Her five-year-old secret… On a holiday of a lifetime, youthful Jenny Wolf had pretended to be sophisticated beyond her actual experience and had fallen madly in love with a man beyond her wildest dreams. But the dream had ended abruptly and Jenny had had to face the consequences of her impetuous romance. Now, six years later, the man she had hoped never to see again is the new owner of Cripple Creek's historic hotel--and Jenny's new boss. Cole Stadler has never forgotten—or forgiven—her for running out on him. But he also, clearly, still wants a relationship—on his terms. Jenny is sorely tempted, but the urge to run is stronger—she has to prevent Cole from discovering the secret she has kept from him for five long years….
SECRETS OF A RUNAWAY BRIDE Valerie Bowman Miss Annie Andrews is finally free to marry the man she loves. With her overprotective sister out of the country on her honeymoon, nothing can prevent her flight to Gretna Green—nothing, that is, but an abduction by the wrong gentleman. When Jordan Holloway, the Earl of Ashbourne, promised to look after his best friend's sister-in-law, he didn't realize she would prove so difficult. But when he spirits her away to his country house to prevent her elopement, he discovers that the tempting beauty knows how to put up a fight. To make matters worse, he's stuck playing the role of honorable protector...when what he really wants is to run away with her himself.
A giveaway wedding … a runaway bride on a solo honeymoon … Three days before their wedding, Hollywood darling Drake Devlin tells his fiancée, veterinary technician Lynette Brunelli, that he’s given away their wedding—ceremony, flowers, reception—to a couple in need as a publicity stunt for the Dare To Wish Foundation. Which would have been fine if his next sentence hadn’t ended their engagement. What’s a girl to do but leave the media uproar behind and take her honeymoon alone? Best man Grant Hillier is bound for Venice on the same flight for a photography assignment, appalled that his friend has treated this beautiful woman in such a shocking way. When they arrive, he can’t resist the chance to get to know Lynette better. It’s only after he helps her treat an injured bird that he realizes just how special she is … and how much he wants her in his life. But scandal follows them from Italy to San Francisco to her family’s beach house in beautiful Moonshell Bay. Will her past with Drake come between Lynette and Grant forever? Or will the runaway bride find that there is no hiding from true love? Fly to Me is the fifth novel in the Moonshell Bay sweet romance series featuring cops and ex-cops whose lives are just fine, thanks—until strong but vulnerable heroines cross their path! The books can be read as standalones, though the characters are connected and appear in each other's stories. No strong language or love scenes on the page, just a dollop of suspense and a guaranteed happily ever after. If you like books by Melissa McClone, Hope Holloway, or Liz Isaacson, you’re in the right place. Enjoy! Originally published as The Wedding Scandal, part of Bella Andre’s “Four Weddings and a Fiasco” world.
On a mission to save her mother from an internet relationship gone too far, Angela Cannon secretly takes a last minute honeymoon cruise alone. What she needs now is a plan, and Devon Miller seems to be the perfect answer. Except, what’s a girl to do when an unexpected connection takes complicated to a whole new level? "A feel-good escape that will have you laughing and looking for the next book!" New York Times bestselling author Roxanne St. Claire on Honeymoon for One. More Honeymoon Series: Honeymoon for One Honeymoon for Three Honeymoon for Four More books from USA Today bestselling author Chris Keniston: Farraday Country Series Hart Land Series: Hart Land Cupid Café Flirts (Hart Land Series Companions) Sweet Aloha Series Surf's Up Flirts (Aloha Series Companions) For more information about Chris Keniston, check out www.chriskeniston.com/books.html Fans of cruising, vacation romance, heartwarming romance, fast paced reads, laugh out loud romance, sweet romance novels, wholesome reads, Emily March, Raeanne Thayne, Jill Shalvis, Addison Cole and Nancy Naigle will enjoy the Honeymoon Series.
Will this maid of honor find her happy-ever-after in the form of the best man? Find out what happens when passions rise in Bermuda in the latest Harlequin Romance by Andrea Bolter. Faking it… in Bermuda! Experience has taught unfussy maid of honor Laney Sullivan to have modest expectations of love and life. While best man Ian Luss is rich, successful and devastatingly handsome—and treats marriage like a merger! When circumstances throw them together on the newlyweds’ achingly romantic couples-only honeymoon, they decide they could both use the practice of pretending to be in a relationship. But what happens when practice makes perfect? From Harlequin Romance: Be swept away by glamorous and heartfelt love stories.
