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Bitter Sweet
by Denise RobinsHer love affair had been unhappy.In order to forget Clifford Culver, the beautiful and tempestuous Raine is sent to stay with her grandmother in the South of France, little realising that Clifford is a handsome philanderer playing a double game in order to get his hands on the fortune that she will one day inherit.His duplicity is discovered by a young Frenchman who has already fallen passionately in love with Raine, but the situation is to become even more tragic and involved before they find the love and happiness they both desire?
Blaze of Love
by Denise RobinsWhen Sonia Gayle travels by sea to meet Harry, her fiancé, in the Belgian Congo, she turns her back on Revel Dacre, the most fascinating man on board. She soon discovers that Dacre is Harry's employer and one of the most influential men in the country. It is Revel's turn to take revenge, but in doing so he realises that Sonia is the only woman in the world for him.
Bride of Doom (Fauna Trilogy Book Two)
by Denise RobinsFauna, the beautiful quadroon slave-girl heroine of Gold for the Gay Masters, had a daughter Fleur, as beautiful, as fatally captivating as herself. This is Fleur's story. The story of an arranged marriage to the forbidding Baron of Cadlington, of her love for the young artist Peveril, of the darkly-predicted black heir who is born to her, of her fiery attempts to find escape, revenge - and fulfilment, of the restless urges that burn in her fated blood. Denise Robins has written another great historical novel, full of fire, passion, romance, excitement, high drama and adventure, capturing all the swagger and zest of its time.
Bride of Revenge
by Denise RobinsAfter her aunt's death, Thea gladly gives up her dreary job in the suburbs to travel to the island of Biscany. She is sure she will be looked after there by handsome Bevil Royce, with whom she had had such as passionate love affair during his stay in London. But the pretty but penniless little typist had been merely a temporary whim of the worldly Bevil - and now he is engaged to the chic daughter of a wealthy and influential baronet. Then, through a strange act of fate, Thea finds herself under the protection of the new Governor of the Island. Charles Fettermore is a deeply embittered man who has his own reasons for wanting revenge on Bevil Royce. As she becomes the focus of a deadly rivalry between the two men, Thea realises that she will have to make a vital choice...
Brief Ecstasy
by Denise RobinsThe handsome young Spaniard Rosemary meets on her train journey to Malaga seems to cast a magic spell over her. For those few brief hours she knew a passionate, ecstasy with Paul. But on meeting Mercedes, the girl to whom she is to be companion, Rosemary's dreams of love are abruptly shattered. For Mercedes is engaged to marry Don Pablo Iballo - who is none other than Paul himself! Mercedes is desperately in love with an out-of-work musician, and Rosemary, hurt and angered by Paul's reprehensible behaviour, thinks of a wild plan to deceive him. On the day of the wedding she changes places with Mercedes; and her face hidden by the heavy veil, the ceremony went through. But when the plot is discovered, Paul does not send her away in fury as Rosemary had imagined. He has other ideas: he believes that a wife should fulfil her duties... A captivating love story from the 100-million-copy bestselling Queen of Romance, first published in 1934, and available now for the first time in eBook.
Buddhist Meditation (Routledge Library Editions: Buddhism Ser.)
by Edward ConzeAs prayer is to the Christian life, so meditation is the very heart of Buddhist life. This introduction explains the meaning and purpose of meditation. Its series of devotional exercises include instructions on maintaining mental and physical awareness during meditation, with advice on postures, breathing, repudiation of the sensory world, and more.
Chain of Love
by Denise RobinsBeloved--or pawn in a game of revenge?When Rina Morrison's family browbeat her into accepting a proposal of marriage, she resigned herself to a loveless--though wealthy-- existence in Hungary. Aand a devastating encounter with the dashing Michael while she was journeying to her wedding ensured an even more heart-wrenching future for her. Now she was betrothed to one man while loving another. But did Michael really love her? In reality he was Miska the Gypsy and his bitterest enemy was Rina's fiance. It was possible that his love for her might very well be hatred....
Chateau of Flowers
by Denise RobinsIn keeping with her father's dying wish, Laura goes to live at the family chateau in France.But the happiness she hoped for eluded her. Instead she is mistreated by her own relatives. Ordered about by her aunts, envied by an indulged cousin, Laura finds very little pleasure... Will her one chance for love be denied?
Climb to the Stars
by Denise RobinsAn arduous journey to exotic lands has turned into a nightmare for Jane Daunt. As the "poor" relation, Jane serves as a private secretary to her uncle and companion to her beautiful spoiled cousin. Jane watches the whims of her cousin Sonia have a devastating effect upon Pat Connel, the strong dependable chauffeur - and she suffers as a silent spectator to their romance. Jane is deeply in love with Pat - but she knows he will have to suffer as she had. She had sworn to Sonia long ago not to reveal the terrible secret of the past - a secret that would prevent Pat and Sonia from marrying - a secret that would send Pat into Jane's waiting arms... A captivating love story from the 100-million-copy bestselling Queen of Romance, first published in 1936, and available now for the first time in eBook.
