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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 Below L. K.Upon 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.
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 His Bedroom
by Ashley SummersWhen Clint Whitfield returned to his Texas estate after two years away, he didn't expect to find a sultry redhead cooking in his kitchen. All love-wary Clint wanted was some solitude, but what he got was feisty Regina Flynn, who’ d appointed herself his house sitter. Clint couldn’ t turn her away. For Regina became the first woman to waken his soul. Regina had been charged only with maintaining his estate. She hadn’ t been prepared for Clint’ s unexpected return or their undeniable attraction. Dare Regina hope that Clint would offer her more than just a passionate union?
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.
The Beauty in the Peasant Family: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Miss、Z 19When he accidentally reincarnated into a village, he could only gnaw on the bark of the tree to see how Qin Wuya would get rich and live a good life.
The Beauty in the Peasant Family: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Miss、Z 19When he accidentally reincarnated into a village, he could only gnaw on the bark of the tree to see how Qin Wuya would get rich and live a good life.
The Beauty in the Peasant Family: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Miss、Z 19When he accidentally reincarnated into a village, he could only gnaw on the bark of the tree to see how Qin Wuya would get rich and live a good life.
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, Inc. (Pennymaker Tales #3)
by Tara LainA Pennymaker TaleIs beauty only skin deep? Chemist Dr. Robert "Belle" Belleterre loves flowers, green trees, his best friend Judy, and "his baby:" the new face cream he developed to help put his father's small cosmetics company on the map. Sadly he gets no help from his alcoholic, gambling-addicted father, who loses Belle in a poker game to Magnus Strong, the CEO of Beauty, Inc., the largest American cosmetics company--a man infamous for his scarred ugliness. Belle finds himself uprooted from his home, living in a wildly crazy apartment in New York owned by Mr. Pennymaker, and completely unprepared for his mad attraction to the charismatic Strong. Feeling like a traitor, Belle fights his passion, only to see more and more of the goodness and humility hidden by Strong's ugly face. But when Belle's family starts manipulating his life again, the odds turn against happiness for beautiful Belle and his beloved beast.
Beauty, Inc. (Les contes de Pennymaker #3)
by Tara Lain Julie BénazetLes contes de Pennymaker, numéro hors sérieLa beauté se limite-t-elle à notre apparence extérieure ? Le docteur Robert Belleterre, surnommé Belle, a trois grandes passions dans la vie : les plantes, sa meilleure amie, Judy, et son "bébé" : un projet de nouvelle crème pour le visage qu’il a mis au point afin d’aider au développement du petit commerce de cosmétiques de son père. Malheureusement pour lui, son père est un alcoolique notoire, accro aux jeux, et après une fatidique partie de poker durant laquelle il a parié son propre fils, Belle se retrouve à la merci de Magnus Strong, le PDG de Beauty Inc., la plus grande société de cosmétiques des États-Unis. Magnus Strong est réputé pour son apparence effroyable et son visage couvert de cicatrices, plus proche de la bête que de l’homme. Du jour au lendemain, Belle est arraché à sa propre vie, et enfermé dans le gigantesque appartement d’un certain monsieur Pennymaker, un endroit à la décoration ahurissante. Très vite, et malgré lui, Belle développe une attirance incontrôlable pour le charismatique Magnus Strong. Révolté par ses propres sentiments, il les refoule avec force, mais plus le temps passe, et plus la bonté et l’humilité de Magnus lui font oublier son terrible visage. Et lorsque la famille de Belle décide contre toute attente de venir mettre son nez dans cette affaire, le destin se retourne contre lui et menace de faire voler en éclats le bonheur fragile qu’il a cousu avec sa tendre bête…
Beauty Is a Beast
by Tina HollandDoes the love of one man and one woman hold the key to saving humankind? From spirit guides to wolf shifters and deadly skinwalkers, Book 2 of Tina Holland's hot, paranormal series, Dealing With the Dead, takes you into a futuristic world where humanity is on the brink of extinction. Welcome to the future! The year is 3025, and humans are fast becoming extinct. Nizhoni of Mojave Earth Clan knows her spirit guide will protect by giving her the power of the wolf. When she unwittingly bites another human, she flees.Michael of the Air Clan has searched for the woman he calls Beauty; the one who turned him into a creature of the moon. When he finds her living among the Mojave, he believes he can finally claim her. There's only one problem. She's already married.Together Nizhoni and Michael must battle her former lover, the Yee Naaldlooshi, or feared skin-walker. The fate of their love and humankind hang in the balance. If Beauty can't have her mate and save the world, she's going to be a real Beast.
Beauty Like the Night
by Joanna BourneIn the newest Spymaster novel, “master of romance and suspense”* Joanna Bourne offers a stirring tale of intrigue, espionage, and attraction. Séverine de Cabrillac, orphan of the French revolution and sometime British intelligence agent, has tried to leave spying behind her. Now she devotes herself to investigating crimes in London and finding justice for the wrongly accused. Raoul Deverney, an enigmatic half-Spaniard with enough secrets to earn even a spy's respect, is at her door demanding help. She's the only one who can find the killer of his long-estranged wife and rescue her missing twelve-year-old daughter. Séverine reluctantly agrees to aid him, even though she knows the growing attraction between them makes it more than unwise. Their desperate search for the girl unleashes treason and murder. . . and offers a last chance for two strong, wounded people to find love. *New York Times bestselling author Teresa Medeiros
Beauty Like the Night
by Liz CarlyleBeauty is like the night, fleeting and hard to hold, a truth the forbidding Lord Treyhern is about to discover. Let the opulence of Liz Carlyle's prose immerse you in the beauty of England while plunging you into the midst of the outrageous Rutledge family, where scandal is served up like a soup course and dangerous secrets are everywhere. The daughter of London's wickedest widow, Helene de Severs has struggled to overcome her heritage. Renowned within Europe's emerging psychiatric field, Helene has a gift for healing children. When fate sends her back to England, the country she left in disgrace, Helene is confident she has learned to govern her own reckless emotions. Ruthlessly, Treyhern has dragged his notorious family from the brink of ruin. But a disastrous marriage has left him with a traumatized child, and his rebellious brother is just one step ahead of the bailiffs. When his dissolute father drops dead while debauching the governess, Treyhern's infamous temper is truly tested. But the forceful earl means to straighten everyone out -- as soon as he has hired a reputable governess. Yet the moment she steps from his carriage, Treyhern's cold reserve is melted by a rush of desire he had long thought dead. With her elegant clothing and mountain of luggage, the woman is not who he expected. Or is she? Sometimes the workings of the mind are as dangerous as those of the heart. And soon, danger is truly everywhere...
