One day, a suspicious-looking man comes into Kate's private detective agency. He tells her that he wants her to find his missing wife. He promises her an extraordinary fee if she can infiltrate and conduct a search of a famous ranch owned by the prime suspect, Alex Kellerman. Alex's wife also died under mysterious circumstances. The moment Kate sets eyes on Alex, his pointed gaze takes her breath away. But Kate quickly warns herself to come to her senses. "No matter how sexy his eyes are, you can't fall for him! There's a possibility he's responsible for the death of two women!" Source: Balloons & Chapters

TAVERN WENCH Alone in the world, too proud to accept charity, vicar's daughter Emma Lynn earns her living by cooking -- in a tavern! But her independence has a heavy price: a tavern wench isn't fit to mix with the gentry, and Emma has turned her back on the Polite World. Mr. Benedict Grantley, amateur sleuth and baronet's heir, isn't going to let Emma's principles stand in his way. As Ben uncovers the startling truth about a series of murders, Emma is thrust into Society...thrown into danger...and plunged into love! Fiction DB

Life never goes the way Carrie expects, just like her stubborn curly hair. It was Friday the 13th and she was having a bad hair day. Unemployed and looking for a job, Carrie was on her way to an interview when she got into a collision with a luxury car. To make matters worse, the car's handsome driver was also arrogant! And her bad luck didn't stop with the damage to her car-when she arrived at the interview to meet the company president, Carrie is shocked to discover it's the same driver she just ran into! (Source: Renta!)

It's all my fault. All Eve wants is to live a quiet life as a teacher, nothing more. But she kept telling herself that all her troubles-being abandoned by her mother, abused by her stepfather-are her own fault. And when she resists an unwelcome kiss from the minister at church, he hisses the same words at her: "It's all your fault." Fleeing home, she encounters Jake, who gently consoles her with the words "Nothing is your fault." Eve feels she's been saved. But she can't cling to Jake... He is someone else's man. Someone else who is obsessed with youth and beauty, and who makes everyone around her miserable... [English publication via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/62700/)

No matter what his past is, I want to be with him… Rosalyn has been living in the countryside since her father’s death. At the age of twenty-seven, Rosalyn leads a happy life, despite the occasional talk of her being a spinster. One day, she meets a handsome, well-dressed gentleman named Damien, who has just moved into the house next door and who asks her to teach his student English etiquette and manners. Rosalyn is charmed by his devilish smile and gladly accepts his offer. But then she hears the disturbing rumor that Damien was involved in a murder!

Charlotte is about to be married to a British marquis she’s never even met before. When her father’s gambling habits caught up with him, he offered the hand of Clarice, Charlotte’s twin sister, to pay off his debt to the marquis. There’s just one problem—Clarice has gone missing! So Charlotte ends up disguising herself as her twin sister to become the infamous old lecher’s bride in her place. She can’t believe her misfortune…until she meets him face-to-face and learns he’s nothing like she’d imagined. He’s young—and shockingly handsome. But his eyes are full of contempt for Charlotte and his words are full of scorn. It’s true their marriage was born of obligation, but why is the marquis so cruel to her?

**Volume 1:** **The tomboy matures into a beautiful lady…** West London, Nineteenth Century. Rebecca Standish is enraged when she hears about her former friend Drumond Thornville returning from the military. Though as a child she admired and respected the strong and beautiful Drum, she wants revenge for him sequestering her for four years. It has been several years since they last spoke and Rebecca has matured from a tomboy into a gorgeous lady. Not knowing this, Drum returns home and is shocked by her transformation; not just by her appearance but by her cold attitude toward him… **Volume 2:** **As Rebecca faces a new obstacle, danger threatens Drum… What will happen to Rebecca’s love?** Ever since Drum got shot by a malicious poacher, Rebecca has been nursing him back to health, and slowly she realizes her true feelings for him. When the social season starts, Rebecca goes to London to attend her first party. She finds herself in a circle of new friendships and passionate romance, but seeing Drum with his half sister makes her uneasy. Meanwhile, a dangerous plan is happening that puts Drum’s life at risk!

Mom ran away with a younger man? Still doubting the situation, Rachel goes on a mission to a Caribbean island. She can't believe that strong and sexy Matthew Brody, who owns the majority of the island along with a hotel and plantation, is really her mother's lover! Rachel begins associating with Matthew under a fake name, but she notices that her heartbeat quickly responds each time he touches her. She longs to lose herself in his sweet invitation... And even though she knows he’s her mother’s fiancé, she offers her body and soul to him!

2 in 1 **The Virtuous Widow by Anne Gracie** One snowy evening, a man collapses at widow Ellie's door as if he was led by the candlelight in her window. “He’ll freeze to death this way!” She takes him in and cares for him that night. On the following morning, she finds that he is suffering from amnesia. He believes he is Ellie’s husband and asks her for a passionate kiss! She has never had such a delicious kiss like this before… But who is he? [Taken from Romance Comics] **Malone's Vow by Sandra Marton** Best man Liam Malone has been dispatched by the groom to bring a runaway bride back to the altar. Against his better judgment, he's tracked down the gold digger, but she surprises him in ways he couldn't imagine! [Taken from Fictiondb]

Two years ago, Rachel happened to walk in on her husband, Ben, and their babysitter in bed together. And Ben had the temerity to claim he hadn't cheated on her! Since then, they've been living separately, but now Rachel's boyfriend has asked her to move in together. It seems like it's time for Rachel to move on, so she asked Ben for a divorce. She wants to marry Simon and settle down for the sake of her young daughter, but Ben's refusing her request! (Source: Renta!)

Sydney, a top executive at her father’s communications company, has made more than her fair share of contributions to it—but her strict father wants even more from her. He arranges a marriage for her without her permission, insisting it’s for the good of the company. With her dream of getting married for love, she just can’t accept her father’s will, so upon hearing the announcement of her forced engagement on a cruise ship, she flees by jumping into the ocean. Luckily she’s saved by Hugh, a carefree and mysterious man. Could he be the one who’ll free her from her father’s bondage? Unfortunately, Hugh doesn’t seem all that accepting of her. What’s the secret from his past that consistently brings him to reject Sydney? (Source: Harlequin)

from fictiondb: "Who rides the tiger dare not dismount" goes the Chinese saying -- and Dominique felt the proverb could well apply to her strange, impulsive marriage to Vincente Santos. She dared not dismount from the tiger she rode -- but what if she was thrown? Vincente drew out a case of cheroots and extracted one calmly. His tawny eyes surveyed her almost indifferently, as if assessing her qualifications. "I want you to break your engagement to Harding and marry me!" "Marry you!" Dominique couldn't believe her ears. "You can't be serious!" His expression was withdrawn but intense. "Oh, but I am," he said calmly. Dominique pressed the palms of her hands against her burning cheeks. "This is ridiculous! You don't want to marry me! You don't love me!" His lack of emotion was uncharacteristic, his indifferent way of stating such assertions was unnerving. What manner of man was he? What were his motives? What extra motivations had inspired such a command?