Agreeing to marry a woman he does not love in order to claim her oil shares, a determined man is unaware that his wife of convenience truly wants him and hides a secret fear that threatens to destroy her.

    Maybe she'd somehow find a man who had eyes for her, not her bank account, and meanwhile, she could prove she was no dilettante heiress.So it was ironic that the first man to penetrate her defenses in her new life would be the one who was looking for just that…Not that she'd have the sardonic, arrogant Cameron Thorpe, even if he asked her. Let him go ahead and marry some insipid little heiress—he'd get exactly what he deserved…But why did this thought give Merlyn no comfort at all?

    To Tally, he was just a pain. Though he was sophisticated, charming and witty, he was definitely not her type.But call it Fate, Chance or Kismet, before the summer was out, the two fell insatiably in love. And then the real fireworks began....

    Except when it comes to Brig Chambers. Six years after he shattered their relationship with dangerous accusations, he’s back, stirring up trouble...and undeniable heat.

    A self-made millionaire, ruler of a publishing empire. he flourished in a fast-paced world of power and beautiful women. Yet Liz couldn't forget the strong arms that had held her so tenderly, the warm lips that had claimed hers only once--and forever. Years ago Rath Dixon had told her she was too young for love. How could she win back her heart from the man who haunted her dreams . . . the man she still secretly loved--and had vowed to forget.

    — Faced with financial pressures, Stephanie Collier was forced to share her oceanfront apartment. But she soon realized that living with Lloyd Barclay wouldn't be easy. They had opposite views on almost everything -- from her beloved pet macaw to his ultramodern furniture. — But opposites attract, and Stephanie knew that falling in love would complicate her life. Lloyd seemed to agree -- until the night he made it clear that their platonic relationship was about to change!

    Set in a peaceful Irish valley, it gave no outward sign of the turmoil and danger inside. Charlotte Bolton found herself the unwitting victim of manipulation and evil, although she had come simply to be married! It began when Richard Chivers, her intended, claimed no knowledge of the marriage arrangement. He was lying, as did everyone at Rathmaiden. Yet why? Charlotte discovered her future was tied to Rathmaiden's past, and the beautiful haunting specter of Nell Dillon. Was Nell dead or alive, and how was she bound to Richard Chivers? To prevent another tragedy, Charlotte must find the answers. yet to do so threatened her chances of happiness with Richard — the man who had become more important than life itself!

    She had counted on her income from a New York City dance troupe to help finance her younger sister's training at the world's finest ballet academy. In desperation, Monica answered a mysterious advertisement for a short-term position.When Cord Temple placed that ad, he knew it would be a tough job to fill. And he was sure that if he could just find a woman that he was attracted to, his plan would be perfectly executed....

    Because she was Rafe Charlwood's wife, or rather she had been, before the terrible car accident Rafe believed had claimed her life.Now, three years later, she had a new face and a new identity, and only a mother's love for the son Rafe had so cruelly taken from her could have brought her back to Charlwood.She couldn't tell Rafe the truth when he still so obviously hated the memory of the woman he had married...

    A Pocketful Of Dream by Lyn Ducoty released on Sep 24, 1984 is available now for purchase.

    She had behaved recklessly with him once, and now he was back in her life—asking her to marry him! Emma found, to her surprise, that time had not made her immune to Dominick's brand of dangerous charm. And she soon found herself hoping that love might one day take the place of revenge in their marriage bed.

    The Dream Never Dies by Jacqueline Diamond released on Sep 24, 1984 is available now for purchase.

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    C.," were amazed by the resemblance between them. Not only did they look alike, but both were committed to their jobs--and leery of emotional entanglements.Yet they couldn't resist the powerful chemistry that drew them together, nor the dazzling lovemaking that left them reeling. Tessa knew her heart had opened to T.C. and yearned to tell him so. But he remained mysteriously silent....

    They would spend their lives in a fairy-tale village in the high Pyrenees, the Basque country Mayi readily adopted as her own. When the letter came, she saw her dreams shatter. Laurens didn't want to believe the startling revelation about his American wife, but as head of the Pelente household he could not ignore it. So Mayi set out to win back the love -- and trust -- of her proud husband.

    

    Joshua Brent's motherless daughter challenging. But the passionate advances of her explosive, magnetic employer proved much more difficult. — The longer Christy remained in Joshua's secluded seaside home, the harder it was to recall the well-ordered life she had planned with her fiance. For the tumultuous desires Joshua's masterful hands aroused in her traitorous body were so new -- and close to raging out of control ....

    

    

    Working under her was Casey McCord, the man she had once loved and lost. How would Casey react to having her give him orders? And how would Drew keep her head when just the sight of Casey sent her blood pressure soaring?The answers to those questions would be very private business indeed.

    if only Mandy was really the carefree photographer she seemed to be. If only she was truly free to join her life with that of Piers Redden, whose fathomless eyes probed the mysteries of her soul.Clinging to a fading dream, Mandy's eyes hid the pain of a heart bound to a promise that had long since lost its meaning, while Piers's penetrating glance belied his secret sorrow.No matter how hard they fought the truth, they were meant to love one another. So they loved -- with a wondrous intensity that swept all the costs of loving aside....