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The Piper's Tune: Book One (Franklin-McCulloch Trilogy)
by Jessica StirlingJessica Stirling's Glasgow comes to scintillating life in the story of love and fortune set in Edwardian Scotland, the first in a trilogy.Lindsay Franklin's life is an adventure she has just begin to enjoy. At eighteen, Arthur Franklin's cosseted daughter has left her Glasgow school and finds her role as a marriageable young lady with a widowed father more than agreeable. But Lindsay's life takes an unexpected turn when her ambitious, charming Irish cousin Forbes comes to Glasgow to join the family business. When her grandfather retires Lindsay is unexpectedly left with a share in the business - and equally unexpectedly, she decides that she must master that business as carefully as her male cousins. What is not surprising is that several eligible men decide that it is time to master Lindsay... As the mysteries of shipbuilding open to her, and the puzzle of male behaviour becomes both more fascinating and more dangerous, Lindsay will have to make some fateful decisions. Decisions that will make or mar her whole future.
Pippin and Rose and Fir
by K. L. NooneThe Hawthorne Plant Nursery puts on famous holiday displays every year, full of Christmas trees and festive cheer. And Max Bellerose, successful scientist and entrepreneur, has come back to help out for a week, a favor to his former boss; they’re shorthanded, it’s Christmas, and James gave him his first job, years ago. But as he’s closing up for the night, he finds someone else staying late to work on this year’s decorations ... someone beautiful and artistic and tempting.Pippin Hawthorne isn’t simply his father’s son. He works hard on the displays, bringing customers and tourists in. Everything has to be just right -- and he doesn’t need an interruption. Except this interruption is tall, dark, handsome, and commanding ... everything that Pippin likes.Amid the holiday lights and ornaments and fir trees, Pippin and Max just might find some Christmas magic for themselves.
The Pirate: The Savage Seven (The\savage Seven Ser.)
by Katherine GarberaThey're the Savage Seven--a ragged group of mercenaries who trust no one, risk everything, and get the job done, no matter what it takes. . .J.P. Lazarus is an ex-Navy Seal who's parlayed his technical expertise into a lucrative and dangerous career. Laz has never lost any sleep over his choices, but then again, he's never met anyone like Dr. Daphne Barrett. She saves lives; he takes them. He changes his persona with every mission; she's straight as an arrow. His latest assignment--setting a trap for Somalian pirates--was risky before, but with the doctor on board his tanker, it's a matter of life, death, and off-the-charts desire. . .Working in Africa for a summer seemed like a good way for Daphne to regroup after her divorce. But when her vessel is hijacked, Daphne's status as a senator's ex-wife makes her a perfect target for ransom. If there's one man equipped to protect her, it's Laz. But the more she learns about him, the more questions arise--about the secrets he's hiding, the chemistry that feels too good to fight, and a future that neither of them can take for granted. . . "Katherine Garbera rocks!" --Cindy Gerard
The Pirate
by Kate HoffmannROGUESSWASHBUCKLERGriffin Rourke: Pirate. Spy. He wants revenge on the infamous buccaneer, Blackbeard, for killing his father. And nothing-not even a bewitching woman named Meredith-is going to stop him.When Meredith Abbott finds rugged Griffin Rourke washed up on shore, she can't believe her eyes. The gorgeous pirate is the epitome of all her fantasies, come to life. But Meredith hasn't counted on her lover's 18th century need for vengeance. Griffin's honor is demanding he leave her and return to his own time-to kill a man who died three hundred years ago!ROGUESDangerous to love, impossible to resist!
The Pirate and His Lady
by Margaret St. GeorgeWas she dreaming? Hours before the costumed "Pirate's Ball," Elizabeth Rawley witnessed a strange spectacle in the waters off Key West. She could have sworn she saw the Black Cutter, an 18th-century warship, engaged in combat. The ship's treasure had been her obsession for years, but even more intriguing was the ship's legendary captain, a swashbuckling privateer who commanded the high seas and made women swoon. Elizabeth knew she and Captain Richard Colter would have loved each other with a passion to rock the heavens. If only they hadn't lived 200 years apart. Then, on a moonlit beach, she found a man washed ashore. A man whose 18th-century clothes were authentic. A man who truly looked like Richard Colter. A man very much alive.
