Chef Meggy Calhoun realizes her long-held dream with the opening of Boston's hottest new culinary experience. Crazy-busy with her new restaurant, she can't deny a fascination for her hunky new tenant. But will her secret connection to one of New England's most powerful families poison her recipe for success, and leave her heart flambeed? Trevor Bryce Christos would do anything to protect the woman who raised him. Even seduce a beautiful con artist disguised as a chef and bent on cashing in on his family's wealth. Taking up residence in Meggy's carriage house while disguised as a writer doing research on small town New England is the perfect ploy to catch her at her game. But when the truth of her parentage is revealed, and his ruse exposed, he'll need the townsfolk's help with spin control if love is to remain on the menu.
Her job is spotting forgeries—but figuring out if one man’s desire for her is genuine is a challenge of another kind . . . Fourteen days. That’s how long exiled duke Sebastian gives art valuer Sia Keating to try to prove he stole a famous painting. Once she has proof, she’ll demand her job back! She’s worked too hard to build her reputation and throw off her father’s corrupt shadow. She won’t go down without a fight. But having complete access to his life doesn’t mean Sia can breach the gap Sebastian keeps between himself and the world. That’s something only embracing their dangerous attraction can do . . .
Harriet wants to get married and have kids someday, so she decides to make a checklist for an ideal husband. For instance, he can’t be too handsome or too ugly, nor can he be too rich or too poor. Her boss, Alex, is dumbfounded when he hears this. Who would she want to marry such a boring man? It’s no wonder Harriet broke up with her fiancé. Despite being born into a poor family, Alex has become a successful real-estate developer. He more than checks off Harriet’s list, but she’d be an idiot to fall for a sworn bachelor like him. So what will she do when he asks her to spend a passionate weekend with him at a five-star hotel?※This work is originally colored.
The stakes are sky-high for one playboy billionaire in this secret-pregnancy romance by Millie Adams! Their one night… only raises the stakes! Poker pro Jessie Hargreave’s future depends on the riskiest game of her life. And playboy billionaire Ewan Kincaid has just gone all in! Winning Ewan’s Scottish Highland estate is astounding. But it’s their sizzling night together that is most shocking, especially when she discovers the consequences… Ewan was playing to lose, but he hadn't counted on his memories of their encounter haunting him beyond measure. When he sees a photo of a very beautiful, very pregnant Jessie, a new endgame is required. This time, to claim his child, he’s playing for keeps! From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. Read all the From Destitute to Diamonds books: Book 1: The Billionaire's Accidental Legacy Book 2: The Christmas the Greek Claimed Her
High-powered billionaire Beverly Hills attorney Trent Nichols takes a three month sabbatical to shake his feeling of career burnout and ends up in the San Juan Islands off Washington State. Right away, he encounters a beautiful, down-to-earth owner of a diner/bar and feels an immediate attraction to her. But when she expresses a hostile opinion of attorneys, he decides to keep his profession to himself, a little deception he believes won’t matter. He’s not there to stay. As a transplanted Chicago banker with a contentious divorce from a lying, cheating attorney, Cassie Brockton loves her new life on the island where she inherited a diner/bar from her great aunt. A stranger in town grabs her full attention, and though he’s not telling her everything, she senses she can trust him and lets down her guard. But when the island draws him in—just the change his life needs—and his affection for Cassie grows, Trent’s deception has him caught in its web that threatens both their futures.
"An alarming, fact-driven jeremiad urging change and action." –Kirkus The first comprehensive look at how politicians let the entertainment industry bilk taxpayers, hijack public policy and hurt economic investment, starting and ending with Trump. From stadiums and movie productions to casinos and mega-malls to convention centers and hotels, cities and states have paid out billions of dollars in tax breaks, subsidies, and grants to the world's corporate titans. They hope to boost their economies, create new and better jobs, and lure well-known events such as the Super Bowl--not to mention give their officials the chance to meet celebrities. That Big Entertainment drives bigger economies is a myth, however. Overwhelming evidence shows catering public policy to its promises results in a raw deal for the taxpaying public. In The Billionaire Boondoggle, Garofalo takes readers on a tour of publicly-subsidized corporate America to explain how that myth came to be, how much money America's elected officials throw away, and why courting Big Entertainment just courts disaster. You’ll learn how Maryland gave millions of dollars to Netflix to make House of Cards, and Nevada spent hundreds of millions on a new home for the NFL’s Raiders. New Mexico paid big money to host The Avengers, while city after city fell prey to the debt trap that is the Olympics. You’ll see how big sporting goods stores like Bass Pro Shops and big casinos across the country all get in on the subsidy scam. And you’ll see how many cities got in bed with hotel titans, including Donald J. Trump himself. This book is the go-to guide for the many ways in which American taxpayers unknowingly subsidize the TV shows they watch, the sports teams they root for and the hotels they sleep in, all based on an economic theory that only adds up for CEOs and bigwigs.
Connor Flannaghan had always been out of her league. He was strong and gorgeous, and his charm was legendary! As a naive teenager Shannon could only gaze from the sidelines…as the love of her life stared straight past her. Now Shannon is all grown up, in control of her life and she's left the past, and her crush, behind…or so she thinks. Connor has just walked through her door, but the lazy smile is gone, replaced by a ruthless glint in his eye. The bad-boy billionaire is back, and he's better than ever!
A socialite with a ticking biological clock marries a billionaire for convenience and falls in love in this sexy international romance. Damien Wynter was as handsome and arrogant as sin. Heiress Charlotte didn’t need his dark, primitive sensuality in her life—until the man she’d planned to marry disappointed her, and Damien offered a challenge: let him wed her and get her pregnant! It was all about winning to Damien, but Charlotte wanted a baby, and if surrendering him meant she could win, too, why not accept his scandalous offer?
Violet knew exactly what she wanted in life and went after it. She had built up her craft store from a hole in the wall to a thriving Internet success, she had friends and a warm home in a beautiful state. And when she was attending a bachelorette party, she thought she’d found the most exciting man with whom she could share her life. Creek Jones had moved away from the mainland and bought himself a mountain. He could run his business empire from afar, away from the negative aspects of the world. With pristine air and beautiful landscapes, he thought he’d had it all. Until an adorable brunette walked behind his bar in tight jeans and a fluffy sweater. He was knocked out. Violet Jenkins thought he was a bartender, had no idea that he was wealthy. All she wanted was him. And he wanted her. Until Violet’s stepfather explained that Violet’s “services” came with a price. In the end, his morals wouldn’t allow him to pay for sex. And when Violet discovered that he had been, she was livid. Hurt. Disgusted. All the precious, warm feelings were broken with his words. Could Creek figure out how to get her back from such a heinous error?
Harriet wants to get married and have kids someday, so she decides to make a checklist for an ideal husband. For instance, he can’t be too handsome or too ugly, nor can he be too rich or too poor. Her boss, Alex, is dumbfounded when he hears this. Who would she want to marry such a boring man? It’s no wonder Harriet broke up with her fiancé. Despite being born into a poor family, Alex has become a successful real-estate developer. He more than checks off Harriet’s list, but she’d be an idiot to fall for a sworn bachelor like him. So what will she do when he asks her to spend a passionate weekend with him at a five-star hotel?
