A time when men sold their souls for a bag of gold and women sold their bodies for a place to sleep. Angel expects nothing from men but betrayal. Sold into prostitution as a child, she survives by keeping her hatred alive. And what she hates most are the men who use her, leaving her empty and dead inside. Then she meets Michael Hosea. A man who seeks his Father’s heart in everything, Michael Hosea obeys God’s call to marry Angel and to love her unconditionally. Slowly, day by day, he defies Angel’s every bitter expectation until, despite her resistance her frozen heart begins to thaw. But with her unexpected softening come overwhelming feelings of unworthiness and fear. And so Angel runs. Back to the darkness, away from her husband’s pursuing love, terrified of the truth she can no longer deny: Her final healing must come from the One who loves her even more than Michael Hosea does…the One who will never let her go. A life-changing story of God’s unconditional, redemptive, all-consuming love.--back cover

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    A long way from the country club where, feeling like an outsider, he had dared to fall in love with a beautiful blonde named Meredith Bancroft, and known a once-in-a-lifetime passion and betrayal that still haunted his memory... Now world leaders courted him, the media watched his every move, and he was ready to move in on the Bancroft empire.A cool, poised executive in her family's legendary department store chain, Meredith had once defied her father for the sexually magnetic, intense Matt Farrell -- and their brief, ill-fated marriage was the disastrous outcome. Now, as the Bancroft firm is threatened by a hostile takeover, Meredith is forced to confront Matt. As tensions build between them, bittersweet memories rise to the surface, leaving them suspicious, restless, and uncertain. Will they be able to believe in each other -- and grasp the tender miracle that is before them?

    Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach—an “outlander”—in a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans in the year of Our Lord...1743. Hurled back in time by forces she cannot understand, Claire is catapulted into the intrigues of lairds and spies that may threaten her life, and shatter her heart. For here James Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior, shows her a love so absolute that Claire becomes a woman torn between fidelity and desire—and between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

    She chose Royce, a baron warrior whose fierce demeanor could not conceal his chivalrous and tender heart. A resourceful, rebellious and utterly naive, Nicholaa vowed to bend Royce to her will despite the whirlwind of feelings he aroused in her. Ferocious in battle, seasoned in passion, Royce was surprised by the depth of his emotion whenever he caressed his charming bride.In a climate of utmost treachery, where Saxons still intrigued against their Norman invaders, Royce and Nicholaa revelled in their precious new love ... a fervent bond soon to be disrupted by the call of blood, kin and country!

    Brown's fans, who have made these adventures national bestsellers, will welcome the chance to own the complete series in a single hardcover volume.

    But the former ballet dancer turned toy shop owner had a fiery temperament that kept men safely at bay. Sensing a hidden wound, Spence and his little girl joined forces to find a way into her closely guarded heart. For Spence realized he'd do anything to tame Natasha's fears...and show her how to love.Luring a Lady Nothing in Sydney Hayward's background of wealth and privilege prepared her to take the helm of her family's corporation, and her new responsibilities left no room for complications. Mikhail Stanislaski was definitely a complication. Earthy and entirely masculine, Mikhail came from a world utterly different from her own. But the way she felt when he put his strong, work-hardened hands on her was wreaking havoc with Sydney's resolve.

    But Loretta can only see him as the enemy who has kidnapped her, and she refuses to succumb to his control—or his touch.Despite the hatred between their peoples, Loretta and Hunter gradually find their enmity changing to respect and care. In the midst of such conflict, it will take all the force of their love to find a safe haven.

    For years now, Maggie Wilson has had to bring up her four daughters alone with barely enough money to get by. Local Constable Harry Bradshaw looks out for them as best he can but there isn’t much he can do for Maggie’s small family.When the opportunity to take in a lodger arises, Maggie can’t resist the extra income. But there’s something strange about the man Maggie has let into her home… what if he’s more trouble than he’s worth?A moving family drama set against the backdrop of one of London’s poorest areas. Perfect for fans of Maggie Ford, Kitty Neale and Katie Flynn.

