Download or read book An Accidental Elopement written by Emilie Jacobsen and published by Emilie Jacobsen. This book was released on 2023-12-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She is ready to settle for a marriage without love. He never wants to marry. But their meeting is explosive. After an unrequited dalliance, Cecilia Gaywood is certain that she will not be able to hold her husband’s attention for long. Thus she seeks a loveless but comfortable union. Archie Montagu has never considered marriage seriously; he is content being a bachelor with all that it entails, not least female company. But when he meets Cecilia he is intrigued from the start, despite her being an innocent and probably very soon the fiancé of someone else. Cecilia tries to both hide and fight her attraction to him, but despite their efforts friendship slowly blossoms between them. So much so, that when Cecilia asks Archie to leave with her when she discovers her fiancé with another woman, he does so without thinking about the consequences and soon the two find themselves married. But Cecilia is still certain that she cannot hold her husband’s attention for long, and with Archie disappearing and receiving strange letters, she fears she is losing her husband’s attention much sooner than she anticipated. If you like steamy stories from the Regency and Victorian Era, this novel might be for you. An Accidental Elopement is the sixth book in the series Lust and Longing. It is a Historical Regency Romance of about 70,000 words (about 250 pages) about becoming yourself, figuring out what a marriage is, lust and love with a happy ever after.

Download or read book The Accidental Elopement written by Maggie Dallen and published by Lyrical Press. This book was released on 2016-11-22 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern-day heiress learns that sometimes marriage comes before love in this charming romance from the author of The Accidental Boyfriend. Lucia is an Italian spitfire with big dreams like her billionaire grandfather. But she wants to become a top tier fashion designer, not the heir to the family business in Italy. Now is her only chance to forge her own path. And what better place to start than in New York City? But working behind a bar doesn’t exactly pay the rent. Her trust fund would come in handy, but she needs to get married first. Luckily, she may have found the perfect husband candidate in her coworker, who just happens to be the most charismatic and devastatingly gorgeous man she’s ever met . . . There’s more to Ryan’s charming smile than meets the eye—he’s out for revenge and working for his enemy is his best bet at getting it. When Lucia comes to him with her crazy plan, he sees a perfect opportunity to make his move. But doing that could mean hurting his new wife. They say nothing’s sweeter than revenge—but “they” never met a woman like Lucia . . .

Download or read book The Accidental Engagement written by Maggie Dallen and published by Lyrical Press. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An American playboy’s PR crisis leads to a fake engagement and a peculiar love triangle in Italy in this contemporary romance series debut. Oops . . . It started as a regular night for New York City restaurant hostess Ivy Sinclair, until a rowdy customer turned out to be world famous playboy Jack Everett. Thanks to the paparazzi, now the world thinks they’re a couple—which couldn’t be farther from the truth. But when a brooding, sexy businessman offers her a simply irresistible proposition . . . Uh oh . . . Just when cutthroat venture capitalist Daniel Gladwell thought he’d never close the deal with an Italian conglomerate, a simple mistake becomes the perfect opportunity. All he has to do is convince Ivy to pretend to be Jack’s fiancée while on a business trip to Italy to offset Jack’s bad boy reputation. As long as Daniel doesn’t sabotage the plan by claiming the tempting waitress for himself . . . Oh yes! It was supposed to be a business only arrangement. But in the magic of the Tuscan countryside, neither Ivy nor Daniel can fight the attraction building between them. In the world’s most romantic setting, the line between business and pleasure is one that begs to be crossed . . .

Download or read book The Accidental Boyfriend written by Maggie Dallen and published by Lyrical Press. This book was released on 2016-05-24 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reformed wild child aims to settle down, but she’s also caught the eye—and maybe the heart—of a bad boy tech billionaire in this contemporary romance. What do you do when Mr. Right seems oh-so-wrong? Holly Sinclair is ready to have it all. She’s even found her Mr. Right—a steady, reliable guy who just needs a little convincing. Now all the former wild child has to do is free herself of her very inconvenient attraction to Jack Everett. Not only does the notorious playboy and tabloid king seduce her at her sister’s wedding, he follows her to Paris! Suddenly, Holly is alone with Jack in the most romantic city in the world—and his family is leaping to the wrong conclusions . . . The world’s most infamous bachelor has finally met his match. If Jack was the type to settle down, Holly would be the woman of his dreams. There’s just one hitch: Holly actually believes she wants to marry Mr. Oh-So-Boring. Intent on proving that she deserves someone better, Jack finds himself playing the role of the perfect boyfriend . . . a little too well. If he’s not careful, he might just lose this game—and his heart.

