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Mary Tudor, the headstrong younger sister of the ruthless King Henry VII, has always been her brother's favorite—but now she is also an important political bargaining chip. When she is promised to the elderly, ailing King Louis of France, a heartbroken Mary accepts her fate, but not before extracting a promise from her brother: When the old king dies, her next marriage shall be solely of her choosing. For Mary has a forbidden passion, and is determined, through her own cunning, courage, and boldness, to forge her own destiny.

Secrets must be kept. Vows never broken. 'Til death do us part...unless everything changes. Captive in one life, kept in another. Taken to now be the wife I am forced to be; I’m hidden away to face a dark reality only a few can survive. But I have a purpose now, and I can be the good wife I strive to be. But he still wants me. He will hunt me down. He will find me and take back what was stolen. I will be his wife if he has to fight until the death to make it happen.

All his life, Sixth of the Dusk has been a traditional trapper of Aviar—the supernatural birds his people bond with—on the deadly island of Patji. Then one fateful night he propels his people into a race to modernize before they can be conquered by the Ones Above, invaders from the stars who want to exploit the Aviar. But it’s a race they’re losing, and Dusk fears his people will lose themselves in the effort.

I gaze into my fiancé's eyes as I toast to our love, relieved that tomorrow we'll be married. After we say 'I do', no one from my past will ever be able to find me. Robert and I fit perfectly together – even though he may not know everything about me. But the morning of our wedding, Robert's eyes won't open. There's blood smeared across the white bed sheets. My fiancé is dead. And there's a knife in my hand… Edinburgh-based Rosie Walker is the author of gripping psychological thrillers, including The Bride's Secret, My Husband's Ex, and Secrets of a Serial Killer.

Young, widowed, and penniless, Lily Andrews, the Countess of Merrill, has strong opinions on marriage. When she spots a certain engagement announcement in The Times, she decides to take action. She will not allow another hapless girl to fall prey to a man - particularly the scoundrel who broke her heart five years ago. Anonymously she writes and distributes a pamphlet entitled "Secrets of a Wedding Night," knowing it will find its way into his intended's innocent hands.

A Desperate Bride. A Devious Mayor, And A Rancher On A Mission for Justice. Can love flourish amidst turmoil and deceit? Julia Laramore's life was ruined. After a brutal attack leaves her with child, she is sent West as a Mail Order Bride to marry Mayor Hugh of Flat Rock Oklahoma. A man she has never met. However, when Julia meets her intended, she is devastated to learn that although he has paid a handsome sum of money to secure her hand, he now refuses to wed her. With nowhere to go, and under the most dreadful of threats, Julia is forced to work as a maid in the Mayor's household. Wesley...

Join these mail order brides and their secret babies as they journey to find love. Get away from your life with these romances by award winning and best selling author, Jenna Brandt. The men are the kind of heroes the world craves and the kind of men that need a good woman to come home to. The mail order brides are feisty and fun and have hearts of gold! Mail Order Miranda: An orphan who's charged with taking care of her infant niece, a man seeking a mother for his toddler twins, and a mail order marriage that could be what they both need. Mail Order Miriam: A runaway Russian princess, a ...

Millionaire Carl Whitfield has set his sights on small-town Chef Camila Torres, but she won't have him until he can prove he means to settle in Chance Creek for good. He's spent the last three years searching for the perfect ranch. She's spent the last three years keeping him at arms' length. Now, Carl will do anything to secure a spread - including siding with the Coopers in their ages-old feud with the Turners, a move that could make his dreams come true - or destroy them for good. 

Jane Seymour of Wiltshire is not meant to go to Court. Not a child like her, with her lack of beauty and no title. But family connections are enough to have her named to the bridal retinue of Mary Tudor. At the French Court, the plain and docile Jane meets the girl who will grow into her rival in years to come: the already charismatic and conniving Anne Boleyn. Soon back home in the English countryside, Jane wants nothing more than peace and quiet—and the devotion of her childhood protector, William Dormer. 

King George IV is petitioning Parliament for a divorce from his queen on the grounds of her adultery. But rumor has it that the king secretly married Maria Fitzherbert—long before he married the queen. Now Mrs. Fitzherbert has been robbed—and she's frantically calling on Rosalind for help. Because what those thieves took is proof that she and King George did really marry. That single piece of paper could destroy Mrs. Fitzherbert and her family—or it could prove the king guilty of bigamy.

