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Complete Abandon


Cheryl Holt - 2003
    Now, John Clayton brazenly sets out to introduce Emma to the art of love. Original.

Silk


Penny Jordan - 2008
    A time of great glamour and decadence, high living and loose morality. A time where anything goes - and does.Amber Vrontsky is the heiress to the wealthy Pickford dynasty, presided over by the formidable Blanche.Obsessed with social climbing, Blanche wants nothing more for her granddaughter than a titled husband - a prize which she herself failed to secure, despite her immense wealth.But free spirited Amber is intent on forging her own artistic career with the silk she loves so much. Unable to disobey Blanche, however, she moves to society London to become a debutante - and enters a world of illicit affairs, drug-taking, gambling, lavender marriages…From the lavish decadence of society London to the opium dens of the Far East, the chic boutiques of Paris to the Nazi-controlled streets of Berlin, Silk spans the depravity and the glamour of this tumultuous time.Spoil yourself with this dazzling, decadent treat by international multi-million-copy selling Penny Jordan - the ultimate read for fans of Danielle Steel and Penny Vincenzi.

Banner O'Brien


Linda Lael Miller - 1984
    Still she longed to escape from Oregon . . . and the nightmares that left her shaking, screaming one man's name. Banner fled to the Washington Territory to accept position with Dr. Adam Corbin . . . arrogant, handsome and rumor said, violent. Although Banner respected his skills, she was unnerved by the very nearness of this moody, powerful man. His past was a mystery, that would challenge her to the utmost . . . for Banner was determined to win Adam Corbin's heart!

Promise Me Tomorrow


Nora Roberts - 1984
    And Byron's searing kiss stirred wild longings in her no other man had roused. her future as an architect was in his hands. But he would trap her in a desperate passion- one never fulfilled by love. She fled to a glamorous assignment in Paris- to the embrace of an elegant Frenchman whose sensuous caress hid a dangerous ambition. Then destiny brought Byron into her life again, tempting her with new dreams, drawing her into the flames of the one unforgettable love that promised to consume her- body, heart and soul.

The Sánchez Tradition


Anne Mather - 1971
    But the marriage had broken up in the first place because of the suffocating influence of the Sanchez family. Now there was a danger that Rachel would be swallowed up in it yet again. Andre's eyes darkened, "You're still a member of this family. You're a Sanchez." Rachel shook her head. "I'm not. I'm Rachel Jardin!" "You're Rachel Sanchez!" announced Andre harshly. "I have plans for you, and you will do as your father wanted and follow them!" "And if I disagree?" "You'll be destitute. You've no money, on your own admission, you've no money, and I won't pay another cent into your London bank!" Rachel felt defeated. "You're a brute!" she said unevenly. "I hate you, Andre Sanchez!" "You'll say that once too often, Rachel." Without another word he brushed past her and went out the door, slamming it behind him.

Masquerade


Gayle Lynds - 1996
    For her, there is only the present...and the chilling knowledge that the world's most lethal assassin has set his sights on her.When your only link to your identity is a stranger who claim to be lover? Gordon is so gentle, so loving--and so secretive. If Liz dares to put her life into his powerful hands, will he guard it with his own--or snuff it out?When violence explodes around you, when nothing makes sense, when nobody--including you--is whom he or she appears to be? As Liz unravels a series of lies, she begins to suspect that the truth she encounters might be far more sinister--and deadly--than the original deception...

Double Exposure: From A Gift of Love


Judith McNaught - 1996
    Stepsisters Cory and Diana Foster run Beautiful Living magazine. Diana handles the business side of things and Cory organizes the gorgeous photo layouts that the magazine is known for. When Diana arranges a photo shoot for the "perfect wedding", Cory is reunited with an old flame and a chance for romance to spark again.

The Darker Side of Pleasure


Eden Bradley - 2007
    In The Bonds of Love a struggling couple will do anything to save their marriage, even if it means experimenting with a little bondage. But once their research moves beyond the bedroom, how will they know if they’ve gone too far?... In The Lair a woman answers an ad for a female submissive, ready to surrender to her body’s deepest yearnings. Finding love is the last thing she anticipates… And in Love and Discipline a journalist expects her interview with a sensual extremist to be business as usual. Instead she finds herself submitting to the dominant desires of a handsome stranger—and discovering more about herself than she ever dreamed possible.Sensual and mysterious, this captivating collection is sure to seduce you, page after tantalizing page.…

Torrents


Marie-Anne Desmarest - 1938
    About the life they build together and then how his past irrevocably alters their future.

