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Will he catch his falling star? Cassidy Malone describes herself as a plain, slightly plump primary school teacher. Totally unsuitable for Hollywood life. Unfortunately she is now at the beck and call of top movie mogul and old flame Will Ryan.Once upon a time she signed a contract, in a whirlwind of youth and confidence. Now, as they write the script they never finished, Will’s devilish smile and lethal charm make her yearn for the safety of the classroom!Unworldly she may be – cowardly she’s...
| Автор | Trish Wylie |
Love, marriage, baby – but not in that order! When software tycoon Harrison Hunt issued a challenge – his four sons had to marry within one year, or forfeit their inheritances – Justin Hunt couldn’t believe it. The family ranch was his flesh and blood; he’d do anything to keep it. Even if anything meant marriage. Now he’s chasing entrepreneur Lily Spencer, the only woman who had ever come close to touching his guarded heart.But when he turns up on her doorstep, Justin finds more than an angry...
| Автор | Lois Faye Dyer |
One snowy Christmas, wedding bells ring!Penny Bradford has inherited her family ranch, but she has no idea how to run it! So she hires rugged rancher Jake Larson to train her up and show her the ropes. Jake thinks it will be easy–he'll run the ranch and hold Penny's hand until she realizes she isn't cut out for ranching.Trouble is, Jake realizes he doesn't want to let Penny's hand go! As the snow falls thick and fast, Christmas begins to work its magic on the boss and...
| Автор | Judy Christenberry |
Dario Costanzo's wife. . . in name only. . . He married her, bedded her, and she gave him an heir ; and that was all he wanted. Until Maeve suffered a devastating accident that meant she had no recollection of her husband or her little son. Maeve's mind might not remember Dario, but her body certainly does ; every time they touch it's electric!Is this fiercely handsome man really her husband? To reawaken his lost wife Dario will start a slow seduction, to remind her just how good...
| Автор | Catherine Spencer |
Outback billionaire claims his wife! Francesca Forsyth may come from the cream of Australian society, but she’s happy with mud on her boots, working the land. When she inherits half of her grandfather’s empire, Francesca must come out of her shell and become a high-flying businesswoman, professional and smart!Handsome Bryn Macallan, the joint heir, watches his childhood friend’s return to town with interest. He always knew there was a confident, vibrant woman waiting to blossom in Francesca.And...
| Автор | Margaret Way |
In “The Adventure of the Abbey Grange”, Holmes and Watson are asked to assist on a home invasion and murder case. A woman reports that a gang of men broke into her home, killed her husband, tied her up, and stole the family silver. Though it seems like a clear-cut case of robbery gone wrong, Holmes's gut tells him otherwise. But what motive lies behind this erstwhile victim’s story?
| Автор | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
Mary, a lonely orphaned girl sent to a Yorkshire mansion at the edge of a vast lonely moor. At first, she is frightened by this gloomy place until she meets a local boy, Dickon, who's earned the trust of the moor's wild animals, the invalid Colin, an unhappy boy terrified of life, and a mysterious, abandoned garden…
| Автор | Frances Hodgson Burnett |
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 |