Three great love stories that started it all…Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice and Wuthering Heights are three of the greatest novels in English literature. Now joining them is Pride, Prejudice and Popcorn, a decidedly different take on these classics. You will laugh with delight as you learn:– The importance of thoroughly investigating your employers before accepting a job at their isolated, creepy house (Jane Eyre)– The sad fact that not every bad boy has a heart of gold (Wuthering Heights)– How to make a proper proposal—and how not to. Hint: don't insult your beloved while attempting to talk her into marriage! (Pride and Prejudice)Join blogger and romance aficionado Carrie Sessarego (smartbitchestrashybooks.com) as she takes us to the movies with Jane and Liz and Cathy. In her own unique, hilarious style she discusses the books and the various movie and TV adaptations. Your living room will be graced by heartthrobs like Timothy Dalton (twice!), Colin Firth (he shows up twice, too!), Michael Fassbender and Tom Hardy.Whether you are in the mood for serious academic discussion or lighthearted snark, whether you prefer Regency romance or Gothic passion, and whether you prefer your love stories on the screen or on the page, this book has something for you.
It was betrayal of the worst kind. Her husband. His wife. A clandestine affair that had torn apart their families and left them to pick up the pieces–after a tragic accident revealed the scandalous truth.Widow and widower. Neither wanted anything to do with each other, but their sons had been best friends…before….Now, Mardi Sinclair was financially strapped with a son and grandfather to care for, and Cain Templar was struggling as a single dad. Out of the needs of their young sons, they married. But would their own adult yearnings force them to realize that perhaps this union was the true love of a lifetime?
WHO WAS HE……this sexy but injured amnesiac cowboy who'd sought out her cabin, then staked a claim on her soul? From Stetson to boots, he looked like an upstanding lawman. But was he an enemy from her imprisoning past? Or a sweet, loving rescuer unlocking the chains around her heart?WHO WAS SHE.…this mysterious, flame-haired «Serenity Clare» who'd trustingly taken him in, stirred his senses and made him feel oddly whole? And could he offer her a future without knowing his past? He had to risk it–had to propose–and pray their vows led not to regrets but to remembering…and to sweet, loving rescue.
Outwardly icy Alex Chandler would do anything to fulfill his late wife's dream of creating a child. But why had she chosen her earthy, annoying, offbeat half sister to be the surrogate mom? True, Dena was devoted to her own twin tykes. Plus, she was warm, womanly and–hold it! Was Alex actually aching to make a family with Dena?Dena loved mothering. But make a baby for arctic Alex, then–shudder!–walk away? How could she? Especially when her swelling belly turned Alex's machismo into tenderness–and made her yearn to be more than merely the surrogate mother of his child?
When a powerful storm blew through town, attorney Kelly Madison found herself stranded at the courthouse–and going into labor in Judge Grey Colton's chambers! The handsome, no-nonsense bachelor revealed a surprisingly tender side as he delivered her darling baby girl.But when he discovered her secret past, would the career-minded Colton ignore her passionate pleas for his heart…?His great-grandfather George WhiteBear called him the Lone Wolf–but one pretty redhead and her adorable daughter threatened to end Grey's solitary days for good.They'd already won his affection, but was he willing to risk his future for love…?
A devoted member of Edenbourg's royal household, lady-in-waiting Rowena Wilde was determined to obtain answers regarding the king's disappearance–starting by playing nanny to the prime suspect's son. Yet the harder she tried to prove Jake Stanbury's guilt, the more she found herself defending his innocence.But when Jake proposed a marriage of convenience to retain custody of his son, could Rowena accept a temporary union when her heart begged him to give her forever?
Opposites attract, but then what?Maxie Tyler is Chicago’s toughest stage manager. Her latest gig is just the break she needs, and she’s not going to let anyone get in her way. Not even the producer with dreamy blue eyes and bespoke suits that fit him perfectly in all the right places.A successful venture capitalist, Nick Drake is used to calling the shots. He doesn’t care about art unless it turns a profit. This show might prove to be a good investment, but he’s not sure if Maxie Tyler will. Her need to control every detail of the show makes him nervous. So does the fact that they can’t seem to keep their hands off each other.Scandal and disaster threaten her career, his reputation and the success of the play. Two people accustomed to being in control will have to trust each other if the show will, indeed, go on. And they’ll have to trust their feelings if their passion is going to last after the last curtain goes down and the lights go up.
Protecting Princess VictoriaUnder cover of darkness, Lance Grayson conducted the most crucial rescue mission of his career. And succeeded. Though dazed from her ordeal, the rightful Princess Victoria of Thortonburg was still breathtakingly beautiful…and spirited enough to question where her tall, dark savior was taking her. Alone.His safe house was humble, but would have to do. With her kidnappers still at large, it was Lance's duty to watch over Victoria Rockford…and to reveal the secret that would turn her life upside down. Not known for compassion, Lance couldn't resis comforting this woman. Yet he was honor-bound to resist making Princess Victoria his in every war…