Runaway Wife
Runaway Wife

Author: Laurie LeClair

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2015-03-31

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13: 9781508815778

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Up until several months ago, Maggie Lawson and her husband were right on track. Now, the kids are misbehaving and he's not acting like himself at all. Is it too much to ask to have the family she always wanted? Worried, she turns to the one person she believes can help her find the solutions to her problems, her beloved aunt. However, her aunt is dying. Maggie makes plans to be by her aunt's side, but her husband questions her priorities. As a stay-at-home mom, it's her job to raise the children and now they need her more than ever. Torn, Maggie enlists the help of her friends and leaves to be with her aunt. When she finally reaches her aunt, Maggie learns her journey has only just begun. While her aunt's days are numbered, she insists on living her remaining life to the fullest and along the way teaches Maggie not to settle for anything less. Time is running out for both of them and Maggie longs to find the secrets to helping her children to be the best they can be. But her aunt's lessons end far too soon and Maggie uncovers her aunt had a few secrets of her own. Can Maggie get a second chance at being the mom she always wanted to be while searching her heart for the answers to her growing concerns? And will Maggie ever find the family she was meant to have?

Desert Prince's Defiant Bride
Desert Prince's Defiant Bride

Author: Julieanne Howells

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2022-01-25

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 0369707583

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Julieanne Howells entertains with this passionate desert romance in her stunning debut for Harlequin Presents! A royal ruse… …or a royal wedding? A pretend engagement to the future king of Nabhan wasn’t part of Lily Marchant’s plan for proving her brother’s innocence, but brooding Crown Prince Khaled is quite insistent. The simmering chemistry they share makes playing his fiancée in public easy—and resisting temptation in private nearly impossible! Impetuous Lily couldn’t be further from appropriate as a desert bride! Even so, Lily makes Khaled feel more alive than he’s felt in years. And the thought of a real dutiful marriage grows less attractive with every moment he spends in her intoxicating presence… From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.

Snowbound in His Billion-Dollar Bed
Snowbound in His Billion-Dollar Bed

Author: Kali Anthony

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2022-01-25

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 0369707567

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There’s no escaping their chemistry when the Italian count and the violinist are stranded in this intense forced proximity romance from Kali Anthony! Outside a snowstorm is raging Inside the temperature is rising… Ousted from Italian high society, Count Stefano Moretti has locked himself behind his castle walls. He’s determined to right the wrongs that ruined his family’s name. The arrival of beautiful Lucy Jamieson at his door is a distraction he can’t afford! Running from heartbreak, violinist Lucy is attempting to return a precious heirloom. Caught in a bitter snowstorm, she’s forced to seek shelter in Stefano’s castle, where she finds herself longing to unravel the truth behind his disgraced reputation…and to discover the searing heat promised in his bed! From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.

Accelerando
Accelerando

Author: Charles Stross

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2005-07-05

Total Pages: 596

ISBN-13: 1101208473

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The Singularity. It is the era of the posthuman. Artificial intelligences have surpassed the limits of human intellect. Biotechnological beings have rendered people all but extinct. Molecular nanotechnology runs rampant, replicating and reprogramming at will. Contact with extraterrestrial life grows more imminent with each new day. Struggling to survive and thrive in this accelerated world are three generations of the Macx clan: Manfred, an entrepreneur dealing in intelligence amplification technology whose mind is divided between his physical environment and the Internet; his daughter, Amber, on the run from her domineering mother, seeking her fortune in the outer system as an indentured astronaut; and Sirhan, Amber’s son, who finds his destiny linked to the fate of all of humanity. For something is systematically dismantling the nine planets of the solar system. Something beyond human comprehension. Something that has no use for biological life in any form...

