- Table View
- List View
Promises Made Under Fire
by Charlie CochraneFrance, 1915Lieutenant Tom Donald envies everything about fellow officer Frank Foden-his confidence, his easy manner with the men in the trenches, the affectionate letters from his wife. Frank shares these letters happily, drawing Tom into a vicarious friendship with a woman he's never met. Although the bonds of friendship forged under fire are strong, Tom can't be so open with Frank-he's attracted to men and could never confess that to anyone.When Frank is killed in no-man's-land, he leaves behind a mysterious request for Tom: to deliver a sealed letter to a man named Palmer. Tom undertakes the commission while on leave-and discovers that almost everything he thought he knew about Frank is a lie...18,000 words
Promises of Seduction
by Brenda JacksonTwo classic Westmoreland novels from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Brenda JacksonThe Durango Affair"I'm having your baby."Savannah Claiborne's simple statement sets off an avalanche in Montana ranger Durango Westmoreland's carefully ordered life. Suddenly an unforgettable night of passion with the hazel-eyed beauty has turned into a lifetime obligation for the confirmed bachelor.But Westmoreland men always honor their responsibilities, and leaving Savannah to raise his baby on her own is not an option.So he proposes and she accepts...with one condition-theirs will be a marriage in name only.Ian's Ultimate GambleWinner takes all...Casino owner Ian Westmoreland thinks he's seen the last of Brooke Chamberlain-that is until she checks in to his resort claiming to need a little R & R. Brooke betrayed him years before, and Ian is willing to bet there's more to her visit than she's admitting.No woman even came close to igniting the heat and passion inside him as Brooke once did. And if Ian is going to discover what she's hiding, what better way than by seducing her? But in this game of bedroom cat and mouse, the stakes are very high. Raising the question, will Ian's wager pay off?
Promises of the Runes: The enthralling new timeslip tale in the beloved Runes series (Runes)
by Christina Courtenay'Whenever I need a break from the Twenty-First Century, I read one of Christina Courtenay's novels. She transports me effortlessly to a different time, where I feel I'm experiencing life in Viking settlements' SUE MOORCROFT'I've been looking forward to this book . . . and it far exceeded my hopes and expectations. Romantic, fascinating and gripping, it's one of my favourites of the series' NICOLA CORNICKBrimming with romance, adventure and vivid historical detail, Christina Courtenay does for the Vikings what Diana Gabaldon's Outlander and Clanlans does for Scottish history. The long-awaited story of Ivar Thoresson, foster brother of Linnea and Madison Berger, is told in Promises of the Runes - available to preorder now!.......................................He travelled through time to capture her heart.Ivar Thoresson is desperate for adventure. As an archaeologist specialising in Viking times, he wants nothing more than to travel back to the ninth century as his loved ones have done, to learn everything he can about the era which fascinates him. And whilst his adopted family have always made him feel loved, the chance to meet a true ancestor, the warrior Thorald, is a temptation he cannot resist. But while Ivar is preparing to go, he uncovers an amulet which shows him a vision of an arresting woman with red-gold hair. Clearly in distress, she is pleading for help. Convinced of the power of the charm and its message, Ivar's journey takes on a new purpose. He steps back in time determined to follow his destiny - and find the woman who has called to his heart........................................Just some of the rich praise for Christina Courtenay's pacy, evocative and romantic novels including Echoes of the Runes and The Runes of Destiny, out now:'Seals Christina Courtenay's crown as the Queen of Viking Romance' CATHERINE MILLER'This epic romance is sure to sweep you off your feet!' TAKE A BREAK'An absorbing story, fast-paced and vividly imagined' PAMELA HARTSHORNE'A love story and an adventure, all rolled up inside a huge amount of intricately-detailed, well-researched history. Thoroughly enjoyable' KATHLEEN MCGURL'Christina Courtenay is guaranteed to carry me off to another place and time in a way that no other author succeeds in doing' SUE MOORCROFT
Promises of the Runes: The enthralling new timeslip tale in the beloved Runes series (Runes)
