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The Workhouse Girl (Romance Ser.)

by Jessica Stirling

To Cassie Armitage and her well-to-do family, Robert Montague seems a perfect suitor: a distinguished preacher with a glamorous past and impressive connections. Only after marriage will trusting and idealistic Cassie discover that Montague is not all that he seems. Nancy Winfield, born to the workhouse and betrayed by her protectors, is quick to recognize the preacher’s evil intentions. Imprisoned in a dangerous marriage and deceived by her sister, Cassie finds an ally in Nancy, and a friend in widower Allan Hunter, who is a victim of Montague’s twisted schemes. Beneath the surface of Cassie’s staid existence perverse and deadly passion run deep, threatening a tragedy that only Nancy Winfield’s loyalty – and Cassie’s courage – can prevent

Workhouse Nightingale

by Holly Green

Can this orphan ever fulfil her nursing dreams...?After her mother's death, Dora is sent to live with her father and his other family. But the fact that Dora is mixed race and illegitimate see her treated as little more than a servant by her step-mother and half siblings. This doesn't stop the son of the house abusing his position and Dora finds herself on the streets and pregnant...Sent to the local workhouse, Dora's future looks bleak but she still dreams of a better life where she can help others as her late mother did with her herbal remedies. But can a girl from a workhouse ever achieve anything, let alone become one of Florence Nightingale's nurses?

Workhouse Orphans

by Holly Green

All they have left is each other...Life has always been tough for May and Gus Lavender. Their father went away to sea never to return, and then their mother falls victim to the typhus sweeping through Liverpool. Regarded as orphans by the authorities, May and Gus are sent to the Brownlow Hill Workhouse. Like all workhouses, Brownlow is the last resort for the poor and the destitute. May and Gus will have to rely on each other more than ever if they are to survive the hardships to come...A sweeping family saga for readers of Dilly Court and Kitty Neale**Don't miss the new heartwarming saga from Holly Green, Workhouse Angel, out now**

Working Girl: She's sexy, mysterious...and hungry for revenge. (Working Girl)

by Shana Gray

A sexy seven-day job interview. Seven irresistible interviewers. Who will she choose at the end of the week? Working Girl is a sexy new story, perfect for fans of Audrey Carlan's Calendar Girl, Helen Hardt and Rhyannon Byrd.Tess has been determined to get revenge for her father, ever since he was falsely accused of misusing company funds and unceremoniously let go from Diamond Enterprises. Applying to be Executive Assistant to the elusive, elderly head of the company, Mr King, seems the ideal way to get inside the firm and clear his name.But the job interview is not what she expects. Arriving at the company HQ, she is escorted to a helicopter, blindfolded and flown to a secret location. She meets a man whose voice is disguised, but introduces himself as Mr King and says the job advertisement was a ruse to find the new CEO of Diamond Enterprises. The catch, the interviewer says, is that the job will only be hers if she passes a seven-day interview.Tess will have seven mysterious men who will assist her - one for each task each day. She will have to use all of her skills if she's to succeed and to resist the powerful magnetism of the irresistible men sent to help - or distract - her. Or will Tess find herself losing her heart when she meets her man of the week?Mr Monday, Mr Tuesday, Mr Wednesday, Mr Thursday, Mr Friday, Mr Saturday, Mr Sunday. Meet all seven in Working Girl - who will be your man of the week?

Working It Out

by Teri Trojan

A novel with themes including BDSM, fem dom, fem sub and wrestling fetishInspired by seeing a television programme about wrestling, Shoanna decides she'd like some of it. She meets Andreas who it seems, has all things available to him, including a gym and someone to train her. She loves sex with Andreas, and soon learns he has tastes for doing things to excite and punish her. He has a vast collection of fetish gear for her to try out and endless money to fund it all. Has she fallen on her feet? You can bet she has. But will she stay on course? And for how long?

Working Man (Mills And Boon Kimani Ser.)

by Melanie Schuster

Funny and feisty true-crime writer Dakota Phillips has almost everything she wants. She's still looking for the perfect man: very tall, very educated and very cultured–all wrapped up in rich chocolate brown. So far, her insecurities about her generous curves and her independent streak have kept her searching.

Working Man, Society Bride (Mills & Boon Historical)

by Mary Nichols

Well over six feet tall, with broad, broad shoulders, he was the best-looking man Lady Lucinda Vernley had ever seen–and the most insufferably rude!

Working Overtime (Mills And Boon Cherish Ser. #No. 1548)

by Raye Morgan

As the devoted single mother of two rambunctious boys - and as the best darn paralegal in town - Chareen Wolf knew all about hard work.

