Download or read book Wife by Contract Mistress by Demand written by Carole Mortimer and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wealthy playboy must marry to gain his inheritance and control of the family business in this classic contemporary romance. Gabriella Benito fell for wealthy Rufus Gresham the first time she saw him. But Rufus believed Gabriella only wanted a rich husband—just like her mother. Five years later, Rufus and Gabriella must marry to obtain their inheritances. On their wedding day, Gabriella is shocked when Rufus kisses her passionately! Will Rufus use their marriage as an excuse to have her in his bed—whenever he wants? Originally published in 2007.

Download or read book Wife by Contract Mistress by Demand written by Carole Mortimer and published by Harlequin / SB Creative. This book was released on 2013-11-02 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gabriella fell in love with her stepbrother, Rufus, on the day her mother remarried. However, her love for him was shot down by Rufus’s words: “Don’t try to seduce me for my money.” Since then, hatred has flared between the two. Five years later, Gabriella’s stepfather has passed away, leaving behind a strange will. Gabriella and Rufus are to live together for six months as husband and wife in order to inherit the fortune! Gabriella will live with a man who accuses women of being money-grubbing mares?

Download or read book Determined to Defy Him written by Carole Mortimer and published by Mills & Boon. This book was released on 2016-01-25 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wife By Contract, Mistress By Demand Gabriella Benito fell instantly for wealthy Rufus Gresham. But Rufus believed Gabriella only wanted a rich husband -- just like her mother. Five years later, Rufus and Gabriella must marry to obtain their inheritances. On their wedding day, Gabriella is shocked when Rufus kisses her passionately! Will Rufus use their marriage as an excuse to have her in his bed? Defying Drakon Drakon Lyonedes has it all: power, wealth and any woman he wants! Until the beautiful Gemini Bartholomew steps into his life. Gemini confronts his plan to turn her family home into a hotel -- she intrigues Drakon. Long-term isn't in this infamously arrogant tycoon's vocabulary -- and Gemini is a virgin who wants more than one night of scorching passion. Gemini is determined to defy him, but whose willpower will prove the strongest? His Reputation Precedes Him He's the most talked about men in New York and interior designer Eva Grey knows all the stories. Markos Lyonedes is powerful, wealthy and unbearably good-looking, but Eva knows that while he might make a girl feel special for one hot night, that's all he's good for. After her disastrous marriage, he's the type of man she should avoid. But when Markos hires Eva to decorate his penthouse, it's an unmissable opportunity -- one that shatters Eva's resolve to stay out of Markos's bedroom!

Download or read book The Mistress Contract written by She and He and published by Unbridled Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The remarkable true document that is The Mistress Contract opens with a piece of paper that was signed in 1981 by a woman and her wealthy lover. The contract establishes an exchange that she thinks fair: If he will provide an adequate and separate home for her and cover her expenses, she will provide him with "mistress services": "All sexual acts as requested, with suspension of historical, emotional, psychological disclaimers." For the duration of the agreement, she will become his sexual property. Then -- on a small recorder that fit in her purse -- this extraordinary and unconventional couple began to tape their conversations about their relationship, conversations that took place while travelling, over dinner at home and in restaurants, on the phone, even in bed. This book is based on those tapes. It is a candid record of what they had to say to each other privately about the arrangement and its power relations, their physical relationship and the sexual forces that shaped it. As private and intimate as it is, though, the book also turns an unblinking light on a period of intense upheaval between men and women. Looking back now, thirty years later, this extraordinary couple -- who are still together -- are willing to reveal their most private moments to our scrutiny. What they capture in The Mistress Contract is an unapologetic revelation and a bold provocation.

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Download or read book Wife by Approval written by Lee Wilkinson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Billionaire Richard Anders needed Valentinato claim the spectacular Castle Anders. But hehadn't counted on her breathtaking beautyand playing the part of husband proves morepleasurable than he'd imagined. Valentina's given Richard her innocence inthe bedroom, and her word at the altar. Butwhen she learns the truth, will she give himher heart?

Download or read book Defying Drakon written by Carole Mortimer and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drakon Lyonedes has it all: power, wealth, sex appeal…and any woman he wants! Until the beautiful Gemini Bartholomew steps into his life, that is… Confronting him over his plan to turn her family home into a hotel, Gemini intrigues Drakon. The problem? Long-term just isn't in this infamously arrogant tycoon's vocabulary—and Gemini is a virgin who surely wants more than one night of sizzling, scorching passion…? She's determined to defy him, but whose willpower will prove the strongest?

Download or read book Wife by Agreement written by Kim Lawrence and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-03-21 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Ethan Kemp proposed to Hannah, the whole world was shocked—including Hannah! She was out of his league, everyone said so. Ethan was a man of the world, and she was his unsophisticated nanny... But Ethan knew that the practical Hannah would be a most convenient wife—until he discovered that his shy bride had hidden passions. Intrigued, he wanted their wedding agreement to be on far more intimate terms. He planned to be a real husband!

