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A Wedding for the Scandalous Heiress (Mills And Boon Historical Ser.)
by Elizabeth BeaconIn this Regency romance, a convenient marriage is called off when the bride is kissed by her fiancé’s half-brother, a stranger who stirs her like no other.When Isabella Alstone receives a shockingly passionate kiss from a handsome stranger at her betrothal ball, she scandalously ends her engagement. She is even more surprised when she discovers exactly who the stranger is! Ruggedly striking Wulf FitzDevelin is illegitimate, penniless and her ex-fiancé’s half-brother—their match is wholly unsuitable. Yet Isabella cannot escape the burning longing to feel his touch again!“Beacon’s talents for evoking deep emotions with admirable characters, witty dialogue and sensuality shine once again.” —RT Book Reviews
A Wedding in December: A Novel (Hq Fiction Ebook Ser.)
by Sarah MorganA Christmas wedding in Aspen brings family drama, shocking secrets, and festive flirtations in the USA Today–bestselling author’s holiday romance.The White family has arrived in Aspen for the whirlwind wedding of youngest daughter Rosie. The bride’s parents, Maggie and Nick, are determined to celebrate, even as they hide a devastating secret: they are on the brink of divorce. After living apart for the last six months, the last thing they need is to be trapped together in an irresistibly romantic winter wonderland.Rosie’s older sister, Katie, is also dreading the wedding. Worried that impulsive, sweet-hearted Rosie is making a mistake, Katie is determined to save her sister from herself! If only the irritatingly good-looking best man, Jordan, would stop interfering with her plans . . . Bride-to-be Rosie loves her fiancé but is having serious second thoughts. As the big day gets closer, and emotions run even higher, this is one White family Christmas none of them will ever forget!
A Wedding on Christmas Street
by Ivy Pembroke'Heartwarmingly festive - if only all streets were like Christmas Street!' Ali McNamaraSam is about to propose to his girlfriend Libby, and his neighbours in Christmas Street all think they know the right way to do it. With their help - and sometimes hinderance - Sam gains a fiancée and the wedding planning begins. Meanwhile, Sam's nine-year-old son Teddy and his friend Pari - with their constant companion Jack the street dog - are fascinated by the arrival of a mysterious new neighbour on the street who has rented the empty, run-down house. Their attempts to spy on her are thwarted by her staying indoors with the curtains drawn most of the time. But soon Christmas Street begins to work its magic and Millie is reluctantly drawn into street activities.As Millie starts to relax into thinking she can have a different life, maybe even with Jasper, the local carpenter, someone turns up from her past to threaten that. But with all of the street looking out for her, Millie's Christmas will be filled with hope and promise.
A Wedding on Christmas Street
by Ivy Pembroke'Heartwarmingly festive - if only all streets were like Christmas Street!' Ali McNamaraSam is about to propose to his girlfriend Libby, and his neighbours in Christmas Street all think they know the right way to do it. With their help - and sometimes hinderance - Sam gains a fiancée and the wedding planning begins. Meanwhile, Sam's nine-year-old son Teddy and his friend Pari - with their constant companion Jack the street dog - are fascinated by the arrival of a mysterious new neighbour on the street who has rented the empty, run-down house. Their attempts to spy on her are thwarted by her staying indoors with the curtains drawn most of the time. But soon Christmas Street begins to work its magic and Millie is reluctantly drawn into street activities.As Millie starts to relax into thinking she can have a different life, maybe even with Jasper, the local carpenter, someone turns up from her past to threaten that. But with all of the street looking out for her, Millie's Christmas will be filled with hope and promise.
