Download or read book MARRY ME TONIGHT written by Marisa Carroll and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-07-16 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keep Your Love For Eternity For generations, couples have been coming to Eternity, Massachusetts, to exchange wedding vows. Legend has it that those married in Eternity's chapel are destined for a lifetime of happiness. And the townsfolk are more than willing to help keep the legend intact. Eternity…where dreams can come true. Bronwyn Powell is an expert on weddings. For years she's helped couples plan their big day—taking care of all the details and ironing out last-minute problems. She's held the hands of countless brides—and quite a few grooms—when wedding jitters threatened to overcome them. Now it's time to plan her own. Everybody in Eternity knows that Bronwyn and Ryan Mears—the prospective groom—belong together. But only Bronwyn knows why she can't set the date.

Download or read book Marry Me written by John Updike and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marry Me is subtitled “A Romance” because, in the author’s words, “people don’t act like that anymore.” The time is 1962, and the place is a fiefdom of Camelot called Greenwood, Connecticut. Jerry Conant and Sally Mathias are in love and want to get married, though they already are married to others. A diadem of five symmetrical chapters describes the course of their affair as it flickers off and on, and as their spouses react, in a tentative late-summer atmosphere of almost-last chances. For this is, as Jerry observes, “the twilight of the old morality, and there’s just enough to torment us, and not enough to hold us in.”

Download or read book Marry Me Again Please written by Story freak and published by Singapore New Reading Technology Pte Ltd. This book was released on with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Landon Mikaelson knew he made a terrible mistake when he let his wife out the door and out of his life permanently. It was supposed to be an arranged marriage between the both of them. A deal to act like a married couple for a year and a half but circumstances began to pave way for mutual feelings he didn't want. So he divorced her and let her go which turned his life around for the worse but something takes him to her door and making him plead for a second chance,a secret kept by her that changed their lives forever. What is it??. Well find out yourself.

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Download or read book Wedding of the Century Marry Me contemporary romance series Book 1 written by Patricia McLinn and published by Craig Place Books. This book was released on 2016-10-13 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ❤ Their botched wedding is only the start of their storybook romance. ❤ Annette Trevetti felt like a modern-day Cinderella as she walked down the aisle towards her first love and the heir to a small fortune. But her wedding day screeched to a halt when an extremely pregnant woman crashed the ceremony claiming Annette’s Prince Charming was the father. Devastated, Annette shakes off the dust of Tobias, Wisconsin, and starts a climb to build her own successful business. But when her brother gets injured on the job, she immediately returns to help him . . . even though it risks exposing the feelings she still harbors for the man who broke her heart. Single dad Steve Corbett's biggest regret is tied up with his greatest joy – his daughter. Now Annette’s homecoming seven years after she left him at the altar, makes him realize his love for her hasn't changed one bit. And if his matchmaking daughter, their one-of-a-kind elderly relative, and a circle of friends have it their way, they'd pick the romance up where it left off. It’s not that easy. Working alongside Annette to help with her brother's construction project, Steve senses the flicker of their old flame. But he knows it will take a lot of sweat and tears to rebuild the crumbling trust for a second chance at happily ever after. With years and heartache between them, can Annette and Steve learn to have faith in each other and rebuild a new future together in this first book in the Marry Me series. If you like fiery chemistry, precocious children, quirky matchmakers, and emotional journeys of the heart, you'll love USA Today bestseller Patricia McLinn's small-town romance about second chances. Wedding of the Century is a contemporary small-town romance about second chances. For readers of Catherina Maura, L. Steele, Melanie Harlow, Connie Dave, Nikki Lynn Barrett, Monique McDonnell, Holly Cortelyou, Juliet Sobanet, T L Swann. If you like fiery chemistry, precocious children, quirky matchmakers, romantic comedy and emotional feel-good journeys of the heart, then you’ll love USA Today bestselling author Patricia McLinn’s small-town romance. Praise for Wedding of the Century "So good that I read the whole book all the way through at one sitting. The characters were in-depth and honest." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Some spicy moments, some real twists and turns. A real page turner. I can't wait to read the rest of the series. Excellent!” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A real delight to read. 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Download or read book Pinch Me written by Adena Halpern and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-07-19 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LILY MARRIED THE MAN OF HER DREAMS.THEN SHE WOKE UP. “Never marry a man unless he’s short, bald, fat, stupid, and treats you badly.” That is the advice that twenty-nine-year-old Lily Burns has heard her entire life from her grandmother Dolly and her mother, Selma. Despite this, when she meets Gogo, the handsome, successful pediatrician who treats her like a queen, she has no choice but to let her heart take over. When she agrees to marry him, Dolly and Selma are inconsolable. They decide it’s time to tell her the truth: their family is cursed. If she marries for love, there will be unimaginable consequences. Nevertheless, Lily and Gogo elope. Unable to believe her good fortune, Lily asks Gogo to pinch her—to make sure all this isn’t just a dream. The moment he does, Lily finds herself transported back to the house she lived in when she was single. Gogo is gone. When Lily tracks him down, she finds that he’s married to someone else and has no memory of her. In this modern fairy tale, Lily must find a way to break the curse and turn her nightmare back into a dream come true.

