While she often spoke her mind to Professor Ruerd ter Mennolt, who was sometimes impatient, he did offer practical aid with Emmy's difficulties. Ruerd couldn't understand why, with a beautiful fiancee in Anneliese, he troubled with Emmy, but he still invited her to his home in Holland for Christmas...

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    But she's getting pretty close. So when she has a chance to take part in a four-week clinical study that involves a pill that makes the taker attractive to the opposite sex, Ellie doesn't waste any time signing up. After all, she has nowhere to go but up, right?

    So when she finds herself stuck taking three little darlings to the most important meeting of her career, she panics and prepares for the worst.The last thing she expected was to get the job—because of the children.Then she meets the children's father, gorgeous widower John Sterling, and Jo realizes her troubles have just begun. Because John is the man Jo has been looking for all her life. But no matter how sexy, how absolutely irresistible the children's father is, Jo still firmly believes that KIDS is a four-letter word.

    He's in the procurement business: whatever you want - gold, diamonds, secrets - he can get! But there's another side to his operation he prefers to keep quiet: every Christmas, Mathias Blackstone procures wishes....But despite his ability to deputize for Santa, something is missing from Mathias's world, and has been since the death of his young son. Then he meets children's writer Jacqueline Randell. For one of his young clients, meeting Jacqueline Randell is a wish come true And the more Mathias Blackstone woos Jacqueline, the more he begins to suspect...that Jacqueline Randell is his Christmas wish, too!

    The Truth About Toby by Cheryl St.John released on Jul 25, 1997 is available now for purchase.

    Until lean and sexy Daniel Willett strolled into the bar. At 16, she'd had a secret crush on the rugged cowboy. PAt 21, Meg broke Daniel's heart when she took off for L.A. in search of a dream. Now Daniel was determined to make up for lost time. To hold his own sensual reunion with Meg.P Lost in the heated rhythm of the night, together they explored their deepest fantasies...their hottest desires...their innermost secrets. But as the sun crept over the Colorado mountains, what would the morning bring? And would it last?

    How dare he return seven years after leaving her to join the army and expect her to bend to his will. He was as overbearing, arrogant and authoritarian as ever, and she vowed to ignore him. But this was a goal that might prove impossible now that she was forced to stay at Rayne Park, Drum's residence, while her relatives traveled abroad without her. As her guardian, Drum might think he could control her behaviour, but that didn't mean that the handsome rogue had the right to steal her heart!

    In her hero-worshiping eyes, the Wyoming rancher could do no wrong. But one urgent April night, Cash made a woman of Abby... and Abby came up pregnant. Cash cursed himself for stealing her innocence and vowed to give their baby his name. Then he'd set sweet Abby free -- to find herself a better, younger mate. After all, when a man loved a woman, heartache was nothing... but honor was all.Conveniently Yours...The Bravo men's marriages may have begun in name only -- but were they destined to be love matches after all?

    But money couldn't help him buck the illness now fatally riding him. Only a mysterious Cherokee medicine woman deep in the Arizona desert could...Earthy, radiant Erin Wolf bred in Dain a rage to live. A hunger to mate. A thirdt for the wonders of love. But surrender the reins of his steely control? Trust his heart to another? Never! That would take a miracle...

    A dedicated detective, he never let emotion interfere with his job. But his unwavering discipline was shaken by one beguiling--and beautiful--suspect, a woman who could help him catch a grisly serial killer ....A. J. Duncan's reputation as a criminal profiler was exemplary, but her involvement in her cop brother's death was suspicious. And as the two investigations heated up, Michael realized he'd crossed the line ...and fallen for a woman forbidden to him.

    Brianna Devon had romance in mind when she planned Evan Rowland's homecoming surprise an intimate party for two. The surprise, however, was on Brianna. Too late she discovered she was in bed not with her high school sweetheart, but his identical twin her nemesis Jake Rowland. And she'd enjoyed every minute of it!If only he'd just gone back where he'd come from, she might have gotten over the horror of her mistake. But Jake wasn't going anywhere, Evan wasn't coming back and Brianna was stuck working side by side with a man she hated passionately and loved the same way .

    This lady loves the outlaw…forever.Night after night, the visions kept Rachel Brant from sleep—a hard-eyed outlaw straight out of the old West, claiming her as his woman. And though she knew it was madness, still she longed, body and soul, for that fevered dream to become reality….Then, in one stunning moment, it was made real—by a flesh-and-blood man who stirred her soul just the way her dream lover had. And she had to accept the shattering truth, that she and the mysterious Boone MacDonald were the reincarnation of two long-ago lovers whose story had never been ended—not even by death itself….Originally published in 1996

    But before Adam could reclaim his child, he had to prove his worth to lovely schoolteacher Mariah Fisher, who held the key to his future with his son.Mariah couldn't deny that Adam was a loving and devoted father—or that his kisses stirred her desire. But though she longed to make a home with Adam and his son, was she willing to risk everything for the love of a man whose life was so different from her own?The Wedding Ring. Wrapped in the warmth of family tradition, three couples say "I do!"