The Pirate and I: A Novella
by Katharine AsheYears ago, Miss Esme Astell fell hopelessly in love with Charles Brittle, an unassuming and highly respectable London bookmaker.Then he disappeared without a word . . .The last thing Esme ever dreamed was to meet Charlie again—In a dark alleyway—In a drenching rain—In a chase with the police—In Scotland.Can she fall again, this time for the dangerous scoundrel he’s become?
Pirate Booty
by John SimpsonArmed with a royal commission, former Royal Naval officer Captain Blain Stillwater undertakes a new adventure as a privateer in the Caribbean, charged with combating pirates and the Spanish. But while the commission includes a ship--it doesn't include a crew. A search of London's Newgate prison provides Stillwater his crew, but not his officers or a cook. Luckily he discovers Todd Myers, an experienced cook who spends his days in the galley... and his nights in the Captain's cabin. But danger stalks the ship in the form of the Spanish, and life at sea is never smooth sailing.A Timeless Dreams title: While reaction to same-sex relationships throughout time and across cultures has not always been positive, these stories celebrate M/M love in a manner that may address, minimize, or ignore historical stigma.
The Pirate Bride
by Shannon DrakeA Scottish lord discovers his notorious pirate captor is actually a beautiful woman in this historical romance by a New York Times–bestselling author.Those who survive the wrath of Red Robert would never guess the pirate’s secret—Red Robert is a woman, masquerading as a man. Yet though the swift steel of her sword has spread her reputation to the farthest corners of the map, there is only one treasure she seeks—the blood of her lifelong nemesis . . . Blair Colm.Shipwrecked on a desert isle with the handsome Logan Hagarty, she soon rediscovers her femininity in the irresistible captain’s arms. But their paradise skies darken with the appearance of their common enemy. Now the two must summon all their strength and cunning to best the evil Colm, and protect the fierce love that has grown between them.Praise for The Pirate Bride“With wonderful romance, swashbuckling swordsmanship, and winning characters, Drake’s pirate adventure has it all.” —Booklist“The high seas make for great adventure and red-hot passion as a beleaguered ship captain meets his match in the notorious scoundrel Red Robert. . . . Drake constructs a well-drawn plot and provides plenty of sexual tension and romantic encounters as well as exotic scenery.” —Publishers Weekly
The Pirate Bride (Viking I Series #11)
by Sandra HillA Viking to bed, not to wed!Medana Elsadottir, known as the Sea Scourge, never planned to become a pirate, but there’s no denying her talent. Her female-only tribe has an island hideaway, food aplenty, goods to trade…everything except the means to breed. That’s where the strapping Norsemen tied up in her ship’s hold come in handy. Eight godly specimens—and Thork Tykirrson is the most virile of them all. Once their, eh, work is done, they’ll be free to leave. Medana had naught to due with this gods-awful plan, but she wouldn’t mind reaping the benefits.Wed or bed…this Viking has plans of his own.Renowned as the wildest Viking of his time, Thork was returning home to regain his father’s favor. Mayhap even (shudder) marry. His brazen—and very beautiful—kidnapper has likely done him a favor in preventing such an irksome fate. That doesn’t mean he’ll let her off easy. No one takes anything from a Viking that he’s not willing to give...not even a violet-eyed vixen who sets off the wildest fantasies.
The Pirate Ghost
by Laura PenderTouching Tess made him live again...For centuries Gabriel Dyer lived beneath the sea-until one night when he rescued a drowning woman. Suddenly, Gabriel could touch the world again. And when the damsel was accused of murder, Gabriel would do anything to save her once again....Tess Miller was sure she'd lost her mind. Just days after her divorce was final she was accused of murdering her ex. Even stranger, a sexy apparition in pirate's garb was fast becoming her most substantial friend.Gabriel could help clear Tess's name, but she had to wonder: Did the pirate ghost love her, or merely need her to avoid returning to his watery prison?
