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"Aquitaine is mine. It will never belong to anyone else."

With these words, 15-year-old Eleanor seals her fate. Aquitaine is under the French king’s safekeeping, and Eleanor, the Duke of Aquitaine’s eldest daughter, knows she must wed Prince Louis in order to insure the future of her beloved duchy. Fiercely independent, filled with untapped desire, the woman who would be queen must provide Louis VII, her monkish husband, with heirs. But it is young Henry of Anjou who catches Eleanor’s eye - and sets fire to her heart.

The Secretary of Homeland Security has been shot dead at his home in Washington. Secretary Denis Paull had information so sensitive, it cost him his life. Wanted for murder, Jack is in a race against time. He must outrun the FBI, outrun the paid assassins on his trail, and find the real killer before he loses everything.

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER This "powerful, mesmerizing story” (People) is an unflinching look into the abyss of slavery, from the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner. With an afterword by the author and a new introduction by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers. “A masterwork...

In Eric Van Lustbader's stunning follow up to Father Night, Jack McClure faces a choice: help the woman he loves, or destroy her as the enemy she is. Shortly after McClure leaves a late night meeting with Dennis Paull, the Secretary of Homeland Security, Paull is found—shot dead. The President...

Bestselling author and pastor Francis Chan explains how abiding in the love of God frees us from insecurity and leads us into a lifetime of joyful, worshipful obedience. Despite pastoring for decades and reaching thousands of people through his books and preaching, Francis wrestled with deep-seated insecurity. He understood God’s love conceptually, but struggled to actually experience it. This resulted in a life that was far from the thrilling and peaceful life God saved us for.

Men suck. They break you. Leave you. Take everything until there's nothing left. And frankly, I'm done allowing them to make me feel insignificant. So, forget men. I'll just throw myself into my job, because at least that never fails me. Jackson has other plans, though. I refuse to be impressed by his perfect body, the cute dimple on his cheek, or the rugged stubble on his face. Jackson Cole can be resisted. But, I'm only fooling myself. He's going to wear me down. I can feel it. In the end he'll prove that once again, I'm no one's beloved.

Cat Kincaid is obsessed with killing the man she believes is responsible for the torture and death of her sister, but when she eventually catches up with him, survival becomes a greater priority than revenge. Kerry Marchant, haunted by memories, regret, and self-blame, shields himself from the pain of the past by committing himself totally to the starship, Destiny, of which he is part owner.

Eine Fake-Beziehung mit einem attraktiven Milliardär? Klingt verlockend... Dann der Schock: Er ist der Mann, der deine Eltern ruiniert hat – und du bist von ihm schwanger... Was jetzt? Innerhalb von zwei Stunden gefeuert und aus der Wohnung geworfen: Carly Moore steht vor einem Scherbenhaufen. Wie soll sie nur ihre Schulden bezahlen? Der erstbeste Job führt sie zum charismatischen & attraktiven New Yorker Milliardär Brent Riggs. Brent benötigt dringend jemanden, der auf seine Villa aufpasst, während er auf Geschäftsreise ist.

The daughter of a legend finds the love of a lifetime in this passionate, heart-wrenching installment in J.R. Ward’s #1New York Timesbestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series. Nalla, the blooded daughter of Zsadist, has led a sheltered life. Protected by her father and the Brotherhood, she...

This particular story is about true love. It is certainly not a fantasy where everything is always good and nothing goes wrong. This particular story of true love should be described as a real lifelong friendship. It certainly wasn’t love at first sight, and in the first several years, one in this couple would be romantically attracted to the other, but the other wasn’t at any given moment. There were a lot of hits and misses between them both. Then, after years of this going on back and forth, the stars finally aligned perfectly, and they both fell in love with one another.

The daughter of a powerful desert chieftain, beautiful raven-haired Zenobia, a descendent of Cleopatra, witnesses at an early age the shocking brutality of renegade Roman soldiers and vows to hate all of the blue-eyed strangers forever. Despite that pledge, she falls hopelessly and passionately in love with Marcus Alexander Britanus, a Roman. And it will take all her cunning and skill in war to keep the precious erotic rapture she can find only in his arms.

