Download or read book Irresistible Rakes Collection Part 1 4 Historical Steamy Romance Short Stories written by Elizabeth Reed and published by Elizabeth Reed. This book was released on with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irresistible Rakes Collection Part 1: 4 Historical Steamy Romance Short Stories Total word count 21,771. Please note that each of these short stories can all be bought as a standalone single story. The Duke’s Mistress Caroline is furious with David, the Duke of Sunderland, when she finds out that he has completely ruined her plans to elope with his younger brother. The worst is yet to come, as she realizes that the Duke means to have her for himself now that his brother is out of the way. He offers her a deal: if she becomes his mistress, he will make sure all of her needs are cared for and that she wants for nothing! Caroline unwillingly accepts his offer, knowing that she has no other option for her survival. But she cannot help but hate herself for lying with the Duke, especially when she finds that she is unable to control her wanton reaction to his mere touch! The Earl and the Gamekeeper’s Daughter Alexander, the Earl of Southwark is besotted as soon as he lays his eyes upon Sian, the gamekeeper’s daughter. He knows he will not be able to rest until he makes her his! A conviction that grows even stronger when the gamekeeper offers Sian to him. But when Sian finds out about the agreement between Alexander and her father, she is left in a turmoil of emotions. She doesn’t want to be owned by anyone, and yet she finds herself powerfully drawn to the Earl! Pursued by a Rake Christina is a widow looking to understand for the first time in her life what it means to lay with a man and give herself up completely to feelings of passion and desire. When she is introduced to Daniel, the Earl of the Brentwood, she believes she has found just the gentleman to help her achieve her aim! Daniel is very aware of his reputation as a notorious rake, but he makes no excuses for his behaviour. He is determined to take and give pleasure where he will without forming any strong attachments to another, and he expects all the lovers that he takes to understand these rules. When he is introduced to Christina, it is not long before he is embarking on a passionate affair with the beautiful widow. But this time around, all is different for him. He cannot get Christina out of his head. When she finally walks away from him, he finds to his surprise that for the first time in his life, he is the one at a loss. He soon looks for a way to win Christina over once more—this time for good! Pursued by the Marquess Lydia finds herself in a desperate situation with her family. She needs to act quickly, or they will be homeless. There is only one person whom she knows she can turn to: the Marquess of Brubeck. But Lydia is fully aware that the Marquess’ help will come at a price. He has made no pretence of his pursuit of her and his determination to possess her in every way possible! This leaves Lydia with the choice of whether or not to submit to the Marquess and all the emotions and pleasures that he invokes within her!
Download or read book Irresistible Rakes Collection Part 1 2 written by Elizabeth Reed and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-11-08 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irresistible Rakes Collection Part 1 & 2: 8 Historical Steamy Romance Short Stories
Download or read book Irresistible Rakes Collection Part 2 4 Historical Steamy Romance Short Stories written by Elizabeth Reed and published by LB Books. This book was released on 2015-10-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irresistible Rakes Collection Part 2: 4 Historical Steamy Romance Short Stories Total word count 20,018. Please note that each of these short stories can all be bought as a standalone single story. Taken by the Earl Claudia is being blackmailed into marriage by Oliver, who is aware of her family secret. However, she is not the only one that is desperate for her to avoid being wed at the altar. Marcus, the Earl of Lakeworth and Oliver's older brother, has no intention of letting another man have Claudia. Claudia is his and his alone, and he will do anything to stop her from making a big mistake even if it means he must take her captive and make her remember all the love and passion they once shared! The Marquess’s Daughter Carl is seeking revenge on Marquess Richardson and he believes the marquess’s daughter Fiona might just be the means to achieve his end as he embarks on a passionate affair with her. But, on the eve of his victory against the Marquess, he finds that his game of revenge is proving bittersweet as he finally acknowledges his feelings for Fiona. All he can think of after his revelation is whether Fiona will forgive him when she finds out the truth, or if he will lose all that he loves forever! The Earl and the Proud Spinster Violet thinks that she is completely immune to all the irrational emotions involved in the intimate relations between men and women. That is until her path crosses that of Andrew, the Earl of Teddington, who is determined to teach her a valuable lesson in passion and love. It is a lesson that will make her rethink all that she had once believed in! An Honourable Rake Jessica realises she got it all so very wrong! She thought she was in love with Jeremy and he with her, only to find that he has eyes only for her best friend Isabel. And she would have gone on to reveal her hurt feelings at Jeremy and Isabel’s engagement party had it not been for her childhood friend and neighbour Christopher, the Earl of Manning, intervening to save her from making an embarrassment of herself as he makes his own proposal. Now Jessica is even more confused! Why did Christopher come so willing to her aid, and why is he suddenly looking and acting so out of character with her? Jessica had always taken Christopher as a self-confessed rake, but it seems now that he has undergone a change of heart, one that makes her see him in a completely different light. And it is not long before a strong desire grows between them, a desire that must eventually reach its climax!