The Pirate Hunter
by Laura MartinA FORBIDDEN ATTRACTION IN PARADISE! Shipwrecked off the coast of Barbados, pirate hunter William Greenacre is ready to surrender to the seductive pull of the sea when an angelic figure dives to his rescue. Except this angel is none other than Mia Del Torres-and she's a wanted woman! To escape imprisonment, Mia must set sail with Will on his mission of revenge and help track down her brother, the formidable Captain Jorge Del Torres. By rights, she should hate Will, yet below deck their passion ignites. But when the hunters become the hunted, will their newly forged connection be enough to save them both?
The Pirate Lord
by Sabrina Jeffries Deborah MartinA shipload of women--theirs for the taking! Pirate captain Gideon Horn couldn't be more delighted. His men are tired of wandering the high seas and want to settle down with wives on the uncharted island paradise they've discovered. And the women are bound to be grateful to be rescued from the life of drudgery awaiting them in New South Wales . . . Married? To pirates? Sara Willis couldn't be more appalled. First she demands proper courting--at least a month. The darkly handsome pirate lord gives them two weeks. Then Sara insists the men vacate their huts for the women--Gideon demands her kisses in return. As the demands heat up, so do their passions--and soon Sara can't remember just why she's fighting the devilishly seductive captain so hard. . .
A Pirate of Her Own (The Sea Wolves Series #2)
by Kinley MacGregorFew know Morgan Drake's true name—but many fear the Sea Wolf, the scourge of the ocean, a fearless pirate who frees impressed American sailors from British vessels. Now a beautiful reporter is willing to risk her life, her innocence, and her heart to reveal the secrets that Morgan is determined to protect at any cost . . .A headstrong and courageous young woman in a man's world, Serenity James knows she is barely tolerated in her father's newspaper office. An exclusive story about the dreaded Sea Wolf, however, will earn her the respect she so fervently desires. But she never expected to be kidnapped by the sexy and dangerous brigand whose bold exploits have fired her imagination—or to discover the adventure she's always longed for in Morgan Drake's passionate caress.
The Pirate Queen Box Set (The Pirate Queen)
by Jennifer Rose McMahonA young woman travels to the magical past and present of Ireland in this complete fantasy romance series from a USA Today–bestselling author.Bohermore (Book 1) – Eighteen-year-old Maeve O&’Malley is a recent high school graduate who should be thinking about college. Instead she&’s stalked in her dreams by the very pirate queen who killed her mother years ago. She decides to ditch college and head to Ireland to search for answers. Soon she finds help from an attractive, Irish history professor as she sets off on a medieval treasure hunt.Inish Clare (Book 2) –Maeve returns to Ireland with relics in hand to restore balance to her cland and prove her clan&’s rights to their land and its treasures. With murderous rival clans and warrior chieftains challenging her and her romantic life complicating her mission, she races to the pirate queen&’s final resting place before it&’s too late…Ballycroy (Book 3) – To save the future of her clan and break an ancient family curse, Maeve must travel back in time to medieval Ireland where her actions can have greater consequence than she realizes. Threats of clan battles clash with the burden to make things right when Maeve realizes the danger of becoming trapped in the past forever and is forced to make the boldest decision of her life.Grab it now with the added special excerpt to Legend Hunter.&“McMahon&’s excellent debut makes a contemporary paranormal mystery feel cozy and romantic... The slowly unfurling romance doesn&’t go in obvious directions, which adds to the story&’s allure. Teen and adult readers alike will be clamoring for the sequel.&”— Publisher's Weekly Starred Review
Pirate Tycoon, Forbidden Baby
by Janette KennyThe pirate tycoon: Brooding, dangerous hotel tycoon Andreacute; Gauthier has whisked Kira across the Caribbean sea to his stunning island hideaway. He doesn't just want to bed her with a ruthless passion. . . he wants revenge ! The kidnapped mistress: One hot touch has Kira desperate to slip back between Andreacute;'s sheets! But first she must tell him that she's having his baby. . . . Andreacute; is convinced Kira betrayed him with his enemy. He has to uncover the secret she's hiding--if he's to claim his child!
