When Lady Johanna learned that she was a widow, she vowed she would never marry again. Only sixteen, she possessed a strength of will that impressed all who looked past her golden-haired beauty. Yet when King John demanded that she remarry—and selected a bridegroom for her—it seemed she must acquiesce, until her beloved foster brother suggested she wed his friend, the handsome Scottish warrior Gabriel MacBain. At first Johanna was shy, but as Gabriel tenderly revealed the splendid pleasures they would share, she came to suspect that she was falling in love with her gruff new husband. And it was soon apparent to the entire Highlands clan that their brusque, gallant laird had surrendered his heart completely. But now a desperate royal intrigue threatened to tear her from his side—and to destroy the man whose love meant more to her than she had ever dreamed!
With her reputation forever tarnished by a youthful indiscretion, lovely Emily Faringdon is resigned to a life of spinsterhood, until she embarks on an unusual correspondence and finds herself falling head over heals in love. Sensitive, intelligent, and high-minded, her noble pen pal seems to embody everything Emily has ever dreamed of in a man. But Simon Augustus Traherne, the mysterious Earl of Blade, is not at all what he seems.Driven by dark, smoldering passions and a tragic secret buried deep within his soul, Blade has all of London cowering at his feet, but not Emily...never Emily. For even as she surrenders to his seductive charms, she knows the real reason for his amorous suit. And she knows that she must reach the heart of this golden-eyed dragon before the avenging demons of their entwined pasts destroy the only love she has ever known...
How can an honorable lady like Lady Catriona Hennessy unite with a rake like Richard Cynster? Though charmed by his commanding presence, she cannot give up her independence. Marriage had not previously been on Richard's agenda, but perhaps taming the lady was just the challenge he needs-if he can have the rights of the marraige bed without making any revealing promises of love?
Bring on the bug spray, because to prevail, Josie’s going to have to face her greatest fear.Josie’s not a brave person, and she’s especially scared of spiders. Imagine her surprise when she finds herself attracted to not one, but two, larger than life men.Clint and Brandon both want the timid mouse who’s come to work for them-and their beasts are chafing to mark her-but when she can’t decide between them, there’s only one thing to do-share her.Before they can convince Josie that a threesome would benefit them all, they need to take care of the menace threatening their chosen mate. And when Josie confronts the bogeyman of her nightmares, she discovers an emotion stronger than fear-love.
Come back to Tara . . . to Scarlett and Rhett . . . and to the greatest love story in all fiction. This is the book whose initial publication was an instant sensation—selling out immediately, setting new records, and enthralling readers all over the world. This is the book everyone wants to read, savor, and enjoy . . .
Sir Roberto Rannaldini, the most successful but detested conductor in the world, had two ambitions: to seduce his ravishing nineteen-year-old stepdaughter, Tabitha Campbell-Black, and to put his mark on musical history by making the definitive film of Verdi’s darkest opera, .As Rannaldini, Tristan, his charismatic French director, a volatile cast and bolshy French crew gather at Rannaldini's haunted abbey for filming, it is inevitable that violent feuds, abandoned bonking, temperamental screaming, and devious plotting will ensue. But although everyone Rannaldini dead, no one actually thought the Maestro be murdered. Or that after the dreadful deed some very bizarre things would continue to occur.
When her ex-boyfriend, Trip, gets engaged to Hollywood's latest It Girl, Manhattan attorney Brooke Miller plans to attend the wedding. Who says a modern girl can't stay friends with her ex? Besides, Brooke's got her sexy Scottish fianc?, Douglas, to take as her date. Okay, so maybe he's not her fianc?, but they're living together in his apartment, so she'll be getting the ring any minute, right? Wrong.After a fight leaves her without a boyfriend (much less a fianc?) just days before the wedding, Brooke faces the ultimate humiliation of attending her ex-boyfriend's nuptials alone. Desperate to find a replacement to fill Douglas's kilt, Brooke concocts an outrageous plan to survive the wedding and win the man of her dreams, all with her dignity ever-so-slightly intact.
New York Times bestselling author Carly Phillips always delivers the perfect sexy read!On the outside, Molly Gifford has it all – a hot legal career and Daniel Hunter, her equally hot boyfriend. But what she really wants is a family. So when she discovers her real father, she doesn't hesitate to pack her bags. Even though it means leaving her old life behind…A year later, Daniel Hunter's still trying to get on with his life. Then Molly shows up at his door, begging for help. Her newfound father is under arrest for murder, and she's convinced Hunter is the only attorney with the skill and reputation to get him off.Hunter can't resist helping an innocent man. But this time he'll be the one walking away – even if it breaks both their hearts to do it…Don't miss this sizzling new romance from nationally bestselling, award-winning author Carly Phillips!
