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Love and a Promise: A heartrending saga of family, duty and a terrible choice
by Lyn AndrewsA promise to the woman who saved her life holds Maddy back from following her heart... Lyn Andrews writes an unforgettable family saga in Love and a Promise, set in both Dublin and Liverpool. Perfect for fans of Anne Baker, Maureen Lee and Katie Flynn. 'A page-turning and beautifully written novel. The loves and tragedies of the Kiernan siblings will keep you hooked until the very end' - Irish WorldMaddy Kiernan knows her situation is desperate. With her parents dead, her brother Thomas is left as guardian to Maddy and her sister Carmel. But Thomas has plans that don't include his sisters and his reckless ambition could put all their futures at risk. Sharp-witted and strong-willed, Maddy knows it is she who must assume responsibility for the fragile young Carmel.When Thomas deserts Ireland for Liverpool, Maddy realises she has little option but to follow. Within days the girls are destitute, their precious savings gone. Even when Maddy finds a position with an elderly widow, Thomas's aspirations threaten their security. And then Maddy is faced with a terrible choice - between love and a promise... What readers are saying about Love and a Promise: '[This book] was excellent from cover to cover. I found myself staying up late at night just to finish it - you just cannot put it down! It has real life drama, romance and a wonderful ending''Once I start a Lyn Andrews book, I cannot stop reading it. I feel as if I have been transported back in time''Love and a Promise is a great and gripping story, I just had to continue until I'd finished the book. It is a great story of rags to riches and the heartbreak in between - just a lovely story'
Love and a Promise: A heartrending saga of family, duty and a terrible choice
by Lyn AndrewsLOVE AND A PROMISE - a heartrending Liverpool saga from bestselling author Lyn Andrews. Perfect for fans of Donna Douglas and Kate Thompson.Maddy Kiernan knows her situation is desperate. With her parents dead, her brother Thomas is left as guardian to Maddy and her sister Carmel. But Thomas has plans that don't include his sisters and his reckless ambition could put all their futures at risk. Sharp-witted and strong-willed, Maddy knows it is she who must assume responsibility for the fragile young Carmel.When Thomas deserts Ireland for Liverpool, Maddy realises she has little option but to follow. Within days the girls are destitute, their precious savings gone. Even when Maddy finds a position with an elderly widow, Thomas's aspirations threaten their security. And then Maddy is faced with a terrible choice - between love and a promise...
Love at Last
by Irene BrandLOVE FOUNDHe had been her first and only love. Yet when Lorene Harvey met Perry Saunders again after twenty years, she was amazed by the emotions sweeping through her. She wanted desperately for them to have a second chance, but Lorene had a secret...one she feared Perry would never forgive. She was the love of his life. Or so Perry had thought in college. And when Lorene had suddenly disappeared, he had vowed to never love again. Now he knew his feelings had never died. But would he ever convince her that his forgiveness and love were hers for the asking?
Love in the Days of Rage
by Lawrence FerlinghettiLove in the Days of Rage is a work of lyricism and commitment, painting and politics, passion and intellect—a work to set beside the great expatriate novels of earlier generations. “The more I make love, the more I want revolution; the more I make revolution, the more I want to make love.” In Paris, in May of 1968, revolution, and love are very much in the air. The barricades are going up, the students of the Sorbonne are taking to streets alive with the graffiti of revolt, and the Odeon is ablaze with speechmaking. For Annie, a young American painter, and Julian, her Portuguese lover, a banker and anarchist, the events of that Paris spring form the backdrop against which their love affair is played. Annie sees the world through an artist's eyes; she is reckless in her passions, wanting and needing love with other people. There is none of this fanciful nonsense for Julian, an anarchist disdainful of the entire human race, who thinks even the enraged students storming the streets of Paris with their posters proclaiming “open the windows of your heart” and “revolution is the ecstasy of history” to be hopelessly naive and sheeplike. Ferlinghetti charts the progress of love unfolding against those heady and momentous days when the pampered children of the bourgeoisie tried to find common cause with workers who despised them, “when Julian and Annie were in the heat of their love and reason.”
Love or Fate (Goddesses #4)
by Clea HantmanFor defying Hera's order not to use their powers, the Muses are Hades-bound! Will Thalia, Era, and Polly have to scrub and wash the Furies' room for eternity-- or will Thalia's sweetie save them?
