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The Quest
by Lyn StoneVictim of an abusive marriage, Iana vowed in her widowhood never again to put her fate in masculine hands. But one man, Henri Gillet, heir to the Trouville dynasty, had aroused her slumbering desires-and endangered her deepest resolve.Love, Henri Gillet pondered, was simple. Noble obligations were not. And now he faced a royal-size dilemma-for though the Lady Iana had saved him from certain death, her shadowed past, so full of the darkest secrets, stood between them and threatened a future together...!
Quest for Justice: Bodyguard Homefront Defenders Quest For Justice
by Kathleen TailerA risky alliance between a beautiful computer hacker and a cop powers this intense romantic thriller from the author of Undercover Jeopardy.When her private investigator father is murdered, Bailey Cox stares down danger to find those responsible . . . and comes face-to-face with the cop who arrested her six years ago. But to uncover the secret that got her father killed, her former enemy must become her current ally.Franklin Kennedy’s not convinced he can trust the ex-thief, but he needs her computer-hacking skills to crack this case. What the hard-nosed detective doesn’t need is a soft spot for Bailey. But when their investigation leads them to international hired guns, Franklin realizes his mistake: he’s put Bailey in their crosshairs . . . and time’s running out to save her.
A Quest for Mr Darcy
by Cass GraftonIn the final volume of this four-book retelling of the classic novel, Mr. Darcy is pursuing a new bride when he is reunited with Elizabeth Bennet again. Fitzwilliam Darcy is on a quest. Convinced he is over his foolish infatuation with Elizabeth Bennet, he returns from a year of travelling with a plan, both to protect the estate of which he is guardian and to ensure his sister&’s happiness: he intends to do his duty and secure a wife at the earliest opportunity. Duty; a path from which Darcy knows he should never have been diverted. Duty was safe and nothing would persuade him from it a second time. Soon restored to his home in Derbyshire, Darcy puts his quest in motion, preparing to welcome guests from Town, one of whom is the suitably eligible young lady he has earmarked as his future wife. But what of the Bennets of Longbourn? What befell them in Darcy&’s absence from England? And what of the new tenants on his estate named Bennet? Is it just coincidence, or his path fated to cross with Elizabeth&’s once more? With the addition of his friend, Bingley's, mischievous twin younger sisters, letters from a stranger and a shadowy figure lurking in the grounds of Pemberley, Darcy&’s life is about to be turned upside down. Can he remain steady to his purpose, or will his carefully laid plans soon be in tatters as the rigid protection he has placed around his heart begins to falter? Inspired by Jane Austen&’s Pride and Prejudice, A Quest for Mr. Darcy is the in the enchanting conclusion to a series reimagining Darcy and Elizabeth&’s romance.
The Quest of the Silver Fleece
by W. E. B. Du BoisSet in Alabama and Washington, D.C., in the early part of the twentieth century, W. E. B. Du Bois's first novel weaves the themes of racial equality and understanding through the stark reality of prejudice and bias. Du Bois addresses the fact that, despite the legal emancipation of African Americans, the instruments of oppression, in both the economy and government, remained in good working order. At the time he was writing, powerful white industrialists controlled the cotton industry, the "silver fleece" that depended, as it did during slavery, on the physical labor of African Americans.
The Quest of the Silver Fleece
by W. E. B. Du BoisSet in Alabama and Washington, D. C. , in the early part of the twentieth century, W. E. B. Du Bois's first novel weaves the themes of racial equality and understanding through the stark reality of prejudice and bias. Originally published in 1911 and conceived immediately after The Souls of Black Folk, Du Bois turned to fiction to carry his message to a popular audience who were unfamiliar with his nonfiction works. Du Bois addresses the fact that, despite the legal emancipation of African Americans, the instruments of oppression, in both the economy and government, remained in good working order. At the time he was writing, powerful white industrialists controlled the cotton industry, the "silver fleece" that depended, as it did during slavery, on the physical labor of African Americans. White Americans also controlled local and national government. In the novel, Blessed "Bles" Alwyn, a young man seeking formal education to improve himself, is captivated by Zora, a vivacious, independent woman who lives outside society in a mysterious swamp. Faced with shocking events in Zora's past and ambivalence about how a black man should integrate into American society, Bles pursues his goals and ends up in Washington to assist on a senator's campaign. While in the city, he meets successful African Americans--and falls in love--but he ultimately recoils from the hypocrisies they must endure in order to be accepted in society. Instead, he is compelled to return to Alabama and Zora, where he must face his greatest challenges and fears. With its frank and clear language, The Quest of the Silver Fleece is a remarkable portrait of racial prejudice at the turn of the twentieth century. Through the characters, Du Bois demonstrates the efficacy of self-sufficiency for those who face discrimination while championing the benefits of strength in diversity to American society as a whole.
