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The Canopy: A Novel
by Angela HuntDeep in the lush and dangerous rain forests of Peru, Alexandra Pace and her team search determinedly for a cure for deadly diseases. One strain of the disease has already begun the process of ravaging Alexandra's own mind and body. Finding a cure is the only hope for her and for her daughter, who has almost certainly inherited the same disease.Alex believes she is searching for a needle in a haystack until she meets Michael Kenway, a British doctor who lost his wife when "mad cow disease" ravaged Britain in the 1990's. He presents her with an incredible story--a patient suffering from the disease was cured by a mythical "healing tribe" living deep in the Amazon jungle. Reluctantly placing her faith in Michael, who is entirely too religious for her comfort, Alexandra and her team seek out an unreached indigenous group who may hold the cure not only for Alex, but also for the world.Award-winning, best-selling author Angela Hunt combines the unique rainforest setting, modern science, and a thrilling race for a cure into a powerful message of faith and redemption.
The Canvas Thief
by P. KirbyMaya saw her first demon when she was seven. She learned to hide what she saw, ignore the paranormal beings around her and build an ordinary life. But she had to tell her secrets somehow, so she began drawing, creating her own world, her own characters. Twenty years after that first demon entered her life, her normal existence is shattered when she's faced with two of her comic book characters come to life. Living in our world for years, each has his own agenda. Benjamin Black, sexy thief with a cause, wants to get back to his own world. The world Maya thought she created. Only now he says she's his reason to stay in this one. Adam Richards, once a cop, now a ruthless crime lord, wants to be immortal and he'll do anything, including hurting Maya's loved ones, to get what he wants. The problem is, the men are inextricably linked through Maya's drawings. Ridding the world of Adam means Benjamin disappears from Maya's life forever...
The Captain (A\zebra Regency Romance Ser.)
by Lynn CollumStill Waters. . .Stormy Passion If Andrew Morrow knows anything, it's his own mind. He has no intention of following through on an arranged marriage to merchant's daughter Jacinda Blanchett--especially when he loves another. He'll set out for India to make his fortune. But eight years later, returning to England the captain of a ship, victorious, wealthy, and expecting to wed the woman he left behind, he finds his father living in poverty, his "beloved" married, and his unwanted fiancée missing under mysterious circumstances. His rash decision was the first link in a chain of misfortune, but he's determined to break it--and when he tracks down Jacinda, he knows it won't be easy. For she is as stubborn as he, and too alluring to resist. Suddenly, marrying this bold young woman is the only fate he will consider--as long as he can convince her that the passion flaring between them is proof of love. . . Fall In Love With These Breathtaking New Romances!
The Captain Claims His Lady (Brides for Bachelors #3)
by Annie BurrowsA mysterious stranger…Can she trust in their attraction?In this Brides for Bachelors story, shy Lizzie Hutton knows her height and clumsiness alone make her a debutante to avoid. Until she meets tall, strong and striking Captain Harry Bretherton, who takes a surprising interest in her! Their intense chemistry makes him hard to resist—if only it weren’t for the secrecy around his past…Brides for Bachelors miniseriesBook 1 — The Major Meets His MatchBook 2 — The Marquess Tames His BrideBook 3 — The Captain Claims His Lady“Every book by Annie Burrows is a great read … The Marquess Tames His Bride has strong characters, a fast-moving plot, a devious mystery and a touch of scandal. Readers will be captivated” — RT Book Reviews on The Marquess Tames His Bride“Burrows is a master at Regency romance” — RT Book Reviews on In Bed with the Duke
The Captain Who Saved Christmas
by Bronwyn ScottA festive friends-to-lovers story set in Victorian England…Reunited with her captain…under the mistletoe! Mounting debts mean that Elanora is about to lose her family home, Heartsease. When her childhood friend, Captain Tristan Lennox, returns from war, she&’s embarrassed by her reduced circumstances. Especially as Tristan has made his fortune and is excited about his first English Christmas in years! Yet she can&’t help being swept up by Tristan&’s festive spirit, even if she should ignore the intoxicating new attraction to her old friend… From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
The Captain and His Innocent
by Lucy AshfordIn the aftermath of the Peninsular War, a game of spies leads to dangerous passion in this steamy and suspenseful Regency romance.The war is over, Napoleon is in exile, and Ellie Duchamp’s world is forever changed. Now, embroiled in a web of espionage on the Kentish coast, Ellie finds herself at the mercy of a dangerous but intriguing stranger—former army captain Luke Danbury.In a world ruled by danger and deception, it’s hard to know who to trust. But try as she might to remind herself that Luke is her enemy, innocent Ellie cannot help but respond to the craving she senses in the captain’s kiss!
