Catalog Search Results
Do you want to learn a new language? Mango Languages teaches courses in over 70 world languages and dialects, including more than 20 for learners of English. Click here to access Mango Languages.
1) Romola
Author
Language
English
Description
The celebrated Victorian author of Middlemarch explores the turbulent world of Florence during the Italian Renaissance in this sweeping historical novel.
Florence, 1492. Lorenzo de Medici has just died, leaving governance of the Florentine Republic to his son Piero, an unskilled ruler. Meanwhile, Tito Melema, a shipwrecked stranger, finds love with a young woman named Romola, the devoted daughter of a blind scholar. Though her...
Florence, 1492. Lorenzo de Medici has just died, leaving governance of the Florentine Republic to his son Piero, an unskilled ruler. Meanwhile, Tito Melema, a shipwrecked stranger, finds love with a young woman named Romola, the devoted daughter of a blind scholar. Though her...
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Description
Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during the Trojan War.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"I always get what I want...and I want you." Making billions and bedding beautiful women couldn't make Bastien Zikos forget the lustrous dark hair, haunting eyes and outrageous defiance of Delilah Moore. So Bastien has gone to great lengths to ensure that the one--and only--woman to have ever turned him down returns to him. If Delilah wants to save her father's ailing business, she must agree to Bastien's commands: be his mistress, wear his diamonds...
Author
Series
Harlequin presents volume 3597
Language
English
Description
"Reeling from his best friend's death, Greek shipping magnate Nik Latsis found oblivion in the arms of a stunning stranger. Since then, her innocence has haunted his dreams. And now Nik knows only another taste will rid him of his burning desire. But Nik will need more than seductive charm if he's to entice feisty Chloe back into his bed..."--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Harlequin presents volume 3795
Language
English
Description
Forbidden, seduced...
...pregnant with his baby!
Greek CEO Andreas Karelis knows seducing innocent Isla Stanford would be a huge mistake—she's completely off-limits! But thrown together on an Aegean island paradise, neither can resist indulging in their illicit temptation...
Long after she leaves, their sizzling encounter is seared on to Isla's heart—because she's carrying Andreas's heir! Scarred by her own father's...
...pregnant with his baby!
Greek CEO Andreas Karelis knows seducing innocent Isla Stanford would be a huge mistake—she's completely off-limits! But thrown together on an Aegean island paradise, neither can resist indulging in their illicit temptation...
Long after she leaves, their sizzling encounter is seared on to Isla's heart—because she's carrying Andreas's heir! Scarred by her own father's...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Valentina has always believed in the longing that consumes her and her husband Kairos - until her devastating discovery that their marriage is a cold-hearted business deal. Despite their undeniable chemistry, she refuses to remain bound to the ruthless Greek. But before granting a divorce Kairos demands she play his adoring wife again. And when their intense fire is reignited Valentina is at the mercy of her own desire...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"The billionaire is back ... for good? Alexa has never forgotten her first love, Nico Angelis. A mix-up tore their relationship apart ... and Alexa felt like she had no choice, but to keep their child a secret. Now, Nico is back. He can't believe he's a father. While Alexa is thrilled that he wants to be a part of their daughter's life ... is she ready to be part of his?" -- Back cover.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"It's the last thing he wanted, but Greek billionaire Ares Kourakis is going to be a father. He'll do his duty and keep pregnant Ruby by his side--he'll even marry her. But when all he can offer is intense passion and a vast fortune, will that be enough to get idealistic Ruby down the aisle"--Amazon.
Author
Series
Harlequin presents volume 3430
Language
English
Description
"When Aleksandra Dimitriou is revealed as the secret daughter of Akathinia's former king, she's torn from her comfortable existence and thrust into the royal world...under the protection of Aristos Nicolades. Aristos has orders not to touch the innocent princess, but the beautiful Aleksandra calls to the rebellious urges that the self-made Greek tycoon thought he overcame long ago. As the head of their desire rises, the rules begin to evaporate. It's...
