Best of
Romance

1984

Wild Swan


Celeste De Blasis - 1984
    Across an ocean, through decades of danger and desire, this is Alexandria's life-the life of an indomitable woman who gives her tormented heart to two bold men, who travels to distant America in search of a dream and in flight from a love that would follow her to the end of her days, and who creates a dynasty in the years preceding the Civil War.

The Gamble


LaVyrle Spencer - 1984
    Scott Gandy has always been a gambling man, relying on his lazy Southern charm to smooth a way out of difficult situations. Hoping to make his fortune, he opens a saloon in Proffitt, Kansas. But he soon becomes a target of the prohibition movement, led by the owner of the hat shop next door to his establishment – the enchanting yet volatile Agatha Downing.The saloon keeper and the prim and proper milliner are hopeless adversaries… until the innocence of a child opens their eyes and hearts to each other.

You and No Other


Cynthia Wright - 1984
    Briac, is a man with a perfect life – bold, witty, and splendid to behold, he is the King of France’s trusted knight.But the day that captivating Aimée de Fleurance appears in the woods to interrupt a hunt, St. Briac’s life is turned on end. When she takes her sister’s place and joins the royal court to avoid an arranged marriage, St. Briac is drawn unwillingly into her impetuous scheme.To save Aimée from the king’s bed, St. Briac shocks them both by declaring that they are betrothed. After all, marriage is the last thing he wants, especially to this infuriating maiden…Journey back to the magical world of 16th century France and join Aimée and St. Briac for an adventure filled with enchantment, laughter, and sensuous passion!

The Black Velvet Gown


Catherine Cookson - 1984
    For this was Durham in the 1830's, when employers tended to regard the spread of education with suspicion. But now Seth Millican was dead and she was a widow with the need to find a home and a living for herself and her children.The chance of becoming a housekeeper didn't work out, but it led to Moor House and a scholarly recluse obsessed with that very book learning that could open so many doors and yet create so many problems; especially with her daughter, Biddy, who was not only bright, but witful...THE BLACK VELVET GOWN is the story of a mother and daughter, often at odds with each other, facing the need to challenge and fight the prejudice of an age—a narrative of great power and diversity that is one of Catherine Cookson's major achievements.

Count The Roses


Jackie Weger - 1984
    Men and marriage are not on her radar. Adrien Merrill’s divorce leaves him bitter and jaded. In Cajun custom, pride rules. Yet Adrien aches for a woman to fill his days with laughter, his nights with passion, and his house with children. He sets his sights on Jennifer and runs right into stubborn, mouthy and independent. He soon discovers the line between pride and love is as whisper thin as a fine silk thread.

Once For All Time


Betty Neels - 1984
    James Thackery at London's busy St. Alma's hospital for three years, but she'd never regarded theirs as anything more than a solid professional relationship. Then tragedy struck, and it was James who stepped in and took charge of Clotilde's shattered world, offering her his unhesitating comfort and support. It would have been so easy to fall in love with him, were he not already committed to another woman...

The Wagered Widow


Patricia Veryan - 1984
    What right had this supercilious rake, Trevelyan de Villars, to incessantly force his attentions on her? Rebecca far preferred Trevelyan's charming friend, the noble Sir Peter Ward. Indeed, her dreams of handsome Sir Peter aimed straight for the altar!What Rebecca soon discovered duly horrified her. For her dear Sir Peter and the contemptible Trevelyan had formalized a bet--that Trevelyan could seduce the very proper widow within a month's time.Still, Trevelyan's attentions grew ever more passionate. And Rebecca found (to her horror!) that she thrilled to his touch. As her heart strove to resist this irresistible cad, she suddenly saw what he really was: A libertine no more--now at last and forever in love!

For Now and Forever


Diana Blayne - 1984
    Even if that means staying in South Carolina to care for the fierce, accomplished giant whose world has suddenly turned dark. Though Saxon’s raw emotions are unsettling, Maggie is able to help him confront his new reality, and soon the beauty is drawn to this beast. Can she resist his knee-weakening kisses and passionate embraces? Color Love Blue Bumping headlong into sexy stranger Nick Scarpelli shakes artist Jolana Shannon’s head out of the clouds. He’s drop-dead gorgeous and incredibly arrogant, and surrendering to passion with him is utter bliss. But when Nick makes it clear he doesn’t want forever with Jolana, it breaks her heart. Still, memories of Nick linger—until one day he resurfaces in her life. Could the man who walked away offer her everything she’s ever wanted?

