Marc was the most annoying and exasperating man she had ever met! But, as the engagement was only pretence and she did owe Marc a favor, Claribel agreed. She soon discovered that make believe can come true, even if you don't want it to! Before she knew it, Claribel found herself head over heels in love...and the course of true love never did run smooth.

    Sure, she may have been just a girl when she came to live with Calhoun Ballenger and his brother, but she had long since grown up and it was time Calhoun realized it. So she devised a plan to prove her independence--and capture his attention.But Abby's scheme backfired. She was far from the worldly women Calhoun usually spent time with, and his protective streak only seemed to intensify. How could she make him acknowledge his feelings for her without getting burned in the process?

    Not when "the Company" had taken so much from her. But unlikely Company man Matt Talbot was very persuasive, arguing Layne was the only one who could help them. And if she didn't, people would die.But the mission held its own dangers, and tested the limits of Layne's courage, faith, passion and ultimately…her belief in the power of love.

    Everyone envied Amy Criswell--especially when they heard of her engagement to handsome Joel Barker, the catch of the decade! And yet, Amy needed more. Society parties and sparkling gems were meaningless in a world without love.Amy fled the protective walls of the Criswell mansion. But she could not escape from Joel. Her wild spirit shattered his senses, even as her innocent kisses stoked the fires deep within his heart. Amy Criswell had touched his very soul....And Joel wasn't about to let her go.

    In opening the door to this desperate stranger on this stormy night, was Elizabeth about to discover that the ghostly goings-on at Rose Haven were, more than eerie plantation lore? Was it possible--was it fated--that a legendary love affair was about to be relived?

    RIGHTTycoon Joe Dillon thought applying business principles to his personal life was the logical way to find his ideal mate. And his public advertising campaign did net him eight thousand willing applicants. But all those trilingual brunettes looked bland when Brit Alexander stormed onto the scene.Sure Brit was blond and had flunked Spanish, but suddenly Joe didn't care about his requirements; he cared about Brit. Unfortunately Brit had built her career doing workshops on how to be happily single--and associating with a man who'd made national news with some ridiculous wife hunt was the last thing she intended to do .....

    His children were grown, the wife he'd once loved--but who'd bitterly betrayed him--was gone. He felt rudderless on a chillingly cold sea...Then he met Karen Mitchell--a woman in the autumn of her life. Though she found passion in Paul's embrace, Karen claimed a momentary interlude was all they'd ever share.But Paul wanted more than a brief affair. He'd finally found true love, and he was determined to keep Karen--and the warmth of spring--forever in his life.

    Until the fiery Danny turned out to be a lot older than he'd thought ... and a lot more dangerous. He vowed he'd get her land -- and make the willful beauty his own. Danielle Jamison wasn't about to let the reward on her head or her passion for the notorious Beau Falkner cost her the Silver J ranch. But the handsome rancher had his own plans for her, and he was slowly closing off every possible means of escape.

    It was only when she met the new man in town that she realized something had definitely been missing. Dan Kendall had the power to make her feel alive and loved again, but his heart was torn between her and the memories that haunted him, day and night. Then Tatum began to suspect that he wasn't everything she'd hoped, that in fact he was a ruthless smuggler. When she started an investigation, she was determined to prove his innocence to the world, and by the time she finished, she was determined to prove to him that they could have a future - together.

    But the buddy system broke down the day that Chase Ellington came along. Chase didn't treat her like the girl next door. His every kiss stroked the fiery yearnings inside her, his every caress evoked the passions of a woman in love. Gorgeous, successful, powerful...Chase Ellington was a dream come true. But Joey was never one to fool herself; she knew Chase had no place in her future. He was a restless bachelor, a front-runner in the fast lane, always eager to make the next move. How could she make each precious, magic moment last a lifetime?

    Sheriff Thomas Banning was determined to stir up both. And despite Anna Maria's resistance, he succeeded where a lesser man would have failed.Not only did she find herself roped into a sting operation, Anna Maria discovered that being Banning's deputy was stimulating, indeed. But the closer they got to exposing the Gypsy boojo scam--and the closer they got to each other--the more ANna Maria feared her old allegiances would between them...

    Aghast, she journeyed to Virginia City to investigate, and was stunned to learn that she was suddenly very wealthy. Her father had willed her his majority share of a silver mine. But the mine had two other shareholders -- Derek and Brett Bonner, cousins now faced with losing what they'd thought was theirs alone. Jessica found herself inexorably drawn to the enigmatic Derek, but when she experienced several 'accidents' she knew it was a deadly attraction.

    Someone didn't want them asking questions. Robin's shop was wrecked, her car forced off the road. Adam was angry he'd gotten her involved. He was falling for this bright, bubbly Anglo who was so insatiably curious. Sooner or later he knew she was going to ask about his secret. And then it would be game over..

    And he, too, was bewitched. But when a war of wills sent them their separate ways, all she took with her were memories, her recipes... and Michael's name.Kate thought Pennington's sounded perfect for her restaurant and catering business. Unfortunately, Michael disagreed—strenuously—and his anger drove him to seek her out. It was only then they realized passion had been simmering on the back burner for five long years....

    

    Christine Michaels had promised her mother she wouldn't spend Christmas alone. But in her heart, Christine knew she would break that promise. She could fight against her tragic memories every day of the year—but that one.But when security expert Logan Garrison answered a false alarm at Christine's office, she sensed he was a man she could trust, a man who would always protect her. Suddenly she realized she didn't have to be alone.And the strength she found in the shelter of his arms gave her the courage to face the past. . .

    It opened up her heart to the plight of an injured child, an orphan as she had been.Reaching out to help alongside her was Kyle Benedict, the brilliant Philadelphia surgeon who saved the boy's life and stayed close to watch over him.This charismatic man with the healing touch had an uncanny instinct around anyone who seemed to need love -- but it was too close, too soon for Raine.(back cover description)

    Alexandrine d’Albret — country bred, convent reared — and newly married to elderly Luc Boussieres, Marquis de Meziere, refused to believe Solange, the gypsy fortune teller. If she stays faithful to his death, Luc will make her a rich young widow; an easy vow to give before Alain Ratan, Due de Balaincourt, invaded her safe existence. Nothing had prepared her for the glittering, immoral court of Louis XV. A world of gaiety, high living — of intrigue and deception — of betrayal!Beware the hunter when coloured lights fill the sky... Solange’s second prophecy would determine Alexandrine’s future... and she was helpless to prevent it.

    He was certain of only one thing now, that the longer he lived in the same house with Elyse the more likely it was that he would betray Nick, because he couldn't help but fall in love with his brother's wife.

    Nothing would be allowed to intrude on their dream come true. And that included any advances from the male species at Kenya's Sampara Lodge. Chance romances and casual flings were not on this single mom's agenda. But as proficient at the brush-off as Kate was, a certain interested and powerfully attractive lodge guest, Brent Nicolson, proved to be as tempting as he was unconvinced ...as if he sensed the passion beneath her armor.

    A successful, driven, man who believed that "this love stuff doesn't last." A globe-trotting bachelor uncle with an orphaned niece and nephew suddenly thrust into his care. — The wife he wanted to hire -- for the children's sake, of course -- was social worker Marcy Wilson. Stubborn, smiling, extravagant Marcy, who loved the kids as dearly as if they'd been her own. Marrying her would be a sensible business arrangement ... But Marcy wasn't a very businesslike person. What she wanted from Stephen Prescott was the one thing he hadn't offered: that love-ever-after stuff.