Download or read book The Trouble with Lucy Destiny Romance written by L.J. Young and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2012-11-14 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucy Lockhart had it all. A glamorous job, a successful boyfriend and a fabulous apartment. But when she's sent to recuperate at her parents' country house following a sudden illness, she meets dreamy, blue-eyed Tom McGregor, and suddenly starts to realise what she's been missing. Tom takes one look at city girl Lucy and decides to avoid her at all costs. He's been hurt by girls like her before. But there's something about Lucy and, as their paths continue to cross, he realises there's more to her than meets the eye. Despite their deepening feelings, neither can imagine a future together. Lucy could never live in the country and Tom could never go back to the city. The very idea horrifies them both. Their hearts, however, have other plans. An often hilarious rural romance with lots of laid-back country charm, a rich cast of characters and a sizzling love affair between two opposites who are deeply attracted to each other.

Download or read book Lucy Gayheart written by Willa Cather and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The story of the eponymous Lucy Gayheart, a spirited young girl from Haverford, Nebraska, who leaves home to pursue a career in music"--

Download or read book Bear with Me written by Lucy Eden and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hi, I'm Celestine Woods. Most people call me Chellie.If you are one of my 850K followers, you might know me as the super successful influencer, but more than likely you probably know me as the woman who had an alcohol-fueled meltdown at the biggest New Year's Eve party in the world after getting dumped by her former rock star boyfriend, who then publicly professed his love for his new girlfriend in a song, before getting engaged a week later.So, I went to Black Bear Mountain, a cabin resort in the Catskill Mountains, to relax, recharge, rehab my image and toss in a couple sponsored posts. The only hitch in my plan for R&R is the sexy, but grumpy, lumberjack who runs the place. His people skills leave a lot to be desired and it's no wonder I'm the only guest. His resort and my image could both use a little TLC, so we formed a truce and teamed up to help each other.My social media know-how, my smartphone, a gorgeous grumpy mountain man and a strangely friendly bear that keeps coming to my window every night is the perfect recipe for project #ChellieInTheWoods?*includes the paperback exclusive bonus epilogue, Grin & Bear it *For Content Warnings for all my books, please visit:lucyeden.com/cw

Download or read book Impossible written by Nancy Werlin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully wrought modern fairy tale from master storyteller and award-winning author Nancy Werlin Inspired by the classic folk ballad “Scarborough Fair,” this is a wonderfully riveting novel of suspense, romance, and fantasy. Lucy is seventeen when she discovers that she is the latest recipient of a generations-old family curse that requires her to complete three seemingly impossible tasks or risk falling into madness and passing the curse on to the next generation. Unlike her ancestors, though, Lucy has family, friends, and other modern resources to help her out. But will it be enough to conquer this age-old evil?

Download or read book What Might Have Been written by Holly Miller and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Two Lives of Lydia Bird meets This Time Next Year in a sliding-doors style romance and coming-to-self story about fate, chance, and the choices we make. What if “meant to be” happened twice? Lucy is at a crossroads. The same night she quits her thankless job she meets Caleb, a local photographer in her seaside town, and has a run-in with Max—the once love of her life. As Lucy decides the right path forward—finally pursue her dream of becoming a writer, or move to London and revive her career—her choice will change her life in unimaginable ways. Stay. After a decade of trying to run from her dream, Lucy is finally facing her fears and putting pen to page. With her budding romance with handsome, artistic Caleb, she has more inspiration now than ever. But can Lucy and Caleb open themselves up after their past heartbreaks? And will their different paths take them to the same place? Go. Lucy can’t believe her luck when a room in her best friend’s London house share opens up and she lands a job at the prestigious Supernova. It gives her the courage to face Max, who’s serendipitous encounter still has her reeling, and ask what really happened almost a decade ago? But does she really want to know, when being together feels like fate? In concurrent storylines that track what would have happened if Lucy chose to Stay or Go, What Might Have Been is a sweeping story that poses the questions: is it destiny or chance that decides who we are meant to be, and who we are meant to love? And is there such a thing as a soul mate?

Download or read book More Than Forever 2015 written by Jay McLean and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-07-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Series reading order: More Than This (Book one) More Than Her (Book two) More Than Him (Book three) -LUCY- There is a love so fierce it cannot be measured. A heart so strong it will never slow. There is a promise so sure it can never lie. He promised me that love forever. Even when it wasn't enough. -CAMERON- Forever. Everlasting. Eternal. There is no measure of time. No sounds of the ticking of a clock. Just the rising and falling of the sun. And our own sense of forever. But our forever isn't always.

