Download or read book His Mistress by Christmas written by Victoria Alexander and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2011-09-27 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For three years, Lady Veronica Smithson has been perfectly happy as a widow--and thoroughly independent. Still, the right gentleman could provide the benefits of marriage without the tedious restrictions. And in Sir Sebastian Hadley-Attwater, renowned explorer and rogue, Veronica is sure she has found him. Sebastian will come into his inheritance in a matter of weeks--if his family deems him responsible enough. There's no better way to prove his maturity than with a wife. But though Veronica will share his bed, she refuses to marry. However, Sebastian has a plan: An intimate sojourn at his new country house will surely change Veronica's mind. For Sebastian never takes no for an answer. And he intends to persuade his Christmas mistress that they belong together--in this, and every season to come. . . "Warm, witty and wise." --Julia Quinn, "New York Times" bestselling author "With a delectably dry sense of humor that rivals Oscar Wilde at his best, Alexander fashions the perfect romance." --"Booklist "(starred review) "Smashing. . .very close to a perfect read." --"Publishers Weekly" on "The Perfect Mistress" (starred review) "For love, laughter, and lots of fun, read Victoria Alexander." --Stephanie Laurens, "New York Times" bestselling author

Download or read book His Mistress by Christmas written by Victoria Alexander and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For three years, Lady Veronica Smithson has been perfectly happy as a widow—and thoroughly independent. Still, the right gentleman could provide the benefits of marriage without the tedious restrictions. And in Sir Sebastian Hadley-Attwater, renowned explorer and rogue, Veronica is sure she has found him. Sebastian will come into his inheritance in a matter of weeks—if his family deems him responsible enough. There's no better way to prove his maturity than with a wife. But though Veronica will share his bed, she refuses to marry. However, Sebastian has a plan: An intimate sojourn at his new country house will surely change Veronica's mind. For Sebastian never takes no for an answer. And he intends to persuade his Christmas mistress that they belong together—in this, and every season to come. . . "This Victorian yuletide romance provides erotic sizzle and delectably clever dialogue on every page." –USA Today

Download or read book Mistress Christmas written by Lorelei James and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All signs point north for Not-So-Saint Nick Wild West Boys, Book 1 After too many mugs of mulled wine, introverted accountant Holly North lets her best friend guilt her into filling in as Mistress Christmas at Sugar Plums, a Christmas-themed strip club. The combination of a velvet mask and a Mrs. Claus-meets-dominatrix costume gives Holly the courage to approach the hot-bodied man across the room who is as lickable as a candy cane. Detective Nick West is working undercover to find the sexy vixen who supposedly robbed his buddy at Sugar Plums. His interest in the pole dancers vanishes faster than a flying sleigh upon his introduction to Mistress Christmas-a leggy brunette with smoky eyes and a lush mouth that begs for hours beneath the mistletoe. One lap dance and their attraction flares hotter than a fireplace on a cold winter evening. And Nick is only too happy to oblige when Holly blurts out her secret Christmas wish...a night filled with sweet and dirty carnal pleasures that will land them both on the naughty list.

Download or read book His Favorite Mistress written by Tracy Anne Warren and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2007-12-26 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The game of love just got a little hotter. Vivacious Gabriella St. George is penniless yet proud. Thanks to the benevolence of a generous relative, she gets a chance for a new life in London, never dreaming that it will entangle her in a sensual battle of wills with an irresistible rogue who doesn’t believe in love. With one scorching caress, Anthony Black invites Gabriella to share his bed. But she wants his heart and his name, so the determined beauty embarks on a daring game of seduction to win both. Firmly committed to the pleasures of bachelorhood, Tony Black, Duke of Wyvern, has no intention of offering to any woman more than shared moments of erotic delight. But Gabriella tests his mettle, undermines his resolve, and cracks the ice around his heart with each sweet smile, teasing glance, and rapturous kiss. Suddenly a man who relishes only carnal pleasure must confront the unexpected: a passion that may lead to everlasting love.