Time is an abducted child’s worst enemy. Seventy-four percent of abducted children who are murdered are killed within three hours of their abduction. It takes, on the average, two hours for a parent to report a child missing. This gives responders only one hour to get an investigation up and running in an attempt to locate and recover the child alive. Investigating Missing Children Cases: A Guide for First Responders and Investigators provides a solid training guide on missing children investigative techniques, enabling law enforcement professionals to respond confidently with a plan of action that offers the best possible chance for a positive outcome. The book provides law enforcement agencies with the most current information available to guide them through a missing or runaway child dispatch. It is designed to help investigators respond quickly, expeditiously evaluate the situation, conduct an Endangerment Risk Assessment (ERA) of the child, and commence a thorough, organized investigation—starting from the moment the police are contacted. By following the guidelines in this book, those tasked with these cases can make the best possible decisions in the shortest amount of time. The protocols and methodologies presented are based on personal police experience and statistical evidence from research and studies gathered from thousands of runaway and missing children cases. Details on those studies and their findings are provided in the appendix. Time is of the essence in missing children cases. Make every second count.
Charlotte is a fashion designer creating her own wedding dress while delivering costumes for the bridal party of an Indian wedding. It’s an arranged marriage and the bride-to-be, who is now staying in Charlotte’s fashion design studio, is having doubts. Scott her fiancé, is locked up in quarantine spending time alternately writing his wedding vows and competing in a fitness competition with his sailing crew who are also contained in the hotel. Discovery of paint splatters on her own wedding dress is a first clue that the Indian bride-to-be has been kidnapped. Humour is ever present in the daily call between Charlotte and her best friend Miranda who now lives in London, is painfully pregnant and is a self-appointed organiser for their wedding. Best-man Mason, married to Miranda, is a journalist, constantly on the lookout for an intriguing story. Both bridal parties want to ensure that as few people as possible are aware of what’s happening in the run up to their big day. While Charlotte wants a simple wedding, her parents want something special. As a result of everything that transpires, something extraordinary results. A mystery and a romance with a healthy dash of suspense, culminating in a surprising start to a happily ever after. All set in the delightfully sleepy town of Bangalow in northern, New South Wales, Australia.
--“I loved this novella! It's sweet, romantic, and at times, LOL funny. This is the second book in The Wilde Brothers series. Joe is one of the five, oh-so-gorgeous, Wilde brothers. He and Margaret have been married for two days and it's now time for them to go on their honeymoon trip. Unknown to Margaret, Joe has planned for the two of them to go camping.” – Reviewer, Reading Fanatic --“This was really funny, and kind of sweet. Different people's reactions to the honeymoon camping trip that Joe planned for Margaret had me laughing out loud.”-- Reviewer, Jigsaw Girl In THE HONEYMOON, when Joe Wilde surprises his new bride, Margaret, with a honeymoon, she is speechless—but not from surprise! The honeymoon is nothing like what she expected, not a sandy beach someplace hot, not even a romantic cruise. Instead, Joe wants to take her camping in the middle of nowhere. Margaret has her doubts, especially when Joe ignores her worries about the trip. She soon wonders, should she be running the other way? THE WILDE BROTHERS: The One (Joe & Margaret) The Honeymoon, A Wilde Brothers Short Friendly Fire (Logan & Julia) Not Quite Married, A Wilde Brothers Short A Matter of Trust (Ben & Carrie) The Reckoning, A Wilde Brothers Christmas *Available December 2014 THE OUTSIDER SERIES: The Forgotten Child (Brad & Emily) A Baby And A Wedding (An Outsider Series Short) Fallen Hero (Andy, Jed & Diana) The Search (An Outsider Series Short) The Awakening (Andy & Laura) Secrets (Jed & Diana) Runaway(Andy & Laura) Overdue (An Outsider Series Short) The Unexpected Storm (Neil & Candy) The Wedding (Neil & Candy) Or grab The Outsider Series: The Complete Omnibus Collection which includes all the books and short stories in this in this romantic saga. THE FRIESSENS: A NEW BEGINNING: The Deadline (Andy & Laura) The Price to Love (Neil & Candy) A Different Kind of Love (Brad & Emily) A Vow of Love, A Friessen Christmas *Available December 2014 WALK THE RIGHT ROAD SERIES: The Choice Lost And Found Merkaba Bounty Blown Away, The Final Chapter Or grab Walk the Right Road: The Complete Collection, which includes all the books in this sizzling suspense series. THE SAVED SERIES: Saved Vanished *Captured – Available November 2014 *Although this series is filled with ideals of family, love and loyalty, the Wilde brothers are strong sexy alpha males. Each book and short story in this series is filled with sexual tension, steamy romance, rough language, and passion. It is for those who enjoy adult contemporary romance, women’s fiction, western romance.
Katy Andrews was going to a family reunion where she knew her life just wouldn't be worth living she didn't take a man. Trouble was, all the decent men she knoew were too old, too young or too married, which left her with only one option… Laid-back rancher Dylan Cole was the man Katy loved to hate. They rarely managed to be in the same room for long without arguing! Now they had to call a truce long enough to convince Katy's family that they were engaged. But then they began to enjoy their pretend relationship a little too much…