by Christina Courtenay'Whenever I need a break from the Twenty-First Century, I read one of Christina Courtenay's novels. She transports me effortlessly to a different time, where I feel I'm experiencing life in Viking settlements' SUE MOORCROFT'I've been looking forward to this book . . . and it far exceeded my hopes and expectations. Romantic, fascinating and gripping, it's one of my favourites of the series' NICOLA CORNICKBrimming with romance, adventure and vivid historical detail, Christina Courtenay does for the Vikings what Diana Gabaldon's Outlander and Clanlans does for Scottish history. The long-awaited story of Ivar Thoresson, foster brother of Linnea and Madison Berger, is told in Promises of the Runes - available to preorder now!.......................................He travelled through time to capture her heart.Ivar Thoresson is desperate for adventure. As an archaeologist specialising in Viking times, he wants nothing more than to travel back to the ninth century as his loved ones have done, to learn everything he can about the era which fascinates him. And whilst his adopted family have always made him feel loved, the chance to meet a true ancestor, the warrior Thorald, is a temptation he cannot resist. But while Ivar is preparing to go, he uncovers an amulet which shows him a vision of an arresting woman with red-gold hair. Clearly in distress, she is pleading for help. Convinced of the power of the charm and its message, Ivar's journey takes on a new purpose. He steps back in time determined to follow his destiny - and find the woman who has called to his heart........................................Just some of the rich praise for Christina Courtenay's pacy, evocative and romantic novels including Echoes of the Runes and The Runes of Destiny, out now:'Seals Christina Courtenay's crown as the Queen of Viking Romance' CATHERINE MILLER'This epic romance is sure to sweep you off your feet!' TAKE A BREAK'An absorbing story, fast-paced and vividly imagined' PAMELA HARTSHORNE'A love story and an adventure, all rolled up inside a huge amount of intricately-detailed, well-researched history. Thoroughly enjoyable' KATHLEEN MCGURL'Christina Courtenay is guaranteed to carry me off to another place and time in a way that no other author succeeds in doing' SUE MOORCROFT
Promises of the Runes: The enthralling new timeslip tale in the beloved Runes series (Runes)
by Christina CourtenayBrimming with romance, adventure and vivid historical detail, Christina Courtenay does for the Vikings what Diana Gabaldon's Outlander and Clanlans does for Scottish history. The long-awaited story of Ivar Thoresson, foster brother of Linnea and Madison Berger, is told in Promises of the Runes - available to preorder now!.......................................He travelled through time to capture her heart........................................Just some of the rich praise for Christina Courtenay's pacy, evocative and romantic novels including Echoes of the Runes and The Runes of Destiny, out now:'Seals Christina Courtenay's crown as the Queen of Viking Romance' CATHERINE MILLER'This epic romance is sure to sweep you off your feet!' TAKE A BREAK'An absorbing story, fast-paced and vividly imagined' PAMELA HARTSHORNE'A love story and an adventure, all rolled up inside a huge amount of intricately-detailed, well-researched history. Thoroughly enjoyable' KATHLEEN MCGURL'Christina Courtenay is guaranteed to carry me off to another place and time in a way that no other author succeeds in doing' SUE MOORCROFT(P) 2023 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
Promises of Tomorrow (Walnut Creek Series, The)
by Shelley Shepard GrayFrom Shelley Shepard Gray, New York Times bestselling author and the &“skilled storyteller who reminds the reader through her characters that faith can help us survive the ups and downs in life&” (RT Book Reviews) comes a warm-hearted and charming enovella.Two years have passed since their friend Andy&’s death, and the Eight is still struggling to cope with their loss. In an attempt to give the group some time to reconnect with one another, remember their friend, and reflect on the last two years, Marie decides that a relaxing couple&’s getaway is just what they need before the craziness of the holiday season begins. When their large cabin in the woods turns out to be more rundown than rustic, though, Marie fears that she&’s ruined everything, but at least, she thinks, the trip can&’t get any worse—that is, until a lost English girl named Beth appears at the cabin. And with such heavy snow, the Eight is forced to take her in for the next twenty-four hours. Although Marie feels as if all her planning and good intentions were for nothing, she has no idea that Beth will give the group a gift they didn&’t know they needed: the reminder that life may not always be fair and sometimes it&’s painful, but there&’s always another day. With Shelley Shepard Gray&’s signature &“thought-provoking, emotional&” (Patricia Davids, USA TODAY bestselling author) prose, Promises of Tomorrow is a moving story of love, friendship, and faith.
Promises, Promises
by Shelley Cooper"Have a wild, crazy affair." Of all the promises Gretchen Montgomery was asked to keep after her friend's death, this one posed a problem. Gretchen was not wild or crazy. She didn't even know any eligible men - except her tenant, Dr. Marco Garibaldi. A look from him made her toes curl. Could she have an affair with him? Well, she had promised. . . . Marco had made a promise, too. Never marry. A physician's life was too demanding. But as his attraction to Gretchen grew, he couldn't resist her sweet seduction. Their wild, crazy affair had begun. But it was suddenly interrupted when Gretchen announced she was pregnant. And Marco amazed himself when he considered doing something hed promised never to do - propose!
