Only sixteen, already she possessed a strength of will that impressed all who looked past her golden-haired beauty. Yet when King John demanded that she remarry and selected a bridegroom for her—it seemed she must acquiesce, until her beloved foster brother suggested she wed his friend, the handsome Scottish warrior Gabriel MacBain.At first Johanna was shy, but as Gabriel tenderly revealed the splendid pleasures they would share, she came to suspect that she was falling in love with her gruff new husband. And it was soon apparent to the entire Highlands clan that their brusque, gallant laird had surrendered his heart completely. But now a desperate royal intrigue threatened to tear her from his side—and to destroy the man whose love meant more to her than she had ever dreamed!

    She stifles her love for handsome Johnny, and works as a maid for Jeffrey Banks and his daughter, Cicely. When evil Luke Arnold woos Cicely, she starts making hats. But greedy Luke steals from his father's business, prioposes to Cicely for her father's foundry, orders the Miller father killed, and continues to threaten the lives and livelihood of all the Miller family.

    TAMING NATASHAWhen composer Spence Kimball sets eyes on Natasha Stanislaski, he’s thunderstruck by the intensity of his attraction. While the former ballet dancer has a fiery temperament that keeps most men safely at bay, Spence can’t seem to resist her. But he isn’t sure Natasha would be interested in a single father. He’ll do whatever it takes to tame Natasha’s fears…and show her how to love again.LURING A LADYNothing in Sydney Hayward’s background of wealth and privilege had prepared her to take the helm of her grandfather’s business. Sydney learned the hard way that she could never trust anyone, but her tenant Mikhail is hard to resist. She doesn’t have room in her life for romance — but Mikhail seems to know exactly how to win her over...one smoldering kiss at a time.FALLING FOR RACHELFor the public defender Rachel Stanislaski, her work is her life. The last thing she needs is the hot-headed Zack Muldoon storming into her court room. Zack might not like it, but he needs Rachel. She’s the only person standing between his delinquent kid brother and a prison sentence. Zack is used to getting his way—but when it comes to Rachel he might just lose his heart. Previously Published.

    But when Lauren realizes that she is falling in love with Spencer, she also begins to recognize his moody and self-destructive side.

    Haunted by nightmares and a tragic past, Christian is loyal to King and Country . . . never imagining that his gravest danger could come in the form of a beautiful stowaway who secretly plots his destruction. For also on board is sensuous Irishwoman Deirdre O’ Devir . . . determined to avenge her brother’s forced enlistment into the Royal Navy, and now, as near as a whisper to the blackguard responsible. But the best laid plans go awry, and when Deirdre realizes that behind Christian’s haughty, aloof façade beats a tender heart, she finds herself falling in love with her handsome enemy in this tender, emotional, and unforgettable tale of love and passion by the bestselling author of the critically acclaimed de Montforte Brothers series.

    Everyone thought little Sunny had perished with Lady Gallagher in storm–tossed seas off the Arabian coast, but the beautiful toddler had been found, taken to the palace of Darhabar, and raised as the ruler’s own child. Now the emir, Ahmad Khan, is sending her home, and Sunny’s uncertain, new life is completely in God’s hands. This classic series, which has sold more than 375,000 copies, has a fresh, new look sure to please Lori Wick’s longtime fans and readers just discovering the treasure of a great story.

    Through the passing years he has always kept his distance, afraid that his checkered history and uncertain future destroyed any chance for happiness with the boss's beautiful daughter. Now a tragic accident has robbed Chance of his memory -- and he must leave the ranch to retrieve his lost past. But Jenny knows her heart will never be full if she lets the only man she has ever wanted vanish from her life. And until he can find himself, Jenny will follow Chance McCall anywhere.

    Orphaned and then widowed, desperate to find a safe haven, she sets out to cross a dangerous land alone…until chance brings her face-to-face with notorious gunslinger Jake Harkner.Hunted by the law and haunted by a brutal past, Jake has spent a lifetime fighting for everything he has. He's never known a moment's kindness…until fate brings him to the one woman willing to reach past his harsh exterior to the rebellious heart inside. He would die for her. He would kill for her. He will do whatever it takes to keep her his.Spanning the dazzling West with its blazing deserts and booming gold towns, Jake and Miranda must struggle to endure every hardship that threatens to tear them apart. But an outlaw's promise comes with a price…and even their passion may not burn bright enough to conquer the coming darkness.

