Best of
Harlequin

2001

Dear Maggie


Brenda Novak - 2001
    Maggie Russell, a police reporter in Sacramento, works the night shift. She's divorced and the mother of a very active three-year-old son. Maggie may not have much time for a social life, but she's recently begun an email correspondence with a man named John.WHAT MAGGIE KNOWS ...She's finally stumbled on the big crime story that will truly establish her career --- if it doesn't end her life. A serial killer who moves from one city to the next. A murderer who chooses a female reporter and writes her letters ... before he kills her.As if things aren't complicated enough, Nick Sorenson, the paper's new photographer, seems to be taking an unusual interest in this case. And in her.WHAT MAGGIE DOESN'T KNOW ...Nick's an undercover FBI agent tracking the killer and keeping an eye on Maggie --- at work and through his email persona, "John." Maggie doesn't realize that she's falling in love with a man who's not what he seems to be. A man whose deceptions may save her life.

The Doctor's Engagement


Sarah Morgan - 2001
    Mark Logan's life who had never fallen head over heels in love with him! They had been best friends since childhood, so when he needed her to pretend to be his fiancée, she couldn't refuse…She hoped his gentle, protective strength would help her to get her life back on track again—but all it took was one single breathtaking kiss for Holly to discover that being Mark's fiancée was altogether a whole new experience…!

Assignment: Baby


Jessica Hart - 2001
    Gabriel and Tess have been hiding their fiery attraction for each other behind strictly professional behavior. Now Tess has to stay in Gabriel's apartment to help him care for little Harry. And between late-night feeds and early wake-up calls, anything could happen!

Lily Gets Her Man


Charlene Sands - 2001
    But she was unable to speak and walk gracefully around him. So when he asked her a matrimonial question, Lily was delighted... then insulted. How could she marry a man who didn't love her, a man who only wanted a nanny for his child? Widower Tyler Kincaide never wanted to marry again. But he needed someone special to help raise his rambunctious daughter. Lily Brody had morals and yet Tyler couldn't understand her refusal of him. She got under his skin. Soon, Tyler wanted to give her everything -- family, marriage... and his love. The question was, would she accept him?

Blame It On Texas


Kristine Rolofson - 2001
    Her teen romance with the small town's former bad boy didn't have a happy ending then, but what about now? Based on the Harlequin Temptation( miniseries "Boots & Beauties".

A Woman With A Mystery


B.J. Daniels - 2001
    Daniels released on Nov 23, 2001 is available now for purchase.

Dr Mathieson's Daughter (Mills & Boon Medical) (Emergency Doctors, Book 2)


Maggie Kingsley - 2001
    And she can't refuse him, though perhaps she should. Because, unknown to Elliot, his good friend Jane has been in love with him for years!

Daughter On His Doorstep


Janis Reams Hudson - 2001
    But Laurie's visions of marriage were formed from love, not convenience....Still, Trey's cobalt blue eyes and ruggedly handsome looks tripped her pulse like never before. Was it only a matter of time before business turned into pleasure...and permanence?

A Very Special Child


Jennifer Taylor - 2001
    When she takes up a new nursing post at Dalverston General Hospital, her attraction for the pediatric resident Mark Dawson is an unwanted distraction.While Mark makes his feelings clear, Laura feels that as Robbie will always be the center of her life, she could never offer Mark the happiness he deserves. But in Mark's view, Laura is as special to him as her child, and he intends to ensure she really gets the message...

Bride of Dreams


Linda Randall Wisdom - 2001
    And now Deputy Cooper Night Hawk’s making it his personal mission to find out who the woman really is... and what she’s doing in Tyler. But rumor has it, the new waitress has been dishing up more than good cooking to Cooper. Can delicious kisses and spicy nights break down our deputy? Not if Cooper can keep his mind on the law and his hands on his belt. Gun belt, that is!

Last Chance for Baby


Julianna Morris - 2001
    Apparently my brief affair with Sheik Raoul Oman left a lasting impression on him. And now that he's working in our office, he seems more determined than ever to continue what we started. I've tried to discourage him from pursuing me—despite my heart telling me not to—but nothing has scared off the charming sheik. Wonder what'll happen when he finds out that I'm pregnant…?

The Baby Cop


Roz Denny Fox - 2001
    The Baby Cop by Roz Denny Fox released on Jun 22, 2001 is available now for purchase.

Leave It To Max


Lori Handeland - 2001
    Leave It To Max by Lori Handeland released on Jul 25, 2001 is available now for purchase.