Download or read book Escaping to America written by Tom Slade and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-08-05 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Certain regions of England were ravaged by disease, unemployment, and poverty in the early 1600s. A shipbuilder in Southampton struggled financially but lived out his dreamaEUR"to build one more ship that would travel to a new world and deliver nearly a hundred people, most of them peasants, to a land called America, a place where they could escape from the iron rule of the king and the dictates of the Church of England. After surviving a tortuous two-month journey across three thousand miles of ocean, the weary passengers finally stepped off the ship named Trinity, felt solid earth beneath their feet, and, after giving thanks to God for their safe arrival, set about establishing a system of self-governance and the building of a new settlement.

Download or read book A Handful of Sand written by Mary Louise McCaffrey and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The historical background is woven into the novel with ease.made me want to study Mexican history again." -Leonard Tourney, Author of Time's Fool "A Handful of Sand has powerful characters and a historical sweep. McCaffrey is a gifted storyteller." -Bill Johnson, Author of A Story Is A Promise "This gripping story of love and war offers twists, turns, and suspense. Well written. Powerful." -Bonnie Hearn Hill, Author of Double Exposure, Killer Body, Intern A Latino Gone With The Wind occurring in Mexico at the same time as the United States civil war. Mexican patriots, Miguel and Isabella, a charismatic Juarista colonel and a fiery aristocrat, star-crossed lovers of different caste on opposite sides of a violent class struggle and repulse of a French invasion, fight for their country and against prejudice, each in their own way. Isabella, independent in a male-dominated society, betrays her father and class to give covert aid to Juarista guerrillas. Her clandestine love affair with Miguel is a maze of secrets, lies, and subplots with the intrigue and suspense of a mystery woven into tumultuous Mexican history. A dramatic twist leads to a poignant ending.

Download or read book Curley written by James A. Bryant and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2004 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curley is a novel based on the life of Russell Norris, a Cherokee Indian from the Qualla Boundary reservation in Western North Carolina. Traveling and working in the Depression-era south, Russell is forced to confront racism and his own battle with alcoholism. Ultimately, this is a story of courage, hope and redemption.

Download or read book Theatre Magazine written by W. J. Thorold and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Gates of Doom written by Rafael Sabatini and published by Endymion Press. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depend above all on Pauncefort', announced King James, 'his loyalty is dependable as steel. He is with us body and soul and to the last penny of his fortune.' So when Pauncefort does indeed face bankruptcy after the collapse of the South Sea Company, the king's supreme confidence now seems rather foolish. And as Pauncefort's thoughts turn to gambling, moneylenders and even marriage to recover his debts, will he be able to remain true to the end? And what part will his friend and confidante, Captain Gaynor, play in his destiny?

