Download or read book Her Forbidden Knight written by Rex Stout and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-04-04 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the fortunes of the beautiful and naïve Lila Williams, a telegraph operator at New York’s swankiest hotel—the Lamartine—as she becomes unwittingly enmeshed in the operations of a shady counterfeiting ring. By chance, the innocent Lila, coveted by a member of an unlikely group of “knights,” finds herself swept off her pretty feet and into safety—or is it peril? The very first novel from the classic crime writer Rex Stout, Her Forbidden Knight gives the reader a glimpse of the cunning devices and charades of the celebrated Nero Wolfe mysteries that followed in the author’s later years. Includes the bonus short story “An Officer and a Lady.”

Download or read book One Forbidden Knight written by Nicola Davidson and published by Entangled: Scandalous. This book was released on 2015-10-19 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unexpected seduction... Catherine Linwood is amongst the favored of Tudor Queen Mary-until her physician father dies mysteriously. She's distraught, shunned and desperate for answers. Catherine's only ally is Sir Brandon FitzAlan... who is willing to risk his life to protect hers. While the handsome stranger's courage and wit soon capture her heart, his true allegiance and purpose is uncertain. Brand is well used to the lies and shadows of court. Yet nothing prepares him for his sizzling attraction to innocent Catherine, or the deadly plot she is tangled in, for her father took a secret to his grave that could tear Catholic England apart. With one chance at salvation, Brand and Catherine begin a cross-country journey that reveals the shocking truth... and a burning passion that could save or destroy them both.

Download or read book Secrets of Her Forbidden Knight written by Ella Matthews and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-08-23 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dramatic fake betrothal story She’s rescued a knight Now she needs the favor returned… When widowed Lady Johanne happens upon an injured knight, she sees an opportunity to form an alliance and protect her home, Castle Brae, from her enemies. The betrothal she proposes might be merely for appearances, but the very real attraction between her and Sir Alewyn thrills and disturbs her. For it’s clear he’s hiding something… Can she trust him with so much at stake? From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past. The King's Knights Book 1: The Knight's Maiden in Disguise Book 2: The Knight's Tempting Ally Book 3: Secrets of Her Forbidden Knight Book 4: Bound to the Warrior Knight

Download or read book Stranded with Her Forbidden Knight written by Melissa Oliver and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2024-06-25 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the drama unfolding in this medieval forbidden romance set around the wild Cornish coast Caught between duty… And forbidden desire! Lady Elowen is traveling to her loveless arranged betrothal when she’s rescued from a storm by Lord Simon Trebarr—the enigmatic knight whose family has long been enemies of her own. She should hate him, yet an unwanted attraction has always simmered whenever he’s near… Within the walls of Simon’s Cornish castle, can Elowen resist experiencing passion before condemning herself to a life without it…even if it’s with the man who should be her enemy? From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.

Download or read book Honor Roses written by Elizabeth Cole and published by SkySpark Books. This book was released on 2016-02-23 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forbidden flames burn brightest… The knight Alric of Hawksmere has endured years of war and survived dozens of battles in the service of the king. A new challenge awaits him when he returns home to renew his bond with a childhood friend. Alric instead discovers she is now a spirited woman of rare beauty whose kiss makes his blood burn. But the lady Cecily de Vere has been offered in marriage to another man, and Alric‘s duty is to escort her to the wedding. Cecily wants to behave as a proper lady. But she yearns for her childhood flame and knows he shares the same desire. When a sudden twist of fortune puts Cecily in mortal danger, Alric takes an unimaginable risk to rescue her. Left alone in the wild, Alric and Cecily must make a choice that will change their lives forever. The first book in the Swordsworn Knights: A series of full-length historical romance novels set in the vivid and beguiling world of medieval Britannia.

Download or read book The Knight s Forbidden Princess written by Carol Townend and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A princess captive in the tower… A Spanish knight who can set her free! In this Princesses of the Alhambra story, meet Princess Leonor, who can’t escape her tyrannical sultan father. For Spanish knight Count Rodrigo, her innocence—and beauty—tug at his sense of honor. He will lay down his life to protect her…but the risks are great: she is the daughter of his sworn enemy!