    Dianne Williams needs a man . . . but only for a night. The night of the Port Blossom Community Center’s Valentine’s dinner, to be precise. As the dinner approaches, she grows more and more exasperated by her children’s relentless efforts to set her up on a blind date. But one day, when a kind stranger helps her with car troubles, Dianne decides to take matters into her own hands. Steve Creighton fits the bill perfectly: He’s handsome, he’s charming, and he owns a decent suit. When Dianne asks him to accompany her to a Valentine’s dinner after only just having met him, he can’t help but find the offer amusing. As he and Dianne grow closer, however, his feelings for her only intensify—and, to Dianne’s surprise, so do hers.

    For all his degrees, Professor Max Quartermain has a lot to learn about love--and luscious Lilah Calhoun is just the woman to teach him. Ex-cop Holt Bradford is as prickly as a thorn bush--until Suzanna Calhoun's special touch makes love blossom in his heart. And all of them are caught in the race to solve the generations-old mystery of a priceless lost necklace and a timeless love.

    This two-part collection presents the Calhoun legacy from start to end. Republished titles.

    Simons Island and the families who built their lives in that beautiful corner of Georgia. Bright Captivity opens in the last days of the War of 1812, when the British invade the southern United States, and a young officer of the British Royal Marines takes one very special prisoner...Anne Couper knew that one day love would come for her-love for one man, endless and abiding. But she never expected that the very first time she looked into the eyes of Lieutenant John Fraser on her eighteenth birthday she would see there the certainty that this man, her enemy, loved her as deeply as she loved him. The lush plantation of Dungeness would become her prison, the man she loved would be her jailer, and together they would learn that while love offers joy, it also brings harsh choices.

    From A Far Off Land... A bold and brazen prince came to America to claim his promised bride. But the spirited vixen spurned his affections while inflaming his royal blood with passion's fire...impelling virile Stefan Barany to take in sensuous and searing conquest the love Tatiana vowed never to yield.

    Beautiful, wealthy and intelligent, she is the only daughter of Tingulla Station, the famed outback property in the wilds of western Queensland.At twenty-two, her life is in ruins. A series of disasters has robbed her of everything she has ever loved. Everything except Tingulla - her ancestral home and her spirit's Dreaming place...And now she is about to lose that too...• An extraordinary story of thwarted love and heroic struggle, Heart of the Dreaming is the tale of one woman's courage and her determination to take on the world and win.

    But when he fled the country to escape prosecution and entrusted her with his hard-won empire, Gino realized that Lucky Santangelo is no different than him—Lucky is a woman who could seize the reins of power with all the cunning, drive, and strength of a true Santangelo. Poised, sensuous, hungry for pleasure, Lucky is in love with power—and determined to fight for it. From New York penthouses and the villas of Southern France to the casinos of Las Vegas and the bedrooms of Beverly Hills, here's the unforgettable story of a woman on top of a world of love, sex, and wealth—where power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

    Stealing the delicate beauty on her wedding day, he vows to keep her safe—and untouched—for she is a hostage to be bartered for the freedom of his beloved Scotland. But soon he discovers that his lovely captive has unexpected strength, fire—and plans of her own. From a besieged French castle to the untamed Scottish Highlands, Darach and Laurien are swept up in wild adventure, dangerous secrets…and forbidden love that puts their honor and their lives at risk.An RWA Golden Heart Award Finalist: Best Historical Romance of the Year“A compelling, memorable romance. HIS STOLEN BRIDE joins the ranks of the finest medieval captive/captor stories along with those by Elizabeth Stuart and Johanna Lindsey. 4 1/2 stars (highest rating)." -RT Book ReviewsAn earlier edition of this novel was originally published by Avon Books under the title Falcon on the Wind. This extensively revised Author's Preferred Edition includes new scenes never before published.The Stolen Brides SeriesThese regal brides are about to discover that falling in love with a warrior is the most dangerous adventure of all. Each book is a stand-alone, steamy historical romance:Book 1: HIS STOLEN BRIDE (Darach and Laurien)Book 2: FOREVER HIS (Gaston and Celine)Book 3: HIS FORBIDDEN TOUCH (Royce and Princess Ciara)Book 4: HIS CAPTIVE BRIDE (Hauk and Avril)Book 5: HIS SCOTTISH BRIDE (Henri and Aileen)

    Set in the northern countryside of Victorian-era England, this spellbinding novel of good and evil, wealth and want, and the profound power of love is another major achievement in the career of one of the world's most widely read and beloved authors.

