Large print edition. Corners slightly bumped, crease to inside jacket flap. A bright, attractive copy. Melissa MacGregor is having a most difficult time finding a husband in the Highlands of Scotland. All her suitors have been scared off by one or more of her 16 strapping uncles, and now no man will dare come near her - save one. Lincoln Ross Burnett is visiting his childhood home when he meets Melissa, and he's instantly captivated by her innocence and charm. Her shy smile melts his heart, and he's convinced that he's found the perfect bride - if he can avoid the interference of Melissa's... View More...
Some shelfwear, small spot on front endpaper. DJ has 1 3/4" closed tear, some edgewear, two tiny chips. A bright, attractive copy. "Marine archeologist Tate Beaumont has a passion for treasure hunting—one that she shares with her father. Over the years they have had many fabulous finds, but one treasure has eluded them: Angelique’s Curse—a jeweled amulet heavy with history, dark with legend, and tainted with blood. It becomes bitterly clear that if the Beaumonts want to find Angelique’s Curse, they can’t do it alone, so they form a partnership with salvagers Buck and Matthew Lass... View More...
Spine a bit creased, corners bumped, a little edge wear and rubbing, a few pages with corners creased, text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. ; 7 ¾" - 9 ¾" Tall; 316 pages; "Haunted by a scandalous and tragic past, Elinor Rochdale of Feldenhall knows she will never marry. Until the stagecoach bound for Billingshurst mistakenly delivers the penniless governess to the country manor of the devilishly attractive Lord Edward Carlyon, who promptly asks her to wed . . . His ne'er-do-well cousin! But when she hears the reason for the handsome Lord's sudden proposal, Elinor can hardly re... View More...
Corners slightly bumped. A bright, attractive copy. Second book in the English Garden series in a large print edition. "Living on the pittance afforded her father as a retired Colonel, Anne Gardiner struggles to keep up appearances in their small town. His health is declining so she takes on as many chores as she can. Bur she never thought repairing the thatched roof would send her toppling into the arms of Robert Weston, the new owner of the vast estate that rings her cottage. Unfortunately, the Colonel misreads the situation and demands a hasty betrothal to save Anne's honor. The k... View More...
Spine a bit creased, slightly shelf-cocked. Corners bumped, slight shelf wear. "Alainna MacLaren is the last hope of her Highland clan. According to the legend of the Stone Maiden, the ancient enchantment that protects her people will fade-unless Alainna weds a man who is willing to adopt her name. Sebastien le Bret is a hardened knight with noble aspirations. He agrees to help Alainna in exchange for her land, and will fight to protect her people-but he has no intention of forsaking his name to marry her. Amid Scotland's wild, majestic beauty, the two are about to discover that true l... View More...
Spine slightly slanted, small strip of pastedown missing at upper part of back hinge. Ex-library with minimal marking. DJ in protective cover taped to boards. A bright, attractive copy. "Teacher Brenda Harrison is nervous about her summer job writing a book for wealthy race-car driver, Alexander Stone. Once she meets him she falls hopelessly in love but hides it while completing the book for Alexander's parents' anniversary. As a sports car designer, race-car driver and heir to an impressive collection of rare and valuable antique cars, Alexander wants this book to be absolutely perfe... View More...
Very minor shelfwear on boards and DJ. A bright, attractive copy.
"From the lush vineyards of Napa Valley to the ageless beauty of Venice. . . a riveting tale of family conflict and the deadly secrets that threaten a proud heritage. Sophia Giambelli has never worried about competition. For three generations, the Giambelli wines have been renowned for their quality through the world. The pride of the Giambelli family and a top PR executive, Sophia loves her job - and excels at it. But things are about to change at Villa Giambelli."; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View More...
Spine slightly slanted, corners bumped, slight edge wear, decorative bookplate on front end paper. Jackets shows a little edge wear and chipping. A fairly tight, attractive copy. "It was her aristocratic beauty, her fine English breeding, and her impeccable social sense that first drew Gilbert to Eugenia, and made him think of her as the perfect mistress of Yarrabee, the great plantation and vineyard he had wrested from the wilderness of Australia. Though she is an unparalleled hostess, an understanding wife, and in time a splendid mother, Eugenia is appalled by many aspects of plantation... View More...
Spine slightly slanted, minor shelfwear. DJ shows edgewear, several small tears, 1/2" chip at lower right edge, scuff mark across front. Text is bright and attractive. Two superb Gothic novels: In The Waiting Sands, lovely Rachel Lord receives an urgent invitation to visit her old school friend Decima. With her husband Charles Mannering, Decima lives at Roshven, her family’s ancestral estate on the savage coast of Scotland. Rachel finds her friend greatly changed from the carefree girl she once knew. As soon as they are alone, Decima confesses that Charles is planning to kill her; th... View More...
Very minor shelfwear. DJ has very minor edgewear w/ one tiny tear. A little yellowing at pastedown. A clean, unmarked, attractive copy. "Alvaric Verne was on safari in the heart of Africa when he received a letter written six months earlier. Informed that his uncle and cousin had been killed in a carriage accident, Verne is summoned to England to assume his title as the 11th Lord Verhnam. When Verne arrives in the spring of 1825 he discovers that the duties attending his title are more than he anticipated. His relatives had sold the family treasures acquired through the centuries an... View More...
