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Book The Sweet Potato Queens  Book of Love

Download or read book The Sweet Potato Queens Book of Love written by Jill Conner Browne and published by Crown Archetype. This book was released on 2004-11-30 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To know the Sweet Potato Queens is to love them, and if you haven't heard about them yet, you will. Since the early 1980s, this group of belles gone bad has been the toast of Jackson, Mississippi, with their glorious annual appearance in the St. Patrick's Day parade. In The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love, their royal ringleader, Jill Conner Browne, introduces the Queens to the world with this sly, hilarious manifesto about love, life, men, and the importance of being prepared. Chapters include: • The True Magic Words Guaranteed to Get Any Man to Do Your Bidding • The Five Men You Must Have in Your Life at All Times • Men Who May Need Killing, Quite Frankly • What to Eat When Tragedy Strikes, or Just for Entertainment • The Best Advice Ever Given in the Entire History of the World From tales of the infamous Sweet Potato Queens' Promise to the joys of Chocolate Stuff and Fat Mama's Knock You Naked Margaritas, this irreverent, shamelessly funny book is the gen-u-wine article.

Book Their Wedding Deal  Queens of Romance Collection

Download or read book Their Wedding Deal Queens of Romance Collection written by Helen Bianchin and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Deal with the Elf King

    Book Details:
  • Author : Elise Kova
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-11-06
  • ISBN : 9781949694284
  • Pages : 338 pages

Download or read book A Deal with the Elf King written by Elise Kova and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-06 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses and Uprooted, this stand-alone, fantasy romance about a human girl and her marriage to the Elf King is impossible to put down! The elves come for two things: war and wives. In both cases, they come for death. Three-thousand years ago, humans were hunted by powerful races with wild magic until the treaty was formed. Now, for centuries, the elves have taken a young woman from Luella's village to be their Human Queen. To be chosen is seen as a mark of death by the townsfolk. A mark nineteen-year-old Luella is grateful to have escaped as a girl. Instead, she's dedicated her life to studying herbology and becoming the town's only healer. That is, until the Elf King unexpectedly arrives... for her. Everything Luella had thought she'd known about her life, and herself, was a lie. Taken to a land filled with wild magic, Luella is forced to be the new queen to a cold yet blisteringly handsome Elf King. Once there, she learns about a dying world that only she can save. The magical land of Midscape pulls on one corner of her heart, her home and people tug on another... but what will truly break her is a passion she never wanted. A Deal with the Elf King is a complete, stand-alone novel, inspired by the tales of Hades and Persephone, as well as Beauty and the Beast, with a "happily ever after" ending. It's perfect for fantasy romance fans looking for just the right amount of steam and their next slow-burn and swoon-worthy couple.

Book The Sweet Potato Queens  Wedding Planner Divorce Guide

Download or read book The Sweet Potato Queens Wedding Planner Divorce Guide written by Jill Conner Browne and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2007-12-31 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A humorous compilation of personal anecdotes, recipes, and advice from the Sweet Potato Queens explains how to plan for an extraordinary wedding, as well as how to survive the nastiest divorce.

Book The Wedding Ring Matchmaker Series  Complete Four Book Romantic Comedy Box Set

