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Beloved Enemy
by Mary SchallerHOW COULD SHE FALL IN LOVE WITH A YANKEE?Julia Chandler was a true daughter of the Confederacy, believing any man who wore Union blue was no man at all. But the magic of a costume ball transformed her, and she looked beyond his mask and saw in the eyes of Major Robert Montgomery the mirror of her very soul!Major Rob Montgomery had good reason to hate Southerners. Hadn't Rebel gunfire shattered his dreams along with his hand? And yet he yearned for even a moonlit glimpse of Miss Julia, a sheltered Virginia belle, forbidden him by war and politics, but destined for him by heart's true love!
Beloved Exile
by Alexander CordellIestyn Mortymer, captured during the chartist Rebellion, is tried at the Monmouth Assizes and sentenced to twenty-one years transportation for crimes against Her Imperial Majesty Queen Victoria. Torn from his young wife Mari, he is exiled to Afghanistan - a country as violated and outraged as his native Wales. On all sides Iestyn witnesses signs of increasing hostility towards the English, and of the crumbling edifice of the Empire. Involved in the appalling 'Afghan Promenade' that cost the British army 17,000 lives, caught up by intrigue, murder and deadly deception, he cannot escape the fact that this is a time when every white face in the country is dubbed an Unbeliever, every redcoat a potential target of violence. Yet, despite everything, there is another escape that he is determined to make. Back to Wales...An epic blend of history and fiction, a swirling canvas of politics, war, servitude and passion, BELOVED EXILE marks the glorious culmination of Alexander Cordell's Welsh sagas.
Beloved Highlander
by Sara BennettGregor Grant was to have been the Laird of Glen Dhui. But defeat at the hands of the English had cost him the home that had been with his family for generations. Bitter and betrayed, the Highlander vowed never to return . . . . . . until a lady pleads for his help. Margaret Mackintosh cannot believe that the wild and scowling warrior in the tavern is the man she seeks. This is Gregor Grant, the proud laird her people have been whispering longingly for? But the new lady of Glen Dhui has no choice. Forced into a betrothal to a duke determined to unite their lands, Meg needs a champion. And who better than Gregor Grant, the clan's rightful leader? So the fiery lass makes him an offer he'd be a fool to refuse...and the sweetness of her kisses awakens a desire Gregor had thought long buried. Will Meg be able to resist its heat, or the raging power of his love?
The Beloved Hope Chest: The Forgotten Recipe, The Courtship Basket, The Cherished Quilt, The Beloved Hope Chest (An Amish Heirloom Novel #4)
by Amy ClipstonWhen Mattie packed her hope chest, she put away the heartache of her past. But as her daughters begin to unpack it, she discovers a healing more powerful than she ever hoped for.Mattie Fisher’s three daughters know that she’s been keeping a secret from them. With each item pulled from the beloved family hope chest, they’ve discovered a new clue about their mother’s past.But there’s a reason Mattie has been keeping her history hidden, and she’s not sure she’s ready to reopen old wounds. Will dredging up the past change the way her children view her? Or her marriage to their father? And can she handle the pain of revisiting the memories that preceded the last few happy decades?Mattie’s story is one of grief and learning to love again. But like the best things preserved in a hope chest, it's a story of love and redemption born out of heartache—and it's past time to share it.
Beloved Impostor: Beloved Impostor, Beloved Stranger, And Beloved Warrior (The Scottish Highland Series #1)
by Patricia PotterA Highland lass dares to fall in love with her clan's most hated enemy in the first book of Patricia Potter's spellbinding Scottish Highland Series, set in the sixteenth century Felicia Campbell has just received a death sentence from her uncle and the king. In a fortnight, she is to wed the Earl of Morneith. Vowing to escape her fate as the bride of the lecherous, decades-older nobleman, she devises a daring scheme. But the plan goes horribly awry when she is abducted. Now the only way to survive is to continue her deception and yield to Rory Maclean, her clan's most hated enemy--and the handsomest man she has ever seen. After tragedy claimed his first two wives, Rory took to the sea. Ten years later he returns home, vowing never to marry or give his heart again. But then his clansmen steal a bride for him: a fearless, spirited beauty who can wield a sword as well as any man. As bitter strife continues to divide his homeland, Rory will move heaven and earth for the woman who has healed his soul--a woman who isn't what she seems.
