Download or read book A Silent Ocean written by DeVa Gantt and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charmaine Ryan knows only poverty and pain growing up. In the wake of a horrifying tragedy, she seeks a new life, and fate leads her into the private world of the wealthy Duvoisin clan. At first, it seems as if nothing terrible could touch this seemingly charmed family. But an ill wind blows through the halls and chambers of the Duvoisins' sprawling island retreat, carrying betrayal, deceit, and ominous peril. Quickly, Charmaine is caught up in the secrets and mystique swirling around the enigmatic family. At the center are shipping tycoon Frederic Duvoisin and his youthful wife, Colette. And there is Paul Duvoisin, a dashing seducer and Frederic's bastard son, who stirs a dangerous fascination in the two women; the scheming Agatha Ward, who will not rest until she's taken Colette's place in Frederic's heart as well as in his bed; and exiled son, John, who reenters the family fold, stoking the turmoil as he unveils truths best kept hidden. Ultimately, Charmaine chooses to stand with Colette against formidable enemies, but has she made the right decision? A sweeping, remarkable blend of adventure, romance, intrigue, and suspense, A Silent Ocean Away heralds the arrival of a glorious new voice on the historical fiction scene.

Download or read book The Collettes Trilogy written by Dahlia Rose and published by Phaze Books. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thrilling saga of the Collettes Sisters and their battle to save mankind is bound together in one print volume! Sola Collette's birthday looms on the horizon in a few weeks and so does her destiny, a fate that is tied in with her sisters. Three girls born of vampires three hundred years ago, whose hearts only made one beat before they lived life as part of the undead. Their destiny is to find the three pieces of the Lazarus Amulet, the most powerful object in the vampire world. Each piece allows the one who wears it to walk in the daylight. When it is combined it has more power than ever possibly imagined. Both human and vampires alike want this treasure and they will go to any lengths to get it from the sisters. Each sister's quest is to find her piece of the amulet. The amulet can only be destroyed when the pieces are joined together, and each sister has promised to do so. To keep it would only mean the constant threat to mankind. There is one who covets it most of all, Carthos. He is one of the most ancient of vampires and he sees the amulet. Carthos wants to bring hell on earth. The journey begins with Sola, and the prophecy is written that each sister must find their mate and make this one person into a vampire. It is only then that the couple will find the amulet from the clue they have been given. It will only end when the amulet is joined and destroyed. Sola has found her mate a tough New York cop names Gideon Godspeed. With everyone hunting her and Gideon, will they be successful in their quest? Or will the immortal love they find be blown away in the ashes of their bodies. First in a series. Part Two of The Collettes. The Saga of the vampire sisters continues. Sola completed her quest for the first part of the Lazarus amulet with success. Now it is Luna Collette's turn to find her part of destiny. Her ally comes in the form of the daughter of their enemy, Creve. Georgina Matthews, aptly nicknamed George, is a spitfire and vampire hunter who now she seeks revenge for the death of her father. When these two women meet, more than sparks of anger fly, but an attraction forms that they cannot deny. Will Luna be able to convince George that her life is meshed with the undead to save mankind? Will George be able to become something she has been taught to hate? A creature of the night, a hunter, and a drinker of blood. The saga of The Collette sisters comes to a close with this thrilling third installment! The final battles draws near. Betrayed by the one person they thought they could trust, Willa Collette had to fight for her life as she and her family fled the one place they could call home. To protect her sisters, she leaves them behind in search of her piece of the Lazarus amulet and her mate who has called her from another plane. Tyson Finn is now her eternal love and together they travel to New Mexico to complete their destiny. In ten days the final battle will be fought for the fate of mankind. The vampire sisters and the allies that have joined their quest will travel to the lair of Carthos, where the balance might shift and forever change the world.

Download or read book Colette written by Julia Kristeva and published by European Perspectives. This book was released on 2005 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third book in Kristeva's trilogy on female genius, Colette interlaces commentary on the life and work of this notorious French novelist who made it possible for women to write erotic literature. The result is an elegant and sophisticated critique filled with psychoanalytic insight.

Download or read book Forever Waiting written by DeVa Gantt and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-11-04 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forever Waiting by DeVa Gantt is the final book in her Duvoisin family saga, an epic story teeming with intrigue, passion, and betrayal that will appeal to fans of Sarah Donati. Following A Silent Ocean Away and Decision and Destiny, this riveting concluding volume reveals shocking secrets about wealthy shipping magnate Frederic Duvoisin, his wives and children, in the wake of tragedy, as observed by the young governess whose destiny has become inextricably entwined with the powerful, enigmatic clan. The waiting is over. Forever Waiting brings the addictive chronicles of the Duvoisins to an exciting and satisfying end.