Fire & Ice


Catherine Hart - 1984
    Travelling on the high seas to Savannah, Georgia, fiery beauty Kathleen Haley finds herself powerfully attracted to the dashing and dangerous Captain Reed Taylor, and when circumstances force them to marry, she must endure his brutal passions and his secret alliance with pirates, which prompts her s

Chase the Moon


Catherine Nicolson - 1984
    For years she has confided her secrets only to Harlequin, whose letters are tender, encouraging, and sustain her dreams. Then one evening she meets the man who will demand to know her as a woman. Guy de Chardonnet shows her London, Paris, Biarritz ... and the world spins wildly in his arms. But Corrie, youthful, free-spirited, and innocent, is not worldly enough to understand the mystery that is Guy, am man who is too sophisticated, too successful, too seductive to be anything but dangerous. Yet they love .... and grow even more estranged.

The Windflower


Laura London - 1984
    No one has a good time on a pirate ship. No one, that is, but the pirates. Yet there she was, Merry Wilding - kidnapped in error, taken from a ship bound from New York to England, spirited away in a barrel and swept aboard the infamous Black Joke....There she was, trembling with pleasure in the arms of her achingly handsome, sensationally sensual, golden-haired captor - Devon. From the storm-tossed Atlantic to the languid waters of the Gulf Stream, from a smuggler's den to a gilded mansion, Merry struggled to escape...to escape the prison of her own reckless passions, the bondage of sweet, bold desire...

Copper Kingdom


Iris Gower - 1984
    The story centres around two families and one woman. The families clash through years of class welfare, drama, heartache and love affairs, for in every way they stand opposed. The Richardsons are copper barons - lords of the Sweyn's Eye copper smelting industry, rich, powerful, facing only reluctantly the possibility that their wealth may be in jeopardy as the demand for copper wanes. The Llewelyns are a poor family, facing every day the prospect of unemployment and all its attendant miseries - too poor to afford more than a pauper's funeral when Mrs Llewelyn dies, too proud to allow the neighbours to know. Linking these two very different families is one fiery and determined woman - Mali Llewelyn. On her shoulders rest the burden of the family fortunes. When she is offered a job in the local laundry she takes it - determined to fight her way to prosperity as a businesswoman, while in secret she battles with her hopeless love for Sterling Richardson, heir to the copper kingdom of Sweyn's Eye.

Banner O'Brien


Linda Lael Miller - 1984
    Still she longed to escape from Oregon . . . and the nightmares that left her shaking, screaming one man's name. Banner fled to the Washington Territory to accept position with Dr. Adam Corbin . . . arrogant, handsome and rumor said, violent. Although Banner respected his skills, she was unnerved by the very nearness of this moody, powerful man. His past was a mystery, that would challenge her to the utmost . . . for Banner was determined to win Adam Corbin's heart!

Year's Happy Ending


Betty Neels - 1984
    He scorned her future as a trained nanny destined to spend her life caring for other people’s children. Yet was his proposal any more enticing? All he wanted was a substitute nanny for his young daughter and nothing more. Deborah found herself wishing the sultry skies of Portugal’s exotic Algarve weren’t wasted on such a cynical widower and a dedicated nanny with stars in her eyes.

Rose of Rapture


Rebecca Brandewyne - 1984
    Some called her a healer, for her tenderness could gentle the wildest creature. Amid the thorny tangle of the War of the Roses, Lady Isabella Ashley grew to womanhood.Isabella soon learned that affairs of love were just as treacherous as intrigues of the court. Many clamored for her hand, but only one would claim her heart. For Isabella demanded nothing less than a man whose iron will matched her own, whose passion blazed as hot as the sun, and who was worthy enough to bring to blossom the . . .

Elusive Ecstasy


Cassie Edwards - 1984
    Now, combining breathtaking passion with lush historical detail, she offers a story set in the 1875 Nevada territory, where a man and a woman fight countless obstacles standing between them to fulfill their destiny to be together.

A Scattering Of Daisies


Susan Sallis - 1984
    Will Rising had dragged himself from humble beginnings to his own small tailoring business in Gloucester - and on the way he'd fallen violently in love with Florence, refined, delicate, and wanting something better for her children. March was the eldest girl, the least loved, the plain, unattractive one who, as the family grew, became more and more the household drudge. But March, a strange, intelligent, unhappy child, had inherited some of her mother's dreams. March Rising was determined to break out of the round of poverty and hard work, to find wealth, and love, and happiness.

Love and Rockets #5


Jaime Hernández - 1984
    

The Fifth Day of Christmas / Saturday's Child / Cassandra by Chance


Betty Neels - 1984
    

Love and Rockets #6


Jaime Hernández - 1984
    

Summer Sunrise


Lee Damon - 1984
    To Tally, he was just a pain. Though he was sophisticated, charming and witty, he was definitely not her type.But call it Fate, Chance or Kismet, before the summer was out, the two fell insatiably in love. And then the real fireworks began....

Reach the Splendor


Judith Duncan - 1984
    For Dr. Paul Wilcox, it signaled the beginning of the end. He had seen too many disastrous marriages - his parents' included.Nevertheless, Robin would do anything to be with Paul. He was so special, so sensitive, so funny and warm, she coudn't imagine her life without him. When Paul suggested they live together, Robin agreed.Though they were happy, Robin knew they could be happier still. She could only hope he'd abandon his bitterness and believe in what a new kind of love could do...

