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.
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…
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?
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.
A man this hot is worth breaking all of her rules for…Rule # 1-No blind dates.Having suffered through one too many, there's no way Samantha O'Ryan will agree to a blind date. Until her best friend needs a favor, that is. Enter Jack Knight. If she'd known how hot he is, she never would have protested.Rule # 2-No kissing on the first date.Sam can't resist Jack. And before the night is over, she wants to do a lot more than just kiss him. For someone like Sam, who runs from all commitment, that fact should be enough to make her refuse the second date. It's not.Rule # 3-No falling in love.Sam is determined to keep this fling on sizzle with no strings attached. But Jack starts hinting about something more, and suddenly she's being seduced in the most tempting way.
NO RETREAT…Lawyer Ryan Matthews wanted sexy Jessica Newman the moment he saw her. And she seemed to want him, too, but something was holding her back. So now Ryan decides it's time to launch a sensual assault. He is going to have Jessica in his bed, and he isn't above tempting her with her own forbidden fantasies to do it!ABSOLUTE SURRENDER…Jessica isn't really playing hard to get. In fact, she's pretty sure a relationship with Ryan wouldn't work… although faced with Ryan's plan to seduce her senseless, she can't exactly remember why. She's constantly on edge, wondering what sensual scheme, what erotic pleasure Ryan has in store for her. She's definitely enjoying the chase, but does she dare let Ryan catch her?
The Ladies Literary Society of London gathers again for a ghost story…Lady Julianne Bradley has always longed for wild adventure. Unfortunately, the man with whom she wishes to share her fervor can never be hers. Tormented by her desire, she's preparing for a suitable marriage when ghostly occurrences straight out of her latest read start happening – and to protect Julianne, her father hires the very man her heart cries out for.
A Duncan Patrick, un poderoso hombre de negocios, no le gustaban los ultim?tums, a menos que fuera ?l quien los diera. Pero la junta le estaba exigiendo que cambiara su dura imagen p?blica. Cuando conoci? a la dulce Annie McCoy, profesora de guarder?a, supo que lo har?a parecer como un ?ngel… aunque tendr?a que recurrir a manipulaciones diab?licas.Consigui? que Annie se hiciera pasar por su amante, pero ahora necesitaba que lo fuera en la vida real. ?Lograr?a el ejecutivo gru??n desplegar el encanto necesario para seducir a la mujer a la que casi hab?a destruido?
La abogada Mallory Sinclair llevaba tanto tiempo luchando por hacerse un hueco en un mundo de hombres, que nadie se acordaba siquiera de que en realidad era una mujer, y una mujer tremendamente sensual. Pero Jack Latham estaba a punto de descubrirlo, ya que Mallory le hab?a hecho una invitaci?n que no pod?a rechazar…?Aquello era incre?ble! Debajo de aquella estupenda profesional se escond?a una aut?ntica diosa empe?ada en seducirlo. Desde luego ?l no ten?a la menor queja al respecto… El problema era que la nueva Mallory era tan diferente y desinhibida que Jack no pod?a evitar preguntarse si de verdad era la compa?era a la que conoc?a desde hac?a tanto tiempo. Lo que s? sab?a era que no quer?a que aquello acabara… solo deseaba saber qui?n era la mujer con la que acabar?a compartiendo la cama…
Desterrada, en la indigencia, y tildada de asesina, Cassandra Belmont, lady Paget, llega a Londres en plena regencia, decidida a superar la reptaci?n que la hab?a precedido a fin de encontrar un rico caballero que pueda devolverla a la extravagante vida a la que estaba acostumbrada. Pone los ojos en Stephen Huxtable, conde de Merton, un hombre con posibilidades y de aspecto angelical, que no podr?a resistirse a ella.Intrigado por el encanto de Cassandra, Stephen acepta convertirla en su amante. Pero a pesar de su aspecto y su encanto, Stephen no es ning?n ?ngel, y Cassandra no tarda en darse cuenta de que hay que pagar un precio por intentar tentar a uno.
Looking this good should be against the lawSexy divorce attorney Jack Latham is brilliant in court and even better in bed. He has no desire to get off the romance go-round, until a high-profile case assigns him to work with his law firm's resident ice queen, Mallory Sinclair.For years, Mallory's power suits and cool professionalism have laid down the law for male colleagues. But the lady has a secret. Jack just happens to be the object of her desire. Hiding her lust has been a challenge, but her ambitions demanded the sacrifice.Now, with Jack so tantalizingly close, it's time to reveal the silk beneath the pinstripes…
Making money comes easily for millionaire Jared Ryder, though the hectic corporate lifestyle has him heading to his Montana ranch whenever possible. There, a new female hired hand has the CEO thinking about mixing a little pleasure with business.Melissa Warner certainly doesn't have many ranching skills. But her beauty's too captivating to ignore, and Jared's ready to stake his claim. Yet even in his passion-induced haze, he suspects Melissa of hiding something. Heaven help her if he discovers her lie, for there's nothing more dangerous than Ryder retribution.