Pirates
by Linda Lael MillerBestselling author Linda Lael Miller sweeps readers away—and through time itself—when a thoroughly modern woman encounters a dangerous, dashing eighteenth-century buccaneer. The result is a sensuous, joyous, utterly heartwarming tale of love.Phoebe Turlow needs to get out of Seattle and forget about the man she just divorced, her dwindling finances, and the lonely nights that stretch ahead of her. But she can&’t foresee what awaits her on Paradise Island... Duncan Rourke is known to historians as &“the pirate patriot.&” He&’s been dead for two centuries—or at least he&’s supposed to be, until Phoebe Turlow steps out of a van, into a run-down island hotel, and into his world. Neither Phoebe nor her sexy pirate can envision the glorious adventure that is about to unfold. They understand only that they have found each other, and a grand passion, across the chasm of time...and they fear only the moment when the magic they have discovered may vanish. Passionate, emotional, and completely entrancing, Pirates will steal your heart.
The Pirate's Daughter
by Helen DicksonShe's Everything He Despises-And Desires...When Captain Stuart Marston meets, woos and then marries Cassandra Everson in Barbados, he is unaware of her real identity. And then the truth is revealed-she is none other than the daughter of his enemy, a notorious pirate who has terrorized the seas.Cassandra is unable to understand why her once passionate husband can no longer bear to be near her. When they're forced to spend days-and nights-together, it's more than obvious that Stuart still desires her. If only she can make him see that she's still the loving, steadfast woman he first lost his heart to....
Pirate's Gold
by Lisa JacksonMaren McClure and Kyle Sterling are enemies in a cutthroat, fast-track industry. He's threatening the company she fought to build; she's endangering his empire. But their instant attraction will raise the stakes from risk. . . to explosive.
The Pirate's Jewel
by Sable GreyDuring a time when swashbucklers, privateers, and the Royal Navy battled across the waters, one buccaneer stood out from the rest: raven-haired, green-eyed, and nicknamed the Pirate's Jewel. However, this fiery sea rover answers to no one except herself.Captain Merrick Cole has never met a woman as tough and fearless as Rafferty Jones, nor has he ever had one as sexually matched. Clever, cunning, and dangerously sexy, she's just the kind of woman that can stir a man's blood.Following the orders he is commissioned, Cole captures the woman pirate and sets sail back to London where his commander, John Thornton, wants her delivered and hung. But Rafferty Jones proves she will not go easily, nor will she stifle basic human urges along the way. Cole is prepared to entertain her sexual appetites, but can he remain in control when lust turns to love?
A Pirate's Kiss
by Josephine TempletonWomanizer and pirate hunter, Dulac fights tooth and nail against the attraction he feels for the young pirate lad named Jesse. Unfortunately, even when they are apart, he can't stop thinking about the little imp. Tormented by his unexplainable, unnatural attraction to the lad, Dulac does his best to keep as much distance between them as possible. Raised on a pirate ship from the age of eight, Jesse wants the one man she cannot have- a pirate hunter. As luck would have it, Dulac wants her too, but he is very resistant. For Jesse is known to everyone not only as a pirate, but also as a boy, and how can she have her man without exposing her secret to the world?
The Pirate's Lady
by Suzanne HoosCate Whitfield harbors revenge in her heart for the bloodthirsty pirate who murdered her betrothed. So she's stunned to learn that he is to be her father's guest of honor at one of his revelries--and even more upset to discover that Captain Alexander Chase may not be the scoundrel she believes.Even though she has publicly branded him a criminal, feisty Cate mesmerizes Alex. But the former pirate isn't about to let her accusations deter his own agenda for vengeance. He's returned to Promise, New Jersey, to retaliate against the man who murdered his father...the man who just happens to be Cate's father.Trouble is, he may be falling in love with her, and she's hell-bent on seeing him punished. Can these two wounded hearts find out the truth before it's too late, or is their love doomed to walk the plank?Sensuality Level: Sensual
The Pirate's Lady
by Julia KnightThere's a price on privateer Van Gast's head. So high that Van is tempted to turn himself in for the reward, then escape with it. Escaping with full pockets is what he does best. He managed to steal a ship, a bride, a dowry, a diamond the size of a fist-and then disappear without a trace.But this time, he can't go very far. The woman of his dreams, his Josie, has stolen his ship and is leading him on a merry chase dangerously close to Estovan, the one place Van Gast should steer clear of...89,000 words
