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When Rain Falls by katiecruz
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(STERLING SERIES # 2) - Raina Hart disappeared right after talking to Rain Sterling, the guy she met at Daphne and Vincent Sterling's wedding. Two years later, they meet again. Except this time, Rain catches her inside his beach mansion in The Hamptons looking for something. Raina's father passed away and left most of the inheritance to her stepmother. The will only states that she opens the letter he personally wrote himself after he's gone. As she tries to figure out the clue in the letter, she lies to Rain in order to give herself more time at his mansion. Rain slowly develops feelings for her, except there's only one problem. Her annoying ex-boyfriend keeps popping up. But what happens if she's drawing near the answer she's been looking for and everything starts to crumble around her?
A Secret Ambition by littleLo
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Before giving herself over the the inevitable marriage mart that is the London Season, Lily Beresford is determined to make a clandestine foray out into the real world. Desperate for a sense of purpose and autonomy before she marries, Lily creates a pseudonym and applies for work as a secretary to an Irish merchant. What starts as a simple ruse for a taste of independence quickly becomes complicated as Lily gets to know her new employer, rivals emerge, and trust is ultimately tested. Lily is about to learn the true meaning of "be careful what you wish for".
The Widow's Wish by lloroncita
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The last thing that Olivia Martin expected was that she would be a widow at the age of eighteen. After a quick courtship and marriage to the enigmatic Daniel Hightower, tragedy strikes and Olivia wonders if her wish for a happy life and love will ever come true. New cover courtesy of DayoldBlues
Affair of Pretense by missphipps
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When his ailing grandfather commands him to search for a long-lost female cousin, Evelyn Dresdenham, the notorious Marquis of Denver, is very disinclined to oblige. One night, when he unwittingly saves a young lady disguising herself as a man from trouble, Lord Denver strikes upon a cunning notion and soon realizes he cannot let this enchanting waif slip so easily... Running away from the oppressive orphanage that has sheltered her since the death of her grandfather, Georgie Kentsville is set on coming to London by hook or by crook. Little does she expect to find herself in a rare hobble, and even less to be held back by a handsome but bored nobleman, who suddenly offers her a very outrageous proposal : to pose as his long-lost cousin!
Intolerable Civility by Spiszy
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With her reputation in tatters and a baby to look after, Catherine Balley is given a single chance at redemption: marry the man she once betrayed, a man who has every reason to hate her. * * * * * Seduced, ruined, and abandoned, Cate spends her days looking after her illegitimate baby, Luke, and trying not to think about the past she lost and the future she will now never have. When David Demery, the man she was once engaged to, offers to honour his promise and marry her, Cate cannot refuse: it is the only chance she will ever have to repair her reputation and protect Luke's future. But just because Demery is willing to marry her doesn't mean he's willing to love her: she broke his heart once, and he is determined not to let her do it again. Even if this time Cate's own heart is at risk of breaking too.
