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Damaris Chance's unhappy past has turned her off the idea of marriage forever. But her guardian, Lady Beatrice Davenham, convinces her to make her coming out anyway - and have a season of carefree, uncomplicated fun. When Damaris finds herself trapped in a compromising situation with the handsome rake Freddy Monkton-Coombes, she has no choice but to agree to wed him - as long as it's in name only. Her new husband seems to accept her terms, but Freddy has a plan of his own: To seduce his reluctant winter bride.

Brought to you by Penguin. Liverpool, 1942 As the threat of war draws closer, Isla Donahue seeks solace in her sweetheart, Rory. Their love for one another has never been stronger, but Isla struggles to ignore doubts surrounding her beau’s tainted past. So when Rory unexpectedly comes...

"A brilliant, page-turning novel...This is storytelling at its finest—immersive, transporting, and destined to captivate readers everywhere."—Heather Morris, #1 bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz From the national bestselling author of The Lotus Shoes, a haunting historical...

In the rugged landscape of Colorado, Lizzy Cooper, the fiercely independent owner of the esteemed Blacktrail Ranch, finds herself entangled in a twist of fate when an abandoned baby is left at her doorstep. Haunted by the tragic loss of her fiancé, Lizzy's closed heart begins to crack open as she navigates the challenges of caring for the child. Little does she know that this infant's arrival will intertwine her destiny with retired Major James Remington, a mysterious yet charming man, seeking answers about his missing sister. Can this unexpected gift ultimately free her of her self-...

It takes a remarkable writer to make an old story as fresh and compelling as the first time we heard it. With The Winter King, the first volume of his magnificent Warlord Chronicles, Bernard Cornwell finally turns to the story he was born to write: the mythic saga of King Arthur. The tale begins...

Widowed farmer Ned Hardy is facing a bleak winter and a lonely Christmas alone, when a beautiful young woman turns up on his doorstep in the middle of the night, frozen and terrified. Stunned by the arrival of a fine lady who looks like a Christmas angel, all of Ned’s protective instincts flare to life. Grace Honeyfield is on the run from her abusive brother and the terrifying man he’s forcing her to marry. Escaping into the darkness on a snowy night, she stumbles onto an isolated farm, and into the arms of a handsome farmer.

A Rags to Riches novel. The third book in a historical trilogy from Britain's best-loved saga author. Nuneaton, 1922 After a difficult childhood in the workhouse, never knowing her real family, and the horrors of the battlefields of the First World War, Annie has finally found her place in the...

The fact that she’s a werecat is just something she’s had to live with Alone in her territory, she’s lived a secretive life for six years: under the radar, avoiding her past and the baggage that comes with it. Trouble finds Jacky, though, in the form of an 11-year-old girl and a werewolf turf war just outside her borders. Forced to honor an ancient treaty and the Laws of the supernatural world, Jacky swears an oath to protect Carey Everson, the human daughter of a local werewolf Alpha from Dallas.

A woman guarding her broken heart. A man carving his own path. Will a marriage of convenience bring solace or sorrow? After her faithless fiancé drops her for a wealthy heiress, Francine Tucker swears she's done with love. When her father's printing press picks up a contract for The Matrimonial Times, an advertisement for a marriage of convenience is the perfect solution. Fran exchanges letters with a rancher until he invites her to Colorado. But when she arrives, something isn’t right. What is her handsome groom hiding? Theodore Steele turned away from his wealthy Boston upbringing to ...

A bride arrives at the remote family estate of her new husband full of hope for the future, but Cloud Mountain is haunted by a curse and the ghost of another bride who died far too young 1806, Cloud Mountain. Jiayi is the lowliest of the Gu family’s servants, so she is thrilled when their son...

Two weeks before the wedding, Katie is stressed, frustrated, and desperate to make it up to her patient fiancé. So she sets a trap. Hidden behind a blanket partition and leaving a simple note, she offers herself completely. No protection. No limits. Just her body, ready and available. What she doesn’t expect is how many men will take her up on it… or how far they’ll go. 18+ ONLY. This steamy short story of ~4,400 words features intense breeding risk, multiple partners, and a bride who gets far more than she bargained for. For readers who crave filthy, high-heat shared wife fantasies.