    And the magnificent Warrick deChaville is the perfect choice to sire her child--though it means imprisoning the handsome knight...and forcing him to bend to her amorous whims.SLAVE OF PASSIONVowing to resist but betrayed by his own virility, noble Warrick is intoxicated by Rowena's sapphire eyes and voluptuous beauty. Yet all the while he plans a fitting revenge--eagerly awaiting the time when his sensuous captor becomes his helpless captive ... and is made to suffer the same rapturous torment and exquisite ecstasy that he himself has endured.

    Robbed of her youthful ideals and at the center of scandal and tragedy, Jade ran as far and as fast as she could. But she never forgot the sleepy "company town" where every man, woman, and child was dependent on one wealthy family. And she never forgot their spoiled son, who, with his two friends, changed her life forever. Someday, somehow, she'd return, exact a just revenge -- and free herself from fear, and the powerful family that could destroy her.

    First time ever in hardcover! Three passionate romance novels in one volume from the "New York Times" bestselling "Gatekeeper of Romance." Her fans adore her and keep her sitting pretty on the bestseller lists.

    The instant Matilda meets good-looking surgeon James Scott-Thurlow she falls head-over-heels in love! But does James already have a glamorous fiance? Matilda is about to find out because James seems to be considering a summer proposal...

    A short story about Indigo & Drew's mated life. Timeline: Takes place around the same time as Shards of Hope.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website.

    So why did her heart yearn for his love, too? She had known from the start that theirs was a marriage of convenience—so it would be foolish to wish for anything more...wouldn't it?

    So when fate brings them together she sees no reason why she should not have everything Megan has - even Danny.Nobody's Children is the saga of twins, separated at birth but drawn together by an intangible bond... and of their mother, the beautiful, unhappy child bride, forever searching, forever unsatisfied.

    As Scottish invaders plunder her convent sanctuary, she defiantly resists the blond warrior who claims her as his prize. But his brute strength is overpowering and Jennet is forced to ride with him through the lawless lands, tending to the wounded, protected and desired by a man she wants to hate ... but cannot ...Sir Hacon Gillard is moved by Jenner's compassion and mercy. As a loyal knight, he's pledged fealty to his king's command, even as he loses his heart to this remarkable woman. Merciless in combat ... yet there burns within him a spark for something far beyond the heat of battle ...

    The naive daughter of the American ambassador, Sally is madly in love with a golden boy caught in Hitler's horrifying grip. LG Featured Alternate. Martin's.

    As her new boss, he is arrogant and demanding. As a man, he's altogether too attractive for Serena's peace of mind. Reissue.

    Both characters are strong and intelligent, fighting until the bitter end when they finally give in to their passions together! And as a bonus, all the characters from the previous two books are involved in the last story.

    Chance Wyatt agrees to settle down and build a home with a lovely stranger. The boy in him never considered the possibility of love. But the man in him can't deny the passion that Anna brings out in him. They vowed to live together for only a year, but as the challenges of the savage land bring them closer together, neither can resist the aching desire that inflames their hearts-and touches their souls.

    Her career was what mattered, and the ambition that had carried her through many a lonely Saturday night brought her out west to land a new account for her firm. Then a force greater than anything she'd ever imagined took her even further... back in time to 1876... and into the life of Jordan McCabe.Mistaken for the proxy bride of the handsome Texas rancher, Elizabeth found a passion powerful enough to make her believe in love. But could she sacrifice all she had known for a fragile dream? As she struggled to understand the choices that lay ahead, Elizabeth came face to face with her own destiny... and the desires that tempted her to surrender her very soul!

