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Beauty and the Werewolf (Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, Book #6)
by Mercedes LackeyThe eldest daughter is often doomed in fairy tales. But Bella-Isabella Beauchamps, daughter of a wealthy merchant-vows to escape the usual pitfalls.Anxious to avoid the traditional path, Bella dons a red cloak and ventures into the forbidden forest to consult with "Granny," the local wisewoman. But on the way home she's attacked by a wolf-who turns out to be a cursed nobleman. Secluded in his castle, Bella is torn between her family and this strange man who creates marvelous inventions and makes her laugh-when he isn't howling at the moon.Bella knows all too well that breaking spells is never easy. But a determined beauty, a wizard (after all, he's only an occasional werewolf) and a little Godmotherly interference might just be able to bring about a happy ending....
Beauty and the Wiener: A Rescue Dog Romance
by Casey GriffinA TAIL AS OLD AS TIME...Addison Turner has scripted a perfect future for herself, complete with a fairytale ending. She will become the name in doggie fashion design and live happily ever after with the husband of her dreams--and her dachshund, Princess, by her side. Just when her plan is on track and she's gaining recognition at the local dog show, Addison is hit with some Oscar-worthy drama. A group of prize-winning show dogs are stolen from under her nose, and she's stuck asking for help from Felix Vaughn, an infuriatingly hot bartender who is the exact opposite of Prince Charming. When more dogs go missing--and Felix becomes a suspect--the two team up to clear their names. Although Felix and Addison fight like cats and dogs, there's an undeniable spark between them. And as the trail to the missing dogs heats up, so does their red-hot chemistry. Can Addison be persuaded to throw away her script to find an ending that just might be better than she ever expected? "A lively romantic mystery...Paws down, one of the funniest books I've read in a long time." — bestselling author Diane Kelly on Must Love WienersDon't miss the hilarious Beauty and the Wiener, a Rescue Dog Romance book by Casey Griffin!
Beauty and the Wolf
by Lois Faye DyerHappily single Frankie Fairchild was well aware her uncle Harry Hunt was trying to play matchmaker. So she decided to find herself a fake fianc#xE9; first! Utterly irresistible family friend Eli Wolf would make the perfect pretend groom, and thankfully, he also had permanent bachelor written all over his handsome face. Eli was only too happy to accept Frankie's proposition. Once the biggest playboy in Seattle, the millionaire contractor had long ago set his sights on the beautiful professor. Now he finally had the opportunity to seduce her with his notorious charm. Problem was, being so close to Frankie had Eli wanting more, wanting something. . . ;permanent. And this new desire could mean scaring off his commitment-phobe target for good. . . ;!
Beauty for Ashes (Grace Livingston Hill Series #48)
by Grace Livingston HillGloria knew the benefits of wealth. Her life had been filled with every conceivable luxury, which would only continue when she was married to a well-known and wealthy man. But Gloria's world is shattered when her fiance is found murdered--in very questionable circumstances. Brokenhearted, Gloria flees to the quiet country town where her father grew up. There she meets sincere, humble people who seem satisfied without money--and discovers a love she never dreamed existed. But can even the love of handsome Murray MacRae release Gloria from the shame of her past? Nearly all of the one hundred books by Grace Livingston Hill are in Bookshare's library. After the text in this book on pages 280-282 is a numbered list of 100 novels by this well loved author of Christian Fiction to help you find them all.
Beauty for Ashes (Hickory Ridge Romances #2)
by Dorothy LoveShe’s a beautiful young widow. He’s a Southern gentleman with a thirst for adventure. Both need a place to call home.After losing her husband in the Civil War, Carrie Daly is scared she will never have the family she longs for. Eligible bachelors are scarce in Hickory Ridge, Tennessee, but Carrie has found love. Not the weak-in-the-knees kind, but something practical. Still, she isn't quite ready to set a wedding date with Nate Chastain.Griff Rutledge is a former member of Charleston society, but has been estranged from his family for years. He’s determined to remain unattached, never settling in one place for too long. But when asked to train a Thoroughbred for an upcoming race in Hickory Ridge, he decides to stay awhile.Despite objections from the townsfolk, and her fear that true happiness has eluded her, Carrie is drawn to Griff's kindness and charm. It will take a leap of faith for them to open their hearts and claim God's promise to give beauty for ashes.