He could offer her only one thing – a week of intimate pleasure…Samuel Lennox and Miss Alexandra Ionides cordially invite you to a most provocative game of seductionIt shall last for seven days, during which Lennox, Viscount Ranelagh, will wield his celebrated prowess with the London ladies in an attempt to add Miss Alex's name to his list of conquests. The infamous list is long, though the duration of each liaison has been brief – and as the viscount will assure anyone, that is precisely how he likes it.The lady, for her part, an accomplished ...
"Smart, sexy entertainment." – Christina DoddFor the Marcelli sisters of California wine country, the season is ripe for romance!Of all the Marcelli sisters, the one who dreams of running the family's winery is Brenna – and she's about to get her chance. But taking the helm at Marcelli Winery is tougher than she bargained for – especially when she butts heads with her grandfather, whose Old World ways dictate that a male should inherit the business. In need of some fast capital in order to prove her grandfather wrong, Brenna turns to Nic Giovanni, her family's nemesis…Years ...
This is JaneA little subdued. A little stubborn. A little tired of going out on blind dates with men who drive vans with sofas in the back, Jane Alcott is living the Single Girl existence in the big city. She is also leading a double life. By day, she's a reporter covering the raucous Seattle Chinooks hockey team – especially their notorious goalie Luc Martineau. By night, she's a writer, secretly creating the scandalous adventures of "Honey Pie"… the magazine series that has all the men talking.See Jane SparLuc has made his feelings about ...
Przed laty ojciec Lydie pom?g? ambitnemu biznesmenowi. Jonah sp?aci? d?ug wdzi?czno?ci, pomagaj?c Lydie utrzyma? rodzinn? posiad?o?? i uregulowa? zobowi?zania zmar?ego ojca. Nigdy nie upomnia? si? o zwrot pieni?dzy, poprosi? natomiast o inne zado??uczynienie…
Dalszy ci?g historii Judyty, bohaterki Nigdy w ?yciu! Judyta prze?ywa chwile szcz??cia u boku ukochanego m??czyzny. Nie potrafi si? odnale?? w nowej sytuacji, jest wci?? niepewna uczu? drugiego cz?owieka. Boi si? powt?rki z przesz?o?ci. Walczy, czasem bez powodzenia, o sw? niezale?no??. Sercowym problemom towarzysz? k?opoty z dorastaj?c? c?rk? i coraz bardziej doskwieraj?ca monotonia w pracy zawodowej. Jak d?ugo Judyta b?dzie nosi?a swe serce na temblaku? Czy zabli?ni? si? rany, czy te? wkr?tce b?dzie musia?a schowa? si? za obronnym pancerzem?
Phillida by?a zrozpaczona, kiedy odkry?a, ?e zakocha?a si? w swoim szefie, Jake'u. Jak to si? mog?o sta?? W jaki spos?b wpl?ta?a si? w sie? uczu? i po??dania? Z przera?eniem zastanawia?a si?, czy zdo?a wyjecha? z Australii, wr?ci? do Anglii i ?y? bez Jake'a. A przecie? on jej nie znosi?. Zawsze podkre?la?, ?e nie cierpi zarozumia?ych Angielek. Jak uda jej si? teraz przetrwa? ka?dy kolejny dzie? u jego boku, maj?c ?wiadomo??, ?e go kocha, a nie mo?e mu tego wyzna??
Pi?kna i bogata Rosalind Leigh kiedy? okrutnie sobie zadrwi?a ze staraj?cego si? o jej r?k? Michaela Brooke'a. Od tamtej chwili min??o ju? wiele lat i teraz los zadrwi? sobie z Rosalind, bo zmuszona jest poprosi? Michaela o pomoc w sprawie, z kt?r? nie radzi sobie nawet policja. Dawne wspomnienia o?ywaj? jak za dotkni?ciem czarodziejskiej r??d?ki. Czy?by oboje pomylili si?, s?dz?c, ?e przed laty ??czy?a ich tylko zmys?owa nami?tno??, a ich serca by?y zimne jak l?d? A mo?e dopiero teraz dojrzeli do mi?o?ci?