    Lee Reston, a widow in her mid-forties, had a full and rewarding life with her three incredible children and a thriving florist business. And like most of us, Lee never imagined how she would cope if that which was most precious was taken from her ...Then came the shattering news that turned her life upside down: Lee's oldest son, Greg, is killed in a motorcycle accident. In her anguish and grief, she turns to police officer Christopher Lallek, Greg's best friend; together they grieve for Greg and begin to heal their pain. As their friendship blossoms, Chris becomes part of the family, helping with odd jobs around the house and joining in family dinners and backyard barbecues. Soon, Lee realizes she's experiencing feelings she never thought she'd feel again--she's falling in love with this serious, gentle young man--and wonders what the world will think of their unexpected love affair. She finds her answer close to home, for Lee's daughter has feelings of her own for Chris. Now the family that was once the core of her existence becomes a mixed blessing, as Lee must confront her own children to understand where family ties end -- and a woman's need for love begins ...A widow is torn between her family and a new, young love... "A moving tale." (Publishers Weekly)

    Never before has she done anything so reckless, casting the only life she knows aside to travel to a strange place and marry a man she's never met. But something about this man calls to her—and she knows this may be her very last chance at happiness.Tragedy made Travis Thompson the guardian of three orphaned children—and determination leads him to do whatever it takes to keep the kids out of foster homes. When he decides to take a long shot on a personals ad, the results are surprising, and before he knows it, he has agreed to marry a mysterious Southern woman sight unseen.It could be the mistake of a lifetime. But Mary Warner may be exactly what this broken family needs. And with a little faith, a little trust, and a lot of love, two lonely hearts might just discover the true meaning of miracles.

    She'd married young, hoping to put down roots in a safe haven, but her husband had shattered her naiveté, and made her fear for her beloved daughter's safety until the day he died.When she first met her new neighbor, Zachariah McGovern, all she saw was danger. But Zach saw much more. He saw beauty, he saw tenderness. He knew he could rescue Kate Blakely from her past - if only she would let him. What Zach couldn't know, however, was the price that had to be paid to save the woman he loved.

    Back in the small town of her childhood, Lily MacKenzie rekindles old flames with Artemas Colebrook, a boyhood friend and a family enemy.

    What would you do if you received the offer of a lifetime--marriage to a billionaire--with one catch: you had to make up your mind without ever seeing him? When lowly bank teller Adair Weiss receives such an offer from reclusive philanthropist Fletcher Streiker, she is dumbfounded and disbelieving: Why me? What does he know about me? What does he want? Rejecting his offer would mean the end of her dream of dancing. But accepting it would change her life in ways she never guessed. . . . Read the story and see if you can discover the hidden meaning. The Streiker Saga begins with Streiker's Bride, continues in Strieker: The Killdeer, and concludes in Streiker's Morning Sun.

    The house was owned by Henry Mullins, big, burly, and a hard drinker. Henry made life hell for his four stepchildren who looked half-starved and frequently got bashed. Seventeen-year-old Kitty was the one Jamie felt most sorry for. She took the brunt of Henry Mullins' bad temper whilst trying to protect her sisters and brother. When Mullins suddenly died - in somewhat suspicious circumstances - Kitty realised they could be in trouble. If she wasn't careful the authorities would take the younger children away - split the family up. She wasn't having that, not after all they'd gone through, and nice, kind Jamie Blair was the one to save them. Too late Jamie found himself with a ready-made family and a stubborn and fiery young termagant called Kitty who was determined not to let him go.

    on a visa that is about to expire. Marriage will allow him to stay�marriage to Julia Conrad. If Julia's going to save her Seattle-based company, she needs him as much as he needs her. There's a Groom Wanted in Julia's life. And not just any groom!

    Cyril Potter is a secret gambler whose debts have become so crippling that he can see no way out, and he commits suicide. Left to clear the debts, his family are forced to sell everything the own. As daughter Kate labours in a hat-making factory to support the family, she catches the eye of the wealthy factory owner. But tragedy strikes the family once more when unmarried Kate is left pregnant...

    Stormy Natasha's wild, fiery beauty captivates Spencer Kimball. But will the handsome single dad prove the one man capable of breaching her well-fortified heart and Taming Natasha?When rugged Zack Muldoon needs a tough, no-nonsense lawyer, Rachel's not what he has in mind— till he discovers there's more to this long-legged beauty than meets the eye.and finds himself Falling for Rachel.

    On a trip through the Montana Territory, the young maiden's fantasies suddenly become reality when she meets a warrior named Spotted Eagle. But a secret enemy threatens to separate them forever and make their love nothing more than a savage illusion.

    The motherless twelve-year-old was determined to appoint Shelly Astor his new mom after she saved his life. Then she met his dad! Who was going to save Shelly's heart from a new accident waiting to happen—like falling in love with the boy's gorgeous father?Originally published in 1993.

