When Gerald Grosvenor, sixth Duke of Westminster, died in August 2016 he was one of the world's richest men, his fortune estimated at just under £10 billion. Yet he hated his wealth and spent long periods suffering from severe depression, much of it brought on by a feeling that his whole life had been a failure and that his money had destroyed any chance of happiness. At the same time, he could be ruthless in running the business while often feeling he was only a mascot. Gerald Grosvenor came into the line of succession by mere chance – or 'rotten bad luck' as he put it. The third Duke was childless and the title passed to a cousin, who became fourth Duke in 1963 and then, when he died four years later, to his younger brother, Gerald's father, Robert Grosvenor, who lived on an island in Lough Erne where Gerald grew up. Tom Quinn interviewed the sixth Duke on a number of occasions as well as people who knew the duke socially or had at various times worked with or for him. He discovered a complex man tortured by what he saw as his failures. He was a man who longed to return to his idyllic rural childhood yet was only really happy as an adult in the company of call girls. The book looks at the long and often eccentric history of the Grosvenor family and its wealth and the complex means by which that wealth has been shielded from the taxman, as well as the bizarre life of a man who was that strangest of things: The Reluctant Billionaire.
An uptight governess wonders if she can tame her shameless boss in this contemporary romance by a USA Today–bestselling author. The brazen antics of Hugo, Duke of Grovesmoor, and the string of women to grace his bed are tabloid gold. But Eleanor Andrews, newly hired to care for the duke’s young ward, refuses to see him as anything but her boss. She desperately needs this job. No matter how gorgeous Hugo is, the stakes are simply too high . . . Well acquainted with lies and betrayal, Hugo is jaded and cynical, unconcerned with dispelling the salacious rumors about him. But there’s something about Eleanor that fires his blood, and he can’t turn down the challenge to unbutton his uptight employee!
The first step…mix business with pleasure New hairdo? Makeup? A dress? Where did his efficient secretary go? Because the woman in front of Brandon Duke is not the Kelly Meredith who left on vacation two weeks ago. He is shocked—and curiously enchanted—by her transformation. She says this makeover is all part of her plan…to become more seductive. And this billionaire is just the man to give his suddenly sultry assistant a few lessons in love. He'll go slow, savor every moment and then say goodbye—as long as he can remember just who is seducing who!
THE BILLIONAIRE DUKE is book 1 of the Billionaire Duke series. She’s grudgingly willing. He’s reluctant. They’re made for each other. He's a Seattle billionaire who just inherited a British dukedom he doesn't want. She's the leading candidate for the wife he doesn't want. Can they get out of this? Do they want to? Seattle billionaire Riggins Feldhem just inherited a dukedom complete with a large British estate, a title, and the obligation to marry and produce an heir. With a woman his predecessor, the Dead Duke, has selected for him. A woman who uncomfortably stirs his jaded heart. But no one is going to force him into marriage. There has to be a way out of this mess. Haley Hamilton is young, just out of college, and looking for a hero. Riggins could give her everything. Or completely break her heart. She doesn't want to be anyone's forced duchess. But the Dead Duke, and Riggins' irresistible charm are making it impossible to resist. Scroll up and grab your copy today!
If you like billionaire romances, and royals and aristocrats, you'll lovethe Duke Society Series! If you like old castles, a bit of mystery and intrigue, witty banter, and hot, brooding heroes, even better! Three elderly contemporary dukes meet each year in London at their club to reminisce. This year their meeting has a sense of urgency. Time is running out. In an age where the nobility is fighting to stay relevant and not be relegated to the pages of history, where many of their peers have lost their estates and seen them become discount hotels, these three are fighting to keep their estates and titles intact after their deaths. To leave a legacy. They'll use their wits and ruthlessness to bring the next generation in line and find them wives. They've never played matchmaker before, but that won't stop them from making sure their handsome, unwilling heirs marry. Nothing will. If you've already read one of the Duke Society Series romances, this is bonus material. If you haven't, it's not necessary to read it first. *Please Note—This is a prologue to the series, nota full-length novel. It's just a taste of this royal and aristocratic billionaire romance series. Maybe think of it more as a little aperitif. Or like those samples at the grocery store where you can taste a tidbit before you buy. It's a look behind the scenes at what's happened before the first book begins. Don't worry—there's plenty more to come! Praise for The Duke Society Series from readers: "Witty, charming, and suspense filled." "Hard to put down!" "I loved the characters, Bliss and Ren. It was an entertaining story with lots of unexpected twists and turns." "…a unique take on a modern-day duke and duchess novel…Ren is freaking hot!"
