THE HAND-PICKED BRIDE
THE HAND-PICKED BRIDE

Author: Raye Morgan

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2011-07-15

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 1459264703

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A GOOD WIFE IS HARD TO FIND Jolene Campbell was every man's fantasy. But unfortunately for Grant Fargo, she was going to become his brother's wife. If Grant could keep his hands off his sexy employee long enough to introduce them. His brother needed a good woman, and Jolene was the most desirable female Grant had ever laid eyes on. Jolene knew it was only a matter of time before she succumbed to her boss's irresistible kisses. So why was he trying so hard to convince her what a great husband his brother would be? Well, she would just have to show the stubborn bachelor that she was the perfect wife—for him!

THE RANCHER'S HAND-PICKED BRIDE
THE RANCHER'S HAND-PICKED BRIDE

Author: Elizabeth August

Publisher: Silhouette

Published: 2014-03-15

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 1460353838

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Gwen Murphy, once the girl from the ranch next door, owed her aging Apache neighbor big-time. But deploy her private-investigator skills to a find a wife for Morning Hawk’s greatgrandson? And move into his home to do so? Dang it! For years, virile Jess Logan had stirred feelings celibate Gwen wanted no part of. Once under Jess’s roof—and his amused masculine scrutiny—Gwen did her best to procure him a spouse. Or did she? For Texas heat scorched her whenever Jess was near, melting her lifelong icy grudge against men. Finally she saw her heart could be whole, if only she could find the courage to let Jess claim her as his woman.

Handpicked Husband & The Bride Next Door
Handpicked Husband & The Bride Next Door

Author: Winnie Griggs

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2020-07-07

Total Pages: 538

ISBN-13: 1488077355

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Romance on the Texas frontier Handpicked Husband Regina Nash must marry one of the men her grandfather has chosen for her or lose custody of her nephew. But Reggie knows marriage is not for her, so she must persuade them—and Adam Barr, her grandfather’s envoy—that she’d make a thoroughly unsuitable wife. Adam is drawn to the free-spirited photographer, but his job was to make sure Regina chose from the men he escorted to Texas—not marry her himself! The Bride Next Door Daisy Johnson is ready to settle in Turnabout, Texas, open a restaurant and perhaps find a husband. Of course, she’d envisioned a man who actually likes her, not someone who offers a marriage of convenience to avoid scandal. Newspaper reporter Everett Fulton may find himself suddenly married, but his dreams of leaving haven’t changed. What Daisy wants—home, family, tenderness—he can’t provide…

A Bride for the Tsar
A Bride for the Tsar

Author: Russell E. Martin

Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press

Published: 2012-06-15

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 1501756656

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From 1505 to 1689, Russia's tsars chose their wives through an elaborate ritual: the bride-show. The realm's most beautiful young maidens—provided they hailed from the aristocracy—gathered in Moscow, where the tsar's trusted boyars reviewed their medical histories, evaluated their spiritual qualities, noted their physical appearances, and confirmed their virtue. Those who passed muster were presented to the tsar, who inspected the candidates one by one—usually without speaking to any of them—and chose one to be immediately escorted to the Kremlin to prepare for her wedding and new life as the tsar's consort. Alongside accounts of sordid boyar plots against brides, the multiple marriages of Ivan the Terrible, and the fascinating spectacle of the bride-show ritual, A Bride for the Tsar offers an analysis of the show's role in the complex politics of royal marriage in early modern Russia. Russell E. Martin argues that the nature of the rituals surrounding the selection of a bride for the tsar tells us much about the extent of his power, revealing it to be limited and collaborative, not autocratic. Extracting the bride-show from relative obscurity, Martin persuasively establishes it as an essential element of the tsarist political system.

THE LOVE TWIN
THE LOVE TWIN

Author: Patty Salier

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2011-07-15

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 145926472X

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WRONG TWIN Jarrid Browning thought he'd gotten over the woman who had once jilted him, but now she was back—lying in his arms, wearing next to nothing, clinging to him for dear life. Seeing her again reignited his still-smoldering desires, and he vowed he'd never lose her again. RIGHT BRIDE But the woman Jarrid thought was his old flame was really her identical twin, Becky Lawson. And the usually shy Becky was falling hard for her persistent suitor, whose kisses made her toss all caution aside. But how could she convince him she was the woman he truly wanted once he discovered her charade?

SECRET DAD
SECRET DAD

Author: Raye Morgan

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2011-07-15

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 1459258002

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SECRET MARRIAGE?She called herself "Charlie Smith," and only Denver McCaine remembered her as Adrianna Charlyne Chandler. But Charlie was no longer the aloof-but-beautiful heiress a rugged mercenary like him could only dream about. Now she was a struggling single mom who'd run from the husband her wealthy family had chosen for her. And her new life was wonderful—until her family found her…. The only way Charlie could keep her happy home was if she pretended to be Denver's wife. But her son secretly longed to make Denver his real dad. And soon Charlie wondered how much tender loving protection she could take before dreams of happily-ever-after took hold of her wistful heart….

Handpicked Family
Handpicked Family

Author: Shannon Farrington

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2018-06-01

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 1488087423

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Father by Design After the Civil War, newspaper editor Peter Carpenter insists he’ll never marry or raise children in such a troubling world. His commitment to bachelorhood only intensifies as he and his lovely assistant, Trudy Martin, search the ravaged Shenandoah Valley for his missing widowed sister-in-law and her baby. Ever the optimist, Trudy refuses to embrace Peter’s bleak outlook. Unfortunately, that doesn’t diminish her deep feelings for him—feelings she knows he’ll never reciprocate. But when Peter and Trudy become responsible for two war orphans, will Peter still keep his heart closed to his newfound family…or can he find hope in fatherhood?

The Boss's Special Delivery
The Boss's Special Delivery

Author: Raye Morgan

Publisher: Silhouette

Published: 2010-09-28

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 1426882289

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Six months pregnant and alone,Annie Torres had stopped believing in anywhite knights racing to save her. So, whenshe fainted from exhaustion, the very lastthing she expected was to land in the armsof one of the most handsome men she'dever met—Dr. Matt Allman! Or that herbighearted rescuer would offer her acushy job as his assistant and insist thatAnnie move into his family's mansion!With all the attention Matt was giving her,this independent woman didn't know howshe'd manage on her own. Because herboss-in-shining-armor had suddenlybecome the answer to the dreams she'dlong denied!

The Aeneid
The Aeneid

Author: Virgil

Publisher: Hackett Publishing

Published: 2020-09-16

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 1585109657

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Rising to the challenge of rendering the poem's Latin hexameters by adopting English iambic ones, Len Krisak's Aeneid doubles down on the English poetic tradition by also featuring rhyme. In Krisak's hands, these devices provide not only a superb kind of music but the snap and power of an epic adventure that glories in what only formal poetry can do. Enhanced by an Introduction and an extensive set of notes by Christopher M. McDonough, this Aeneid works as story, voice, and verse.