    Out of her need to escape, she left her L.A. life behind and answered an ad in an Oklahoma newspaper for a round-up cook. She hadn't counted on meeting Case Longren and he hadn't been expecting Lily, either, but now that she was there, he didn't plan on letting her go.

    These splendid stories of the human heart will sweep readers into a world of old-fashioned romance, unforgettable characters, and pure storytelling brilliance. Years: Eager to begin her first teaching position, Linnea Brandonberg steps off the train looking as grown-up and worldly as her eighteen years will allow. The golden fields of Alamo, North Dakota, are as new and different to her as the Westgaard family, with whom she will live. Although farm life in 1917 is hard and bitter, spirited Linnea is determined to brave its challenges. As World War I sounds from afar, Linnea grows to womanhood in the arms of Teddy Westgaard, a man who thought he would never find love. With people and places as real as any human emotion, this passionate tale of romance and heartache will long be remembered. Twice Loved: Five long years ago, Laura Dalton waited on the bleak Nantucket shore for the day her beloved husband, Rye, would come home. When she learns his ship has been lost at sea, she turns to Dan, Rye's closest friend. For her, Dan is a shining beacon to light the dark hours, a second chance. But who could foretell that Rye, with his sun-bleached hair and wind-roughened skin, would return, to anchor in a port that has given him up for dead? And how could Laura know that her heart could betray her soul? Twice Loved is one of LaVyrle Spencer's most beautiful and captivating novels. Spring Fancy: Joseph and Winn meet at a resplendent spring wedding, only months before Winn's own. Confident and practical, Winn never imagines that anything - or anyone - could disrupt her perfect world and her perfect wedding plans. But in a single passing moment they realize the heart doesn't lie; this is the love of a lifetime. Beautifully rendered, Spring Fancy conjures the delicate beginnings of love in bloom.

    It hardly mattered that her Scottish bloodline was shrouded in mystery. But Alec's heated desire turned ice-cold when he discovered that this winsome lady was, in fact, a witch --- whose powers of white magic were not always perfectly under control ...Too late, Joy knew she was desperately in love and that nothing could stop the course of their destiny --- the scandal threatening to destroy her and the passion that held them both spellbound in a forbidden, irresistible match.

    PBK

    Now they set out to take all that life had to offer - - and were swept up in the rugged, positively breathtaking world of two young pilots, men who took to the skies with a bold spirit. And who dared them to love.Together they embraced a tumultuous world where luck and desire meet. Where the winds of war challenged their hearts. And where passion soared beyond their wildest dreams.

    Lorna’s father, Gideon, an avid sailor, is determined to claim victory for his own White Bear Yacht Club in the next summer regatta. Having recently suffered defeat at the hands of the rival club, Gideon is willing to do almost anything to win back the prize he sees as his. Jens, pressed into service as a waiter as an elegant family dinner party, overhears Gideon’s lament, and is sure his boatbuilding skills can be put to use on behalf of his employer. Brazenly crossing the boundary between servant and master by offering to design and build a boat that is sure to win the race. Jens incites Gideon’s ire but piques his interest too. With Lorna’s help, he convinces Gideon to finance the project.Grateful for her intervention yet wary of jeopardizing his chance to build the boat of his dreams, Jens nevertheless is powerless to face of Lorna’s growing interest in the boat and him. He soon finds himself eagerly awaiting her visits to the boatshed, and stars teaching her about the craft of boatbuilding, as well as the craft of love.Despite the rigid caste system which keeps them apart, Lorna and Jens are drawn inexorably together, and begin an affair as fresh and innocent as the summer itself. But the repercussions of their passionate idyll soon separate them against their shame to endure loneliness where it is always “November of the heart.”

    It should be everything she's ever wanted, but can a man like Reed ever fit into the life she left back home?