The world bleeds as noble vampire families war amongst themselves. The Valentine and Bordeaux clans have fought for centuries over the right to rule. Until an opportunity to merge the two sides is born. Sabine Bordeaux is destined to marry the Valentine heir, something she's known since birth. Their union will end the bloodshed once and for all. She knows her duty . . . . . . and wants nothing to do with it. She never expected three men, shrouded in mystery, to answer her prayers. Whisked away to an island she's only heard about in fairy tales, at the mercy of the very Gods she prayed to ...

Have you ever been hurt or confused by a sudden, negative change in the character of a loved one- a spouse, a child, a friend, or a colleague? In moments of conflict and pain, it is easy to blame the person, leading to broken relationships, shattered marriages, and endless strife. But what if the real enemy was hiding in plain sight? In this groundbreaking book, Understanding the Spirit Behind, author Francis Nnamdi Chukwuyama unveils a critical spiritual truth: our battle is not against flesh and blood. That sudden outburst of anger, that wave of promiscuity, that inexplicable stubbornness...

After losing her mother, Clara’s world falls apart. Her father becomes a violent drunk, and the boy she once admired turns into her relentless tormentor, making her teenage years unbearable. When a scholarship offers her an escape to college in another state, Clara seizes the chance to start over. In her new life, she finds friends, hope, and a chance to heal from the shadows of her past. But just as she begins to rebuild, those shadows resurface, threatening everything she’s worked to achieve. Can Clara confront her fears and overcome the pain that haunts her, or will her past pull her...

A most unwelcome guest surprises Diana at her engagement party—the husband she thought was dead! Diana Brennan came west on the orphan train and was given a home with a loving couple who cherished and spoiled her. At 17, she fell hard for Tyson Applegate, the son of a wealthy mine owner. After...

The moment I meet Ricco Montavio, my world tilts on its axis. Hotter than hell and maddeningly dominant, he’s suddenly in my world on the regular: in my massage studio, at my daughter’s preschool, on my front porch, in my every waking thought… Why me? I’m a rule follower. A single mom just trying to make ends meet who was not looking to hook-up with anyone… much less a King of the Boston Underworld who makes his own rules.

Er ist der Albtraum, der mir das Herz gebrochen hat. Ich bin die Frau, die seinen Stolz verletzt hat. Jetzt arbeite ich für ihn. Mögen die Spiele beginnen. Von allen Orten. Von allen Zeiten. Von allen Menschen. Es ist Alex Reign, der vor mir steht. Derselbe Alex Reign, der mich abgrundtief hasst und jede Gelegenheit findet, das zu zeigen. Er erinnert mich an eine schmutzige Vergangenheit, die ich hinter mir gelassen habe, aber er ist auch der einzige Mann, den ich je geliebt habe. Alex Reign ist mein neuer Chef. Ich bin so am Arsch.

Nalla, the blooded daughter of Zsadist, has led a sheltered life. Protected by her father and the Brotherhood, kept away from the deadly war with the Lessening Society, she is chafing against the walls of the very safety that has ensured her survival. One night, she gives in to her restlessness...and finds herself face-to-face with a male whose inner darkness rivals even that of her sire's horrific origins.

I am their love, their life: Inamorata. But that doesn’t mean the rest of the vampire race will accept me as one of their own. They’d rather see me bleed. This prophecy is becoming a real pain in the ass. My mother was murdered because of it. My hive of four gorgeous vampires has cheated death more than once trying to protect me. As for me, I’m just doing the best I can to survive while juggling a sadistic cult who wants me dead—which just happens to be led by my lover’s ex-wife—an old book proclaiming that I’m the key to killing all vampires where they stand, and four ...

Brought to you by Penguin. A change of scene or a change of heart? When your boyfriend calls you impulsive, what do you do? If you’re Jenny Porter, you dash off to Scotland determined to save a failing textile mill, of course. That’s how Jenny finds herself having awkward encounters with the...