Then, while she’s on vacation, her car breaks down on an Oregon country road, and horse rancher Clay Franklin comes to her rescue. Rorie soon discovers that a city girl can fall in love with a country man. And the other way around… But Clay has no right to return her feelings because he’s engaged to another woman! Is he willing to change that situation for Rorie—and himself? Originally published in 1990

    Divorced, overworked, and completely stressed out, her writing buddies decide to surprise her with exactly what she needs--a vacation on a remote island that boasts a rich history and a crumbling castle built by an 18th century pirate. It’s the kind of story Kate can’t possibly pass up and it will allow her to turn her thoughts from the reality of today to the romance of the past. But things don't go according to plan. A long flight, lost luggage, and a missed connection leave Kate wishing she’d stayed home. A knife-wielding mugger is the last straw. Too late to help, but just in time to enjoy the show, Jared Hawthorne catches a harried woman in the act of kicking the local thief into submission. As far as Jared is concerned, Kate is the most interesting tourist to arrive on Amethyst Island in a very long time. Kate, however, has already concluded that a month-long vacation on the island is about thirty days too long. Still, Jared Hawthorne is starting to look very familiar...

    . . The first book in Barbara Bretton's beloved Home Front Series It's June 1943. From New York to California, families gather to send their sons and husbands, friends and lovers off to war. The attack on Pearl Harbor seems a long time ago as America begins to understand that their boys won't be home any time soon. In Forest Hills, New York City, twenty-year-old Catherine Wilson knows all about waiting. She's been in love with boy-next-door Doug Weaver since childhood, and if the war hadn't started when it did, she would be married and maybe starting a family, not sitting at the window of her girlhood bedroom, waiting for her life to begin. But then a telegram from the War Department arrives, shattering her dreams of a life like the one her mother treasures. Weeks drift into months as she struggles to find her way. An exchange of letters with Johnny Danza, a young soldier in her father's platoon, starts off as a patriotic gesture, but soon becomes a long-distance friendship that grows more important to her with every day that passes. The last thing Catherine expects is to open her front door on Christmas Eve to find Johnny lying unconscious on the Wilsons' welcome mat with a heart filled with new dreams that are hers for the taking. "This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny." --Franklin Delano Roosevelt ˃˃˃ A Desert Island Keeper - All About Romance Harlequin Award of Excellence4.5 stars - RT Top Pick! ˃˃˃ And the story continues with Stranger in Paradise (Home Front - Book 2) Buy your copy now!

    She doesn’t expect to be held at gunpoint by a convict from nearby High Ridge Penitentiary. Carl Petersen is armed, dangerous and wounded. But when he tells her he’s really an undercover operative named Simon Vandergriff, sent to investigate conditions at the prison, Tate finds enough proof to wonder. How can she turn him over to the sheriff, knowing that she might be sending an innocent man to his grave? As a runaway Tate learned to be suspicious of authority figures. Now, as she cautiously nurses Simon back to health and attraction grows, she is torn. Is Simon a good man in trouble or has she fallen under the spell of a master manipulator and murderer? With her adopted family a thousand miles away and her new one suspicious and distant, Tate has no one to help her. No one but Simon himself.

    She was precious fire, a woman whose courage and daring equalled his own, and he drew her irrevocably into an emotional maelstrom.

    Dashing and charismatic, yet also brooding and distant, Samuel Bashir awakened the hungry, loving woman within her. But too many clues—and the darkness that seemed to surround him—hinted at a mystery that could break her heart.Years of being on a dangerous secret ‘mission’ were gnawing at Samuel, leaving him empty, except for an aching desire for Lila. But she was a creature of light, of shimmering passions, while he moved among the shadows. He could offer her nothing but pain. Still, her poignant radiance tugged at him, daring him to dream the impossible—that their love could find its place in the sun…

    When her rental car breaks down in the backwoods, the last person she expected to come to her rescue was rugged country boy Buck LaSalle – the ringleader of the union workers determined to keep the mill open and the town alive and prosperous.Sparks fly between Anne and Buck – but is the issue of the mill closing going to stand between them? Anne’s desire for a home spurs an understanding and empathy for Buck and the people of Webster, but questions whether it’s enough to give up her big city career ambitions. Can a big city girl find love, security, and new aspirations for her life with a small town guy?From New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay McComas, LOVIN’ A GOOD OL’ BOY was originally published as part of Bantam Dell's Loveswept line.

    And except for the faith of vice cop Nick Novak, she'd still be trapped by the dark side of the city.Sydney had risen from the ashes of her past like a phoenix, but she'd never forgotten Nick, who still struggled valiantly on streets of fire.Reunited by tragedy and circumstance, Sydney and Nick faced a love too strong to forget and a past too painful to remember...

