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Suddenly Sexy
by Susanna CarrJulie Kent is looking for excitement in her life. She wants to save the world-and earn a cool nickname while she's at it-but her crime-fighting career has been more paperwork than perps. And if Eric Ranger has any say in the matter, she won't get out of her cubicle! Eric is a battle-scarred agent temporarily helping his friend's security business. He wants to protect Julie from the world he knows. She reminds him of what he's been fighting for; he's attracted to Julie, but he won't touch her. He even goes so far as to let her think she isn't sexy enough to be a decoy on their current case. But Julie turns the tables on Eric by making the first move. Trying out one sexy alias after another, Julie finds trouble wherever she turns. And though Eric is determined to be at her side to protect her, now he just can't keep his hands off her....
Suddenly Sexy (Sexy #1)
by Linda Francis LeeIn this captivating contemporary romance, sure to delight readers of Rachel Gibson and Susan Elizabeth Phillips, a small-town wallflower learns that in the game of love, being shy gets you nowhere. Kate Bloom's ordered world is turned upside down when notorious bad boy and superstar athlete Jesse Chapman comes home. Seeing him again reminds Kate of all the reasons she harbored a Texas-sized crush on him back when they were kids. But she isn't a little girl anymore . . . and she's ready to show this hell-raising playboy just how much she's grown up. After a reporter starts digging into his past, Jesse Chapman returns home looking for space. The last thing he needs is a distraction, but that's just what he gets when he sees his little Katie. Suddenly the girl next door is hot and sexy--and more than even this legendary ladies' man can handle.BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Linda Francis Lee's Sinfully Sexy.
Suddenly Single
by Millie CriswellWedded, bedded...and suddenly separatedUnable to cope with her dangerously seductive new husband's uptight family (how did he get to be so hot coming from that bunch?), Lisa Morelli is back home. Too bad there's no peace there, either!Lisa vows to stick to her newly single life, despite every female relative's despair at letting a catch slip away (after all, she's hitting spinsterhood-at 27!). But there's one small detail she hasn't counted on. Alex Mackenzie likes being married to Lisa. And he's wooing his runaway bride with everything from tight T-shirts and torn jeans, to motorcycle rides and tattoos!With this kind of temptation, how will Lisa resist returning to wedded bliss?
Suddenly Single
by Sheila O'FlanaganIn her page-turning bestseller SUDDENLY SINGLE Sheila O'Flanagan makes readers wonder just what they would do if Alix's situation happened to them... Not to be missed by readers of Liane Moriarty and Kathryn Hughes.What do you do when you find yourself suddenly single? Go suddenly suicidal? Suddenly sex-crazed? Or simply slump into self-pity? Alix Callaghan, who thought she was in control of her busy life, feels like doing all three when her long-term boyfriend insists on settling down to a sensible existence - complete with children, proper meals and early nights - but without her. Little by little, though, Alix begins to think there might be more to the single life than the first shock of rejection suggests...
Suddenly Single: An unputdownable tale full of romance and revelations
by Sheila O'FlanaganIn her page-turning bestseller SUDDENLY SINGLE Sheila O'Flanagan makes readers wonder just what they would do if Alix's situation happened to them... Not to be missed by readers of Marian Keyes and Veronica Henry.What do you do when you find yourself suddenly single? Go suddenly suicidal? Suddenly sex-crazed? Or simply slump into self-pity? Alix Callaghan, who thought she was in control of her busy life, feels like doing all three when her long-term boyfriend insists on settling down to a sensible existence - complete with children, proper meals and early nights - but without her. Little by little, though, Alix begins to think there might be more to the single life than the first shock of rejection suggests...What readers are saying about Suddenly Single: 'Had me enthralled from the start. The kind of story you don't want to put down' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars'Sheila O'Flanagan has a gift for making you readon. Her strength lies in strong charactersand emotions' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars'The depth of emotions that [Sheila O'Flanagan] can conjure up is nothing short of stunning' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars
Suddenly Single: An unputdownable tale full of romance and revelations
