imagine it would come in the form of a blue-eyed Nordic God. She isn't looking for love. He doesn't do commitment. But what burns between them is so strong it threatens to melt the polar ice caps. What happens when two different worlds collide? Snowbound is a standalone new adult contemporary romance. If you like sexy snowboarders, crazy hot tension, and sizzling sex scenes, then you'll love Snowbound by best-selling author CJ Martín.Buy Snowbound and hit the slopes with Anders Vik today!
Housekeeper in the Headlines
Chantelle Shaw - 2020
Now the steel-hearted Spaniard has no choice. He must find the unforgettable woman at the center of the story and demand answers!Onetime housekeeper Betsy Miller chose to keep her son from Carlos. Their one night is scorched onto her heart…and so is the way Carlos dismissed their life-changing encounter. But his return leaves Betsy—and the world!—wondering what the next headline will read…
Pretty When She Cries
A. Zavarelli - 2020
Ours was baptized in fire.I was the new girl trying to find her place.Landon was the brooding neighbor I tutored over the summer.I didn’t know he was a legend at Black Mountain Academy.I didn’t know they worshipped him like a religion.But I fell for him before I knew those things.To me, he was just the tortured soul who drew me in like a magnet.And then he did something so unspeakable, so unforgivable, it shattered me.I ran away then because I was weak, but I’ve shed my tears.He stole my heart and my dignity, and I’m here to take it back.The only problem is… he’s not giving it up without a fight.
The Billionaire's Pregnant Mistress
Lucy Monroe - 2003
For all the intense passion they've shared, she's never let him into her heart, and such a commitment-shy woman could never be his wife....But after their split Dimitri discovers that Xandra Fortune is not who he thought she was--and she is also pregnant with his child. Now he has to track her down and claim his mistress as his wife!