Download or read book Bargain Bride written by Evelyn Sibley Lampman and published by Purple House Press. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To Ginny, almost anything would be better than living with the miserly, good-for-nothing, distant cousins who had claimed her and all she possessed when her parents had died of fever during the wagon-train journey to Oregon Territory. At the age of ten they had married her off-for a very good price-to a much older farmer, because girls were in great demand since married men could take title to twice the amount of land the government allowed a bachelor. On her fifteenth birthday, kindly Mr. Mayhew came to claim his bride. Unfortunately, on that same day he had a stroke and Ginny, the young Widow Mayhew, was left in possession of his well-built house and flourishing farm. This sometimes amusing and often touching story, in which Ginny learns to fend off a stream of suitors who have their eyes only on her rich farmland, gives a vivid sense of life as it was during a brief period in our history when marriage was often considered a practical necessity instead of an affair of the heart.

Download or read book The Bargain Bride written by Barbara Metzger and published by Signet. This book was released on 2009 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Penny refuses to marry Viscount Westfield, the man she has been promised to since she was 13, especially since he destroyed her dreams, but Viscount Westfield will stop at nothing to move forward with their long-standing arrangement. Original.

Download or read book The Bride Bargain written by Kelly Eileen Hake and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2009-08-15 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This stunning debut novel by Kelly Eileen Hake is full of wit and warmth. Set down upon the wild American plains during the 1850s, Clara is desperate for a home and a future for herself and her aunt. Striking a bargain with a lonely trader to fool a head-strong doctor could lead Clara to an unexpected avenue of romance.

Download or read book The Bargain Bride written by Flora Kidd and published by London : Mills & Boon. This book was released on 1976 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Bargain Bride written by Rebecca De Medeiros and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a time when the west was wild...and the men were wilder... There came a challenge in the small town of Liberty, Texas. The objective in mind: Marriage. Bets are placed, and a race to the altar begins. Rough and tough rancher Gabriel O'Malley had never met a challenge he could not handle... until now. Fed up with his grandson's brooding ways, "Pops" O'Malley takes matters into his own hands, and orders a mail order bride for him. Besides wanting the best for Gabriel, there was a little matter of a bet going around that the old man was determined to win. The only problem was, his stubborn grandson was digging his heels "spurs deep" in and holding onto his bachelorhood ruining all of his grandfather's well laid plans. Gabriel, furious at his grandfather's conniving ways, was determined to rid himself of his unwanted "bride". He was going to live his life on his own terms come hell or high water, and settling down was not something he planned to do. Even if he did lust after the woman who shows up on his doorstep. After the death of her parents, Melody Williams was left with nothing but her baby sister to raise and an eviction notice on her door. She thought that finding the advertisment for a mail order bride was her lucky break. That is, until she meets her groom. Statues are friendlier than this hombre. But Melody is also stubborn. No one is going to stop her from making a home for her sister, least of all the sexy, grumbling rancher she has come to marry. Sparks will fly, tempers will flare, kisses will be had and shoes will be thrown...As the battle of the sexes begins. Can love blossom? With the help of a bunch of wily old men, the town of Liberty is counting on it. But not everyone is hoping for a happily- ever -after for the couple. From the shadows, evil lurks waiting to strike the ranch. Will it all be destroyed before their new life together can even begin?

Download or read book The Bargain Bride written by Barbara Cartland and published by Barbara Cartland EBooks ltd. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bargain Bride is the thrilling tale of beautiful young Aleda, who is brought through no fault of her own from riches to the brink of ruin… Of her dashing but irresponsible brother the Earl of Blakeney whose profligacy has brought him perilously close to debtors’ gaol… Of fabulously wealthy Social climber Doran Winton, who cynically buys the unwilling Aleda’s hand in marriage along with her brother’s debt to rescue them from penury… And of a sinister Chinese cabal who slip from the shadows of London’s Dockland opium dens to kidnap Aleda at knifepoint, perhaps to face ‘death by a thousand cuts’ … Only now, with her life at stake, does she realise that the hate in her heart has turned to love.

Download or read book His Bid for a Bride written by Carole Mortimer and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2009-05-27 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a USA Today–bestselling author, a businessman offers a convenient marriage to his business associate’s daughter, a woman he has loved from afar. When Skye O’Hara’s life is rocked by tragedy, she’s reunited with Falkner Harrington—her father’s enigmatic business partner. Needing some time to consider her future, Skye has no other option but to accept when Falkner offers her the sanctuary of his home. But as the tension and chemistry sizzle between them, living with the dark-hearted tycoon becomes a real challenge! Especially when Falkner makes a demand in return for his hospitality—his new housemate must become his very convenient wife!

