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Author: June M. Woodring Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1413457436 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 343
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The rocky road to Lynette and David's wedded bliss is filled with danger, sexual tension, tears, and laughter. Wild and dangerous best describe the Colorado Territory from what Lynette Cavanaugh had encountered so far, but that doesn't frightened her as she nervously awaits the arrival of the stranger who married and then left her still a virgin. She fears the coming nighttime when her husband, David Cavanaugh, slakes his passions on her body. David Cavanaugh, with dreams of a loving dutiful wife and a cabin filled with strong sons and beautiful daughters, hurries to join his virgin bride. He is unpleasantly surprised to discover his bride doesn't share his enthusiasm. Worse yet, her fears are so great he feels pity and promises to allow her enough time to adjust to the marriage before he consummates it. Logic sets in and he concludes that might take forever. He must find an honorable way to cancel the vow. David thinks of his log cabin and the hard work that is in store for his skittish bride. His pampered wife will surely complain. The solution is clear. He gives Lynette one year before she becomes his wife in the full sense of the word. But, she must run the household properly without a single complaint or that night she will fulfill her wifely duty in his bed. Lynette eagerly agrees. David almost feels guilty that he plans to court her until she begs him to take her virginity. David's kindness and consideration soon wins Lynette's friendship, but as time goes on David's southern drawl gives her tingly feelings that turn her legs to mush. His kisses send strange cravings to her lower regions that frighten and tempt her to seek relief she senses only David can satisfy. Their burgeoning romance is aided when David's rebel cousin captures Lynette. Lynette comes to appreciate that David is honorable and understanding, while his wicked cousin only seeks to fulfill his own selfish desires. She escapes and flees into the wilderness in hopes of finding her way back to David. Lost, ill and close to death, she vows that if she ever finds a way home she will fall into his arms. Lynette is returned safely only to learn that her husband loves a redhead he visits regularly. Lynette worst nightmare become reality when she is forced to tend a close friend giving birth to a stillborn child. The reality is worse than what she has imagined and reinforces her fear of childbirth. She knows now that her aunt is correct; men seek satisfaction and women suffer heartbreak. She is more than ever determined to escape that fate. David is seriously wounded defending Lynette. While delirious, he mistakes his wife for another woman. Raging with jealousy, Lynette wonders whom his fickle heart truly loves, his first love that ran away with his cousin, or the redhead in the valley? Her future is at stake. She is David's wife and the daughter of a military hero. She will not surrender without a battle. The time has arrived when she must fulfill her wifely duties, or lose David. But has she waited too long?
Author: Lucy Monroe Publisher: Harlequin ISBN: 1426860072 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 187
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“A smoking hot story with a sexy Greek hunk and an independent, intelligent woman going against the odds of an impossible relationship.” —Fresh Fiction Thrust into the limelight, child star Cassandra Baker timidly enchanted audiences night after night . . . But when her parents died, Cass retreated into her own world—too shy to leave her home. Once a year she shares her musical passion by offering lessons in a charity auction. This year, money talks. The winning bid: $100,000! Enter Neo Stamos, arrogant Greek tycoon. He wants Cass with a burning desire, though he knows that, shy and sweet, she will need a gentle awakening. But Neo’s the master of seduction!