The Captain and the Countess
by Rosemary MorrisWhy does heart-rending pain lurk in the back of the wealthy Countess of Sinclair’s eyes? Captain Howard’s life changes forever from the moment he meets Kate, the intriguing Countess and resolves to banish her pain. Although the air sizzles when widowed Kate, victim of an abusive marriage meets Edward Howard, a captain in Queen Anne’s navy, she has no intention of ever marrying again. However, when Kate becomes better acquainted with the Captain she realises he is the only man who understands her grief and can help her to untangle her past, and help her regain that which should be hers by right.
The Captain and the Wallflower
by Lyn StoneBadly scarred Captain Caine Morleigh must marry to inherit. Who better than the homeliest young woman left over at the end of the London season? After all, she will require little attention to keep her happy....Lady Grace Renfair leaps at the only chance to escape her emotionally abusive uncle and accepts Caine's proposal. Soon she blooms with confidence and beauty, causing her husband's forbidding exterior to crumble.If she could only reach beyond his scars to the gentleman beneath....
The Captain of All Pleasures (Sutherland #1)
by Kresley ColeFrom the author of Immortals After Dark series comes the drama, passion, and boundless adventure of the high seas as one fiery lass finds herself caught in a tide of torrid romance.Raised as a free spirit aboard her American sea captain father's majestic clipper ship, willful Nicole Lassiter has never encountered an obstacle she couldn't overcome—until she meets Captain Derek Sutherland. His sizzling kisses leave her longing, but after they share a night of passion, his subsequent disdain makes her blood boil. Nicole vows to take her revenge by helping her father beat Sutherland in a high-stakes competition: the Great Circle Race from England to Australia. Nicole's scheme is thrown overboard after her father is wrongly imprisoned, yet she remains undaunted, taking to the high seas with her father's ship. But a storm wrecks her plans, and she finds herself a virtual prisoner aboard Sutherland's vessel. And while her mind tells her she should escape, her body urges her to surrender...
The Captain of the Kansas
by Louis TracyLove and the salt sea, a helpless ship whirled into the hands of cannibals, desperate fighting and a tender romance.
The Captain's Baby Bargain: Tempted By Her Island Millionaire / The Captain's Baby Bargain (american Heroes) (American Heroes Ser. #39)
by Merline LovelaceTwo words change her world… “You’re pregnant.” After one hot night, Captain Suzanne Hall remembers everything she craved about her sexy ex-husband. But when duty calls, she remembers everything that separated them. Till she finds out she’s pregnant! A former soldier, Gabe is rooted in his hometown, while Suzanne flies around the world. But with his baby in the balance, there are only three words he can utter: “Marry me. Again.”
The Captain's Bride (Northern Lights #1)
by Lisa Tawn BergrenElsa Anders's dream of marrying Peder Ramstad is about to come true. But as this independent, strong-willed woman discovers her own creative gifts--a love for travel, painting, and the sea--can she find happiness with a captain who insists upon leaving her safely on shore?<P> Leaving their home in Norway behind, Elsa and Peder embark on a new life in with their closest friends, including: Kaatje Jansen, a woman seeking a new beginning for the sake of her marriage and for the child growing within her; Elsa's sister Tora, a sly young vixen who knows exactly what she wants--and exactly how to get it; and Karl Martensen, a man torn between his friendship for Peder and a forbidden, secret love for Elsa, a man tormented by emotions that threaten to ruin them all.<P> From the gentle hills of Bergen, Norway, to the rocky coast of Camden, Maine, and across the crashing, danger-filled waves of the open sea--experience an epic saga of perseverance and passion, faith and fidelity, in the Northern Lights series: the new historical series by Lisa Tawn Bergren.
The Captain's Christmas Bride: Lord Lansbury's Christmas Wedding His Christmas Countess The Captain's Christmas Bride
by Annie BurrowsA spoiled socialite uses a compromising situation to trap the wrong man into marriage in this Regency holiday romance.Wrong man . . .Lady Julia Whitney is at her wit’s end. Her perfect beau just won’t propose! But she’s struck upon a plan to ensure her marriage by Christmas. Between masquerades and mistletoe, she finds herself fully compromised . . . by the wrong man!. . . Right husband?Captain Dunbar cannot believe he’s fallen for this chit’s game! Now he must marry society miss Lady Julia with nothing to connect them other than incredible passion. But he’s about to discover that the best Christmas presents come in surprising, and delightful, packages!