Love the One You're With: A B-Boy Blues Novel
by James Earl HardyIn this contemporary gay romance, a teacher fends off a string of suitors after his boyfriend leaves to film a Hollywood movie.Do men and monogamy mix? It’s not a question Mitchell “Little Bit” Crawford gave much thought to until his beaufriend of almost two years, Raheim “Pooquie” Rivers, an All-American jeans model, heads to Hollywood to make his first feature film. As Mitchell soon discovers, the temptation to cheat is very real . . . and it seems to be everywhere. An ex even pops up hoping to pick up where they left—and got—off. While intrigued, Mitchell chalks all the attention up to “the married man” syndrome: one is much more desirable when he’s attached to someone else.But as he continues to run into bisexual musician Montgomery “Montee” Simms, the look-but-don’t-touch rule is put to the test. As he and Montee get closer, Mitchell’s idealistic beliefs about commitment are challenged. Will he love the one he’s with because he can’t be with the one he loves?
Lover in the Rough
by Elizabeth LowellSparks fly between the owner of a Death Valley gem mine and an Australian adventurer in this classic romance by a New York Times–bestselling author.Reba Farrall was lost—until a kindly old gentleman took her under his wing and helped heal her shattered spirit. Now her dearest friend is gone, leaving her with a doubting, broken heart...and half-interest in a California gem mine. But Chance Walker has burst into Reba’s life—a daring adventurer who believes in nothing except the priceless uncut stones for which he searches the Earth. In the blistering heat of Death Valley—in the intoxicating presence of a jewel more exquisite than any he has ever seen—Chance must confront a dire peril that stalks the sad and sensuous beauty. For only he can save Reba Farrall from harm—and only she can teach him how to love.Praise for Elizabeth Lowell“Lowell is great!” —Joanna Lindsey“Lowell is romance.” —Amanda Quick
Lovers and Other Strangers
by Dallas SchulzeLOOKS LIKE THINGS WERE HEATING UP IN GOOD OL' SERENITY FALLS. . . ;. And Shannon Deveraux was starting to feel the sizzle. She was a woman who had never had a place to call home, yet she seemed tempted by Serenity. Maybe it was the charm of the village? Or the friendliness of even the most gossipy neighbors? Or could it be her drop-dead gorgeous and sexy new neighbor, Reece Morgan?Except Reece was hardly new in town. In fact, he'd lived the first miserable seventeen years of his life here and, really, he was just passing through. Until he got a look at the proverbially beautiful girl next door-and realized that sometimes, there really was no place like home. . . ;.
Loving Jessie
by Dallas SchulzeLife has gone out of focus for photojournalist Matt Latimer. So he's heading back home to the tiny California town where he grew up, hoping to reconnect with his roots, his purpose and his art; But Matt's homecoming is an event that will propel him-and those closest to him- into the complex territories of friendship, loyalty ... and love. Growing up, Matt was always around when Jessie Sinclair needed him most. Now she needs him for the most important decision of her life. She wants a baby. Suddenly the lives of Matt and Jessie and others in this small town collide in unexpected ways. Jessie must choose between what was and what might still be, between past heartbreak and the promise of new love, between what was lost and what is waiting to be found.
Loving Jessie
by Dallas SchulzeLife has gone out of focus for photojournalist Matt Latimer. So he's heading back home to the tiny California town where he grew up, hoping to reconnect with his roots, his purpose and his art. But Matt's homecoming is an event that will propel him-and those closest to him-into the complex territories of friendship, loyalty...and love.Growing up, Matt was always around when Jessie Sinclair needed him most. Now she needs him for the most important decision of her life. She wants a baby. Suddenly the lives of Matt and Jessie and others in this small town collide in unexpected ways. Jessie must choose between what was and what might still be, between past heartbreak and the promise of new love, between what was lost and what is waiting to be found.
Loving Pedro Infante
by Denise ChávezIn the soothing darkness of her local theater, thirty-something teacher's aide and divorcée Teresina "Tere" Ávila looks straight into the smoldering eyes of Pedro Infante and wonders where her life has gone. The impossibly handsome Mexican singer and movie icon died in 1957, but to Tere -- secretary of the Pedro Infante fan club chapter 256 -- he remains an everlasting symbol of the possibility of passion beyond her New Mexico town. Tere's passions are wasted on Lucio, the married lover who plies her with sweet kisses and false promises. Comfort comes in her adoration for Infante and in the companionship of her best friend, Irma "La Wirma" Granados. Then, one night at the Border Cowboy Truck Stop, Tere is forced to confront reality -- and the choices she must make to reclaim her life.
