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The Bride Price
Tracey Jane Jackson - 2010
She finds refuge with a doctor and his family, but develops a volatile relationship with their neighbor, Richard Madden. His expectations become difficult to ignore, and Sophie must figure out a way to hold off his advances. When a soldier shows up looking identical to Jamie, but not knowing who she is, Sophie decides she must make him remember. Will her love for him help him remember? Will they rediscover their love in the new century, or will Richard threaten their chance to reunite? Will Sophie survive the threat against her life and destiny?
Midnight Marriage
Lucinda Brant - 2010
To his delight, he discovers she is everything he’d hoped for. Unaware they are already married, Deb is content with her independent life. Julian’s challenge is to have her accept him on his merit, even though she has no choice at all. The future of the Roxton dukedom depends upon it.Set in the opulent world of the aristocracy and inspired by real events, Lucinda Brant delivers another lavish 18th-century experience in her trademark style—heart-wrenching drama with a happily ever after.
Annie and Patrick
Katherine St. Clair - 2015
Trying to squeeze herself into the confines of a proper lady in 1902 Texas, Annie finds herself veering recklessly from the expected path. She spends her time on Good Prudence Ranch healing the local animals, riding too fast, and and living too large. Patrick Mc Allister lost his dearly loved wife three years ago but she left him with a special part of herself, Patrick’s five-year-old son. Patrick’s son has been nicknamed “Kick” for a reason, he’s little boy with a fiery soul and good aim. It has been difficult for Patrick to be both mother and father to Kick but Patrick has been happy with his single status. The rest of the Mc Allister family, however, are not. His father and siblings have begun to demand he find a new wife to raise his unruly tot. When Patrick’s beloved dog Rooster gets a possibly fatal wound, Patrick has to decide if he will overcome a long standing Price, Mc Allister land dispute to have Annie save Rooster’s life, or let tradition and an inherited feud keep them both from entering into the other’s world. When Patrick’s son, Kick, makes the terrible mistake of kicking the town pastor, Patrick’s father, Pate, has had enough. Patrick’s first wife was a mail-order-bride from Russia and Pate writes to her family for one of her sister’s to come and take her place as Patrick’s new wife. Annie has turned down two previous marriage proposals and Annie’s mother, Constance, will make sure there isn’t a third. Constance makes arrangements with a local family and Annie is pressured to leave behind her wild ways for a new life with a man she could never love. When Kick goes missing one day, Patrick is beside himself. The house and property are searched but show no signs of the five-year-old. Out of the setting sun comes Annie and in her arms a little boy she has grown to love. When Patrick sees her again, he knows where his heart belongs. But, with a new fiancé all the way from Russia and a family who distrusts the family she comes from, Patrick must decide whether to follow his heart or his duty. Annie Price is head over heels in love with Patrick Mc Allister but her good sense tells her that to take him away from his family is to jeopardize Kick’s future. She lets Patrick go as she gives herself over to her mother’s plan for Annie’s marriage to a man who force Annie to spend the rest of her life pretending to be someone she is not. As Patrick’s wedding day set, he tries to disconnect from the path his future is taking. He knows that his future may belong to his first wife’s sister, but he also knows that his heart will always belong to Annie. When Annie falls dangerously ill from pneumonia, Patrick realizes just how far his love for the wild girl goes. With his future in the balance Patrick must discover how far that love will take him. Find out what happens: will Patrick and Annie find love? Scroll back up and grab your copy now!
The Reluctant Bride
Claire Firth - 2013
She has been sold to the highest bidder so that she may produce an heir for the devilishly handsome and arrogant Earl and she is outraged. How can she have any respect or feelings for a man whose reputation is that of a complete wastrel and philanderer? She resolves to resist him at all costs yet Sophia is totally unprepared for the exquisite pleasure she experiences from her husband’s wicked hands as he introduces her to a world of sexual delight she had no idea existed. For Ralph, when his cousin had suggested he take a wife to heal the rift in his family, it had seemed the perfect solution to his problems. However, he hadn’t counted on choosing someone as spiritedly passionate as Sophia and something inside of him reacts to her in a way that disconcerts him. What started out as a necessary chore soon becomes an exciting challenge as he determines to do what he does best - seduce his young wife and put an end to the estrangement that exists between them. But why is Sophia’s good opinion becoming increasingly important to him? And why does he feel the compulsive need to convince her that he is not the unsavoury character she believes him to be?