Beloved Little Baby: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Xiao YuLove settled three lives looking back is still that one person she gentle beautiful and moving is born in the state of nature by ten thousand people in pursuit he cold as ice handsome and handsome standing on the top of the career by countless people follow lang talented woman appearance heaven make earth he and her two people is a pair marriage children all this seems to be so normal and natural unfortunately the fate is equal the more plain sailing the more need to experience the experience of life the pursuit of the enemy love and hatred all the debt finally come and they and can experience the test finally go together
Beloved Little Wife: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Fang CaoYouRanFu Yu met a little girl on his way back from his northern patrol. Initially, he had only treated her as a little pet and had only raised her as his precious daughter-in-law …Ah'Bao only had two goals in life, one was to eat and sleep well, to avoid being frozen by hunger, and the other was to not be sold in brothels. As long as these two goals were satisfied, he could endure Young Master's bad taste, but this was still not enough, why did he need to warm the bed for Young Master?
Beloved Little Wife: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Fang CaoYouRanFu Yu met a little girl on his way back from his northern patrol. Initially, he had only treated her as a little pet and had only raised her as his precious daughter-in-law …Ah'Bao only had two goals in life, one was to eat and sleep well, to avoid being frozen by hunger, and the other was to not be sold in brothels. As long as these two goals were satisfied, he could endure Young Master's bad taste, but this was still not enough, why did he need to warm the bed for Young Master?
Beloved Little Wife: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Fang CaoYouRanFu Yu met a little girl on his way back from his northern patrol. Initially, he had only treated her as a little pet and had only raised her as his precious daughter-in-law …Ah'Bao only had two goals in life, one was to eat and sleep well, to avoid being frozen by hunger, and the other was to not be sold in brothels. As long as these two goals were satisfied, he could endure Young Master's bad taste, but this was still not enough, why did he need to warm the bed for Young Master?
Beloved Mercenary
by Helen R. MyersMAN, WOMAN AND CHILD. Gruff, brooding Gideon Kane had no patience for little girls--let alone their beautiful mothers. But Brynn Delmarco's silent daughter evoked emotions the hardened cynic had sworn were gone forever--and the sight of her lovable mother brought forth feelings he definitely knew how to appease! READY-MADE FAMILY? Brynn wanted to protect her daughter--and her own vulnerable heart. Still, when the cynical cloud lifted from Gideon's gray eyes and a moment of tenderness shone through, Brynn was in danger of losing herself to her handsome neighbor wholeheartedly. Now she just had to convince Gideon that he deserved a family....
Beloved Monster (The Ravenswood Chronicles #1)
by Karyn GerrardWhat makes a man? The wild and dissolute Viscount Ravenswood lives only for his own pleasure, caring not one wit for the broken hearts left trampled in his wake. But his decadent lifestyle finally catches up to him in a fatal carriage race. It's an infamous and spectacular end to a brief, immoral life--or is it? And who is the woman who loves him? When Glenna Parker stumbles upon her cousin Reed Parker's cluttered laboratory, she could never have imagined the mad experiment he is about to embark upon--to bring a man back from the dead. Not just any man, but Ravenswood, who once shattered her heart. With no memory of his former life, Glenna calls him Luke, and finds herself enchanted by his compassion--and passion. Protecting the scarred Luke has become Glenna's sole mission, but can she protect her heart from her beloved monster?
Beloved Outcast
by Victoria ThompsonFrom Romantic Times Career Achievement Award Winner and New York Times bestseller Victoria Thompson, a magnificent historical romance set in Texas. "Ms. Thompson imbues her characters with strength, eloquence and dignity." -Romantic Times Molly Wade has loved Ben Cantrell since the moment he defended her honor in the schoolroom. Now that she's a young woman, her feelings for the handsome rancher have grown deeper--and more urgent. But something always stood between them--a dark heritage that made him an outcast in Texas. Now the ghost of that heritage returns to turn Ben Cantrell from a loner into a wanted man. Molly is the only person who can prove Ben's innocence, but if she speaks out, will she too be outcast? And is it possible for two people in love to make peace with their pasts?
Beloved Outcast
by Pat TracyThe Wagons Went West--Without Her, but nothing could stop Victoria Amory from pursuing her "great adventure." Not even a reprobate like Logan Youngblood, whose lazy-lidded gaze and lopsided grin dared her to do things that should have made her blush--but didn't! The minute Victoria Amory let him out of the stockade, Logan Youngblood knew he was looking at Trouble with a capital T. This Boston-bred bluestocking had hair that glistened like an autumn leaf and eyes so bright, they shamed the sun out of the sky. Yep. She was Trouble--of the marrying kind!