Download or read book Rafael Sabatini Complete Works written by Rafael Sabatini and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 12672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique and meticulously edited collection of Rafael Sabatini's complete works includes: Scaramouche Series:_x000D_ Scaramouche_x000D_ Scaramouche the King-Maker_x000D_ Captain Blood Series:_x000D_ Captain Blood_x000D_ Captain Blood Returns_x000D_ The Fortunes of Captain Blood_x000D_ Novels:_x000D_ The Lovers of Yvonne_x000D_ The Tavern Knight_x000D_ Bardelys the Magnificent_x000D_ The Trampling of the Lilies_x000D_ Love-at-Arms_x000D_ The Shame of Motley_x000D_ St. Martin's Summer_x000D_ Mistress Wilding_x000D_ The Lion's Skin_x000D_ The Strolling Saint_x000D_ The Gates of Doom_x000D_ The Sea Hawk_x000D_ The Snare_x000D_ Fortune's Fool_x000D_ The Carolinian_x000D_ Bellarion the Fortunate_x000D_ The Nuptials of Corbal_x000D_ The Hounds of God_x000D_ The Romantic Prince_x000D_ The King's Minion_x000D_ The Black Swan_x000D_ The Stalking Horse_x000D_ Venetian Masque_x000D_ Chivalry_x000D_ The Lost King_x000D_ The Sword of Islam_x000D_ The Marquis of Carabas_x000D_ Columbus_x000D_ King in Prussia_x000D_ The Gamester_x000D_ Short Stories:_x000D_ The Justice of the Duke:_x000D_ The Honour of Varano_x000D_ The Test_x000D_ Ferrante's jest_x000D_ Gismondi's wage_x000D_ The Snare_x000D_ The Lust of Conquest_x000D_ The pasquinade_x000D_ The Banner of the Bull:_x000D_ The Urbinian_x000D_ The Perugian_x000D_ The Venetian_x000D_ Turbulent Tales:_x000D_ The Kneeling Cupid_x000D_ By Ancient Custom_x000D_ The Scapulary_x000D_ The Remedy_x000D_ The Constable of Chard_x000D_ The Catchpoll_x000D_ Loaded Dices_x000D_ Casanova's Alibi_x000D_ The Open Door_x000D_ The Lord of Time_x000D_ The Death-mask_x000D_ The Alchemical Egg_x000D_ The Ghost of Tronjolly_x000D_ The Luck of Capoulade_x000D_ The Passport_x000D_ The Recoil_x000D_ Other Stories:_x000D_ The Red Mask_x000D_ The Curate and the Actress_x000D_ The Fool's Love Story_x000D_ The Sacrifice_x000D_ The Spiritualist_x000D_ Mr. Dewbury's Consent_x000D_ The Baker of Rousillon_x000D_ Wirgman's Theory_x000D_ The Abduction_x000D_ Monsieur Delamort_x000D_ The Foster Lover_x000D_ The Blackmailer_x000D_ The Justice of the Duke_x000D_ The Ordeal_x000D_ The Tapestried Room_x000D_ The Wedding Gift_x000D_ The Camisade_x000D_ In Destiny's Clutch_x000D_ The Kings Messenger_x000D_ The Vicomte's Wager_x000D_ Sword and Mitre_x000D_ The Dupes_x000D_ The Malediction_x000D_ The Red Owl_x000D_ Out of the Dice Box_x000D_ The Marquis' Coach_x000D_ Tommy_x000D_ The Lottery Ticket_x000D_ Drama:_x000D_ The Tyrant_x000D_ Historical Works:_x000D_ The Life of Cesare Borgia_x000D_ Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition_x000D_ The Historical Nights' Entertainment – First Series_x000D_ The Historical Nights' Entertainment – Second Series _x000D_ The Historical Nights' Entertainment – Third Series

