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"And I will luve thee still, my dear Till a' the seas gang dry..." ~ Robert Burns (1759-1796), Scottish poet and lyricist, "A Red, Red Rose"
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A seaside Christmas
by Sherryl Woods
A successful Nashville songwriter returns home to Chesapeake Shores to collaborate on a Christmas production while her ex-boyfriend tries to win her back in this new novel from the New York Times best-selling author of Never Let Go. (romance).
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What a lady needs for Christmas
by Grace Burrowes
When Lady Joan Flynn, a wealthy woman with strong connections to the aristocracy, agrees to marry him, Dante Hartwell finds his dreams of becoming a successful businessman coming true until he discovers the real reason she married him. Original. 35,000 first printing.
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| Burn for Me: A Hidden Legacy Novel by Ilona AndrewsParanormal Romance. A pyrokinetic "Prime" is on the loose, using powerful magic to incinerate anyone or anything that stands in his way, and it's up to private investigator Nevada Baylor to stop him. She finds an unlikely ally in Mad Rogan, a billionaire with dark powers of his own who also seeks the rogue Prime, but for personal reasons. Can your enemy's enemy be your friend-with-benefits (and perhaps more)? Nevada's about to find out. Containing all the action, suspense, and detailed world-building that fans of author Ilona Andrews' popular Kate Daniels fantasies have come to expect, this 1st book in the Hidden Legacy series introduces more romance to the mix, including many steamy interludes. |
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A Christmas prayer
by Kimberla Lawson Roby
Wishing that her family could be whole again after losing her mother, Alexis Fletcher confronts outside forces that threaten her relationship with fiancé Chase Dupont during an inspirational holiday season. By the best-selling author of the Reverend Curtis Black series. 100,000 first printing.
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Sweeter than sin
by Shiloh Walker
When a mysterious woman arrives in the sleepy town of Madison, Indiana, after another murder occurs, bar owner Adam will risk everything to be with her as a killer's quest for vengeance explodes into violence. By the author of Deeper Than Need. Original.
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This girl : a novel
by Colleen Hoover
In this final installment of the Slammed series, Will, now married to Layken, tells the story of their complicated relationship from his point of view, sharing his most intimate feelings and thoughts and confronting the painful memories of his past, which leads to shocking revelations. Original.
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Change of heart
by Jude Deveraux
Separated when they were teenagers, best friends Elijah J. Harcourt and Chelsea Hamilton are reunited in Edilean, Virginia where they discover they have grown too far apart until they overhear a tragic story and decide to look into it together. Original. 250,000 first printing.
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By winter's light : a Cynster novel
by Stephanie Laurens
As the six Cynster families gather together for the holidays at snowbound Casphairn Manor in Scotland, Claire Meadows, widow and governess to Gabriel Cynster's daughter, despite her misgivings, starts a relationship with tutor Daniel Crosbie until disaster strikes. Original.
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Only pleasure
by Lora Leigh
Two years after being rescued by Chase Falladay, Kia Stanton embarks on a sensual and passionate love affair with her handsome rescuer, never expecting that their mutual pleasure would be transformed into an all-consuming love. By the author of Forbidden Pleasure. Original. 100,000 first printing.