Download or read book The Marriage Bargain written by Jennifer Probst and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-09-21 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sizzling first installment in the New York Timesand USA Today bestselling Marriage to a Billionairetrilogy. To save her family home, impulsive bookshop owner Alexa McKenzie, casts a love spell, which conjures up an unexpected visitor - her best friend's older brother and the powerful man who once shattered her heart. Billionaire Nicholas Ryan doesn't believe in marriage, but in order to inherit his father's corporation, he needs a wife and needs one fast. When he discovers his sister's childhood friend is in dire financial straits, he's offers Alexa an interesting proposal... A marriage in name only, the rules? Avoid entanglement. Keep things businesslike. Do notfall in love. The arrangement is only for a year so the rules shouldn't be that hard to follow... Except Fate has a way of upsetting the best laid plans… "Jennifer Probst has proved to be one of the most exciting breakout novelists in the romance genre." - USA Today

Download or read book The Bargain Bride written by V. Vaughn and published by Ardent Artist Books. This book was released on 2024-05-17 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chelsea Jenkins was a successful businesswoman. After inheriting her father’s tire store when he passed away, she tried to keep the failing business from going under. Until …. A new auto garage takes over the empty building across the street. Victor Morales was the son of an arrogant Spanish Mafia Boss of La Maldad, a well respected dynasty of organized crime. Victor was as scandalous as they come, surrounded by women, dealing in drugs, gambling, and strip clubs. When Victor moves one of his money laundering businesses across the street from his competitor, tempers flare. Ms. Jenkins is unhappy, she doesn’t miss an opportunity to let Victor know how furious she was. But when Chelsea realizes she can’t come up with the money her father owes on a loan, Chelsea is extended an offer she can’t turn down. Includes Crossover Characters from "Evenly Matched" and "Second in Command"

Download or read book The Wedding Date Bargain written by Mira Lyn Kelly and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A fun, flirty read...the perfect balance between sweet and sexy."—RT Book Reviews Sarah's to-do list: Get mani-pedi Buy killer black dress Lose virginity When Sarah Cole has two months to kill before her big move to New York, she decides it's time to take care of a few things?like the inconvenient issue of her virginity. Sarah knows the right guy for the job too: Max, the notorious ladies' man she's been crushing on since college. Two weeks of courting, and then the deed will be done. The plan is so simple. There's no way either of them would do something as silly as fall in love... The Wedding Date Series: May the Best Man Win (Book 1) The Wedding Date Bargain (Book 2) Praise for May the Best Man Win: "This page-turner has it all: fantastic characters, witty banter, and sizzling chemistry. I absolutely loved it!"—GINA L. MAXWELL, New York Times bestselling author of the Playboys in Love series "Outstanding writing, impressive characterization, and plotting that both gratifies and surprises."—Kirkus Reviews

Download or read book The Bargain Bride written by Barbara Metzger and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-11-03 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praised by Publishers Weekly for writing “Regency romance at its finest and funniest,” RITA Award-winning author Barbara Metzger presents an engaging novel of love, marriage, and seduction… It was a match made not in heaven, but in pound notes—an arranged engagement between a girl of thirteen and a lord’s prodigal son. Since then, thirteen years have passed, and as her betrothed has been sowing his wild oats, Penny has grown up, grown impatient, and grown resentful. In fact, she’s vowed never to marry the man who blighted her life and destroyed her dreams. Viscount Westfield is prepared—happily—to return the money that Penny’s father paid to secure the betrothal. It would appear that everyone is in agreement. But one look at Penny and Westfield knows he can never, ever let her go…

Download or read book The Cowboy s Bargain Bride written by Jessie Gussman and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-07-02 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Previously titled Cowboys Don't Buy Their Bride at Auction*Can love bloom between a woman who was forced to sell herself and the man who bought her to get her ranch?Roxane Peterson is up for auction. Well, her and her ranch. She knew it would be too much to hope for that the man who bought her would be more interested in her than in the property, and money, that came with her. But she's been down this road before - a marriage that isn't perfect. Her only concern now is protecting her son and making sure she keeps her independence.Boone Stryker is disillusioned and restless. Seeing a ranch, and a woman, up for auction challenges his soul and gives him a reason to live again. He risks everything he owns to win the ranch. But in order to win the lady's heart, he could lose so much more.Trigger Warning: This book contains sensitive content, not graphic, for anyone who has lost a child. It also contains a "fade to black" scene between an unmarried couple, necessary for the plot.Books in the Sweet Water Ranch Western Cowboy Romance Series: 1.The Cowboy's Best Friend2.The Cowboy's Secret Baby 3.The Cowboy's Beauty 4.The Cowboy's Best Friend's Sister5. The Cowboy's Convenient Marriage6. The Cowboy's Fairy Tale7. The Cowboy's Secret Romance8. The Cowboy's Bargain Bride9. The Cowboy's Enemy10. The Cowboy's Mistletoe Christmas11. The Cowboy's Marriage Mistake12. The Cowboy's Winning Bid