Beloved Physician
by Al Lacy Joanna LacyDane and Tharyn Logan, back from their honeymoon, take over a medical practice in Central City and join the church there. It's not long before Dane establishes a name for himself. After he risks his life to rescue the mayor of Central City, who has been shot by an angry gunman, the townspeople officially dub Dane the "beloved physician of Central City." Nurse Tharyn faces a challenge of her own when her dear friend Melinda is captured by the local band of renegade Utes. Melinda's friends and fiance don't know any better than to give her up for dead...THE FRONTIER DOCTOR TRILOGY Countless perils menaced the settlers of the vast wilderness, and one of the most severe was the scarcity of medical care. Risking his own life by day or by night, in all kinds of weather, the frontier doctor was a rare, unsung hero of the West. A New Life in a Rugged Land They say, "I do," and only death shall part them. Back from their honeymoon, Dr. Dane and Tharyn Logan eagerly assume the reins of the medical practice in a small Colorado mining community. Dane's selfless heroism quickly earns him a fine reputation among the townsfolk. But the hardship and danger of the West strike home when a band of renegade Utes captures Thayrn's dear friend Melinda. Will hope survive after Melinda's friends and fiancé have given her up for dead?
Beloved Pilgrim
by Christopher Hawthorne Moss2nd EditionAt the time of the earliest Crusades, young noblewoman Elisabeth longs to be the person she's always known is hidden inside. When her twin brother perishes from a fever, Elisabeth takes his identity to live as a man, a knight. As Elias, he travels to the Holy Land, to adventure, passion, death, and a lesson that honor is sometimes found in unexpected places. Elias must pass among knights and soldiers, survive furious battle, deadly privations, moral uncertainty, and treachery if he'll have any chance of returning to his newfound love in the magnificent city of Constantinople.1st edition by Nan Hawthorne published by Shieldwall Books, February 2011
Beloved Protector
by Darlene MindrupTAPAT IS IN GREAT DANGER Unexpectedly caught in a battle between Roman forces and Jewish zealots, Tapat seeks refuge in a cave. When soldiers discover her hiding place outside Jerusalem, she's terrified. Then she realizes that their leader is Andronicus, the man whose life she saved six years ago. Seeing Tapat again reminds Andronicus of all he has sacrificed for Rome. As a soldier, he is forbidden to marry, but he's never forgotten the lovely Jewess he yearns to make his own. Now she's in danger, and he'll risk everything to protect her. But can he truly give up the soldier's life for the love of a woman?
Beloved Rivals: Wickham Brothers - Book One (Wickham Brothers #1)
by Danice AllenA love triangle threatens to tear two brothers apart in this “unforgettable tale of passion” from the acclaimed author of Journey of the Heart (Sherrill Bodine, author of My Lord’s Lady). Estranged as boys, Alex and Zachary Wickham are reunited by tragedy. With the help of Beth, Zachary’s beguiling fiancé, the brothers find peace in one another, finally confronting a past that shattered their family and, at last, putting it behind them. But as Beth becomes helplessly drawn to Alex, the men will discover that the same woman who aided in mending their wounded relationship may be the very woman to destroy it. “To this charming, very tender romance, Danice Allen has brought poignancy, passion, drama, and deep emotions.” —RT Book Reviews
The Beloved Scoundrel: A Novel
by Iris JohansenNow, from nationally best-selling Iris Johansen comes a thrilling tale of abduction, seduction, and surrender that sweeps from the shimmering halls of Regency England to the decadent haunts of a notorious rogue. . . She was a hostage torn between passion and loyalty. . . Marianna Sanders realized she could not trust this dark and savagely seductive stranger who had come to spirit her away across the sea. She possessed a secret that could topple an empire, a secret that Jordan Draken, the duke of Cambaron, was determined to wrest from her. In the eyes of the world the arrogant duke was her guardian, but they both knew she was to be a prisoner in his sinister plot—and a slave to his exquisite pleasure. He was the fabulous rake they called the Duke of Diamonds. . . For years, brilliant, deadly Jordan Draken had schemed to destroy the emperor who threatened everything he valued most in the world. Now that he held this defiant woman who was the key to his final triumph, he felt a fierce sense of satisfaction. . . and the first stirring of desire. She was only supposed to be a pawn in his plans, but once alone with his captive, Jordan realized she was a prize he could never surrender.
Beloved Sheikh (Sons of the Desert #4)
by Alexandra SellersTHE SEDUCTIVE SULTAN Sheikh Rafi could have a harem of women...but he wanted bewitching Zara Blake. And just as the prince was about to steal that first, sizzling kiss from Zara, she was stolen from him--abducted by his archenemy! HIS CAPTIVE QUEEN-TO-BE Zara's head was spinning--she'd been kidnapped! And her captor was a dead ringer for the prince. Then Rafi appeared with a rescue plan and a promise to make her his queen. Was this a trap...or the only way back into the arms of her beloved sheikh? Powerful sheikhs born to rule and destined to find love as eternal as the sands...SONS OF THE DESERT.