The Captain's Christmas Family
by Deborah HaleNapoleon himself never gave Captain Gideon Radcliffe as much trouble as Miss Marian Murray. The fiercely protective governess won't rest until she gains permission for the daughters of his late cousin to stay on at Gideon's newly inherited estate. He agrees to let Cissy and Dolly remain at Knightley Park for Christmas. But by springtime they-and Marian-must go. Marian is prepared to believe the captain a tyrant. The truth is far more complicated. Gideon is a kind yet solitary man who sees the navy as his only sanctuary. Can Marian's unwavering faith, and the children's Christmas cheer, convince him he's found safe harbor at last?
The Captain's Christmas Homecoming
by Lauri RobinsonEnjoy this emotional reunion romance set after WWICan real life compare…To the love in their letters? When Emma first used a pseudonym to write to Captain George Weston on the front line, it was because she felt responsible for his broken engagement. Yet his letters became a light in the darkest hours, and she shared more of her desires than she ever dared before, never imagining they&’d actually meet. Now that he&’s home for Christmas, she longs to see him, but that means revealing who she really is… From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
The Captain's Cook: A Novel
by Victoria Vanransom"The wind is like a dance partner, always changing, always leading us in a different direction . . ." When an ad for a luxury yacht searching for a chef crosses Jessica Kline's eyes, she knows this it it: the chance for a fresh start. Broke, divorced, uninspired in her career, and unlucky in love in her late fifties, she finds herself at Marina del Rey's California Yacht Club, staring down the Slow Dance as it waits to embark on a voyage to Tahiti and beyond. It is time for her interview to be the captain's cook. Jess's culinary skills aren't in question. The real test is whether she's willing to take the leap of rediscovery into unchartered waters—with no guarantee this time she'll make it out unharmed. But as soon as Jess meets Captain Cliff Reed, she begins to get the sense she's not the only one who's been tossed around by life's waves . . . Once upon the high seas, Jess must balance her ship duties with navigating the unpredictable winds of the skies and her crewmates alike—her enigmatic captain not excluded. But as she becomes filled with the breath of adventure and the fire of renewal, she soon realizes that it will be up to her to find the courage to face what lies ahead with an open heart and a sense of wonder.
The Captain's Courtesan
by Lucy AshfordDetermined to seek out the villain who destroyed her family, Rosalie Rowland masquerades as a courtesan at London's infamous Temple of Beauty. But when she revels in her alter ego a little too willingly, Captain Alec Stewart's potent masculinity proves impossible to resist....Alec is as much a stranger to the high-class brothel as he is to the feelings that Rosalie incites within him. The passion between them may be unquestionably real, but having met under the guise of secrets and seductions, how can they be sure where the lies end and the truth begins?
The Captain's Courtship
by Regina ScottThe dashing Captain Richard Everard has faced untold dangers at sea. Steering his young cousin through a London season, however, is a truly formidable prospect. The girl needs a sponsor, like lovely widow Lady Claire Winthrop-the woman who coldly jilted Richard years ago.Claire believed herself sensible in marrying a well-to-do viscount rather than a penniless second son. How deeply she regretted it! Now their fortunes are reversed, and Richard's plan will help settle her debts and secure his inheritance. Yet it may yield something even more precious: a chance to be courted by the captain once more.