Small cross-out on free endpaper. DJ has very slight edgewear at top of spine. A bright, attractive copy. "When the Lusitania sank, more than a thousand people died. One passenger who survived became a changed man, giving up his life as a petty thief—though keeping the small silver statue he lifted, a family heirloom to future generations. Now, nearly a century later, that statue, one of a priceless, long-separated set of three, has been snatched from the Sullivans. And Malachi, Gideon, and Rebecca Sullivan are determined to recover their great-great-grandfather’s treasure, reunite ... View More...
Spine slightly cocked, corners bumped, slight edge wear. Jacket in new Brodart with slight edge wear and rubbing. An attractive copy. "When the Lusitania sank, more than a thousand people died. One passenger who survived became a changed man, giving up his life as a petty thief—though keeping the small silver statue he lifted, a family heirloom to future generations. Now, nearly a century later, that statue, one of a priceless, long-separated set of three, has been snatched from the Sullivans. And Malachi, Gideon, and Rebecca Sullivan are determined to recover their great-great-grandfa... View More...
Spine slightly cocked, corners bumped, slight edge wear. Jacket in new Brodart. An attractive copy, inscribed and dated by author on title page. "When the Lusitania sank, more than a thousand people died. One passenger who survived became a changed man, giving up his life as a petty thief—though keeping the small silver statue he lifted, a family heirloom to future generations. Now, nearly a century later, that statue, one of a priceless, long-separated set of three, has been snatched from the Sullivans. And Malachi, Gideon, and Rebecca Sullivan are determined to recover their great-gr... View More...
Spine slightly slanted and creased, minor edgewear and bumping. A bright, attractive copy. "Prosecutor Faith Barclay has made a successful career putting bad guys behind bars. But the work is starting to get to her. Haunted by the one misstep that set a stalker free, Faith escapes to her family's cabin in Thunder Creek, far from the big city and the recent menacing calls that have her spooked. When she arrives, she encounters another kind of danger: Zach McCallum, the sexy, wild-hearted cowboy who walked out on her ten years before. And someone else is watching over Faith, leaving... View More...
Spine somewhat slanted, corners somewhat bumped/chipped, 4" tear along front edge of spine. Ex-library with usual stamps. Set in Times Roman 16 on 16 1/4 pt. Glossy pictorial boards. Text is bright, clean and unmarked. "'You knew her, didn't you?' When Quinn Marriott is asked to track down reclusive Julia Stewart he knows it will mean trouble. Quinn once knew Julia more intimately than anyone realizes and believes that he caused her to shun the limelight. Over the years Quinn's treacherous longings for the one woman he shouldn't love have never abated. But Julia has a very spec... View More...
Corners bumped, slight edge wear, binding tight. An attractive copy. "Kelsey Byden always believed that her mother was dead. But now, after all this time, she has discovered the truth: Naomi Chadwick is still alive - after spending years in prison for the murder of her lover. Now, at Naomi's Virginia horse farm, Kelsey is trying to sort out a lifetime of deception - and her feelings about her mother. The bonds of love can be fragile . . . as Kelsey learned from her recently ended marriage. But as the two women rebuild their relationship - and Kelsey finds herself swept into an unsettling ... View More...
Corners slightly bumped, just a little rubbing. Jacket has slight edge wear. A bright, attractive copy in large print. "We last saw Evan Hughes in 'Emma's Secret' when she learned she was the great granddaughter of Emma Harte. Now Evan is afraid the revelation will shatter her father, whose resentment toward the powerful English family is daunting. After all these years, how can she tell him? And then there's Evan's still-to-be-announce engagement to newspaper mogul, Gideon Harte . . .. "While Evan struggles with her dilemma, her cousin Linnet, manager of the Harte Department Store a... View More...
Spine slightly slanted, corners bumped, slight rubbing, decorative bookplate on front end paper. Jacket shows a little edge wear and rubbing, primarily to spine. A fairly tight, attractive copy. "'Wilhemina' is the simple signature at the bottom of a letter from Willa Bedford, but to her cousin, Grace Asherton, it has ominous overtones. A nearly forgotten schoolgirl's game, it is the long-standing signal for alarm agreed upon long before Willa went to Stockholm to live. Grace takes the coded message seriously and wires her cousin that she is on her way. What follows is a perilous searc... View More...
Spine slightly slanted, corners somewhat bumped/chiped, ex-library with usual stamps. A Silhouette Special Editin, Type is Times Roman 16 1/2 on 18 1/4 pt. Glossy pictorial boards. A bright, attractive copy. "Her father's will was positively mediaeval! Courtney Tamberlaine had to select a working man to be her spouse - fast - or lose her huge inheritance. Luckily, right on the Tamberlaine estate was a raw, earthy carpenter sweating to support his motherless little girl. Surely with Courtney's expert coaching, fiercely paternal John Gabriel would make a most convenient - temporary - ... View More...