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The Confessions of Nat Turner is a 1967 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by U.S. writer William Styron. Presented as a first-person narrative by historical figure Nat Turner, the novel concerns the slave revolt in Virginia in 1831. It is based on The Confessions of Nat Turner: The Leader of the Late Insurrection in Southampton, Virginia, a first-hand account of Turner's confessions published by a local lawyer, Thomas Ruffin Gray, in 1831.
| Автор | William Styron |
From royal nanny to princess bride?Dedicated teacher Kayleen James was determined to safeguard the future of her orphaned students – even if it meant defying Prince As’ad of El Deharia himself! But the seductive ruler stunned her by offering to adopt the three little girls. On one condition… Suddenly As’ad was a single father in desperate need of a nanny, and Kayleen was the only one for the job.Soon the palace was in an uproar – all because of this spirited redhead. Losing his heart wasn’t part...
| Автор | Susan Mallery |
The mum she was meant to be Celeste Wells didn’t think twice about becoming a surrogate mum for her twin sister. But when Zoie’s marriage ended suddenly, heartbroken Celeste just couldn’t let the little girl go. Clay Sullivan’s world shattered once his wife walked out on him and their daughter, and Celeste was a reminder of the painful memories the tough survival guide had barely survived.Yet she was everything her sister wasn’t – loyal, loving, committed to the child to whom she’d given birth....
| Автор | Karen Rose Smith |
Mills & Boon are excited to present The Anne Mather Collection – the complete works by this classic author made available to download for the very first time! These books span six decades of a phenomenal writing career, and every story is available to read unedited and untouched from their original release.The price of one more night…The last person Olivia expected to see when she returned to her hometown was her ruggedly handsome ex-husband. Joel Armstrong was the reason she'd stayed...
| Автор | Anne Mather |
Hot-shot property tycoonJake Lattimore gets more than he bargains for this Christmas! Bulldozing his way into sleepy Harborside, Jake laughs in the face of the local opposition – but is stopped in his tracks by fiery Italian Mariabella Santaro.To protect the community that has treated her like a daughter and kept her secret, Mariabella will have to help Jake fall in love with the place – fast. For in Mariabella’s stocking there aren’t candy canes and chocolates, there’s a diamond tiara and a...
| Автор | Shirley Jump |
Enjoy the dreams, explore the emotions, experience the relationships.Fly away home Park ranger Wylie Ames doesn’t want a wife. His son, Dean, and he are getting on just fine on their own. But when Marlee Stein comes home to help run her family’s charter air service, their easy way of life comes crashing to the ground. First Dean falls for Marlee and her little daughter, Jo Beth. Suddenly there’s a distinctly feminine presence in their bachelor lifestyle. Then a tentative friendship forms between...
| Автор | Roz Denny Fox |
A flame that never died… One glimpse of James Crawford’s roguish good-looks sparked a fire in young heiress Harriet Wilde that burned red-hot – until her father forced her to break off the relationship. No way was his daughter going to dilute the family line!Ten years later… James, now the head of a multi-million-pound empire, returns to get revenge on the woman who thought she was too good for him. He’ll make her feel every ounce of the humiliation he once did. But he only succeeds in fanning...
| Автор | Catherine George |
Housekeeper: at the Greek’s beck and call Constantine Karantinos is Greek through and through! When he learns he has an heir he will do anything to claim him. Even if he finds it hard to remember bedding the child’s mother – Laura was nothing more than a dowdy little waitress. Though maybe if he were to have her again, that would refresh his memory…Now Constantine’s summoned Laura to Greece, but she’s more wilful than he remembers: determined to pay her way as housekeeper, by day she insists on...
| Автор | Sharon Kendrick |
Only a royal wedding…Bitter life lessons have taught Crown Prince Maksim Yurkovich that duty must come before desire. His country needs an heir, so when he discovers his lover can’t have children he must sever their ties. Only Maks can’t resist spending one last night in her bed. …can avert this royal scandal!Now he faces the biggest diplomatic crisis of his life. Against all odds Gillian Harris has fallen pregnant. Maks’s royal reserve masks the heart of a fierce Cossack warrior – one who is...
