A Deal with the Elf King

A Deal with the Elf King
Author: Elise Kova
Publisher:
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2020-11-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781949694277

Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses and Uprooted, this stand-alone, fantasy romance about a human girl and her marriage to the Elf King is impossible to put down! The elves come for two things: war and wives. In both cases, they come for death. Three-thousand years ago, humans were hunted by powerful races with wild magic until the treaty was formed. Now, for centuries, the elves have taken a young woman from Luella's village to be their Human Queen. To be chosen is seen as a mark of death by the townsfolk. A mark nineteen-year-old Luella is grateful to have escaped as a girl. Instead, she's dedicated her life to studying herbology and becoming the town's only healer. That is, until the Elf King unexpectedly arrives... for her. Everything Luella had thought she'd known about her life, and herself, was a lie. Taken to a land filled with wild magic, Luella is forced to be the new queen to a cold yet blisteringly handsome Elf King. Once there, she learns about a dying world that only she can save. The magical land of Midscape pulls on one corner of her heart, her home and people tug on another... but what will truly break her is a passion she never wanted. A Deal with the Elf King is a complete, stand-alone novel, inspired by the tales of Hades and Persephone, as well as Beauty and the Beast, with a "happily ever after" ending. It's perfect for fantasy romance fans looking for just the right amount of steam and their next slow-burn and swoon-worthy couple.

The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love

The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love
Author: Jill Conner Browne
Publisher: Crown Archetype
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2004-11-30
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1400082854

To know the Sweet Potato Queens is to love them, and if you haven't heard about them yet, you will. Since the early 1980s, this group of belles gone bad has been the toast of Jackson, Mississippi, with their glorious annual appearance in the St. Patrick's Day parade. In The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love, their royal ringleader, Jill Conner Browne, introduces the Queens to the world with this sly, hilarious manifesto about love, life, men, and the importance of being prepared. Chapters include: • The True Magic Words Guaranteed to Get Any Man to Do Your Bidding • The Five Men You Must Have in Your Life at All Times • Men Who May Need Killing, Quite Frankly • What to Eat When Tragedy Strikes, or Just for Entertainment • The Best Advice Ever Given in the Entire History of the World From tales of the infamous Sweet Potato Queens' Promise to the joys of Chocolate Stuff and Fat Mama's Knock You Naked Margaritas, this irreverent, shamelessly funny book is the gen-u-wine article.

The Sweet Potato Queens' Wedding Planner/Divorce Guide

The Sweet Potato Queens' Wedding Planner/Divorce Guide
Author: Jill Conner Browne
Publisher: Harmony
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2007-12-31
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0307406075

A humorous compilation of personal anecdotes, recipes, and advice from the Sweet Potato Queens explains how to plan for an extraordinary wedding, as well as how to survive the nastiest divorce.

The Duke Undone

The Duke Undone
Author: Joanna Lowell
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2021-04-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0593198298

An artist stumbles upon a naked duke and an unlikely love story begins in this captivating Victorian historical romance. When Royal Academy painting student Lucy Coover trips over a naked man passed out in an East End alley, she does the decent thing. She covers him up and fetches help. Trouble is, she can't banish his muscular form from her dreams as easily. Compelled to capture every detail, she creates a stunning portrait but is forced to sell it when the rent comes due. What could be worse than surrendering the very picture of your desire? Meeting the man himself. Anthony Philby, Duke of Weston, is nobody's muse. Upon discovering the scandalous likeness, he springs into action. His infamous family has been torn apart by shame and secrets, and he can't afford more gossip. Even a whisper may jeopardize his inheritance and his chance at independence. His plan is simple: burn the painting, confront the artist. Or rather, it's simple until he meets Lucy and decides to offer the bewitching young artist a devil's bargain. He'll help save her foreclosed home, if she'll help repair his family’s brutal legacy. An irresistible passion ignites between them, but when danger strikes, Lucy and Anthony must risk everything... for a love that might destroy them both.

