Best of
Contemporary-Romance

1991

Paradise


Judith McNaught - 1991
    A long way from the country club where, feeling like an outsider, he had dared to fall in love with a beautiful blonde named Meredith Bancroft, and known a once-in-a-lifetime passion and betrayal that still haunted his memory... Now world leaders courted him, the media watched his every move, and he was ready to move in on the Bancroft empire.A cool, poised executive in her family's legendary department store chain, Meredith had once defied her father for the sexually magnetic, intense Matt Farrell -- and their brief, ill-fated marriage was the disastrous outcome. Now, as the Bancroft firm is threatened by a hostile takeover, Meredith is forced to confront Matt. As tensions build between them, bittersweet memories rise to the surface, leaving them suspicious, restless, and uncertain. Will they be able to believe in each other -- and grasp the tender miracle that is before them?

Texas! Trilogy


Sandra Brown - 1991
    Brown's fans, who have made these adventures national bestsellers, will welcome the chance to own the complete series in a single hardcover volume.

Taming Natasha / Luring a Lady


Nora Roberts - 1991
    But the former ballet dancer turned toy shop owner had a fiery temperament that kept men safely at bay. Sensing a hidden wound, Spence and his little girl joined forces to find a way into her closely guarded heart. For Spence realized he'd do anything to tame Natasha's fears...and show her how to love.Luring a Lady Nothing in Sydney Hayward's background of wealth and privilege prepared her to take the helm of her family's corporation, and her new responsibilities left no room for complications. Mikhail Stanislaski was definitely a complication. Earthy and entirely masculine, Mikhail came from a world utterly different from her own. But the way she felt when he put his strong, work-hardened hands on her was wreaking havoc with Sydney's resolve.

My Funny Valentine


Debbie Macomber - 1991
    Dianne Williams needs a man . . . but only for a night. The night of the Port Blossom Community Center’s Valentine’s dinner, to be precise. As the dinner approaches, she grows more and more exasperated by her children’s relentless efforts to set her up on a blind date. But one day, when a kind stranger helps her with car troubles, Dianne decides to take matters into her own hands. Steve Creighton fits the bill perfectly: He’s handsome, he’s charming, and he owns a decent suit. When Dianne asks him to accompany her to a Valentine’s dinner after only just having met him, he can’t help but find the offer amusing. As he and Dianne grow closer, however, his feelings for her only intensify—and, to Dianne’s surprise, so do hers.

The Calhoun Women: Catherine & Amanda


Nora Roberts - 1991
    This two-part collection presents the Calhoun legacy from start to end. Republished titles.

The Calhoun Women: Lilah & Suzanna


Nora Roberts - 1991
    For all his degrees, Professor Max Quartermain has a lot to learn about love--and luscious Lilah Calhoun is just the woman to teach him. Ex-cop Holt Bradford is as prickly as a thorn bush--until Suzanna Calhoun's special touch makes love blossom in his heart. And all of them are caught in the race to solve the generations-old mystery of a priceless lost necklace and a timeless love.

Breath of Scandal


Sandra BrownSandra Brown - 1991
    Robbed of her youthful ideals and at the center of scandal and tragedy, Jade ran as far and as fast as she could. But she never forgot the sleepy "company town" where every man, woman, and child was dependent on one wealthy family. And she never forgot their spoiled son, who, with his two friends, changed her life forever. Someday, somehow, she'd return, exact a just revenge -- and free herself from fear, and the powerful family that could destroy her.

Foster Love (Kismet Romance)


Janis Reams Hudson - 1991
    Agent Morgan Foster kissed his children good-bye, promising to return in six months. But the operation backfired, and Morgan spent the next four years of his life in hiding, scraping to survive, struggling for safe passage back to the U.S. When he returned, he discovered that much had changed in four years. His ex-wife, the mother of his children, had died in an accident, and his five kids had been assigned to a foster home.Morgan was appalled by the thought of his kids toiling away on a widow's Oklahoma farm -- until he met their foster mother, "the Widow Collins," a sprightly, petite blond. Although Sarah Collins had not borne Morgan's children, they were the children of her heart. And the kids loved living on Sarah's rambling farm with chickens, horses, ducks, and a cow named Edna. Sarah wanted to hate the man who would take away her kids. But Morgan was their father.In the spirit of compromise, Sarah offered him a room at the farm so that he and the children could get reacquainted. But she hadn't anticipated the effect of his dark bedroom eyes, eyes that sent shivers of desire up her spine. His solid, sexy presence was difficult to ignore. Was she falling in love with Morgan Foster -- or was she merely desperate to hold on to the children she adored?

No Quarter Given


Lindsay McKenna - 1991
    Naval graduate Dana Coulter had one dream: to earn her wings. Yet from the moment she clashed with her handsome new flight instructor, she felt hopelessly grounded. Lieutenant Griff Turcotte bullied, browbeat and awoke a hungry passion in her that was impossible to deny. But the jaded fighter pilot was convinced Dana didn't have what it took to make it in the tough Navy world. Until the day she risked her life in an act of heroism that captured his heart for all time....WOMEN OF GLORYDana Coulter, Maggie Donovan, Molly Rutledge--three daring, valiant WOMEN OF GLORY. Fighting for life and country against impossible odds, in the name of friendship, honor--and love.