The Captain's Courtship (The Everard Legacy)
by Regina ScottBe swept away by this classic Regency romance by Regina Scott!The dashing Captain Richard Everard has faced untold dangers at sea. Steering his young cousin through a London season, however, is a truly formidable prospect. The girl needs a sponsor, like lovely widow Lady Claire Winthrop—the woman who coldly jilted Richard years ago. Claire believed herself sensible in marrying a well-to-do viscount rather than a penniless second son. How deeply she regretted it! Now their fortunes are reversed, and Richard’s plan will help settle her debts and secure his inheritance. Yet it may yield something even more precious: a chance to be courted by the captain once more.Originally published in 2012
The Captain's Daughter (Cornish Tales #2)
by Victoria CornwallNineteenth-century Cornwall comes to vivid life in this stunning upstairs/downstairs romance from the author of The Thief’s Daughter. After a family tragedy, Janey Carhart was forced from her comfortable life as a captain’s daughter into domestic service. Determined to make something of herself, Janey eventually finds work as a lady’s maid at the imposing Bosvenna Manor on the edge of Bodmin Moor, but is soon caught between the two worlds of upstairs and downstairs, and accepted by neither, as she cares for her mistress. Desperately lonely, Janey catches the attention of two men—James Brockenshaw and Daniel Kellow. James is heir to the Bosvenna estate, a man whose eloquent letters to his mother warm Janey’s heart. Daniel is a neighboring farmer with a dark past and a brooding nature, yet with a magnetism that disturbs Janey. Two men. Who should she choose? Or will fate decide? Praise for Victoria Cornwall’s The Thief’s Daughter: “A story full of twists and turns, betrayal, near betrayal, life and death situations, and a wonderful blossoming romance that by rights could end in tears.” —Buried Under Romance “Striking . . . tense, plot-driven pages.” —Historical Novel Society “What a fantastic historical drama! . . . A compelling story.” —The Book Review
The Captain's Daughters \ Las hijas del Capitan (Spanish edition)
by Maria DuenasMaría Dueñas, autora del best seller internacional El tiempo entre costuras (The Time In Between), vuelve con una nueva historia apasionante ambientada en las calles del Nueva York de los años treinta. En la calle 14, el corazón del barrio español, la pequeña casa de comidas El Capitán, abre sus puertas. Sin embargo, al poco tiempo, la inesperada muerte de su dueño, Emilio Arenas, obliga a sus tres hijas, recién llegadas de Málaga, a tomar las riendas del negocio. Solas ante un destino incierto en un país absolutamente desconocido, Victoria, Mona y Luz se abrirán paso entre rascacielos, compatriotas, adversidades y amores, decididas a convertir un sueño en realidad. Una vez más, María Dueñas logra cautivar a sus lectores con una historia tan ágil como envolvente. Además de una apasionante combinación de detalle histórico e imaginación, Las hijas del Capitán es un tributo a las mujeres que resisten cuando los vientos soplan en contra y un homenaje a todos aquellos valientes que vivieron –y viven— la aventura, a menudo épica y casi siempre incierta, de la inmigración.
The Captain's Disgraced Lady (The Chadcombe Marriages)
by Catherine TinleyIt’s game, set, perfect match when a bedeviled Captain and a disgraced Lady engage in a battle of wits in this delightful Regency romance.Though capable of turning on the charm, Captain Harry Fanton is so plagued by the demons of war that he swore he’d never marry. But that was before he met Lady Juliana Milford. Headstrong and obstinate, she is also undeniably charming, alluring, and beautiful. Could she be the one to help Harry forget his dark past?When Juliana first encounters Harry, she finds him arrogant and rude. There’s no way she’ll fall for his dazzling smile! Her visit to Chadcombe House was always going to prompt questions over her scandalous family, so she’s touched when Harry defends her reputation. She’s discovering there’s more to Harry than she’d first thought . . .
The Captain's Forbidden Miss
by Margaret McpheeCaptain Pierre Dammartin is a man of honor, but his captive, Josephine Mallington, is the daughter of his sworn enemy...and his temptation. She is the one woman he should hate, yet her purity brings hope to his battle-weary heart. Josephine senses that the hard-faced Captain both despises and desires her. As the Peninsular War rages on, Josephine knows she should fear him- but she's determined their forbidden chemistry will not be ignored....
The Captain's Frozen Dream
by Georgie LeeCan he salvage her reputation? Trapped in the Arctic ice, intrepid explorer Captain Conrad Essington was driven on by thoughts of his fiancée, Katie Vickers. Finally home, he's ready to take her in his arms and kiss away the nightmare of that devastating winter. Except the past eighteen months haven't been plain sailing for Katie, either. With Conrad believed dead, and her reputation in tatters, Katie has relinquished all hope of her fiancé ever returning to save her. Now he's back, can the dreams they've both put on hold at last come true?
The Captain's Girl: A Sweeping Historical Saga For Fans Of Bridgerton (Cornish Saga #2)
by Nicola PryceCornwall, 1793: as the French Revolution threatens the stability of England, so too is discontent brewing in the heart of Celia Cavendish. Promised to the brutal Viscount Vallenforth to fulfil her own father's ends, she must find a way to break free from bounds of a life stifled by convention and cruelty. Inspired by her cousin Arbella, who just a few months earlier followed her heart and eloped with the man she loved, she vows to escape her impending marriage and take her destiny back into her own hands. She enlists her neighbors, Sir James and Lady Polcarrow, who have themselves made a dangerous enemy of Celia's father, in the hope of making a new life for herself. But can the Polcarrows' mysterious friend Arnaud, captain of their cutter L'Aigrette, protect Celia from a man who will let nothing stand in the way of his greed? And will Arnaud himself prove to be friend . . . or foe?