The Wedding Ring Matchmaker Series: Complete Four-Book Romantic Comedy Box Set

The Wedding Ring Matchmaker Series: Complete Four-Book Romantic Comedy Box Set
Author: Pamela Burford
Publisher: Radical Poodle Press
Total Pages: 715
Release: 2021-07-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1944922733

Four romantically minded high school girls, besties forever, vow to find one another husbands in the laughably unlikely event any of them are unmarried at age thirty. They’re not laughing twelve years later when the Wedding Ring pact kicks in for the four single pals! Each girl—Raven, Charli, Sunny, and Amanda—gets her own story in this feel-good romantic comedy series. Book 1: Love’s Funny That Way The Prospective Bride: Raven Muldoon, hypnotherapist by day and aspiring stand-up comic by night. She realizes her matchmaking friends have made a grave mistake—and that’s no joke. The Prospective Groom: Brent Radley, a blind date who appears to be perfect husband material… until Raven meets his sexy-as-sin younger brother, Hunter, owner of the local comedy club. Did her pals pick the wrong brother? The Hitch: Hunter is no choirboy, but not even he would steal his brother’s girlfriend, no matter how tempted he might be. But how committed is Raven to Brent, and he to her? Book 2: I Do, But Here’s the Catch The Prospective Bride: Carlotta “Charli” Rossi, last of a dying breed: the thirty-year-old virgin. It’s love at first sight when her matchmaking friends set her up on a blind date with Grant—but does he feel the same way about her? The Prospective Groom: Grant Sterling, a handsome, rich, worldly lawyer, always in control. This confirmed bachelor’s only goal is to make partner at his stuffy law firm, and for that he requires a mousy, undemanding wife who doesn’t turn him on. The Hitch: Charli is thrilled to become Mrs. Grant Sterling, but maybe she should have paid closer attention to the details before the wedding! Grant thinks he’s planned the perfect marriage of convenience, devoid of messy complications like sex and commitment. Good thing perfect plans never go wrong, huh? Book 3: One Eager Bride to Go The Prospective Bride: Sunny Bleecker, who’s been waiting tables at Wafflemania for twelve years… and waiting just as long for her knight in shining armor to come rescue her. She can’t wait for her matchmaking friends to find him! The Prospective Groom: Kirk Larsen, who’s a college professor, a widowed single dad, and Sunny’s high school sweetheart. Between teaching and raising a toddler, Kirk isn’t looking for romance, but his unexpected reunion with Sunny feels so perfect. The Hitch: Sunny is dubious when her blind date turns out to be her old boyfriend, but her doubts quickly evaporate. Soon she’s walking on air, dreaming of a white picket fence and a passel of kids... until a devastating secret threatens their second chance at happiness. Book 4: Fiancé for Hire The Prospective Bride: Amanda Coppersmith, successful at everything except marriage. Been there, done that—twice! No way is she going to let her matchmaking pals fix her up with another husband. She’s determined to remain single, which means outwitting her well-meaning friends. The Prospective Groom: Nick Stephanos, studly New York taxi driver and the perfect choice for fake fiancé. The Hitch: Nick is willing to play along, and the meddling matchmakers are completely taken in. So how did a simple fake engagement become so darn complicated?

American King

American King
Author: Sierra Simone
Publisher: Sierra Simone
Total Pages: 471
Release: 2017-10-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1732172226

They say that every tragic hero has a fatal flaw, a secret sin, a tiny stitch sewn into his future since birth. And here I am. My sins are no longer secret. My flaws have never been more fatal. And I’ve never been closer to tragedy than I am now. I am a man who loves, a man whose love demands much in return. I am a king, a king who was foolish enough to build a kingdom on the bones of the past. I am a husband and a lover and a soldier and a father and a president. And I will survive this. Long live the king.