    He is an Indian warrior who will protect his people at all costs. Yet resisting the desire he feels for Cari McCord is a battle he will never win. For when he saves Cari from certain death in a blinding Dakota Territory blizzard one night, her beauty mesmerizes him and her passion leaves him yearning for more. THE WOMAN HE YEARNS FOR But Cari McCord shares the same beliefs and customs of the white men who have brought so much misery to his tribe. She is one of them. How can he ever trust her with his heart and soul? But the more he denies his love for Cari, the more he is drawn to her and he surrenders to a temptation that could set him free—or devastate him forever. BONUS This edition includes a bonus excerpt from WANTED: THE HALF-BREED by Bobbi Smith. REVIEWS OF DREAM WARRIOR 4.07 average rating all editions, 96 ratings, 6 reviews, added by 301 people, 68 to-reads, 90% of people like it–Goodreads4.4 stars out of 5 stars (13 customer reviews)—Amazon“I enjoyed this book very much! Cari stood up for Silver Wolf at the end and believed in his innocence which is very commendable. I would recommend this and other Bobbi Smith books so everyone. Keep up the great work.” –Valencia Verified Purchase, Amazon ABOUT BOBBI SMITH Bobbi Smith, “The Queen of Western Romance,” is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author with more than 6 million books in print. She has been awarded the prestigious Romantic Times Storyteller of the Year Award and two Career Achievement Awards. Since she sold her first book, Rapture’s Rage, in 1982 she has published more than 38 books and contributed to six collections of short stories. When she’s not on deadline, Bobbi teaches writing at The Write Stuff at the University of Missouri, St. Louis, and is a frequent guest speaker for writer’s groups. Her western historical romances appeal to readers of C. J. Petit, Shirleen Davies, and Judith E. French. Bobbi Smith is the mother of two sons and lives in St. Charles, Missouri, with her husband and three dogs.

    Now, as a woman, she lived with the threat that the secrets of her past would com e back to haunt her. '

    But when she first set eyes on her hero's ramshackle ranch in the wilds of the Texas brush country, and met his utterly impossible brothers, Rose decided even George's earth-shattering kisses weren't compensation enough for the job ahead of her.Never in her life had she seen a place more in need of a woman's touch, or men more in need of a civilizing influence. The Randolph brothers were a wild bunch—carving an empire out of the rugged land, fighting off rustlers and Mexican bandits—and they weren't about to let any female change their ways...not until George laid down the law and then lost his heart to the beguiling spitfire who'd turned all their lives upside down.

    But to flame-haired Jessalyn Letty, wild, captivating child of the storm-tossed Cornish moors, McCady Trelawny was the most fascinating man she had ever met. Few knew of the dream that burned in McCady's secret soul - a dream destined to change the world. But Jessalyn knew and shared his passion. Only she believed in his miraculous vision...and in the love he awoke in her hungry, yearning heart...

    First Lieutenant Clay Youngblood didn't need a Mexian outlaw--especially a beautiful one like Nina Juarez--to stir his sympathies and sidetrack his mission. But regardless of the risks, Clay knew that he must help Nina--for her gentleness filled his heart with more love than he ever thought was possible.

    Chloe befriends Madame Sun, wife of Sun Yat-sen, the people's hero, who is fighting for modernization and for a government that will finally free China from feudalism. Chloe's friendship with Madame Sun will lead her to realize her own dreams -- as a famous own right. and as a woman whose soul is ignited by four unique men.From the violent cities Shanghai and Canton, to the war-torn mountains from the private tables of Chiang Kai-shek. to the bitter struggle of a country at Chloe grows from being a naive girl in a strange, forbidden land being a courageous woman, whose ideals, enthusiasm. and to a land, a people, and the sweet calling of her heart lead her on a breathless odyssey.

    Valentine Seymour? Not much, Daisy Pelham had to admit. Yet, his small patients seemed to adore him...Daisy was mystified. She could only think that perhaps there was another side to him, one that he didn't want her to see...

    Originally published in paperback, this book is now among The Best of Betty Neels. This author is famous worldwide for her tender romances featuring exciting locales, Dutch doctors, and kind people. Since her passing in 2001, Betty's earlier stories have been in greater demand than ever before. In this story, Dr. Marius van Houben hires Caroline Frisby to nurse his young nephew back to health. In due time, he's falling for her, and can barely contain his tender feelings when she is struck down with a nasty case of measles. Has he discovered his "girl in a million" too late?

    Renier Pitt-Colwyn, and a ragtag kitten won her his goddaughter’s heart. But the handsome Dutchman could hardly be interested in an ordinary girl like her…. Or could he?

    And though Brianna needed Ahmed's generosity to take care of her brother, she wasn't about to play housemaid to some overbearing sheikh! In such close quarters it wasn't long before Brianna discovered Ahmed had the demeanor of a king. Yet the biggest surprise was "His Majesty's" demand that she become his bride. But Brianna wasn't walking down the aisle until her royal suitor learned a much-needed lesson in love.

    The brat he remembered from Fort Benton, Montana was now a luscious lady hunting for her man: him! Nothing, not even his outlaw past would keep her off his trail. Ethan Hawk couldn't afford the luxury of love. Not with the law - and a vengeful enemy - hot on his tracks. Now a Bewitching Beauty Determined to Lasso His Heart... Patch Kendrick always knew Ethan Hawk was the man for her - even as he galloped out of her childhood with a price on his head and nary a backward glance. Now that she's found him again, she was armed and ready for love. But before Ethan could yield his heart, he had to clear his name. So Patch set out to find the villain who framed him - and ambushed her lifelong dream...