by Sheila O'FlanaganIn her page-turning bestseller SUDDENLY SINGLE Sheila O'Flanagan makes readers wonder just what they would do if Alix's situation happened to them... Not to be missed by readers of Marian Keyes and Veronica Henry.What do you do when you find yourself suddenly single? Go suddenly suicidal? Suddenly sex-crazed? Or simply slump into self-pity? Alix Callaghan, who thought she was in control of her busy life, feels like doing all three when her long-term boyfriend insists on settling down to a sensible existence - complete with children, proper meals and early nights - but without her. Little by little, though, Alix begins to think there might be more to the single life than the first shock of rejection suggests...What readers are saying about Suddenly Single: 'Had me enthralled from the start. The kind of story you don't want to put down' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars'Sheila O'Flanagan has a gift for making you read on. Her strength lies in strong characters and emotions' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars'The depth of emotions that [Sheila O'Flanagan] can conjure up is nothing short of stunning' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars
Suddenly Single: An unputdownable tale full of romance and revelations
by Sheila O'FlanaganIn her page-turning bestseller SUDDENLY SINGLE Sheila O'Flanagan makes readers wonder just what they would do if Alix's situation happened to them... Not to be missed by readers of Liane Moriarty and Kathryn Hughes.What do you do when you find yourself suddenly single? Go suddenly suicidal? Suddenly sex-crazed? Or simply slump into self-pity? Alix Callaghan, who thought she was in control of her busy life, feels like doing all three when her long-term boyfriend insists on settling down to a sensible existence - complete with children, proper meals and early nights - but without her. Little by little, though, Alix begins to think there might be more to the single life than the first shock of rejection suggests...(P)Oakhill Publishing Ltd 2014
Suddenly Single
by Carol WyerSometimes a change of scene is necessary to write the next scene . . . A novel of falling apart and making a fresh start by a &“fabulous writer&” (Stardust Book Reviews). When bestselling romance author Chloe Piper&’s marriage implodes a week before Christmas, she flees her cheating ex and the village gossips for the solitude of the newly built Sunny Meadow Farm development and the company of her hapless dog, Ronnie. But Chloe is soon pushed out of her comfort zone. Because with a lively building crew—headed up by charming Alex—and a larger-than-life neighbor determined to make Chloe&’s love life her pet project, Chloe finds herself in a whole new world of chaos in this enthralling romantic comedy of self-discovery and new beginnings. &“A thoroughly enjoyable read.&” —Kim Nash, author of Moonlight over Muddleford Cove
Suddenly Texan
by Victoria ChancellorTexas is a long way from Oregon, but Amanda Allen isn't planning to make her stay in Brody's Crossing permanent. All she wants is to meet the brothers she only recently discovered she had and head back out-mission accomplished. But what to do about Leo Casale? The tempting Texan is doing his level best to make her feel right at home. Leo is completely captivated by the stranger with secret! written all over her. He wants to help her, but Amanda refuses to confide in him. Does she have to be so stubborn and independent? Things are happening way too fast. Suddenly, Amanda has a whole new family to get to know, including a certain irresistible charmer who's making her believe that she belongs here, too!
Suddenly That Summer
by Lizzie ByronSometimes, you have to go far from home to find your way back. Nora is about to turn twenty-seven and things couldn't be better. She's just told her boss exactly what she thinks of him after being offered her dream job and is looking forward to a summer of old friends and new adventures. But when Nora discovers that there's been a mistake and they've given her dream job to someone else, her future - and summer - suddenly isn't looking so bright. So, when she's given the opportunity to escape to idyllic Cornwall, she doesn't hesitate. It was just supposed to be a distraction while she looks for something else, but could this be the summer that she finds everything she's looking for right there in Cornwall?________________________________________________________________________________________________PRAISE FOR SOMEDAY AT CHRISTMAS: 'A GORGEOUS, COSY READ, RICH IN DELICIOUS WINTERY DETAIL' KATE YOUNG'THE PERFECT FESTIVE STORY. SWEET, BLISSFULLY ROMANTIC AND BURSTING WITH HEART . . . OH MYHEART I LOVED IT' MIRANDA DICKINSON'ADORABLE' ELLA RISBRIDGER'THE LITERARY EQUIVALENT OF A MINCE PIE WARM OUT OF THE OVEN, WITH A DOLLOP OF BRANDY CUSTARD ON THE SIDE' SARRA MANNING, RED MAGAZINE'YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH SHELL SMITH' PRIMA
Suddenly That Summer
