Author: Roxana Robinson
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 150402561X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 365

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A New York Times Notable Book: A luminous, deeply affecting story of divorce, remarriage, and parenthood. Peter and Emma, two single parents who have found love again after failed first marriages, dream of a peaceful and happy blended family with each of their daughters under one roof. They navigate this treacherous territory with the best of intentions, but face resistance from the girls, who, like many children of divorce, find their relationships tinged by grief, anger, and resentment. Emma’s three-year-old daughter, Tess, takes to the arrangement while Amanda, Peter’s sullen and unhappy seven-year-old, views it as a disaster rather than a fresh start. Over the course of this emotional powerhouse of a novel, Amanda becomes increasingly hostile and alienated—until one night she commits an act that threatens the already fragile bonds of the fledgling family. Set on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, This Is My Daughter is a skillful and sensitive portrayal of the challenges facing modern families from master of the contemporary novel Roxana Robinson, whose acute observations of domestic life invite comparison to John Cheever and Henry James.

Author: Erin Sankey
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1453577009
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 361

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The beginning of a trilogy, the second book is Fire and Ice. It took him a moment for his eyes come into focus, as he looked up he saw the most beautiful creature sitting beside him. She leaned over him shadowing out the sun so he could get a better look at her, and there before him was this girl that had golden blond hair, the most captivating violet eyes, and the most striking features, it was as if she was glowing. Follow one young boy's escapades as heartbreaking events suddenly embark him on a journey into the world of magic. In the midst of the tragedy, Frances' estranged grandmother mysteriously shows up and takes him to her private island. Never did he imagine that he was in for the surprise of his life as he began to witness things that he never imagined existed, encounter events he never knew would take place, and meet the angel-like mermaid beauty, NaLee.- What exciting adventures will follow? Enter a world of mystery, mayhem, piracy, surprise, and a private island full of secrets in author Erin Sankey's NaLee. REVIEWS Kirkus Sankey's debut leads young-adult readers into a world of tropical romance and undersea drama.. Knows what the reader wants? Clarion First book in a new trilogy? Sankey is clearly full of imaginative ideas? Blue Ink Wildly imaginative, contemporary fantasy for young adults?. Has an insatiable Joie de vivre?

Author: Barbara Taylor Bradford
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1429901829
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 564

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The legendary Emma Harte, heroine of A Woman of Substance, returns in Emma's Secret, a novel that showcases the storytelling power of Barbara Taylor Bradford. Paula O'Neill, beloved granddaughter of Emma Harte and the guardian of her vast business empire, believes that everything Emma left to the family is secure. However, beneath the surface, sibling rivalry and discontent flare. Linnet and Tessa, her daughters, are as different as two women can be. One of them wants desperately for the empire to be hers but has a devastating secret that may put her very life in danger. Into this volatile mix walks Evan Hughes, a young American fashion designer who is looking for Emma Harte. But Emma has been dead for thirty years. And Evan bears an uncanny resemblance to Paula O'Neill. Troubled by Evan's presence, Paula turns to her grandmother's recently discovered wartime diaries to find the truth, and Emma comes vividly back to life. The decades fall away. It is London in 1940: the Blitz. Emma, working hard under war-time conditions, is also holding her family together as bombs drop, sirens wail, and her sons go off to war. While she struggles with grief, her indomitability, willpower, and strength come to the fore. As the pages unfurl, Paula discovers the secret Emma took to the grave to protect others, a secret whose repercussions inevitably change lives and may shake a dynasty to its very foundations. Emma's Secret is vintage Barbara Taylor Bradford. Emotion, drama, suspense, intrigue, and passion fill the pages in a spellbinding novel that only she could write.

Author: Christine Young
Publisher: Rogue Phoenix Press
ISBN: 1624205399
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181

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He's a bad bad boy... Lord Cam MacEwen, Viscount of Rosehill, tries his best to be proper and court the lady of his dreams in the acceptable way. The feat proves impossible when the lady in question uses every means at her disposal to tempt him. He fights his jealousy for another man as well as the need to make her his own, finally giving in to her irresistible passion. ...but she's crazy for him. Chelsea MacTavish wants the bad boy she fell in love with and kissed just before her eighteenth birthday. With feminine wiles and irresistible allure, the sensuous lady plans to best Cam at his game of hearts and make him forget his need to court her properly.

