She was now Lady Saxton, mistress of a great manor all but ruined by fire, wife to a man whose mysteriously shrouded form aroused fear and pity. Yet even as she fell in love with her adoring husband, Erienne despaired of freeing her heart from the dashingly handsome Yankee who couldn't forget her. The beautiful Erienne, once filled with young dreams of romance, was now a wife and woman ... torn between the two men she loved.

    With Lorna at his side, a woman who took the tough ways of the land as her destiny, he would breathe life into his dream. Through the treacherous Texas prairie, the perils of Indian country, and a bustling Dodge City, they forged their way to Montana. With Calder strength, they would harvest their fortune from the rich earth, on the sprawling plains of "This Calder Range."

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    She couldn't believe it would all vanish overnight, and that she would have to part with her beloved home. Then, at the eleventh hour, she was rescued when Mr. Oliver Trentham bought her house and offered her a job as his housekeeper. But Sadie didn't take into account that she might fall in love with Oliver... .

    to become Karl Lindstrom's mail-order bride in the beautiful, treacherous Minnesota wilderness.Karl forgave Anna for her deceptions--but there was still one shameful, burning secret that she had to hide from him, knowing its revelation would destroy the love that had become her very life!

    Some say she haunted that area of Cristo Rey because she was a tormented wraith looking for the lover denied her in life. And others say she rode the area, its barren deserts and rock-clad mountains and lush, grassy valleys, because her soul was condemned to wander Cristo Rey until the fifty thousand acres—and the Stronghold—were at last returned to her heirs. Of course, I preferred to believe the latter . . . perhaps because at that young age my childish mind could not conceive of a love so great that it would transcend time and space. I had yet to taste of love’s binding passion. But in all likelihood I chose to believe that version of the tale because even then I knew, like my Ghost Lady, my soul would know no peace until I possessed what rightfully belonged to me . . . Cristo Rey.

    But to Kathryn Mary Kilpatrick he was a guardian stricter than the father she'd lost. She tried to rebel in the arms of another man...until a furious Blake promised to teach her a lesson she'd never forget, plunging them both into a fiery passion that was dangerously close to love!

    Hélène Junot, the most celebrated woman in the fashion world built an empire twisting the horrors of childhood and youth to brilliantly scheme her way to the top for revenge, but had the heart to give it all up for the love that would make her life whole.

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    just for a little while. What begins as a lark for sisters Stephanie and Sabrina quickly turns into so much more in this surprisingly satisfying read in which, perhaps not surprisingly, we are taught to be grateful for what we have for the grass is not always greener on the other side. For most of us, the perhaps unconscious thrill lies in the story of Stephanie, the twin whose life in suburbia has become almost stifling, especially when compared to that of her exotic, exciting twin sister, Lady Sabrina Longworth. Quicker than you can say, "Hey, what if we traded places?" Stephanie is living the high life, while Sabrina is trading cocktail parties for backyard bar-b-ques. This is classic Judith Michael, who for several years stirred the imagination by taking classic cases of "what if" and spun them into fanciful, frothy books. "What if... you won the lottery?" (Pot Of Gold) "What if... you found out that your newly deceased husband had a rich, secret family he never told you about?" (A Ruling Passion) But with Deceptions, the novel that started it all, the authors crafted perhaps their best "what if" scenario by playing on a theme nearly every one of us has pondered at one time or another.

    She gave her love to Lord Byron - scandalous, irresistible English poet. their brief tempestuous affair left her with a shattered heart, a few poignant mementos - and a daughter he never knew about.Boston, today: Allegra Brent - modern, independent, restless. She learned the secret of her ancestor and journeyed to Venice to find the di Rienzi heirs. There she met the handsome, cynical, blood-stirring Conte Renaldo di Rienzi, and brought full circle the passionate romance begun in Venice so long ago....

     It is there that she falls in love with Roger Leyton and marries him, despite strong opposition. When they take on the inn, Jenny's resolution and Roger's business sense make the venture a great success. Seventy years and three generations later, the inn has become a thriving business. Time passes and as Jenny's children, Ellie, Lucy, Ben and Philip, grow older, they in turn buy three more inns, but the road to success is not always smooth. The First World War arrives and Jenny’s perfect life starts to tears at the edges, with the Great Depression threatening the business’ future. But the Layton family are survivors and they struggle through the hardship of the war and make it out the other side. Then World War Two begins. Will Jenny and Roger make it to their Golden Wedding Anniversary? Or will the day be overshadowed with heartbreak and loss? The warmth and spontaneity of The Ring of Bells, combined with sympathetic characters and the fascinating background of the hotel business in changing social and political times, make this a novel which is both satisfying and a pleasure to read. Praise for Barbara Whitnell ‘Well-paced novel… intriguing characters and romance’ – Publisher’s Weekly ‘A book to sink into and lose yourself in’ – Sarah Harrison Barbara Whitnell was trained as a teacher and taught in a village school in Cornwall before going to Kenya and Uganda where she married and had four children. She travelled extensively, her husband's job taking the family not only to Africa but also Hong Kong and the West Indies.

    

    She is crossing the Atlantic with her husband, the Ambassador of France, when she first meets Nick Burnham. The spark between Liane and Nick is instantaneous, yet not until a second crossing, when each is forced to flee France without spouse or family, will they confront the full power of their passion.Moving between Paris, New York, and San Francisco, vividly portraying the events of the century's most turbulent decade, Danielle Steel tells the compelling story of a woman caught between conflicting passions and divided loyalties --- a story that is full, passionate, and straight from the heart.

    Her dream is to become a fully-fledged career woman, and she scorns the idea of early marriage and domestic bliss. Then, one morning, she is asked to act as a temporary secretary to the Managing Director's son, and it seems that at last rapid promotion ins in sight.But a chance encounter in a lift earlier that morning has already begun to change everything for Ona...

    Cole Everett dreams of touching beautiful Heather Shaw's vulnerable heart and showing her the path to fulfilling her desires, but unfortunately circumstances have made Heather the only woman that Cole can never possess.

    Tormented by her cruel uncle, Sita contemplates suicide, but a mysterious Indian passenger on the voyage to Calcutta convinces her to go on

    until Rick Stewart comes on the scene.The golden-haired beauty fears Rick is the handsome playboy-type she's vowed to avoid. He sees her only as a hardened career woman. But amid jade jungles and shimmering temples, their mutual misunderstanding vanishes as their passion grows. Than a love from Tyler's past returns, threatening to destroy her sweet, fragile dreams....

    From the exclusive stud-farms of Virginia to the slums of Bangkok, from Hollywood to Hong Kong, Clay dives to the oceans’ pearly depths and climbs the heights of fortune and passion. The myriad subjects are discussed in a knowledgeable and compelling way, and Rich also adds such elements as pearl smuggling, mysterious drug connections, incest, a notorious red-light district in Thailand and a multitude of Asian scenes.

    She would start over. All over. But the moment she arrived, her senses were jolted. Where was her uncle? And who was Boyd? Was he merely her uncle's foreman? He mocked her, maddened her, and taunted her with his insolent macho ways. What made him think he could read her mind... or possess her, body and soul?

    The sportsmen she flies into the wild are a lusty lot, but she can handle any situation. . . and any man — except Jim Talbot, her lean, brooding boss. Jim wants her fired! But why?On a night of tender sorrow, the desire they have refused to admit bursts into soaring passion. But in the frozen wilderness they face a final, brutal test that threatens their love. . . and their lives!