    Leaving school at fourteen, she is faced with no alternative but to help her mother run Pleasant View boarding house in Blackpool. To the holidaymakers it is a welcoming retreat, but to Jenny and her younger sister Violet, who struggle to keep up with their mother’s intolerable demands, it feels more like the workhouse. Then Jenny meets Tom Bradshaw, an idealistic young Yorkshire lad who not only stands up to Annie’s caustic remarks, but whisks Jenny straight off her feet and down the aisle.Happy though their marriage is and much as she loves their young daughter, Jenny feels she has slipped uncontrollably from dominated daughter into doting wife and mother, and there are times when she yearns for the independence she has been denied. Then Germany invades Poland, and Tom, eager for a slice of the action, joins up to fight in the Second World War.The ensuing war years provide Jenny and her sister with their first taste of freedom: Violet finds work in an aircraft factory, while Jenny takes in a little evacuee. And before long, both girls have begun to fall in love…

    Chess has been the ruination of her life ending her engagement, filching her fortune and reducing her to poor relation. But when she finds herself falling in love with chessmaster David Rutherford, the new Lord Donhill, Sylvia stakes her heart, her future and her reputation on the riskiest gambit of all.

    Jace is shocked that his lady is really a scrappy, redheaded backwoods waif. The feathers fly, especially when Pecker puts his beak’s worth in.

    In this 1992 Golden Heart Finalist for Best Time Travel Romance, a spirited '90s woman is transported back to the 18th century--and into the arms of a swashbuckling pirate.

    For Rebekah has fallen in love with handsome young Republican, Daniel O'Neill. When a cruel twist of fate leaves Rebekah alone in Liverpool she is isolated and vulnerable.

    She's expanding her natural foods emporium to sell local handicrafts by mail—which she hopes will benefit her offbeat artist community in Witt's End, Washington. But she needs a crack financial adviser to make her dream a reality—so she charms her way into the office of Caleb Ventress, a handsome wolf in conservative clothing. An expert in the art of the deal, Caleb isn't sure what to make of the unconventional Serenity—but there's no doubt he's attracted. A pass from a paragon of conformity—even one as handsome as Caleb—is more than free-spirited Serenity bargained for. But when a lethal blackmailer threatens her plans and perhaps her life, she puts her whole trust in the man who seems her complete opposite—and the net result might be true love.

    . . .TO LOVE AGAINBeautiful, headstrong, and defiant, Cailin Drusus possesses the pride of her Celtic-born mother, though she has been reared amid her Roman father's wealth and privilege. When Cailin's family is destroyed and their farmland seized, she marries Wulf Ironfist, a Saxon of enormous strength and power--a gentle giant who opens the door to a world of heady sensuality. But her happiness is short-lived. For an unknown enemy drugs her as she labors in childbirth--and she awakens to find herself sold to a slave merchant and transported to Byzantium, not knowing what happened to her child. . . .

    He helps us see love as a conscious decision, and describes how it can be developed through practice. Tape # 2: An interview with Dr. Leo BuscagliaAnthony Robbins is joined by the famous UCLA teacher whose course, Love 1-A, taught his students that love is a learned emotion. Dr. Buscaglia demonstrates why he is such a beloved speaker and renowned author on the subject of love.Special BonusA booklet summary of highlights from How to Make Love All the Time - Dr. Barbara De Angelis' bestseller that has taught millions how to keep the magic of love alive, and master that quality that turns sex into making love, pleasure into ecstasy, and partnership into union.

    When his two killers see her witnessing their gruesome work, she runs, but she doesn’t get far. FBI agent Nick Manelli has to keep his cover intact and keep the sexy witness alive, and there’s only one way he can think of to do both. He has to kidnap her. RECKLESS (formerly Reckless Angel) was the first published novel of romance superstar Maggie Shayne’s stellar career. This romantic thriller, a RITA Award nominee that garnered raves from RT Book Reviews, has been completely revamped for today’s readers.  Maggie Shayne writes wonderful romance with page turning thrills that have a permanent spot on my keeper shelf.” ~New York Times Bestselling Author Karen Robards Don’t miss Book 2 of THE SHATTERED SISTERS series, FORGOTTEN.

    A powerful historical love story! Perfect for fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Jane Aiken Hodge and Jane Austen.Could a chance meeting lead to happily ever after…?1795, EnglandA cold and stormy March night forces two strangers to take shelter in the same inn.Benedict Beckenham is immediately captivated by Theda – a beguiling young woman who appears to be in distressed circumstances.When Theda’s new position as a companion to the wealthy but ailing Lady Merchiston throws her and Benedict together again, the attraction between them in undeniable.But Theda has been burned in love before and is wary of opening her heart.And Benedict is hiding secrets of his own. Will Theda reveal the truth about her past? Is Benedict really who he seems?And can the hidden flame of love triumph?HIDDEN FLAME is an authentic Georgian historical romance with a lively heroine at its heart.

