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Merger of Fortunes
by Peggy MorelandWealthy and powerful CEO Case Fortune was accustomed to getting his way. Now he had his sights set on merging his company, Dakota Fortune, with Reynolds Refining. But when the deal started heading south, the charismatic corporate shark's only recourse was to sweep Gina Reynolds off her feet to acquire her father's company. At first the beautiful heiress rebuffed his romantic gestures, though before long Case had her burning for him. By the time the dashing billionaire popped the question, Gina was all his. But when Case actually began to fall for his fiancée, he realized his foolproof plan could be blown sky-high. . . ;.
A Merger... or Marriage?
by Raeanne ThayneThe prodigal Wilder returnsTo snag a coveted promotion, financial whiz Anna Wilder had to close one last important deal: the takeover of her hometown hospital, Walnut River General. Black Sheep Anna had never felt like she'd fit into the respected Wilder clan, and now her job was making the proposed merger personal--especially when she met her opponent in the boardroom! Richard Green was the savvy attorney--and ex-love--determined to foil her plans. After one unbelievable kiss years ago, Anna had run far away from her home, her insecurities and the man who made her pulse quicken. But perhaps her return was a second chance in disguise. Could Richard convince Anna thatthismerger was bad business. . . and take over her heart instead?
A Merger or Marriage? (Wilder Family #6)
by Raeanne Thayne[From the back cover] THE PRODIGAL WILDER To snag a coveted promotion, financial whiz Anna Wilder had to close one last important deal: the takeover of her hometown hospital, Walnut River General. Black sheep Anna had never felt like she'd fit into the respected Wilder clan, and now her job was making the proposed merger personal-especially when she met her opponent in the boardroom! Richard Green was the savvy attorney-and ex-love-determined to foil her plans. After one unbelievable kiss years ago, Anna had run far away from her home, her insecurities and the man who made her pulse quicken. But perhaps her return was a second chance in disguise. Could Richard convince Anna that this merger was bad business ... and take over her heart instead?
Mergers and Acquisitions: Or, Everything I Know About Love I Learned on the Wedding Pages
by Cate DotyA compulsively readable behind-the-scenes memoir that takes readers inside the weddings section of The New York Times--the good, bad, and just plain weird--through the eyes of a young reporter just as she's falling in love herself.Growing up in the south, where tradition reigns supreme, Cate Doty thought about weddings . . . a lot. She catered for them, she attended many, she imagined her own. So, when she moved to New York City in pursuit of love--and to write for The New York Times--she finds her natural home in the wedding section, a first step to her own happily-ever-after, surely. Soon Cate is thrown into the cutthroat world of the metropolitan society pages, experiencing the lengths couples go to have their announcements accepted and the lengths the writers go in fact-checking their stories; the surprising, status-signaling details that matter most to brides and grooms; and the politics of the paper at a time of vast cultural and industry changes.Reporting weekly on couples whose relationships seem enviable--or eye-roll worthy--and dealing with WASPy grandparents and last-minute snafus, Cate is surrounded by love, or what we're told to believe is love. But when she starts to take the leap herself, she begins to ask her own questions about what it means to truly commit...Warm, witty, and keenly observed, Mergers and Acquisitions is an enthralling dive into one of society's most esteemed institutions, its creators and subjects, and a young woman's coming-of-age.
Mergers & Matrimony
by Allison LeighTO: HELEN HANSON FROM: RICHARD WARREN RE: ALMOST THROUGH! It's been an exhausting battle, but we're almost done with the merger between Hanson Media and the Japanese powerhouse TAKA Corporation. And we couldn't have done it without your business savvy, Helen. Your late husband, George, would be proud of all you've done to salvage the business for his kids. I hear that you and the fierce head negotiator, Morito Taka, are getting on famously. I'm surprised that he'd even talk to someone from the other side of the negotiating table, but your all-American beauty and sparkling blue eyes seem to have captivated him! Just be careful, Helen: mixing work with pleasure can be a very riskybusiness….
Meridon: Wideacre; The Favoured Child; Meridon (Wideacre #3)
by Philippa GregoryMeridon knows she does not belong in the dirty, vagabond life of a gypsy bareback rider. The half-remembered vision of another life burns in her heart, even as her beloved sister, Dandy, risks everything for their future. Alone, Meridon follows the urgings of her dream, riding in the moonlight past the rusted gates, up the winding drive to a house -- clutching the golden clasp of the necklace that was her birthright -- home at last to Wideacre. The lost heir of one of England's great estates would take her place as its mistress.... Crowning the extraordinary trilogy that began with Wideacre and The Favored Child, Meridon is a rich, impassioned tapestry of a young woman's journey from dreams to glittering drawing rooms and elaborate deceits...from a simple hope to a deep and fulfilling love. Set in the savage contrasts of Georgian England -- a time alive with treachery, grandeur, and intrigue -- Meridon is Philippa Gregory's masterwork.