Chained to You: Free Steamy Billionaire Romance
Chained to You: Free Steamy Billionaire Romance

Author: Alexia Praks

Publisher: Alexia Praks Media

Published: 2020-08-14

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13:

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Dark. Powerful. Dangerous James Maxwell is one of the billionaire elites who rules Las Vegas City with an iron fist. You’re definitely worth two million, Mia. Think about it. Two million. Five years. Your brother will go free. It’s a contract. Those are the words of the gorgeous billionaire James Maxwell, the man who makes my heart race and my body tremble with longing. I want to refuse his proposal, but how can I? My brother owes him two million, and as dirt poor as we are, there’s no way we can find that much money to repay him. What’s worse, I think I’m falling in love with the man who thinks I’m just his mistress. My name is Mia Donovan, a twenty-two-year-old small-town girl working as a kitchen hand to make ends meet. My world is changing—both for the better and worse. James Maxwell, a gorgeous billionaire with beautiful Prussian-blue eyes, is the man behind this. He makes my heart flutter and my knees shake. When he kisses me, my world melts into a pool of exotic sensation. But his world is dark and dangerous, and being with him is a risk both to my life and my sanity. This is our story. Chained to You contains Chained to You: Volumes1 & 2 from the Chained to You serial. Vegas Billionaires Series: 1 - Chained to You [James and Mia Book 1] 2 - Entwined with You [James and Mia Book 2] 3 - Loved by You [James and Mia Book 3] 4 - Chained by Love [William and Savannah] Chained to You: Free steamy billionaire romance, romance ebook, sexy romance, steamy contemporary romance, steamy romance, steamy billionaire romance, sexy billionaire romance, free romance series starters, free romance ebook, free steamy billionaire romance, billionaire, alpha hero, dark romance, mafia, casino, gambling, Las Vegas, mistress romance

The Girl in the Tower
The Girl in the Tower

Author: Katherine Arden

Publisher: Del Rey

Published: 2017-12-05

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 1101885971

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A remarkable young woman blazes her own trail, from the backwoods of Russia to the court of Moscow, in the exhilarating sequel to Katherine Arden’s bestselling debut novel, The Bear and the Nightingale. Katherine Arden’s enchanting first novel introduced readers to an irresistible heroine. Vasilisa has grown up at the edge of a Russian wilderness, where snowdrifts reach the eaves of her family’s wooden house and there is truth in the fairy tales told around the fire. Vasilisa’s gift for seeing what others do not won her the attention of Morozko—Frost, the winter demon from the stories—and together they saved her people from destruction. But Frost’s aid comes at a cost, and her people have condemned her as a witch. Now Vasilisa faces an impossible choice. Driven from her home by frightened villagers, the only options left for her are marriage or the convent. She cannot bring herself to accept either fate and instead chooses adventure, dressing herself as a boy and setting off astride her magnificent stallion Solovey. But after Vasilisa prevails in a skirmish with bandits, everything changes. The Grand Prince of Moscow anoints her a hero for her exploits, and she is reunited with her beloved sister and brother, who are now part of the Grand Prince’s inner circle. She dares not reveal to the court that she is a girl, for if her deception were discovered it would have terrible consequences for herself and her family. Before she can untangle herself from Moscow’s intrigues—and as Frost provides counsel that may or may not be trustworthy—she will also confront an even graver threat lying in wait for all of Moscow itself. Praise for The Girl in the Tower “[A] magical story set in an alluring Russia.”—Paste “Arden’s lush, lyrical writing cultivates an intoxicating, visceral atmosphere, and her marvelous sense of pacing carries the novel along at a propulsive clip. A masterfully told story of folklore, history, and magic with a spellbinding heroine at the heart of it all.”—Booklist (starred review) “[A] sensual, beautifully written, and emotionally stirring fantasy . . . Fairy tales don’t get better than this.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “[Katherine] Arden once again delivers an engaging fantasy that mixes Russian folklore and history with delightful worldbuilding and lively characters.”—Library Journal

Modern Box Set 5-8 Oct 2022/Claimed by Her Greek Boss/The Marriage That Made Her Queen/Stranded with His Runaway Bride/Awakened by the Wild Bil
Modern Box Set 5-8 Oct 2022/Claimed by Her Greek Boss/The Marriage That Made Her Queen/Stranded with His Runaway Bride/Awakened by the Wild Bil