Download or read book His Mistress For Christmas written by Shanay Nicole and published by Shanay Nicole. This book was released on 2023-04-16 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After discovering her husband Lamar's dirty secrets, Casey decided that it was time for a vacation. Her friend Toni, and younger sister, Zari invited her for a ride along to a friend's house in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Casey was tired of spending the weekends and holidays alone. Deep inside, she knew she needed some type of peace of mind. Casey found herself becoming lost in her work and smothered by defeat in her failed relationship. Since the incident with Lamar had become overwhelming and the projects that were due at work were piling up, she knew this break was much needed. While reaching Oklahoma City, Casey tried to keep an open mind to whatever was in store for her there. As she began to explore the city, she soon found herself in the arms of another woman's man. Not just any other woman, but someone that she was in close contact with every day while in town. Watch as Casey's harmless vacation could possibly turn into an unexpected but eventful sexcapade.

Download or read book The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries written by Otto Penzler and published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Edgar Award-winning editor collects sixty of his all-time favorite holiday crime stories—from Arthur Conan Doyle and Thomas Hardy, to Sara Paretsky and Ed McBain. • “Anyone who cares about the best mystery writing of the past century and beyond would be lucky to receive this thick volume during the holidays." —The Washington Post This collection touches on all aspects of the holiday season, and all types of mysteries. They are suspenseful, funny, frightening, and poignant. Included are puzzles by Mary Higgins Clark, Isaac Asimov, and Ngaio Marsh; uncanny tales in the tradition of A Christmas Carol by Peter Lovesey and Max Allan Collins; O. Henry-like stories by Stanley Ellin and Joseph Shearing, stories by pulp icons John D. MacDonald and Damon Runyon; comic gems from Donald E. Westlake and John Mortimer; and many, many more. Almost any kind of mystery you’re in the mood for--suspense, pure detection, humor, cozy, private eye, or police procedural—can be found in these pages. FEATURING: - Unscrupulous Santas - Crimes of Christmases Past and Present - Festive felonies - Deadly puddings - Misdemeanors under the mistletoe - Christmas cases for classic characters including Sherlock Holmes, Brother Cadfael, Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, Ellery Queen, Rumpole of the Bailey, Inspector Morse, Inspector Ghote, A.J. Raffles, and Nero Wolfe.

Download or read book THE SECRET HIS MISTRESS CARRIED written by Lynne Graham and published by Harlequin / SB Creative. This book was released on 2020-07-30 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two years after their terrible goodbye, Billie’s heart still hasn’t fully healed. But ex-lover Gio shows up out of the blue, as charming as ever, wanting her back. Billie has a big secret—one that she never wants Gio to uncover. She’s torn between protecting her precious secret and falling back into Gio’s arms…

Download or read book A Christmas CANING Compendium written by Mistress Jade and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these seven scorching hot stories of adult discipline, it's always women either giving or receiving. Whether it's a grown woman dishing it out to a grovelling male, or a misbehaving female reluctantly submitting to a dominant man, those bare buttocks are going to suffer. Here are severe spankings and hard canings galore. Features the complete "Panties down, Paula!" (Male gives to Female), "Naughty Nicola's Tears" (Male gives to Female), "A Dominant Woman Canes Her Husband - in front of her friends!" (FemDom), "A Christmas Caning" (FemDom) *BRAND NEW, "Touch Your Toes, Beccy!" (Male gives to Female), "The Painful Ways Men Learn to Obey" (FemDom), "This Will Really HURT, Rachel!" (Male gives to Female). *In the brand new story "A Christmas Caning", Kieran, a handsome young man of just 24, is caught looking at pornography by his female boss, when he should be working on preparations for the staff office Christmas party. On discovering that ALL the porn sites featured adult spanking scenes, graphic accounts of hard canings and adult corporal punishment in general, the female boss decides to make the punishment fit the crime! Kieran is given the choice of resigning then and there, or reporting to her the next day to receive a thorough spanking and a hard caning - for real! This is just what Kieran's private fantasies have all been about. Trouble is ... the office party's the next day and the boss decides Kieran should receive his punishment as part of the party entertainment. Will he be able to cope with the incredible pain and the total humiliation of having to bare his bottom for an older woman to spank and cane in front of the rest of the staff? Read and find out! Enjoy!

