Download or read book The Reluctant Billionaire written by Tom Quinn and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Gerald Grosvenor, sixth Duke of Westminster, died in August 2016 he was one of the world's richest men, his fortune estimated at just under £10 billion. Yet he hated his wealth and spent long periods suffering from severe depression, much of it brought on by a feeling that his whole life had been a failure and that his money had destroyed any chance of happiness. At the same time, he could be ruthless in running the business while often feeling he was only a mascot. Gerald Grosvenor came into the line of succession by mere chance – or 'rotten bad luck' as he put it. The third Duke was childless and the title passed to a cousin, who became fourth Duke in 1963 and then, when he died four years later, to his younger brother, Gerald's father, Robert Grosvenor, who lived on an island in Lough Erne where Gerald grew up. Tom Quinn interviewed the sixth Duke on a number of occasions as well as people who knew the duke socially or had at various times worked with or for him. He discovered a complex man tortured by what he saw as his failures. He was a man who longed to return to his idyllic rural childhood yet was only really happy as an adult in the company of call girls. The book looks at the long and often eccentric history of the Grosvenor family and its wealth and the complex means by which that wealth has been shielded from the taxman, as well as the bizarre life of a man who was that strangest of things: The Reluctant Billionaire.

Download or read book The Billionaire Duke written by Gina Robinson and published by Three Jays Press, LLC. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE BILLIONAIRE DUKE is book 1 of the Billionaire Duke series. She’s grudgingly willing. He’s reluctant. They’re made for each other. He's a Seattle billionaire who just inherited a British dukedom he doesn't want. She's the leading candidate for the wife he doesn't want. Can they get out of this? Do they want to? Seattle billionaire Riggins Feldhem just inherited a dukedom complete with a large British estate, a title, and the obligation to marry and produce an heir. With a woman his predecessor, the Dead Duke, has selected for him. A woman who uncomfortably stirs his jaded heart. But no one is going to force him into marriage. There has to be a way out of this mess. Haley Hamilton is young, just out of college, and looking for a hero. Riggins could give her everything. Or completely break her heart. She doesn't want to be anyone's forced duchess. But the Dead Duke, and Riggins' irresistible charm are making it impossible to resist. Scroll up and grab your copy today!

Download or read book How to Seduce a Billionaire written by Kate Carlisle and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first step…mix business with pleasure New hairdo? Makeup? A dress? Where did his efficient secretary go? Because the woman in front of Brandon Duke is not the Kelly Meredith who left on vacation two weeks ago. He is shocked—and curiously enchanted—by her transformation. She says this makeover is all part of her plan…to become more seductive. And this billionaire is just the man to give his suddenly sultry assistant a few lessons in love. He'll go slow, savor every moment and then say goodbye—as long as he can remember just who is seducing who!

Download or read book Undone by the Billionaire Duke written by Caitlin Crews and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An uptight governess wonders if she can tame her shameless boss in this contemporary romance by a USA Today–bestselling author. The brazen antics of Hugo, Duke of Grovesmoor, and the string of women to grace his bed are tabloid gold. But Eleanor Andrews, newly hired to care for the duke’s young ward, refuses to see him as anything but her boss. She desperately needs this job. No matter how gorgeous Hugo is, the stakes are simply too high . . . Well acquainted with lies and betrayal, Hugo is jaded and cynical, unconcerned with dispelling the salacious rumors about him. But there’s something about Eleanor that fires his blood, and he can’t turn down the challenge to unbutton his uptight employee!

