Where Love Returns
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Divorce, pregnancy, and a second chance at their first romance?
Marie Gail never saw the divorce papers coming. When her husband of fifteen years came back from a Las Vegas business trip, she believed they’d finally start making that family she’s always wanted. The only shining light is that the ink isn’t even dry when her ex has to flee the country. His cutthroat actions in their divorce (as well as the high school sweetheart who fled with him) keep Marie from being put under the spotlight.
Refusing to wait anymore, Marie decides to become a mom on her own and finally make that Gloucester Bed & Breakfast dream come true. With a bun in the oven and a return to the summer town where she had her first kiss, she’s ready to stand on her own two feet. Until Thomas Finn walks back into her life.
Thomas Finn loved Marie since he was fifteen. The sight of her long dark hair and the flowing sundresses she used to wear haunted his dreams long after their summer romance turned sour. Back then, the gap between a lobsterman’s son and a real-estate mogul’s only daughter seemed too big. He was the help. Nothing better than a pool boy that caught her fancy, and he crushed her heart before she could crush his. He’s regretted that moment ever since.
With Marie back in Gloucester, Thomas has his chance to make amends for the past, but can Marie trust him not to break her heart? And when he learns there’s another man’s baby on the way, will Thomas even want to rekindle their sweet romance?
WHERE LOVE RETURNS is a sweet second chance romance with a secret baby and a HEA that will have you cheering for love!
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Where Love Returns - Eliza Thompson
Mountain King
Nicole Delacour
Mountain King by Nicole Delacour
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Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Epilogue
Chapter One
With Cadeyrn’s marriage, what once were whispers in Bremydd became overt complaints. All around the court, lords muttered about King Tariel. He could hear them. A near constant stream of complaints, noting that though he was the second eldest of his brothers, he was the last to wed. They questioned if he would ever show any interest in marriage.
A man’s life is not complete without a wife,
Lord Daviti noted with a swing of his finger and a waggle of his brow. I have many fine daughters —
Whenever lords began their lecturing, Tariel left, walking away even as they called after him. He had no desire to rule. If they wished to take his crown, he would be more than happy to hand it over to them despite his father’s will.
Emperor Selwyn made mistakes. His entire conquest felt like one grand mistake, which he at least recognized by splitting the country between his sons, but Brennus could have ruled the mountains. There was no reason to separate Bremydd from Waldvolk. While the lords stuck their noses in the air, saying that they had an understanding of the gods and the values of the world which those in Waldvolk could not understand, nobles proved much the same now as they had when Selwyn had first brought him to court after slaughtering the wolves which had once been Tariel’s only family.
You are a human,
Selwyn informed the boy despite having locked the child in a cage after he attempted to bite a knight.
At the time, Tariel hadn’t known what those words meant. The emperor repeated them. Gave them a weight that the boy couldn’t forget, and he practiced the cadence in the night. His soft tones rose, leaving the soldiers all the more unnerved as he drew circles in the dirt with one finger and repeated the syllables over and over again.
Brennus taught him the language. His elder brother, and the only one in those early days, took Tariel under his wing, understanding their father had no paternal bones in his body — though he later attempted far more with Kian and Minos. In those early days, Selwyn missed his witch wife, and he left the two boys behind as he went out on long campaigns, so if Brennus hadn’t cared to come to Tariel’s defense, he might have never learned much at all after biting their tutors one too many times.
You are my brother,
Brennus used to explain, showing pictures — drawings he had made himself of the two of them and their relationship to the emperor. We are his heirs.
Heir and spare,
maids would mutter.
Their tutor huffed, sneering. An heir and a pet, more like.
People never made sense. Wood made sense. Carved or burnt, it had a purpose. Metal made sense. The right heat, the right tension — swords and armor had purposes. Nobles wandered about, taking money and making demands when they had no idea about the land they ran more often than not. The lords knew the schedule that filled their pockets. Counted when the harvest came, compared the numbers to the last year and concluded how much more they would make.
If it were only the lords, Tariel would have ignored them. They never dirtied their clothes in the forge. When he arrived for council meetings, he intimidated them enough to get to the point, avoiding their floundering with threats of power. He had already found reason to kill one man