Best of
Harlequin
1986
Rawhide and Lace
Diana Palmer - 1986
Because of him she'd wrecked her car, her career—and lost their baby. And now Ty wanted her back. Without her, jobs would be lost. The future of the Staghorn Ranch depended on her return. Erin cared deeply for the devoted staff of his ranch. But how could she face the man she most hated—the man with a heart of stone and a will as tough as rawhide?
Heart Surgeon in Portugal
Anna Ramsay - 1986
Where better to recuperate than a villa on the Algarve, working as cook for a brilliant London heart surgeon on his research sabbatical. Warned of Rafe Harland's reputation as a heart breaker, Ellie's defences are resolutely in place.But he will prove more potent than any virus! And a broken heart is one he is totally unqualified to cure...
Island Sunrise
Bobby Hutchinson - 1986
Charlie’s work is her life. She’s the boss of her own construction company, and her newest contract is remodeling Reveille Reef.Ben Gilmour views life as one fun adventure after the next. He’s proud to be one of the idle rich, and he’s currently surfing in Hawaii. But when his aging aunt wants her property restored, Ben is put in charge of supervising the job, and to his horror, he becomes Charlie’s boss.Ben figures Charlie’s devotion to work is perverse and unnatural.Charlie is disgusted by his total lack of any work ethic.Can Ben devise a plan to coax Charlie away from her hammers and saws long enough to spend quality time in his arms?The two are diametrically opposed on almost everything”"except making hot, passionate love under a tropical moon.Island Sunrise explores relationships, between friends, between lovers, between family. ˃˃˃ If you love to be transported to paradise by reading contemporary women’s fiction, Island Sunrise is a read you don’t want to miss. Scroll up and grab a copy today.
Dillon's Promise
Cinda Richards - 1986
A Classic Romance by Award-Winning Author, Cheryl Reavis, writing as Cinda RichardsNothing rattles cocky Scotsman Dillon Cameron-except learning he’s fathered a child by his best friend’s widow! Outraged at the secret of his daughter’s birth, haunted by a deathbed promise, Dillon storms Thea Kearney’s highlands cottage, intent on claiming “his lasses.”In wrenching grief Thea had once sought comfort in Dillon’s sheltering arms, but she and her baby scarcely need him now! Yet Dillon’s salty brogue and sea-swept sorcery shatter her resistance and win her heart…until she discovers the man-to-man pledge that even the roguish Dillon feels compelled to honor…
Heart of the Eagle
Lindsay McKenna - 1986
Yet her heart still yearned to feel truly loved. She never imagined a threat from the past would follow her hereor that it would bring a dangerous, powerful, gloriously masculine male
. The Triple K Ranch was the last place Jim Tremain believed his investigation would lead. And he never expected to find the woman who'd bewitched him years ago
and still had the power to drive him wild. He needed Dahlia to see he wasn't the predator he'd first seemed. Could he ask Dahlia to risk her heartwith everything to lose, but so much to gain?
Eye of the Tiger
Diana Palmer - 1986
Then he'd made it ruthlessly clear he wanted nothing to do with it. Eleanor hated the memory—and she hated him. And yet even four years later, the sight of Keegan made her weak in the knees. Only, now she was no girl….Keegan had never forgiven himself for how he'd treated Eleanor. He'd give anything to have her love him again. But Eleanor had moved on and was with another man. All Keegan could do was hope that man didn't put a ring on her finger before he could win her back….
Shadows Over Briarcliff
Marilyn Ross - 1986
Since Ann's untimely death, evil had settled over Briarcliff, and Stephen was fighting for his survival.Jessica Rice sought to uncover the truth about the accident that had claimed her sister's life, but the mystery only deepened. Intrigue wove around intrigue, casting all the occupants of Briarcliff under the gloom of suspicion. No one could be trusted - including Stephen.Jessica had never felt so alone, or so gravely in danger.
Power Point
Rowan Kirby - 1986
What she really wanted was Neil's commitment ... to her!
Return To Shadow Creek
Helen B. Hicks - 1986
Unless she could recall that past event, ranch manager Royce Christopher knew that Cindi would never be free of it.But Cindi sensed that Royce underestimated the importance of that memory. Someone was watching her now, waiting for the chance to bury that memory forever....
Pocketful of Miracles
Diana Morgan - 1986
"Mac" McClintock. Only he would have the gall to make her senses sizzle...then expect her to help deliver a baby! Claiming Mallory needs loosening up, Mac eagerly assists with a drinking game that leaves her plastered-yet amorous-and with innocent outings that lead to sensual mayhem. But while Mallory catches the "spirit of Nantucket" and starts to settle down, Mac fantasizes sailing round the world. Until something completely unexpected ensures that he'll be part of her future-whether either of them likes it or not!
Dark Of The Moon
Maura Seger - 1986
She was also a US Customs agent on the track of smugglers who were selling American technology to the highest bidder. Her undercover job took her to Scott Electronics and introduced her to company founder Adrian Scott, himself a prime suspect.Adrian had a few suspicions of his own, and Loren was their object. He knew she wasn't what she seemed, but what was she? Could she be the leak in security?With so much mistrust in their minds, they never should have fallen in love, but the magic of the moon the night they met made all things possible.
Wildcat Summer
Lynda Ward - 1986
Donovan Powers zeroed in on the likely problem--oil rustlers--and set out to track them down.Marian found Donovan charming--but he was almost a decade younger. A relationship would stir up more cruel gossip, and her daughter had suffered enough. If only his kiss didn't promise paradise.. . .