A Quest to Find a Sorcerer
by Edward KendrickWhen an old man at the tavern suggests someone who could rid the province of Dorraine of its eternal winter would be a hero, it gives Niall, an apprentice carpenter, an idea. All he needs to do is find such a man, a sorcerer of great power, he thinks.It means traveling over the high mountains in search of such a person, if one exists. Something he knows he can't do alone. So he persuades three of his apprentice friends to join him. They need to find a mercenary to escort and protect them, as their Masters are unwilling to allow them to make the quest without one.Renard enters the picture. It takes a fair amount of persuasion, and the willingness of the merchants to pay his fees, but finally he agrees.Once they have everything they need -- clothing, food, weapons, and mules and a cart to transport all they had -- they set out.As they fight snow and wind-blown blizzards through the canyon leading to their destination, or so they hope, Niall and Renard form a bond which might go beyond friendship, despite the disparity in their ages.Can they make it to the other side of the mountains alive, with the weather, wolves, and brigands to contend with? If so, will they find a land with all the seasons, and most importantly, a sorcerer willing to help? They pray it’s possible but only time will tell.
Questing
by Charles PayseurLancelot has been playing the Game for a long time. When you’re an immortal soul reborn again and again because you drank from the Holy Grail, there isn’t much else to do than galivant around the globe, accomplishing quests for points and competing against your fellow immortals. For Lancelot it’s life, and yet after centuries he finds himself distracted by a different thrill -- the one he gets from his greatest rival, Palomides.So when Palomides approaches him with a new quest, Lancelot jumps at the opportunity, even if it takes him to the edge of nowhere, to the deep woods of Wisconsin, chasing after a myth. When the myth turns out to be deadly real, will Lancelot get swept up in the battle and zeal of questing, of playing the Game, or will he find that there’s a different way he’d much rather score?
Question de temps tome 1 (Tout vient à point... #1)
by Mary CalmesJory Keyes mène une vie normale comme assistant d'un architecte jusqu'à ce qu'il soit témoin d'un assassinat brutal. Bien qu'initialement sauvé par l'inspecteur de police Sam Kage, Jory refuse la détention préventive – il a une vie qu'il aime et à laquelle il ne renoncera pas, peu importe qui est après lui. Mais la vie de Jory est réellement en danger, surtout après qu'il accepte de témoigner à propos de ce qu'il a vu.Alors qu'il jongle avec les tentatives de meurtre dont il est l'objet, des amis bien intentionnés qui veulent le voir heureux, un patron trop protecteur et un mystère qui se dévoile lentement et qui est beaucoup plus sinistre que ce qu'il aurait pu imaginer, le jeune homosexuel se retrouve impliqué avec Sam, l'inspecteur en conflit avec lui-même et dans le placard. Et si Jory a une chance de survivre au danger, il ne peut pas survivre à un cœur brisé.
Question de temps, tome 2 (Tout vient à point... #2)
by Mary CalmesTrois ans plus tôt, Jory Harcourt change de nom et referme la porte d’un passé chargé de douleur dans le but de devenir plus fort. Il a une nouvelle carrière, une associée formidable, et une vie satisfaisante – mis à part le trou béant dans sa poitrine que lui laissé l’inspecteur Sam Kage lorsqu’il est parti en emportant son cœur.Maintenant, Sam est de retour et il sait ce qu’il veut… et ce qu’il veut, c’est Jory. Jory, qui ne sait pas s’il peut survivre à une nouvelle rupture – ou à la perte de Sam durant l’une de ses missions dangereuses – résiste à retomber dans les bras du seul homme qu’il a jamais vraiment aimé. Mais lorsqu’un tueur en série avec un compte à régler prend Jory pour cible, il devra décider si l’amour vaut le danger alors qu’il tente de résoudre l’affaire et de protéger Sam.