The Queens: 4-Book Dark Mafia Romance Box Set

The Queens: 4-Book Dark Mafia Romance Box Set
Author: Nikita Slater
Publisher: Nikita Slater Writing Services Ltd.
Total Pages: 1141
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A dark mafia romance boxset from International Bestselling Author, Nikita Slater. BOOK 1 - Scarred Queen She despised them all, yet she was wife to one. Drifting in a world of glittering diamonds, mansions, lunches and designer clothes, Casey Hernandez could happily disappear, except the life of the mafia wife demanded she remain and play her part. One misstep and she would face the monster who marked her as his own. Reyes wanted the stunning blond with the furious eyes. He was going to ruin her life, take her from everything she knew and own every inch of her. Hard, brutal, mean. Exactly how he was. Exactly how this world had shaped him. Because he could. She was about to become spoils of war. And when he finally had his woman, they would rise up together; the king and his scarred queen. BOOK 1.5 (novella) - Alejandro's Prey The rules are simple. Don't talk to the men, don't communicate with the outside, stay loyal to the family. Gina tries to follow the rules, but every time she turns around there's a new rule! It's only a matter of time until she breaks one and becomes… Alejandro's Prey. He's an enforcer, second-in-command to one of South America's leading crime lord's. Rules are his life. He gave her one year - one year to adjust to him and his rules. But his sweet little mouse broke the rules and now she's his. Only someone else wants her, too… BOOK 2 - Queen's Move He declared war, she accepted the challenge. Born to the mob, abused by the mob, Vee is queen in a beautiful and brutal city. She has risen up to take over her dead husband's territory. She leads her organization with cool logic, passionate loyalty and an iron will. She's the perfect woman for the job. Until one cartel refuses to bow to a woman, shattering her dreams. Now she is fighting for her right to rule. The Gentleman Butcher is a legend in the mafia for his efficient, gruesome and relentless takeovers. One woman stands in his way and he will dethrone her. A king in his own country, he will capture and tame the furiously independent beauty. He will seize her loyalty for himself and force her to submit to his rule. As they come together, this explosive couple will set fire to a city, a country and everything in their path. BOOK 3 - Born a Queen Born to the mafia and gifted to a mobster. Two years ago, Raina found out that she was the daughter of a very powerful family. She was introduced to a dark new world, a mother she’d never met and an admirer who stalked her every move. She was forced into a life so foreign to her own carefree country childhood that she simply couldn’t comprehend living that way. So she ran. Away from her new and dangerous reality. Away from him. From the moment Mateo touched her he knew she was his. He was consumed with the desire to protect her, even from herself. Mateo would do whatever it took to stop her from running again. He would take her captive. Treat her like a queen. His woman, his wife, his everything. His obsession with Raina was a consuming emotion not to be tested. Any who tried would face Miami’s brutal new boss and the powerful mafia family at his back. The Queens is a dark mafia romance box set that includes three full length novels and one novella. Each book has a guaranteed HEA, NO cheating, and NO cliffhangers. These are sizzling dark mafia romances with capture fantasy themes, please read at your own risk! Keywords: possessive alpha male, dark romance, jealous possessive, gothic romance, seductive romance, alpha hero, antihero, antihero romance, antihero dark romance, suffering heroine, obsessive hero, abduction to love, blackmail, passionate lovers, tortured heroine, tragic love, sexually romantic books, series, romantic suspense, collections, anthologies, forbidden romance, capture fantasy, standalone, thriller, crime, mafia romance, enforcer, kidnap, happily ever after, love books, love stories, contemporary mafia romance, Bolivia, enemies to lovers, mobster, guaranteed HEA, no cliffhangers, dark mafia romance, billionaire romance, billionaire romance series, possessive alpha romance, bestselling series, bad boy, age gap, no cheating, kidnapping, Venezuela, stalker, mercenary, Miami, protective, steamy, abused heroine, dominance submission, caged, marriage, captive romance, mob boss

Contract for Marriage

Contract for Marriage
Author: Barbara DeLeo
Publisher: Entangled: Indulgence
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2012-09-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1622669827

When magazine editor Ruby Fleming returns to claim her family’s home, she gets more than she bargained for. Instead of finding stability and peace, she learns her mother left half the estate to the one man Ruby never wanted to lay eyes on again—no matter how sexy he looks in a suit.Then the Greek tycoon offers her the last thing she expects. Christo Mantazis wants to give his mother the one thing his riches can't buy—the villa where she has lived and worked as housekeeper for forty years. It's also the same house he was banished from after being caught with the owner's irresistible daughter, which stirs up old memories. Now he wants Ruby more than ever. So when she refuses to be swayed by money, he offers a marriage of convenience. It's the only way for them both to get what they want, but living under the same roof can only lead to trouble...

Love and Marriage in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

Love and Marriage in
Author: Anonym
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2010-07
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3640669479

Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 3,0, University of Paderborn, language: English, abstract: Das Werk beschäftigt sich mit den Themen Liebe und Heirat in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" von William Shakespeare. Es vergleicht die Auffassung der Protagonisten mit den Informationen über tatsächliche Sachverhalte zur Entstehungszeit. Die Arbeit ist auf Englisch verfasst.