But now Sister Eugenia Smith wasn't so sure. She was fond of Humphrey, but did she love him? When surgeon Gerard Grenfell offered her the chance to work in Europe, she gladly accepted. Perhaps a break would help her think things through. But Eugenia hadn't expected to fall in love with Gerard. It all seemed pretty hopeless, though, since he was already engaged to the glamorous Miriam. Fortunately, wedding plans could be changed!

     Bethany Walker loves her new life in the New Orleans French Quarter with her young daughter Abby and Life's Illusions, the shop where she sells her extraordinary feathered masks. Only memories of Abby's father Justin Dumontier, the man who vanished from her life before her daughter's birth, cast shadows over Louisiana's bright sunshine. Now one morning as carnival season begins and her work load increases, Bethany glances up to find Justin gazing at her. Hiding herself and the child he doesn't know about is no longer an option. She may have kept their baby a secret, but four-year-old Abby is all too clearly his. Justin is furious that Bethany has hidden his daughter, but reluctantly, he begins to understand. Their romance was brief and passionate, but Justin kept his feelings locked deep inside him until Bethany was gone without a trace. Now she is no longer an innocent college student, reaching out for his love, but an independent woman who has made a life for herself and their child with hard work and sacrifice. Bethany wants nothing material from wealthy Justin, and Justin doesn't know how to give his heart. Fate has reunited them, but so much stands between them still. Like one of Bethany's masks, will the painful events that separated them forever disguise what they feel? Or will they at last find a way to reveal what each of them needs most? Mardi Gras day, a time to fling away inhibitions, is fast approaching. During carnival season in New Orleans, almost anything seems possible. Even love.

    Aside from reading that he was one of San Francisco's most eligible bachelors, she really didn't know too much about his background. While he ran a respectable security business, there were all those nasty rumors about his past life on the other side of the law ....But the Von Emmerling emeralds were Ferris's responsibility and needed protection during the Puffin Ball. She had to choose a security agency that would be reliable, and Patrick Blackheart had a certain irresistible charm ....

    And when their plane was sabotaged and she and Sam were left behind in the jungle so that the plane could take off again, she knew she would have to.Fortune had it that a devious, conniving guardian angel led Sam to believe Bernadette was a nun. How else could safe passage be guaranteed for the woman who set Sam's renegade heart on fire?An affair with Sam would be assuredly glorious--but brief. And Bernadette wanted Sam's love to last forever.

    The attraction--compelling, magical, overwhelming--was definitely mutual.The first woman in a male-dominated field, Chris had enough to handle without beginning a love affair. But the powerful feelings between them were irresistible, and with Dan she could soar to such ecstatic heights ....

    Martin is being blackmailed. Ivy Murdoch, the gardener's daughter, is invited back to the estate, along with Trudy's family and friends, for Trudy's 80th birthday. Caine St. Martin, Trudy's adopted son, finds Ivy's actions suspicious. Or is he keeping a close watch on Ivy for other, more personal reasons?

    James demanded cool efficiency and exclusive loyalty from a secretary so Ria donned spectacles and learned to blend in with the sleek office furniture. But she couldn't escape her boss's notice. As James became increasingly fascinated by his elusive secretary, Ria found herself responding to him with a long-dormant passion. As their attraction grew, she wondered what James, a confirmed bachelor, would think when he discovered she was a warmhearted, tempestuous woman, the widowed mother of twins--and very much in love.

    But he wouldn't take no for an answer. And once he'd crashed through her defenses and pulled her into his arms, he was tireless -- and reckless -- in his campaign to win her over. Maggie had found it tough enough to resist one determined doctor; now he threatened to call in his kids and hers as reinforcements -- seven rowdy snags to romance!

    His touch was everything shed dreamed it would be. On an outrageous impulse shed come to him, posing as the "professional" her playboy brother had sent as a gift to his temporarily blinded friend. For as long as Jaclyn could remember, she'd adored Josh Kingman. A brilliant artist he'd inspired her to become a painter in her own right. Did he still think her a child? Now she was Miss Jazzy Jones, who'd seduced him into one breathtaking night of pleasure and been "hired" for a month! From LA to British Columbia, she'd be his nurse, companion, and creature of delight. A daring innocent, she relished her audacious charade. But what would happen once his sight was restored... when Jazzy Jones must disappear forever... when happiness became only the memory of a wildly loving lie?

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    Hadn't she left her family and friends and risked everything to follow her husband to New York? And when Alec was gone, Carla was sure she would never feel as deeply about anyone again.Now she wasn't so certain. Director Bryce Dalton's interest in her casting agency seemed more personal than professional, but Carla was too moved by his many charms to care.Bryce aroused in Carla a desire she had never felt before, not even in her husband's arms. Could this intensely passionate man banish her painful memories and make her live--and love--again?

    A widower for five years, Lloyd was ready to rid himself of the guilt he had carried for too long. But he needed someone able to receive all he had to offer.Could they put their pasts behind them and learn that the warm bond of trust is better than walking on thin ice?

    He was right at the center of the controversy surrounding the local Indian reservation, and somehow Nina found herself part of the uproar, as well. All she wanted was a quiet life with the man she had grown to love. It was up to Kerr to teach her that only by dealing with the problems life handed you could you truly come home again.

    When James Halloran opened his door to find her selling vacuum cleaners, he sensed that his utterly safe life had been burst wide open, and his fate somehow joined to hers. But even he never suspected the madcap scheme he'd been drawn into, the wild goose chase they'd be sharing. Then somewhere between San Jose and Sacramento a breathless caper to recover missing documents became a head-over-heels tumble into love. Dempsey couldn't deny that James had won her heart, but her instincts told her to run. Would she see that her only escape led straight back to his arms?

    Lainie Tucker couldn't believe that Griffin hand left Los Angeles. After a whirlwind courtship and seven short months of marriage, how could he leave? Lainie would have counseled one of her clients to repair the broken lines of communication, but that tactic wouldn't work for Griffin and herself. Griff was a quiet man, with deep feelings. And most times Lainie understood his silence, but now she needed to hear his thoughts, to share them. How could you reach a man who was locked inside himself? Should you give up when reason failed or try every scheme born in a hoping heart?

    She was frightened by anything that moved, that seemed authoritative, that seemed too masculine--like Jason Brown. He was all male. Overpowering! But he was not the enemy. — After her husband's fiery fate, Evy had been terrorized--twice in Cleveland, once in Chicago and now here in Puerto Rico. She was running out of places to hide.Evy longed to put her life, as well as her problems, in Jason's capable hands, if only she could find the courage not to reject him...

    That made her his responsibility, and he was going to see to it that she stopped all her foolishness and began to lead the kind of sedate life that was proper for the future Mrs. Dane Logan.The future Mrs. Dane Logan! What was going on? He was supposed to be influencing Kara, not the other way around!