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Rose of Rapture by Rebecca Brandewyne
romance
bodice-ripper
medieval
historical
The Spitfire
Bertrice Small - 1990
Just as beautiful Lady Arabella Grey, the young cousin of England's King Richard III, speaks her wedding vows to Sir Jasper Keane, the Scotsman Tavis Stewart, Earl of Dunmore, abducts Arabella as payment for Jasper's murder of his fiancee. Irresistibly, deliciously, Arabella surrenders to her enemy with fierce abandon--knowing that there may be only one way to get what is rightfully hers....
Silence Speaks For Love
Emma Goldrick - 1990
The huskily handsome adventure story writer was drawn to the idea of a secretary who wouldn't answer him back, and hired her to work for him. It also seemed he was greatly attracted to having a biddable wife, for he asked Mandy to marry him as well. But Mandy wasn't sure that Brian was actually attracted to her - even though she was certain of her love for him - and there wasn't an easy way of telling him just exactly how she felt...'
Lost and Found
Katerina Winters - 2016
Rescued from sleeping on the streets, Misha stepped into the dangerous family of the Russian mafia. Her smiling bright nature was in violent contrast with the mob boss. Mikhail Kulakov was quiet, lethal, calculative, --and ten years her senior. As she grew older gratitude turned into a secret desire towards her hardened criminal guardian. Forbidden feelings... At first, she was simply just a distraction to his routine life. Then the years passed taking the young girl with them, leaving behind a beautiful young woman under his roof. It took everything Mikhail had to ignore his ward's sweet and innocent allure. His little Misha did not deserve a hardened criminal. But he would be damned before he let another man have her. (This novel contains very mature erotic content)
Princess
Alison Fraser - 1984
She was a tragic little figure existing in a shadow world that she had constructed as a fortress to pain. Then Adam Carmichael pierced her defenses and established himself as a force in her life.In time Serena became a lovely, vital young woman. But she jealously guarded her innermost feelings for fear that Adam would use them against her.Adam demanded her love... but first he would have to force Serena to confront her fear.
Stormspell
Anne Mather - 1982
Ruth was young, she was beautiful, she was ripe for love...but she was innocent,until Dominic invaded her island home,and her heart...Dominic was rich and powerful, bored and world-weary,fighting a temptation he had never before had to face...Indigo was the island,Indigo: Warm and colourful, and seductively romantic; drenched by the tropical sun and washed by the turquoise waters of the Caribbean...And in the aftermath of the storm, it cast its own spell...
Freedom to Love
Carole Mortimer - 1981
Women flocked to him, but his affairs never lasted long. In his own words, "Only freedom can give happiness. "So when Katy found herself with no alternative but to share her holiday in the Canadian Rockies with him, she was determined to resist his powerful charms.Much as she longed to be that special woman in his life, she knew it was impossible. She'd only end up getting deeply hurt....
Desire Has No Mercy
Violet Winspear - 1979
Because of one brief, passionate moment of revenge he had taken her innocence—and had given her his child. Rome had succeeded in wrecking her life, and her only hope of piecing it together again was to do as he suggested and marry him. But what kind of marriage would it be—she hating him, he despising her as much as he desired her?
Black Sword
Kathryn Le Veque - 2014
He is also a strong proponent that the Irish should rule Irish lands. Rebelling against his English overlord, the Earl of Kildare, he captures one of Kildare's castles south of Wicklow. Known as Black Sword, a rebel who is both admired and feared, Devlin has set the events in motion for an enormous Irish revolt. Every Norman settlement in Ireland is at risk because of Black Sword's actions and the stage is set.The Lady Emllyn Fitzgerald is the sister of the Earl of Kildare. When her brother sends his fleet to quell the uprising on his lands, she stows away on one of the vessels in order to follow the object of her affection, a strong young English knight sworn to her brother, into battle. It is her intention to prove to the man she is worthy and brave enough to be his wife, but she truly has no grasp of the seriousness of her folly. As the English fleet makes landfall along the Wicklow coast, disaster strikes - Black Sword and his army of Irish rebels are waiting for them. In a devastating night of blood and mayhem, the English armada is destroyed and Lady Emllyn is taken a prize.Join Devlin and Emllyn as they embark upon a journey of a lifetime where both will face death, defeat, and disaster, but most terrifying of all, face their growing feelings for one another in a world that would see them torn apart. How is it possible for two people from two completely different worlds to find a love so deep that it will see each of them make sacrifices for the other? Will they be able to remain together or will politics and war keep them apart?Join the unforgettable adventure of a lifetime and experience what lengths Devlin and Emllyn with go to in order to be with each other, lengths that will transcend their loyalty to their own people and jeopardize their very freedom. For a love that was never meant to be, they will risk all.
Lie Down In Roses
Shannon Drake - 1988
They were born to be enemies and destined to be lovers--players in a perilous game of intrigue and passion where the price was one woman's innocence and the prize was one man's heart.
Shadows and Lace
Teresa Medeiros - 1990
The Dark Lord of Caerleon used Rowena to slay the ghosts of his past, but he would be ensnared in his own trap--slave to a desire he could never hope to quench.
Wild Bells to the Wild Sky
Laurie McBain - 1983
But shamed by the resplendent ladies of the court, she bitterly despaired of ever being loved in return.As the years passed, and fortune's cruelty forced her into a life of adventure, the girl once forgotten became a ravishing beauty who tormented Valentine Whitelaw's heart. And as the royal treachery that had destroyed her family now threatened her, he became her champion. Drawn together into perilous adventure and intrigue, they crossed the world, won glorious renown in the service of the Queen... and found their love's destiny past the ends of desire.
The Pregnancy Bond
Lucy Gordon - 2002
It had been impossible for Kelly to resist him - and now she was pregnant!Kelly didn't want Jake back in her life; their divorce had just become final and she couldn't possibly tell him that he was the baby's father. But Jake was determined to look after Kelly - even if that meant moving in to her apartment. Could they mend their marriage in time for the birth of their baby?
Safe, in His Arms (In His Arms #1)
K.L. Donn - 2018
Fierce. Protective. Onyx Inwood lives a strict life of order and strategy. He knows every move he makes before he takes action. As a detective in the NYPD he knows the city streets like the back of his hand. So why, when he stumbles upon a wandering girl, does his world turn upside down? Shy. Klutzy. Afraid. Grace Hawthorne often forgets why she doesn’t like to leave her tiny apartment. The world outside is huge, unforgiving, full of strangers & danger. Her step-mother often says she lacks basic human knowledge. When she meets a big scary man in the park, she forgets why she’s afraid of the world and embraces being safe, in his arms.
Untamed
Elizabeth Lowell - 1993
But Lady Margaret of Blackthorne cannot yield to the bold Norman invader.The beloved daughter of a sacred tribe of Celtic mystics, she fears an ancient curse that could bring further turmoil to her battle-scarred land...and sorrow to her marriage bed. With a word, the lady could turn her wedding into war.But there awaits in the noble knight's embrace a promise of passion unbound— and a love that neither violence nor treachery can tear asunder, a love both invincible and.