Download or read book The Dominatrix Collection Volume One written by Misty Meadows and published by . This book was released on with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of erotic stories features strong, dominant women who are able to seduce, manipulate, and sometimes coerce men into potentially humiliating and demeaning situations for their own amusement. These women are obviously doing something right, though, as the submissive men featured just keep coming back for more. This femdom collection includes: The Dominatrix Cop Josh lives life on the edge, and has had frequent run-ins with the law as a result. He might have managed to avoid picking up any criminal convictions so far, but it is only a matter of time. After being taken to his local police station it is left to the indomitable desk sergeant, Eva, to teach him a lesson. It doesn't take long for Josh to realise the error of his ways as she makes him pay. This 7,000 word story features femdom, humiliation, BDSM, oral sex, ruined orgasm, CBT, chastity. The Prison Dominatrix Having been sentenced to jail for five years, Tommy is unwilling to change his violent ways until he is coerced into signing up for a rehabilitation programme. He soon finds himself at the mercy of a group of beautiful, sadistic, dominant women who are prepared to use all the means at their disposal to get what they want. Will Tommy learn to embrace his submissive side or continue to fight it? This 7,000 word story features femdom, sadism and masochism, torture, humiliation, whipping, watersports, blowjob, orgasm, facial, animal roleplay, coercion, enforced chastity. The Blackmail Domme Having introduced Sarah to the world of BDSM online, Terry is reluctant to meet her in person, scared of what physical submission might involve. He thinks their close friendship will keep him safe, but Sarah has other ideas. She knows him better than he realises and is quite prepared to use the information she has on him to get what she wants. Will Terry comply or will his secret be exposed? This 10,200 word story features femdom, blackmail, tease and denial, oral sex, bondage, financial domination.

Download or read book Time Spells Beckon Collection Volume One written by Kathryn Kaleigh and published by KST Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-06-25 with total page 971 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TIME SPELLS BECKON — VOLUME ONE Time Spells Beckon is a series of interconnected, full-length standalone novels. Twist of Fate, When the Stars Align, Once in a Blue Moon, Once Upon a Christmas, and A Wish Upon a Star. About the books: Twist of Fate. A modern woman, Erika Becquerel returns home to find her grandfather's life in danger. But she soon finds herself in a world that could not exist. A Harvest Moon Ball in her grandfather's home? A colonial man, Charles Becquerel faces a life already laid out for him by his family. But when Erika appears in his life, he senses an unexpected change. An inevitable change? The silent grandfather clock chimes the hour. A dangerous thunderstorm rages outside while the world inside turns upside down. Trapped between two timelines, Erika faces an impossible choice. Lives hang in the balance. She must choose… When the Stars Align. She beckoned him from the past... An early evening storm settles over the city of New Orleans. Bradley finds shelter in a smoke-filled tavern. Little does he know the mystery this tavern holds. A hauntingly romantic time travel romance of two people caught on different sides of time. The second novel in an unforgettable standalone time travel romance series. Once in a Blue Moon. Arabella Becquerel inherited an antebellum plantation house from her great-grandmother. A house overrun with Civil War re-enactors adamant about staying in character and insisting that the year is 1863. She discovers secrets in the past that could change her life forever. Colonel Augustus Townsend of the Confederate army watched as his men turned the immaculate grounds of a plantation house into an army camp. All the while, he had no idea a beautiful woman waited inside the house. When Arabella and Augustus begin to work together, sparks fly. Will Arabella and Augustus believe in the impossible soon enough to find true love? Once Upon a Christmas. Born centuries apart, would love bring them together? Vaughn Dupre woke disoriented. Nothing unusual. She woke disoriented every day. When Indians attacked her traveling party, only she survived. But today Vaughn wakes in 1969—a most perplexing world. With a handsome, charming man who used strange words. When a strange woman, confused and perplexing, appears in his house, Jonathan Becquerel falls in love at first sight. But will it take more than love to hold them together? A Wish Upon a Star. What if Cinderella's night at the ball left her with more than a lost slipper? Anna Becquerel. A logical, practical scientist with an overactive curiosity about all things related to time. Devoted to her work, she sets out to finally test her groundbreaking invention. Every last detail planned and executed. Zachary Champlain needed a wife. But the young ladies in his social circle either talked too much or otherwise just didn't suit him. When a scandalously dressed young lady, more beautiful than any goddess, lands in his arms, he believes his problem solved. Would one encounter on a moonlit evening change the way they saw their worlds? All Time Spells Beckon books stand alone.

