Jonas Parker, the Earl of Harrington has no desire to marry. He rather enjoys being unencumbered and a wife would complicate things. The Wicked Earls’ Club is his haven and he isn’t ready to give it up for matrimony. His grandfather, the Duke of Southington wants nothing more than to see him wed and return to the fold. For that reason alone he’ll avoid proper ladies and wedding bells.Lady Marian Lindsay rather likes being a spinster and embraces her bluestocking ways. She's studying to be a physician and wants to be a proper doctor. She longs to be taken seriously in the medical field, but her efforts go unnoticed. After careful deliberation she devises a scheme that is foolproof, but she needs the help of one of her father’s friends to make it happen.Harrington is appalled at Marian’s request and refuses outright; however, she somehow manages to charm him into saying yes. Before he realizes it, he’s escorting her to Kent and a house party made of his worst nightmares. Propriety must be met at all costs, because he will not be wed at the end of her expedition—or will he? Views: 56
A Christmas Eve snowstorm barreled through the English countryside and wreaked havoc on the residents of Lorican Manor. Susanna Lorican and her fiancé, Viscount Camden Beckinworth, had planned the perfect wedding but with the dress and several guests delayed, the reverendinjured, and after a confrontation with Susanna’s repulsive brother-in-law, reaching the altarseemed impossible. Despite one setback after another, Susanna and Camden vowed to marry, their love too great to deny any longer. Views: 56
The privileged members of the Knickerbocker Club can never climb too high up the social ladder. But for one charming New York bachelor, does the ascent take precedence over love in the Gilded Age?As owner of a well-respected national newspaper, Calvin Cabot has the means to indulge his capricious taste for excess—and the power to bring the upper crust of society to its knees. So when a desperate heiress from his past begs for his help, Calvin agrees . . . as long as she promises to stay out of his way. Except, like the newsman, this willful beauty always gets what she wants . . .Lillian Davies lives a life brimming with boundless parties, impressive yachts, and exotic getaways. But when her brother disappears, Lily knows that blood runs thicker than champagne and she'll spare nothing to bring him back alive. Unfortunately, the only man who can help her is the one she never wanted to see again. Can Lily keep Calvin at arm's length long enough to save her... Views: 56
Moorcock is off at full throttle. Every scene has ironic meaning. A couple of minor stories, and we're into the lush, manic rush to Armageddon that is STORMBRINGER! Still the greatest plot on the planet, build and build until the final, cataclysmic - and said to be the best in all fantasy fiction - ending, which is completely stunning. Long before Pullman won the Whitbread Moorcock was offering this mad, bad and thoroughly humane fantasy to the world. He remains a giant. Views: 56
The devilishly sexy CEO. The angelic new office temp. A match made in Heaven or Hell? Four bargain-priced bestsellers in one box! This box set includes: Welcome to Hell (Mel Goes to Hell #1)See You in Hell (Mel Goes to Hell #2) Mel Goes to Hell (Mel Goes to Hell #3) Melody Angel's Guide to Heaven and Hell Welcome to Hell: "Good morning. Welcome to HELL." Mel hates job interviews - and this one's shaping up to be the interview from Hell. From the grumpy receptionist to the disturbingly demonic interview panel and the sleazy CEO, it seems landing her first job is the least of Mel's worries. Can she make it out of the office alive without selling her soul? See You in Hell: Melody Angel takes a job as a temp at the HELL Corporation. Surrounded by eternal bureaucracy gone mad, demons who love making life miserable, and dying for a decent coffee, it may take a miracle for Mel's mission to succeed. She must find out what evil plans Lucifer and his minions have in store and stop them, using any means necessary. Adding trouble and temptation to Mel's job is Luce Iblis, the damnably hot CEO, who has set his smouldering eyes on the new office angel and he's determined to claim her, body and soul. Can ultimate evil and angelic perfection escape a limbo of desire and find a paradise of their own? Mel Goes to Hell: The ultimate forbidden love - when Lucifer falls for an angel. Luce and Mel unearth an age-old conspiracy behind his fall from Heaven which could doom their love for eternity. Yet in the deepest levels of Hell lies a secret that could hold their salvation. Eternal damnation awaits any angel who descends into the Pit of Despair, but Mel will move Heaven and Earth to save Lucifer's soul. Armed with little more than the fury of a righteous angel, Mel will raise Hell in the name of love. From the heights of