Download or read book Knight Everlasting written by Jackie Ivie and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2011-05-26 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the heat of battle, a powerful Scottish laird takes a mysterious woman captive. . . His Powerful Desire When Aidan MacKetryck finds a flaxen-haired maid caught in the crosshairs of battle, he quickly saves her from certain death. But while Aidan expects gratitude, he is sorely disappointed--for the fiery lass makes it clear she wants nothing to do with him. . . Her Dangerous Secret Juliana D'Aubenville is in hiding from those who want her entire family to perish. Despite her attraction to the strikingly handsome Aidan, Juliana knows she must escape before her identity is revealed. The trouble is, Aidan refuses to let her go. . . Their Forbidden Love With each moment Aidan and Juliana are together, their desire becomes more enticing--and harder to resist. But just as Aidan tries to lay claim to Juliana once and for all, their darkest secrets are finally revealed--putting both their love and their lives in terrible danger. . . "Filled with magic and a love so deep it takes my breath away." --Romance Reader at Heart on Once Upon a Knight "Sizzling sexual tension and great repartee." --Romantic Times

Download or read book Fade to Black written by Francis Knight and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2013-02-26 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the depths of a valley rises the city of Mahala It's a city built upwards, not across -- where streets are built upon streets, buildings upon buildings. A city that the Ministry rules from the sunlit summit, and where the forsaken lurk in the darkness of Under. Rojan Dizon doesn't mind staying in the shadows, because he's got things to hide. Things like being a pain-mage, with the forbidden power to draw magic from pain. But he can't hide for ever. Because when Rojan stumbles upon the secrets lurking in the depths of the Pit, the fate of Mahala will depend on him using his magic. And unlucky for Rojan -- this is going to hurt.

Download or read book The Maiden and Her Knight written by Margaret Moore and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Forbidden Marriage Lady Allis nearly swoons when she first seesthe tall, tempting knight at her father's jousting tournament. As theeldest daughter of the family, she is duty-bound to wed someone ofwealth and privilege -- and Sir Connor, though mesmerizing, is not onlypenniless but in disgrace. To Connor this fiery, untouchable maiden isa prize worth fighting for. The onetime hero has little save his prideand his skill -- as a warrior and a lover. But will that beenough to survive castle treachereries, to know the rapturous passionthe lady's hungering gaze promises -- and to win her heart?

Download or read book A Day of Fire written by Kate Quinn and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2023-08-08 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From six bestselling authors, including New York Times bestseller Kate Quinn, comes a vividly imagined novel following the lives of those in ancient Pompeii on the fateful day Mount Vesuvius erupts. Pompeii was a lively resort flourishing in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius at the height of the Roman Empire. When Vesuvius erupted in an explosion of flame and ash, the entire town would be destroyed. Some of its citizens died in the chaos, some escaped the mountain’s wrath . . . and these are their stories: A boy loses his innocence in Pompeii’s flourishing streets. An heiress dreads her wedding day, not knowing it will be swallowed by fire. An ex-legionary stakes his entire future on a gladiator bout destined never to be finished. A crippled senator welcomes death, until a tomboy on horseback comes to his rescue. A young mother faces an impossible choice for her unborn child as the ash falls. A priestess and a prostitute seek redemption and resurrection as the town is buried. Six authors bring to life overlapping stories of patricians and slaves, warriors and politicians, villains and heroes who cross each other’s paths during Pompeii’s fiery end. But who will escape, and who will be buried for eternity?

Download or read book Her Silent Knight written by Ashtyn Newbold and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-10-08 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Sir Edmund catches Miss Selina in a forbidden courtship at the frost fair, she asks for his silence. But he has a request to make in exchange, and it may cost Selina her carefully guarded heart. For Selina Ellis, a crowded fair held on the frozen surface of the Thames is the perfect opportunity to meet with her secret suitor--the son of her family's solicitor--without being caught. But when an acquaintance from her childhood, Sir Edmund, discovers their courtship, a bargain is struck. In order for Edmund to keep her secret, she must convince her mother to allow him to stay in their home for Christmastide, where he will be close enough to keep watch on her and her secret suitor...a man of whom he strongly disapproves. Though he hadn't planned on staying in London longer than his grandmother's funeral, Sir Edmund cannot leave an innocent young woman like Selina in the grip of a man as manipulative as Mr. Skinner. Loyal to his new purpose, he sets out to thwart Selina's efforts to marry Skinner, unleashing a rivalry between himself and Selina. When she matches his subterfuge with ease, and Skinner threatens to destroy all he has, Edmund must take a new approach--one with more risks than it's worth. As Selina's feelings for Edmund shift from enmity to friendship, her uncertainty grows. She must choose whether love is worth sacrificing her pride. And Edmund must choose whether the price of his silence is worth losing his heart. Sweet, Regency Christmas Romances Five Christmas romances and the Frost Fair that started them all. Her Silent Knight is the first book in the clean and sweet Regency romance Belles of Christmas: Frost Fair series. Although this is a stand-alone novel, the books are best enjoyed when read in order. Order the entire series today! Book 1: Her Silent Knight by Ashtyn Newbold Book 2: All is Mary and Bright by Kasey Stockton Book 3: Thawing the Viscount's Heart by Mindy Burbidge Strunk Book 4: On the Second Day of Christmas by Deborah M. Hathaway Book 5: The Christmas Foundling by Martha Keyes

