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Oh, Susanna!
by Jeanne WilliamsSeventeen-year-old Susanna must assume the motherly duties of caring for her two younger siblings. With her family counting on her, the heroine attempts to make a new life centered around a sodhouse on the unsettled Kansas prairie. Susanna is befriended by an old mountain man, who helps her through the hardship and loneliness of existence on the plains. She soon falls in love with the schoolmaster, whose past is dark, mysterious, and dangerous, and with whom she hopes to build a future. This novel will appeal to young readers and adults alike.
Oh! You Pretty Things
by Shanna Mahin"A Hollywood native from the wrong side of the Walk of Fame makes a play for star status" (Cosmopolitan) in Shanna Mahin's acclaimed novel, called "quite a breakout" by The New York Times.Jess Dunne is third-generation Hollywood, but her star on the boulevard has yet to materialize. Sure, she's got a Santa Monica address and a working actress roommate, but with her nowhere barista job in a town that acknowledges zeroes only as a dress size, she's a dead girl walking.Enter Jess's mother--a failed actress who puts the strange in estrangement. She dives headlong into her daughter's downward spiral, forcing Jess to muster all her spite and self-preservation to snag a career upgrade.As a personal assistant for a famous (and secretly agoraphobic) film composer, Jess's workdays are now filled with shopping for luxury goods and cooking in his perfectly designed kitchen. Jess kills at cooking, a talent that only serves her intensifying urge to dig in to Los Angeles's celebrity buffet.When her food garners the attention of an actress on the rise, well, she's all too willing to throw it in with the composer and upgrade again, a decision that will have far-reaching ramifications that could explode all her relationships.All the while, her mother looms ever closer, forcing Jess to confront the traumatic secrets she's been running from all her life. Oh! You Pretty Things is a dizzying ride at the carnival of fame, a fast-paced and sharply funny work that dares to imagine what happens when we go over the top in a town of gilded excess.From the Hardcover edition.
O'Halloran's Lady
by Fiona Brand"It's been nine years. I still want you."World-famous writer Jenna Whitmore has her share of fans. She just never thought one would be out for blood. There's only one man she can trust with her life, VIP security expert Marc O'Halloran. He left her years ago without a word, so how can she ask him for help now? Marc had failed to save his wife and child once. There's no way he's letting anything happen to Jenna. Whatever their relationship had been, or is destined to become again, he's keeping it all about maintaining Jenna's safety. Marc will protect the woman who's given him something to live-and die-for.
The O'Hurleys Collection by Nora Roberts
by Nora RobertsThis volume contains the four O'Hurley novels: The Last Honest Woman, Dance to the Piper, Skin Deep, and Without a Trace.<P> The Last Honest Woman: Abigail O’Hurley Rockwell was a desperate woman. Journalist Dylan Crosby was going to start digging up her past for the book he was writing about her infamous late husband. It was just research to him, but to her it was a painful reality that had to be kept under lock and key for the sake of her children. Abby would do anything to keep their world safe—no matter how compelling Dylan’s promises might be.…<P> Dance to the Piper: Though her name was up in lights, Maddy O'Hurley cared nothing for the trappings of stardom. All that mattered was dancing. But Reed Valentine's only passions were wealth and power... until Maddy engaged the mesmerizing mogul in the daring dance of love.<P> Skin Deep: Regrets. Even movie stars have them. Chantel O'Hurley's family was far away, her mansion was empty, and when she was threatened, there was no one to turn to. There was certainly no comfort in Quinn Doran. He looked like he'd been carved out of stone and he was just as intractable. But in that hardness was a promise: "I will keep you safe. I will bring you home." But could she get him to stay?<P> Without a Trace: Redemption. With everything he'd seen and done, Trace O'Hurley was way past that. And nothing the flame-haired Irish beauty Gillian Fitzpatrick said could change the fact that he was just a disillusioned man with nothing left to lose. But somehow Gillian made him believe that he could do the impossible—rescue her family, take down a terrorist organization. Ask for forgiveness. Be one of the O'Hurleys again. At last.
O'Hurley's Return: Skin Deep, and Without a Trace
by Nora RobertsThe O'Hurley family saga concludes with a combination of passion, danger and heartfelt emotion that only #1 New York Times&USA TODAY bestselling author Nora Roberts can provide. Skin Deep: Regrets. Even movie stars have them. Chantel O'Hurley's family was far away, her mansion was empty, and when she was threatened, there was no one to turn to. There was certainly no comfort in Quinn Doran. He looked like he'd been carved out of stone and he was just as intractable. But in that hardness was a promise: "I will keep you safe. I will bring you home." But could she get him to stay? Without a Trace: Redemption. With everything he'd seen and done, Trace O'Hurley was way past that. And nothing the flame-haired Irish beauty Gillian Fitzpatrick said could change the fact that he was just a disillusioned man with nothing left to lose. But somehow Gillian made him believe that he could do the impossible--rescue her family, take down a terrorist organization. Ask for forgiveness. Be one of the O'Hurleys again. At last.