A Wedding on the Banks
by Cathie Pelletier"A hilarious, high-spirited, it's-great-to-be-alive hoot of a novel."--Newsday The typically tranquil backcountry town of Mattagash, Maine, is buzzing with news. Amy Joy Lawler, the last of Mattagash's founding clan, just announced her engagement to Jean Claude Cloutier--an outsider. Her scandalized mother takes to bed in protest while the rest of the town gleefully anticipates the social event of the year. As guests roll in, the no-good Giffords plot to steal wedding gifts and hubcaps, and motel owner Albert Pinkham devises new schemes to fill his cash register. Meanwhile, on hearing this news, Amy Joy's aunt downstate plots to return to Mattagash for good against her husband's wishes, while her son carries on an affair with an Elizabeth Taylor look-alike behind the back of his Valium-addicted wife. When this volatile assortment gathers in church on the big day, hilarious and wacky results ensue. With wry humor and razor-sharp wit, Cathie Pelletier weaves a powerful story--at once outlandish and poignant--about family, heritage, and the often imperceptible ties that bind us together. "As downright knee-slapping, laugh-out-loud a novel as I've read...[Pelletier] has clearly emerged as one of the very best."--Washington Post Book World "A generous and genuine entertainment."--New Yorker
A Wedding on the Beach
by Holly ChamberlinA summer wedding, a college reunion, a gorgeous Maine beach house—it’s the ideal setting for bestselling author Holly Chamberlin’s captivating novel about the connections that shape us, sometimes break our hearts, and forever change our lives . . . Bess Culpepper has long been sure of two things—that her group of college friends would stay close, and that love is worth the wait. At forty-two, she’s found the right man, and she’s celebrating her upcoming wedding by inviting her best friends to beautiful Kennebunkport. Bess has always been at the helm of these reunions, herding everyone together despite distance and outside commitments. As usual, Marta and Mike journey from their home near New York City, while Chuck and his husband, Dean, travel from Los Angeles. But Allison, half of a devoted couple since college, is making the trip from Chicago without her husband, Chris. None of the others knows the reason for their impending divorce. There are other tensions too. The usually level-headed Marta is conspicuously on edge, and Chuck reveals devastating personal news. As reality encroaches on her dreams of the perfect gathering, Bess begins to second guess her assumptions about friendship and fidelity. If relationships like these, nurtured over decades, can flounder, how can any couple stay committed? Is it possible to truly know the ones we love—or even to predict where one’s own path will lead?
A Wedding to Protect Her Fortune
by Jenni FletcherDiscover Henry VIII&’s Tudor England with this marriage of convenience story…From her rescuer……To her husband?When a braying mob attacks her home in the night, heiress Annis Flemming seeks shelter with her enigmatic neighbor Sir Bennet Thorne. With her life at risk, Ben escorts her to safety at Henry VIII&’s Hatfield House. Though they grow closer on the journey, Annis&’s distrust of men makes her wary, and Ben still grieves for his late wife. But when they realize the threat has followed them, there&’s only one means of true protection—marriage!From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
A Wedding to Stop a Scandal (A Very Village Scandal #3)
by Virginia HeathA charming Regency romance with a touch of humor and sparkleCaught unchaperoned in a blizzardForced into a convenient marriage! The last words Rose Healy expected to say again were &“I do.&” Not after being jilted by her former betrothed. Until she finds herself in a seemingly compromising situation with Dr. Sam Able, the handsome widower caring for her aunt. Now a wedding is the only way to avoid a scandal! Rose vowed to never trust a man again—can she vow to spend the rest of her life with Sam? From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.A Very Village ScandalBook 1: The Earl's Inconvenient HouseguestBook 2: His Maddening MatchmakerBook 3: A Wedding to Stop a Scandal
A Week at the Shore: A Novel
by Barbara Delinsky“A first-rate storyteller who creates believable, sympathetic characters who seem as familiar as your neighbors,” (The Boston Globe), Barbara Delinsky presents a captivating new novel about a woman whose unexpected reunion with her estranged family forces her to confront a devastating past in A Week at the Shore.One phone call is all it takes to lure Mallory Aldiss back to her family’s Rhode Island beach home. It's been twenty years since she's been gone—running from the scandal that destroyed her parents' marriage, drove her and her two sisters apart, and crushed her relationship with the love of her life, Jack Sabathian. Twenty years during which she lived in New York, building her career as a photographer and raising her now teenage daughter Joy. But that phone call makes it clear that something has brought the past forward again—something involving Mallory’s father. Compelled by concern for her family and by Joy’s wish to visit her mother’s childhood home, Mallory returns to Bay Bluff, where conflicting loyalties will be faced and painful truths revealed. In just seven watershed days at the Rhode Island shore, she will test the bonds of friendship and family—and discover the role that love plays in defining their lives.
