Download Free The Illegitimate Heirs Book in PDF and EPUB Free Download. You can read online The Illegitimate Heirs and write the review.

Heiress Arielle Garnier was pregnant and the father–to–be was nowhere in sight––until he barged into her office. Zach Forsythe, billionaire resort owner, was the same man she'd had a week–long affair with. How could she trust Zach when he'd lied about his name and left her without a word? He hadn't forgotten the auburn–haired siren who'd given him seven days of bliss. Though finding her again... expecting his twins... was a surprise. As was her refusal of his marriage proposal. It seemed Arielle wanted love with her wedding ring.
Thirteen years ago Nick Daniels had been minutes away from marrying Cheyenne Holbrook when the wedding came to a startling halt. Forced out of town by Cheyenne's powerful, menacing father, Nick vowed to return and seek revenge on the woman he believed had turned on him. Now an unexpected inheritance made Nick the owner of a Wyoming ranch--and Cheyenne's boss. All Nick's fantasies for revenge were about to come true. But first he'd have to fight off some other desires.
BOSSMAN BILLIONAIRE
Mr. August: Luke Garnier, rich as royalty, sexy as sin Looking for: A fast track to fatherhood The mother-to-be? His straitlaced secretary. Business meant staying focused on the bottom line, and Luke wasn't looking for a wife. Just an heir…with no strings attached. Persuading his faithful assistant, Haley Rollins, to be his surrogate seemed an expedient solution. But once shy Haley joined him in their marriage bed, the construction mogul discovered their business arrangement had some world-rocking "employee benefits"….
Finding out that he was a tycoon's secret grandson shocked Caleb Walker, especially when he was made president of his family's financial consulting company. Yet his biggest surprise was Alyssa Merrick. Threatened by the new boss, the spitfire constantly fought his innovative ideas. But after a scandalous rumor erupted, honorable Caleb made Alyssa a proposal she couldn't refuse....
The stigmatization as 'bastards' of children born outside of wedlock is commonly thought to have emerged early in Medieval European history. Christian ideas about legitimate marriage, it is assumed, set the standard for legitimate birth. Children born to anything other than marriage had fewer rights or opportunities. They certainly could not become king or queen. As this volume demonstrates, however, well into the late twelfth century, ideas of what made a child a legitimate heir had little to do with the validity of his or her parents' union according to the dictates of Christian marriage law. Instead a child's prospects depended upon the social status, and above all the lineage, of both parents. To inherit a royal or noble title, being born to the right father mattered immensely, but also being born to the right kind of mother. Such parents could provide the most promising futures for their children, even if doubt was cast on the validity of the parents' marriage. Only in the late twelfth century did children born to illegal marriages begin to suffer the same disadvantages as the children born to parents of mixed social status. Even once this change took place we cannot point to 'the Church' as instigator. Instead, exclusion of illegitimate children from inheritance and succession was the work of individual litigants who made strategic use of Christian marriage law. This new history of illegitimacy rethinks many long-held notions of medieval social, political, and legal history.
Sex, power, mystery and blood - this fresh approach to the British monarchy recounts gripping, untold stories about their unofficial offspring.
Two people from different worlds form a new bond and a new life… Heather manages Hickory Hills farm, which has recently come under the ownership of Jake Garnier, a highly successful attorney whom Heather had a one-night stand with last year. The awkward reunion brings the country girl and billionaire together to work on saving the farm, and Jake soon discovers that Heather’s young daughter is his. Can this former bachelor trade in his lavish Los Angeles lifestyle for a family life on the farm?
For much of history and across most of the world, being born out of wedlock—a love child, a bastard—was a serious impediment to success. Illegitimate offspring were subject to neglect, abandonment, disinheritance, and social exclusion, and often found the usual routes to education, wealth, and status blocked. Surmounting these obstacles required tremendous fortitude and persistence. Great Bastards of History brings together the captivating and stirring stories of fifteen remarkable and influential people who overcame the disadvantages of illegitimate birth to rise to positions of power. As well as providing insights into the personalities of many world-changing figures, it highlights the extraordinary courage, drive, and resolve that ordinary individuals can summon when faced with extreme adversity. Among its subjects are powerful political players including Alexander Hamilton, the abandoned son who became a founding father of the United States, and cultural figureheads such as Leonardo da Vinci, who, despite being denied entrance to trade guilds and universities, was proclaimed one of the greatest men of his day in courts throughout Europe. Equally affecting are some of the less well-known but no less fascinating figures, such as James Smithson, the disinherited son of an English duke, whose bequest to a country he never visited founded the largest museum in the world, the Smithsonian Institution. Deftly blending biography and history, political intrigue, melodrama, and psychological analysis, this is a collection that will uplift, entertain, and inform, while yielding fresh perspectives on some of the most significant events from our past.
Since 1066 when William the Conqueror (alias William the Bastard) took the throne, English and Scottish kings have sired at least 150 children out of wedlock. Many were acknowedged at court and founded dynasties of their own - several of today's dukedoms are descended from them. Others were only acknowledged grudgingly or not at all. In the twentieth century this trend for royals to father illegitimate children continued, but the parentage, while highly probably, has not been officially recognised. This book - split into four sections: Tudor, Stuart, Henoverian and, perhaps most fascinating, Royal Loose Ends - is a genuinely fresh approach to British kings and queens, examining their lives and times through the unfamiliar perspective of their illegitimate children.