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Contract Brides #8
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Peta and Marcus had a wonderful whirlwind wedding - but it's only a marriage of convenience! Now Marcus Benson is showering his bride with gifts and offering a life of luxury. Surely that must be a dream come true for penniless Peta? But she wants him, not his money, and therein lies the problem - Marcus has built impenetrable walls around his heart. Has Peta got what it takes to knock them down?
- GenresRomance
Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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Marion Lennox
797 books137 followersWriting romance sounds fascinating. Huh?
I'm a writer. I'm boring. Day after day I sit behind a word processor making up people in my head. Why do I do it? I love it. My husband, Dave, gets up in the morning, puts on a suit and heads out into the ice and cold of Ballarat's winter. (Sadly I live in one of the tiny parts of Australia that qualifies as cold.) I make myself another cup of coffee, head up to my study, choose what music I want and sit and daydream. And I get paid for doing it. Hooray!
My first attempt at writing romance, 'Dare To Love Again', a Medical Romance, was published by Harlequin Mills and Boon in 1990. It still stands today as a monument to my family's ability to survive on cheese sandwiches and spaghetti.
Since then I've written over 80 Romances for Harlequin Mills and Boon, with more on the drawing board. (I used a pseudonym - Trisha David - for the first few Romances but suffered with a split personality and have since reverted to being Marion Lennox all the time.) In between romances, I've co-authored a non-fiction history, (I love local history) done the odd (very odd) spot of housework and done a heap of travelling - research :-)
I come from a farming community. You can probably tell this from my books. There's not a skyscraper in sight. I'm very much a pets person. Chloe and Harry were my constant canine companions for many years as I wrote, demanding walks and air freshener at frequent intervals. Sadly I lost them, and for a while I vowed not to get another. My heart was broken and my study smelled so clean! But.. The cat and I missed them so badly we weakened and bought Mitzi. Mitzi's a black and silver mini-schnauzer who makes me and the cat laugh. Expect to find her in future stories.
If you're interested in formalities, I hold a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a teaching diploma. I have a couple of kids and a huge extended family who look on me with affectionate tolerance. Marion? The crazy one who talks to people in her head... I've had nine nominations for the Rita, winning twice, and fourteen for the Australian Book of the Year. After years of thinking of my writing as a hobby I guess I finally now qualify as a `real' writer.
Thank your for taking the trouble to check out my web page. Now try my books. We might even end up having fun together. And write to me. I show my family - `See? Real people do like the things that go in in my head.'
I'm a writer. I'm boring. Day after day I sit behind a word processor making up people in my head. Why do I do it? I love it. My husband, Dave, gets up in the morning, puts on a suit and heads out into the ice and cold of Ballarat's winter. (Sadly I live in one of the tiny parts of Australia that qualifies as cold.) I make myself another cup of coffee, head up to my study, choose what music I want and sit and daydream. And I get paid for doing it. Hooray!
My first attempt at writing romance, 'Dare To Love Again', a Medical Romance, was published by Harlequin Mills and Boon in 1990. It still stands today as a monument to my family's ability to survive on cheese sandwiches and spaghetti.
Since then I've written over 80 Romances for Harlequin Mills and Boon, with more on the drawing board. (I used a pseudonym - Trisha David - for the first few Romances but suffered with a split personality and have since reverted to being Marion Lennox all the time.) In between romances, I've co-authored a non-fiction history, (I love local history) done the odd (very odd) spot of housework and done a heap of travelling - research :-)
I come from a farming community. You can probably tell this from my books. There's not a skyscraper in sight. I'm very much a pets person. Chloe and Harry were my constant canine companions for many years as I wrote, demanding walks and air freshener at frequent intervals. Sadly I lost them, and for a while I vowed not to get another. My heart was broken and my study smelled so clean! But.. The cat and I missed them so badly we weakened and bought Mitzi. Mitzi's a black and silver mini-schnauzer who makes me and the cat laugh. Expect to find her in future stories.
