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Iris Murdoch's first novel is set in a part of London where struggling writers rub shoulders with successful bookies, and film starlets with frantic philosophers. Its hero, Jake Donaghue, is a drifting, clever, likeable young man who makes a living out of translation work and sponging on his friends. A meeting with Anna, an old flame, leads him into a series of fantastic adventures.

My best friend asked me to marry his sister...so I did everything I could to ensure it. I've been after Aria Funar for years, wanting her by my side, craving that woman and her spirit. Over the years I had watched her grow up and turn into the woman she's become. After a traumatic event happened to Aria, her father branded her as damaged, irrelevant, she was deemed useless to him. Now, and only now am I worthy of marrying his daughter - because the tragic things that have happened to her ultimately brought her down to my level in her father's eyes.

Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan knows what it’s like to be haunted by the past. For years after her daughter, Bonnie, was stolen from her, she fought for closure. When her mother, Sandra, asks Eve to find a missing friend named Beth Avery, she wants to help but is sure that Sandra is hiding something. The fact that she adamantly refuses to go to the police reinforces Eve’s suspicions that something is very wrong. Eve learns that Beth has been locked away in a mental hospital for years....

Barrett Everyone knows Montgomery men are doomed to love only one woman. Even if she hates the mountains, which we can’t leave without. I don’t believe in curses, however, I’m not the type of man to stake my peace of mind on flimsy serendipity. I choose a marriage of convenience. A cold contract devoid of the wrenching heartache of love that turned my father’s life into a living hell. Yet, the moment I lay my eyes on Keisha’s innocent smile and alluring curves, all I can think about is her. When my young, love-shy bride finds out the truth, will she stay or am I doomed to a life ...

¿Pueden dos almas rotas aprender a confiar otra vez? Sienna Escapar a Blossom Ford con mi hija se suponía que era un nuevo comienzo. No esperaba encontrar una familia en tres madres solteras compañeras, y definitivamente no planeaba a Romeo Butler. Gruñón, hermoso y ferozmente protector, este hombre montaña entra en nuestras vidas como una avalancha. Sus brazos poderosos me hacen sentir segura, mientras su mirada tierna derrite mis defensas. Pero por más que el cuerpo de Romeo lleve las cicatrices de su pasado militar, son las heridas que no podemos ver las que amenazan con ...

Broadway’s most esteemed visionaries tell all - how they got started in the business, how they chose projects, how they raise money, why some of their shows were huge hits and others flopped, and much more. From Flo Ziegfeld and David Merrick, from Joseph Papp, from Cameron Mackintosh, from today’s up-and-coming new generation of producers - here are priceless words of wisdom.

She remembered the glyph. He followed the flame. Together, they return to the living heart of Urtha. Through the pulse of sacred ground, Through vows carved in starlight— Their love becomes the covenant. “Urtha stirs, and the Starfire answers.” Anya thought awakening her soul-glyph was only the beginning. But now, as timelines tremble and Earth prepares to Starfire, she must walk the ancient path of her lineage—across continents, dimensions, and memory itself. Joined by Ethan, her twin flame and protector, Anya journeys into sacred lands and forgotten gates to reawaken the Indigo ...

Una madre soltera y un jefe multimillonario encuentran el amor donde menos lo esperan - en los brazos del otro. Destiny He sido lastimada por el amor antes, dejada para recoger los pedazos de mi corazón destrozado. No estoy buscando una relación, especialmente no con mi jefe multimillonario mayor, Jasper Cleveland. Pero cuando comienza a derribar mis muros con su encanto y bondad, me encuentro queriendo más. ¿Puedo confiar en Jasper con el futuro de mi hijo y el mío propio? Single Mom And The Billionaire es una lectura ardiente y dulce de amor a primera vista de una hora con un final ...

Alexander For generations, marriages in my family have been nothing more than mergers. As the only heir, I’ve been groomed to do whatever makes our business empire prosper. So, when my father arranges an alliance with the daughter of another powerful conglomerate, I expect nothing more than mutual courtesy from her. Fresh out of college, my bride to be is twenty years younger than me but her age and innocent looking eyes don’t fool me. Nia’s family is just as ruthless and calculating as mine. But the more I get to know her, the softer my heart becomes. She doesn’t scurry away at the...

Shadows of the Heart by Iris Calder is a breathtaking blend of romantic suspense and art-world mystery—where a single painting unlocks a hidden past and love becomes the bravest truth of all. When meticulous historian Ethan Carter steps into a boutique gallery, a storm-lit seascape stops him in his tracks. The anonymous canvas mirrors a secret photograph his grandfather kept—and the woman in red seems to be looking straight through time. Gallery owner Isabella Reyes (a curator with a talent for listening to rooms) feels the same pull. Together they trace the painting’s shadowy ...

