Aldo van der Linden would make a marvelous husband; Louise was sure of that. Until he involved himself in her family's affairs, Louise had really considered Aldo as nothing but a work colleague. Now that she had lost her job, she had plenty of time to think about him. She knew she was the last woman on earth Aldo would propose to, but she couldn't help wondering what it would be like to be Mrs. van der Linden.

    If books could kill...Plagiarism is an ugly word. And Tony Nichols keeps repeating it. Claire Kennedy is forced to consider that her bestselling, reclusive author might have stolen her latest mystery novel from one of Tony's college students. Was Claire's reputation, and the future of her employer, Cauldron Press, in jeopardy? Or is Tony masterminding a hoax? The mystery takes a terrifying turn when these uneasy allies, who each realize they are more than a little attracted to one another, discover a corpse. Claire realizes that the truth behind The Poison Pen Pal's creation not only threatens her career, but her life.

    OCTOBER - MAN: Jody Branigan RELUCTANT MISSION: To unleash the full force of his Branigan charm on unsuspecting Megan O'Connor. UNEXPECTED SNAG: Megan's own irresistible attractions -- bewitching baby blues and a body that wouldn't quit! If he hadn't been browbeaten into it by all five of his brothers, Jody never would have agreed to their crazy scheme. He couldn't help it if Megan was dead set against her sister's marrying into the notorious Branigan brood. What was he supposed to do to change her mind? But when she breezed into his room -- unannounced -- Jody lost his heart to the beguiling redhead. And that was when wooing -- and winning -- Megan became his "mission possible!" Fictiondb

    NovemberName: Shiloh ButlerPast: Vietnam. The lush, deadly jungle. The prison camp. The men—his men—who didn't survive.Present: Shiloh was determined to pay his debt to one of those men by protecting his widow.Future: He would save Meg and her children or die trying.When Shiloh stood beside the grave of his murdered war buddy, his heart went out to the grieving widow, Meg Sullivan. And when a crazed killer came after Meg and her children Shiloh used all his military skill to protect her. But Meg was as vulnerable as she was beautiful. Who would protect her from Shiloh?

    Rule, son and legitimate heir, having been deserted by his philandering father many years before, needs a permanent home for his endangered Zebras. When Mandy McRae, landscape architect for Barren Heath Isle, offers to help him in the hunt, Rule doubts that her objectives are as pure as they sound, but there's something about her, something that attracts and troubles him. Yet, she knows the island, and his cause is heroic. Sadly, their 'all-business' relationship takes a hit when they find themselves lost in the thrill of each other's arms. Is Mandy McRae all she appears to be? Will the Danforth curse follow Rule all the days of his life? Or will he find a treasure on Barren Heath Isle worth far more than mere money?

    March Name: TannerKind of Man: A proud, elusive loner who, like the Great Snowy Owl he rescued, prized his freedom above all else.His Undoing: A woman named Charly.Carson Tanner lived his life closer to the edge than any sane man should. Then he met Charly Erickson, who bred horses in springtime and orchids in winter--and who seduced him with her sweet femininity. Suddenly, freedom had never seemed lonelier.But what could Tanner offer her? His world was a dark, dangerous place--where the hunter could become the hunted, and where the long night had no end ....

    Every time she came close to pulling off the perfect crime, some pinhead in a three-piece suit stepped in to thwart her. If she was ever going to finish writing her latest murder mystery, she’d have to get him out of the way first.But P.l. Adam Winters wasn't willing to be written off. After witnessing Dani in action, his professional curiosity—among other things—was aroused. As for Dani’s response...She decided he was more Adonis than pinhead, beneath that suit, and rather fun to have underfoot. Sooner or later, though, he was bound to discover that pseudomurder wasn't all she was guilty of....

    Yet she couldn't bear to say goodbye.And so she continued to help Mick try to track down the man who had killed his partner -- even though she feared for what his raw anger might cause him to do.When the chase led to the strangely beautiful Australian outback, Maggie finally began to understand the elemental passions that drove Mick. And she dared dreams that there was hope for them, after all...

    At one end of Varifoods International's state-of-the-art computer system was Personnel Manager B.A. Lee. At the other end were the ruthless guardians of the company's secrets. In between was a mountain of research data that hid a clue to a young chemist's murder.Working as a team, Lee and FDA scientist L.E. Alexander scrambled to prove their chilling hypothesis of corporate greed gone mad. But as teamwork turned to mutual attraction, Lee and Alex doubled their risk of exposure - in a game where detection meant death.

    Yet somehow for her small son's sake she had to keep a roof over their heads.Then John Smith came along, handyman extraordinaire. Drifting in out of nowhere, he seemed to be the answer to her prayers.Yet what was the good, Lauren told herself, of learning to depend on John. He might drift away as quietly as he'd come. And somehow that was something Lauren didn't want to think about.