Download or read book Bad Choices written by Lucy Vine and published by Orion. This book was released on 2021-06-10 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new laugh-out-loud, deliciously relatable story of female friendship from the bestselling author of HOT MESS 'So VERY funny' Marian Keyes 'Furiously, fiercely funny, warm and uplifting' Daisy Buchanan 'Warm, nostalgic and laugh-out-loud funny' Beth O'Leary 'Ferociously funny' RED Magazine 'Heartwarming, heart-shattering and hilarious' Isy Suttie *** Two friends. Two decades. One big mistake... Nat and Zoe have always shared everything. Hopeless crushes, emergency tampons, messy sex stories, work triumphs, those days where you can't stop crying in the loos, those days where you can't stop dancing on the bar. They even share the same birthday, FFS. The struggle is real, but they'll always have each other. Except best friends forever is a hard promise to keep... Eye-wateringly hilarious, tender and true, this a story about growing up, falling apart, and the friendships that hold us together. *** Praise for Bad Choices: 'Brutally funny, painfully accurate, unfailingly warm and wise' Lauren Bravo 'Genius...I loved it' Lindsey Kelk 'Funny, sad, moving, joyous... One Day for people who make their friends the priority' Caroline Hulse 'Outrageously good' Helly Acton 'Utterly hilarious, moving, relatable and full of nostalgia and heart. Perfection' Lia Louis 'Full of heart, nostalgia and classic Lucy Vine comedy' Olivia Beirne 'A laugh-out-loud read about growing up, falling apart and the special bond that is female friendship' CLOSER 'Deliciously entertaining' Sara Ella Ozbek 'Lucy at her most divine' Hannah Doyle 'Hilarious and extremely relatable' Anna Bell 'Lucy never fails to make me laugh out loud' Paige Toon

Download or read book Love Lucy written by April Lindner and published by Poppy. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While backpacking through Florence, Italy, during the summer before she heads off to college, Lucy Sommersworth finds herself falling in love with the culture, the architecture, the food...and Jesse Palladino, a handsome street musician. After a whirlwind romance, Lucy returns home, determined to move on from her "vacation flirtation." But just because summer is over doesn't mean Lucy and Jesse have to be, does it? In this stunning novel, April Lindner perfectly captures the highs and lows of a summer love that might just be meant to last beyond the season.

Download or read book Uncovered By Love written by Madeline Ash and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012-12-10 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vera Cole is a passionate sculptor whose dream is to study art in Spain. But when wealthy investor Leeson Stone offers her work at his gallery, Vera's dwindling bank balance forces her to agree. Leeson is a man who measures himself by financial success, while Vera couldn't be less interested in material things. And both have secrets they are desperate to hide.?? But the more time they spend together, the more they struggle to resist the powerful attraction between them. Knowing the truth would ruin him, Leeson avoids commitment. But when Vera works up the courage to reveal her past, Leeson falls hard for the bravest woman he has ever met. Can two people from very different worlds overcome their fears and learn to trust in love and one another? A moving, contemporary romance about love against all the odds. 'I will definitely be reading more from Madeline Ash.' - Reading Rehab

Download or read book Lucy s Destiny written by Rawia Alawad and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-08-14 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hostile Takeover written by Lucy Lennox and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-22 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was supposed to be a prank. A silly frat boy dare. One hot moment in a hidden storage closet. One kiss. No consequences. But if you get that close to a man with fire in his eyes, you're gonna get burned, and I was no exception. One taste of Grey Blackwood ruined me for life. The way Grey sees it, I was the one who did the ruining. I humiliated him. Wrecked his life. Destroyed his future. Doesn't matter that he's clawed his way back and then some. Doesn't matter that he's already top of the Wall Street food chain. The man's ruthless. Heartless. And he likes his revenge served cold. Now he's taking down the companies owned by every frat boy who did him wrong. And when he comes for my family's company, the quiet life I've built for myself far away from Manhattan comes crumbling down, too. But when Grey's standing in our boardroom, threatening a hostile takeover and demanding I negotiate on behalf of my family, I don't see an enemy. I see the chance I've been waiting for. The chance for another night in his arms, and hopefully a whole lot more. Let the negotiations begin. Hostile Takeover is a full-length, standalone novel.

Download or read book Date with Destiny written by Lucy Vine and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-05-09 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ginny is about to turn 32. It’s a year she’s been thinking about for a long time because sixteen years ago she crossed paths with a psychic who made some key predictions about her thirty-second year . . . Three Bad Things: A heartbreak, a loss of independence and a death. Three Good Things: A life-changing trip, reconnecting with someone and meeting her soulmate. It's all nonsense – obviously! Especially since Ginny is getting married in a month. But when some of those pesky predictions start coming true, she finds herself wondering what will happen next . . . 'The perfect laugh-a-minute summer read' STYLIST

