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From a New York Times Bestselling author. Celebrating its original publication of its release, this commemorative edition includes the Rakes and Rebels family tree, and a special foreword by the author.A Bold MasqueradeWhen Andrew Weston, the reckless Marquess of Sandhurst, is forced by King Henry VIII into an arranged marriage with a young French widow, he conceives a bold masquerade to outwit the king. Disguised as a humble portrait painter, Andrew travels to the French court of François Ist to have a look at his would-be bride.Betrayed by her dead husband, Micheline Tevoulère has given up on love...and so she reluctantly agrees to wed an unseen English nobleman. Yet, when she sits for a portrait by a dashing artist with tender eyes, her heart begins to thaw.As passion blooms, Andrew refuses to reveal his true identity unless Micheline renounces her betrothal to the wealthy and powerful Marquess of Sandhurst... even though he is his own rival!In this novel of irresistible passion, New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Wright illuminates the world of Tudor England and France.Author's Note: Andrew & Micheline return in QUEST OF THE HIGHLANDER!

Fall in love with a "mesmerizingly wicked" hero...GUARDED HEARTSA French pirate of smoldering passions, Justin St. Briac has vowed never to marry. However, when his manipulative mother beckons him to her deathbed in Cornwall, he succumbs to her plea that he take a bride - devising an elaborate charade to appear to grant her dying wish.The old woman's days are numbered, after all, and soon he'll return to his life of unfettered romantic conquests and adventure...A PRETEND MARRIAGEMouette Raveneau, once the toast of the London ton, has been ruined by her dead husband's crimes. When she reluctantly takes refuge in Cornwall with her two adolescent sons, Justin hires her to help carry off his grand scheme.Soon, however, their "business arrangement" begins to feel like what Justin has avoided his whole life--a real marriage, one where he could lose something much more valuable than his freedom...he might actually lose his heart."One of the best historical romances of the year! Cynthia Wright knocks it out of the park with HIS MAKE-BELIEVE BRIDE." - Elizabeth Clayton, Amazon Reader

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The truth will out...The secret Vidalia Brand has been keeping for decades is about to come out. And she's terrified it will destroy her already fraught relationship with her youngest daughter, Selene.A man's last wish....Bobby Joe McIntrye is back in Big Falls, Oklahoma, and even he doesn't know what really happened between him and Vidalia all those years ago.But it doesn't matter. All he wants is to spend his final Christmas with the only woman he's ever loved; Vidalia Brand.A Christmas Miracle....Holidays in Vidalia's clan are known for their miracles, and this year, she's asking for the biggest one of all.

When Selene Brand, is out by the falls, dancing half naked with her fellow rebellious tree-worshipping types, and casting for the love of her life to fall at her feet, a stranger stumbles out of the woods and does just that.He's been stabbed. And when he opens his eyes, all he sees is a topless wood-nymph holding a dagger. When she bends close and asks his name, he realizes that he doesn't know the answer. Nor does he know who stabbed him, but the local law seems to suspect Selene.And yet she's the one who picks him up when he goes on the run. It soon becomes apparent that someone is trying to kill him because he knows something that he can't remember. Selene is determined to help him figure out who.Soon he realizes the only person on his side is a witchy little vegetarian who's running away for reasons of her own. And he wonders if a guy without a memory can really fall in love so fast.

The girl who was too good for him...In high school, Wade Armstrong had been half in love with Edie Brand, even though she barely seemed to notice his existence. Like the rest of this town, she thought him beneath her. That was how it seemed to him, anyway. But he'd grown up determined to prove them wrong, and now he owns a successful garage which is wallpapered with Edie Brand's photo spreads from the Vanessa's Whisper lingerie catalogue.He fascinated and terrified her...In high school, Edie had been afraid to even look at Wade Armstrong. He was too hot, too smooth, and his reputation of being able to get any girl to say yes on the first date scared the daylights out of her.Now a bad boy is what she needs... She's back in town, driven out of L.A. and her lucrative modeling career by a crazed stalker who nearly killed her once...and who seems to have followed her home.The attraction between these two burns them both, while a dangerous admirer watches, and grows angrier.

When former Secret Service agent Alex Stone is asked to impersonate a foreign dignitary who wears a full beard and is rarely seen without his sunglasses, it's not a problem. But getting someone to impersonate the man's new bride, a beauty the world adores, is a little bit harder.Melusine Brand looks astoundingly like the pampered princess. She's also a rough and tumble Oklahoma girl with colorful language. Besides, she'll never agree.Only, she does.Alex has to tutor her to survive the glitzy world he's used to. But when things take a turn and they're on the run in the wilderness with killers on their heels, it's Mel's turn to school him.Depending on each other to stay alive, these two opposites find a love that's stronger than either of them could have imagined...and hope they can live long enough to claim it.

