Download or read book Scandalous Christmas Encounters Volume 1 written by Victoria Vale and published by Victoria Vale. This book was released on with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are cordially invited to a house party at Hexthorne Manor, the country estate of the Duke and Duchess of Avonleah. While gathering to celebrate Christmas with the duke and duchess, the members of the ton will indulge in their most wicked desires. Witness the scandalous Christmas encounters of the lords and ladies of London, as they escape to the country for a bit of revelry, a dash of indulgence, and a healthy dose of scandal. Part One: A Christmas Masquerade At a ball hosted during their Christmas house party, the Duke and Duchess of Avonleah sneak away for a bit of privacy. With social obligations and motherhood stretching Margaret Rycroft thin, her husband hopes that a night away from it all will be just the thing she needs. Little do they know, some of their guests have similar plans, or that their garden maze will be transformed into a hotbed of debauchery by their houseguests. Part Two: A Christmas Most Scandalous Quite some time has passed since Sheridan Cranfield, Viscount of Perth, has shared a woman with his wife. Yet, he senses that Cecily has become possessed with the desire to seduce a widow of the ton—a woman rumored to enjoy the pursuits of both men and women. Joining their efforts at the Christmas fete, the viscount and his wife set out to claim the widow for a night of passion. Part Three: A Gift for Penelope Lady Penelope Ingham is loath to have to attend the duke and duchess’ Christmas house party alone. However, with both her husbands seeing to their duties—one as an ensign at the War Office, the other attending the family estates and lands—she is left with no choice. Despite missing Colin and Edmond dearly, she throws herself into enjoying her time at Hexthorne Manor. Unbeknownst to her, someone at the ball has plans of their own for her… a temptation much too scandalous to resist.

Download or read book Encounter With an Adventurer written by Ava Stone and published by Ava Stone Inc. This book was released on with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miss Lucinda Potts is in desperate need for an escape from her brother's home. When a handsome stranger suggests in passing that she should leave England in search of adventure, she becomes enthralled with the idea. Andrew Yeats, the prodigal and scandalous Viscount Brookfield, never thought the delightful Miss Potts would take his suggestion about international adventure to heart, but she's done just that. Guilt and concern over her safety plague him, and Drew becomes just as determined to save the lady as she is for her escape.

Download or read book To Wed His Christmas Lady written by Christi Caldwell and published by Christi Caldwell Ink. This book was released on 2015-11-08 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s longing to be loved: Lady Cara Falcot has only served one purpose to her loathsome father—to increase his power through a marriage to the future Duke of Billingsley. As such, she's built protective walls about her heart, and presents an icy facade to the world around her. Journeying home from her finishing school for the Christmas holidays, Cara's carriage is stranded during a winter storm. She’s forced to tarry at a ramshackle inn, where she immediately antagonizes another patron—William. He's avoiding his duty in favor of one last adventure: William Hargrove, the Marquess of Grafton has wanted only one thing in life—to avoid the future match his parents would have him make to a cold, duke’s daughter. He’s returning home from a blissful eight years of traveling the world to see to his responsibilities. But when a winter storm interrupts his trip and lands him at a falling-down inn, he’s forced to share company with a commanding Lady Cara who initially reminds him exactly of the woman he so desperately wants to avoid. A Christmas snowstorm ushers in the spirit of the season: At the holiday time, these two people who despise each other due to first perceptions are offered renewed beginnings and fresh starts. As this gruff stranger breaks down the walls she’s built about herself, Cara has to determine whether she can truly open her heart to trusting that any man is capable of good and that she herself is capable of love. And William has to set aside all previous thoughts he’s carried of the polished ladies like Cara, to be the man to show her that love. *** Please note, this is an approximately 48,000 word novella.

Download or read book An Improper Encounter written by Erica Taylor and published by Erica Taylor. This book was released on 2018 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautiful, wealthy, and widowed, Lady Sarah Hartford is bored with her life. Exhausted by having to mourn a man she despised, Sarah would like nothing more than to escape the dark trappings of widowhood and find her own happiness, away from the expectations of society and her large, prominent family. When stranded at an inn due to a storm, Sarah agrees to a scandalous dare—to seduce a man into her bedchamber for the night. ​William Gordon has been summoned to London to attend the deathbed of his estranged father. A bastard in birth, but not in name, William has done everything he can to distance himself from a father who hated him. When a tempting lady offers him a warm bed to ride out the storm at a coaching inn, William obliges, needing a distraction and somewhere dry to sleep for the night. What begins as a casual flirtation blooms with intensity, but upon the couple’s arrival in London, William mysteriously disappears, showing up on Sarah’s doorstep two months later, a duke with a pregnant duchess in tow. While keeping their romantic history a secret from everyone around them, Sarah and William attempt to separate truth from lies and learn that they only way they can be together is to be apart.