Beauty in Black
by Nicole ByrdYoung widow Marianne Hughes is to chaperone the even younger Louisa Crookshanks to London for her come-out. But, in a most awkward happenstance, it turns out that the one gentleman Louisa has set her sights on only has eyes for the darker, more demure beauty of Mrs. Hughes. Soon this Marquess of Gillingham finds himself entangled in a web of desire and deception--and begins to understand that Hell hath no fury like a debutante scorned.
Beauty in Breeches
by Helen DicksonThe wedding wagerWildly unconventional orphan Miss Beatrice Fanshaw has one goal-to claim back her ancestral home from the devilish Julius Chadwick, Marquess of Maitland, who makes her heart beat quite erratically!Knowing Julius's weakness for a flutter, she decides to play the distinguished but disreputable Marquess at his own game. A wager is on-the fastest horseman wins! Astride her horse-in her breeches-should she win the wager, Beatrice is poised to name her forfeit!
Beauty in Court: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Qing QingThere was a rumor among the people that the Prime Minister's eldest son was elegant and elegant. He was a talented man with vast wealth in his knowledge.My mother lamented, "The young master of the Prime Minister's family is a fool."I sympathize.My mother wiped her tears and said, "You don't mind?""I don't mind, of course I don't mind."It is wrong to discriminate against the disabled. My mother's position as the mother of this country is too small.Until the fiery bridal dress was brought before me …Wait, did I miss something?!
Beauty in Disguise
by Mary MooreAfter her scandalous first Season, Lady Kathryn needs a new beginning. Concealing her stunning hair and sapphire eyes beneath a dowdy facade, she's grateful to earn her keep as companion Kate Montgomery. Until she comes face-to-face with her past in Lord Dalton, the only man she has ever loved.The debutante Dalton fell in love with years ago was beautiful beyond compare. The gentle, mysterious young woman he encounters at a country house has qualities he now values more highly-until he learns of her deception. Kate has broken his heart not once, but twice. Can faith help him see that love, like true beauty, always comes to light?
Beauty in His Bed
by L. K. BelowUpon finding a gorgeous woman in his bed, Seb wakes her with a wicked kiss...and it just might lead to forever. Devastated by a breakup, plus-sized Amy Somers retreats to New Orleans to visit her longtime friend. But when her friend delivers the key to her apartment and sends Amy on ahead, she doesn't realize that the apartment belongs to someone else. Upon coming home to find Amy asleep on his bed, Sebastien Babineaux entertains lusty thoughts. Bent on seducing her, he never expects to lose his heart -- or to work so hard to keep Amy by his side. WARNING: Explicit sex scenes.16,541 Words
Beauty in My Heart: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Hui MoWang laowu of the sun family is rich powerful and chaste countless girls for him and drunk countless young women for him and crazy but a piece of news came earth-shattering suddenly the sun family announced that they were getting married as for mrs sun everyone was curious never mind her birth and beauty the first surprise was that mrs sun had married with her children what on earth does mrs sun depend on with what numerous speculations and rumors followed mrs sun who was in the middle of the affair suddenly understood that it is difficult to be a human being it is even harder to be a celebrity and it is even harder to be the wife of a celebrity involved in scandal
Beauty in the Beast
by DanseJourneying by steam-powered sled to London's Frost Fair to perform, Tara and three friends are trapped in a blizzard in the woods. A gruff, handsome stranger offers them shelter-and wants one thing in return. Stories.The travellers are glad to oblige. Their host, Rolph, is especially captivated by Tara's story of an orphaned girl raised by the Fae in the world of the spirits. Equally intrigued by Rolph, and aware of an electric pull between them, Tara encourages him to share a story of his own. When Rolph weaves a tale of a man who is doomed by his own folly to turn into a wolf at the full moon, Tara suspects there is more than a grain of truth in his words.When the veil between the mortal and spiritual worlds is parted, and danger threatens, will Tara make the ultimate sacrifice to save Rolph?29,000 words
Beauty in the Billionaire's Bed: An Uplifting International Romance