Question de timing (Dans les temps #3)
by Mary CalmesDans les temps, numéro hors sérieGlenn Holloway a vu sa vie basculer le jour où il a avoué son homosexualité à sa famille. Comme si cela ne suffisait pas, il a aggravé son cas en quittant le ranch pour réaliser son rêve : ouvrir un restaurant. Sans aucun soutien de son père, ou de son frère, et trop fier pour demander de l’aide à des étrangers, il a dû partir de zéro. Au fil des années, ses efforts ont été récompensés : son restaurant est un succès, il s’est forgé une nouvelle vie dont il peut être fier. Malgré tout, il n’a pu oublier les Holloway. La blessure reste béante jusqu’au jour où son pire cauchemar se réalise. Pour rembourser une dette, Glenn est tenu d’endosser sa tenue de cowboy et de passer le weekend avec Rand Holloway et Mac Gentry, un homme qui, hélas, l’attire irrésistiblement. Ce qui pourrait le mener à la catastrophe, le couper définitivement de sa famille et anéantir un amour encore fragile.
A Question Mark Is Half a Heart: A Novel
by Sofia LundbergHow deeply can you love when your heart is full of secrets? A sweeping, propulsive family story about a woman learning to love, from the bustle of New York&’s fashion scene to a remote, windswept Swedish island, by the acclaimed author of The Red Address Book—&“a love letter to the human heart&” (Alyson Richman). By age 50, Elin Boals has created for herself a perfect life: her wildly successful business as Manhattan&’s preeminent fashion photographer is flourishing. Her handsome, patient husband is devoted to her; her teenaged daughter, Alice, has been accepted to the ballet academy of her dreams. But then Elin receives an innocuous looking envelope. Folded inside is a star-chart, with an address written by a familiar hand. Shaken, Elin begins to have startling flashbacks, to a life very different from the childhood in a Paris bookstore that she has so lovingly recounted to Alice. In these images, a poverty-stricken little girl cares for her two ragged baby brothers, laughing with her family on the good days, sheltering them from her mother&’s sadness and her father&’s wrath on the bad days. Elin also remembers vivid walks with a young classmate, Fredrik, whose steadfast friendship and starlit confidences shaped her young life. As Elin becomes consumed by these memories, though, her New York life begins to crumble dramatically. Finally, her family&’s troubling questions drive her to face, at last, the brutal secret from her past. At once a heartwarming family story and a page-turning mystery, A Question Mark Is Half a Heart traces a surprising journey across continents to reconciliation, and toward finding a true sense of home.
A Question of Class
by Julia TaganUnited to exact revenge on a common enemy, they discover passion is the ultimate reward. On the strength of her wit and intelligence, Catherine Delcour climbed from Connecticut poverty to opulent Paris society. But once in New York, her lowly past is a scandal her wine merchant husband won't tolerate. After five years of marriage, Morris announces their union isn't valid and reveals his plan to send her to the West Indies. So long as she behaves, he'll continue to provide for her until the ship leaves. Fearing she'll end up destitute, Catherine schemes to escape--and secure her future with his treasured bottle of wine. Under the guise of supervising Delcour's wayward wife, Benjamin Thomas seeks to avenge his sister's death by ruining him. But Catherine isn't the spoiled society wife Benjamin expects. His growing affection for Catherine threatens more than his carefully constructed plans. His vow to never touch another man's wife has never been harder to keep than when he's around the beguiling beauty. When Catherine and Benjamin join forces, their sensual natures collide even as their individual desires for passion, vengeance, and escape threaten to tear them apart. CONTENT WARNING: Explicit sex59,171 Words
A Question of Class
by Julia TaganUnited to exact revenge on a common enemy, they discover passion is the ultimate reward. On the strength of her wit and intelligence, Catherine Delcour climbed from Connecticut poverty to opulent Paris society. But once in New York, her lowly past is a scandal her wine merchant husband won't tolerate. After five years of marriage, Morris announces their union isn't valid and reveals his plan to send her to the West Indies. So long as she behaves, he'll continue to provide for her until the ship leaves. Fearing she'll end up destitute, Catherine schemes to escape--and secure her future with his treasured bottle of wine. Under the guise of supervising Delcour's wayward wife, Benjamin Thomas seeks to avenge his sister's death by ruining him. But Catherine isn't the spoiled society wife Benjamin expects. His growing affection for Catherine threatens more than his carefully constructed plans. His vow to never touch another man's wife has never been harder to keep than when he's around the beguiling beauty. When Catherine and Benjamin join forces, their sensual natures collide even as their individual desires for passion, vengeance, and escape threaten to tear them apart. CONTENT WARNING: Explicit sex"Ms. Tagan [has] become a welcome new author to my ever growing book diet." - Avon Romance.com 59,171 Words
