Which was why, when she found herself temporarily out of a job, the distinguished Dutch Professor Ross Dieperink van Berhuys asked her to accompany him to Holland for a time to look after his invalid sister. Gemma was delighted to accept, and in no time had fallen in love with Holland. And there was an unexpected bonus too, in the person of the devastatingly attractive Leo de Vos.....

    His Lordship could hardly believe his ears when this chit of a girl, barely twenty, announced herself to be his uncle’s widow from far-off India, and then proceeded to plan a campaign to take the most sophisticated circles of society by storm.At first the Marquis felt obliged to guard Dianthe from the dangers of seduction and scandal. But soon he saw it was himself he had to protect--before he fell prey to a huntress armed with every weapon of the gentle sex.

    Somehow, Kirsten survived her terrible childhood – only to be sold, at the age of fourteen, to a traveling tinker – a vicious man who raped her and held her captive until the fateful day they were separated during a storm. Rescued from the flood by the Flynn family, she gave birth to a child as the waters raged about her. At the same time, Florence, mistress of the great house nearby, was told that her newborn son was dead. The two women entered into a secret bargain, an arrangement that was to change Kirsten’s fortune and place her in the middle of a bitter feud between two families. The Slow Awakening is a powerful novel, originally published under the pseudonym of Catherine Marchant, and reflects vividly the violence and cruelty that a poverty-stricken girl might endure in that period.

    The unbounded passion of the incomparably beautiful Princess Nefrytaten and the tawny-skinned Prince Ameni sweeps across the torrid landscape of Egypt as the two lovers, wrenched asunder by treacherous events, must brave peril, degradation, and intrigue before their twin desires can find release and once more, in a surging tide of full-blooded passion and joy.

    Will she throw convention to the winds and her heart to a man who is just out of her reach? Lady Nicki’s was headed for her first London Season, and she had what it would take to be a smashing success. She enchanted, she charmed and she slayed the London Beaus, but, from the start she knew who. she wanted, and he was a confirmed bachelor. She knew what he was. She knew about his women, but, nothing was going to stop her from trying to win his heart. Would she or was he past falling in love?

    Myree is outwardly the more striking - a qualified botanist, brilliant and dazzlingly beautiful. She sets out to oversadow Kim, who is pretty but shy and much younger.For a time it looks as though she will succeed. Then both girls fall for Dr John Andrews, the handsome leader of the expedition. And Kim shows that she is not so shy and naive after all.

    Their history went back to the 9th century B.C. Their tiny mountain stronghold was important because it lay along a major trade route, so army after army fought to gain control of their land. These were her roots, the traditions of the bride who escaped.Here's a spellbinding story of true love, a love that spanned two worlds. The first world was one of suffering and fear, and the ever present danger of rape and murder. Pearl escaped, and betrothed to a man she had never met, this innocent young woman made the perilous trip to the new world. There she found freedom--and love at first sight.For a breathtaking romance, the story of a woman whose love touched two worlds, read The Bride's Escape. It's unforgettable.