Download or read book The Charles Dickens Collection Volume One written by Charles Dickens and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 2039 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three of Dickens’s most compelling orphan protagonists—Oliver Twist, Pip, and Esther Summerson—in three of his greatest novels. Perhaps no writer in the English language is more closely associated with orphaned characters than Charles Dickens. The trials and dangers for children without parental protection play a significant part in nearly all his work, as both a source of highly entertaining melodrama and pointed social criticism. Oliver Twist: Having endured deplorable conditions in an orphans’ workhouse, Oliver Twist eventually escapes to London, where he falls in with the Artful Dodger, one of a gang of young pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin. Dickens’s heartrending descriptions of institutional abuses as well as the brutal reality of life on London’s streets for homeless children argued strongly for social reform. Great Expectations: Dickens’s penultimate novel centers on the orphan Pip and his anonymous benefactor, whom he assumes is the wealthy and eccentric recluse Miss Havisham, and whose adopted daughter, the beautiful but emotionally distant Estella, he falls hopelessly in love with. John Irving called it “the most wonderful and most perfectly worked-out plot for a novel in the English language.” Bleak House: Dickens’s masterful satire of the English judicial system features his only female narrator, Esther Summerson, who is raised as an orphan. Esther’s true identity forms much of the mystery and drama of a complex novel involving an endless legal case—“the family curse”—and all the lives it affects. As an entertainer and a moralist, Dickens utilized his vulnerable young protagonists to great effect, creating some of the most unforgettable characters in the history of literature. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.

Download or read book The Patricia Potter Romance Collection Volume One written by Patricia Potter and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 887 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three “exhilarating” romantic suspense novels from the USA Today–bestselling author of Catch a Shadow (AllReaders.com). A seven-time RITA Award–winning romance author, Patricia Potter’s foray into romantic suspense has been “a dazzling success . . . with romantic flair and emotional intensity that is classic Potter” (Library Journal). Here are three of her most stunning tales of women falling dangerously in love while running for their lives. Cold Target: A beautiful lawyer joins forces with a New Orleans detective to find the sister she never knew she had. But her sister is on the run from an abusive, politically powerful husband who would sooner have her killed than lose her. “Potter weaves suspense and emotional drama in rare form in this fascinating novel.” —BookPage Twisted Shadows: A young woman discovers she is not only the daughter of a notorious Boston crime boss but also a person of interest to a steely FBI agent. Now someone wants her dead, and the man determined to destroy her family may be the only one who can save her life. “Impossible to put down.” —Romance Reviews Today Behind the Shadows: A young woman trying to prove that she and an heiress were switched at birth finds herself caught in a corrupt world of privilege where a killer is watching and waiting to silence her forever. “Readers who like to keep their adrenaline pumping will definitely enjoy this.” —Romance Reader at Heart

Download or read book The Cynthia Freeman Collection Volume One written by Cynthia Freeman and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 1514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three epic historical romances from the “compulsively readable” New York Times–bestselling author of A World Full of Strangers (TheWashington Post Book World). With more than twenty-two million copies of her books sold, many of them New York Times bestsellers, Cynthia Freeman has delighted her legion of fans with sweeping historical epics of passion, heartbreak, duty, and family. The Days of Winter: In this New York Times–bestselling epic spanning both World Wars, Rubin Hack betrays his wealthy family and intended bride when he falls for the beguiling Magda. And their daughter is later caught in her own dilemma of passion. The Last Princess: An heiress is disinherited when she breaks her engagement to the scion of a rich family for the sake of true love. But as Prohibition ends, she and her husband are tested by the trials of the Great Depression, in this New York Times bestseller. Always and Forever: In postwar Berlin to assist refugees, an American woman falls in love with a handsome physician—only to marry his cousin. Through the years, though her life is happy in many respects, she is haunted with yearning for the man she can’t forget.

Download or read book The Thomas Hardy Collection Volume One written by Thomas Hardy and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 1138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three classics of the Victorian era from the great novelist. This volume includes three iconic novels by the author known for chronicling nineteenth-century English society. Far from the Madding Crowd: A tale of love, tragedy, and a woman brave enough to defy convention. Jude the Obscure: A young stonemason who had aspired to a career in academia finds himself trapped in an unhappy marriage in this novel of passion and heartbreak. The Mayor of Casterbridge: A wealthy mayor harbors a terrible secret in this story of addiction, love, and regret.

