Gabriella is from a small town in southwest Virginia. She has just graduated from highschool, and was accept ro Harvard University with her best friend Amanda. They have both worked their whole lives for this opportunity , so they could get out of Honaker, Virginia and see the world. Everything is going Great for Gabrielle until her father loses his bossing job in the coal mines. Still owing 20,000 dollars on her tuition with no way to make that much money by the dealine in August. Gabriella is devastated so, Amanda takes her to the mall to go shopping, and to cheer her up. While shopping in Victoria Secret Gabriella meets Christopher Hart, a self made millionaire. After a mind blowing first date Christopher invites Gabriella back to his place for the night. Christopher finds out Gabriella is a virgin, and can't believe he has found a woman who actually valued her body long enough to wait. There first night together is filled with more passion than either of them has ever felt. The next morning Christopher has a proposal for Gabriella that just might solve all her problems.Everything in her life is like a dream, until she goes back home one day and is assaulted by her ex-boyfirend Bobby Lynch. Gabriella tries letting it go throwing herself into the world wind romance with her millionaire. One night Christopher shows Gabriella his hidden door, that is filled with a sexual fantasy Gabriella has always wanted to explore. Her life couldn't get any better, and then she meets Christopher's Designer Andrea who is more than just rude to Gabriella. It is clear she does not want Gabriella with Christopher. Either they have a past together or something is still going on and Gabriella needs to find out. Gabriella begins to be stalked by her ex-boyfriend but tries to ignore it thinking she is hallucinating because of him assaulting her, until he makes good on his promise that no matter how far she runs or where she tries to hide her will find her!Will Gabriella and Christopher be able to overcome all of the obstacles they have in their lives and be able to continue their romance where they have found that once in a lifetime Love or will everyone ruin everything for them? This book will take you to the edge of your seat and back, maybe even to a cold shower!!!

The New York Times–bestselling author of The Millionaire Next Door reveals the spending and saving habits of financially successful women. Millionaire Women Next Door presents a variety of groundbreaking concepts involving the personality, lifestyle, motives, beliefs, and spending habits of economically successful American businesswomen. Most of these women report being raised in nurturing family environments. They were trained not only to succeed financially but also to be generous in giving to noble causes. Stanley asks, “How did these businesswomen become millionaires? They did it by doing more of the key activities and achieving better results than most of their male counterparts.” Praise for Thomas J. Stanley’s The Millionaire Mind “A very good book that deserves to be well read.” —The Wall Street Journal “Worth every cent . . . It’s an inspiration for anyone who has ever been told that he wasn’t smart enough or good enough.” —Associated Press “A high IQ isn’t necessarily an indicator of financial success . . . Stanley tells us that the typical millionaire had an average GPA and frugal spending habits—but good interpersonal skills.” —Entertainment Weekly “Ideas bigger than the next buck.” —Orlando Sentinel

Gabriella is a small town girl desperate to escape and make a life of her own, until her father loses her dreams of going to Harvard University slip through her hands. She meets Chris a self made millionaire who doesn't know how to relent control to anyone. After a life changing night with Chris he propositions her, with a way for her to go to college and follow her dreams, all she has to do is move in with him as his "personal" assistant. Gabriella soon finds out that she may have got more than she bargained for when Chris invites her into his beautiful mansion and his "playroom." Breaking down Chris's walls Gabriella falls more for him each day thinking that it may be to good to come true, and when she meets his designer Andrea it may turn out that it is. After Gabriella almost loses her life, Chris vows to never let anything harm her again, not knowing that he may be the one that hurts her most of all.

"This omnibus edition, with a new epilogue by the author, was originally published in 1986 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux as The country girls trilogy and epilogue."--Title page verso.

Inspired by life experiences, Lacey Arthur's poetry focuses on relationships, family, love, education, and spirituality. Her work portrays the average person's everyday life in an almost melodious sense with regard to tone, voice, and natural rhythm. This gives her poetry a musical quality in very common language. Southern influence is evident through the use of dialect, events, and imagery. She uses wit and metaphor to create complex scenes and concepts in simple dialogue. This collection reveals not only who she is and where she's been, but what she believes.

As Alessandro Caretti made his ruthless climb to the top, his glamorous new world shut the door on ordinary Megan. Now a multi-millionaire tycoon, Alessandro is back—and he wants the one thing his money can't buy: Megan. Still totally out of her depth, Megan will never understand which string of diamonds matches which of the couture outfits Alessandro commands her to wear! But for Alessandro, Megan's silk dresses are irrelevant—his only interest is keeping his mistress where she belongs…firmly between his silk sheets!

Kat Jackson is successful despite her estrangement from her parents and the loss of her wife. She’s resigned to live alone while struggling to maintain her dream ranch. When she falls for weekend cowgirl DJ Callahan, she soon fears all she knows to be true may be a cruel façade developed for her own protection. DJ Callahan is a corporate lawyer who lives in the moment, never limiting herself to any one relationship. When DJ arrives at the Jumpin’ J Ranch, she has no plans to become involved with Kat, let alone open the door to her own past, which bubbles just below the surface, threatening to destroy her entire existence as a “big city lawyer.” Having everything she could ever want in life, twice, is something Kat never expected. When she gets a second chance at love, following her heart will prove the hardest decision of all.