The Merlin Prophecy Book Three: Hunting with Gods
by M. K. HumeHUNTING WITH GODS -- MERLIN'S DESTINY IS FULFILLED Disappointed after meeting his father in Constantinople, Merlin returns home to find Britain is engaged in a bloodthirsty war against the Saxons. Spared by the king of the Britons, he begins to train other healers across the land. But the king's untimely death puts Merlin under the grip of Uther Pendragon, an evil war leader. Uther orders Merlin to use his magical powers to help him seduce the young wife of King Gorlois. The healer is horrified by the High King's demands but realizes that many others will suffer at Uther's hands if he disobeys. Can Merlin survive Uther's madness and enable good to overcome evil? In Hunting with Gods, Merlin's morality is challenged as never before. M. K. Hume has won the praise of readers and critics alike with her original take on the Merlin legend. Her background in Arthurian literature provides historical accuracy to a beautifully written trilogy wrought with passion, heart, and adventure.
The Merlin Prophecy Book Three: Hunting with Gods
by M. K. HumeHUNTING WITH GODS -- MERLIN'S DESTINY IS FULFILLED Disappointed after meeting his father in Constantinople, Merlin returns home to find Britain is engaged in a bloodthirsty war against the Saxons. Spared by the king of the Britons, he begins to train other healers across the land. But the king's untimely death puts Merlin under the grip of Uther Pendragon, an evil war leader. Uther orders Merlin to use his magical powers to help him seduce the young wife of King Gorlois. The healer is horrified by the High King's demands but realizes that many others will suffer at Uther's hands if he disobeys. Can Merlin survive Uther's madness and enable good to overcome evil? In Hunting with Gods, Merlin's morality is challenged as never before. M. K. Hume has won the praise of readers and critics alike with her original take on the Merlin legend. Her background in Arthurian literature provides historical accuracy to a beautifully written trilogy wrought with passion, heart, and adventure. successfully transporting them into the turbulent Dark Ages. Full of action-packed fights and passionate romance, Hunting with Gods reimagines the legend of Merlin in thrilling and fascinating ways.
The Merlin Prophecy Book Two: Death of an Empire
by M. K. HumeDEATH OF AN EMPIRE-- THE LEGEND OF MERLIN CONTINUES Merlin is the product of a brutal rape. Determined to uncover his father's identity, he sets sail from Celtic Britain with his band of loyal companions. Their journey through war-ravaged France, Rome, and Ravenna to Constantinople will push their strength to the limit and shape Merlin's reputation as a great healer. The Roman Empire is under attack. Bound by an oath to relieve suffering the talented apothecary saves thousands of warriors from total destruction. A bloodier conflict between opposing powers arises, and Merlin must use all his resolve if he wishes to survive the death of an empire. M. K. Hume has won the praise of readers and critics alike with her original take on the beloved and enduring Merlin legend. Her background in Arthurian literature lends historical accuracy to a trilogy wrought with passion, heart, and adventure.
The Merlin Prophecy Book Two: Death of an Empire
by M. K. Hume"Exciting, violent, and bloody and full of historical facts" (LoveReading.co.uk review)--the historical series for fans of Diana Gabaldon and Bernard Cornwell continues with the legend of Merlin as the gifted healer progresses into a man of great renown.Myrddion Merlinus is a product of a brutal rape, and in the second book of this epic trilogy, he embarks on a quest to uncover his father's identity and sets sail from Celtic Briton with his band of loyal companions. Their journey through war-ravaged France, Rome, and Ravenna to Constantinople will test their skills and strength to the limit. Roman control over Europe is weakening. Attila's barbaric army is causing death and destruction and, bound by a healer's oath to relieve suffering, Merlin must serve under General Flavius Aetius at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains. Merlin saves the lives of thousands of warriors, but a deadlier conflict between Emperor Valentinian of the West and Senator Petronius Maximus awaits, and Merlin must use all his resolve to survive the death of an empire.
