Velvet Touch

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Tristan of Brackenmoore Was Desperate

If a bouquet of forget–me–nots could but make the Lady Lily Gray remember what they'd once shared, Tristan would have gathered the flowers from beneath the winter snows. But his one true love had no memory of their time together, nor the babe she'd borne.

Though Lily's past seemed locked behind an unreachable door, Lord Tristan claimed to hold the key. And though she could not remember him, something drew her to him with a strength she could not deny. Yet could she trust him enough to help her face whatever terrors had stolen her memories?","rating":"3.31","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":12020,"isbn13":"9781460857618","title":"Winter's Bride","seo":"winters-bride","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460857618.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":false,"categories":[{"name":"Historical","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027050"},{"name":"Romance / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"

Lord Raynor Was No Match for the Lovely Woman He'd Been Forced to Take to Wife

Though Lady Elizabeth Clayburn was no stranger to the flattery of men, the enigmatic Baron of Warwicke wielded a power over her more potent than anything she had ever felt, and she'd tumbled quickly into a marriage bed, unwarmed by trust or love.

The grim defenses around Lord Raynor Warwicke's heart had been erected long ago. But now his defiant wife had dared to breach his stronghold, challenging him to lay aside the armor of his suspicions, and surrender to the greater strength of love.

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Jed McBride had come to England in search of his long–lost son and instead found the heartfelt passion of the aristocratic Victoria Thorn. But the two came from different worlds, and his own sad history had proved that such an alliance was doomed from the start!

Though descended from fabled lovers, Lady Victoria Thorn feared a legendary love would never be hers. Rather, society demanded she preserve her bloodline with a safe and suitable match. But how suitable would the ton deem Jedidiah McBride, an American seafaring man who had sailed his way into her unguarded heart?","rating":"3.05","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":13111,"isbn13":"9781460870174","title":"Lady Thorn","seo":"lady-thorn","summary":" Jed McBride had come to England in search of his long–lost son and instead found the heartfelt passion of the aristocratic Victoria Thorn. But the two came from different worlds, and his own sad...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460870174.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":false,"categories":[{"name":"Historical","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027050"},{"name":"Romance / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
The Infamous Lord Sin Had Taken A Wife

Ian Sinclair, the lord of ill repute, had married a country vicar's daughter. Now he was sure there'd be the devil to pay, for the passionate Mary Fulton was the woman he held above all others, and a woman he knew he didn't deserve.

The more she learned of Ian's world of privilege, the more Mary Fulton realized how impossible their union really was. Yet the web of gentle passion woven on their wedding night grew stronger with every touch they shared!","rating":"3.35","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":13125,"isbn13":"9781460870402","title":"Lord Sin","seo":"lord-sin","summary":"The Infamous Lord Sin Had Taken A Wife Ian Sinclair, the lord of ill repute, had married a country vicar's daughter. Now he was sure there'd be the devil to pay, for the passionate Mary Fulton was...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460870402.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":false,"categories":[{"name":"Historical","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027050"},{"name":"Romance / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
\"Delightful, colourful a superb reading experience.\"
Affaire de Coeur

The Lady Fellis Made His Pulse Thunder Yet She Could Never Be His

Indeed, Sir Stephen Clayburn knew all too well her destiny lay in the marriage bed of an enemy. And as the king's messenger, he would be forced to deliver the woman he loved into the arms of another.

The king had commanded that she wed, and Fellis had no choice but to agree. Yet how could she tell Sir Stephen, the king's own knight, that she would rather obey the dictates of her own heart and love only him forever?","rating":"2.93","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":13674,"isbn13":"9781460876688","title":"Velvet Touch","seo":"velvet-touch","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460876688.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":false,"categories":[{"name":"Historical","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027050"},{"name":"Romance / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
10TH ANNIVERSARY

The Wrong Bride

To the dashing Roland St. Sebastian, a king–decreed marriage to the biddable daughter of his enemy was bad enough but when the blushing bride turned out to be her spitfire sister, Meredyth, Roland's wrath was boundless. And though the redheaded vixen's kisses drove him nearly mad with yearning, he wondered if he would ever learn to trust her or if he was destined to live a life of loneliness with the woman he loved.","rating":"3.35","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":12583,"isbn13":"9781460863992","title":"Fire Song","seo":"fire-song","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460863992.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":false,"categories":[{"name":"Romance / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027000"},{"name":"Historical","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027050"}],"scheduled":[]}],"scheduled":[],"products":[]}