Download or read book Tell Me Lies written by Carola Lovering and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now an original series on Hulu! Catch up on Season 1 now…Season 2 premieres September 4th! “A twisted modern love story” (Parade), Tell Me Lies is a sexy, thrilling novel about that one person who still haunts you—the other one. The wrong one. The one you couldn’t let go of. The one you’ll never forget. Lucy Albright is far from her Long Island upbringing when she arrives on the campus of her small California college and happy to be hundreds of miles from her mother—whom she’s never forgiven for an act of betrayal in her early teen years. Quickly grasping at her fresh start, Lucy embraces college life and all it has to offer. And then she meets Stephen DeMarco. Charming. Attractive. Complicated. Devastating. Confident and cocksure, Stephen sees something in Lucy that no one else has, and she’s quickly seduced by this vision of herself, and the sense of possibility that his attention brings her. Meanwhile, Stephen is determined to forget an incident buried in his past that, if exposed, could ruin him, and his single-minded drive for success extends to winning, and keeping, Lucy’s heart. Lucy knows there’s something about Stephen that isn’t to be trusted. Stephen knows Lucy can’t tear herself away. And their addicting entanglement will have consequences they never could have imagined. Alternating between Lucy’s and Stephen’s voices, Tell Me Lies follows their connection through college and post-college life in New York City. “Readers will be enraptured” (Booklist) by the “unforgettable beauties in this very sexy story” (Kirkus Review). With the psychological insight and biting wit of Luckiest Girl Alive, and the yearning ambitions and desires of Sweetbitter, this keenly intelligent and supremely resonant novel chronicles the exhilaration and dilemmas of young adulthood and the difficulty of letting go—even when you know you should.

Download or read book The Duke s Daughter written by Sasha Cottman and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-08-11 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When handsome army officer Avery Fox unexpectedly inherits a fortune, he instantly becomes one of the season's most eligible bachelors. More accustomed to the battlefield, he has no patience with the naive debutantes who fill the ballrooms of London. Honest and impetuous Lady Lucy Radley is a breath of fresh air, guiding him through the season and helping him to avoid any traps. So when Avery is left with little option but to marry Lucy, he can't help but feel he's been manipulated. Nor can he shake the feeling that a duke's daughter should be out of his reach. From the wildly beautiful Scottish Highlands to the elegant soirees of Paris, Avery and Lucy go on a journey that is full of surprises for them both. But will their feelings for each other be strong enough to overcome the circumstances of their marriage and survive the ghosts of Avery's past? THE DUKE OF STRATHMORE SERIES: Letter from a Rake An Unsuitable Match The Duke's Daughter

Download or read book The Playboy s Dark Secret written by Madeline Ash and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leaving behind an international career and an elite party lifestyle, soccer star Dean Thorn has returned home to run the family vineyard after thirteen years abroad. Tormented by a dark secret, he has vowed never to get close to a woman again. No stranger to hard work, Rafi Dalton is too busy for love. Since running away from her career as a professional ballerina, she has been building a new life for herself as a seasonal worker with little money and no fixed address. Rafi is nothing like the women Dean left behind. She is strong, independent and not remotely interested in his fame or money. The attraction between them pushes him right to the edge - but can he trust her enough to leave his past behind? The Playboy's Dark Secret is a tender, sexy romance set on a beautiful Australian vineyard.

Download or read book An Unsuitable Match written by Sasha Cottman and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2014-09-16 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Favourite Heiress... Once engaged to the future Duke of Strathmore, the beautiful Lady Clarice Langham now finds herself in the humiliating position of celebrating his marriage - to another woman. As a result of the scandal, it seems her reign as London's most eligible debutante has come to an end. But things begin to look up when handsome and charming rake David Radley makes it clear that, at least as far as he's concerned, she's still the catch of the season. The Illegitimate Son... The eldest son of the Duke of Strathmore, David Radley has been raised alongside his father's legitimate children. But while he is generally received as part of the family, not everyone thinks he should be, and especially not Clarice's father, the Earl of Langham, who forbids her from having anything to do with him. An Unsuitable Match... David's been in love with Clarice for years, and it isn't long before the attraction between them develops into something deeper. Yet he senses Clarice is hiding something and until she reveals her secret, she won't be free to follow her heart. Despite everything, David will not give up on Clarice, not even when another seems set to claim her...

Download or read book Love Other Lies written by Madeline Ash and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-01-20 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small town vet Abby Benson has fled to the country to put her shameful past behind her. She's just beginning to find her feet again when handsome stranger, Rue Thorn, arrives in town and begins to stir things up. Rue is gorgeous, kind and thoughtful and the two share an instant attraction. But convinced he'll despise her if he learns about her history, Abby reluctantly keeps him at arms length. Determined to win Abby over, Rue tries to reshape himself as the sort of guy he thinks she might be interested in. And for a while it seems his act is working. But when he finds out that Abby has been lying to him, it isn't long before everything start to unravel ... A moving story of trust, forgiveness and the power of love from the author ofUncovered by Love and The Playboy's Dark Secret.