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Billingsly: The Bear with the Crinkled Ear
by E. R. BraithwaiteA little girl and an extraordinary teddy bear share the secrets of a wondrous, sometimes puzzling world in this charming children&’s tale that celebrates diversity, from the acclaimed author of the schoolroom classic To Sir, With LoveLisbeth has a new best friend, her toy bear, Billingsly, who has one perfectly formed ear that is ideal for hearing what goes on in the world around him. But with his left ear, which is misshapen, he listens to Lisbeth alone. When she speaks into Billingsly&’s crinkled ear, Billingsly speaks back, though he&’ll talk to no one but Lisbeth because adults would never listen to him the way she does, and other children tend to shun him because he is different. When Lisbeth is in school, Billingsly enjoys adventures from his perch on the windowsill in her bedroom with animals roaming the outside world and magical creatures like the Tooth Fairy and the other bear in the mirror. But his greatest adventures take place when he is in Lisbeth&’s arms, for nothing is more magical than a little girl&’s love.Filled with wit and wonder, Billingsly is the tale of an extraordinary friendship that is sure to enchant children of all ages, and adults who are young at heart.
A Billion Days Of Earth
by Doris PiserchiaThe Earth teemed with life of all kinds, and many besides man had intelligence and the gift of speech. But chaos ruled. And violence. And despair. Then, in the Valley of the Dead, Sheen first entered the world, and all of the life would bend to the might of the Supreme One before the final push to the stars.
A Billion Days Of Earth
by Doris PiserchiaThe Earth teemed with life of all kinds, and many besides man had intelligence and the gift of speech. But chaos ruled. And violence. And despair. Then, in the Valley of the Dead, Sheen first entered the world, and all of the life would bend to the might of the Supreme One before the final push to the stars.
Billion-Dollar Baby Bargain (Billionaires and Babies)
by Tessa RadleyTurned from best man to baby's guardian in one shocking moment, bad-boy billionaire Connor North intended to stake his claim. If maid-of-honor Victoria Sutton wanted any part in the child's life, she would have to play by the billionaire's rules. So Victoria moved into Connor's mansion. She even agreed to become his wife. And despite her initial disdain for the powerful businessman, she eventually succumbed to his charms.The bond they formed—to the baby and to each other—was an outcome neither had expected. But would a surprising truth destroy all they had finally found?
The Billion Dollar Boy (Jupiter Novels #2)
by Charles SheffieldOne of the richest young men of twenty-second-century Earth, Shelby Crawford Jerome Prescott Cheever V finds himself stranded on a mining ship twenty-seven light years from Earth, where he must learn to survive without all his vast wealth.
Billion Dollar Bracket
by Drew BridgesMany lives collide in this quest to win a billion dollars for picking all the winners in the annual National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament. Some are looking for riches, others for simple survival and personal redemption.Mathematician Sinclair Dane sponsors the contest, seeking money for a safety net for her troubled mother. She does not have a billion dollars to pay a winner. Risking her reputation and possible legal charges for fraud, she pins her hopes on the astronomical odds against anyone picking all the winners.Math professor Lewis Cusac uses the basketball contest to teach remedial math to college students, two of whom are playing in the tournament. He enters the contest and finds himself having selected all the winners with only three games remaining. He also gets a call from the NCAA investigators for suspicion of trying to fix the outcomes of games.Add to the mix a retired casino operator, a group of twenty-something social media wizards, and professional basketball's next megastar.As the contest goes global, the story races to an ending that will surprise the reader.
Billion Dollar Bracket
by Drew BridgesMany lives collide in this quest to win a billion dollars for picking all the winners in the annual National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament. Some are looking for riches, others for simple survival and personal redemption. <p><p> Mathematician Sinclair Dane sponsors the contest, seeking money for a safety net for her troubled mother. She does not have a billion dollars to pay a winner. Risking her reputation and possible legal charges for fraud, she pins her hopes on the astronomical odds against anyone picking all the winners. <p> Math professor Lewis Cusac uses the basketball contest to teach remedial math to college students, two of whom are playing in the tournament. He enters the contest and finds himself having selected all the winners with only three games remaining. He also gets a call from the NCAA investigators for suspicion of trying to fix the outcomes of games. <p> Add to the mix a retired casino operator, a group of twenty-something social media wizards, and professional basketball's next megastar. <p> As the contest goes global, the story races to an ending that will surprise the reader.
