Download or read book The Love Child s Revenge written by Nicole Bailey Williams and published by Crown. This book was released on 2008-10-07 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shy and awkward, ruthlessly ridiculed by other children and carelessly treated by adults, Claudia Fryar flees her hometown of Philadelphia after her father’s death. But years of shame and silent suffering as the love child of the respected—and married—Louis Harrison finally come to a raging boil when Harrison’s jealous widow cheats Claudia out of her inheritance. Twice-scorned, Claudia transforms herself into Peach Harrison: bold, beautiful…and sinister. Now a successful newscaster, Peach makes a triumphant return to Philadelphia, to the welcoming arms of those who once cast her aside. But as Peach puts her “big payback” scheme into action, she realizes that revenge comes with some serious costs of its own.

Download or read book The Love Child written by Philippa Carr and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-02-19 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Restoration England, a family secret unleashes intrigue, incest, and treachery in this saga by a New York Times–bestselling author. While England continues to be torn apart by political and religious turmoil, fourteen-year-old Priscilla Eversleigh gives herself to fugitive Jocelyn Frinton in a moment of youthful passion. Desperate to conceal her shameful secret from her family, Priscilla journeys to Venice, Italy, where her illegitimate daughter, Carlotta, is passed off to another woman—and a conspiracy is born. Priscilla’s past will haunt her in the decades to come. As fortune-hunters circle, Carlotta becomes a pawn in a twisted game of greed and revenge. Now Priscilla must make the ultimate sacrifice—even if it costs her the man she loves—which will shape not only Carlotta’s future, but also the lives of the generations of Eversleigh women to come.

Download or read book Revenge Baby written by T O Smith and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-10-13 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He screwed up by breaking her heart . . . now I'm making my move. Colton has been in love with Ember from the first moment he laid eyes on her. But he couldn't have her. One, she was too young for him at the time. Two, she was his little brother's girl. But when he finds her an absolute mess, finds out his little brother has broken her heart? He won't be waiting any longer. Nothing is stopping him - not even the fact that Ember is pregnant with his brother's baby. He broke her heart. He left her stranded with no one to turn to. And Colton? He's set out for revenge. **Triggers: age-gap, baby daddy drama, some mention of depression and anxiety.

Download or read book BABY OF HIS REVENGE written by Jennie Lucas and published by Harlequin / SB Creative. This book was released on 2019-07-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laney, a maid for a stuck-up countess, rushes out into the middle of the street while preoccupied with one of her duties and winds up in front of a car driven by the world-famous, fabulously rich Kassius! For some reason, he seems to develop an interest in her—and he gifts her with a dress to wear at a ball being held that very night. At the ball, the two of them exchange a burning kiss, and she is on the verge of falling captive to his charms when he announces that Laney is going to bear his child! How on earth could Kassius go from Prince Charming to presumptuous lout so quickly?

Download or read book Sweet Tea Revenge written by Laura Childs and published by Berkley Publishing Group. This book was released on 2013 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tea shop owner and bridesmaid Theodosia Browning investigates when the groom is literally late on the couples' big day in the latest novel in the series following Agony of the Leaves. 75,000 first printing.

Download or read book Serving At Risk Teens written by Angela Craig and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2013 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working with at-risk teens, including those who are homeless, incarcerated, or in foster care, is a rewarding but often challenging endeavor, especially with a growing number of at-risk teens in both urban and rural areas of the country. Based on best practices and personal experiences from many leaders in the field today, including authors Angela Craig and Chantell L. McDowell, this book shows how libraries and communities can work together to find new ways to serve this population. Packed with accessible and affordable programming ideas, ready-to-use templates, and techniques, this addition to the Teens @ the Library series Demonstrates why serving at-risk teens is important, and offers advice for gaining institutional support for outreach services Shows how to understand the needs of at-risk teens, including a discussion of the factors that place teens at risk Examines diversity within the at-risk population Suggests ways to partner with youth facilities, with real-world examples of working with non-library personnel and caregivers Provides guidance for collection and resource development Gives examples of technology-based programs to promote literacy and connectedness

Download or read book It s All Love written by Marita Golden and published by Crown. This book was released on 2009-02-03 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In It’s All Love, Black writers celebrate the complexity, power, danger, and glory of love in all its many forms: romantic, familial, communal, and sacred. Editor Marita Golden recounts the morning she woke up certain that she would meet her soul mate in “My Own Happy Ending”; memoirist Reginald Dwayne Betts, in a piece he calls “Learning the Name Dad,” writes stirringly about serving time in prison and how that transformed his life for the better; New York Times bestselling author Pearl Cleage is at her best in the delicate, touching “Missing You”; award-winning author David Anthony Durham enraptures readers with his “An Act of Faith”; New York Times bestselling author L. A. Banks is both funny and wise in her beautiful essay on discovering love as a child, “Two Cents and a Question.” And the poetry of love is here, too—from Gwendolyn Brooks’s classic “Black Wedding Song” to works by Nikki Giovanni, E. Ethelbert Miller, and Kwame Alexander. It’s All Love is a dazzling, delightfully diverse exploration of the wonderful gift of love.