    Khendra Phillips is at the height of her legal career when the handsome, smooth-talking attorney Sean Michaels bursts onto the scene and threatens to capture not only love with his irresistible, relentless charm, but her glorious reign in the legal profession as well.

    She was certainly spirited and delightfully sweet natured, and she'd managed to run her family farm almost single-handedly. But wasn't a twenty-nine-year-old lady farmer too old to catch a husband?An Irresistible Suitor.All his life handsome, black-haired Reed Tyler had worked Miss Hattie's farm--and dreamed of one day settling down on his own piece of land with the pretty young woman he'd sworn to marry. Hattie was someone he could tell his hopes and troubles to--someone he looked on as a sister. So he thought, until the idea of Ancil Drayton calling on her made him seethe. Until the night a brotherly peck became a scorching kiss... and Reed knew nothing would bank the blaze--and that his best friend was the only woman he would ever love.From the Paperback edition.

    

    She devotes herself to managing the great family estate in Wales, vowing to protect it and her younger brother until he comes of age to inherit. Then Madoc of Powys enters her life, and all her beliefs are turned upside down. For Wynne and Madoc have been lovers in another time, another place. And an unfinished destiny lies between them . . .

    Rachel Noyes was proud of her newly-earned medical degree and eager to begin her job as physician to a rough-and-ready frontier town, but the people of Stone Creek, Kansas made it clear right away that they'd expected a man! It was hard to hold her head high when the townsfolk declared they'd rather drive fifty miles to Wichita to see a real doctor, but harder to bear was the cold shoulder she got from Sheriff Seth Wellesley—the handsomest rogue she'd ever seen. Somehow, she'd find an opportunity to examine those rippling muscles, feel those brawny arms around her, and wipe off that frown off his face with a fierce, burning kiss!He couldn't resist her...Seth Wellesley couldn't believe it when the petite but well-endowed gal stepped off the coach holding a medical bag. No self-respecting man in town, himself included, would let himself be examined by a mere woman! Seth didn't need this new problem, just as he was finally about to track down the notorious Brady gang and bring a little peace and quiet to Stone Creek. But when he looked into Dr. Rachel Stone's deep blue eyes and imagined the rosy flesh beneath her prim traveling dress, he decided that a mutual physical examination might be a fine idea. Before he sent her packing, he'd give her a lesson in male anatomy. He'd caress every inch of her body, stroke her velvety softness into submission, then soar with her to the heights of sensuous rapture!

    But it seemed her dream of having a family wasn't meant to be. Deserted by her husband, Allison was left to raise a child with special needs--alone. She could never hope to have another child, and she certainly couldn't risk ever falling in love again ....Until she met Joe Burgett. The sexy writer of children's books was the perfect companion--handsome, compassionate and strong. But more than anything, he wanted to have kids of his own--a gift that Allison couldn't give him. How could she ask Joe to accept her and her special child without offering him the one thing he really wanted?

    A special academic essay on black gay literature accompanies the text, along with an introduction by James Earl Hardy.

    ENGLAND Name: Ian Matthews, secret agent man.Assignment: To secure stately Hartley Hall for a visit from the Prince of You-Know-Where.Distraction: Quinn Rutledge, the prettiest thing to come over from "the colonies" in years.Dangerous, debonair Ian Matthews thought his latest mission was a crashing bore, but he was under orders. So he'd visit bucolic Hartley Hall, make his report... then dash off to more exciting places. But Ian never expected to find stunning, irresistible Quinn Rutledge playing lady of the manor, and he certainly never dreamed he'd have to confront a resident spirit and a crazed band of terrorists. Ian was having a hard time keeping his mind off Quinn and on the job. He tried to keep a stiff upper lip, but his legendary British cool was melting--fast!

    Despite his odd obsession and his hidden agenda, he gave Megan support, shelter, and some romance she didn't think she wanted.But was the haven of his arms enough to shield her from the Reaper?This cozy romantic suspense was originally published by Harlequin Intrigue in paperback.

