Author : Susan Stephens
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 23,85 MB
Release : 2008-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1426812329
The bartered bride? Self-made billionaire Alexander Kosta has come to the island of Lefkis for revenge. He will see it destroyed, as it tried to destroy him. However, he hasn't counted on Ellie Mendoras. She's vowed she'll fight the gorgeous Greek tycoon with all her strength. But there's a dangerous smile on Alexander's lips. As far as he's concerned, Ellie's a little firecracker who needs to be tamed. He'll seduce her into compliance and then buy her body and soul!
Author : Alexandra Enders
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 39,54 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780452288348
Six after leaving her husband and young daughter behind--hoping to spare them from her drinking, depression, and a legacy of self-destruction--to seek refuge to a coastal town in Maine near Bride Island, her family retreat, Polly Birdswell has put her life back together and hopes to reunite with her child, but family squabbles over Bride Island could threaten everything she loves. Original.
Author : L. L. Chaikin
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,46 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Christian fiction
ISBN : 9780736900041
Award-winning novelist Linda Chaikin brings her series to a rousing conclusion in the fast-paced trilogy with a grand finale complete with sword fighting, sea battles, and the quest for silver.
Author : JUDY ANGELO
Publisher : Phoenix Publishing Limited
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 20,28 MB
Release : 2016-04-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Best-selling Author, Judy Angelo, presents: Volume 3: BAD BOY BILLIONAIRE VERSUS REBEL ISLAND BRIDE - AND THE WINNER IS... Normally shy and reserved, college student Erin Samuels goes to the island of Santa Marta where she breaks out of her shell and does things that shock even her. And, as if that weren't bad enough, she ends up trapped in a marriage by blackmail! Dare DeSouza is used to women throwing themselves at him and he lumps Erin Samuels in the same category. Gold-diggers, that's what they all are, but this time he has a plan. He sets out to teach Erin a lesson she'll never forget...and ends up learning the greatest lesson of his life. An island romance that will keep readers guessing every step of the way...
Author : Penny Jordan
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 1449 pages
File Size : 14,18 MB
Release : 2008-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1426813368
One convenient download. One bargain price. Get all February Harlequin Presents with one click! Bad-boy billionaires, arrogant aristocrats and ruthless tycoons--all powerful men--meet their match in the arms of innocent beauties and feisty spitfires, who teach them a lesson or two about the power of love. Bundle includes A Royal Bride at the Sheikh's Command by Penny Jordan, The Greek Tycoon's Defiant Bride by Lynne Graham, The Guardian's Forbidden Mistress by Miranda Lee, Bought: One Island, One Bride by Susan Stephens, The Sicilian's Virgin Bride by Sarah Morgan, Expecting His Love-Child by Carol Marinelli, The Billionaire's Marriage Mission by Helen Brooks and One Night in His Bed by Christina Hollis.
Author : Margo Lanagan
Publisher : Random House
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 25,87 MB
Release : 2012-02-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1446478440
Rollrock is an isolated, windswept island; a wild and salty landscape where fishermen and their families must wring a living from the stormy seas. But Rollrock is also a place of eerie magic, and of powerful desire. Down on the beach, the outcast witch of Rollrock casts her spells, and draws mysterious girls from the sea. These are girls with long, pale limbs and faces of haunting innocence - the most enchantingly beautiful creatures the fishermen of Rollrock have ever seen. The island is envied, and many a man is lured to Rollrock with the promise of a sea wife. But the arrival of these women is the ruin of countless families - and to the despair of the men of Rollrock, magic always has its price. The brides do not belong on land. One day, the sea will claim them back.
Author : Ralph Crane
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 26,55 MB
Release : 2017-02-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1783482079
'Island Genres, Genre Islands' moves the debate about literature and place onto new ground by exploring the island settings of bestsellers. Through a focus on four key genres—crime fiction, thrillers, popular romance fiction, and fantasy fiction—Crane and Fletcher show that genre is fundamental to both the textual representation of real and imagined islands and to actual knowledges and experiences of islands. The book offers broad, comparative readings of the significance of islandness in each of the four genres as well as detailed case studies of major authors and texts. These include chapters on Agatha’s Christie’s islands, the role of the island in ‘Bondspace,’ the romantic islophilia of Nora Roberts’s Three Sisters Island series, and the archipelagic geography of Ursula Le Guin’s Earthsea. Crane and Fletcher’s book will appeal to specialists in literary studies and cultural geography, as well as in island studies.
Author : Gregory Maguire
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,9 MB
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0063093987
The first in a three-book series spun off the iconic Wicked Years from multimillion-copy bestselling author Gregory Maguire, featuring Elphaba’s granddaughter, the green-skinned Rain. Ten years ago this season, Gregory Maguire wrapped up the series he began with Wicked by giving us the fourth and final volume of the Wicked Years, his elegiac Out of Oz. But “out of Oz” isn’t “gone for good.” Maguire’s new series, Another Day, is here, twenty-five years after Wicked first flew into our lives. Volume one, The Brides of Maracoor, finds Elphaba’s granddaughter, Rain, washing ashore on a foreign island. Comatose from crashing into the sea, Rain is taken in by a community of single women committed to obscure devotional practices. As the mainland of Maracoor sustains an assault by a foreign navy, the island’s civil-servant overseer struggles to understand how an alien arriving on the shores of Maracoor could threaten the stability and wellbeing of an entire nation. Is it myth or magic at work, for good or for ill? The trilogy Another Day will follow this green-skinned girl from the island outpost into the unmapped badlands of Maracoor before she learns how, and becomes ready, to turn her broom homeward, back to her family and her lover, back to Oz, which—in its beauty, suffering, mystery, injustice, and possibility—reminds us all too clearly of the troubled yet sacred terrain of our own lives.