Lydia Lane
by Judith BowenLydia Lane didn't take the girlfriends' challenge-to find her first love-seriously at all. But then, Sam Pereira finds her...or rather, his ex-wife does.Lydia runs a business called Domestica, organizing people's lives and teaching them household skills. Sam's ex figures he needs someone like Lydia to create order out of chaos-and Sam agrees.Back when Lydia first knew Sam, back when she was secretly in love with him, he was Trouble with a capital T. A sexy motorcycle-riding "bad boy." Now he's a successful lawyer and a single father-but still sexy, still a rebel in his own way. Lydia knows she could fall for him all over again...and for his little girl!
Maggie ve la luz (Familia Walsh #Volumen 3)
by Marian KeyesMaggie, la hermana seria y sensata, protagoniza esta tercera novela de la saga de la «Familia Walsh». Me llamo Maggie, tengo treinta años y llevo nueve casada con Garv (le llamo así, pero no es su nombre). Siempre he sido la buena de mi familia, la sensata, no como mis hermanas. Sobre ellas se podrían escribir novelas enteras, pero este no es el lugar. Garv fue mi primer novio y mi madre siempre se lo va contando a todo el mundo, «que Maggie no era una de esas que salen cada noche con un chico distinto», y cosas por el estilo. Bueno, como te decía, yo era muy sensata hasta que un día lo vi todo diferente y dejé a Grav para ir a vivir a Hollywood con mi amiga Emily. ¿Por qué?, estarás pensando. Bueno, ahora tienes que empezar a leer el libro. Solo te digo que tenía mis razones, no me dio ningún ataque de locura... Reseña:«Una historia romántica que combina agudas e inteligentes observaciones sobre la amistad, el amor y la familia con un gran sentido del humor.»Cosmopolitan
Maggie's Guardian
by Anna AdamsNoah and Tessa Gabriel-once they were in love, happy, marriedOf course, that was then. Now they're two people who've lost all the things that matter most, including each other. But after Tessa's best friend, David, is killed and she becomes the prime suspect, she turns to Noah for help.He's a homicide cop-the best-and even though the crime doesn't take place in his jurisdiction, he's going to search for the killer. He has no other choice; the police are focusing all their energy on finding the evidence to convict Tessa. He failed Tessa once. He won't do that again.Noah and Tessa have to learn how to work together, how to be together. It's the only way to keep David's baby safe and to catch the murderer.
Magnolia Creek
by Jill Landis"JILL MARIE LANDIS IS THE AUTHOR YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.” --Kristin Hannah On the eve of the Civil War, Sara Collier marries the dashing Dru Talbot, just before he rides off to join the Confederate army. But fate cuts short their chance for happiness when Dru dies tragically on the battlefield. As a widow, Sara rises above her grief, refusing to mourn her life away. But one wrong choice made with an open heart takes her away from her hometown--and challenges Sara in ways she never imagined. Though she returns to Magnolia Creek an outcast, the sorrow in her life makes her stronger. A year after the war’s end, battle-scarred surgeon Dru Talbot surprises everyone when he returns home, clinging to the 1 dream of starting over with his bride. Yet nothing could have prepared Dru for the truth that awaits him in Magnolia Creek. Heartbroken, Dru tries to forgive the shadows of the past. Unable to surrender the only man she has ever loved, Sara dreams of rekindling the passion they once shared, and turning betrayal into reconciliation. "READERS WILL WEEP WITH SORROW AND JOY OVER LANDIS'S SMART AND ROMANTIC TALE.”--Booklist
Make Love Work For You: A Toolkit for Finding Happiness in Your Relationship
by Anne NichollsIn this manual, relationships counsellor Anne Nicholls explains that finding and keeping a positive and happy relationship is not an impossible dream. Here she seeks to arm the reader with a toolkit of tried and tested strategies to help you break the negative patterns of the past, allow you to spot early on who is right for you, and keep your new relationship strong and nurturing. Topics covered include: erasing your old relationship rules and finding new positive ones; learning how to recover from past hurt; learning strategies for checking that a new partner is right for you; determining whether it is love or infatuation; learning how to make the transition from singles to couple; maintaining comfort and security in a relationship; using strategies for dealing with conflict and disagreements; and avoiding booby traps.
