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For Richer for Poorer
by Danielle Steel
A loving mother and successful fashion designer struggles to keep her family together and her business afloat in this gripping novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel.After working as head designer for Oscar de la Renta, Eugenia Ward started her own company fourteen years ago when she turned forty. She is now a major name in evening gowns and wedding gowns, ready-to-wear and haute couture. But with the fashion business in major downturn, she has recently suffered heavy losses, and Eugenia desperately needs new investors--and new ideas.At the same time, she is matriarch and guiding light to her five adult children, a single mother for over a decade, after her divorce from the spendthrift Italian prince she married young. As the family gathers for a summer vacation at a beach house, wedding plans for her daughter Gloria are ballooning in expense even as the loutish behavior of Gloria's fiancé causes her to question her daughter's judgment. Meanwhile, Eugenia's other daughter Daphne is due to deliver twins right around the wedding date... as is the make or break New York's Fashion Week.The silver lining in it all may be meeting Patrick Hughes, a successful real estate developer who's also going through a rough patch. A brilliant and creative businessman, Patrick gives her valuable advice about her business challenges. Eugenia finds friendship with Patrick sailing on his yacht and begins to imagine a new beginning, independent of her roles as mother and entrepreneur. But as the family gathers for the big wedding, tensions are running high, money may be running out, and a hurricane is looming on the horizon.Danielle Steel's glamorous and gripping novel offers an inspiring portrait of a strong and determined woman who rises to meet life's challenges with fortitude, creativity, and love.
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To Heist and to Hold
by Christina Britton
Heloise Marlowe has always forged her own path. As a former blacksmith and fencing instructor, she wasn't just going to sit around knitting after her husband died. The Wimpole Street Widows Society, a secret group dedicated to balancing the scales of justice, was a much better fit for her skills. Her newest mission--seduce the owner of the club Dionysus and gain access to the den's inner workings. She didn't mind putting her body on the line, but she wasn't prepared to gamble her heart. Ethan Sinclaire has worked hard to clean up his club after the betrayal of his brother. But now, rumors are swirling that his club is just as crooked as before. He won't let anyone destroy what he's built, so when Heloise starts poking around, he decides to go all in, in hopes that she'll show her hand. Enjoying her company is the easy part. Keeping himself from falling--that's a whole different card game.--
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Pitcher Perfect
by Tessa Bailey
#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey is back with an all-new enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating sports romance about a playboy hockey rookie and the disciplined softball pitcher completely immune to his charms.Boston Bearcats rookie Robbie Corrigan is living the dream. He's made it to the NHL, his best friend/teammate and fellow orgasm donor is his roomie--and the women of Boston love them both. Life is sweet. That is, until he meets Skylar Paige, division 1 softball pitcher, girl least likely to take anyone's bull...and the one member of the opposite sex immune to his charms. Robbie might be dazzled by the badass pitcher, but Skylar pegs him as a filthy player and wants nothing to do with him.When he discovers she's carrying a serious torch for her brother's best friend, Robbie knows he should just go back to clubbing and whipped cream bikini parties, but he can't seem to leave Skylar to flounder on her romantic quest to land another man. Nor can he miss out on the opportunity to spend time with her and hopefully redeem himself. Before Robbie knows it, he's agreed to be Skylar's fake boyfriend/love coach at an upcoming family wilderness competition where her crush will be in attendance. What could go wrong?Through a series of contests that require them to trust each other, Robbie and Skylar grow closer and closer until their fake relationship starts to feel like the realest thing they've ever known and the sizzling lessons in sensuality burn out of control. But it's all just pretend...right?
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Across the Star-Kissed Sea
by Arlem Hawks
May Byam seeks solace as a lady's maid aboard a naval ship, encountering Chaplain Elias Doswell, who soon comes to harbor secret affections. Amid shipboard tensions and the looming threat of war with the French, their burgeoning romance faces peril. As they navigate the challenges of their pasts, their love story unfolds within the storms of the sea--
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Capture the Moment
by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Kate arrives in Grand Teton National Park on a mission to capture a one-in-a-million photo of the world's most famous bear. She's ready for adventure--isn't she? When a handsome park ranger offers to lend a hand, Kate is grateful, attracted--and conflicted. There's the small matter of the unresolved relationship she left back home . . .
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Focus on: Holiday Romances
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| Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa StapleySet in 2000, when Christmas, Hanukkah, and Ramadan overlapped, this feel-good novel co-written by Uzma Jalaluddin (Much Ado About Nada) and Marissa Stapley (The Lightning Bottles) stars snowbound strangers who take refuge in picturesque small-town Snow Falls, Ontario, where they find love, friendship, and plenty of holiday spirit. Try this next: The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman. |
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Winter Wonderland: 2-In-1: Gabriel's Angel and a Will and a Way
by Nora Roberts
Celebrate the holiday spirit with two heartfelt tales about unlikely lovers by New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts, combined for the first time!Gabriel's AngelTragedy drove Gabriel Bradley into isolation. A secluded cabin, far from those who failed him, provides the shelter his broken heart requires to heal and the space he needs to nurture his works of art. Then in the midst of a blizzard, a very pregnant Laura Malone appears on his doorstep, shivering from more than the cold. His mysterious, beautiful guest--willing to risk her life to protect her unborn child--is clearly in danger. And as Gabriel reluctantly cares for Laura, she returns his attentions with affection and passion, restoring his ability to hope, dream, and to love once again. A Will and a WayWhen her beloved Uncle Jolley died, Pandora McVie couldn't imagine her life without him--only to discover that he planned for her future by leaving her $150 million. But to collect her inheritance, Pandora must spend six months in her uncle's isolated Catskills mansion with her co-beneficiary, Michael Donohue. If being set up on a half-year date that lasts through Christmas by a last will and testament isn't humiliating enough, Pandora finds living with Michael intolerable--even as she falls in love with him...
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| A Christmas Duet by Debbie MacomberHigh school band teacher and aspiring songwriter Hailey Morgan escapes to a friend's cabin in Oregon for the holidays, both to avoid her ex-fiancé (who wants to get back together) and to make music. Enter Jethro "Jay" Cantor, a charming music producer who just might be able to help Hailey accomplish her dreams -- and mend her broken heart. Try this next: Christmas in Fortune's Cove by Victoria James. |
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| The Merry Matchmaker by Sheila RobertsIn this heartfelt contemporary romance inspired by Jane Austen's Emma, 50-year-old widow and gift shop owner Frankie Lane plans a Christmas event and plays matchmaker for everyone in her small town -- including hardware store owner Mitch, who clearly has a crush on her. Try these next: A Season for Love by Ally Sinclair; The Emma Project by Sonali Dev. |
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The Christmas House: An Amish Christmas Novella
by Beverly Lewis
Liz Lantz runs a buggy tour business in Hickory Hollow, assisted by a handsome young Amish man during the Christmas season. Her Englisher neighbor's lavishly decorated house has brought the quiet community unwanted attention, and Liz is determined to find a way to bring harmony to Hickory Hollow in time for Christmas.
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