"There aren't many young ladies who'd be eager to accept a governess position with wild twin boys in a lonely castle deep in the Oxfordshire countryside, but Helena Templeton has never been much like other young ladies. She's just settled into her new post when the boys' father, the rakish Earl of Hawke returns home unexpectedly, half-dressed and fleeing his latest London scandal. Adrian Chatham wasn't aware he even had a governess until her returns home after months of London debauchery have failed to chase his dead wife's memory from his mind. The last thing he wants is a high-handed, meddlesome chit like Helena Templeton in his house, but his boys need her, and maybe, just maybe...he does, too. But just as they've reached a fragile truce, Helena's sisters summon her home. Heartbroken, she leaves Hawke's Run, but Adrian isn't willing to let her go so easily. He wants Helena to use her miraculous matchmaking skills to find him a wife, and he has just the lady in mind..."--Publisher.

* When the darkness of despair casts shadows on life, the spark of hope flickers, just waiting to burst into flame once more.*Zann Blackseed is the huntsman for the king of Evandorm in the land of Mura. Zann has the power to shapeshift into a white wolf, and does so to help in the hunt. But when the king decides to send Zann to hunt in the forests of Glint, things take a nasty turn. Glint is one of the magical realms on the other side of the mountain. While in his shapeshifting form of a wolf, Zann is struck by an arrow and wounded. Little does he ever expect to see that a beautiful wench shot him, and that she happens to be the elven queen of this magical land.Lira Pentstone is the widowed queen of Glint, troubled by the fact a portal keeps opening and a dark man is trying to abduct her young daughter. When she stops a wolf from hunting in her forest, she discovers it is really a man. Having heard of the Blackseed brothers and their experience with other portals, she requests his help. Zann has no desire to help her or to have anything to do with elves or portals. But when a pesky elven sage tricks them, Lira and Zann end up married to each other. Each of their lives is about to change forever.Can war between the realms be stopped using magic that turns into a threat for all? And will a magical portal be the obstacle or the solution that will save or doom a hastened marriage between a shapeshifter and an elven queen?

Helena Littledean has a secret, a most scandalous painting she bought in discretion and keeps hidden from prying eyes. She's a young lady after all, and the Adam in her painting isn't hiding a thing behind his fig leaf. When she finally meets the Earl of Norwalk, her heart catches in her throat. It's her Adam-the embodiment of her closely held dreams standing before her...Adam Waterbury, the Earl of Norwalk, has been trying to find Adam in the Garden of Eden for over twelve years. The artist, his maternal uncle, promised he'd never sell it, not to Adam or to anyone else. It was his masterpiece, after all. But ultimately, he sold it.A murder visits Helena's family home, forcing her family to leave, but not before she's etched onto Adam's every waking thought. Now they are both haunted by images of the other. And then he discovered it is she who owns THE painting. Now the question is, can Adam destroy the painting without losing Helena? If he helps solve the murder and save the Littledean business, could they come to An Artful Compromise?

When a simple family gathering is no longer simple...Rose Kyla, named for her grandmothers and the oldest granddaughter of the renowned Laird Liam Sinclair, assumes a visit to her great-aunt and great-uncle will be the same as always. But the merriment among the Sutherlands ends abruptly when the dashing Highlander, Blaine Keith, arrives, seeking support against the clan that has plagued the Sutherlands and Sinclairs for three generations. Unbeknownst to anyone, Rose Kyla has an ally among their common enemy. Can Rose Kyla convince her family in time to trust her judgment? Can she convince Blaine to trust her secret connection in a clan determined to destroy his?When a request for help opens the door to love...Blaine Keith, freshly off yet another battlefield, arrives amidst a family gathering of Camerons, Sutherlands, and Sinclairs when he seeks support from Laird Cameron against Clan Gunn. The strawberry-blonde beauty he meets threatens to distract him from his mission and demands from his family threaten to change the course of his life. There are no lengths Blaine won't go to as he proves to Rose Kyla that his feelings aren't fleeting. Can Blaine satisfy his family's expectations while keeping the woman he loves? Can he put aside his fears for Rose Kyla and trust a friend among the enemy?Rose Kyla and Blaine find themselves falling love as they face a future of uncertainty. Family duty, feuds, and failed first impressions threaten to derail their burgeoning romance as they defend their clans and the explosive passion that erupts between them. Their enemy soon discovers this Sinclair couple is like all the others. Heaven help the person foolish enough to come between them.

Giganticus Roboticus is the greatest superhero in the Universe!Find out how he battles his arch enemy The Frustration Monster by reading this book!Written by 4 year old Taarun Krushanth: "I wrote The Adventures of Giganticus Roboticus and the Attack of the Frustration Monster because I get frustrated A LOT! Just like Giganticus try a lot of different ways to beat my frustration like taking great big breaths in and out"

In these prose poem sequences, five diff erent tastes are explored, not only with reference to food and drink, but also through their metaphorical use. There are innumerable ways of 'tasting' and apprehending the world, and these poems canvass a wide range of them while also encouraging readers to consider their own diverse tastes, preferences and experiences.