Author: Victoria Thompson
Publisher: NYLA
ISBN: 1625179340
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 397

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From Romantic Times Career Achievement Award Winner and New York Times bestseller Victoria Thompson, a magnificent historical romance... Former Philadelphia debutante, Emma Winthrop is left penniless after the sudden death of her husband—and at the mercy of a man she despises: her brother-in-law, Grayson Sinclair, whose grand Texas plantation is to be her new home. Fairview may not be a safe place, but Sinclair isn’t the villain he pretends to be. Despite the chilling rumors surrounding the death of his wife, Emma can’t believe he is capable of evil. And even his brooding darkness can’t cover a poignant tenderness that touches Emma’s heart...

Author: Christine Young
Publisher: Rogue Phoenix Press
ISBN: 1624206972
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204

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The Scheme Genius botanist with theories of inherited traits, Caroline Kenworth desperately wants a baby. Finding a suitable father won't be easy. Caroline's super-intelligence makes her feel pushed aside, unwanted as a woman. As a bluestocking she is determined to spare her child the suffering that plagues her life. Which means she must find someone very special to father her child. A person very...well...ignorant. The Target. Duncan Murray, the Earl of Downsberry, well known for his lack of intelligence as well as his rakish ways with women, seems as if he is the flawless man to fulfill the role. His amazing good looks and Scottish brogue are misleading. Caro learns too late that this debonair earl is a lot smarter than she first thought—in addition he's not about to be used then abandoned by any woman who has schemed to steal his sperm. The Detonation A dazzling solitary woman whose desires to learn what it would be like to become a mother... A man who is in control of all he does never allowing anyone to usurp his role will settle for nothing less than surrender... Can lust coupled with physical attraction drive two strong-minded yet vulnerable people to a completely unforeseen love?

Author: June Francis
Publisher: Canelo
ISBN: 1800328362
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 410

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A letter will change everything she thought she knew about her life... Orphaned as a young child, Emma Booth was raised by her grandparents in a Lancashire village. Following her grandfather's sudden death, Emma assumes she is now without family, until she finds a letter written in 1940 from a woman to her widowed father. The letter reveals that before his death at Dunkirk, her father had fathered another child, and that Emma has a half-sister, Betty Booth. Determined to find Betty, Emma is drawn away from the countryside to the austere city life of post-war Liverpool. But building a relationship with Betty isn't easy, and Emma has to overcome dogged obstruction from Betty's aunt, Elsie, to be a part of her sister's life. Despite the challenges, the sisters discover common ground and get along well, until a secret threatens to disrupt their newfound relationship and life together. An engaging post-war family saga, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Kitty Neale.

Author: Shelly Gail Morris
Publisher: Zumaya Publications LLC
ISBN: 1612713610
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181

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Welcome to Mystic Ridge, an enchanted little town set in the smoky mountains of Tennessee. In these sixteen short stories, you’ll meet a menagerie of gifted residents, just struggling through daily life where there’s ghosts, charmed paintings, bewitched cats and magic skin cream. It's neighbor help neighbor in this close-knit community. So, don’t be surprised if we need your assistance in sending a ninety-eight-year-old nun back in time to meet Jesus. It’s all good. It’s just what we do!

Author: Ally Blake
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460366743
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 189

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Emma’s colleagues had been shocked and delightedshe was marrying the oh-so-successful-and-gorgeousdot com millionaire Harry Buchanan. Only, theengagement was purely for convenience… It would help Harry get out of the excruciating "hunkiestmale" competition—and in return he would help saveher job. But Emma had dreamed of marrying Harry foryears—and so acting engaged was practically torture.Kissing him. Dancing with him. Especially as the truthwas, she was falling head over heels in love with him…

Author: Christine Young
Publisher: Rogue Phoenix Press
ISBN: 162420600X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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He's a bad bad boy... Arie Demir has never been denied anything in his life. He takes what he wants. What he undeniably yearns for is the beautiful redheaded spitfire he sees in a restaurant in Glasgow. At every turn, she confuses him by disputing his power over her. Alison refuses to accept the fact he owns her. While Arie tries desperately with patience and tenderness to drive her wild with new sensations, his scorching kisses ignite the fires of her very soul to make her understand he is all she will ever want. ...but is she pleasing him? Alison Fletcher never expected to find herself kidnapped and sold to a whorehouse then bought by a Turkish sultan to become his slave. She vows to never surrender to the arrogant man who believes he owns her. She is stunned by the magnificently handsome man who awaits her compliance. Unexpectedly, she finds Arie the lesser of all the evils. The hidden depths of his mesmerizing dark brown eyes hold her into their power; his muscular embrace makes her weak with desire. She is his to do with as he wishes.