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Hannah's War
Fenella J. Miller - 2012
Torn between her duty and her humanity, she is sheltering a young German pilot knowing she risks being arrested as a traitor. Hannah’s worst fears are realised when Jack finds out what she has done and their love begins to unravel.Will her betrayal be too much for Jack to forgive?
For a Governess' Fiery Kiss
Henrietta Harding - 2020
She's newly orphaned and ruined, wanting only the peace and quiet that a governess position for Edwin's stoic daughter allows. She never expected though her new employer to be so handsome that she can barely resist the temptation. She soon discovers that she is not the only one who is hiding secrets, but that doesn't stop her lascivious longing. There is a dreadful scandal that has tarnished Edwin's name and left him broken-hearted... Can a governess full of secrets find a place in Edwin's house and most importantly in his wounded heart?Edwin Huntington moved with his jaw-droppingly gorgeous blonde, Cecily, and their young daughter, Jane, across the country, so he could work as a high-ranking military officer. Little did he know that he and his daughter would be abandoned by Cecily for his cousin, the next in line to Edwin's wealthy uncle's estate. Since Jane doesn't seem to take kindly to her mother's disappearance, Edwin soon realizes the urgent need of a governess. But when the new magnetic governess appears to be more than he ever wished for, he finds himself trying to tame his growing feelings. After all he's been through, could she really be the one to set his body and soul on fire?Emilia and Edwin know they are playing dangerously close with fire, but their intriguing lust is too overwhelming to resist. As the story of Cecily and Edwin's wealthy cousin, Marcus, is not over yet, whatever joy and passion Edwin and Emilia might have found together is at high risk. Can they defy everyone and turn this promising desire into an everlasting love? Or will their passionate affair go down in flames before it fills them with sparks?
A Bargain with the Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Novel
Hazel Linwood - 2022
Mail Order Bride: Love, Honor & Keep Her - A Sweet Historical Western Romance (Faithful Mail Order Bride Series)
Rose Dumont - 2015
But there is one thing Charlotte hasn’t revealed to Grayson that may change everything.Take a deep breath, smell the sweet scent of the sagebrush across the wide open plains and watch the glowing sun go down behind the mountains as you journey back in time to the Old West with Grayson and Charlotte. Love is in the air, but will it drift away?Love, Honor & Keep Her can be read as a stand-alone story without a cliffhanger.Themes: western romance, clean & wholesome romance, historical romance, inspirational romance, western & frontier romance, Victorian historical romance, happily ever after
A Better Life
Frankie McGowan - 1999
And his new, but very dull family, leaves her feeling isolated. But with a demanding job as a producer of a daytime TV show and a satisfying relationship with spin the doctor Oliver Manners, Anna tries to hide her battered feelings.Then suddenly into her life erupts Sophia, her Italian birth-mother, who wants Anna to forgive her and come to Rome.Her mother’s family, the Grescobaldis, fabulously wealthy and hopelessly immoral, captivate Anna. But in Sophia, a woman who is clearly an outsider, Anna finds echoes of her own life with her father’s family. Against the advice of the Grescobaldis' disturbingly astute lawyer, Anna sets out to help Sophia, with devastating results. How could she know that it would change all their lives forever?Or that her search for 'A Better Life' would end in such drama. 'A Better Life' is a moving family story that will grip readers from the first page to the last. 'Compulsively readable, witty and astute.' - The Yorkshire Post. "A diverting, fast moving and at times, a heartbreaking story. Take it on holiday." Home and Life“Dazzlingly wealthy, hopelessly immoral, a perceptive look at a family at war” - Woman and Home“Written with a verve and pace, that keeps you reading” - Good HousekeepingFrankie McGowan is a journalist and former magazine editor. Her novels include 'My Mother's Wedding' and 'A Kept Woman.' Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent publisher of digital books.
