Now she was all alone, with two little boys to raise, and a third child on the way.WILLHe drifted into Whitney, Georgia, one lazy afternoon in the summer of 1941, hoping to put his lonely past behind him. He yearned for the tenderness he had never known, the home he'd never had. All he needed was for someone to give him a chance.Then he saw her classified ad: WANTED--A husband. When he stepped across Elly Dinsmore's cluttered yard, Will Parker knew he had come home at last ...

    The Bride sweeps readers back to the savage beauty of medieval Scotland.... By the king's edict, Alec Kincaid, mightiest of the Scottish lairds, must take an English bride. And Jaime the youngest daughter of Baron Jamison, is his choice. From his first glimpse of the proud and beautiful English lady, Alec felt a burning hunger stir within him. This was a woman worthy of his fearless warrior's spirit. And he aches to touch her, tame her, possess her...forever. But with the wedding vows, Jamie pledges her own secret oath: She will never surrender her love to this Highland barbarian. He was everything her heart warned her against -- an arrogant, brooding scoundrel whose rough good looks and seductive embrace fire her blood. But when strange accidents begin to threaten Jamie's life and an old rumor that Alec killed his first wife spreads anew, something far more dangerous than desire threatens to conquer her senses. With all the storytelling power and insight into the human heart that have made her one of the bestselling authors of our time, Julie Garwood takes readers on an unforgettable romantic journey rich in humor, suspense, and historical detail.

    Known as "The Wolf"; his very name strikes terror in the hearts of his enemies. But proud Jennifer will have nothing to do with the fierce English warrior who holds her captive, this handsome rogue who taunts her with his blazing arrogance. Boldly she challenges his will... until the night he takes her in his powerful embrace, awakening in her an irresistible hunger. And suddenly Jennifer finds herself ensnared in a bewildering web... a seductive, dangerous trap of pride, passion, loyalty, and overwhelming love.

    Until one woman dared venture onto Mackenzie's mountain, determined to tame the rugged half-breed.Joe "Breed" Mackenzie: Like his father before him, he was as wild as the wind...and not about to settle down. Yet one equally stubborn blonde - bent on reversing Mackenzie's mission - would stop at nothing to make Joe her own.

    But she is a good teacher and she wants Wolf Mackenzie's son back in school. And after one heated confrontation with the boy's father, she knows father and son have changed her life forever.Still paying for a crime he didn't commit, Wolf Mackenzie has a chip on his shoulder the size of Wyoming. But prim-and-proper Mary Elizabeth Potter doesn't see Wolf as the dangerous half-breed the town has branded him. Somehow she sees him as a good, decent, honest man. A man who could love...Wolf's not sure he or the town of Ruth, Wyoming is ready for the taming of Wolf Mackenzie.

    1864. A plantation is ravaged by border raiders. Ten-year-old Fancy Deverell is saved by a wise old slave named Atticus, who sets her on an extraordinary journey that will lead her headlong into the rough-and-tumble days of the Old West. The novel sweeps along with the relentless rhythm of those turbulent times...from a westering circus train to the gold and silver fields of Colorado, from the cutthroat world of the New York stage and the arcane shadows of magic and mysticism to the last legendary and tragic struggles of Geronimo and the Apache Nation. To survive, Fancy must learn what it takes for a woman to climb from poverty to fame and fortune in a universe that belongs to the ruthless and the male. Before she's through, there isn't much that Fancy won't have done, or bargained, or sold for her dreams...and the price of her deliverance. For Paint The Wind is first and last the story of feisty, tempestuous, and vulnerable Fancy Deverell. Far too beautiful for her own good, she wants it all - love, power, money, security - and she'll get it, too, if she can keep her heart out of the way of the three men who so desperately want her: CHANCE McALLISTER - his gambler's luck is legendary, like his prowess in bed, and Chance is precisely the kind of rogue Fancy wants. HART McALLISTER - a giant of a man with a soul and talent to match, Chance's brother is an artist whose paintings of the dying Apache Nation will hang in the Louvre...but it won't mean a damn to him if he can't have Fancy. JASON MADIGAN - a wizard at making deals and breaking lesser men, is someone who kills for sport. And Fancy is the only woman he has ever needed to own, whatever the cost. Fancy's journey is a tale of self-discovery and of spiritual growth that takes as many strange turns as life itself. The men and women who bring their dreams and drives to it are as colorful and various as the thousands who journeyed west: the stalwart, honorable madam and the gunfighter who loves her...the brilliant dwarf with the secret past...the cunning Chinese wise man who knows the cure for opium addiction...the old prospector who would sacrifice everything but integrity for the Mother Lode...the thespian who yearns for one last great role to play...the mysterious Gypsy who mastered the forbidden arts and now must win back her soul. Against this huge, vividly rendered, multi-charactered canvas, three resolute men do battle for the woman called Fancy in a novel that for its scope and grandeur belongs on the shelf with the classic epics of our time.