Download or read book Duchess If You Dare written by Anabelle Bryant and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of Sarah MacLean, Vanessa Riley, and Julia London will adore this modern take on the Regency, filled with tough, empowered women meeting their matches in a sexy story from rising star Anabelle Bryant. “Delightful.” —Lenora Bell, USA Today bestselling author From the glittering ballrooms of the ton to the city’s grittiest corners, London has no shortage of wrongs in need of righting—and the Maidens of Mayhem are prepared for the challenge. United by secrecy and sisterhood, these daring woman from all walks of life aim to fight injustice wherever it takes them—even into the arms of unexpected love... Scarlett Wynn’s tragic childhood taught her that life can be cruel to women with little power. So when a local seamstress disappears, Scarlett vows to find out why. Armed with a weapon and her courage, Scarlett scours London for clues—and crosses the unlikely path of Ambrose Cross, the Duke of Aylesford, at an unlikely place: an upscale brothel. The Duke is trying to solve a mystery of his own, and Scarlett is sure they can help each other—if she can resist the attraction that draws them together . . . As Duke of Aylesford, Ambrose is duty-bound to protect his family name from scandal no matter the cost. But Scarlett’s fearless spirit forces him to look beyond his world of privilege. Scarlett is as intoxicating as she is dangerous, igniting a fire in him like no other. But when the pair learn both mysteries they’re trying to solve are tied to a string of missing women, the tangled scheme they uncover may put their lives, and their growing love, in mortal danger—and lead them to search their hearts like never before . . . “A delightful historical romance with a liberal dash of adventure, plenty of sizzling heat, and a heart of pure gold. A superb start to Bryant’s new Maidens of Mayhem series” —Lenora Bell, USA Today bestselling author “Duchess if You Dare is a fantastic read that kept me up late and has me anxiously awaiting the next book in the series.”—USA Today Bestselling Author Renee Ann Miller “Brilliant.” —Publishers Weekly

Download or read book Beneath The Lies written by Sapna Bhog and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-12 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A saga of forgotten love and second chances. How would you feel when the man you have known and loved for the last five years is not who he said he was? That everything he ever told you was all a lie.An accident changed our lives forever and now I have to bring him back to us because he doesn't remember our life, our family or us. One minute, I was just a regular girl from India married to a man she loved, and the next, my life has changed completely because I'm married to an English Duke, who doesn't remember me.My name is Aaliya Singh Talbot and I will do whatever it takes to bring my husband back from the darkness and into the light.I will make him remember no matter what I have to do!I will make him remember everything--beneath all the lies! This is Book 1 in the Forgotten Trilogy--a Duke with amnesia romance. This is a diverse romance between an Indian girl and a British Duke.

Download or read book The Billionaire Duke Club written by Gina Robinson and published by Gina Robinson. This book was released on 2019-10-30 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you like billionaire romances, and royals and aristocrats, you'll lovethe Duke Society Series! If you like old castles, a bit of mystery and intrigue, witty banter, and hot, brooding heroes, even better! Three elderly contemporary dukes meet each year in London at their club to reminisce. This year their meeting has a sense of urgency. Time is running out. In an age where the nobility is fighting to stay relevant and not be relegated to the pages of history, where many of their peers have lost their estates and seen them become discount hotels, these three are fighting to keep their estates and titles intact after their deaths. To leave a legacy. They'll use their wits and ruthlessness to bring the next generation in line and find them wives. They've never played matchmaker before, but that won't stop them from making sure their handsome, unwilling heirs marry. Nothing will. If you've already read one of the Duke Society Series romances, this is bonus material. If you haven't, it's not necessary to read it first. *Please Note—This is a prologue to the series, nota full-length novel. It's just a taste of this royal and aristocratic billionaire romance series. Maybe think of it more as a little aperitif. Or like those samples at the grocery store where you can taste a tidbit before you buy. It's a look behind the scenes at what's happened before the first book begins. Don't worry—there's plenty more to come! Praise for The Duke Society Series from readers: "Witty, charming, and suspense filled." "Hard to put down!" "I loved the characters, Bliss and Ren. It was an entertaining story with lots of unexpected twists and turns." "…a unique take on a modern-day duke and duchess novel…Ren is freaking hot!"