In the waning days of summer, Maeryn is given in marriage to the one man she has always loved—and never as a wife. Cedric has been her protector, her companion, her constant. But when vows are spoken and the feast is done, he rides north at dawn, leaving behind only a few cold words and a silence that cuts deeper than any betrayal. In a house ruled by cruelty and quiet contempt, Maeryn is left to endure the life chosen for her—a bride in name, a burden in truth. With winter closing in and no promise of his return, she must learn what it is to stand alone, to survive where she is not ...

I'm a shadow huntress in dire need of revenge. When a Fae prince asks me to participate in the Yule pageant and spy on the Winter King, I rise to the occasion. He tells me I'm a ringer for the dead queen, and that I don't have to win the pageant or get married in the end. He forgot to mention I'd lose everything in the meantime—including my heart.

TWO BRIDES. A CENTURY APART. BOUND TOGETHER BY FATE . . . The haunting, romantic book club novel for readers of Kristin Hannah and Kate Morton, with a touch of Jane Eyre 'Enchanting . . . absolutely fascinating and beautifully written' SORAYA LANE, author of the Lost Daughters series 'Immersive...

Stolen by the Orc Spymaster is the 2nd book in the series and is now a separate book and title. I volunteered to save my sister. Now, I’m running for my life from the Orc Warlord who wants to claim me. The Lottery was supposed to be a death sentence. When my sister’s name was called, I didn't hesitate to take her place. I expected to die in the frozen wasteland. I expected to be torn apart by the beasts that rule our world. I didn't expect him. Grimm Roth. The Warlord of the High Citadel. A massive, scarred monster of grey skin and muscle who looks at me with hunger in his glowing amber eyes.

A courageous woman on the run. A sheriff determined to protect. Can love thaw the ice of danger and grief in Stone Mountain, Texas? When Kendra Murdoch’s brother-in-law murders her sister, she takes charge of her nephew and two nieces, fleeing to Radford Crossing to escape the same fate. Determined to build a safe, self-sufficient life, Kendra opens a café and shuns all romantic advances—including those from the town’s handsome sheriff—even as danger still casts its shadow. Sheriff Butch Parrish is drawn to Kendra’s strength and independence. Battling a snowstorm and a ruthless ...

He had one chance to defend my innocence. He sided with my accusers instead. I hold forty-one keys to Sparhawk Neck. Three generations of trust on one ring, and every great house in the summer colony opens when I say so. Bowen Endicott is the Association’s treasurer, my billionaire fiancé, and the most upstanding man on the coast. He’d made me believe that no matter what life threw my way, I’d be better off with him by my side. But when trouble came, he didn’t right the ship. He capsized the whole boat and threw me into the water with the sharks circling. When a treasure vanished ...

From your Favorite #1 Amazon Best Selling Author Faith Johnson comes this captivating Mail Order Bride Story Set in the Wonderful Season of Winter. A deputy. A baby. And a winter that won’t wait. When Deputy Elias Hawke answers trouble at the depot, he expects a fight. He doesn’t expect a newborn. Left behind in the aftermath, the tiny child becomes his responsibility overnight. With the Colorado winter closing in and no time to find answers, Elias is forced to take the baby home… whether he’s ready or not. Days later, Nicolette Burton arrives—his mail-order bride, with nowhere ...

Cursed Wolf Seventy-five years ago, alpha wolf Rex Winter and his brothers were cursed by a powerful witch. Ever since, they have lived as wolves, only able to shift during the night of the full moon. The only way to break the curse is to claim their fated mates. When Luna Linwood finds out her long-lost grandmother has left her a bookstore in Alaska, she takes a chance, and travels to Fate Island. Dark Wolf Coming to Fate Island was supposed to be a new start. But wolf shifter Damian Winter doesn't believe he has the right to begin again. He may look like a young man, but he is over a ...

While her mother regards the Locarno dancehall as a den of iniquity, for 17-year-old shop-girl, Nell McClusky, it’s the centre of the universe. Where else is she going to meet the man of her dreams who’ll take her away from the humdrum realities of life on a council estate in 1950s Edinburgh? At first Alistair Rutherford doesn’t look that promising. He dresses more like a student than Nell’s idol, Buddy Holly.