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Nine months to save their marriage!Nik Christakis was once her Prince Charming – the indecently rich and devilishly handsome tycoon who took Betsy away from her life as a waitress and did the unimaginable: made her his wife! But married life wasn’t the fantasy she’d envisaged.Now, as her hand hovers over the divorce papers, Betsy sees something in her husband’s eyes…a glimmer of the man she first fell in love with. But when their encounter ends in reckless passion Betsy is left with a very...
| Автор | Lynne Graham |
For one year onlyOnce, Ella Gilchrist had the gall to turn down playboy prince Zarif al-Rastani’s proposal. To ensure peace and stability in his country Zarif must now marry, so when Ella returns begging for his help he’ll give it…on one condition.Three years ago Zarif needed only moments to ignite a passion in her that left her breathless—until his adamant declaration that he could never love her broke her heart. But if she is to rescue her family from imminent and permanent ruin Ella must...
| Автор | Lynne Graham |
First published serially in 1840–41 in Dickens' own magazine, Master Humphrey's Clock, and in book form in 1841, The Old Curiosity Shop was an immediate popular success. The heart-wrenching story of Little Nell and her doting grandfather offered a rich amalgam of misery and malice, goodness and generosity, love and loyalty — all with a pervading veneer of sentimentality that greatly appealed to Victorian readers.As the story opens up, Nell and her grandfather are...
| Автор | Charles Dickens, Чарльз Диккенс |
To inherit her fortune, she has three weeks to find a convenient groom…Eva Atraeus must marry. But every suitor is bought off by the will's formidable trustee: Kyle Messena. He has made himself the last available groom! Kyle broke her heart years ago. Now the dark, dangerous banker is the last man she'd marry—even in name only…If Kyle can't have Eva, no man will. No, he won’t fall for the fiery, passionate Eva, but he’ll keep her safe from men who would use her. Then, after the...
| Автор | Fiona Brand |
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘Money's a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet.’Isabel Archer is a beautiful, intelligent and independent young woman. Brought from America to England by her wealthy Aunt who seeks to further her education and find her niece a husband, Isabel is determined to shape her own future – one that does not necessarily entail becoming a wife. Isabel inherits a fortune when her rich uncle dies and feels...
| Автор | Генри Джеймс |
Marrying the shy princess…When playboy prince Alexandros Sancho discovers he’s inherited his older brother’s betrothed, he’s horrified! Princess Eva Lataiva might be beautiful, but his belief in marriage died with his first love. However, walking down the aisle is his royal duty….unless he can persuade Eva to break the engagement herself?Except Alex’s plan backfires – far from putting her off, he finds himself falling for the warm but shy princess! Now he must convince sweet-hearted Eva he wants...
| Автор | Susan Meier |
Longlisted for 2020 Center for Fiction's First Novel PrizeCorey Sobel challenges tenacious stereotypes in this compelling debut novel, shedding new light on the hypermasculine world of American football. The Redshirt introduces Miles Furling, a young man who is convinced he was placed on earth to play football. Deep in the closet, he sees the sport as a means of gaining a permanent foothold in a culture that would otherwise reject him. Still, Miles's body lags behind his ambitions, and...
| Автор | Corey Sobel |
She was no man magnet.From her Gypsy clothing to her feline fan club to her transparent attempt at seeming helium-headed, Violet Campbell screamed, «Run for your life,» her lucrative lavender fields be damned. But Cameron Lachlan had never wanted to be anywhere…with anyone…more. Somehow, someway, this bewildering lady had transformed his wanderlust to age-old desire.But instead of wanting the moon, which she deserved, Violet seemed to accept that he would leave her bed – and her. Which he might...
| Автор | Jennifer Greene |
Recently burned by heartache, a fierce blizzard and a sexy stranger were exactly what Daisy Campbell needed.When she returned to her hometown and found herself stranded with Teague Larson, she never expected to throw caution – and her clothes – to the wind. But as the intensity of their attraction rose with the falling temperatures, they had to stay warm somehow, didn't they?Teague was deeply drawn to Daisy's independence and sophistication – not to mention those long, sexy-as-all-hell...
| Автор | Jennifer Greene |
Генри Джеймс, Henry Foss James и др.
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘The place, with its grey sky and withered garlands, its bared spaces and scattered dead leaves, was like a theatre after the performance-all strewn with crumpled playbills.’Revered as one of the greatest ghost stories ever told, James’s The Turn of the Screw is an eerie Victorian masterpiece.When an inexperienced governess goes to work at Bly, a country house in Essex to look after a young boy Miles and his sister...
| Автор | Генри Джеймс, Henry Foss James и др. |
Генри Миллер – виднейший представитель экспериментального направления в американской прозе XX века, дерзкий новатор, чьи лучшие произведения долгое время находились под запретом на его родине, мастер исповедально-автобиографического жанра. Скандальную славу принесла ему трилогия, составленная романами «Тропик Рака», «Черная весна» и «Тропик Козерога»: именно эти книги шли к широкому читателю десятилетиями, преодолевая судебные запреты и цензурные рогатки. «Тропик Козерога» – это история любви и...
| Автор | Генри Миллер |
Генри Миллер – виднейший представитель экспериментального направления в американской прозе XX века, дерзкий новатор, чьи лучшие произведения долгое время находились под запретом на его родине, мастер исповедально-автобиографического жанра. Именно «Тропик Рака» и «Черная весна» принесли ему скандальную славу, именно эти романы шли к широкому читателю десятилетиями, преодолевая судебные запреты и цензурные рогатки. Это история любви и ненависти, история творчества и безумия; это история...
