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"From forbidden love to forever? Belles Biscuit Shop is more like a home than a place of workfor Nancy MacQueen. The shared attraction between her and James Redbourne, the handsome owner of a nearby store, has been simmering for years, but she's refused to trust his feelings for her. After all, they're not remotely in the same social class. Until one day Nancy can no longer deny her love-only to find he's become engaged to someone else!"-- Provided...
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When Leila finds herself on the painful end of yet another disastrous break-up, no amount of Ben & Jerry's and trashy rom-coms can cheer her up. And so - to the amusement of her friends and family - Leila takes a more drastic approach to dealing with heartbreak: she swears off sex for an entire year. Luckily, she has plenty to keep her mind off men. Between starting a business with ice queen Lucy, straightening out her sister Tasha's tangled love...
1426) Stranger in Dadland
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Twelve-year-old John develops a new understanding of his divorced father during an eventful summer visit to California.
1427) No boys allowed
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When her father leaves the family to marry a younger woman, eleven-year-old Cassie Landauer feels she can't trust any male, including her best friend, until her great-uncle helps her put the changes in her life in perspective.
1428) So super starry
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Fifteen-year-old Octavia Clairbrook-Cleeve, the daughter of a famous television actress and a respected film and theater director, feels out of place amidst the glamour, wealth, and high society that surround her, and when she begins dating a rich and handsome older boy, her doubts about this lifestyle become impossible to ignore.
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"After her criminal father is killed, Miss Nancy Black is forced to seek out her estranged aristocratic grandfather. He offers her a new life as a debutante, but only if she stays out of trouble! Easier said than done when she starts to fall for rebellious Lord Matthew Stringham. Can Nancy risk her heart by telling Matthew the truth about her identity before her dangerous past catches up with her?"--
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"Will saving a stranger Start a scandal? With her family facing ruin, and desperate to avoid an arranged marriage, Lady Millie Lansdowne must work with smugglers. Millie knows smuggling isn't going to be plain sailing, but rescuing a mysterious gentleman in a storm embroils her in a thrilling family drama! Helping handsome stranger Sam recover is a risk to her plans--and her emotions. He makes her feel alive, but she will be gambling on her family's...
1432) To catch a runaway bride
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Her first wedding was a scandal... What will her next one be? Moments away from becoming a viscountess, Marietta Harrington realises that she cannot marry the man her father has chosen for her. Wedding guest Edmund Fitzroy whisks her away from the church... and as she gets to know this virtual stranger she's drawn into a delicious courtship. When Edmund mysteriously disappears, Marietta faces a terrible choice. Should she trust the man she loves,...
1433) Secrets of the sea
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"Shakespeare, a master craftsman, pulls the narrative string and his beguiling story is complete, as intricate and miraculous as a ship in a bottle." - Los Angeles Times Book Review
"His mastery shines through his characters..." - Time Out Chicago
"…quiet and moving…trouble, as ever, is in the offing, and when it arrives, Shakespeare allows it to run its natural course without dipping into melodrama. Expertly crafted, the novel illuminates love's...
1434) Four truths and a lie
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Scarlett hates everything about her new all-girl school, but when she receives a strange letter that contains four truths and a lie and hints at a secret she is hiding, she soon realizes that this new school will not be dull.
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From high school enemies--to shotgun wedding! Growing up, heiress Randi Osterlund found the only person who didn't care who her parents were was penniless Jason Heim--until a bitter exchange left bad blood between them. Now, years later, Randi needs Jason's land for a business venture, but the self-made man refuses to sell. There was always something burning between them, and when their arguing turns into one unforgettable night, the consequences...
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"American heiress Maddie DeVries is aware that most people think she's too tall and ungainly to find a match. And that's before any gentleman learns of her unladylike interest in manufacturing! So she enlists her friend's brother Cameron, the Earl of Balfour, in a game of pretend courtship to win suitors. It works like a charm...but why is a man who's sworn off love--Cameron--the only one she craves?"--