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1) Betrothal
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Seventeen year old Lady Guinevere holds the crown to a ancient kingdom. Without brothers to ascend the throne, marriage to her will assure any man the right to rule.
Arthur Pendragon has won his power through battle. His legions have elected him their king and protector but he seeks to legitimize his claim to High King through marrying Guinevere.
Lancelot, a valiant knight with a broken past, is driven by his desire to protect those in need. He's...
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"July, 1579. Called upon to help a family friend who is horrified at the return of her errant husband after an absence of thirty years, little does Ursula realize that her involvement in the Harrison family's domestic dramas will lead to a case of cold-blooded murder. Matters become even more complicated when Ursula is summoned to court to assist in negotiations for Queen Elizabeth's possible engagement to the Duke of Alencon. The proposed marriage...
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A Practical Proposal Though Lady Elizabeth Wayland would rather spend her days with her beloved books than an uncaring spouse, scandal forces her to find a match posthaste. To escape the scoundrel who almost ruined her, Elizabeth accepts an unconventional proposal from a childhood friend. But when she finds herself falling for her husband-to-be, will she be able to convince him to return her love? Widowed cotton mill owner Miles Hawthorne vowed to...
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From the seaside villas of France to the sumptuous drawing rooms of London's Victorian aristocracy comes a tale of star-crossed lovers desperate to escape their irresistible-and terribly inconvenient-passion… When Grace Godwyn is introduced to her soon-to-be fiancé's closest friend, she can hardly keep from fainting. The man whose angry gaze confronts her is none other than the handsome stranger who came to her aid in a dark French alleyway. The...
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Sophie Wilson's guardian insists she must marry the odious and bullying Lord Pinkerton unless she finds a suitable alternative immediately. Since she is a wallflower-through no fault of her own-that is unlikely. Her brother tries to help by persuading his friend Kit Thomas, impoverished second son of an earl, to pretend to be her fiancé until the bully loses interest. As Sophie and Kit spend time together, their feelings grow. But Pinkerton is not...
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Sophie Handley is a charming flirt-just like the fiancée who jilted Lieutenant Charles Cantrill after he was wounded at Waterloo. Yet her assistance in helping veterans is proving invaluable. And when she offers to feign a courtship to appease his family, he finds their arrangement curiously appealing.... Sophie has been groomed from birth for a life of easy comfort. Then financial ruin obliges her to reevaluate all her plans and dreams. Helping...
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He came to town with a business proposal…
Will he leave with a bride?
John Butler’s positive his old friend is the perfect person to open a general store in his new settlement out West—but first he must convince the man’s daughter. The last thing Clara Morehouse wants as she takes over her family’s general store is to uproot and move out West. And her family won’t go without her. But after a rejected suitor tarnishes Clara’s reputation,...
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An engagment of convenienceWhen Robert, Viscount Sandford, agrees to take Harriet Cordell as his betrothed it is purely an act of convenience - and most definitely short-term! Escaping an undesirable forced marriage, she simply needs a temporary refuge. But then dramatic events at his estate, including Harriet's sudden kidnapping, force Robert to admit that their hasty betrothal might need to become a much more permanent arrangement... .
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Cornwall, 1798. Four years have passed since Midshipman Edmund Melville was declared missing, presumed dead, and Amelia Carew has mended her heart and fallen in love with a young physician, Luke Bohenna. But, on her twenty-fifth birthday, Amelia suddenly receives a letter from Edmund announcing his imminent return. In a state of shock, devastated that she now loves Luke so passionately, she is torn between the two.
When Edmund returns, it is clear...
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HOPE LANG BELIEVES IN LOVE Not an arranged marriage to a man she's never met. Hope scorns such old-fashioned ideas, until she meets the man she once refused as her groom. Soon she's falling for the rugged yet caring Irishman. Ian McGrae's determined to make a success of his new Florida homestead not grapple with the woman who rejected him. But when the ownership of his land is disputed, Hope works by his side to uncover the threat. As Ian gets to...
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This is a historical steamy romance short story (word count 5,705).
Lady Sofia Chester and Lord Kane Maxwell are both very reluctant to be, wed in an arranged marriage to each other, set up by their eager parents. Sofia having no desire to be shackled to whom she believes will be an old bore, and Kane, who much prefers to stay firmly committed to a simple life of warfare serving both his King and country.
But have they both made their judgement and...
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With the end of the Galactic Matriarchy, Vir'ism has risen, centered on Hesperia, the City on a Star. But one leader, Mart Kell, is out of power, while another, the Great Father, Ay'r, is quietly retired.
On a small resort planet with a rainbow of rings, Ay'r Eise'nstein-Kell, a 16-year-old boy, air skates across the sands, dreaming of escape to the famed City on a Star. When the rulers of the galaxy-wide republic and their glamorous entourages arrive...
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From the bestselling author of award-winning historical romance, Lois Greiman, a classic Scottish Highlander Romance. Highland Rogues #2 1535, Scotland Gilmour MacGowan can have any lass he desires…except for the headstrong and beautiful Isobel Frasier who wants nothing to do with the arrogant head of Clan MacGowan. But Gilmour is used to getting what he wants… and he wants Isobel! Fiercely independent-and a wee tad stubborn-Isobel must not marry...
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Just before taking her vows, Sister Gilda, along with Lord Justin, King Louis's counselor, is given a task: investigate grounds for the annulment of a marriage between Count Cedric and Lady Mariel. Together, they discover that Mariel believes she actually married Cedric's younger half-brother Phillip-Cedric's surrogate-at the marriage ceremony, and that Cedric plans to marry Lady Emma as soon as the annulment is granted. Emma and Phillip, meanwhile,...
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Dead Pixels volume 3
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Meg and Nicky decide to get married in the game and things quickly get complicated.
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A baby on her terms
The McKettrick Way by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Linda Lael Miller
Meg McKettrick longs for a baby—husband optional. Perfect father material is gorgeous Brad O’Ballivan, an old flame and the new owner of his family’s ranch in Stone Creek. But Meg—as strong, proud and stubborn as her ancestors from Indian Rock’s Triple M ranch—wants to do things her way…the McKettrick way. And Brad feels just as strongly...
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Adventures of Robin Hood volume 14
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Sir Richard of the Lea has lost a tournament and must pay 200 gold coins, which he does not have. To gain the funds, Richard decides to marry off his son to Hugh the Mercer's daughter. Richard then asks Robin and his band to disguise as knights to impress Hugh. However, Hugh is not impressed by Richard's son and wants to instead marry his daughter off to Robin.
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1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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As Myra Harper dances and romances one young man after another under New York's Biltmore clock, she is transformed from a fresh teenager into a jaded 21-year-old. When she becomes engaged to wealthy Knowleton Whitney, she encounters a bizarre plot to discourage her from fortune hunting.
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