Heaven to the depths of Hell, can love truly conquer all? Melody Angel's Guide to Heaven and Hell:Can't tell an angel from a demon? Want to know more about supernatural beings? Ever wonder why Lilith's so interested in children? Or how many levels there are in Hell?Look no further!This is Melody Angel's guide to some of the immortals found on Earth and in Heaven and Hell, with concise descriptions of their history and the realms they reside in.A companion guide to Demelza Carlton's Mel Goes to Hell series. A tiny taste of what's in store: "Do you know how long you've made me wait?" Luce lifted his chin. "Close the door." Mel turned and kicked the door shut with the sole of one shoe. The click of it closing coincided with her eyes meeting Luce's once more. "Now strip and get your arse on the desk," Luce instructed. Mel stared at him. He couldn't be serious, could he? "Every other girl in this building knows how to do as she's told. Do you know how many girls I've had on this desk? You should consider yourself lucky. The last one I had in here was so quick getting undressed that I managed to give her a full fifteen minutes of my time. At this rate, you'll be lucky to have five." Mel became transfixed by the timber desktop. "Did you wipe it clean afterwards?" "What?" Luce's face reddened. Mel Goes to Hell series: Welcome to Hell (#1) See You in Hell (#2) Mel Goes to Hell (#3) To Hell and Back (#4) The Holiday From Hell (#5) (to be released 26 March 2015)ReviewPraise for the Mel Goes to Hell series: "**5 -Funny, Unique & Engrossing- Stars Funny as hell - an awesome read"** - Bookworm Betties "Love, Love, Loved this story. Ms. Carlton has written a story that is humorous, sexy, and unique." - Page Princess "Light hearted horny fun" - Gemma Farrow "So freaking funny" - Cruising Susan Reviews "One hell of a funny read. I love me some Luce." - Love N. Books "Forget thinking it's your run of the mill, angels versus demons story. Just wait till you hit the scene with the coffee maker" - Rachel, The SubClub Books "The right amount of sexy" - Johanna "The chemistry between the two...I feel the heat from hell off the pages" - Carey Decevito, author of The Broken Men Chronicles "It makes you feel so wrong but you can't help it" - The Two Brains of Book Reviewers "A very unique read on Angels and Demons. I loved this book" - Pamaceeve's Blog "The ultimate forbidden love" - Talk Supe "Mel needs more books. I give See You in Hell 5 books!!" - I Feel the Need, the Need to Read "Luce definitely grows on you" - Ginger Gelsheimer, author of the Aurora Conspiracy series "Smoking hot gals and attractively seductive guys!" - Daniel Greathead, author of the Half-Light series "Cute but captivating" - Platypire Reviews "A stroke of genius" - Mary Rose Styles "A funny battle of good versus evil" - KT Book Reviews "The corrosive force of love at work" - Dean C. Moore "I laughed out loud quite a few times (much to the scared observance of onlookers on the train)" - Syndrium Views: 56
Ravan and Eddie are the unlikeliest of companions. For one thing, Ravan is Hindu, while Eddie is Catholic. For another, when Ravan was a baby and fell from a balcony, that fall had a dramatic, and very literal, impact on Eddie's family. But Ravan and Eddie both live in Central Works Department Chawl No. 17--and if you grow up in the crowded Mumbai chawls, you get to participate in your neighbors' lives, whether you like it or not. As we watch the two unlikely heroes of Kiran Nagarkar's acclaimed novel rocket out of the starting blocks of their lives, leaving earth-mothers and absentee fathers, cataclysms and rock'n'roll in their wake, we're compelled to sit up and take notice. Recently selected by The Guardian as one of the ten best novels about Mumbai, Ravan and Eddie is a comic masterpiece about two larger- and truer-than-life characters and their bawdy, Rabelaisian adventures in postcolonial India. It is also a timeless journey of... Views: 56
England, 1816 Miranda Cantrell is desperate to escape the confines of her overbearing guardian and return home to Cornwall. She’s certainly not going to marry his ridiculous son. What she doesn’t anticipate is finding herself stranded, wedged between several bales of hay in a stable, nearly freezing to death. Relieved to have escaped the madness of London, Lord Gabriel Forster comes home for some much-needed tranquility. Inexplicably fascinated by the lovely young woman he finds on his estate, Gabe rightly assumes there’s more to the story—why is her guardian so intent on seeing her married to his son? He’ll take her to Cornwall himself to find out. When they discover her childhood home has been stripped of all its valuables, Gabe uncovers more to the old house than either of them had imagined. And with Gabe’s safety hanging in the balance, Miranda is prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice... Views: 56