Fans of Sarah MacLean, Vanessa Riley, and Julia London will adore this modern take on the Regency, filled with tough, empowered women meeting their matches in a sexy story from rising star Anabelle Bryant. “Delightful.” —Lenora Bell, USA Today bestselling author From the glittering ballrooms of the ton to the city’s grittiest corners, London has no shortage of wrongs in need of righting—and the Maidens of Mayhem are prepared for the challenge. United by secrecy and sisterhood, these daring woman from all walks of life aim to fight injustice wherever it takes them—even into the arms of unexpected love... Scarlett Wynn’s tragic childhood taught her that life can be cruel to women with little power. So when a local seamstress disappears, Scarlett vows to find out why. Armed with a weapon and her courage, Scarlett scours London for clues—and crosses the unlikely path of Ambrose Cross, the Duke of Aylesford, at an unlikely place: an upscale brothel. The Duke is trying to solve a mystery of his own, and Scarlett is sure they can help each other—if she can resist the attraction that draws them together . . . As Duke of Aylesford, Ambrose is duty-bound to protect his family name from scandal no matter the cost. But Scarlett’s fearless spirit forces him to look beyond his world of privilege. Scarlett is as intoxicating as she is dangerous, igniting a fire in him like no other. But when the pair learn both mysteries they’re trying to solve are tied to a string of missing women, the tangled scheme they uncover may put their lives, and their growing love, in mortal danger—and lead them to search their hearts like never before . . . “A delightful historical romance with a liberal dash of adventure, plenty of sizzling heat, and a heart of pure gold. A superb start to Bryant’s new Maidens of Mayhem series” —Lenora Bell, USA Today bestselling author “Duchess if You Dare is a fantastic read that kept me up late and has me anxiously awaiting the next book in the series.”—USA Today Bestselling Author Renee Ann Miller “Brilliant.” —Publishers Weekly
A saga of forgotten love and second chances. How would you feel when the man you have known and loved for the last five years is not who he said he was? That everything he ever told you was all a lie.An accident changed our lives forever and now I have to bring him back to us because he doesn't remember our life, our family or us. One minute, I was just a regular girl from India married to a man she loved, and the next, my life has changed completely because I'm married to an English Duke, who doesn't remember me.My name is Aaliya Singh Talbot and I will do whatever it takes to bring my husband back from the darkness and into the light.I will make him remember no matter what I have to do!I will make him remember everything--beneath all the lies! This is Book 1 in the Forgotten Trilogy--a Duke with amnesia romance. This is a diverse romance between an Indian girl and a British Duke.