Download or read book Lovable Rogues Collection Part 1 4 Historical Steamy Romance Short Stories written by Elizabeth Reed and published by LB Books. This book was released on with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lovable Rogues Collection Part 1: 4 Historical Steamy Romance Short Stories Total word count 22,176. Please note that each of these short stories can all be bought as a standalone single story. The Gentleman’s Agreement Alison is convinced she is having a continuous run of bad luck, with her cousin marrying Luke, the man to whom she had also formed a strong attachment! Alison, feeling defeated, is just about to accept her cruel fate and head back to the lonely countryside, still a spinster, when Gregory, her good friend from childhood, makes her a tempting offer. He asks Alison to marry him so he can collect on his inheritance, which he can only do as a married man as the terms of the will makes clear. In return for Alison’s help, Gregory is prepared to make a gentleman’s agreement with her. He promises Alison that she will get a taste of adventure and independence if she agrees to his offer. Ironically, it is only when she comes to find that Gregory has now grown the ability to have an unnerving effect on her senses that she actually considers the possibility of acting on his request—in an attempt to find out what it would be like to lie with Gregory as man and wife! Her Lady’s Lesson in Passion and Love Vanessa, as the lady of the house, does not take kindly to being ignored, especially not by Jacob, the devilishly handsome stable worker! However, in confronting Jacob about his behaviour, Vanessa finds herself at his mercy as their joint anger and frustration turn into passion that ignites between them. Jacob goes on to show Vanessa just who has the upper hand, as he teaches her an invaluable lesson in the art of pleasure! It’s a lesson that Vanessa finds, to her surprise, that she very eager to learn at the expert hands of her new teacher! The Mad Viscount The Viscount and his maid Tara have both had their fair share of heartbreak and disappointments, with the result that they now want to guard against experiencing any more pain and vulnerability by distancing themselves from others. And they might just have succeeded in their solemn vows, if their paths had not crossed and they were not confronted by an unexpected and powerful attraction that ignites between them. Now they must decide whether to continue on their lone paths or give in to their passions for the other completely! The Earl’s Fallen Woman Daniel, the Earl of Chester, is having a very unusual day when he finds himself led into a brothel by his reckless friend Sam. Even more surprisingly, once inside the whorehouse, he soon spots and becomes instantly besotted with a beautiful and mysterious lady called Lindsey. But Lindsey is no fallen woman; she has ended up in the brothel under difficult circumstances. As such, she refuses to be bought at any price! If Daniel is to get closer to Lindsey, he must gain her trust and break down the mental barriers she has put up to shield her emotions. For only once this is done can their strong attraction and desire for each other be acted upon! Warning: Significant sexual content included within the story, strictly 18+ only
Download or read book Ladies In Love Collection Part 1 4 Historical Steamy Romance Short Stories written by Elizabeth Reed and published by LB Books. This book was released on with total page 21213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ladies In Love Collection Part 1: 4 Historical Steamy Romance Short Stories Total word count 21,213. Please note that each of these short stories can all be bought as a standalone single story. The Earl’s Ward Kate is glad the Earl is back after his long travels to foreign lands to approve officially of her marriage to Tom, her fiancé. Kate thought she had all her life mapped out but she had not expected her warden to be of such an amicable character with him insisting on their first meeting that she call him by his first name, Matthew. Neither had she expected to become so close to the Earl as time goes on and he willingly shares with her his life stories and work. Even more annoyingly, Kate cannot help but notice how handsome he is with his distracting blue eyes. It is not long before she starts feeling a strong attraction and attachment to him, one she believes is shared by the Earl in return! Kate will now find that falling for a man who has pledged his life and work to being an explorer comes with its own perils, one that only love may overcome! Lady Eloise’s Will Joanna has always loved Ryan; he is her first and only love! However, the path of true love will not run smoothly for Joanna. Lady Eloise, the woman who saved her from life in an orphanage, appeals to Joanna to release Ryan from the strong bonds they have formed for each