Download or read book The Wedding Ring Matchmaker Series Complete Four Book Romantic Comedy Box Set written by Pamela Burford and published by Radical Poodle Press. This book was released on 2021-07-09 with total page 715 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four romantically minded high school girls, besties forever, vow to find one another husbands in the laughably unlikely event any of them are unmarried at age thirty. They’re not laughing twelve years later when the Wedding Ring pact kicks in for the four single pals! Each girl—Raven, Charli, Sunny, and Amanda—gets her own story in this feel-good romantic comedy series. Book 1: Love’s Funny That Way The Prospective Bride: Raven Muldoon, hypnotherapist by day and aspiring stand-up comic by night. She realizes her matchmaking friends have made a grave mistake—and that’s no joke. The Prospective Groom: Brent Radley, a blind date who appears to be perfect husband material… until Raven meets his sexy-as-sin younger brother, Hunter, owner of the local comedy club. Did her pals pick the wrong brother? The Hitch: Hunter is no choirboy, but not even he would steal his brother’s girlfriend, no matter how tempted he might be. But how committed is Raven to Brent, and he to her? Book 2: I Do, But Here’s the Catch The Prospective Bride: Carlotta “Charli” Rossi, last of a dying breed: the thirty-year-old virgin. It’s love at first sight when her matchmaking friends set her up on a blind date with Grant—but does he feel the same way about her? The Prospective Groom: Grant Sterling, a handsome, rich, worldly lawyer, always in control. This confirmed bachelor’s only goal is to make partner at his stuffy law firm, and for that he requires a mousy, undemanding wife who doesn’t turn him on. The Hitch: Charli is thrilled to become Mrs. Grant Sterling, but maybe she should have paid closer attention to the details before the wedding! Grant thinks he’s planned the perfect marriage of convenience, devoid of messy complications like sex and commitment. Good thing perfect plans never go wrong, huh? Book 3: One Eager Bride to Go The Prospective Bride: Sunny Bleecker, who’s been waiting tables at Wafflemania for twelve years… and waiting just as long for her knight in shining armor to come rescue her. She can’t wait for her matchmaking friends to find him! The Prospective Groom: Kirk Larsen, who’s a college professor, a widowed single dad, and Sunny’s high school sweetheart. Between teaching and raising a toddler, Kirk isn’t looking for romance, but his unexpected reunion with Sunny feels so perfect. The Hitch: Sunny is dubious when her blind date turns out to be her old boyfriend, but her doubts quickly evaporate. Soon she’s walking on air, dreaming of a white picket fence and a passel of kids... until a devastating secret threatens their second chance at happiness. Book 4: Fiancé for Hire The Prospective Bride: Amanda Coppersmith, successful at everything except marriage. Been there, done that—twice! No way is she going to let her matchmaking pals fix her up with another husband. She’s determined to remain single, which means outwitting her well-meaning friends. The Prospective Groom: Nick Stephanos, studly New York taxi driver and the perfect choice for fake fiancé. The Hitch: Nick is willing to play along, and the meddling matchmakers are completely taken in. So how did a simple fake engagement become so darn complicated?