Download or read book Decision and Destiny written by DeVa Gantt and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-04-04 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A spellbinding saga of a remarkable american family . . . The beautiful, frail Colette Duvoisin trusted governess Charmaine Ryan with her worries, her dreams, and the care of her beloved children. But now Colette is gone—leaving her three young ones devastated . . . and the house of Duvoisin in turmoil. To her children's horror, their father, the enigmatic Frederic Duvoisin, weds his mistress and sister-in-law, Agatha, soon after their mother's untimely death. A scheming and dangerous adversary, Agatha has no love for her predecessor's offspring, ruthlessly wielding her newly won power while guarding her own dark secrets. Meanwhile, a rivalry between Colette's stepsons—suave Paul and cynical John—is reignited, drawing battle lines among family, friends, and servants. When Frederic suddenly emerges from his self-imposed isolation, he touches off a struggle for patriarchal supremacy that threatens to lay the entire Duvoisin empire to waste. At the center of the storm is innocent Charmaine, who must come to terms with shattering truths about the family she once believed she knew—and decide who among them deserves her admiration, her derision, her devotion . . . and her heart.

Download or read book The Consequences written by Colette Freedman and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After discovering her husband Robert's infidelity and confronting his mistress, Stephanie, Kathy Walker hopes to save her marriage and the family and business that her and Robert built together, but then Stephanie discovers that she is pregnant. Original.

Download or read book The Thirteen Hallows written by Michael Scott and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-12-06 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last time the 13 Hallows were gathered together was in the time of Arthur when they were used to drive the Demonkind from this world and seal the entrance between this and the Otherworld, but now the sacred objects of Britain are once again being brought together.

Download or read book Body and Soul Food written by Abby Collette and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this page-turning new mystery series, fraternal twins Keaton and Koby will pull double duty when they take down a killer while preparing to open their new bookstore and soul-food café, Books & Biscuits. When Koby Hill and Keaton Rutledge were orphaned at age two, they were separated, but their unbreakable connection lingered. Years later, they reunite and decide to make up for lost time and capitalize on their shared interests by opening up a well-stocked bookstore and cozy soul-food café in the quaint Pacific Northwest town of Timber Lake. But this new chapter of their lives could end on a cliffhanger after Koby's foster brother is found murdered. The murder, which occurred in public between light-rail stops, seems impossible for the police to solve. But as Keaton and Koby know, two heads are always better than one, especially when it comes to mysteries. With just a week to go before the grand opening of their new café, the twins will use their revitalized connection with each other to make sure this is the killer's final page.

Download or read book The Reluctant Keeper written by Colette Rhodes and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old plan: Go to school, learn about my magic, fall in love with my guys, and maybe be normal for once in my life.New plan: Do all of those things. After I take care of the greedy, corrupt fae who are messing up the natural order of things.The gods have entrusted me to restore the balance between light and dark, whether I want to or not. If the fae want to keep their magic, they have to show that they deserve it.But do they? It's time for me to decide whether my people are worth fighting for.The Reluctant Keeper is the final book in the Empath Found trilogy. It's a fated-mates-with-a-twist, medium burn reverse harem. Suitable for readers 18+Empath Found Trilogy: 1. The Terrible Gift2. The Unwanted Challenge3. The Reluctant Keeper

Download or read book Protege written by Lydia Michaels and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of the provocative Surrender Trilogy presents a new novel of one woman’s introduction to a world of sinfully sweet submission... For too long, French teacher Collette Banks has locked her deepest desires away in the darkest corners of her mind. But now, she’s taking matters into her own hands by applying to a secret and exclusive society devoted to matching people with their ideal partner—or partners... Founder Jude Duval has set up strict rules for admitting people into his world. But when he interviews Collette, he finds himself breaking protocol. Her innocence disarms him. Her willingness to explore her own sensuality delights him. And her spirit challenges him—enough to take her on as his own protégé . What starts out as Collette’s erotic awakening will draw them both in deeper than either of them could have ever imagined... Praise for the Surrender Trilogy “Super hot.”—Fresh Fiction “Turbulent, sweet, and scorching hot in turn.”—Delighted Reader “The whole trilogy had me ensnared...Lydia Michaels is by far becoming one of my favorite authors and I can't wait to read more from her.”—Live, Read and Breathe

Download or read book A Killer Sundae written by Abby Collette and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ice cream shop owner Bronwyn Crewse is in for two scoops of murder in this charming mystery from Abby Collette. Chagrin Falls, Ohio, is gorgeous in the fall, and Bronwyn Crewse, owner of Crewse Creamery, knows just how to welcome the new season. At the annual Harvest Time Festival, residents will get a chance to enjoy hot-air balloons and hayrides, crown a new Harvest Time Festival Queen, and eat delicious frozen treats sold at Win’s freshly purchased ice cream truck. But she gets into a sprinkle of trouble when a festivalgoer is poisoned and Win is implicated. Although the victim was a former Harvest Time Festival Queen, her once-sunny disposition had dimmed into bitterness, leaving no shortage of suspects at the festival. To clear her name before the chill of winter sets in, Win will have to investigate and hope that her detective skills won’t “dessert” her.

