Download or read book The Chaperon Bride written by Nicola Cornick and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2009-05-06 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Always The Chaperon And Never The Bride... At least, that's the way it was for Lady Annis Wyncherley. If this young widow was to remain as chaperon to society's misses, there could be no hint of scandal attached to her name. Rakes and romance were strictly off-limits, most especially a rogue like the handsome Lord Adam Ashwick! But that proved nearly impossible when Adam made his daughter's chaperon the subject of his relentless seduction. Adam knew any attention from him could destroy Lady Wyncherley's fine reputation. But he was powerless to control the strong desires she aroused in him. And all too soon this reformed rogue was hell-bent on convincing a very stubborn Annis to become his chaperon bride....
Download or read book Marriage written by Hunjia Juan and published by ATF Press. This book was released on 2017-07-20 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is one of Chinese Folklore Culture Series, which introduces the performance and evolution process of marriage customs of different nationalities in China by telling vivid historical allusions, legends and folktales. The author would like to draw a whole picture of the culture of Chinese traditional marriage with the sequences of traditional marriage customs.
Download or read book The Chaperon s Seduction written by Sarah Mallory and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ten thousand pounds to whoever can seduce the heiress by Michaelmas!" Even for dissolute rake Richard Arrandale, this latest bet is outrageously scandalous. But Richard doesn't care—until he meets the heiress's charming chaperon and the stakes are raised even higher! Widowed Lady Phyllida Tatham is no longer the shy, plain creature she once was. She's determined to protect her beautiful stepdaughter, but there's one suitor—with the worst kind of reputation—who seems more interested in seducing her. Who will come out on top in this winner-takes-all game? The Infamous Arrandales Scandal is their destiny!
Download or read book The World of the Swahili written by John Middleton and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Swahili of East Africa have a long and distinctive history as a literate, Muslim, urban, and mercantile society. This book presents an anthropological account of the Swahili and offers an original analysis of their little-understood and unusual culture.
Download or read book The Penniless Bride written by Nicola Cornick and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2009-05-06 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lord Robert Selborne intended to kiss the chimney sweep's daughter for luck at his cousin's wedding...not marry her! But of all the ladies assembled, she was the only one who captured his interest. And unless she became his wife in name only, he would forfeit his inheritance.... Having been raised by a brutal father on the London streets, Jemima Jewell had few illusions about life and love. Until Rob's lips met hers in a soul-stirring kiss and he impulsively made her his wife. And his penniless bride now hoped her love would provide Rob with a fortune far greater than the one he sought....
Download or read book The Chaperone Bride written by Nicola Cornick and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lady Annis Wycherley may be feisty, but she is a chaperon to society misses and her reputation is first class. For her, rakes and romance are strictly off limits--most especially irresistible rogues like the handsome Lord Adam Ashwick Gossip and scandal could destroy Annis, unless Adam can convince her to become his chaperon bride...
Download or read book Claiming the Chaperon s Heart written by Anne Herries and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lord…a widow…a chance worth taking! Lord Frant is haunted by his experiences in India, which left him scarred and with an enemy at his back! Love is the last thing on his mind. Until, that is, he meets his ward's beautiful new chaperon, Lady Jane March. After the death of her husband, Jane resolved not to marry again. But when Paul's dangerous life catches up with him, she throws caution to the wind. Together, they must chase away the past and find a new future!
Download or read book Kidnapped His Innocent Mistress written by Nicola Cornick and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rake escorts an orphaned young Scottish woman into a thrilling adventure in this historical romance inspired by Stevenson’s classic Kidnapped. If I accept his offer to be his mistress, I could have the finest silks, the best carriage and be transformed from ugly duckling to a pampered, pretty swan! And although I would feel a virtuous pride in turning down the wicked rake, I also have an unmaidenly interest in exactly what the role would entail. . . . Catriona is doing her best to resist the skillful seduction of the scandalous heir to the Earl of Strathconan. But kidnapped and shipwrecked with only this rake as company, her adventure has just begun. . . . Praise for Kidnapped: His Innocent Mistress “Cornick crams a lot into this story without making it feel stuffed or frantic. . . . I just adored this story from start to finish. . . . And darn if I don’t want to drop everything and reread it right this minute.” —The Good, the Bad and the Unread
Download or read book One Night of Scandal written by Nicola Cornick and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2009-05-06 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deborah Stratton is a respectable widow--or so the inhabitants of the Midwinter villages believe. But she hides a secret that means she'll never marry again.... Lord Richard Kestrel is London's most notorious rake, a dangerous man to be around, a man who has already shockingly offered to make Deborah his mistress. Now Richard has come to realize it is Deborah's hand in marriage he wants--but not before they share one night of scandal....