    Her mam died giving birth to her, her drunken father George Kenney ignored her unless he was cursing her, and only beloved Auntie Biddy provided an anchor for the little girl. Growing up in post-war Blackburn, life could be tough when Biddy had to take in washing to make ends meet - at a time when the washing machine began to gain popularity. After Auntie Biddy's death there was only Queenie to care for the home and to earn money, and no one to protect her from the father who blamed his daughter for her mother's death.But Queenie was resilient. And in spite of hardship, she grew up tall and strikingly beautiful with her deep grey eyes and her abundant honey-coloured hair. Love, in the shape of Rick Marsden, might have released her from the burden of the drink-sodden George. But the sins of the fathers would not be easily forgotten . . .

    She will never accept such bondage — and Reina offers herself to her kidnapped instead, offering to make Ranulf a great lord...if he agrees to wed her.But the brave knight desires much more than a marriage of convenience from this proud, headstrong lady who treats him with scorn yet makes his blood run hotter than liquid fire. She must come to him of her own free will — or Ranulf will take her. For the passion that consumes them both cannot long be denied — even though gravest peril surely awaits them on the heart's trail to a destines and turbulent love.

    . . or son.  Millions of hopes grip the hearts of five desperate people, each of whom claim to be Poppy's heir and are willing to commit shocking acts of passion--or even murder--to prove it.  Millions of dreams buried in the past with Poppy's secrets are now about to be exposed if one determines investigative reporter can uncover the scandalous sin behind it all . . .From the Paperback edition.

       Letty Ellison left her small town and her high-school sweetheart behind to chase her dreams—but music never worked out. When she returns nine years later, nothing’s changed in Red Springs, Wyoming, except for her. Letty’s a little more humble, she’s a single mom to a beautiful daughter, and she has a secret: she needs surgery for a potentially fatal heart condition. On top of everything, seeing Chase Brown again makes her realize that what she really wants may have been right here all along.   After Letty moved away, Chase poured his hurt and anger into fixing up his family’s ranch. Now that she’s back, he vows to stay as far away from her as possible, and yet he can’t ignore the rush of emotions he feels every time their paths cross. He may be risking heartbreak, but Chase has to face the past to build what he really wants: a future, and a family, with Letty.

    The Fateful Bargain by Betty Neels released on Dec 25, 2001 is available now for purchase.

    She plays chess, reads Greek, and is as educated as any young man. And she's certain falling in love is a ridiculous endeavor and vows never to do such a thing. But everything changes when she receives a Christmas visit from someone unexpected--a young and handsome English lord.

    But something about gutsy, down-on-her-luck grocery clerk Christine Palmer and her two little kids got to him. Crazy as it was, he carted them home with him, and soon found that providing for them made him happier than he'd been in years. Suddenly he felt like a father--and husband--again.Still, Chris was bound to get back on her own two feet, and once that happened, might not need his support anymore. Would she still want his love? Mike braved danger daily. Why was it so terrifying when his heart, not his life, was at risk?

