A warrior without a heart, a lady without a name, forced into a marriage which will ruin them all. England, 1204 ...With his heart turned to stone after years of fighting, Rufus de Vere has returned from the Crusades to protect his family by marrying the daughter of their enemy. But, instead, the King forces Rufus to marry a Romani nobody knowing it will ruin his family. Everyone agrees the marriage has to be annulled and that the Romani, Kezia, must desert Rufus to secure the de Vere family’s future. What begins as a simple plan becomes more complicated when Rufus and Kezia find they cannot resist each other and Kezia discovers a home in the flat Norfolk lands that she’s always wanted. Kezia might not have a name but her forest ways soon make her invaluable as Rufus prepares to fight for his family’s lands. But when tragedy strikes at the heart of the de Vere family, Kezia has to decide whether she loves Rufus enough to leave him… --Norfolk Knights-- Book 1--Claiming his Lady Book 2--Seducing his Lady Book 3--Awakening his Lady Book 4--Defending his Lady (full length novel) Book 5--Honoring his Lady (full length novel)

Unique in combining a comprehensive and comparative study of genre with a study of romance, this book constitutes a significant contribution to ongoing critical debates over the definition of romance and the genre and artistry of Malory's Morte Darthur. K.S. Whetter offers an original approach to these issues by prefacing a comprehensive study of romance with a wide-ranging and historically diverse study of genre and genre theory. In doing so Whetter addresses the questions of why and how romance might usefully be defined and how such an awareness of genre-and the expectations that come with such awareness-impact upon both our understanding of the texts themselves and of how they may have been received by their contemporary medieval audiences. As an integral part the study Whetter offers a detailed examination of Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte Darthur, a text usually considered a straightforward romance but which Whetter argues should be re-classified and reconsidered as a generic mixture best termed tragic-romance. This new classification is important in helping to explain a number of so-called inconsistencies or puzzles in Malory's text and further elucidates Malory's artistry. Whetter offers a powerful meditation upon genre, romance and the Morte which will be of interest to faculty, graduate students and undergraduates alike.

A grieving sheikh and a distrustful academic hunt for a mythical diamond, discovering love amidst ancient secrets and their own wounded hearts. Sheikh Zaire’s heart lies buried with his beloved. He's rebuilt his life as a ruler of a desert kingdom beset by threats from neighboring countries. Enter Rosana, a fiery academic clawing her way from the ashes of an oppressive past. Driven by the hunt for a legendary diamond, she lands in Zaire’s domain, a whirlwind of defiance and captivating beauty. Thrust together by forces beyond their control, Zaire and Rosana embark on a quest for the Bahr Al Noor diamond through sun-scorched dunes and ancient palaces. As they chase the whispers of the lost gem, they discover a treasure far more precious—a love neither dared to believe possible. Yet, Rosana's past casts long shadows, leaving her guarded and untrusting. Zaire, haunted by grief, clings to a heart he thought forever turned to stone. Can Zaire break free from the shackles of his past and learn to love again? Can Rosana shed the armor forged in betrayal and open her heart to a man who offers not just a crown, but a love that defies the sands of time? Unravel the secrets of the desert in this passionate tale of a sheikh, a scholar, and a diamond that holds the key to their destinies. Diana's Books —Diamond Sheikhs-- At the Sheikh’s Command At the Sheikh’s Bidding At the Sheikh’s Pleasure --Secrets of the Sheikhs-- The Sheikh's Revenge by Seduction The Sheikh's Secret Love Child The Sheikh's Marriage Trap --The Sheikhs of Havilah-- The Sheikh’s Secret Baby Bought by the Sheikh The Sheikh’s Forbidden Lover Surrender to the Sheikh Taken for the Sheikh's Harem --Desert Kings-- Wanted: A Wife for the Sheikh The Sheikh's Bargain Bride The Sheikh's Lost Lover Awakened by the Sheikh Claimed by the Sheikh Wanted: A Baby by the Sheikh --British Billionaires-- The Billionaire's Contract Marriage The Billionaire's Impossible CEO The Billionaire's Secret Baby --Italian Romance-- The Italian’s Perfect Lover Seduced by the Italian The Passionate Italian An Accidental Christmas --Medieval Romance Written as Saskia Knight-- Claiming His Lady Seducing His Lady Awakening His Lady Defending His Lady Honoring His Lady

