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Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932: A Novel
by Francine ProseA richly imagined and stunningly inventive literary masterpiece of love, art, and betrayal, exploring the genesis of evil, the unforeseen consequences of love, and the ultimate unreliability of storytelling itself.Paris in the 1920s shimmers with excitement, dissipation, and freedom. It is a place of intoxicating ambition, passion, art, and discontent, where louche jazz venues like the Chameleon Club draw expats, artists, libertines, and parvenus looking to indulge their true selves. It is at the Chameleon where the striking Lou Villars, an extraordinary athlete and scandalous cross-dressing lesbian, finds refuge among the club’s loyal denizens, including the rising Hungarian photographer Gabor Tsenyi, the socialite and art patron Baroness Lily de Rossignol; and the caustic American writer Lionel Maine.As the years pass, their fortunes—and the world itself—evolve. Lou falls desperately in love and finds success as a race car driver. Gabor builds his reputation with startlingly vivid and imaginative photographs, including a haunting portrait of Lou and her lover, which will resonate through all their lives. As the exuberant twenties give way to darker times, Lou experiences another metamorphosis—sparked by tumultuous events—that will warp her earnest desire for love and approval into something far more.
Lovers from Different Eras
by Casper GrahamChase Crayford and Simon Lobb are boyfriends who accidentally travel to the year 3022. The United States of America is no longer the same country it was a thousand years ago. Asteroids have changed many things. Instead of cities or towns, there are safe zones, checkpoints, and wastelands overrun with dangerous mutated plants.The two men must survive long enough to return to where they’ve come from. Fortunately, they receive help from Brody Fisher, Mason Kirk, and Troy Whittemore, three hunters who work for the Search and Rescue Association.Feelings develop and blossom among them, but Simon and Chase can’t remain in the future. At least not indefinitely. The situation becomes even more complicated when they discover some plants have evolved further, making them much more dangerous.Can they successfully deal with the plants while they fight for their love and relationship?
Lovers in the Afternoon
by Carole MortimerRe-read this classic romance by USA Today bestselling author Carole MortimerAccident prone Leonie's marriage to brooding Adam Faulkner was nothing like she dreamed it would be. So when her new boss is introduced as none other than her estranged husband, she's shocked! But then Mr Faulkner offers her an afternoon of passion…and the chance to rekindle forgotten desires is too tempting to resist…!As lovers, Leonie and Adam are explosively compatible! Could their sinful afternoons together make their marriage explosive too?Originally published in 1985
Lovers of Janine
by Denise RobinsJanine is a professional dancer - admired, adored, envied. And life inMonte Carlo should have been glamorous and exciting. But thoughoutwardly radiant, Janine is desperately unhappy. She suspects herlover, the fascinating Nikko, of infidelities with the rich societywomen. And her infatuation makes her an easy pawn in his ambitious andselfish game.A game which involves deceit, blackmail and murder. And which drivesJanine into two marriages and almost destroys her relationship with thepassionate and devoted Peter Willington.A captivating love story from the 100-million-copy bestselling Queen of Romance, first published in 1931, and available now for the first time in eBook.
Lovers of Janine
by Denise RobinsA captivating love story from the 100-million-copy bestselling Queen of Romance, first published in 1931, and available now for the first time in eBook.
Lovers' Lies
by Daphne ClairThe price of deceit...It has been twelve years since they met-Felicia had been only a child-no wonder Joshua Tagget doesn't recognize her. But Felicia remembers him and how he betrayed her stepsister. And now, by making his attraction to Felicia more than clear, Joshua has unwittingly given her the means to pay him back in kind for his deceit....But Felicia isn't immune to Joshua's charms, and she could find it's herself she's deceiving if she things she can walk away from him with her heart intact....
Lovers' Reunion
by Anne Marie WinstonTHE MAN SHE COULDN'T FORGET...He was a man of adventure, the epitome of masculinity, and he had swept the girl next door off her feet one incredible night-and made her a woman. But Marco Esposito didn't think he was the home-and-hearth type of man that Sophie Morrell deserved...so he walked away.But he never forgot her.Now Marco was back and he wanted to do right by Sophie-for now and always. Sophie hadn't forgotten those fiery kisses, but could she trust that their night of shared passion would grow into the love of a lifetime...?