| Автор | Люси Монро |
When she was good… Southern debutante Vivienne LaBlanc can’t believe bad-boy rock star Connor Mansfield is back in town for the New Orleans annual Saints and Sinners pageant. He has a reputation as wicked as his devilish smile, and Vivi has no intention of becoming one of his latest groupies!He once crushed her high school heart, so playing the saint to Connor’s sinner should be easy. But how can Vivi get those less than angelic thoughts out of her head – especially when Connor’s so good at...
| Автор | Kimberly Lang |
‘Everyone has a price…I’ve just told you mine. Name yours.’Secretary Darcy Lennox knows how demanding her billionaire boss, Maximiliano Fonseca Roselli, can be. His fierce ambition is legendary. But marrying him to secure the deal of the century is beyond the call of duty! Except Max is not a man to say no to. He’s undaunted by Darcy’s reluctance to enter a fake marriage; in his world everyone has a price and he will entice Darcy to reveal hers. But after only one searing – and very public –...
| Автор | Эбби Грин |
Albert Butler once wished to be an artist, but scandal destroyed his life. Now old and sick, he takes us back through his troubled childhood, England’s Blitz, and two passionate affairs. Returning to his former London haunts, he confronts old friends who have never forgiven him his sins, and sets out on a journey along the Thames that will bring him to the final and naked truth about himself.
| Автор | Naeem Murr |
What’s a girl to do when she’s secretly in love with her best friend…and he’s married to someone else?She gets over it. That’s what Amy’s done. Rather than lose Quinn with an ill-timed confession of affection, she’s taken the smart route. She’s eased away from him. Until the day Quinn announces he’s now single. And he wants to help Amy work on a project that will fulfil her childhood dream. How can she say no?Yet daily doses of Quinn remind her of everything she loves about him. Now he’s...
| Автор | Sarah Mayberry |
The prodigal Wilder returns To snag a coveted promotion, financial whiz Anna Wilder needed this takeover to go smoothly. But Anna was up against a formidable opponent. Richard Green was the lawyer determined to foil her plans – and he was Anna’s first love.After one unbelievable kiss years ago, Anna had fled her home and all her insecurities. Now she’s facing her past in the boardroom, Anna has nowhere left to run! But will the solution be all business, or all about pleasure?The Wilder Family...
| Автор | RaeAnne Thayne |
From doctor-in-training to on-the-job daddyFinding out he had a six-year-old daughter was the shock of Connor Hayes’s life. And the soon-to-be doctor needed help – stat! So he turned to his cherished buddy – his best, platonic friend – Mia Doyle.After all, she was great with kids and could provide on-premises childcare…just until he got the hang of daddy detail. But then he started sharing late-night kisses with his temporary nanny…and Connor realised he had a different role in mind for Mia:...
| Автор | Gina Wilkins |
Blackmailed by the sheikh!Tilda Crawford can’t regret the short-lived romance she once had with Rashad, the Crown Prince of Bakhar. But now, having gained possession of her impoverished family’s home, Rashad is blackmailing her over the huge debt her family owes him and insisting she pay his price – returning to his bed…as his concubine!Tilda is appalled – but in no position to refuse. Soon she’s the arrogant Sheikh’s captive, ready to be ravished in his far-away desert kingdom. And when Rashad...
| Автор | Линн Грэхем |
MISTAKEN FOR A MISTRESS!Taye Trafford's roommate has run off, leaving Taye in a very awkward position. She needs someone to share her apartment–and the bills–fast! So when Magnus Ashthorpe turns up on her doorstep, Taye has no choice but to sublet him the room….Magnus hasn't moved in with Taye because he needs somewhere to live–but because he believes Taye is the mistress who has caused his sister heartbreak. But Magnus discovers Taye's kind and innocent personality and can't...
| Автор | Jessica Steele |