Sarah Wallingford Would Do Her Duty Even if that meant putting herself on the Marriage Mart during a London season she could ill afford--and did not desire. Now ironic circumstance had wed her to the compelling Marquess of Englemere, a fabled gamester, who had awakened passions she was honor-bound not to express! A marriage of convenience could be deucedly inconvenient--even for a marquess--when one was perilously close to loving his own wife! But that was impossible, Nicholas Stanhope knew, for hadn't his tragic past proven that women--especially wives--were not to be trusted?
The most eligible bachelor in London is kneeling before the daughter of a noble family that's fallen from grace! Sarah, a nobleman's daughter, is being forced into a marriage she doesn't want to cover her father's debt. Her intended is a baronet rumored to have problems with sadism. This infamous man displays a strange fixation on Sarah. However, Nicholas, the Marquess of Englemere and most eligible bachelor of this London season finds out about this and devises a plan. If he takes the courageous Sarah for his own wife, he'll have someone to manage his household and provide an heir and she'll be able to escape the baronet's evil clutches. They'd be killing three birds with one stone. Neither Sarah nor Nicholas ever would have guessed that the pain of falling in love with someone in a marriage of convenience was waiting for them in the future.
When gunslinger, drifter Solomon Wolfe becomes the sole provider to his 10 year-old niece, he decides to put some purpose into his life. He takes young Garnet back to his family's abandoned ranch in Montana. He's been gone for many years; in the meantime, one Cairo Brown has set up a sophisticated billiards hall. She's the toast of the town and the best billiardist, male or female, for miles. Solomon challenges her, and wins, again and again, until he's taken her nest egg with which she planned to take go to New York City to start anew. Practically destitute, she agrees to be married to Solomon for one year, to care for Garnet and earn back her money. In that time, Cairo and Solomon clash over domestic tasks, ranch life, Solomon's former lover on an adjoining ranch, and an evil villain trying to lead Garnet astray. When Garnet is kidnapped and Solomon and Cairo go in search of her, this poignant love story is brought to a climax that will leave the reader both laughing and crying.
The Wedding Gamble by Cindi Myers Preschool teacher Laura Nichols is celebrating her birthday and sister's bachelorette party in Vegas. Being in Sin City is thrilling and she intends on tapping in to her wild side. Laura can't resist the added excitement that comes with saying yes when a hunky man off the street proposes... FBI agent David Abruzzo has been working undercover as a thug to bring down the Zacolli crime family, but his cover depends on convincing the mob he came to Vegas for a quickie wedding. If they catch on to his plan, his cover's blown, and he's as good as dead. Over the course of 48 hours, David and Laura use rollercoasters, glowing condoms, and exotic male dancers to stay alive and bring the crime family down. But it will take more than Lady Luck, one night of passion, and a little Vegas magic to turn their fake marriage into something real.
Zane Four years ago, I met Liam Holdsworthy. Hot, snarky, and hiding behind a sadness I couldn't place. I wanted him, even back then. There were only two problems. One, I was deeply closeted.And two, he was dating my best friend. Now I'm retired from the NFL and openly out, there's nothing to stop me from getting my gay on. When Liam comes back into my life, and I realize he's single, I'll find any reason to spend time with him. That's how I created a list of gay first experiences I coax him into helping me with.But I don't just want his help.I still want him. Liam After leaving a long-term relationship with a closeted NFL player, I went through a string of guys trying to find the one. None of them were boyfriend material let alone the forever type.I'm looking for a guy to come home to. Someone serious and down to earth.I'm definitely not looking for Cooper Zane. Yet, I can't shake him, and not only because I'm helping him with his big bi bucket list. Every time I see him is like a shot of adrenaline to my system, and I'm always left wanting more. I need Mr. Serious, and Cooper's the least serious person I've met. He's newly out. He's never had a relationship. And most importantly, he may be retired, but he's not done with football.He'll do anything to get it all back. And I'm not prepared to be relegated to the sidelines ever again. This book is light hearted and low angst. It can be read as a stand alone and features fun banter, gold hot pants, and giant football player who loves to snuggle.
All Lady Victoria Kirby wants is to dig in the dirt, take notations, and record history. What she doesn’t desire is having to bumble through ballrooms and tolerate the ton’s sly insinuations about her less-than-acceptable appearance. Victoria wasn’t certain what her rather reckless father has in mind for her future. But she certainly isn’t expecting him to gamble her hand in marriage—and lose. After all he witnessed as a child, the Duke of Chase cannot bear to see a woman misused. So when the marquess wagers away his daughter to a lecher of a man, he has no choice but to step in and rescue her. Lady Victoria has a reputation for being as tart as a lemon. He might just have found the perfect wife to keep his age-old promise to never sire an heir. Surely he’d never be tempted to take this lady to bed... Then the duke meets the wild, witty, and intelligent young lady he’s bound to marry. Now trouble is certainly headed his way, and she won’t just threaten the very vow he swore to keep...she might just undo his heart, too. Each book in The Wedding Wager series is STANDALONE: * The Wedding Wager * The Duke's Accidental Bride
From New York Times bestselling author Cathy Maxwell comes a romance about a headstrong young lady determined to marry . . . Mary Gates longs to restore the family stables to their former glory . . . so she bids on the famous Spender Stud. The only way she can pay for the beast is to marry, but her only prospect is her neighbor and chief rival, Tye Barlow. She has been tempted by his charms in the past—but she's determined not to give in to him now. So Mary boldly goes to where the husbands are—London. She takes the town by storm, but the marital prospects are uninspiring when compared to Tye. He's followed her, determined to thwart her plans. Still she can't help but forget his protective embrace or tantalizing kisses. And soon Mary realizes she may have to take the greatest gamble of all . . .
