The Purchased Bride

Author : Peter Constantine
Publisher : Deep Vellum Publishing
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781646052530

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The Purchased Bride by Peter Constantine Pdf

Based on a true story set in the final years of the Ottoman Empire, The Purchased Bride tells the tale of Maria, a Greek girl who was bought at age fifteen by a much older, wealthy Ottoman man. As the Ottoman Empire falls and insurgents torch their Greek village in the Caucasus, Maria and her parents flee and find shelter in a refugee camp across the border in Ottoman territory. Cholera and plague are impending, and the priest running the camp takes a desperate measure, arranging to marry Maria off to a wealthy Ottoman Turk in the capital. She and her best friend, Lita, then travel toward the Black Sea coast through a fascinating world of ancient and forgotten Ottoman mountain communities. They encounter escalating violence, sniper attacks, and marauding troops amid the Empire’s collapse, as breakaway provinces declare themselves independent caliphates in defiance of the Sultan. And when Lita escapes, Maria is left to face her fate alone. A story of war, struggle, and ultimate success, based on the life of Constantine’s grandmother, The Purchased Bride sheds light on a turbulent and dangerous part of history.

Author : Michelle Reid
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781426859021

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The Purchased Wife by Michelle Reid Pdf

Xander Pascalis can buy anything...including a wife! At millions of dollars, Helen is lavishly expensive. But Xander thinks he knows a good deal when he sees one.... However, when Helen refuses to share his bed, Xander is forced to take his headstrong wife to his private Greek island to tame her into keeping her marriage vows. He wants value for money: she will give him the wedding night that, so far, she's denied him....

Author : Ruth Ann Nordin
Publisher : Ruth Ann Nordin
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Purchased Bride (a historical western romance) by Ruth Ann Nordin Pdf

Ada Wilcox never thought her brother would answer a mail-order bride ad on her behalf. Worse, he’s sold her–sight unseen–to a complete stranger. As she travels to Nebraska, she doesn’t know whether to be angry with her brother or scared about the uncertain future looming before her. Pete Kelly never thought he’d marry. Then one day his brother brings him a woman to marry, and the loneliness that plagued him for years in his quiet world is finally at an end. But the gift he was given might be quickly taken away if he doesn’t act in time to keep it. *This story was originally published in the Bride by Arrangement anthology.

Author : Arlene Schreiber
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781984527400

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The Purchased Bride by Arlene Schreiber Pdf

Alix had been designated by her exquisite mother and profligate father as the savior of her family. She was going to be beautiful. She was learned, and yes, she had courage. Her parents surveyed the ton and chose a handful of rich, very rich, men to whom Alix would be sold to. Her mother had sympathy, her father none. Unfortunately, her mother died before the marriage could be arranged. The earl, Alixs father, had no scruples. He selected the worst of the rich men, and when Alex refused, he beat her, locked her in her room, and then cast her off. Six years later, Lord Jonathan Creighton, a nabob out of India, came on the scene. He needed a wife, and there was a time constraint. He would take what he could get. The marriage took place, but there was no affection, no alliance. The two crossed swords immediately, but they had to work together. The story became muddled when Alix discovered she was sharing the house with a half-caste Indian child. Suddenly, Alix was involved in plots, kidnapping, and murder. Almost dying, she and Jonathan realized that they loved each other as well as the child.

Author : Amy Nebens
Publisher : Sterling Signature
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1454908440

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The Bride's Essential Book of Lists by Amy Nebens Pdf

Compact, portable, and packed with information, this planner is the essential resource for every savvy bride-to-be. Complete with worksheets for comparing services and costs; pockets to hold papers, vendor samples, and business cards; and tips and checklists for everything from the ceremony and reception to the honeymoon and beyond, it has exactly what a modern bride needs to stay stress-free.

Author : Mona Hodgson
Publisher : WaterBrook Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307730305

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The Bride Wore Blue by Mona Hodgson Pdf

Vivian Sinclair leaves Maine behind to move to Cripple Creek, Colorado, where her sisters live, but she finds it difficult to leave the mistakes of her past behind, especially when the only job that she can find is in a brothel.

Author : Mona Hodgson
Publisher : WaterBrook
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307730336

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Twice a Bride by Mona Hodgson Pdf

Love lost doesn’t mean love lost forever. Can unexpected romance deliver a second chance for two deserving widows? Full of resolve, young widow Willow Peterson decides to pursue her dreams to be an artist as she settles into a new life in the growing mountain town of Cripple Creek. When she lands a job working as a portrait painter with handsome entrepreneur and photographer Trenton Van Der Veer, the road before Willow seems to be taking a better-than-anticipated turn. With questions tugging at several hearts in town, including the Sinclair Sisters’ beloved Miss Hattie, change is traveling down the tracks as several unexpected visitors make their way out West. Will the new arrivals threaten the deep family bonds of the Sinclair sisters and the roots of love that are just taking hold for Willow? Filled with the resonating questions that all women face, this romance awakens hope against grief, love against loss, and dreams against life’s unexpected turns.