It's Christmas at the Connellys and anything could happen—maybe even finding a love which could last forever? Charlotte Kincaid is ‘Miss Perfect’. She’s a smart lawyer, works hard for the community and is drop-dead gorgeous. At least that’s what everyone else sees. But, inside, Charlotte is an emotional wreck. She believes her secret is safe because no one can see past her glossy image to the real her, right? Wrong. The elusive Cam Connelly returns (late) for his brother Rob’s wedding after traveling all over the world for years, refusing to put down roots. Because who needs a home and family? Certainly not the incredibly intelligent, stubbornly principled, eco-warrior Cam. But then he meets Charlotte who intrigues him with her combination of smarts and well-hidden vulnerability. —Lantern Bay— Yours to Give Yours to Treasure Yours to Cherish Yours to Keep Yours Forever Yours to Love —Mackenzies— A Place Called Home Secrets at Parata Bay Escape to Shelter Springs What You See in the Stars Second Chance at Whisper Creek Summer at the Lakehouse Café

An open-hearted hippy, a secretive property tycoon—a recipe for heartache. Amber Connelly is the youngest in the Connelly family and is adored by her family for her sunny, quirky personality. She loves nothing more than to hang out with her family and friends, create her art, and bake inedible cakes for the café in which she works. So what is she doing, her family wonders, lusting after a straight-laced property billionaire? Okay, he has muscles to spare, but he wouldn’t be seen dead in a tie-dyed t-shirt and the chances of him playing a guitar around a campfire are approximately zero. David Tremayne is focused and tough for a reason—because he’s had to be. Raised by an alcoholic father and an absent mother, he worked hard to provide and care for his two siblings. He has no intention of having a family of his own—he’s done that already. He’s free to focus on what matter to him most—his business interests and beautiful women. So what does he see in the free-spirited Amber? Her beauty, her generous heart, or is it something else? Something she can give him, something she’s totally unaware of? Yours to Keep is the fourth book in the Lantern Bay series of heartwarming, contemporary women’s fiction—high on emotion but with no explicit sensuality. The other books in the series are: Yours to Give Yours to Treasure Yours to Cherish Yours to Keep Yours Forever Yours to Love Sophie's other New Zealand series is the Mackenzies: A Place Called Home Secrets at Parata Bay Escape to Shelter Springs What You See in the Stars Second Chance at Whisper Creek Summer at the Lakehouse Café

