His Penniless Beauty

His Penniless Beauty
Author: Julia James
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2010-07-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1426860099

Four years ago, Sophie loved Nikos Kazandros with all her heart. What she didn't know was that Nikos would take her virginity and then move on…. Now, not knowing where to turn for money, Sophie has taken a job she wouldn't normally have considered. But on her very first night things go disastrously wrong when she bumps into…Nikos. He's outraged to see how she's earning a living and knows he needs to stop her immediately. But the only way to do that is to keep her close and pay for her time….

Penniless and Purchased

Penniless and Purchased
Author: Julia James
Publisher: Harlequin / SB Creative
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2014-11-27
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 4596648182

The Penniless Debutante

The Penniless Debutante
Author: Janice Preston
Publisher:
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2022-02
Genre: Debutantes
ISBN: 9780263295924

Almost destitute. When she inherits a fortune! The will that sees Aurelia Croome become wealthy forbids her from marrying the new Lord Tregowan. That wouldn't be a concern if the only man to catch Aurelia's eye during her first Season wasn't Maximillian Penrose - Lord Tregowan! Why is it that no one else has Max's honour, wit or tantalising good looks? The spectre of being poor again haunts her... but the thought of sacrificing passion for comfort is just as terrifying!

THE ADMIRAL'S PENNILESS BRIDE

THE ADMIRAL'S PENNILESS BRIDE
Author: Carla Kelly
Publisher: Harlequin / SB Creative
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2018-10-14
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 4596281653

After being falsely accused of a crime, Sophia’s husband committed suicide, and then she lost her young son to pneumonia… Prior to that she’d lost her job and was now left with no money or home. So she was without prospects or any recourse when she was approached by a navy admiral with a damaged left hand. He introduced himself as Charles and his smile was so unexpectedly charming that Sophia inadvertently revealed her predicament. And so he offered her a job…as his wife!

Wondrous Beauty

Wondrous Beauty
Author: Carol Berkin
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2014-02-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0385351623

From the award-winning historian and author of Revolutionary Mothers (“Incisive, thoughtful, spiced with vivid anecdotes. Don’t miss it.”—Thomas Fleming) and Civil War Wives (“Utterly fresh . . . Sensitive, poignant, thoroughly fascinating.”—Jay Winik), here is the remarkable life of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, renowned as the most beautiful woman of nineteenth-century Baltimore, whose marriage in 1803 to Jérôme Bonaparte, the youngest brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, became inextricably bound to the diplomatic and political histories of the United States, France, and England. In Wondrous Beauty, Carol Berkin tells the story of this audacious, outsized life. We see how the news of the union infuriated Napoleon and resulted in his banning the then ­pregnant Betsy Bonaparte from disembarking in any European port, offering his brother the threat of remaining married to that “American girl” and forfeiting all wealth and power—or renouncing her, marrying a woman of Napoleon’s choice, and reaping the benefits. Jérôme ended the marriage posthaste and was made king of Westphalia; Betsy fled to England, gave birth to her son and only child, Jérôme’s namesake, and was embraced by the English press, who boasted that their nation had opened its arms to the cruelly abandoned young wife. Berkin writes that this naïve, headstrong American girl returned to Baltimore a wiser, independent woman, refusing to seek social redemption or a return to obscurity through a quiet marriage to a member of Baltimore’s merchant class. Instead she was courted by many, indifferent to all, and initiated a dangerous game of politics—a battle for a pension from Napoleon—which she won: her pension from the French government arrived each month until Napoleon’s exile. Using Betsy Bonaparte’s extensive letters, the author makes clear that the “belle of Baltimore” disdained America’s obsession with moneymaking, its growing ethos of democracy, and its rigid gender roles that confined women to the parlor and the nursery; that she sought instead a European society where women created salons devoted to intellectual life—where she was embraced by many who took into their confidence, such as Madame de Staël, Madame Récamier, the aging Marquise de Villette (goddaughter of Voltaire), among others—and where aristocracy, based on birth and breeding rather than commerce, dominated society. Wondrous Beauty is a riveting portrait of a woman torn between two worlds, unable to find peace in either—one a provincial, convention-bound new America; the other a sophisticated, extravagant Old World Europe that embraced freedoms, a Europe ultimately swallowed up by decadence and idleness. A stunning revelation of an extraordinary age.