Author: Kim Lawrence

Publisher: HarperCollins Australia

Published: 2022-10-01

Total Pages: 715

ISBN-13: 1867267519

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Mills & Boon Modern — Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. Claimed by Her Greek Boss - Kim Lawrence ‘Is it a promotion?’ The innocent becomes his bride! Playboy CEO Ezio Angelos will do anything to save the deal of a lifetime. Even persuade his prim personal assistant Matilda Raven to take a six-month assignment in Greece…as his convenient bride! Orphaned Tilda is desperate to give her young brother a fresh start, before he self-destructs. Ezio’s offer is her best chance. And it’s clear he intends to keep things strictly business. Yet since exchanging vows, their every interaction sizzles. Is Tilda the only one wondering what it would be like to swap the boardroom for the bedroom? The Marriage That Made Her Queen - Kali Anthony ‘I’m asking you to be my husband.’ Her kingdom depends on it! After tragedy strikes, Queen-to-be Lise is all alone. To claim her crown, she must wed. And the man she has to turn to is the self-made billionaire who made Lise believe in love, before he shattered her heart — Rafe De Villiers. For Rafe, Lise’s on-paper proposal should feel like a victory. He’d finally silence those who only see his humble roots. Yet, suddenly, winning back Lise’s trust seems more important. And he’ll have to if passion is going to be part of their future… Stranded with His Runaway Bride - Julieanne Howells She ran from their wedding…but can’t escape their attraction! Prince Leo’s cold upbringing ensured love was out of his reach. He doesn’t think twice about agreeing to the political union his family has always coveted. Until Princess Violetta disappears on their wedding day… Surrendering her power to a man is unacceptable to Violetta — even if that man sets her alight with a single glance! But when Leo tracks her down and they are stranded together, he’s not the enemy she first thought. Her independence is nonnegotiable. Yet, a temporary alliance could be more pleasurable than Violetta ever imagined! Awakened by the Wild Billionaire - Bella Mason A chance meeting…leads to an extraordinary encounter. Colliding with a masked stranger at a glamorous Melbourne ball sends shy Emma Brown’s pulse skyrocketing. And that’s before he introduces himself as Alexander Hastings, the ultra-rich CEO with a wild side that puts him way out of her league! Only Alex’s focus is all on Emma. And just this once, she steps out of her family’s shadow and into the billionaire’s penthouse. Their unrivalled connection awakens in Emma a longing for the one thing she’s never allowed herself to want, and the one thing Alex can’t offer her… Forever!

King Leopold's Ghost
King Leopold's Ghost

Author: Adam Hochschild

Publisher: Picador

Published: 2019-05-14

Total Pages: 474

ISBN-13: 1760785202

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With an introduction by award-winning novelist Barbara Kingsolver In the late nineteenth century, when the great powers in Europe were tearing Africa apart and seizing ownership of land for themselves, King Leopold of Belgium took hold of the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. In his devastatingly barbarous colonization of this area, Leopold stole its rubber and ivory, pummelled its people and set up a ruthless regime that would reduce the population by half. . While he did all this, he carefully constructed an image of himself as a deeply feeling humanitarian. Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize in 1999, King Leopold’s Ghost is the true and haunting account of this man’s brutal regime and its lasting effect on a ruined nation. It is also the inspiring and deeply moving account of a handful of missionaries and other idealists who travelled to Africa and unwittingly found themselves in the middle of a gruesome holocaust. Instead of turning away, these brave few chose to stand up against Leopold. Adam Hochschild brings life to this largely untold story and, crucially, casts blame on those responsible for this atrocity.

The Lost Hero
The Lost Hero

Author: Rick Riordan

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2012-01-25

Total Pages: 526

ISBN-13: 0141325496

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When Jason, Piper and Leo crash land at Camp Half-Blood, they have no idea what to expect. Apparently this is the only safe place for children of the Greek Gods - despite the monsters roaming the woods and demigods practising archery with flaming arrows and explosives.