The Boss S Marriage Arrangement

Read this classic romance by New York Times bestselling author Penny Jordan, now available for the first time in e-book! A marriage deal with her boss… Pretending to be her boss’s mistress is one thing — but now everyone in the office thinks Harriet is Matthew Cole’s fiancée. Harriet has to keep reminding herself it’s all just for convenience — but how far is Matthew prepared to go with the arrangement? Originally published in 2004

A boss's marriage of convenience for his daughter's sake. Only from USA TODAY bestselling author Catherine Mann! Widower Xander Lourdes will do anything for his toddler daughter. But in a high-profile custody battle, his millions only go so far. What he really needs is a wife, in name only. And he has just the woman in mind…if only he weren't so drawn to the beautiful redhead! Zoologist Maureen Burke is still reeling from a painful past, but her boss's proposal comes just as her work visa is expiring. If they're not careful, the heat between her and Xander may destroy the no-strings situation they're both counting on…

He has the money and she's driving the getaway car. Gio DelGado, a mafia capo with money in the bank and a spotless record, has hit rock bottom. After the death of his mother, his best and only friend is a bottle of whiskey. Then, she shows up. Dressed in black and driving the getaway car of the men trying to rob his bar. For some reason, Gio decides to cut her some slack. Annie Bryne sees her life flash before her eyes when a sexy man in an expensive suit catches her red-handed. But he's willing to make a deal. He'll pay her debts if she'll work for him. Can she survive being indebted to the devil himself? *This is a HEA, enemies to lovers, mafia romance.

Like the Little Mermaid, I want to be by his side even if I can't tell him how I feel. Maureen, a zoologist, was at her wits end as her work visa was about to expire. Then Xander, who worked on the same island, proposed a sham marriage. This marriage, he said, would allow him to avoid losing his daughter to his late wife's parents and allow me to continue doing the work I love. It sounds like a dream come true, if not for the fact that I've loved him for so long, and the proposal is only a fake... And how can I bear the cruelty of a token marriage to a man who doesn't love me? Don't be so nice to me... I'll mistake this for something that's real.

Harry decides to change jobs after being recommended by her best friend, Ben. At her new job she falls in love with the president, Matthew, at first sight. He is a very attractive man and an established architect. However, Ben's girlfriend, Cindy, is suspicious of Ben and Harry's relationship since they are so close. Their coworkers become sympathetic to Cindy and insult Harry behind her back. Matthew realizes that their relationship is negatively affecting the company and tells Harry: "In order to eliminate suspicion in the company, you're going to tell everyone that you are crazy about me." If she refuses, Matthew will fire her!

The Boss's Marriage Arrangement by Penny Jordan Everyone in her office thinks Harriet is boss Matthew Cole's fiancée! Harriet has to keep reminding herself it's all just for convenience–but how far is Matthew prepared to go with their arrangement...marriage?

The first critical analysis of contemporary arranged marriage among South Asians in a global context Arranged marriage is an institution of global fascination—an object of curiosity, revulsion, outrage, and even envy. Marian Aguiar provides the first sustained analysis of arranged marriage as a transnational cultural phenomenon, revealing how its meaning has been continuously reinvented within the South Asian diaspora of Britain, the United States, and Canada. Aguiar identifies and analyzes representations of arranged marriage in an interdisciplinary set of texts—from literary fiction and Bollywood films, to digital and print media, to contemporary law and policy on forced marriage. Aguiar interprets depictions of South Asian arranged marriage to show we are in a moment of conjugal globalization, identifying how narratives about arranged marriage bear upon questions of consent, agency, state power, and national belonging. Aguiar argues that these discourses illuminate deep divisions in the processes of globalization constructed on a fault line between individualist and collectivist agency and in the process, critiques neoliberal celebrations of “culture as choice” that attempt to bridge that separation. Aguiar advocates situating arranged marriage discourses within their social and material contexts so as to see past reductive notions of culture and grasp the global forces mediating increasingly polarized visions of agency.