Download or read book Homicide at Rough Point written by Peter Lance and published by Tenacity Media Books. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cielo Drive cuts like a beautiful scar along the bottom of a V-shaped canyon in the hills of Bel Air, off of Benedict. In February, 1969, as she looked out on it from the red farmhouse at 10050 Cielo she and her husband Roman Polanski had just rented, Sharon had no way of knowing that she only had 6 months to live. On the night of August 9th, members of "The Manson Family" would invade that house and murder Sharon and three of her closest friends. But strangely, half a year earlier, she'd had a brush with a different killer. It happened after her younger sister Patti, then 11, looked across at the ominous Spanish-Moorish estate Sharon called "The Haunted House." In "Restless Souls," their remarkable memoir, Alisa Statmen and Brie Tate write that Patti then hiked down and across Cielo, walking up to No. 1436 Bella Drive. There, she encountered an open gate where white pillars bore the name: Falcon Lair. Once the home of Rudolf Valentino, it had been purchased in 1953 by the fabulously wealthy heiress Doris Duke. The wrought iron gates were open when Patti wandered inside. Suddenly, she heard, the caretaker yell, "This is private property!" Startled, she turned and lost her balance, skinning her knee, when just then, a black limo pulled in. A tinted window went down and a tall woman in back lowered her sunglasses to ask who she was. Once she ID'd herself as Patti, whose sister Sharon lived "across in the red barn," Doris knew that this wasn't just any child. She was the sibling of the hottest young star in town. So Doris snapped to the caretaker, "Stop being such an ogre and bring Patti in, so we can clean those scraps. And get me the Polanski's phone number." Later, the Duke staff was bandaging Patti's knee when Sharon arrived, "nervously chewing her lower lip" and apologizing to the blond billionaire who was the 3rd richest woman in the world behind Queen Elizabeth & Queen Juliana. But by then, Sharon Tate was Hollywood royalty herself; her husband Roman, coming off "Rosemary's Baby," was a kind of cinematic prince. So why was she nervous? What would make her bite her lip in the face of a woman whose caretaker's aggressive warning had caused her little sister to draw blood? Since Sharon was killed that summer, we'll never know. But one thing is clear: this wasn't the first time Sharon Tate had been pulled into Doris Duke's orbit. 2 1/2 years earlier, one of Sharon's closest friends, Eduardo Tirella, had been violently killed after Doris crushed him under a two-ton station wagon. At the time, all of Eduardo's friends suspected he'd been murdered. The brutal stabbing of Sharon Tate is the tragic tale of a young woman of great promise cut down in the prime of life. But the same could be said for Eduardo, whose own Hollywood career was just catching fire, when he told the possessive, heiress he was leaving her, just minutes before she ran him down outside the gates of her Newport, RI estate. Because she had the money and power, Doris Duke succeeded in effectively erasing his death from the narrative of her troubled life. For more than 50 years, the real truth behind what happened at Rough Point in 1966 has been hidden. Until now!

Download or read book When the Duke Finds His Heart written by Miriam Allenson and published by Msallenson & Associates. This book was released on 2022-05-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary romance set in England. Newbie author, Livvy Browne, is in England to unearth the last bit of research she needs to finish the book she's writing on the duke of Brompton's ancestress. The problem is the unbending duke won't let her into his private library to find it. Jack Anstruther, duke of Brompton refuses to have anything to do with Livvy since she's his hated business rival's daughter. Though she insists she wants less to do with her father than he does, he doesn't believe her. When she tries to worm her way into his life his first instinct is to send her packing.She won't go away, and now he doesn't want her to leave. There's no way the smart-mouthed American and the hot-as-sin aristocrat could ever fall in love?right?

Download or read book The Temporary Duchess written by Gina Robinson and published by Gina Robinson. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE TEMPORARY DUCHESS is book 3 of the Billionaire Duke series. This series needs to be read in order. If you haven’t read the other books, now’s a good time to go back and see what you missed. Start with THE BILLIONAIRE DUKE. Billionaire. Duke. Reluctant. American billionaire and reluctant new duke Riggins Feldhem has fallen prey to the first part of the Dead Duke's scheme and is now a married man with a beautiful new duchess. As Riggins tries to wrest control of his life back from the wily Dead Duke two things stand in his way—his growing feelings for his new wife and her growing allegiance to the Dead Duke. Can Riggins regain control of his destiny with his heart intact? The new duchess has secrets and an agenda of her own. But mostly she wants Riggins' heart and believes the Dead Duke, with his unexpected appeal, may actually be her ally. Scroll up and grab your copy today!

Download or read book Zachary Black Duke of Debauchery written by Carole Mortimer and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-09-16 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one knows how to sin quite like Zachary Black, Duke of Hawksmere. So when he finds a mysterious veiled woman hiding in his carriage, there's only one thing to do carry her to his bedchamber and find out what she wants! But coming face-to-face with beautiful Lady Georgianna Lancaster--his former love--unnerves Zachary. Maybe the best way to restore his equilibrium is to hold her captiveand turn the secrets of the past into the sins of the present!