Download or read book My Lord Hercules written by Ava Stone and published by Ava Stone Inc. This book was released on with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miss Miranda Bartlett is on a mission to locate her missing friend. Determined hoyden that she is, she’ll do whatever it takes to get the answers she seeks too, even if that means dressing like a dandy, sneaking into a gaming hell, and surrounding herself with London’s worst reprobates. However, she didn’t plan on bumping into a Herculean gentleman along the way. The handsome and honorable Lord Harrison Casemore immediately thwarts her plans and seems determined to save her at every turn, making it more than difficult to accomplish her task. Ever since Harry Casemore spotted the exotic temptress trying to pass herself off as a fop, he’s been drawn to her. He hasn’t figured out what she’s after, but he’s fairly certain he’d sell his soul if she’d just let him help her with whatever it is. * Previously found in A SEASON TO REMEMBER

Download or read book Twelve Lords for Christmas written by Deb Marlowe and published by Fiddlehead Press. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 1333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From sexy earls to holiday ghosts, second chances to false engagements, find your Christmas cheer in these twelve sweet-to-spicy historical romance tales from bestselling and award-winning authors! The lord you've been looking for might be just a page-turn away... A CUP OF CHEER - Deb Marlowe The Earl of Chester’s wild ways nearly cause a disaster and set him to reevaluating his lifestyle. Paired up with his grandmother’s companion and charged with bringing Christmas to a lonely house, will he come to believe in himself—and love? THE MISTLETOE TRAP - Eve Pendle A spicy-hot story of a heroine with a flair for enterprising embroidery and a botanist single father hero. Can a scandal that compromises Amelia's reputation give their love a second chance? A MOST INCONVENIENT EARL - Claire Delacroix When Eurydice Goodenham unexpectedly proposes a marriage of convenience to Sebastian Montgomery, Earl of Rockmorton, the notorious rake is intrigued. Sebastian soon realizes that the unpredictable Eurydice is the perfect match for him - but can he convince his skeptical bride to take a chance on love? THE LADY’S GUIDE TO MISTLETOE AND MAYHEM - Emmanuelle de Maupassant On the run until she receives her inheritance, Ursula takes on the identity of an etiquette teacher and heads to Castle Dunrannoch to whip her 'young charge' into shape. But the long-lost heir is a whole lot more than she's bargained for! A COUNTESS FOR CHRISTMAS - Anthea Lawson Miss Cecilia Fairfax dreads the upcoming holidays, especially when her brother brings home an unexpected guest. But of all the blessings of the season, sometimes the most unexpected is love. MISS ISABELLA THAWS A FROSTY LORD - Larissa Lyons Mistletoe kisses grant a blind heroine and a frosty hero a chance at happiness during a winter house party. HER ACCIDENTAL GROOM - Nadine Millard Lady Natalia Soronsky and Lord Benjamin Strafford started out as enemies and ended up as co-conspirators in a faux betrothal. But the longer they continue the ruse, the more they start to wonder just how false their feelings are. CHRISTMAS SPIRITS - Jane Charles When Benjamin Storm, Earl of Kenley, is sent to Scotland to procure a missing whisky shipment, he encounters the most unusual smuggler. JOY TO THE WORLD - Nicole Zoltack Unbeknownst to Eliza Berkeley, the man she thought she was going to marry was not Stephen Huntington, the Duke of Wyndale. Will a match formed through deceit blossom into love this Christmas? TO FALL FOR A DUKE BY CHRISTMAS - Sadie Bosque A reluctant duke and a charming commoner devise a plan to serve their own needs. A false relationship is supposed to be their salvation... Until love intervenes. WHAT IF I STILL LOVE YOU - Erica Taylor After a failed elopement ten years earlier, Henry, Earl of Carrington, and Anna, the widowed Viscountess Rycroft, are reunited at his aunt’s Twelfth Night party. Can this star-crossed pair find their way back to each other? CHRISTMAS PROMISES - Brenda Hiatt When Lord Vandover leaves for London, he promises his grandmother he will return with a bride. Unfortunately, with each simpering debutante he meets he regrets that promise more—until he encounters the lovely Miss Holly Paxton.vv KEYWORDS: Scarlett Scott, Bridgerton, Holiday Romance, Christmas Love, Regency, Alexa Aston, Eva Chase, Cheryl Bolen, Duke, Earl, Nobility, Fake Betrothal, Exchange of Letters, Mistletoe