Lovers, Losers, and You (Sunshine and Happiness #2)
by Skylar M. CatesSunshine and Happiness: Book TwoHow can you lose one dream and still find another? Owen King is a lonely history teacher who wants to be braver. So when Owen learns about the deceased brother he never met, he breaks free of his safety net and risks answers. Despite his loving, adopted family, Owen wonders if there are missing pieces inside of him. Visiting the seaside town of Ocean Vista, where his brother lived and died, will be no vacation. Andrew Teagan wants to be a winner. After being dumped by his last boyfriend, Andrew is through letting others dictate his life. To prove that dreams are possible, he's going after his ambitions full force. Having signed on for a cooking reality show, Andrew's ready to make his small café into a sizzling success. When Andrew aids Owen on the beach, what starts off as an act of kindness turns into a hot temptation. But can a sweet budding romance survive when the time comes for Owen to leave town? Both men must learn to trust each other if their love will conquer the miles between them.
Lovers: The Irish Castle (The\glenncailty Ghosts Ser. #2)
by Lila DuboisAs he turned to leave, he caught sight of one of the staff on the stairs. He paused, ready to say hello, but the figure wavered…the pattern of the carpet runner visible though the translucent outline of the woman. Michael’s heart leapt into his throat. It was one of the Glenncailty ghosts.The Irish Castle Lovers, Book 2 in the bestselling Glenncailty Ghosts series from multi-published, bestselling author Lila Dubois is an Irish ghost story that will keep you on the edge of your seat!Mary Callahan doesn’t remember Glenncailty, or the handsome Michael Baker, yet she’s a connection to both by a dark, dangerous past.Returning to Ireland for the first time since she was a baby, Mary sets out to learn more about her parents who died in a car bombing, and the rural Irish town where she was born. Her first night at the Glenncailty Castle hotel is full of magic when she stumbles into the pub and meets Michael.Wary of her sudden and intense feelings for him she tries to keep Michael at arms distance even as he introduces her to people who knew her parents. But there are dark forces at play in the castle, and Mary can’t shake the feeling that she’s being watched by someone…or something. When confronted by the past, she must decide if she’s willing to risk her heart for a chance at love and a place to call home.Set in Ireland this gothic romance contains ghosts, a haunted Irish castle, and mystery.Previously Published: (2013) Farm Boy Press, Original title: The Irish Lovers
Loves Me, Loves Me Not
by Barbara Jean HicksWorks too hard, would never have written this ad, so we wrote it for her. Spunky redhead has head for business, eye for art, heart for God. An all-American beauty. Needs a good man!When the nineteen-year-old twins who work at Bonny Fairley's fine craft gallery place a personal ad in the paper on her behalf, Bonny is mortified. A personal ad? She's not that desperate! Then the ex-husband who'd abandoned her shows up in town vowing to win back her heart--and Bonny starts returning calls and making dates as if her life, not to mention her happiness, depended on it. What better way than finding herself a boyfriend to prove to Timothy that she's over him for good?What she doesn't count on is a lovable mutt named Cleo and the busybody townfolk of Pilchuck, Washington--most of whom believe that Bonny really ought to give her ex a second chance. And after a string of hilarious, harrowing dates, Bonny herself begins to wonder.When all is said and done--will it be all over for Timothy? Or all over for Bonny's heart?
Loves Me, Loves Me Not
by Libby MalinAfter a car crash spoils Amy Sheldon's happily-ever-after, she realizes it's a long road to recovery...The house she rents is being sold and the flower shop she manages in downtown Baltimore is going out of business, which leaves her with devoted cat Trixie, best friend Wendy and a razor-sharp wit to keep her sane.Though Amy's trying to make a comeback, it isn't easy. The accident left its mark on every aspect of her life. And just when it seems she'll be stuck in neutral forever, in walks the slick and sexy Henry Castle.But Henry's not just a hotshot lawyer who knows his way around the sheets. He's one of Amy's steadiest flower shop customers, sending weekly bouquets as thanks for "incomparable evenings." Amy knows smart girls don't fall for flower-sending gigolos, and though she can't quite figure him out, she also can't shake the feeling that Henry's exactly what she needs.
