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El beso de medianoche
by Lola Romaní Lara AdrianGabrielle Maxwell, una reconocida artista de Boston, celebra el éxito de su última exposición en un exclusivo after hours de la ciudad. Entre el acalorado gentío siente la presencia de un sensual desconocido que despierta en ella las fantasía más profundas. Pero nada relacionado con esa noche ni con ese hombre resulta ser lo que parece. A la salida, Gabrielle presencia un asesinato y, a partir de ese momento, la realidad se convierte en algo oscuro y mortífero, adentrándose en un submundo que nunca supo que existía, habitado por vampiros urbanos enfrentados. Lucan Thorne es un vampiro, un guerrero de la Raza, que ha nacido para proteger a los suyos--así como a los humanosque existen en una vida paralela a la suya--de la creciente amenaza de los vampiros renegados. Lucan no puede arriesgarse a unirse a una humana, pero cuando Gabrielle se convierte en el objetivo de sus enemigos, no tiene más opción que llevársela a ese otro mundo que él lidera, en el que serán devorados por un deseo salvaje e insaciable.
El beso carmesí
by Lara Adrian Denise DespeyrouxUna nueva droga de diseño llamada carmesí circula entre los jóvenes de la raza de los vampiros, despertando en ellos una insaciable lujuria de sangre y transformándolos finalmente en malvados renegados. Dante, guerrero y protector, tiene la misión de acabar con esta droga que está causando estragos entre los suyos. Tras un terrible enfrentamiento resulta gravemente herido y se refugia en una clínica veterinaria que encuentra en las afueras de la ciudad, en la que trabaja Tess Curver. Una dosis de sangre es lo único que puede salvarle y Tess es la única fuente posible en esos críticos momentos. Tras ese desesperado mordisco, Dante entiende que se trata de una compañera de sangre, una de las pocas humanas que poseen el don de unirse con los de su raza, por lo que el simple hecho de haber bebido de ella los une para siempre. Al darse cuenta de ello, Dante se asusta y decide borrarle los recuerdos, pero un vivo deseo que no puede ignorar va surgiendo en él tornándose cada vez más intenso. Unidos por la sangre, Dante y Tess deberán enfrentarse a sus enemigos comunes y, al mismo tiempo, ambos se verán abocados a explorar los límites del deseo.
Rebelión a medianoche
by Lara Adrian Denise DespeyrouxConsumido por el dolor y la rabia de una traición, el guerrero Rio ha jurado dedicar su vida a luchar en la guerra contra los Rogues. No dudará en arrasar todo lo que se interponga en su camino, y por descontado, la mortal que es capaz de hacer desaparecer a su raza.Para la periodista Dylan Alexander todo comenzó con el descubrimiento de una tumba oculta y ahora se encuentra en el ojo del huracán, en una creciente tempestad de violencia y secretos. Pero nada es tan peligroso como él: un hombre lleno de cicatrices, un hombre mortalmente seductor que emerge de las sombras para sumergirla en un mundo de oscuro deseo y noches infinitas. Ella es incapaz de oponer resistencia a la atracción que siente hacia Rio, incluso cuando destapa un espantoso secreto de su pasado. Ahora Dylan debe escoger entre abandonar el mundo de la oscuridad de la medianoche o arriesgarlo todo por el hombre a quien ha mostrado su verdadera pasión y los placeres del corazón.
Profundidad de la medianoche
by Lara Adrian Violeta LambertDéjate seducir por los vampiros del mundo fantástico de Lara Adrian. Novena entrega de la serie.A los dieciocho años, Corinne Bishop era una joven hermosa y llena de vida, con una existencia privilegiada como hija adoptiva de una familia de dinero. Su mundo cambió en el instante en que fue raptada y retenida como prisionera por el malévolo vampiro Dragos. Después de muchos años de cautividad y tormento, Corinne es rescatada por la Orden, un equipo de guerreros vampiros enrolados en una guerra contra Dragos y sus seguidores. Además de haberla despojado de su inocencia, Corinne había perdido también una parte de su corazón . . . lo único que le daba esperanzas durante su calvario y lo único que le importa ahora que es libre.El guerrero Hunter es el encargado de proteger a Corinne durante su regreso a casa. Uno de los asesinos más letales de Dragos, Hunter, trabaja ahora para la Orden, y está empeñado en hacer que Dragos pague por sus muchos pecados. Unido a Corinne por su mutuo deseo, Hunter tendrá que decidir hasta dónde está dispuesto a llegar para acabar con el reinado de maldad de Dragos . . . aunque llevar a término su misión signifique hacer pedazos el tierno corazón de Corinne.
