Kategoria BISAC: Fiction >> Romance - Erotic

She hungered and hoped, sinned and struggled, until she found her way

Maura O'Connell, young, lovely, innocent, an Irish immigrant left widowed in turn-of-the-century New York, was forced to battle for happiness against fearful odds. This is her story...of the men she gave herself to in her desperate search, first for survival, then for fulfillment...of her courageous break for freedom from crushing sexual bondage and brutal working conditions.

This powerful novel is a vivid recreation of a time when a woman could become easy prey to men's desires and a slave of a factory system that...

With weary bones, Maria Rosa and her three daughters joined long lines of bedraggled immigrants, ashen from the grueling voyage across an ocean, eager and expectant, hopeful of a prosperous new life in this magical place they had dreamed of.this America.

It had been five years since her husband, Tomasso, had left Italy in search of a better existence for his family. His way had been paved with tremendous obstacles, and finally he would reunite with his wife and daughters. Today was the day for which he had worked and prayed.

But for Maria Rosa, it was a time for questions, doubts.fears....

She was the perfect image of every man's dreams . a model-like beauty, intelligent, energetic, and fun-loving-this young lady-Jennifer Evangelista. But she had a dark side, a mystery she could not allow herself to reveal until it was almost too late.Her new friend, Benjamin, an older married man, got caught up in the moment with the lovely Jennifer, and without any intention, accidentally fell in love with her. He too had an unshared secret ."Sinless Guilt"Theirs is an uncommon love story filled with impossible possibilities-a relationship that could never be-until the end when the universe...

After losing his wife in an automobile accident, Jonathan Wells withdraws from the world, spending his time in quiet isolation, reeling from the loss of his only love. Just one thing sustains him: writing. Starting it as a way to clear his head, it quickly evolves into a full-time occupation. In just a few short years, he manages to write and sell five novels that propel him to the forefront of romantic fiction.

Annie Harbor is abandoned by her mother at a young age, and left only with a note which mentions, "Call your aunt Rachel. I think she will want you." Now in her twenties, Annie is a...

Fred Feldman's first novel, "The Moon Canopy, " is a vivid portrayal of life in SOHO during the early 1970s. An inviting studio apartment on Chrystie Street attracts an offbeat artist named Geronimo Sabat and a middle class Jewish gallery girl.

Sabat, without a penny to his name, declares himself renter of the apartment. Along the way, he begins an off-kilter courtship with Leah, an aspiring artist in her own right. Their love affair blossoms under the weary eye of Saltzman, owner of the building and unwanted father figure to Leah.

As time passes, their love raises many questions about...

After leaving a philandering husband in Texas, Patricia McDermont had found serenity but not happiness in the ski town of Vail, Colorado. There, she meets medical oncologist, Jason Jamison, the widowed father of twelve-year-old Brittany whose world centers on ice-skating. As the rink manager, she is impressed with Brittany's talent and helps her enter the world of competitive skating to prepare for the upcoming regional championship.

Patricia is attracted to Jason, but she isn't interested in a committed relationship. Moreover, Brittany doesn't want another woman in her father's life. She...

Brooke Rollins was born into a family with dark and terrible secrets. She escapes into the arms of a friend who promises love and protection. Instead she finds even darker secrets and more physical abuse than she could ever imagine.

Emotionally broken and drained, she finds refuge in a handsome cowboy named Chris Williams who takes her away from the pain. But dark forces have their own agenda for Brooke, and the one person she tried desperately to escape from, has come to take her back.

Set in the backdrop of the Tennessee Mountains and the rugged plains of Texas, Brooke once again...

When she was growing up, I ignored her. When she grew into a woman, I adored her. Fate had somehow thrown us too closely together early on and prohibited our intimate friendship. Eventually, fate did allow us to mingle-but then suddenly sent us away from each other, going in opposite directions at crucial times. Moreover, her chosen path just did not include me-after I finally learned that she was ready. I guess her sister standing next to her had talked too much about her future husband's character, though I was good to her also. Today however, everything changes because she's marrying Jeff;...

