The Eyes of Love

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(by) Barbara Cartland

The Duke of Oswestry was being blackmailed into marriage by his former mistress, who finds herself pregnant, but he knew that the child is by other man. He rescued the young inocent Udela, after his evil brother planned to send her to a London's brothel. He feigns a betrothal to save them both. After her father dies, Udela Hayward does not know what will become of her. Then Lord Julius Westry, on a visit to Udela's rural village, offers her employment in London. At first she is delighted, but then she realizes that the destination of the carriage sent to meet her is a fashionable bawdy house. She runs away and by chance she finds the Duke of Owestry, Lord Julius' brother, who until now had been unaware of how low Julius - the black sheep of the family - had sunk in pursuit of money. The Duke, a cynic in love, is the most eligible bachelor of London society, but he is being blackmailed into marriage by a scheming lady of fashion. With Udela's arrival, it occurs to him that he can solve both their dilemmas - *if* Udela will pretend to be engaged to him. The bargain is struck, but pretense has a way of being transformed by truth in this exciting story of the discovery of love.

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Karen Robards

England, 1810: When Lady Gabriella Banning receives word that her half-brother, the Earl of Wickham, has died on his tea plantation in Ceylon, she faces the reality that she and her younger sisters, Claire and Elizabeth, are suddenly penniless. The family's riches will pass to the next male heir -- a distant cousin -- and the Banning sisters are doomed unless Gabby thinks fast. Which she does. Pretending that Marcus is still alive, Gabby arranges beautiful Claire's London season. She'll keep up the pretense just long enough for Claire to marry a fabulously wealthy nobleman. But when a handsome gentleman arrives at the door and claims to be Marcus, Gabby's plan backfires. For if she exposes this mysterious stranger's deceit, she exposes her own. Bound by secrets and lies, Gabby and the roguish adventurer strike sparks off each other -- and soon London society is abuzz over the scandalous pair of "siblings" who appear to be falling in love....

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Jessica Steele

Naylor Cardell new CEO had a dilemma, he fell in love at first sight with Romillie Fairfax. Although he could command a large business, he was at a loss as how to get Romellie interested in him. When he found out she was having trouble that caused her to sleep walk, he was there to help. He was a true hero, he always believed her and never tried to take over. Even when he pretended not to be interested in her he couldn't do enough to make her way easier.

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Joanna Trollope writing as Caroline Harvey

Behind Alexia Langley stands the legacy of three remarkable and indomitable women. But Alexia, nervous and shy, is totally unsuited to the freewheeling, miniskirted swinging London of the 1960s - and not particularly good at anything but cooking. Betrayed by a greedy husband, she is forced to carve out a new life with her baby, Carly - and it is only the gift of a crumbling castle in Scotland that unlocks her hidden strength. Later, it is Carly who, spurred by an ancestral diary, will retrace a journey to Afghanistan and bring the legacy of bravery, tragedy, and love full circle to where it began a century and a half before.--BOOK JACKET.