A Working Theory of Love

by Scott Hutchins

A Working Theory of Love by Scott Hutchins is a recklessly witty, outrageously honest novel about sex, love and artificial intelligence.'Tremendous, big, clever. Every once in a while a novel comes along and speaks to a generation ... has much to say about what it means to live, love and lose in the twenty-first century' GuardianSilicon Valley: home of online start-ups, couture coffee, sexual meditation, and the future. In its midst, Neill Bassett is helping to build the world's first artificial intelligence - a computer that talks, thinks, lies, and if all goes to plan, feels bad about it too. But when the experiment swerves in an unexpected direction, Neill is forced to confront a few buried feelings of his own - for his ex-wife, for his dead father, for his twenty-first-century life, and for a very twenty-first-century woman called Rachel, who might just hold the answer to it all...'Electrifying. Clever, funny and very entertaining' The New York Times'Worthy of Chuck Palahniuk ... Hutchins's satirical take on 21st-century existence is sharply observed' Independent'Touching and extremely funny, Neill Bassett is a disenchanted bachelor for the Noughties generation. Brilliantly achieved' GQ'Inventive, intelligent, hilarious. One of the pleasures here is Hutchins' terrific grasp of the zeitgest' San Francisco Chronicle'Terrific. Throughout, Hutchins hits that sweet spot where humour and melancholy comfortably coexist' Entertainment Weekly'Mixes the everyman likeability of Nick Hornby with a splash of the offbeat intellect of Douglas Coupland' MetroScott Hutchins teaches at Stanford University, California. His work has appeared in StoryQuarterly, The Rumpus, The New York Times and Esquire. This is his first novel.

Working With Heat

by Anne Calhoun

For now, Milla Jackson is an American in London, but she's also been an American in Paris, Rome, Prague and more. She's working hard to combine her love of travel and growing social media presence into a career, even involving her followers in her (somewhat dismal) dating life.

Working With Her Crush (Dynasties: Willowvale #1)

by Reese Ryan

An inheritance stirs up resentment…and undeniable sparks

Working Wonders

by Jenny Colgan

Laughs, love, office life.And a little touch of magic … From the bestselling author of LOOKING FOR ANDREW MCCARTHY and AMANDA'S WEDDING.

Workplace Romance: Wicked Heat / The Wedding Planner's Big Day / The Prince and the Wedding Planner

by null Jennifer Faye null Cara Colter null Kelli Ireland

The courage to say ‘I do’ Wicked Heat by Kelli Ireland A top-secret celeb wedding could turn struggling event co-ordinator Ella Montgomery’s life around.. The mysterious bride wants to keep her identity a secret, so Ella must work with the bride’s distractingly sexy brother, Liam. Their red-hot chemistry is impossible to resist, but Liam is hiding something. When catastrophe strikes the wedding, can their passionate affair survive Liam’s betrayal? The Wedding Planner's Big Day by Cara Colter Tycoon Drew Jordan craves freedom, not commitment – he’ll help arrange his brother’s tropical wedding but will never walk down the aisle himself! Wedding planner Becky English has given up on her own fairy-tale and has thrown herself into making it come true for others. She refuses to let the groom’s cynical brother get in her way. But when clashes turn to moonlit kisses, can they begin to believe that happy endings might exist? The Prince and the Wedding Planner by Jennifer Faye With her family name on the line, wedding planner Bianca Bartolini needs this royal wedding to go perfectly – she can’t afford distractions. Too bad the bride’s dashing brother has other plans! Duty-bound Crown Prince Leo has weeks to announce his own engagement, but none of the candidates measure up to Bianca. They’re the most unlikely match…but might that just make them perfect for one another?

Workplace Romance: An Offer She Can't Refuse (Harlequin Office Romance Collection) / A Tangled Engagement / Between Marriage and Merger

by null Shoma Narayanan null Tessa Radley null Karen Booth

A tempting offer An Offer She Can't Refuse by Shoma Narayanan Being interviewed by Darius, Mumbai’s most prestigious investment fund director, isn’t what businesswoman Mallika was expecting. Their scorching chemistry makes turning down his job offer difficult, but Mallika has responsibilities. Darius can’t understand why Mallika would walk away from her dream job – or the heat between them! But he’s determined to make her an offer she can’t refuse… A Tangled Engagement by Tessa Radley Georgia Kinnear’s tyrant of a father has a new demand for his daughters: wed the man of his choosing or lose their legacy. But Jay Black, Georgia’s sexy corporate confidante slash nemesis, makes Georgia his fake fiancée first! Neither can deny the explosive chemistry that could blow up her father’s plans. Unless Jay’s secrets catch up with them…

A World Apart

by Nora Roberts

Nora Roberts - the World's Greatest Storyteller.Kadra is a warrior - a demon slayer from another world. With her highly tuned senses and Amazonian physique she was born to fight, and lives only to protect her people. That is her duty - something she accepts without question, just as she accepts she will always be alone. But when the king of Demons escapes through a mysterious portal, Kadra must follow - and finds herself in modern day New York. This strange and dangerous city is a baffling place, even for a warrior like Kadra. And when she meets Harper Doyle, the handsome and sceptical private investigator destined to help her, things become very complicated. And exciting...