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| Chained by Night by Larissa IoneParanormal Romance. In order to save his people from enslavement and extinction, Hunter -- leader of the vampire clan MoonBound -- must form an alliance with their longstanding rivals, the ShadowSpawn vampires, by marrying Rasha, daughter of the clan's leader. However, Hunter's reservations about the ShadowSpawn's brutal system of self-governance complicate his diplomatic efforts -- as does his attraction to Rasha's twin sister Aylin and the persistence of an ancient curse that only Hunter and Aylin can break. Set in a dark, sensual world of supernatural war and immortal passion, this is the second steamy installment of the MoonBound Clan Vampires series, which begins with Bound by Night. |
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| Jilted by Rachael JohnsContemporary Romance. Ten years ago, Ellie Hughes fled Hope Junction, Western Australia -- leaving her fiancé, Flynn Quartermaine, at the altar. Now a soap opera star, Ellie puts her high-flying career on hold and returns to her less-than-welcoming hometown (which has never forgiven her for breaking Flynn's heart) to care for her ailing godmother, Matilda. As you might expect in a tiny rural outpost, Ellie and Flynn can't avoid each other forever -- nor, as it turns out, do they really want to. In addition to likable leads and an obstacle course of romantic complications, this sweet, heartwarming romance of second chances with first loves boasts a helpful Aussie glossary for readers unaccustomed to the local lingo. |
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| Unleashed by Rachel LaceyContemporary Romance. After battling leukemia as a teenager, Cara Medlen vowed to avoid all long-term commitments -- marriage, children, and even pets -- until she'd been in remission for ten years. Casual dates, working as a nanny, and fostering rescue dogs fulfill her emotional needs...that is, until she meets sexy private investigator Matt Dumont, who makes her reconsider her stance. With its charming North Carolina setting and sympathetic, down-to-earth characters (not to mention an adorable canine supporting cast) this opening installment of the Love to the Rescue series should please both romance fans and animal lovers. |
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Instant temptation
by Jill Shalvis
When dangerously sexy T. J. Wilder invites himself along on her trek to study a rare coyote, Harley, whose career is riding on this trip, finds herself distracted from the task at hand by this man she has desired for years. Reprint.
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| A Matter of Grave Concern: A Novel by Brenda NovakVictorian Romance. Desperate to locate his missing half-sister, Max Wilder tracks down her last known associate: Big Jack Hurtsill, proprietor of the mysterious London Supply Company, a gang of grave-robbing "resurrection men." Infiltrating the organization brings him in contact with London's criminal underworld, as well as the lovely Abigail Hale, an anatomist's daughter who procures cadavers for the Aldersgate School of Medicine -- specimens that Max must then steal back for resale. As both guard their secrets and work towards their opposing goals, their professional association quickly escalates into a sexy, suspenseful game of one-upmanship. |
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The ship of brides : a novel
by Jojo Moyes
In 1946, despite the Navy's ironclad sanctions aboard the HMS Victoria, which is on route to England from Australia, the men and their war brides, who are journeying across the sea to face their unknown futures, find their lives intertwined. Original. 75,000 first printing.
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Boots under her bed
by Jodi Thomas
Four novellas set against the backdrop of the Old West feature a new story from Jodi Thomas, in which a young woman named Callie needs to find a new husband pronto--one who is taller than she is and will not have her committed to an insane asylum during their pretend marriage. Original.
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The viscount who lived down the lane
by Elizabeth Boyle
When his new neighbor, Louisa Tempest, storms into his home, determined to bring order to his chaotic household, the reclusive Viscount Wakefield, a.k.a. the Beast of Mayfair, finds himself unable to resist this meddling beauty who invades his daily life. Original. 150,000 first printing.
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When we met
by A. L Jackson
Four interrelated tales by best-selling New Adult authors include "Behind Her Eyes" by A. L. Jackson, "Saving Me" by Molly McAdams, "Fouling Out" by Tiffany King and "Beneath Your Layers" by Christina Lee. Original. 50,000 first printing.
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The princess and the pea
by Victoria Alexander
When she falls under the spell of the Earl of Graystone, Cecily White, a true American princess, refuses to surrender her heart to the dashing Englishman until he proves that he wants her for love, not her inheritance. Reissue. 100,000 first printing.
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Addicted : a novel
by Zane
Struggling to protect her family and business in spite of an overpowering sex addiction, African-American arts dealer Zoe Reynard relates her story to a compassionate woman therapist only to find her life spinning out of control as she uncovers the source of her compulsions. Reprint. 75,000 first printing. Movie tie-in.
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One night more
by Mandy Baxter
After witnessing the murder of a senator, reporter Harper Allen must be protected and is stunned when the man assigned to keep her safe is none other than a man with whom she had a hot one-night stand—who now pretends that he has never met her. Original.
