Download or read book The Marriage Bargain A Small Town Southern Romance written by Yuwanda Black and published by Inkwell Editorial Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-21 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “You will accept my proposal, Daria. You will become my wife.” “And what makes you so sure about your proposition?” I said. God I wanted to knock that smug smile off his addictively handsome face. “Because you have no choice. So why fight it? Besides, it’s only a year. What have you got to lose?” Everything! I wanted to scream. My hopes. My dreams. Genuine affection. Real love. I’d be giving up all of that if I agreed to become his wife — even if it was only for one year. What would be left of me after? I had dreamed of being Glory Falkner’s wife a thousand times since I first met him at ten years old. But never once had my fantasy played out like this. And that’s because it is fantasy, a tiny voice whispered in my head. I turned around to face him. “We all have choices Glory.” “In theory, yes. In reality, no. In your world, you may not have realized that fundamental truth. But you live in my world now.” “And what world is that?” I asked, my arms folded across my chest. “The real world,” he said, reaching over and tucking a tendril of hair behind my ear. “In the real world dearest Daria, only those with power have choices.” I could feel the thumping of my pulse on the side of my neck where his hand had come to rest. He was so sure. So confident. And no wonder; tears stung the back of my eyes as I realized the truth of what he said. I don’t think I’ve ever hated another human being as much as I hated him at that moment. *** “Alright Glory, you have yourself a wife. But if you ever lay a finger on me, you will regret it. That I can promise you,” I finished, my eyes never leaving his. His thumb caressed the side of my neck, the pulsing of my vein mocking my words. “I like my women ready, willing and able Daria. I don’t see you qualifying on any of those fronts. So don’t worry darling, your virtue is safe with me.” *** I watched Glory’s broad, ram-rod straight figure disappear through the large glass door. I’d managed to save my beloved art gallery from bankruptcy, but at what cost? Would my heart pay the price for something much more valuable?

Download or read book The Marriage Bargain written by Stephanie Dees and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2019-02-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Times of loss can lead to blessings for a world-weary bachelor and the foster mother caring for his two nieces in this heartwarming smalltown romance. Jules Sheehan will do anything to keep custody of the two orphaned girls in her care—even enter a marriage of convenience with their uncle. Cam Quinn crosses the globe as a travel writer, but when he learns that his sister died—leaving behind two little girls—he’s ready to settle down and care for them. Now tough, tender Jules is offering the home Cam has secretly been longing for. And what starts as a marriage in name only may soon become a family of the heart.

Download or read book Harlequin Love Inspired February 2019 Box Set 2 of 2 written by Lenora Worth and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2019-02-01 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. HER AMISH CHILD Amish Seasons by Lenora Worth When Amish widow Raesha Bawell finds a baby on her porch, her new neighbor, Josiah Fisher, is convinced the little girl belongs to his missing sister. Together, can they track down the mother without losing their hearts to each other? HER COWBOY INHERITANCE Three Sisters Ranch by Danica Favorite Inheriting a ranch from her late stepmother is the fresh start Leah Holloway, her sons and her sisters need—except she doesn’t know anything about ranching. But Shane Jackson, the cowboy next door, is willing to teach her…as long as their relationship remains strictly professional. THE MARRIAGE BARGAIN Family Blessings by Stephanie Dees Jules Sheehan never expected to be responsible for two orphaned little girls, but she’s fallen for them in a big way. Now their estranged grandmother is suing for custody. Will her only hope of keeping them be a marriage of convenience to their handsome uncle?

Download or read book The Marriage Experiment written by Laura Trentham and published by Laura Huskins. This book was released on 2023-11-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As an amateur lepidopterist, Adriana Coffey would like nothing more than to live a quiet life in the country and await Cyrus Shaw’s return from his grand tour. After all, an understanding has existed between them since childhood. Unfortunately, with Cyrus out of the country, a marriage is arranged with her detestable stepbrother. Dawson Shaw, the new Earl of Westhorpe, would like nothing more than to grab his younger brother up by the nape and shake some sense into him. Adriana is intelligent, beautiful, and unappreciated by society and his scapegrace brother. But is he willing to betray Cyrus in order to fulfill his own longings? Adriana feels like she has no choice but to accept Dawson’s offer of marriage. Unlike the charming Cyrus, Dawson is aloof and cold… or is he? Their marriage is proof that assumptions can be disproven. The attraction between them is altogether unexpected and new for Adriana. But will their growing connection survive the coming tempest when Cyrus finally returns?