Download or read book His Mate and His Mistress written by Irtania Adrien and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-18 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story continues with the trials that interrupt Adelina and Demitrey's "Happy ever after".Our fearless leaders are faced with both new and old enemies. Some they can see, and others they cannot. When the Past comes back to haunt them, Demitrey must learn what it really means to be an Alpha, while he finds himself growing into the husband and father he was meant to be. Adelina gains a first seat glimpse into Demitrey's past, but that's not the only past she had to revise, in order to know her full potential as Luna.Together they must risk everything by taking on an enemy that could destroy everything they worked for, not to mention the possibility of the leaders losing themselves along they way. Yet, they risk it all for the sake of their Daughter, family and pack. They must also risk everything to achieve the impossible: A true alliance between a werewolf Pack and a Vampire clan. New treaties and new enemies. Old foes and new battles. Aged scars, and new battle wounds. What could once be trusted, was now in question. And what was once believed to be real, turned out to be the complete opposite. These moon crossed lovers find themselves so close to peace, yet so far.New relations, and deadly betrayals. Love. War. Temptation. Lust. Blood shed. All the ingredients needed for the thrilling roller coaster that is Demitrey's and Adelina's lives.Join these Moon-crossed Lovers on yet another adventure, and buckle up, it's going to be a bumpy ride.*This story has been revised and edited**This story follows the sequel "His Mate and His Mistress: The Rise of a Luna**This story is the third installment in the "His Mate and His Mistress" series*

Download or read book The Mistress of Nothing written by Kate Pullinger and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American debut of an award-winning novel about a lady’s maid’s awakening as she journeys from the confines of Victorian England to the uncharted far reaches of Egypt’s Nile Valley. When Lady Duff Gordon, paragon of London society, departs for the hot, dry climate of Egypt to seek relief from her debilitating tuberculosis, her lady’s maid, Sally, doesn’t hesitate to leave the only world she has known in order to remain at her mistress’s side. As Sally gets farther and farther from home, she experiences freedoms she has never known—forgoing corsets and wearing native dress, learning Arabic, and having her first taste of romance. But freedom is a luxury that a lady’s maid can ill afford, and when Sally’s newfound passion for life causes her to forget what she is entitled to, she is brutally reminded she is mistress of nothing. Ultimately she must choose her master and a way back home—or a way to an unknown future. Based on the real lives of Lady Duff Gordon and her maid, The Mistress of Nothing is a lush, erotic, and compelling story about the power of race, class, and love

Download or read book Mistress Christmas written by Lorelei James and published by Ridgeview Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-28 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mistress Christmas: Wild West Boys 1

Download or read book Goosed or A Fowl Christmas written by Linda Banche and published by Linda Banche Books. This book was released on with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ah, Christmas, what a glorious season! Decorations, friends, good will to all, a time of magic and miracles. But not for Miss Julia Shaw. She is new to the area, her farm desperately needs upkeep, and the pittance she earns from her artwork doesn’t pay the bills. And then her pet goose runs away. Making matters worse, when she first meets the devastatingly attractive Lord Tyndall, the abominable man insults her as he returns her goose. No peace and good will for her this Christmas. Exhausted from a year of business travel, Robert, Baron Tyndall, returns to London only to fall prey to his mother’s matchmaking attempts. Escaping to his country estate, he finds solace with the birds in his aviary. Except that a plague of a goose that belongs to his new neighbor, Miss Shaw, has somehow entered his aviary and wreaked havoc. That disagreeable lady had better keep her misbegotten bird to herself. Too bad she is so lovely. What a horrendous Christmas this season has become. But even in the blackest depths, a spark of light can glimmer. For at this wondrous time of Christmas, miracles and magic can and do happen. A sweet, traditional Regency romantic comedy with fantasy elements. 61,000 words, about 220 pages. wealthy hero, aristocrat hero, poor heroine, artist heroine, love triangle, goose, ducks, countryside romance, hero-heroine misunderstanding, interfering animals, talking animals, comedy, sweet romance, British historical fiction, fantasy romance, Christmas romance

Download or read book The Playboy s Mistress written by Kim Lawrence and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2010-11-15 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All he wants for Christmas… When Darcy was persuaded to host her family's Christmas gathering, she started making detailed lists and mentally prepared herself for a hectic couple of weeks. But her plans were disrupted by a surprise new neighbor—a playboy tycoon, who seemed to know exactly what he wanted to give Darcy for Christmas! As far as Reece Erskine was concerned, Christmas couldn't be over soon enough. But he was quite happy to give Darcy a few kisses—and much, much more—under the mistletoe. In fact, he insisted on it!