Billion Dollar Bride
by Muriel JensenAustin Cahill had parlayed his business savvy To The point that he had everything he wanted out of life. Except, Of course, a child. And Caroline Lamont had happily agreed to provide him with one. Event planner Anna Maitland was a pro at themed extravaganzas. Medieval knights and ivy-draped bowers were right up her alley. So Caroline Lamont had to have her orchestrate Texas's wedding of the year. Landing the account For The Cahill-Lamont nuptials had an unexpected fringe benefit. Anna's son, Will, got to meet his idol, Austin Cahill. The problem was, The charismatic Mr. Cahill was proving pretty irresistible to Will's mom, too, even though she was doing a bang-up job of arranging his wedding to another woman!
The Billion-Dollar Bride (Wedlocked!)
by Kay ThorpeShe's fallen in love with her husband!Gina Saxton has inherited a huge fortune—on one condition: she must wed the heir tothe other fifty percent—arrogant Ross Harlow!However, Ross has a suggestion to make: becomehis billion-dollar bride for one year, no stringsattached. Easy enough—until Gina realizes thather convenient husband finds her hard to resistand she's falling in love with him!But Ross won't let Gina go—he insists they act onthe passion simmering between them—and turntheir fake merger into a marriage in every sense!
The Billion-Dollar Bride Hunt: An Uplifting International Romance
by Melanie MilburneThe billionaire, the matchmaker and their off-limits attraction… USA TODAY bestselling author Melanie Milburne brings us a marriage of convenience romance, inspired by Jane Austen&’s classic Emma.What if the woman he wants… Is the one finding his bride? When Matteo Vitale strides into matchmaker Emmaline Woodcroft&’s office, he has an unusual request. He must marry and father an heir if he&’s to inherit his family estate. After his first marriage ended tragically, what he needs is a wife who isn&’t looking for love! To understand her enigmatic client, Emmie accepts an invitation to his Italian villa. As she gets closer to the real Matteo, for once she gives in to desire. The trouble is, Emmie knows she can&’t be the bride Matteo&’s looking for…From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.
Billion-Dollar Dating Game (Billion-Dollar Bet #1)
by Natalie AndersonThere can only be one winner in their dating game. Will it be business or passion? Find out in this steamy fake relationship romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Natalie Anderson. It&’s just business…the pleasure&’s a bonus! If self-made billionaire Zane deMarco can go from one-date wonder to one-woman man this summer, he&’ll acquire and dissolve the company that destroyed his childhood. Employee Skylar Bennet could be his final chess piece… Innocent Skylar will help Zane win his wager by faking a romance for the cameras—if he&’ll spare the company that saved her from destitution. Then a moment of uncontrolled passion takes them from boardroom to bedroom and Skylar can&’t resist indulging! Yet when it uncovers an inescapable connection, surrendering again feels like the most dangerous game of all…From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.Read all the Billion-Dollar Bet books: Book 1: Billion-Dollar Dating Game by Natalie AndersonBook 2: Boss with Benefits by Lucy KingBook 3: After-Party Consequences by Heidi Rice
Billion Dollar Girl
by Megan Shull"LUMINOUS and FULL OF HEART, this book is a STUNNING GEM."—Meg Cabot, #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Princess Diaries and Airhead seriesFrom the bestselling author behind Disney&’s The Swap comes a profoundly moving novel about one girl&’s unforgettable journey to discover that life&’s true jackpot might not be what it seems. Full of joy and moxie, Billion Dollar Girl grabs hold and won&’t let go.River Ryland is the girl everyone wants to be around. But this brave 13-year-old has a secret that's getting harder and harder to hide: she lives mostly alone in a ramshackle, single-wide trailer with a mom who drops in and out of her life.After a visit from Social Services goes horribly wrong, longing for security, River sets off on the run. Soon, a case of mistaken identity gives River a chance to live a life that she had never even dreamed. But, when her newfound safety is shattered, River discovers, against all odds—one in 307 million, to be exact—that life's true jackpot isn't anything that it seems.A simultaneously heart-wrenching and exhilarating exploration of what we value, suspenseful and wise, Billion Dollar Girl is a deeply-felt reminder that we are inexplicably intertwined; a hopeful story of our times.