Book The Queens  4 Book Dark Mafia Romance Box Set

Download or read book The Queens 4 Book Dark Mafia Romance Box Set written by Nikita Slater and published by Nikita Slater Writing Services Ltd.. This book was released on with total page 1095 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dark mafia romance boxset from International Bestselling Author, Nikita Slater. BOOK 1 - Scarred Queen She despised them all, yet she was wife to one. Drifting in a world of glittering diamonds, mansions, lunches and designer clothes, Casey Hernandez could happily disappear, except the life of the mafia wife demanded she remain and play her part. One misstep and she would face the monster who marked her as his own. Reyes wanted the stunning blond with the furious eyes. He was going to ruin her life, take her from everything she knew and own every inch of her. Hard, brutal, mean. Exactly how he was. Exactly how this world had shaped him. Because he could. She was about to become spoils of war. And when he finally had his woman, they would rise up together; the king and his scarred queen. BOOK 1.5 (novella) - Alejandro's Prey The rules are simple. Don't talk to the men, don't communicate with the outside, stay loyal to the family. Gina tries to follow the rules, but every time she turns around there's a new rule! It's only a matter of time until she breaks one and becomes… Alejandro's Prey. He's an enforcer, second-in-command to one of South America's leading crime lord's. Rules are his life. He gave her one year - one year to adjust to him and his rules. But his sweet little mouse broke the rules and now she's his. Only someone else wants her, too… BOOK 2 - Queen's Move He declared war, she accepted the challenge. Born to the mob, abused by the mob, Vee is queen in a beautiful and brutal city. She has risen up to take over her dead husband's territory. She leads her organization with cool logic, passionate loyalty and an iron will. She's the perfect woman for the job. Until one cartel refuses to bow to a woman, shattering her dreams. Now she is fighting for her right to rule. The Gentleman Butcher is a legend in the mafia for his efficient, gruesome and relentless takeovers. One woman stands in his way and he will dethrone her. A king in his own country, he will capture and tame the furiously independent beauty. He will seize her loyalty for himself and force her to submit to his rule. As they come together, this explosive couple will set fire to a city, a country and everything in their path. BOOK 3 - Born a Queen Born to the mafia and gifted to a mobster. Two years ago, Raina found out that she was the daughter of a very powerful family. She was introduced to a dark new world, a mother she’d never met and an admirer who stalked her every move. She was forced into a life so foreign to her own carefree country childhood that she simply couldn’t comprehend living that way. So she ran. Away from her new and dangerous reality. Away from him. From the moment Mateo touched her he knew she was his. He was consumed with the desire to protect her, even from herself. Mateo would do whatever it took to stop her from running again. He would take her captive. Treat her like a queen. His woman, his wife, his everything. His obsession with Raina was a consuming emotion not to be tested. Any who tried would face Miami’s brutal new boss and the powerful mafia family at his back. The Queens is a dark mafia romance box set that includes three full length novels and one novella. Each book has a guaranteed HEA, NO cheating, and NO cliffhangers. These are sizzling dark mafia romances with capture fantasy themes, please read at your own risk! Keywords: possessive alpha male, dark romance, jealous possessive, gothic romance, seductive romance, alpha hero, antihero, antihero romance, antihero dark romance, suffering heroine, obsessive hero, abduction to love, blackmail, passionate lovers, tortured heroine, tragic love, sexually romantic books, series, romantic suspense, collections, anthologies, forbidden romance, capture fantasy, standalone, thriller, crime, mafia romance, enforcer, kidnap, happily ever after, love books, love stories, contemporary mafia romance, Bolivia, enemies to lovers, mobster, guaranteed HEA, no cliffhangers, dark mafia romance, billionaire romance, billionaire romance series, possessive alpha romance, bestselling series, bad boy, age gap, no cheating, kidnapping, Venezuela, stalker, mercenary, Miami, protective, steamy, abused heroine, dominance submission, caged, marriage, captive romance, mob boss

Book All Your Perfects

    Book Details:
  • Author : Colleen Hoover
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2018-07-17
  • ISBN : 1501171607
  • Pages : 249 pages

Download or read book All Your Perfects written by Colleen Hoover and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Starts with Us and It Ends with Us—whose writing is “emotionally wrenching and utterly original” (Sara Shepard, New York Times bestselling author of the Pretty Little Liars series)—delivers a tour de force novel about a troubled marriage and the one old forgotten promise that might be able to save it. Quinn and Graham’s perfect love is threatened by their imperfect marriage. The memories, mistakes, and secrets that they have built up over the years are now tearing them apart. The one thing that could save them might also be the very thing that pushes their marriage beyond the point of repair. All Your Perfects is a profound novel about a damaged couple whose potential future hinges on promises made in the past. This is a heartbreaking page-turner that asks: Can a resounding love with a perfect beginning survive a lifetime between two imperfect people?

Book William   Catherine

Download or read book William Catherine written by David Cohen and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles the relationship, courtship, and royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and provides a brief history of previous royal weddings.

Book Billionaire Scandal  Billionaire Romance Enemies To Lovers Age Gap Second Chance Romance Alpha Male Romance Contemporary Romance Curvy Girl Bad Boy Romance Billionaire Boss Forbidden Romance Small Town Romance Steamy Romance Dark Romance

Download or read book Billionaire Scandal Billionaire Romance Enemies To Lovers Age Gap Second Chance Romance Alpha Male Romance Contemporary Romance Curvy Girl Bad Boy Romance Billionaire Boss Forbidden Romance Small Town Romance Steamy Romance Dark Romance written by JL Ryan and published by J.L. Ryan. This book was released on 2024-03-08 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can a broke curvy girl and a billionaire bad boy resist the magnetic pull between them, or will their differences ignite a passion too powerful to control? Rachel Greene is on the brink of financial ruin, living in a dilapidated apartment in the worst part of town, fearing for her safety every day. With just a couple of months left before her money runs out, she's desperate. So, when the enigmatic billionaire Byron Blakemore offers her a job, she can't afford to refuse. Rachel and Byron are worlds apart—she's a cautious, plus-size beauty struggling to make ends meet, while he's a dangerously handsome playboy with a penchant for big, beautiful women and an aversion to commitment. The red-hot attraction between them is undeniable, but Rachel's wary of surrendering to his blatant sexual advances. Byron is captivated by Rachel's curves and fiery spirit, but can he overcome his addiction to the chase? As their passion escalates, one shocking revelation about Rachel's past threatens to change everything. Will Byron's arrogant resolve crumble, leading him to reconsider his commitment-free lifestyle, or will Rachel find the strength to walk away from the man who could either save her or shatter her heart forever? Buy Now!