Author : Shelly Thacker
Publisher : Summit Avenue Books
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 49,63 MB
Release : 2012-11-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0984764674
The warriors of Asgard Island are keeping a secret from their new brides… Kidnapped from a trade fair by a mysterious swordsman, Lady Avril de Varennes awakens on Asgard Island, an enchanted paradise cloaked in mists and mystery, kept secret from the world for centuries. Against her will, Avril weds her arrogant captor, Hauk Valbrand—even as she vows to escape. Hauk believes himself beyond the reach of love, until his fiery captive bride begins to melt his heart of ice. But soon he must reveal the stunning truth about Asgard and its people—and Hauk and Avril must choose between love and honor, duty and desire...now and forever. "Powerful. From the very first page you're whisked away to a world where anything is possible." -The Atlanta Journal-Constitution “An involving, beautiful story. I thought about the characters often at work, at the grocery store, in my car—wherever I was until I could get back to the book. A definite keeper. Five hearts (highest rating).” -TheRomanceReader.com "An utterly absorbing read! With its richly drawn characters, powerful conflict and vividly imagined setting, His Captive Bride is a romantic fantasy lover's dream. When it comes to sweeping, sizzling historical romance, Shelly Thacker is a shining star!" -Lara Adrian, New York Times bestselling author “If I could give this book more than 5 stars I would! I loved Asgard Island and Shelly’s descriptions made it feel so real, as if I’m there with them. Highly recommended. I loved all the books but this was by far my most favorite!” – Goodreads reviewer “I'm in awe of this author's talent. Thacker has made me want to read all her books. She is so skilled at telling a story with strong, well defined characters and original storylines. This one blew me away!” – Goodreads reviewer “Take me to Asgard Island, please! His Captive Bride is totally engrossing, passionate and SEXY! The chemistry between Avril and Hauk is electric. I highly recommend every one of the books in this series as perfect escape reads.” – Reading Between the Wines Originally published by Dell under the title Timeless. This revised and expanded Author's Preferred Edition includes new scenes never before published. The Stolen Brides Series These regal brides are about to discover that falling in love with a warrior is the most dangerous adventure of all. Each book is a stand-alone, steamy historical romance: Book 1: HIS STOLEN BRIDE (Darach and Laurien) Book 2: FOREVER HIS (Gaston and Celine) Book 3: HIS FORBIDDEN TOUCH (Royce and Princess Ciara) Book 4: HIS CAPTIVE BRIDE (Hauk and Avril) Book 5: HIS SCOTTISH BRIDE (Henri and Aileen)
Author : Elana Johnson
Publisher : AEJ Creative Works
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 11,99 MB
Release : 2020-12-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Start this sweet romance series and escape to Getaway Bay today with USA Today bestselling author, Elana Johnson. Each heartwarming love story takes place in Hawaii and shows the power of women in their own lives and the lives of their friends. Start reading and binge the complete series today! Your next amazing beach read is right here. Charlotte Madsen's whole world came crashing down six months ago with the words, "I met someone else." Thirty-seven, recently divorced, and childless. That's Charlotte when she disembarks from the plane in Getaway Bay. She wants to get away, that's for sure. She thought the best way to do that was to buy a run-down house overlooking the bay, knowing she'll need all her fixer-upper skills to get it in shape. Which is just fine. She's hoping as she overhauls the house, she'll get a life makeover too. She was not expecting a tall, handsome man to be under the kitchen sink when she arrives at the supposedly abandoned house. She wasn't expecting to get drenched when the non-plumber twists something the wrong way. And she certainly wasn't expecting her heart to be well enough to feel anything for anyone. But former Air Force pilot, Dawson Dane, has a charming devil-may-care personality, and Charlotte could use some carefree laughter in her life. But everything with Dawson isn't sunshine and unicorns. He's estranged from his family, though he does speak to one of his brothers. And he's never committed to anything except his career, even choosing flying over an engagement years ago. Can Charlotte navigate the healing process as she renovates the island house? Can Dawson finally make a commitment to a woman? Or will he and Charlotte decide a relationship is just too hard? Find out in this later in life romance, which is a clean and wholesome romance story, with a helicopter pilot, the woman whose house he's squatting in, and their journey toward their own beach wedding! Also available in paperback and audiobook. Books in this sweet and swoony romance series: 1. The Island House - military, forced proximity, second chance at love, later in life 2. The Island Scandal - billionaire, friends to lovers, fake relationship 3. The Island Hideaway - enemies to lovers, prince, royalty romance, forced proximity 4. The Island Retreat - friends to lovers, medical romance, beach, tortured hero 5. The Island Escape - rockstar romance, billionaire, beach 6. The Island Storm - single dad, stranded romance, forced proximity, opposites attract 7. The Island Wedding - later in life, widower, second chance romance Read them all - and listen to them all in audiobook too! For fans of Nancy Thayer, Rachel Hanna, Pamela Kelley, Marie Force, Susan Wiggs, Elin Hilderbrand, Brenda Novak, Susan Mallery, RaeAnne Thayne, and reading beach romance!