A Question of Holmes (Charlotte Holmes Novel #4)
by Brittany CavallaroIn the explosive conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Charlotte Holmes series, Holmes and Watson think they’re finally in the clear after graduating from Sherringford…but danger awaits in the hallowed halls of Oxford.Charlotte Holmes and Jamie Watson finally have a chance to start over. With all the freedom their pre-college summer program provides and no one on their tail, the only mystery they need to solve, once and for all, is what they are to each other. But upon their arrival at Oxford, Charlotte is immediately drawn into a new case: a series of accidents befell the theater program at Oxford last year, culminating in a young woman going missing on the night of a major performance.The mystery has gone unsolved; the case is cold. And no one—least of all the girl’s peculiar, close-knit group of friends—is talking. When Watson and Holmes join the theater program, the “accidents” start anew, giving them no choice but to throw themselves into the case. But as the complicated lines of friendship, love, and loyalty blur, time is running out—and tragedy waits in the wings.
A Question of Honor (Love and Glory #1)
by Lindsay MckennaOrders were orders, but battle-weary undercover agent Kit Anderson chafed at seeking refuge from death threats in the house of her new boss, Coast Guard Lieutenant Noah Trayhern. Noah's cold authority masked inner demons to rival her own; his rough kindness sliced through her careful defenses. Suddenly her safe-house was under siege-from the inside!-and the danger was to Kit's heart...Look for more titles from New York Times bestselling author Lindsay McKenna. And don't miss The Loner, coming in July 2013!
A Question of Honor
by Kate WalkerA runaway princess... It should have been easy. Karim al Khalifa, crown prince of Mazarkhad, had one task-retrieve rebellious princess Clementina Saveneski from her hideout in England and return her home to be wed...to another man. His to find, or his to keep? It is not for Karim to notice her alluring scent, those seductive curves, the enticing glances she sends his way. No, his family's honor, and his own, require Clementina to be delivered-pure and untouched-to her unwanted bridegroom. And he must resist all temptation to keep her for himself!
A Question of Honor
by Mary Anne WilsonTrusting him is easy. Telling him is impossible.Faith Sizemore needs to disappear. And Wolf Lake, New Mexico, seems as good a place as any. Just to hole up for a few days and rest her road-weary nerves before making her way to Colorado...and then...who knows? Her only destination is away. As far away from Chicago as she can get.But lying low in Wolf Lake is impossible. She's attracting too much attention. Particularly from Detective Adam Carson, a son of the town's most prominent family. The kind of man she could imagine a life with, if hers wasn't in chaos. The kind of man who could turn her in...if she doesn't get out soon!
A Question of Impropriety
by Michelle StylesDiana Clare has had enough of London-the balls, the rakes you can never trust.... Now, having returned home in disgrace, she is trying to forget what drove her from the ton.Rake and gambler Brett Farnham, Earl of Coltonby, seems intent on making Diana remember exactly what it was like to be whirled around the ballroom and seduced by the glint in her partner's eye....But Brett has "mistress" rather than "marriage" in mind, and Diana is not sure her reputation can stand up to another scandal....
A Question of Intent (To Protect And Defend Ser. #1)
by Merline LovelaceU.S. Army Major Jill Bradshaw was used to giving orders, not taking them--so when she met brusque Commander Cody Richardson, the medical officer in charge of her top secret mission, she was a little taken aback. Of course she was also taken with him--a problem, because despite his sterling credentials, she wasn't exactly sure who he was. Or where he came from...Cody had always maintained military and medical protocol at all costs, and he wasn't about to stop now--which meant a hands-off policy as far as a certain lovely army major was concerned. But it was all for the best, Cody told himself. He had secrets to keep--and they were best kept at a distance. She was best kept at a distance....
