Why should blood on the floor make anyone mad against automobiles and telephones and desks. Why. This is what happened. There were dogs in the house but they were no bother. Listen carefully.'In the spring of 1933 Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas were living in their country house at Bilignin, France. With money earned from the best-selling 'Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas' they installed electricity, had a telephone put in their house and bought a large car. But with these improvements came...
Silent Witness (Silhouette intrigue: Lawman lovers)
by Dani Sinclair
Mysterious, secretive...and sexier than ever! Good girl Nicki Michaels once had a steamy affair with wild, sexy Alex Coughlin-but he'd left town without a word. When he returned and kept his distance, Nicki hid her broken heart and held her head high. Then she became a witness to murder...and Alex came to protect her. Alex stayed away to keep Nicki safe from his undercover investigation-now she was in the middle of it. The fiery beauty rekindled passio...
ONE MONTH TO BECOME A LADY... Single mom Julia MacKenzie desperately needed etiquette lessons-or she'd risk losing custody of her son. She hardly expected Brock Roberts to help. So when the cynical millionaire unexpectedly offered a crash course in class, Julia was certain he had an ulterior motive.... And he did. But when the blue-blooded businessman found himself behaving like a red-blooded bachelor, he knew he was in trouble. Brock couldn't possibly...
Reeling from an unexpected betrayal, can Sylvia find relief from the echoes of her past…or will they shape her future forever? Although Sylvia Fisher recognizes that most Old Order Amish women her age spend their hours managing a household and raising babies, she has just one focus—tending and nurturing the herd on her family’s dairy farm. But when a dangerous connection with an old beau forces her to move far from home, she decides to concentrate on a new start and pour her energy into revivi...
Doctor's Undoing (Silhouette Special Edition, #2057) (Doctors in Training, #3)
by Gina Wilkins
When the going gets tough, third-year medical student Ron Gibson walks away. Yet when it comes to sexy colleague Haley Wright, Ron knows they are meant to be much more than friends. For the first time, he wants to be the man she deserves. But with their friendship at risk, the stakes couldn't be higher!
A drug dealer is battered to death in the outskirts of Oslo. A young Dutch student, covered in blood, walks aimlessly through the streets of central Oslo. He is taken into custody, but refuses to speak. Five days later a shady criminal lawyer called Hansa Larsen is murdered. The two deaths don't seem related, but Detective Inspector Hanne Wilhelmsen is unconvinced. Soon, she uncovers a link between the bodies: Larsen defended the drug dealer. But there are powerful forces working against Hanne...
Man...Mercenary...Monarch (Silhouette Special Edition S.)
by Joan Elliott Pickart
John Colton had searched a lifetime for a sense of belonging. And now a secret son signals the end of his pursuit. But what of Laura Bishop, who'd also entered his world, penetrating his barriers with no more than a willingness to listen, to understand . . . to warm his soul and his bed? Then his lover revealed her bombshell: He was a king's son, long denied his heritage, and she was in the royal employ. P>Silhouette Romance - Special Edition
Callan's Proposition (Secrets!, #4) (Silhouette Desire S.)
by Barbara McCauley and Marie Ferrarella
Outside the office, Callan Sinclair didn't know that Abigail Thomas existed. But Abigail had definitely noticed the broad shoulders and intense brown eyes of her employer. His powerful presence had taken her breath away more than once-and the fantasy of his kisses kept her up at night. But Abigail's current situation called for more than fantasy-she needed a real fiance, or she'd be forced to leave. That was when Callan noticed the curves his conservative secretary had been hiding. The...
For Bell Farrer, rising wine journalist, it was the break of her career. To interview both reclusive Baron Charles de Gillesmont of Chateau Reynard in Bordeaux and business genius Valentine Gordon of California's Dry Stone Wineries; compare Old World and New passion and profit, centuries of tradition and the very latest technology. But suddenly Bell's career is the last thing on her mind. Because Charles and valentine are not just opposites but enemies, locked in lethal rivalry by their only com...
This year, Valentine's Day is... Workaholic Frankie Jensen had no time for romance, let alone a vacation. So what was she doing spending Valentine's Day stranded in Key West with sexy–as–sin Randy Tate? The gorgeous bar owner tempted her to let loose, indulging in a few island fantasies. Too bad all her fantasies involved Randy... Hot, Hot, Hot! Little did Frankie guess that Randy was harboring a few fantasies of his own. The gorgeous redhead brought out Randy's protective instincts and sent...
Kappa Psi Kappa brother Taariq Bryson loves the single life. So when his frat brother sets him up on a date with his sister-in-law Anna Jacobs, Taariq figures it will be just another notch on his freewheeling playboy belt. But the two prove to be a stormy combination, that is until they're stranded together and share a night of explosive passion. Anna's track record with men is a disaster. And her blind date with sexy, arrogant Taariq Bryson tops the l...
Every street should have a dog like Jack. And every abandoned dog should find a new family like the residents of Christmas Street—a group of people who just might need Jack as much as he needs them . . . All day, he trots happily between the terraced houses, receiving treats and toys, offering a tail wag or lick in return. For Sam, a widower recently returned to London, Jack is Christmas Street’s unofficial welcoming committee. For Sam’s young son, Teddy, the small, scruffy mutt is much more t...
The Prince's Outback Bride (Harlequin Romance, #3950) (Harlequin Romance Large Print, #796)
by Marion Lennox
The throne of Alp d'Estella lies empty: Prince Regent Max de Gautier travels to the Outback to find the next heir-eight-year-old orphan Marc. Max isn't expecting to be confronted by a feisty woman who is fiercely protective of her adopted family. Although Pippa is wary of this dashing prince, she cannot deny Marc his heritage-nor her attraction to Max-so she agrees to spend one month in his royal kingdom. Will it be enough to convince Pippa and the kid...
They lived worlds apart. Jenny was the girl from the cat-meat shop, born into squalor and defeat. Paul Tunstall was a soldier and a gentleman, arrogant and charming, with his silver-light eyes and boyish smile. And yet from the moment they met there was a spark between them - and their separate lives of pain and loneliness seemed to beckon to each other.