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Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs

Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs

by Elissa Wall, Lisa Pulitzer

In September 2007, a packed courtroom in St. George, Utah, sat hushed as Elissa Wall, the star witness against polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs, gave captivating testimony of how Jeffs forced her to marry her first cousin at age fourteen. This harrowing and vivid account proved to be the most compelling evidence against Jeffs, showing the harsh realities of this closed community and the lengths to which Jeffs... (more)

Devil in a Kilt

by Sue-Ellen Welfonder

Honorable Mention for The Historical Romance Club's Favorite Historical Romance of the Year for 2003!

Whisper of Roses

by Teresa Medeiros

As she peered over the edge of the gallery, Sabrina Cameron trembled at the sight of the sun-bronzed giant striding into view. But she never recognized the stranger...not until the moment she found herself surrounded by arms of warm steel—and drowning in smoldering green eyes that had once held cool disdain but now shimmered with passion. Morgan MacDonnell, the boy, had been her tormentor. Now it looked as if... (more)

Gentle Rogue (Malory Novels (Paperback))

The Malory Family Series: Book 3

Gentle Rogue (Malory Novels (Paperback))

by Johanna Lindsey

Gentle Rouge Heartsick and desperate to return home to America, Georgina Anderson boards the Maiden Anne disguised as a cabin boy--never dreaming she'll be forced into intimate servitude at the whim of the ship's irrepressible captain, James Mallory. The black sheep of a proud and tempestuous family, the handsome ex-pirate once swore no woman alive could entice him into matrimony. But on the high seas his... (more)

A Thousand Splendid Suns

by Khaled Hosseini

After 103 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and with four million copies of The Kite Runner shipped, Khaled Hosseini returns with a beautiful, riveting, and haunting novel that confirms his place as one of the most important literary writers today. Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an... (more)

How to Abduct a Highland Lord

by Karen Hawkins

It's hardly the type of wedding Fiona MacLean dreamed of. No family, no guests, just a groom who's been dragged -- literally -- to the altar. But if marriage to Black Jack Kincaid, the handsome wastrel she'd sworn never to see again, will avert a bloody war between their clans, so be it. Surely she can share his bed without losing her heart.... Known throughout Scotland and London as a wild rogue, Jack is... (more)

Too Wicked to Tame

by Sophie Jordan

Would a Reluctant Beauty Ever Wed . . . Headstrong Lady Portia Derring has an impeccable pedigree . . . and not a penny to her name. Which is why she is alone on the rain-swept Yorkshire moor, waiting for a wealthy earl she has never met but whom her family insists she wed. When she's nearly trampled by the blackguard's stallion, Portia is more determined than ever to refuse Heath Moreton's suit. Handsome... (more)

Highland Champion (Zebra Historical Romance)

Highland: Book 11

Highland Champion (Zebra Historical Romance)

by Hannah Howell

New York Times bestselling author Hannah Howell spins a masterful tale of glory, honor and passion in this sweeping adventure of a proud woman who refuses to believe in love—and the fiery Scotsman determined to change her mind... Liam Cameron is certain he’s died and gone to heaven when he opens his eyes to the angel before him. But the pain that wracks his body proves he is still earth-bound. Keira Murray... (more)

The Moon Witch (Berkley Sensation)

by Linda Winstead Jones

Middle Fyne sister Juliet is kidnapped by the Emperor's men--only to be rescued by a man whose animal instincts tell him he's found the only woman to call his own.

The Devil You Know

by Liz Carlyle

From acclaimed author Liz Carlyle comes a spellbinding new novel in which the ton's most charming ne'er-do-well meets his match in a most unexpected fashion and discovers the true meaning of desire.... The Devil You Know Frederica d'Avillez is sure she will never marry. She's had a disastrous London season, and now her longtime beau has thrown her over for a more eligible miss. But if Freddie can't have a... (more)

The Marriage Bed

by Claudia Dain

It starts with a kiss, an explosion of longing that cannot be contained. He is a young knight bent on winning his spurs; she is a maiden promised to another man; theirs is a love that can never be. But a year's passing and a strange destiny brings them together again. Now he is a monk desperately fleeing temptation, and she is the lady of Dornei, a woman grown, yearning to fulfill the forbidden fantasies of... (more)

The Defiant One

by Danelle Harmon

Meet Lord Andrew Blessed-or perhaps cursed-with a fiery temper, a strong will, and a blatant disregard for his brother's wishes, Andrew's only desire was to be left alone. But after being caught in a compromising position with tempting Lady Celsiana Blake, the defiant Lord Andrew is forced into marriage. This solitary man knows he has been duped by his brother, for Andrew would never have taken the lady into his... (more)