A Question of Love
by Gwen KirkwoodA career woman learns to embrace the adventure of love in this contemporary Scottish romance from the author of A New Beginning. Roseanne Fairfax is young, beautiful, and ambitious. Already a partner at Kershaw & Company, her life plan is set—and it certainly doesn’t include falling in love. But when she meets her business partner’s nephew, Euan Kennedy, she discovers that even the best-laid plans are no match for the laws of attraction. Euan is funny, charming . . . and drop dead gorgeous. Roseanne can’t resist getting closer to him. And the closer she gets, the more she finds his warm smile melting her frosty exterior. Now Roseanne faces an important question—a question of love. And to find the answer she will have to learn that there is more to life than work.
A Question of Love
by Elizabeth SinclairA Love To Last a Lifetime...Seven years ago, Honey Kingston and Matt Logan had a passionate affair that ended abruptly when he left town to join the rodeo. And though the strong-willed beauty tried to forget Matt's warm gaze, she couldn't help but remember their love...each time she looked into her little boy's blue eyes. So when the former rodeo daredevil returned to town, Honey found herself engulfed in a whirlwind of deep-rooted emotions, unable to distance herself from the father her son so deserved. Would too many memories send Honey running-or could they rekindle a flame that once burned so brightly?
A Question of Loyalty
by Kate LaceYvie first meets Adam and Pammy Clifton as neighbours in quarters in Germany, where she has been posted with her soldier husband, Richard. Their friendship is cemented by the shared experience of army life, but is put to the test when the relationship between Adam and Yvie turns into a short-lived but passionate affair. Years later Yvie is certain that she has put all memory of that ill-fated liaison behind her. But when a released terrorist from Richard's past as a bomb-disposal expert puts his life in danger, she is forced, reluctantly, to turn to her old friends for help. Seeking refuge at the Clifton's home in the Lake District, together with her teenage daughter Claire, Yvie is all too aware of the smouldering attraction between herself and Adam, and is determined that it will not be reignited...
A Question of Loyalty: A Military Romance Trilogy (A Military Romance Trilogy #3)
by Kate LaceYvie first meets Adam and Pammy Clifton as neighbours in quarters in Germany, where she has been posted with her soldier husband, Richard. Their friendship is cemented by the shared experience of army life, but is put to the test when the relationship between Adam and Yvie turns into a short-lived but passionate affair. Years later Yvie is certain that she has put all memory of that ill-fated liaison behind her. But when a released terrorist from Richard's past as a bomb-disposal expert puts his life in danger, she is forced, reluctantly, to turn to her old friends for help. Seeking refuge at the Clifton’s home in the Lake District, together with her teenage daughter Claire, Yvie is all too aware of the smouldering attraction between herself and Adam, and is determined that it will not be reignited...
A Question of Loyalty: A Military Romance Trilogy (A\military Romance Trilogy Ser. #3)
by Kate LaceYvie first meets Adam and Pammy Clifton as neighbours in quarters in Germany, where she has been posted with her soldier husband, Richard. Their friendship is cemented by the shared experience of army life, but is put to the test when the relationship between Adam and Yvie turns into a short-lived but passionate affair. Years later Yvie is certain that she has put all memory of that ill-fated liaison behind her. But when a released terrorist from Richard's past as a bomb-disposal expert puts his life in danger, she is forced, reluctantly, to turn to her old friends for help. Seeking refuge at the Clifton’s home in the Lake District, together with her teenage daughter Claire, Yvie is all too aware of the smouldering attraction between herself and Adam, and is determined that it will not be reignited...
A Question of Marriage
by Lindsay ArmstrongAurora poured her most intimate secrets into her diaries, so she was horrified that, by accident, Luke Kirwan now had them! He'd only return them on condition that Aurora agreed to date him. . . ;. Soon Aurora realized that Luke's teasing blackmail was thrilling both of them. What if she played Luke at his own game-if he wanted to keep her, he'd have to bind her to him with wedding vows?