A Billion-Dollar Heir for Christmas
by Caitlin CrewsEscape this Christmas to Portugal with this sizzling one-night-with-consequences romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Caitlin Crews. One unforgettable night…An heir claimed by Christmas! When Tiago Villela discovers Lillie Merton is expecting, a wedding is nonnegotiable. To protect the Villela billions, his child must be legitimate. But his plan for a purely pragmatic arrangement is soon threatened by a dangerously insatiable desire… Whisked away to Tiago&’s Portuguese estate, Lillie agrees to his request for the sake of their child—or so she tells herself. Tiago might imagine he can marry her and ignore their incendiary chemistry, but Lillie can&’t. And as the holidays approach, she has every intention of breaking down her husband&’s iron control!From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.
The Billion Dollar Ransom (Hardy Boys Mystery Stories #73)
by Franklin W. DixonFenton Hardy is asked by an old friend to do security for a magician's show, but Frank and Joe are given the job.
Billion-Dollar Ring Ruse
by null Jadesola JamesA fake engagement, forced proximity, billionaire romance by Jadesola James.A diamond deception…too tempting to deny! Having clawed his way out of poverty, billionaire Desmond Tesfay is on the cusp of a career-defining acquisition. So his client's alluring PA Valentina Montgomery is…distracting. And when their impossible-to-resist encounter is exposed there&’s only one solution to save the deal and Valentina&’s job—fake their engagement! As Desmond&’s temporary fiancée, Val can open up her boss&’s exclusive world. Though after a disastrous marriage, she&’ll never invite anyone into hers again. Yet as their public charade continues, Valentina finds herself ever more tempted to explore their explosive connection behind closed doors…From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.
Billion-Dollar Secret Between Them
by Clare ConnellyA secret child, one night with consequences, Italian billionaire romance by Clare Connelly. She has a secret: He has a daughter! Imogen Grant can&’t forget her exquisite nights tangled in billionaire Luca Romano&’s sheets. Their daughter is the proof. Except Luca ended things, with no idea his heir existed—until a chance meeting catapults Imogen back into the Italian&’s world… Believing he&’s the reason his family perished in a fire, Luca vowed never to let anyone too close. He won&’t shut out his child, though. Only, every day in Imogen&’s presence is more torturous than the last. The distance he&’s put between them is for her protection…but it&’s no match for their red-hot connection!From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.
The Billion Dollar Sure Thing
by Paul E. ErdmanFact sometimes trails in the footsteps of fiction, and so it is that events in the real world have followed much the course predicted by Paul Erdman's famous novel. Written when the first Arab oil embargo sent shock waves through our carefully balanced and delicately tuned economic system, THE BILLION DOLLAR SURE THING describes a plot to control the world's monetary assets.
A Billion Echoes: A Thousand Faces Volume 3 (A Thousand Faces #3)
by Janci PattersonIt’s said that no one escapes from the Carmines, but Jory is determined to find a way to take down the monsters who killed her father and destroyed her life. With her friend Damon and her boyfriend Kalif by her side, Jory’s painstaking plot unfolds piece by piece beneath the Carmines’ever watchful cameras and tracking devices.This task stretches Jory’s skills to the limit, and every aspect of her life begins to buckle under the strain. Jory thinks she’s found the key to taking down the Carmines and escaping from their influence once and for all—But following through may cost Jory everything she has left.