Come Back Yesterday
by Denise RobinsHalf Russian, with all the deep seated passion of that people, Tamara Whitfield thinks herself very much in love with Paul Pryce. Paul with his attractive mocking smile, has captured her heart and for her, it has been no casual affair. But Paul, a struggling young composer, does not want to be pinned down, and he leaves Tam for another girl... Tam marries Quentin, a young stockbroker who is handsome and reliable. But try as she might, Tam cannot forget Paul. When a tragedy alters her whole life, she finds herself drawn once more to her old flame...
Could I Forget
by Denise RobinsLaura has never liked young Dr. Marsh, though he cares deeply for her. When he first came to the Yorkshire moors, her father's medical practice suffered. After her father died, loyalty and pride stood between them like a wall. However, the rising tide of Philip Marsh's love begins to weaken her defences, until, one night, she surrenders her heart. Then her jealous sister schemes to steal Philip's heart away. Could Laura ever forget the betrayal that tears her world apart?
Dance in the Dust
by Denise RobinsA sweeping historical novel from the Queen of Romance, originally published in 1959 and now available for the first time in eBook. Seduction, betrayal, rapture.Esmond, Earl of Mornbury and the handsomest man in all England, had renounced his elegantly reckless lifestyle - only to be shattered by a cruel tragedy. Grief-stricken, he resumed his dissolute living and fought a deadly duel before retreating to a monastery to suffer alone.But now Queen Anne urges marriage upon him, and Esmond's thoughts turn to the lovely Magda, whom he has seen just once, but who captured his interest and desire. The preparations for the match are put in place. But a shocking discovery awaits Esmond on his wedding day... a revelation that will put love to the ultimate test.He is England's most charming rogue - she is treachery's pawn. They thought nothing could stand between them - but will her terrible betrayal destroy their love?
Dark Secret Love
by Denise RobinsAfter eleven years of marriage Christina faces the facts - she has left her husband and children and is nearing the day of her divorce. As she recalls the factors that led up to her break-up with Charles and her passionate new attachment to Philip she discovers in a flash the truth about herself.Her confidence is shattered. It is as though - on the point of slaking her thirst at the well of her new passion - she has discovered something venemous at the bottom of the cup.
Desert Rapture
by Denise RobinsAlexandra Forbes is a young and beautiful English girl working in wartime Cairo. When she decides to take a holiday in the magical old city of Damascus she has no idea of the dangers that await her there. Against an exotic setting worthy of the Arabian Nights Alexandra finds herself caught up in a whirlwhind of suspense and heart-breaking romance.
Do Not Go My Love
by Denise RobinsWhen dashing wealthy Vincent Gayland marries Christina over the objections of his mother Christina is beside herself with joy until a terrible accident cuts short their happiness - and perhaps their love. Though Chris' injuries aren't permanent they are debilitating enough to turn Vince towards Gail Bishop a fascinating and unscrupulous woman. And it is a liaison that Vince's mother is in favour of....
Dracula: An Adaptation For The Stage Of The Novel By Bram Stoker
by Bram Stoker Bryan Hitch'The mouth was redder than ever, for on the lips were gouts of fresh blood, which trickled from the corners of the mouth and ran over the chin and neck - It seemed as if the whole awful creature were simply gorged with blood; he lay like a filthy leech, exhausted with his repletion.'When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula purchase a London house he is disturbed by the horrifying discoveries he makes in his client's castle. But worse, Harker's actions introduce Dracula to London. Soon afterwards, the Count embarks on a reign of seduction and terror. And all, it seems, who encounter the charismatic Eastern European aristocrat - a succession of madmen, physicians and beautiful women - are never seen in daylight again...Bram Stoker's DRACULA has inspired countless movies, books, and plays since it's first publication in 1897. Few, if any, have been fully faithful to Stoker's original, best-selling novel of mystery and horror, love and death, sin and redemption. But in DRACULA, Stoker created a new word for terror, a new myth to feed our nightmares, and a character who will outlive us all.