Left to wither #Wattys2017 by rainbowbutterflies94
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Sarah Williams is a kind hearted, sweet and reserved girl who lost her parents at the age of five and has been juggling from one orphanage to another ever since. She moves out from the orphanage at the age of 18 after receiving a scholarship from Oxford university but little did she know that she is in for one hell of a tragedy.. Brian Whitman is an arrogant, cold hearted, sexy notorious playboy billionaire with Greek god like features and a panty dropping smirk that threatens the very existence of the female species. He discards girls like tissues and leaves a trail of broken hearts in his wake. He is the god of one night stands, seductive,passionate lover in the night and transforms into the Satan himself the day after. But this all comes to a screeching halt one day when he meets the innocent and beautiful Sarah. ____________________________________________________ Sarah and Brian fall in love and get married after dating for 2 years. Now a year later on their first anniversary Brian demands for divorce and when Sarah informs him about her supposed pregnancy he kicks her out in the middle of a stormy night.. __________________________________________________ Sarah faces the biggest betrayal of her life by her only love and is hurt beyond measure. Our innocent little mouse Sarah transforms into a feisty lioness and fights against the odds to protect not only her broken and bruised heart but also her little bundle of joy.. Hop on this one heck of a ride where there is a promise of pure love, betrayal and hurt. © Copyright reserved
Until The End by blooming_rose18
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Nadia Hayden has never been one to open her heart to people. Abandoned as a child and forced to spend a major part of her childhood in foster care, Nadia was always wary of letting people into her life. However, when her best friend's cousin turned out to be the one person whom she had always admired and the owner of the one corporation, she always wished to work for, Nadia let her guard down for once. And regretted it instantly. Dylan VanAssche, a ruthless businessman who runs the biggest security company in the country, has power and resources. A man who is respected and feared even beyond the business world. Reading people effortlessly as a part of his job, he was never wrong about them, not until he met his cousin's best friend. They started on the wrong foot but what will happen when they meet again, two years later? What happens when the past comes tumbling to haunt their future? Vacant roads. Empty cars. Missing people. A quest for truth. And lives at stake. Will it all drive them apart? Or will they stay together until the very end?
Only The Beginning by DaphneDubois
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Taking your best friend's place on a blind date to let the guy down easy was the plan...taking him to bed wasn't.
Heiress Without a Cause by sararamseybooks
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This is the first book in the Muses of Mayfair series, which features a group of women with secret artistic passions as they find love and friendship in Regency England. "Heiress Without a Cause" stars a spinster with a penchant for the stage and a duke whose dark past could ruin them both. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it! More info from the back cover: One title to change his life... A disgraced son with a dark reputation, William “Ferguson” Avenel is content to live in exile – until his father dies in the scandal of the Season. With rumors of insanity swirling around them, his sisters desperately need a chaperone. Ferguson thinks he’s found the most proper woman in England – and he won’t ruin her, even if he secretly desires the passionate woman trapped beneath a spinster’s cap. One chance to break the rules... Lady Madeleine Vaillant can’t face her blighted future without making one glorious memory for herself. In disguise, on a London stage, she finds all the adoration she never felt from the ton. But when she’s nearly recognized, she will do anything to hide her identity – even setting up her actress persona as Ferguson’s mistress. She’ll take the pleasure he offers, but Madeleine won’t lose her heart in the bargain. One season to fall in love... Every stolen kiss could lead to discovery, and Ferguson’s old enemies are determined to ruin them both. But as their dangerous passion ignites their hearts and threatens their futures, how can an heiress who dreams of freedom deny the duke who demands her love? ---- This book has been posted in its entirety as of 21 September 2015! If you want to follow the adventures of the other Muses of Mayfair after you finish this book, you can find more information about other books in the series at www.sararamsey.com/where-to-buy.
Homewrecker by LyssFrom1996
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Bronwyn Larson has spent her whole life not depending on her mother, a constantly recovering addict, until the moment her life was literally torn apart when an EF4 tornado ripped through their trailer park and her mom is found dead, miles away after the storm. Suddenly, her estranged father is a part of her life, a prominent state senator who's been absent since Bronwyn was born, a product of her parents' secretive affair. After living alone with her mother in a trailer for seventeen years, Bronwyn now has a stepmother and four new siblings, including an older brother and sister who seem skeptical, if not actually disproving, of Bronwyn living with them. While staying with them in their vacation lake house an hour away from what she called home, Bronwyn is hit with the bombshell that her mother's death is being treated as suspicious, with injuries inconsistent of being killed during the tornado. Estranged from everyone she knows, except her estranged new family, Bronwyn doesn't know who trust or who to believe about her mother's death. Torn between her life as the daughter of a single drug addict and the middle child of a well-respected senator, all while learning more about the mother she thought she knew, Bronwyn is forced to navigate through this new unfamiliar life alone, with this gut feeling she has. That her mother's killer isn't unfamiliar. 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐀𝐘 18th 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐏𝐀𝐃 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐒 Cover designed by Ashley Bandy