Download or read book Duke of Manhattan written by Louise Bay and published by The Royals. This book was released on 2022-08-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My family are fighting over who's the next Duke of Fairfax. The rules say it's me-if I'm married. It's not a trade-off worth making. I could never limit myself to just one woman. Or so I thought until my world is turned upside down. Now, the only way I can save the empire I built is to inherit the title I've never wanted-so I need a wife. To take my mind off business I need a night that's all pleasure. I need to bury myself in a stranger. The skim of Scarlett King's hair over my body as she bends over . . . The scrape of her nails across my chest as she screams my name . . . The bite of her teeth on my shoulder just as we both reach the edge . . . It all helps me forget. I just didn't bargain on finding my one-night stand across the boardroom table the next day. Scarlett's making a business proposal. I've got more interest in a (fake) marriage proposal. A sexy, standalone romance. Other stand-alone books in this series. They can be read in any order. Book 1. King of Wall Street (Max and Harper) Book 2. Duke of Manhattan (Ryder & Scarlett) Book 3. The British Knight (Alexander & Violet) Book 4. The Earl of London (Logan & Darcy) Book 5. Park Avenue Prince (Sam & Grace)

Download or read book Dare to Love a Duke written by Eva Leigh and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-12-24 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named one of Amazon's Best Romances of December! For a dashing duke and the proprietress of a secret, sensual club in the London Underground, passion could lead to love… if they dare Thomas Powell, the new Duke of Northfield, knows he should be proper and principled, like his father. No more dueling, or carousing, or frequenting masked parties where Londoners indulge their wildest desires. But he’s not ready to give up his freedom just yet. The club is an escape, a place where he can forget about society and the weight of his title… and see her, the woman he’s wanted forever. Lucia—known as Amina—manages the Orchid Club, a secret society where fantasies become reality. But for Lucia, it’s strictly business, profitable enough to finance her dream: a home for the lost girls of the streets. Surrounded by lovers, she only observes, unwilling risk her future for any man. No member has ever intrigued her...until him, the masked stranger whose heated looks sear her skin. After months of suppressed longing, they dare to give in to temptation… But the late duke’s legacy comes with a shocking secret, and the scandal threatens to destroy everything Tom loves… his family, the Orchid Club, and even Lucia.

Download or read book The Duchess Contest written by Gina Robinson and published by Gina Robinson. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE DUCHESS CONTEST is book 2 of the Billionaire Duke series. This series needs to be read in order. If you haven’t read the other books, now’s a good time to go back and see what you missed. Start with THE BILLIONAIRE DUKE. I’m a billionaire. I can have anything I want. Except staying single. Seattle billionaire and reluctant new duke Riggins Feldhem's life is suddenly upended by not one contender, but two, for the role as his duchess. One has all the duchess-like credentials. But the other is gaining control of his heart. If he can't wriggle his way out of matrimony, which is the least dangerous choice? It's a British invasion. When Riggins' British fan club and a beautiful daughter of an earl arrive in Seattle, Haley Hamilton feels her shot at becoming Riggins' wife and duchess slipping away. But she isn't going to take this invasion lying down. She's going to fight…for his heart. Scroll up and grab your copy today!

Download or read book The Duke s Blackmailed Bride written by Elizabeth Lennox and published by Elizabeth Lennox. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sierra couldn’t catch a break! Every time she thought she’d gotten her life back on track, something happened to cause it to come crashing down around her. She’d paid for her father’s arrest, her mother’s death and now…now she would pay for her brother’s crimes! Marriage to Harrison Aimsworth, Duke of Selton? He was the man who knew all of her secrets! And now he was demanding that she provide him with an heir? What more could go wrong with her world? Harrison had to marry and produce an heir or he’d lose his title. And he had a very short period of time in which to accomplish that miracle. Unfortunately, the only woman who had ever affected him wouldn’t give him the time of day…until he discovered her brother stealing priceless artifacts out of his home. Now he could manipulate the situation to his benefit. The woman who had evaded him for so many years would finally be his!

