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This is an Emma Lathen political mystery featuring House Rep. Ben Safford, D-Ohio, who is caught up in a mystery and solves it skillfully as he does in her other six mysteries featuring him, much like John Putnam Thatcher does in her 26 Wall Street mysteries. The New York Times called Emma Lathen “The American Agatha Christie.”

In Diana Kingston's defense, it was the middle of the night in the deserted hospital chapel. Surely it was just a dream. She hadn't really sold herself to a brooding stranger to save her father's life, right? Then she wakes, and her father is fully recovered, and a mysterious letter arrives from the tall, dark, handsome - um, devil? Yep, it was right there on the contract, Lucien Star, aka Lucifer Morningstar, that had been his name in the dream.... Gulp. What would the devil himself want with her? Sex. Three months of it, every Friday night.

Dishonoured and ashamed, the ton's scandalous darling, "Beau" the Marquess of Beaumont, is forced to flee England to escape debtor's prison. After a chance encounter, it appears Miss Millicent Sparrow is his only remaining friend, however unlikely...when his father dies suddenly and Beau inherits the Dukedom...he finds a woman in despair and, moved by pity, he offers her the protection of his name by marriage. But Milly becomes impossible to overlook, and the more Beau needs his wife, the less interested she seems in her gorgeous husband.

1815 - Along the wild and untamed coast of Cornwall, smuggling is not only a way of life but a means of survival. Henrietta Morton knows well to look the other way when the free trading 'gentlemen' are at work. Yet when a notorious pirate, known as The Rogue, bursts in on her in the village shop, she takes things one step further. Bewitched by a pair of wicked blue eyes, in a moment of insanity she hides the handsome fugitive from the local militia. Her reward is a kiss that she just cannot forget. But in his haste to escape with his life, her pirate drops a letter.

Blackmailed by his sister into giving a Christmas house party to celebrate her recent marriage, Edward Greyston, Marquess of Winterbourne, is quite certain the next few days will be an utter nightmare. Nightmares, however, are something Edward is all too familiar with. After the bloody battle of Waterloo, he has returned from the war a changed man, full of rage and guilt. Suspecting one of his house guests, the bluestocking Belinda Holbrook is about to trap unsuspecting and gullible Lord Nibley into marriage, he goes to warn him, only to get caught himself.

When the beautiful Lady Isabella Scranford finds herself in the family way and her lover refuses to do the honorable thing, she knows her life is at an end. With a reputation for being a cold-hearted bitch, there will be no sympathy for her, only shame and ridicule. Finding that even her best - and only - friend refuses to be associated with her any longer, Isabella decides she cannot go on and makes a fateful decision. When a filthy and frightening man rescues Isabella from drowning, she begins to believe her fate has taken an even darker turn. Yet appearances can be deceptive....

Harper King is like most humans - she works hard at her job and does her best not to think too much about the Krinar. The mysterious aliens took over her planet five years ago, and since then, rumors have surrounded them...whispers of super strength and speed, incredible beauty, and advanced technology. Harper should hate them, since her parents died the day they invaded, but something about the infamous Krinar fascinates her. Little does she know that the sinfully gorgeous drifter who rescues her from a bar fight will give her the close encounter she's always dreamed of.

Following a scandal at her high-flying PR agency, 26-year-old Maddie flees London to help promote what she thinks is going to be a luxurious holiday retreat in the countryside. Everything is riding on her making a success of this new job....

Dreams of love are all well and good, but all Prunella Chuffington-Smythe wants is to publish her novel. Marriage at the price of her independence is something she will not consider...Robert Adolphus, The Duke of Bedwin, is in no hurry to marry, he’s done it once and repeating that disaster is the last thing he desires...Surely showing the man she’s not actually the meek little wallflower he is looking for should be enough to put paid to his intentions? When Prue is dared by her friends to do something drastic, it seems the perfect opportunity to kill two birds.

Anna is finally happy. She’s rid of her abusive ex, and she’s co-owner of London’s hottest new club, with her best friend, Tanya. But she is worried about her boyfriend, Freddie. He’s keeping things from her. And he won’t tell her where he goes in the middle of the night. Freddie is furious. A girl has gone missing from one of his clubs, and the police are all over him. When a familiar face turns up and threatens him, he’s offered a deal - find the girl or Anna will be killed.