other, allowing Ryan to set off to sea and become a man. Joanna, at the guidance and insistence of Lady Eloise, goes on to make the hardest decision of her life. She forces Ryan to leave her, making him think that she never truly cared about him, a decision which leaves both of them heartbroken! Now, over five years later, Ryan and Joanna come face to face once more to hear the final words of Lady Eloise from her will but what they will find out at the reading will surprise them, igniting again the powerful passion and desire that they both thought they had long ago suppressed for each other! The Presumptuous Earl Claire is under no illusion that Anthony the Earl of Beaumont has no great liking of her, but merely tolerates her as one of his sister’s closet friends. But Claire is soon to become completely confused. If the Earl thinks she has such a bad character why is he instigating passionate encounters between them and requesting that she officially becomes his mistress?! Even more shocking, why is she responding so wantonly in turn to his advances, allowing him to give and take pleasure from her so freely?! The Patient Viscount Cassandra wants nothing more to do with her former lover Tristan, the Viscount of Crescent, having found him in a compromising position with another woman. She flees from him in her deep upset, only to find that the Tristan has no intention of letting her go. And this time around, once he finds her he will be more demanding than ever!
Download or read book Timeless Love Collection written by Elizabeth Reed and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-11-27 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Timeless Love Collection Part 1 & 2:Eight Historical Steamy Romance Short StoriesPlease view Amazon kindle edition for full book description.http://www.amazon.com/Timeless-Love-Collection-Part-Historical-ebook/dp/B00PWCA7IG/ref=la_B00JM7UHIW_1_2_title_1_kin?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426060467&sr=1-2
Download or read book Lovable Rogues Collection written by Elizabeth Reed and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-03-25 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lovable Rogues Collection Part 1 & 2 8 Historical Steamy Romance Short Stories
Download or read book Taken By A Rake Part 1 2 written by Silver Vanessa E. (author) and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Taken By A Rake Part 1 2 10 Steamy Historical Short Stories written by Vanessa E. Silver and published by LB Books. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taken By A Rake Part 1&2 - 10 Steamy Historical Short Stories Total word count 47,769 Please note that each of these short stories can all be bought as a standalone single story, as well as in parts 1 and 2. Lady Marion’s Discovery Lady Marion is not holding any high expectations for a happy future on the eve of her wedding day to Lord Stuart Duncan. Far From Being A Lady Jess finds herself out of her depths as she tries to accept and settle into her new life as a Lady, after finding her long lost mother and twin sister. The Unwanted Wife Claudia cannot help but fear for her future when her cruel husband Terry puts her up for sale in front of a boisterous crowd to bid for her, done out of spite for her supposed disobedience towards him. Leaving Claudia no choice but to wait for fate to reveal to her who will be her new husband and master! The Master’s Son Sabrina wants to end the affair she is having with her Master’s grown son Jason, who uses her as he pleases for sport. Not that it’s entirely his fault, Sabrina just cannot say no to his demanding ways! The Duke and the Courtesan The Duke of Highgate is looking for a certain woman to satisfy his demands and believes he may just have found that certain someone when by chance he crosses paths with Chantelle at a masquerade ball. Taken by the Woodsman Jane is taken by much surprise when she is kidnapped and whisked away most unexpectedly by a mysterious woodsman on a trip out with her maid. Taken by the Highwayman Lady Simmons feels frustrated by her mundane life and longs for adventure and excitement. Surprisingly for Lady Simmons she may just get her wish when the notorious highwayman named, ‘The Red Bandit’ captures and whisks her away, with the promise of fulfilling all of her desires! Looking After Her Lady Lydia finds herself feeling very much frustrated being stuck in a passionless marriage to her wealthy but much older husband who is far more interested in making money than turning Lydia into his true wife in not just name only. The Reluctant Betrothal Lady Sofia Chester and Lord Kane Maxwell are both very reluctant to be wed in an arranged marriage to each other, set up by their eager parents. Her Lady’s Lesson Lily is determined to rebel against her warden Lord Lucas Martin, hoping her disruptive behaviour will lead to her being sent away.