Download or read book The Unwanted Wife written by Natasha Anders and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delicate, titian-haired Theresa Noble has met her father's associates in the past, but the gorgeous, Italian-born Sandro De Lucci leaves her speechless. Eighteen months into their marriage, however, Sandro has turned to ice. Desperate to escape a relationship that has proven to be as stubbornly passionate as it is cold and hateful, Theresa summons up the courage to ask for a divorce. But before he'll grant her request, Sandro demands something from Theresa: a son. The stalemate sickens her. Never mind that Sandro has yet to introduce Theresa to the large family that means so much to him. Or that Theresa overhears her husband on the phone with a mystery woman. Most damning is that Theresa senses, in Sandro's treatment of her, the behind-the-scenes machinations of Jackson Noble, her cruel father. From the depths of her anxiety, Theresa must seek an empowering truth about the husband who calls her, with such cold affection, his cara, his beloved.

Download or read book Public Wife Private Mistress written by Sarah Morgan and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2010-03-04 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the USA Today–bestselling author’s sexy international romance, a smoldering Sicilian calls his estranged wife back to his side—and into his bed. Being married to a rich, sexy Sicilian was supposed to be a dream come true. But when everything fell apart between Anastasia and Rico, she left Italy and he filed for divorce. But when a sudden crisis hits, Rico needs his soon-to-be ex-wife at his side. As the only person who can help Rico’s sister recover from a head injury, Stasia reluctantly returns. In public, he expects her to act the part of the perfect wife. But in private, the sparks between them are hotter than ever—and she becomes a slave to his passionate demands. Now Stasia must wonder if they’re finally living the dream—or if she’ll be cast aside once Rico’s sister recovers . . .

Download or read book Mistress by Contract written by Helen Bianchin and published by Harlequin Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mistress By Contract by Helen Bianchin released on Aug 25, 2001 is available now for purchase.

Download or read book The Marriage Bargain written by Jennifer Probst and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to serve their own selfish needs, struggling bookstore owner Alexa and billionaire Nicholas decide to be in a loveless marriage for only a year, but things get complicated when love grows between them.

Download or read book Mistress Bought and Paid For written by Lynne Graham and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Had supermodel Lydia Powell really stolen money from a charity for disadvantaged children? Cristiano Andreotti hoped so. This was his chance for revenge on the woman who'd rejected him. He'd pay back the missing money to have Lydia at his mercy! But Cristiano discovered Lydia was a virgin and if he took a woman's innocence, then he also had to make her his bride!

Download or read book Rembrandt s Whore written by Sylvie Matton and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2020-02-06 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sensitive innocent, Hendrickje Stoffels escapes the harsh realities of her garrison home-town to take up a servant's role in Rembrandt's household. She soon becomes his lover and closest confidante, and plays witness to the highs and lows of the great artist's life. But Hendrickje is fated to discover the hypocrisy and greed of society in Amsterdam's Golden Age. In sensuous prose, Matton paints a powerful fictional portrait of this impassioned relationship through the eyes of a remarkable woman.

Download or read book Mistress to the Marquis written by Margaret McPhee and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2013-06-18 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She may grace his bed, but she will never wear his ring They whisper her name in the ballroom's shadows—the marquis's mistress! It will take all of Alice Sweetly's renowned acting skills to play this part: smile until it no longer hurts, until they believe your lie, until you believe. Pretend he means nothing. If the Marquis of Razeby thinks he can let his mistress go easily, he is so very wrong. Each night she appears before a rapturous Covent Garden audience, taunting him with her beauty. But Razeby must marry, and while Alice could grace his bed she can never grace his arm.

Download or read book Bringing Down the Colonel written by Patricia Miller and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I’ll take my share of the blame. I only ask that he take his.” In Bringing Down the Colonel, the journalist Patricia Miller tells the story of Madeline Pollard, an unlikely nineteenth-century women’s rights crusader. After an affair with a prominent politician left her “ruined,” Pollard brought the man—and the hypocrisy of America’s control of women’s sexuality—to trial. And, surprisingly, she won. Pollard and the married Colonel Breckinridge began their decade-long affair when she was just a teenager. After the death of his wife, Breckinridge asked for Pollard’s hand—and then broke off the engagement to marry another woman. But Pollard struck back, suing Breckinridge for breach of promise in a shockingly public trial. With premarital sex considered irredeemably ruinous for a woman, Pollard was asserting the unthinkable: that the sexual morality of men and women should be judged equally. Nearly 125 years after the Breckinridge-Pollard scandal, America is still obsessed with women’s sexual morality. And in the age of Donald Trump and Harvey Weinstein, we’ve witnessed fraught public reckonings with a type of sexual exploitation unnervingly similar to that experienced by Pollard. Using newspaper articles, personal journals, previously unpublished autobiographies, and letters, Bringing Down the Colonel tells the story of one of the earliest women to publicly fight back.

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