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Blame it on the Rain (The Blame Game #4)
by Jamie HillCharlie Naughton and Jenny Craft grew up together. Their parents were best friends and the kids were inseparable throughout their school years. But when Charlie goes off to college, he’s focusing more on his baseball scholarship than the friend he’s leaving behind. Jenny’s been in love with Charlie since she was seven, and he kissed her at his brother’s wedding reception. Since then she’s bided her time, waiting for him to realize that he loves her, too. Her senior year of high school is supposed to be one of her best. But when her parents’ marriage hits the skids and her best girlfriend makes a surprise announcement, Jenny barely has time to deal with her blossoming romance. And with Charlie’s insane schedule, thinking about each other seems to be the best they can do. When they finally find time to be together, neither one of them wants it to end. “If anyone asks where we were, we’ll just blame it on the rain.” But is ‘happily ever after’ really possible?
Blame it on the Stars (The Blame Game #1)
by Jamie HillTeacher Catlin McCall has second thoughts about dating the father of a student, but listening to his sweet talk one night under the stars, she finds him hard to resist. They stumble into an impetuous, passionate relationship which leaves them breathless and his family less than thrilled. A not-quite-ex-wife who decides she wants her man back, combined with a pair of manipulative teenagers, make for more problems than either of them are prepared to deal with. Steve Naughton has no idea when he invites Catlin’s brother to join them for dinner that his fiancée has family issues of her own. Like the old adage, no good deed goes unpunished, and Steve’s surprise backfires when the truth comes to light. “You feel like your life got thrown up in the air, and it’s landing as a different sort of life? Yeah, me too.” Blame it on the stars.
Blame it on the Sun (The Blame Game #3)
by Jamie HillDave Naughton’s laid-back attitude has cost him two sports writing jobs. Fear of commitment and uncertainty may cost him a whole lot more where his personal life is concerned. He’s summoned home to face his father, the owner of the family business and the one man he really doesn’t want to disappoint. Before the showdown gets underway, Steve Naughton collapses and is taken to the hospital with a serious and frightening ailment. Carys Connelly knows what she wants and goes after it. When the pretty nurse decides she wants Dave, he’s not sure what to think. Taking matters into her own hands, she wrangles a job as his father’s home health nurse to be closer to Dave. Will she have to whack him over the head before he realizes she might be the best thing that’s ever happened to him? “Kiss me until I can’t see straight. If we’re tired tomorrow, we’ll blame it on the sun.”
Blamed: A Blood Money Novel
by Edie HarrisBorn into a long line of spies, sanctioned killers and covert weapons developers, Beth Faraday carried out her first hit-for-hire when she was still a teenager.That part of her life-the American spy royalty part-ended one year ago, with a job gone wrong in Afghanistan. The collateral damage she caused with a single shot was unfathomable and, for Beth, unforgivable. She's worked hard to build a new life for herself, far away from the family business.But someone, somewhere, hasn't forgotten what Beth did in Kabul. And they want revenge.As the Faraday clan bands together to defend Beth and protect their legacy, Beth is forced to flee her new home with the unlikeliest of allies-MI6 agent Raleigh Vick, the only man she's ever loved. And the one she thought she'd killed in the desert.Book one of the Blood Money series84,000 words
Blameless
by Thom LemmonsIs it possible to find unconditional love in a world of expectations? Professor Joseph Barnes is attractive, intelligent, and successful-beloved by both his students and fellow university faculty. Despite her professional reservations, Alexis, the dean of Joe's college, finds herself drawn to him and recognizes his interest in her. But when Joe's career begins to crumble, Alexis has to decide whether or not to rescue Joe from his circumstances. If she does save him, how can she be sure he loves her for herself-and not for what she can do for him? Can she fight the ghosts of the past that haunt them both? Three well-intentioned friends and an ambitious department secretary complicate the delicate situation between Alexis and Joe in this modern retelling of the biblical story of Job. Thoughtful and clever, Blameless asks, what does it mean to love without expectations? And in the midst of losing it all, is it possible to find everything you've been looking for?