Loves Me...Not
by Samara O'SheaHe Loves Me Not is an anecdotal guide on surviving love that is unreturned and feeling more evolved afterwards. Whether you have a hardcore crush on your married co-worker or your husband of twenty-five years walked out suddenly, this book will offer empathy, advice, humor, and a little tough love to those who find themselves continuously cyber-stalking their would-be lover.
Loveseekers
by Dorothy GarlockAvailable for the first time in over a decade, two classic Dorothy Garlock romances - SING SOFTLY TO ME and GENTLE TORMENT - are coming back into print in an irresistible two-in-one volume. SING SOFTLY TO ME: She thought she'd escaped the man - and the memories. But Tom Clary suddenly appeared in Minnesota to summon her home. Without hesitation, Beth Marshall left her hospital job and made the hazardous winter drive back to Cody, Wyoming, with the brash cowboy she'd tried so hard to forget. She couldn't refuse Tom's imperious command to return to nurse her ailing sister. But how could she share Tom's house, where her sister now lived? The magic was still there but so was the danger. Tom's searing embrace rekindled passions that had slept but never died. He swore the past was behind them. But had he really changed, or was she headed for heartbreak -again? GENTLE TORMENT: Tawny-haired Lindy Williamson fled the sun-graced south for the promise of the Alaskan frontier - leaving behind Jake, the rugged ex-husband who'd tormented her even as he tempted her. Facing a challenging job with an oil drilling company, Lindy was determined to build a new - and single - life for herself. Then Jake came to claim her, barging into her life to reopen the wounds he'd inflicted, to revive the yearnings he'd aroused. His burning kisses had seduced her once. Would his fiery passion win her again?
Lovesick
by Marina FordFriday, 23 January The cat funeral. Yeah, that happened today. I went and participated in—aided and abetted?—a cat funeral. London life is tough on idealists. In an ideal world, after years of flirtation, Leo would be cosily settled down with Jack, his long-time crush. In an ideal world, Jack wouldn’t now be engaged to a woman. And in an ideal world, Leo would move on. When handsome new neighbour Alex moves in opposite Leo, an opportunity to do so presents itself. But Alex is working class, poorer than Leo, and probably straight. While Jack’s engagement unravels, and Leo’s friendship with Alex deepens, will Leo manage to find happiness with the right man? Or will he succumb to his enemies: self-doubt, family expectations, and pride? Told in diary form, this is both the story of a love triangle in London and the chronicle of a man’s struggles to confront his self-image and overcome his insecurity.
Lovesick Dream: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Qing XiIn order to get pregnant with An Yichen's child, Leng Ning had used all sorts of tricks, begging, luring, and even drugging.However, it was useless.He saw through all her tricks and made her look like a clown.In order to divorce her and marry someone else, he did not hesitate to give her the ugly name of cheating.Let her go clean, homeless, people scold.
Lovesick Falls
by Julia DrakeThis queer take on As You Like It features first loves, friend breakups and madcap mix-ups, from award-winning author Julia Drake. Celia Gilbert is the perfect friend—loyal, trustworthy, and committed to mending her best friends&’ broken hearts. She&’s the reason the trio is spending the summer in Lovesick Falls, the idyllic little town where Touchstone&’s sort-of-uncle&’s cabin was waiting to be house-sat by three unsupervised (but totally responsible) teenagers. After all, Celia, Ros, and Touchstone have been best friends since childhood. Sure, Celia is in love with Ros, and Touchstone was once in love with Celia — but that&’s the beauty of a place like Lovesick Falls. If you fell in love, you could fall out. Unless you can change the other person&’s mind. They started the summer closer than ever. Will living together tear them apart?