    Callie Rose Buchanan had a face and figure that would tempt any man - but also a fierce independence that no man could challenge. A trip to Europe was arranged to land this fiery cowgirl a husband with enough gumption to tame her. What she got was Ian MacGregor. Abducted to settle an old feud between the two clans, Callie was imprisoned in his Highland castle - and fought like a wildcat to escape the handsome chieftain who threatened her freedom with the weakness of desire. But there was nothing like a challenge to make the blood flow faster in the devilishly handsome Scotsman's veins. He was determined to possess her, first with angry lust, then with a searing yet tender passion that branded her soul and bound them to a heated and turbulent future - as vast and storm-tossed as the seas spanning the Highlands and the blazing skies of Texas.

    Contents:Ghost of a chance / Jayne Ann Krentz --Bewitching hour / Anne Stuart --Remember me / Bobby Hutchinson.

    Strong and wise beyond his years, Shadow Hawk, the spiritual leader of his people, is drawn by a mysterious vision to an unknown place--a distant time where passion and peril await.

    The contracted issues have since been resolved, with BMP taking ownership of the characters and storyline that appeared in the original WaveDancers series (as reflected in the original contract), with WaRP Graphics holding the "WaveDancers" title name.The characters that appeared in the original WaveDancers are in use by their owners BMP, which is currently being explored in the new series called Elf-Fin: Hyfus and Tilaweed, published by BMP in April 2011.http://elf-fin.com/The original WaveDancers as appearing in the original comics cannot be published in full by either party, but may be published in part, up to 50% of the total works.When the vol2 ElfQuest started (after New Blood/HiddenYears/Shards, etc ended and only 1 title was going again) the "new" Wavedancers title was all-new and had nothing to do with these.

    . . that was what Faulkner Scott's young son wanted. The motherless twelve-year-old was determined to appoint Shelly Astor his new mom after she saved his life. Then she met his dad! Who was going to save Shelly's heart from a new accident waiting to happen --- like falling in love with the boy's gorgeous father?The Apartment by Debbie MacomberNo matter that Hilary Sullivan was twenty-four years old, played flute for the Portland Symphony and had her own apartment --- Hilary's mother was overprotective. So how was Hilary going to convince her that mother didn't know best when it came to having a macho army fly-boy for a roommate?A Special Request by Judith DuncanSarah Jeffrie's son didn't want much --- just a dog and a dad. Nat Anderson had the dog --- and he'd be a prime candidate for dadhood, except Nat was just passing through. Sarah refused to fall for a sexy smile, but Nat wasn't leaving till he fulfilled her son's special request.Three touching, romantic stories celebrate the joys and surprises of motherhood, including ""A Special Request,"" in which Sarah Jeffries meets sexy Nat Anderson but thinks that he is too much of a wanderer to be a father to her son.

    But soon Courtney will herself fall under the arrogant heartbreaker's spell.

    A collection of four romantic Valentine tales introduces a frontier woman in love with an Indian, a mail-order bride from Missouri, and a Victorian woman who is trying to live up to her husband's first wife.

    Certainly, he never expected to encounter her next amongst the ton at the height of the London season. But the scatter-brained "Miranda" seemed strangely familiar and unquestionably aroused his suspicions. And having survived the war on the continent, he could assuredly unravel the mystery of one uniquely beguiling woman... A LORD WHO COULD NOT BE DECEIVED Miss Julia Landreth had precious little time for romance. She could certainly make no attachments when she was constantly hiding her true self behind various disguises, including "Miranda," the skitterwit heiress. But she was decidedly sorry that fealty to her father and the need to clear her family's name required that she deceive the handsome and charming Earl of Wynhaven. Still, something about the way the Earl looked at her made Julia suspect that the game might finally be up. And waltzing with him made her senses reel so alarmingly, so pleasurably, that she almost forgot to maintain her ruse. Perhaps she had met her match at last...

