Contract—one wife! Reid Kennard is a ruthless financier used to buying and selling stocks, shares and priceless artifacts. But now Reid has his eye on a very different acquisition—Francesca Turner. Left destitute by her father's recent death, Francesca had walked into Reid's bank looking to extend her overdraft rather than for a marriage proposal! As Fran needs money and Reid needs a wife, he proposes the perfect barter: he'll rescue her and her family if she'll agree to marry him! But in this marriage of convenience can Fran ever be anything more than a bartered bride? Of A Marriage Has Been Arranged: "Talented writer Anne Weale's…masterful character development and charming scenes create a rich reading experience." —Romantic Times

When a French mogul marries a demure princess, he’s determined to discover his bride’s wild side in the USA Today–bestselling author’s sexy romance. Luc Garnier always gets what he wants. And now he wants a perfect bride. She must be a woman of nobility and elegance, one with an impeccable reputation—and no dirty secrets in her past. Princess Gabrielle is invaluable—a pearl beyond price. Yet Luc has defied the odds, and a contract for marriage is drawn up. This will be a union on paper first, and in the bedroom later. Yet Gabrielle is just as well behaved in private as she is in public. The more Luc admires this proper princess, the more he is determined to find the wanton woman within . . .

“A sensual, fanciful tale of a modern-day marriage of convenience”—first in the Royal Brides series from the USA Today–bestselling author (Romance Junkies). After a whirlwind courtship, Sheikh Hakim bin Omar al Kadar proposes marriage. Shy, innocent Catherine Benning has already fallen head-over-heels in love and she accepts . . . After their wedding day—and night—when the sheikh claims his virgin wife, Catherine and Hakim travel to his desert kingdom. There Catherine discovers that this is no love match for Hakim—he’s bought her! “Lucy Monroe excels at the short and the sexy, and with The Sheikh’s Bartered Bride, she’s upped the sensual ante for future sheikh romances.” —The Romance Readers Connection (4.5 stars) “Once again Lucy Monroe shows why she is gaining more and more fans with each book. The Sheikh’s Bartered Bride will tug at your heartstrings in a way that only Ms. Monroe can do. It will definitely heat up your cold winter nights.” —The Best Reviews

The first biography of a legendary tenor.

From operas presented in reconfigured army barracks to those mounted on a stage rivaling that of New York's Metropolitan Opera House, Indiana University Opera Theater has grown into a world-class training ground for opera's next generation. This illustrated history captures the excitement, hard work, and talent that distinguish each performance and that have made IU Opera Theater what it is today. It includes six decades of opera production from the inaugural Tales of Hoffman, a legendary Parsifal, and a performance of Martinů's Greek Passion at the Met, to the 2008 La Bohème--the first opera streamed live on the internet from Indiana University to a worldwide audience.

The first comprehensive history of the oldest major opera house in the Americas.

Sketches of opera composers, opera synopses, and CD reviews.