A Week in Paris: A Novel
by Rachel HoreAn aspiring musician discovers her mother’s former life in pre-WWII Paris in this “elegiac tale of wartime love and secrets” (Telegraph, UK).When talented young violinist Fay Knox arrives in Paris from England, the city feels familiar to her. But not because Fay has visited Paris before. Back home, she finds an old canvas bag with a mysterious luggage tag hidden in her mother’s old trunk, and soon starts to realize her connection with the streets of Paris runs deeper than she ever imagined.As Fay traces the past, she is taken back to 1937 Paris—and the eve of a war that changed her mother’s life forever. When she discovers a dark secret buried years ago, Fay begins to question who she really is and where she belongs.Filled with romance, family secrets, and the allure of Paris, Rachel Hore’s A Week in Paris is the compelling story of two women living in two very different worlds who share far more than a passion for music.
A Week in Summer: A Short Story
by Maeve BinchyAfter many happy years of marriage and raising a family, Brian and Kathleen suddenly find themselves a bit lost in life. Midwesterners who’ve never traveled, Kathleen decides that what she and Brian need is a vacation, and with the help of an enthusiastic travel agent she plans a trip to Ireland in search of her roots. In beautiful, quaint Lisdoonvarna, to the couple’s surprise, they find themselves in the midst of a joyous yearly gathering dedicated to celebrating the life and work of a late Irish poet, and they rediscover something much more important than evidence of long-dead ancestors: their love for each other and for life itself.
A Week in Winter
by Maeve BinchyThe Sheedy sisters had lived in Stone House for as long as anyone could remember. Set high on the cliffs on the west coast of Ireland, overlooking the windswept Atlantic ocean, it was falling into disrepair - until one woman, with a past she needed to forget, breathed new life into the place. Now a hotel, with a big, warm kitchen and log fires, it provides a welcome few can resist.Winnie is generally able to make the best of things, until she finds herself on the holiday from hell. John arrived on an impulse after he missed a flight at Shannon. And then there's Henry and Nicola, burdened with a terrible secret, who are hoping the break at Stone House will help them find a way to face the future...Read by Caroline Lennon(p) 2012 Audible Ltd
A Week in Winter
by Maeve Binchy#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the acclaimed author of Circle of Friends • In a small town on the west coast of Ireland, an unlikely cast of characters come together at a newly opened inn. This "delightful [novel that] radiates the warmth and charm that fans will recognize and cherish" (USA Today). Stoneybridge is a small town on the west coast of Ireland where all the families know one another. When Chicky Starr decides to take an old, decaying mansion set high on the cliffs overlooking the windswept Atlantic Ocean and turn it into a restful place for a holiday by the sea, everyone thinks she is crazy. Helped by Rigger (a bad boy turned good who is handy around the house) and Orla, her niece (a whiz at business), Chicky is finally ready to welcome the first guests to Stone House&’s big warm kitchen, log fires, and understated elegant bedrooms. John, the American movie star, thinks he has arrived incognito; Winnie and Lillian are forced into taking a holiday together; Nicola and Henry, husband and wife, have been shaken by seeing too much death practicing medicine; Anders hates his father&’s business, but has a real talent for music; Miss Nell Howe, a retired schoolteacher, criticizes everything and leaves a day early, much to everyone&’s relief; the Walls are disappointed to have won this second-prize holiday in a contest where first prize was Paris; and Freda, the librarian, is afraid of her own psychic visions. Sharing a week with these characters is pure joy, full of Maeve&’s trademark warmth and humor. Once again, she embraces us with her grand storytelling. This ebook edition includes photos from the landscape of A WEEK IN WINTER and a Reading Group Guide.