Venus in Furs
by Leopold von Sacher-MasochObsession, infatuation, and sexual deviance fill this controversial psychodrama Titillating and taboo, Venus in Furs tells the story of one nineteenth-century gentleman of means, Severin von Kusiemski, and his voracious lover, Wanda von Dunajew. Severin falls so deeply in love with his mistress that he asks the bemused paramour to enslave him. Severin gets his wish: The beautiful Wanda, who has “a real talent for despotism,” takes to her role with unsettling aplomb. Days pass, and as she debases and brutalizes Severin, Wanda transforms into the whip-cracking dominatrix of his dreams. But even while Severin settles into his fantasy, events are unfolding that threaten to disrupt the power balance. This classic tale of sexual domination is as thrilling today as it was when it was originally published more than a century ago. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
Paxton and the Gypsy Blade (The Paxton Saga #4)
by Kerry Newcomb Frank SchaeferTo avenge her brother, a Gypsy girl will travel the world Adriana was only a child when she watched her parents die. As hateful villagers attacked her family's camp, Adriana's brother Giuseppe carried her into the woods. He told her to close her eyes, but she watched the carnage, and the memory has stayed with her ever since. Now a young woman, she is on the verge of choosing a husband when her life is again turned upside down. At a quiet English village fair, Adriana is telling fortunes when one of the local nobility attempts to have his way with her. Giuseppe is killed while defending her honor, and Adriana vows revenge. England offers no justice for Gypsies, and so Adriana must take her vengeance in blood. When her plot against her brother's killer fails, she is forced to flee to the New World, where she will encounter a passion greater than any she has ever known.
The Man on the Bridge
by Stephen BenatarA love story between men--without being, basically, a novel about gay issues; more about appreciating what you have while you have it, and ultimately learning what matters to you in life.
That Horse Whiskey!
by C. S. AdlerWhen Lainey fails to get the horse Dad promised her for her birthday, she takes on a job training a stubborn horse at a riding stable down the road. The horse, Whiskey, won't take a rider for more than a quarter of a mile before turning back to his corral. Besides Whiskey, Lainey gets involved training Ryan, a city boy who knows nothing about horses. Her success with Whiskey will gain her free riding privileges plus something even more important to a young girl.
Such Men Are Dangerous
by Stephen BenatarA vicar is disbelieving when two teenagers in his parish claim to have been given a message by the archangel Gabriel, but gradually changes his mind and decides he must do something about it.
Now You See Me: A Novel
by Lesley GlaisterAn orphan and a fugitive find a connection in their secret pasts in this &“love story that moves with the pace of a thriller&” from an award-winning author (Yorkshire Post). At sixteen, Lamb walks out on her life. Her parents are dead and she has no brothers or sisters. For money, she cleans people&’s homes. For shelter, she lives in the cellar of an elderly client. For survival, she imagines herself as a tightrope walker—one foot in front of the other, eyes straight ahead, and never allowing anyone to touch her, lest she lose her balance. Then she meets Doggo. And Lamb can feel herself falling. Doggo walked out on his life, too—or more precisely, he ran. A fugitive fleeing from a violent criminal past, he needs Lamb&’s help staying under the radar. Quick-tempered, foul-mouthed, yet surprisingly tender, Doggo needs Lamb in other ways, too. But the closer they get, the more Lamb risks her precarious balance between life and death. And fear has never felt so comforting. Now You See Me, from Somerset Maugham Award winner Lesley Glaister, is an empowering novel about loneliness, trust, the fictions we tell ourselves to survive, and the primal need to connect. It also &“boasts a protagonist so heartbreakingly well-realized that you are forced to live through her eyes, in her head, her heart . . . if only all fiction made us worry and care so hard, posed us such dreadfully difficult questions&” (The Guardian). &“Glaister is at her best . . . written in the crisply poetic prose for which she&’s known, [she] transforms the bleakest situations into compelling fiction.&” —The Independent &“Before Gillian Flynn, there was Lesley Glaister.&” —Harper&’s Bazaar
Dusty Answer: A Novel (Modern Classics Ser.)
