Download or read book Heiress Apparently Daughters of the Dynasty written by Diana Ma and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The epic first novel in a sweeping series following the romantic lives and intrigues of the fictionalized descendants of a Chinese empress—now in paperback! Behind every great family lies a great secret. There’s one rule in Gemma Huang’s family: Never, under any circumstances, set foot in Beijing. But when Gemma, an aspiring actress, lands her first break—a lead role in an update of M. Butterfly, which just so happens to be filming in the Chinese capital—Gemma heads to LAX without looking back. It’s an amazing opportunity for her burgeoning career, and she’ll get to work with her idol. Of course, there’s also the chance of discovering just exactly why she’s been forbidden from entering the city in the first place. When Gemma arrives in Beijing, she’s instantly mobbed by paparazzi at the airport. She quickly realizes she may as well be the twin of Alyssa Chua, one of the most notorious young socialites in Beijing. Thus kicks off a season of revelations and romance in which Gemma uncovers a legacy her parents have spent their lives protecting her from—one her mother would conceal at any cost.

Download or read book The Unfit Heiress written by Audrey Clare Farley and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2021 BY THE NEW YORK POST AND BOOK RIOT NAMED A BEST TRUE CRIME BOOK OF 2021 BY CRIMEREADS For readers of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and The Phantom of Fifth Avenue, "a sensational story told with nuance and humanity" (Susannah Cahalan, #1 New York Times bestselling author) about the sordid court battle between Ann Cooper Hewitt and her socialite mother. At the turn of the twentieth century, emboldened American women began to seek passion and livelihood outside the home. This alarmed authorities, who feared "over-sexed" women could destroy civilization, either by crossing the color line or passing their evident defects on to their children. Set against this backdrop, The Unfit Heiress chronicles the fight for inheritance between Ann Cooper Hewitt and her socialite mother Maryon, who had her daughter sterilized without her knowledge. A sensational court case ensued, and powerful eugenicists saw an opportunity to restrict reproductive rights in America for decades to come. This riveting story unfolds through the brilliant research of Audrey Clare Farley, who captures the interior lives of these women on the pages and poses questions that remain relevant today: What does it mean to be "unfit" for motherhood? How do racial anxieties continue to influence who does and does not reproduce? In the battle for reproductive rights, can we forgive those who side against us? And can we forgive our mothers if they are the ones who inflict the deepest wounds?

Download or read book From Single Mom to Secret Heiress written by Kristi Gold and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where there's a will, there's a secret... When Hannah Armstrong opens the door to find a cowboy on her porch, her jaw drops--and not just because he's beyond handsome. Apparently she's heir to the Lassiter fortune. If Logan Whittaker, cowboy-turned-attorney, can help her uncover the truth about her biological father, why say no--at least for her daughter Cassie's sake? With Hannah tucked away at his ranch house, Logan longs to turn their business affairs into something more personal. Except Hannah has enough dark family secrets to cope with--and Logan's own past could spell trouble just as things are really heating up....

Download or read book The heiress of Haughton or The mother s secret by the author of Emilia Wyndham written by Anne Marsh- Caldwell and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Heiress of Haughton Or The Mother s Secret written by Anne Marsh-Caldwell and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Norine s Revenge and Sir Noel Heir s written by May Agnes Fleming and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-18 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Norine's Revenge and Sir Noel Heir's by May Agnes Fleming

Download or read book Heir to the Crescent Moon written by Sufiya Abdur-Rahman and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From age five, Sufiya Abdur-Rahman, the daughter of two Black Power–era converts to Islam, feels drawn to the faith even as her father, a devoted Muslim, introduces her to and, at the same time, distances her from it. Abdur-Rahman’s father and mother abandoned their Harlem mosque before she was born and divorced when she was twelve. Forced apart from her father—her portal into Islam—she yearns to reconnect with the religion and, through it, reconnect with him. In Heir to the Crescent Moon, Abdur-Rahman’s longing to comprehend her father’s complicated relationship with Islam leads her first to recount her own history, and then delves into her father’s past. She journeys from the Christian righteousness of Adam Clayton Powell Jr.’s 1950s Harlem, through the Malcolm X–inspired college activism of the late 1960s, to the unfulfilled potential of the early 1970s Black American Muslim movement. Told at times with lighthearted humor or heartbreaking candor, Abdur-Rahman’s story of adolescent Arabic lessons, fasting, and Muslim mosque, funeral, and Eid services speaks to the challenges of bridging generational and cultural divides and what it takes to maintain family amidst personal and societal upheaval. She weaves a vital tale about a family: Black, Muslim, and distinctly American.