Kids + Cops = Chaos / Moonstruck


Jennifer LaBrecque - 2001
    But he doesn't realize how much trouble he's in—until he meets the kids' absolutely gorgeous Aunt Jo....Moonstruck Sandra PaulBaring it all?Dee Evans is the model employee. But with one impulsive, nearsighted action, she mistakenly moons her straitlaced boss, Jason Masters—and from the company van!Incredibly sexy and hot tempered, Jason is furious that an employee dares to be so disrespectful, and instructs Dee to get to the bottom of this. Now Dee has to lead Jason in a careful dance of truth and distraction. But what will happen when he uncovers the naked truth...?

Daddy In The House


Linda Style - 2001
    When the little girl comes to, she wants him to stay with her. Attorney Dana Marlowe is hurt, and she doesn't know how to react when her ex-husband announces he's moving back into the family home to stay with Hallie. She has no choicebut to agree, at least while their little girl is recovering and while Dana is working on an important and potentially dangerous case. But Dana soon discovers that even the most brilliant attorney can't defend her heart against love.

Regarding The Tycoon's Toddler... (Just For Kids) (Harlequin American Romance, #891)


Mary Anne Wilson - 2001
    by Mary Anne Wilson released on Aug 24, 2001 is available now for purchase.

The Proposal & Making Sure of Sarah


Betty Neels - 2001
    

Doctor on Loan


Marion Lennox - 2001
    She knows that getting married would mean abandoning them...but one stormy night Christie saves a stranger's life - and her life changes forever...The stranger is Dr. Hugo Tallent! A specialist from Brisbane, he offers Christie the help she badly needs. Hugo loves the island, and it's not long before he loves Christie, too. But she won't leave - and there are reasons that he can't stay...

Mistletoe Mother


Josie Metcalfe - 2001
    When hefinally made it inside the front door he discovered that he wasn't alone. Ella couldn't believe it. Here of all places was the man who had made her pregnant while married to someone else. Ella was approaching term, and Seth was the only gynecologist in sight. They were stuck together for the most emotional Christmas ever.

Rodeo!


Roxanne Rustand - 2001
    The rodeo folk -- bull riders, bullfighters, clowns, announcers, producers, and contractors -- are like a second family to him. Now -- thanks to an injury -- he's in danger of losing much more than just the chance to compete. Buying a rodeo company is his chance to get back into the life he loves. But he needs the owner's daughter to teach him the ropes. Unfortunately, Kristen Davis is the woman he'd left stranded at the altar 10 years before.... Now Jake has to convince her to travel with him for the next five months. And he has to do it without breaking his word and revealing dark secrets from the past....

The Doc's Double Delivery / Down-Home Diva (Harlequin Duets, #65)


Jacqueline Diamond - 2001
    Duets 2-In-1 by Jacqueline Diamond\Stephanie Doyle released on Nov 23, 2001 is available now for purchase.

Regency Lords & Ladies: Rosalyn and the Scoundrel / Lady Knightley's Secret


Anne Herries - 2001
    Admittedly, she was tall and capable. rather than petite and fragile, but this had appeal to a man who refused to bow to convention. Rosalyn, with her quick wit and rebellious spirit, yearned for adventure beyond the narrow confines of Society life. She was irresistibly drawn to her mysterious neighbour, knowing he could severely damage her reputation. How much was she prepared to sacrifice to find love?Lady Knightley's Secret by Anne AshleyMiss Elizabeth Beresford had become an heiress on her grandmother's death. Her sister plotted that Elizabeth would be trapped overnight with her brother-in-law, but Sir Richard became entrapped. He was willing to marry but Elizabeth was reluctant, for she loved him; and there was something she couldn't tell him.

A Very Precious Gift


Meredith Webber - 2001
    After a while, the plan ceased to be important. Protecting her heart from Nick's all-too-real advances was what really mattered to Dr. Phoebe Morton. Nick was famous for being a womanizer, yet his reputation was just a cover - to hide his fear of a broken marriage. Nick and Phoebe were obviously in love, but only a matter of life and death could make them realize that what they had together was a very precious gift that shouldn't be ignored.

Tempting the Boss: Expecting the Boss's Baby / The Dakota Man


Leanne Banks - 2001
    After making his secretary, Kate Adams, pregnant in an unexpected night of passion, Michael asked for her hand. Kate didn't want to be viewed as just another business interest. Could she convince her boss she would be as indispensable in his heart as she was in his office?The Dakota Man by Joan HohlShe called him an arrogant, overconfident ram hiding inside the trappings of civilized clothing. And Mitch would not have his startlingly beautiful new assistant believe otherwise. Yet their fierce passion knew no such falsehoods. Dynamic Maggie was destined to be the Dakota man's lover...he was made to set her soul on fire. And suddenly Mitch's carefully constructed world was rocked. The woman in his arms was a prize the bullish bachelor had never expected...but could he break his number one rule and allow sweet Maggie to tame him?

Making Babies!