Download or read book Delphi Collected Works of Rafael Sabatini Illustrated written by Rafael Sabatini and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2016-01-23 with total page 6230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rafael Sabatini achieved international fame with swashbuckling tales of romance and adventure, as featured in the bestselling novels ‘Scaramouche’ and ‘Captain Blood’. Fuelled by his passion for history and storytelling genius, Sabatini produced a large and diverse body of works. This comprehensive eBook presents the most complete edition possible of Sabatini’s works in the US, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Sabatini’s life and works* Concise introductions to the famous novels and other texts* 15 novels, with individual contents tables* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the texts* Rare short story collections, often missed out of collections, including THE JUSTICE OF THE DUKE* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories* Easily locate the tales you want to read* Includes Sabatini’s play and non-fiction* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: due to US copyright restrictions, novels published after 1922 cannot appear in this edition. When new texts become available in your public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The NovelsTHE LOVERS OF YVONNETHE TAVERN KNIGHTBARDELYS THE MAGNIFICENTTHE TRAMPLING OF THE LILIESLOVE-AT-ARMSTHE SHAME OF MOTLEYST. MARTIN’S SUMMERMISTRESS WILDINGTHE LION’S SKINTHE STROLLING SAINTTHE GATES OF DOOMTHE SEA HAWKTHE SNARESCARAMOUCHECAPTAIN BLOOD The Short Story CollectionsTHE JUSTICE OF THE DUKETHE BANNER OF THE BULLMISCELLANEOUS SHORT STORIES The Short StoriesLIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDERLIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The PlayTHE TYRANT The Non-FictionTHE LIFE OF CESARE BORGIATORQUEMADA AND THE SPANISH INQUISITION: A HISTORYTHE HISTORICAL NIGHTS’ ENTERTAINMENT: SERIES 1THE HISTORICAL NIGHTS’ ENTERTAINMENT: SERIES 2 Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Download or read book The Greatest Works of Rafael Sabatini written by Rafael Sabatini and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2021-05-07 with total page 6640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Musaicum Books presents to you this unique Rafael Sabatini collection, formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Novels: Scaramouche Captain Blood The Lovers of Yvonne The Tavern Knight Bardelys the Magnificent The Trampling of the Lilies Love-at-Arms The Shame of Motley St. Martin's Summer Mistress Wilding The Lion's Skin The Strolling Saint The Gates of Doom The Sea Hawk The Snare Fortune's Fool The Carolinian Short Stories: The Justice of the Duke: The Honour of Varano The Test Ferrante's jest Gismondi's wage The Snare The Lust of Conquest The pasquinade The Banner of the Bull: The Urbinian The Perugian The Venetian Other Stories: The Red Mask The Curate and the Actress The Fool's Love Story The Sacrifice The Spiritualist Mr. Dewbury's Consent The Baker of Rousillon Wirgman's Theory The Abduction Monsieur Delamort The Foster Lover The Blackmailer The Justice of the Duke The Ordeal The Tapestried Room The Wedding Gift The Camisade In Destiny's Clutch The Vicomte's Wager Sword and Mitre The Dupes The Malediction The Red Owl Out of the Dice Box The Marquis' Coach Tommy The Lottery Ticket The Duellist's Wife The Ducal Rival The Siege of Savigny The Locket The Devourer of Hearts The Matamorphasis of Colin Annabel's Wager The Act of The Captain of the Guard The Copy Hunter Sequestration Gismondi's Wage Playing with Fire The Scourge Intelligence The Night of Doom The Driver of the Hearse The Plague of Ghosts The Risen Dead The Bargain Kynaston's Reckoning Duroc The Poachers The Opportunist The Sentimentalist Casanova's Alibi The Augmentation of Mercury The Priest of Mars The Oracle Under the Leads The Rooks and the Hawk The Polish Duel Casanova in Madrid The Outlaw of Falkensteig D'Aubeville's Enterprise The Nuptials of Lindenstein The Outlaw and the Lady The Jealousy of Delventhal The Shriving of Felsheim Loaded Dice Of What Befel at Bailienochy After Worcester Field The Chancellor's Daughter… Historical Works: The Life of Cesare Borgia Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition The Historical Nights' Entertainment – 1st and 2nd Series

Download or read book Married for the Sheikh s Duty written by Tara Pammi and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A matchmaking mistake leads to a playboy sheikh’s last temptation in this novel of smoking-hot sensuality from the author of The Unwanted Conti Bride. Thanks to a recent scandalous exposé, the damage to Sheikh Zayn Al-Ghamdi’s reputation is threatening his family’s future. So when fiercely independent Amalia Christensen has the gall to blackmail him with further ruination to ensure her innocent brother’s freedom, Zayn chooses to keep his enemies close . . . and make Amalia his temporary fiancée! Zayn’s only duty is to his country. He can’t allow himself any emotional ties. But the hunger Amalia unleashes in him soon tempts the playboy sheikh to take their relationship from business to the bedroom . . .

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Download or read book Patterns written by Leslie Linson and published by Author House. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patterns is a romantic thriller about a beautiful young woman who is terrorized by menacing phone calls from a stranger. He claims that he wants to see her dead. The woman meets a handsome and dedicated detective when he and his skeptical partner answer her fearful call for help. Immediately, she and Detective Joe Daniels experience a mutual attraction which isn't fulfilled until they meet again by coincidence. Despite the terror of the situation, they fall deeply in love. Joe works passionately to locate the maniac before he can get to the woman he has given his heart to. Mounting suspense and passion will keep the readers on the edge of their seats, right up to the surprise ending.