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The fen tiger
By Catherine Cookson. 1994
Rosamund Morley was the mainstay of her family, living a life of poverty deep in the wild fen country with…
her sister and alcoholic father. She it was who ran for help the night her father set his bed alight after a drinking bout, a night that would change the course of her life for, fleeing through the woods, she met Michael Bradshaw, whom she called the "fen tiger". When she knew more of Michael's past and what made him live in isolation, her first feelings of dislike turned to compassion and then to something deeper. 1994.The famous heroine; The plumed bonnet (Dark Angel Ser.)
By Mary Balogh. 2011
In “The famous heroine”, Cora did not think twice about rescuing a drowning child, but the child is a duke’s…
nephew, and his mother has insisted making Cora her protégée for the London season. When the duke asks his friend Lord Francis to dance with Cora, the result is unexpected. Some descriptions of sex. In “The plumed bonnet”, Alistair Munro, Duke of Bridgewater, is looking for love outside the bounds of polite society, and that’s what he expects when he rescues a seemingly disreputable girl on the side of the road. When he discovers the truth, he offers her marriage, and in this unlikely union, Stephanie and Alistair discover that sometimes it’s possible to marry first, then fall in love. Descriptions of sex. 1996.The feast of love
By Charles Baxter. 2000
Bradley Smith helps his friend Charlie Baxter solve his book-writing woes by suggesting Charlie get Bradley's coffee shop customers to…
talk about their delights and distractions. Baxter weaves these stories into a series of vignettes covering many aspects of life. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2000.The falls: a novel
By Joyce Carol Oates. 2004
Ariah is widowed on the first day of her honeymoon in Niagara Falls. Local lawyer Dirk Burnaby falls in love…
with Ariah and marries her. But when he later takes on the Love Canal lawsuit he becomes estranged from his family. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 2004.The cost of betrayal: three romantic suspense novellas
By Dee Henderson, Lynette Eason, Dani Pettrey. 2018
In Dee Henderson's novella "Betrayal," Janelle Roberts is freed--thanks to people she doesn't know--after serving six years of a twenty-year…
sentence for a murder she did not commit. But a murderer is still at large, and Janelle needs to be somewhere safe with someone she can trust. She may not survive another betrayal. In Dani Pettrey's "Deadly Isle," Tennyson Kent is trapped on the isolated island of her childhood by a storm surge, and she is shocked when the typically idyllic community turns into the hunting grounds of a murderer. Cut off from any help from the mainland, will she and first love Callen Frost be able to identify and stop a killer bent on betrayal before they become the next victims? In Lynette Eason's "Code of Ethics," trauma surgeon Ruthie St. John saves the life of Detective Isaac Martinez. After a betrayal leads to him getting shot and then attacked while in recovery, Isaac is now a key witness determined to testify. But someone is intent on silencing him--and those around him--forever. Together, Ruthie and Isaac go on the run, desperate to escape the killers hunting him. 2018.The curiosity cabinet
By Catherine Lucy Czerkawska. 2005
When Alys revisits the Hebridean island of Garve after an absence of twenty-five years, she is enchanted by the embroidered…
cabinet on display in her hotel. She discovers that it belongs to her childhood playmate Donal and they soon resume their old friendship. Interwoven is the darker tale of Henrietta, kidnapped by the fearsome Manus McNeil and held on Garve against her will. With three hundred years separating them the women are linked by the curiosity cabinet, by the tug of motherhood and by the island itself. 2005.The end of summer
By Rosamunde Pilcher. 1971
After her mother's death, Jane insists on staying with her father, and goes with him to California. She misses Sinclair,…
the cousin she grew up loving, and thinks perhaps returning to him in Scotland will bring her the true love she desires. Or have her senses been clouded by youthful infatuation? 1971.The endless beach: a novel
By Jenny Colgan. 2018
When Flora MacKenzie traded her glum career in London to reunite with her family on the remote Scottish island of…
Mure, she never dreamed that Joel, her difficult, adorable boss, would follow and that they would soon be taking their first faltering steps into romance. 2018.The English duke (Duke trilogy. #2.)
