Worse, he expects her to be something she's not. He doesn't just want a wife, he wants a society hostess and for this introvert, that sounds more like torture than wedded bliss.Alastair doesn't understand why Charlotte called off the wedding and he's still smarting from the humiliation of being the center of the media frenzy and the butt of his family's jokes. A powerful billionaire tycoon, he isn't used to anyone laughing at him. He's determined to marry the woman that got away and just like any good takeover, he's stacked the deck in his favor.The intense passion between these two adds spice to marriage that is far more than a business contract, but it will take love and honesty to make it last.

    Then Severo met jewelry designer Francesca Sommers and was astonished by their raw, urgent, mutual attraction. A rising star at a rival company, Francesca has crafted a dazzling new collection that could ruin Severo's plans to rebuild the Dante empire. His solution: blackmail her into becoming his employee--and his fiancee--until their smoldering affair runs its course. But some fires, once lit, can never be extinguished...."

    . . and a sperm bank could be Liz Donovan's last chance. But instead of some anonymous donor, Quentin Whittaker was offering to father her child?as long as she married him first. The sexy CEO's whirlwind courtship was setting off enough sparks to start a whole family. At this rate, she'd be pregnant before she walked down the aisle!HE NEEDED AN HEIRMaking love to Elizabeth was the most exquisite pleasure Quentin had ever known, but forever wasn't part of his game plan. Yet once she had his baby, how could he walk away? Heaven help him, wanted her?in lust, in wedlock and in fatherhood. But was love part of the bargain . . . ?

    The sexy-as-all-get-out farmer who had helped raise Lutecia after her father died refused to see that she was a grown-up now -- and a pretty sensational looking one at that.What was more, he flat-out rejected the fact that she was desperately in love with him -- had been for years! There was only one thing to do: turn up the Georgia heat full steam and show Russell that she was the woman for him -- now and forever!

    But before she could return the money, ruthless entrepreneur Bickford Rutledge took over the firm. Bick was a handsome, hard-driving man who always got what he wanted--and he wanted Tamara. When he discovered the truth, he offered her a choice. She could escape the law's revenge--if she surrendered to the smoldering passion of the one man who ruled her destiny--a man who would own her, body and soul!

    This book focuses on the lives of Londoners in the East End during the Second World War. Showing the concerns, hopes and fears of these so-called 'ordinary people' Our Street illustrates these times by looking at the every day rituals which marked the patterns of daily life during WWII. It is an important book and also an affectionate record of an often fondly remembered, more communal, way of life that has all but disappeared.

     Emma is an up-and-coming actress, trying to make her way out of the low-budget world of made-for-TV movies into the big league of major motion pictures. Having landed her first big role on the set of a new romantic comedy, Emma meets her co-star, (former) king of the A-list, Damian Jones, only to find that the on-screen hero isn’t always the off-screen man. Damian has been on top for a while, and he’s starting to feel the effects of the altitude. Having always played it safe with his career, Damian feels himself beginning to slip into irrelevance. Meeting his ravishing co-star reignites that old passion, but it may just be too late to turn things around. When a past indiscretion comes back to haunt Emma, she and her new co-star are driven together in a strange intrigue of blackmail and deception. Things only get worse when a troubled woman surfaces, and she wants Damian all to herself… no matter what. Flashing Lights is the perfect mix of seduction and cynicism, an often irreverent picture of the darker side of Hollywood as seen from two perspectives, each with plenty to hide. * This sexy steamy bad boy romance is perfect for fans of Joanna Blake, Devon Hartford, M.S. Parker, Sabrina Paige, Winter Renshaw, Vanessa Waltz and Dani Wyatt *

    But now that he's got Cassandra, Diego wants more—an affair is no longer enough for this hot Latin lover!

    When a business trip to Dubai reveals the key to a contentious mystery in the world of Thoroughbred racing, Julia knows her chance has arrived. But then she's caught snooping…and held in the sold custody of Lord Harrison Rochester!As long as it takes. That's what Harrison vows when he holds Julia captive at his desert estate. He'll discover what the beauty has been up to – even if the search leads to an attraction neither could have imagined. But when Julia's safety is compromised, they are faced with saying goodbye…or saying "I do."

    Having heard her new brother, Charles Bingley praise him to the skies, Invited to accompany her brother and beloved, Jane, to stay at the man's estate, Elizabeth wonders how he can possibly be as good as Charles claims.At Pemberley, Elizabeth learns that Mr. Darcy is a diligent man, one sober and upright, a man engaged in the welfare of his estate. His sister, Elizabeth also learns, is a wonderful girl, a girl, unlike her own sisters who are often wild and uncouth.Settling in at Pemberley for a visit, Elizabeth grows to love the estate, and her esteem for the master and his sister grow apace. But while Elizabeth is happy there, she cannot forget the events of the past year, which continue to plague her peace of mindThen an old enemy of the Darcy family arrives to wreak havoc on the Darcys, pulling Elizabeth's own family into his schemes. The question, in Elizabeth’s mind, is whether Mr. Darcy’s newfound appreciation for her can withstand the machinations of a libertine and the silliness of a reprehensible sister.

    Shy and innocent, Jessica isn't sure about pretending to be her brazen sister, but she's more worried that the deception puts her squarely in the path of Devlin Hunter, the fiancé. Cold, ruthless and destructive, Devlin is marrying for business reasons only. To her shame, Jessica is intensely attracted to her sister's arranged fiancé. She believes that Devlin only needs someone to love -- and love him back -- to bring out the best in him. But she'll never know. Once the wedding rehearsal is over, she will switch places with her twin and stay away from Devlin. That's Jessica's plan until she finds herself nervously walking down the aisle in her sister's wedding dress to meet Devlin at the altar… and being swept up in his arms as he carries her into the honeymoon suite. Does she continue the charade or does she let her dangerously powerful husband find out that he has the wrong bride? Previously published in 2001. (alpha male, contemporary romance, love story, marriage of convenience, virgin heroine)**BONUS STORY INCLUDED** Find out what happened to Jessica's twin sister in "Sister Switch"!

    She needs his help and she's not going to take any risks. He has to agree to her plan, or else! Her beloved little brother's whole future rides on her success. She'll do whatever it takes ... When Christos Rakanti discovers the sexy blonde’s devious scheme he responds with a counter offer she can’t resist: he’ll happily pay for her brother’s school fees on two conditions: silence, and that she remain his mistress for as long as it suits him. A sizzling romance of betrayal, lies, guilt and hope, fall in love with Christos and Elle. From the bestselling author Clare Connelly comes another romance that will set your soul on fire.

    

    Now, returning to Taylor's Crossing, he wanted only to forget her and the promises they'd forged in the heat of passion. Promises she'd inexplicably broken the moment he'd left to secure their future. To Melanie, seeing the infamous world-class skier was like lightning striking twice--thrilling but terrifying. Pent-up passion still blistered the air around them, but the bitterness in Gavin's eyes was glacial. He thought she'd betrayed him, but he hadn't known of her desperation without him, hadn't known of the child they'd conceived....Dare she bare herself to his accusations--twice?

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