Author: Jenna Jacob Publisher: Jenna Jacob ISBN: 1952111307 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 347
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She’s been his best friend for years… but she’s keeping secrets that will change everything between them forever. Once bitten, twice shy, Houston Carson has no interest in marriage and children. After losing his mom, he understands his dad’s desperation for grandkids, but he won’t bend to the man’s emotional manipulation—or the hefty bribe. He’ll leave tying the knot and carrying on the family legacy to his brothers, thank you very much. Houston’s best friend and local librarian, Allison “Al” O’Connor, has had a secret crush on him since the second grade. But he’s always seen her strictly as a pal, never an alluring, sensual woman, dying to be his in every way. When she schemes to show him what he’s missing out on, the innocent virgin falls even more in love. But after a passionate night together, will Houston still want Al after she tells him she has a nine-month surprise for him? ❤️ Friends to Lovers Romance ❤️ Sizzling Cowboy Romance ❤️ Small Town Romance ❤️ Virgin ❤️ Secret Baby ❤️ Opposites Attract ❤️ Hunky Alpha Cowboys
Author: Sylvia McDaniel Publisher: Virtual Bookseller, LLC ISBN: 1942608977 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 176
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Evil touched Quinlan once. Will it do so again? The best thing that ever happened to Quinlan Clark was the day the law took her to an orphanage. Now, the time has come for Quinlan and the other young teachers to go out on their own as mail-order brides. But childhood nightmares still haunt Quinlan, keeping her terror of men firmly set. After ten years of hunting the men who killed his brother, Will Adams has finally come home. His mother, determined to spoil grand-babies, finds him a mail-order bride he has no interest in. But from the moment Will lays eyes on his skittish bride, he's smitten. With secrets between them, the two try to start a life together, but one of their pasts isn’t through with them yet. Can Will kill to protect someone he loves? And is Quinlan’s new husband just like her bloodthirsty father?
Author: Janet Dean Publisher: Steeple Hill ISBN: 1426848692 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 282
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Fleeing an arranged marriage, debutante Elizabeth Manning exchanges places with a mail-order bride bound for New Harmony, Iowa. Life on the frontier can't be worse than forced wedlock to pay her father's gambling debts. But Ted Logan's rustic lifestyle and rambunctious children prove to be more of a challenge than Elizabeth expects. She doesn't know how to be a mother or a wife. She doesn't even know how to tell Ted the truth about her past—especially as her feelings for him grow. Little does she know, Ted's hiding secrets of his own, and when their pasts collide, there's more than one heart at stake.
Author: Lena Goldfinch Publisher: Indigo Road Publishing ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 394
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COLORADO 1880 Jem Wheeler has always been a survivor. He just wants to make a fresh start in Colorado Springs after the loss of his wife. But then he happens upon a young mute woman being sold off to the highest bidder. He wasn't looking for a mail-order bride. He wasn't looking to rescue anyone either. But desperate circumstances can drive a good man to do things he hadn't planned on doing... When Jem steps into Annie's life, she's not expecting anyone to save her. Mute from birth, she's just using all her wits to survive. All she's ever really wanted is a family of her own. For someone to see her. To look at her long enough to hear the things she can't say. Can Annie finally break through the silence to win Jem's heart? Sweet Historical Western Romance A Mail-Order Bride Novel Each book in The Brides Series can be read as a stand-alone novel, but reading in order will provide a more complete reading experience. THE BRIDES SERIES The Unexpected Bride Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe The Bartered Bride Only the Heart Knows Excerpt Jem took the apple core from his daughter and passed her one of the remaining crackers with a piece of cheese on it. Mae munched that down and looked to him immediately for another, the last one. He gave it to her, then showed her his empty hands. She frowned. "More?" "No more," Jem said, and showed her his empty hands again, making a bigger gesture out of it, as if the little girl was accusing him of hiding some. If Annie weren't so intent on eating her share of cheese and crackers she might have smiled at the sight of them, one of the most dangerous men she'd ever seen sitting side by side with that tiny little girl. They made quite a mismatched pair. Mae looked over at Annie, at the last cracker in her hand and the last bit of cheese. Annie gulped down the mouthful she was chewing. She looked down at the last of her meal and back at the little girl. To her shame, she didn't want to give up her last cracker. She could barely remember the last meal she'd eaten. "That's Annie's food," Jem admonished the little girl. "You've had yours." Mae bit her lip. She glanced down at her lap, then back at Annie again. I can share, Annie attempted to tell Mae with her eyes alone. She snapped