Download or read book The Phyllis A Whitney Collection Volume One written by Phyllis A. Whitney and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 599 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three spellbinding romantic thrillers from the New York Times–bestselling and Edgar Award–winning “master of suspense” (Mary Higgins Clark). Now in one volume: Three of the most haunting novels by the “queen of the American gothics” (The New York Times). Hunter’s Green: When Eve North returns to Athmore, it’s to win back the love of her estranged husband, Justin. But she’s dangerously unaware of the secrets in the sprawling English estate—and the motives of those who protect them, including Justin’s brother, who once preyed on Eve’s emotions; Justin’s manipulative new fiancée; and Justin himself. Eve’s only ally appears to be the old family gardener who has carved from the green-black yew a magnificent chessboard, both a topiary masterpiece and a warning. Dream of Orchids: Laurel York has come to Key West at the request of her estranged father, expecting to heal old wounds with the celebrated author. Instead, she’s greeted with the unexpected: her father’s cold reception, two weird stepsisters, and whispers of a woman’s bizarre death in a greenhouse full of orchids. The only one pleased with her presence is her father’s mysterious collaborator. But in a house of bad blood and family secrets, trusting the wrong person could cost Laurel her life. The Winter People: Manhattan art curator Diana Blake is looking forward to finally meeting her husband Glen’s family. Unfortunately, when she arrives at the lakeside Victorian mansion in the snowy Jersey hills, the greeting is as ice-cold as the frozen Gray Rocks Lake where Glen’s mother mysteriously drowned. But it’s Glen’s twin sister who casts the most sinister shadow. Because it’s here in dark halls of High Towers, where a strange sibling rivalry will draw Diana into a chilling and inescapable game of family secrets. This trio of atmospheric psychological thrillers once again proves why Phyllis A. Whitney “is, and always will be, the Grand Master of her craft” (Barbara Michaels).

Download or read book The Graham Masterton Collection Volume One written by Graham Masterton and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 795 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three nightmare-inducing classics of contemporary horror from the award-winning “master of the genre” (Rocky Mountain News). As “the living inheritor of the realm of Edgar Allan Poe,” Graham Masterton takes his place alongside Stephen King and Peter Straub in the canon of contemporary horror authors. Here are three of his most memorable novels, all steeped in supernatural shocks, Lovecraftian creepiness, and Masterton’s own boldly original vision (San Francisco Chronicle). The Manitou: A tumor growing on the back of a young woman’s neck is in fact a vengeful spirit attempting to reenter the world. This acclaimed debut novel was adapted into a film starring Tony Curtis, Susan Strasberg, and Burgess Meredith. “A chilling tale.” —Kirkus Reviews Charnel House: In this Edgar Award Finalist, a house in San Francisco is possessed by an ancient demon with an insatiable hunger for blood. As it threatens to escape from its prison, the hapless homeowner, a civil servant, and a Native American shaman are the only ones who can stop it. “[A] horror stalwart . . . Masterton is capable of conjuring a spooky atmosphere and evoking chills from understated terrors.” —Publishers Weekly The Hymn: In this masterwork of supernatural suspense, a man haunted by his fiancée’s suicide investigates a mysterious rash of sacrificial deaths in California and descends into a nightmare world of paranormal cults and Nazi terror. Originally published as The Burning.

Download or read book The Barbara Pym Collection Volume One written by Barbara Pym and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 945 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three comedies of manners set in postwar England by the New York Times–bestselling author of Excellent Women and “the rarest of treasures” (Anne Tyler). Often characterized as the twentieth-century literary heiress to Jane Austen, and heralded by Phillip Larkin as “the most underrated novelist of the century,” Barbara Pym explored female friendship and the quiet yearnings of British middle-class life—not the least of which, unrequited love—with sharp wit and deep compassion for her characters. No wonder Eudora Welty called her work “sheer delight” and the New York Times raved, “her entire canon is a treat.” A Glass of Blessings: Wilmet Forsyth is bored with her everyday routine: teatimes, local gossip, even with her husband, Rodney, a civil servant who dotes on her. But Wilmet’s conventional life takes a turn when she runs into the enigmatic brother of a close friend. Piers Longridge is a mystery Wilmet is determined to solve. Driven by a fantasy of romance, the sheltered, naïve Englishwoman sets out to seduce Piers—only to discover that he isn’t the man she thinks he is. Some Tame Gazelle: Pym’s debut novel invites readers to “step into the Jane Austen–like lives of Harriet and Belinda Bede,” sisters who live together in a small English village (The Christian Science Monitor). Shy, sensible Belinda has been secretly in love with the married archdeacon of their church for thirty years. Meanwhile Belinda’s more confident younger sister, Harriet, is herself pursued by an Italian count whose proposals of marriage are always graciously declined. But it’s a new arrival in their midst who has everyone talking. For now, in this poignant novel of unrequited love, that is enough. Jane and Prudence: Jane Cleveland and Prudence Bates were friends at Oxford, but now lead very different lives. Jane is married to a vicar in a proper English parish with a daughter she adores. Prudence lives in London, career-minded and fiercely independent—until Jane decides she should be married. Jane has the perfect husband in mind. What follows is a delightfully trenchant story of manners, morals, family, and female bonding that redefines the social novel for a new generation.