A Week in Winter: A moving tale of a family in turmoil in the West Country
by Marcia WillettChoosing to sell the farmhouse has consequences no one saw coming... A Week in Winter is Marcia Willett's engrossing and sympathetic portrayal of a family in turmoil. The perfect read for fans of Katie Fforde and Veronica Henry. 'Wonderfully evocative' - Devon LifeWhen Maudie Todhunter finally decides she must sell Moorgate, her beautiful farmhouse on the edge of Bodmin Moor, she anticipates strong objections from her family - particularly from Selina, her stepdaughter, with whom she has never seen eye to eye. But no one could have predicted the feelings that Moorgate evokes or the consequences...What readers are saying about A Week in Winter:'The characters are so believable and you grow to love them''Another brilliant gem from writer Marcia Willett' 'Just like her other novels, this one excels in its description of the various characters and draws you into the moving story with sharp observation and compassion'
A Week in Winter: A moving tale of a family in turmoil in the West Country
by Marcia WillettChoosing to sell the farmhouse has consequences no one saw coming... A Week in Winter is Marcia Willett's engrossing and sympathetic portrayal of a family in turmoil. The perfect read for fans of Katie Fforde and Veronica Henry. 'Wonderfully evocative' - Devon LifeWhen Maudie Todhunter finally decides she must sell Moorgate, her beautiful farmhouse on the edge of Bodmin Moor, she anticipates strong objections from her family - particularly from Selina, her stepdaughter, with whom she has never seen eye to eye. But no one could have predicted the feelings that Moorgate evokes or the consequences...What readers are saying about A Week in Winter:'The characters are so believable and you grow to love them''Another brilliant gem from writer Marcia Willett' 'Just like her other novels, this one excels in its description of the various characters and draws you into the moving story with sharp observation and compassion'
A Week in Winter: Escape to a cosy clifftop hotel in this heartwarming story from a beloved #1 bestselling author
by Maeve Binchy'Absolutely lovely. VERY believable characters, touching and funny' (Reader, Five Stars)'You will forget about all the troubles which exist in the real world' (Reader, Five Stars)This winter, escape to a warm and wonderful clifftop hotel with the world's favourite storyteller. Now with brand new introduction by Cathy Bramley, bestselling author of Merrily Ever After._______________'Sometimes she would go and walk the cliffs at night and look out over the ocean...'Set high on the cliffs on the west coast of Ireland, Stone House was falling into disrepair until one woman, with a past she needed to forget, breathed new life into the place. Now a hotel with a big warm kitchen and log fires, it provides a welcome few can resist.And so gather the guests: some with secrets, some longing to leave their old lives behind, and some hoping the break at Stone House will help them find a way to face the future..._______________Find out why millions of readers adore Maeve Binchy'A book that encourages and inspires and envelopes you like a warm hug. And makes you desperate for a trip to the west of Ireland!' (Five Stars)'You feel part of the story from beginning to end' (Five Stars)'Lovely ... A week's holiday in a lovely part of the country can change lives dramatically' (Five Stars)'Would recommend to anyone who loves the west of Ireland and wild landscapes intertwined with love and disappointment' (Five Stars)'I couldn't put my Kindle down and read the book through the night' (Five Stars)'A lovely gentle story full of unexpected characters who come to life' (Five Stars)
A Week in Winter: Escape to a cosy clifftop hotel in this heartwarming story from a beloved #1 bestselling author
by Maeve Binchy'Absolutely lovely. VERY believable characters, touching and funny' (Reader, Five Stars)'You will forget about all the troubles which exist in the real world' (Reader, Five Stars)This winter, escape to a warm and wonderful clifftop hotel with the world's favourite storyteller. Now with brand new introduction by Cathy Bramley, bestselling author of Merrily Ever After._______________'Sometimes she would go and walk the cliffs at night and look out over the ocean...'Set high on the cliffs on the west coast of Ireland, Stone House was falling into disrepair until one woman, with a past she needed to forget, breathed new life into the place. Now a hotel with a big warm kitchen and log fires, it provides a welcome few can resist.And so gather the guests: some with secrets, some longing to leave their old lives behind, and some hoping the break at Stone House will help them find a way to face the future..._______________Find out why millions of readers adore Maeve Binchy'A book that encourages and inspires and envelopes you like a warm hug. And makes you desperate for a trip to the west of Ireland!' (Five Stars)'You feel part of the story from beginning to end' (Five Stars)'Lovely ... A week's holiday in a lovely part of the country can change lives dramatically' (Five Stars)'Would recommend to anyone who loves the west of Ireland and wild landscapes intertwined with love and disappointment' (Five Stars)'I couldn't put my Kindle down and read the book through the night' (Five Stars)'A lovely gentle story full of unexpected characters who come to life' (Five Stars)
