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Beloved of the Fallen
by Savannah KlineHOW FAR IS THE FALL INTO TRUE LOVE?An elegant combination of fantasy, thriller and romance, this debut novel from rising-star science fiction author Savannah Kline is a breathless tale of love, seduction and redemption.Intelligent and ambitious, Kira Castlemaine is a beautiful young attorney with an exciting future. But the sudden death of her U.S. Congressman father turns Kira's life upside down. Almost immediately, she is swept into politics and swept off her feet.As the high-stake political intrigue unfurls, Kira finds herself at the epicenter of a congressional battle that will determine the fate of America and humanity. Helping guide her through this ordeal is her new lover-the handsome, shrewd political consultant Valentin. But what shadowy secret is the seemingly heaven-sent Valentin truly hiding?
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 Nan HawthorneBELOVED PILGRIM, a woman dons her brother's armor and heads for the doomed Crusade of 1101
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 Poison: A Novel (Jem Flockhart Mysteries #1)
by E. S. ThomsonSet in a crumbling 1850s London infirmary, a richly atmospheric Victorian crime novel where murder is the price to be paid for secrets kept. Ramshackle and crumbling, trapped in the past and resisting the future, St. Saviour's Infirmary awaits demolition. Within its stinking wards and cramped corridors, the doctors bicker and backstab. Ambition, jealousy, and loathing seethe beneath the veneer of professional courtesy. Always an outsider, and with a secret of her own to hide, apothecary Jem Flockhart observes everything but says nothing. And then six tiny coffins are uncovered, inside each a handful of dried flowers and a bundle of mouldering rags. When Jem comes across these strange relics hidden inside the infirmary's old chapel, her quest to understand their meaning prises open a long-forgotten past--with fatal consequences. In a trail that leads from the bloody world of the operating room and the dissecting table to the notorious squalor of Newgate Prison and the gallows, Jem's adversary proves to be both powerful and ruthless. As St. Saviour's destruction draws near, the dead are unearthed from their graves while the living are forced to make impossible choices. And murder is the price to be paid for the secrets to be kept.
Beloved Poison: A page-turning thriller full of dark secrets (Jem Flockhart #1)
by E. S. Thomson'Vivid, pungent and perilous' CHRIS BROOKMYRE'Evocative...brilliant plotting' REBECCA GRIFFITHSA dark and richly atmospheric thriller, perfect for fans of Laura Purcell's The Silent Companions, Sarah Perry's Melmoth and Elly Griffiths' The Stranger Diaries.London, 1846.Ramshackle and crumbling, St Saviour's Infirmary awaits demolition. Within its stinking wards and cramped corridors the doctors bicker and fight. Ambition, jealousy and hatred seethe beneath the veneer of professional courtesy.Always an outsider, and with a secret of her own to hide, apothecary Jem Flockhart observes everything, but says nothing.And then six tiny coffins are uncovered, inside each a handful of dried flowers and a bundle of mouldering rags. When Jem comes across these strange relics hidden inside the infirmary's old chapel, her quest to understand their meaning prises open a long-forgotten past - with fatal consequences . . .Praise for E.S. Thomson:'It's rare that a book is Gothic enough for me, but Beloved Poison is killing it. The blood, the bones...' LAURA PURCELL'Complex, harrowing and highly enjoyable' DAILY EXPRESS'Marvellous, vivid . . . breathtakingly dark' JANET ELLIS'Jem Flockhart books are the best I've read in years' KIRSTY LOGAN'A marvel . . . thoroughly engrossing' MARY PAULSON ELLIS
Beloved Poison: A page-turning thriller full of dark secrets (Jem Flockhart Mysteries Ser. #1)
by E. S. Thomson'Vivid, pungent and perilous' CHRIS BROOKMYRE'Evocative...brilliant plotting' REBECCA GRIFFITHSA dark and richly atmospheric thriller, perfect for fans of Laura Purcell's The Silent Companions, Sarah Perry's Melmoth and Elly Griffiths' The Stranger Diaries.London, 1846.Ramshackle and crumbling, St Saviour's Infirmary awaits demolition. Within its stinking wards and cramped corridors the doctors bicker and fight. Ambition, jealousy and hatred seethe beneath the veneer of professional courtesy.Always an outsider, and with a secret of her own to hide, apothecary Jem Flockhart observes everything, but says nothing.And then six tiny coffins are uncovered, inside each a handful of dried flowers and a bundle of mouldering rags. When Jem comes across these strange relics hidden inside the infirmary's old chapel, her quest to understand their meaning prises open a long-forgotten past - with fatal consequences . . .Praise for E.S. Thomson:'It's rare that a book is Gothic enough for me, but Beloved Poison is killing it. The blood, the bones...' LAURA PURCELL'Complex, harrowing and highly enjoyable' DAILY EXPRESS'Marvellous, vivid . . . breathtakingly dark' JANET ELLIS'Jem Flockhart books are the best I've read in years' KIRSTY LOGAN'A marvel . . . thoroughly engrossing' MARY PAULSON ELLIS
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 Revolutionary Sweetheart
by Beatriz HausnerJuxtaposing the diction of surrealism with Ovid, Callimachus, and popular music—punk and new wave—the poems in Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart concern themselves with various aspects of Eros.From wistful romance to explicit sex, these poems are inspired by the troubadour poets of Provence and Italy, and invoke such historical figures as the Byzantine Empress Theodora and her husband, Emperor Justinian, not to mention the Countess of Dia—Beatriz—a major poet of the troubadour tradition; these are Hausner's "alter voices," expressing permutations of presence, absence, conquest, and loss.Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart reaches back through the millenia to create an unexpected, unconventional, and contemporary exploration of one of humanity's oldest pleasures.
Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart
by Beatriz HausnerJuxtaposing the diction of surrealism with Ovid, Callimachus, and popular music—punk and new wave—the poems in Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart concern themselves with various aspects of Eros.From wistful romance to explicit sex, these poems are inspired by the troubadour poets of Provence and Italy, and invoke such historical figures as the Byzantine Empress Theodora and her husband, Emperor Justinian, not to mention the Countess of Dia—Beatriz—a major poet of the troubadour tradition; these are Hausner's "alter voices," expressing permutations of presence, absence, conquest, and loss.Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart reaches back through the millenia to create an unexpected, unconventional, and contemporary exploration of one of humanity's oldest pleasures.
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.
Beloved Son (Aisling Trilogy #3)
by Carole CummingsAisling Trilogy: Book ThreeWhen a man’s identity is built on lies, can he find the true self buried beneath? For Wil and Dallin, newfound love might not be enough. To heal themselves and their world, they must learn to see things as they truly are and break free of what they have been tricked into believing. Wil and Dallin stand at the center of an approaching convergence they’re not sure they’re strong enough to face. The power of the land and the Mother waits for Wil in the bowels of Lind, but it comes at a price: he must defeat the soul-eater and save the Father, Her Beloved, and manage to keep his soul in the process. He can’t do it alone. But where can he turn for aid when friends are not necessarily friends, trusted mentors are not necessarily to be trusted, and good intentions are sometimes the most dangerous kind? Dallin and Wil must accept their roles as the Guardian and the Aisling and stand together against a ruthless god in a cataclysmic battle of dreams and wills, the fates of both of their souls and those of all mortals hanging in the balance. Trust, if they can finally embrace it, holds both the promise of salvation and the risk of damnation.
The Beloved Son: A Novel
by Jay QuinnIn The Beloved Son, one family must cope with life&’s ever-changing moments as two sons are faced with the issue of their aging parents. Karl Preston lives an ideal American life with his wife and daughter in an affluent North Carolina suburb. At his father&’s request, Karl travels to Florida for a weekend visit that starts a roller coaster of family drama and heartache. Not only does Karl have to deal with his gay brother, Sven, who is the primary caretaker of their parents, he must also confront his mother&’s growing dementia. Richly told, lyrically written, this is a poignant portrait of the modern-day family and how responsibility trumps resentment. Jay Quinn&’s Lambda-nominated novels transcend traditional gay fiction, exploring universal issues of marriage, aging parents, addiction, and attraction, all while presenting unique characters and page-turning drama. Don&’t miss any of Quinn&’s novels: Metes and Bounds, Back Where He Started, The Good Neighbor, The Beloved Son, and The Boomerang Kid.
Beloved Son
by George TurnerForty years after his starship escapes from an apocalyptic Earth, Commander Albert Raft and his crew return to a much younger and violent Earth society that wants to embrace Raft as a god because of his telepathic powers.
Beloved Son
by George TurnerForty years after his starship escapes from an apocalyptic Earth, Commander Albert Raft and his crew return to a much younger and violent Earth society that wants to embrace Raft as a god because of his telepathic powers.
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 Virago
by Anne AshleyA dangerous game of spies and seduction...Spirited Katherine O’Malley, sent to France to flush out a traitor, is prepared for discomfort, fear, even danger in her country’s service. She isn’t prepared to work with handsome rake Major Daniel Ross-posing as his wife! Katherine knows all about his womanizing ways, and she’s determined to resist his charms-no matter how strongly they affect her.But when Napoleon’s escape from Elba forces the pretend couple to flee across hostile France, Katherine has to trust Daniel absolutely. Even if that means letting him get intimately close....
The Beloved Vision: A History of Nineteenth Century Music
by Ph.D. Stephen WalshA rich and luminous biography of nineteenth century music from the acclaimed author of Debussy: A Painter in Sound.When one thinks of &“great&” classical music—music with the most emotional resonance and timelessness—we harken back to the nineteenth century and the Romantic tradition. We recall the sweet melody of a Schubert song, the heroine dying for love in an Italian opera, the swooning orchestration of a Tchaikovsky symphony. The emotional resonance of nineteenth century has moved generations muscians and resonated with countless listeners. It has inspired artists and writers. But no writer until how has adopted such a vividly insightful narrative approach as Stephen Walsh and he shows how there is more to Romantic music that meets the eye—and the ear. With authority, insight, and passion, The Beloved Vision, links the music history of this singular epoch to the ideas that lay behind Romanticism in all its manifestations. In this complete, entertaining, and singularly readable account, we come to understand the entire phase in music history that has become the mainstay of the twentieth and twenty-first century concert and operatic repertoire. We also come to understand Beethoven, Mahler, Schubert, Chopin, and Wagner anew. The narrative begins in the eighteenth century, with C.P.E. Bach, Haydn and the literary movement known as Sturm und Drang, seen as a reaction of the individual artist to the confident certainties of the Enlightenment. The windows are flung open, and everything to do with style, form, even technique, is exposed to the emotional and intellectual weather, the impulses and preferences of the individual composer. Risk taking—the braving of the unknown—was certainly an important part of what the composers wanted to do, as true of Chopin and Verdi as it is of Berlioz and Wagner. It's an exciting, colorful, story, told with passion but also with the precision and clarity of detail for which Stephen Walsh is so widely admired. The Beloved Vision is a cultural tour de force, by turns bold, challenging, and immensely stimulating.