Download or read book Harlequin Love Inspired March 2020 Box Set 1 of 2 written by Patricia Davids and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-03-01 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. THE AMISH TEACHER’S DILEMMA North Country Amish by Patricia Davids Taking a schoolteacher position in another district was just the change Amish spinster Eva Coblentz needed. But with her family insisting she come home just as she falls for three troubled orphans and their guardian uncle, Willis Gingrich, will she return to her old life…or risk everything to build a new one? FINDING THE ROAD HOME Hearts of Oklahoma by Tina Radcliffe With potential budget cuts looming, police chief Mitch Rainbolt may have to let his latest hire go—unless he and officer Daisy Anderson can prove that their department deserves the money. Can they save her job…and ensure Daisy and her orphaned nieces and nephews stay in town for good? THE COWBOY’S UNEXPECTED BABY Triple Creek Cowboys by Stephanie Dees When rancher and attorney Garrett Cole finds a newborn baby on his doorstep, he has no idea how to even change a diaper. Help comes in the form of Abby Scott, his new temporary coworker. But can Garrett convince Abby she’d be the perfect permanent addition to his makeshift family?

Download or read book Harlequin Love Inspired August 2019 Box Set 1 of 2 written by Jocelyn McClay and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. THE AMISH BACHELOR’S CHOICE by Jocelyn McClay When her late father’s business is sold, Ruth Fisher plans on leaving her Amish community to continue her education. But as she helps transition the business into Malachi Schrock’s hands, will her growing connection with the handsome new owner convince her to stay? ROCKY MOUNTAIN MEMORIES Rocky Mountain Haven by Lois Richer After an earthquake kills her husband and leaves her with amnesia, Gemma Andrews returns to her foster family’s retreat to recuperate. But with her life shaken, she didn’t plan on bonding with the retreat’s handyman, Jake Elliott…or with her late husband’s secret orphaned stepdaughter. THE COWBOY’S TWIN SURPRISE Triple Creek Cowboys by Stephanie Dees After a whirlwind Vegas romance, barrel racer Lacey Jenkins ends up secretly married and pregnant—with twins. Now can her rodeo cowboy husband, Devin Cole, ever win her heart for real?

Download or read book The Little Way of Ruthie Leming written by Rod Dreher and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Little Way of Ruthie Leming follows Rod Dreher, a Philadelphia journalist, back to his hometown of St. Francisville, Louisiana (pop. 1,700) in the wake of his younger sister Ruthie's death. When she was diagnosed at age 40 with a virulent form of cancer in 2010, Dreher was moved by the way the community he had left behind rallied around his dying sister, a schoolteacher. He was also struck by the grace and courage with which his sister dealt with the disease that eventually took her life. In Louisiana for Ruthie's funeral in the fall of 2011, Dreher began to wonder whether the ordinary life Ruthie led in their country town was in fact a path of hidden grandeur, even spiritual greatness, concealed within the modest life of a mother and teacher. In order to explore this revelation, Dreher and his wife decided to leave Philadelphia, move home to help with family responsibilities and have their three children grow up amidst the rituals that had defined his family for five generations-Mardi Gras, L.S.U. football games, and deer hunting. As David Brooks poignantly described Dreher's journey homeward in a recent New York Times column, Dreher and his wife Julie "decided to accept the limitations of small-town life in exchange for the privilege of being part of a community."

Download or read book The Cowboy s Unexpected Baby written by Stephanie Dees and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-03-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From bachelorhood to fatherhood…in an instant! First comes baby, then comes…love?Now this cowboy is in over his head. Rancher and lawyer Garrett Cole wants a family—eventually. Until he finds a sweet newborn abandoned on his doorstep. If it weren’t for Abby Scott, the social worker temporarily working in his office, he’d be lost. But when their attraction grows deeper, can this cowboy dad risk his heart on a woman who might not be in town for good? Triple Creek Cowboys

Download or read book The Cowboy s Twin Surprise written by Stephanie Dees and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can this rodeo star handle fatherhood?Anything can happen with Triple Creek Cowboys Despite his too-rowdy past, former rodeo star Devin Cole’s stunned when the woman he married after a whirlwind romance shows up pregnant with his twins…demanding a divorce. He convinces barrel rider Lacey Jenkins to give him six months to show he’s changed. But proving he can be a champion husband and father is the hardest—and most important—challenge he’s ever faced.

Download or read book A Daughter for Christmas written by Stephanie Dees and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This little girl needs a holiday to remember… To give her a real Christmas, they’ll risk a surprising second chance. Single mom Eve Fallon hopes a real country Christmas will help her young daughter, Alice, to overcome trauma. Widowed rancher Tanner Cole doesn’t believe in much of anything since his own tragic loss. But as his steady patience coaxes Alice out of her shell, Eve works to rekindle his holiday happiness. Together they might be able to heal…and make a family for a lifetime. From Harlequin Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope. Triple Creek Cowboys Book 1: The Cowboy’s Twin Surprise Book 2: The Cowboy’s Unexpected Baby Book 3: A Daughter for Christmas

Download or read book The Baby Proposition written by Kim Loraine and published by Kim Loraine LLC. This book was released on 2022-01-17 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the woman I’ve longed for decides she wants to have a baby, there’s only one man for the job -- me. Now, if I can just convince her. I wanted Clara the first time I saw her two years ago, but as soon as I figured out we’d be working together, I knew I had to stay far away. And the friend zone has been working just fine. Well, mostly. The night she tells me she’s ready to get knocked up by some random donor changes everything. Not on my watch. I might not be partner material -- running the family business and my new hockey team keeps me busy. I barely have time to talk to a woman, let alone fall in love. But there’s no way I’m letting Clara pick Donor #257, or anyone besides me. The arrangement is perfect. I make my donation, she gets her baby, we go back to being friends. No strings. No messy heartbreak. Until I suggest it’ll be a lot more fun to make a direct deposit and get her pregnant the old-fashioned way. All it takes is for her to agree. That spark between us? It’s a blazing fire I have no desire to extinguish. Our baby proposition just got a lot more complicated.

