The Bookstore on the Beach
Brenda Novak
Contemporary Romance / Romance/suspense / Historical Romance
"A page-turner with a deep heart."—Nancy Thayer, New York Times bestselling author of Girls of SummerHow do you start a new chapter of your life when you haven't closed the book on the previous one?Eighteen months ago, Autumn Divac's husband went missing. Her desperate search has yielded no answers, and she can't imagine moving forward without him. But for the sake of their two teenage children, she has to try.Autumn takes her kids home for the summer to the charming beachside town where she was raised. She seeks comfort working alongside her mother and aunt at their bookshop, only to learn that her daughter is facing a huge life change and her mother has been hiding a terrible secret for years. And when she runs into the boy who stole her heart in high school, old feelings start to bubble up again. Is she free to love him, or should she hold out hope for her husband's return? She can only trust her...
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Bad Company
Carol Carson
Romance / Historical Romance
SHE SHOT THE SHERIFF!Trixianna Lawless can’t believe the man she’s shot on her front porch is the sheriff. She thought he was an intruder. What was he doing scaring her to death before the sun even rose? She is a proper woman who bakes pies, she certainly isn’t Mad Maggie West, a notorious bank robber. Can she help it if she slightly resembles the woman on the wanted poster?SHE SHOT THE SHERIFF!Trixianna Lawless can’t believe the man she’s shot on her front porch is the sheriff. She thought he was an intruder. What was he doing scaring her to death before the sun even rose? She is a proper woman who bakes pies for the restaurant in Grand Fork, Kansas. She isn’t dangerous; she’s simply run to Grand Fork after a misunderstanding with her sister. And she certainly isn’t Mad Maggie West, a notorious bank robber. Can she help it if she slightly resembles the woman on the wanted poster?Sheriff Chance Magrane can’t believe a woman has shot him. He has no choice but to arrest her for bank robbery. In the meantime he has to ignore the fact that she wears the fanciest underpinnings in town and has twinkling green eyes that remind him he is a man.When Trixianna lands in Chance’s house instead of jail, she finds herself in the middle of the biggest mess of her life. As the days pass, Trixianna wishes Chance would believe her. Even as Trixianna and Chance fall in love, he is suspicious. In addition to shooting him, she tries to poison him, stabs him and almost burns down his house. It takes a cast of memorable characters to bring this spirited heroine and stubborn hero together.
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Her Highland Devil (Scottish Highlander Romance)
Barbara Bard
Romance / Historical Romance / Adventure
A Highlander seeking revenge. A passionate Lady seeking true love. When they meet, they will soon realize that their search is over.Lady Gabby MacKenzie has always sought for adventure outside the beautiful but boring castle she was born into. Her free-thinking and daring nature has always caused her family trouble.When she is to marry her childhood friend, she will be forced to choose between her family and her desire for true love. However, the war with the Highlanders will change the plans laid out for her.A horde of barbaric soldiers invades her home. Their plan to rape and kill everyone in Hawkshire is altered when their chief finds a greater prize - her.Callum’s reputation proceeds him – the Devil of the Highlands. He has lost his betrothed by an English hand and so he has vowed to hate and kill every one of them. However, this red-haired English beauty that his father has brought for him to marry will put his resolve to test.What will happen when the two of them realize that the true enemy isn’t who they thought it was…but someone close, lurking in the shadows?
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Their Marriage 0f Inconvenience (HQR Historical)
Sophia James
Romance / Historical Romance
Opposites In Everything... Except Needing To Marry!For Adelia Worthington, only marrying railway magnate Simeon Morgan will secure her family's home. In return, she'll give Simeon a place in society. A marriage is the last thing either wants, especially when it's clear this self-made man thinks she's a pampered heiress! But what's even more inconvenient than their marriage is that the sparks of fury that fly between them are igniting a simmering desire that won't be ignored.
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Always a Lady
Rebecca Hagan Lee
Romance / Historical Romance
When Kit Ramsey arrives in Inismon, Ireland, to lay claim to his inheritance, he realizes the townspeople of this tiny, impoverished village are convinced that he is the miracle they've been praying for. But Kit—the natural son of George Ramsey, the fifteenth marquess of Templeton—isn't interested in being anybody's hero. All he wants is the chance to become his own man. But inheritances come with responsibility, and Kit quickly learns that his new title of earl of Kilgannon comes with plenty of strings attached—including the guardianship of Mariah Shaughnessy, the beautiful baker of Inismorn . . . the beautiful baker whom he must teach how to be a proper lady.
Fresh out of a convent, Mariah knows that, with Lord Ramsey's deep pockets, he is Inismorn's last hope for survival. She accepts Kit lessons in social graces—not because she wants to become the perfect gentleman's wife—but because she dreams of becoming the love of Kit Ramsey's life.