Miranda Lee - 2001
    Irresistible sexual attraction was one thing...being married was quite another!After the Loving by Carole MortimerBryna Fairchild knew she was just one of Raff Gallagher's women. True, she had lasted longer than the others, but any day she expected to find that Raff, a powerful businessman, had tired of her, too.For Bryna, the owner of a successful modeling agency, it was her first real love affair. From the beginning she hid her emotions and her inexperience. "We both know the rules," she'd told him. "No ties, no commitments...."His Brother's Child by Lucy GordonWhen Donna discovered she was pregnant, and Toni Mantini proposed, she was overjoyed.But Rinaldo Mantini wasn't. He suspected Donna of latching on to his younger brother to secure herself a wealthy life-style.Then Toni was cruelly snatched away from them all, and Rinaldo insisted that Donna become his wife - he would not allow her baby to be born out of wedlock. To marry Rinaldo was to marry her greatest enemy, but how could Donna deny him the chance of being a father to his brother's child?

Shelter in a Soldier's Arms


Susan Mallery - 2001
    And though she accepted a job as his housekeeper, Ashley was determined to make her own happiness, without the heartbreak of loving a man. No matter how tempting that man was....It was Jeff's nature to protect, but his heart was off-limits -- even to the woman and child he came home to each night. For life had made Jeff a hardened soldier, not a man to love. And despite the hope he saw shining in Ashley's eyes, Jeff didn't dare dream she could truly be his....

Separate Bedrooms ?


Carole Halston - 2001
    But when lovely Cara LaCroix told him her plan to find herself a temporary husband to fulfill her beloved grandmother's dearest wish, Neil knew he'd trust her to no one else. Not only was she his best employee, Cara was his best friend -- what difference could a few months of pretend marital bliss make? SHE HAD MARRIED FOR LOVE...Cara had loved her handsome boss forever, and marrying Neil in name only would be sweet torment. Neil treated her as a kid sister -- but behind the wall of his carefully guarded emotions, she sensed something more. Suddenly Cara knew she'd risk their friendship, on the chance that something might be love..

The Summer Proposal


Judith McWilliams - 2001
    The Summer Proposal by Judith McWilliams released on Nov 23, 2001 is available now for purchase.

The Pregnant Doctor


Margaret Barker - 2001
    Adam Young was the one who rushed her to hospital, supported her throughout and proudly held her new baby afterwards - even though they had just met that day!Betrayed by the biological father, Patricia is determined to go it alone with her daughter. Until, that is, she is reunited with Adam at Highdale six months later and attraction quickly flares into passion. Her independence means everything, but the offer of love and a father for Emma seem tantalizingly within reach...

Hart's Last Stand


Cheryl Biggs - 2001
    Yet one look at Suzanne Cassidy on the windswept tarmac, and Hart Branson felt his military training failing him. For he’ d never had control where Suzanne was concerned, falling for her when she’ d been the wife of another man— a buddy in whose death she might be implicated… . Suzanne sought his help in proving her innocence— and protecting her life. Though his heart knew she was beyond reproach, his mind could not dismiss the mounting evidence. Nor could he dismiss the blazing desire between them. To stand up for Suzanne would mean jeopardizing everything. Yet something told him this gutsy lady was worth the risk… .

Alyssa Again (Midnight Whispers Book 4)


Sylvie Kurtz - 2001
    Can she find the stalker before it's too late? Kindergarten teacher Brooke Snowden must step into her twin sister's scuffed shoes to flush out the stalker who wants Alyssa dead.Small-town policeman, Jack Chessman feels a duty to protect beautiful and reckless Brooke when she lays out her plan to impersonate Alyssa to find her would-be killer.He has one condition. They have to pretend to be engaged so he can stay close and protect her.Brooke didn't anticipate her dangerous attraction to the one man she can't have.But while his affection for Alyssa has never gone beyond brotherly, his feelings for pretend fiancée Brooke are of the forever kind.But first, he has to keep her alive.

Seducing Summer


Toni Blake - 2001
    Her career was on the rise and she had her independence. What she never expected was have it all turned upside down in one night. Now, instead of worrying about sales figures and market changes, Summer's thinking about her expanding waistline and changing diapers. And if that weren't hard enough, her gorgeous one-night stand wants to marry her!When Brett Ford met the aloof blonde, he knew there was something beneath her icy exterior. He was right. She's determined ... determined not to have anything to do with him! She won't accept his proposal and he won't take no for an answer. His only option? Seducing Summer until she says yes!

Rookie Cop


Nikki Benjamin - 2001
    But she'd need the police to help locate the real mom…before the tiny mite wiggled its way into her empty heart.Trouble was, the handsome lawman Megan summoned proved to be her ex-husband–the once-beloved man who'd shattered her most cherished dreams. Worse, working closely with Jake, watching his muscular arms cradle the precious infant, evoked powerful, passionate longings for the love they'd lost. But could one sweet baby heal their painful past and forge them a new future–as a family–forever?