Blameless
by Thom LemmonsIs it possible to find unconditional love in a world of expectations?Professor Joseph Barnes is attractive, intelligent, and successful-beloved by both his students and fellow university faculty. Despite her professional reservations, Alexis, the dean of Joe's college, finds herself drawn to him and recognizes his interest in her. But when Joe's career begins to crumble, Alexis has to decide whether or not to rescue Joe from his circumstances. If she does save him, how can she be sure he loves her for herself-and not for what she can do for him? Can she fight the ghosts of the past that haunt them both? Three well-intentioned friends and an ambitious department secretary complicate the delicate situation between Alexis and Joe in this modern retelling of the biblical story of Job. Thoughtful and clever, Blameless asks, what does it mean to love without expectations? And in the midst of losing it all, is it possible to find everything you've been looking for?From the Trade Paperback edition.
Blameless Desire
by Jenny CartwrightDesire and DeceptionIt seemed that Christie had always loved Lucas Merrick. He was so tall, so handsome, so wonderful. Then, one night, all Christie's dreams came true....But it was soon clear to Christie that Lucas wasn't interested in happily-ever-after, so she fled to London-pregnant and unwed.Four years later, circumstances force her to return-with her daughter. And she can't help wondering if Lucas will ask who Sara's father is...or if he'll even care.
Blameless: Book the Third (The Parasol Protectorate #3)
by Gail CarrigerQuitting her husband's house and moving back in with her horrible family, Lady Maccon becomes the scandal of the London season. Queen Victoria dismisses her from the Shadow Council, and the only person who can explain anything, Lord Akeldama, unexpectedly leaves town. To top it all off, Alexia is attacked by homicidal mechanical ladybugs, indicating, as only ladybugs can, the fact that all of London's vampires are now very much interested in seeing Alexia quite thoroughly dead. While Lord Maccon elects to get progressively more inebriated and Professor Lyall desperately tries to hold the Woolsey werewolf pack together, Alexia flees England for Italy in search of the mysterious Templars. Only they know enough about the preternatural to explain her increasingly inconvenient condition, but they may be worse than the vampires -- and they're armed with pesto.
Blanc comme neige (Les contes de Pennymaker #Vol. 2)
by Tara Lain Julie BénazetLes contes de Pennymaker, numéro hors sérieLe jeune Snowden « Snow » Reynaldi est brillant, beau et seul. Bien qu’il soit timide, étrange et toléré par les étudiants de l’Université NorCal parce que c’est un champion d’échecs réputé et qu’il aide à faire connaître l’école, cela ne l’empêche pas de fantasmer sur l’objet de ses désirs : Riley Prince, quarterback de l’équipe de football. Lorsque Riley a besoin de cours de soutien en physique, Snow saute sur l’occasion et très vite, leur relation fait des étincelles – mais Riley doit encore sortir du placard avant de pouvoir avancer. Entre-temps, le véritable ami et mentor de Snow, le professeur Kingsley, épouse une femme qui veut secrètement s’accaparer la gloire et l’argent du championnat d’échecs. Peu de temps après, le professeur perd connaissance et Snow se retrouve submergé – littéralement. Dans une voiture ! Sept membres d’une fraternité de l’université de Grimm sauvent Snow juste à temps pour que sa vie aille de mal en pis et qu’il découvre que la seule relation qu’il a toujours désirée est en train de lui échapper. Avec le « diable » qui l’attend à chaque tournant, Snow se doit de survivre ne serait-ce que pour prouver qu’il est le plus honnête de tous et retrouver la confiance de son prince charmant.
Blanca & Roja
by Anna-Marie McLemoreThe biggest lie of all is the story you think you already know.The del Cisne girls have never just been sisters; they’re also rivals, Blanca as obedient and graceful as Roja is vicious and manipulative. They know that, because of a generations-old spell, their family is bound to a bevy of swans deep in the woods. They know that, one day, the swans will pull them into a dangerous game that will leave one of them a girl, and trap the other in the body of a swan.But when two local boys become drawn into the game, the swans’ spell intertwines with the strange and unpredictable magic lacing the woods, and all four of their fates depend on facing truths that could either save or destroy them. Blanca & Roja is the captivating story of sisters, friendship, love, hatred, and the price we pay to protect our hearts.
