Aimi Carteret is determined to put her past behind her. But one man seems equally determined to breach her defenses. Aimi has to resist…has to…for the sake of her reputation. Wealthy businessman Jonas Berkeley knows there is much more to Aimi than her buttoned-up demeanor suggests; he wants to discover the feisty Aimi in his bed. But as Aimi surrenders to him, Jonas discovers the dark secrets that make her so defiant—and only he can tame her….
They say money can't buy love. But when the heroines of these four stories find themselves trouble, they turn to playboy billionaires for help--and love and desire soon follow. Bundle includes: The Italian's Ruthless Marriage Bargain by Kim Lawrence, The Billionaire's Blackmail Bargain by Margaret Mayo, The Timber Baron's Virgin Bride by Daphne Clair and Jonas Berkeley's Defiant Wife by Amanda Browning.
Plain, poor and inexperienced, Jude struggles to hold down a full-time job as well as being guardian to her brother's three little children. So she can't believe her eyes when she opens her front door to handsome Luca Di Rossi, the man whom the newspapers call the world's most notorious playboy Jude knows that in any other circumstances, wealthy, powerful Luca wouldn't look twice at her. But he needs a wife--pronto Now the ruthless billionaire's demanding a marriage of convenience
This book examines the tales of three remarkable figures of the biblical world: the tragic prophet Jeremiah, and the two atypical prophets Jonah and Balaam. Jeremiah was cursed from birth and condemned to a lifelong losing battle against national disaster. Jonah was notorious for his connection with a whale, whereas Balaam was best known as the owner of a talking donkey. Yet these prophets (servants of their deity) are portrayed as rebels against their god. This book contends that these tales, beyond their intrinsic appeal as stories, were written to serve as metaphors. Although set in ancient times and in the exotic Near East, the issues that underlie these gripping tales are not unfamiliar to modern times and Western lives. These prophets represent "everyman" and these unusual dramas explore the phenomenon of revolt against restrictive conditions and against authority.
Rachel Moore has been in love with dark-hearted tycoon Bryn Donovan for years—ever since they shared one illicit night together. But Rachel is only the hired help…. Now Bryn has chosen her as his bride! Rachel is overjoyed—until she discovers the billionaire's proposal is a convenient one. She knows he must continue the Donovan dynasty and, believing she can't give him a child, Rachel flees. But Bryn will not rest until he finds her and demands what is rightfully his!
【A story by New York Times bestselling author becomes a comic!】With Leo, her handsome Italian businessman, and two adorable children, Brooke’s marriage seems picture-perfect. Then she overhears a shocking conversation between her in-laws. It seems that Leo was once engaged to Francheska, who was stolen away from him by his elder brother. Brooke can’t believe it, yet she’s sure her husband is still in love with his brother’s wife. When his brother passed away, Leo rushed to Francheska’s house to comfort her. How long can Brooke continue to turn a blind eye?
In this refreshing and thoughtful interpretation of the biblical book of Jonah, T. A. Perry seeks to recover the book's prophetic thrust: how Jonah is cast out from the divine Presence and works his way back--like Elijah--in a love story of rejection and reconciliation. This book explores the role reversal of Eternity and Jonah and suggests the possibility that God can not only change his mind, but even be educated. "The deceptively simple tale of Jonah receives in T. A. Perry's hands the complex intellectual reading it deserves. With wide learning, urbane wit, and acute sensitivity to detail, Perry asks engaging questions that are spot-on, giving them remarkably reflective answers that sometimes surprise and often convince. No matter what your interest in Jonah--be it theological, moral, ecological, or aesthetic--you will want to read this masterful book." --Edward L. Greenstein, Meiser Professor of Biblical Studies and Director of the Institute for Jewish Biblical Interpretation at Bar-Ilan University, Israel "I rejoice to see the reissue of T. A. Perry's work on Jonah. This volume draws deeply from the available Jonah literature but is deft at re-presenting with a fresh and provocative twist many of the issues to be found in the short biblical book and commentary on it." --Barbara Green, O.P., Professor of Biblical Studies, Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology at the Graduate Theological Union T. A. Perry (PhD, Romance Philology and Comparative Literature, Yale University) is a Faculty Associate at Hartford Seminary and was recently Corcoran Visiting Chair in Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College. He has also taught at Ben Gurion University, Loyola University, and Hebrew University.