by Louise FullerThe temperature is rising for this adventurous billionaire when he encounters a gorgeous stranger in this sexy forced-proximity story by Louise Fuller!An uninvited guest An undeniable desire! Billionaire explorer Arlo Milburn returns home to his secluded mansion to find an unexpected beauty sleeping in his bed! Learning that Frankie Fox is a social media influencer does nothing to inspire his trust. It&’s been a while since Arlo welcomed anyone into his solitary life… However, stranded with Frankie while a storm rages outside, Arlo discovers her glamorous persona shields a warm, wounded young woman who touches him in ways he hadn&’t thought possible. Attraction may have brought them together, but can it break down his walls entirely?From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.
Beauty in the Troubled Times: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by ZhenyinfangQiao Zhi, a modern woman, has passed through a time of war. She met a black wind monster, a notorious flower picking thief in the Jianghu. He stole the jade seal, true or false. But she didn't expect that the black wind monster hid the fake one. The mantis pounced on the cicada and the yellow sparrow. In fact, the people who competed for the jade seal all hid in the dark. When the fake one appeared, it attracted people In the struggle of the people, Qiao Zhi, escorted by a CAI, went back to the Xiangguo mansion smoothly. When Qiao Zhi was granted the title of imperial concubine by the emperor who had never been masked, she could enter the palace. However, Qiao Zhi didn't care about the emperor at all. She didn't sell the emperor's account at all. She often embarrassed the emperor and even made the emperor's eyes blue. This little girl Zi has a personality. The more so the emperor likes to stick to her. In order to love him, he gave up his throne and was willing to live in seclusion. Qiao Muyu became the new emperor. They had different choices but lived the same happy life.
Beauty of One Life: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by ZhenyinfangXia Li, the Minister of the Ministry of rites, was declared into the palace by an imperial edict and became Li Zhaoyi. From then on, he entered the palace as deep as the sea and became a canary in a cage. Once upon a time, she met Wei Wushang, the leader of Yulin juntong, the red man beside the emperor. Wei Wushang was surprised to find that Xia Li had eight points in common with his dead sister, the most beloved concubine of the emperor, LAN Guifei and Wei Xinlan. At the same time, empress mu Yinqiu learned the news and tried everything to prevent the emperor from seeing Xia Li. With the help of Duanfei, the head of Yaohua palace, Xia Li met the emperor and learned a secret from Wei Wushang and his father. It turns out that the former concubine Lan was the sister of her compatriots. Three years ago, Wei Xinlan accidentally drowned when she was in Liujia's arms. Meifei almost lost her life just for her. However, after repeated thorough investigation, the emperor still failed to find out the real murderer. After Xia Li knew it, she was determined to join hands with Wei Wushang to avenge her elder sister, and she began to become more indifferent and win the saint's favor with all her heart. Later, the murderer was caught. It was Wei Xinlan who drowned and saved her Meifei in spite of her life!When Mei Fei is arrested, Xia Li doesn't take a breath of relief as he thinks. Instead, he thinks things are more strange. At this time, she has been deeply involved in the imperial power and cannot extricate herself. Wei wushangben's heart is Wei Xinlan's, so after her death, she insisted on going to the palace to find out the real murderer for her. However, gradually, he found that he fell in love with Xia Li. Looking at the once simple and lovely girl becoming more and more mature and charming, Wei Wushang begins to regret that Xia Li was involved. But nothing can change. Xia Li is totally fascinated by the emperor. After her efforts, she finally knows that the black hand behind the scenes is the seemingly harmless Duanfei Niang! She, Mei Fei and even the empress are played by Duanfei.Finally, she and the empress Qiangqiang, who has been beaten to the cold palace, finally revealed the true face of Duanfei, and Xia Li was also named Queen. A hundred years later, the throne was passed to Xia Li's son, while Xia Li gave the Queen's position to Mu Yinqiu, the empress. He lived a carefree life in the mountain forest with Wei Wushang, who had been guarding her.
