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A fake fiancé and Christmas engagement are a recipe for trouble!Miss Anabel Snelling needs fiancé, and fast. If her father Sir Archibald has his way, she’ll be married in time for Christmas – to a man she doesn’t love. That’s why she and her aunt have concocted a brilliant plan to hire an American actor to play the role of her suitor.But the charming Wesley Grant is playing the part a little too w…
He was her first love…Now she’ll risk all to save him.Celeste Fournier once gave her innocence to the man she loved. Years later that same man, Major Summerley Shayborne, is in Paris—and in danger! Celeste’s world has changed beyond recognition, but she knows she must help Shay flee. Yet their scorching reunion makes her wish she could reclaim something of herself…to be the girl she was…the girl t…
A princess captive in the tower…A Spanish knight who can set her free!In this Princesses of the Alhambra story meet Princess Leonor, who can’t escape her tyrannical Sultan father. For Spanish knight Count Rodrigo her innocence and her beauty tug at his sense of honour. He will lay down his life to protect her…but the risks are great: she is the daughter of his sworn enemy!
A sensible schoolmistress…Awakened by the notorious rake!In this The Wild Warriners story, schoolmistress Felicity Blunt feels old beyond her years—and desperately dull. Meeting confirmed rake Jacob Warriner brings her gloriously alive, and yet no matter his allure she must remain immune to his obvious charms and unashamed flirtation. But is Jacob merely a mischievous scoundrel? Or is there much m…
Это одна из трех книг, в которых я повествую о великих людях. Этих людей можно назвать не иначе как "Зубры"
В этой книге описание памятников Самарканда. Самого древнего города Узбекистана. И проложен примерный маршрут следования. И описаны все памятники очень детально, так как писали эту книгу профессиональные гиды.
Полковник умел воевать. А еще — танцевать. И любить. Но главное, он был пунктуален.
Книга правдиво рассказывает о жизни и смерти Аль Капоне — капо чикагской мафии второй половины 20-х — начала 30-х годов прошлого века. Фотография на обложке: Аль Капоне со своим сыном Альбертом на бейсбольном матче, Чикаго, 1931 год.
They Make an Unlikely Alliance… Lady Cecily scorns the French hostages held at court. Treated as honoured guests, the men play at love games – and Cecily fears that her mistress, the Princess, might be disgraced.War-weary chevalier Marc de Marcel wants only to return home. Uncertain whether his ransom will ever be paid, he makes an unlikely alliance with enticing fire and ice Cecily. He’ll help he…
What has she to hide?The mysterious heavily-veiled woman Edward Thurlow, Lord Garthdale, meets on his early-morning rides in Hyde Park intrigues and then utterly charms him. What dark secret could possibly force her to hide away from society in such a fashion?An eligible catch, Edward has eluded the marital net until now. So why, just when he's resigned himself to finding a wife, should this most …
FAMILY SECRETSSomething had gone wrong with the London end of the Dilhorne business empire, and Alan had been sent to England to make things right. But almost immediately after his arrival Alan met Ned Hatton, and to his total astonishment found that they were almost identical. It wasn't until he met Ned's sister, Eleanor, and learned more of their family background that he realized the likeness w…
Never say never… With the Bolton name in disgrace, marrying an elderly squire might be the only way for Alexandra Bolton to save her family from absolute ruin. But when she meets the infamous Duke of Clarewood, old dreams – and old passions – are awakened as never before.Yet she cannot accept his shocking proposition! The Duke is the wealthiest, most powerful peer in the realm, and Alexandra is th…
Cowboy Chance Worth gets more than he bargains for when he saves damsel in distress Lizzie Mitchell. He has come to Red Ridge, Arizona, to rescue her family's failing ranch and find Lizzie a suitable husband. Too bad it wouldn't be honorable to keep the little spitfire for himself!Lizzie may be innocent, but she's not naive. Fully determined to find her own way in life, she doesn't welcome Chance'…