    When she sees him—none other than NFL football player Rusty Rivers—she does the absolutely logical thing: she kidnaps him. Or rescues him… it depends on whom you’re asking.Rusty Rivers is no god.He’s the kind of guy who’s squandered every opportunity from the Redskins to the Cardinals, while Kevyn’s had to fight for every chance to prove herself as a cover artist for fantasy novels. His struggles have been broadcast across the sports pages, while she keeps hers buried deep. They’re as different as meteor and moonbeam, with nothing apparent in common.In this doomed, yet enchanted, football season, dare they hope something magical can happen that will last forever?

    But her charity group was holding a bachelor auction. They needed one more eligible man to put on the block...and she supposed Junior would just have to do.Then the local paper went and ran a photo of the fully grown Junior--wearing jeans and a five o'clock shadow--and suddenly it seemed like every woman in Byford, Indiana, wanted to know him better--a whole lot better. And Jan was starting to wonder if maybe she hadn't overlooked a hot property right there in her own neighborhood ...

    But Elise Ramsey wasn't on vacation. She was a prisoner. She was slated to be the star defense witness at a murder trial, an alibi for a man who was guilty as sin, and bounty hunter Dylan Davis didn't want her testifying. He had his reasons. But the more he got to know this woman who had to be bad news, the less those reasons mattered, and the more he realized he was acting like a criminal himself. He was still determined to see justice done, but he could no longer keep Elise captive. She had to come to him of her own free will.

    Within days of her arrival she was stripped of her citizenship, and she soon despaired of ever returning home. But then handsome Soviet agent Nikolai Dvorov came up with a plan that both shocked and stunned her....It was a daring scheme, fraught with peril and intrigue. As Nikolai's wife, she would be above reproach. But Katya never dreamed that the attraction she felt for her husband-in-name-only would explode into a passion that would prove all too heartbreakingly real. Any moment their romantic masquerade would end--and she would have to say goodbye forever to the man she now loved with all her heart.

    And something about fellow officer Patrick Gallagher's death in the line of duty just didn't add up Garth had his instincts, but he needed evidence--intimate, inside evidence. Only one person could supply it ... the quietly gritty, pretty widow Gallagher.But satisfaction didn't come easy. Jenna met his maverick tactics with a muleheadedness all her own, trading cool quips for his brutal questions, fierce privacy for his pushy probing. Worse, just when she seemed about to cave in, intense, lonely Garth realized he wanted more than just answers, more than just a killer. He wanted Patrick Gallagher's widow herself....

    And now Keely Lockwood was determined to carry on his work and restore Black Horse Island to its former glory. But she had only one month to do it - and she needed Jed Corey.Once a street-tough kid, Jed had been her father's greatest success. But now he was a man, a dangerously attractive loner who touched her in places no one had ever known....He didn't want to come back to the island. It held too many painful memories. But he couldn't let Keely face all that trouble alone. Then the last thing he expected happened - he fell in love with her. It was a summer neither one of them would ever forget....

    As a child she had vowed to never set foot in the tainted towers, but now, destitute and alone, she had no choice but to accept her aunt's grudging offer to take her in, at least for awhile...

    she intrigued him. But he soon discovered detective work was an easier task than getting close to Jane Barnett, Ever since a disastrous first marriage, Jane had wanted nothing more to do with men. Then came Max. and the flames of desire that seared her whenever he got to near. Jane was determined to keep a cool distance, but his heated pursuit fired up her solitary life.

    C.J. Draper, the college's irreverent new basketball coach, deplores her rigid outward perfection - but discovers a sensuous woman within. When her logic clashes with his ambition, can they both win?

    And now time was running out for orphan Lisa Gillette, who was haunted by shadowy images of a childhood she couldn't remember. She had to piece together the puzzle of her life before the murderer struck again. And only one person could help her - rugged ex-cop Jess Hampton. Jess had his own reasons for wanting to solve the mystery of Lisa's past. The last thing he expected was to fall for the vulnerable, hazel-eyed beauty. Yet even in the haven of his passionate embrace, she wasn't safe, for buried deep in Lisa's soul was a terrifying secret that could cost them their lives - and love.

    She desperately needed a complete family to make sure her late husband's parents didn't gain custody of her son. It was the perfect business arrangement on paper... unfortunately she hadn't considered her desire to be Joe's wife in more than name only.Marriage was the answer to Joe's financial problems with his Texas racetrack. Yet he soon realized he'd made a bad deal. The million dollars kept him and his beautiful bride apart. Sable had bought a groom--but he wanted to be her lover!

    The 1890s, that is. At least Frances Moon was convinced she'd have been more comfortable back then. She had everything she needed in the wilds of Vermont: her friends, her cat, her sheep, her goats. And, she thought, if she wanted a man, she could create one.Then Jack Neillands showed up. Inch-for-masculine-inch Jack embodied Frances's perfect man. He was everything she'd ever imagined. But fantasy heroes were safe and predictable. Controllable.It didn't take Frances long to discover that Jack was anything but!