Beauty of the Broken
by Tawni Waters<P>In this lyrical, heartwrenching story about a forbidden first love, a teen seeks the courage to care for another girl despite her small town's bigotry and her father's violent threats. <P>Growing up in conservative small-town New Mexico, fifteen-year-old Mara was never given the choice to be different. Her parents--an abusive, close-minded father and a detached alcoholic mother--raised Mara to be like all the other girls in Barnaby: God-fearing, churchgoing, and straight. <P>Mara wants nothing to do with any of it. She feels most at home with her best friend and older brother, Iggy, but Iggy hasn't been the same since their father beat him and put him in the hospital with a concussion. <P>As Mara's mother feeds her denial with bourbon and Iggy struggles with his own demons, Mara finds an escape with her classmate Xylia. A San Francisco transplant, Xylia is everything Mara dreams of being: free-spirited, open, wild. <P>The closer Mara and Xylia become, the more Mara feels for her--even though their growing relationship is very much forbidden in Barnaby. Just as Mara begins to live a life she's only imagined, the girls' secret is threatened with exposure and Mara's world is thrown into chaos. <P>Mara knows she can't live without Xylia, but can she live with an entire town who believes she is an abomination worse than the gravest sin?
Beauty vs. the Beast
by M. J. RodgersAnd Then There Was One...When psychologist Damian Steele killed off the nasty half of his dual-personality patient, he never expected that the "widow" would file a wrongful-death suit. Nor did he expect that a breathtaking beauty would be his saving grace.Attorney Kay Kellogg had handled some unusual civil cases at Justice Inc., but Damian's was definitely setting a new precedent. So, too, were her feelings for the darkly mysterious and sinfully sexy psychologist-the "beast" who kept far too many secrets.As the sensational trial unfolded, Kay found herself fighting not just for justice but for her sanity. For Damian's secrets were the kind that stalked the mind as well as the heart.
Beauty's Beast
by Amanda AshleyFair of face and figure, Kristine is young, innocent, pure. Yet she has been condemned to the gallows for killing a man. The only one who can save her is a lord so infamous that some say he is the son of the Devil himself. . .Erik Trevayne is called the Demon Lord of Hawksbridge Castle, but few know of the curse he lives under. Or the terrifying changes slowly gnawing away at his humanity. When he weds her, all he wants of Kristine is a son. But when he beds her, a wild hope is born--that love that can tame even the most monstrous of beasts...
Beauty's Beast
by Jenna KernanHe was the son of her sworn enemy...and now the only one who could save her. Samantha Proud doesn't think her life could get any more complicated-or tragic. Since she dared to save a human boy from evil spirits, Nagi, the Ruler of Ghosts, has been actively stalking her family. Still, she never expected well-meaning Thunderbirds to scatter them to the four winds, dumping her at the feet of Alon Garza, a gorgeous Halfling, for safekeeping. Alon has never met anyone like the sensual shifter who has just been literally dropped into his woods. Because of who he is, he never wanted to be with a woman for more than one night. Now, to keep Samantha safe, his only choice is to claim her. But will his desire expose the dark truth he's been fighting for so long?
Beauty's Curse
by Traci E HallIn this reversal of the Sleeping Beauty story, gorgeous Galiana Montehue--resisting her family's efforts at arranged marriage--scorns all her suitors and finds true love only after she awakens an injured knight from a deep sleep. Original.