Dracula: An Adaptation For The Stage Of The Novel By Bram Stoker (Ldp Litt. Fantas Ser.)
by Bram StokerThe vampire novel that defined a genre by tapping into our deepest fears and darkest fantasies A junior solicitor travels to Transylvania to meet with an important client, the mysterious Count Dracula. Ignoring the dire warnings of local townsfolk, he allows himself to be seduced by the count&’s courtly manners and erudite charm. Too late, the solicitor realizes that he is a prisoner of Castle Dracula, his guards a trio of voluptuous young women with sharp white teeth and a taste for blood. Soon thereafter, the solicitor&’s fiancée, Mina, visits a friend on the English coast. The town is full of speculation over a Russian ship run aground nearby, its crew missing, the dead body of its captain, crucifix in hand, lashed to the wheel. A giant dog was seen leaping from the deck before disappearing into the countryside. The ship&’s cargo: fifty boxes of Transylvanian dirt. As the beautiful Mina will soon learn, Count Dracula has arrived. At once a Gothic reflection of the Victorian era and a timeless tale of sinister lust, Bram Stoker&’s Dracula has inspired countless adaptations—none with the same power to quicken the pulse as the original. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
Dust of Dreams
by Denise RobinsA captivating love story from the 100-million copy bestselling Queen of Romance, originally published in 1941 and now available for the first time in eBook. It begins on her father's Singapore plantation. There destiny brings the lovely Signa Manton face to face with the two men - Ivor and Blake - who will shape her future. She marries Ivor, only to be forced by his cruelty into living a lie. Through the hurt that follows - taking her to a long-lost sister in London and a fabulous treasure that will cause her deep pain - she finds in Blake a truer friend than she had ever known. Despite the monstrous husband who has shattered her dreams, will Fate give her a second chance? Could Blake ever be hers?
Enchanted Island
by Denise RobinsHe transforms her quiet world into a dazzling realm of money and success...but can she know what is really in his heart?Young Nicole loves her beautiful Mediterranean island paradise - until dashing composer Paul Quest looks deep into her eyes and promises to carry her away to his London penthouse. And so shy, tender Nicole tradesher blue jeans and rope-soled sandals for high fashion and the dizzying sophistication of Paul's elite social whirl. But even as her young heart thrills at the romance, the question burns: will Paul's love stand the test, or is she destined to become just another of his brief affairs?
Equality
by Edward BellamyThe sequel to Bellamy's Looking Backward where a young man falls asleep in 1887 and wakes in a utopian year 2000, where all social ills are solved. This novel continues the thread of his utopian vision.Equality begins when Julian West returns to the year 2000 to continue his education. The book describes an ideal society in that year.
Equality
by Edward BellamyThe sequel to Bellamy's Looking Backward where a young man falls asleep in 1887 and wakes in a utopian year 2000, where all social ills are solved. This novel continues the thread of his utopian vision.Equality begins when Julian West returns to the year 2000 to continue his education. The book describes an ideal society in that year.
Escape to Love
by Denise RobinsStorm Castle - home of the Trevarwiths - on the wild Cornish coast. A bride and bridegroom driving up to the doors...a white-faced child peering from a turret window... the first dread meeting between the bride and her red-haired vixen of a step-mother...In later years, after the death of Celia Trevarwith's father, during the Second World War, Paul Manton comes to the district. A Free-French fisherman; he falls madly in love with Celia. She then embarks on a passionate struggle for her love and happiness with Paul, always up against her step-mother's opposition.
Ethics: An Investigation of the Facts and Laws of the Moral Life, Volume II (Routledge Revivals)
by Wilhelm Max WundtOriginally published in 1897, this volume is a translation of the second book of Professor Wundt's Ethik, comprising pages 270-432 of the second German edition, and forms a concise history of ethics. Ethik was originally published in revised form in 1892. It has been the author's object in the work to investigate the problems of ethics in the light of an examination of the facts of moral life, including chapters on ancient ethics, Christian ethics and modern ethics.
Family Holiday
by Denise RobinsA captivating love story from the 100-million-copy bestselling Queen of Romance, first published in 1937 and now available for the first time in eBook. Summer brings the holiday with Guy and the children - just like every other year. But it also brings that chance meeting with Blake Randall, the young officer Clare had loved so deeply and yet so fleetingly all those years ago in a wartime hospital.He has not become boring like Guy, the kindly but unexciting doctor she married. Blake has retained the spark of youth; the spark Clare still feels within herself...
Fever of Love
by Denise RobinsAn enthralling story from the 100-million-copybestselling Queen of Romance, first published in 1950 and now available ineBook for the first time.Verona meets Stephen in Paris as afellow student, he is the most brilliant young artist in London, and she loveshim madly. His portrait of her is magnificent, capturing her large, lustrouseyes and creamy skin. Though their love is true, Verona refuses to be Stephen'smistress and leaves him in order to marry a young army officer. She tries to behappy, but soon she finds herself longing for the bohemian life of her formerdays, and, when her husband is stationed in Egypt, begins to wonder what wouldhappen if, just by chance, she should run into Stephen again...