    Yet even as he sweated and toiled on the exotic shores of a faraway island, he swore that someday he would be a free man until he became the chattel of a rich Virginia planter and his alluring, aqua-eyed young bride. Consumed by a fiery hunger he could neither explain nor deny, Donovan vowed that before another sultry night had passed, the chaste Mrs. Cameron would be his prisoner of passion in every way!Prisoner of Love All alone in the world after her father died, Jillian Cameron had wed to gain protection. But hers was a marriage in name only, and when, on a visit to Bermuda, she glimpsed her golden-haired new servant--all bronzed, sinewy muscle--the searing flames of red-hot desire blazed through her innocent body. Though she knew it was wrong to love him, Jillian couldn't resist Donovan's heated caress and now all she longed to do was surrender over and over again to this rapturous lover whose soaring passion had enslaved her very heart!

    Determined to build a ranching empire on the desolate Texas Panhandle plains, strong-willed Mattie Jo Hunter ignores her husband and turns to her foreman Jesse McDade--who would risk his honor and his own dream of owning a spread, to help Mattie realize hers.

    Reprint. Tour. PW.

    You will remember my name!” She is Heller Petyon, a Boston blueblood, rescued by her aunt from the slums of New York. She has come to San Francisco on a special excursion train to promote commerce and culture and to prove that in spite of her sordid past, she is every inch a proper lady. He is Joaquin Murieta, El Bandido Notorio, disguised as a Spanish aristocrat. He has come to San Francisco to search the saloons of the Barbary Coast and the opium dens of Chinatown for the man who murdered his beloved wife. There seems no common ground between them; Heller with her puritanical principles and Joaquin with none. Out of the pages of history rides a ghost from California’s past, the legendary bandit, Joaquin Murieta, who shows Heller the way of the Midnight Trail, and of a love greater than that of the heart—the love of a dream, of a cause, and of a people!

    They shared a love as dangerous as the turbulent times they lived in.He was a French-born warrior-knight, magnificent in battle, now forced by papal decree into a life of cruel exile.She was a convent-raised English beauty, desperate to escape an arranged marriage...fated to save his life and to risk her own for a dangerous passion.Divided by circumstances, they would meet again amid the pomp and splendor of King Edward's royal court.From the stormswept coast of Devon to the dazzling palaces of London and the heroic battlefields of Scotland, Michel Faurer and Madeleine de Courtenay were caught in a desperate dance of danger and desire...two unlikely lovers destined to come together in a firestorm of forbidden passion that would join their hearts for all time!

    Travel with her from the New York City sweatshops to the ballrooms of Vienna, from the Nazi death camps to a lavish suburban estate, caught up in her families soaring rise from searing poverty to spectacular wealth and success. Random Winds Meet the magnificent Farrell family, three generations of doctors who journey from a quiet turn-of-the-century village in upstate New York to a war torn London, from the bedsides of the rural poor to the life-and-death urgency of a great Manhattan hospital. Witness this dedicated, brilliant family driven to the edge of destruction by a love no human force could dare suppress. Eden Burning Journey from an exotic Caribbean island to the opulent glamour of New York City, enfolded in a story of a beautiful woman who learns the dark side of desire and is banished from her plantation paradise. Years later, a cosmopolitan sophisticate, she is drawn to the island, to its potent secrets, its explosive political unrest, its intoxicating heat of clandestine love-all ready to ignite as one.

    At five-and-twenty, she was an acknowledged antidote, and she felt certain that her reputation as the Hampshire Hoyden would permit her happily unwed status to continue.Lord Blake, however, found Miss Glyn quite intriguing since she all but ignored him. This in itself was extraordinary, for he had been ardently pursued by every title-hunting female in England these last five years. Clearly Miss Glyn bore further investigation -- if only to excise her from his thoughts.

    On a lark, Kristen agrees and suddenly finds herself hurtled back through time to the Wild West, facing off against a band of outlaws led by the deadliest gunslinger west of the Rockies. Parrish is a rugged, dangerous outlaw who wouldn’t trust a woman with his hat let alone his heart. But there’s something intriguing about the formidable desperado—something reckless and seductive that Kristen can’t seem to resist. Star-cross lovers from different worlds, they will discover a passion that runs deeper than the Grand Canyon, and forge a love more powerful than time itself.

    . . and a cache of stolen gold that had mysteriously disappeared. But the lawman's problems had only just begun. Fighting his desire for the outlaw he had sworn would not escape justice, Jake Kearney was soon torn between his duty . . . and his love. . . .Anabeth knew she had found her match in the rugged loner who taught her the joys of passion . . . while she taught him the exquisite perils of love. She also knew that Anabeth "Kid" Calhoun was one outlaw both willing and eager to fall into the long arms of the law!

    Forced into marriage with the fearsome warrior of an enemy clan, Tina vowed to use her wild beauty to gain mastery over Lord Ramsey Douglas.

    Hollis adored the fierce protector who a taught her ecstasy, but she knew shed suffocate in the cocoon he'd wrap her in. Once she understood his need to keep her safe, could she make him see he'd always find a haven in her arms?

