Download or read book The Temptress written by Jude Deveraux and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-02-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling doyenne of romance, Jude Deveraux’s sexy novel from her popular series featuring the Montgomery family is a wild tale of romance on the run—when a kidnapper falls for his beautiful mark...who is the true captive? With a daughter as strong-willed and independent as Christiana, her father is certain she won’t come home on her own—so he decides to send two men to bring her back. So, with the blazing spirit of a true Montgomery, heiress and newspaper reporter Christiana Montgomery Mathison bravely defies the two men who abduct her. Forced into the primitive rain forests of the Washington Territory, she is swept into a thrilling adventure. Amid schemes of greed and intrigue, the bold beauty resists the wooing of one captor and cleverly entices the other, the mysterious and fatally handsome Tynan, a man who desires her...but must refuse her love at all costs.

Download or read book The Temptress written by Paul Spicer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-06 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Kenya's 'Happy Valley' in the years spanning the 1920s to the 1940s no one paid too much attention to the privileged colonial set as they farmed their estates, partied until dawn and indulged in extra-marital affairs. Not until Josslyn Hay, Earl of Erroll, was shot dead at the wheel of his Buick in the early hours of 24 January 1941. Some said the good-looking womaniser had it coming. He was a philanderer who could have had any number of enemies among cuckolded husbands who wanted revenge. Ageing Jock Delves Broughton stood trial for Erroll's murder but was acquitted and the mystery remained unsolved - until now. American heiress Alice de Janzé had been conducting a clandestine affair with Joss for years. Married into French aristocracy, her stunning beauty was to prove a fatal lure to men of adventure. Previously tried by a French court for shooting one of her lovers, scandal followed her wherever she went. She arrived in Kenya as a newly married Countess in the 1920s, but by 1941 she had turned forty and the years of partying had taken their toll. Pushed aside by Erroll for younger lovers, and increasingly isolated, Alice threw herself into an act of desperation, resulting in his murder and her own tragic demise. The Temptressnot only solves the mystery of Josslyn Hay's murder with the utmost conviction - it eloquently paints a portrait of a volatile, captivating woman.

Download or read book Always a Temptress written by Eileen Dreyer and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes an excerpt from Barely a lady, and letters from several authors.

Download or read book Barely a Lady written by Eileen Dreyer and published by Forever. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secrets and passion fill this Regency romance from the New York Times bestselling author Eileen Dreyer--perfect for fans of Julia Quinn and Kelly Bowen. Olivia Grace has secrets that could destroy her. One of the greatest of these is the Earl of Gracechurch, who married and divorced her five years earlier. Abandoned and disgraced, Grace has survived those years at the edge of respectability. Then she stumbles over Jack on the battlefield of Waterloo, and he becomes an even more dangerous secret. For not only is he unconscious, he is clad in an enemy uniform. But worse, when Jack finally wakes in Olivia's care, he can't remember how he came to be on a battlefield in Belgium. In fact, he can remember nothing of the last five years. He thinks he and Olivia are still blissfully together. To keep him from being hanged for a traitor, Olivia must pretend she and Jack are still married. To unearth the real traitors, Olivia and Jack must unravel the truth hidden within his faulty memory. To save themselves and the friends who have given them sanctuary, they must stand against their enemies, even as they both keep their secrets. In the end, can they risk everything to help Jack recover his lost memories, even though the truth may destroy them both?

Download or read book Never a Gentleman written by Eileen Dreyer and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2011-02-10 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for fans of Julia Quinn and Kelly Bowen, get swept away by a rogue's passion and a lady's scandal in this Regency romance from the New York Times bestselling author Eileen Dreyer. HE HIDES HIS TRUE COLORS . . . Miss Grace Fairchild is under no illusions about her charms. Painfully plain, she is a soldier's daughter who has spent her life being useful, not learning the treacherous ways of the ton. She may have been caught in a scandal with society's favorite rogue, but how can she marry him when it means losing herself? WHILE SHE HIDES HER TRUE SELF . . . Diccan Hilliard doesn't know which of his enemies drugged him and dumped him in Grace's bed, but he does know the outcome. He and Grace must marry. To his surprise, a wild, heady passion flares between them. Yet Diccan is trapped in a deadly game of intrigue Grace knows nothing about. Will his lies destroy Grace just as he realizes how desperately he needs her? And how can he hope for a future with her, when an old enemy has set his murderous sights on them both?