As a young girl, Elena fell while climbing a tree with her best friend, Aleks. Thrown into the shore of the river of the dead, she found a boy named Evander Akti, who was there thanks to a terrible fall of his own…thousands of miles away in Arktos. Together, they turned their back on the river and went into the dark, holding each other tight as they escaped back to the land of the living. But that was only possible because Aleks, left behind to watch Elena fall, made a deal with Death.

Celebrate the joys of the holiday season with a trio of exquisitely crafted, richly romantic tales by three of the brightest stars in contemporary fiction. Filled with passion, drama, and a touch of magic, this festive gathering of classic Christmas stories—available for the first time in ten years—tells about the lives and loves of one unforgettable family and the enchanted heirloom that links one generation to the next.

A CIA agent’s two-year-old child was stolen in the night as a brutal act of vengeance. Nine years later, Catherine Ling’s instincts - maternal and professional - tell her that her son is still alive, but she needs the help of someone as driven and obsessed as she is to find him - and that person is Eve Duncan. Eve has walked this same path and shares Catherine’s nightmare, having endured the disappearance of her own daughter, Bonnie.

"Don't kill her. She's no good to us dead." These words haunt Jane MacGuire after a shocking attack shatters her world in an instant. Was it a random kidnapping attempt, or the countdown to something far more sinister?

Lawrence "LT" Palmer came from humble beginnings. Contrary to his past, LT is now a self-made billionaire, the mayor of a large metropolitan city, and about to marry the love of his life, Sapphire "Phire" Lassiter. Sapphire, the sassy-mouthed baby girl of a family of twelve children, brought life, passion, and love into his world. She is his inspiration for the games he designs and his biggest supporter as mayor. However, her wish for their wedding day is something he is not sure he can deliver.

Willow He sido lastimada demasiadas veces para creer en finales felices para siempre. Cuando arreglo un matrimonio con Ransom Boyd, el único pensamiento en mi mente es proteger a mi pequeño hijo. El atractivo soldado retirado es un zorro plateado casi veinte años mayor que yo y me excita, pero nada de esto importa. Es la fuerza en su cuerpo robusto y el tono peligroso en su voz silenciosa cuando acepta protegernos lo que decido confiar. Sin embargo, hay un lado tierno y cariñoso en Ransom y no pasa mucho tiempo antes de que empiece a enamorarme del héroe recluso y esperar un final ...

When it comes to Eve Duncan, never say never....Is she dead or alive? That is the question on everybody’s lips. Eve appears to have been the victim of James Doane, the psychopath who kidnapped her and forced her to use her skills as a forensic sculptor to reconstruct the skull of his depraved son. That’s what everyone attending her funeral thinks, at least.

When aspiring actress Lucy Younger arrives on Hazel Island to film her first movie, she thinks she’s finally caught her big break. What could be better than spending her summer on a beautiful island while catching the attention of her mega-famous costar? Enter Carter Roberts: baseball player, playboy, and the most obnoxious, arrogant, and sexy man Lucy has ever had the misfortune to meet. Soon, Carter offers her a role she can’t turn down: play his fake girlfriend and make her costar wild with jealousy.

Pensó que había guardado su corazón para siempre, hasta que él rugió de vuelta al pueblo para demostrarle que estaba equivocada. Rosa Nunca pensé que volvería a ver al hombre que robó mi corazón y me dejó con dos hermosas hijas. Pero ahora Raidon está de vuelta y quiere una segunda oportunidad. ¿Puedo confiar en él con mi corazón otra vez? ¿Con nuestras niñas? Single Mom And The Biker es una lectura ardiente y dulce de una hora que presenta a un hombre que quiere reclamar a su familia. Tiene un final feliz dulce. Puede leerse de forma independiente o junto con el resto de ...

Una noche descuidada podría arruinar nuestra amistad. Skye He sido amiga de Cormac O'Connor durante catorce años. El músico country alto, moreno y guapo que todas las mujeres del planeta parecen querer. Durante años, era solo el chico mayor genial con el que pasaba el rato. Hasta que, un día, está acelerando mi pulso y haciéndome sentir cosas que una amiga no tiene derecho a imaginar. Hago lo que cualquier compañera que se respete haría: mantener la guardia alta. Sin embargo, una noche, no puedo resistirme a él. Cormac lo significa todo para mí. ¿Mi desliz me costará a mi mejor...