Download or read book Waking Up Married written by Reese Ryan and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will these friends’ temporary Vegas marriage lead to forever? Find out in this Bourbon Brothers novel from Reese Ryan! What’s wrong with a little fake marriage between friends? Their night on the town is a blank, but when Zora Abbott and Dallas Hamilton awaken in a Vegas hotel room, they’re man and wife. With news of the nuptials spreading virally, the high-profile best friends decide to stay married, temporarily. Maybe under the cover of marriage Dallas can even make his best friend’s baby dream come true. But can their friendship survive their newly unleashed passions? Mills & Boon Desire — Luxury, scandal, desire — welcome to the lives of the elite.

Download or read book The Bartered Bride Romance Collection written by JoAnn A. Grote and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Treasure this beautiful collection packed with all the angst of romance founded upon practical arrangements. Four sisters travel in answer to an ad before even corresponding with potential husbands. Two women bend to the will of their parents in taking husbands. A widow commits to a stranger in name only. And two women on the Oregon Trail hitch their lives to men they’ve just met. Will love blossom for convenience sake?

Download or read book The Wedding Crasher and the Cowboy written by Robin Bielman and published by Entangled: Amara. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kennedy Martin is shocked when her ex calls days before his wedding, expressing serious second thoughts. Doesn’t he see his fiancée's actually the glaze to his doughnut? Now she’s got no choice but to crash his wedding and convince the man he’s with the right woman. Instead, she crashes into the absolute last man she ever wanted to see: Maverick Owens, her old college nemesis. Maverick is still as awful, infuriating, and just The Worst as ever—even if he looks way too sexy in his cowboy hat. And of course he’s convinced she’s actually at the seaside ranch to ruin the wedding. Now the only way to get some face time with the groom and save this marriage is to participate in all sorts of pre-wedding events...with Maverick. Stuck on a canoe, making small-talk at cocktail hour, and even a hoedown with her worst enemy? This just might be the longest week of her life... Each book in the Windsong series is STANDALONE: * The Wedding Crasher and the Cowboy * The Matchmaker and the Cowboy

Download or read book Baby It s Cold Outside written by Jennifer Probst and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling indie authors Jennifer Probst, Emma Chase, Kristen Proby, Melody Anne, and debut author Kate Meader come together to write a sizzling romance anthology. Outside it may be frosty, so turn the heat way up with these stories of desire! Can a determined woman executive and a playboy billionaire survive being stranded together in a snowstorm? Jennifer Probst depicts an encounter almost too hot to handle… Drew and Kate play an encore to Tangled in this sexy take on a “Christmas Carol” by Emma Chase. When a Christmas Eve argument condemns Drew to a troubled night, three dream women teach him that no gift could be more tantalizing than Kate… With Kristen Proby, ski slopes are quite delightful. Grace Douglas is sure she’ll never learn to ski, but instructor Jacob Baxter could teach her lessons of a different kind… Can a southern California transplant survive Montana’s deep snows? Melody Anne, author of the bestselling Andersons series, melts the icy drifts completely away with the heat between sexy Hawk Winchester and brand-new teacher Natalie Duncan… What could be hotter than a firefighter? Kate Meader shows how hot it can get as Beck Rivera and heiress-turned-tattoo-artist Darcy Cochrane discover that nothing ignites holiday flames like rekindling a lost love…

Download or read book The Midnight Bargain written by C. L. Polk and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***Nominated for the Nebula Award*** Magic meets Bridgerton in the Regency fantasy everyone is talking about... Beatrice Clayborn is a sorceress who practices magic in secret, terrified of the day she will be locked into a marital collar to cut off her powers. She dreams of becoming a full-fledged mage, but her family are in severe debt, and only her marriage can save them. Beatrice finds a grimoire with the key to becoming a mage, but a rival sorceress swindles the book right out of her hands. Beatrice summons a spirit to help, but her new ally exacts a price: Beatrice's first kiss . . . with the sorceress's brother: the handsome, compassionate, and fabulously wealthy Ianthe Lavan. From the World Fantasy Award-winning author of Witchmark comes a sweeping, romantic new fantasy set in a world reminiscent of Regency England, where women's magic is taken from them when they marry. A sorceress must balance her desire to become the first great female magician against her duty to her family.

Download or read book Human Motives and Cultural Models written by Roy G. D'Andrade and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-05-21 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do people do what they do? The authors attempt to show how shared cultural knowledge comes to motivate, or fail to motivate, individuals.