If you're interested in formalities, I hold a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a teaching diploma. I have a couple of kids and a huge extended family who look on me with affectionate tolerance. Marion? The crazy one who talks to people in her head... I've had nine nominations for the Rita, winning twice, and fourteen for the Australian Book of the Year. After years of thinking of my writing as a hobby I guess I finally now qualify as a `real' writer.
Thank your for taking the trouble to check out my web page. Now try my books. We might even end up having fun together. And write to me. I show my family - `See? Real people do like the things that go in in my head.'
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September 27, 2017
Este me hizo reír.
Cuando el gran Marcus Benson tropieza a la pobre Rose lanzándola por las escaleras con todo y su comida, empieza la aventura. Para compensarla, la ayuda en una empresa imposible, convencer a su primo de recibirla. El poco conmovible Marcus, completamente concentrado en hacer dinero y nada más se siente completamente involucrado con una extraña, hasta llegar al punto de casarse con ella para ayudarla a conservar la granja de su familia. Una cosa lleva a otra y termina en Australia, en una casa rosa, deseando no ordeñar vacas.
Es bastante entretenida y graciosa. Y un lindo final.
Cuando el gran Marcus Benson tropieza a la pobre Rose lanzándola por las escaleras con todo y su comida, empieza la aventura. Para compensarla, la ayuda en una empresa imposible, convencer a su primo de recibirla. El poco conmovible Marcus, completamente concentrado en hacer dinero y nada más se siente completamente involucrado con una extraña, hasta llegar al punto de casarse con ella para ayudarla a conservar la granja de su familia. Una cosa lleva a otra y termina en Australia, en una casa rosa, deseando no ordeñar vacas.
Es bastante entretenida y graciosa. Y un lindo final.
September 26, 2014
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July 1, 2013الزوجة العذراء
ماريون لينوكس
عندما فتح ماركوس بنسون الباب . اصطدم مباشرة بسندريلا .
ولكن على سندريلا أن تكون الآن في مطبخ أسرتها توقد النار جائعة . أليست هكذا تسير الحكاية ؟ الحكاية لا تقول أن سندريلا كانت تجلس على فسحة الدرج تتناول غداءها ...
ومع هذا فسندريلا هذه بحاجة إلى عريس قبل يوم الأربعاء ... ولم يصدق ماركوس أنه قد يتورط معها بشيء كهذا . أتراه جن !
إنه لا يتورط أبدا وبالتالي ليس مضطرا إلى أن يعرض عليها أي شيء ويمكنه أن يتراجع مبتعدا في هذه اللحظة لكنه لا يستطيع وحدق إلى شبيهة سندريلا إلى ملامحها المتمردة فرأى خلف هذا التمرد أثرا من يأس
وقرر أنه يريد أن يساعدها مهما كان الأمر . ولأول مرة خلال كثير من السنين يرغب ماركوس بنسون أن يتورط
جدة البطلة اشترطت عليها ان تتزوج لكي
تمتلك المزرعه التي تسكنها مع اخوتها
ماريون لينوكس
عندما فتح ماركوس بنسون الباب . اصطدم مباشرة بسندريلا .
ولكن على سندريلا أن تكون الآن في مطبخ أسرتها توقد النار جائعة . أليست هكذا تسير الحكاية ؟ الحكاية لا تقول أن سندريلا كانت تجلس على فسحة الدرج تتناول غداءها ...
ومع هذا فسندريلا هذه بحاجة إلى عريس قبل يوم الأربعاء ... ولم يصدق ماركوس أنه قد يتورط معها بشيء كهذا . أتراه جن !
إنه لا يتورط أبدا وبالتالي ليس مضطرا إلى أن يعرض عليها أي شيء ويمكنه أن يتراجع مبتعدا في هذه اللحظة لكنه لا يستطيع وحدق إلى شبيهة سندريلا إلى ملامحها المتمردة فرأى خلف هذا التمرد أثرا من يأس
وقرر أنه يريد أن يساعدها مهما كان الأمر . ولأول مرة خلال كثير من السنين يرغب ماركوس بنسون أن يتورط
جدة البطلة اشترطت عليها ان تتزوج لكي
تمتلك المزرعه التي تسكنها مع اخوتها
June 23, 2010
inspiring..
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