Download or read book Taken By A Rake written by Silver Vanessa E. (author) and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Timeless Love Collection Part 1 4 Historical Romance Stories written by Elizabeth Reed and published by Lori Books. This book was released on with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Timeless Love Collection Part 1: 4 Historical Romance Stories Total word count 23,828. Please note that each of these short stories can be bought as a standalone single story. The Demanding Earl Hannah is having a passionate affair with her steward, David Grey. She is enjoying the private lessons in the bedroom that he is attentively bestowing on her, Hannah being a very willing student... However her enjoyment is soon to end. To her disappointment, David has to leave her country estate and her on an urgent matter. Hannah takes the opportunity to reluctantly end their intimate arrangement. But worse is to come. When joining her good friend Daisy for the Season in London, Hannah spots David Grey and finds out his true identity: he is no other than Earl David Huxtable! And the Earl seems to be very determined to continue where they left off.... The Viscount’s Gamble We are first introduced to Julian when his future is looking very bleak. He has just lost all his estate and worldly possessions to a Mr Carter through several very poor games of cards on his part. Unable to repay all his debts, he fears that he will be punished and sent away to debtor’s jail. But his day takes on another twist! Mr Carter is prepared to write off all of Julian’s debts to him: all Julian will have to do is marry his daughter, so she as well as his future grandchildren can benefit from the Viscount’s title. Julian is very reluctant to fulfil Mr Carter request: the last thing he wants to do is get married to anyone! Unable to find a solution to his predicament, he agrees to meet Mr Carter’s daughter, Helen, but as soon as he sets eyes on her, he is left stunned and captivated by whom he discovers. Could he now be having a change of heart, as Helen shows him that she matches all his desires in more ways than one? The Reckless Baron Harriet runs away from her family to be with Robert the Baron, the man she loves and believes will brighten up her life from her current boring existence, and show her the world! There is only one problem: Robert says he does not feel the same way. He had only promised to whisk her away based on idle chatter and intoxication; he had not meant for her to hold him true to his words. He has no intention of seeking a wife and he certainly does not want to face the brunt of her father and brothers’ anger when they find out Harriet has run away to be with him. Realising their misunderstanding, Robert and Harriet both finally agree, after much argument, that Harriet must return home and the two must get back to their separate lives. Their plan to return Harriet all fares well until they are ambushed during their journey by a highwayman. Robert is left temporarily unconscious, but this is not the only drama that unfolds as Harriet and Robert are forced to share a room for the night. Will they now finally give in to their obvious passion for each other? The Marquess’s Ward Victoria wants to run away from the Marquess who had agreed to look after her as a promise he made to his late father. His father had had a passionate, loving affair with Victoria’s mother, who had been his mistress for many years! Is now history repeating itself? The Marquess gave his word to his father to make Victoria into a lady. But it soon becomes apparent that there is a strong, intense connection between both the Marquess and Victoria, one that they are unable to restrain as they start a passionate affair together! But Victoria does not want the life her mother led and to become just a mistress. If the Marquess is to win Victoria over, he will need to offer much more of himself—for Victoria is also after his heart! Warning: Sexual content included within these stories.
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Download or read book Library Journal written by Melvil Dewey and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 1032 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.
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