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October Reads Worth Falling For Danger, desire, second chances, and unexpected romanceβdiscover this monthβs Fresh Fiction Featured Books.
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Everlasting A Season Beyond a Kiss The Reluctant Suitor A Season Beyond a Kiss Forever in Your Embrace The Elusive Flame Petals on the River (Avon Historical Romance) Three Weddings and a Kiss So Worthy My Love A Rose in Winter Ashes in the Wind Shanna The Wolf and the Dove The Flame and the Flower
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Romance Historical
Once, Abrielle's name was on the lips of every unwed nobleman in London as a proud exceptional lady coveted for her bearing, her breeding, her wit, and her beauty.
But when her stepfatherβrespected for his courage and valor during the Crusadesβis denied his rightful title and the wealth that accompanies it, Abrielle finds herself suddenly disgraced, no longer a suitable match for any proper gentleman. Only one would still have her, though he desires no more than physical pleasure: the oafish and grotesque Desmond de MarlΓ©. His dark and scandalous reputation is legend, and Abrielle has heard rumors that his first two wives perished by his hand. Yet no one else can rescue her once-proud family's honor and keep her stepfather from debtor's prison, so she is left with no choice but to accept the cruel and hateful de MarlΓ©'s offer of marriage and sacrifice her virtue to a scoundrel she fears and detests . . . even as she yearns for another lover.
Dashing, handsome, tall, and kindβa black-haired Scotsman with vivid blue eyesβRaven Seabern is an emissary for his king, and quite unlike any man Abrielle has ever encountered. From the very first moment their eyes meet, he intrigues and mesmerizes herβand dancing in hisarms at a royal banquet leaves her weak with the desire to surrender. But their love can never be, for Abrielle is betrothed to a monster. And the well-being of everyone she cares for demands that she honor her promise. Still, the fire lit that night will not be doused. Raven knows he has found the true one and must never let her goβthough secrets, deceptions, dishonor, and unimaginable peril will surely be their fate if they follow the dictates of their hearts.
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