Exclusive, yes, but only casually seeing one another in a sexual relationship. I wasn’t surprised when I caught feelings after by being involved with Austin, especially with everything that happened. What caught me off guard though, was where I stood with Gavin and Vaughn. We were plowing through casual straight into serious territory, just as everything else was crumbling apart around me. I just hope that I can keep it together when Gavin takes us a huge step forward by deciding that meeting parents will somehow solidify our relationship.Why don’t I have the sense to say no?

    

    She longs to be in charge of her own life. She's trying desperately to not be forced to marry a man she doesn't love. It's a battle she's losing. Her parents believe in tradition and in their royal world daughters do as they're told without question or complaint. Royalty marries for connections, not love.Pete's in Texas looking for his next mark. His next golden goose. Just when he thinks the small town might not be as ripe with wealthy women as he'd thought, he overhears a conversation that will help him stick to his original plan. He sets his plan into motion as he learns all he can about the woman who just might be his most lucrative conquest ever.When Pete and Charlotte meet, she feels comfortable enough to pour out her heart. It's a skill he's perfected - reel them in with compassion and quiet confidence. And just like that he'd offered to allow her to pay him to become her fake husband.Falling in love isn't in the plan for either of them and they'll fight till the bitter end to keep love out of their lives until this arrangement is over.

    A perfect explosion of love and passion… and danger! I was running from a past that was more than just dangerous – it was potentially fatal.Yet, here I was, in my own “fatal attraction” with a sexy rancher.I wanted to leave my old life behind – the people, the places, the power games.I wanted a slower life, a calmer life – a safer life.However, here was an extremely attractive diversion from my plans.He was always there, always offering help.There was something about him, something magnetic, sexual, animalistic.His body and his eyes I could barely cope with – and when he smiled, I was lost.Maybe I should give him a little bit more of me – or maybe a lot more?Who could have seen the dangers we would face?Can we have a future together?Should I resist – or should I surrender myself totally to him?

    

    

    

    

    They found healing, brotherhood, love and happiness. The First is a story about Jack and Sadie, Ricky and Betsy. Separated by decades, their stories written through battle and hardship, where will their fates collide, and what will this place of seeming coincidence become to each one of them? Who is the mysterious benefactor who has reopened the gates of Lone Peak Ranch and given a new line of heroes a chance at a new life? Read on and see. . .

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    Before their old master died, her family lived in comfortable servants' quarters beside a garden where birdsong echoed through the day. But the new young master turned them out, and now Olive, her parents, and her five-year-old brother Jimmy are struggling to get by. In their cold and desolate tenement, Olive sings to Jimmy about the birds of the garden, trying to cling to hope. Things go from bad to worse when Father succumbs to consumption. Without his job at the docks, the family can't get by. They try to survive on the streets, but it's an impossible task for a destitute mother and her two small children. Olive embarks on a journey of loss and survival in the brutal setting of Victorian London. She has to survive the deaths of loved ones, the appalling conditions in the slums of Old Nichol, and worst of all, the horrors of a match factory and the deadly diseases lurking inside. But one bright thread runs through her story: a kind and handsome boy who gives her bread and whistles just like a nightingale. Might he be the thread by which she can pull herself back up into a better life?

    

    Returning once again to Kingsbridge, England, A Column of Fire is the story of a country torn apart by religious intolerance. In 1558 England, Mary, Queen of Scots, who is better known as Bloody Mary is on the throne. She has ordered that all Protestants be murdered because of their religious beliefs. After her execution, her half sister, Elizabeth takes over the throne and promises to bring religious tolerance. Elizabeth is a Protestant, which turns all of Europe against England. Meanwhile, Ned Willard desperately wants to marry Margery Fitzgerald. Unfortunately, Ned is a Protestant while Margery is a Catholic, dooming their relationship.A Column of Fire by Ken Follett has become an international bestseller, as well as a number one bestseller for The New York Times. It has been called “absorbing” by The Washington Post.A Brief Look Inside:EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive, and the characters and its world still live on. Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to bring us beneath the surface of the page and invite us into the world that lives on.These questions can be used to...Create Hours of Conversation:• Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups• Foster a deeper understanding of the book• Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately• Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen beforeDisclaimer: This book you are about to enjoy is an independent resource meant to supplement the original book. If you have not yet read the original book, we encourage doing before purchasing this unofficial Conversation Starters.

    With no means to support herself, and having discovered she is pregnant, she answers an ad in the Matrimonial Times, hoping for a fresh start for her and her unborn child. Dr. Karl Madden wants a marriage of convenience, where emotions do not come into play. He's looking for a woman to take care of his house and help him in his clinic. Having his heart broken once, Karl does not intend to open his heart to anyone again. When Becky arrives in Wyoming, Karl is shocked to see that she is pregnant and threatens to send her back to Chicago. While a desperate Becky begs for his forgiveness, Karl refuses, although he feels his heart stir each time he looks at her. When tragedy strikes, can Karl forgive Becky before both of their lives are destroyed forever?