Merlin's Keep (Madeleine Brent Series)
by Madeleine BrentJani, the strange and lovely heroine, has been brought up in a remote region of the Himalayas in Tibet by a runaway English soldier. Both Jani’s past and that of her soldier protector are shrouded in a mystery that grows ever deeper for Jani when the foreign demon on a black horse comes from the south to take her away to a new and frightening world—a London orphanage. Later, when she moves on and finds the Woman in Red, Jani becomes one of the family in a Hampshire household. And it is here that her past is gradually uncovered. She becomes locked in a macabre struggle, long prophesied by the High Lama of her Tibetan youth, against the strange and terrifying powers of the Silver Man.
Merlyn's Magic: A One Night Romance
by Carole MortimerIn thisclassic romance by a USA Today–bestselling author, a widowed millionaire’s grieving heart warms to the possibility of new love.Brooding Brandon Carmichael can’t resist sharing one tempestuous night with the beautiful Merlyn. Yet when dawn comes, he retreats into his own private torment, grieving the tragic loss of his wife.Rand’s rejection clearly leaves Merlyn dismayed and humiliated, and for the first time in a long while, this cold-hearted millionaire feels something other than grief. Thrown together, Rand finds himself tempted to claim more than just Merlyn’s luscious body . . . Is she the one woman who can heal his locked-down heart?Originally published in 1986
Mermaid
by Judy Griffith GillShe's a beautiful mystery--one he's determined to solveFrom the surreal moment he catches the beautiful blond in mermaid clothing on his fishing line, Mark Forsythe knows his life will never be the same. Her name is Gillian Lockstead, and her passionate kisses tell the single father that she's as lonely as he is--but she remains tantalizingly out of reach. After her marriage ended in tragedy, leaving her to raise her children alone, Gillian never expected to find love again. Until Mark reeled her in. Is the handsome widower too good to be true? Will the secret Gillian harbors derail their relationship before it gets off the ground? And can a romance that began as a gift from the sea turn two families--and two hearts--into one?
The Mermaid
by Betina KrahnWith the wit ofThe Last Bachelor,the charm ofThe Perfect Mistress,and the sparkle ofThe Unlikely Angel,Betina Krahn has penned an enchanting new romance about a woman ahead of her time and an academic who must choose between cold reason and. . . The Mermaid. If Celeste Ashton hadn't needed money to save her grandmother's seaside estate, she would never have published her observations on ocean life and the dolphins she has befriended. So when her book bursts upon the London scene, making her an instant celebrity, she is unprepared for the attention. . . especially when it comes from handsome scientist Titus Thorne. While Titus suspects there is something fishy about her theories, Celeste is determined to be taken seriously. Soon their fiery clashes create sparks neither expects, not least when Celeste dares Titus to let her give him a personal tour of the world she knows so well. But when a shady entrepreneur takes too close an interest in Celeste's work--and Celeste--Titus must decide if he will risk his credibility, his career--and his heart--to side with the Lady Mermaid.
Mermaid Beach: the perfect beach read (A Moonlight Harbor Novel #7)
by Sheila Roberts&“Roberts proves again why she is the premier purveyor of small-town, feel-good romance.&” —BooklistUSA TODAY bestselling author Sheila Roberts takes readers back to Moonlight Harbor with a story of music, hopes, dreams and family, brimming with Sheila&’s trademark humor and heart.Bonnie Brinks and her all-woman band, The Mermaids, are the pride of Moonlight Harbor. They&’re the house band at The Drunken Sailor, and that&’s just the right amount of fame for Bonnie. A lifetime ago, she went to Nashville to make it big, but she returned home with a broken heart and broken dreams. Now she&’s got a comfortable life and a brilliant daughter, Avril, who plays for The Mermaids alongside Bonnie and Bonnie&’s mother, Loretta. Avril has big dreams of her own. Her life in Moonlight Harbor is good—she loves singing and playing guitar with The Mermaids, and she has the sweetest, most loyal boyfriend a girl could ask for—but it all feels so…small. She can&’t help wondering if there&’s something more out there for her. And she doesn&’t understand why her mom won&’t support her going to Nashville to find out.Meanwhile, Bonnie threw in the towel on her love life long ago, but Loretta sure hasn&’t. She&’s determined to be swept off her feet, and she wants the same for her daughter. When the hunky new owner of The Drunken Sailor turns the tables on the band and Avril announces she&’s leaving Moonlight Harbor, Bonnie&’s comfortable life seems to be drifting away. Will these three generations of Mermaids find their happy endings on the Washington coast? Or will the change in the winds leave them all shipwrecked?A Moonlight Harbor NovelBook 1: Welcome to Moonlight HarborBook 2: Winter at the BeachBook 3: The Summer RetreatBook 4: Beachside BeginningsBook 5: Sunset on Moonlight BeachBook 6: Sand Dollar LaneBook 7: Mermaid BeachBook 8: The Best Life Book Club
