Download or read book Hand Me Down Bride written by Juliet Waldron and published by Second Wind Publishing. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innocent, beautiful Sophie is a proper German girl who becomes a mail-order bride for an older American farmer of German descent in the early 1870's. The unexpected death of her aged groom on her wedding night puts Sophie in the unexpected position of literally becoming part of an estate, inherited by the mercurial, rugged, handsome Civil War veteran Karl. All the more astounding because the story is based on fact.

Download or read book His Hand Me Down Countess written by Sorcha Mowbray and published by Amour Press. This book was released on 2020-05-21 with total page 611 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His brother's untimely death leaves him with an Earldom and a fiancée. Too bad he wants neither of them... Theodora Lawton has no need of a husband. As an independent woman, she wants to own property, make investments and be the master of her destiny. Unfortunately, her father signed her life away in a marriage contract to the future Earl of Stonemere. But then the cad upped and died, leaving her fate in the hands of his brother, one of the renowned Lustful Lords. Achilles Denton, the Earl of Stonemere, is far more prepared to be a soldier than a peer. Deeply scarred by his last tour of duty, he knows he will never be a proper, upstanding pillar of the empire. Balanced on the edge of madness, he finds respite by keeping a tight rein on his life, both in and out of the bedroom. His brother’s death has left him with responsibilities he never wanted and isn’t prepared to handle in the respectable manner expected of a peer. Further complicating his new life is an unwanted fiancée who comes with his equally unwanted title. Saddled with a hand-me-down countess, he soon discovers the woman is a force unto herself. As he grapples with the burden of his new responsibilities, he discovers someone wants him dead. The question is, can he stay alive long enough to figure out who’s trying to kill him while he tries to tame his headstrong wife

Download or read book Secondhand Bride written by Nancy Warren and published by Ambleside Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-20 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five brides and one (possibly cursed) wedding gown. Will any of them get to wear the designer wedding dress down the aisle? As the poor relation in the rich and powerful Carnarvon family, Ashley Carnarvon is used to hand-me-downs. But getting handed down a wedding dress that’s cursed? Okay, the curse is bad enough, but even worse, the dress doesn’t suit her. The fabulous gown was designed for a taller, slimmer bride who ran away before the wedding and never wore the dress – which gets back to the curse… At twenty-five, Ashley’s not sure what she wants to do with her life. She’s still living on the Carnarvon compound in Malibu, sharing a cottage on the property with her mother. She goes to school part time, works part time and parties more than she should. Mostly, she parties with Eric Van Hoffendam, who’s the slacker in his rich, powerful family. A lot of their friends are starting to get married and when Eric asks her to marry him, she likes the idea. Eric doesn’t look down on her or demand anything of her. Life with him would be easy, and Ashley likes things to be easy. Bennett Saegar has a bad habit of making his life harder than it needs to be. Trying to make it as a Hollywood screenwriter is hard enough, but when a movie star stages a very public suicide attempt over unrequited love for him, the media frenzy is so bad he needs a place to hide out. Luckily, the pool house is free on the property of his family friends, the Carnarvons. He’ll be out of sight and able to concentrate on his next screenplay. Best of all, he’ll be far away from women. When he moves into the pool house, the first person he sees is Ashley Carnarvon. Ashley who had a world class crush on him ten years earlier. Now, she’s all grown up and something about her pulls at him. Good thing she’s engaged, or she could be a serious distraction. Then, Ben meets her fiancé and realizes this guy is all wrong for Ashley. She’s got so much more potential than she realizes. He wishes he knew how to show her how special she is without anyone getting the wrong idea about his intentions. Especially him.

Download or read book Weddings Under a Western Sky written by Elizabeth Lane and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-05-22 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three brides for three cowboys Something Borrowed, Something True by Lisa Plumley When Everett Bannon's ranch hands order him a mail-order bride, he plans to send her on the first train back home. Until he sees his beautiful bride-to-be and his wits go walkin'! But Nellie Trent isn't in Morrow Creek for veils and vows--she's an undercover journalist with an exposé to write! The Hand-Me-Down Bride by Elizabeth Lane Arabella Spencer's trip west was supposed to end in marriage to her longtime sweetheart--not with the discovery that he'd made someone else his wife! Can rancher Stewart McIntyre convince Arabella that Montana can still be her dream come true, with a new groom for this hand-me-down bride? The Bride Wore Britches by Kate Welsh Just for one night rancher Rhiannon Oliver longs to feel like a lady, so she ditches her britches for a ball gown! Cowboy Dylan Varga hardly recognizes the girl he used to tease--but then a tragedy throws them together in a way neither could have imagined....