Download or read book The Dominatrix Collection Volume Two written by Misty Meadows and published by . This book was released on with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of erotic stories features strong, dominant women and the submissive men who adore and fear them in equal measure. It's not surprising, really, when these women are prepared to do anything in order to get their own way and forever dangle the possibility of a reward in front of these men's noses. This femdom collection includes: The Dominatrix Nurse After John is injured in a road accident, he ends up in hospital. The only positive side is the attractive young nurse taking care of him. He soon realises that she is even prepared to look after his sexual needs, for which he is grateful. However, not long after his arrival he is moved to another ward where the men are used as mere sex toys. The question is how long will John last?! This 6,400 word story features BDSM, femdom, sounding, sex, mummification bondage, nurses. The Dominatrix Within Cassie is an attractive woman, but she has low self-esteem. She blames this on being bullied as a teenager, and so when she encounters one of the bullies as an adult, and he fails to recognise her, she decides to take her revenge on him. She adopts a confident, sexy alter ego to lure him in, but will this finally give her the confidence she needs to be a strong, sexual, dominant woman? This 6,350 word story features BDSM, femdom, humiliation, dubious consent. The Wicked Dominatrix Martin has tried to ignore his submissive urges, but one day confides in his online friend, Katrina, knowing that they are unlikely to meet. However, after receiving a strange email from the mysterious 'Mistress Lucinda,' he realises it is impossible to deny his submissive nature, because she won't let him. She already has incriminating evidence and she is prepared to use it to get what she wants. This 6,450 word story features BDSM, blackmail, chastity, femdom, tease and denial, webcam.

Download or read book The Alistair Cooke Collection Volume One written by Alistair Cooke and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-05-29 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three volumes of BBC broadcasts about the US from the New York Times–bestselling author, host of Masterpiece Theater, and “international treasure” (Booklist). In addition to his most visible presence as the host of PBS’s Masterpiece Theater for over two decades, British-born Alistair Cooke entertained and informed millions of listeners around the globe with his weekly BBC radio program, Letters from America, for over half a century. An outstanding observer of the American scene, he became one of the world’s best-loved broadcasters. The three works in this collection gather together his most memorable insights into American history and culture. “Reading [Cooke] is like spending an evening with him: you may have heard it all before, but never told with such grace and sparkle” (The New York Times Book Review). Letters from America: Beginning with his first letter in 1946, a powerful description of American GIs returning home, and ending with his last broadcast in February 2004, reflecting on the presidential campaign, this comprehensive collection displays Cooke’s “virtuosity approaching genius in talking about America in human terms” (Lord Hill of Luton, chairman of the BBC). Highlights include an eyewitness account of Robert Kennedy’s assassination, a moving evocation of 9/11, personal reflections on presidents, and warm remembrances of celebrity friends and cultural icons. “In this tightly edited collection . . . Cooke captures the expanding soul of a nation and people.” —Publishers Weekly Talk About America: Personally selected by Cooke, these dispatches cover a tumultuous time in American history, including the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War. Along with cogent commentary, Cooke offers characteristically incisive portraits of political and cultural figures such as John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert Frost, H. L. Mencken, Charles Lindbergh, and John Glenn. “There is great political penetration here, and there are flashes on every page of wit, humanity, and wisdom.” —The New York Times The Americans: Always entertaining, provocative, and enlightening, the “best storyteller in America” reports on an extraordinarily diverse range of topics, from Vietnam, Watergate, and the constitutional definition of free speech to the jogging craze and the pleasures of a family Christmas in Vermont (James Reston). In this New York Times bestseller, Cooke eulogizes Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren, pays an affectionate and moving tribute to Duke Ellington, and treats readers to a night at the opera with Jimmy Carter. “One of the most gifted and urbane essayists of the century.” —The Spectator