Promises, Promises (Clearwater Crossing, #4)
by Laura Peyton RobertsHalloween is around the corner, and Eight Prime is putting in a lot of hours working on a spooky haunted house fund-raiser. It's the perfect opportunity for Leah and Miguel to bring their budding relationship into the open among their friends. So what is Miguel so afraid of? Jesse's off the football team--maybe forever. If he can't convince Coach Davis that he's given up drinking, he can give up his NFL dreams for good. Jesse's ready to promise the coach anything to get back on the Wildcats. But promises can be hard to keep.... Melanie would never have believed she'd be interested in a do-gooder like Peter. Yet lately he's the only thing she thinks about. Not that she's falling for him, or anything dumb like that. She and Peter would make a terrible couple. Wouldn't they?
Promises, Pumpkins and Prince Charming
by Karen Rose SmithDo you take this stranger? Three wealthy cousins. Three lovely strangers. Three marriages to last a lifetime. What Prince Charming wanted: to disguise his millionaire status What he received: His very own Cinderella bride Tycoon Luke Hobart hadn't come to Oak Corners to find a wife! He wanted only to get away from his stifling family fortune and be treated like a regular guy. So he traded his suit and tie for hard hat and jeans. But Luke ran into a little detour along the way—beautiful muffin maker Becca Jacobs. Could this Cindrella in disguise and her magical kisses bring this high-powered playboy the fairy-tale family of his dreams?
Promises Remembered
by Kat Attalla Jude PittmanIn Ryan McKenna’s rookie year on the police force, he made an error in judgment that nearly cost a teenaged girl her life. He quit the force, spent half a decade living life from the bottom of a bottle and trying to forget the past. Eventually he sobered up, became a private investigator and worked to build a successful security business. But through the years he never forgot the girl with the China Blue eyes. She is haunted by a past she can’t remember. When she was fifteen, Kayla woke from a coma with no recollection of the brutal attack that had landed her in the hospital. After three years in a state orphanage, she went to a community college in Upstate New York and never returned to the City. She supports herself as an artist but her troubling images reflect the awful memories locked in her mind. Together, they must work to unlock the past. When the man who attacked Kayla is released from prison, Ryan tracks her down to warn her. But Kayla still suffers from amnesia. To keep her safe, he insinuates himself into her life. But he didn’t count on the passionate attraction between them.
Promises Reveal (Promise Series #4)
by Sarah MccartyDedicated artist Evie Washington isn't the marrying kind. But when she admitted that her faceless portrait of a naked man was modeled on the devilishly handsome Reverend Brad Swanson, her family vowed to save her reputation-even if it meant taking away her hard-won freedom. Little do they realize that the preacher isn't exactly what he seems...
Promises Reveal (Promises #4)
by Sarah MccartyDedicated artist Evie Washington isn''t the marrying kind. But when she admitted that her faceless portrait of a naked man was modeled on the devilishly handsome Reverend Brad Swanson, her family vowed to save her reputation - -even if it meant taking away her hard-won freedom. Little do they realize that the preacher isn''t exactly what he seems...
The Promises She Keeps
by Erin HealyIt's her destiny to die young. The man who loves her can't live with that.Promise, a talented young singer with a terminal illness, is counting on fame to keep her memory alive after she dies. Porta is an aging sorceress and art collector in search of immortality.When Promise inexplicably survives a series of freak accidents, Porta believes that she may hold the key to eternal life.Enter Chase, an autistic artist who falls in love with Promise and fascinates her with his mysterious visions and drawings.Soon, all are plunged into a confrontation over the mystery and the cost of something even greater than eternal life . . . eternal love.
Promises to a Stallion
by Deborah Fletcher MelloThe last thing Travis Stallion wants is to be the bearer of bad news. But as he tries to comfort just-jilted Tierra Brady, he finds that he's falling for her. Soon he decides to persuade Tierra to take that walk down the aisle ... with him.
Promises to Keep (Glens Crossing #4)
by Susan CrandallMolly Boudreau has the career she always wanted: She's a doctor at last. Yet there's a hole in her life. She yearns for a soul-stirring connection--and her prayers are answered in a way she could never have predicted ... A pregnant woman with a past cloaked in secrecy shows up at Molly's hospital, only to be murdered after she gives birth. But Molly made this young mother a promise, and now she risks both her career and her safety as she flees with the baby to her own hometown. With everyone assuming the infant is hers, she has no trouble hiding the much more explosive truth--until a sexy reporter with smoldering eyes starts asking probing questions. Dean Coletta wants to know everything about this "mother and child"... even as he longs to hold Molly's body next to his ... even as he carefully guards his own shocking secret, the one that now threatens the child Molly loves more than life itself.