He's been in love with his best friend since the sixth grade. Is this the Christmas he finally confesses his feelings or will her dreams take her away from him for good? Will Taggert has been in love with his best friend since the sixth grade. But Janie Arden has always had a boyfriend, especially around the holidays. Keeping Will firmly in the friend zone, year after year. Until this Christmas. For the first time, she's single and Will is determined to be the next--and the last--to win her heart. But her determination to stay single and focus on her dreams proves to be quite the hurdle. Janie is tired of putting her dreams on hold for relationships that repeatedly go nowhere. This holiday season, she's determined to put herself first. When an opportunity arises for Janie to take over the event planning for the local Christmas Eve charity event, she jumps at it. It may be exactly the grand event she needs to prove she has what it takes to run her own event planning business in Boston. Except that to pull off the last-minute miracle, she needs Will's help. Falling for her best friend was never part of the plan. This is a sweet small town contemporary holiday romance with an HEA. Heat Level: Sweet/Mild

"As one of the world's hugest musicians I'd seen and had it all. Sold out tours. Awards. Fame. Money. Women... And I'd almost lost it all. Epically. Now I'm back home. A broken, burned out, desperate rock star...and a single father. I returned to give my son a family, stability. To figure out my life. But coming home meant seeing her. The woman who was once my everything. Who made life in this too small town bearable. Who I loved with my whole heart...my whole body. But long held secrets forced me to leave nine years ago. Forced me to abandon her. And she's never forgiven me."--Page 4 of cover.

Lesson One: Don't forget to tell your wife you're a spy...An absentee husband is one thing, but a dead husband is too much for Lady Mariana Asquith to ignore. When she travels to Paris to search for the body of the wastrel who broke her heart, she finds him-alive at the Opera and still far too attractive for her comfort. But not everything is what it seems with her husband...Lesson Two: Don't let your husband seduce you...Nick has sacrificed everything to protect King and Country-including his marriage. But after ten years of staying away from the woman he loves, he can't quite make himself drive Mariana away. He longs to be done with the lies and spies-but there's one last job, with a seductive partner at his side....Lesson Three: Whatever you do, don't fall in love-again.As they work together to save the French government from powerful adversaries, Nick must teach his wife how to be a spy, starting with how to seduce a dangerous stranger. Mariana already has some experience with dangerous men thanks to Nick, and she has her own lessons to teach him-like how passion, love, and trust just might save the day.

Floral artist extraordinaire Camellia Harris considers herself an expert in everything flowers, from baby showers to funeral arrangements and aconites to zinnias. While she's crafted beautiful wedding bouquets for famous brides, though, her own happily ever after remains elusive. After all, fairy tale endings aren't scripted for fat girls with disabilities. Eric Grady was the best dang high school quarterback Westfield, Texas had ever seen. He followed that with a record-setting college career and a first round pick in the NFL draft, but a devastating injury and subsequent addiction to prescription pain meds cut his pro career short. Now Eric is attempting a comeback of sorts-not on the gridiron, but as an emcee and speaker at corporate events and conferences. In the land of palm trees and flamingos for a home and garden show, romance is the last thing on Camellia's mind-and what is her former high school crush doing speaking at a conference on flowers? When a night of wine and reminiscing follows, Camellia is determined to dismiss it as nothing more than a one-night stand, but Eric has other ideas and sets out to achieve his greatest comeback yet-courting the fun and quirky florist.

Existem mais fatos surreais em nosso cotidiano do que possamos imaginar. Do sertão ao mar, das histórias de um mundo fantástico aos problemas de uma família conturbada, é possível identificar aquilo que nos faz humanos e excêntricos, portanto, especiais. A coletânea de contos 'Cantilenas' conta as histórias surpreendentes de personagens icônicos, mundos, situações e cenas improváveis, em um culto aos fatos surreais, dentro da realidade instável que é o nosso cotidiano.

While the mountains of southwestern Virginia are extremely beautiful and life there has its own pace, many do not realize the richness of the sports community in my mountian home. From fishing in a reclaimed mining pond to a fleeting Little League baseball moment of glory and lots inbetween - you are invited to remember a less hectic time set in the beautiful Appalachian mountains.

As the reporter for the Tri-Town Times, Tilly Bordeaux is tasked with reporting on the murders in the area... not solving them. But when the clues present themselves, she has to follow them... right? Include all four books in the Tri-Town Murders: News and NectarinesShe's trying to report on the facts, but someone is framing her for murder.A local nectarine orchard burning to the ground is front page news, and as the only reporter for the Tri-Town Times, Tilly is determined to uncover the facts and find out who started the fire. That is, until she finds the main suspect with a knife in his chest, taking his dying breaths. News and NachosIs her best friend a murderer?When the owner of the local Mexican restaurant is found dead face down in a plate of nachos, Tilly, the reporter for the Tri-Town Times, is on the job. News and NutmegWas it death by donut or something far more sinister?Drama ensues when the president of the Oak Peak knitting club is found dead, a half-eaten donut at her side.When the death is ruled a murder, reporter Tilly Bordeaux is tasked with writing the story. News and NoodlesWhat happens when an alligator crashes a wedding?Tilly's special day is ruined when not only does a gator make an appearance, but the sound system goes down, it rains, the caterer delivers the wrong meal... and is later found dead.Some of Tilly's family were the last ones to see the woman alive, and law enforcement believes one of them is the murderer.Dive into this complete cozy mystery series today!