    Leaving her finishing school behind, Mara Shannon McCall comes back to Wyoming, determined to reclaim the ranch that was her father's legacy.

    One was a dark, serious, ambitious New York attorney; the other, a golden, glamorous, sophisticated supermodel. But they were more than sisters--they were twins, joined by bonds stronger than trust, more lasting than faith. Bonds that could survive jealousy, separation, bitterness... even betrayal. For Brooke and Melanie were more alike than even they knew...

    Only, when she flees to hide her shame in the western wilderness, the tantalizing Mississippi keelboatman who takes her to freedom forcefully reminds her that she’s in a man’s world.

    Aldo van der Linden would make a marvelous husband; Louise was sure of that. Until he involved himself in her family's affairs, Louise had really considered Aldo as nothing but a work colleague. Now that she had lost her job, she had plenty of time to think about him. She knew she was the last woman on earth Aldo would propose to, but she couldn't help wondering what it would be like to be Mrs. van der Linden.

    American soldiers Reuben Tarz and Daniel Bishop have both been wounded fighting in the trenches in France. But then the beautiful and sensual Marchioness Michelene Fonsard spirits them from the hospital to her lavish French chateau, opening the door to Reuben's dreams of wealth and power. Reuben and Mickey fall in love and life is idyllic for the three friends -- until the arrival of the lovely and spoiled Bebe Rosen unleashes savage passions and desperate deceptions that explode in... Sins of Omission.....From the enchanting French countryside to the glittering Hollywood of Rudolph Valentino and Theda Bara, spanning twenty years of sin and seduction, of love and losses, of secrets and scandals, of heartbreak and betrayal, here is a breathtaking novel that will be remembered long after the last page is turned.

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    Joining their ranks is proud and beautiful Rook Caldwell, a woman who audaciously breaks her way into a close-knit, all-male preserve that jealously guards its privileges against all intruders.Rook hopes to make the Coast Guard her future as well as her family. Soon, however, she must not only fight to win the respect of her fellow flyers, but come to grips with her unexpected feelings for Jim Barton, a wealthy businessman whose brilliant smile disarms her and makes her fear for her heart. To allow their growing intimacy to triumph as it should, to realize all she has sought so hard to achieve as a pilot, Rook will need both a woman's strength--and a woman's tenderness.

    Cathy is a Glasgow factory girl who experiences love and its loss. Hannah has a marriage that brings her undreamt of prosperity as well as pain. Robyn is extroverted and vivacious, but her heart is broken by the only man she'll ever love.

    But it’s his ninth, and potentially last, that concerns her most. Alarming events appear to have followed him into her life. Eleanor is assaulted by a stranger and interrogated by the CIA. More terrifying is her husband’s seeming return from the dead. A trip to veterinarian Peter Curry reveals an even deeper secret. Familiar is an escaped research animal. The secret he carries opens the door to conspiracy, danger, and romance. Peter and Eleanor are determined to save the black cat’s life and prevent his return to the lab. Their decision to help Familiar turns their world upside down—and begins the saga of Familiar, the black cat detective.

    Sweeping from the wild Scottish Highlands to tapestried castle halls, from court revelries to battlefields, from the unstoppable desire for power to the unquenchable hungers of the heart--they struggled passionately toward a triumphant destiny.*Robert Randall--The cruel and powerful Earl of Glenkennon, sworn to bring English rule to the untamed Scottish countryside...*Sir Francis MacLean--The rough-hewn chieftain of a Highland clan, pledged to protect his people...*Anne Randall--A ravishing young woman trapped between the ties of blood and the ties of love, her heart sworn to the man her father has vowed to kill.

    As well as including stills from the film, it reveals behind the scenes bickering, the true story of how Vivien Leigh was turned into a star overnight, the almost daily sackings and where the enormous budget went.