Red Wind Blowing


Aola Vandergriff - 1984
    You'll have everything. I'll have you dripping in diamonds, I promise."It was a time of great hope for the men who sweated in the Oklahoma oil fields where the precious black gold gushed from the earth. It was a time of promise for:AMANTHA CARMODYBeautiful, spirited, she came from England to be with her husband, unprepared for the crudeness of the oil world...unprepared to be rich beyond dreams.DAVID CARMODY...He had only one passion. Oil. He had no time for love...only lust.CHARLIE FORBES...David's partner. He was always there for Amantha. From the moment he met her he loved her--loved her in silence for years. He did not dare to hope--until...

The Rawhide Man


Diana Palmer - 1984
    Agreeing to marry a woman he does not love in order to claim her oil shares, a determined man is unaware that his wife of convenience truly wants him and hides a secret fear that threatens to destroy her.

Sinner & Saint


Prudence Martin - 1984
    But she hired him, dared to offer him a second chance even as gossip mushroomed in the small South Dakota town.Beth had to admit that something more than compassion had compelled her to act. Kaler was an underdog--and a man she found hard to resist. She was his only friend--the woman he tried not to touch But their daily lunches, their growing bonds, had not been ignored. Soon they would have to make a choice between the passion they could no longer deny--and the town that would neither forgive nor forget.

Greengold Autumn


Donna Fletcher Crow - 1984
    A committed Christian, however, she could not tolerate even one flaw in herself.Fleeing the temptation of an office romance, Chris found sanctuary in the primitive Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho. But the disturbing presence of Ranger Jarrett Connally did little to comfort her troubled spirit -- until, trapped in the holocaust of a raging forest fire, she discovered the meaning of God's perfect love.

Fleur De Lis


Dorothy Taylor - 1984
    Her beloved France had been seized by Revolution, and she, with no memory left of her past, was being taken to America, captive of the ship's captain!Liselle Brognier was told she owed her life to Captain Trenton Sinclair, but his outrageous claim that she was his wife bewildered her. Her only thought was escape.Yet even before the ship arrived in South Carolina, Liselle’s anxiety over her identity had given way to dreams of Trenton Sinclair. For in the arms of her handsome, sun-bronzed captain she trembled not with fear, but with desire. And in the enchanted loveliness of his southern plantation, she abandoned herself to the fervor of his kisses, and to the exquisite fantasies that could only be answered in the timeless passion of their love.

Lovestorm


Barbara Benedict - 1984
    Immediately he swept her away, setting sail for his home in South Carolina. On board ship, Katherine soon discovered that her new husband was not the foppish Julian, but Julian's younger brother, Kit, the virile captain of a privateer whose mission was to prevent British soldiers and arms from reaching the embattled Colonies.Though shocked at Kit's deception, Katherine could not resist his fiery touch, giving her heart completely to the dashing impostor, though she feared he did not reciprocate her love.But Charleston held even greater torment for Katherine, when she met the real Julian Warwick --- and Rachel, Kit's ravishing fiance!

An Innocent Madness


Dulcie Hollyock - 1984
    Set in a peaceful Irish valley, it gave no outward sign of the turmoil and danger inside. Charlotte Bolton found herself the unwitting victim of manipulation and evil, although she had come simply to be married! It began when Richard Chivers, her intended, claimed no knowledge of the marriage arrangement. He was lying, as did everyone at Rathmaiden. Yet why? Charlotte discovered her future was tied to Rathmaiden's past, and the beautiful haunting specter of Nell Dillon. Was Nell dead or alive, and how was she bound to Richard Chivers? To prevent another tragedy, Charlotte must find the answers. yet to do so threatened her chances of happiness with Richard — the man who had become more important than life itself!

Apple of an eye.


Jane Beeson - 1984
    

Pilgrim Soul (Candlelight Ecstasy Supreme, #47)


Hayton Monteith - 1984
    A self-made millionaire, ruler of a publishing empire. he flourished in a fast-paced world of power and beautiful women. Yet Liz couldn't forget the strong arms that had held her so tenderly, the warm lips that had claimed hers only once--and forever. Years ago Rath Dixon had told her she was too young for love. How could she win back her heart from the man who haunted her dreams . . . the man she still secretly loved--and had vowed to forget.

No Guarantees


Alice Brooke - 1984
    She saw the perfect opportunity to save enough for a fall wedding by accepting a job as secretary in a mountain summer camp.But her dreams were overshadowed by the towering ego of the camp's doctor, Barrett Anderson. His arrogance infuriated Kim, yet he left her as breathless as did the beauty of the mountains themselves . . . challenging her commitment to a man and a future she had planned on for years.