Download or read book Chicken Soup for the Soul Here Comes the Bride written by Jack Canfield and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicken Soup for the Soul: Here Comes the Bride will amuse, encourage, and excite any future bride or newlywed with its stories above love, romance, and the big day. A great gift for bridal showers, engagements, and weddings. The wedding day, and each day leading up to it, is a special and exciting time. In this collection of 101 heartwarming and hilarious stories, brides and grooms, families and friends share their memories of the big day. With stories about everything from the proposal, to the planning, to actual wedding day events, the honeymoon, and all the joys and frustrations in between, this book will delight and encourage any bride or newlywed.

Download or read book Murder in the Wind written by Claire Collins and published by Second Wind Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthology of crime/mystery short stories contributed by the outstanding authors of Second Wind Publishing. Murder, mayhem and the unexpected are rife in each riveting story.

Download or read book Hand Me Down written by Melanie Thorne and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-04-12 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of 2012 “Hand Me Down, which recalls the gritty power of Dorothy Allison's Bastard Out of Carolina, is fiction with the ring of truth.” –San Jose Mercury News Fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Reid has spent her life protecting her sister, Jaime, from their parents’ cruel mistakes and broken promises. When their mother chooses her second husband and their new family over raising her firstborn girls, Elizabeth and Jaime are separated and risk losing the shelter of each other. Hand Me Down indelibly captures a contemporary family journey--how two young people, against incredible odds, forge lives of their own in the face of an uncertain future.

Download or read book Brides Inc written by Vicki Howard and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2008-08-25 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals how many of our customs and wedding rituals were the product of sophisticated advertising campaigns, merchandising promotions, and entrepreneurial innovations. The businesses and entrepreneurs, from jewelers to bridal consultants and caterers, set the stage for today's multibillion-dollar industry.

Download or read book Valiant Bride written by Jane Peart and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-07-13 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noramary came out of the parlor into the hall. Stunned by what she had just heard, she felt slightly light-headed and leaned against the closed door for a moment to steady herself. The shock of Winnie's elopement during the night had been followed by a second -- the staggering request of her foster parents that she step into her errant cousin's place as the bride of Duncan Montrose! "So you see, my dear, why we must ask this of you?" Aunt Betsy's voice rang in her ears. Noramary closed her eyes, bringing back the scene that had just taken place. As her aunt had explained the dilemma Winnie's irresponsibility had caused and what must now be done, Noramary had sat very still, eyes downcast, hands folded in her lap, hearing but not fully absorbing her aunt's words. Now those same words burst upon her, strong and clear: "--marry Duncan Montrose!" Valiant Bride is a historical romance that brings to life a young woman's choice between duty and love.

Download or read book The Wedding Dress written by Rachel Hauck and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2012 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four brides. One dress. The New York Times bestselling tale of faith, redemption, and timeless love. Charlotte owns a chic Birmingham bridal boutique. Dressing brides for their big day is her gift--and her passion. But with her own wedding day approaching, why can't she find the perfect dress--or feel certain she should marry Tim? Then Charlotte purchases a vintage dress in a battered trunk at an estate sale. It looks brand-new, shimmering with pearls and satin, hand-stitched and timeless in its design. But where did it come from? Who wore it? Charlotte's search for the gown's history--and its new bride--begins as a distraction from her sputtering love life. But it takes on a life of its own as she comes to know the women who have worn the dress. Emily from 1912. Mary Grace from 1939. Hillary from 1968. Each with something unique to share. For woven within the threads of the beautiful hundred-year-old gown is the truth about Charlotte's heritage, the power of courage and faith, and the beauty of finding true love. Full length clean romance Includes discussion questions for book clubs

