Download or read book Wicked Wyckerly written by Patricia Rice and published by Book View Cafe. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From NYT bestselling author Patricia Rice. . . “A wonderful blend of humor, pathos, adventure, and charm, this page-turner is book one in Rice’s promising Rebellious Sons series.” —Shelley Mosley, Booklist * Booklist Top Ten Romance * Nominated for the prestigious Romance Writers of America RITA® award!  John Fitzhugh Wyckerly has been the spare heir all his life, supporting himself with gambling and charm. The news that he’s inherited the bankrupt title of Earl of Danecroft shatters his indolent world. Even penniless, he’s always paid his debts, but now the estate’s creditors are closing in. He can fake his death and run for cover...or accept overwhelming responsibility and find a rich wife—one who will also accept his illegitimate terror of a daughter. On his way to find an heiress, he meets Abigail Merriweather, who is neither rich nor aristocratic, but she can tame The Terror and stomp cockroaches. Unfortunately, she needs a wealthy, powerful man who will fight her father’s executor and retrieve her four half-siblings. When an unexpected inheritance falls into Abby’s lap, she sets out for London to seek a lawyer. Can Fitz charm his practical Abby into trusting him to save her siblings when it’s doubtful that he can even save himself? And can Abby surrender reason and logic for the folly of love offered by a man who can have any woman he wants but insists he wants only her? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Patricia Rice’s historicals are deliciously fresh, sexy, and fun.”—Mary Jo Putney, author of Not Quite A Wife “Rice is a master storyteller …A wonderful blend of humor, pathos, adventure, and charm, this page-turner is book one in Rice’s promising Rebellious Sons series.” Shelley Mosley, Booklist —a top ten romance for 2010 “I loved it. It's a heartwarming tale that kept me smiling all the way through. Every character entertains and satisfies, from the engaging scapegrace hero who I loved more and more through the book, his wild and insecure love-child and the loving, down-to-earth heroine, right down to the devious old butler and the dyslexic assassin. It's a sweet, sexy, fun romp with so much heart. I can't wait to read the next book in the series.” Anne Gracie, author of The Winter Bride

Download or read book The Wicked Wyckerly written by Patricia Rice and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When he becomes the seventh Earl of Danecroft, inheriting a crumbling estate and a mountain of debt, John Fitzhugh Wyckerly heads to London in search of a very rich wife, but instead finds himself drawn to a beautiful farmer's daughter. Original.

Download or read book Romance Fiction written by Kristin Ramsdell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-03-02 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide that defines the literature and the outlines the best-selling genre of all time: romance fiction. More than 2,000 romances are published annually, making it difficult for fans and the librarians who advise them to keep pace with new titles, emerging authors, and constant evolution of this dynamic genre. Fortunately, romance expert and librarian Kristin Ramsdell provides a definitive guide to this fiction genre that serves as an indispensible resource for those interested in it—including fans searching for reading material—as well as for library staff, scholars, and romance writers themselves. This title updates the last edition of Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre, published in 1999.While the emphasis is on newer titles, many of the important older classics are retained, keeping the focus of the book on the entire genre, instead of only those titles published during the last decade. Specific changes include new chapters on linked and continuing romances, a new section on "Chick Lit" in the Contemporary Romance chapter, an expansion of coverage on the alternative reality subset. This is THE romance genre guide to have.

Download or read book Devilish Montague written by Patricia Rice and published by Book View Cafe. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Intriguing protagonists, quirky secondary characters, and a surprising plot make for an endearing sequel to …The Wicked Wyckerly” – Publishers Weekly A taciturn soldier and a social butterfly —is the perfect home worth the price of a marriage of inconvenience? Blake Montague’s draconian temper and clever mind belong on the Continent, decoding French communications. Instead, as the youngest son of a baron, he’s terrorizing London ballrooms in search of a wife who will buy the commission he can’t afford. Jocelyn Carrington, after years of smiling through the pain inflicted by an uncaring family, has just inherited a fortune. Now she can buy the special home with an aviary her eccentric younger brother needs—but Blake Montague’s family owns it. They offer the house if she will marry their son and prevent him from marching off to war. Except Blake will use her dowry to buy his commission. How can Jocelyn gain the home of her dreams while keeping alive a courageous man with a bad habit of attracting trouble? Can Blake believe the beautiful Jocelyn might actually free him from his family’s manipulations? Can this wary, cynical pair open their hearts to trust in the power of love? ~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Rice takes her cast of characters—including the naughty French-speaking parrot, Percy—on a passionate, sensual, rib-tickling romance. A master of the nuances of humor, she brings joy, lots of love, and plenty of laughter to this fast-paced, unforgettable second Rebellious Sons story”— 4 ½ stars Top Pick, Joan Hammond, RT Reviews

