Julie Malone awakens to a new life in Key West and a new identity as Suellen Deveraux, who stands to inherit millions of dollars, but a haunting old love and her old life hold the key to the peril threatening her new existence
Art historian Patricia Mathews examines the artistic, social, and scientific discourses of fin-de-siecle France. Along the way, she illuminates the Symbolist construction of a feminized aesthetic that nonetheless excluded female artists from its realm. She analyzes contemporary cultural assumptions as well as theories such as social Darwinism, biological determinism, and degeneracy."--BOOK JACKET.
From the New York Times bestselling author comes a sensuous tale that features all the special touches that Patricia Matthews fans love--a feisty, courageous heroine; bold, virile heroes; a lush, beautifully detailed setting, and scenes of passionate romance!
Historical romance set in the travelling circus world of California in the late 1880s telling the story of a girl married to a tyrant and loved by a man who seems out of reach.
Bestselling romance author Patricia Matthews will bewitch her loyal readers again with this enthralling new novel of passion and rapture. Innocent Serena Foster goes from first love to savage love in search of an escape from anguish and pain.
A beautiful half-English, half-Hawaiian princess, Lilah's sultry body and innocent face captivated all who saw her. And as her primitive world resisted the onslaught of foreign invaders and death and treachery dashed her every dream, only David Trevelyan could restore her dream of love.
Romance set in Botany Bay of the 1800's. Hope Blackstock is loved by harworking half Aborigine John Meyers, but her own heart is for Coty Starke whose affections seemed destined for Hope's younger and bolder sister Charity.
In a tale of love, adventure, and romance set amid the international jewelry trade, Regina Paxton, in pursuit of her dream, journeys to India with Brian MacBride in search of rare gems.
Rob Harding, an investigator with the Governor's Task Force on Crime, puts his own life on the line when he decides to re-create an illegal crossing from Mexico into Arizona in which one man was murdered and four others left in the desert to die.
Casey Farrell didn't think things could get much worse. She was already jobless, homeless and flat broke - then she became a star witness in a major murder investigation.
Catharine "Cat" Carnahan grew up on the Erie Canal, working side by side with her father on their boat, towing freight from Albany to Buffalo. Gutsy and independent, she holds her own with the roughnecks who work the canal, including the brutal, lascivious Simon Maphis. She has yet to discover her own passionate nature -- until she and her father rescue a mysterious stranger who has been beaten by thugs. His head woulds have left him with no memory of his past, but his gold pocket watch identifies him as Morgan Kane. Obviously a gentleman, he gratefully accepts Cat's offer to recuperate aboard the boat, doing odd jobs for his keep. It is Morgan's presence that finally awakens Cat to her own womanhood. And it is Morgan who fulfills her passion one languid evening on the canal. But Cat's new-found love turns to revulsion when Morgan becomes involved with the lottery company that has ruined the lives of so many canal men, taking their hard-earned cash in exchange for false promises of instant wealth. What she does not know is that Morgan's memory has returned -- and that he is on a dangerous mission to expose the corruption of the lottery by working from the inside. Rejecting Morgan, Cat tries to forget him in the arms of an idealistic young doctor who serves the canal families. But when Simon Maphis, infuriated by Cat's many rejections, tries to kill her and her father -- and succeeds in destroying their boat -- Morgan returns, determined to claim her, tame her and marry her. Investing in a new boat, he persuades Cat to try for the most coveted cargo on the canal -- the U.S. Mail. But Simon Maphis has not yet finished with his evil schemes.--Goodreads.com
Joan Lowery Nixon, president of the Mystery Writers of America, has found 10 well-known writers to craft spellbinding stories for adults who want to read but have undeveloped reading skills. Here are stories with adult themes and interests that challenge adult minds. All of the books in the series are written at the fourth-sixth-and eighth-grade reading levels, yet offer characters, situations, and concerns appropriate for adult readers.
When the bodies of five illegal aliens, one of them a woman, are found in the Arizona desert, Casey Farrel, a member of the Governor of Arzonia's task force on crime, is assigned to the case.
With this outstanding reference, you'll have the best and most complete resource available on Borland's widely-used relational database for the IBM PC and compatibles. All Paradox commands, functions, and features are described clearly for beginners and in detail for experienced users. From installing and creating a database to linking files, this reference will answer all your questions. (Database Management)
In 1848, Jemina Benedict follows her dream of becoming a writer to Philadelphia, where she takes a job with Sara Hale's famous magazine, "Godey's Lady's Book," and falls in love with journalist Owen Thursday
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