Mermaid Inn: Includes a bonus novella (Matchmaker Bay #1)
by Jenny HolidayEscape to Matchmaker Bay in this hilarious and heartwarming second chance romance from the USA Today bestselling "master of witty banter" (Entertainment Weekly). Eve Abbott has a problem--actually, make that a lot of problems. And they're all going to get worse the moment her toes hit the sand in Matchmaker Bay. Once a blissful summer escape, now the tiny town just reminds Eve of loss. Inheriting her aunt's beloved Mermaid Inn is the only reason Eve is coming back. She's definitely not ready to handle nosy neighbors, extensive renovations, or the discovery that a certain heartbreaker still lives down the street... Police Chief Sawyer Collins always does the right thing, even when it costs him everything. Like Evie. He's spent the past ten years trying to forget her--to forget how right she felt in his arms, to forget the pain in her eyes the day she left. The last thing he expects is to see her back in town or to find that the spark between them is as strong as ever. Sawyer knows this is his only chance to prove that his feelings have always been real... before Eve turns tail and leaves for good. Includes the bonus novella Meant to Be by Alison Bliss!
Mermaid Moon: The Inn At Ocean's Edge, Mermaid Moon, Twilight At Blueberry Barrens (A Sunset Cove Novel #2)
by Colleen CobleMallory's mother died fifteen years ago. But her father's last words on the phone were unmistakable: "Find . . . mother." Shame and confusion have kept Mallory Davis from her home for the last fifteen years, but when her dad mysteriously dies on his mail boat route, she doesn't have any choice but to go back to Mermaid Point. Mallory believes her father was murdered and childhood sweetheart Kevin O'Connor, game warden in Downeast Maine, confirms her suspicions. But Kevin is wary of helping Mallory in her search. She broke his heart--and left--without a word, years ago. When Mallory begins receiving threats on her own life--and her beloved teenage daughter, Haylie--their search intensifies. There's a tangled web within the supposed murder, and it involves much more than what meets the eye. As answers begin to fall into place, Mallory realizes her search is about more than finding her father's killer--it is also about finding herself again . . . and possibly about healing what was broken so long ago with Kevin. She just has to stay alive long enough to put all the pieces together.
The Mermaid of Black Conch: A novel
by Monique RoffeyWINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD • This enchanting tale of a cursed mythical creature and the lonely fisherman who falls in love with her is "a daring, mesmerizing novel … single-handedly bringing magic realism up-to-date (Maggie O&’Farrell, best-selling author of Hamnet).In 1976, David is fishing off the island of Black Conch when he comes upon a creature he doesn&’t expect: a mermaid by the name of Aycayia. Once a beautiful young woman, she was cursed by jealous wives to live in this form for the rest of her days. But after the mermaid is caught by American tourists, David rescues and hides her away in his home, finding that, once out of the water, she begins to transform back into a woman. Now David must work to win Aycayia's trust while she relearns what it is to be human, navigating not only her new body but also her relationship with others on the island—a difficult task after centuries of loneliness. As David and Aycayia grow to love each other, they juggle both the joys and the dangers of life on shore. But a lingering question remains: Will the former mermaid be able to escape her curse? Taking on many points of view, this mythical adventure tells the story of one woman&’s return to land, her healing, and her survival.
Mermaids in the Basement: A Novel
by Michael Lee WestReeling from the loss of her mother, plagued with a bad case of writer's block (and don't even talk about those extra twenty pounds), Renata DeChavannes feels as though everything is just plain wrong. And that was before the tabloids caught her sweetheart, filmmaker Ferg Lauderdale, sharing an intimate squeeze with Hollywood's hottest young tamale. But the granddaughter of the formidable Honora DeChavannes possesses more hell than belle in her backbone—and she's about to reclaim it. Heading south to Honora's home on the Gulf Coast, Renata is determined to stop feeling like a wilted gardenia and emerge as the unstoppable kudzu her beloved grandmother proudly proclaimed she would be. But for that to happen Renata's got to face some not-so-genteel ghosts from her past, discover the truth about the mother she desperately misses, and make peace with the first man who abandoned her and broke her heart: her handsome and distant father.