Book Plus Size Romance  Billionaire Romance   Modern Romance   Age Gap   Billionaire Boss   New Adult Romance   Curvy Romance   Contemporary Romance   Forbidden Romance   Alpha Male Romance

Download or read book Plus Size Romance Billionaire Romance Modern Romance Age Gap Billionaire Boss New Adult Romance Curvy Romance Contemporary Romance Forbidden Romance Alpha Male Romance written by J.L. Ryan and published by J.L. Ryan. This book was released on 2021-10-13 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don’t miss out on this steamy read for just $0.99 (regularly $5.99) – limited time only! Curvy girl Amelia Randolph is watching her grandmother's health deteriorate right before her eyes. It turns out that the sick woman's condition was caused by drinking contaminants that flowed out of the new water filtration system recently installed in her home. The company that manufactured the water system is owned by sexy billionaire bad boy Jacob Montgomery. Amelia relentlessly pursues him to get answers about his faulty water equipment, and when he finally agrees to meet with her, she feels both hatred and lust toward this gorgeous specimen of a man. Was the defective water filtration system the result of an honest mistake, or did Jacob purposely tamper with it to seek revenge on plus-size Amelia for uncovering a scandalous secret? Buy Now! billionaire romance, new adult romance, free, free books, romance books, romance novels, contemporary romance, fiction books, erotic romance, spicy romance, steamy reads, young adult, age gap romance, enemies to lovers, bad boy romance, ceo romance, boxed sets, romance series, books series, workplace romance, office romance, second chance romance, college romance, angsty romance, friends to lovers, action and adventure, older man younger woman, rags to riches, dark romance, military romance, sports romance, heirs, wealthy, virgin romance, pregnancy romance, surrogate romance, secret baby, small town romance, romantic suspense, historical romance, sweet romance, forbidden love, regency romance, fantasy romance, paranormal romance, new adult romance, clean romance, romantic comedy, slow burn romance, holiday romance, friends to lovers, beach romance, multicultural romance, wedding romance, royal romance, inspirational romance, mystery romance, young adult romance, saga fiction, marriage of convenience, interracial romance, single parent romance, single dad romance, medical romance, romantic thrillers, emotional romance, love triangle romance, menage, sexy romance, sensual, hockey, sports, alpha, alpha male, BDSM romance, cozy, happy ever after ending, happily ever after ending, no cliffhangers, 99 cents books, books under 2.99, free books, books under 5.00, discount books, romance book series, sexy books, books on sale, book promotions, google play books, google books, google play romance books, steamy romance, curvy romance, plus size romance, bbw romance, curvy girl, plus size, google play books free, must reads, erotica, erotic books, mature romance, twists and turns, plot twists, alpha hero, best friends brother, fake dating, miscommunication, brothers best friend, opposites attract, insta love, forced proximity, roommates, soulmates, ya romances, book boyfriends, spicy books, beauty and the beast romance, blind date romance, bully romance, bwwm romance, chick lit romance, daddy dom romance, dating the boss, doctor romance, emotional romance, explicit romance, fat girl romance, crush romance, fairytale romance, fling romance, funny romance, fun romance, grumpy boss romance, interracial romance, jealousy romance, love hate romance, long distance romance, menage romance, neighbor romance, obsession romance, physician romance, playboy romance, plain jane romance, pregnancy romance, quick reads romance, return to hometown romance, secret admirer romance, secret heir romance, secret baby romance, star crossed lovers romance, taboo romance, thriller romance, unrequited love romance, urban romance, virgin romance, wedding romance, ya romance, clean and wholesome romance