Download or read book Ch ri and The End of Ch ri written by Colette and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2022-11-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colette's celebrated novels about an older courtesan and her young lover, now in a new translation and published in one volume. Colette’s Chéri (1920) and its sequel, The End of Chéri (1926), are widely considered her masterpieces. In sensuous, elegant prose, the two novels explore the evolving inner lives and the intimate relationship of an unlikely couple: Léa de Lonval, a middle-aged former courtesan, and Fred Peloux, twenty-five years her junior, known as Chéri. The two have been involved for years, and it is time for Chéri to get on with life, to make something of himself, but he, the personification of male beauty and vanity, doesn’t know how to go about it. It is time, too, for Léa to let go ofChéri and the sensual life that has been hers, and yet this is more easily resolved than done. Chéri marries, but once married he is restless and is inevitably drawn back to his mistress, as she is to him. And yet to reprise their relationship is only to realize even more the inevitability of its end. That end will come when Chéri, back from World War I, encounters a world that the war has changed through and through. Lost in his memories of time past, he is irremediably lost to the busy present. Paul Eprile’s new translation of these two celebrated novels brings out a vivid sensuality and acute intelligence that past translations have failed to capture.

Download or read book Fire Gasoline written by Colette Rhodes and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Run Riot A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance written by Colette Rhodes and published by Colette Rhodes. This book was released on 2021-06-12 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the time an agathos woman reaches 25, she's supposed to be one thing, and one thing only: Bonded. I'm zero for four soul bonds, a disgrace to my family, and the black sheep of my community. It had me feeling reckless. Impulsive. Daring. In a moment of weakness, I let the darkness lurking inside of me rule, and it changed everything. I was supposed to embrace the light, but how could I fear the dark, when it brought me Riot? Run Riot is the first book in the State of Grace series. It is a slow burn reverse harem romance (MMFMM) suitable for readers 18+

Download or read book Unmasqued written by Colette Gale and published by AVID PRESS. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For all the women who thought Christine should have stayed with the Phantom...this book is for you. "Erotically wicked! Spellbinding! A unique retelling of The Phantom of the Opera." —Bertrice Small One of the world's most infamous stories of dark passion...now retold in a novel of breathtaking historical erotica. An exquisite obsession... Christine Daaé has heard terrifying stories of the man known as The Phantom of the Opera. But, as the Paris Opera House’s youngest and most compelling star, Christine has learned the truth about the scarred man. In a lush hideaway beneath the Opera House, she craves the velvet timbre of his arousing voice, and quivers beneath the touch of his leather gloves. The Phantom is real. Her Musique d'Ange. Her liberator. And Christine is his inspiration. An erotic awakening... Condemned to the catacombs beneath the streets of Paris, Erik watches the beautiful, talented Christine from the shadows. He is careful to keep his identity and his secret in the dark, but he cannot resist her beauty and her talent. Her extraordinary loveliness haunts him like no other woman...and only he can pleasure her like no other man. But his sensual power comes with a price—and a risk to everyone who stands between them. For Christine too is succumbing to her most forbidden and dangerous desires...and as she gives everything for the Phantom, her world spirals into the darkest and most dangerous eroticism of all. "...A labyrinth of dark, extravagant eroticism...to the romance at the story's heart. Grandly conceived, wildly inventive in its smallest details...." --Molly Weatherfield, author of Carrie's Story

Download or read book Beyond Black written by Hilary Mantel and published by Fourth Estate. This book was released on 2023-04-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience - classics which will endure for generations to come.

Download or read book Cut Out the Crap written by Collette White and published by . This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I understand what it is like to juggle fulltime workand being a fulltime Mum, whilst wanting to providea healthy and tasty lunch box for my children" - Collette White What's inside?* 30 recipes all with full colour photos* Gluten Free* Dairy Free* Preservative / Additive Free* Nut Free* Refined Sugar Free* Quick and Easy to prepare* Freezer friendly recipes * Tasty and Healthy* Suitable and loved by children of all ages