Starting Over In Key West: Darkest Day: A Florida Keys Romance Series. Prequel
Amy Rafferty - 2021
Drunk In Love Box Set: Complete Series
Cole Hart - 2019
He is everything that Olivia wants in a husband, except for the fact that he’s a quick pumper and extremely boring in bed. He has no thrill or desire of being able to please her which sends her in the arms of another man. At the beat of a song, Zay erotically sweeps Olivia off of her feet. He’s a handsome, well educated, wealthy bachelor that can catch any woman’s attention. However, he’s put them on hold just to win over Olivia. What happens when vows are broken, boundaries are crossed, and friends become enemies? Will Olivia fight for a sexless, mind-numbing marriage or will she keep grinding on that wood and riding Zay like a surfboard? All is fair in love and war, but all bets are off when Zay and Olivia unexpectedly find themselves Drunk In Love. Experience the complete series of this sassy, edgy, amusing and life like African American Urban Fiction tale.
One In A Billion, Vol 3
Lola Silverman - 2017
Titles Included:Nine MonthsDiamond tycoon, Aiden has everything money can buy, except a kid. Yeah, he’s a guy, but guys get broody, too. Besides, his biological clock is ticking. The only hitch is he doesn’t want the wife. Who wants to go through a messy divorce, especially if you risk losing half of your hard-earned fortune to your ex-wife? He could pay a surrogate mother, but it will contradict the very value of marriage his engagement ring jewelry business stands for, and he worked too hard to throw it away, now. When his CFO embezzles company funds, Aiden finds the solution to his dilemma. To prevent her father from going to jail, Jenna must give Aiden a baby. Problem solved.Secret VacationFrida thinks she has successfully managed to hide from what she was running away. She believes living in isolation is exactly what cures a broken heart. Till the handsome, witty and older, Gareth shows up. He is a guest in her B&B and therefore out of bounds, besides Frida doesn’t have the space in her heart for another man. Although she knows nothing about Gareth, what she does know is that he isn’t interested in anything serious. Frida cannot afford to have her heart broken again, especially by someone who is hiding secrets of his own.Tragic TaleAlready on the run from an abusive ex-husband, Holly Price doesn’t realize that when she accepts the job writing for billionaire Julian Petrokov, she is getting in over her head. Julian tells her dark stories about his past and though they frighten Holly, she can’t help but to be captivated by his history and his charm. When Holly is threatened by the gang who is after Julian’s head, the two of them are forced to flee to Julian’s private island, where they grow even closer as he weaves his tragic tale. It’s there that Holly realizes just how deeply she feels for Julian, but what she doesn’t know yet is that loving him could mean making the ultimate sacrifice, one that could cost her her life.Coded In YouBeaches and BenchesKaarin Lind is perfectly happy all alone, thank you very much, despite whatever her aunt might say. With a successful career as a lawyer, she feels no desire to seek out companionship outside of her half-feral tomcat. That is, until she meets Carson Deveroux. After a whirlwind romance that leaves her questioning everything in her life, Kaarin meets Carson once again--this time, in the court room. Carson Deveroux thought he had life all figured out. Until Kaarin Lind stumbled onto his private beach and turned his world upside down. Now, he must choose between his future and the woman he has fallen madly in love with, and his comfortable past and family. comfortable past and family.
Return of the Alpha: The Crown (Mackenzie Grey Book 12)
Karina Espinosa - 2021
Those who I once thought were my allies, and others who I worried would stab me in the back have now partnered up with the demon to take what I hold most dear to my heart.Some will be hurt, some will survive, and others will die in this battle to the finish.Will we get the happily ever after we desire? Or will it all come to an end here?