Download or read book The Lawrence Sanders Thriller Collection Volume One written by Lawrence Sanders and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 878 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three provocative novels of adventure, sex, and sin from the New York Times–bestselling author of the Edward X. Delaney Series In The Seduction of Peter S., an out-of-work actor gets picked up by an older woman, and together they hatch an outrageous scheme, recruiting New York’s handsomest thespians and putting them to work in the world’s oldest profession. The doyennes of the Upper East Side can have any actor they want—for a price. The Case of Lucy Bending is an erotic thriller like no other. Among the rich and famous of Florida’s gold coast, a beautiful and precocious young girl is surrounded by adults who think only of money, power, murder, and vengeance. Will a child psychiatrist be able to save Lucy Bending from the world around her? It’s a deadly proposition. A hardboiled insurance investigator, Wolf Lannihan has tangled with some of the world’s most dangerous femme fatales—and lived to tell the tale. Tales of the Wolf chronicles Lannihan’s bawdiest, craziest stories, and shows how he always gets his woman. These three books by legendary thriller writer Lawrence Sanders display precisely what makes his work so addictive. No one writes smarter, sexier stories than the creator of the Edward X. Delaney Series.

Download or read book The F Scott Fitzgerald Collection Volume One written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 1029 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four unforgettable works by the author of The Great Gatsby—one of the greatest writers of America’s Lost Generation. This Side of Paradise: Amory Blain experiences a childhood of worldly sophistication before a medical condition forces him to face reality. From prep school and Princeton University to the horrors of World War I, Blaine searches for his place in the world—a quest that personifies the struggles of his generation. The Beautiful and the Damned: The presumptive heir to an enormous fortune, Anthony Patch is a bon vivant of New York society. He and his wife, Gloria, live a life of extravagant pleasure until Anthony’s inheritance disappears and the Great War breaks out, sending their glittering marriage on a disastrous downward spiral. Flappers and Philosophers: This collection of short stories includes the Jazz Age classic “Bernice Bobs Her Hair,” in which an awkward young woman is transformed into a popular beauty by her jealous cousin. Other gems include “The Ice Palace,” “The Cut-Glass Bowl,” and “The Offshore Pirate.” Tales of the Jazz Age: This short story collection includes “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” the classic tale of a man who ages backwards, as well as “May Day,” “The Diamond as Big as the Ritz,” and many others.

Download or read book Olman County Collection Volume One written by Alex Collins and published by T L Haddix. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 1127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Books 1-4 of the Olman County Small Town Romantic Suspense Series. All four books in one convenient collection... Welcome to Leroy, the small Indiana town on the banks of the Ohio River where mischief, murder, and mayhem have a tendency to complicate falling in love. In Homecoming, single mom and café owner Lauren, meets her parents' attractive new neighbor. As they grow closer, a dangerous presence threatens their lives, forcing them to confront dark secrets. A gripping tale of love, suspense, and survival in a small town. In Hunted, Ethan and Beth must confront their feelings for each other while trying to solve a series of mysterious disappearances. With danger closing in, will they survive to pick up the pieces? In Vanishing Point, Chase carries the weight of his girlfriend's unsolved murder. When his sister's best friend becomes a target, he must protect her and find the real killer before it's too late. In Injustice, Sheriff Wyatt Dixon's world is shattered when a blackmail letter threatens his honor and throws the town into panic. As he navigates personal and professional challenges, Wyatt faces a difficult decision that could cost him everything, including the woman he loves.