e-artnow presents to you the collection of the great love stories of the past, the best historical novels in one edition:_x000D_ Uarda: A Romance of Ancient Egypt (Georg Ebers)_x000D_ The New Abelard: Love in the Times of Cathedrals (Robert Williams Buchanan)_x000D_ Hildebrand: The Days of Queen Elizabeth (Anonymous) _x000D_ Love-at-Arms (Rafael Sabatini) _x000D_ The Making Of A Saint (W. Somerset Maugham) _x000D_ The Cloister and the Hearth (Charles Reade) _x000D_ The Princess of Cleves (Madame de La Fayette)_x000D_ The Forest Lovers (Maurice Hewlett) _x000D_ Malcolm (George MacDonald) _x000D_ Scarlet Letter: Love in the Colonial Period (Nathaniel Hawthorne) _x000D_ The Wild Irish Girl (Lady Sydney Morgan) _x000D_ Sophia (Stanley John Weyman) _x000D_ Paul and Virginia (Bernardin de Saint-Pierre) _x000D_ Memoirs of Emma Courtney (Mary Hays) _x000D_ Powder and Patch (Georgette Heyer)_x000D_ The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century (Georgette Heyer)_x000D_ The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless (Eliza Haywood)_x000D_ Fantomina (Eliza Haywood)_x000D_ Olinda's Adventures (Catharine Trotter Cockburn)_x000D_ Belinda (Maria Edgeworth)_x000D_ Dangerous Liaisons (Pierre Choderlos de Laclos)_x000D_ Evelina (Fanny Burney)_x000D_ Pamela Trilogy_x000D_ Mary (Mary Wollstonecraft)_x000D_ Jane Austen:_x000D_ Pride & Prejudice_x000D_ Sense & Sensibility_x000D_ Mansfield Park_x000D_ Emma_x000D_ Persuasion_x000D_ Miss Marjoribanks & Phoebe, Junior (Mrs. Olifant)_x000D_ Vanity Fair (Thackeray)_x000D_ Mr. Rowl (D. K. Broster)_x000D_ The Battle of the Strong (Gilbert Parker)_x000D_ Kitty Alone (Sabine Baring-Gould) _x000D_ Sentimental Education (Gustave Flaubert) _x000D_ Lady Anna (Anthony Trollope)_x000D_ The Manoeuvring Mother (Lady Charlotte Bury)_x000D_ Ramona (Helen Hunt Jackson) _x000D_ Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)_x000D_ Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)_x000D_ The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)_x000D_ The Lady of the Camellias (Alexandre Dumas)_x000D_ The Portrait of a Lady & The Wings of the Dove (Henry James)_x000D_ Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)_x000D_ The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)_x000D_ Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)_x000D_ Bel Ami (Guy de Maupassant) _x000D_ The Squatter and the Don (María Ruiz de Burton) _x000D_ Maria Chapdelaine (Louis Hémon)_x000D_ The Four Feathers (A. E. W. Mason) _x000D_ The Miranda Trilogy (Grace Livingston Hill)_x000D_ The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)

A sheikh intent on revenge, an Englishwoman caught in a trap, a love that cannot be denied… Sheikh Rayan ibn Mohammed Aziz is as uncompromising as the desert in which he was raised. So when his half-sister is seduced, dumped, and ruined by a middle-aged English aristocrat, there is only one way in which Rayan intends to exact revenge. The only child of a notorious womanizer, Lauren Alexandra Le Harivel is the apple of her father’s eye. He needs her to run every aspect of his life, to always be by his side, and so makes sure her self-esteem remains at rock bottom. But when a darkly handsome stranger starts work on the family estate and makes her feel beautiful and desired, she agrees to return with him to his desert homeland. But what began as a means to vent Rayan's anger and avenge his sister's death turns into something very different under the heat of the desert sun and their love affair, which proves even hotter... Secrets of the Sheikhs The Sheikh's Revenge by Seduction The Sheikh's Secret Love Child The Sheikh's Marriage Trap The Sheikhs of Havilah The Sheikh's Secret Baby Bought by the Sheikh The Sheikh's Forbidden Lover Surrender to the Sheikh Taken for the Sheikh's Harem Desert Kings Wanted: A Wife for the Sheikh The Sheikh's Bargain Bride The Sheikh's Lost Lover Awakened by the Sheikh Claimed by the Sheikh Wanted: A Baby by the Sheikh

e-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited collection of historical novels, the immortal tales of love, lust, pleasure and betrayal._x000D_ Content:_x000D_ The Lady of the Camellias (Alexandre Dumas)_x000D_ The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)_x000D_ The Wings of the Dove (Henry James) _x000D_ Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)_x000D_ The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)_x000D_ Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)_x000D_ Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)_x000D_ The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)_x000D_ Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)_x000D_ Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)_x000D_ The Miranda Trilogy (Grace Livingston Hill)_x000D_ Fantomina (Eliza Haywood)_x000D_ The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless (Eliza Haywood)_x000D_ The Fortunate Foundlings (Eliza Haywood)_x000D_ Powder and Patch (Georgette Heyer)_x000D_ The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century (Georgette Heyer)_x000D_ Belinda (Maria Edgeworth)_x000D_ Patronage (Maria Edgeworth)_x000D_ Dangerous Liaisons (Pierre Choderlos de Laclos)_x000D_ Evelina (Fanny Burney)_x000D_ Cecilia (Fanny Burney)_x000D_ Camilla (Fanny Burney)_x000D_ The Wanderer (Fanny Burney)_x000D_ Mary: A Fiction (Mary Wollstonecraft)_x000D_ Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)_x000D_ Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)_x000D_ Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)_x000D_ Emma (Jane Austen)_x000D_ Persuasion (Jane Austen)_x000D_ Miss Marjoribanks (Mrs. Olifant)_x000D_ Phoebe, Junior (Mrs. Olifant)_x000D_ Vanity Fair (William Makepeace Thackeray)_x000D_ Pamela (Samuel Richardson)_x000D_ Anti-Pamela (Eliza Haywood)_x000D_ Shamela (Henry Fielding)