    That was all she wanted from life -- a chance to make up in some small way for the mistakes she'd make in the past. — Rorke Stoner didn't need any complications in his life, but he figured he could do a favor for a friend of a friend. He wasn't ready for Kelsey Whitfield, though. She was warm and gentle and loving -- whether she knew it or not. He had to find a way to find her little girl, and he had to find a way to make Kelsey see herself for what she was -- a woman worthy of his love.

    Kelly had been hired by Eric to train his pooch, but she was beginning to think Eric might need some obedience lessons, too. He wouldn't take no for an answer. Eric was clearly in hot pursuit, but Kelly did her level best to keep the handsome journalist at bay. She'd learned the hard way not to trust his type. And as bitter experience had taught her... once bitten, twice shy!

    He wished his best friend would finally grow up. As for Clea, she'd been daddy's little girl for too long.In fact, Reeve didn't want anything to do with the Moore family. As far as they were concerned, he'd come from the wrong side of the tracks. His rebellious, streetwise manner had been too much for Clea's class-conscious, affluent parents. But he owed her brother a lot. Now was his chance to pay him back - maybe his chance to show Clea the stuff he was really made of.

    She'd been hired to unravel the clues hidden in the pages of The Quest. Her first step was to track down the elusive author, Alexander Garrick. That's when she learned a new set of rules....Rule #1: Despite her attraction to Alex, she couldn't trust him.Rule #2: She only had three weeks to solve the riddle, but her future happiness depended on it.Rule #3: In a game where winner takes all, the stakes became her life!

    A vicious terrorist attack had robbed him of his memory-and almost cost him his life. And among the memories he'd lost was that of the young love he'd left behind, in a past that was forever out of reach.Susanna Spencer wanted no part of the past. Even if Mat Cruz had forgotten the pain he'd brought her all those years ago, she hadn't. And there was no room in her life for a man who'd proved that his promises were worthless.But the past was a tangle of memory and desire, and it wasn't so easily laid to rest .. . .

    And if Janet Granville hadn't come to his rescue, he might never have made it through customs, let alone found his hotel. He wanted to thank her and apologize for his rude behavior. Janet wasn't so sure she wanted to see Stephen again. He'd certainly disillusioned her about finding Mr. Right on her holiday. And even if she did find him the least bit charming, a brief affair just wasn't her style. Nor was falling madly inn love . . . on second sight.

    A cop's life was hard and dangerous, and there was no place in it for a woman. But Jayne Spencer was more than a woman. She was a lady. And with a world of trouble behind her -- and a very professional killer on her trail -- the lady needed all the help she could get.Jayne had known love once, real love, and she'd never believed she would find it again. But this hard-as-nails guardian angel of hers -- so gruff one minute, so caring

    Then rugged espionage author Trey Hollister appeared on the scene, seducing her with his bold sensuality. Yet even as desire flared into love, she dared not reveal who she really was.For days Trey had been secretly watching over woman and child. Elusive as sea mist, raven-haired Linn aroused him as no woman had before. And now she needed him--more desperately than ever.Would she let down her guard and open her arms--to his loving safekeeping?

    Her dream became a nightmare when she learned that Richard had an identical twin who hated him, a mother who shunned Vanessa, and a sister who might be certifiably mad. And now someone was trying to kill Vanessa? Gothic romance by Nina Coombs Pykare; originally published by Zebra Books

    The Magic Touch by Roseanne Williams released on May 25, 1990 is available now for purchase.

    Mary's father nearly has apoplexy and repeatedly warns her to guard her garnet necklace - her only legacy from her mother, a Spanish Countess. When the necklace is stolen, Mary has no choice but to believe that Tony is responsible. But through a combination of surprising events and equally surprising revelations, Mary's faith in Tony is restored and their marriage in name only becomes the love match it was always meant to be.

    And now even her professional success had soured: menacing poison-pen letters were condemning her morals-and threatening her life.To add to her anguish, Rori found herself entranced by the wickedly attractive mystery writer who watched her nightly, brazenly, from a neighboring balcony. Blade Cavannaugh's hungry, haunted gaze was mesmerizing, but certain similarities between him and her anonymous assailant jolted Rori. When Blade vowed to hear her honeyed voice cry out for him in passion, Rori trembled with unfamiliar desire. But was his provocative sensuality seducing her from innocence... into danger?

    When he eventually caught her, she fought him desperately before succumbing to wild sensation as he wrapped her in his arms and seared her with kisses.