Download or read book King s Christmas Heir written by Lynne Graham and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2024-09-23 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The king has an heir, but does he have a queen? A hidden baby royal romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Lynne Graham, part of The Stefanos Legacy series! Last Christmas, he stole her heart… Now, she’ll give him his heir! When kind-hearted Lara rescued Gaetano in a blizzard, she never imagined within weeks she’d be saying “I do” to the man with no memory. Or that when his true identity as future king is revealed, it would rip their passionate marriage apart… Reeling from his shock ascension to the throne, Gaetano was forced to prioritize his country. He didn’t know Lara was already pregnant with a royal secret! Now, there’s no way that Gaetano will let his son go…but can he convince his queen to stay? Previously published. From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. Read all The Stefanos Legacy books: Book 1: Promoted to the Greek's Wife Book 2: The Heirs His Housekeeper Carried Book 3: The King's Christmas Heir

Download or read book The Lost Heir written by L. M. Standiford and published by L. M. Standiford. This book was released on 2023-03-17 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aria is a slave. Sold at the age of three, she knows of work that wear to the bone and the cruelty of men in power. Katia is the daughter of the beloved King Dagon and the sole surviving heir to the throne of Lothlin. A throne that now holds an usurper. When Aria is visited by a man from her forgotten past who reveals the truth of her parentage, she has the choice to remain unknown or to fight for what is hers by blood and step into the role of Katia: the lost heir

Download or read book The Heiress s Homecoming The Bride Ship written by Regina Scott and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-06-11 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don’t miss these fan favorite stories from award-winning author Regina Scott! The Heiress’s Homecoming To keep her cherished childhood home, Samantha Everard must marry by her twenty-fifth birthday. Yet she refuses to marry on a whim, not even to save her fortune. When she returns to Dallsten Manor to say goodbye, the last person she expects to see is her handsome, disapproving neighbor William Wentworth, Earl of Kendrick. Will is certain the scandalous Everard family is nothing but trouble. He shouldn’t care about Samantha’s predicament, but her feistiness and kindheartedness intrigue him—as does her refusal to wed. He wants to help, especially when he perceives the threat that surrounds her. Soon his greatest wish is to persuade Samantha that her true home is with him. The Bride Ship What was his brother’s widow—his first love—doing on a ship full of prospective brides headed out west? Clay Howard had been tasked with escorting the Boston belle home but he didn’t anticipate Allegra being so strong-willed—or that he’d wind up traveling with her just to keep her from leaving without him! Allegra Banks Howard isn’t going to let Clay interfere with her plans for a new life with her daughter on the frontier. True, Allegra needs his wilderness savvy, but if Clay thinks he can rekindle what they once shared, he had better think again. Because risking her heart for a second chance at being his bride isn’t something she’ll undertake lightly….

Download or read book Pregnant with the Tycoon s Heir written by Elizabeth Lennox and published by Elizabeth Lennox. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncontrollable passions have unintended consequences. When Naya Banks stepped into the bar to meet her friends, never in her wildest imaginings could she have conjured up a man as powerfully attractive as Pierce Danilov! She tries to resist the intense attraction she feels for the man, but Naya has something to prove. And prove it she did! But what should have been just one night of passion, leaves Naya with something more! Alone and terrified, Naya isn’t sure what to do about her unexpected pregnancy. That’s when she realized that her company, her one source of security, was now owned by none other than Pierce Danilov! How was she to tell him that their one night of passion had resulted in such a monumental change in their status?

Download or read book The Heiress s Homecoming written by Regina Scott and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terms of the Will To keep her cherished childhood home, Samantha Everard must marry by her twenty-fifth birthday. Yet she refuses to marry on a whim, not even to save her fortune. When she returns to Dallsten Manor to say goodbye, the last person she expects to see is her handsome, disapproving neighbor William Wentworth, Earl of Kendrick. Will is certain the scandalous Everard family is nothing but trouble. He shouldn't care about Samantha's predicament, but her feistiness and kindheartedness intrigue him—as does her refusal to wed. He wants to help, especially when he perceives the threat that surrounds her. Soon his greatest wish is to persuade Samantha that her true home is with him.