by Lizzie ByronSometimes, you have to go far from home to find your way back. Nora is about to turn twenty-seven and things couldn't be better. She's just told her boss exactly what she thinks of him after being offered her dream job and is looking forward to a summer of old friends and new adventures. But when Nora discovers that there's been a mistake and they've given her dream job to someone else, her future - and summer - suddenly isn't looking so bright. So, when she's given the opportunity to escape to idyllic Cornwall, she doesn't hesitate. It was just supposed to be a distraction while she looks for something else, but could this be the summer that she finds everything she's looking for right there in Cornwall?________________________________________________________________________________________________PRAISE FOR SOMEDAY AT CHRISTMAS: 'A GORGEOUS, COSY READ, RICH IN DELICIOUS WINTERY DETAIL' KATE YOUNG'THE PERFECT FESTIVE STORY. SWEET, BLISSFULLY ROMANTIC AND BURSTING WITH HEART . . . OH MYHEART I LOVED IT' MIRANDA DICKINSON'ADORABLE' ELLA RISBRIDGER'THE LITERARY EQUIVALENT OF A MINCE PIE WARM OUT OF THE OVEN, WITH A DOLLOP OF BRANDY CUSTARD ON THE SIDE' SARRA MANNING, RED MAGAZINE'YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH SHELL SMITH' PRIMA
Suddenly This Summer
by Susan Mallery Synithia Williams Stefanie LondonWelcome to Wishing Tree, where the magic of Christmas in July will bring you home in this heartwarming story by #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery.Some heartbreaks hit harder than others. For Shaye Harper, the last one was so bad she swore off men for good. Wishing Tree, Washington, was supposed to be a pit stop on the road to a fresh start, but Shaye is swiftly drawn in by the quirky small town&’s celebrations—and a handsome stranger she can&’t resist.After deployments around the world, army vet Lawson Easley knows there&’s no place better than his hometown. And he&’s determined to stay right here, forever. Too bad the first woman who feels like &“the one&” is just passing through. The more time he spends with Shaye, the more he knows that she&’s the piece his heart&’s been missing.Swept up by the joyful summer festivities and Lawson&’s obvious affection, Shaye starts to feel she belongs. Here, with him. She never meant to end up in Wishing Tree. Then again, she never meant to fall in love… Don't miss The Happiness Plan, a new novel coming from #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery where three women experience hope, heartache, and the power of friendship as they search for true happiness!
Suddenly You: The Jane Austen Academy (The Jane Austen Academy #4)
by Cecilia GrayFanny doesn't need friends or love at The Jane Austen Academy. She only needs her running and intends to lie low until she can try out for the Olympic track team. But the Academy is in danger, and in an effort to save it, Fanny must join forces with the friend she never knew she wanted. She finds herself center stage in the middle of the Academy's biggest love triangle as the lead in the school play... only this track star can't afford to break a leg.
Suddenly You
by Lisa KleypasShe was unmarried, untouched and almost thirty, but novelist Amanda Briars wasn't about to greet her next birthday without making love to a man. When he appeared at her door, she believed he was her gift to herself, hired for one night of passion. Unforgettably handsome, irresistibly virile, he tempted her in ways she never thought possible...but something stopped him from completely fulfilling her dream.Jack Delvin's determination to possess Amanda became greater when she discovered his true identity. But gently-bred Amanda craved respectability more than she admitted, while Jack, the cast-off son of a nobleman and London's most notorious businessman, refused to live by society's rules. Yet when fate conspired for them to marry, their worlds collided with a passionate force neither had expected...but both soon craved.
Suddenly You
by Sarah MayberryThe definition of a happy man?The guy who knows exactly what he wants and has it. That's Harry Porter. He's got the perfect job, the best buddies and no commitments beyond the next good time. It's the ideal life.Then he stops to help Pippa White when she's stranded by the side of the road. He's known-and liked-her for a while, but as the ex of a friend, she's entirely off-limits. And as fun as the banter with her is, Harry knows single moms are out of his league.So why all the excuses to see Pippa again...and again? And why can't he stop thinking about her? But most puzzling of all is how Harry suddenly wants to swap a night with the boys for one with only Pippa!
Suddenly Yours (Dreamspun Desires #20)
by Jacob Z. FloresA One Fine Day NovelWhat happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas. Cody Hayes is having one epic morning-after. The hangover following a Vegas bachelor party is nothing new to him, and neither is the naked man in his bed. His apparent marriage is a different story. Carefully plotting every detail of his life carried Julian Canales to a Senate seat as an openly gay man. A drunken night of Truth or Dare isn't like him... and neither is marrying a man he just met. He'd get an annulment, but the media has gotten wind of his hasty nuptials. If Julian's political career is going to survive, he has to stay married to a man who's his opposite in every way. Now he must convince Cody that all they need to do is survive a conservative political rival, a heartbroken ex, their painful pasts... and an attraction neither man can fight.