Download or read book Bargain Bride written by Iris Gower and published by Random House. This book was released on 2008 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Charlotte Mortimer loves her new job as a teacher in the local school. She takes lodgings with Justin Weatherby, a wealthy businessman with two children whose wife has died. Justin needs to marry again in order to inherit the fortune his uncle has left to him. His eye falls upon Charlotte, and she has little option but to agree.

Download or read book The Bargain Mail Order Bride written by Ruth Ann Nordin and published by Ruth Ann Nordin. This book was released on 2017-01-07 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carl Richie’s wife took delight in making him miserable, often reminding him she wished she’d married someone much more deserving. So when she dies, it's no great loss. His problems, however, are far from over. His father left him twenty acres and a stream that most likely has gold in it, but in order for him to keep the property, he must have a child. The last thing Carl wants to do is marry again, but he has no choice. So, with reluctance, he posts a mail-order bride ad. Juliet Gilbert needs to marry someone—and fast. On a whim, she answers the first mail-order bride ad that will take her to a place where her past won’t catch up with her. From the beginning, Carl makes it clear he’s not interested in love. He only wants a child, and then he’ll give her a portion of any gold he finds on his land and leave her alone to do as she wishes. Since love is the least of her concerns, she agrees as long as he never asks about her past. The two strike the bargain, and she comes out to marry him. What neither expects, however, is that bargains are far easier to make than they are to keep.

Download or read book The Wedding Bargain written by Victoria Alexander and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maximillian Wells, the Earl of Trent, couldn't believe his ears-or his eyes. Before him stood beautiful, unattainable Pandora Effington, the town's most scandalous beauty, and the fiery heiress was making him a most tantalizing offer. If he wanted to take Pandora's hand in marriage, he had to play a game of her devising-and he had no intention of losing. Most of London's eligible bachelors left Pandora cold and she longed for a true hero-a man who would do anything in his power to win her love. Maximillian's very touch sent shivers down her spine and made her dream of long nights spent in his arms. But was he willing to risk everything he held dear to prove his love?

Download or read book The Bargain written by Mary Jo Putney and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mismatched lovers and unexpected attraction catch fire in this timeless Regency romance by the New York Times bestselling author. Forced to wed to keep her inheritance, independent Lady Jocelyn Kendal finds an outrageous solution: she proposes marriage to Major David Lancaster, an officer dying from his Waterloo wounds. In return for making her his wife, she will provide for his governess sister. But after the bargain is struck and the marriage is made, the major makes a shocking, miraculous recovery. Though they agree to an annulment, such matters take time . . . time enough for David to realize he is irrevocably in love with his wife. Haunted by her past, Jocelyn refuses to trust the desire David ignites in her. She never counted on a real husband, least of all one who would entice her to be a real wife. But some bargains are made to be broken—and his skilled courtship is impossible to resist . . . Praise for Mary Jo Putney “Putney’s endearing characters and warm-hearted stories never fail to inspire and delight.” —Sabrina Jeffries “A complex maze of a story twisted with passion, violence, and redemption. Miss Putney just gets better and better.” —Nora Roberts “A gifted writer with an intuitive understanding of what makes romance work.” —Amanda Quick “No one writes historical romance better.” —Cathy Maxwell “Dynamite!” —Laura Kinsale

Download or read book The Mancini Marriage Bargain written by Trish Morey and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2022-07-01 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘It’s a bit late to start desiring a woman ten minutes before you divorce her’ He’d wed her to save her from a forced marriage to another man. Twelve years later, Paolo Mancini’s back to tell his wife, beautiful Helene Grainger, they can divorce at last. But Paolo is still the passionate and gorgeous Italian whom Helene married. When they are reunited for one last night, Paolo realises what he’s been missing — and decides that he cannot let her go!