Oil and Water (The Wildcatters #1)
by Ba TortugaThe Wildcatters: Book OneOilman Max inherits a passel of trouble when his boss passes away and leaves him a house in England, a family full of squabbles, and a heck of a lot of money. He’s thinking London is the worst place on earth… until he meets Morgan. Colorful, carefree, and a little crazy, Morgan is just what Max needs, and the two set out on the adventure of a lifetime, chasing pleasure wherever it takes them, learning that together they can make anything fun… and sexy. Too bad reality has to set in, and Morgan’s multimillionaire father has a lot to say about what reality looks like. Will their different worlds conspire to separate them like oil and water?
The Oilman's Baby Bargain (Texas Cattleman's Club #1970)
by Michelle CelmerHe'd seduced Alexis Cavanaugh once…on his brother's behalf. So when the powerful Texan's sibling shockingly married someone else, it was up to Wyatt to wed the jilted heiress. After all, he and Alexis had shared a very real night of passion.But Alexis was done being manipulated. She would have a marriage on her terms, or not at all. Except staying away from Wyatt was not an option. She was carrying the oilman's baby…and she would not reveal her secret until she had the billionaire exactly where she wanted him.
Oiseau Verrouillé: Romance Sombre avec son Kidnappeur
by Aina CastilloGrayce était la proie parfaite. Douce. Innocent. Un jeune homme. Vierge. Et envie de quelqu'un comme moi. Fantasmer sur le fait d'être une propriété. Soumise. Fermée à clé. Forcée. Instruite. Contrôlée Transformée. Grayce était vraiment une soumise. Un esclave potentiel idéal. Alors j'ai fait ce que j'avais à faire. Je l'ai attendue en sortant du travail... ... je l'ai mis dans le coffre de la voiture ... … Et l'a enfermée entre les barreaux. Un adorable petit oiseau... dans sa cage. Mais maintenant, il allait apprendre à vraiment voler.
Ojalá mi pareja leyera este libro
by Ramón Araiza QuirozOjalá mi pareja leyera este libro tiene la intención de resaltar los valores y las virtudes que hacen a la mujer ser única. En una plática constructiva entre amigos se pretende que uno de los personajes se haga dueño de sí mismo, crezca como ser humano y valore los hechos mínimos de la vida cotidiana. Se tratan las verdades que comprometen al ser humano a ser mejor y a enfrentar el por qué, en un momento de la relación, nos preguntamos ¿por qué ya no amo a mi pareja de la misma forma como cuando iniciamos la relación? El libro está orientado para que la pareja se supere y se beneficie de esta lectura, pues como dice el autor: “Las mujeres desean salvar el amor porque saben que es fuente de muchos bienes.”
Ojalá te enamores: y nuevos textos de Por Escribir
by Alejandro Ordóñez#OjaláTeEnamores es el libro del blog Por Escribir: nuevas reflexiones poéticas sobre la vida, los sentimientos y los deseos más íntimos que todos escondemos dentro. Incluye los textos más emblemáticos del blog ¡y mucho contenido inédito! Ojalá la encuentres. Lo digo en serio. Ojalá encuentres a esa persona que haga volar las horas, que te pinte un mundo a todo color y te lo haga vivir. Alguien a quien no le importe el pasado y que se empeñe en crear un presente mágico con tintes de futuro. Alguien que entienda cómo eres, que te quiera así y que no trate de cambiar nada en ti.
Ojos azules de Moscú
by Soledad PereyraOjos azules de Moscú es una novela realista, por momentos cruda, de la guerra y las vivencias que soportó el pueblo soviético durante la invasión alemana en la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
Ojos de invierno
by Romina NaranjoLa mirada de Lola León es famosa en el mundo entero..., pero solo Daniel es capaz de ver la verdad detrás de sus ojos de invierno. Lola León salta a la primera plana de todas las revistas tras un atraco. Una noche, unos ladrones se cuelan en la suite que comparte con su padre, afamado abogado de famosos de reputación más que dudable, y su imagen desvalida, de niña asustada, da la vuelta al mundo. Desde ese momento, su realidad cambia para siempre. Años después, Lola es una empresaria de éxito, poseedora de una marca de cosméticos conocida y admirada en el mundo entero. Portada de la Forbes, su fama rivaliza solo con su fortuna. Parece tenerlo todo, pero las apariencias no son siempre fiables, y detrás de su expresión serena y su mirada deseada por todos, se esconde una chica terriblemente solitaria. Daniel Suárez, un expolicía que vive la vida a medias, se siente irremediablemente atraído hacia ella. Y nosolo por su belleza, sino por una especie de hilo del destino que, desde aquella aciaga noche en la suite del hotel, parece llevarle a Lola una y otra vez. Para cuidarla. Para protegerla. Para enamorarse. Para ver en ella lo que nadie más puede ver. Para descubrir todos sus secretos.