Book BBW Romance Boxed Set Series  For Fans Of Contemporary Romance  Fantasy Romance  Forbidden Love  Billionaire Romance  Enemies To Lovers  Age Gap  Alpha Male Romance  BBW  Dark Romance Books  And Curvy Romance

Download or read book BBW Romance Boxed Set Series For Fans Of Contemporary Romance Fantasy Romance Forbidden Love Billionaire Romance Enemies To Lovers Age Gap Alpha Male Romance BBW Dark Romance Books And Curvy Romance written by J.L. Ryan and published by J.L. Ryan. This book was released on 2021-10-14 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plus-size southern belle Tallulah foregoes college to take care of her sick grandmother and she fears she'll never get out of this situation to pursue a life of her own. With dwindling finances and 90 pounds of excess weight, she's not motivated to do anything except read magazines and pray that she meets her "Prince Charming." She's sick of scraping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to dating, and if she goes out with one more sleazeball, she's going to give up men forever. When a chance meeting comes her way in the form of sexy billionaire Alexander Carlyle, the heir to the iconoclastic Carlyle dynasty, she doesn't know what hit her. He offers her a "business deal," that will pull her out of her financial hole so that she and her grandmother can live like queens. Could this "business deal" be the golden opportunity of a lifetime for BBW Tallulah, or is Alexander simply dying to get his hands on her delectable curves for a mind-blowing one-night stand? 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Book American King

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sierra Simone
  • Publisher : Sierra Simone
  • Release : 2017-10-31
  • ISBN : 1732172226
  • Pages : 471 pages

Download or read book American King written by Sierra Simone and published by Sierra Simone. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They say that every tragic hero has a fatal flaw, a secret sin, a tiny stitch sewn into his future since birth. And here I am. My sins are no longer secret. My flaws have never been more fatal. And I’ve never been closer to tragedy than I am now. I am a man who loves, a man whose love demands much in return. I am a king, a king who was foolish enough to build a kingdom on the bones of the past. I am a husband and a lover and a soldier and a father and a president. And I will survive this. Long live the king.

Book The Gown

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jennifer Robson
  • Publisher : HarperCollins
  • Release : 2018-12-31
  • ISBN : 006267496X
  • Pages : 425 pages

Download or read book The Gown written by Jennifer Robson and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-12-31 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most anticipated reads from InStyle, HelloGiggles, Hypable, Bookbub, and Bookriot! One of Real Simple's Best Historical Fiction novels of the year! “The Gown is marvelous and moving, a vivid portrait of female self-reliance in a world racked by the cost of war.”--Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network From the internationally bestselling author of Somewhere in France comes an enthralling historical novel about one of the most famous wedding dresses of the twentieth century—Queen Elizabeth’s wedding gown—and the fascinating women who made it. “Millions will welcome this joyous event as a flash of color on the long road we have to travel.” —Sir Winston Churchill on the news of Princess Elizabeth’s forthcoming wedding London, 1947: Besieged by the harshest winter in living memory, burdened by onerous shortages and rationing, the people of postwar Britain are enduring lives of quiet desperation despite their nation’s recent victory. Among them are Ann Hughes and Miriam Dassin, embroiderers at the famed Mayfair fashion house of Norman Hartnell. Together they forge an unlikely friendship, but their nascent hopes for a brighter future are tested when they are chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime honor: taking part in the creation of Princess Elizabeth’s wedding gown. Toronto, 2016: More than half a century later, Heather Mackenzie seeks to unravel the mystery of a set of embroidered flowers, a legacy from her late grandmother. How did her beloved Nan, a woman who never spoke of her old life in Britain, come to possess the priceless embroideries that so closely resemble the motifs on the stunning gown worn by Queen Elizabeth II at her wedding almost seventy years before? And what was her Nan’s connection to the celebrated textile artist and holocaust survivor Miriam Dassin? With The Gown, Jennifer Robson takes us inside the workrooms where one of the most famous wedding gowns in history was created. Balancing behind-the-scenes details with a sweeping portrait of a society left reeling by the calamitous costs of victory, she introduces readers to three unforgettable heroines, their points of view alternating and intersecting throughout its pages, whose lives are woven together by the pain of survival, the bonds of friendship, and the redemptive power of love.