    So when she witnesses a bank robbery in progress, she doesn't think of the consequences. She steals a gun, barges in--and finds herself being held captive within minutes.The moment Hunter Walsh locks eyes on Leanne, he knows he should leave her behind. The desire he feels for her is a distraction he doesn't need. But abandoning a brave, impulsive woman is turning out to be much harder than it should be. For even the most ruthless outlaw can't ignore an irresistible temptation...

    Not that his body washes up on the rocks where he supposedly had his accident. Not that she can prove she ever married the man in the first place. When his body is found in the woods, Sydney claims this is not the Kenneth Lord she married! Benno DeMartino, Kenneth’s lifelong friend, is torn between loyalty for the dead man and an undeniable attraction to the supposed widow. Maybe he's crazy, because Benno aims to find the murderer and in the process help prove Sydney innocent.

    Now, for the first time in hardcover, comes her classic novel A Woman Betrayed, a tale with all the hallmarks of her impressive talent.Laura and Jeff Frye have a happy twenty-year marriage and two terrific kids. With a successful catering business as well, Laura has everything she could ask for. Then Jeff mysteriously disappears, and Laura's picture perfect life is shattered.Laura maintains that the Jeff she knew would never leave voluntarily. But what about the Jeff she didn't know? As her husband's many secrets come to light, Laura left with a surprising picture of the man she married.Shaken to the core, Laura looks for ways to hold her family together and rebuild her life. What she finds is a strength she never knew she had -- and a love she thought she had lost forever. With an utterly compelling plot and writing that unerringly goes straight to the essential matters of the heart, this unforgettable story delivers everything that readers have come to love in Barbara Delinsky's novels.

    — THE CHARISMATIC RAKE IN COWBOY BOOTS.... — With his irresistibly rugged looks, business superstar Jake Stratton was probably every woman's secret fantasy -- but Professor Libby Kincaid insisted she didn't want to babysit him during his visiting lecturer series! She told herself she had no interest in this brash corporate game player, but why did his casual touch scorch her skin, his knowing smile make her sizzle with awareness and ache with a hunger she couldn't name? Jake needed to know why Libby hid her vulnerable beauty beneath shapeless dresses, why her deep blue eyes glowed with longing and unspoken fear. But he was startled when desire for her stalked him, made him yearn to share his triumphs and his failures with this spirited sorceress whose seductive powers drew him to her. Libby didn't want to want any man, but Jake had awakened a reckless wanton when he kissed her. Could he teach her to be proud she'd survived her sorrows, and to trust the man who knew every secret in her soul?

    Then a cruel betrayal tore them apart and left Letty on a windswept Midwestern farm to raise their son alone. Struggling to build a future over the years, she learned to harden her heart to desire...until big, dark-haired Mike marched into town, looking for his woman and his dream—and ready to fight the world to have her in his arms again.

    "Wig Wam Bam, Part 3"by Jaime"Love and Rockets, Part 5"By Beto"Poison River, Chapter 7"by Beto

    Though she longed for a love to call her own, Jenna couldn't bear to risk her heart to a fortune hunter's tricks. But Chance Killeen was different. The rugged silver miner was his own man she practically had to beg him to accept her grandfather's generous job offer. The railroad needed Chance and so did she. His emerald gaze made her flush with sudden heat; his strong, muscular body taunted her in her dreams. And though she sensed great danger whenever he was near, she was drawn to his caress like a moth to a flame! Old Solomon Lee had ruined Chance's father and broken his family, and now it seemed his granddaughter was ready to finish the job. The gorgeous blond had talked Chance into a partnership with his worst enemy he felt as though he'd sold his soul to the devil. But the deal would save his mine and give him access to the hated tycoon's most precious possession. And the lovely Jenna was ripe for the taking. Her sapphire eyes glowed with untapped desire, her satin curves were meant for a lover's touch. All he had to do was awaken the passions that simmered within her most secret places and she would be his forever!