When the Laird Returns: Book Two of The Highland Lords

When the Laird Returns: Book Two of The Highland Lords

by Karen Ranney

A stranger to his ancestral Scottish lands, the dashing nobleman came to the Highlands to reclaim his birthright -- only to find something more wondrous and unexpected awaiting him: his bride! A Marriage He Never Wanted: Though a descendant of pround Scottish lairds, Alisdair MacRae had never seen his ancestral Highland estate -- nor imagined that he'd have to marry to reclaim it! But the unscrupulous... (more)

A Taste of Sin

by Connie Mason

Come hell or high water, Lady Christy would have her long-awaited wedding night at last. But first she had to seduce the dashing rogue who has claimed her as bride--in name only!

Son of the Shadows (Sevenwaters Trilogy (Paperback))

Sevenwaters Trilogy: Book 2

Son of the Shadows (Sevenwaters Trilogy (Paperback))

by Juliet Marillier

Beautiful Sorcha is the courageous young woman who risked all to save her family from a wicked curse and whose love shattered generations of hate and bridged two cultures. It is from her sacrifice that Sorcha's brothers were brought home to their ancestral fortress Sevenwaters, and her life has known much joy. But not all the brothers were able to fully escape the spell that transformed them into swans, and it... (more)

To Love a Stranger

by Connie Mason

MARRIAGE ON THE RUN Wild and rowdy Pierce Delaney and his two brothers are notorious throughout Dry Gulch, Montana, for attracting all sorts of trouble. Now a misunderstanding has left Pierce with a bullet in his back, forcing him to take refuge in Zoey Fuller's root cellar. And the spirited, headstrong lady is threatening to turn him over to the vigilante mob that's hot on his heels unless Pierce agrees to a... (more)

The Lord Trilogy: Book 1

The Pirate Lord

by Sabrina Jeffries

A Splendid Opportunity A shipload of women--theirs for the taking! Pirate captain Gideon Horn couldn't be more delighted. His men are tired of wandering the high seas and want to settle down with wives on the uncharted island paradise they've discovered. And the women are bound to be grateful to be rescued from the life of drudgery awaiting them in New South Wales . . . Lord, he's so clever! A Splendid Passion ... (more)

Medieval trilogy: Book 1

Untamed

by Elizabeth Lowell

UNVANQUISHED A hero of the crusades , Dominic le Sabre has return to scotland in glory and in triumph to claim his reward: the beautiful Saxon bride awarded to him be the conqueror king.But Lady Margaret of the Blackthorne cannot yield to the bold Norman invader. The beloved daughter of a sacred tribe of the celtic mystics, she fears an ancient curse that could bring further turmoil to her battle-scarred... (more)

Lord of Scoundrels (Avon Romantic Treasure)

Lord of Scoundrels (Avon Romantic Treasure)

by Loretta Chase

Tough minded Jessica Trent's sole intention is to free her nitwit brother from the destructive influence of Sebastian ballister, the notorious Marquess of Diain. She never expects to desire the arrogant, amoral cad. And When Daines reciprical passion places them in a scandously compromising, and public, position, Jessica is left with no choice but to seek satisfaction... Dawn the minx for tempting him, kissing... (more)

The Empress' New Clothes (Trade Paperback Erotic Romance)

Trek Mi Q'an: Book 1

The Empress' New Clothes (Trade Paperback Erotic Romance)

by Jaid Black

Book 1 in the series Trek Mi Q'an Modern day Earth woman Kyra Summers is kidnapped and wed by a seven-foot tall, thickly muscled warrior claiming to be her Sacred Mate. Life on his home planet Tryston takes some getting used to, as the laws of the world cater to erotic hedonism and leave females at the sexual subjugation of the barbarians who claim them. No one said love with an alien would come easily. Enjoy... (more)

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by Elissa Wall, Lisa Pulitzer

by Sue-Ellen Welfonder

by Teresa Medeiros

by Johanna Lindsey

by Khaled Hosseini

by Karen Hawkins

by Sophie Jordan

by Hannah Howell

by Linda Winstead Jones

by Liz Carlyle

by Claudia Dain

by Danelle Harmon

by Karen Ranney

by Connie Mason

by Juliet Marillier

by Connie Mason

by Sabrina Jeffries

by Elizabeth Lowell

by Loretta Chase

by Jaid Black