Download or read book The Heir written by Barbara Taylor Bradford and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2007-10-30 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the age of thirty-three, Edward Deravenel, having survived harrowing years of betrayal, threats from ruthless enemies, countless lovers, and a war that ravaged his country, is finally king of his company. It's 1918, an influenza pandemic is sweeping the country, and Edward has a family and a business to protect. He must thread his way between his loyal brother, Richard, and his treacherous middle brother, George, an alcoholic bent on self-destruction . . . but not before he tries to ruin Edward and his good name. Meanwhile, the wrath of his ever-jealous wife, Elizabeth, is reaching a boiling point as suspicions about Edward's relationships with other women arise. Politics of inheritance are intense, and different family factions vie for honor over the years. An heir is needed to keep the Deravenel name alive, but tragedy and death remain obstacles at every turn. The choices include a loyal caretaker, a jealous rumormonger, a charming young woman, a sickly boy, and the scion of the family Edward ousted from power years before. Barbara Taylor Bradford triumphs once again with a novel about passion, treachery, marriage, and family, and the compromises we're forced to make for power and love.

Download or read book Frederick s Heir written by Joan Clark and published by Author House. This book was released on 2004-09-08 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the 19th century and inspired by Edith Whartons women who were not passive victims of their lives, Fredericks Heir is the story of two girls who defy the conventions of convent school and parties, the social system of Paris. Fredrica Navarreau, known as Rica, tries to live up to her grandfathers expectations. Preparing to inherit his shipping company she tries to learn about the ships and cargo ledgers, activities far outside the constrictions of her French familys position. Unable to understand her desire to use her mind her grandfather diverts her attention with the celebration of the opening of the Suez Canal and a trip to the Far East. Celine Rabut, inchanted by the theatre and theatre people, begins studying acting in Paris. She lives in the Navarreau home while Rica is away and tries to help the family during the Prussian War. On her return Rica is dispatched to London to marry the son of family friends. The young women fee to New York where Celines career slowly grows as her parts become more important. Rica, fearing she has alienated her family, returns to Paris to find her grandfather has died and someone has snatched her inheritance.

Download or read book Heir of Amber and Fire written by Rachanee Lumayno and published by Miss Lana Media. This book was released on 2021-03-12 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2024 Spring PenCraft Seasonal Book Award for Best Young Adult - Fantasy/ Sci-Fi They're only huge, scary, fire breathing creatures. Seriously, is that any reason to be afraid of a dragon? When my father the king announced my upcoming political wedding, it uncovered family secrets I never knew existed and forced me to go on the run. Now I, Princess Jennica of Calia, am not only trying to escape my arranged marriage, but am hoping to figure out the truth of my heritage. Because my dear father may not be what he seems. To learn the mysteries of my past, I'll have to team up with a group of ragtag mercenaries. Including a handsome dragon Seeker whose surliness can't stop me from being drawn to him despite myself. They're taking me to the dragon who once kidnapped my mother, and who hopefully has the answers I seek. Because I'm running out of time to save my kingdom. And in order to save my kingdom, I might have to betray my new friends. Journey to the Gifted Lands, a fantasy world of seven kingdoms, each known for their own unique power or ability. Heir of Amber and Fire is the first book in the Kingdom Legacy series set in this magical world.

Download or read book A Deal to Carry the Italian s Heir written by Tara Pammi and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2019-12-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her scandalous baby bargain! With her chances of finally having a family in jeopardy, Neha’s taking drastic action! Approaching billionaire Leonardo Brunetti with her outrageous request to father her child by IVF is step one. Step two? Ignoring her deep desire for the alluring Italian! Leo is the ideal choice because he doesn’t do romantic attachments. His parents’ less than stellar example cemented that. And the last thing Neha needs is yet another man dictating her life. Her terms are straightforward, until Leo turns the tables by showing Neha how pleasurable indulging her desire can be...

Download or read book The Cost of Claiming His Heir written by Michelle Smart and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One night leads to life-changing consequences in this gripping pregnancy romance from Harlequin Presents author Michelle Smart. Argentina’s most desirable playboy: Polo star, billionaire…father? Blindsided by a shocking family secret, Emiliano Delgado spends a desperate, wildly passionate night with temporary dog sitter Becky Aldridge. But as he’s cursing himself for breaching his boundaries, Becky has life-changing news… A marriage proposal from Emiliano to claim his heir is totally unexpected. And everything independent Becky doesn’t want, no matter if she’s carrying his child or how intensely he tempts her. She has her own terms for becoming a family: if his heart stays off-limits, so does she! From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. Read all of The Delgado Inheritance books! Book 1: The Billionaire’s Cinderella Contract Book 2: The Cost of Claiming His Heir