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Author
Publisher
Avon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Back under the same roof and bickering like old times before her best friend's February 14th wedding, maid-of-honor Lissette Alonso and Brian Anderson, who is the reason for all her Valentine's Day hatred, call a truce when someone he is trying to avoid shows up at the reception.
82) City of lies
Author
Series
Counterfeit lady volume 1
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Like most women, Elizabeth Miles assumes many roles; unlike most, hers have made her a woman on the run. Living on the edge of society, Elizabeth uses her guile to relieve so-called respectable men of their ill-gotten gains. But brutal and greedy entrepreneur Oscar Thornton is out for blood. He s lost a great deal of money and is not going to forgive a woman for outwitting him. With his thugs hot on her trail, Elizabeth seizes the moment to blend...
83) Scandalous
Author
Series
Banning sisters trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Pocket Star Books
Pub. Date
©2001.
Language
English
Description
"Faced with poverty after the death of her half-brother, the Earl of Wickham, on his Ceylon tea plantation, Lady Gabriella Banning plans to secure the future of her two younger sisters--Claire and Elizabeth--by marrying off Claire to a wealthy aristocrat, but her scheme is threatened by a charming stranger who claims to be the Earl of Wickham."--NovelList
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Sensation
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Masquerading as a plain clerk on the behest of the most honorable barrister in England, breathtakingly beautiful Princess Stefanie uses the disguise to her advantage to consort unchaperoned with her employer's dashing nephew, the Marquess of Hatherfield.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
After another lonely Valentine's Day, Gabi Romano trades mountain snowfall for sunshine and sand at a luxurious Caribbean getaway. There she finds not one but two thrilling new passions: creating art glass, and Flynn Brogan, the sexy caretaker next door who brings her fantasies to life. But when violence interrupts their romantic interlude, she learns that Flynn is living a lie. Heartsick, she decides to concentrate on her craft. Playing with fire...
Author
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Bonnie finds her summer fling boyfriend and fellow band member, Hayden, dead on the floor of a friend's London apartment. She proceeds to hide the corpse and obliterate every sign of her presence at the crime scene. Hayden's well-known involvement with other women could have provided Bonnie a motive for murder. To complicate matters, at least one more person appears to have altered the crime scene.
Author
Series
Regency vows volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this fresh and hilarious historical rom-com, an estranged husband and wife in Regency England feign accidents and illness in an attempt to gain attention--and maybe just win each other back in the process. Five years ago, Lady Violet Grey and Lord James Audley met, fell in love, and got married. Four years ago, they had a fight to end all fights, and have barely spoken since. Their once-passionate love match has been reduced to one of cold, detached...
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Shadow Cove, Washington, is the kind of town everyone dreams about-quaint streets, lush forests, good neighbors. That's what Sarah thinks as she settles into life with her new husband, Dr. Johnny McDonald. But all too soon she discovers an undercurrent of deception. And one October evening when Johnny is away, sudden tragedy destroys Sarah's happiness.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
By day, she is Lady Georgiana, sister to a Duke, ruined before her first season in the worst kind of scandal. But the truth is far more shocking. In London's darkest corners, she is Chase, the mysterious, unknown founder of the city's most legendary gaming hell. For years, her double identity has gone undiscovered, until now.
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Sensation
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
Disguised as a personal secretary to a notorious English scoundrel, who is the only man to help her reclaim her throne, Princess Luisa finds her plans to succeed her father as ruler threatened by her attraction to her employer.
Author
Series
Publisher
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Disguising herself as a courtesan to get the attention of her husband, who she has not seen in eight years, the Duchess of Colton arrives in 1816 Venice in where she sets her plan of seduction in motion and is shocked to discover that the man she married just could be the love of her life.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Celia and Djuna ruled their clique of friends with dual iron fists. But when Djuna disappeared while the duo was walking home together, Celia buried the terrible truth of that day deep down inside. Now, twenty years later, Celia is unable to consciously keep her secret any longer. Despite her success, her personal life has fallen stagnant, and, buried under the weight of her awful past, Celia returns to her hometown to confess her sins.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Two brothers -- Will and Jeff -- and their friend Tom are out one night at their favorite South Beach bar, the Wild Zone, and decide to make a bet on who can be the first to seduce a mysterious-looking young woman drinking by herself. Pretty, dark-haired, blue-eyed Suzy has an innocent, almost ordinary girl-next-door way about her. Little do the friends know that their harmless bet is about to take on a life of its own, a life full of deadly consequences...
Author
Series
Remnant chronicles volume 1
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
"On the morning of her wedding, Princess Lia flees to a distant village. She settles into a new life, intrigued when two mysterious and handsome strangers arrive--and unaware that one is the jilted prince and the other an assassin sent to kill her. Deception abounds, and Lia finds herself on the brink of unlocking perilous secrets--even as she finds herself falling in love"--
95) Struck dead
Author
Series
Forensic Instincts volume 10
Publisher
Bonnie Meadow Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"When a tragic hit-and-run takes the life of a hardworking family man, multi-millionaire Christopher Hillington becomes the prime suspect, and the whole city of New York alights with speculation as to what happened. But before the NYPD can establish Hillington's guilt, he himself is brutally murdered in his own home."--
Author
Series
Windsong volume 1
Publisher
Amara, an imprint of Entangled Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Kennedy Martin is spurred into action when her ex calls her, days before his wedding, to express his doubts about the upcoming marriage. She needs to convince him that marrying his fiancée is the right choice, and so she crashes the pre-wedding in order to talk to him. As if that situation isn't difficult enough--she runs into Maverick Owens, her old college nemesis, and is forced to pretend she's with him so she can attend all the events.
97) City of lies
Author
Series
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Outwardly, Jovan is the lifelong friend of the Chancellors charming, irresponsible Heir. Quiet. Forgettable. In secret, he's a master of poisons and chemicals, trained to protect the Chancellors family from treachery. When the Chancellor succumbs to an unknown poison and an army lays siege to the city, Jovan and his sister Kalina must protect the Heir and save their city-state. But treachery lurks in every corner, and the ancient spirits of the land...
Author
Series
Forensic Instincts volume 2
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
The man she loved is gone forever. The child she lives for could be next. Each day is a struggle for Amanda Gleason's newborn son as he battles a rare immune deficiency. Justin's best chance for a cure lies with his father, who was brutally murdered before Amanda even realized she carried his child. Or was he? One emailed photo changes everything, planting a seed of doubt that Amanda latches on to for dear life : a recent photo of a man who looks...
Author
Series
Cowboys of Creedence volume 2
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Mason James is the responsible one who stayed behind to run the Colorado ranch while his brother, Rock, took off to play professional hockey. Women have used him before to get to his brother--and Mason intends never to get burned again. But after he meets reporter Tessa Kane at his brother's wedding, Mason discovers he's ready to take a chance on love.
Author
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.
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