When loyalty is everything, betrayal hits harder. Anna Davis has grown up. She’s not the naive runaway who escaped her vicious gangland boyfriend anymore. She’s tougher than ever, and she won’t let anyone take advantage of her - or the people she loves. Anna’s devoted boyfriend, East End baron Freddie Tyler, is in trouble.

Anna Davis is under pressure. With her West End nightclub packed full every night and the opening of another club just around the corner, she knows she can’t take her eye off the ball. Her devoted boyfriend, Freddie Tyler, practically owns London’s West End, and he’s got a big deal on - one that could make the Tylers the most powerful family in London. He’s going into business with crime boss Frank Gambino. But visiting Anna at work one night, Gambino tells her he’ll only sign the deal with Freddie on one condition - that she hands over Club Anya to him.

She’s back, and this time she has a score to settle. Anna Davis and Freddie Tyler are finally getting their lives back on track when an unexpected face turns up on Freddie’s doorstep - a woman he wishes he’d never met. And she delivers a blow that could tear their lives apart. Reeling from the news, Anna throws herself into her work. Her clubs are doing well, and she’s opening a new business venture with best friend Tanya. But she’s worried that the mystery woman has the power to destroy her and Freddie if they don’t do exactly what she wants.

"Jane Austen, Emily Brontë, William Shakespeare m'avaient convaincue à coups de milliers de pages que l'amour, même dans la mort, est triomphant ! Et pourtant, je suis là, à me demander si la vraie fin de toute histoire n'est pas celle d'Emma Bovary... Jane, Emily, William, ils n'ont pas rencontré Terence Cesare."

Vidar fyller nio år och får en fantastisk födelsedagspresent: ett äventyr i en nationalpark. Hans dröm har alltid varit att bli en äventyrare när han blir stor, så detta var den bästa födelsedagspresent någon kunde ge honom. Men det visar sig snart att parken som familjen vandrar i innehåller betydligt fler hemligheter och mysterier än vad de till en början trodde. Det går upp för Vidar att han är den som måste se till att familjen kommer hem igen med hälsan i behåll. Och kanske gör han sig en ny vän på vägen ...? Emma V. Larsson är en svensk författare och frilansjournalist.

Maja och Tor är bästa kompisar och älskar att leka tillsammans. Men när Tor frågar Maja om de ska sova över tycker Maja att det blir jobbigt. Hon kan nämligen inte sova borta. För i så fall måste hon berätta en hemlighet som hon aldrig berättat för någon tidigare. Och det kan hon inte. För det är inte bara hemligt utan tvärhemligt. En lättsam och mysig bok om sängvätning. Emma Askling (född 1976) är barnsjuksköterska till yrket men skriver också böcker och noveller.

Att gå i mellanstadiet är inte lätt. Luna önskar sig mest av allt en bästis. Men klassen är uppdelad i populära och inte särskilt populära, så det är inte lätt att hitta någon som struntar i alla maktspel. Men när Bella börjar i Lunas klass förändras allt. Kanske kan Luna hitta en bästa kompis i den nya, självständiga tjejen...?

I tre år satt Nova inne för ett brott hon inte begått. Nu är hon ute och villig att göra allt för att få sin hämnd. Hon undersöker varje detalj av fallet och letar överallt efter nya ledtrådar samtidigt som hon börjar utforska sin nyvunna frihet ... På gymmet träffar hon den blonda och vältränade Simon i herrarnas omklädningsrum och på sin gamla kvarterskrog blir det en närgången återträff med kyparen Gio och hans välformade rumpa ... Efter tre år är hon mer än redo för sin sexuella comeback.

Andrea har tråkigt. Det är sommarlov och Leni är jämt upptagen med fotbollen. Men så blir Andrea ihop med Dante. De träffades på en fest och nu är hon så kär att hon vill vara med Dante hela tiden. Men samtidigt vill hon ju träffa Leni som vanligt. Hur ska hon göra för att kunna vara med båda två? Emma Fäldt är en barnboksförfattare. Idag bor hon i Lund, men hon har också bott många år i Madrid i Spanien.

Garrett Daniels has this whole life thing figured out. The cocky, charismatic former high school star quarterback is an idolized football coach and "cool" teacher in the hometown where he's not just a golden boy - he's platinum. He has good friends, a great house on the lake, and the best damn sidekick a man could ask for: Snoopy, the albino beagle. Then...Callie Carpenter comes home.