Blanca com la neu, vermella com la sang
by Alessandro DaveniaItàlia 2009. La commovedora història dun adolescent de 16 anys, enfrontat a una difícil experiència que el porta a redefinir els seus sentiments pel que fa lamistat, i lamor, la vida i la mort, i a aprendre la importància dacomplir els seus somnis.SEMPRE MHE PREGUNTATPER QUÈ LAMOR I LA SANGSÓN DEL MATEIX COLOR:ARA JA HO SÉ.
Blancanieves y la leyenda del cazador
by Amini, HosseinSu destino está escrito... morir a manos de la reina o que el cazador la trasforme en guerrero. Blancanieves es la única persona en el mundo aún más bella que la malvada reina Ravenna, deseosa de acabar con ella. Pero lo que la reina no imagina es que la joven que amenaza su reinado ha sido entrenada en las artes de la guerra por el cazador que tenía la misión de asesinarla. Y es aquí donde la historia que conocíamos de Blancanieves tiene otro final# Una nueva, sobrecogedora y sorprendente versión del cuento clásico. Nuestros lectores opinan...«Blancanieves y la leyenda del cazador, con un argumento interesante y un desarrollo ágil, se convierte en una novela amena de principio a fin, ofreciendo una historia oscura, que se desmarca del clásico.»El cofre de Nebe «Lejos de un cuento edulcorado, hay en el relato un buen montón de violencia, de sangre, demuertes, de traiciones y de magia negra como para marcar las diferencias con anteriores versiones de la historia.»Sagacómic «Una lectura ligera que da un nuevo giro a la historia de Blancanieves.»Equinoccio
Blast from the Past
by Ben EltonIn the early 80s, when Polly was a seventeen-year-old ideological peace protestor and Jack was a U. S. Army captain stationed at England's Greenham Common, the two had a secret and very unlikely affair. No two people could have had more to argue about, save that they couldn't live without each other, yet one day Jack came to the conclusion that he loved soldiering more than Polly and sacrificed their love to be a career army man. Now, sixteen years later, Polly is a lonely thirty-something social services employee and Jack is a four-star general who has returned to Britain to find her, his only true love. With only one night to resolve their differences, and a knife-wielding stalker lurking in the shadows, for everyone concerned this will be a night like no other.
Blasted Things: A fresh and compelling novel about life, love and the damage of war
by Lesley GlaisterAfter the Great War, a nurse and a damaged soldier become dangerously entangled in this &“sensitive, unsettling tale&” by the author of A Particular Man (The Independent).Sometimes love hurts. Sometimes love kills . . . It&’s 1920 and Britain is attempting to move on after World War I. Clementine, who was a nurse on the frontlines and suffered her own losses, is trying to settle back into her comfortable middle-class life as a doctor&’s wife. But when she meets Vincent, a man so battered he must wear a mask to hide his scars, a perilous and magnetic attraction develops between them. As their passion erupts and takes a darker turn, it threatens to spell disaster. Will either of them ever recover from the lingering horrors of war? And can both of them walk away from their affair unscathed? &“One of the most compelling novels I have read all year.&” —Liz Jensen, author of The UninvitedPraise for Lesley Glaister &“[Glaister] commands respect for writing novels which are not just dark and mysterious but also emotionally satisfying.&” —The Times Literary Supplement &“One of Britain&’s finest novelists.&” —The Sunday Telegraph
Blaue Tage (Mangrove Stories (Deutsch) #1)
by Mary CalmesEin Titel der Mangrove Stories SerieSich in einen Kollegen zu vergucken, ist selten eine gute Idee, speziell für einen Mann, der eine letzte Chance bekommt, seine Karriere zu retten. Doch von dem Moment an, in dem Dwyer Knolls dem gutaussehenden, aber unbeholfenen Takeo Hiroyuki begegnet, scheint er nur noch die falschen Entscheidungen zu treffen.Takeos Leben besteht aus einer Reihe vergeblicher Versuche, seinen konservativen japanischen Vater zufrieden zu stellen. Unglücklicherweise ist die erfolgreiche Ausübung seines Jobs genauso schwierig für ihn wie der Wechsel von homo- zu heterosexuell. Aber ein Augenmerk auf Dwyer Knolls zu haben – darin ist er wirklich gut.Auf einer Geschäftsreise nach Mangrove, Florida, wird aus Takeos` und Dwyers zögerlicher Freundschaft plötzlich mehr – viel mehr. Ist ihre Liebe stark genug, um ihre Karrieren dafür zu riskieren, oder haben sie die plötzliche, intensive Leidenschaft nur der lauen Brise des blauen Ozeans zu verdanken?