by Rosamond LehmannRosamond Lehmann's first novel, now a classic of British literature, tells a luminous story of friendship, discovery, and forbidden love This debut novel, set in the early 1900s, tells the story of Judith Earle, a solitary only child growing up in a sprawling house in the Thames Valley. From an early age, she is fascinated by the six cousins who live next door. There's boring, faithful Martin, of the red cheeks and perennially scabby knees; beautiful, aristocratic Charlie, whom Judith secretly adores and who will die in the First World War; reckless Julian, who turns lying into an art; enigmatic Roddy, who visits only occasionally; and Mariella, whose marriage to her first cousin will end tragically, and who lives with the scandal of her mother running off with another man. Every year, the Fyfe family returns to this idyllic corner of England. Childhood friendships blossom into adolescent romance as the cousins fall in love with Judith--and she with them. But her world transforms forever when she meets a beautiful fellow student named Jennifer. A novel in many ways ahead of its time, Dusty Answer is about love: first love, love on the rebound, taboo love, the loss of love. With its gentle indictment of England's class system, it is also about what goes on behind the closed doors of genteel society, and the self-deceptions we spin in order to give our lives meaning.
Invitation to the Waltz: Invitation To The Waltz And The Weather In The Streets (The Olivia Curtis Novels #1)
by Rosamond LehmannRosamond Lehmann's enduring classic, told from the point of view of its seventeen-year-old heroine, who has been invited to her first dance Today is Olivia Curtis's seventeenth birthday. In exactly one week, she will attend her first dance. She is thrilled . . . and terrified. Will Tony Heriot ask her to dance? Will he even remember that they once attended the same costume party? What will she wear? Something bright and beautiful--red silk? In the handsome diary she receives as a gift, Olivia shares her innermost doubts and fears--about her pretty, confident older sister, Kate, her precocious baby brother, James, her eccentric country neighbors, and of course, the upcoming party, which she is sure will be the crowning event of her young life. Divided into three parts--Olivia's birthday, the day leading up to the party, and the breathtaking event itself--Invitation to the Waltz masterfully captures the conflicting emotions of a teenager on the threshold of womanhood. Will this be the night when all of Olivia's dreams come true?
Summer Situations
by Ann BirsteinYoung Daisy Learner is a newcomer to the hijinks and sexual machinations of the academy.
The Burning Land (Way of Ârata #1)
by Victoria StraussIn a hidden desert sanctuary, the sorcerer-priest of a reborn faith uncovers dark truths about his world and its masters in the first book of Victoria Strauss's fantasy masterwork, the Way of Ârata A realm long held in the iron grasp of godless tyrants, Arsace is finally free to worship its beloved, once-outlawed deity, Ârata. But decades of cruelty and oppression have left their mark--evidenced not only by the desecrated Âratist temples throughout the holy city of Baushpar but by the widespread mistrust and suspicion that has lately fallen on the Shapers, the powerful mages whose magic is beholden to no religious or government institution. Both a Shaper and a deeply devout priest, Gyalo Amdo Samchen has embarked on a great mission into the sacred Burning Land to rescue the renegades who, years before, fled into the desert to escape the city's madness--among them the Dreamer Axane, who dares not reveal her forbidden visions of a world beyond. But shocking truths await Gyalo in the hidden sanctuary of Refuge--and what he learns there of his quest, his land, its leaders, and its faith will cause him to question everything he fervently believes while providing the terrible spark that could ignite the war to end all wars. In a magnificent feat of world building, Victoria Strauss has created a unique, vividly imagined land, society, and religious culture while spinning a riveting tale of duty, revelation, destiny, and magic that places her in the top ranks of contemporary fantasists.
The Awakened City (Way of Ârata #2)
by Victoria StraussIn the remarkable sequel to The Burning Land, a man of peace is forced to confront his unwanted destiny in a fantasy realm torn apart by magic, religious intolerance, and holy war For years they were oppressed, outlawed, and hunted. But the Brethren have finally prevailed, and now the kingdom of Arsace is theirs once more. Unbending in their single-minded devotion to the slumbering god Ârata, the Brethren will not allow their religious authority to be questioned. Therefore, all of the remaining heretical renegade mages known as Shapers must be eliminated, their magic rendered impotent, and Refuge, their hidden desert sanctuary, destroyed. Of all the Shapers who survived an earlier attack on Refuge, the one known as Râvar possesses the greatest power, and he has declared himself the Next Messenger who will usher in a new, illuminated age. But the false prophet's decision to take Axane the Dreamer as his captive could have unforeseen, world-shattering consequences, for it has drawn the seer's devoted husband, Gyalo Amdo Samchen, away from his chosen path of peace. To rescue his endangered beloved, the former priest will have to confront his greatest fear, for in the terrible flames of holy war the true Next Messenger will be revealed.The Awakened City is the powerful sequel to Victoria Strauss's acclaimed fantasy masterwork The Burning Land. A story of faith, fate, love, and magic that unfolds in a richly imagined world plagued by violence, intolerance, and religious persecution, this is a stunning and intelligent work of literary artistry from a uniquely talented fantasist.