Promises to Keep
by Susan CrandallMolly Boudreau--the younger sister of Lilly from "The Road Home"--has finally become a doctor, but feels there's a hole in her life. When she promises to help a young, frightened pregnant woman, Molly's life completely changes. Original.
Promises to Keep: A Novel
by Genevieve GrahamAn enchanting and poignant story about the unfailing power of love in a world turned upside down by war—from the bestselling author of Tides of Honour.Summer 1755, Acadia Young, beautiful Amélie Belliveau lives with her family among the Acadians of Grande Pré, Nova Scotia, content with her life on their idyllic farm. Along with their friends, the neighbouring Mi’kmaq, the community believes they can remain on neutral political ground despite the rising tides of war. But peace can be fragile, and sometimes faith is not enough. When the Acadians refuse to pledge allegiance to the British in their war against the French, the army invades Grande Pré, claims the land, and rips the people from their homes. Amélie’s entire family, alongside the other Acadians, is exiled to ports unknown aboard dilapidated ships. Fortunately, Amélie has made a powerful ally. Having survived his own harrowing experience at the hands of the English, Corporal Connor MacDonnell is a reluctant participant in the British plan to expel the Acadians from their homeland. His sympathy for Amélie gradually evolves into a profound love, and he resolves to help her and her family in any way he can—even if it means treason. As the last warmth of summer fades, more ships arrive to ferry the Acadians away, and Connor is forced to make a decision that will alter the future forever. Heart-wrenching and captivating, Promises to Keep is a gloriously romantic tale of a young couple forced to risk everything amidst the uncertainties of war.
Promises to Keep
by Shirley HailstockTricky curves ahead After three years of grieving, it's finally time for widow McKenna Wellington to take that long-awaited road trip...though her adventure isn't meant to include Parker Fordum. The stodgy, set-in-his-ways economics professor is the last person McKenna wants to accompany her across 2,400 miles of defunct highway. But her late husband's friend has his own reasons for signing on. And Parker's surprising McKenna in all sorts of good ways. Somewhere between Chicago and LA, an unlikely friendship blooms, turning a cross-country trip into something more. But what awaits them at journey's end?
Promises to Keep
by Josie MetcalfeShe couldn't resist them!Dr. Bethan Mallory's break in Cornwall was to think about her future, but fate had more in mind. Rescuing Dr. Josh Kent and his little girl, Samantha, from a car accident was only the start!Josh was coping alone with a three-doctor practice, and Bethan just had to help out. She loved every moment with father and daughter-until her holiday ended! She promised to come back for Sam's birthday, but Josh didn't quite trust promises-yet!
Promises to Keep: A Novel (Savannah Skies #2)
by Nan RossiterIn this heartwarming sequel to Promises of the Heart in the Savannah Skies series, USA Today bestselling author Nan Rossiter returns to Tybee Island off the Georgia coast to focus on beloved characters Maeve and Gage as their relationship is tested by secrets they are keeping from each other.Thirty-four-year-old Maeve Lindstrom loves her job at Willow Pond Senior Care. Her older sister Macey thinks Maeve is the only human being on earth who can make working in a nursing home sound like fun. Maeve enjoys being around the sundowners, as she calls them, helping them navigate their senior years—brightening a time that can be, all too often, a lonely, sad stage of life.Thirty-three-year-old Gage Tennyson—who brings his mischievous yellow Lab, Gus, to whatever restoration job he is working on with Macey’s husband, Ben—loves Maeve with all his heart. He’s a handsome country boy and a true southern gentleman. But as he and Maeve grow closer, they both sense that they haven’t been completely forthcoming about their pasts.When Maeve realizes Gage might be planning to propose, she knows she must finally be honest with everyone she holds dear. She can no longer live with the secret she’s been dragging around like an anchor, and she knows the only way she will be free to build a lifetime relationship with Gage is to risk everything—including his (and her family’s) love and respect. Before she finds the courage, however, her past comes careening into her life in a shocking and unexpected way.
Promises Under the Peach Tree
by Joanne RockThe trouble with Heartache Nina Spencer swore she was done with Heartache, Tennessee, when she left the town-and her sexy ex, Mack-in her rearview mirror. But when her bakery business is rocked by scandal, she needs a place to regroup. What she doesn't need is Mack Finley reminding her of peach-flavored kisses and the hold he still has on her. Mack never forgot Nina-not that he didn't try. Yet between caring for his family and organizing the annual Harvest Fest, he's overwhelmed and he needs Nina's help. They can work together without getting swept up in memories and the rush of brand-new passion...right?