Download or read book More or Less a Temptress written by Anna Bradley and published by Lyrical Press. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful debutante in Regency London seems destined to make a good match. But the Somerset sisters have made courtship and matrimony a deliciously scandalous affair . . . Hyacinth Somerset’s debut is the most anticipated event of the season, as it will be the reclusive young lady’s first public appearance. But within moments of being asked to dance by a dashing stranger, Hyacinth calls him a murderer, then faints dead away! Now all the ton is a aflutter over Hyacinth’s baffling shun of their most intriguing newcomer—the wildly handsome Lachlan Ramsey . . . Recently arrived from Scotland, Lachlan only wishes to claim his place in society to secure his sister’s future. When that is threatened by the accusations of a hapless slip of a girl, he will do anything protect his family. Yet it appears Hyacinth has only damaged her own hopes, inspiring the label of hysteric—and ultimately inspiring Lachlan to shelter her from harm. Now if only there were a defense for the surge of feeling he has every time Hyacinth turns her gaze his way. If only there were a way to make her his—while keeping the true secret in his past from destroying everything—and everyone—he cares about . . .

Download or read book Madam Temptress written by Meghan March and published by Meghan March LLC. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author Meghan March comes the stunning conclusion to the highly-anticipated Magnolia Duet. I didn’t choose this path. No one would. I played the cards I was dealt. This life made me. This city made me. I won’t apologize for who I’ve become. Moses wouldn't have me any other way. He says he wants forever, and I’m starting to believe him. But I can’t outrun my past, and my sins are catching up with me. If it’s time to atone, I’ll gladly pay my penance. We might be getting our second chance, but we have to make it out alive first. Madam Temptress is the second book of the Magnolia Duet and should be read following Creole Kingpin.

Download or read book Temptress written by Jane Billinghurst and published by New York : Greystone Books/Douglas & McIntyre Publishing Group. This book was released on 2004 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Jane Billinghurst, men created the idea of the temptress -- an irresistible woman bent on bringing them down -- to justify the fact that they so often surrender to women, especially in the bedroom. In this fascinating study, she examines this vision in history, mythology, in the Bible, artwork, and film. She traces the evolution of the temptress from an almost demonic presence in folklore to current in-your-face performers like Madonna. The changing image of the temptress reflects the ebb and flow of men's fears and fantasies, as well as women's self-possession and power. When men feel threatened by women's control, temptresses are seen as dangerous. When there is a lull in the battle of the sexes, these women become objects of fantasies. Billinghurst makes the case that when men begin to accept women as equals, the figure of the temptress will serve to accommodate both male and female desires.

Download or read book Terror s Temptress written by Ciara St. James and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archangel's Warriors MC: Brothers by choice, not blood. Born to ride until they die. All they wanted was to ride free until lightning strikes them without warning. Consumed by desire, surrounded by danger, they find the "one" who will consume, enchant, frustrate and ultimately love them. They only see each other. When Archangel's Warriors find the "One", they don't back down, they don't ever stray and they will do anything to protect their women, even kill for them. Their women are strong, feisty, and dangerous. They are each other's every fantasy come to life. The sex is hotter than anything they've ever known. Those who stalk their club or threaten their women had better beware!Terror was the president of the Dublin Falls Archangel's Warriors MC. He wasn't looking for a woman. He could have any woman he wanted at any time. Until one night after a dangerous mission, Harlow unexpectedly walks into his life. She was tough, beautiful, sexy, deadly and the daughter of another chapter president. The club has an enemy stalking them already. And now she enters his life with her own enemy. He plans to win her for himself, but first he'll have to keep her father from killing him and their enemies from taking her away from him. Because he's found he can't live without his Temptress.

Download or read book Taming The Temptress written by Shawna Moore and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a saloon siren, Lorelei Pettigrew, crosses paths with the latest handsome man to arrive in Tombstone, her passion knows no boundaries. James Melton, a newspaperman from New York, ventures to this sinful silver town looking for a story but finds romance and redemption instead. When Lorelei's life is threatened, James vows to protect the spirited temptress and deliver her from harm. He's always preferred dalliances to husbandly duty, but after a short time in Lorelei's company, James's mind and life change forever. He proposes marriage, but her former lover proposes death for any man who steals his woman. The two men square off. When the dust clears, one is heading to the gallows while the other is heading to the altar. Filled with unbridled trysts, bawdy brothel characters, and more grit than could be culled from the streets of any boomtown, TAMING THE TEMPTRESS keeps tensions high and drawers down.

Download or read book Temptresses written by Shahrukh Husain and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-09-19 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evil Women. Every culture has them. Religions have banned and branded them. Men find them terrifying and fascinating. Women secretly admire them. An eye cast over the impressive if frightening array of characters reveals baby-thief Lamia, a fertile deity from Greek mythology with a serpent's tail who seduced mortals and bred beautiful monster-children; Morgan le Fay, fairy sister to King Arthur, who according to Celtic legend tried to wrest the throne from him using her black magic powers; Medea who wreaked terrible revenge on Jason when he left her for a younger woman; Lilith, Eve, the Queen of Sheba, Delilah, Jezebel, Kali - all wicked women whose names have been with us for centuries as demons and sirens and troublemakers.