Billion Marriage: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Mei RouBaoZiat the party someone said brazenly the song family's daughters are unrestrained and unrestrained at such a young age they are living an indecent life with men if you can't talk then shut your dog mouth qi mu's gaze was like poison causing fear in the hearts of those who looked at him the people of ming city all knew that the song family was a rich and influential family but they didn't know that the man they messed around with in university was qi muzhen
Billion Marriage: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Mei RouBaoZiat the party someone said brazenly the song family's daughters are unrestrained and unrestrained at such a young age they are living an indecent life with men if you can't talk then shut your dog mouth qi mu's gaze was like poison causing fear in the hearts of those who looked at him the people of ming city all knew that the song family was a rich and influential family but they didn't know that the man they messed around with in university was qi muzhen
Billion Marriage: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Mei RouBaoZiat the party someone said brazenly the song family's daughters are unrestrained and unrestrained at such a young age they are living an indecent life with men if you can't talk then shut your dog mouth qi mu's gaze was like poison causing fear in the hearts of those who looked at him the people of ming city all knew that the song family was a rich and influential family but they didn't know that the man they messed around with in university was qi muzhen
Billion Marriage: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Mei RouBaoZiat the party someone said brazenly the song family's daughters are unrestrained and unrestrained at such a young age they are living an indecent life with men if you can't talk then shut your dog mouth qi mu's gaze was like poison causing fear in the hearts of those who looked at him the people of ming city all knew that the song family was a rich and influential family but they didn't know that the man they messed around with in university was qi muzhen
A Billion Reasons Why
by Kristin BillerbeckThere are a billion reasons Kate should marry her current boyfriend.Will she trade them all to be madly in love?Katie McKenna leads a perfect life. She has a fulfilling job, a cute apartment, and a wedding to plan with her soon-to-be fiancé, Dexter. She can think of a billion reasons why she should marry Dexter. He's everything she wants in a husband.And then in walks Luc DeForges, her bold, breathtaking ex-boyfriend. Only now he's a millionaire. And he wants her to go home to New Orleans to sing for a friend's wedding. As his date.But Katie made up her mind about Luc eight years ago, when she fled their hometown after a very public breakup. Yet there's still a magnetism between them she can't deny.Katie thought her predictable relationship with Dexter would be the bedrock of a lasing, Christian marriage. But what if there's more? What if God's desire for her is a heart full of life? And what if that's what Luc has offered all along?"Katie and Luc dance off the pages of this book, making you fall in love with them and New Orleans. Full of surprises and romance." --Carolyne Aarsen, author of The Baby Promise
The Billionaire
by J. R. WardThis billionaire's got it bad, and that's not good... The first O'Banyon Brothers novel from New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward writing as Jessica Bird. Take-no-prisoners deal-maker Sean O'Banyon (aka SOB) eats Wall Street financiers for lunch. So why is he losing sleep over a sweet-faced nurse in old jeans and a too-big T-shirt? Maybe it's those warm green eyes. Or the way she blushes when he gets personal. Maybe it's the way she challenges everything he's believed about himself for so long. There's no denying they have serious chemistry. But sooner or later Lizzie will learn his deep, dark secrets. First, he has trust issues. Second, the whole family thing is not for him. And, last, he doesn't do relationships--even if there's something about Lizzie that makes him want everything he can't have... A reader-favorite story previously published as The Billionaire Next Door.
The Billionaire (The O'Banyon Brothers)
by J. R. WardThis billionaire’s got it bad, and that’s not good… The first O’Banyon Brothers novel from New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward writing as Jessica Bird. Originally published in 2007 as The Billionaire Next Door.Take-no-prisoners deal-maker Sean O’Banyon (aka SOB) eats Wall Street financiers for lunch. So why is he losing sleep over a sweet-faced nurse in old jeans and a too-big T-shirt? Maybe it’s those warm green eyes. Or the way she blushes when he gets personal. Maybe it’s the way she challenges everything he’s believed about himself for so long.There’s no denying they have serious chemistry. But sooner or later Lizzie will learn his deep, dark secrets. First, he has trust issues. Second, the whole family thing is not for him. And, last, he doesn’t do relationships—even if there’s something about Lizzie that makes him want everything he can’t have…