A controlling sheikh, a woman determined to be free, and a second-chance romance… Sheikh Amare has never forgotten the Australian surfer with whom he had a passionate one-night stand two years earlier. He’d immediately known she was the one for him but he’d made a mistake. He’d told her they would marry, and she’d disappeared from his life without trace. But now their paths have crossed once more and he won’t make the same mistake again. This time when he asks her, she’ll say yes. There can be no other outcome. Dr. Janey Montgomerie wants nothing to do with controlling men. Her self-esteem has suffered at the hands of one—her father—and she is determined never to allow anyone to control her ever again. She has her sights firmly set on succeeding in her career but is devastated to discover that her success is dependent on working with the man she’d run from two years earlier—Amare. The man who makes her heart and body sing, but who scares her like no other. Janey is determined to let nothing get in her way of finding the elusive Bahr Al Noor diamond. But maybe someone can… a controlling man… a sheikh… an equally determined lover Diana's Books —Diamond Sheikhs-- At the Sheikh’s Command At the Sheikh’s Bidding At the Sheikh’s Pleasure --Secrets of the Sheikhs-- The Sheikh's Revenge by Seduction The Sheikh's Secret Love Child The Sheikh's Marriage Trap --The Sheikhs of Havilah-- The Sheikh’s Secret Baby Bought by the Sheikh The Sheikh’s Forbidden Lover Surrender to the Sheikh Taken for the Sheikh's Harem --Desert Kings-- Wanted: A Wife for the Sheikh The Sheikh's Bargain Bride The Sheikh's Lost Lover Awakened by the Sheikh Claimed by the Sheikh Wanted: A Baby by the Sheikh --British Billionaires-- The Billionaire's Contract Marriage The Billionaire's Impossible CEO The Billionaire's Secret Baby --Italian Romance-- The Italian’s Perfect Lover Seduced by the Italian The Passionate Italian An Accidental Christmas --Medieval Romance Written as Saskia Knight-- Claiming His Lady Seducing His Lady Awakening His Lady Defending His Lady Honoring His Lady

A forbidden passion ignites amidst the swirling sands of Sirun... Sarah Albright's world is turned upside down when she learns the shocking truth about her past. Determined to uncover her roots and avenge her family, Sarah journeys to the foreign land of Sirun. But a stolen bag and raging sandstorm trap her in a desert castle with a mysterious stranger. As Sarah and the enigmatic sheikh are cut off from the outside world, a sizzling attraction sparks between them, leading to a night of unforgettable passion. However, Sarah later makes a heart-wrenching discovery—her lover is none other than King Kadar, son of the man she holds responsible for her parents' deaths and her own exile. Haunted by a troubled past, Kadar is a man on a mission, willing to do whatever it takes to bring peace to his divided country. Convinced that love is a lie, he sets out to make Sarah his bride, seeing their marriage as the key to uniting warring factions. But as desire reignites and secrets unravel, will a shocking betrayal shatter their fragile bond forever? Stranded with the Sheikh is an intense, emotional rollercoaster ride that will sweep you away to the dunes and palaces of Sirun. As Sarah and Kadar battle duty, vengeance, and their own conflicting hearts, they must decide if their love is strong enough to forgive the sins of the past and embrace a future together. Passion and peril collide in this captivating tale of star-crossed lovers, family secrets, and political intrigue.