Download or read book The Night Before Christmas written by Nikolai Gogol and published by E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The devil flew up to the moon, reached out and tried to grab it, but must have burned his fingers, for he hopped on one leg, sucking on his hand. He walked around it and tried again from the other side, and again jumped back. But the sly one didn't give up: he suddenly grabbed the moon with both hands and, juggling it like a hot pancake, stuffed it in his pocket, and flew off as though nothing had happened. In our village of Dikanka, no one noticed the theft. True, when the district scribe crawled out of the tavern on all fours he thought he saw the moon dancing in the sky, but who would believe him?" And in the and of the story, good wins in the most unexpected way.. [N. G.]

Download or read book Google Me No Lies The Mistress s Story written by Donna Desporte and published by VPTSL. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laced with intrigue , tales of the unexpected, betrayal , conspiracy , love , laughter and the truth. Sequel to the world famous memoir Google Me - No Lies.

Download or read book CHARLES DICKENS The Complete Short Stories 190 Christmas Tales Social Sketches Tales for Children Other Stories Illustrated written by Charles Dickens and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-02-27 with total page 4952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: “CHARLES DICKENS – The Complete Short Stories: 190+ Christmas Tales, Social Sketches, Tales for Children & Other Stories (Illustrated)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Christmas Novellas A Christmas Carol The Chimes The Cricket on the Hearth The Battle of Life The Haunted Man Short Story Collections Sketches by Boz Sketches of Young Gentlemen Sketches of Young Couples Master Humphrey' Clock Reprinted Pieces The Mudfog Papers Pearl-Fishing (First Series) Pearl-Fishing (Second Series) Christmas Stories Other Stories Children's Books Child's Dream of a Star Holiday Romance Stories About Children Every Child Can Read Criticism Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens The Limitations of Dickens by Henry James The Puzzle of Dickens's Last Plot by Andrew Lang David Copperfield by Virginia Woolf Biographies Charles Dickens by G. K. Chesterton The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster Dickens' London by M. F. Mansfield Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognized him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.

Download or read book The Big Book of Christmas Magic 400 Holiday Novels Tales Poems Carols Legends written by Selma Lagerlöf and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-10 with total page 6692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Big Book of Christmas Magic: 400+ Holiday Novels, Tales, Poems, Carols & Legends offers an unparalleled journey through the vast landscapes of Christmas literature, weaving together an intricate tapestry of narratives that span from enchanting fairy tales and profound poems to soul-stirring carols and timeless legends. This anthology celebrates the eclectic richness of the holiday season, showcasing a remarkable diversity of literary styles and themes. The collection draws together works that reflect the spirit of Christmas in all its forms, from the solemnity of sacred hymns to the playful mirth of festive stories. Each piece, whether it be a poignant tale by Charles Dickens or a whimsical poem by William Wordsworth, contributes to a larger narrative that captures the heart of the holiday season. The contributing authors and editors of this anthology represent a constellation of some of the most influential figures in literary history. From the introspective reflections of Emily Dickinson to the sweeping epics of Leo Tolstoy, and the fantastical adventures of J.M. Barrie, this collection bridges diverse periods and cultures, offering a glimpse into the universal human experience through the lens of Christmas. By uniting such varied voices, the anthology not only celebrates the vast spectrum of human creativity but also highlights the common threads of joy, generosity, and reflection that the holiday season inspires across different times and places. The Big Book of Christmas Magic is an essential addition to the libraries of readers who seek to immerse themselves in the rich tapestry of Christmas literature. It offers a unique opportunity to explore a multiplicity of perspectives, styles, and themes within a single volume. This collection invites readers to delve into its pages for both its educational value and the pure joy of discovering the myriad ways in which the magic of Christmas has been captured in words. Through this exploration, readers will engage in a meaningful dialogue with the works of some of the greatest authors in history, fostering a deeper appreciation for the power of storytelling to unite and inspire.