By Karen Ranney. 2017
For years, Martha York has been fascinated by a man she's never met--Jordan Hamilton, the new Duke of Roth and…
protégé to her inventor father. Could the elusive gentleman possibly live up to his brilliant letters? When Martha travels to his estate to carry out her father's last bequest, she discovers that the answer is a resounding yes, for the duke's scientific mind belies a deep sensuality. Jordan was determined to complete his prototype alone, but it's impossible to resist the alluring young woman who shows up at his door. Working together, they grow ever closer, until a case of mistaken identity leaves him bound to another. A woman's heart may be more complex than the most intricate invention, but Jordan must find a way to win Martha's, or lose the only woman who can truly satisfy him. Sequel to "The Scottish duke", followed by "The Texan duke". 2017.The escape (Survivors' Club series. #3)
By Mary Balogh. 2014
After surviving the Napoleonic Wars, Sir Benedict Harper is struggling to move on, his body and spirit in need of…
a healing touch. After the lingering death of her husband, Samantha McKay is at the mercy of her oppressive in-laws - until she plots an escape to distant Wales to claim a house she has inherited. Being a gentleman, Ben insists that he escort her on the fateful journey. Ben wants Samantha as much as she wants him, but what can a wounded soul offer any woman? And Samantha is ready to leave behind polite society in her desire for Ben, but dare she offer her bruised heart as well as her body? 2014.The emperor's children
By Claire Messud. 2006
Friends at Brown University, Marina, Danielle, and Julius are still looking to make their marks as they approach their 30s.…
Marina lives with her celebrated parents on the Upper West Side while trying to complete her book. TV producer Danielle's success is due to the puff pieces she churns out. Freelance critic Julius can barely make ends meet. Into this mix comes Bootie, Marina's college droupout cousin, who is just the catalyst the three friends need to start making significant changes in their lives. Bestseller. 2006.The English lady
By William Harrington. 1982
Lady Nancy Brookeford becomes an intimate friend and confidant to Hitler and the leaders of the new Nazi party. She…
follows the Nazi movement until, in 1938, she meets and falls in love with a Jewish photographer. Some descriptions of sex. c1982.The enchanted April (Virago modern classics)
By Elizabeth Von Arnim. 1986
The end of the rainbow (Hudson family series. #4)
By V. C Andrews. 2002
Rain's precious daughter, Summer, is about to turn sixteen. Her future lies wide open before her and she carries her…
mother's wise advice close to her heart: life is hardship, but above all, life is hope. A devastating tragedy will force Summer to stare into the cold eyes of adulthood long before she is ready. She will learn very quickly about hardship - but what of hope? 2002.The endearment
By LaVyrle Spencer. 1993
Anna Reardon and her brother, James, do not have much of a life in Boston. Their mother is a prostitute,…
and basically, they are raising themselves. When James sees Karl Lindstrom's advertisement for a "mail-order bride," he convinces Anna to write Karl. Desperate to change their way of life, Anna misrepresents herself in her letters. Now, in Minnesota, the truth is coming out. Descriptions of sex. 1991.The fairy godmother (A tale Of The Five Hundred Kingdoms Ser.)
By Mercedes Lackey. 2004
In the land of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, the Tradition, that ineffable magic, holds the promise of happily-ever-after for all…
deserving young maidens and courteous princes charming - but not always. Feisty 19-year-old Elena Klovis seems destined to be an Ella of the Cinders (Cinderella), and tries to get work as a maidservant to change the course of her life. Her fairy godmother, Madame Bella, has other plans for her. Some descriptions of sex and violence, and some strong language. 2004.The expensive halo
By Josephine Tey. 1931
The end of the affair
By Graham Greene. 2003
London, 1939. Author Maurice Bendrix has a long-running love affair with Sarah Miles, the wife of a civil servant, which…
ends abruptly. Years later Bendrix explores the emotions that still torment him and ponders Sarah's commitment to a God he cannot fathom. 2003, c1979.The escape artist
By Diane Chamberlain. 1997
After Susanna put her husband through law school and became pregnant, he left her to marry another attorney. When the…
court awards custody of their now eleven-month-old son to her ex-husband, Susanna leaves her new love and flees with the child. Some strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1997.The empty house
By Rosamunde Pilcher. 1973
Virginia Keile secretly dreams of having a second chance to love the tall, dark Cornish farmer she foolishly lost 27…
years ago. Her life since has taught her harsh lessons about marriage and children, but now she is back in Cornwall with her children, to try and fill an empty house with love. 1973.