    In desperate need of a wilderness guide, Irony was overjoyed to encounter the perfect man for the job-half-breed Raphael Hawkes. But Hawkes refused to help, so Irony used her revolver to "persuade" him. The petite miss THOUGHT she had the upper hand...until the night she found this bronzed, muscled half-savage gazing down at her, and she didn't know which to fear more-outlaws, Indians, or the primitive lust scorching through her untried body! HOT-BLOODED HALF-BREEDHawkes almost laughed when the "well-bred" miss pulled a gun on him. Instead, he decided to play along and guide her through his people's lands-she might prove amusing. But on the trail, when the ebony-haired enchantress gazed up at him with desire darkened emerald eyes, the Ojibway warrior knew what payment he'd require from this little gun-wielding charmer. Aroused by her bold spirit and enflamed by her soft curves, Hawkes meant to sample her fiery passion and untouched treasures for himself. And when he felt her wild response, Hawkes vowed to risk his very life for sweet irony-this beauty he'd branded forever his own....

    She hated Jesse Cameron with a fierce passion. But she was a widow now, and he was the enemy at her door, come with weapons of fire to melt her icy heart ...HIS TRAITOR'S TOUCH IGNITED RAGING PASSIONSHe wore a Yankee uniform with inimitable Southern style, as true to the Union cause as he was treasonous to his rebel roots. Even as war engulfed them all, he would find his greatest adversary in the beauty who'd branded him a traitor, the woman he was born to possess.

    Marshal Fowler Barclay was kidnapped at gunpoint by a beautiful green-eyed girl, he had a hunch she didn't want him for his good looks or vibrant personality. As it turned out, what she did want was help finding her missing twin brother. Fowler was tempted by her lush young curves, tempted by her soft, beguiling lips; he was also tempted to throw her in the nearest jail to keep her out of trouble. But after a wicked ambush, a vicious shootout and a glorious night in each other's arms, he knew that, like it or not, this bundle of trouble was destined to be his. . . Texas Woman

    From the author of "The Brow of the Gallowgate".

    This superb adaptation is ideal for high school one-act play contests, classroom studies, and mini-productions. Cast of 5 men, 4 women.Costumes of fashionable England, 1895.A masterpiece of high comedy. All of the high lights of the play are retained in this short adaptation -- the plot's unexpected farcical twists, the characters, and the dialogue -- sparkling with provocative observations. Wilde called his play "A Trivial Comedy for Serious People." He commented that the first act is "ingenious," the second act "beautiful," and the third "Abominably clever." Audiences and critics alike applaud the play as a celebration of wit.

     When Zalman and Rachel Isakharov’s father is murdered during a tide of anti-Semitic riots, brother and sister have no option but to flee their native land. Possessing only two handcrafted watches given to them by their father, plus their fare for passage to America, they arrive exhausted in Amsterdam and prepare to set sail. But when a fire sweeps through their lodgings on the eve of departure, Zalman and Rachel are separated, each believing that their sibling is dead. Devastated, Zalman resolves to leave for America alone – while Rachel is persuaded to sail for England. So they begin new lives on opposite sides of the Atlantic, where hard work eventually yields great success for them both. Although their existence is happy in every other respect, the Amsterdam tragedy casts a shadow over their lives – until a meeting between their children seems destined to change everything... Lewis Orde was born in Reading, England, in 1943, grew up in London and came to the United States in 1964. After serving three years in the U. S. Army, he returned to England to work on newspapers and magazines before settling permanently in the United States in 1977. He is the author of twelve novels including The Lion's Way, Eagles, By Blood Divided, and Dreams of Gold. After moving up and down the East Coast in search of the perfect place to call home, he now lives with his wife, Kay, in St. Augustine Beach, Florida.