Download or read book The Rake s Mistress written by Nicola Cornick and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lord Lucas Kestrel's anger turns to desire when he meets Miss Rebecca Raleigh. He believes that she's one of the scandalous Archangel courtesans, but he quickly discovers that not only is she innocent she is, in fact, the woman he's been seeking.... Lucas has an agenda. He has to get close to Rebecca, court her, even seduce her, to try to discover if she's smuggling secrets that are threatening England's security! But Lucas, the rake without a heart, hasn't bargained on falling in love with the one woman he can't have....
Download or read book The Notorious Lord written by Nicola Cornick and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2009-05-06 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sight of Cory, Lord Newlyn, rising naked from the Midwinter river, is enough to send ripples of shock through Rachel Odell's carefully ordered life. He has always been a friend, although now she's aware of him as a man--an exceedingly handsome man. But she can't possibly entertain romantic ideas about this adventure seeker...and rogue. It does appear that Cory is waging a deliberate campaign to seduce her. What is his true intent? Can he simply wish to claim his best friend as his bride...?
Download or read book Lord Greville s Captive written by Nicola Cornick and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2009-05-06 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English Civil War tests the bonds between a lord and lady engaged to be married in this historical romance. Years before, he had come to Grafton Manor to be betrothed to the innocent and beautiful Lady Anne—a promise that was broken with the onset of war. . . . Now Simon, Lord Greville, has returned as an enemy, besieging the manor and holding its lady hostage. Simon’s devotion to his cause swayed by his desire for Anne, he will not settle for the manor house alone. He will have the lady—and her heart—into the bargain! Yet Anne has a secret that must be kept from him at all costs. . . .
Download or read book The Last Rake in London written by Nicola Cornick and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under a blaze of chandeliers, in London's most fashionable club, Jack Kestrel is waiting. He hasn't come to enjoy the rich at play, he's there to uphold his family name. But first he has to get past the ice-cool owner: the beautiful Sally Bowes. And Jack wants her to warm his bed—at any price! Edwardian society flocks to Sally's club, but dangerous Jack Kestrel is the most sinfully sensual rogue she's ever met. Inexperienced with men, the wicked glint in Jack's eyes promises he'll take care of satisfying her every need….
Download or read book Compromised into Marriage written by Liz Tyner and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I plan to embrace life… not a husband.” Vivian Darius intends to waltz, attend soirées and put the last years of serious illness behind her. She’s been in the shadows, although since Lord Everleigh’s entrancing kiss she’s started living again. The troubled lone wolf is believed to have no heart, so why is she finding resisting him so hard? But when their secret tryst in a carriage is discovered, for the sake of her reputation they must wed! “What I love about Ms Tyner’s work [is that] she takes what is a very basic trope and storyline and gives it a twist and it ends up being fresh and new… A lovely and original romance … Imaginative and complex.” — Chicks, Rogues and Scandals on To Win a Wallflower “This is a wonderfully, entertaining and original story… This is definitely a page-turner.” — Chicks, Rogues and Scandals on Saying I Do to the Scoundrel
Download or read book Deceived written by Nicola Cornick and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Princess Isabella never imagined it could come to this. Bad enough she faces imprisonment for debts not her own. Even worse that she must make a hasty marriage of convenience with Marcus, the Earl of Stockhaven — the man she'd loved and lost so long ago. But that he now wants revenge by demanding she be his in more than name only...well, that is simply intolerable! As the London gossips eagerly gather to watch the fun, Isabella struggles to maintain a polite distance in her marriage. But the more Isabella challenges Marcus's iron determination, the hotter their passion burns. This time, will it consume them both — or fuel a love greater than they dare dream?
Download or read book Rules of Etiquette Home Culture written by Walter Raleigh Houghton and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rules of Etiquette and Home Culture written by and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