A Week of Warm Weather: A Novel
by Lee BukowskiTessa Cordelia appears to have it all—a loving husband who&’s just opened a dental practice, a beautiful baby girl, a big house in the suburbs, and a large, supportive family. But when her husband's reckless choices resurrect a trauma from her childhood, she must decide which is more costly: keeping his secrets or revealing them. He manipulates Tessa into believing his career and their happiness depend on her silence. She feels like she&’s losing her mind. Is her husband's habit so awful? In many ways, he&’s an ideal husband; should she let him have this one thing? Determined to maintain the lie that she&’s living the perfect life, Tess lies to everyone she knows—except for CeCe, a woman new to the area whom she&’s just befriended. But after confiding in her, Tessa learns that CeCe has an explosive secret of her own, and her world is further upended. A gripping, nuanced exploration of the havoc addiction can wreak on a family, A Week of Warm Weather is the story of a woman who has to figure out how much she is willing to lose in order to find herself.
A Welcome at Cloud Cottage
by Zara ThorneAn unlikely friendship changes lives in this emotional, heartwarming story from the author of Christmas at the Ginger Cat Cafe. Twelve-year-old Ramona Donnelly knows what happens to kids left alone—the system takes them. So when her grandmother Tilly vanishes, Ramona doesn&’t call for help. She tracks Tilly herself from the hospital to a nursing home. But something is wrong. Tilly doesn&’t have dementia . . . does she? Then there&’s Emily, warm and open, who believes the story Ramona spins. She welcomes the odd, brilliant girl with the animal bone collection into her life, unaware that Ramona needs far more than kindness—she needs saving. But Emily has her own troubles. Her boyfriend Ethan is pulling away, and for some reason, Ramona unsettles him. Why does he find her visits to Cloud Cottage so disturbing? As the truth unravels, two lives collide in ways neither expected. Because love isn&’t just about caring—it&’s about fighting for someone, even when the odds are against you.
A Well-Behaved Woman: A Novel of the Vanderbilts
by Therese Anne FowlerThe riveting novel of iron-willed Alva Vanderbilt and her illustrious family as they rule Gilded-Age New York, from the New York Times bestselling author of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald.Alva Smith, her southern family destitute after the Civil War, married into one of America’s great Gilded Age dynasties: the newly wealthy but socially shunned Vanderbilts. Ignored by New York’s old-money circles and determined to win respect, she designed and built nine mansions, hosted grand balls, and arranged for her daughter to marry a duke. But Alva also defied convention for women of her time, asserting power within her marriage and becoming a leader in the women's suffrage movement. With a nod to Jane Austen and Edith Wharton, in A Well-Behaved Woman Therese Anne Fowler paints a glittering world of enormous wealth contrasted against desperate poverty, of social ambition and social scorn, of friendship and betrayal, and an unforgettable story of a remarkable woman. Meet Alva Smith Vanderbilt Belmont, living proof that history is made by those who know the rules—and how to break them.
A Well-Tempered Heart
by Jan-Philipp SendkerThe sequel to the international best-selling novel The Art of Hearing Heartbeats. Almost ten years have passed since Julia Win came back from Burma, her father's native country. Though she is a successful Manhattan lawyer, her private life is at a crossroads; her boyfriend has recently left her and she is, despite her wealth, unhappy with her professional life. Julia is lost and exhausted. One day, in the middle of an important business meeting, she hears a stranger's voice in her head that causes her to leave the office without explanation. In the following days, her crisis only deepens. Not only does the female voice refuse to disappear, but it starts to ask questions Julia has been trying to avoid. Why do you live alone? To whom do you feel close? What do you want in life? Interwoven with Julia's story is that of a Burmese woman named Nu Nu who finds her world turned upside down when Burma goes to war and calls on her two young sons to be child soldiers. This spirited sequel, like The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, explores the most inspiring and passionate terrain: the human heart.