Lovesick Gods (Lovesick #1)
by Amanda MeuwissenHeroes aren't meant to act like their villains -- or fall in love with them.The elements touch everyone on Earth -- Fire, Water, even Light -- but every so often someone becomes more attuned to their elemental leaning and develops true power. When an evil Elemental known as Thanatos arrived in Olympus City, it saw the rise of its first hero -- Zeus.But the death toll caused by defeating Thanatos changed Zeus, who by day is young detective Danny Grant. It's been six months since Thanatos terrorized the city at the start of Lovesick Gods. Danny should be used to his duty behind the mask, but the recent past haunts him. His girlfriend left him, he snaps at the barest provocation, his life feels empty -- he needs an outlet, any outlet to pull him out of his depression. Enter notorious thief Malcolm Cho, the Ice Elemental Prometheus. There was a time when Danny welcomed a fight with Cho, filled with colorful banter and casual flirtations that were a relief compared to Thanatos. Even as a criminal, Cho had recognized the threat Thanatos posed and promised to help Danny stop him, but the day Danny needed Cho, he never showed. Cho was the reason so many people died that day -- including Danny's mother.Danny decides to teach the man a lesson and fan the fire of their attraction into something more. At worst, he'll get some no-strings-attached sex out of the deal and finally blow off steam; at best, he'll get Cho to fall in love with him and then break his heart to spite him. Danny doesn't expect to fall for Cho in the process, and he certainly can't predict the much darker threat on the horizon.
Lovesick Titans (Lovesick #2)
by Amanda MeuwissenMalcom Cho is in over his head, wrapped up in a love affair with his superhero nemesis Zeus, who most people in Olympus City only know as Detective Danny Grant.Lovesick Titans begins where Lovesick Gods left off, after a heist gone wrong that ended with a museum guard dead and Mal and Danny beaten and exhausted from their fight with the new threat in town, Cassidy Ludgate -- Hades. Unaware that Ludgate’s true motivation is revenge for the death of his father at Zeus’s hands, Mal wants only to keep Danny close, while Danny races to solve the cases surrounding Ludgate to stop him from whatever he has planned for them next.What Mal doesn’t know is that Danny didn’t pursue him with the purest of intentions but sought to break his heart in retaliation for not being there when he needed him in the fight against Thanatos. Even though Danny no longer seeks that end, the lies between them loom like a shadow about to descend upon them both. And Hades has only begun to toy with them ...
Lovesick in Seattle: 6 Washington State Romances
by Peggy Bird Nora Snowdon Holley Trent Liv Rancourt J. M. Stewart Dana VolneyThere's more to love in Seattle than Pike Place Market and Starbucks. This seaport city is the perfect setting for these romantic stories of danger, drama, and sexy tycoons. Don't miss these six heroes, all as rugged as the West Coast shoreline!Luc: Widow and erotic romance author Liz Anderson moved home to small-town Angel Bay to heal her broken heart. She's so not ready when friends set her up with a single father ten years her junior. But this hot young chef is igniting her long-dormant passion. Too bad the last thing Luc Rossi's life has room for is love. Or can they cook up something that might last a lifetime?Colleen's Choice: Colleen Sanders watched her father fritter away the family tea farm business, but now that she's in charge, she has a plan to turn the outfit around...even if she has to marry the farm's handsome handyman, Alan Provost, to do it.Protecting the Prince: Eliam Prince is ready to navigate his late father's shipping enterprise, but someone is out to stop that plan. He needs a bodyguard, no matter how much the concept irritates him. When security expert Winter Wyn arrives at his penthouse, it's clear that despite her best intentions, business and pleasure might soon mix. Keeping this man safe in Seattle--from sabotage, blackmailers, assassins, and his own stubborn pride--isn't nearly as hard as protecting her own heart.The Gift of Love: Isabella Rodriguez received the worst birthday gift ever--an eviction notice from her family home. Adrift, she accepts an unexpected promotion and transfers to Seattle where she meets Taylor Jordan at a business mixer. They're drawn to each other like candles to a cake. But when Taylor discovers Bella was behind one of the most humiliating experiences of his life, will they be able to find a future together?Between the Sheets: The Western Washington Choral Directors' annual retreat is the perfect setting for music teacher Maggie Schafer to turn over a new leaf in her love life, but a pretend romance with handsome Randy Devers gets surprisingly real.Arsonists Anonymous: Firefighter Lucinda Dawson needs to assuage her guilty secret. But she gets more than she bargained for when she signs on with the Seattle Fire Hall headed up by the ruggedly handsome Captain Josh Reynolds and she is assigned to work with Arson Inspector Byron Morgan. The situation sets more than buildings on fire in her zip code.Sensuality Level: Sensual
Lovesick: A Novel
by Alex WellenAndy Altman has loved Paige Day from the moment he laid eyes on her: Halloween, 1983. She was Princess Leia; he was Chewbacca. Full of laugh-out-loud moments and great wit, Wellen returns with a novel that's filled with great heart.
