Best of
Loveswept
1996
Dangerous Surrender (Loveswept, No 784)
Laura Taylor - 1996
Was it just destiny that everywhere she turned, he was there? — He'd thrown his body over hers as soon as gunfire erupted in the bank, but Carrie Forties was shocked to feel passion mixed with fear when Brian York pulled her beneath him! The rugged entrepreneur tempted her as no man ever had, made her crave what she thought she'd never know, but could she trust the sweet vows of intimacy when heartbreak still lingered in the shadows of her soul?Engulfed by emotions she barely understood, awakened to needs she'd never dared confess, could she silence old terrors and surrender to desire?
Wait for Midnight (Loveswept, #790)
Victoria Leigh - 1996
Stunned by unexpected yearning, Kate met temptation with a tease--until she discovered Bert's ruthless interest in a mysterious patient she'd taken under her wing. Could the handsome lawyer who vowed to woo her until he won be the devil im disguise ... or the answer to her dreams?
Untamed
Cynthia Powell - 1996
Talented newcomer Cynthia Powell leads readers into the pagan paradise of Brand Weston where primal instinct is what it takes to survive and Faline Eastbrook finds herself snared by the promise of savage passion.
Bad to the Bone (Treasured Tales, #4)
Debra Dixon - 1996
Jessica Daniels doesn’t do specialty work—anymore. Until a frantic call from her former handler’s young daughter puts her back in the game. The man who ran Jessica’s covert missions is missing, along with his black book. But dealing with the crisis her own way proves impossible when detective Sullivan Kincaid makes it clear that she’s got a partner—and that he doesn’t trust her. But Sullivan wants her . . . badly. Jessica is a woman hiding secrets and a past as brutal and dirty as his. Now she’s made his job and his life way too complicated. But as they take on a powerful man’s list of enemies, it’s impossible to separate danger from desire. Sullivan knows the bad guys are playing for keeps. But so is he. And he’ll take any risk to keep the woman he loves alive. Includes a special message from the editor, as well as excerpts from these Loveswept titles: The Redhead and the Preacher, Raven and the Cowboy, and Ride with Me.
Daddy Candidate (Loveswept, No 797)
Maureen Caudill - 1996
When Lyssa Cooper decides it's time to settle down, little does she expect that the playboy-next-door would turn out to be the man of her dreams.
Divinity Brown
Helen Mittermeyer - 1996
Hired by handsome local troublemaker Jake Blessing, lawyer Divinity Brown is forced to stake her career on a man with a tarnished reputation and finds herself falling for Jake's gentle heart.
Belated Bride
Charlotte Hughes - 1996
. . . — Heartbreak and lies had driven Lucy Odum from the small town, a newborn in her arms -- and only a photo of her fiance to remember him by. But when she returned several years later, she discovered a shocking truth: Scott Bufford was alive! Shaken by what he'd thought was her betrayal, unwilling to pretend that he didn't hunger for her still, could Scott convince Lucy that the future still held wondrous possibilities for marriage?Coming home was never easy, especially when shadows and secrets had denied sweet destiny, but will admitting the dream make it real?
Wild at Heart (Treasured Tales, No 4)
Faye Hughes - 1996
— He'd crashed the party looking for a scandal and maybe a chance at redemption, but when Maggie Thorpe dragged him into a closet to elude his pursuers, what else could Jake Wilder, do but kiss her breathless? Her untamed heart recognized a kindred spirit beneath Jake's outrageous charm, but once they teamed up to expose a shady deal, could the sinfully sexy reporter convince the rebel heiress they were meant to be partners in passion forever?He'd been looking for trouble all his life, but would the proud beauty with a sizzling touch give him more than he could handle?
Devil of a Chance
Cheryln Biggs - 1996
Could a fiery temptress soothe the scarred soul of a renegade? Steamy as a New Orleans summer night, this tale of sultry intrigue and perilous attraction by Cherlyn Biggs delivers one sexy-as-hell hero into the arms of a lady who's more than his match! She'd never gone looking for her own knight in shining armor, so when he shows up in tight jeans and a badge, will she know he is the one?