| Автор | Генри Миллер |
'You are mine for the next two weeks.'Resigning might be the sexiest thing she’s ever done…Quitting her job puts executive assistant Bette Monroe in a very compromising position. With ten days left, powerhouse lawyer Simon Kramer is working her late into the night… and seducing her into oblivion! While he’s convinced she’s selling business secrets, the bombshell she’s keeping secret would shock him more. Does she bare all…or keep him guessing?
| Автор | Lisa Childs |
A level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Retold for Learners of English by Kieran McGovern. When a handsome young man begins to court Catherine Sloper, she feels she is very lucky. She is a quiet, gentle girl, but neither beautiful nor clever; no one had ever admired her before, or come to the front parlour of her home in Washington Square to whisper soft words of love to her. But in New York in the 1840s young ladies are not free to marry where they please. Catherine must have her...
| Автор | Генри Джеймс |
Originally written in Russian in 1920 and first published in English in 1924, “We” is the dystopian novel by Russian science-fiction writer Yevgeny Zamyatin. “We” takes place hundreds of years into a bleak future, where the citizens live under the total control and surveillance of a police state, called One State. The country is made almost entirely out of glass, which makes it easier for the government to watch every move of its citizens. One State manages all aspects of the society with a...
| Автор | Yevgeny Zamyatin, Евгений Замятин |
Чарльз Буковски – культовый американский писатель, чья европейская популярность всегда обгоняла американскую (в одной Германии прижизненный тираж его книг перевалил за два миллиона), автор более сорока книг, среди которых романы, стихи, эссеистика и рассказы. Несмотря на порою шокирующий натурализм, его тексты полны лиричности, даже своеобразной сентиментальности.
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| Автор | Чарльз Буковски |
You’re Still the OneToday is Rachel McAllister’s birthday and she’s about to receive one heck of a present…pro bull rider Matt Gunderson, the boy who once broke her teenage heart, is back in town on a break from the rodeo circuit. So Rachel only has a few days to see if their chemistry is still sizzling…
| Автор | Debbi Rawlins |
'You. Me. Sex. It’s easy.' All she has to do is not get hooked…Ally Douglas has made a deal with Ethan Ash: just sex, no strings, no for ever. All she knows about him is that he’s a world-famous rock star and absolutely gorgeous. Their sexual chemistry is instant, magnetic, and it satisfies their needs. Only now Ethan has started to break the rules—will Ally be able to stop herself from getting burned?
| Автор | Клэр Коннелли |
The Rebel vs. The PrincessComplete opposites who share the same burning passion!Jaxon Brady of the Hard Riders MC has sworn to protect Evie Kent from a rival gang. His hard muscles and black leather motorcycle boots are a sharp contrast to the girly dresses Evie wears for her successful party-planning business. Their instant attraction is magnetic, and their lust keeps them glued to each other’s side…but is it a dangerous distraction?
| Автор | Anne Marsh |
Fast Fiction Hot – short, sexy readsWelcome to beautiful Ruby Lake, where the wedding of the decade is about to take place. In twenty-four hours, Ariana Westwood, eldest daughter of the influential Claire Westwood, is set to marry prominent investment banker Jackson O'Connell on the deck of her family's palatial cottage. But with the arrival of a very special guest, the perfect wedding begins to seem like the perfect disaster. As everyone connected to the wedding party—from the...
| Автор | Дженнифер Хейворд |
Fast Fiction Romantic – short stories with a Happy Ever AfterAmy Jensen was determined her sister's wedding would be perfect. Which meant she couldn't let the best man, Ben Seabrook, get under her skin. After all, it had been more than a decade since they'd gone their separate ways. He'd become an award-winning journalist, and she'd become an ER doctor. Surely there would be no feelings left between them.And yet, as soon as she saw Ben at the rehearsal, Amy knew she was...
| Автор | Brenda Harlen |
His Majesty requests your company for banquets, ballroom dancing… and a little bombshell? Stepping into Prince Aleks’ turreted castle is like going back in time. Sara hasn’t seen him for five years… He never told her he was a prince, and now he’s wearing a crown! Sara once loved Aleks with all her heart, and she feels as if she’s the centre of his world all over again. Yet she can’t shake the feeling that there are more secrets to be revealed…
| Автор | Линда Гуднайт |
Mills & Boon are proud to present a thrilling digital collection of all Sharon Kendrick’s novels and novellas for us to celebrate the publication of her amazing 100th book! Many of these books are available as e books for the first time.All she wants for Christmas Ever since nurse Lara King can remember, Dr Nick Cunningham has set her pulse racing. But when she witnesses his attitude to his father, she’s appalled and tells him so, unwittingly reuniting them just before his father’s...
| Автор | Sharon Kendrick |
New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter introduces the Original Heartbreakers—beginning with a ruthless businessman about to break his own rules—in this special prequel novella!Rich, powerful and utterly untamable, Dane Michaelson is every woman's darkest fantasy. When he returns to his hometown to witness his father’s upcoming nuptials, he is unprepared for the redheaded beauty soon to become his stepsister. He's never wanted anyone more.Kenna Starr has no desire to join the...
| Автор | Gena Showalter |