Download or read book The Christmas Love Child written by Jennie Lucas and published by Harlequin / SB Creative. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What a day! First Grace’s boss makes her buy sexy lingerie for his girlfriend, then a passing car soaks her in mud and now the pricy lingerie she was carrying is completely ruined. There’s no way she can replace it on her salary. Thankfully, a beautiful man gets out of the offending car and promises to pay for any damages, so she has nothing to worry about. But Grace gasps when she realizes who he is?just what is her boss's rival, Maksim Rostov, doing here?

Download or read book His Revenge written by Michelle Love and published by Blessings For All SC. This book was released on 2021-12-21 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I don’t believe in seconds chances, Especially when they come in the form of Tiffany. The only woman I’ve ever loved. The only woman to shatter my heart and skip town like I never mattered. She hasn’t been the only woman in my bed, But she’s the only woman that I could never forget. The day she left, I swore I’d do everything to forget her, But hell if the feelings don’t come rushing back the minute I see her. What the hell is she doing back in this town? She’s still as beautiful as the day she left—but something’s different. The little girl she brought back home with her, Looks exactly like me. I’ll be damned if she thinks she’s going to show up here, With zero explanation and secret so big it could blow up my entire life. I’m going to make sure she knows the pain she caused me, One slow, toe-curling orgasm at a time. Revenge can be sweet, And I plan to make sure she knows exactly what she missed out on. I just have to keep my heart from falling for her all over again. Keywords: billionaire boss romance, boss romance, age gap romance older man younger woman, billionaire, bad boy, new adult, instalove, age gap romance, alpha male, new adult romance, steamy romance, 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 To What Miserable Wretches Have I Been Born written by Suzanne Weber and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-04-10 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Q: How do you breed contempt? A: Have a baby. Hey. It’s me. Your baby. Let me say, first off, that I love you. I do. You’re a great parent. You do a lot of things right. I know how devoted you are to me and how invested you are in hitting this whole parenting thing out of the playground. Okay. Now that I’ve given you the validation I know you need, let’s get a few things clear . . . I’m not as innocent as you think I am. You don’t realize it because you’re blinded by my sweet good looks, but I am aware of way more than I can convey. I feel more than I can express. I have more going on in my soft, little baby brain than you could possibly imagine. Until now. The book you’re holding finally reveals the complexities and nuances of my life so far. From my point of view. Unapologetic. Unplugged. Unswaddled. Be warned . . . it’s not always adorable.

Download or read book His Revenge Baby written by Theodora Taylor and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-03 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revenge is best served baby! When travel nurse Lilliana is coerced by a mysterious entity into "interviewing" for the role of Norio Nakamura's next mistress, she's pretty sure there's no way she'll get the job. She's awkward, unrefined, and so not cut out to be anyone's spy--or a smoking hot Japanese billionaire's lover. But then-WTH-she does get the job! And soon her arrangement with Norio goes from a job she must do, to a passionate, barely contained affair. She knows there's no way her clandestine relationship with the Japanese billionaire will end in unicorns and rainbows, but there are two things she just doesn't see coming: 1.Falling for the man she's been hired to betray ...and 2.What he does when he discovers who she really is... East and West passionately collide in this upcoming steamy standalone AMBW romance from Theodora Taylor's wildly popular 50 Loving States series. Full of J-Drama with twists and turns that will keep you swiping, find out what happens when a sweet travel nurse crosses the wrong billionaire!

Download or read book The Italian s Unexpected Love Child written by Miranda Lee and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-10-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She resisted him once... But this billionaire is playing to win! A luxury villa on Capri will be the latest jewel in playboy Leonardo Fabrizzi’s crown—until he discovers Veronica Hanson stands to inherit it. She’s the only woman to ever resist his charms, but he’s determined to tempt her into sensual surrender! He seduces her cleverly and slowly, and their explosive chemistry is spectacular. But so are the consequences when Veronica reveals she’s pregnant! Enjoy this entertaining story of pregnancy and passion!

Download or read book The Beast and the Bethany written by Jack Meggitt-Phillips and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handsome Ebenezer Tweezer has lived comfortably for nearly 512 years by feeding the magical beast in his mansion's attic whatever it wants, but when the beast demands a child, they are not prepared for Bethany.--

Download or read book The Marciano Love Child written by Melanie Milburne and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alessandro Marciano threw pregnant Scarlett out on the street—this gold digger had betrayed him! Now he has returned—and he has a business proposition for Scarlett: he'll bankrupt her or bed her. The choice is hers…. But when Alessandro's faced with the fact that Scarlett's child is his son, there is no choice. Scarlett will be the Marciano bride—willingly or not….