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| The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer AshleyHighland Romance. For the second time in her life, widow Ainsley Douglas finds herself in the bedchamber of the handsome Lord Cameron MacKenzie -- for business, not pleasure. As the paid companion of Queen Victoria, Ainsley must locate a bundle of compromising correspondence penned by her employer; if she doesn't retrieve it, many lives and reputations will be ruined. Fortunately, Cameron is willing to be discreet...for a price. This steamy novel is the 3rd installment of the Highland Pleasures series, which begins with The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie and Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage. |
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Highland honor
by Hannah Howell
In medieval France, Gisele is falsely accused of murdering her prominent husband until Nigel Murray, a fierce Scottish mercenary, saves her life and will stop at nothing to win her love
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| Never Love a Highlander by Maya BanksHighland Romance. To salvage an alliance between two feuding clans, Caelen McCabe weds Rionna McDonald, the twice-jilted bride of his older brothers. Neither is pleased by the prospect of matrimony. Caelen, deeply wounded by his first lover's cruel betrayal, guards his heart like a fortress; Rionna, who prefers dressing in men's clothing while wielding a sword, has no interest in being a docile, dutiful wife. However, a pending war against their clans' common enemy, Duncan Cameron, makes consummating their union a matter of necessity, while their mutual desire provides additional incentive. Readers who enjoy this 3rd book in Maya Banks' Highlander Romances will be pleased to learn that Caelen's brothers get their own happily-ever-afters in Seduction of a Highland Lass and In Bed with a Highlander. |
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The MacGregor's lady
by Grace Burrowes
Reluctantly agreeing to escort Boston heiress Hannah Cooper around the London social season, Asher MacGregor, Earl of Balfour, finds himself falling in love with this beautiful woman who has been sent here by her stepfather to find a husband for his own greedy purposes. Original.
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The Highlander next door
by Janet Chapman
While running a women's shelter, Birch Callahan, who doesn't want a man in her life, finds her better judgment clouded by her unexpected attraction to her new neighbor, Niall MacKeage, a compassionate cop who acts like someone from the 12th century. Original. 250,000 first printing.
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| The Devil Wears Kilts by Suzanne EnochHighland Romance. Ranulf MacLawry, Marquis of Glengask, has a simple plan to retrieve his runaway sister, Rowena: go to London, seize her, and haul the girl all the way back to Scotland where she belongs. However, Lady Charlotte Hanover, who supports Rowena's desire to experience a proper London season, strikes a bargain with Ranulf: if he'll spend two weeks in London escorting the ladies to society functions, Charlotte will introduce him to all the pleasures of city life. Ranulf's willing, but only if Charlotte includes herself in this generous offer. This Regency historical romance is the 1st book in the Scandalous Highlanders series, followed by Rogue with a Brogue. |
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Rogue with a Brogue: A Scandalous Highlander Novel
by Suzanne Enoch
Highland Romance. "If ye want to see the face of the devil, look at a Campbell." For generations, the MacLawry family has lived by these words -- until Arran MacLawry attends a masked ball in London and meets Mary Campbell, granddaughter of the rival clan's Laird. Although their attraction is instantaneous and mutual, overcoming a centuries-old feud may prove impossible. Worse, both Arran and Mary are (unhappily) all but betrothed to other people. The couple's escape to Scotland -- part abduction, part elopement -- makes for an exciting, if rocky, journey to true love and Happily Ever After in this 2nd installment of the Scandalous Highlander novels, following The Devil Wears Kilts.
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| Taming a Wild Scot: A Claimed by the Highlander Novel by Rowan KeatsHighland Romance. Freed from prison by a cloaked stranger, healer Ana Bisset is able to escape false accusations of murder and begin a new life. But her rescuer, Niall MacCurran, has not saved her out of the goodness of his heart. Niall wants Ana to help him gain entry to the manor house where she's now employed -- or else he'll expose her past and ruin her life. But resourceful Ana is not without leverage of her own: namely, Niall's intense attraction to her, which she intends to use against him. Set in 13th-century Scotland, this opening installment of the Claimed by the Highlander series will please fans of historical romance who enjoy a touch of the supernatural. |
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| The Chief: A Highland Guard Novel by Monica McCartyHighland Romance. Though chosen by Robert the Bruce to command a secret army of Highlanders in a war for Scottish independence, Tor MacLeod, chieftain of Skye, is reluctant to risk the lives of his clan members for what he believes to be a doomed uprising. Besides, the people of the Western Isles have long considered themselves independent of either England or Scotland. That changes when circumstances compel Tor to wed Christina Fraser, the daughter of a laird once imprisoned for supporting hero William Wallace. As rich in period detail and politics as it is in romance, The Chief is the 1st book in the Highland Guard trilogy. |
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