Beauty's Daughter: The Story of Hermione and Helen of Troy
by Carolyn MeyerWhat is it like to be the daughter of the most beautiful woman in the world? Hermione knows . . . her mother is Helen of Troy, the famed beauty of Greek myth. Helen is not only beautiful but also impulsive, and when she falls in love with charming Prince Paris, she runs off with him to Troy, abandoning her distraught daughter. Determined to reclaim their enchanting queen, the Greek army sails for Troy. Hermione stows away in one of the thousand ships in the fleet and witnesses the start of the legendary Trojan War. In the rough Greek encampment outside the walls of Troy, Hermione's life is far from that of a pampered princess. Meanwhile, her mother basks in luxury in the royal palace inside the city. Hermione desperately wishes for the gods and goddesses to intervene and end the brutal war--and to bring her love. Will she end up with the handsome archer Orestes, or the formidable Pyrrhus, leader of a tribe of fierce warriors? And will she ever forgive her mother for bringing such chaos to her life and the lives of so many others?
Beauty's Kingdom
by Anne Rice A. N. RoquelaureBefore E. L. James and Sylvia Day, there was Anne Rice: Discover Beauty's Kingdom, the fourth novel in the bestselling Sleeping Beauty series Mega-bestselling author Anne Rice, writing as A. N. Roquelaure, returns to the mysterious kingdom of Queen Eleanor in this new chapter of her Sleeping Beauty series. When the great queen is reported dead, Beauty and Laurent return to the kingdom they left twenty years before. Beauty agrees to take the throne, but she insists that all erotic servitude be voluntary. Countless eager princes, princesses, lords, ladies, and commoners journey to Beauty's realm, where she and her husband usher in a new era of desire, longing, and ecstasy. Provocative and stirring, Rice's imaginative retelling of the Sleeping Beauty myth will be adored by her longtime fans and new readers of erotica just discovering the novels. This book is intended for mature audiences.From the Hardcover edition.
Beauty's Punishment: A Novel (A Sleeping Beauty Novel #2)
by Anne Rice A. N. RoquelaureThe delicious and erotically charged sequel to The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, from the author of Beauty's Kingdom. This sequel to The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, the first of Anne Rice's (writing as A.N. Roquelaure) elegantly written volumes of erotica, continues her explicit, teasing exploration of the psychology of human desire. Now Beauty, having indulged in a secret and forbidden infatuation with the rebellious slave Prince Tristan, is sent away from the Satyricon-like world of the Castle. Sold at auction, she will soon experience the tantalizing punishments of "the village," as her education in love, cruelty, dominance, submission, and tenderness is turned over to the brazenly handsome Captain of the Guard. And once again Rice's fabulous tale of pleasure and pain dares to explore the most primal and well-hidden desires of the human heart. Preceding the visceral eroticism of E.L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey and Sylvia Day's Bared to You, and even more haunting than her own novel Belinda, this second installment is not to be missed.
Beauty's Release: A Novel (A Sleeping Beauty Novel #3)
by Anne Rice A. N. RoquelaureFrom Anne Rice, author of Beauty's Kingdom, the third book in the erotic Sleeping Beauty series Before E.L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey and Sylvia Day's Bared to You,, there was Anne Rice's provocative take on the timeless fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty. " In the final volume of Anne Rice's deliciously tantalizing erotic trilogy, Beauty's adventures on the dark side of sexuality make her the bound captive of an Eastern Sultan and a prisoner in the exotic confines of the harem. As this voluptuous adult fairy tale moves toward conclusion, all Beauty's encounters with the myriad variations of sexual fantasy are presented in a sensuous, rich prose that intensifies this exquisite rendition of Love's secret world, and makes the Beauty series and incomparable study of erotica. In it, Anne Rice, writing as A.N. Roquelaure, makes the forbidden side of passion a doorway into the hidden regions of the psyche and the heart.