SHE VOWED TO RESIST HIM Her wealth & beauty have made Miss Portia Crompton the catch of the season. Secretly determined to wed the maharajah's son she left behind in India Portia ignores the money-hungry bucks who ply her with bouquets & bonbons. But one suitor will not be deterred: Colin Byrd Viscount Ratcliffe. He is persistent & presumptuous
- & wickedly tempting. HE VOWED TO HAVE HER Colin has no delusions about romance. He's a rake a womanizer & a murderer & seduction comes as easily to him as breathing. Portia's fortune is an irresistible lure until Colin's mercenary scheme hits a snag. Winning her dowry is no longer enough
- he wants her heart & her passion. The more adamant she is in her refusal the more determined he is to seduce her...PRAISE FOR SEDUCING THE HEIRESS: This decadent Regency romance debut is carried along by a spunky heroine & sumptuous descriptions of upper-class life." Publishers Weekly " This book has it all: a fabulous hero a wonderful heroine & sizzling passion. Read it & watch the sparks fly!" Christina Dodd " Guaranteed to seduce readers everywhere. This book is something truly special an unforgettable story filled with passion intrigue & sweep-you-away romance." Susan Wiggs Rouge Romance
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Business & pleasure is a dangerous game.. . Former part-time escort Mason Anthony manages The Black Door Two -- a club catering to a much younger sexually uninhibited clientele than the original uptown elite Black Door club. In a world where customers are always right Mason makes sure that he fully accommodates all of their needs & cravings. But controlling his passion-starved spirit long enough to focus on his new leadership role is tough especially when he's on the search for romance. Will he be able to resist temptation to win the heart of the one woman he loves? Or will secrets & scandal come knocking on his door one steamy night? ...

She was twenty-three & already in love. She was certain he'd be handsome. She would be dead before midnight. Bryna Bankhead carefully dressed for her date with the wonderful Dante a man she's only ever spoken to online. By the end of the night rose petals are scattered poetry has been"ed
- & Bryna has been murdered. What starts as a mistake becomes a terrifying game as two young men pursue their poisonous obsession with an illegal drug & an insatiable desire. As more girls are taken homicide lieutenant Eve Dallas & her roguish husband Roarke must think fast & act even faster. & then Eve discovers the secret to their destructive past & a deadly trap is set.. .
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With safe seas good roads a common currency & lots of interesting conquered territory the Romans naturally invented tourism. They believed in a life of leisure
- fine for those who could afford it
- & some would set off on their travels for maybe five years at a time. As these ancient culture vultures descended on the sights the tour guide was born to cater to their needs... Marcus you must help me! Stunned by a dramatic appeal from his otherwise cool mother-in-law Falco cannot resist. His brother-in-law Aulus has been diverted from his route to Athens university by a man whose newly married daughter disappeared with her husband while visiting the Olympic Games as part of an extended wedding trip. Suspecting a classic cover-up Aulus enrols Falcos help in solving the case. & of course his mother-in-law hopes to hurry her son along to university by passing the case over to Falco. Joining the rest of the married couples tour group on the remains of their Grand Tour Falco & Helena seize the opportunity to interview the owner/manager of Seven Sights Travel as well as the other guests. Seemingly not getting very far they can at least make the most of the splendid sights; but finally on reaching Delphi Falco & Helena unravel the mystery of the bride & groom...

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This book lets you discover & explore some of the world's most famous buildings. Looking at famous buildings from across the ages each illustration opens up to reveal the building's interior as well as fascinating facts such as how they were built & their histories. Buildings include the Empire State Building Guggenheim Museum Himeji Castle Versailles Palace Blue Mosque Notre Dame Cathedral & more. This book contains over fifty sturdy embedded flaps. ...

Have you been drinking? says Janet. Yes says John. I saw Mrs Poulton in the whisky shop. She invited me in for a quick sample. She said she didnt care for the 69 & said that shed already had a mouthful of Mcallans & was suffering a little from the Ladyburn after shed had a stiff Glen Elgin earlier. So she watched me have a quick Singleton then Scapa. See Janet chase John down the road. See John run. For the last four years it was on air 8 million listeners to BBC Radio 2s Wake Up To Wogan were beguiled & bewitched by the naughty but nice adventures of John & his wife Janet. As a favorite segment the stories moved with Terry Wogan to his new Sunday morning show. In the style of childrens stories of yesteryear John gets up to all sorts. Then he tells Janet all about his day by which time every perfectly innocent big end back passage & stiff one acquires a whole new meaning... ...

For more than three decades Zig Ziglar one of the great motivators of our age has travelled the world encouraging uplifting & inspiring audiences. His ground-breaking best-seller See You at the Top remains an authentic American classic. Its basic premise-you can get everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want -- has guided generations of readers to personal success. This revised & updated edition stresses the importance of honesty loyalty faith integrity & strong personal character. It emphasises the value of a healthy self-image & shows how to build it. Personal goals are an essential part of any program for success. This important book tells you how to set -- & achieve -- those goals & provides step-by-step instructions of how to change the way you think about yourself & your surroundings. Also available as Audio package with 6 tapes. ...

* Explores the intimate connections between specific sounds & syllables the 7 chakras & their corresponding psychological traits* Provides toning exercises using these seed sounds to re-tune & purify the chakras leading to spiritual transformation & wholeness as energetic blockages & negative states are dissipated*
Includes: a 66-minute CD to guide you through each exercise & the toning of each chakras sounds Using the Sacred Alphabetthe universal sounds of all languagessound-healing teacher James DAngelo explores the intimate connections between vowel consonant & syllable combinations each of the 7 chakras & their corresponding psychological traits. He explains for example how the vowel sound uh connects to the root chakra & is found in such words as support & trust words deeply linked to the emotional character of this chakra. Revealing the voice as the master instrument for transformationattested by the spiritual traditions that use chanting as an aid to enlightenmenthe provides an extensive selection of vocal exercises to re-tune & purify each chakra & dissipate any related negative states as well as exercises that incorporate multiple chakras for general well-being. The accompanying 66-minute CD guides you through each exercise & the proper toning of each chakras sounds. In uniting these sacred seed sounds with their corresponding chakras & psychologies the author shows how you can enhance the power of these syllables & purposefully harness them for healing states of deep meditation & spiritual development. By bringing you closer to the voice of the absolute your own voice can be the conduit to the blissful union the soul so deeply desires.
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Nicholas Harberds narrative of the changing seasons has as its focus one tiny thale-cress plant in an East Anglian churchyard. He describes both what can be seen with the naked eye & the hidden molecular mechanisms that underlie it. He also tells the story of the last ten years of discovery in his own laboratory as the team works to understand the genetic control of the growth of thale-cress. Part field notebook part sketchbook part diary Seed to Seed" is a dazzling evocation of the beauty of the natural world & an exhilarating explanation of the secret workings of plants." ...

Questions posed on each spread help children learn about the seeds bulbs plants & flowers in a bright & modern way. Concise text combines with fantastic photography & illustrations in a book that will challenge children to figure things out for themselves. ...