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61) Escapade
Author
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
20180828
Language
English
Description
When her father dies, heiress Amanda Todd inherits a nearly bankrupt newspaper that shes determined to bring back from the dead. But controlling interest lies with mysterious millionaire Joshua Lawson, a man even more stubborn than he is handsome. So she heads off to Joshs Caribbean estate to show him how she can save the failing business. Sparks fly as Amanda and Josh butt heads; shes never been so attracted to any man before, let alone one whose...
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Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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"In Belfast, Northern Ireland, memories of the city's troubled history haunt every street corner, but for one tortured soul, the incredible violence in his past is also his most cherished legacy. Rea Carlisle--daughter of influential Stormont politician Graham Carlisle--has inherited a house from an uncle she never knew. It doesn't take her long to clear out the dead man's remaining possessions, but one of the upstairs rooms remains stubbornly locked....
Author
Series
Spinster heiresses volume 2
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A bluestocking heiress is wooed for her dowry by a man from a family that her father ruined.
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Series
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
October, 1869: Lily Granville, now heiress to a considerable fortune, rebels against her guardian uncle's strict rules. Ace Diamond, determined to win Lily, invests in a dynamite factory for a "quick killing," but his status as a successful businessman fails to impress her guardian. When her uncle announces her engagement to Ace's business partner, Lily turns to Ace for help.
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Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
"All of England rejoiced at the marriage of Gavin Montgomery to the heiress Judith--all except Judith herself. At the altar, Gavin looked deep into his bride's eyes and burned with desire for her...but his heart had been pledged to another. Alone in a strange castle, Judith resolved to hate this husband who took her body but rejected her love...though she would never admit her fear of losing him. But destiny held another fate for Judith--a fate more...
66) Masquerade
Author
Series
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
1886, New York City: Charlotte Gleason, a rich heiress from England, escapes a family crisis by traveling to America in order to marry the even wealthier Conrad Tremaine. She soon decides that an arranged marriage is not for her and persuades her maid, Dora, to take her place. What begins as the whim of a spoiled rich girl wanting adventure becomes a test of survival amid poverty beyond Charlotte's blackest nightmares. As for Dora, she lives a fairy...
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Series
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The world has fallen into war. Ciri, the child of prophecy, has vanished. Hunted by friends and foes alike, she has taken on the guise of a petty bandit and lives free for the first time in her life. But the net around her is closing. Geralt, the Witcher, has assembled a group of allies including Dandelion, Milva, Regis, and Cahir, to rescue her. Both sides of the war have sent brutal mercenaries to hunt her down. Her crimes have made her famous....
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"It's 1914, and twelve-year old Darleen Darling has the most exciting job in the world--she gets to dangle from cliffs and stop moving trains and soar through the sky in runaway balloons! Yes, that's right: Darleen is a hero and a star--in the make-believe world of the movies ... But Darleen's fictional adventures collide with reality when a fake kidnapping intended as a publicity stunt becomes all too real. Now she is in the hands of the dastardly...
Author
Series
The little season volume 2
Publisher
Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Who would have thought a man could tire of being fawned over and flirted with? Ever since Cooper Townsend returned from France as a hero with a new title, he has been relentlessly pursued by every marriageable miss in London. Perhaps that's why the unconventional Miss Daniella Foster is so appealing. She doesn't simper or flatter. She only wants him to help unmask her sister's blackmailer, and Coop has never been so intrigued"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A deliciously told group biography of the young, rich, American heiresses who married impoverished, British gentry at the turn of the twentieth century - the real women who inspired Downton Abbey. Towards the end of the nineteenth century and for the first few years of the twentieth, a strange invasion took place in Britain. The citadel of power, privilege and breeding in which the titled, land-owning governing class had barricaded itself for so...
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Stephen and Bloom are brothers who have been con artists since they were kids. Stephen is the mastermind, while Bloom is the main character of Stephen's stories. As adults, they travel the world and never enlist the same people twice in their cons, except for their consistent sidekick, the mysterious and primarily silent Bang Bang, a Japanese woman who just appeared in their lives one day and happens to have a penchant for blowing things up. As Bloom...
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Series
Luna Sisters volume 1
Publisher
Berkley Romance
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A marriage of convenience between a Mexican heiress and a shrewd London politician makes for a scandalous Victorian bargain-and a love that will eclipse the burdens of ambition and duty. Ana María Luna Valdés has strived to be the perfect daughter, the perfect niece, and the perfect representative of the powerful Luna familia. So, when Ana María is secretly sent to London with her sisters to seek refuge during the French occupation of Mexico,...
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Jane Austen takes the South volume 3
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Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
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"A lively Southern retelling of Jane Austen's Persuasion, featuring Lucy Crawford, who is thrown back into the path of her first love while on a quest to save her beloved family home. Lucy Crawford is part of a wealthy, well-respected Southern family with a long local history. But since Lucy's mother passed away, the family home, a gorgeous antebellum mansion, has fallen into disrepair and the depth of her father's debts is only starting to be understood....
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Deutsch
Description
After her father's death, Marie of Burgundy is the richest heiress in Europe, but the sharp-minded woman resists the citizens of Ghent who try to force her into a marriage with nine-year-old Charles, the French King Louis' son. Meanwhile, Maximilian, the young Austrian archduke, stubbornly opposes his father Frederick who also wants him to marry the young duchess. Nevertheless, Frederick has the merchant Fugger negotiate the marriage between Maximilian...
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Series
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The world has fallen into war. Ciri, the child of prophecy, has vanished. Hunted by friends and foes alike, she has taken on the guise of a petty bandit and lives free for the first time in her life. But the net around her is closing. Geralt, the Witcher, has assembled a group of allies determined to rescue her. Both sides of the war have sent brutal mercenaries to hunt her down. Her crimes have made her famous. There is only one place left to run....
Author
Series
Malory-Anderson family saga volume 10
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
78) Stick or twist
Author
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The attempted kidnap of a wealthy heiress throws up a series of unanswered questions in this twisting tale of suspense. Wealthy heiress Jude Thackeray lost her trust in men following her terrible ordeal at the hands of a ruthless kidnapper. Now she's met Mark Medlicott, she is finally learning to love again. But is Mark who - and what - he seems? No one was ever arrested following the kidnap; there were no credible suspects even. Detective Sergeant...
Publisher
Barbour Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Whether blessed by family fortunes or their own endeavors in 1880s America, nine wealthy young women are learning that money comes with its own set of troubles. Should they choose to marry, what men can they trust to love them for themselves instead of their bank accounts? Will they put their trust in their finances or God?"--www.christianbook.com
80) Dreamland
Author
Publisher
Endeavour Quill
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The year is 1911 when twenty-year-old heiress Peggy Batternberg is invited to spend the summer in America's Playground. The invitation to Coney Island is unwelcome. Despite hailing from one of America's richest families, Peggy would much rather spend the summer working at the Moonrise Bookstore than keeping up appearances with New York City socialites and her snobbish, controlling family. But soon it transpires that the hedonism of Coney Island affords...