Author: Nancy Lindisfarne
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521381584
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 339

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A detailed study of marriage among the Maduzai, a tribal society in Afghan Turkistan.

Author: Mercedes Lackey
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0756411653
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322

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The thirteenth novel in the magical alternate history Elemental Masters series continues the reimagined adventures of Sherlock Holmes in a richly-detailed alternate Victorian England. The threat of Moriarty is gone—but so is Sherlock Holmes. Even as they mourn the loss of their colleague, psychic Nan Killian, medium Sarah Lyon-White, and Elemental Masters John and Mary Watson must be vigilant, for members of Moriarty’s network are still at large. And their troubles are far from over: in a matter of weeks, two headless bodies of young brides wash up in major waterways. A couple who fears for their own recently-wedded daughter hires the group to investigate, but with each new body, the mystery only deepens. The more bodies emerge, the more the gang suspects that there is dangerous magic at work, and that Moriarty’s associates are somehow involved. But as they race against the clock to uncover the killer, it will take all their talents, Magic, and Psychic Powers—and perhaps some help from a dearly departed friend—to bring the murderer to justice.

Author: Anne Avery
Publisher: Fanfare
ISBN: 9780553579338
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Lady Alyce Fitzmartin is forced to marry the arrogant Robert Wardell, the answer to her father's debts, and a man Alyce is certain she will never love. Yet an even more grave situation lies in wait. For Robert may not survive the impending overthrow of the King, unless he uses his new wife as a pawn. But one glance into each other's eyes sparks an unexpected yearning. And while England burns with the fire of revolt, Robert and Alyce discover a passion for which both must gamble their lives

Author: Caitlin Crews
Publisher: Harlequin / SB Creative
ISBN: 4596255059
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 129

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【A story by USA Today bestselling author becomes a comic!】The beautiful Princess Gabrielle is appalled to find out she’s been married off without her consent. Her partner is the ruthless and rich businessman Luc Garnier, who stops at nothing to trap his quarry. But on the day of their marriage, upon seeing her husband, she feels an unknown sensation flow through her for the first time. She knows that the marriage has a large sum of money attached to it, and that love isn’t part of the bargain, but she still suspects there might be something more! And despite viewing Gabrielle only as prey, unexpected feelings are budding within Luc, too.

Author: Erica Vetsch
Publisher: Barbour Books
ISBN: 9781628361070
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176

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Can true love result from a business deal? Jonathan Kennebrae is furious when his grandfather informs him that his future has been decided. He will marry Melissa Brooke or lose his inheritance. Melissa, too, is devastated when her parents make their announcement. As little more than a bargaining chip in her father’s business maneuvers, she feels her secure world slipping away. Can Jonathan and Melissa find a way out of this loveless marriage, or must they find a way forward together?

Author: Virginia Heath
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488065772
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270

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Marriage... To the highest bidder Lady Lydia Barton cannot seem to avoid Owen Wolfe since he’s returned after being wrongly transported for stealing her family’s jewels! But Lydia has more pressing problems, like her impending arranged marriage. Until Owen makes her father a counteroffer for her hand. Is Owen purely after her society connections, or dare Lydia hope that the charming stable boy she once loved is still within her ruthless, wealthy new husband? “Virginia Heath’s writing is as warm, witty, and insightful as ever...one of the best authors of historical romance around.” —All About Romance on The Determined Lord Hadleigh “I loved every minute of this story along with the wonderful witty moments that I have come to love from Virginia Heath’s writing.” —Rae Reads on The Determined Lord Hadleigh From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.

Author: JoAnn A. Grote
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 1683226453
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 623

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Treasure this beautiful collection packed with all the angst of romance founded upon practical arrangements. Four sisters travel in answer to an ad before even corresponding with potential husbands. Two women bend to the will of their parents in taking husbands. A widow commits to a stranger in name only. And two women on the Oregon Trail hitch their lives to men they’ve just met. Will love blossom for convenience sake?

Author: Deeanne Gist
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1441204172
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318

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In 1860s Seattle, a man with a wife could secure himself 640 acres of timberland. But because of his wife's untimely death, Joe Denton finds himself about to lose half of his claim. Still in mourning, his best solution is to buy one of those Mercer girls arriving from the East. A woman he'll marry in name but keep around mostly as a cook. Anna Ivey's journey west with Asa Mercer's girls is an escape from the griefs of her past. She's not supposed to be a bride, though, just a cook for the girls. But when they land, she's handed to Joe Denton and the two find themselves in a knotty situation. She refuses to wed him and he's about to lose his land. With only a few months left, can Joe convince this provoking--but beguiling--easterner to be his bride?

Author: Cathy Marie Hake
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 9781620291559
Category : Arranged marriage
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Features nine stories about arranged marriages on the American frontier, including "The Wedding Wagon," "From Halter to Altar," and "From Carriage to Marriage."

Author: Mary Jo Putney
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345494210
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434

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After building a fortune in the exotic East, American adventurer and merchant prince Gavin Elliott sets his sails for London to begin a new life. Then fate intervenes on an infamous island in the East Indies where a European woman faces degradation and peril. Though saving her may cost Gavin his life, he cannot refuse to help the fierce beauty who touches his heart and soul with her indomitable spirit. Alexandra Warren is returning home from Australia as a widow and mother when a pirate attack condemns her to a life of servitude. A miracle arrives in the form of a steely-eyed Yankee captain, whose reckless courage wins them freedom and a safe passage home to London. Intimate strangers joined by too many secrets, they slowly begin to heal the past with attraction and tenderness—until an old enemy reaches out to threaten the passionate love Gavin has found with his irresistible bartered bride. From the Paperback edition.