A Whisper To The Living: A moving and enthralling saga set in Bolton from bestselling author Ruth Hamilton
by Ruth HamiltonAn emotional and heart-warming saga set in the Lancashire cotton mills from The Sunday Times bestseller Ruth Hamilton, perfect for fans of Catherine Cookson."Very much the successor to Catherine Cookson. Her books are plot driven, they just rip along; laughs, weeps, love, they've got the lot, and they're quality writing as well" - Sarah Broadhurst on Radio Four. "I love this woman's ability to draw me into a story where I can relate to the time and events in most of her tales." -- ***** Reader review"Excellent. Could not put book down. Ruth Hamilton is a brilliant writer." -- ***** Reader review"This is one book I will be keeping on my bookshelf to read again..." -- ***** Reader review***********************************WILL HER FORTUNE EVER CHANGE? 1940. Lancashire. Annie Byrne is born during one of the toughest winters ever remembered. It's a fitting start to a life which will turn out to be full of trials and hardships.When her father dies during the war, her mother Nancy - a spinner in a cotton mill - marries Eddie Higson: a nightmare of a man who delights in tormenting the young Annie with one secret evil after another.The years pass and Annie determines to fight the legacy of her childhood. Can she do this on her own and will her fortune ever change?
A Whisper in the Walls (Waxways #2)
by Scott ReintgenIn this sequel to the New York Times bestselling, &“pulse-pounding&” (Publishers Weekly) A Door in the Dark, Ren&’s intellect and cunning are stretched to the limit in her quest to take down the system that stole her father&’s life.Ren Monroe is one step closer to avenging her father's death. Bonding with Theo Brood has allowed her to infiltrate one of the oldest houses in Kathor. But Theo&’s father is playing his own game. He exiles Theo, isolating Ren in an attempt to break the unwelcome grasp she has on his son. Ren might possess more resources than she ever imagined growing up, but her plans of revenge will vanish without allies. Enter House Tin Vori. Years ago, the Broods led an unprecedented raid to destroy one of the other ancient houses. Their only mistake was not finishing the job. A few of the Tin Vori siblings survived, and they haven&’t forgotten the crimes committed against their family that fateful night. Quietly, they&’ve plotted their own revenge, waiting for just the right moment to strike. And Ren Monroe might be their best chance. Like fire, the Tin&’Vori siblings are as dangerous as they are useful, both gifted in rare magics. Ren must decide how to unleash them against House Brood without hurting Theo in the process. Her feelings for Theo are growing past the boundaries of their bond, and Ren finds herself balanced on a knife&’s edge, a breath away from immense power or utter ruin.
A Whisper of Life (The Harvey Family Sagas)
by Gloria Cook&“Fans will enjoy more time spent with . . . favorite personalities&” as a family faces challenges and finds romance in a small Cornish village after WWII (Booklist). Can love heal the wounds of war? It is 1948, and the village of Hennaford is struggling to recover from the war—the Harvey family along with it. Johnny Harvey is disillusioned; injured in the war and disturbed at the changing world order; life seems to be passing him by. Jill Harvey, finally pregnant after four years of marriage, befriends sixteen-year-old Kate Viant, crippled with polio and abandoned by her family. Kate, left behind by society, might just prove her worth when something threatens the life of Jill&’s unborn child . . . The stunning final book of the Harvey Family Sagas.
A Whole New Ball Game
by Belle PaytonMiddle school gets multiplied in this new series about twins Alex and Ava, whose father is the coach of a small-town Texas football team!When twelve-year-old twins Alex and Ava Sackett move from the East Coast to Texas so their dad can coach an elite high school football team, they have to get used to not only a whole new school and town, but also the fame that comes with being football's first family. They've got a plan to make it through: stick together! Because even though Alex and Ava are total opposites, they've always stuck together. But then Ava cuts her hair short, and Alex fears that Ava wants a new town to mean a new start--as an individual. At the same time, Alex's concern has Ava wondering if she's no longer cool enough for her twin. Are Alex and Ava still the same dynamic duo they've always been, or are they headed down different paths?