The Cozakis Bride


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Their marriage will be very convenient—for his revenge—in this sizzling romance of deception and desire from the USA Today–bestselling author. A deal with her husband! Olympia has no choice. If her mother is to get the medical treatment she needs, Olympia must beg Nik Cozakis to reconsider a marriage of convenience. Nik agrees, but on his terms: in return for a generous allowance, Olympia must bear him a son and heir. Finally, Nik has both vengeance and his fiancée within his reach. Ten years ago, Nik broke off their engagement because Olympia had betrayed him with his best friend. Now he is about to realize how mistaken he was . . . when he discovers that his bride is a virgin!




The Cozakis Bride


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Olympia's mother needs expensive medical treatment now. What can she do? Olympia has no choice. Approach Nik Cozakis and ask him to reconsider the marriage they abandoned ten years ago, in return for financial help? Nik agrees, but on his terms: he wants a son. Yes, Nik has seized his chance for vengeance! ?




The Sheikh's Innocent Bride


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Desert prince Shahir bin Harith al Assad has three simple rules: never sleep with a virgin, never get involved with an employee and never get married... But rules are made to be broken! Kirsten Ross is innocent and penniless, and Shahir can't resist her. Soon she's pregnant with the sheikh's baby! Prince Shahir's honour dictates only one thing – Kirsten must become his bride!




Leonetti's Housekeeper Bride


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His Innocent Wife... The last thing Gaetano Leonetti wants is to be shackled in marriage, but to become CEO of his family's bank, his grandfather has decreed Gaetano must find a nice, ordinary woman to wed. Convinced his grandfather is mad, Gaetano sets about proving him wrong with housekeeper Poppy Arnold. With her outspoken nature and unusual dress sense, she's definitely not wife material! But it's not long before hardworking, self-sacrificing Poppy charms his grandfather and Gaetano's stuck with a union he didn't want and a bride he sinfully craves! Having set her up to fail, can he really take the precious gift of her virginity?




The Desert Sheikh's Captive Wife


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A sheikh blackmails the working-class woman who broke his heart in this royal romance by a USA Today–bestselling author. Tilda was living to regret that once she’d had a short-lived romance with Rashad, the Crown Prince of Bakhar. Now, not only had he gained possession of her impoverished family’s home, Rashad was also blackmailing her for the huge debt they owed him—and insisting she pay the price . . . as his concubine! Tilda was appalled—but in no position to refuse. Soon she was the arrogant sheikh’s captive, ready to be ravished in his faraway desert kingdom. But Rashad slipped up by publicly naming Tilda as his woman . . . and under the law of Bakhar this meant she and he were bound together forever . . . as husband and wife!




Masculinities in Post-Millennial Popular Romance


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This book focuses on the projection of the hero’s masculinity in a selection of post-millennial popular romance narratives and attempts to discover if, and to what extent, this projection reinforces or challenges patriarchal ideas about gender. In the majority of these narratives the hero is often presented as a hegemonic alpha male. However, hegemonic masculinity is not a fixed concept. Rather, it is subject to continuous change which allows for the emergence of various dominant masculinities. Under a poststructuralist lens and through a close textual analysis approach and a gender reading of romance narratives, the book suggests that to a certain extent the romance hero could be described as a platform onto which different forms of dominant masculinity are displayed and highlights that these masculinities do not necessarily clash, depend on, or function as a prerequisite for each other.




Married to a Mistress


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Read this classic romance by USA Today bestselling author Lynne Graham, now available for the first time in e-book! Race to the altar—Maxie, Darcy and Polly are The HUSBAND Hunters! The terms of the will: Maxie, Darcy and Polly have each been left a share of their godmother’s estate—if they marry within a year and remain married for six months… The hunter: Maxie is faced with paying her father’s gambling debts. Her godmother’s bequest could be the answer to her prayers… The husband? Greek tycoon Angelos Petronides has waited three long years to bed Maxie, and mistakenly assumes she will be his the instant he asks… Only, Angelos finds that marriage is the price he must pay to make Maxie his! Originally published in 1998




ONE NIGHT WITH HIS WIFE


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He was my first love and he betrayed me. Why has he appeared again? Luc Sarrazin is the CEO of a major bank and comes from a prestigious family. He was Star’s first love and husband, but their marriage ended unhappily after she discovered he had a mistress. A year and a half later, as Star is facing financial issues, Luc shows up. It was easy in the past for Star to fall for Luc, but it’s more complicated this time?he must never find out about the twins she gave birth to!




Mistress Bought and Paid For


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Had supermodel Lydia Powell really stolen money from a charity for disadvantaged children? Cristiano Andreotti hoped so. This was his chance for revenge on the woman who'd rejected him. He'd pay back the missing money to have Lydia at his mercy! But Cristiano discovered Lydia was a virgin and if he took a woman's innocence, then he also had to make her his bride!




The Italian's Secret Baby


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Two irresistible Italian tycoons prepare for the unexpected arrival of their heirs! The drama unfolds in this compelling reissue from Harlequin Presents reader-favourite authors! The Italian Billionaire's Pregnant Bride by Lynne Graham His baby, his bride…but his love isn't part of the bargain… Kathy waitresses by day and cleans by night, trying to escape the wrongs of her past. She's not remotely in the same class as impossibly rich, ruthless and handsome Sergio Torrente. And then one night at his London offices, Sergio notices Kathy's shapely form beneath her dowdy overalls and takes her virginity. Kathy thinks that will be the end of it—until she discovers she's pregnant with the Italian billionaire's baby! Sergio has found out about the secret that darkens Kathy's background. He doesn't believe her when she says she's innocent, but he is prepared to overlook what he thinks is her guilt. He may not be able to love her, but he will marry her and be a father to his child! Book 3 in Lynne Graham's The Rich, the Ruthless and the Really Handsome trilogy. Bedded for Passion, Purchased for Pregnancy by Carol Marinelli Bought for a million dollars… When Zarios D'Amilo meets Emma Hayes again, she is no longer the clumsy teenager who tried to kiss him, but a beautiful, confident woman. Now he wants her! Claimed for convenience… To claim his inheritance, this Italian playboy must curb his wild ways. He needs a convenient fiancée, and Emma needs a million dollars. So Zarios seizes his opportunity—he will have her! But passion soon leads to pregnancy. Suddenly, the stakes are higher…