Silent Night
Beverly Sommers - 1986
— And Nancy Frey made sure she didn't have a spare minute. She taught an unorthodox version of the English curriculum to some of Manhattan's toughest kids. Then, when she wasn't accidentally breaking the rules of survival in her rough-and-tumble neighborhood, her time belonged to Joe Sullivan, neighbor, friend and self-appointed guide to the city.Nancy was beginning to understand that keeping busy wasn't enough. She'd never be free to live her new life until she solved the nightmare that had shattered her old one. For her own safe, and for Joe's, Nancy had to find some answers.
Seeing Is Believing
Barbra Case - 1986
Seeing Is Believing by Barbra Case released on Aug 25, 1986 is available now for purchase.
Body And Soul
Jennifer Greene - 1986
For as soon as she felt him falling into her arms, Claire knew this man was going to be more trouble than the average Emergency Room admission. — And trouble was exactly what Joel had in mind. He could sense the combination of fear and desire that made Claire so unsure of herself. But he knew if he wooed her slowly, this sultry doctor would soon see he was the best antidote for the blues that made her ache for love...
Angel's Walk
Kathleen Creighton - 1986
Suzanna wouldn't have been able to get out of his way even if she'd wanted to--she was too firmly rooted to the town's glorious past and to her eccentric old house, Angel's Walk. If it was in danger, then Suzanna was too. Cam seemed their only hope.As an engineer, Cam was the only one who could save the imperiled town. Didn't he create lakes and divert rivers every day of the week? So Suzanna held tight to that hope as Cam swept into town, then into her life, and finally into her heart. And she waited for a miracle.
Man and Wife
Judith Arnold - 1986
For a fee, Mickie and Company cleaned, shopped and ran errands -- all those tasks traditionally associated with wives. But Colin Grey took Wifeline to heart. When he attended business dinners, he wanted Mickie at his side. When he got sick, he didn't request cough syrup -- he wanted Mickie to administer it round the clock. The man even called Wifeline when he just wanted to chat! Colin said he didn't want a real wife, but why, then, did he make Mickie feel like one?
Hook, Line and Sinker
Lynn Turner - 1986
Certainly turning city slicker Travis McCauley into an outdoorsman promised to be that! Little did she know her greatest problem would be keeping her mind on the job .. . .With a man as sexy as Travis, camping out was a maddeningly sensuous adventure. Tying lures and casting flies seemed--suddenly--wildly exciting. And Mica had a feeling that more intimate experiences with him would rival nature's greatest wonders
The Devlin Dare
Cathy Gillen Thacker - 1986
Long weeks at the marine base at Quantico, Virginia, had left Mollie as limp as yesterday's lettuce, both physically and mentally. Put plainly, Mollie was in no shape to tell a good idea from sheer suicide.When her so-called buddy dared Mollie to make a conquest of Dave Talmadge, the base physician's dynamic, handsome brother, her fighting spirit revived but her brain remained in neutral. Mollie could never turn down a challenge, so she set out to win Dave's heart - but she never considered the dangerous consequences of such a foolhardy bet.
Hong Kong Surgeon
Margaret Barker - 1986
For it was no use her making any kind of plans for the future...
One Life At A Time
Natalie Spark - 1986
A man she had called Kane. Now, in London, she'd found her man--a man of a different world, again a stranger, who showed little awareness of ever being someone other than Chris Donahue. Though inevitably drawn to each other, could they get over the feeling of being substitutes--haunted as they were by the memory of another time, another place, another love... .
Diplomatic Affair
Claire Harrison - 1986
But ambition outweighed the strength of that youthful passion and they parted.Chris left for Europe to take up a foreign diplomatic post, and Rachel became a successful pediatrician in Washington. Now Chris was back, and their love, they discovered, had somehow survived.Even so, as adults they knew their feelings for each other could not survive another brief affair. And Rachel was afraid that was all Chris would ever offer her.
Legacy Of The Wolf
Sonja Massie - 1986
And jutting sharply into the golden Caribbean sky gleamed its crowning jewel, the lighthouse. Inside lived in the man Brittany David had come to see. Grandson of Wolf Island's first lightkeeper, he was her only hope of solving the mystery behind her brother's death on the craggy rocks below. But nothing had prepared Brittany for Aren Wulff. He was a scruffy, blue-eyed giant whose magnificent body answered her primitive sensual needs. Together, they forged a bond as timeless as the sea.
The Runaway Heart
Clare Richmond - 1986
Barbara Emerson should have been suspicious of a man as elusive as Dan, but instead she hired him for the difficult job of finding a missing person.As Dan's search led them from Baltimore to Orlando, Barbara never questioned her decision or the reason Dan inspired her trust. Sometimes you had to gamble blindly on instinct, and hope that your instincts were right.
Killing Moon
Amanda Stevens - 1986
She had never believed the reports of Michael's death in a plane crash. She immediately flew to South America, where she came face-to-face with Maxwell Fiori. He was harsh where Michael had been gentle, withdrawn where Michael had been giving, but he roused the fires of passion in her all the same, and she began to hope of knowing love twice in her lifetime. But Max hid secrets that wouldn't let her rest, secrets that brought armed men to hunt him down under the killing moon.
Song Without Words
Betsy Warren - 1986
Song Without Words by Betsy Warren released on Apr 24, 1986 is available now for purchase.
When We Touch
Mary Lynn Baxter - 1986
He was the agency's best - and Blair would have liked nothing better than to slap that smirk off his face. But they were partners on a deadly assignment...hostile...fuming...and unprepared only for the white-hot desire that threatened their ironclad resistance - to each other.
Love Artist (Harlequin Romance #2860)
Valerie Parv - 1986
He didn't even have a home of his own. How could he give Carrie the love and security she so desperately needed?