Beauty Like the Night: Spymaster 6 (Spymaster)
by Joanna BourneIn Beauty Like The Night, Joanna Bourne, 'master of romance and suspense' (Teresa Medeiros) returns to the French Revolution, with a stirring tale of intrigue, espionage, and irresistible attraction. For fans of Stephanie Laurens, Elizabeth Hoyt For fans of Stephanie Laurens, Elizabeth Hoyt and Poldark, this is a must-read. Severine de Cabrillac, orphan of the French revolution and sometime British intelligence agent, has tried to leave spying behind her. Now she devotes herself to investigating crimes in London and finding justice for the wrongly accused.Raoul Deverney, an enigmatic half-Spaniard with enough secrets to earn even a spy's respect, is at her door demanding help. She's the only one who can find the killer of his long-estranged wife and rescue her missing fourteen-year-old daughter.Severine reluctantly agrees to aid him, even though she knows the growing attraction between them makes it more than unwise. Their desperate search for the girl unleashes treason and murder...and offers a last chance for two strong, wounded people to find love.For more spellbinding Spymasters romance, look for the other titles by Joanna Bourne: The Forbidden Rose, The Spymaster's Lady, My Lord and Spymaster, The Black Hawk and Rogue Spy.
The Beauty of Darkness (The Remnant Chronicles)
by Mary E. PearsonThe third and final book in the New York Times-bestselling Remnant Chronicles.Lia has survived Venda - but so has a great evil bent on the destruction of Morrighan. And only Lia can stop it. With war on the horizon, Lia has no choice but to assume her role as First Daughter, as soldier - as leader. While she struggles to reach Morrighan and warn them, she finds herself at cross-purposes with Rafe and suspicious of Kaden, who has hunted her down. In this heart-stopping conclusion to the Remnant Chronicles trilogy, traitors must be rooted out, sacrifices must be made, and impossible odds must be overcome as the future of every kingdom hangs in the balance.
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.
The Beauty of Surrender: An Erotic Romance
by Eden BradleyShibari, the ancient art of erotic restraintaIts finely knotted ropes are a turn-on, a sexual experienceaand, for some, an absolute necessity. Serving the Master: Desmond and Ava At a San Francisco sex club called Pinnacle, Ava Gregory seeks something she cannot quite describe. But of one thing she is certain: the moments when she feels her most beautiful and complete are when she is tightly restrained in the Shibari ropes. At Pinnacle, she's paired with a master: Desmond Hale, who thrives on control. But something surprising happens when Desmond binds Ava's willing body and takes her to the edge of ecstasy. And now the two are taking their relationship out of the shadows of the club, sharing secrets unleashed and bodies unbound. a Soothing the Beast: Marina and James An art dealer and Shibari master, Marina has never hesitated to dominate anyone. Until she meets James, a dark, gorgeous, towering journalist who's survived horrors around the world. James confesses that submission is the only way to clear his troubled mind, but Marina is instantly overwhelmed by his strength and magnetism. To share the pleasures of bondage, something must change between them. When it does, it will come with an explosion of unexpected pleasure and a relationship that neither could ever have imagined. a
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?
The Beauty of the Moment
by Tanaz BhathenaSusan dreams of being an artist. Malcolm wants to move him and his sister out of a bad living situation. Sparks fly when the two teens meet at a fundraiser for Syrian refugees. A Canadian YA romance for fans of The Sun is Also a Star.Susan is the new girl -- she's sharp and driven, and strives to meet her parents' expectations of excellence. Malcolm is the bad boy -- he started raising hell at age fifteen, after his mom died of cancer, and has had a reputation ever since. Susan hasn't told anyone, but she wants to be an artist. Malcolm doesn't know what he wants -- until he meets her. Love is messy and families are messier, but in spite of their burdens, Susan and Malcolm fall for each other. The ways they drift apart and come back together are testaments to family, culture, and being true to who you are.
The Beauty of Us: A Fusion Novel (Fusion #4)
by Kristen ProbyNew York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby delivers another sizzling novel in her delectable and sexy Fusion series.Riley Gibson is over the moon at the prospect of having her restaurant, Seduction, on the Best Bites TV network. This could be the big break she’s been waiting for. But the idea of having an in-house show on a regular basis is a whole other matter. Their lives would be turned upside down, and convincing Mia, her best friend and head chef of Seduction, that having cameras in her kitchen every day is a good idea is daunting. Still, Riley knows it’s an opportunity she can’t afford to pass on. And when she meets Trevor Cooper, the show’s executive producer, she’s stunned by their intense chemistry.Trevor’s sole intention is to persuade Riley to allow Best Bites TV to do a show on her restaurant. But when he walks into Riley’s office, he stops dead in his tracks. The professional, aloof woman on the phone is incredibly beautiful and funny. But can he convince her that he’s interested in Riley for himself? Or is he using the undeniable pull between them to persuade her to agree to his offer?