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A Highlander To Set Her Free (Scottish Highlander Romance)
Barbara Bard
Romance / Historical Romance / Adventure
He was looking for salvation. She was looking for freedom. Once their eyes met, they would search no more...Miriel McCayzer has been afraid of her uncle for all her life. She always knew he would do anything to take advantage of her and deny her a chance to prosper. To be freed of her bonds once and for all, she has to find a source of strength. That's what she thought when her eyes met Edan’s…His efforts have not worked out so far and he has to follow his instincts if he wants to defend his people. Edan Tosh had never expected that when he met Miriel for the first time, he would have to walk on paths unknown.Her love will be his guide...As the net of danger closes in on them, Edan and Miriel will have to risk everything they’ve gained till now, if they want to survive…
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The Duke's Marriage of Convenience (The Seymour Siblings Book 1)
Fiona Miers
Romance / Historical Romance
A reluctant bride desperate to save her family……but can she save the heart of this jaded Duke?Kitty's family is on the brink of financial ruin, and her hand in marriage is their most valuable asset.The spirited tomboy would rather care for her horses than tend to a husband—even if her betrothed is a dashing Duke.But to save her family, Kitty accepts the dull life of a Duchess, and the societal expectations that will surely crush her soul.Her handsome fiancé, with his extravagant stables and shared love of horses, takes her by surprise. And so does the attraction she feels with every whispered word and flammable touch.This once reluctant bride soon yearns for more than a marriage of convenience.
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The Highlander's Promise
Aileen Adams
Romance / Historical Romance
Myrnella's too young to be a widow. She misses Duran, who was more like a best friend and a brother than a husband. She's haunted by his brutal murder and fears the perpetrators of that heinous act will come after her next. Yet, she has no choice. She must run the inn and the other businesses her husband left her. Highlander Arran's on a mission. He's going to touch base with his old friend Duran. His shock is two-fold when he finds out that Duran has passed and that his beautiful young widow is being harassed by a pair of ne'er-do-wells. Arran's made a promise to Duran. He's made a vow that he would die to keep. Will his feelings for the lovely highland widow interfere with his promise?
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The Governess's Secret Longing
Elizabeth Beacon
Romance / Historical Romance
Prim and professionalBut with a forbidden yearningFor governess Viola Yelverton, the only man who's stirred in her a passionate desire is her rakish employer, Sir Harry Marbeck! Maintaining a cool detachment is easy in the schoolroom—but when one of his wards gets sick, a bedside vigil reveals a warmer side to Harry. With the passion now blazing, has Viola just taken the biggest gamble of her life—one where she could lose her secret love and her livelihood? From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past. The Yelverton MarriagesBook 1: Marrying for Love or Money?Book 2: Unsuitable Bride for a ViscountBook 3: The Governess's Secret Longing
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How to Train a Viscount
Bianca Blythe
Romance / Historical Romance
Do you want to be a viscount?Adam is shocked when his employer unexpectedly becomes a viscount, but he is more shocked when his employer is murdered. When the killer spots Adam, there's only one thing Adam can do: flee. Fortunately, he has his employer's papers with him, including a boarding ticket to England. Less fortunately, everyone is eager to introduce him as a new viscount. If Adam is going to avoid imprisonment for impersonating a nobleman, he needs to convince people that he actually is one. The only problem... He doesn't know anything about being an aristocrat. She'll make a viscount out of you.Pretty, intelligent Lady Isla McIntyre knows everything about being an aristocrat. She was supposed to become a duchess, until her fiancé brazenly eloped with another woman. Now she has plenty of time on her hands and is eager to distract herself from her new status as an ostracized spinster. Training Adam was supposed to be a diversion, but it was never supposed to involve her heart.
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Dilemma in the Desert
Dwayne Straw
War / Military Fiction / Romance / Historical Romance
A novel about a group of American soldiers led by Captain Drew Matthews and Corporal Dane Shaw, a Christian, set in Tunisia during World War 2 on a mission behind enemy lines, during which they rescue the beautiful Frenchwoman Angelique, who must solve the dilemma of which man and which god she loves.It is January, 1943, in Tunisia during World War 2. Captain Drew Matthews is sent on a mission behind enemy lines to secure vital information. He is ambushed but is able to escape. Joining a group of American soldiers, led by Corporal Dane Shaw, refugees from the recent battle, they make their way across the desert to the city of Sfax, where Drew is to meet with the mysterious ‘Monsieur Gascoigne’. They stumble across a small group of Arabs and Germans guarding a halftrack filled with treasure looted from murdered Jews and rescue their prisoner, the beautiful Frenchwoman Angelique DuBois. While driving to Sfax, Dane shares his Christian faith with his companions while trying to avoid a group of Arab raiders. Dane relies on God to direct his life while proving himself a wise and outstanding commander with ferocious fighting skills. While Dane and his men fight off the Arab bandits, Drew and Angelique enter Sfax for their meeting only to be met with a number of very unwelcome surprises. Escaping by a series of fortunate circumstances, which leads them to believe that there may be something to Dane’s God, they return to camp only to run into more trouble. Zabronski, one of the American soldiers, filled with lust for the treasure and for Angelique, subverts the other soldiers, kidnaps Drew and Angelique and wounds Dane. Forcing Drew to reveal where the treasure is hidden, they are met by the Germans and Arab bandits who have joined forces and tracked them down. Drew and Angelique are rescued by Dane, and in a wild night ride across the desert, pursued by vengeful Germans and Arabs, they attempt to reach the American lines before dawn. Will they make it, and will Angelique solve the dilemma of which man she loves and which god she will serve?
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