    The virile stranger didn't look like your average neighborhood ice cream man, and Jenny's neighbors were convinced he was some sort of criminal. Jenny couldn't believe it. But was that because she was already dangerously attracted to enigmatic, mysterious Nick?Nick's mission was to keep close tabs on Jenny; posing as the man in the white truck was the perfect cover. But he'd never accept this sexy, earthy mother of two as a forger and a thief. Not Jenny, the only woman who had ever made him think about hearth and home .... Jenny, who'd melted his cold loner's heart--and who could never be his.

    I admit to a number of Scottish admirers and indeed I married two Scotsmen. But for me nothing can compete with Scotland's rugged sweeping mountains, cascading waterfalls, the skirl of the bagpipes and the swirl of the kilt. Dream Castles and tall handsome Highlanders. Romance Heaven for the heart." Barbara Cartland The Books In this first book of Favourites are : 1. The Little Pretender 2. The Chieftain Without A Heart 3. The Secret of The Glen 4. The Duchess Disappeared 5. Love Lifts the Curse 6. The Call of The Highlands 7. The Heart of The Clan 8. The Curse of The Clan 9. A Chieftain Finds Love 10. The Scots Never Forget

    Or romance, for that matter. She is weeks away from opening her own catering business, the most important part of her plan to provide her certified genius daughter Patty with all the wonderful things she deserves.Except Patty doesn't want to go to a fancy boarding school. She wants a father and when she meets bartender Murphy O'Rourke at her fourth grade Career Day presentation, she knows she's met the man of her mother's dreams!But can she convince her Mrs. Scrooge of a mom that it was time to give Christmas -- and love -- a second chance?Acclaim for the novels of Barbara Bretton“Bretton’s characters are always real and their conflicts believable.”— Chicago Sun-Times“Soul warming... A powerful relationship drama [for] anyone who enjoys a passionate look inside the hearts and souls of the prime players.”— Midwest Book Review“[Bretton] excels in her portrayal of the sometimes sweet, sometimes stifling ties of a small community. The town’s tight network of loving, eccentric friends and family infuses the tale with a gently comic note that perfectly balances the darker dramas of the romance.”— Publishers Weekly“A tender love story about two people who, when they find something special, will go to any length to keep it.”— Booklist“Honest, witty... absolutely unforgettable.”— Rendezvous“A classic adult fairy tale.”— Affaire de Coeur“Dialogue flows easily and characters spring quickly to life.”— Rocky Mountain News

    Talk of Dumb Lukey's crazed acts and the romance between Lucinda and Joe Lee, the Thames bargee. Talk of the Crimea and the terror of Napoleon.At the tavern, hard-headed Beatrice and her sister Dot care for their invalid father and for Lucinda, their pretty orphaned niece. The inn is their livelihood but village business is ever Beat's business too. And now some dark cloud has descended on them all . . .

    The new French student at school has a totally different approach to life than fifteen-year-old Dana, but despite a certain amount of jealousy on the part of her boyfriend and a girlfriend, Dana forms a very special, rewarding relationship with Jared.

    NovemberName: Shiloh ButlerPast: Vietnam. The lush, deadly jungle. The prison camp. The men—his men—who didn't survive.Present: Shiloh was determined to pay his debt to one of those men by protecting his widow.Future: He would save Meg and her children or die trying.When Shiloh stood beside the grave of his murdered war buddy, his heart went out to the grieving widow, Meg Sullivan. And when a crazed killer came after Meg and her children Shiloh used all his military skill to protect her. But Meg was as vulnerable as she was beautiful. Who would protect her from Shiloh?

    Far from it; she was a very successful author of romantic novels. Thus she was chagrined to be snubbed by the handsome writer Henry Ashton whose own book she admired. And when she learned he considered love stories so much drivel and completely beneath his notice, she vowed to teach him a thing or two about literature -- and about romance as well... SERIOUS LITERATURE Ashton had no time for foolish young misses who published romantic nonsense and then put on literary airs. True, the attractive Miss Davenport had a rather charming way with words, he'd give her that. But it was patently obvious she knew little about love and nothing at all about men. And if she intended to teach him a lesson, she just might find him all too avid a student...