El suelo bajo sus pies
by Salman RushdieEsta es la historia de cómo Vina Apsara, una cantante famosa de voz salvaje e irresistible, desapareció en un terremoto devastador y de cómo Ormus Cama, su amante, la encontró, la perdió y volvió a encontrarla. Rai, un fotógrafo amigo de Ormus y amante ocasional de Vina, narra la historia en su propia voz, una voz llena de rabia, sabiduría, amor y humor. El suelo bajo sus pies es, en definitiva, la historia de un amor que se prolonga más allá de la muerte, una revisión del mito de Orfeo y también un retrato del fracasado encuentro entre Oriente y Occidente. En resumidas cuentas, un relato de amor, muerte y rocknroll.«Una novela exuberante y lisérgica. Rushdie apabulla.»The Washington Post
Un sueño atrevido (Trilogía de los Sueños #Volumen 1)
by Nora RobertsA veces los sueños más arriesgados conducen a la verdadera felicidad. Margo, Kate y Laura han crecido como hermanas en la magnífica casa de los Templeton, ricos propietarios de un imperio hotelero en California. Laura es hija de los Templeton y acaba de casarse; Kate es una prima huérfana que ha terminado un MBA por Harvard, y Margo Sullivan es la hija de la criada y la heroína de esta historia, primera entrega de la «Trilogía de los Sueños». Buscando su independencia y el sueño de ser alguien, Margo abandona la casa familiar. Sin embargo sus ilusiones pronto se ven truncadas al ser estafada por el director de su empresa y verse obligada a volver a casa arruinada y completamente decepcionada. De nuevo allí, junto a sus queridas hermanas y a Joshua, hijo de los Templeton y compañero de juegos y amores, Margo descubrirá que un sueño más atrevido e impensable que el original podría llegar a hacerse realidad. La crítica ha dicho...«Una escritura sólida y entretenida.»USA Today
Un sueño atrevido | Compartir un sueño | En busca de un sueño (Trilogía de los Sueños #Volumen)
by Nora RobertsLa «Trilogía de los Sueños» completa reunida en un solo volumen. Margo: hija de la criada de la rica familia Templeton. Llevada por sus ambiciones emprende un viaje lleno de riesgos que le pasará factura. Kate: sobrina de los ricos propietarios. Su brillante carrera profesional fracasa, obligándole a replantearse su vida y a darse cuenta de que estaba vacía de sentido. Laura: hija de los Templeton. Había depositado todos sus sueños en su matrimonio, por lo que tras su divorcio se encuentra perdida y desilusionada. Tres mujeres que crecieron como hermanas y que compartieron momentos de dicha y de tristeza, aprenderán ahora a mirar más allá de sus propios talentos para reforzar sus lazos y permanecer unidas: solo así descubrirán cuáles son los sueños que conducen a la verdadera felicidad. La crítica ha dicho...«Las novelas de Roberts son una entretenida mezcla de romance y drama, y esta trilogía no es una excepción.»BookPage
El sueño de Charlotte
by Luciana V. SuárezSueños premonitorios y el amor de su vida... ¿Podrá Charlotte lidiar con todo lo que el destino tiene preparado para ella? Ella sueña con el amor de su vida, pero no debe acercarse o él morirá. Charlotte tiene sueños premonitorios desde niña y sueña con su amor verdadero, pero lo ve muerto... Cuando al fin conoce al hombre de sus sueños teme acercarse a él, pues piensa que junto a ella corre el riesgo de morir. Aun así, Charlotte no puede mantenerse alejada de él, a pesar de que sabe que a su lado el amor de su vida corre peligro.
El sueño de Joanna
by Barbara Wood«"¿Son los sueños nuestro lazo de unión con el mundo espiritual? -había escrito en su diario lady Emily, la madre de Joanna-. ¿Traen consigo mensajes o advertencias, o respuestas a los misterios?"» Las pesadillas y fantasías habían sido la única compañía de Joanna durante la travesía. Una vez en Australia, pensó en la misteriosa mujer que había aparecido en los sueños de su madre, en las pesadillas y en su significado. Debía proseguir la búsqueda de aquella tierra, Karra Karra, cuyo nombre evocaba una antigua forma de vida, antes de la llegada del hombre blanco. A la suave luz del atardecer, Joanna trató de imaginar las líneas invisibles por donde habían caminado los antiguos, sus cantos, creando y recreando el mundo. Sin embargo, Joanna estaba asustada. A su alrededor percibía la existencia de fuerzas extrañas e incontrolables.
