Behind the Courtesan By Bronwyn Stuart When courtesan Sophia Martin returns to the village she fled as a young woman, she knows it won’t be a happy reunion—but she can’t refuse her brother’s request to attend his expectant wife. Trapped until the baby arrives, she must navigate the social rift she caused when she left to pursue a disreputable life—and keep the true reason for her departure from the man she once loved, the bastard son of the Duke who ruined her. Blake Vale has never forgotten Sophia, but he can’t accept the decisions she made, the courtesan’s life she leads, or the fact she’s cast aside her true self. Plain old Sophia has to be inside this hardened woman somewhere, and he’s determined to make her see she doesn’t need rich men to be happy, and that their future has nothing to do with the past. When the dukedom suddenly falls within his reach, Blake must come to terms with his own past and his birthright, and what that means for his future...and Sophia. 73,000 words Views: 53
Welcome to Holmes County, Ohio, where twins Mattie and Mark Miller are in for quite a bumpy ride —and eventually learn an important life lesson about sharing. Views: 53
2012 WILL ROCK YOU! The day before the biggest asteroid in 65 million years strikes Arizona, as people flee to the poles, Henry Jackson discovers his escape plane has been stolen. Facing pressure waves, scorching heat, a record earthquake, and trillions of falling rocks, Jackson's family awaits a space rock that may bury the Southwest under 100,000 kilometers of meteorite ejecta called regolith. Views: 53
Kidnapped by Celtic Druids in 433, Patrick and Beth are headed to certain death when followers of a former Irish Slave (Saint Patrick, called Patritius in this book) save them. The cousins find themselves in the midst of a power struggle between Ireland's King Logaire, Patritius, and the leader of the Druids, Lochru. A spiritual showdown begins on the Hill of Slane when Patritius builds a fire, challenging the King's authority. Will Patritius prove to the king that the God of the Bible is the true God? Or will the king take sides with the Druids? The Emerald Isle holds many tales and legends, but this story of truth and standing strong for God is not one to be missed. Views: 53
Hoping to cool off a twenty-five-year-old feud between two neighboring families, Cassie Stuart only succeeds in pouring kerosene on the flames. Both sides have warned her to get out of Texas pronto or they will burn her father’s ranch to the ground. What Cassie needs is a peacemaker — but she ends up with a widow-maker instead. He is called Angel — a ruggedly handsome hired gun with eyes as black as sin. Unwanted and unwelcomed by his ungrateful employer, he would just as soon leave Cassie to fend for herself But a stubborn sense of duty — and a desire to taste the sweetness of her kiss — steels Angel’s resolve to make Cassie want him, come hell or high water… and for more than his gun alone. Views: 53
A
thrilling, seductive adventure from award-winning author Alyssa Alexander…
He
went looking for a traitor. He found a wife.
After he is betrayed by one of his own,
British spy Julian Travers, Earl of Langford, refuses to retire without a
fight, vowing to find the traitor. But when the trail leads to his childhood
home, Julian is forced to return to a place he swore he’d never see again, and
meet a woman who may be his quarry—in more ways than one.
Though she may appear a poor young woman
dependant on charity, Grace Hannah’s private life is far more interesting. By
night, she finds friendship and freedom as a member of a smuggling ring. But
when the handsome Julian arrives, she finds her façade slipping, and she is
soon compromised, as well as intrigued.
As she and Julian continue the hunt, Grace
finds herself falling in love with the man behind the spy. Yet Julian’s past
holds a dark secret. And when he must make a choice between love and espionage,
that secret may tear them apart.
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Spring 1941. Britain, standing alone since Dunkirk; Russia, on the brink of entering the war; America, struggling to stay neutral. And in Germany, after ten years spying for the Americans, Wolfgang Stahl disappears during a Berlin air raid. The Germans think he's dead. The British know he's not. But where is he? MI5 convince US Intelligence that Stahl will head for London, and so recruit England's first reluctant ally into a 'plain clothes partnership'. Captain Cal Cormack, a shy American 'aristocrat', is teamed with Chief Inspector Stilton of Stepney, fat, fifty, and convivial, and between them they scour London, a city awash with spivs and refugees. But then things start to go terribly wrong and, ditched by MI5 and disowned by his embassy, Cal is introduced to his one last hope – Sgt Troy of Scotland Yard… Views: 53
SHE WAS CALLED BELLE FROM HELL. . . .As fierce and indomitable as any man, Isabelle of Langston rules the family lands with an iron hand after her father's death. But the brazen beauty meets her match in Hugh Fauconier, bold knight and rightful Saxon heir to Langston Keep. By the King's hand, he is made her husband. Hugh's virile prowess reveals to Belle the delicious pleasures of the flesh, as their turbulent days of verbal sparring melt into nights of erotic abandon.But a treacherous plot enslaves Hugh to the evil Vivienne d'Bretagne, a sorceress whose sexual magic is as powerful as it is dark. Discovering the castle lair where her husband is enchanted, Belle is caught, and rendered helpless by the twisted passion of Vivienne's brother, Guy. But not even her captor's devious ecstasy can destroy her will to free her beloved Hugh. . . .From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 53