Deja Gamble is a good woman. She's beautiful, successful and hard working. She works hard in both career and marriage.

Mark Gamble is a handsome, successful and powerful man that is madly in love with his wife.

Mercedes is a beautiful, sexy and calculating woman who not only hates Deja, but also wants Deja's husband in her bed.

Will love and dedication win over lust and seduction? In either case one of these two ladies, will be a woman scorned.

Lisa Taylor is visually impaired and manages her father's coin-operated machine business. She is terrified of policemen and of being arrested because of an incident that happened when her younger brother was apprehended on suspicion of arson years ago.

On the first day of the conflict with Iraq, as she is hurrying away from an anti-war demonstration after being threatened with arrest for civil disobedience, she is confronted by a newspaper reporter who asks her why she is running away. She tells him she is afraid she will lose her job if she is arrested.

The day after the protest march,...

Sandy was not in love with Barry Cooper Jr. but accepted his marriage proposal as a way out of an abusive situation . Unknown to her was his own confusion, which eventually manifested itself through further verbal and physical abuse. Peter, an old schoolmate, returns to her life and their love affair blooms beautifully. He decides to include Sandy in his plans to return to Germany and she agrees, blanking out that fact that in her life nothing comes easy.Years later she sat looking across the sea, questioning herself about the man she was now married to. He claimed he was a Mathematics...

Evan Worthy, Christian music's reigning superstar is in a quandary. His youngest brother, Matt wants to settle down in a small town to be a normal teenager. His other brother, Keith is disabled and needs care. How can he keep touring and still care for his brothers? Cam is alarmed when her youngest sister develops an online friendship. Her friend, whom she has never met, wants to settle in their town and go to school. To protect her sister, Cam develops an online friendship of her own, with Matt's older brother. What will happen when she finds out that Evan, her online friend is not the man...

Also by Elizabeth Sharland -" A Theatrical Feast in Paris," Read where British, American and French writers, actors and authors wined and dined in Paris. From Moliere to Deneuve, from Hemingway to Sedaris. Find out the theatre scene there, today and yesterday. Follow their footsteps in the City of Light and discover fabulous places including the setting of the Da Vinci Code in the Louvre.

The love of a woman can make a hero out of an ordinary man. Two former high school classmates return to their hometown only to discover love has found them.

Getting together is the problem. She, a very beautiful, wealthy, and very successful businessperson holds out for the glitter of achievement and self-esteem. He, just an ordinary guy, becomes helplessly infatuated with her physical and lifestyle changes since high school and makes a bet to secure her love. Energized by her beauty to become her "equal," he performs brave tasks and eventually becomes the holder of the key to her heart.

Dean is a young man whose life up to this point was sports and not much else. But he also had a problem in that he could not read until 7th and 8th grade, so both of these things give him a very low self-esteem. Dean would go on to lose weight and start dating, which helped his self-esteem. Dean would also graduate from College after being in the Army and this also helped his self-esteem. One thing that started with Dean over the years that was not good was his being jealous a lot and his passive aggressive behavior.

"Plaids and Polka Dots" is the powerful story of love, the tale of hope, the struggle for peace and the celebration of victory. The many issues it contains of life, death, power, disappointment, guilt and faith keep the reader riveted to the story, always rooting for the main character to forge on.

Taylor Michaels, the main character, begins her own crucifixion with the guilt over the loss of a childhood friend at the beach. She carries her feelings of remorse and low self esteem into adolescence, when she is met with another disappointment in the rejection of her first true love.

She...

Joshua Moore and Brad Stevenson are best of friends-inseparablefriends-until a horrific accident ends their friendship abruptly. Both Moore and Stevenson hold a secret-a secret so dark neither can revealit-a secret that only Gillian Richards is remotely suspicious of.

Gillian Richards has tried to bury the memories that haunt her, hiding behind her profession and the man she loves. More than ten years pass before a phone call comes, revealing a shocking truth, making her relive the painful memories she has tried so hard to forget. On one small hunch she sacrifices everything she has, and...