A Pirate's Life for Tea (Tomes & Tea #2)
by Rebecca ThorneBookshops & Bonedust meets Our Flag Means Death in this cozy fantasy on the low seas, where lesbian pirates find out if enemies actually can become lovers!This trade paperback release features vivid orange sprayed edges, a beautiful color illustration, and a never-before-seen bonus short story!Kianthe and Reyna are on the hunt for dragon eggs to save their hometown—but it requires making a deal with Diarn Arlon, lord of the legendary Nacean River. Simply capture the river pirate Serina, who’s been plaguing Arlon's supply chains, and bring her in for justice. Easy peasy.Begrudgingly, the couple joins forces with Bobbie, one of Arlon’s constables determined to capture the pirate. Except Bobbie and Serina have a more complicated history than anyone realized, and it might jeopardize everything. While Kianthe and Reyna watch this relation-shipwreck from afar, it quickly becomes apparent that these disaster lesbians need all the help they can get. Luckily, matchmaking is Reyna’s favorite pastime. The dragon eggs may have to wait.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Pirates of London Series: 3 Book Box-Set
by Annabel WolfeBOOK 1: SATAN'S SLAVE Sailing toward America, Lady Caroline Kendrick is awakened from a sound sleep to a commotion. She is hauled to the top deck where she finds herself immediately the prisoner of the infamous pirate, Satan. Lo and behold, she is startled to realize the notorious rogue is none other than Charles Somerset, a man she thought a courtier and a gentleman back in London. It appears that his polite manners were a façade, her abduction the entire purpose of the raid, and he is determined to have her one way or the other... Charles would have preferred to woo the lovely Caroline in a conventional way, but there is an advantage to having another identity and the flamboyant Satan would never deign to accept no for an answer. Her capture is just the beginning in a campaign to ultimately win the woman of his dreams in the most carnal way possible... BOOK 2: BETWEEN A RAKE AND A HARD PLACE Kidnapped and locked in a harem, Lady Cassandra is bewildered by the turn of events in her formerly ordered life, and even more so when a stranger appears and manages a daring rescue from her sexual imprisonment. Back on her way to England, she has no idea what to make of the enigmatic Mr. Ives, but she does know one thing....he is the most fascinating man she has ever encountered. Christopher Ives walks the line between two worlds. Of aristocratic birth, he still has made his own way by both necessity and inclination. Yes, his occupation involves danger, but bedding the daughter of a powerful man is pushing the edge of even his recklessness. Yet the earl's daughter is too ravishing to resist... A rakish buccaneer and a headstrong beauty battle an attraction that might just ruin them both... BOOK 3: THE DEVIL'S LAGOON Beau Fallon, Lord Auberville, has decided to flee England. It is much easier than facing his ever-growing fascination with the beautiful Lady Hannah. He isn't interested in marriage—far from it—and she is a very eligible young woman. Instead he has decided to pursue the legend of the Devil's Lagoon, a place so deadly none have ever returned... Stowing away on Lord Auberville's ship is the most audacious thing she's ever done, but Hannah is determined to find out once and for all how he feels about her. Can she seduce him and break that cool exterior? An innocent, she has no idea, but she has always craved an adventure and tropical seas and a handsome lord might just fulfill her romantic dreams... One independent aristocratic lady and an enigmatic spy travel south together into an erotic journey of both love and danger.
A Pirate's Pleasure (Cameron's Saga: North American Woman Trilogy #2)
by Heather GrahamShe was his deffiant captive.With her flame gold-hair and azure eyes, Skye Kinsdale was a prize beyond compare. Betrothed to a lord she'd never met, she set sail for America sworn to reject him on sight until the infamous pirate Silver Hawk seized her ship and banished all other men from her life. Burning with rage and passion, she was determined to destroy the arrogant buccaneer, to be free at any cost...He Was Her Keeper...And Her SlaveThe black prince of the seas, he was feared by pirate and privateer alike. Silver Hawk vowed he would have the vixen, make her crave his savage embrace. She was his--by law of the sea. The man who commanded a Caribbean kingdom swore he would teach his wild temptress to love, to surrender to the lawless thrill of...A Pirates Pleasure.From the Paperback edition.