Download or read book The Billionaire s Dirty Network Series written by Michelle Love and published by Blessings For All SC. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this bad boy billionaire romance collection. Settle in for these three full-length standalone romances full of men who take charge in the boardroom and the bedroom! Don't miss this set of hot Bad Boy billionaire bosses waiting to be found out! Book One: Dirty News: A Bad Boy Billionaire Romance (Dirty Network Book 1) One job, two opponents, and one hell of an attraction between them... Why'd he have to be so manly, rugged, and inviting? Why'd there have to be that stupid no dating rule within the staff at WOLF? And why couldn't I turn my hormones off and be the professional I needed to be? I knew the answer to the last question. How could anyone turn off something so hot? When he touched me, it left my flesh sizzling. When our lips met for the first time, I knew I was done for. He had me right from the start. Took me higher than I knew was possible. My body was his, at his mercy, and he gave none. But our jobs might cost us the passion we'd found. Would we really let that happen? Book Two: Beautiful Assistant: A Christmas Romance (Dirty Network Book 2) I'd made the rules, so whose business would it be if I decided to change them ... From the moment we met, I knew she was something special. Everything about her pulled me in; she was my gravity. Purity and innocence blended with wisdom and clarity to make up her unique presence. She was one of a kind, in more ways than one. My fantasies about her were enough to turn me into a man I never knew I could be. The pleasure would be endless when we finally gave ourselves to each other. But forever isn't a promise that is easily made.And she wanted forever or nothing at all, making me wait and wonder if we would ever be more than just a boss and his assistant. Book Three: Dirty Desires: A Bad Boy Billionaire Romance (Dirty Network Book 3) Lost love can be hard to overcome, but maybe she can help me find my way back again... Her backside is what first caught my attention. Round, firm, plump, juicy. Those are the words that ran through my mind when I first saw her bent over the table in front of me. For a couple of years, she'd filled my fantasies, and now she was filling my dreams too. But someone else had lived in my dreams for a long time. I didn't want her knocking that person out of my life forever. Pushing her away seemed impossible. No matter how hard I tried, my arms kept pulling her back to me. And just when I was able to let it all go, it all came crashing down on me again. Had I been cursed? Doomed to live life without love? Or could she break that spell? Keywords: Billionaire romance, bad boy, new adult, instalove, age gap romance, alpha male, new adult romance, steamy romance, age gap romance older man younger woman, sweet romance, romantic novels, love, action, adventure, sexually romantic books, hot, alpha hero, contemporary romance, guaranteed HEA, no cliffhangers, sweet romance, love books, love stories.

Download or read book At the Billionaire s Wedding written by Maya Rodale and published by The Lady Authors. This book was released on 2014-11-10 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bad Boy Billionaire is getting married... A stately home in the English countryside seems the ideal place for a bad boy billionaire and his bride to tie the knot. Until the Internet fails. And the oven breaks. And paparazzi invade. And police crash the bachelorette party. And four unlikely couples discover that passion never waits for perfection, and happily ever after is just an “I do” away. "Deliciously sexy… A trip to the contemporary side of romance with historical flare." Catherine Bybee, New York Times best selling author of the Weekday Bride Series The Best Laid Planner by Miranda Neville Arwen Kilpatrick gets her big break when she’s hired to organize the wedding of an old friend—to a billionaire. Arwen doesn’t have time for romance, not even with the sexy hotel handyman, Harry Compton. But putting on the wedding of the year means dealing with one surprise after another, including the discovery that Harry is so much more than he seems. Will You Be My Wi-Fi? by Caroline Linden All Natalie Corcoran wants is peace and quiet while she writes her cookbook. The lavish wedding party at the hotel next door is driving her crazy—especially the sexy lawyer who wants her wi-fi password. But Archer Quinn is swamped with work and will do anything to convince her to take a chance on him… first with her wi-fi, then with her friendship, and then with more. But he only has a week to persuade her they'll be scrumptious together… The Day It Rained Books by Katharine Ashe Swept away by a mysterious benefactor to the wedding of the year, librarian Cali Blake is living a fairytale. The only thing missing is Prince Charming. Instead the guests include the last man she wants to see—her archenemy, millionaire playboy Piers Prescott. Piers is determined to conquer Cali’s resistance to him, and he’ll stop at nothing to have her. As long as she can remember it’s just for one week, could he be the perfect wedding fling? That Moment When You Fall In Love by Maya Rodale Sassy reporter Roxanna Lane might be falling for her date, sexy media mogul Damien Knightly, who just happens to be her boss. But he ruins everything by asking her to report on her best friend’s wedding. Damien Knightly is definitely falling for Roxanna, but thanks to an impulsive wager he must choose between losing the crown jewel of his media empire...or the woman he loves.