Author : Marsha Heckman
Publisher : Welcome Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Weddings
ISBN : 9781599620428

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A Bride's Book by Marsha Heckman Pdf

With over 50,000 copies sold of the original edition, A Bride's Book has been a best-selling resource for brides-to-be since 2001, offering floral designer and wedding planner Marsha Heckman's expert guidance on everything from the engagement to the post-honeymoon thank-you notes. Now Heckamn has returned with a revised, redesigned, and updated edition for the modern bride. It includes seven gorgeous new wedding bouquet tabs with complete how-to instructiuons, along with a new cover design. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs by Richard Jung from Marsha Heckman's best-selling book Bouquets: A Year of Flowers for the Bride, A Bride's Book is both a hardworking wedding planner and a personal journal. The book is filled with tips for the bride, wedding traditions, and marriage customs. Spiral bound to open flat, with an elastic closure and an inside pocket, A Bride's Book is organized into six sections with fill-in space and prompts to help keep the busy bride organized: "To Do," "Calendar," "Wedding Party," "Key People," "Guests," and "Journal & Keepsake."

Author : Vickie McDonough
Publisher : Barbour Publishing
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781607422488

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Finally a Bride by Vickie McDonough Pdf

Keep your eyes wide open for romance in Lookout, Texas. Noah Jeffers enters town determined to make up for past misdeeds. Reporter Jacqueline Davis is determined to nail her story. Will she uncover Noah’s secret before he can capture her heart? With nowhere else to go, ex-con Carly Payton returns to the Lookout boardinghouse. Garrett Corbett is looking for an upstanding wife, not some jailbird. What will he do when overpowered by Carly’s unassuming appeal? Does love deserve a second look?

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2005-04-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1565124766

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Mother of the Bride by Anonim Pdf

In a poignant memoir of the mother-daughter relationship, a woman who has seen three daughters marry shares her insights into the entire bittersweet process, from engagement rings to "here comes the bride." Reprint.

Author : Juliet Landon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0263188086

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The bought bride by Juliet Landon Pdf

Author : Ruth Ann Nordin,Janet Syas Nitsick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1938352319

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Bride by Arrangement by Ruth Ann Nordin,Janet Syas Nitsick Pdf

In Ruth Ann Nordin's story The Purchased Bride: Ada Wilcox never thought her brother would answer a mail-order bride ad on her behalf. Worse, he's sold her--sight unseen--to a complete stranger. As she travels to Nebraska, she doesn't know whether to be angry with her brother or scared about the uncertain future looming before her. Pete Kelly never thought he'd marry. Then one day his brother brings him a woman to marry, and the loneliness that plagued him for years in his quiet world is finally at an end. But the gift he was given might be quickly taken away if he doesn't act in time to keep it. * * * * * Janet Syas Nitsick's story She Came by Train: She Came by Train to a desolate land in the spring of 1876. With mixed feelings, Opal Preston steps onto the platform to meet her employer, Alexander Boyer. She accepts his hand and climbs into his wagon to begin her role as the governess of his two children. As she executes her duties, she wonders how she'll cope without the finery she left behind. Soon two men are vying for her affections. Alex cannot imagine his life without her and looks for a way to convince her to stay in Nebraska. But a preacher from Virginia also is smitten with her and offers to take her back to Virginia. She Came by Train, but only her heart can determine if she'll return that way.

Author : Susan Mallery
Publisher : Silhouette
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781426841033

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The Sheik and the Bought Bride by Susan Mallery Pdf

It was bad enough being hauled out of bed by palace guards. Now Victoria McCallan had just offered to pay off her father's gambling debts—with herself as the prize! So the palace secretary was shocked when sexy Prince Kateb made her a counteroffer…. When Kateb whisked Victoria off to the desert to be his mistress for six months, the widowed ruler had no intention of falling in love. But the outspoken Texas transplant was soon tempting him to change his royal ways. Duty decreed the El Deharia sheik should wed a proper mate, but Kateb's heart was telling him something else: to claim Victoria as his woman—now and forever.

Author : Jennifer Lewis
Publisher : Silhouette
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781426855108

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Bachelor's Bought Bride by Jennifer Lewis Pdf

Quietly attractive, sweet natured…and filthy rich, Bree Kincannon was just the bride ad exec Gavin Spencer had been looking for. And Bree's father had secretly offered him a cool million to take her off his hands. With the chance to start his own agency, it took the bachelor no time to turn the heiress into his loving wife. Yet it didn't take Bree long to discover the real reason behind Gavin's whirlwind courtship. And the bedroom door was slammed in his face…. Too late, he realized his feelings were very real. But could he convince his bought bride that his motives for marriage had changed?

Author : Ruth Ann Nordin
Publisher : Ruth Ann Nordin
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Earl's Jilted Bride by Ruth Ann Nordin Pdf

Lady Carol was supposed to marry the Duke of Augustine. Then, shortly before the wedding, the duke committed suicide, citing her for the reason he couldn’t go on living anymore. While there was no love lost between them, her situation is not any better when her guardian threatens to send her off to a convent unless she finds someone else to marry. Marriage to a gentleman she barely knows is a risky venture, but with nothing to lose, she accepts Lord Wright’s hasty proposal. Grant Carnel, Lord Wright, did everything he could to make everyone think he had a wonderful first marriage. He did it to protect the young child that isn’t really his. He is determined that no one learn the truth. Her life will be free from scandal. With his first wife gone, he is free to marry again. But marriage would mean opening up old wounds that he thought he left behind.