Download or read book Tempted by Her Forbidden Warrior written by Michelle Styles and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2024-09-24 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a time when alliances mean the difference between life and death, will a Viking’s forbidden relationship with a Celtic warrior threaten her kingdom’s future? The warrior she shouldn’t want But can’t resist! Viking Sibba has traveled to a Scottish island to attend a king’s wedding and maintain the fragile truce between their opposing clans. Not to engage in an impromptu archery contest with his son, Cal, with a kiss at stake if he wins… The Celtic warrior should remain forbidden, so Sibba’s shocked by how much she wants to kiss him. She ought to stay away, but when the king’s bride is kidnapped, Sibba must join forces with Cal to retrieve her before unrest rages through their kingdoms…and their dangerous desire overwhelms them both! From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.

Download or read book Bound to the Warrior Knight written by Ella Matthews and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tense battle of duty and desire in this Medieval romance Wed to a stranger Awakened by his touch As the new wife to stoic knight Benedictus Monceaux, innocent Adela finds herself in a whole new world… Their union is one of convenience and power, but her feelings for the warrior unsettle and excite her. Hiding an inner strength, Adela knows she can be a strong ally to her husband—but she must walk a fine line between duty and desire, both at court and in the bedchamber… From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past. The King's Knights Book 1: The Knight's Maiden in Disguise Book 2: The Knight's Tempting Ally Book 3: Secrets of Her Forbidden Knight Book 4: Bound to the Warrior Knight

Download or read book The Knight s Rebellious Maiden written by Ella Matthews and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy the start of Ella Matthews’s new Medieval trilogy and enter the world of the king’s trusted knights! He’s her protector She’s his forbidden temptation! Sir Leopold’s first mission is supposed to be a chance to prove his valor. But tasked with safely escorting Lady Arianwen to her husband-to-be, Leo finds he is little but a glorified bodyguard. Only, the seemingly simple mission goes awry when Ari proves that she’s willing to do anything to get away from her impending nuptials. As attraction sparks between them, can Leo choose knightly duty over love and deliver Ari to her wedding? From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past. The Knights' Missions Book 1: The Knight's Rebellious Maiden

Download or read book The Winds of Wexford written by Edith Saint James and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-06-28 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear Reader, what follows is a tale filled with high adventure, mysterious intrigue and romantic entanglements written within the Golden Pages of the Book of Heaven! Intense with Romance and faithful to Fidelity, it is a tale of loving soul mates, star-crossed Destiny and endless devotion to Divine Sacrifice. It is a tale of the braves of all angels who have come to Earth armed with the shining swords of the Principles of Divinity - those guiding lights that inspire the deepest love in all of us, the heated desires that attract one soul to another, the endless dedication to a Sacred Devotion so intense that it shatters the mortal shell of human understanding! Dear Reader, as you venture into the twists and turns embedded within the following pages, leave behind all doubts about invisible kingdoms and guardian spirits, about forces of Nature and the powers of wind and rain and thunder clash, and allow your spirit to soar into the celestial realms where angelic voices ring strong and true with the gentle strains of intense cosmic love!

Download or read book Harlequin Historical April 2023 Box Set 2 of 2 written by Marguerite Kaye and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 701 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step back in time and experience the grandeur and romance of a previous era as Harlequin® Historical brings you three new full-length titles in one collection! HIS RUNAWAY MARCHIONESS RETURNS (Victorian) by Marguerite Kaye Oliver, Marquess of Rashfield, is society’s most eligible bachelor. Except he’s already married! Conveniently wed years ago, he and Lily have built separate lives. Only now she’s returned… SECRETS OF THE VISCOUNT’S BRIDE (Regency) by Elizabeth Beacon When her sister begs for help stopping her arranged marriage, Martha pretends to be Viscount Elderwood’s bride-to-be. She soon discovers there’s more to the viscount than she’d been led to believe… BOUND TO THE WARRIOR KNIGHT (Medieval) The King’s Knights • by Ella Matthews As the new wife to stoic knight Benedictus, Adela finds herself in a whole new world. Their union is one of convenience, though her feelings for the warrior are anything but…

Download or read book Her Warrior s Surprise Return written by Ella Matthews and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-10-24 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dramatic, intense medieval romance A surprise reunion With the warrior from her past… It’s been years since Ruaidhri abandoned Sorcha, and she’s no longer the woman she once was. Now leader of the Suibhne Clan, she must unite her people against invading forces. When rumors of Ruaidhri’s return to Ireland prove true, she’s unsettled at seeing him again. He offers to help her, but his past betrayal still burns, even if desire is as strong as ever. Should Sorcha trust her head…or her heart? From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past. Brothers and Rivals Book 1: Her Warrior's Surprise Return by Ella Matthews Book 2: The Knight's Substitute Bride by Melissa Oliver