Download or read book The Sheikhs of Havilah The Complete Series written by Diana Fraser and published by Bay Books. This book was released on 1901 with total page 849 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sheikhs of Havilah… Five powerful sheikhs bound together by the ancient, fabled land of Havilah in which their countries lie, and by the promise they made to each other—to build an enduring peace in their lands, no matter what the price... This boxed set contains all five of their stories—five contemporary, page-turning romances featuring: Amir and Ruby Zavian and Gabrielle Roshan and Shakira Xander and Elaheh Zyir and Ashley So forget the craziness of our real world, settle down in a comfy chair with your favorite pet, drink and chocolate, and lose yourself in the passion and intrigue which await you in the fabled land of Havilah! Warning: this boxed set contains powerful sheikhs, strong-minded women, and the bedroom door remains open! The Sheikh’s Secret Baby A controlling sheikh with a secret, a beautiful model with a broken heart, forced into a marriage to save their son. But can it save their love? Bought by the Sheikh She was bought once, he’ll buy her again… A dysfunctional upbringing has made Sheikh Zavian bin Ameen Al Rasheed distrustful of people—but he trusted Gabrielle…until she leaves him, bought off by his father. But his obsession with her only grows so he buys her services from her university because if Gabrielle can’t be his wife, then why not his mistress? The Sheikh’s Forbidden Lover Forced apart for the sake of peace! A playboy sheikh determined to ignore his heart, a beautiful sheikha for whom duty comes first. And a brief, passionate affair which leads to complications… Surrender to the Sheikh Playboy sheikh, Xander, and fiery sheikha, Elaheh, dislike each on sight but are forced together when Elaheh's safety is threatened. Will it bring them closer, or set them, and their countries, on a collision course? Taken for the Sheikh’s Harem Dr. Ashley Maitland needs to research harems to save her job, so she travels to a country which is as mysterious as its king, Sheikh Zyir. But there she discovers that the only way she can complete her research is to join the sheikh's harem! Want to read more of Diana's sheikhs? You're in luck! There are two more series: --Desert Kings-- Wanted: A Wife for the Sheikh The Sheikh's Bargain Bride The Sheikh's Lost Lover Awakened by the Sheikh Claimed by the Sheikh Wanted: A Baby by the Sheikh --Secrets of the Sheikh-- The Sheikh's Revenge by Seduction The Sheikh's Secret Love Child The Sheikh's Marriage Trap And then there's her billionaires... —British Billionaires— The Billionaire's Contract Marriage The Billionaire's Impossible CEO The Billionaire's Secret Baby

Download or read book Children of Virtue and Vengeance written by Tomi Adeyemi and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller A GOOD MORNING AMERICA Book Club Pick "Adeyemi has sparked magic once again." —The New York Times After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha. But the ritual was more powerful than they could’ve imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji, but of nobles with magic ancestry, too. Now, Zélie struggles to unite the maji in an Orïsha where the enemy is just as powerful as they are. But when the monarchy and military unite to keep control of Orïsha, Zélie must fight to secure Amari's right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy's wrath. With civil war looming on the horizon, Zélie finds herself at a breaking point: she must discover a way to bring the kingdom together or watch as Orïsha tears itself apart. Children of Virtue and Vengeance is the stunning sequel to Tomi Adeyemi's New York Times-bestselling debut Children of Blood and Bone, the first book in the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy. Praise for Children of Virtue and Vengeance: “Electrifying . . . With this second book Adeyemi brings a new maturity and depth to the series. Her characters are no longer underdogs on a hero’s journey to return magic―now they are leaders who are suffering from the consequences and trauma of their previous quest.” ―The New York Times “Like its predecessor, Children of Virtue and Vengeance is fast-paced and unafraid to ask tough questions about the cyclical nature of oppression and the systems that enforce it.” ―TIME “Relentless even beyond its finish, this is a sure-fire hit.” ―Booklist, starred review - The Complete Legacy of Orïsha Series: Children of Blood and Bone (Book 1) Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Book 2) Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Book 3)

Download or read book The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature written by David Scott Kastan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-03-03 with total page 2656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From folk ballads to film scripts, this new five-volume encyclopedia covers the entire history of British literature from the seventh century to the present, focusing on the writers and the major texts of what are now the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. In five hundred substantial essays written by major scholars, the Encyclopedia of British Literature includes biographies of nearly four hundred individual authors and a hundred topical essays with detailed analyses of particular themes, movements, genres, and institutions whose impact upon the writing or the reading of literature was significant. An ideal companion to The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature, this set will prove invaluable for students, scholars, and general readers. For more information, including a complete table of contents and list of contributors, please visit www.oup.com/us/ebl