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Every woman wants to marry him…But what if he's already taken?In this Matches Made in Scandal story Jean-Luc Bauduin, Parisian society’s most eligible bachelor, is determined only to take a wife of his choosing. And until that day comes he’ll ward off his admirers by hiring Lady Sophia Acton to wear his ring! The passion Jean-Luc shares with his convenient bride is enormously satisfying—until he discovers Sophia’s utterly scandalous past!
| Автор | Marguerite Kaye |
PLAYING WITH FIRE!Caragh Ó Brannon defended herself bravely when the enemy landed – only now she finds herself alone with one very angry Viking… Styr Hardrata sailed to Ireland intending to trade, never expecting to find himself held captive in chains by a beautiful Irish maiden.The fiercely handsome warrior both terrifies and allures Caragh, but he is forbidden territory. He is the enemy… and he is married. Yet Styr harbours a secret that might just set them both free…Forbidden Vikings Resist...
| Автор | Michelle Willingham |
Men wanted one thing–and noblewomen had no choiceCertainly her forced betrothal did nothing to convince Lady Alyce Sherborne otherwise. Would that she could choose how to live her life–and with whom! But given that freedom, would she turn down the subtly seductive Sir Thomas? The man who'd secured a king's ransom–and taken her heart in the bargain?Women, he was learning, were dangerousand of that lesson, there could be no better teacher than the deceptively sweet, distractingly...
| Автор | Ana Seymour |
London, 1839Ex-cavalry officer Captain Grahame Westmore is restless for change, but escorting a diplomat’s spoiled daughter to Vienna isn’t what he had in mind—though for once he hasn’t been hired for his skills in pleasuring women! Independent, fiery and strong-willed, Elowyn Bagshaw is not the simpering lady he expected. Used to getting her own way and giving the orders, Elowyn will not be controlled so easily. Grahame soon realizes that he’s got a fight on his hands—and it’s one they’re both...
| Автор | Bronwyn Scott |
Desperate Times Called For Desperate Measures…And widow Cassandra Logan was as desperate as they come. Who could blame her for the audacious falsehood she told for the sake of her baby? No one–except maybe straight-arrow rancher Morgan Tolliver, who had every right to distrust her lying ways!When his passion outpaced his suspicions, Morgan knew he was in trouble. After all, Cassandra had suddenly appeared at the ranch carrying nothing but a trunkful of lies. So when exactly had he dismissed her...
| Автор | Elizabeth Lane |
Holy Terrors, The Lot Of 'Em!That's what everyone considered Josh Ingalls's unruly passel of kids–secretly, anyway. No sense offending the most eligible widower in town! But Annie Martin didn't care what a «catch» her employer was. She only wanted him to admit he loved his children. And possibly share a kiss or two–okay, maybe three…!This latest nanny was barely more than a girl herself, Josh Ingalls noted, but if a tree-climbing dynamo in trousers was what it took to manage...
| Автор | Judith Stacy |
A Gravestone Made of Wheat is a poignant and lyrical story of land, love, and the American immigrant experience. Now an award-winning indie film distributed by 20th Century Fox. Available everywhere on DVD. http://www.sweetlandmovie.com/ Excerpted from the paperback original, Sweet Land: New and Selected Stories (Borealis Books, 2006), by Will Weaver.
| Автор | Will Weaver |
This historical novel set at Old Fort Snelling in the 1830s is a rich and romantic re-creation of the early settlement period in Minnesota's history. Maud Hart Lovelace's careful research into the documents of the Historical Society, combined with her knowledge of the actual setting, enabled her to write a story that conveys a sense of time and place both accurate and compelling for young adults as well as general readers.
| Автор | Maud Hart Lovelace |
An overview of how Minnesotans of diverse backgrounds—soldiers, women, African Americans, and Native Americans—served their country during the Civil War. Excerpted from Creating Minnesota: A History from the Inside Out (MHS Press, 2007).
| Автор | Annette Atkins |
They Make an Unlikely Alliance… Lady Cecily scorns the French hostages held at court. Treated as honoured guests, the men play at love games – and Cecily fears that her mistress, the Princess, might be disgraced.War-weary chevalier Marc de Marcel wants only to return home. Uncertain whether his ransom will ever be paid, he makes an unlikely alliance with enticing fire and ice Cecily. He’ll help her keep the Princess safe from ruin if she’ll help him escape. A pact which could lead them into a...
| Автор | Blythe Gifford |
FOR HONOUR…Major Harry Brockley gave up on love long ago, when he lost his heart to his colonel’s wife, Samantha Scatterby. Now, years later, Brock agrees to a loveless marriage to save a damsel in distress – only for Sam to reappear in his life!… OR FOR LOVE?Courageous Sam, now a widow, is happy to see the one man she’s secretly adored for years – even if he is engaged to someone else. And when Brock seeks Sam’s help she’s powerless to resist this chance to be reunited with her handsome...
| Автор | Anne Herries |
Can He Salvage her Reputation?Trapped in the Arctic ice, intrepid explorer Captain Conrad Essington was driven on by thoughts of his fiancée, Katie Vickers. Finally home, he’s ready to take her in his arms and kiss away the nightmare of that devastating winter.Except the last eighteen months haven’t been plain sailing for Katie either. With Conrad believed dead, and her reputation in tatters, Katie has relinquished all hope of her fiancé ever returning to save her. Now he’s back, can the dreams...
| Автор | Georgie Lee |
WHAT COULD BE MORE SHOCKING THAN THE TRUTH? Jane Cavenhurst is happy on her own. She really is.But as her hapless sister’s wedding to the handsome Mark Wyndham nears, the protective barriers covering her deeply buried secret begin to shatter – for Jane has loved Mark for years. But that’s not Jane’s only problem! The Cavenhursts are in debt to the villainous Lord Bolsover and he has his sights firmly set on her! When Mark realises his true feelings he knows he shouldn’t be the one going to...
| Автор | Mary Nichols |
A Young Woman Disappears. A Husband Is Suspected Of Murder. Stirring Times For All The Neighborhood.Since the murder of the Marquis of Sywell shook the quiet neighborhood of Steepwood Abbey, Madam Felice has been careful to conceal her true identity. Now she senses danger and exposure ahead because, for the first time in her life, she feels the lure of a man's attraction. But which is she more terrified of losing–her mask or her heart?Driven by desire to make this elegant modiste his...
| Автор | Paula Marshall |
Who is Captain Harry Fanton?When Juliana Milford first encounters Captain Harry Fanton, she finds him arrogant and rude. There’s no way she’ll fall for his dazzling smile! Her visit to Chadcombe House was always going to prompt questions over her scandalous family, so she’s touched when Harry defends her reputation. She’s discovering there’s more to Harry than she’d first thought…A man so plagued by the demons of war, he’s sworn he’ll never marry, no matter how tempted…
| Автор | Catherine Tinley |
A short-form e-book original providing a brief history of the famed automobile assembly plant in St. Paul’s Highland Park neighborhood, 1925-2011. Based on an essay written for the Society for Industrial Archaeology.
| Автор | Brian McMahon |
Black Otter, Lenape chieftain, swore he'd return to his children, his land, his life. There was little to value in the white man's realm–except for one regal, openhearted woman of courage. Rowena alone gave him strength and hope–and awakened the possibility of love.Rowena Thornhill knew nothing of passion, her days being filled instead with study and family duty. But when she joined her fate with that of «her» captive, Black Otter, her proper English life became a whirlwind of danger...
| Автор | Elizabeth Lane |