Download or read book Queen Hereafter written by Susan Fraser King and published by Crown. This book was released on 2011-12-06 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Refugee. Queen. Saint. Based on the lives of Saint Margaret of Scotland and her husband, King Malcolm III, in eleventh-century Scotland, a young woman strives to fulfill her destiny despite the risks... Shipwrecked on the Scottish coast, a young Saxon princess and her family—including the outlawed Edgar of England—ask sanctuary of the warrior-king Malcolm Canmore, who shrewdly sees the political advantage. He promises to aid Edgar and the Saxon cause in return for the hand of Edgar’s sister, Margaret, in marriage. A foreign queen in a strange land, Margaret adapts to life among the barbarian Scots, bears princes, and shapes the fierce warrior Malcolm into a sophisticated ruler. Yet even as the king and queen build a passionate and tempestuous partnership, the Scots distrust her. When her husband brings Eva, a Celtic bard, to court as a hostage for the good behavior of the formidable Lady Macbeth, Margaret expects trouble. Instead, an unlikely friendship grows between the queen and her bard, though one has a wild Celtic nature and the other follows the demanding path of obligation. Torn between old and new loyalties, Eva is bound by a vow to betray the king and his Saxon queen. Soon imprisoned and charged with witchcraft and treason, Eva learns that Queen Margaret—counseled by the furious king and his powerful priests—will decide her fate and that of her kinswoman Lady Macbeth. But can the proud queen forgive such deep treachery? Impeccably researched, a dramatic page-turner, Queen Hereafter is an unforgettable story of shifting alliances and the tension between fear and trust as a young woman finds her way in a dangerous world.

Download or read book Wicked written by Gregory Maguire and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious Witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? Gregory Maguire has created a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again.

Download or read book Cheyenne s Lady written by Patricia Rice and published by Book View Cafe. This book was released on 2017-12-07 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maria Connolly has courage and beauty, but does she have what it takes to fight cattle thieves and a handsome but deadly gunfighter her father hired before he died?

Download or read book Denim and Lace written by Patricia Rice and published by Book View Cafe. This book was released on 2017-12-07 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samantha Neely thought she might have to kill Sloan Talbott. She finally has her chance to confront the man she believes responsible for her father's disappearance. To do so, she has to prove she’s woman enough to bring down the handsomest, most sinfully dangerous man she's ever met. Sloan Talbott might call Sam a ragtag redheaded tomboy, but her honeyed voice taunts him. In denims, she makes him crazy. In lace, she makes him wild. Concealing his own private demons, Sloan doesn’t need a woman revealing what kind of man he really is. He can’t let himself love her, but he can’t stop wanting her. Instead, he offers a proposition she ought to refuse… ~~~~ Romantic Reader, Laurie Likes Books 4 hearts—“an intense and satisfying romance, with wonderful chemistry between the lead characters.” Donita Lawrence, Bell, Book, and Candle—“ a great story with humor, romance, and action….Excellent 4 ½ bells” Denim and Lace "An exceptionally well-crafted novel." —Romantic Times (4 ½ stars Gold) Keywords: western, California, bad boy, twins, American historical romance, gold mining, physician, pioneer, frontier

Download or read book The Case of the Purloined Pages written by Patricia Rice and published by Book View Cafe. This book was released on with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death stalks the library. . .Bestselling author Patricia Rice brings you another haunting country house mystery in Regency England. . . Minerva Peniston, intrepid spinster and booklover, is determined to capture the villain who tried to shoot a duke at a book auction— imperiling her father’s position and the only home she’s ever known. And now the same wealthy bibliophiles are gathering at Wycliffe Manor. . . Paul Upton, over-educated and impoverished curate, has volunteered to assist the residents of Wycliffe Manor in preparing for a book auction to save the village and the manor’s future. When an intriguing wallflower drags him into aiding her quest to find a potential killer, he agrees for her safety, and to keep trouble from upending the long-awaited nuptials of the manor’s owner. Despite their efforts, Minerva’s chatty book-collecting friend is strangled before the auction begins. A killer on the loose threatens to upend both sale and wedding. Paul and Minerva must determine what secrets the garrulous victim revealed. . . and to whom. . . before the murderer strikes again. With valuable manuscripts at risk and a half dozen more potential victims on hand, only an unlikely white-knight and mousy spinster can save the auction and the wedding. As much as Minerva adores books, even she knows they aren’t worth dying for. GRAVESYDE PRIORY MYSTERY BOOKS Book #1 The Secrets of Wycliffe Manor Book #2 The Mystery of the Missing Heiress Book #3 The Bones in the Orchard Book #4 The Question of the Wedding Pearls Book #5 The Case of the Purloined Pages

