'Ten Thousand Pounds to Whoever Can Seduce the Heiress by Michaelmas!' Even for dissolute rake Richard Arrandale, this latest bet is outrageously scandalous. But Richard doesn't care - until he meets the heiress's charming chaperon and the stakes are raised even higher! Widowed Lady Phyllida Tatham is no longer the shy, plain creature she once was, and she's determined to protect her beautiful stepdaughter. But there's one suitor - with the worst kind of reputation - who seems more interested in seducing her. Who will come out on top in this winner-takes-all game? The Infamous Arrandales: scandal is their destiny! Views: 16
Frankie and CJ couldn't be more different. CJ, the narcissistic, sex-addicted drummer seems to value his drum set over the various women he takes home night after night. English teacher Frankie finds solace inside books instead of people. When Frankie rejects CJ, he makes it his mission not to let her get away again. This will come at a cost that CJ has long considered too high: honesty. What happens when you lay all of your cards on the table, and the one person you want to believe you thinks you're playing yet another game? Will she buy it? Find out what happens when Frankie slows down long enough to figure out if CJ is genuine in his intentions, or if she's just another stop on his life-long bar crawl. Views: 16
Workaholic recruitment consultant, Gill McFadden, is sick of her friends trying to match-make for her. Up until now her love life has been a disaster and she’s going through a drier spell than the Sahara desert. She realises she has to act, as work keeps piling up and at this rate she will have retired before she has time for a relationship. Seeing an ad on a bus one day, she decides to visit Happy Ever After dating agency. She quickly discovers men are like buses. They all come along at once. Unsure what her type is, Gill decides to keep her options open. Soon she has problems juggling her social life as well as her work diary. Will she ever strike the right balance? Before long she is experiencing laughs, lust and… could it be love? But like everything in Gill’s life, nothing is straightforward and she ends up wondering exactly who she can trust. Views: 16
Four friends. One sweet fifteen. Amigas for life. Views: 16
From the fertile hills
of a tiny village near Jerusalem to the elegant townhouses of
Georgetown, Three Daughters is a historical saga that chronicles the
lives, loves, and secrets of three generations of Palestinian Christian
women.Born in rural Palestine, just before the dawn of the
twentieth century, Miriam adores her father and is certain his love will
protect her, but she soon finds that tradition overrides love. Uprooted
by war, Miriam enters a world where the old constraints slip away with
thrilling and disastrous results. Miriam’s rebellious daughter, Nadia,
is thrilled with the opportunity for a modern life that her elite
education provides. But when she falls in love with an outsider, the
clan reins her back with a shocking finality. Nijmeh, Nadia's daughter,
is an only child and the path her father, the sheik, sets for her is
fraught with difficulties, yet it prepares her for her ultimate journey
to America, where she finds her future.Each woman, in her own
time and in her own way, experiences a world in transition through war
and social change...and each must stretch the bounds of her loyalty, her
courage, and her heart. Views: 16
Step back into the magical world of Pendleford with Sarah Painter’s new book The Secrets of Ghosts. Don’t miss the magical, heart-warming story from the bestselling author of The Language of Spells!On her twenty-first birthday Katie Harper has only one wish: to become a real Harper woman. Mystical powers are passed down her family generation after generation – some even call them witches – yet every spell Katie attempts goes disastrously wrong.When her magic does appear, it’s in a form nobody expected and suddenly Katie is thrown into a dangerous new world with shadowy consequences. For the realm of the deceased is not as peaceful as she once thought. The dead are buried with their secrets and only Katie can help the ghosts of the past finally find peace.If that is what they are looking for…Praise for Sarah Painter'The magic, the romance, the right amount of humour and drama, made this a perfectly well-rounded novel. I greatly look forward to Sarah’s next novel.' - Laura's Little Book Blog 'I would recommend this book as it is a real mix: it’s a love story and a thriller with a dash of magic thrown in for good measure.' - Laura's Book Review'I really loved this book – and it is not often I say this, really. An amazing début, I was sucked in so much I could hardly put it down and finished it in about a day I think. I also couldn’t stop talking about it! That is it’s charm and the skill of the writer, you can’t quite put your finger on what it is… I hope to read more in the future by this author.' - Beloved Eleanorutterly enchanting’ - The Madwoman in the Attic Views: 16
The son of New Jersey's last remaining mob boss, Mick Abruzzo wants to live in the real world with a legitimate job, a wife and happy family. But when his family needs him, Mick feels obligated to help. This time, it's his presumed-dead brother, Little Frankie Abruzzo, who needs help getting out from under a pushy bookie. But the simple job of getting Frankie out of debt soon escalates into bad business that threatens the life Mick wants with his lover, Nora Blackbird. Views: 16