    She wasn't about to bend the rules for Dr. Flynn Carlson - even if he was the official biographer assigned by her father's estate. But Flynn was persistent; only Mollie could lead him to the legendary 'lost' manuscript.Mollie couldn't resist the lure of finding the unpublished work by her father. Together she and Flynn visited her childhood haunts searching for possible clues. But Mollie soon began to suspect that the charismatic Dr. Carlson wanted more from her than the secrets of her past. He wanted her...

    Past mistakes had made her wary of mysterious men, but his amber eyes promised ecstasy, and his husky purr shattered her composure. If only Cat could be sure he wanted her... and not her money.Cat was all pedigree--long and sleek, with the most beautiful blue eyes Ryan had ever seen. But he knew those eyes would soon see through his rich-man's trappings to the poor kid from the wrong side of town. He'd never let a woman come between him and what he wanted-but now, what he wanted more than anything ... was Cat.

    Four years earlier, Death Scream had tragically defeated him, and he owed his life to Valentine Larrabee's daring rescue mission.Now Val's presence posed a threat. Quaid was in love with her--wildly, passionately--and she was determined to climb with him. He had to stop her, force her to face the secret demons that drove her to make the brutal ascent. But he couldn't confront her without revealing his own private hell. He was terrified he'd fall again ....

    And no one knew of his past career in covert intelligence, a career he didn't want to revive, until he learned that his nemesis had imprisoned a female diver on a remote island. Suddenly Sutter was back for one last mission. His goal? Revenge.Sarah Dunning was horrified that her sister was in the clutches of a killer. To save her, Sarah would do anything, even pose as Sutter's wife. Only by pretending to be an innocent honeymooning couple could they infiltrate their enemy's stronghold. But their convincing charade soon had Sarah wanting the real thing. When the rescue mission was over, would Sutter return to his old ways . . . or surrender his heart to her?

    or at least he'd told himself that when he sent her away. Now Kathy had seen as much of the world as he had, but destiny had brought them both home. Gabe dared to hope that the sweet dreamer who tempted him beyond reason could help him fight the ghosts who shadowed his nights with sorrow. Kathy wanted to believe that her love for Gabe was stronger than the secrets that tormented him, but though his caresses make her tremble, she feared surrendering her soul would not heal his wounds. Could the man who put the stars in her eyes conquer the past and promise her forever?

    She was starting a new life, away from the demands of running a multimillion-dollar business. She had tried love once and failed miserably. Now she was looking only for fun and adventure--no long-term commitments.A modern-day swashbuckler, Ira didn't follow any rules--except his own against marriage. But as they sailed the Bahamas and their sun-filled days of pleasure dissolved into nights of wild passion, he had to rethink his solitary existence. This vulnerable woman was a treasure greater than any pirate booty. Now he had to convince her to gamble on love.

    She would make a killing selling her property in the Florida Keys. All she had to do was evict the sexy and distracting Dr. Jake Hustead. But the pediatrician's earthy charm played havoc with her business sense....Alexandra was worried. Jake's gentle persistence was wearing her down. She almost wished he could stay. Now she didn't know which should take priority--her business deal or her heart. But just when she thought of the perfect way to satisfy both, Jake turned the tables...

    She was Newport high society, a real class act. But she handled a pool stick like a pro, and she had a wicked left hook--he could testify to that. Yes, sir, Michelle DeMara had all the right moves. And she had something else, a hint of troubled innocence that kept him coming back for more....Michelle was coming to realize that Thomas Alexander Murphy had a few moves of his own. This lovable rogue of a saloonkeeper kept turning up in all the wrong places at all the wrong times. And no matter what she did, he kept making her feel all the wrong things....

    The thwarted attacks, the threatening phone calls, were driving her to the edge. Funny . . . the only sane, decent thing in her life was the town "troublemaker," Jessie Tyler. His reputation was bad, but his increasing presence was oh, so good. And Lauren wanted that goodness to last forever ....Jesse cursed the very reputation he'd found valuable in his undercover work for the local sheriff. Assigned to protect Lauren, Jesse soon realized this quiet, unexpectedly sexy librarian had captured his very soul. But once she discovered that both his life and their relationship were based on a lie, would she believe in the truth of his desire?

    "That way, there's no tearful woman constantly begging me to come home." But as a TV foreign correspondent, he was used to women throwing themselves at him.Miranda Palmer had no intention of adding to that number, she assured him. After all, she already had a fiance.Wade wasn't to know that her engagement ring had been acquired solely to meet his aunt's conditions of employment. Which was fine--until Miranda fell in love with him....

    Her work - her life - was the rainforests of Central America.Michael Garrett: Corporate Analyst. His business - his roots - were solidly in Western Canada.Then it happened.One hot, steamy night in Costa Rica their worlds collided in a brief, passionate affair that left them breathless, aching for more. Now a continent stood between them, challenging the strength of their love. Could they give up everything to be together?Or would they go on being lovers apart...?