Blaylock's Bride
by Cait LondonMEN of the YEAR MAN of the MONTH THE BLAYLOCKS "When and if it comes my time to add to the Blaylock clan, I want a marriage certificate over the bed." —Roman Blaylock, rancher and executor of the Llewylyn estate The women of Jasmine, Wyoming, had long ago given up on taming Roman Blaylock—and that was just the way he wanted it. But a deathbed promise was about to bring him face-to-face with the one woman who made him long for a family of his own—the one woman he could never have. Unless he could convince the tempestuous Kallista Bellamy that the man of whom she was most suspicious was the one person she could trust…. Some men are made for lovin'—and you'll love our MAN OF THE MONTH, the first of three new Blaylock brothers!
Blaze
by Susan JohnsonIn her attempts to persuade Jon Hazard Black, the Harvard-educated son of an Absarokee chief, to sell his land claim to her father, Boston heiress Blaze Braddock unwittingly captures Black's heart with her fiery spirit.
Blaze
by Suzanne WrightFor those who need more Harper and Knox . . . there's Blaze!Defeat the enemy. Win the boy. Live happily ever after.But life "ever after" isn't as easy as it used to be. Harper's gone from being a member of a small demon lair to co-Prime of one of the most powerful lairs in the US with a mate who, though hot as hell, is just a mite overprotective - I mean, you get kidnapped by dark practitioners just once . . .Then one of Knox's demons goes rogue, and in his madness decides Knox Thorne must die.Harper's worried. Knox isn't - at least until he discovers his mate's willingness to get between him and danger. Now, Knox has a new priority: Keep Harper safe . . . no matter what it takes.But Harper begins to suspect there's more danger than one rogue demon. It seems the combined strength of Harper and Knox has upset the balance of power in the demon world and there are those who are determined to right that wrong.Because when you move up the food chain, sometimes the other predators just want to take a bigger bite.Praise for Suzanne Wright:"Unique, original and very entertaining." Ramblings from this Chick"It's been two minutes since my last fix and I need Suzanne Wright to give me more" Edgy Reviews
Blaze (Phoenix Rising)
by Joan SwanWith a man like him, every mission becomes personal. . .Ever since FBI agent Keira O'Shay started tracking a young boy named Mateo, she's felt a connection even her empathic abilities can't explain. She needs to save Mateo from the cult leader holding him hostage. Nothing can interfere with that--not even the reappearance of Luke Ransom, the hot-as-hell fire captain she's regretted walking out on for three long years. Losing Keira left Luke vulnerable--in every way. When they were together, the powers each possesses were mysteriously enhanced. But it's the sexy, surprising woman beneath the tough exterior that Luke's really missed. Even if she betrayed him utterly. And even if agreeing to help her uncover a government conspiracy means watching his life and his heart go up in flames again. . .