Duel of Hearts
by Elizabeth MansfieldTo save the man she secretly loves, a young lady embarks on a dangerous deception in award-winning author Elizabeth Mansfield&’s delightful Regency romance It&’s a scandal that twenty-seven-year-old Sarah Stanborough is still unwed. Despite her matchmaking mother&’s fervent wishes, Sarah refuses to encourage the eminently eligible John Phillip North, Marquis of Revesne. The arrogant bounder has actually fought duels to keep her potential suitors at bay. Only one man attracts the independent spinster: handsome Edward Middleton, her young cousin&’s guardian, who detests the frivolous gossip and shallow flirtations of London society as much as she does. But when Lord North threatens Edward&’s life, Sarah knows there&’s only one way to save the man who has stolen her heart. Yet even she can&’t predict the consequences of the risky charade she is about to set in motion.
The Fifth Kiss
by Elizabeth MansfieldAward-winning author Elizabeth Mansfield presents the captivating tale of a fiercely independent woman who learns a shocking secret that leads to a startling lesson in love Olivia Matthews may be unversed in the ways of love, but her eyes don't deceive her. Her sister's husband, Miles Strickland, seventh Earl of Langley, is a scoundrel. Olivia just caught him in the arms of another woman. When she dares to confront him, the blackguard has the gall to accuse her of blackmail. Determined to expose his unfaithfulness, Olivia leaves London to visit her sister in the English countryside, where her world is overturned. Suddenly she is trying to rein in her rambunctious niece and nephew, fending off the amorous attentions of two suitors . . . and falling in love with the very nobleman she had vowed to hate forever.
The Frost Fair
by Elizabeth MansfieldIn this irresistible Regency romance by award-winning author Elizabeth Mansfield, a stubbornly single noblewoman has five months to find a husband--or become instantly penniless Time is running out for twenty-five-year-old Lady Margaret Underwood. Desperate to retain the independence that her considerable fortune affords her, she accepts the proposal of Viscount Charles Isham. But after a few hours in his stultifying company, she does what any woman would do: She flees. A snowstorm and a carriage mishap lead to rescue by a seductive stranger. Soon Meg is ensconced in the Yorkshire estate of Sir Geoffrey Carrier, a soldier harboring a painful secret. And there's more stormy weather ahead for a man sworn to remain single and a woman who refuses to be married off as they discover the perils and pleasures of falling in love.
Her Heart's Captain
by Elizabeth MansfieldAppearances can be deceiving in award-winning author Elizabeth Mansfield's seductive Regency tale about a woman who loses her heart to the one man she has sworn never to love When Jenny Garvin arrives at the Portsmouth pier to see her adored brother sail off on one of His Majesty's ships, she catches the eye of a tall, well-dressed stranger, who rescues her from a thief. But Captain Tristram Allenby is not what he seems. According to her brother, he is an icy-cold, monstrous tyrant who must be avoided at all costs. Tris Allenby only has eyes for the spirited beauty who has haunted his dreams for the past six months. Now the most sought-after bachelor in London wants the one woman who will have nothing to do with him. The battle lines have been drawn--but there are always two winners in the intriguing game of love.
My Lord Murderer
by Elizabeth MansfieldIn this enthralling Regency romance by award-winning author Elizabeth Mansfield, a young woman vows not to fall in love with the nobleman who killed her husband A dashing stranger sweeps Lady Gwendolyn Rowle onto the dance floor. She is living every woman's fantasy until she discovers who her romantic waltz partner really is: Viscount Andrew Jamison--the man who killed her husband. From the moment he saw her glide into the ballroom, Drew was captivated by the ravishing beauty. Finding out she is the widow of the blackguard he killed in a duel puts something of a damper on the evening, especially with all of London calling him a cold-blooded villain. To quiet the gossip, Drew devises an ingenious scheme. The only person standing in his way is the lovely Gwen, who has no intention of marrying her husband's murderer. But then she does something far more dangerous: She falls in love with him.