Download or read book The Marquess written by Patricia Rice and published by Book View Cafe. This book was released on 2018-01-14 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A soldier who despises women and a woman who despises soldiers must depend on each other to survive. Scarred in a duel over a feckless female, Gavin Lawrence leaves America to take up his new duty as Marquess of Effingham, vowing never to care about others again. But he does care about protecting his crumbling new home—the secret passages apparently conceal an intruder he’s determined to root out. Dillian Whitnell guards her injured cousin in isolated Arinmede manor after an attempt on both their lives. Having followed her father’s troops for years, Dillian is adept at camouflage. She just hadn’t expected the stubborn new marquess to refuse to believe in ghosts. Her game of hide-and-seek game taunts his irritation into intrigue, and intrigue into a forbidden passion, until Gavin realizes the exceedingly annoying but courageous young woman he chases is in terrible danger. Once more, the marquess is faced with the prospect of a fight for his life over a woman—unless Dillian leaves him and all she loves behind. REVIEWS “...a rousing good tale that is alternately merry, mischievous” Ann McGuire, Romance Reader “This fast-paced, witty novel will definitely delight on a cold winter’s night.” Margaret Devilbiss, Gothic Journal “Ms. Rice brings two marvelous characters together. With her mastery of subtle humor, The Marquess will please the taste of the most discriminating readers.” Joan Hammond, Romantic Times

Download or read book Lessons in Enchantment written by Patricia Rice and published by Book View Cafe. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can a straitlaced engineer, three psychic children, and a lonely witch find love? The daughter of an earl, Lady Phoebe Malcolm Duncan has the ability to talk to animals. She longs to be a veterinarian, but education requires more coin than she possesses. When the walls of her home come tumbling down, she has to take two steps back—to servitude. Inventor Andrew Blair keeps his nose to the grindstone, knowing his friends and family depend on his talent for turning machines into money. He is about to embark on his biggest investment yet—rebuilding crumbling tenements in Old Town Edinburgh— until his beleaguered cousin begs him to hide his precocious children from a killer. When the School of Malcolms sends Lady Phoebe as governess for his wards, Drew’s well-ordered beliefs are upended. Ladies don’t live in slum housing like the one he’s about to tear down, nor do they command ravens or encourage children to talk to dead mothers. It might take a vengeful ghost to show the disparate pair how to join forces, fight their fears and their enemies, and reveal a path to love.

Download or read book Entrancing the Earl written by Patricia Rice and published by Book View Cafe. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can an impoverished earl find treasure with the aid of a runaway bride and a ghost? Refusing to fill her drunken stepfather’s coffers by marrying a wealthy American, Lady Iona Malcolm Ross flees her Highland estate for Wystan castle, a home for stray Malcolm females. She’s quite content to tend her precious queen bee and hives there—until the day the castle’s owner returns. Unless Gerard, Earl of Ives and Wystan, can squeeze more income out of his estate, he’ll have to close the family’s deteriorating castle and evict the tenants. The sharp-tongued beekeeper who nearly kills him with her bees is simply another good reason. But lately, an artifact in his pocket weirdly whispers of treasure at Wystan, in the knowledgeable voice of a Roman soldier. A busy man with interests in law and archeology, Gerard isn’t much inclined to believe that he’s one of his family’s psychic eccentrics. Until news of a ten-thousand pound reward for the return of Lady Iona, a runaway bride, introduces a whole new perspective to the word treasure. Even if he weren’t allergic to Iona’s bees, he needs to marry money, and she is penniless. But surely, between them, they can claim the reward and still turn her wicked stepfather’s plot on its head—without endangering their lives or hearts. The School of Magic series: Lessons in Enchantment A Bewitching Governess An Illusion of Love The Librarian’s Spell Entrancing the Earl Captivating the Countess

