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Two years ago, Devan MacArthur's plans to marry Isobel MacGregor were pushed aside when a feud broke out between their clans and he's been trying to repair the relationship ever since. But his plans are thwarted once again when his brother announces his betrothal to Isobel. Devastated, he knows he should let her go. But his good intentions go awry when he sees her again and decides that he'll stop at nothing to have her. Approx. 4,500 words (18 pages)...
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Over the years, Melanie Merton has used every trick and ruse to repel overeager gentlemen callers without ever revealing the real reason she won't say yes to an offer of marriage. When neighbor Walter George jumps to her defense against slurs cast by suitor number twelve, he also pries into her past-uncovering the circumstances around a tragic loss in her childhood and her aversion to being touched by anyone. But even protective Walter must be kept...
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Lady Augusta Cherrill is barreling toward spinsterhood faster than her feet can keep up. When she takes a tumble down the stairs at the social event of the Season, Gussie is delighted to discover a handsome, intriguing, wholly unsuitable stranger picking her up and dusting her off. Did she bump her head-or has fate finally delivered the answer to her prayers? Sir Malcolm Sharpe left Scotland as a young man to make his fortune in the Canadian frontier....
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Rumored to be more than just a murderer…Lord Ambrose Ravenner, Marquess Blackraven, has been shunned by the whole of society following the death of his wife and the shocking events that transpired at her funeral which resulted in his mother-in-law's demise. But shunned or not, he needs an heir and that means getting himself a wife. Braving society, he enters Almack's, the very heart of the marriage mart. And there he meets the one woman who braves...
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Welcome to the Miss Mayhem series, where four adventurous young ladies match wits and capture the hearts of their neighbors in the seaside town of Brighton. Overworked London banker David Hawke has two goals for his week in the seaside town of Brighton: one, recover an overdue debt from a good friend and neighbor and two, relax for the remaining holiday without any further distractions. When his friend's impulsive younger sister barges into his home...
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After Trayten disappeared from Dorset in the winter of 1901, Katherine spent the next eight years searching for him. She never imagined she would find him like this: confined to a wheelchair on the island of Alderney with no memory of her or their turbulent past. Now, the brilliant painter who once loved her is a hollow shell of the man she once knew. But Katherine is determined to restore Trayten's memory, uncover the mystery of his disappearance,...
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When desperately private writer Imogen George offered to marry Peter Watson it wasn't just to save a friend but to secure her own future. With her eyesight failing and no other prospects for marital bliss on the horizon, surely it wouldn't be too horrible to marry without the benefits of love. When Peter gains a title and fortune a week before they're set to wed, the right thing to do is release him to spare him the burden of her limited future. Peter...
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Alexander MacNichol, the epitome of a hot-blooded Highland warrior. Loyal to Scotland, lover of women and a merry time. The last thing he expected from his King, Robert the Bruce, was an order to marry a whey-faced English lass from the wrong side of the border.Lady Grace Worthington, one moment betrothed to an Englishman she fears, and the next, thrust into the arms of a Scottish brute named MacNichol. All the while, battling her own inner demons.When...
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CeCe Dixon is tired of being overlooked, and when the militia arrives at the nearby training camp, she decides to set an example for her younger sisters and find herself a husband. She won't settle for just any husband, either, he must be kind, handsome, and madly in love with her. Justin, Viscount Stavely, is at first flattered by Cece's flirtations, and soon finds himself under her spell. He's falling quickly-until one night he finds her in a passionate...
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The only person who ever understood what Julia Radley wanted most in life was the man who ruined her reputation and secured her victory in a bold swimming race. She does not hold Valentine Merton accountable for the harsh criticisms made against her character until he suggests the only way to smooth over the scandal of his defeat is to wed as soon as possible.After picking himself up after proposing, Valentine Merton is even more determined to tame...
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TWO HEARTS BEYOND CONTROL Frances Stewart was the most stunning beauty of the London Season, with every noble gallant at her beck and call, and the most eligible lord in the realm, Sir Robert Sedburgh, begging for her hand. Lord Ian Macdonald was the most headstrong and arrogant young blade ever to sneer at society's strictures and to scorn caution's advice in his reckless pursuit of his own desires. As fate would have it (no one else would dare recommend...