Make Love Work For You: A Toolkit for Finding Happiness in Your Relationship
by Anne NichollsIn this practical guide, relationships counsellor Anne Nicholls explains that finding and keeping a positive and happy relationship is not an impossible dream. Here she seeks to arm the reader with a toolkit of tried and tested strategies to help you break the negative patterns of the past, allow you to spot early on who is right for you, and keep your new relationship strong and nurturing. Topics covered include: erasing your old relationship rules and finding new positive ones; learning how to recover from past hurt; learning strategies for checking that a new partner is right for you; determining whether it is love or infatuation; learning how to make the transition from singles to couple; maintaining comfort and security in a relationship; using strategies for dealing with conflict and disagreements; and avoiding booby traps.
Man at Work
by Elaine FoxTruman Fleming has spent enough days wearing a suit -- and enough nights on the arm of silly socialites -- to last a lifetime. After all, he has better things to do with his hands than push pencils and spend the family fortune, so he straps on a toolbelt and decides to live the simple life. But things definitelyget complicated when he runs smack into lady lawyer Marcy Paglinowski. Together, they rescue a terrified puppy...and soon the sparks that fly ignite more than just their sympathy.Marcy's strived hard to become a lawyer, and the last thing she needs is a workin' man -- even one like Truman -- who's got biceps and triceps galore...and who certainly knows how to work with those hands. No, she's determined to find a reliable guy with a steady paycheck and a four-door vehicle, and Truman, no matter how sexy he looks in tight, dusty jeans and a T-shirt, isn't for her...or is he?
Man with a Message
by Muriel JensenLIVE WELL.LAUGH OFTEN.LOVE MUCH.Although Mariah Mercer designs and sells plaques with her favorite motto, she's having a hard time following it herself. At least, the LOVE MUCH part. In fact, she's given up on loving at all after a painful divorce. No, her quiet life as a dorm mother at the local boarding school in Maple Hill, Massachusetts, is enough for her. And her relationships with the children there give her all the emotional satisfaction she needs.No stranger to rejection, Cameron Trent has found a haven in the people and town of Maple Hill. He'd rather not take risks in the love department, either.So imagine his surprise-not to mention Mariah's-at what pops out of his mouth during a local spring fair. A message that changes their lives forever.
Man with a Miracle
by Muriel JensenSometimes a girl needs a miracle...Beazie Deadham is alone and on the run. She witnessed the murder of her boss in an underground parking lot in Boston, and accepted an incriminating tape from him, which he told her to deliver to "Evan" in Maple Hill. Now the perpetrators of the crime are after her as well as the tape.This man has one!Evan Braga has moved to quiet Maple Hill, Massachusetts, to escape his past as a big-city cop. He's also trying to sort out the guilt he feels over his brother's death. He's not looking for all the trouble that gorgeous redhead Beazie Deadham drops on his doorstep. Especially once he discovers that Beazie was mixed up with his brother, and his brother might have been mixed up with the tape Beazie's trying so hard to unload.But when the Boston thugs track Beazie down, Evan-and his family, who show up unexpectedly at Christmas-would go to the ends of the earth to protect her!
Man with a Mission
by Muriel JensenHe's a man with a missionShe's a woman with a secretHank Whitcomb is back in Maple Hill, Massachusetts, the tiny town he grew up in but fled almost twenty years earlier for fame and fortune. And he's determined to make a new life for himself. It doesn't take long before he discovers that he wants his old high school flame, Jackie Bourgeois, to be part of it-and in the deepest way possible: love, commitment, family.Until, that is, Hank happens to learn the real reason Jackie refused to come with him all those years ago...Still, nothing can keep Hank and Jackie from being together again-as they quickly find out!
Marked for Marriage
by Jackie MerrittAfter a rodeo accident, barrel-racing queen Maddie Kincaid was hotter than a fireball and wilder than tumbleweed. She sure didn't take to convalescing as well as she should have. Neither did she want handsome but uptight Dr. Noah Martin acting as her personal physician. No sooner did the oh-so-perfect doctor make a house call than Maddie made threats, armed with a paperweight and a lack of modesty. But as Noah flashed his bedroom eyes and lectured his Dr. Feelgood philosophy, Maddie discovered-to her pleasure and confusion-that this man was hell-bent on making her well. . . ;and giving his sprightly patient a tantalizing lesson in love!
Marriage and Maternity: A Heartwarming Medical Romance
by Gill SandersonA Medical Romance by best-selling author Gill Sanderson. Sister Angel Thwaite's neo-natal unit saves the life of an orphaned baby . To her horror she discovers that the baby's only relation is the baby's uncle, Dr Mike Gilmour has just started work in her hospital's cardiac unit. Mike is the surgeon who has to treat Angel's mother for a cardiac problem and eventually operate on her. He is also her ex-husband. Seven years ago they parted on bad terms.