El sueño de Perséfone
by Marta Isabel RodríguezDos mundos opuestos. Luz y oscuridad, vida y muerte... Y un lazo que los une. Perséfone no cree que haya nada más que el mundo en el que ha sido criada, ni que le espere un destino que no sea seguir los pasos de su madre como sanadora en el pueblo que es su hogar. Al menos, no hasta que un temporal asola la aldea donde vive y el aire se llena de aullidos de lobos, desgracia y enfermedad. Porque aunque el culto a los dioses ha sido olvidado, estos no lo han hecho... Hades, el misterioso dios del Inframundo, responde a la súplica desesperada de los humanos y exige que uno de los habitantes de la aldea baje a la morada de los muertos como prueba de buena voluntad. Para que no vuelvan a olvidar a quién deben devoción. Y Perséfone se ofrece como sacrificio, prometiendo a su madre que el suyo será un viaje de ida y vuelta. Pero escapar del reino de Hades no es tan fácil como se cree. Porque quizás, y solo quizás, sea ella la que no quiere marcharse.
El sueño de pintar a una dama (Los irresistibles Trevelyan #Volumen 3)
by Nuria Rivera¿Puede un cuadro despertar la pasión? Cuando Sebastian Trevelyan conoce a Violet Harris tiene el deseo irrefrenable de pintar su retrato, pero no puede hacerlo como desearía, como tampoco puede abrirle su corazón porque ella está a punto de casarse y debe dejarla marchar. El precio de esta renuncia será una obsesión que lucha por ocultar. La mañana que encuentra en Hyde Park a una niña que le pide que la dibuje, no sospecha que su mundo se va a tambalear. Nunca ha huido de una mujer, pero ese día lo hace al descubrir quien es la madre de la pequeña. Violet Aniston, baronesa viuda Pattison, regresa a Londres con su hija, en busca de una nueva vida. En los seis años que han transcurrido desde que se marchó ha vestido de luto la mayoría del tiempo y se ha sentido encerrada en una jaula de oro. Pero una fuerza interior la empuja a ser una nueva mujer. El encuentro durante un baile entre Sebastian y Violet despierta los anhelos reprimidos y las viejas obsesiones. Ya no son los jóvenes que fueron, ya nada puede frenar la pasión que sienten y la antigua propuesta de pintar su retrato se hace una realidad. Violet siente que el descarado e irresistible pintor, que la mira con los ojos entornados y le atraviesa el alma, le provoca ideas muy disparatadas. Tantas que no es dueña de sí misma. ¿Será ese deseo por pintarla un modo de liberar la obsesión que lo persigue o la forma que tiene de conquistarla?
El sueño de Silen
by Cristina Rodríguez TruebaUna novela llena de misterio, humor, amor y dudas que apasionará a los lectores. Silen ha admirado esa casona de indianos desde que era una niña. Cuando la hereda, se encuentra en un momento crítico de su vida: sin dinero y convencida de que tendrá que pedir ayuda económica a sus padres. Ella no conocía al dueño, la propiedad nunca estuvo habitada y no sabe por qué lo ha hecho. Cuando entra en la casa siente miedo, ¿qué va a hacer con su sueño convertido en realidad?, cada vez que lo intenta el temor aumenta. Sorprendentemente, el abogado que contrató el dueño también ha heredado la casa contigua a la mansión, otra vivienda que estaba vacía y que compró hace muchos años el propietario de la casona. ¿Por qué? No entiende nada e intentará averiguarlo... Mientras, la atracción con su ahora vecino aumenta.
El sueño de Sophia (Los colores de la belleza #Volumen 2)
by Corina BomannLa esperada continuación de la historia de Sophia, atrapada en la legendaria rivalidad entre dos reinas de la belleza: Helena Rubinstein y Elizabeth Arden. Cuando todo parecía perdido, una misteriosa carta ha despertado un rayo de esperanza en Sophia: el hijo que creía muerto aún puede estar vivo en París. Pero al llegar a la ciudad en busca de confirmación, Sophia choca con un muro implacable de silencio. Decide entonces aceptar la oferta de trabajo de Elizabeth Arden, la gran rival de su antigua jefa, Helena Rubinstein. Un ambiente lleno de glamour recibe a la joven química pero cuando madame Rubinstein vuelve inesperadamente a su vida, Sophia se encuentra atrapada en medio de una verdadera guerra entre las dos emperatrices del maquillaje. Su futuro, amor y felicidad vuelven a estar en juego... Una serie llena de encanto y glamour que ha enamorado a los lectores de Anne Jacobs, Lucinda Riley o Charlotte Link.