Shelley Bradley

Anne Perry's Victorian Christmas novels have attracted as many faithful readers as her two New York Times bestselling series featuring investigators Thomas Pitt and William Monk. A Christmas Promise is the seventh in Perry's holiday series, and it will surely bring joy to this special season.Three days before Christmas, in the freezing slums of London's East End, thirteen-year-old Gracie Phipps encounters Minnie Maude Mudway, who is only eight, alone, and determined to find her friend Charlie.However Charlie is no ordinary companion: He is a donkey who belonged to Minnie Maude's Uncle Alf. Gracie is shocked to learn that only the day before, someone brutally murdered Uncle Alf and made off with his rag-and-bones cart and the beloved beast who pulled it. Now, come hell or high water, Minnie Maude means to rescue Charlie--and Gracie decides to help. But the path that Uncle Alf had taken to his death was not his regular route, and in his cart were not just the usual bits of worn silver and china but also, the children are told, a dazzling golden box. What its contents may have been no one can say, for, like Charlie and the cart, it too has vanished.Uncertain where their four-legged friend may be, the children are drawn into an adult world far beyond their innocent imaginings. And in a shop gleaming with beautiful objects, they recruit an unexpected ally: Mr. Balthasar, who warns them that the shining prize may be a Pandora's box of evil.Set in the Victorian world where Anne Perry reigns supreme, A Christmas Promise culminates in a radiant finale that will remain with you long after the final page is turned.From the Hardcover edition.

Elegant and decadently sensual, Noelle Mack’s novel Three was hailed as “erotica at its best.” Handsome, virile Lord Edward was a notorious rake even before he met the beautiful, deliciously decadent Lady Fiona in Three. Now in Lord Edward’s Story, he’s back and ready to give his women all they desire…The Man Who Loved Women…And The Women Who Loved Him Lord Edward Delamar knows the intimate desires of the most sensual and daring women in London—and his prowess in the bedroom is legendary. Yet he is a man of honor, handsome and discreet, and their secrets are safe with him. But their hearts are not. An invitation from Lord Delamar means only one thing: they must surrender to a masterful lover like no other—and experience pleasure that goes beyond their wildest dreams. His women always beg for more—and more…

A not-so-proper lady on a quest for freedom sneaks aboard the ship of an infamous privateer determined to save his brother and resist love. Who will win this clash of wills?

By night, he becomes a mysterious stranger devoted only to her pleasure and discovers shes hiding a naughty little secret. After divorcing her never-home husband, Lauren Southall, 37, plucked up her courage, dusted off her power suits, and returned to corporate life. Two years later, there's just one six-foot three, testosterone-packed problem: her ex-husband's good friend and her current boss, 39 year old Noah Reeves. Lauren aches for him. No other man will do. But she cant possibly measure up to the silicone-packed professional cheerleaders he dates. So she hides her desire behind a professional persona and fantasizes. For ten years, Noah Reeves has waited to make Lauren his. Once her divorce was final, he tracked down and hired the brilliant, dedicated woman. But when he's with her, it isn't spreadsheets and profit margins on his brain. Problem is, she's never seen him as anything but her ex-husbands pal. Now that she's finally a free woman and with him 40+ hours a week, well... he'd love to persuade her to throw in her nights and weekends. Noah decides to romance her by day. By night, he becomes a mysterious stranger devoted only to her pleasure and discovers shes hiding a naughty little secret of her own. Warning, this title contains the following: explicit sex, graphic language