Colonel Lord Aidan Bedwyn has come to Ringwood Manor to keep his promise to a dying fellow officer. He has sworn to protect the mans sister no matter what
- even when he finds that Miss Eve Morris wants no part of his protection. Finally Aidan makes Eve an offer she cannot refuse. It is intended to be a simple straightforward business arrangement
- but they have reckoned without their own unwilling attraction to each other. & soon they begin to wonder if perhaps it will someday be possible to be more that just slightly married

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Growing up with four unruly brothers has made Freyja Bedwyn far bolder than most society ladies. From feisty manner to long tumbling hair Lady Freyja is pure fire a woman who seeks both adventure & freedom. Adventure soon finds her on a visit to Bath when a handsome stranger bursts into Freyjas room & entreats her to hide him. His name is Joshua Moore Marquess of Hallmere a man with a hell-raising reputation of his own who is quickly intrigued by the independent beauty. So intrigued in fact that he makes her a surprising request: to pose as his fiance & help thwart his familys matchmaking schemes. For two people determined to be free its the perfect planuntil passion blindsides them both. For as Joshua sets out to achieve his complete seduction of Freyja a woman who has sworn off love is in danger of losing the one thing she never expected to give again: her heart... ...

On a Flemish battlefield Lord Alleyne Bedwyn is thrown from his horse & left for dead only to awaken in the bedchamber of a Brussels brothel. The dark handsome diplomat has no memory of who he is or how he got there
- yet of one thing he is certain: he owes his life to the angel of undoubtedly dubious virtue who is nursing him back to health. But like him Rachel York is not who she seems. The havoc of war has forced Rachel to seek refuge with the 'ladies' of the house whilst devising a plan to restore her fortunes. The dashing soldier she rescued from near-death could be her saviour in disguise. In order to inherit Rachel needs to be married & here is a man with no memory
- & thus no ties
- willing to do anything to help her. However on returning to England their marriage charade draws them both into danger scandal & a blossoming relationship that is ever so slightly sinful...


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From the moment he spies Lady Morgan Bedwyn across the glittering ballroom Gervase Ashford Earl of Rosthorn knows he has found the perfect instrument of his revenge. But wedlock is not on the mind of the continent's most notorious rake. Nor is it of interest to the fiercely independent Lady Morgan herselfuntil one night of shocking intimacy erupts in a scandal that could make Gervase's vengeance all the sweeter. There is only one thing standing in his way: Morgan who has achieved the impossible -she's melted his coolly guarded heart. For Gervase only the marriage bed will do but Morgan simply will not have him. Thus begins a sizzling courtship where two wary hearts are about to be undone by the most scandalous passion of all: all-consuming love. Slightly Tempted is part of Mary Balogh's Regency-set Slightly series following the adventures of the Bedwyn family. ...

Lord Rannulf Bedwyn is a hard man to resist. To Judith Law Rannulf is simply a dream come true a heroic stranger with whom she will allow herself one night of reckless passion before she must settle for the dreary life of companion to her wealthy aunt. However a shock is in store for her when that same stranger arrives at Harewood Grange to woo her cousin. Judith holds firm against Rannulfs advances both honourable & otherwise. But then scandal rocks the household & threatens her name & her very liberty & it is Rannulf who rides to her rescue. But can true love grow out of something ever so slightly wicked? ...

This lavish fourth volume in Abrams' Slim Aarons collection revels in his longtime love affair with Italy. From breathtaking aerials of the Venetian canals & Sicilian countryside to intimate portraits in the villas & estates of celebrities & the beautiful people Slim's photography captures the essence of the good life of the rich & famous of Italy. Italy undeniably held a special place in Slim's heart. As a photographer for Yank magazine he witnessed the Italian campaign during World War II & was present at the liberation of Rome. Later after the war he abandoned Hollywood to travel to Rome as a photographer for Life magazine. Even after he relocated to New York he would return to Italy almost every year for the rest of his professional life. His extensive archive documents the aristocracy high society celebrity cultural elite & international jet set that found sanctuary in Italy's most beautiful places. In addition to being his stock & trade what he called photographing attractive people who were doing attractive things in attractive places " these images paint the social & cultural geography of fifty year of Italy from the Liberation of Rome to the 1990s. The introduction by Christopher Sweet will portray the close friendship between Slim Aarons & Robert Capa that began in Italy as well as compelling evidence supporting the claim that Slim was the real life photographer on which Jimmy Stewart's character in Hitchock's Rear Window is based." ...

This work helps you to be a weight loss winner. Love your food but want to lose your excess weight? Thats easy with the help of this combined diet & cookbook created to accompany the ITV" series " Slim to Win with Rosemary Conley". Diet & fitness expert Rosemary Conley shows you how to shed your unwanted pounds quickly but safely. You could lose half a stone in just two weeks on her Fat Attack Fortnight Diet. Or maybe you just want to find tasty new ways of sticking to a healthy eating plan? Well with these Slim to Win recipes you wont be stuck for ideas youll be spoilt for choice! It helps you learn how to prepare your favourite foods the low-fat low-Gi way & discover delicious new recipes that all the family can enjoy. Whether you fancy pasta or paella a stir-fry or sweet & sour dish or are looking for a decadent-sounding dessert to round off a meal youll find a great-tasting solution to suit." ...

This is the eighth title in the hilarious young series from Steve Cole author of Astrosaurs". Its The A Team meets Monsters Inc
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Plog Furp Zill & Danjo aren't just monsters in a rubbish dump. They are crime-busting super-monsters here to save their whiffy world! Trashland is in deep doo-doo! With their boss on the blink & their foes on the stink can the Slime Squad fight back before it's too late? It's time to fight crime with slime!

Includes:: FREE COLLECTOR CARDS INSIDE!

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Plog Furp Zill & Danjo aren't just monsters in a rubbish dump. Together they are the SLIME SQUAD
- crime-busting super-monsters
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