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Some memories are best left forgotten…Maccay Douglas finds a trespasser on Duncan lands. Except the trespasser isn't some lad up to mischief. It's a woman in boy's clothing.A woman with a bruise on her head and no name, and hunting skills.She claims she doesn't know who she is.That doesn't stop him from falling in love.Except this red-haired beauty has an explosive secret that is bound to bring war to the highlands.
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Highland love is never fickle...Mairi Douglas's daily life consists of digging up potatoes and turnips, of cleaning chamber pots, and making beds. And dreaming of a life with the young man she's smitten with.Until the death of those dreams come about swiftly and painfully when said young man proves himself a faithless wretch.She sends a message out begging for her removal from the keep of Calan Stewart so that her heart can heal somewhere far away...
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William Blackheath's had recurring dreams, the same one, over and over again, of a woman calling out for him, asking for help. He doesn't believe in seers, but goes to visit one anyway, to learn what the dreams mean. He's told that to find peace, he has to find the woman.Shana Invermore's half Scottish, half gypsy. She's definitely not a wilting flower, nor is she always one to follow laws. She can raid with the best of them. Until she's caught.Now...
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While others fear the meddling Duke of Danby, Lady Eleanor hopes he can find her a husband, since he does it so well. Four years ago, Lady Eleanor's brother Archie found his love, Harriet, indirectly due to the Duke of Danby's summons at Christmastime. Now Eleanor hopes Danby will do the same for her, but she'll have to get over her shyness to meet anyone. Discovered by the handsome Marquess of Wickham while she hides away in the nursery, she agrees...
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Love comes around a second time…Clyde McMannis is not exactly happy. Who would be with his bairns and the love of his life gone? But he manages. He keeps his pain at bay with the ones he's become close to. All of that changes when a familiar face from his long-forgotten past finds him and makes him an offer.Ailsa Dunne lost her true love and husband to war. She feels it fitting to fulfil his purpose and serve Scotland. When called to serve training...
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There is no escaping fate… Malcolm Drummond has risked all to save Eidith and Keith and the king's bastard son. As such, he is now a wanted man. Gone are the dreams of settling a farm in the highlands where his forebearers have for centuries, of raising a family on the island he loves more than life itself. Malcolm is a wanted man and as such, the safest choice is to escape Scotland. To make his way to the New World and start anew. Margaret Astley,...
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Franz Liszt, gefeierter und umschwärmter Klaviervirtuose, zieht sich im Sommer 1841 zur Erholung auf die Rhein-Insel Nonnenwerth zurück. Mit ihm kommen seine Lebensgefährtin, die Gräfin Marie d'Agoult, und ihre gemeinsame Freundin, die Schriftstellerin George Sand. Schon bald wird die Insel zum Ziel von Musikliebhabern und Liszt-Verehrern, die per Dampfschiff anreisen. Ruhe findet der Komponist daher kaum.
Im August gibt er ein gefeiertes Konzert...
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Frankreich im 16.Jahrhundert. Oberküchenmeister Bertrand de Baladoux, Koch des französischen Königs, legt sein Geständnis ab. Er hat Kanzler Antoine Duprat und König Franz den Ersten, der sich im Krieg mit dem deutschen Kaiser Karl dem Fünften befindet, vergiftet. Aber warum? Was hat den gutmütigen Menschen zu einer solchen Tat getrieben?
Die Antwort gibt das Tagebuch der Königin, das sie nach ihrem frühen Tod dem Hofnarren Paltoquet hat...
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This is a Summary of Kristin Hannah's bestselling book, The Nightingale. It talks about the horrific effects of the Second World War in France. The story is set mainly in a small quiet town called Carriveau, in stark contrast to the catastrophe that is to be unleashed on a defeated country under Nazi occupation. The book also depicts the tale of two bold sisters who combine forces at a time when there is little hope or union. Full of action, drama,...
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