Treason
T. Styles - 2021
Styles’ fans won’t be mentally prepared for this tale! Cage Stryker was born to idyllic parents, Magnus, and Lala Stryker. Owners of a million-dollar estate, the couple makes sure that Cage and his four siblings want for nothing. For the most part Cage’s life is uneventful until he meets Darren “Onion” Walker and Nikki James. From day one the three are inseparable, down to hating and liking the same things. Their bond is made difficult when Nikki makes it known that she’s in love with Cage, while Onion wants her. When Tino and JoJo Ledger move into the prominent neighborhood, Cage is immediately drawn to their perverse nature, dismantling the trio altogether. One visit…two visits later, he stalks the Ledgers from afar and suddenly craves their way of life. Being the eldest, he doesn’t stop to think that his siblings are watching and mirroring his every move. After a while those who remember the good times often whisper, “It’s real sad what happened to ‘dem Stryker kids.” Suddenly one action snatches Cage and his family away from the storybook lifestyle they were accustomed, to what can only be described as hell on earth. Treason hits hard while taking all prisoners! A new era of storytelling begins.
Riley Jenson Guardian Series by Keri Arthur (Riley Jenson Guardian Vol. 1-9)
Keri Arthur
Includes: Full Moon Rising, Kissing Sin, Moon Sworn, Embraced by Darkness, Dangerous Games, The Darkest Kiss, Tempting Evil, Deadly Desire and Bound to Shadows.
Shifters of the Aegis: The Complete Collection
Leela Ash - 2019
His wife, his best friends… all have died, leaving him to care for four grieving children. From the ruins of the past, he’s built a loving, tight-knit family – one he would die to protect. Paige Hall arrives in town, fleeing her own demons. With hardly a penny to her name, she struggles to build a future for herself and her son Jake. Babysitting the unruly Fairburn clan brings in her some much needed extra cash. Her new boss's rugged good looks don’t make it the worst job in the world either… But when he discovers a lost ruin deep in the desert, he uncovers a threat that may destroy every Shifter in the Southwest, setting the stage for a gathering of strong Alpha allies, the likes of which the Shifter world has rarely seen. Can this unlikely pair overcome their own fears to make a new start together, and to form the core of this new team? As they struggle to navigate their growing passion they are propelled down a dangerous path that will pull in not only the First Flight of Dragons, but also a strange mix of Alpha Shifter Wolves and Dragon and more, as well as their potential Mates. Will these Alphas and the ladies that are drawn to them be able to overcome their differences and each find a love that binds? Can they come together as a team and learn the secrets of the mysterious Aegis relic in time to save everything - and everyone - they hold dear, before it's too late...? This collection contains: Damaged Daddy Bear Alpha Protector Dragon Damaged Lost Wolf Captive to the Chimera Alpha Dragon Reborn There is also a short preview of the first story from the Burning Falls Shifters series... This shifter romance collection which contains no cheating, no cliffhangers and of course an HEA ; ). If you enjoy Terry Bolyryder, Harmony Raines, T.S. Joyce and Zoe Chant, well we think you will enjoy this ; )! Warning: This ebook contains mature themes and language and is meant for 18+ readers only.
Dangerous
Sandra Prior - 2012
5th November 1971 Brutal gangland king Bobby Taylor is dead, leaving a void in both the East End underworld and his family. The police say it was suicide, but Bobby's son Mickey is having none of it. Although just a teenager, Mickey has the courage and the reputation to replace his old man - as the leader of his family, as the big man in Dagenham. Standing in his way are his dad's enemies and rivals, all ready to take their place as the big "I am" in the local pubs and council estates. But Mickey didn't earn his nick-name for nothing. And in the next twenty four hours Mickey is determined to see his dad laid to rest in proper East End style, resolve the mystery of his death, and take his place at the head of table. Mickey's nick-name? Dangerous. He's earned it with his fists, with his boots, with a knife. And now, with all the challengers creeping out from under their rocks to confront him, he's feeling really Dangerous.
Highlander's Runaway Seductress: A Steamy Scottish Historical Romance Novel
Eloise Madigan - 2021
Highlander's Fateful Ride: A Steamy Scottish Medieval Historical Romance
Emilia C. Dunbar - 2020