Los ojos de Luna y el fin de los cometas
by Javier Allard De LandaUna historia romántica, de aventura y persecución, descubrimiento y redención.Luna esconde un misterio, y ese misterio es un asunto de vida o muerte para ciertas personas, un secreto que la ha orillado a vivir aislada toda su vida. Pero ha llegado el momento de escapar de aquel anonimato, y en la huida descubre su identidad, el amor y todo un mundo que le había sido negado en su cautiverio.La experiencia de ser libre por fin le regala la oportunidad de viajar, enamorarse, valerse por sí misma y luchar por sus sueños, aunque también la confronta con su captor y con la inevitable decepción de una chica que lo anhela todo y se lanza al ruedo por vez primera.¿Quién soy? ¿De dónde vengo? ¿En qué creo? ¿Qué es el amor? ¿Hasta dónde puedo llegar? Todas ellas son preguntas que Luna se irá respondiendo mientras recorre paso a paso distintas ciudades de Europa rumbo al encuentro con la profecía que la acecha.
Ojos de obsidiana: De Buenos Aires al DF, una novela de amor y narco
by Carolina Juan Carlos Melgar Juan Carlos ReymúndezBlanca Valorge es una mujer solitaria, resentida y llena de prejuicios que vive en Buenos Aires. En un viaje al DF conoce a Fernando Pardo, un hombre fino, elegante y capo de Los Mojito, uno de los mayores cárteles mexicanos. Sus ojos negros y sus modales la enamoran; sin darse cuenta, termina enredada en la mafia. Es la primera vez en su vida que se siente viva y lo más cerca de ser reina y protagonista. Atrás quedó Blanca Valorge, ahora es la Doctora Nieve, a quien todos respetan y escuchan.
Los ojos del bosque
by Lydia LeyteUna incipiente pasión, un legado en peligro y dos seres que luchan por seguir juntos. Bajo su aparente fragilidad, Cristina Olabide posee la dureza del acero. Es una mujer tenaz que lucha sola por sacar a flote su taller de confección artesanal de prendas de lana y la casa de turismo rural instalada en el torreón familiar. Todo marcha según sus planes hasta que Bruno Elorza, un seductor con ojos de poeta, propietario de una promotora bilbaína, decide construir un hotel de lujo con spa justo al lado. Un día se conocen por casualidad. Sin saber que ambos están enfrentados, se dejan arrastrar por una pasión irrefrenable. Pero la cruda realidad se impone y les obliga a debatirse entre el deber y el amor. Mientras luchan contra la intensidad de sus sentimientos se ven involucrados en una serie de episodios violentos que hunden sus raíces en el pasado. Cristina descubre de la peor manera posible un antiguo secreto silenciado durante años. Una mujer tenaz que lucha por mantener en pie la herencia de sus antepasados. Un hombre enamorado para quien todos los sueños pueden cumplirse. Y unos ojos siniestros que los acechan desde lo más profundo del bosque...
Ojos Embrujados
by Jodie SloanMichael era uno de los mejores luchadores de jaula, hasta que le sucedió algo en el ring que le hizo abandonar todo lo que amaba. La relación con su exesposa es complicada, lo que le hace difícil mantener contacto con su hijo Jeremy. Para compensar la pérdida de la adrenalina que obtenía en la jaula luchando, cae en el alcohol y las apuestas. Michael quiere volver a la acción nuevamente, pero cada vez que ha considerado la posibilidad, se aparecen en su cabeza los acontecimientos que tuvieron lugar cinco años atrás. Dara es una joven mujer de veinticinco años, que convive con una tragedia personal que la persigue en su vida y afecta cada una de sus decisiones. Ella quiere competir en el octágono, pero no encuentra al entrenador que necesita. Su búsqueda la lleva donde Michael, pero no se atreve a encararlo personalmente. Con el tiempo terminarán trabajando juntos y la pasión que ambos sienten por el ring terminará reflejándose en la cama.
Ojos negros como la noche
by Rosanna FontanaParís, 1931 En las calles de Montmartre, la joven Julie busca un pintor capaz de pintarla, así que conoce a Gustave, un espléndido artista de ojos negros profundos. A partir de este momento sus vidas estarán indisolublemente ligadas. Julie descubrirá por primera vez lo que significa el tormento de los sentidos, Gustave intentará con ella borrar los fantasmas del pasado. Pero la sombra del destino se cierne sobre ellos.