Author
Series
Harlequin presents volume 3716
Language
English
Description
"Powerful Greek Leon Kariakis is not accustomed to being challenged--least of all by an impulsive woman who's mistaken his identity. Yet warmhearted Ettie Roberts is a breath of fresh air, and Leon can't resist indulging in a night of tantalizing pleasure! But Ettie's pregnancy bombshell demands action. Leon's heir will not be born out of wedlock, so Ettie must say "I do"..."--pg. 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"When Ares Lykaios insists that Bea Jones accompany him to a gala, she wants to refuse--if just to put the arrogant Greek in his place. Yet Ares is as gorgeous as he is commanding, and she can hardly say no to her PR firm's biggest client. Bea is shy, awkward, and breathtaking in a ball gown. And one kiss proves her desire matches Ares's own. So after the opportunity arises to finish what they started in Venice, resisting becomes the ultimate test...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A Greek and his stepsister find they are highly attracted to each other and after years of separation they find themselves at a business meeting, the same feelings rallying around them. One last illicit night should put the affair behind them once and for all-- except Jodie now leaves their island with a secret...
Author
Series
Harlequin presents volume 3744
Language
English
Description
"He's supposed to find her... ...not seduce her! Greek tycoon Zach Gavros has one mission: to track down the long-lost granddaughter of the mentor who helped him rise from the streets of Athens to unrivaled success. But Zach quickly realizes that introducing feisty Katina to Greek society could be more trouble-and temptation-than anticipated! Especially when their startling passion only confirms the power this untouched heiress has to undo him......
Author
Series
Harlequin presents volume 3421
Language
English
Description
Arabella "Rebel" Daniels would rather skydive naked than agree to Draco Angelis's outrageous suggestion. But, unbeknownst to Rebel, her father embezzled money from the formidable magnate and now she must pay back the debt by whatever method Draco demands. Arabella may take risks for a living as a champion skier, but the cold weight of Draco's diamond ring and the branding heat of his public attentions feel like too high a price to pay especially...
Author
Series
Harlequin presents volume 3892
Language
English
Description
"To defy the father who refused to acknowledge him and gain his rightful inheritance, Achilles Templeton must wed and have a son. For a famous playboy like him, such conditions seem impossible. Until he meets the perfect bride right next door... Innocent Willow Hall has exhausted her spirit--and bank account--caring for a father who never truly loved her. Achilles's proposition is an outlandish lifeline! But it's not the terms of their convenient...
Author
Series
Harlequin presents volume 3796
Language
English
Description
A convenient marriage deal is sealed in the royal bed in this novel of duty and desire from the USA Today–bestselling author.
Princess Elizsaveta must walk down the aisle. It's the only way to save her exiled family from bankruptcy. For duty, she'll accept brooding Greek Leon's bargain: her royal status in exchange for his financial support. And she'll bury her dreams of a real relationship . . .
Ellie's wholly unprepared for the all-consuming...
Author
Language
English
Description
"It is 1908 and Smyrna is the most cosmopolitan city on the Mediterranean Sea. Though long a part of the Ottoman Empire, Smyrna has always been Greek, and its citizens honor the traditions of previous generations. The Demirigis and Melopoulos families are no different, and now Liana Demirigis will wed the only Melopoulos son, Vassili--a marriage arranged by her parents. After the wedding, Liana and Vassili build an idyllic life for themselves and...
Author
Language
English
Description
Hermogenes is a young Greek from Alexandria, heir to a noble and vibrant society. But, in his youth Hermogenes and his family were held captive to the whims of the queen Cleopatra, whose machinations spelled doom for an entire nation-whose schemes for empire caused the might of Rome to conquer his people. While the citizens of Rome may ape Hellenic ways, the Alexandrian Greeks are viewed as less than human because they are not of Rome.
But, a man...
20) Sappho's leap
Author
Language
English
Description
Erica Jong, the acclaimed author of Fear of Flying, transports the reader more than twenty-six hundred years back to a time of myths, gods, and monsters, bringing glorious life to the renowned, seductive poet Sappho As she stands poised at the edge of a precipice in the shadow of the sanctuary of Apollo, the greatest love poet who ever was or ever will be recalls the eventful fifty years that have led her to this moment. It was love that seduced...
Interlibrary Loan
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Main Library Alliance members might be available in other libraries across New Jersey. You can search JerseyCat and place a request for the item to be sent to your library.
If your library doesn't permit JerseyCat requests or the item can't be found, you can also contact your library for assistance.Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request