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"Sarah Harper had loved Rome Matthews silently for years. She'd seen him marry her best friend, then lose his wife and sons in a tragic accident. Years later, when he turned to her for comfort and made her his wife, Sarah felt her world was at last complete. Only one thing could have made her happier: to have Rome's baby. But that was denied to her, because Rome dared not risk losing another child. Then fate intervened to bring Sarah the child she...

Max Conroy didn't let anything get in the way of his job--and his job was to lead a corporate takeover. But to do it, he needed information, the kind the lovely Claire Westbrook could provide. All he had to do was seduce her....

But when Claire dared to let down her defenses and open her heart to him, Max found his loyalties put to the ultimate test. Now his biggest risk wasn't a business deal, but what would happen when Claire discovered

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The long-awaited final volume of William Manchester's legendary biography of Winston Churchill. Spanning the years of 1940-1965, THE LAST LION picks up shortly after Winston Churchill became Prime Minister-when his tiny island nation stood alone against the overwhelming might of Nazi Germany. The Churchill conjured up by William Manchester and Paul Reid is a man of indomitable courage, lightning fast intellect, and an irresistible will to action....

A Claire Westerbrook le resultaba muy difícil de creer que Max Conroy estuviera realmente interesado por ella. Justo entonces fue cuando descubrió que efectivamente no lo estaba, solo quería conseguir información sobre el jefe de Claire. Max estaba estudiando la empresa con la intención de absorberla y había llegado a la conclusión de que la manera más rápida era a través de Claire. Después de aquello, ella no quiso saber nada de un tipo...

Funeral homes are supposed to be quiet ... Jennifer Spencer inherits her uncle's funeral home. Her move to the Niagara Region into the apartment above the Home went well, but in the first week alone, someone breaks into the funeral home. Then, Jennifer finds cash in a casket, a lot of cash. Certain it has something to do with the break-in, she's unable to convince the police and winds up on their list of suspects. But, Jennifer has families to serve...

Sixteen year old Spencer Reed lives with her crippled grandfather and a mother who refuses to leave the house. Home schooled and isolated, Spencer has no friends. Only the certain knowledge that she'll inherit the family farm one day and be able to fulfil.

Spencer Reed's grandfather is finally out of rehab. She travels to Tucson to drive him to Wind Star Ranch, a horse ranch and assisted care facility on the edge of the Saguaro Desert where her grandfather plans to spend the remainder of the winter.

Mistakes have consequences. Funeral Director Jennifer Spencer forgot to check the weather report. A tornado wreaked havoc at the cemetery where a burial was to take place. First mistake. An interior designer is murdered. Jennifer is determined to find the killer. Second mistake. Adding to the business of running two funeral homes comes an illness, a wedding and potentially the most grave mistake of all. Two mistakes too late.

He could be her ruin Hugh Redvers is supposed to be dead. So the appearance of the sun-bronzed giant with the piratical black eye patch is deeply disturbing to Lady Daphne Davenport. And her instant attraction to the notorious privateer is not only wildly inappropriate for a proper widow but potentially disastrous.Because he is also the man Daphne has secretly cheated of title, lands, and fortune. She could be his salvation Daphne Redvers' distant,...