The Blind Duchess and her Wicked Duke


Scarlett Osborne - 2021
    I want your everything."Everyone expects Lady Helena to marry her way up the social ladder.Once scandal takes control, she’s forced to go against those wishes. After the accident that left her blind, she made a promise to herself; never marry for anything less than love. But she never expected the Duke of Hartwick to show up and steal her innocence…David Barrington, the Duke of Hartwick, lives in the shadows of his past. Tainted by criminal ways, his present is miserable and his future looks bleak. When a single slip-up gets him But involved with Helena, the one woman he never wanted to see again, he’s forced to confront his old ways in the boldest way possible.Refusing to even so much as touch each other, they soon find out that perhaps love and passion are more wicked than they thought. But fast they need to be because David’s criminal past is back. And this time, vengeance wants to sink its bloody teeth in the one thing that taught him to live again...

Yuri


K.J. Dahlen - 2017
    He knew he wasn’t looking for anything pure or righteous.He’d never known tenderness, nor did he want to know.It didn’t fit with being Bratva.But when he met her, this tiny bundle of woman he almost wished he were different.There was something about her that appealed to something deep inside him.Something he never realized was even there.She had reached down deep into his soul and taken a piece of himself he didn’t know was even there.For her, he almost wished he was different.Because now that he had tasted her he wouldn’t let her go.RavenShe knew who he was and what he was but she never expected to be drawn to him.She had nothing to offer a man like him.He was one man she never should have met, let alone been allowed to taste.He was everything she’d ever dreamed of and so much more.She knew she should have walked away from him for her own sake.But if she did she’d be nothing more than a shattered soul....

The Singular Mr. Sinclair


Mia Marlowe - 2018
    But when it comes to Caroline, one is more than enough...Caroline is about to embark on her third Season, and her parents fear she'll be permanently on the shelf if she fails to make a match this time. Unfortunately for them, that is precisely what Caroline wants! Curious and adventuresome, Caroline longs for a life of travel, excitement, and perhaps even a touch of danger.If only she can remain unmarried until she turns twenty-one, Caroline will inherit her grandmother's bequest and gain her freedom. It's not a staggering amount, but it's enough to fund her dreams without a husband's permission. She has her future all planned out—until Lawrence Sinclair appears on the scene.Intense, intriguing, and handsome, the man reminds Caroline of a caged lion. In fact, the more she knows of him, the more questions she has. And when she learns how dangerous he really is, he may just become her new fascination—the one she can't resist.

Share My World


D. Rose - 2020
    In a desperate search for peace, they travel back to a place filled with loving memories. By chance, they run into each other, and the summer they shared as teenagers causes old feelings to resurface. Will the sweet memories be enough for them to give love a second chance?

Whispers in Time


Becky Lee Weyrich - 1993
    Until an enchanted midnight bayou ride sent her spiralling back through time into the body and soul of a Creole belle, and into the arms of her seductive renegade lover. Suddenly Carol was caught in a world of scandal and intrigue. . . even as she surrendered to the fires of forbidden passion. Though danger threatened, she was determined to cherish her new-found happiness --- for she was living a love destined to last for all time . . .

Love's Timeless Hope


Anne Meredith - 1994
    Why should she continue to write about the myth of romantic love, when she's seen no evidence of it in her own life? Still, she finds herself captivated by the tales of historic Jefferson and the beautiful woman murdered over a century ago for her diamonds. And is it true that anyone who sleeps in Garit's room at the fabled Behringer Inn will wake up in love? No sooner does she check into the bed and breakfast than she finds herself swept away to old Jefferson during its 1876 heyday. And then ... she meets Garit himself. And soon she's caught up in a web of deceit, sabotage, and greed. How can she find her way back to her own time - and does she even want to live in a world without Garit?