The only thing that can bring down a Quinn is a woman…The next Mighty Quinn…P.I. Sean Quinn lives by one rule-never get involved. And he's always held to it…until his latest case, where he nabbed a polygamist just before the guy led another poor woman astray. His mistake? Agreeing to break the bad news to the man's fianc?e. Because that woman is already at the church, expecting to become a bride. And she's just asked Sean to be her groom…His downfall…If Laurel Rand can't prove to her uncle that she's married, he'll leave his entire fortune to a bunch of coin collectors. But before long, convincing her uncle is the least of Laurel's problems. Confined with Sean in close quarters, trying in vain to ignore the overwhelming chemistry between them, Laurel sees just what great "husband" material Sean is. And she's determined to make him see it, too. Luckily, the deal they made covers the honeymoon stage…
Using a literary mystery rooted in Jane Austen's inspiration for , Simonsen's debut novel brings resonance to the story of a love-torn American girl in post-WWII London. Young and eager for adventure, Maggie Joyce has left her jobless Pennsylvania coal-mining town for a typist position overseas. In London, she discovers two love interests as well as connections to the real-life Londoners rumored to have been the basis for 's Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy. Learning to disregard her prim and proper instincts, Maggie becomes closer to her very own version of Darcy, as well as the families of the original Darcy and Bennet, from whom she receives old diary entries and letters. Simonsen is clever and evenhanded, maintaining an unhurried pace in both the Austen adventure and Maggie's love life. Fans of historical fiction and Austen should savor this leisurely read.
Julia Herington is overjoyed when her stepsister, Louisa, becomes engaged-to a viscount, no less. Louisa's only hesitation is living a life under the ton's critical gaze. But with his wry wit and unconventional ideas, Julia feels James is perfect for Louisa. She can only hope to find a man like him for herself. Exactly like him, in fact…As the new Viscount Matheson, James wished to marry quickly and secure his title. Kind, intelligent Louisa seemed a suitable bride… until he met her stepsister. Julia is impetuous-and irresistible. Pledged to one sister, yet captivated by another, what is he to do? As Christmas and the whirl of the London season approach, James may be caught in a most scandalous conundrum, one that only true love, a bit of spiritous punch-and a twist of fate-will solve…
Reporter Cory Pearson's penchant for working in war zones had gotten him into hot water before, but this was uncharted territory, even for him. Because the pilot assigned to fly him into danger was none other than Samantha Bauer. Once she'd been Sammi June, an eighteen-year-old girl who'd looked at him starry-eyed. Now she was Sam, a very competent professional, whose eyes seemed to hold all manner of secrets.If Sam was thrown by learning who her new client was, she couldn't afford to show it-or the fact that her strong feelings for Cory hadn't changed. But if he couldn't accept who she was back then, what would he possibly want with her now-now that her life had taken a direction neither of them could have imagined…and left them both clinging to each other for their very survival?
Do You Have a Secret Fantasy? Juliette Stanton does. After running out on her wedding, she needs total peace, quiet and anonymity. Little does she know, the sexy charmer who sweeps her off her feet and into his bed is only after her story. Or is he? Fantasies Inc. Where fantasies are fulfilled…
"Shouldn't you be dead?"It's not enough that Sophie Campbell discovers her neighbor's body. His dead ringer has to show up at her doorstep. But this man's no ghost.the instant attraction that sparks between them is all too real.College professor Cord Pruitt wants answers about his brother's murder. The woman downstairs must have seen something. But when Cord lays eyes on Sophie, all he wants to do is take her in his arms and protect her. With a killer on the loose, and all signs pointing toward Sophie as the next target, that's just what he will have to do…
What if the one you love IS the one you’re with…Jay Navarrete has been in love with his best friend Kimber York for years. When she ends her frustrating long-term relationship with an apathetic musician, he decides the time is finally right to tell her how he feels.But Kimber has an agenda of her own, one that doesn't include returning Jay's feelings. Instead, she's eager to make up for lost time by becoming more sexually adventurous. Her mission leads her to an upstairs bedroom at a wild party, where she agrees to be blindfolded and await a mystery lover. Although Jay knows it's wrong, he's unable to resist the opportunity to be with her.But Jay soon finds himself in a complex tug-of-war between his integrity and his heart, one that threatens to ruin everything between Kimber and him-especially when she falls hard for someone else: her mystery lover.
Una mujer en busca de su pasado… Un hombre dispuesto a arruinarloDespu?s de haber crecido como hija ?nica, Keely McClain descubri? con asombro que no s?lo ten?a un padre, sino que tambi?n ten?a seis hermanos mayores. Pero antes de nada deb?a descubrir qu? hab?a sucedido hac?a tantos a?os. Y, al investigar su pasado, encontr? una familia… y un amante…Rafe Kendrick s?lo ten?a un objetivo en la vida: vengarse de los Quinn, y no estaba dispuesto a permitir que nada ni nadie lo distrajera… Hasta que se enamor? locamente de la nueva camarera del pub de los Quinn. A?n as?, decidi? poner su plan en marcha… fue entonces cuando descubri? que la mujer que hab?a en su cama tambi?n era una Quinn.