    — Sociology prof Emily Johnson had done some unusual things in the name of research. But waitressing in a Tucson watering hole beat all! She'd taken the summer job in order to study iron-workers who frequented the bar.... — Ned Tucker caught her eye immediately. The handsome construction worker liked to read literature perched high atop a beam...and recite poetry in bed. He and Emily forged links that couldn't be broken.But Emily feared for Ned's safety on the job. At the risk of losing him, she'd have to tell the whole truth about herself. Before someone was killed....

    Ben Montgomery was just arrogant enough to tell her how to manage her newfound assets. Despite the manly assets that he clearly possessed, he wasn't for her. So why was she irresistibly drawn to him? As if her will were not her own....Kayla's ancestress had landed in the same predicament with a man and she never had resolved her confused feelings for her lover. Only when Ben confessed that he was ruled by his own ancestor's desires did Kayla understand the dual force at work. It seemed that love, transcending time, was her true inheritance....

    But she'd learned her lesson the hard way about falling for a man in chaps and spurs. To avoid making the same mistake twice, she was determined to find Mr. Right in a three-piece suit. No cowboys need apply!Then she met breathtakingly handsome cattle rancher Hunter Nash, a man who loved a challenge. His latest mission was to convince Deni that, whether in pinstripes or denim, he was her dream come true.Deni's world was topsy-turvy. No matter the clothes, this particular cowboy had her dreaming of her own home on the range. Before she knew what hit her, he'd rustled away her heart!

    When Stephen suddenly spurned her affections, she was distraught. Pride wouldn't let her return home to Venezuela.Stephen GallagherA mining accident had left him scarred and confined to a wheelchair. His ability to walk again was in question. He wasn't about to sentence Elena to a lifetime of heartache and pain.But Stephen underestimated Elena's strength and devotion. She made him see what was important in life. And he couldn't deny his rekindled love for her the closer she got...

    She vowed to forget him. George was the sweetest man she'd ever met, but he was, in the argot of the country music Laurie loved, a genuine "ramblin' man."Only now he was back, with two kids--his nieces--in tow. It was the easiest thing in the world for Laurie, the local schoolteacher, to pretend they were a family. But she knew she should get out while the getting was good.She could already hear those hurtin' songs...

    and vowed he wasn't her type. She was the careful, cautious one in a clan of free spirits, a late bloomer who'd never sown wild oats --- but Dutton taught her ecstasy with his lips and inflamed her desire, while she tempted him to taste her forbidden fruit. When they were suspected of being lovers, Dutton suggested a clever charade --- but Bliss secretly yearned for their affair to be real. In his arms she couldn't hide her dreams any longer --- and in hers he knew he'd come home. Could Dutton shatter the wall around her heart and convince his angel in velvet they'd be together forever?

    That's what she'd plead if he ever came after her.

    The townspeople call her “The Doll Lady,” so when recently widowed lawyer Ross Hammond moves to Putnam and takes Jenny, his four-year-old daughter to “Story Hour,” he expects to find an elderly woman not a blonde, busty, green-eyed beauty in her late twenties.Sasha never again wants a man telling her what to do, but when a corporate toy company offers to buy the rights to her “My Friends” dolls, she realizes she needs a lawyer’s advice. Ross knows his priority has to be his scarred, traumatized daughter, but he’s more than willing to help Sasha, especially since he can’t keep her out of his thoughts…and would love to get her into his bed.

    

    Even jail couldn't protect a woman branded a wanton murderess from the bloodthirsty town. The last person she expected help from was Cade Garrison, the dead man's brother.Stella's stoic grace touched a chord in the long-embittered Cade. He spirited her away from a lynch mob, still determined to see justice done. But every obstacle they faced together weakened his resolve. For Cade was learning that love was strong enough to heal the deepest pain.

    Fires Of Summer by Catherine Spencer released on Mar 24, 1989 is available now for purchase.

    — When a string of robberies cast a suspicious light on Stacy Markham's house-sitting agency, Stacy's past came back with a vengeance. By a whimsical twist of fate, Detective Mac McConnell was assigned to the case. — During her rebellious, troubled teens, Stacy and Mac had had more than a few run-ins. Back then, Stacy had fought Mac like a wildcat.Stacy was still fighting Mac. Battling her instinctive trust of Mac, who promised not to use her past against her.Struggling against attraction to her one-time foe, who held the secrets of her past and the key to her future in the depth of his compassionate heart.

    "I'll look after your job."But who, Kathryn soon wondered, would look after her? Reid Darwin, owner and president of Tucson Janitorial Supply, seemed dead set against her, both on the job and in his private life. Understandable, she had to admit, when one fiasco after another only highlighted her incompetence.Iron Eyes, her roommate nicknamed him. Iron heart, Kathryn amended ruefully. Not at all fair when he was so capable of making her own heart do pratfalls.