her cracker in half--simply unable to bear parting with the whole thing--and passed it across to the little girl. Mae took it and popped the whole thing in her mouth, making Annie smile. "Mae!" her father said. She looked at him wide-eyed, her mouth full of cracker. "Whaf dafdda?" she said, muffled, spraying a few cracker crumbs onto his trousers. He closed his eyes briefly and brushed them off. "You didn't have to give her any," he said to Annie, "but thanks." Annie grunted, her way of saying she didn't mind that much. She looked down quickly and finished her last bit of food. The crackers had been crispy and the cheese silky and smooth. They'd tasted like heaven. "You must be thirsty," he said. "Do you mind sharing?" She shook her head and automatically lifted two fingers. "Two's no?" he asked. She nodded, pleased, and lifted one finger. She'd grown up sending signals through the floor of the Ruskins' house, one stomp for yes, two for no. It came natural as rain now. "And one's yes," he said, catching on quick. Annie drank deep when he passed her the flask of water, amazed he'd let her drink from it. She tried her best to pour it down her throat without touching her lips to the flask, so he wouldn't regret giving it to someone so dirty. She wished she could tell him thanks, but after Mae had her fill and he took his own swallow, he was back under his hat, likely going over the events of the day. How he'd stuck himself with her. How he probably regretted even stepping off the train at the last stop. She couldn't say she blamed him. She hadn't much wanted to marry a stranger herself. ***
Author: Glynnis Campbell Publisher: Glynnis Campbell ISBN: 1634800923 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 292
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AI-FREE! 100% certified organic author-created content. No artificial intelligence was used in the writing of this book. A very special collection of four holiday novellas set in the world of historical Scotland, spanning the centuries with yuletide cheer and heartwarming romance. Stories to snuggle up with on a cold winter's night! A YULETIDE KISS A half-Viking shieldmaiden has until Yuletide to choose a bridegroom…or one will be chosen for her. A RIVENLOCH CHRISTMAS A medieval clan reunion turns into a desperate search for three missing lasses as impetuous and daring as their warrior mothers. THE HANDFASTING A French knight betrothed to a Highland heiress falls in love with his spirited bride, then realizes he's married the wrong sister. THE STOWAWAY A notorious Scottish rake, scuttled aboard a ship bound for America, has to rely on a spirited young botanist to restore his good name. Plus a free gift exclusively for you... SEASON'S SWEETINGS A book of Christmas cookie recipes from some of your favorite historical romance authors—delightful goodies to make your holidays a little sweeter!
Author: Laura Frantz Publisher: Baker Books ISBN: 1493412507 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 402
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When colonial Williamsburg explodes like a powder keg on the eve of the American Revolution, Lady Elisabeth "Liberty" Lawson is abandoned by her fiancé and suspected of being a spy for the hated British. No one comes to her aid save the Patriot Noble Rynallt, a man with formidable enemies of his own. Liberty is left with a terrible choice. Will the Virginia belle turned lacemaker side with the radical revolutionaries, or stay true to her English roots? And at what cost? Historical romance favorite Laura Frantz is back with a suspenseful story of love, betrayal, and new beginnings. With her meticulous eye for detail and her knack for creating living, breathing characters, Frantz continues to enchant historical fiction readers who long to feel they are a part of the story.
Author: Amanda Forester Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc. ISBN: 140224696X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 354
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A quiet, flame-haired beauty with secrets of her own...She's nothing he expected and everything he really needs Lady Aila Graham is destined for the convent, until her brother's death leaves her an heiress. Soon she is caught between hastily arranged marriage with a Highland warrior, the Abbot's insistence that she take her vows, the Scottish Laird who kidnaps her, and the traitor from within who betrays them all. Padyn MacLaren, a battled-hardened knight, returns home to the Highlands after years of fighting the English in France. MacLaren bears the physical scars of battle, but it is the deeper wounds of betrayal that have rocked his faith. Arriving with only a band of war-weary knights, MacLaren finds his land pillaged and his clan scattered. Determined to restore his clan, he sees Aila's fortune as the answer to his problems...but maybe it's the woman herself. The Highlander Series: The Highlander's Sword (Book 1) The Highlander's Heart (Book 2) True Highland Spirit (Book 3) Praise for Amanda Forester: "This clever combination of wit, romance, and suspense strikes all the right notes." —Booklist, Starred Review on A Wedding in Springtime "Plenty of intrigue keeps the reader cheering all the way." — Publishers Weekly "Passionate and spellbinding!" — Mary Wine, acclaimed author of Highland Heat
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