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When dashing Fitzhenry Lovelace escorted sensible Mary Elizabeth Parker to a once in a lifetime meeting with her estranged grandfather, an unexpected romance bloomed that had nothing to do with her grandfather’s immense wealth. Throwing caution to the wind, sensible Miss Parker said a wholehearted yes to Fitz. But before they could finalize their nuptials, a family emergency called Fitz away. Then he stopped answering her letters. Months pass and the Yuletide arrives, and Miss Parker faces the fact that her impetuosity has led to a Dilemma. Then word arrives that her ruthless mother and stepfather, suspecting a possible inheritance, are descending upon her with a horrid replacement for Fit...
A Romanian woman seeks freedom—from her marriage, her mother, and a Communist dictator: “Lovely, funny, sad . . . It almost reads like a Wes Anderson film.” —Dolly Alderton, New York Times–bestselling author of Good Material Longlisted for the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction Alina yearns for freedom. She and her husband, Liviu, are teachers in their twenties, living under the repressive regime of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in the Socialist Republic of Romania in the 1970s. But after her brother-in-law defects, Alina and Liviu fall under suspicion and surveillance, and their lives are suddenly turned upside down—just like the glasses in superstitious Aunt Theresa’s ho...
Since a perilous fall, Lucie Macbeth has been seeing more than a settled future as the heiress to a Scottish barony. The visions plaguing her include a man—one far above her class and breeding, and English to boot. He’s engaged to a duke’s granddaughter as well, and thus wholly inappropriate. Though she can’t marry him, and she won’t become any man’s leman, when the Sight warns her of danger to him her conscience, and her heart tell her she can’t walk away. Since his return from Waterloo, Major Lord Rudgwick has been rusticating in the country teaching himself how to live as a man with only one hand and pondering how to end the engagement he contracted before his world turned upside down. But then a letter arrives from an old army comrade, requesting Rudgwick’s aid for his daughter, Lucie Macbeth, the woman he met one year earlier, the woman whose claims on his heart he can’t deny.
When an impoverished widow is given a York townhouse for the Season, she seizes the chance for her adult step-daughters. 9 happy endings in 772 pages.
This children's book was written and drawn by Munari in 1958. It tells the story of a frog named Romilda whose love of jumping from one thing to another leads her into a series of unlikely and entertaining adventures ...
Due to the emergence of innovative technologies, various professional fields are transforming their traditional business practices. Specifically, the financial and legal markets are experiencing this digital transformation as professionals and researchers are finding ways to improve efficiency, personalization, and security in these economic sectors. Significant research is needed to keep pace with the continuous advancements that are taking place in finance. Fostering Innovation and Competitiveness with FinTech, RegTech, and SupTech provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of technologically innovative mechanisms and applications within the financial, economic, and legal markets. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as crowdfunding platforms, crypto-assets, and blockchain technology, this book is ideally designed for researchers, economists, practitioners, policymakers, analysts, managers, executives, educators, and students seeking current research on the strategic role of technology in the future development of financial and economic activity.
Be swept away to Regency England in three full-length novels of romance and suspense! Marrying Mr. Gibson She won't be forced into marriage to a nobleman's by-blow. Paulette Heardwyn rushes to visit her dying guardian, set on learning the truth about her father and the treasure he supposedly left her. But the only man with answers takes his secrets to the grave, leaving her penniless—unless she marries his illegitimate son. He won't be trapped into marriage by a father he's never known. With Napoleon vanquished, an ex-soldier has plans for India. But before he can leave England, he's summoned to the deathbed of an Earl who's a spymaster, a complete stranger...and his father. And the meddle...
Done with grieving her losses, a late nobleman’s daughter has fallen into a tidy spinster’s life in London. But when one snowy Christmas Eve, a young woman needs rescue, she seizes the chance to do good—and to recover a family heirloom that ought to be hers. Irked by his late father’s dreams of nobility, a newly anointed viscount has drawn the line at marrying a blue-blooded miss—until he meets a provoking beauty with an upper crust manner, a larcenous streak, and enough secrets to rouse even his jaded heart. And when more mysteries swirl around the lady’s lost inheritance, he is just the right man to help her uncover the truth.
Revenge is a dish best-served cold… Or is it? These wallflowers are about to find out, as they plot against those most deserving. Can society handle a wallflower's revenge? Or will their targets topple one by one? This guidebook outlines many things that might interest a wallflower scheming for revenge. It has short snippets detailing their reason for revenge, notes of encouragement for those seeking their own, and lists to help achieve their ultimate goal. **NONE OF THE SNIPPETS ARE FULL NOVELS/BOOKS. This is a collection of short introductions and letters written by the authors in this world to help give readers an idea of what is to come with each book's release** Authors included in this guide: Aileen Fish Sydney Jane Baily Linda Rae Sande Meredith Bond Collette Cameron Rue Allyn Aubrey Wynne Alanna Lucas Rose Pearson Deb Marlowe Dawn Brower Sue London Alina K. Field Jane Charles B. W. Haggart Courtney McCaskill Jude Knight Rachel Ann Smith Sandra Sookoo Katherine Bone Amanda Mariel Heather Boyd Tabetha Waite Sawyer North Rebecca Paula Alyssa Drake Anna St. Claire Lauren Royal & Devon Royal Rachel Ann Smith Natalie Alleyn Caroline Warfield Cora Lee