Cielo Drive cuts like a beautiful scar along the bottom of a V-shaped canyon in the hills of Bel Air, off of Benedict. In February, 1969, as she looked out on it from the red farmhouse at 10050 Cielo she and her husband Roman Polanski had just rented, Sharon had no way of knowing that she only had 6 months to live. On the night of August 9th, members of "The Manson Family" would invade that house and murder Sharon and three of her closest friends. But strangely, half a year earlier, she'd had a brush with a different killer. It happened after her younger sister Patti, then 11, looked across at the ominous Spanish-Moorish estate Sharon called "The Haunted House." In "Restless Souls," their remarkable memoir, Alisa Statmen and Brie Tate write that Patti then hiked down and across Cielo, walking up to No. 1436 Bella Drive. There, she encountered an open gate where white pillars bore the name: Falcon Lair. Once the home of Rudolf Valentino, it had been purchased in 1953 by the fabulously wealthy heiress Doris Duke. The wrought iron gates were open when Patti wandered inside. Suddenly, she heard, the caretaker yell, "This is private property!" Startled, she turned and lost her balance, skinning her knee, when just then, a black limo pulled in. A tinted window went down and a tall woman in back lowered her sunglasses to ask who she was. Once she ID'd herself as Patti, whose sister Sharon lived "across in the red barn," Doris knew that this wasn't just any child. She was the sibling of the hottest young star in town. So Doris snapped to the caretaker, "Stop being such an ogre and bring Patti in, so we can clean those scraps. And get me the Polanski's phone number." Later, the Duke staff was bandaging Patti's knee when Sharon arrived, "nervously chewing her lower lip" and apologizing to the blond billionaire who was the 3rd richest woman in the world behind Queen Elizabeth & Queen Juliana. But by then, Sharon Tate was Hollywood royalty herself; her husband Roman, coming off "Rosemary's Baby," was a kind of cinematic prince. So why was she nervous? What would make her bite her lip in the face of a woman whose caretaker's aggressive warning had caused her little sister to draw blood? Since Sharon was killed that summer, we'll never know. But one thing is clear: this wasn't the first time Sharon Tate had been pulled into Doris Duke's orbit. 2 1/2 years earlier, one of Sharon's closest friends, Eduardo Tirella, had been violently killed after Doris crushed him under a two-ton station wagon. At the time, all of Eduardo's friends suspected he'd been murdered. The brutal stabbing of Sharon Tate is the tragic tale of a young woman of great promise cut down in the prime of life. But the same could be said for Eduardo, whose own Hollywood career was just catching fire, when he told the possessive, heiress he was leaving her, just minutes before she ran him down outside the gates of her Newport, RI estate. Because she had the money and power, Doris Duke succeeded in effectively erasing his death from the narrative of her troubled life. For more than 50 years, the real truth behind what happened at Rough Point in 1966 has been hidden. Until now!
Contemporary romance set in England. Newbie author, Livvy Browne, is in England to unearth the last bit of research she needs to finish the book she's writing on the duke of Brompton's ancestress. The problem is the unbending duke won't let her into his private library to find it. Jack Anstruther, duke of Brompton refuses to have anything to do with Livvy since she's his hated business rival's daughter. Though she insists she wants less to do with her father than he does, he doesn't believe her. When she tries to worm her way into his life his first instinct is to send her packing.She won't go away, and now he doesn't want her to leave. There's no way the smart-mouthed American and the hot-as-sin aristocrat could ever fall in love?right?
My family are fighting over who's the next Duke of Fairfax. The rules say it's me-if I'm married. It's not a trade-off worth making. I could never limit myself to just one woman. Or so I thought until my world is turned upside down. Now, the only way I can save the empire I built is to inherit the title I've never wanted-so I need a wife. To take my mind off business I need a night that's all pleasure. I need to bury myself in a stranger. The skim of Scarlett King's hair over my body as she bends over . . . The scrape of her nails across my chest as she screams my name . . . The bite of her teeth on my shoulder just as we both reach the edge . . . It all helps me forget. I just didn't bargain on finding my one-night stand across the boardroom table the next day. Scarlett's making a business proposal. I've got more interest in a (fake) marriage proposal. A sexy, standalone romance. Other stand-alone books in this series. They can be read in any order. Book 1. King of Wall Street (Max and Harper) Book 2. Duke of Manhattan (Ryder & Scarlett) Book 3. The British Knight (Alexander & Violet) Book 4. The Earl of London (Logan & Darcy) Book 5. Park Avenue Prince (Sam & Grace)
