Captain Fawley S Innocent Bride

Battle-scarred Captain Robert Fawley was under no illusion that women still found him attractive. None would agree to marry him—except, perhaps, Miss Deborah Gillies, a woman so down on her luck that a convenient marriage might help improve her circumstances. Plain and somewhat shy, Deborah accepted his pragmatic proposal—because she was already halfway to falling in love with him. As remote as Robert was, though, could she ever hope to reach his guarded heart?

The Earl's Untouched Bride Fearing a forced betrothal with a man known for his cruelty, Heloise Bergeron throws herself on the mercy of Charles Fawley, Earl of Walton. He believes himself attracted to her younger, beautiful sister, so what is he doing entertaining thoughts of marriage to the plain, quiet Heloise? But marry her he does. Returning to England with a convenient wife who inspires a very inconvenient desire, Charles is about to discover just how untouched his French bride really is... Captain Fawley's Innocent Bride Battle–scarred Captain Robert Fawley was under no illusion that women still found him attractive. None would agree to marry him –– except, perhaps, Miss Deborah Gillies. Plain and somewhat shy, Deborah accepted his pragmatic proposal –– because she was already halfway to falling in love with him. As remote as Robert was, though, could she ever hope to reach his guarded heart?

THE EARL AND THE HOYDEN by Mary Nichols He had called her a plain hoyden! Miss Charlotte Cartwright has never forgotten Roland Temple’s contemptuous rejection of her hand in marriage. And she’s not about to forgive either – even if Roland, the new Earl of Amerleigh, is now older, wiser and ten times as handsome!

Fearing a forced betrothal with a man known for his cruelty, Heloise Bergeron throws herself on the mercy of Charles Fawley, Earl of Walton. He believes himself attracted to her younger, beautiful sister, so what is he doing entertaining thoughts of marriage to the plain, quiet Heloise? But marry her he does. Returning to England with a convenient wife, who inspires a very inconvenient desire, Charles is about to discover just how untouched his French bride really is….

Examining the intersection of disability and genre in popular works of horror, crime, science fiction, fantasy, and romance published since the late 1960s, Disability, Literature, Genre is a major contribution to both cultural disability studies and genre fiction studies. Drawing on recent work on affect and emotion, the book explores how disability makes us feel, and how those feelings shape interpersonal and fictional encounters. Written in a clear and accessible style, Disability, Literature, Genre offers a timely reflection on the rapidly growing body of scholarship on disability representation, as well as an innovative new theorisation of genre. By reconceptualising genre reading as an affective process, Ria Cheyne establishes genre fiction as a key site of investigation for disability studies. She argues that genre fiction's unique combination of affectivity and reflexivity makes it ideally suited to the production of reflexive representations of disability: representations which encourage the reader to reflect upon what they understand about disability, and potentially to rethink it. Examining the affective--and effective--power of disability representations in a wide range of popular genre fiction, this book will be essential reading for academics in disability studies, literary studies, popular culture studies, and the medical humanities.

Captain Corcoran's Hoyden Bride When her father auctions off her virginity, Aimée Peters flees London to become a governess in Yorkshire. But she's horrified to discover her employer, Captain Corcoran, never sought a governess –– but a bride! His Cinderella Bride Jasper Challinor, Marquis of Lensborough, was appalled to find a poorly dressed waif in his aristocratic host's dining room. And why was he so drawn to her? Lord Lensborough was a man used to getting exactly what he wanted –– and he wanted Hester! My Lady Innocent Suspecting someone wants her dead, Maddy accepts a bridegroom she has never met –– intending to find peace at home. Instead, it's in short supply when she marries Sir Geraint. Fiercely loyal to the King, Geraint cannot trust his new bride –– but neither can he resist her innocent temptation.