The Elusive Bride

The Elusive Bride
Author: Stephanie Laurens
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2010-01-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0061966150

Stephanie Laurens, the phenomenal New York Times bestselling superstar is back with The Elusive Bride—the second book in her magnificent Black Cobra Quartet. Never before in print, this masterful blend of passion and intrigue follows The Untamed Bride, the first in the four-part historical romance series that Booklist calls, “fabulously entertaining.” A spellbinding tale of destiny, duty, desire, and peril—with ties to her popular Bastion Club novels and her well-loved romantic adventures featuring the endearing family of rogues, the Cynsters—The Elusive Bride confirms Laurens’s well-deserved standing as one of the genre’s premier storytellers.

The Brazen Bride

The Brazen Bride
Author: Stephanie Laurens
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 439
Release: 2010-06-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 006200008X

“Fabulously entertaining….Laurens adds a dash of exotic spice to her always reliable mix of sexy romance and risky intrigue.” —Booklist The third book in New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens’s sensational Black Cobra Quartet, The Brazen Bride ingeniously blends intrigue and danger with sizzling, passionate love. With ties to Laurens’s wildly popular Cynster novels, The Brazen Bride—and the other breathtaking installments in her magnificent four-book adventure—will enthrall her devoted fans and every reader who craves historical romance rich in excitement and peril.

The Reckless Bride

The Reckless Bride
Author: Stephanie Laurens
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2010-10-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062018663

“A fabulously entertaining new quartet—with links to her popular Cynster series….Laurens adds a dash of exotic spice to her always reliable mix of sexy romance and risky intrigue.” —Booklist The fourth book in New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Stephanie Laurens’s sensational Black Cobra Quartet, The Reckless Bride is a brilliant mix of intrigue, danger, and historical romance from one of the very best in the business. A breathtaking adventure set in England’s Regency Era, The Reckless Bride continues the acclaimed romance novelist’s extraordinary chronicle of love and duty, as brave ex-officers of the Crown band together to destroy the traitorous fiend known as The Black Cobra.

The Elusive Bride

The Elusive Bride
Author: Valerie King
Publisher: Zebra Books
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1994
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780821745984

Julianna runs from her parent's Yorkshire estate to escape from an arranged marriage and meets a dashing stranger. To her utter surprise, he is the groom she's never met. Written by the author of such Zebra Regencies as My Lady Vixen, Captivated Hearts, and A Lady's Gambit. A Zebra Regency Romance.

The Pursuits of Lord Kit Cavanaugh

The Pursuits of Lord Kit Cavanaugh
Author: Stephanie Laurens
Publisher: MIRA
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2019-04-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1488088667

Bold and clever, THE CAVANAUGHS are unlike any other family in early Victorian England. #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens continues to explore the enthralling world of these dynamic siblings in the eagerly anticipated second volume in her captivating series. A Gentleman of Means One of the most eligible bachelors in London, Lord Christopher “Kit” Cavanaugh has discovered his true path and it doesn’t include the expected society marriage. Kit is all business and has chosen the bustling port of Bristol to launch his passion—Cavanaugh Yachts. A Woman of Character Miss Sylvia Buckleberry’s passion is her school for impoverished children. When a new business venture forces the school out of its building, she must act quickly. But confronting Kit Cavanaugh is a daunting task made even more difficult by their first and only previous meeting, when, believing she’d never see him again, she’d treated him dismissively. Still, Sylvia is determined to be persuasive. An Unstoppable Duo But it quickly becomes clear there are others who want the school—and Cavanaugh Yachts—closed. Working side by side, Kit and Sylvia fight to secure her school and to expose the blackguard trying to sabotage his business. Yet an even more dastardly villain lurks, one who threatens the future both discover they now hold dear.

Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka
Author: Harold Bloom
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2009
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1438115989

With an empathy for the absurd and an intimate understanding of human frustration, Franz Kafka has produced a body of work that offers an intriguing mix of paradox and parable. In this informative volume, Harold Bloom and noted literary critics guide read

Bought: The Penniless Lady

Bought: The Penniless Lady
Author: Deborah Hale
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2011-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1426888228

Desperate to safeguard the future of her precious nephew, penniless Lady Artemis Dearing will do anything—even marry the man whose brother ruined her darling sister! Hadrian Northmore's suffered enough heartbreak— he will not lose his brother's son, too. Calculating and deceitful as Lady Artemis may be, he will marry her if he must! But Hadrian isn't prepared for overwhelming desire, or his new wife's sweet disposition. There's been some mistake…his hard-built defenses are crumbling before his very eyes!

Romance Fiction

Romance Fiction
Author: Kristin Ramsdell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 742
Release: 2012-03-02
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1610692357

A comprehensive guide that defines the literature and the outlines the best-selling genre of all time: romance fiction. More than 2,000 romances are published annually, making it difficult for fans and the librarians who advise them to keep pace with new titles, emerging authors, and constant evolution of this dynamic genre. Fortunately, romance expert and librarian Kristin Ramsdell provides a definitive guide to this fiction genre that serves as an indispensible resource for those interested in it—including fans searching for reading material—as well as for library staff, scholars, and romance writers themselves. This title updates the last edition of Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre, published in 1999.While the emphasis is on newer titles, many of the important older classics are retained, keeping the focus of the book on the entire genre, instead of only those titles published during the last decade. Specific changes include new chapters on linked and continuing romances, a new section on "Chick Lit" in the Contemporary Romance chapter, an expansion of coverage on the alternative reality subset. This is THE romance genre guide to have.

Insider Dreams

Insider Dreams
Author: Ben James
Publisher: Benjamin Cox
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2006-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1598004905

Insider Dreams, a 911 thriller that pulses with drama and excitement When 50-year-old computer engineer, Wade Foster arranged the wedding in Seattle, he envisioned a grandiose road trip across the northern most United States in a new Jaguar. But what he received instead were a number of near disastrous confrontations with his independent and wealthy wife of a year, Amanda Rutherford - also several close encounters with Islamist radicals and a series of strange dreams he can't explain. At the same time his oldest daughter, Megan receives a promotion and moves to New York City. Then two weeks later when the terrorists hit the World Trade Center, Foster fears Megan may be in one of the towers.