    Instead, an impulsive walk on a misty Oregon beach results in the discovery of two Russian scientists on the run. From the moment she meets Nikolai and dark-eyed Seriozha, Cassandra's safe, secure existence is challenged and changed, along with her perception of what love should be. Flower of Winds is a windy walk on an Oregon deach, a terrifying chase through mist and darkness, a love story that defies barriers of tradition and time, and an experience you'll want to savor again and again.

    The arrogant rogue obviously thought he could claim any woman who caught his fancy. But just because the English beauty’s mysterious past prevented her from marrying into nobility didn’t mean she was ready to settle for a handsome sailor. She would tolerate his presence on the journey to America, but she would never succumb to his calculated charm, never let her eyes devour his well-muscled frame, never give in to the dangerous urges the very thought of his kisses aroused in her innocent flesh!FIERY LOVERCaptain Tyrell had never had such a troublesome passenger. The high-handed wench interfered with floggings, invaded his cabin whenever she chose, and had absolutely no regard for his considerable authority … or his formidable talent for seduction. And, on top of it all, she refused to stay out of his restless dreams. Tyrell had had enough of this frustrating nonsense. It was time he showed the cold-hearted chit he knew just how to melt her resistance. He’d make her creamy, cool skin flush with passion’s heat; he’d see those icy green eyes glow with desire’s flame. And before the night was over, he would tame his elusive, entrancing EMERALD ENCHANTRESS

    The indomitable Lady Tittam hoped to match her lovely niece with a wealthy husband, thereby restoring the family's social standing and ensuring brilliant marriages for Isobel's sisters. But Isobel succeeded all too well, and before she knew it, she had collected three marriage proposals! One from Mr. Rattray, a scoundrel she could not abide; one from Mr. Courtney, a dashing rake who stole her heart; and one from Lord Hawksworth, a handsome nobleman who offered a marriage of convenience. Poor Isobel never dreamed that such scandalous confusion would lead to romantic adventure, social embarrassment, respectable employment... and true love!

    OCTOBER - MAN: Jody Branigan RELUCTANT MISSION: To unleash the full force of his Branigan charm on unsuspecting Megan O'Connor. UNEXPECTED SNAG: Megan's own irresistible attractions -- bewitching baby blues and a body that wouldn't quit! If he hadn't been browbeaten into it by all five of his brothers, Jody never would have agreed to their crazy scheme. He couldn't help it if Megan was dead set against her sister's marrying into the notorious Branigan brood. What was he supposed to do to change her mind? But when she breezed into his room -- unannounced -- Jody lost his heart to the beguiling redhead. And that was when wooing -- and winning -- Megan became his "mission possible!" Fictiondb

    Elspeth told herself they were going for her sister's health, but when she looked into her brother-in-law's eyes, she saw greed. When they finally arrived near Santa Fe, Elspeth became friendly with Maria, a young Navajo girl captured and working as a slave.Through Maria, Elspeth began to respect the ways of the Navajo - and to be sympathetic when Maria's brother, Tall Man, swept into the village to rescue her. From the moment Elspeth saw Tall Man, she could not get him out of her mind. She knew she would follow him to the ends of the earth, and that she would forsake her past to embrace the man -- and the Navajo people -- she had fallen in love with forever.

    "Ninety-Three Million Miles from The Sun"by Jaime"Poison River" Part Twoby Beto

    He swept into the court of Mary, Queen of Scots, to reclaim his family’s land, but Roarke’s tenderness claimed Kylynn’s heart. She yearned to be possessed by her forbidden English suitor.But Elizabeth I of England schemed against Kylynn’s beloved queen, and fate made Roarke her enemy. Could their passionate love conquer the deceptions of a ruthless and bloody war?