LEONA Adored and protected by her father and nine older brothers, the high-spirited beauty had always chafed beneath their loving domination. An arranged marriage with a total stranger was the last thing she'd tolerate now, even if that stranger was the most handsome man she'd ever seen. DIEGO He'd come to California to honor his father's pledge to an old friend, but he'd never planned to make good on a marriage contract written before he was born. But then, he'd never expected to find violet-eyed Leona awaiting him at Rancho del Sol. Nor did he expect to find himself desiring the mysterious La Rosa. LA ROSA Into a valley torn asunder by greed, the masked bandolera rode with a small band of trusted men to bring justice to her people. To protect them all she had sworn never to reveal her identity, not even to Diego, the man who had stolen her heart.
"Gentleman Seeks Housekeeper. Must be willing to travel." Desperate for another life away from Philadelphia, headstrong and beautiful Mariah Cooper answers an advertisement for a housekeeper at the other end of the continent. Waiting in California is the most breathtaking - and arrogant - man she has ever met, and he'd like nothing better than for Mariah to go back home! Logan Yates has run Destiny, the family ranch, since he was a boy. He doesn't need this Eastern miss his stepmother hired, though his home's chaotic state suggests otherwise. Still, he's secretly pleased that Mariah gives as good as she gets, and he must fight the urge to take her in his arms and kiss her whenever she proudly stands her ground. But when he's in danger of losing her, Logan will have to choose between pride and his heart's true desire.
Tallie Jones is happy with life. She's at the top of her career as a hugely successful, renowned movie director, she's in a relationship with a handsome producer and her personal assistant is also her devoted best friend. But Tallie's perfect life comes crumbling down around her when she discovers that her boyfriend's been unfaithful and, worse yet, someone's been stealing from her for years.
LOVE IMPRISONED... She was the lieutenant's daughter; he was the lieutenant's prisoner. But beautiful, golden-haired Marilla could not deny her secret longings for the handsome, red-skinned warrior they called Kohanah. And in the sultry hush of a summer night, Kohanah's dungeon cell became a forbidden paradise of rapturous delight as Marilla surrendered to the fiery ecstasy of his powerful embrace. ...PASSION UNCHAINED Torn apart by the twin forces of evil and injustice, Marilla vowed that nothing would separate her from the fierce yet tender Indian chief.... In the savage wilderness of Oklahoma, she dared to defy her family and risk death and disgrace for the love of the only man who could melt her senses in a white-hot inferno of eternal desire....
I am convinced that at birth the cake is already baked. Nurture is the nuts or frosting, but if you're a spice cake, you're a spice cake, and nothing is going to change you into an angel food.Tall, slender Violet Mathers is growing up in the Great Depression, which could just as well define her state of mind. Abandoned by her mother as a child, mistreated by her father, and teased by her schoolmates ("Hey, Olive Oyl, where's Popeye?"), the lonely girl finds solace in artistic pursuits. Only when she's hired by the town's sole feminist to work the night shift in the local thread factory does Violet come into her name, and bloom. Accepted by her co-workers, the teenager enters the happiest phase of her life, until a terrible accident causes her to retreat once again into her lonely shell.Realizing that she has only one clear choice, Violet boards a bus heading west to California. But when the bus crashes in North Dakota, it seems that Fate is having another cruel laugh at Violet's expense. This time though, Violet laughs back. She and her fellow passengers are rescued by two men: Austin Sykes, whom Violet is certain is the blackest man to ever set foot on the North Dakota prairie, and Kjel Hedstrom, who inspires feelings Violet never before has felt. Kjel and Austin are musicians whose sound is like no other, and with pluck, verve, and wit, Violet becomes part of their quest to make a new kind of music together. Oh My Stars is Lorna Landvik's most ambitious novel yet, with a cast of characters whose travails and triumphs you'll long remember. It is a tale of love and hope, bigotry and betrayal, loss and discovery--as Violet, who's always considered herself a minor character in her own life story, emerges as a heroine you'll laugh with, cry with, and, most important, cheer for all the way.From the Hardcover edition.
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