Download or read book The Margery Sharp Collection Volume One written by Margery Sharp and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four charming, witty novels—including The Nutmeg Tree—from the “highly gifted” New York Times–bestselling author of Cluny Brown (The New Yorker). A master of the twentieth-century comedy of manners, British author Margery Sharp has been praised as “one of the most gifted writers of comedy” (Chicago Daily News) and “a wonderful entertainer” (The New Yorker). Available for the first time in a single volume, this quartet of novels provides a shining example of “her brilliantly acerbic fiction . . . [and] one of her greatest talents, creating female characters of toughness and complexity” (The New York Times). Something Light: In 1950s London, professional dog photographer Louisa Datchett has decided it’s high time she snared herself a husband. Up until now, she’s been indiscriminately fond of men, who’ve taken shocking advantage of her good nature. At age thirty Louisa is ready for someone to take care of her and sets out on her romantic quest, in this New York Times bestseller. “Brisk, bright, sly, engaging . . . a pleasure to read.” —Chicago Tribune The Nutmeg Tree: Motherhood was never really free-spirited Julia Packett’s thing. Following the loss of her husband in World War I, Julia turned to her well-heeled in-laws to raise her daughter. Now twenty, Susan invites her mother to France for the summer to persuade her grandmother to allow her to marry. When Julia arrives, she quickly sees that her proper daughter is mismatched with a playboy. And when Susan’s distinguished legal guardian, Sir William Waring, shows up, romantic complications ensue. “Original, subtle, and consistently entertaining.” —Kirkus Reviews The Flowering Thorn: In 1929 London, socialite Lesley Frewen impulsively decides to adopt an orphaned boy. Moving to the tiny village of High Westover, Lesley finds herself challenged by a whole new way of life and changed by a young boy who begins to awaken her capacity to love. “To those who ‘discovered’ Margery Sharp with The Nutmeg Tree, the reissue of this earlier novel . . . will be good news. The city-bred-country-won theme is handled with gay humor and enough of sentiment for general appeal.” —Kirkus Reviews The Innocents: As World War II separates a three-year-old, mentally challenged girl from her parents, a British spinster takes on the responsibility of raising her and the two grow closer. But when the war is over and the girl’s mother returns, Antoinette doesn’t want to be separated from the only person who’s ever really understood her. “Marvelously crafted . . . believable and heart-wrenching . . . [Sharp] is an incredibly perceptive writer.” —The Literary Sisters

Download or read book The Patricia Potter Western Romance Collection Volume One written by Patricia Potter and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three novels of historical western romance from the USA Today–bestselling “master storyteller” (Mary Jo Putney). Relentless: After years of wrongful imprisonment, Maj. Rafe Tyler wants revenge against the Colorado rancher who framed him. The first step is taking the rat’s daughter hostage. Now, sheltered Boston beauty Shea Randall has a lot to learn about her estranged father’s devious past—and about forbidden desire. “After Relentless, Ms. Potter will surely be in a class by herself.” —Literary Times Renegade: Widow Susannah Fallon came to Richmond to rescue the only family she has left, now held in a Confederate prison. But the stranger sharing her brother’s cell piques her interest too. As Maj. Rhys Redding helps Susannah escort her wounded brother across the war-ravaged South, they face inescapable dangers—and discover undeniable passion. “When a historical romance [gets] the Potter treatment, the story line is pure action and excitement.” —BookBrowse Notorious: The scion of a wealthy Georgia family turned stone-cold gunslinger, Marsh Canton is reinventing himself again. In taking over a San Francisco saloon, he’s met his match in its Derringer-toting proprietress, Catalina Hilliard. But when they submit to outlaw desire, it changes the stakes of their game. Will it redeem them, or destroy them? “Smart dialogue and constant action.” —Publishers Weekly

Download or read book The Collected Novels Volume One written by Pearl S. Buck and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 1604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Nobel Prize–winning author of The Good Earth: These three novels are fascinating portraits of women in China. In 1938, Pearl S. Buck became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature for The Good Earth, which had already earned her the Pulitzer Prize. Upon choosing Buck’s novel for her book club in 2004, Oprah Winfrey said: “Reading Pearl Buck’s writing feels like reading poetry to me. I just love the quiet rhythm of the words. They evoke the simple beauty of the characters and the harsh mystery of China’s ancient culture.” The daughter of missionaries, the New York Times–bestselling author would continue to explore many aspect of Chinese culture in her work, and the three novels collected in this volume represent some of her most compassionate and revealing fiction. Pavilion of Women: This “vivid and extremely interesting novel,” set in early twentieth-century China, follows an upper-class wife’s quest for personal freedom (The New Yorker). After Madame Wu turns forty, she encourages her husband to take a young concubine so she can finally begin to discover her own mind—and a new world opens up before her as she reads forbidden books and studies English with a progressive former priest. “Beautifully written . . . A fine, full flavorsome novel.” —Newsweek Peony: A young Chinese bondmaid in nineteenth-century China falls in love with the son of the wealthy Jewish family she works for. As the couple’s traditions collide, their relationship faces opposition from every side. “Peony has the vividness of scene and episode and character and the colorful detail that [Buck’s] readers have come to expect of her novels in China.” —New York Herald Tribune Imperial Woman: In this “richly woven . . . quite absorbing” New York Times bestseller, Buck brings to life the story of Tzu Hsi, the magnetic and fierce-minded woman who rose from concubine to become the working head of the Qing Dynasty and the last empress of China for nearly half a century (The Nation). “Certainly, no fictioneer could imagine a more incredible woman. . . . Pearl Buck has done a remarkable and painstaking job in recreating her.” —Saturday Review