The Phantom Lover
by Elizabeth MansfieldThe fascinating stranger who visits a young lady in the dead of night is no ghostly spirit in this spellbinding Regency romance by award-winning author Elizabeth Mansfield After scandalizing London with her improper behavior and jilting two suitors, Nell Belden is about to do it again. This time she rejects the very wealthy, utterly insufferable nobleman her financially strapped guardians have been pressuring her to marry. Banished to their isolated Cornwall estate, Nell is awakened one night by an unusual apparition. But her midnight visitor is no phantom. He is Captain Henry Thorne, sixth Earl of Thornbury. The new Lord of Thorndene has returned to his crumbling family seat to live in isolation, far from the horrors of war. Nell is intrigued by this wounded soldier who has no desire to take his rightful place in society. As the weeks pass and fascination flames into dangerous desire, Nell realizes she must leave--or risk losing her heart to the one man who can never belong to her.
A Regency Charade
by Elizabeth MansfieldA daring charade could reunite a husband and wife in award-winning author Elizabeth Mansfield's sparkling Regency romance After nearly losing his life at the Battle of Waterloo, Captain Alexander Tyrrell, Earl of Braeburn, comes home to the shocking news that he is still married. Braving enemy fire is nothing compared to having to see the duplicitous Priscilla Vickers again. Priss has waited six years to be reunited with the man she loves. But her husband believes her guilty of the worst kind of betrayal. And nothing she says or does will convince him that Sir Blake Edmonds isn't her illicit lover. It will take a daring deception--and a scheming minx who has set her cap for Alec--for these two people to realize how much they have lost and how much they could gain if they were to find the courage to turn a sham union into a second chance for happiness.
A Regency Match
by Elizabeth MansfieldIn this captivating Regency romance by award-winning author Elizabeth Mansfield, a woman decides to teach a proper-to-a-fault nobleman a lesson in love that he will never forget Sophia Edgerton knows how to make an entrance. Yet even she isn't prepared for the consequences when she throws herself into the arms of a total stranger at a society ball, mistaking him for her long-lost cousin. Marcus Harvey, fifth Earl of Wynwood, responds with a remark that sets the ton abuzz. Determined to teach the arrogant nobleman a lesson, Sophy devises an exquisite payback to take place at the earl's ancestral estate. A party at Wynwood Hall is the event of the season, and tongues are soon wagging amid rumors of shocking behavior and scandalous liaisons. But when a betrothal is announced, the tables are suddenly turned. For Sophy has gone and done the unthinkable: She's lost her heart to a man who doesn't believe in love.
Regency Sting
by Elizabeth MansfieldAn American inherits a title and a love he never expected when he comes to England to claim his fortune in award-winning author Elizabeth Mansfield's sparkling Regency tale The Hartleys are on the brink of disaster. Viscount Mainwaring has died, unaccountably leaving his entire fortune to an American. Worst of all, Anne Hartley's future is in jeopardy. She has been forbidden from marrying the nobleman she has adored since the moment she found him thrown from his horse in Hyde Park. With two society families up in arms, the unwitting new Viscount Mainwaring arrives in England to claim his title. That's when Anne's scheming stepmother comes up with a plan to save them all from imminent ruin. All that proper, sensible Anne has to do is transform the uncouth Virginian into an English gentleman. But Jason Hughes isn't the ill-mannered boor everyone expects. And love was never part of the bargain.
Love's Tender Fury: Love's Tender Fury; Love Me, Marietta; And When Love Commands (The Marietta Danver Trilogy #1)
by Jennifer WildeThis classic New York Times-bestselling historical romance tells the enthralling, passionate story of a young English woman who is wrongly convicted of a crime and auctioned off to the highest bidder in the American colonies <P><P> Born out of wedlock to a London barmaid, Marietta Danver yearns to live life to its fullest despite her humble origins. But her dreams of love and happiness almost die in Newgate Prison, where she is convicted of a crime she didn't commit and deported to North America to be sold into indentured servitude. In the wild Carolinas, Marietta uses her beauty to survive. But in doing so she arouses unruly passions in the hearts of three men: Derek Hawke, the enigmatic planter who buys Marietta for an outrageous sum; brash, charming Jeff Rawlins, who sweeps her away to Louisiana; and a gentleman whose fervor may conceal a violent madness. From New Orleans' red-light district to a fashionable estate in Natchez, from the struggles of a life of bondage to the perils of helping to transport slaves to freedom, Marietta vows to prevail and find a true and lasting love. The Marietta Danver Trilogy also includes Love Me, Marietta and When Love Commands.