Olivia Bevelstoke est? al tanto de los rumores y chismes de Londres, clave de la vida social de la ciudad. Cuando se entera de que su vecino, sir Harry Valentine, puede haber asesinado a su prometida, comienza a espiarlo. ?Qu? mal puede haber en mirar un poquito para asegurarse? A pesar de no ver nada demasiado sospechoso, est? claro que el joven esconde algo: escribe y revisa minuciosamente una gran cantidad de papeles, una y otra vez. Sir Harry Valentine ha crecido con una abuela rusa que s?lo se expresaba en su lengua materna y en franc?s. Gracias a ella, Harry maneja tres idiomas como si fueran el propio, y trabaja como traductor de aburridos y cruciales documentos para el Ministerio de Guerra, a pesar de haber sido entrenado como esp?a. La aparici?n de una hermosa rubia que lo observa a trav?s de su ventana pone algo de color a sus d?as. M?s a?n cuando empieza a notar que su inter?s en ella podr?a volverse bastante personal.
Un marido millonario y sexy, un precioso ?tico en Park Avenue y montones de dinero para dar y tirar. Elizabeth Wellington parec?a tenerlo todo… ?o no era as??Reed, un hombre de negocios, estaba casado con su empresa y ella se pasaba muchas noches completamente sola. Todav?a amaba y deseaba a su marido, pero Reed ten?a secretos, algunos suficientemente importantes como para destruir su vida en com?n.Entonces el destino les depar? una alegr?a inesperada: finalmente ten?an la oportunidad de ser padres, pero, ?ser?a demasiado tarde?
Theirs should have been the perfect marriage. Sarah was as wildly in love with the Duke of Cranwell as he was with her…until, on their wedding night, Sarah was forced to reveal the secret of her past. And that, midst great public scandal, ended their marriage almost before it began. Then in fashionable Bath their paths crossed again. The stunningly beautiful Sarah knew it was folly to think this dashing and sought-after lord would ever get over her shocking betrayal. His fury made it painfully clear that they should separate again, this time forever. Sarah could find a thousand arguments against the wisdom -or likelihood- of so miserable an edict. For one, the duke's ridiculous masculine pride was no match for the sensuous power of her affection for him…as she counted on love to melt the last shred of his resistance to her passionate surrender…
Agnes Campion is 30 when she inherits Flagge House. Struggling with its upkeep while looking after her elderly aunts, juggling her work and nursing a bruised heart, she doesn't bank on falling for property developer Julian, whose job is everything she despises
Merec?a la pena romper todas las reglas por un hombre como ?l…Regla n?mero 1: Nada de citas a ciegas.Despu?s de haberse enfrentado a muchas, Samantha O’Ryan no estaba dispuesta a volver a tener otra cita a ciegas… Hasta que su mejor amiga le pidi? un favor y conoci? a Jack Knight. Si hubiera sabido lo guap?simo que era, no habr?a protestado.Regla n?mero 2: Nada de besos en la primera cita.El problema fue que, despu?s de una sola cita con Jack, Sam quer?a mucho m?s que besos, lo cual deber?a haber sido motivo suficiente para no tener una segunda cita. Pero no lo fue.Regla n?mero 3: Nada de enamorarse.Sam hab?a decidido tener un romance sin ataduras… hasta que Jack empez? a hablar de amor…
Iba a poner todo su empe?o en seducirlaSlade McCafferty siempre hab?a evitado que las mujeres le echaran el lazo; el famoso soltero estaba demasiado ocupado fabric?ndose un infierno como para comprometerse con nadie.Quince a?os antes, el temerario Slade se hab?a aprovechado de la inocencia de Jamie Parsons y le hab?a roto el coraz?n. Pero ahora Jamie estaba de vuelta en el pueblo y se hab?a convertido en una abogada profesional y llena de confianza en s? misma. Cuando la vio de nuevo, Slade sinti? un c?mulo de emociones que cre?a olvidadas. Lo que hab?a pasado entre ellos era historia pero, a pesar de ello, Jamie ten?a algo que le hac?a desear m?s, mucho m?s.
Lo llamaban «el demonio» y dec?an que jam?s amar?a a otra mujer. Ella acept? el desaf?o.En el pueblo lo llamaban «el demonio», pues el sombr?o y enigm?tico Julian, conde de Ravenwood, era un hombre de temperamento iracundo.Su primera esposa hab?a muerto de modo misterioso, un hecho que no se olvidaba f?cilmente. Hab?a quienes sosten?an que la bella lady Ravenwood se hab?a ahogado en las turbias y oscuras aguas de la laguna. Otros implicaban directamente al conde, bas?ndose en su car?cter.Ahora Sophy Dorring, una muchacha criada en el campo, est? a punto de convertirse en la nueva esposa de Ravenwood, atra?da por su fuerza masculina y por el brillo de deseo que ard?a en sus ojos…