    But nobody does it better than Hope Manning when it comes to high-stress, big-bucks 'venture capitalizing!'Jared Austin's 'been there, done that.' Now he teaches others to find the peace he himself discovered on a wilderness survival course. And nobody does it better.Blackmailed into 'chilling out,' Hope reluctantly joins one of Jared's West Texas wilderness expeditions. And it's war between the sexes from the start! Then a sniper appears, gunning for Hope. To survive, she and Jared have to pit their wits agains his, have to work as a team...And nobody does it better!

    Sami Reed's small airport has been threatened and she believes Dillon's to blame. Now the question is whether Sami will dare to trust the sexy stranger with both her heart and head.

    Jill Shalvis shows readers once again how believing in love can save them from themselves.

    The heart transplant had turned his four-year-old into a happy and healthy child. But Nick Malone couldn't risk him getting attached to his favourite nurse. For they'd already been abandoned by one woman when the going got tough . A MOTHER Had a prayer. Nurse Cari Hallen had lost her own baby but found special comfort in caring for young Danny Malone. Was this wonderful boy and his devoted father the answer to her lonely prayers? A CHILD Had a dream. Could this little tyke bring these two grown-ups together and make them trust in the miracle of love? "A tender, moving story Patricia Thayer handles a delicate and deeply emotional subject with compassion and sensitivity." Bestselling, award-winning author Justine Davis

    Bad For Each Other by Kate Hathaway released on Apr 24, 1997 is available now for purchase.

    Samantha Giancarlo found herself to be no exception. Her reporter's instincts screamed at her to stay far away. But fate, in the form of a woman in black, had united them for a reason.An explosive interview with the stranger thrust Sam into the thick of a murder investigation. And when her search revealed truths that struck too close to home, she was forced to heed other, more womanly instincts. She had no choice but to accept the safety of Aidan's strong embrace...and the protection he was only too eager to provide.

    A Marriage To Remember by Cathryn Clare released on May 23, 1997 is available now for purchase.

    With eyes the color of amber and a body honed to smooth granite, he oozed sex appeal, power…and danger. And she needed him!On the run in the jungle of Mexico, it wasn't lions and tigers and bears that kept her awake at night, but the passion in Rafe's eyes, the heat of his touch. Carrie knew nothing about the outlaw who was her savior…except that he was the last man on earth she should want!

    But she was glad to take care of an old family friend. Besides, a resourceful woman like Marigold could at least pretend to know how to cook, clean house, and tend to the farm. Pretending not to notice the strapping farm owner wouldn't be so easy...Ruggedly handsome-and woman-wary-Jon Gooding gave up on finding the right woman a long time ago. As for Marigold, she couldn't tell a dust cloth from a tortilla. So why did Jon find this the answer. But giving romance one more chance meant persuading Marigold to turn a sweet summer vacations into a passionate forever...

    Answering machine, pretty low. Fax, unheard of! Genna isn't about to let her friend's ex get away with this cheap means of dumping her, so she begins a cat-and-mouse seduction that will run his heart through the shredder. But she's after the wrong mouse--Mr. Lowlife's brother, Nicholas--and she's falling for his charms! If this case of mistaken identities and wrongly received faxes isn't cleared up soon, Genna just might blow her big chance at true love!

    Now she was back, seeking more than just the elusive evidence that would clear her father's name. She needed answers from Cameron Reed, the man who had sworn he would never leave her—yet had.Maybe a man couldn't forget his first love, but Cameron had tried…as long as she was far away. As a police detective, he was obliged to protect Serena from the shadowy killer who stalked her. As a man who loved her still, he was determined not just to save her life—but to share it forever…

    But not one day had passed that she hadn't agonized over her choice, and dreamed of holding her son in her arms. Finally giving in to temptation, Laura followed her heart to Oakridge, Texas, where her son--and Adam Kincaid, his sexy single father--lived. Though she planned to just watch her son from afar, Adam brought her much closer to him and swore he would never let her go.

    The Honeymoon Deal by Kate Hoffmann released on Jan 24, 1997 is available now for purchase.

    But she had no money, no place to go, and too much pride to ask for help—until Boyd came to her rescue again.FATHER-BY-PROXYBoyd had vowed never to let another person get too close, yet fragile Stacy needed a place to stay. By day they prepared for the birth of her child, and by night they gave in to their overwhelming passions. He'd vowed that it was strictly temporary—but was he only fooling himself?

    As an undercover DEA agent, he spent his life fighting wrong with right. But in one fateful moment he made a decision that would haunt him forever.FAITH AND HOPE...Teacher Delany Sheridan lived by these words. But Zach, the mysterious stranger who rescued her from certain death and stood by her side throughout her painful recovery, seemed sadly in need of both.LOVE AND MARRIAGE...Zach knew Delany could feel the love that had grown between them. But before he could offer her his future, he had to find the courage to tell her he wasn't the hero she thought he was - and she had to convince him he was!

    The Black Sheep by Carolyn Andrews released on Mar 25, 1997 is available now for purchase.

    Third Date's The Charm by Diane Pershing released on Jun 24, 1997 is available now for purchase.

    Now the rugged drifter spends his days searching for his lost child and his nights longing for a woman to fill his aching need. Dory McBride, proprietor of the Dutch Mill amusement park, has a five-year old adopted son, and just when Ben thinks he may have found his lost child, he faces losing the only woman he would ever love