It's been five years since Shane MacPherson stepped foot on his clan's lands. Still haunted from years at war and the painful ache of loss, duty has called once again . . . and with it, his obligation to claim his place as the new laird of Clan MacPherson. But when Shane encounters a lass—a Valkyrie in both temperament and foul tongue!—in trouble, he puts title and duty aside to defend her . . .

As a professional bridesmaid, Sophie is hired by London brides to be their right-hand woman, posing as a friend but working behind the scenes to help plan the perfect wedding and ensure their big day goes off without a hitch. When she’s hired by Lady Victoria Swann - a former model and “It Girl" of 1970’s London; now the Marchioness of Meade - for the society wedding of the year, it should be a chance for Sophie to prove just how talented she is.

Unveiling the Wrong Bride Unveiling the Wrong Bride is a marriage of convenience, bride swap, billionaire romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Lynne Graham. Empty vows… Explosive marriage bed! Billionaire Tore Renzetti already considered his convenient wedding a farce, before he realized...

Four romances to make you fall in love with the lords and ladies of Regency England. Discover love, mystery, suspense, and scandals in this heartwarming collection. **The fourth book in this series, Bewildered Earl, is only available in this collection.** The Aristocrat's Charade Miss Ophelia Grey Must Fake a Courtship to Save a Man She Has Never Met! An Earl's Redemption Rumors. A whirlwind betrothal. A scandal that shocks London. A Viscount to Remember Can Miss Louisa Smallwood trust the man who has stolen her heart? Or, should she heed the warnings of the companion her father has chosen?...

Fifteen cozy spicy romances. Three complete shifter series in one sizzling bundle! Series included in this collection: Brides for Beasts: Bears Brides for Beasts: Wolves Brides for Beasts: Dragons Unlikely Mate: A Fated Mates Romance When a gruff bear shifter alpha collides with a cynical human recruiter for an arranged-marriage program, sparks fly in a fated-mates romance fueled by possessive instincts, small-town magic, and scorching chemistry. Off-Limits Mate: A Forbidden Romance When a curvy, pregnant bride meets a dominant bear-shifter enforcer, he knows she’s his fated mate but his ...

A Deceitful Bride. A Proud Rancher. A Secret Between Them. Can Love Heal The Deepest Of Wounds This Christmas. Annie Darling led a privileged life until her father passed, and in almost the same instance her virtue was stolen. Now sent to an unwelcoming Aunt, Annie is soon forced to make other arrangements and agrees to travel to Idaho before Christmas and wed Buck Jenkins, a rancher. Buck Jenkins a solitary mountain man, sees in Annie a chance for love and family, but when she arrives it is soon apparent that his new wife has led a life of ease and is not cut out for the demands of ...

Trapped in a twisted and dark courtship with a secret woman who needs my strength to survive, I will be wed. Walking the thin line between lunacy and reality, I am now the protector of my future captive bride. So I have no choice but to recite the vows: I take thee. In this arranged matrimony. Until we are parted by death.

Portland, Oregon, 1879. Nancy Pritchard finds herself a widow with a world of problems when her deceased husband's schemes start to come to light. As she searches through the pieces of her loveless marriage, Nancy realizes there is a lot that she didn't know about this man. Seth Carpenter is a childhood friend of Nancy's who has recently returned to Portland. He's delighted to see her again, and as a lawyer, he is able to help her sort through the legal aspects of her husband's death. 

I’m a plus-size outcast forced to marry my tormentor Alpha. I’ve always been despised and mocked. Even my adoptive parents wanted to sell me. But he was the worst. After he took my virginity and rejected me, I was forced to move away. Years later, after I had his secret baby girl, he comes for me to force me into marriage. I’m considered to be a total loser, but my family has finally found a way to profit off of me. They want to sell me off as a bride. That’s when my old tormentor returns. He sees red and tells me that I’m coming with him instead. It doesn’t matter what I want. ...

One deal, one mistake, one impossible choice. All I ever wanted was to escape the world of wolves - not be forced into a loveless marriage with Ashton, the Alpha of Nightclaw, and be tied down forever. But being the only human in a pack of wolves, my desires mattered little. Desperate to stop the wedding, I make a mistake — one that makes Ashton realize how much we both despise this mating. So he offers me a deal: marry him, give him an heir, and then I can walk away, leaving Nightclaw and him behind forever. I take the deal, knowing it is my only way out, believing I can walk away ...