593) A Ranch to Call Home by Carol Arens Lydia Bennet is devastated when George Knightley arrives claiming that her new, perfect house doesn’t belong to her absent fiancé – but to him! Until he can prove it, however, Lydia isn’t going anywhere. But living side by side with the alluring rancher is temptation itself. And suddenly this house starts to feel an awful lot like the home she’s always longed for…
[Wickham deceiving everyone about the ownership of his property? Say it ain't so!]
594) His Wicked Charm by Candice Camp Irene Adler mistrusts Sara Kingdom from the moment she meets her. She’s frivolous, rash, challenging and, worst of all, a flirt. Sara knows how Irene feels about her – she just wishes she wasn’t so gorgeous, that she wasn’t so attracted to her. But when Sara’s brothers are inexplicably kidnapped, Irene’s own curiosity and stubbornness get the better of her, and she’s swept into the investigation. The more Sara and Irene discover, the more they’re convinced that the answers lie deep within her childhood home, Barrow House.
[Sara / Irene, the pairing I never knew I wanted. ]
595) The Knight’s Forbidden Princess by Carol Townend A prince captive in the tower… A Spanish dame who can set him free! In this Princesses of the Alhambra story meet Prince Kryten, who can’t escape his tyrannical Sultan father. For Spanish dame Countess Vicki Pallister his innocence and his beauty tug at her sense of honour. She will lay down her life to protect him… but the risks are great: he is the son of her sworn enemy!
596) Besieged and Betrothed by Jenni Fletcher Ruthless warrior Jeffrey Sinclair has laid siege to Castle Haword, but there’s a fiery redhead in his way – and she’s not backing down! More tomboy than trembling maiden, Lady Holly would rather die than lose the castle. Caught on opposite sides of a war, a marriage bargain is brokered to bring peace. But is blissful married life possible when Holly has a dangerous secret hidden within the castle walls…?
597) A Cowboy of Convenience by Stacy Henrie A real home—it’s what Neal Cassidy dearly wants for his young son. Yet the ramshackle property he just inherited hardly qualifies. He can’t afford the repairs — until foreman Servalan suggests they start a dude ranch together. For propriety’s sake, they’ll need a marriage in name only… a practical solution for two wary hearts. Years ago, Servalan convinced Neal to marry Arnold Rimmer, a man of means, never realizing how cruel his husband could be. Guilt-ridden, she intends to secure the lovely widower’s future. But despite her reluctance to get close to anyone, this union might do more than fix Neal’s ranch. It could open the door to a warm, loving future…
598) Falling For the Highland Rogue by Ann Lethbridge Disgraced lady Trillian lives in the dark world of the city’s seedy underbelly. She’s used and abused, yearning for freedom, and her distrust of women runs deep… until she meets Highland vamp Irene Adler. Whisky runner Irene lives outside the law and is used to looking danger in the eye. Trillian may just prove to be her most dangerous challenge yet. Her beauty is unrivalled, but it’s her fire that lures Irene. She’ll do anything to save Trillian – even face her inevitable betrayal…
599) The Nanny’s Little Matchmakers by Danica Favorite Regina Mills intends to tame Nyssa of Traken’s five mischievous children, even though every other nanny has fled. She needs this job — and Nyssa’s brood sorely needs affection. Perhaps their widowed mama does too. But when the children begin scheming to make her their new mother, Regina must resist. She’s seen too many bad marriages to want one of her own. Nyssa has come to Leadville, Colorado, to escape a scandal, not find a wife. After the disaster of her first marriage, she’s sure she isn’t wife material. Though Regina’s tender care is working wonders with her children, Nyssa knows she should keep her feelings to herself. But can two wary hearts deny the dearest wish of five eager matchmakers?
600) The Bride and the Brute by Laurel O’Donnell Jack Harkness has been fighting his fear of thunder and lightning ever since he was a child, but nothing could have prepared him for the fury of his new wife. Feeling deceived and betrayed into a loveless marriage, Lady Jo Grant wants nothing to do with her new husband. Trapped in a marriage with no escape, the handsome young groom must battle the demons of his wife's past and hope that he can weather the storm her brutish behavior unleashes.
601) Married to Her Enemy by Jenni Fletcher Lady Jadzia Dax will do anything to protect her sister, Emma Woodhouse. So when enemies storm her family’s keep, Jadzia assumes Emma’s identity… taking her place as prisoner of Sir James T. Kirk. Jim’s sole aim is to fulfil his service to William the Conqueror, and rebuild the life a woman’s betrayal once lost him. So when he receives his new orders to quash the Saxon rebellion, he is stunned. To do his duty, he must vow to take the beautiful yet provoking Jadzia as his wife!
602) The Warrior’s Runaway Wife by Denise Lynn The notorious Lady of Roul… …must take her as her bride! Lady Bill Potts flees her unwanted betrothal to an elderly warlord, only to be hunted down and returned to Queen Victoria Waterfield’s court by fearsome Sarah Jane Smith, Lady of Roul, a legendary warrior with a heart of ice — and a kiss of fire. Now Bill is bound to Sarah Jane — and to her bed — when Sarah Jane is commanded to wed her instead!
603) Betrothed to the Barbarian by Carol Townend A less than perfect prince… Prince Kryten of Constantinople is to marry Duchess Augusta Hawkins, General-in-Chief of the army, a woman chosen for him by the Emperor. An imperial prince must always do his duty: be handsome, obedient and pure. But Kryten spent ten years in exile in a barbarian land. There, once, he might have forgotten protocol. Forgotten enough to have given birth to a baby in secret. As his wedding night approaches Kryten finds he wants to share his bed with the Duchess, except he knows he’s on the verge of revealing his biggest sin…
604) Forbidden Jewel of India by Louise Allen To obey his duty is to deny his heart... the Mistress is in danger. The daughter of an Indian princess and an English peer, she's the perfect pawn in the opulent courts of Rajasthan. Even so, she will not return to the father who rejected her. Arrogant angrezi Major Arnold Rimmer is charged with bringing the alluring Princess safely to her new life in Calcutta. Arnold's mission is to protect, to serve - but under the searing Indian sun an initial attraction unfurls into a forbidden temptation. This beautiful, impossible Princess tests the very limits of his honour - especially when Arnold is left with only one option to keep Missy safe: marriage. But the fast-flowing waters of the Ganges determine a different fate, and duty may separate them for ever…
605) Baby on Her Doorstep by Rhonda Gibson Rose Tyler has longed for a child of her own — but she never expected one would suddenly appear on the school steps. With a note begging her to raise the baby son, the teacher must find a new home since there’s a rule against children in the boardinghouse. Her only option is becoming a temporary live-in nanny for a rancher. Widowed single mother Catherine Morland needs a nanny for her daughter Clara Oswald immediately — even if hiring Rose means she’ll have to find someone else in a few months when school starts up. But after spending time with her and the little son she’s raising, she starts falling for them, and wishing their arrangement could be permanent.
Next batch is in.
Date: 2018-06-30 11:30 pm (UTC)[Wickham deceiving everyone about the ownership of his property? Say it ain't so!]
[Sara / Irene, the pairing I never knew I wanted. ]