Okami: A Flame in the Mist Short Story (Flame in the Mist)
by Renée AhdiehAt the close of Flame in the Mist, to end a bloodbath between the Black Clan and imperial soldiers, Ōkami allows himself to be taken prisoner by Prince Raiden, Mariko’s betrothed. For someone who doesn’t believe in heroes, it’s a surprising choice: to trade his life for the lives of his friends and the one he loves. For he will surely be killed when he arrives in the Imperial City. But he decides if his life is the cost of love, it may not be too high a price after all.
Okatsu
by Tam MacneilHyabusa Jao bungled his most recent assignment as an assassin for the Good Men and now he is in trouble with his scary boss, Kazematsuri. As punishment, he has to guard Ryo, the fifteen-year-old son of the opium lord of Okatsu. Jao is prepared to hate his assignment, but unexpectedly he likes the kid a lot, and spends his time training the boy in the rudiments of survival on the street.Then Ryo is kidnapped.Tall and elegant Masahiro, Ryo's older brother, is convinced Jao did the deed, and hates him for it. But as Jao pursues the truth and burrows deeper and deeper into the corrupt heart of the opium business, he and Masahiro are slowly drawn into an uneasy collaboration. Together they must uncover the enemy, and team up against a ruthless man who doesn't care who he has to kill to profit.
Okay, Then (Hot Flash)
by Addison AlbrightPrequel to ’Til Death Do Us PartOkay, then ... that's what Sam said after Henry convinced him he was interested in dating, not merely a fling while together on a research trip to the Solomon Islands. And so they embark on their first date, but the conditions are not ideal.Henry is desperate to convince his crush of his sincerity but second guesses his every move. He's thrilled to discover Sam is just as anxious to impress him. Can these two work through their first-date jitters or are they destined to drift apart?Note: This short story was originally published in the charity collection, Love Is Proud.
Oklahoma! (Wagons West Series, Book #23)
by Dana Fuller RossTick fever is killing the cattle; the unscrupulous land dealers are stealing families' dreams. Now hate and anger are building like a thunderhead ready to burst into a storm of gunplay and death. The threat is range war. This harsh, open country beckons like a treacherous woman, offering happiness to farmers and ranchers, then breaking their hearts. Tick fever is killing the cattle; the unscrupulous land dealers are stealing families' dreams. Now hate and anger are building like a thunderhead ready to burst into a storm of gunplay and death. The threat is range war. The solution is Toby Holt--son of the legendary wagonmaster Whip Holt--whose draw is quicker and whose aim is surer than that of any man alive. But while Toby rides the dusty trail toward Oklahoma, young Captain Henry Blake rides hell-bent toward a shootout in the Dakotas, not knowing that an enemy plans to destroy the beautiful woman he left behind... as the showdown season nears in magnificent OKLAHOMA!
Oklahoma Bride
by Carol Finch"YOU'RE UNDER ARREST!"To a woman who was all fire, sass and temptation that was a hell of a hello! But army major Rafe Hunter had no choice. Karissa Baxter was a "Sooner" attempting to secure the homestead she wanted before the start of the Land Run, danger-and rules-be damned! But what about what he wanted? And what if what he wanted was her?WHO DID RAFE HUNTER THINK HE WAS?All spit and polish, and with Eastern money to boot! Unlike the hardscrabble types Karissa was used to, he could never understand what drove her to go after her dreams. So how had he managed to quick-march his way into her heart?
Oklahoma Reunion (Home on the Ranch #12)
by Tina RadcliffeSingle mother Kait Field is back home in the small Oklahoma town she left eight years ago. It's time to empty the family home, close the door on the past and introduce her daughter, Jenna, to her daddy. Ryan Jones hasn't quite forgiven his teenage sweetheart, who left him with unanswered questions and a broken heart. But Kait was never accepted by his controlling family, and they don't seem any more welcoming this time around. Yet now Ryan and Kait are resolved that nothing will come between renewed promises of faith, forever-and the second chance that neither expected.
Oklahoma Wedding Bells
by Carol FinchIndependent Josephine Malloy is determined to stake her own claim during the latest Oklahoma land run. But to fend off the countless suitors seeking a wife and homestead she needs a fake fiancé for cover. Enter horse trader Solomon Tremain...As an undercover Deputy U.S. Marshal investigating land fraud, Sol should probably keep his distance from this firebrand. But when Josie gets in trouble with the law it's Sol to the rescue-although he'll need to make their marriage for real. If only she'll stay out of hot water long enough to say "I do"!