Download or read book Scandalous Christmas Encounters Volume 2 written by Victoria Vale and published by Victoria Vale. This book was released on 2017-12-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are cordially invited to an exclusive event at the home of Lady Millicent Dane—notorious widow and controversial figure among the ton. Not just anyone can garner an invitation to this Christmas fête, and those who attend are considered part of an inner circle … a secret society of people who share an interest in taboo lusts of the flesh. While donning masks that denote their status as Masters, submissives, and everything in between, the lords and ladies present will indulge in their most wicked desires—the likes of which would set London ablaze with scandal if word of their activities were to spread. But, the chances of exposure are slim to none. After all, what occurs at Lady Dane’s remains at Lady Dane’s. Part One: A Christmas Submission Lord Simon Fitzwilliam IV, Marquis of Ashton, has found both the perfect wife and the consummate submissive in the same person—his wife, Lady Sophie, whom he loves to distraction. Yet, the recent birth of their twins has changed her, inhibiting her enjoyment of their bed play. Determined to remind her how beautiful domination and submission can be between them, Simon escorts her to Lady Dane’s Christmas party with a plan … one that require a level of submission she’s never before given. Part Two: Dominating the Duchess Lord Camden Rycroft, Duke of Avonleah was one of the most notorious rakes of his day … until he married the woman who stole his heart. With Lady Margaret Rycroft, he has found a happiness he never thought possible. After so many years together, everything is as it should be—except for the fact that their intimate life has grown surprisingly predictable. As he falls in with a new set of friends and finds himself invited to his first soiree at the home of Lady Dane, Camden plans a downright scandalous evening for his wife, hoping to inject some much-needed fun back into their bed play. Part Three: Christmas for his Mistress Michael Darling has found happiness and love with Lady Amelia Darling, his recently wedded wife. While life as the lady of a country manor suits her, she still has much to learn about being part of a family—her own upbringing having been less than desirable. After an evening spent at Lady Dane’s exclusive Christmas fete, Michael has plans of his own to mark Amelia’s first real Christmas.

Download or read book Simone de Beauvoir Encounters with Death written by Elaine Marks and published by New Brunswick, N.J : Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1973 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Youth s Encounter written by Compton Mackenzie and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The English Lieutenant s Lady written by Ava Stone and published by Ava Stone Inc. This book was released on with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phoebe Greywood has waited quite a while for her betrothed to return home from the Peninsular Wars, but when he finally does, she’s heartbroken to discover he’s changed in more ways than one. Most alarmingly, he doesn’t seem to care one whit about her anymore. But one man who hasn’t changed a bit after his time on the continent is her betrothed’s boorish brother… Lieutenant Tristan Avery would like to pound some sense, or perhaps honor, into his older brother. Why the cad treats Phoebe so callously, Tristan can’t understand. But what he truly can’t understand is why he suddenly seems drawn to the chit as they’ve never been fond of each other. When the truth of Tristan's feelings for Phoebe become clear, his own honor is put to the test and all of his plans for the future are turned upside down.

Download or read book Once Upon a Midnight Clear written by Ava Stone and published by Ava Stone Inc. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **Previously found in Kissed at Christmas** Only a duke will do for Lady Ivy Dallimore. If her unhappily married sisters have taught her anything, it’s that love is fleeting but a title lasts forever, which is all well and good in theory until she finds herself falling for the scandalous third son of a marquess who is bound and determined to make his fortune in trade! Lord Michael Beck courts scandal, living life to the fullest and dabbling in games of chance. Unfortunately, he’s neither heir nor spare to his father’s title, and the time has come to enter a profession. Michael is no soldier, and he certainly isn’t cut out for the cloth, so he embarks on the most scandalous and risky venture of his life. He will need capital, however, and collecting a number of outstanding gambling debts at a Christmas Eve wedding at Castle Keyvnor seems like the perfect place to start, at least until he stumbles across the lady of his dreams. But what are the odds the practiced gambler can win the girl without losing everything he's worked for?