Download or read book Harlequin Historical September 2015 Box Set 2 of 2 written by Elizabeth Lane and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME: WINTER'S CAMP by New YorkTimes bestselling author Jodi Thomas Harlequin®Historical brings you three new titles for one great price, availablenow! This box set includes: THE COUNTESS AND THE COWBOY (Western) byElizabeth Lane Widowed Eve Townsend heads to the Wild West witha grand title and not a penny to her name. Could cowboy Clint Loniganbe the breath of fresh air this countess needs? THE REBEL DAUGHTER (1920s) Daughtersof the Roaring Twenties • by Lauri Robinson Wild childTwyla Nightingale will stand on the sidelines no longer: her feet arefirmly on the dance floor! Forrest Reynolds sees the challenge in hereyes and takes Twyla for a dance she'll never forget! HER ENEMY HIGHLANDER (Medieval) Loversand Legends • by Nicole Locke Impulsive Mairead Buchanan's only goal is to track down herbrother's murderer. Until an encounter with Caird Colquhoun proves tobe a distraction she can't ignore… Look for 6 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin®Historical!

Download or read book The Countess and the Cowboy written by Elizabeth Lane and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2015-08-18 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new life in Wyoming! Newly widowed, Eve Townsend is left with a grand title and not a penny to her name. She doesn't know what future she can build in the Wild West...but she's ready to learn, and to reunite with her family. When she arrives in Wyoming, she discovers her beloved sister's death and sets about caring for her niece and nephew. But burly Clint Lonigan is everywhere she turns! Even though he's Eve's opposite in every way, maybe a rough-mannered cowboy is just what this genteel countess needs...

Download or read book The Santana Heir written by Elizabeth Lane and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This edition published by arrangement with Harlequin Books S.A."--T.p. verso.

Download or read book The Nanny s Secret written by Elizabeth Lane and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this Billionaires and Babies novel, the nanny wants her boss...but can she have him and keep her secrets, too? Haughty and handsome, resort owner Wyatt Richardson has never met a problem he couldn't buy his way out of. Facing custody of his teenage daughter and her newborn son, he hires a nanny to handle them both. His attraction to Leigh Foster is an unexpected perk. He's confident the feeling is mutual. But Leigh knows she's on shaky ground. Falling for her new boss could prove devastating--especially if Wyatt finds out her true connection to baby Mikey. But when the billionaire's arms beckon, will she be powerless to refuse?

Download or read book In His Brother s Place written by Elizabeth Lane and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2013-01-02 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I want the boy." For three years Angie Montoya hid her son from her late fianc 's family...until his brother tracked them down. Now Jordan Cooper demands she move to his Santa Fe ranch--the boy's birthright. But how can Angie live with the man who called her a gold digger...the man whose one kiss she's never forgotten? Racked by guilt since his twin's death, Jordan seeks redemption by raising his nephew. But Angie resurrects a hunger in him that only she can satisfy. Jordan knows he can have her on one condition--that she never learns the truth about him.

Download or read book A Sinful Seduction written by Elizabeth Lane and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A man with a plan...for revenge East Africa is the last place philanthropist Cal Jeffords expected to find glamorous Megan Rafferty, his best friend's widow. Now that he's tracked her down--she's been working as a volunteer nurse for his own foundation--he'll stop at nothing to get answers...including getting her into bed. When he finds out what happened to the millions she embezzled from the charity, he'll make her pay. Megan does have something she's hiding, but it's not what Cal thinks. Ultimately, the truth will make it impossible for him to see their African adventure as a simple seduction--and to let her go.

Download or read book The Ballad of Emma O Toole written by Elizabeth Lane and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a game of cards turns deadly, a gambler is sentenced to life in wedlock in this Western historical romance. Utah Territory, 1886. Logan Devereaux is a gambler, not a killer. But after shooting a man for cheating at cards, the stakes have never been higher. On trial for his life, he’s offered a shocking alternate form of restitution . . . marriage to his victim’s pregnant sweetheart! Beautiful Emma O’Toole has sworn vengeance against him—and when a newspaper man puts her tragic story to song, the whole nation waits to see what she’ll do. Their marriage is the riskiest gamble Logan’s ever taken. But he’ll put everything he’s got on the line for a chance at winning Emma’s heart.