Destiny's Embrace

Zusatztext "Jenkins's sassy heroines! well drawn secondary characters and seamless incorporation of black history result in a fresh! winning historical." Informationen zum Autor Beverly Jenkins  is the recipient of the 2018 Michigan Author Award by the Michigan Library Association, the 2017 Romance Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the 2016 Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for historical romance. She has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature and was featured in both the documentary  Love Between the Covers  and on  CBS Sunday Morning . Since the publication of  Night Song  in 1994, she has been leading the charge for inclusive romance and has been a constant darling of reviewers, fans, and her peers alike, garnering accolades for her work from the likes of  The Wall Street Journal ,  People magazine, and NPR. Klappentext Gentleman Seeks Housekeeper.Must be willing to travel. Desperate for another life away from Philadelphia, headstrong and beautiful Mariah Cooper answersan advertisement for a housekeeper at the otherend of the continent. Waiting in California isthe most breathtaking—and arrogant—man shehas ever met . . . and he'd like nothing betterthan for Mariah to go back home! Logan Yates has run Destiny, the family ranch,since he was a boy. He doesn't need this Eastern misshis stepmother hired, though his home's chaoticstate suggests otherwise. Still, he's secretly pleasedthat Mariah gives as good as she gets—and he mustfight the urge to take her in his arms and kiss herwhenever she proudly stands her ground. But whenhe's in danger of losing her, Logan will have tochoose between pride . . . and his heart's true desire. Zusammenfassung Award-winning romance author Beverly Jenkins offers up another high-stakes historical romance that is sure to make you swoon. With Destiny’s Embrace , Jenkins brings readers back to the American West, where Logan Yates, a self-important ranch owner, must confront his feelings for his beautiful, free spirited housekeeper, Mariah Cooper. While they bicker incessantly, their sexual tension is palpable, and only rises when Mariah's former lover arrives on the scene. Will she accept Logan's heart? Set in 19th-century California, Destiny's Embrace features unforgettable characters and a satisfying mix of adventure and passion from nation's premier writer of African-American historical romance. ...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Beverly Jenkins, Jenkins Beverly
• Verlag: Avon Books US
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 29.01.2013
• EAN: 9780062032652
• ISBN: 978-0-06-203265-2
• Seiten: 384
• Abmessung: 106 mm x 171 mm x 24 mm
• Serien: Destiny Trilogy; Destiny Trilogy
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; Romance, Historical romance, Historical fiction, erotic fiction, Romance: ‘western’, rural or ‘outback’, Narrative theme: Sense of place, United States of America, USA, Fiction: general and literary, Contains explicit or offensive material or content, Plays, Playscripts, US South, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Romance / Romantic Comedy, DRAMA: Women Authors, FICTION: Romance / Historical / American, FICTION: African American & Black / Women, FICTION: Westerns, FICTION: African American & Black / Historical, FICTION: Romance / African American & Black, FICTION: Southern, FICTION: Erotica / Historical, Relating to African American / Black American people