Beauty Tempts the Beast

Beauty Tempts the Beast
Author: Lorraine Heath
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2020-09-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062951939

Lorraine Heath ends her bestselling Sins for All Seasons series with the hero readers have been waiting for! She wants lessons in seduction Althea Stanwick was a perfect lady destined to marry a wealthy lord, until betrayal left her family penniless. Though she’s lost friends, fortune, and respectability, Althea has gained a scandalous plan. If she can learn to seduce, she can obtain power over men and return to Society on her terms. She even has the perfect teacher in mind, a man whose sense of honor and dark good looks belie his nickname: Beast. But desire like this can’t be taught Benedict Trewlove may not know his parentage but he knows where he belongs—on the dark side of London, offering protection wherever it’s needed. Yet no woman has ever made such an outrageous request as this mysterious beauty. Althea is out of place amongst vice and sin, even if she offers a wicked temptation he can’t resist. But as the truth of his origin emerges at last, it will take a fierce, wild love to overcome their pasts.

One-Click Buy: July 2010 Harlequin Presents

One-Click Buy: July 2010 Harlequin Presents
Author: Penny Jordan
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 1087
Release: 2010-07-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1426861028

The Wealthy Greek's Contract Wife Ilios Manos wasn'tinterested in Elizabeth Wareham's sob story. So what if she was brokeand had nowhere to stay? He wanted his money back and his revenge, andhe would exact his price from her however it suited him…. But when Ilios looked closely, he sensed Lizzie's innocence andknew he couldn't take that from her lightly. So he chose the next bestthing—he was a man in need of a wife…. He would showher mercy…and she would take his name! Scandal: HisMajesty's Love-child Speculation surrounding exiled rebelPrince Tahir Al'Ramiz has reached fever pitch! After being spottedcausing mayhem in an exclusive Monte Carlo casino, Tahir decides tofly home for his brother's coronation. But when the remains of hishelicopter are discovered, the worst is assumed… Until he comesback from the dead, with no explanation as to how he survived! Nowa mysterious beauty has moved into the palace. Rumors of a pregnancyabound…. Could it be that this notorious playboy prince's lostdays in the desert camouflaged a secret affair? The ShyBride Thrust into the limelight, child star Cassandra timidlyenchanted audiences night after night…. But when her parentsdied, Cass retreated into her own world—too shy to leave herhome. Once a year she shares her musical passion by offering lessonsin a charity auction…. This year, money talks. The winning bid:$100,000! Enter Neo Stamos, arrogant Greek tycoon. He wants Casswith a burning desire, though he knows that, shy and sweet, she willneed a gentle awakening…. But Neo's the master of seduction! The Melendez Forgotten Marriage When fragile Emelia awokefrom her coma she had no recollection of the strikingly handsome manbefore her, whose eyes glittered like fine-cut gems—hard andimpenetrable. But he aroused something within her…. JavierMelendez had wed Emelia for convenience and bedded her for pleasure.The rules in place during their marriage had suited him perfectly, andhe'd ensured his trophy wife adhered to them…. But as Emelia'smemory slowly returned, she seemed to be laboring under amisapprehension…that their marriage was based on love! His Penniless Beauty Four years ago, Sophie loved NikosKazandros with all her heart. What she didn't know was that Nikoswould take her virginity and then move on…. Now, not knowingwhere to turn for money, Sophie has taken a job she wouldn't normallyhave considered. But on her very first night things go disastrouslywrong when she bumps into…Nikos. He's outraged to see how she'searning a living and knows he needs to stop her immediately. But theonly way to do that is to keep her close and pay for hertime…. The Virgin's Secret Leo Parnassus hasreturned to Athens to head the family empire. A New Yorker sincechildhood, he finds life is certainly different here with family feudsand expectations to marry and produce heirs! Amid all this tradition,the beautiful girl who catches Leo's eye is a welcome distraction. She may be a lowly waitress, but Angel Kassianides has her secrets….Leo will be pleased to discover she's a virgin, but not that she's thedaughter of his adversary! Or that, in nine months, there will be onemore secret revealed….

The Scandalous Life of a True Lady

The Scandalous Life of a True Lady
Author: Barbara Metzger
Publisher: Untreed Reads
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2013-02-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1611875188

He's a master of disguises... but he can't mask true love. Spymaster Harry Harmon's new assignment is to spy on enemies at a country house party. To do that, he'll require a courtesan: learned, truthful, and beautiful... Poor, sensible, smart Simone Ryland has come to Mrs. Burton's bawdy house in search of work. But instead, she finds Harmon in need of her special skills.