The Mermaid's Mate
by Kristin MillerTwo years ago, werewolf Timber Jax was so caught up in Marian Hartley that he never saw the seductive mermaid's betrayal coming. Now, outcast to the rogue pack on Feralon Isle, it's his job to keep the other shifter races away from their territory. But when he comes face-to-face with Marian, he can't bring himself to turn her over to the pack leader. Or stop himself from falling under her spell once again...The last time Marian's Emperor ordered her to Were territory, she lost sight of her mission-and her heart to a wolf. With the fate of the Mer people in her hands, she won't let that happen again-no matter how much her body longs to finish what they started....
The Mermaid's Song
by Marianne WillmanTHE BARGAIN Falsely implicated in a terrible crime and desperate to flee England, young Flora O'Donnell strikes a desperate deal with mysterious and aloof Blaise Cheney. She will go to France— his wife in name only— to usher his ward, Johanna, into society. THE ENCHANTMENT But at Château Morgaine, Blaise's ancestral home on the rocky Breton coast, Flora finds herself swept into different world. An ancient enchantment seems to possess the château, and the townsfolk whisper of mermaids and faerie spells. But they also tell darker tales— of a curse that has claimed the lives of Cheney brides for centuries. THE MERMAID'S SONG Now, helpless against a growing desire for her mysterious husband, Flora finds herself drawn into a realm where secrets past and present cast a shadow over her heart. What unspeakable tragedy haunts Chateau Morgaine? For only when she releases the dark secrets locked within its rocky walls will she be free to love at last...
Merman (The Mongrel Trilogy)
by K. Z. SnowMongrel Trilogy: Book TwoWhen vampire Clancy Marrowbone returns to Purin province after nearly two years, he intends only to visit with his dear friend, Fanule Perfidor, and find out how his former lover, the mortal Simon Bentcross, is faring. But two developments change Marrowbone's itinerary: the appearance of a drastically altered man from his past, and the reawakening of his passion for Simon. Both of these unexpected reunions become increasingly complicated. The connection between Simon's new creation, a bathysphere-like submersible, and a clandestine underwater-research project results in Marrowbone and Bentcross becoming hunted men. But sometimes, it takes danger to make a star-crossed affair seem worth saving.
Merrick the Art Thief
by Michelle WoodyBrilliant art thief Merrick Davidson can steal anything, except Grant Silvan’s heart. Merrick has to keep Grant at arm’s length for fear of revealing his secret. When Merrick’s biggest rival exposes his secret to Grant, the rejected lover returns to win back his relationship with Merrick, but there are obstacles to overcome.Wyatt Silvan, Grant’s father and Merrick’s employer, is after the famous seven Xanderclied paintings, which all contain clues to a treasure. If Merrick succeeds in obtaining all the paintings and find the treasure, he can retire as an art thief and start a normal, uncomplicated life with Grant.Together, they hunt the paintings from art galleries to private collections, from city to city, dodging bullets and escaping from life threatening attacks. With danger all around and the FBI on their tails, will Wyatt and Merrick find the paintings and treasure they are looking for? Will Merrick realize love is the biggest treasure of it all, before it is too late?
Merrick's Eleventh Hour
by Wendy RosnauSeductive memories of his beautiful wife Johanna haunted Adolf Merrick's every waking moment. Until the Onyxx operative came to Greece and discovered that the woman he'd loved, still loved--the woman who'd supposedly perished in an explosion--was very much alive. For twenty years, Johanna had buried memories of her life with Merrick. She'd become someone else--the only way she could survive. And now he'd found her. But how could she trust the former government assassin who'd so cruelly betrayed her? Yet once desire reignited, sweeping her back into harm's way, Johanna realized how much she'd risk for the man she'd never stopped loving. . . .
Merriest Christmas Ever: A Christmas Collection (A Christmas Collection #5)
by Betty Jo SchulerIt’s the first day of December, snow is in the air and Gracie Singleton Saylor is shopping for a Christmas tree, when she runs smack into Merett Bradmoore, her High School hero and his seven-year-old daughter. Seeing he’s not the happy-go-lucky guy he used to be, she’s determined to restore the gift of optimism he gave her fifteen years ago. But can she return his hope without losing her own? Enter the zoning board, an old enemy and the personal problems of Gracie’s two sister, Hope and Faith. Mix in a mischievous cat named Spook, a huge furry mutt named Dumbell, and a spirit named Mirabelle who’s looking for her lost love, and you wonder – can holiday magic triumph?