Download or read book The Cowboy s Sweet Elopement A Best Friends to Lovers Cowboy Romance written by Jean Oram and published by Oram Productions. This book was released on with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A single mom, best friends to lovers cowboy romance that's sweet and clean and written by NYT bestselling romance author Jean Oram. The cowboy and his best friend... April MacFarlane wishes her best friend, veterinarian, Brant Wylder would see her as more than another rescue. Someone he might choose for his own happily ever after. Can she convince him the only thing in need of rescue is her heart? Brant knows April’s life is a mess, and figures the last thing she needs is her BFF hitting on her. After all, he just extracted her from a loveless marriage, gave her a job, as well as a home for her and her four-year-old son. Plus, she’s got to be freaking out over the sudden return of her first love, the man everyone believes came to win her back… There’s no way April’s ready for love. But when Brant and April find themselves on the doorstep to the local chapel on New Year’s Eve, ready to say “I do” for reasons of practicality, will this cowboy find a way to move out of the friend zone and into the husband zone? Find out in The Cowboy’s Sweet Elopement, a single mom, friends to lovers sweet romance which can be read alone or within The Cowboys of Sweetheart Creek, Texas series.

Download or read book MISS WINTHORPE S ELOPEMENT written by Christine Merrill and published by Harlequin / SB Creative. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After her father died, Penelope retreated from polite society and buried herself in her books. But now her older brother wants to take even that away from her! As long as her brother is managing her inheritance, Penelope is bound by his wishes. So she decides to go out and find a husband who will let her do what she wants! Just as she leaves on her journey, a drunk man throws himself in front of her carriage. He seems to come from a good family, though, and he’s quite handsome… Penelope recognizes that this is her chance and talks him into marrying her…but she had no idea just who he is!

Download or read book The Surprise Wedding written by Jean Oram and published by Oram Productions. This book was released on 2017-05-25 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Accidental Abduction written by Darcie Wilde and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ~One of Publishers Weekly's "Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2014" A headlong flight across London to stop an elopement leads to a hasty wedding between strangers....A sizzling new romance for fans of Sarah MacLean and Elizabeth Hoyt. Harold Rayburn is about to be taken for the ride of his life… After having his proposal rejected by a beautiful but flighty woman, Harry vows he is done with unpredictable and impetuous women for good. Until beautiful and fierce Leannah Wakefield barrels into his life, inadvertently kidnapping him while on a wild carriage ride and leaving him all too eager to get back in the saddle… Leannah would sacrifice everything to protect her family. So upon hearing of her sister’s intended elopement, she races across London to stop the ill-advised ceremony before it can happen. However, when her mad journey picks her up an unlikely stowaway, one who ignites her desire beyond all reason, she’s the one who ends up hastily wedding a handsome and secretive stranger. But as Leannah and Harry immediately encounter opposition, jealousy, and suspicion of their hurried nuptials, they begin to doubt that their unquenchable passion can truly lead to a happy marriage—especially when both the bride and groom have devastating secrets to hide… ~"Scintillating" --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Download or read book Accidentally Married An Accidental Marriage Romance written by Jean Oram and published by Oram Productions. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This small town accidental marriage romance by NYT bestselling romance author Jean Oram is heartwarming and sweet! Accidents happen. So does marriage. Struggling businessman Burke Carver can’t get Jill Armstrong out of his mind. She’s smart and intriguing, and a year ago they had a fun night at a conference—a night he can’t fully recall. With his company’s profits starting to slide, he knows he doesn’t have time for a relationship but he’s still tempted to look her up… Only he won’t have to. Jill Armstrong needs to talk to the handsome and brilliant CEO, Burke Carver. A year ago he made it clear he was happy to date her for an evening but not partner their businesses. Well, it seems they partnered more than they’d planned on because her bank just approved her latest business expansion loan—all because of her husband Burke’s stellar credit rating. The problem is, neither of them remember their wedding but there’s a marriage certificate on file that has them and their business assets linked. Can these accidental “newlyweds” find a way to band together and strengthen their companies or will they miss out on the happily ever after fate may have tossed their way? Accidentally Married, an accidental marriage romance, is the fourth book in the Veils and Vows series and it can be enjoyed out of series order and as a standalone. Start reading this small town marriage of convenience romance today! Indulge in the entire Veils and Vows series--set in the small (and meddlesome) town of Blueberry Springs: The Promise (Devon and Olivia: a prequel) The Surprise Wedding (Devon and Olivia) A Pinch of Commitment (Ethan and Lily) The Wedding Plan (Luke and Emma) Accidentally Married (Burke and Jill) The Marriage Pledge (Moe and Amy) Mail Order Soulmate (Zach and Catherine) And spinoff books set in the Indigo Bay Series: Sweet Matchmaker (Logan and Ginger), Sweet Holiday Surprise (Alexa and Cash), and Sweet Forgiveness (Ashton and Zoe). "Lots of fun and tears." --reader review from Jill D. "Ms. Oram has woven a delightfully humorous story of romance, second chances and small town life. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I highly recommend Accidentally Married, and the rest of the Blueberry Springs series, to anyone who enjoys contemporary romance. I look forward to the next book in this series." --reader review from NormaJean.

