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My Lady Vixen


Connie Mason - 1987
    Abducted by his men, held prisoner aboard a notorious privateering ship, she succumbed to Adam's masterful seduction--only to learn she had been nothing but a pawn in his game of revenge.Driven by despair, Alexa made a new name for herself as the boldly seductive mistress of a rival ship, and dared to challenge her lover at his own game...Stroke by stroke, kiss by kiss, she would teach Adam just how sweet revenge could be!

Promises


Catherine Gaskin - 1982
     A sweeping family saga, from the grand homes of Yorkshire and London in the Edwardian era, to the heartbreak of a French nursing station during World War I, and the glamour of American high society in the 1920s. Lally Leeds is just a baby when wealthy Black Jack Pollock finds her abandoned in a Yorkshire street and decides to raise her alongside his own children. As Lally blossoms into a young woman, the love and loyalty she feels towards her adoptive family bring her both happiness and heartache. Over time, it is Lally’s strength and devotion which hold the Pollock family together: her dashing brother, Jon; her selfish and self-destructive sister Margaret; and fragile Alice, who must been protected from herself. And the family’s fortunes become entwined with those of another foundling ‒ the mysterious, self-made businessman Brock Weymouth. Lally discovers to her cost that sometimes the most difficult promises to keep are to those we love. The latest historical blockbuster from the bestselling author of The Property of a Gentleman and The Summer of the Spanish Woman. An enjoyable page-turner that you won’t be able to put down. Perfect for fans of Barbara Taylor Bradford, Danielle Steel and Downton Abbey.

The Tender Stranger


Carolyn Davidson - 1999
    Now widowed and pregnant, she wanted only to escape the memories. But fate, in the form of Quinn Yarborough, had followed her to her mountain hideaway to resurrect the past --- and offer her a future.A BREED APARTBounty Hunter Quinn Yarborough knew he had come face-to-face with a quarry unlike any other, for the runaway widow Erin Wentworth was a prize beyond any price. And his heart ached to claim her as his very own ...

The Greek's Innocent Virgin


Lucy Monroe - 2005
    Rachel has come to Sebastian's island to claim her inheritance -- but although the bitterness between them is ripe, neither is expecting their searing sexual chemistry. Sebastian takes Rachel to his bed, but it appears she's not the virgin she claims to be. Perhaps now is the time to take her as his mistress, and discard her when he sees fit… Only Rachel is telling the truth -- she's an innocent and a virgin…

Temptation & Spontaneous


Brenda Jackson - 2011
    He always separates emotion from work, until this case--and this woman--tempt him to break all the rules....Plus a Brenda Jackson classic sizzler--Spontaneous

The Taming


Jude Deveraux - 1989
    His very caress melted Liana into liquid fire, and she vowed to capture this manificent, wild man. Boldly the delicate beauty gave him her hand -- and Britain's richest dower. Yet he was bound to a bitter feud: for love betrayed, brothers killed, and ancestral land usurped. In Rogan's war-ravaged castle, Liana would lay her tender seige...to redeem his embattled spirit and win his untamed heart!

Rawhide and Lace


Diana Palmer - 1986
    Because of him she'd wrecked her car, her career—and lost their baby. And now Ty wanted her back. Without her, jobs would be lost. The future of the Staghorn Ranch depended on her return. Erin cared deeply for the devoted staff of his ranch. But how could she face the man she most hated—the man with a heart of stone and a will as tough as rawhide?

One Night to Wedding Vows


Kim Lawrence - 2016
    So when she's swept off her feet by the most gorgeous man in Rome, Raoul Di Vittorio, Lara is shocked by the passion awakened within her after just one night. But what Lara doesn't know is that Raoul needs a temporary wife after his last disastrous marriage blew up in smoke. Stunning, sophisticated Lara may be the ideal woman, but first this tenacious tycoon must persuade her down the aisle and show her exactly what the benefits of being the new Mrs. Di Vittorio can be! Conveniently wedded, passionately bedded!

Blinded


KaShamba Williams - 2003
    Being the first person in her family to gain a high school diploma, she has set the tone for greatness. But her prominent future becomes so nebulous that she turns to the streets for guidance and support. She soon realizes that the ''life'' of fast money and frivolous behaviors has not only plagued her, but other family members as well, suffering the same issues that were handed down for generations. In spite of her failed attempts to overcome her problems, she's determined to triumph once again.

The Millionaire's Pregnant Wife


Sandra Field
    But then Luke accidentally reads Kelsey'ssecret wish list, which includes a vacation anda steamy affair. Her simple dreams give Lukethe chance to indulge his wildest one--he'lltake her on a trip to his private resort in theBahamas and bed her.However, he doesn't realize Kelsey's a virgin....

The Last Time They Met


Anita Shreve - 2001
    Seen through the eyes of young Linda Fallon and the young man who loves her.Anita Shreve, the bestselling author of The Pilot's Wife, returns with a dazzling new novel about love, forgiveness, and paths not followed. Linda Fallon encounters her former lover, Thomas Janes, at a literary festival where both have been invited to give readings from their work. It has been years since their paths crossed, and in that time Thomas has become a kind of literary legend. His renown is enhanced by his elusiveness; for most of the past decade, he has remained in seclusion following a devastating loss. This is no chance meeting. Thomas learned that Linda was reading at the festival and chose this moment to reestablish contact with a woman he passionately pursued years earlier. Their affair was disastrous, and a turning point in both their lives. Neither the intensity of their relationship nor the damage it did has ever been far from his memory. From the moment they speak, The Last Time They Met unfolds the story of Linda and Thomas in an extraordinary way: it travels back into their past, bypassing layers of memory and interpretation to present their earlier encounters with unshakable immediacy. In Africa, when Linda and Thomas were twenty-seven, and in Massachusetts, when they were in high school, the novel re-creates love at its exhilarating pinnacle - the kind of intense connection that becomes the true north against which all relationships are measured. Moving backward through time, The Last Time They Met traces the extraordinary resonance a single choice, even a single word, can have over the course of a lifetime. At the same time, the novel creates an almost unbearable mystery, a mystery that can only be understood fully in the novel's final pages, in the eyes of young Linda Fallon and the young man who loves her. With a master's control of phrase, observation, emotion, and character, Anita Shreve has written a beautiful and unforgettable exploration of intimacy, loss, and lifelong desire.

Mistress to the Tycoon


Nicola Marsh - 2007
    Until he walks into an art gallery that he's determined to buy and sees a woman who takes his breath away....Can this big-shot tycoon break all his own rules so he can broker a deal and make Ariel his mistress?

The Marriage Possession


Helen Bianchin - 2007
    BUT WHAT ABOUT LOVE?For the past year, Lisane Deveraux has been a successful lawyer by day and millionaire Zac Winstone's passionate mistress by night.A surprise pregnancy changes everything. Zac insists on commitment. But is he simply protecting his prize possessions --- his beautiful lover and his future heir? For the sake of their baby, Lisane will become Zac's trophy wife ... knowing that his heart will never be part of the deal.

Revenge


Piper Phoenix - 2017
    Thomas will get what's coming to him for screwing up the last several years of my life.There's just one small problem... I still want him.If I carry out my plan, I'll never get to have him.He'll never forgive me enough to kiss me with those full lips of his.To pick back up where we left off a long time ago and keep going... all the way this time.Will he?Revenge is a steamy first time romance novella with no cliffhanger, no cheating and a HEA. For a limited time Stone and Pike from the Brother's Rebellion Series are both included!

The Wrong Bride


Susanna Carr - 2001
    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"!