The Beloved Stranger (Grace Livingston Hill #44)
by Grace Livingston Hill"For just an instant they faced one another, the bride in her beauty, and her woebegone rival..." When Sherrill Cameron stumbles on her fiance and his secretary in a passionate discussion minutes before her wedding ceremony, she is stunned--although her choice is painfully clear: Carter must marry Aria, not her. But as the substitute bride and Sherrill's former lover say "I do," suddenly nothing is certain, and Sherrill is convinced that nothing could ever heal her hurt. ... until the day's gloom is brightened by a handsome stranger who offers constant and comforting help. Graham Copeland seems to be the answer to Sherrill's every need and prayer, and despite uncertainty, Sherrill finds herself falling for Graham's charm. Then with one startling discovery, his welcome presence turns sour, and Sherrill is left to doubts. Is Graham the true beloved stranger Sherrill thought he was? Will love leave her stranded at the altar once more?
Beloved Stranger
by Judith PellaBack Cover: After a chance meeting off the coast of Puerto Vallarta, Frank Stefano and Shelby Martin sense an immediate chemistry between them-a bond that blossoms as their relationship deepens. With her father's recent death and a runaway mother, Shelby finds herself more than willing to put sorrows behind her and start anew with a man who reflects all that she desires in a soul mate. At Shelby's urging, a spur-of-the-moment wedding follows their whirlwind romance. But upon their return to California, the honeymoon begins to crumble as Frank's shadowed past-one that Shelby was willing to ignore-takes on a dark and mysterious edge. Amid confusing allegations, Shelby's faith in her husband-and in a God who loves-is shaken to the core. Where will she find the strength she needs to face an uncertain future?
Beloved Stranger: Beloved Impostor, Beloved Stranger, And Beloved Warrior (The Scottish Highland Series #2)
by Patricia PotterA wounded warrior and a beautiful English border thief battle treachery, betrayal, and their own warring hearts to satisfy a dangerous, passionate love As the battle at Flodden Field rages, Lachlan Maclean rides with King James IV of Scotland, sworn to vanquish their English enemies and find redemption for the past that haunts him. But as the battlefield runs red with blood, Lachlan realizes they're fighting a losing battle. Thrown from his horse, he awakens to find a lovely angel of mercy tending him . . . and no memory of who he is. Once, Kimbra Charlton rode alongside her husband on daring border raids that targeted English and Scottish alike. Now the desperate widow combs battlefields for anything of value to make sure she and her young daughter survive. When she stumbles on a wounded soldier, she recognizes the armor and helmet of her people's sworn enemy. A Scotsman killed her husband, yet she can't let this man die--nor can the world know his true heritage. It is a secret on which both their lives depend. But as passion ignites between them, they must face the consequences of their impossible love.
Beloved Unmasked (Cherished One Ser. #1)
by Brita AddamsCherished One: Book OneA Tarnished novelBorn to a spiteful prostitute in Storyville, the red-light district in New Orleans, David comes into the world as Picayune, meaning "of little value," or, as his mother reminds him, "nothing." In the early 20th century brothels and clubs, his love of music sustains young Pic until a life-changing meeting places him on the road to respectability, and Pic reinvents himself as David Reid. As David realizes happiness for the first time, conscription forces his friend and first love, Spencer Webb, into the Great War. While he pursues a law degree, letters from Spence connect David to his hopes for the future. After staggering news at war's end, David must find a way to move forward. Under the tutelage of his benefactor, David's career prospers, but specters from Storyville threaten all he's worked so hard to achieve. The past holds both pain and love. Will facing it head-on destroy David or give him everything he's ever dared dream?
Beloved Vampire
by Joey W. HillFourth in the "darkly rich"(TwoLips Reviews) Vampire Queen series. Escaping the depraved servitude of a vampire master she killed, Jessica has found her way, with three nomadic guides, to the sun-baked desolation of the Sahara-only to slowly perish. Then she hears the tale of Farida, an enigmatic beauty lost as well to the Sahara three centuries ago, whose ancient desire for the legendary vampire Lord Mason is stirring the same desires in Jessica. But the more Jessica's fatal curiosity reveals of Farida, the closer she gets to Lord Mason's irresistible and forbidden secret.
Beloved Vampire
by Joey W. HillFourth in the "darkly rich"(TwoLips Reviews) Vampire Queen series. Escaping the depraved servitude of a vampire master she killed, Jessica has found her way, with three nomadic guides, to the sun-baked desolation of the Sahara-only to slowly perish. Then she hears the tale of Farida, an enigmatic beauty lost as well to the Sahara three centuries ago, whose ancient desire for the legendary vampire Lord Mason is stirring the same desires in Jessica. But the more Jessica's fatal curiosity reveals of Farida, the closer she gets to Lord Mason's irresistible and forbidden secret.