    She wanted to believe true love was possible, but past experience told her she was simply dreaming...* Rent-a-Bride by Emma Goldrick"Don't be afraid," the man on the flight reassured Stacey. And suddenly she knew she wouldn't have to marry George. But when the stranger stepped forward to meet her relatives, Stacey realized her troubles were just beginning, "I'm Harry Marsden," he announced. "Stacey's new husband."* You Owe Me by Penny JordanChris had been desperately in love with her best friend's husband. And now dear Natalie had thrown them together - she'd entrusted her daughter to Chris's care. It would be hard facing Slater again, but the little girl's happiness meant that Chris had to put her foolish dream to rest.* Lovers in the Afternoon by Carole MortimerLeonie Faulker was confused. When she and Adam were married, her clumsiness had irritated him. But now he seemed to find her tendency to drop things or knock them over endearing. Leonie quickly found herself forgetting the inhibitions that had made their marriage an agony. Adam was irrepressible - not at all like the husband she remembered. How could she resist him?

    The sacrifices would be many, whether it was having to forget the man she loved or watching a baby's life slip away, and the guarantees were none. But the triumph of settling Eden Valley would be hers.Based on the history of the settling of the Spoon River valley in Illinois, EDEN VALLEY is a valiant story of one family's friendship with the Indians, their struggle against epidemics, their efforts to protect escaped slaves along the Underground Railroad, and ultimately, their creation of a new town and a new home.

    When Lord Victor Manchester found her, all alone in the world and suffering from hunger and exposure, his generous offer of a position seemed like the answer to Juliet's prayers.But Windbrace Hall proved even more inhospitable than the savage moors. For its turreted walls sheltered an unknown enemy who immediately recognized the locket Juliet wore, and knew the dark secret it concealed.Her safe haven had become a prison where she could trust no one, least of all the handsome master of Windbrace Hall himself.

    To spare her father's life, Eden was forced to obey the wishes of a Flemish nobleman as enigmatic as he was attractive. When Prince Maximilian undertook the grooming of the unsophisticated Eden for her game of court intrigue, he never anticipated the lessons he would be learning! The idea of a future with Eden was pleasing, but it seemed almost as impossible as the success of their desperate scheme.

    But even the animal kingdom proved menacing. Someone was smuggling endangered species into the States . . . and wasn't about to have Rianna interfere.Bodyguard Ty Toranaga was determined to protect Rianna--even if it meant not giving in to his strong attraction to her. What began as an act of duty was soon transformed by desire into a dangerous liaison. Before long, Ty and Rianna were running for their lives . . . and love

    When the handsome sea captain stated his lusty intentions, Laura attempted to flee Boston with an old British pass. Narrowly missing a band of rowdy American rebels, she ran straight into the unyielding muscles of the very Yankee she sought to evade. In a wink she was imprisoned on his ship, where his taunting grey eyes and infuriating smile seduced her and his blazing touch ignited a fire so hot it melted all of her icy defenses. BUT WOULD HE WIN HER HAND? Captain Colby Roth was delighted to have won the creamy body of Miss Laura Hadley... and even though she sought to escape the wager, he meant to collect his debt! Now, with her on his ship, he would coax and caress the violet-eyed beauty until she begged for his lovemaking. Colby's only concern was her loyalty. She was a British sympathizer, but was she also a spy? His secret work for the revolution could be gravely jeopardized if he played his cards wrong this time—so he'd persuade the blonde beauty to help his cause. He'd stroke her silky hair, kiss her pouting lips, and take her to a rapture so unforgettable that she would be his forever.

    Operating under the alias of Damp Rat, Millicent triumphs, achieving both wealth and revenge on her family.

    "Poison River, Chapter 8"by Beto"Wig Wam Bam Part 4"by Jaime"Love and Rockets, Part 6"by Beto

    But there she was again, stranded on a dead-end street--no job, no home and nowhere to turn for help. . . until her very own Lone Ranger rode into town and whisked the chauffeur away... .Tall, handsome cowboy Logan James took her straight to his sprawling Montana ranch. He offered Rachel first a job, a fantasy home, then his hand in marriage . . . but was he offering his heart?Rachel knew black sheep with nightmare pasts didn't dare wish for fairy-tale endings, especially not with men like Logan. But what about chauffeurs who drove rugged ranchers wild . . . with loving desire?