Download or read book Volcano written by Patricia Rice and published by Book View Cafe. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestseller Patricia Rice offers a tale of love and mystery. . . “Exotic locales and dangerous skullduggery highlights this delightfully adventurous tale. Patricia Rice just keeps getting better and better.” Jill Smith, Romantic Times After landing in the Caribbean island of St Lucia on business, account executive Penelope Albright is shockingly accused of smuggling drugs—until a sexy stranger claims to be her husband and kidnaps her. Trouble and Charlie Smith are two sides of the same coin. He needs a wife—temporarily—to help him keep a low profile while investigating the disappearance of his business partner. And like it or not, elegant Penny is convenient, if way too upscale for Charlie’s tastes. Like the island’s legendary volcano, their primal attraction is a force of nature. The lush setting should be a haven for lovers, not killers. But the sultry heat hides a peril they don’t anticipate. Can they fight their way out of the jungle that is their past and live to see the future? REVIEWS: “Want a steamy jungle romance? Look no further than Volcano. Enjoy.” Cathy Sova, The Romance Reader “Fast-paced and well-balanced, VOLCANO ... (has) just enough suspense to make the story exciting and (add) some sizzling sex! Wonderful story...” Cherise Cruit, Old Book Barn Gazette Keywords: contemporary romance, St. Lucia island, jungle, adventure, construction, murder, romantic mystery, Caribbean, island; strong heroine, accountant, criminal, betrayal, kidnapped, CEO, enemies to lovers,

Download or read book Crossed in Love written by Patricia Rice and published by Book View Cafe. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three novellas and a short story from Regency author Patricia Rice:The Borrowed Groom: A bride-to-be's sister borrows the groom left standing at the altarDeceiving Appearances: A work of art leads a lonely gentleman to his worst nightmare and a chance at loveFathers and Daughters: Spurned once by the handsome rakehell she thought she loved, a lady refuses to be hurt again, until a bit of Valentine magic works its spellLady Invisible: a hoydenish baron's daughter and a military gentleman find romance in the most unlikely way

Download or read book Artful Deceptions written by Patricia Rice and published by Book View Cafe. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One question teases the mind, the other troubles the heart— A Regency classic from NYT bestselling author Patricia Rice. . . Eldest daughter of an eccentric art collector, Arianne Richards is the caretaker of the family’s empty coffers—as well as her irrepressible siblings. Discovering a hidden painting, she is determined to sell it to obtain the funds to provide care for her ailing mother. But when her cousin’s suitor, the handsome and wealthy Lord Galen Locke, shows interest in her, as well as the painting, Arianne must question his intentions. But will the truth bring about secrets that should have remained buried? Regency Love and Laughter series: Crossed in Love Mad Maria’s Daughter Artful Deceptions All A Woman Wants Keywords: aristocrat, art, Regency, humor, Wales, lost love, historical romance, scandal, secret heir, spinster, betrayal, disguise, best friends,

Download or read book This Magic Moment written by Patricia Rice and published by Book View Cafe. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Rice has a magical touch for creating fascinating plots, delicious romance, and delightful characters..." – Booklist As a second son, Lord Harry Winchester indulges in a carefree, comfortable life— until the unusual death of his brother and father bestows upon him a dukedom plagued with a crumbling family manor and hungry debtors. What’s a desperate duke to do but marry the wealthy lady betrothed to him since childhood? Lady Christina Malcolm Childe’s magical gift of reading auras reveals, to her dismay, that her laughing Harry has recently become a dark and bitter man. She must find out why. . .before the worm-eaten floors of his manor collapse beneath her feet. Until Harry learns to love her truly, this willful Malcolm refuses to consummate their marriage. No matter how tempting he proves to be.... MAGICAL MALCOLM SERIES IN ORDER Merely Magic Must Be Magic The Trouble With Magic This Magic Moment Much Ado About Magic Magic Man

Download or read book Must Be Magic written by Patricia Rice and published by Book View Cafe. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ...humor, emotional intensity, and sensuality with a touch of the supernatural, Must Be Magic is a highly recommended read and a 'keeper.'"- RT Book Reviews, 4 ½ Stars Can a perfumed enchantress and a surly agronomist work together? Society beauty Lady Leila Staines has always been the black sheep of her family: dark where her sisters are fair, and lacking their magical gifts. Now widowed, she's determined to do what she can to nurture whatever talent she might possess by cultivating a new breed of roses to enhance her intoxicating perfumes. But she’s no gardener and needs help... Wary, plain-spoken aristocrat Dunstan Ives long ago fled a decadent society that held him responsible for the mysterious death of his wife. Instead, he wrapped himself in science and the society of plants. He has no interest in helping a bewitching viscountess grow useless flowers—until he realizes that they're both victims of vicious minds, and he cannot see another woman harmed in his name. MAGICAL MALCOLM SERIES IN ORDER Merely Magic Must Be Magic Trouble With Magic This Magic Moment Much Ado About Magic Magic Man