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"Every debutante aspires to snag a duke. Elin Morris just happens to have had one reserved since birth. But postponements of her marriage to London's most powerful peer give Elin time to wonder how she will marry Gavin Baynton when she cannot forget his brother, Benedict"--Page [4] of cover.
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Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, the #1 New York Times bestseller A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation to be found in love.
“Just as good, if not better, than Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling first book, The...
“Just as good, if not better, than Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling first book, The...
3) Texas rain
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Whispering Mountain novels volume 1
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2006.
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English
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New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas delivers a tender tale of the Old West, a handsome Texas Ranger, and a mysterious woman fleeing a terrible fate in the first powerful novel in the Whispering Mountain series.
Honest, straightforward, and ruggedly handsome, Travis McMurray is also more than a little bit busted, the result of an ambush during his service as a Texas Ranger. And beautiful Rainey Adams is in a fix of her own:...
Honest, straightforward, and ruggedly handsome, Travis McMurray is also more than a little bit busted, the result of an ambush during his service as a Texas Ranger. And beautiful Rainey Adams is in a fix of her own:...
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Glittering Court volume 2
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Sirminican war refugee Mira joins the Glittering Court as a way to reach the new land of Adoria and reunite with her brother, but on the voyage to Adoria, she uncovers a spy's mission to investigate a conspiracy to incite rebellion in the new territories and becomes his asset, hoping to earn enough money to buy out her marriage contract and purchase her and her brother's freedom while fighting injustice on the city streets at night.
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The Lockhart brothers' quest for an ancient family heirloom has proved fruitless, and an unpaid debt has left them indebted to their rival, Payton Douglas. With no recourse, the Lockharts offer Payton their most valuable commodity: their sister Mared's hand in marriage. Raised to despise the Douglas name, Mared outwardly agress to the marital bargain; secretly, she concocts a plan to ensure Payton will not wish to marry her.
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Black jewels series volume 10
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"After a youthful mistake, Lord Dillon's reputation is in tatters, leaving him vulnerable to aristo girls looking for a bit of fun. To restore his reputation and honor, he needs a handfast--a one-year contract of marriage. He sets his sights on Jillian, a young Eyrien witch from Ebon Rih, who he believes has only a flimsy connection to the noble society that spurned him. Unfortunately for Dillon, he is unaware of Jillian's true connections until he...
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Tiffany Warren is bewildered when she is told by her mother to leave Boston for the wilds of Montana to reconnect with a father she hasn't seen in 15 years and marry a man?and an enemy?she doesn't know. The goal is to lay an old family feud to rest, so Tiffany dutifully but warily boards a train and heads west. Then a train robbery, a masquerade, and an offer she dare not refuse send Tiffany to the rival Callahan ranch as the new housekeeper. There,...
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Tithenai chronicles volume 1
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2022.
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Velasin vin Aaro never planned to marry at all, let alone a girl from neighboring Tithena. When an ugly confrontation reveals his preference for men, Vel fears he's ruined the diplomatic union before it can even begin. But while his family is ready to disown him, the Tithenai envoy has a different solution: for Vel to marry his former intended's brother instead. Caethari Aeduria always knew he might end up in a political marriage, but his sudden betrothal...
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Consortium rebellion volume 1
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"Mihalik's debut kicks off a fast-paced space-opera trilogy. Royal Consortium princess Ada von Hasenberg fled home to avoid an arranged marriage to the scion of a rival house. After two years moving between space ports to avoid her father's minions, Ada is captured by mercenaries intent on collecting a vast bounty. She puts up quite a fight and is summarily thrown into a cell with Marcus Loch, the other most wanted individual in the universe. Ada...
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Caraval volume 2
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2018.
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Having made a deal with a criminal to save her sister Scarlett from a disastrous arranged marriage, Tella must win Caraval and uncover Legend's identity, or risk losing everything, including her life.
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Mad passions volume 3
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"Lady Margaret Cassidy left a life of nobility behind in Ireland, forsaking her grieving omeland to aid war-ravaged men in England. Still, she never expected a crue turn of fate to lock her into an unwanted betrothal with one of her English patients--much less one as broken and dangerous as Viscount Powers."--Cover, P. [4].
13) Ayesha at last
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2019.
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In this Islam-inspired adaptation of Austen's Pride and Prejudice, the protagonist, Ayesha Shamsi, has a lot going on. Her dreams of being a poet have been set aside for a teaching job so she can pay off her debts to her wealthy uncle. She lives with her boisterous Muslim family and is always being reminded that her flighty younger cousin, Hafsa, is close to rejecting her one hundredth marriage proposal. Though Ayesha is lonely, she doesn't want an...
14) Arranged
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William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2012]
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First U.S. edition.
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390 pages ; 21 cm
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"Every single one of Anne Blythe's relationships has ended in disaster, so when fate leads her to the doorstep of a highly secretive arranged marriage agency, she decides to take a chance"--
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Montgomery brothers volume 9
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English
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"Two people who have spent most of their lives being rivals...Learn a little something about following their hearts...Carter Montgomery broke the family mold when he went to culinary school. Now a successful restauranteur, he's at a crossroads: should he continue on his successful path or look for a new challenge? What he needs is time alone to think things through. But his matchmaking family has other ideas...Emery Monaghan's no-good fiancé has...
16) The loner
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"Tanner Everett spends most of his time jet-setting around the world. But that hasn't stopped innocent Stasia Bolton, the daughter of a neighboring rancher, from falling head-over-heels for the jet-setting playboy. Unbeknownst to Stasia, her father makes it a condition of his will that the ranch will go to her upon his death only if she and Tanner marry, linking the two properties in matrimony. If they don't marry, her ranch will be sold to someone...
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Fifth Avenue rebels volume 3
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2022.
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English
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"The charismatic and vivacious Katherine Delafield should be married by now. Her father arranged an engagement to the much sought-after tycoon Preston Clarke ages ago. The only problem is Preston refuses to acknowledge it. But this isn't going to stop Katherine from living life to the fullest as she ditches all silly notions of love and marriage and sets out to sample all the excitement New York City has to offer... the more scandalous the better....
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At the height of the Roaring Twenties, New York heiress Zoe Gifford longs for the freedoms promised by the Jazz Age. Headstrong and brazen, but bound by her father's will to marry before she can access his fortune, Zoe arranges for a brief marriage to Sebastian Hazelton, whose aristocratic British family sorely needs a benefactor. Once in England, her foolproof plan to wed, inherit and divorce proves more complicated than Zoe had anticipated. Nigel...
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Mills & Boon
Pub. Date
2009.
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Large print edition.
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284 pages (large print) ; 22 cm
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English
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Italian billionaire and renowned playboy Lorenzo Santangeli is expecting his money's worth from his innocent wife on their wedding night. But Marisa flees; how can she share the marital bed with a man who married her solely to produce an heir? Lorenzo vows to bring his virgin bride home - you do not say no to a Santangeli! Once she's back she'll be his completely - and he is determined to enjoy every minute of it.
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Wickery volume 1
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English
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Adraa is the royal heir of Belwar, a talented witch-- and a girl who just wants to prove her worth to her people. Jatin is the royal heir to Naupure, a competitive wizard-- and a boy anxious to return home for the first time since he was a child. Their arranged marriage will unite two of Wickery's most powerful kingdoms... but destiny has other plans. With the criminal underbelly of Belwar suddenly making a move for control, their paths cross-- and...
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