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Series
Publisher
Signet Eclipse
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
They wed in haste, Nora Thorngoode, to save her ruined reputation, and Grayson Lowell, to rescue his estate from foreclosure for unpaid debts. But soon Grayson becomes a stranger to Nora, torn apart by guilt over his brother's mysterious death and driven half-mad by ghostly specters which demand that he expose the truth. Has Nora married a murderer whose wicked deeds blacken everything around them? Or together, can Grayson and Nora discover what really...
Author
Series
Mad passions volume 3
Publisher
Signet Eclipse, an imprint of New American Library, a division of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Lady Margaret Cassidy left a life of nobility behind in Ireland, forsaking her grieving omeland to aid war-ravaged men in England. Still, she never expected a crue turn of fate to lock her into an unwanted betrothal with one of her English patients--much less one as broken and dangerous as Viscount Powers."--Cover, P. [4].
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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One devoted modern girl + a meddlesome, traditional grandmother = a heartwarming multicultural romantic comedy about finding love where you least expect it. Raina Anand may have finally given in to family pressure and agreed to let her grandmother play matchmaker, but that doesn't mean she has to like it--or that she has to play by the rules. Nani always took Raina's side when she tried to push past the traditional expectations of their tight-knit...
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Series
Publisher
Harlequin Enterprises ULC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Garrett Song is this close to taking the reins of his family's LA fashion empire ... until the Song matriarch insists he marry her handpicked bride first. To block her matchmaking, he recruits Natalie Sobol to pose as his wife. She needs a fake spouse as badly as he does. But when passion burns down their chaste agreement, the flames could destroy them all ... "--Back cover.
66) Promised
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English
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"Warwickshire, England, 1812. Fooled by love once before, Margaret vows never to be played the fool again. But then she finds that her father has promised her hand in marriage to Lord Williams, who is condescending and high-handed. Margaret will never consent to marrying such an odious man. Yet as Lord Williams inserts himself into her everyday life, proving himself intelligent and even kind, Margaret realizes that he is exactly the man she'd hoped...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"Fifteen-year-old Ana Cancion never dreamed of moving to America, the way the girls she grew up with in the Dominican countryside did. But when Juan Ruiz proposes and promises to take her to New York City, she has to say yes. It doesn't matter that he is twice her age, that there is no love between them. Their marriage is an opportunity for her entire close-knit family to eventually immigrate. So on New Year's Day, 1965, Ana leaves behind everything...
Author
Series
Colorado cowboys (Jody Hedlund) volume 1
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When Greta Nilsson heads west to save her ailing sister, bandits hold up her stagecoach. Upon arrival, she learns that the man who ordered her as a mail order bride has died. Wyatt McQuaid is struggling with his new ranch and agrees to marry Greta after a bargain with the mayor. Can this union born of desperation survive?"--Provided by publisher
69) The beauty bride
Author
Series
Jewels of Kinfairlie trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Smart, capable heiress Emmeline Pershing will do anything to keep her beloved home; and all it takes is an arranged marriage and a teeny white lie to fulfill her family's silly inheritance rules! But now her little fib means that she and her completely unsuspecting husband are going to inherit big - and very messy! -trouble in this spicy, sexy delight from bestseller Suzanne Enoch, Something in the Heir"--
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English
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"Liya Thakkar is a successful biochemical engineer, takeout enthusiast, and happily single woman. The moment she realizes her parents' latest dinner party is a setup with the man they want her to marry, she's out the back door in a flash. Imagine her surprise when the same guy shows up at her office a week later -- the new lawyer hired to rescue her struggling company. What's not surprising: he's not too thrilled to see her either after that humiliating...
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English
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As one of the Embraced -- one born with magical powers -- the beautiful, innocent Luciana escaped certain death after her father hid her away on the Isle of Moon. Now, nineteen years later, her father has returned with a frightening request. He will be executed unless Luciana returns to the mainland and marries a man feared throughout the land: a terrifying brute known as the Beast. Luciana accepts her fate and agrees to wed the Beast, Lord Leo, in...
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English
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France, 1918. In the final days of the First World War, a young Chinese woman, Pauline Deng, runs away from her uncle's home in Paris to evade a marriage being arranged for her in Shanghai. To prevent the union, she needs the help of her cousin Theo, who is working as a translator for the Chinese Labour Corps in the French countryside. In the town of Noyelles-sur-Mer, Camille Roussel is planning her escape from an abusive marriage, and to end a love...
74) Heir to the duke
Author
Series
Duke's sons volume 1
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
As eldest son of the Duke of Langford, Nathaniel Gresham sees his arranged marriage to Lady Violet Devere as just another obligation to fulfill--highly suitable, if unexciting. But as Violet sets out to transform herself from dowdy wallflower to dazzling young duchess-to-be, proper Nathaniel decides to prove he's a match for his new bride's vivacity and daring. Oppressed by her family all her life, Lady Violet can't wait to enjoy the freedom of being...
Author
Series
Publisher
Love Inspired
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A marriage of convenience is the only way to save her family... Widow Sophia Seymour never planned to marry again -- let alone become a duchess. But with her father missing and her family impoverished, an old betrothal contract promising her hand to a notorious duke is her only hope. And Edmund DeVane intends to honor the agreement--in name only. After all, Edmund needs a wife with an impeccable reputation to protect his debuting niece. But as their...
Author
Series
Lonely lords volume 8
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2014].
Language
English
Description
Douglas Allen, Viscount Amery, hates having arrived to his title without knowing how to manage his properties. Guinevere Hollister is a distant family connection raising her daughter in rural obscurity while stewarding the estate. Douglas reluctantly puts himself in Gwen's hands for lessons in land husbandry and discovers beneath her prickly exterior a woman of passion and honor. Yet despite the closeness they find, she will not marry him. When the...
77) Sold to a laird
Author
Series
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
"When Douglas Eston arrives at the home of the Duke of Herridge, he expects to leave with an investment--not a wife! With his brilliant ideas attracting attention all over London, Douglas does not need to rely on the duke. But when he meets Lady Sarah Baines, the stubborn beauty whose virtue her father would willingly sell, Douglas finds himself utterly entranced and desperate to protect her. Lady Sarah Baines always knew her father was cruel. But...
78) The light years
Author
Publisher
Angry Robot
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Before Hisako Saski is even born, her parents make a deal on her behalf. In exchange for a first-class education and a boost out of poverty, Hisako will marry Adem Sadiq, a maintenance engineer and self-styled musician who works the trade lanes aboard his family's sub-light starship, the Hajj. Hisako is not happy when she finds out about the plan. She has little interest in the broken branch of physics the deal requires her to study, and is not keen...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin Enterprises ULC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Claiming the rancher's heir: "Arrogant, infuriating, insufferable... And the sexiest man she's ever met in her life. Wren Maxfield hates Creed Cooper, but now she's working with the wealthy rancher over the holidays! Those strong feelings hide undeniable chemistry...and one wild night results in pregnancy. Now, Creed vows to claim his heir. That means proposing a marriage in name only. But as desire takes over, is that a deal they can keep?"--Page...
80) The Winter king
Author
Series
Weathermages of Mystral volume 1
Publisher
Avon
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
After three long years of war, starkly handsome, Wynter Atrialan, will have his vengeance on Summerlea's king by taking one of the man's beautiful, beloved daughters as his bride. But though peace is finally at hand, Wynter's battle with the Ice Heart, the dread power he embraced to avenge his brother's death, rages on. Khamsin Coruscate, Princess of Summerlea and summoner of Storms, has spent her life exiled to the shadows of her father's palace....
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