Book Love

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anna G. Jónasdóttir
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2013-11-12
  • ISBN : 1134648081
  • Pages : 307 pages

Download or read book Love written by Anna G. Jónasdóttir and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique, timely book of original essays sets the stage for a new materialist feminist debate on the analysis, ethics and politics of love. The contributors raise questions about social power and domination, situating their research in a materialist feminist perspective that investigates love historically, in order to understand changing ideologies, representations and practices. The essays range from studies of particular representations and examples of love - feminist translation, mass media images and internet love blogs - to feminist theories of love and marriage, to ethical and political theories describing, critiquing or advocating the use of love in groups as a radical force. They break new ground in bringing together questions of gendered interests in love, temporal dimensions of loving practices and the politics of love in radical transformations of society.

Book Shakespeare s Widows

Download or read book Shakespeare s Widows written by D. Kehler and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-07-20 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shakespeare s Widows moves thirty-one characters appearing in twenty plays to center stage. Through nuanced analyses, grounded in the widows material circumstances, Kehler uncovers the plays negotiations between the opposed poles of residual Catholic precept and Protestant practice - between celibacy and remarriage. Reading from a feminist materialist perspective, this book argues that Shakespeare s insights into the political and economic pressures the widows face allow them to elude mechanistic ideology. Kehler s book provides extensive historical background into the various religious and cultural attitudes towards widows in early modern England.

Book In Love

Download or read book In Love written by Amy Bloom and published by Random House. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful memoir of a love that leads two people to find a courageous way to part—and a woman’s struggle to go forward in the face of loss—that “enriches the reader’s life with urgency and gratitude” (The Washington Post) “A pleasure to read . . . Rarely has a memoir about death been so full of life. . . . Bloom has a talent for mixing the prosaic and profound, the slapstick and the serious.”—USA Today ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR Amy Bloom began to notice changes in her husband, Brian: He retired early from a new job he loved; he withdrew from close friendships; he talked mostly about the past. Suddenly, it seemed there was a glass wall between them, and their long walks and talks stopped. Their world was altered forever when an MRI confirmed what they could no longer ignore: Brian had Alzheimer’s disease. Forced to confront the truth of the diagnosis and its impact on the future he had envisioned, Brian was determined to die on his feet, not live on his knees. Supporting each other in their last journey together, Brian and Amy made the unimaginably difficult and painful decision to go to Dignitas, an organization based in Switzerland that empowers a person to end their own life with dignity and peace. In this heartbreaking and surprising memoir, Bloom sheds light on a part of life we so often shy away from discussing—its ending. Written in Bloom’s captivating, insightful voice and with her trademark wit and candor, In Love is an unforgettable portrait of a beautiful marriage, and a boundary-defying love.

Book Harlequin Love Inspired July 2016   Box Set 2 of 2

Download or read book Harlequin Love Inspired July 2016 Box Set 2 of 2 written by Lois Richer and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. THE RANCHER'S FAMILY WISH Wranglers Ranch by Lois Richer Determined to turn the ranch he's inherited into a camp for troubled teens, cowboy Tanner Johns hires single mom Sophie Armstrong to cater the facility's meals. With her wealth of ideas and kindness, Sophie's not just helping Tanner reach his goals—she's capturing his heart. RESCUED BY THE FARMER Oaks Crossing by Mia Ross Fleeing a troubled past, Bekah Holloway is seeking a fresh start and soon finds refuge at Drew Kinley's family farm and animal rescue center. Drew has always wanted to see the world—but could he put down roots with the mysterious beauty? A MATCH MADE IN ALASKA Alaskan Grooms by Belle Calhoune Heading to Love, Alaska, to open a new library, Annie Murray isn't prepared to crash-land in the Alaskan wilderness with pilot Declan O'Rourke. Forced to survive until help arrives, Annie soon realizes Declan's not just her hero—but her one true love.