Download or read book My Lady Reluctant written by Laurie Grant and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THESE WERE DANGEROUS TIMES And none knew it better than Brys de Balleroy as he played a deadly game in the service of his queen. 'Twas an honorable but lonely life, until the night the Lady Gisele stood naked and determined by his bedside ! Gisele de L'Aigle would be no man's property, yet she'd brought upon herself the royal decree that would see her wed tot he Baron of Balleroy. And though her spirit rebelled, Brys had saved her from certain death, and roused her passion in a way no man had done before.

Download or read book The Romantic Fiction Of Mills Boon 1909 1995 written by Dixon, Jay and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study to analyzes romantic fiction's depiction of women as part of the broader history of ideas about women.; Given the success of the Mills & Boon romance, their portrayal of subjects like sex, love, marriage, class, motherhood and femineity are important cultural barometers and make interesting study.; The author shows how all these themes have an historical trajectory and how these novels have come to reflect feminist concerns.; Based on a study of over 1000 Mills & Boon romances the book provides analysis of plot types and shows how these have changed in response to women's own changing position within society.

Download or read book Major Westhaven s Unwilling Ward written by Emily Bascom and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lily is horrified to learn her late brother has placed her under the guardianship of brooding Major Daniel Westhaven! He's insufferably rude and arrogant, and clearly disapproves of her—so why does Lily find herself longing for his touch? Battle-scarred Daniel wants nothing to do with society, and intends to swiftly fulfill his promise and find troublesome Lily a husband. Only, she brings light into his dark life—and his even darker heart. But surely a beauty like Lily would never choose a beast like him….

Download or read book The Reluctant Bride written by Helen Wilder and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-28 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I had a plan.My life and career were starting to take off and head in the direction I always dreamed of.I wasn't looking for a relationship or love. Then she stumbled into my hotel room and into my life. Literally falling at my feet.She was drunk. It was an innocent mistake. That would have been the end of it. Except she's the President's daughter. I'm a young congressman and we got caught together.Did I mention I was almost naked in the photos that were splashed around the country?Now we need to play the game of politics by getting married to get the press off our backs. You also don't say no to the President when he asks you to protect his daughter.My reluctant bride is unhappy and making my life hell. She insists sex is off the table. Little does she know I'm not one to walk away from a challenge.

Download or read book My Lady De Burgh Mills Boon Historical written by Deborah Simmons and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2014-11-05 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His Whole Family Was Cursed! How else to explain this rash of marriages by the Brothers de Burgh? Robin de Burgh alone swore to remain unwed, despite ironic fate, which used foul murder to mate him with The One–spirited Sybil, a damsel in distress who insisted she needed him not!

Download or read book For My Lady s Honor Mills Boon Historical written by Sharon Schulze and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2014-01-27 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'TWAS THE FATE OF WOMEN TO BE AT THE MERCY OF MEN But Lady Alys Delamare, an unwilling sacrifice to her father's ambitions, yearned for a life of her own choosing. And such a life, her rebellious heart proclaimed, included the handsome knight Sir Padrig ap Huw....

Download or read book To Catch A Spinster written by Megan Bryce and published by Megan Bryce. This book was released on 2013-12-14 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come back to a time when manners are everything and rules are made to never be broken. Come back to a time when men are in charge and women do what they are told... Yeah, that never happened. Welcome to Megan Bryce's Regencyland, where ladies with backbone get what they want. Where a woman can thumb her nose at rules and care little for convention, and yet somehow, unexpectedly and most reluctantly, find love. To Catch A Spinster Olivia Blakesley, self-proclaimed spinster extraordinaire, is quite happy with her life. She has her studies and her duties, what need does she have of a husband? With five sisters married she knows the reality does not live up to the promise, and does not need to personally experiment with the state to know she would be ill-suited to it. However, she finds herself envious of at least one aspect of marriage. But to experience the physical side of marriage, one doesn't need a husband, all one needs is the right man... Nathaniel Jenkins knows his duty. Marry a young girl from a respectable family and father an heir, no matter how cold the endless parade of suitable girls leaves him. But a shocking proposal from a scholarly spinster leaves him wondering if unsuitable is just what he's looking for. Can he convince his spinster that marriage is the greatest experiment of all? ~The Reluctant Bride Collection~ (books can be read in any order) To Catch A Spinster To Tame A Lady To Wed The Widow To Tempt The Saint regency romance, victorian romance, funny, witty, lighthearted, historical romance, spinster

Download or read book My Lady s Honor written by Julia Justiss and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2009-05-06 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An arrogant viscount causes trouble for the plans of an orphaned young woman in this Regency romance. Upon meeting the young lady who’d bedazzled his best friend, Gilen de Mowbry was surprised to find her hauntingly familiar. But surely this demure ton miss couldn’t be the violet-eyed Gypsy who had danced for him in the firelight—and still taunted his dreams. . . . Desperate to save herself and her brother from her odious cousin’s schemes, Gwennor Southford spirited him away by night—in a Gypsy caravan! Now they were in her aunt’s care, and only one thing stood between her and the safe haven of a proper marriage—one unforgettable evening with Gilen de Mowbry. . . .

