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Princess in the Iron Mask
Victoria Parker - 2013
That's before he meets Princess Claudine Verbault, who's adamant that returning to the kingdom that banished her as a child is never going to happen.A barely concealed attraction!Hidden from the spotlight, the now-independent Claudia has learned the art of being the anti-perfect princess. But Lucas does not look like the kind of man to accept insubordination! If only she could bargain with this frustratingly immovable man…and give him something to distract him from his duty!
Arranged Marriage, Bedroom Secrets
Yvonne Lindsay - 2016
Her secrets make her much more… Only from
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bestselling author Yvonne Lindsay! Princess Mila will safeguard her kingdom by marrying a neighboring royal she barely knows. But she refuses to let Prince Thierry perfect his romantic arts with another woman. Disguised as his hired courtesan, the virgin princess plans to seduce her fiancé before their wedding night! The mind-blowing chemistry they discover can't be taught—or forgotten. Yet Mila's lie is unforgivable to a man who prizes honor above all. Public scandal threatens all Mila's dreams and her country's future…unless this prince can let passion, and his heart, reign supreme.
Don't Mess With Texas Cowboys Volumes 1 - 3
Barb Han - 2019
“Barb Han delivers nail-biting drama and rich characters you fall in love with. Relatable characters coupled with intense action…winning combination!” Elle James, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Brotherhood Protector Series. Texas Cowboy's Protection Isaac Quinn missed his chance with Gina Anderson when he broke up with her after high school years ago and joined the military. Now, he’s back home for a big family announcement. Staying in Gunner isn’t in his plans until single mother, Gina, crosses his path. Learning she’s just escaped from an attempted kidnapping, he’ll stop at nothing to save her and put the creep behind bars…no matter how long it takes. Texas Cowboy Justice Rancher Noah Quinn has been on a few dates with Mikayla Rae Johnson that have been the best he’d had in longer than he cared to remember. So, why is she giving him the cold shoulder? Mikayla thought she’d finally found a nice cowboy until he sent a text that got her blood boiling. How could she have been so easily fooled? Noah Quinn lost his cell phone. Someone is using it against him. Texas Cowboy's Honor Seven years ago, an accident claimed Liam Quinn’s pregnant wife. Strangled by the pain and memories, he left the family ranch with no plans to ever return…until the one person who matters most to him, his twin brother, texts that he’s getting married. Liam can’t hide from his past any longer. Not even after leaving the city following a narrowly-survived home invasion has Savannah Moore felt safe again. She hates what she’s become…the kind of person who jumps at every shadow. Then again, maybe it’s more than her imagination lurking.
The Me I Used to Be
Jennifer Archer - 2005
Age sixteen. Living in the world of endless summers, of going wherever you wanted. And yes, my parents may have worried that I was riding into trouble—but I was young and in love and growing up was something I had to do….AND THIS IS NOWMe, again. Allyson Cole. This time, age fifty-one. I have everything I always wanted—almost. I don't have him…and I don't have me. Now's the time to find what I lost. To do that, I have to hit the road, and find the father of my child. And start a journey I never could have anticipated….
Most Eligible Cowboy (Peach Valley #1)
Carly Morgan - 2016
Her favorite aunt Patty provides just the escape. She’s recently opened a sixty-five acre bed and breakfast in her small town called the Palace in Peach Valley and asks Maya to take pictures for her marketing brochures. Permanently unattached Jackson Bale was supposed to take over his family’s ranch, but his ailing father won’t hand over the reins until he proves he’s ready to settle down. His father has given him sixty days to find a woman and marry her or he’ll sell the ranch to some corporate big wigs that have been after the land for years. Within hours of his father’s ultimatum, the whole town knows. Women he hasn’t heard from since high school start coming out of the woodwork, flaunting their feminine wiles in the hope of catching Peach Valley’s most eligible cowboy. It isn’t until he meets the vibrant Maya Vance that he thinks marriage might be a possibility. But she’s heard of the ultimatum too and wants no part of it. Jackson isn’t to be deterred. Despite his father’s wishes and the land, he knows he’s met the love of his life and will do whatever it takes to win her over. The Peach Valley Romance Series Most Eligible Cowboy Most Delicious Cowboy Most Valiant Cowboy Most Fiery Cowboy and more!
