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41) Marry in scandal
Author
Series
Marriage of convenience romances volume 2
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Shy young heiress, Lady Lily Rutherford, is in no hurry to marry. She dreams of true love and a real courtship. But when disaster strikes, she finds herself facing a scandal-forced marriage to her rescuer, Edward Galbraith, a well known rake.
Author
Series
Honey Creek volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Piper Jane Mackenzie, mayor of Honey Creek, won't let a major scandal rip her quirky hometown apart, or jeopardize her dream of one day running for higher office. So she's willing to welcome undercover detective Colby McBride, hired to help solve the mystery behind her wannabe fiancé's disappearance. Colby's cover? That he is an old boyfriend now begging Piper for a second chance--always when there are plenty of townsfolk around to witness his shenanigans....
44) Admission
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"An affluent teen who thinks she is headed off to the college of her dreams, must reckon with the truth and possibly her own guilt when her mother is arrested in a college admissions bribery scandal"--
Author
Series
Royal wedding (Julia London) volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Every dashing young man in London's ton is vying for Lady Caroline Hawke's hand--except one. Handsome, delectable roué Prince Leopold of Alucia can't quite remember who Caroline is and the insult is not to be tolerated. So Caroline does what any clever, resourceful lady of means would do to make sure a prince remembers her: sees that amusingly risqué morsels about Leo's reputation are printed in a ladies' gossip gazette... all the while secretly...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A scandalous book by an anonymous author takes London by storm, and everyone is convinced its villainous "Lord K" is the greatly admired Earl of Knightly. Heartbroken that he left her at the altar, Miss Regina Leyland impulsively sought revenge by revealing the true Knightly to the world but never expected the uproar to bring enemies to her door. To keep her identity hidden, she must trust the one man with the power to destroy her. Furious to be the...
Author
Publisher
Graydon House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
After her father's involvement in a public scandal, Daisy must navigate the sale of the family home, her sister's inconvenient crush, and her best friend writing an expose, in a modern retelling of Jane Austen's classic Sense and Sensibility.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A story of desire, black magic and love interweaves the Rapunzel fairy tale with the true-life story of French novelist Charlotte-Rose de la Force, who was banished from the court of Versailles by Louis XIV after a series of scandalous love affairs.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Theodore Prescott the Third, one of Manhattan's Rogues of Millionaire Row, has really done it this time. The only way to survive his most recent, unspeakably outrageous scandal is marry someone respectable. Someone sensible. Someone like Daisy Swann. Of all the girls in Gilded Age Manhattan, it had to be her. Daisy Swann has plans and they do not involve a loveless marriage with anyone. But when a devastating family secret threatens to destroy her...
Author
Series
Rebels with a cause (Samara Parish) volume 1
Publisher
Forever, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Forced into a marriage of convenience with Lady Amelia, Benedict Asterly is stunned when the elegant beauty defies all his expectations and, if he's not careful, she'll break down the walls around his guarded heart.
Author
Series
Beau Monde bachelor novels volume 2
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"Jake broke her heart by leaving her after sharing a passionate kiss. Lady Amelia broke his by marrying his best friend. When she returns to town a widow-pursued by an infamous rake, Jake's debauched brother, and just maybe by himself-Lady Amelia will have a mess and a half on her hands."--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Whispers of scandal novels volume 1
Publisher
Signet Eclipse
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Lord Heathton, at the behest of the Morrow family, must find Lady Elena Morrow, the reigning belle of the ton, who has mysteriously disappeared at the same time London's most notorious rake goes missing before the story spreads through high society and ruins Elena's reputation.
55) A royal pain
Author
Series
Unruly royals volume 1
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Rebounding from a love affair gone sour, Bronte Talbott keeps a lookout for a rebound to help mend her broken heart, and when she meets Max Heyworth, she's certain he's the perfect transition man. But when she discovers he's a duke, she has to decide if she wants to stay with him for the long haul and deal with the opportunities -- and challenges -- of becoming a royal.
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
In 1927 Philadelphia, to save her family's financial future and social standing, Helen Montgomery marries the black-sheep scion of a railroad magnate, but as her husband's attempts to be published lead to frustration and her personal dreams recede, the cracks in the perfect life she desires start to show.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
"Seventeen year old Andie always has a plan, but when her father suffers a political scandal, her summer med school program is taken away from her, and a new guy comes into the picture, she finds a lot of unexpected things can happen when you're busy making other plans"--
Author
Series
Amish New World volume 2
Publisher
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
An Amish farmer with a secret and a woman with a scandalous English past fall in love, but must overcome their past mistakes to find happiness together.
59) Midnight harbor
Author
Series
Miramar Bay novels volume 9
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When his Aunt Amelia, his closest friend and greatest supporter, passes away, leaving him her home in Miramar, classical guitarist Ian Hart uses this opportunity to reflect and move forward after a scandal destroyed his career but instead finds himself drawn to another newcomer, artist Kari Langham, who changes everything.
Author
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2013, c1982
Language
English
Description
Greek billionaire playboy Nikolas Constantinos intended to conclude the business deal with Jessica Stanton, a.k.a. The Black Widow, as quickly as possible. Love hadn't been part of his plan. A hot affair or a one-night stand was all he'd allow. Because love would lead to marriage. And marriage to Jessica, a woman with a scandalous past, could ruin him. But love was the one thing he couldn't control.
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