Download or read book Captured for the Captain s Pleasure written by Ann Lethbridge and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Michael Hawkhurst relishes his fearsome reputation, for he lives only to wreak revenge on the Fulton family, who so cruelly destroyed his own. Spirited Alice Fulton knows a ship is no place for a lady, but she is determined to save her father's business…. When fate delivers him Fulton's virginal daughter as his captive, Michael faces a dilemma—should he live up to his scandalous name and find revenge with sweet Alice, or will his honorable side win out—and win the girl…?

Download or read book My Lady s Champion Mills Boon Vintage 90s Modern written by Claire Delacroix and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2012-10-20 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHE SWORE NEVER TO WELCOME HIM TO HER BED Yet when the Lady Melissande looked upon the rugged face and form of the knight she'd been forced to marry, her resolve melted. For Quinn de Sayerne stirred her in the most unexpected ways, and therein lay the danger - for succumbing to desire meant losing everything she held so dear!

Download or read book The Female Figure in Contemporary Historical Fiction written by K. Cooper and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-10-29 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From The Other Boleyn Girl to Fingersmith , this collection explores the popularity of female-centred historical novels in recent years. It asks how these representations are influenced by contemporary gender politics, and whether they can be seen as part of a wider feminist project to recover women's history.

Download or read book The Unlacing of Miss Leigh Mills Boon Historical Undone written by Diane Gaston and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disfigured in battle against Napoleon's forces, Captain Graham Veall has become a recluse, spending months alone on his estate and appearing masked in public.

Download or read book The Warrior s Bride Prize written by Jenni Fletcher and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-10-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She was gambled away—into the arms of a Roman centurion . . . Livia Valeria is furious when she’s ruthlessly gambled away by her intended bridegroom. Luckily, it’s tall, muscled, and darkly handsome Roman centurion Marius Varro who wins her as his bride! The daughter of a slave, she must hide her Caledonian roots, but when Marius faces a barbarian rebellion at Hadrian’s Wall, Livia must make a choice: her heritage or the husband she’s falling for . . . Acclaim for Jenni Fletcher’s Captain Amberton’s Inherited Bride: “A breathtakingly pure and beautiful tale . . . Just perfect!” —Chicks, Rogues and Scandals “Fletcher takes fans on another gratifying journey.” —RT Book Reviews

Download or read book A Lady Becomes a Governess written by Diane Gaston and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-07-01 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RITA Award–Winning Author: In disguise as a governess, will she reveal her secret—or let the love of a lifetime pass her by? Lady Rebecca Pierce escapes her forced betrothal when the ship she’s on wrecks. Assuming the identity of a governess she believes has drowned, she enters the employ of brooding Lord Brookmore, who’s selflessly caring for his orphaned nieces. Inconveniently, she’s extremely attracted to the viscount—and now her only chance of happiness is tied to the biggest risk: revealing the truth about who she really is . . .

Download or read book My Lady s Dare Mills Boon Historical written by Gayle Wilson and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2014-11-05 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Valentine Sinclair, the Earl of Dare, was an enigma, even to those who professed to know him well. For while his morals seemed suspect and his leisure pursuits as reckless as any of his well-heeled peers', there was something lurking beneath the facade of good looks, wit and charm that he so skillfully hid behind.

Download or read book My Lady s Prisoner written by Ann Elizabeth Cree and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Dangerous Abduction… Since her husband's murder three years ago, Lady Julia Carrington had done her utmost to uncover the culprit, though with little success. But then Nicholas Chandler, Viscount Thayne, appeared—sinfully handsome and in possession of her husband's ring! Action needed to be taken quickly. The viscount held the key to her husband's death, but how could the daring countess persuade him to hand over the ring and reveal all he knew? There was no alternative—she would have to take him captive! But then the tables were turned and Julia found herself in danger of being enslaved by desire for her prisoner….

Download or read book His at Night written by Sherry Thomas and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love is hottest in the darkness before dawn. Elissande Edgerton is a desperate woman, a virtual prisoner in the home of her tyrannical uncle. Only through marriage can she claim the freedom she craves. But how to catch the perfect man? Lord Vere is used to baiting irresistible traps. As a secret agent for the government, he’s tracked down some of the most devious criminals in London, all the while maintaining his cover as one of Society’s most harmless—and idiotic—bachelors. But nothing can prepare him for the scandal of being ensnared by Elissande. Forced into a marriage of convenience, Elissande and Vere are each about to discover that they’re not the only one with a hidden agenda. With seduction their only weapon—and a dark secret from the past endangering both their lives—can they learn to trust each other even as they surrender to a passion that won’t be denied?