Hot Quit
Kathryn Roberts - 2013
As a major player in the high-stakes world of corporate restructuring, she’s learned how to handle many different people and problems, but one thing she doesn’t know how to handle is a horse. Enter Jackson Morgan, a trainer who specializes in the Western event of cutting, in which a horse and rider work to separate a single cow from the herd. Alexandria hires him to teach her how to ride, so she can curry favor with Everett Covington, a crusty Texan whose trucking business Alexandria desperately needs to purchase in order to pull off a lucrative deal—and whose passion happens to be cutting horses.The consummate city slicker, Alexandria gamely goes about learning the sport of cutting, but things get complicated when she starts to fall for the cowboy who’s teaching her. Soon she discovers that in order to acquire the trucking company she’s been chasing, she’ll have to rein in her emotions.
Claimed for Makarov's Baby
Sharon Kendrick - 2015
For he’s just discovered that the blushing bride is mother to his secret son!Erin Turner thinks her luck is changing – until Dimitri dispatches her convenient groom with his signature ruthlessness. But in other ways the high-flying businessman seems completely reformed from the disreputable bad boy she once knew. The chilling truth: whether it’s business, billions or bedding women, Dimitri doesn’t do anything by halves. He’s not just here to claim his child, but Erin as well!
Montega's Mistress
Doreen Owens Malek - 1986
Armed and wounded, Montega was a man on the run with a secret mission to complete. At first frightened, then fascinated, Helen had chosen to help her midnight intruder and thus was drawn into the web of danger and intrigue that surrounded him.From the Florida beach where they first met to his Central American homeland, Montega showed Helen a new world filled with passion, risk and the commitment to dare everything for a goal she came to share. But when the adventure was over and he had his victory--would she have won or lost?
Secret Santa
Kati Wilde - 2016
That is, if she lasts that long. Because Logan Crenshaw, the creative force behind the company, doesn’t seem to want her there.Not being wanted is nothing new for Emma…but she doesn’t know what she’s done to make Logan stalk around the office, growling every command as if her very presence infuriates him. She can’t afford to lose this job, so her plan is to keep her head down and try to avoid any contact with him—no matter how big and sexy and unavoidable he is.But a Santa hat full of names, an office gift exchange, and one unexpected knock at her door are about to shake up all of her plans…Warning: This super-hot holiday romance contains Santa hats, red satin blindfolds, and an obsessed alpha male who talks dirty and knows exactly what to do with his big hands. Lots of swearing. No cheating, no cliffhangers.
Saving Stella
Eliza Brown - 2013
Setting her quiet, reserved sister up with her friend and boss Brayden Brooks. But after the trauma of her past, can Stella ever trust another man? Can she overcome her demons to find her happily ever after?*Saving Stella is a novella.Keep an eye out for the next novella in the series "Sloan's Surrender".
No Promise of Love
Lilian Peake - 1994
His job offer would allow her to stay in Lucerne longer than her meager finances would permit -- but his condition of a 'false engagement' toyed with much more than her sensibilities!
For the Love of Jack
Nicola Peterson - 2012
Tomaz Alexander discovers a love he thought he would never have, but would this love leave him a lonely man?Amanita is in love with a man she cannot have and fears this love is going to leave her a sad and lonely woman.Tomaz needs a mother for his child but can he trust the woman who jilted him?
Naughty and Nice
Belle Harper - 2019
She packed her bags and drove back to her childhood home, a chance to plan out her new single life. Only with her parents gone for Christmas, and her brother wanting to play house with his girlfriend. The only place she could stay was her Grandpa's cabin, so she set up there and waited for the coming snow storm. But that's not all that was coming that night... Darcy didn't expect her old neighbour, her brothers best friend to be standing there. Soaking wet and frozen, with three of his college basketball teammates. Snowed in a small cabin with four huge men... Darcy was ready to start living her single life NOW! **Reverse Harem, One lucky lady and four men. Why choose, Short 15k word Christmas Story**
Bought: Destitute Yet Defiant
Sarah Morgan - 2010
Silvio Brianza dragged himself out of the slums, but his scars run deep.... She's defiant, desirable and utterly disobedient! Jessie still scrapes her living, scrubbing floors by day and singing in seedy bars by night.... Silvio had turned his back on that world, but now that he's found Jessie he's going to make her his! Jessie may be powerless to resist Silvio's raw sexuality but no amount of dresses and diamonds can change their history. He's her enemy, he's shunned his past -- he'll never love the street girl she is.
A Mistress for the Taking
Annie West - 2006
Rich, handsome Ronan Carlisle wants to settle a score.Ronan's strategy is simple: if Marina poses as his mistress, he'll ensure that the man who made them both suffer will pay. But Marina wonders, why would Ronan, one of Australia's most eligible tycoons, want her?However, she's not in a position to refuse Ronan's offer ... or resist the overwhelming physical attraction pulsing between them ...