A World Apart & The Witching Hour (Tom Thorne Novels #452)

by Nora Roberts

A World ApartKadra is a warrior - a demon slayer from another world. With her highly tuned senses and Amazonian physique she was born to fight, and lives only to protect her people. That is her duty - something she accepts without question, just as she accepts she will always be alone. But when the king of Demons escapes through a mysterious portal, Kadra must follow - and finds herself in modern day New York. This strange and dangerous city is a baffling place, even for a warrior like Kadra. And when she meets Harper Doyle, the handsome and sceptical private investigator destined to help her, things become very complicated. And exciting . . . The Witching HourA kingdom is plagued by tragedy until a wizard-god's spell brings forth a courageous and beautiful young woman who must follow her heart in love and follow her destiny in battle . . .

The World Before Us

by Aislinn Hunter

'Strange and absorbing . . . I relished this book' - Penelope Lively, The New York Times Book Review 'Sensitive, melancholy, sharply observant. A work of great power' - Guardian Jane was fifteen when her life changed for ever. In the woods surrounding a Yorkshire country house, she took her eyes off the little girl she was minding and the girl slipped into the trees - never to be seen again. Now an adult, Jane is obsessed with another disappearance: that of a young woman who walked out of a Victorian lunatic asylum one day in 1877. As Jane pieces together moments in history, forgotten stories emerge - of sibling jealousy, illicit affairs, and tragic death . . . 'Ambitious, inticate . . . cleverly innovates while tipping a nod to classic Gothic tropes: dynastic rivalries, crumbling country houses, madhouses and vanished girls' National Post (Canada) 'A brilliant work of humanity and imagination, artful and breathtakingly beautiful. It will continue to haunt long after you have finished reading' Helen Humphreys, author of Nocturne 'Powerful, thought-provoking, haunting and haunted . . . Reminiscent of A.S. Byatt's Possession, it forces you to look at the world - the people around you, the objects they hold dear - in a different light' Globe and Mail (Canada) Aislinn Hunter is the author of a novel, Stay; a collection of stories, What's Left Us; and two collections of poetry, Into the Early Hours and The Possible Past. The World Before Us is her first book of fiction in twelve years. After travelling to London and Edinburgh over the past few years to study for a PhD, Aislinn Hunter now lives and teaches in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The World Between Us

by Sarah Ann Juckes

With shades of ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES and FIVE FEET APART, THE WORLD BETWEEN US is a powerful and thought-provoking story about falling in love with someone a whole world apart.Alice may be bed-bound, but every day Stream Cast brings the world to her. From the streets of Tokyo to a masterclass in video games, she experiences other people's wild and exciting lives all without ever leaving her room.But everything changes when Alice is introduced to a new streamer.Rowan encourages Alice to stop watching, and start taking control. But Rowan has a secret he's trying to hide from Alice - and from himself.As Alice and Rowan build a bigger and more beautiful world together, their secrets threaten to tear them apart. Would you risk everything for love?PRAISE FOR SARAH'S PREVIOUS NOVEL, OUTSIDE'Impossible to put down - this is a writer to watch.' C.J. Skuse'This is well-written, [and] sensitive on issues.' Books for Keeps

The World Beyond

by Sangeeta Bhargava

1855, Lucknow. As tensions simmer in the heat of colonial India, a prince of Avadh and an English woman defy their societies’ prejudices to fall in love. But in a world where private happiness is at the mercy of wider events, even as Salim and Rachael are drawn closer together, their privileged lives are about to be torn apart.Trouble begins when the British annex Avadh and banish the king. Determined to recover what is rightfully his, Salim seizes the chance to fight back when a small mutiny flares into bloody rebellion against British rule. As unrest spreads across the subcontinent, the ancient city of Lucknow proves one of the most dangerous places to be. Torn between their loyalties to each other, their families and the opposing sides that threaten to raze the city to the ground, can Salim and Rachael’s love prove strong enough to rise above the devastation surrounding them, and survive together to a world beyond?

The World Is the Home of Love and Death

by Harold Brodkey

The final short story collection that completes the extraordinary literary voyage of Harold Brodkey, a modern master of short fiction; his most forceful and incisive collection of all.

A World Of Love (Modern Classics Ser.)

by Elizabeth Bowen

A packet of letters, found in an attic, leads young Jane into the world of love. The attic is in Montefort, a corroding country house in County Cork, which harbours a collection of people held there by ties of kinship or habit, and haunted by the memory of its former owner. During a hot and dry summer, Jane pursues her romantic imaginings, while not far off the rich, promiscuous Lady Latterly waits to play her part in Jane's awakening.

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