Author: Jennie Lucas
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426834292
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
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She can run, but she can’t hide from a Brazilian billionaire determined to raise his heir. From the USA Today–bestselling author of Nine-Month Notice. In the seductive heat of Rio during its Carnaval, Ellie Jensen succumbs to her dangerously charismatic boss, Diogo Serrador. But, having taken her virginity, the Brazilian billionaire wants nothing more to do with her—until he discovers she’s pregnant! Diogo will accept nothing less than taking Ellie as his bride. Their marriage is passionate by night, but tense and empty by day. Ellie realizes that she’s in an impossible situation: Diogo’s dark past has frozen his heart, but she’s fallen in love with her husband . . . “Award winning Jennie Lucas has created a passionate alpha hero in Diogo and a sensitive heroine in Ellie. Set in romantic Brazil, their love story tumbles from the pages, enticing readers to melt with the romance of it as Diogo and Ellie finally find their happily-ever-after.” —CataRomance
Author: Julia James
Publisher: Harlequin / SB Creative
ISBN: 4596070350
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Eloise was at the airport when she had a fateful encounter with the "king of hotels," Vito. It is love at first sight and their burning desire for one another ends in them making love. Bewildered by her own out-of-character actions, Eloise wonders if the love she feels is true. Just then, another woman named Carla appears, claiming that she is to marry Vito! Vito stumbles to explain himself, so Eloise despairingly flees the scene. Eloise is hurt and resolves to forget about him, but then a few months later, something begins to happen within her body!
Author: Candace Camp
Publisher: HQN Books
ISBN: 1488074143
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 361
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If you like Bridgerton, you'll love Scandalous! A sweeping historical romance from New York Times bestselling author Candace Camp. When an injured stranger appears on her doorstep, fleeing danger, Priscilla Hamilton is moved to help him. And she’s intrigued by this man without a past. Why would someone want to kill him? And why can’t he remember anything? Priscilla has always been a model of propriety, the dutiful daughter and loving sister who puts her family above all else. No one has ever guessed at the shocking secret she keeps hidden…or the desire that burns inside her at this stranger’s touch. One thing is certain: their love could be nothing less than scandalous.
Author: Lucinda Brant
Publisher: Roxton Family Saga
ISBN: 9781925614992
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 382
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A Cinderella romance from 1786, between the son of a duke and a penniless orphan. Set in the glittering aristocratic world of the Roxton family.
Author: Jago Morrison
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230287840
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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This study re-examines the twentieth-century novel as a form shaped by its problematic, often scandalous relation to the public sphere. Discussing ten texts against the challenges of their milieus, it considers twentieth-century fiction as a tradition of transgression, perennially caught between license and licentiousness, erudition and sedition.
Author: Hallie Fryd
Publisher: Zest Books ™
ISBN: 1541582004
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 446
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Do you love a good scandal? This book includes 50 juicy pop culture, political, and entertainment-related scandals complete with photos, event synopses, and a look at why each one went down in history and how it continues to influence us today. Other features include famous quotes and a section on where the players are now. Teens will get the dish on: Milli Vanilli's lip-syncing the Clinton-Lewinsky affair the Biggie and Tupac murders the Kent State shooting the OJ Simpson Murder trial Patty Hearst's kidnapping And more!
Author: Juliet F. Gainsborough
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
ISBN: 1589016157
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 223
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Little work has been done to systematically analyze how high-profile incidents of child neglect and abuse shape child welfare policymaking in the United States. In Scandalous Politics, Juliet Gainsborough presents quantitative analysis of all fifty states and qualitative case studies of three states (Florida, Colorado, and New Jersey) that reveal how well-publicized child welfare scandals result in adoption of new legislation and new administrative procedures. Gainsborough’s quantitative analysis suggests that child welfare policymaking is frequently reactive, while the case studies provide more detail about variations and the legislative process. For example, the case studies illustrate how the nature and extent of the policy response varies according to particular characteristics of the political environment in the state and the administrative structure of the child welfare system. Scandalous Politics increases our understanding of the politics of child welfare at both the state and federal level and provides new insights into existing theories of agenda-setting and the policy process. It will be of interest to everyone involved with child welfare policymaking and especially public policy and public administration scholars.
Author: Philip Bigler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578144139
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 330
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John Payne Todd, Dolley Madison s only surviving offspring from her brief first marriage, would always be a privileged and spoiled child. His doting mother appeared oblivious to her son s many faults and may have even been guilty of enabling and encouraging them. In 1794, the recently widowed Dolley married James Madison. The 43-year old Virginia Congressman willingly served as a surrogate father to the boy and together they would forever refer to Payne as our son. It soon became apparent, though, that Todd could never live up to the Madison s high expectations and aspirations for him. Indeed, Payne was forced to bear the incredible burden of being the only direct heir of two of the seminal figures of the early American republic. It is small wonder that he was destined to disappoint. For too long, countless numbers of historians and Madison biographers have hastily dismissed Payne Todd as a pathetic alcoholic, a petulant ingrate, and a greedy opportunist.
Author: Minerva Spencer
Publisher: Zebra Books
ISBN: 1420147234
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
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“Have you no decency?” Straight-laced missionary Sarah Fisher has never met a man like Captain Martin Bouchard. He is the most beautiful person—male or female—she’s ever seen. Overwhelmingly masculine, elegantly attired despite months at sea, he is in complete command of everyone and everything around him: everyone, that is, except Sarah. But that’s about to change because Sarah has bought Bouchard’s mercy with the only thing she has to sell: her body. “None at all . . .” In spite of her outrageous offer, Martin has no doubt Sarah is a virgin, and a most delectable one at that. But instead of bedding her, he finds himself staring down the muzzle of his own pistol. Clearly, the longer she stays on his ship, the greater the chances that she’ll end up its damned captain! Most infuriating of all, she looks past his perfect exterior to the wounded man inside. Can Martin outrun his scandalous past in time to have a future with the first woman to find and capture his heart? Praise for The Outcasts series “Fans of Amanda Quick’s early historicals will find much to savor.” —Booklist (Starred Review) “Wicked repartee, savvy wit, and energetic libidos.” —Publishers Weekly “A remarkably resourceful heroine who can more than hold her own against any character invented by bestselling Bertrice Small . . . deliciously fun retro flavor.” —Booklist (Starred Review) “Sexy and wildly entertaining.” —Bookpage “Spencer shines . . . an author to watch.” —Kirkus Reviews
Author: Mary Balogh
Publisher: Dell
ISBN: 0440241111
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
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Meet the Bedwyns…six brothers and sisters—men and women of passion and privilege, daring and sensuality. Enter their dazzling world of high society and breathtaking seduction…where each will seek love, fight temptation, and court scandal…and where Freyja Bedwyn, the wild-hearted daughter, meets her match in a man as passionate, reckless, and scandalous as she. Growing up with four unruly brothers has made Freyja Bedwyn far bolder than most society ladies. From feisty manner to long, tumbling hair, Lady Freyja is pure fire, a woman who seeks both adventure and freedom. Adventure soon finds her on a visit to Bath, when a handsome stranger bursts into Freyja's room and entreats her to hide him. His name is Joshua Moore, Marquess of Hallmere, a man with a hell-raising reputation of his own who is quickly intrigued by the independent beauty. So intrigued, in fact, that he makes her a surprising request: to pose as his fiancée and help thwart his family's matchmaking schemes. For two people determined to be free, it's the perfect plan…until passion blindsides them both. For as Joshua sets out to achieve his complete seduction of Freyja, a woman who has sworn off love is in danger of losing the one thing she never expected to give again: her heart…