Lovestoned
by T. P. CarterWith an unforgettable voice, Essence® bestselling author T.P. Carter delivers a stunning novel that takes readers into the mind and heart of an artist who loves like crazy...Islam Ian has the world at his feet. Everywhere the talented painter goes- galleries, nightclubs, even the streets of London and New York-women are drawn to him. But Islam feels nothing but emptiness. Every encounter is just another fling, every breakup the same. Then one night at a party, he is drawn to a mysterious woman who blows him away, a woman who can melt him with just a glance. After only a brief encounter, Islam can't get her off his mind. But as he falls deeper in love, his intense desire for this woman drives him to unpredictable emotional heights and forces him to question his morals, his limits, his beliefs, and even his sanity...
Lovestorm
by Judith E. FrenchLady Elizabeth Sommersett is the pampered, beautiful daughter of a powerful earl. But when she is shipwrecked on her way to an arranged marriage, her future seems over--until she is she rescued by a magnificent warrior. Elizabeth had no idea a man could be as strong yet tender, not to mention breathtaking, as Cain Dare. But even more shocking is Cain's announcement that she now belongs to him--that she is his gift from the sea. Nor is Elizabeth prepared that in place of her comfortable life, she may have gained a passion she never knew possible...135,000 Words
Lovestruck
by Charlotte Lamb"You remember, last night? At the party? When you proposed to me?""Proposed..." Sam hoarsely repeated, going pale.Natalie gave him a dewy look. "Yes. You went down on your knees, in front of them all....""On my..." he breathed, with incredulity and horror."Knees." She nodded. "And asked me to marry you. You put your signet ring on my finger and said it would do until we could get to a jeweler's to choose a real engagement ring, a sapphire to match my eyes. You remember, don't you, Sam?"
Lovestruck (Sweet Valley High #27)
by Francine Pascal Kate WilliamNo one at Sweet Valley High can believe that football star Ken Matthews has fallen in love math super-sophisticated Suzanne Hanlon. Suzanne likes poetry, gourmet food, and art films, while Ken's idea of a good time is listening to rock 'n' roll and eating pizza. Two people couldn't be more different. Elizabeth Wakefield knows that snobbish Suzanne is wrong for Ken. But Ken seems to be blindly in love with Suzanne and is willing to do anything she wants. Can anyone help Ken come to his senses before he gets hurt?
Lovestruck: Discovering God's Design for Romance, Marriage, and Sexual Intimacy from the Song of Solomon
by Sharon JaynesSharon Jaynes, bestselling author, Bible teacher, and cofounder of Girlfriends in God, teaches women how to enjoy God's sacred gift of sexual intimacy without guilt or regret by exploring the beautiful picture given in the Song of Solomon.Everywhere we turn in our sex-saturated culture we are bombarded by destructive and unrealistic depictions of romance and intimacy. The problem, according to Bible teacher Sharon Jaynes, is not that culture focuses on sex too much but that it values sex too little. Sexual intimacy, as God intended it, is so much more than a physical act. Yet, with the extent of the church's message being "don't do it" before marriage and "don't talk about it" after, how are Christians to understand and practice the wondrous gift of intimacy between a husband and a wife when they so rarely hear biblical teaching about it? In Lovestruck, Jaynes takes readers back to the Bible's beautiful picture of romantic love, a picture that is explicit but not illicit, sensual but not sordid, daring but not dirty. With the words of Solomon and the Shulamite woman in the Song of Solomon as a backdrop, Jaynes explores topics such as the giving and receiving of pleasure, restoring romance in the mundane, making intimacy a priority, avoiding the dangers of growing indifference, creating time to pull away from life's busyness, and committing to a forever kind of love. When we see the sacred blessings of sexual intimacy in marriage and understand God's original intent, we find the freedom to enjoy and explore one of the Father's most magnificent gifts.