Blaze (The Dark in You #2)
by Suzanne WrightFor those who need more Harper and Knox . . . there's Blaze!Defeat the enemy. Win the boy. Live happily ever after.But life "ever after" isn't as easy as it used to be. Harper's gone from being a member of a small demon lair to co-Prime of one of the most powerful lairs in the US with a mate who, though hot as hell, is just a mite overprotective - I mean, you get kidnapped by dark practitioners just once . . .Then one of Knox's demons goes rogue, and in his madness decides Knox Thorne must die.Harper's worried. Knox isn't - at least until he discovers his mate's willingness to get between him and danger. Now, Knox has a new priority: Keep Harper safe . . . no matter what it takes.But Harper begins to suspect there's more danger than one rogue demon. It seems the combined strength of Harper and Knox has upset the balance of power in the demon world and there are those who are determined to right that wrong.Because when you move up the food chain, sometimes the other predators just want to take a bigger bite.Praise for Suzanne Wright:"Unique, original and very entertaining." Ramblings from this Chick"It's been two minutes since my last fix and I need Suzanne Wright to give me more" Edgy Reviews
Blaze (The Dark in You #2)
by Suzanne WrightFor those who need more Harper and Knox . . . there's Blaze!Defeat the enemy. Win the boy. Live happily ever after.But life "ever after" isn't as easy as it used to be. Harper's gone from being a member of a small demon lair to co-Prime of one of the most powerful lairs in the US with a mate who, though hot as hell, is just a mite overprotective - I mean, you get kidnapped by dark practitioners just once . . .Then one of Knox's demons goes rogue, and in his madness decides Knox Thorne must die.Harper's worried. Knox isn't - at least until he discovers his mate's willingness to get between him and danger. Now, Knox has a new priority: Keep Harper safe . . . no matter what it takes.But Harper begins to suspect there's more danger than one rogue demon. It seems the combined strength of Harper and Knox has upset the balance of power in the demon world and there are those who are determined to right that wrong.Because when you move up the food chain, sometimes the other predators just want to take a bigger bite.Praise for Suzanne Wright:"Unique, original and very entertaining." Ramblings from this Chick"It's been two minutes since my last fix and I need Suzanne Wright to give me more" Edgy Reviews
Blaze of Love
by Denise RobinsWhen Sonia Gayle travels by sea to meet Harry, her fiancé, in the Belgian Congo, she turns her back on Revel Dacre, the most fascinating man on board. She soon discovers that Dacre is Harry's employer and one of the most influential men in the country. It is Revel's turn to take revenge, but in doing so he realises that Sonia is the only woman in the world for him.
Blaze of Love
by Denise RobinsWhen Sonia Gayle travels by sea to meet Harry, her fiancé, in the Belgian Congo, she turns her back on Revel Dacre, the most fascinating man on board. She soon discovers that Dacre is Harry's employer and one of the most influential men in the country. It is Revel's turn to take revenge, but in doing so he realises that Sonia is the only woman in the world for him.
Blaze of Memory (Psy-Changeling Novel, A #7)
by Nalini SinghFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Shards of Hope, Shield of Winter, and Heart of Obsidian, who creates a "breathtaking blend of passion, adventure, and the paranormal"*...A woman without a past becomes the pawn of a man who controls her future...Dev Santos discovers her unconscious and battered, with no memory of who she is. All she knows is that she's dangerous. Charged with protecting his people's most vulnerable secrets, Dev is duty-bound to eliminate all threats. It's a task he's never hesitated to complete...until he finds himself drawn to a woman who might yet prove the enemy's most insidious weapon.Stripped of her memories by a shadowy oppressor, and programmed to carry out cold-blooded murder, Katya Haas is fighting desperately for her sanity itself. Her only hope is Dev. But how can she expect to gain the trust of a man who could very well be her next target? For in this game, one must die..."I wished I lived in the world Singh has created."--*New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter
Blaze of Memory (Psy-Changelings #7)
by Nalini SinghDev Santos finds a woman with amnesia-- and all she can remember is that she's dangerous. Stripped of her memories by a shadowy oppressor and programmed to kill, Katya's only hope is Dev. But he could very well be her next target.