Download or read book To Catch a Captain written by Ava Stone and published by Ava Stone Inc. This book was released on with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After receiving what seems like an offer of employment from an English countess, orphan Bridget Kelly leaves her uncle’s house in Dublin to make her own way in the world. But making her way in England is easier said than done, especially for an innocent Irish lass with no family or connections. In fact, she’ll be lucky if she can make it to Derbyshire alive. Still smarting from his brother and former fiancée’s betrayal, rakish Captain Russell Avery arrives at his sister’s Derbyshire estate, looking for something or someone to help soothe his bruised ego. When a pretty little Irish maid stumbles into his chamber one morning, Russell is certain he’s found just the distraction he’s looking for. Well, at least until he learns who the lass truly is and the place she’s to hold in his sister’s household.

Download or read book Never Been Bit written by Lydia Dare and published by Night Shift Publishing. This book was released on 2024-01-24 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The glittering world of high society is the playground for the rich, titled, and reluctantly undead... Alec MacQuarrie's after-life has become an endless search for pleasure in an effort to overcome his heartbreak and despair. Wandering through the seedy world of London's demimonde, he's changed into a dark and fearsome creature even he doesn't recognize until he stumbles into a magical lass he knew once upon a time and sees a glimpse of the life he could have had. But the ton is no match for one incorrigible young lady... After watching each of her coven sisters happily marry, Sorcha Ferguson is determined to capture a Lycan husband of her very own. When she encounters Alec, she decides to save her old friend from what he's become, all while searching for her own happily-ever-after. Over his dead body is Alec going to allow this enchanting innocent to throw herself away on an unworthy werewolf, but that leaves him responsible for her, and he's the worst monster of them all...

Download or read book In the Heat of the Bite written by Lydia Dare and published by Night Shift Publishing. This book was released on 2024-01-24 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chivalry is far from undead... Matthew Halkett, Earl of Blodswell, is one of the few men in the ton who can claim to be a knight in shining armor- because that's precisely what he was before being turned into a vampyre. When he spies a damsel in distress in the midst of a storm in Hyde Park, his natural instinct is to rush to her aid... But not every woman needs to be rescued... Weather-controlling witch Rhiannon Sinclair isn't caught in a storm-she's the cause of it. She's mortified to have been caught making trouble by the imposing earl, but she doesn't need any man-never has, and is sure she never will... But when Rhiannon encounters Matthew again, her powers go awry and his supernatural abilities run amok. Between the two of them, the ton is thrown into an uproar. There's never been a more tempestuous scandal...

Download or read book In The Stars written by Ava Stone and published by Ava Stone Inc. This book was released on with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since a mysterious fortuneteller informed Miss Wilhelmina Throssell that she’d soon meet her true love - a one-eyed commander -Mina's thought of little else. She never imagined marriage was in the stars for her or that she had a true love out there somewhere. Anywhere. Lieutenant-Colonel Nathaniel Carrick, Viscount Healeyfield returned home from the battlefields with nothing but his honor, his excellent eye-sight, and a crumbling abbey to his name. As luck would have it however, his wealthy mentor has a daughter of marriageable age that he’d like to see wed before he dies. Almost instantly, Nathaniel is quite smitten with the girl. She’s lovely, enchanting and the most unique female of his acquaintance. Unfortunately, the girl in question is quite adamant that her one true love, whoever he may be, has but a single eye.

Download or read book My Favorite Major written by Ava Stone and published by Ava Stone Inc. This book was released on 2012-03-09 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When her longtime fiancé returns home from the victory at Waterloo, Amelia Pritchard suspects he’s not the noble, upstanding gentleman she’s always believed him to be. After breaking their betrothal, she flees to London with the hope of starting her life over and putting the past firmly behind her. Battle weary Major Philip Moore finds himself intrigued by the lovely Miss Pritchard. Though he’s recovering from a broken heart of his own, more than just his honor urges him to protect the lady when her nefarious ex-beau arrives in Town with the most wicked of intentions.

Download or read book ONE HAUNTED EVENING written by Ava Stone and published by Ava Stone Inc. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six friends head to the Lake District, after one of them inherits a haunted castle, with the purpose of hosting a Samhain masquerade party. Along the way three of them find true love in this Haunted Regency anthology.