Download or read book The Legacy written by Elle Kennedy and published by EKI. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The international bestselling Off-Campus series returns with a collection of four novellas by New York Times bestselling author and TikTok sensation Elle Kennedy! This brand-new installment provides the much-anticipated answer to the question: Where are they now? Four stories. Four couples. Three years of real life after graduation… A wedding. A proposal. An elopement. And a surprise pregnancy. Life after college for Garrett and Hannah, Logan and Grace, Dean and Allie, and Tucker and Sabrina, isn't quite what they imagined it would be. Sure, they have each other, but they also have real-life problems that four years at Briar U didn't exactly prepare them for. As it turns out, for these four couples, love is the easy part. Growing up is a whole lot harder. Come for the drama, stay for the laughs! Catch up with your favorite Off-Campus characters as they navigate the changes that come with growing up and discover that big decisions can have big consequences…and big rewards. *THE LEGACY is an 85,000-word novel that is made up of four novellas.

Download or read book Novel Relations written by Alicia Mireles Christoff and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive look at how Victorian fiction and British psychoanalysis shaped each other Novel Relations engages twentieth-century post-Freudian British psychoanalysis in an unprecedented way: as literary theory. Placing the writing of figures like D. W. Winnicott, W. R. Bion, Michael and Enid Balint, Joan Riviere, Paula Heimann, and Betty Joseph in conversation with canonical Victorian fiction, Alicia Christoff reveals just how much object relations can teach us about how and why we read. These thinkers illustrate the ever-shifting impact our relations with others have on the psyche, and help us see how literary figures—characters, narrators, authors, and other readers—shape and structure us too. For Christoff, novels are charged relational fields. Closely reading novels by George Eliot and Thomas Hardy, Christoff shows that traditional understandings of Victorian fiction change when we fully recognize the object relations of reading. It is not by chance that British psychoanalysis illuminates underappreciated aspects of Victorian fiction so vibrantly: Victorian novels shaped modern psychoanalytic theories of psyche and relationality—including the eclipsing of empire and race in the construction of subject. Relational reading opens up both Victorian fiction and psychoanalysis to wider political and postcolonial dimensions, while prompting a closer engagement with work in such areas as critical race theory and gender and sexuality studies. The first book to examine at length the connections between British psychoanalysis and Victorian fiction, Novel Relations describes the impact of literary form on readers and on twentieth- and twenty-first-century theories of the subject.

Download or read book English Writers written by Henry Morley and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Wedding Violet written by Beverley Oakley and published by Sani Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-26 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abandoned at the altar, Max, Lord Belvedere believes he's evaded family obligation in favour of a life of adventuring in Africa. But his ailing Aunt Euphemia has other ideas. When Max finds himself in the delightfully diverting arms of Violet Lilywhite while visiting London's most prestigious House of Assignation, he happens upon the perfect plan. A sham wedding to a 'penniless shop girl' should fulfil Aunt Euphemia's romantic dreams without losing him his newfound liberty. Violet agrees to the deception with no hesitation. Lord Belvedere is certainly the most charming and surprising of all her male consorts but she has no illusions about a shared future. She wants only to escape the clutches of infamous Madame Chambon. The plan appears perfect until Max and Violet find themselves falling in love. Can Max give up his plans for freedom in an exciting new land? Or is freedom to be found in the arms of the woman he loves? What Readers Say About the Series: "Max Belvedere & Violet Lilywhite's story was beyond beautiful. He was determined to seek his freedom at any cost. She believed herself ruined beyond redemption. Together they will discover that nothing in life is impossible. Highly Recommended." "Oh my! This story just makes you fall in love! It's exciting. It never lags. And what a most satisfying ending!" [Saving Grace.] Heat Level: Steamy