Download or read book Nauti Temptress written by Lora Leigh and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2013-01-02 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mackay cousins—Natches, Rowdy, and Dawg—would do anything for family, so when former DHS agent Timothy Cranston drops off four sisters that Dawg never knew he had, there is no question: The cousins will protect and care for the girls, and their mother, because they're family. Five years later, Eve Mackay, the eldest sister, has graduated from college and settled in to life as a Mackay in Pulaski County, Kentucky. She works hard as a cocktail waitress and helps out at the bed-and-breakfast that Dawg bought for her mother. If she keeps herself busy enough, maybe she'll be able to stay away from the man she promised Dawg she wouldn't date, the man who has awakened her most ravenous fantasies . . . He's Brogan Campbell, a biker rumored to be a traitor and a thief. But he's just playing a part; he came to Kentucky for a DHS mission that no one, except Cranston, is supposed to know about. Eve is the key to the whole operation, and his orders are to get her participation. But his need for Eve has nothing to do with stolen secrets and the safety of the country . . . When Dawg took in Eve and her sisters, he warned them that if they ever lied, cheated, or betrayed the family, they risked losing everything. But desire and danger are locked in an inescapable embrace, and Eve has to make her choice between family or Brogan, for better or worse . . .

Download or read book My Fair Temptress written by Christina Dodd and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2005-09-27 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accomplished flirt and ruined gentlewoman, Miss Caroline Ritter makes a living teaching inept noblemen the fine art of attracting a wife, but she meets her match in the rogue Jude Durant, the Earl of Huntington.

Download or read book Romance Fiction written by Kristin Ramsdell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-03-02 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide that defines the literature and the outlines the best-selling genre of all time: romance fiction. More than 2,000 romances are published annually, making it difficult for fans and the librarians who advise them to keep pace with new titles, emerging authors, and constant evolution of this dynamic genre. Fortunately, romance expert and librarian Kristin Ramsdell provides a definitive guide to this fiction genre that serves as an indispensible resource for those interested in it—including fans searching for reading material—as well as for library staff, scholars, and romance writers themselves. This title updates the last edition of Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre, published in 1999.While the emphasis is on newer titles, many of the important older classics are retained, keeping the focus of the book on the entire genre, instead of only those titles published during the last decade. Specific changes include new chapters on linked and continuing romances, a new section on "Chick Lit" in the Contemporary Romance chapter, an expansion of coverage on the alternative reality subset. This is THE romance genre guide to have.

Download or read book A God at the Door written by Tishani Doshi and published by Copper Canyon Press. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “We are homesick everywhere,” writes Tishani Doshi, “even when we’re home.” With aching empathy, righteous anger, and rebellious humor, A God at the Door calls on the extraordinary minutiae of nature and humanity to redefine belonging and unveil injustice. In an era of pandemic lockdown and brutal politics, these poems make vital space for what must come next—the return of wonder and free movement, and a profound sense of connection to what matters most. From a microscopic cell to flightless birds, to a sumo wrestler and the tree of life, Doshi interrupts the news cycle to pause in grief or delight, to restore power to language. A God at the Doorinvites the reader on a pilgrimage—one that leads us back to the sacred temple of ourselves. This is an exquisite, generous collection from a poet at the peak of her powers.

Download or read book His Innocent Temptress written by Kasey Michaels and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eldest son Alex lived by the rules of his legendaryfamily's proud heritage and would never disgrace therevered Coleman name by seducing an innocent likeHannah Clark. Yet when the spirited beauty turned thetables, the infamous horsebreeder found her impossibleto resist. Honor demanded he make Hannah his bride.But Alex's destiny had already been carved in a land farbeyond the Lone Star State. And his heart now faced theultimate decision—the choice between love and duty.

Download or read book The Robber Bride written by Margaret Atwood and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2011-06-08 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments—one of Margaret Atwood’s most unforgettable characters lurks at the center of this intricate novel like a spider in a web. The glamorous, irresistible, unscrupulous Zenia is nothing less than a fairy-tale villain in the memories of her former friends. Roz, Charis, and Tony—university classmates decades ago—were reunited at Zenia’s funeral and have met monthly for lunch ever since, obsessively retracing the destructive swath she once cut through their lives. A brilliantly inventive fabulist, Zenia had a talent for exploiting her friends’ weaknesses, wielding intimacy as a weapon and cheating them of money, time, sympathy, and men. But one day, five years after her funeral, they are shocked to catch sight of Zenia: even her death appears to have been yet another fiction. As the three women plot to confront their larger-than-life nemesis, Atwood proves herself a gleefully acute observer of the treacherous shoals of friendship, trust, desire, and power.