Download or read book An Accidental Affair written by Heather Boyd and published by Heather Boyd. This book was released on 2014-03-12 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London’s ballrooms and bedrooms thrive on scandal and decadent pleasure and the summer of 1814 will be no exception for the fourth Distinguished Rogue in Heather Boyd’s regency romances series. Widowed beauty, Arabella Lawson, Lady Farnsworth, knows the value of independence after being trapped in a marriage that left her unfulfilled. Although she longs for a lover at last, she’s expected to chaperone her flirtatious niece during her first season. However, given the way the girl keeps disappearing every chance she gets, there is little hope of a good or speedy result. While searching for her charge yet again, she blunders into one of Lord Rothwell’s scandalous assignations. This time it’s Arabella’s turn to be on the receiving end of his hungry kisses, and she’s far from prepared to make the most of the opportunity. Gossip may paint Merrick Bishop, the Earl of Rothwell, as a notorious scoundrel when it comes to women, but this season his intentions are honorable. Duty bound to marry, he’s determined to discreetly court an open-minded bride and prove the gossipmongers wrong by being on his very best behavior… until in his frustration, he mistakenly kisses the wrong lady and discovers that everything about the encounter feels so very right. Merrick never once believed he had a chance with shy Arabella, and when the unthinkable happens, she turns to him not for an affair or hopes of marriage but for his friendship and protection from her own family. Can a rogue with a reputation for breaking hearts convince a widow who only hopes for an affair that their feelings are not only the stirrings of desire but the beginnings of the deepest and truest love? A steamy regency historical romance novel. Distinguished Rogues Series Book 1: Chills (Jack and Constance) Book 2: Broken (Giles and Lillian) Book 3: Charity (Oscar and Agatha) Book 4: An Accidental Affair (Merrick and Arabella) Book 5: Keepsake (Kit and Miranda) Book 6: An Improper Proposal (Martin and Iris) Book 7: Reason to Wed (Richard and Esme) Book 8: The Trouble with Love (Everett and Whitney) Book 9: Married by Moonlight (Gilbert and Anna) Book 10: Lord of Sin (Julian and Portia) Book 11: The Duke’s Heart (Sinclair and Kitty) Book 12: Romancing the Earl (Price and Lenore) Book 13: One Enchanted Christmas (Otis and Meg) Book 14: Desire by Design (Alexander and Sylvia) Book 15: His Perfect Bride (Harry and Ophelia) Book 16: Pleasures of the Night

Download or read book Blind Date with a Book Boyfriend written by Lucy Eden and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hi, I'm Jordyn. I flew from New York to Culver City, CA to interview for the job of a lifetime.When I walked into The Bookstore, I only wanted a steamy romance or two to help pass the time before my big meeting.I walked out with a gorgeous and sweet, cinnamon roll who was more funny and charming than all of my favorite book boyfriends combined, which definitely wasn't the plan.But Mike was irresistible, and the time we spent together exploring Culver City was more fun than I've had in a long time.But I'm smart enough to know if something feels to good too be true, it probably is.I mean, Happily Ever Afters are just for fairy tales and romance novels ? right?

Download or read book A Fatal Rendezvous in Mayfair written by Beverley Oakley and published by Beverley Oakley. This book was released on 2021-09-11 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A murdered lord in a brothel. An innocent debutante marked for death. And a killer whose deadliest weapon may be a secret buried in the past. When Miss Evelina Tarot's fiancé is discovered murdered in London's most notorious pleasure house, William, Lord Bellingham becomes her unexpected champion. Then William uncovers a shocking truth: Evelina is the daughter of infamous brothel keeper Madame Chambon. Desperate to bury the scandal that would destroy any chance of a future with the woman he's come to love, he joins forces with Lily, Lady Bradden—whose employment bureau offers sanctuary to fallen women. But as they race to unmask the killer, a terrifying question emerges: why is the murderer more intent on seeing Evelina dead than exposing her connection to Madame Chambon? The answer may be more dangerous than anyone could have imagined... The seductive new historical mystery that will leave you breathless... London Ladies in Peril Mystery series where danger and desire walk hand in hand.