    Then she met a dark and mysterious gypsy guitar player--a handsome rogue whose forbidden touch sent her into sinful ecstasy. But soon his midnight caresses swept Michelle into a whirlwind of peril and intrigue on the high seas. Who was this Spanish seducer? A dangerous adventurer.. . or the tender lover meant to capture her heart forever?

     Nicholas is determined to prevent the exasperated Stephanie from putting herself in harm's way. But keeping the beautiful brunette out of outrageous scenarios isn't why Nicholas remains awake at night. It's his own desire to match his ward's fiery spirit to his burning passion that won't let him rest. REVIEWS "...an action packed journey with an exciting pair of lovers... all the history without losing focus on the romance." ~Romantic Times "Nicholas is one of a kind. He will sweep you off your feet." ~Affaire de Coeur HEARTS OF REBELLION SERIES, in order: Pretender's Game Lover's Knot Dangerous Desires ABOUT LOUISE CLARK Louise Clark is the author of both contemporary and historical romance novels, and holds BA in History from Queens University. www.louiseclarkauthor.com

    Never mind that he's the handsomest devil this side of the Rockies—Sunny has been hired to bring him in…dead or alive! Rugged, rough-and-ready Price Ramsey has always had his way with the fairer sex…until he crossed paths with Sunny Harlowe. As her prisoner on a wild and rollicking run across the west, Price lives for only two things: his freedom, and Sunny hot and eager in his bed. What he gets is a woman of stormy, sizzling desires—and a love that is bigger than both of them.

    About to be sold into a life of crime, she was rescued by a mysterious stranger known only as Quentin.Tutored by her protector in the ways of high society, Damorna was transformed into a grand lady. Yet, she never imagined that Quentin's lessons would lead her to participate in a daring deception.Pursued by the most eligible noblemen in England, Damorna secretly yearned for only one man—a man whose own haunting past remained unknown. From masked balls and glittering soirées to Newgate Prison and a ship bound for the colonies, Damorna's passion never wavered. Against a world of scandal, seduction, and betrayal, she would risk everything—even her life—for the man she loved.

    He decides to walk from New York to California, but a bad fall in a little Indiana town puts him in need of one of those M.D.s he’s so fond of mocking. What he gets is Amy Fraser, a doctor who knows what it means to be shattered physically and emotionally. Greg’s broken ankle forces him to become a guest in Amy’s home/clinic, but he doesn’t dare let her know he’s the cartoonist she hates. The problem is, the longer the two are together the harder it is for them to ignore the sparks. Amy fears Greg, like others in her life, will walk away once he’s able. Greg fears, once Amy discovers who he really is, she'll send him away.

    A rogue and scoundrel, the master of Pinewood House drives the ladies mad--and hides his lonely destiny. But fate has cast a sheltered actress's first role as the rake's true love.

    Original.

    When other girls in her fifth grade class seem obsessed with boys, Chelsea Zeller tries to imitate her role model, Dian Fossey, as she examines her identity and her own feelings about boys.

    The oldest of the seven Briggs children, it's up to Lila to hold her family together after their mother's death. She's got no time for anything as frivolous as love . . . until she meets Dr. Daniel Stone.

    But would this dark, secretive stranger help her solve the mystery of her sister's death? Nicholas Hawkinson wanted nothing to do with the city-girl photographer who asked too many questions. Five years ago the people of Ashton had been all too quick to accuse him of murder. They still considered him the town's black sheep, a bad boy at best and a killer who got away with it at most. The smartest thing for both of them would be to never mention Heather again. Her sister was dead, and Meghan knew it wasn't suicide. So did Nick. Whether he liked it or not, Ashton's most dangerous man was the only one who could help her now. And Meghan wasn't leaving until she'd unraveled this sleepy little town's secret--or died trying.

    Who could forget legendary celluloid smooches like Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis's kiss in Some Like It Hot or Woody Allen and Diane Keaton's first kiss in Annie Hall? Or the first time F. Scott Fitzgerald's Gatsby kisses his beloved Daisy: "at his lips' touch she blossomed for him like a flower"?From Earnest Hemmingway to Spike Lee, from Napoleon and Josephine to Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett, The Book of Kisses provides plenty of pucker power and passionate inspiration for anyone searching for words to describe that elusive, soul-touching thrill of the perfect kiss.

    At the novel's center is Louise Danielle Coopersand, whose husband returned from the Civil War suffering from injuries to body and spirit sustained at the bloody Battle of Pittsburgh Landing. But "Danni" is fiercely loyal, convinced that in a new place he will recover. Escorting the small wagon train on its way west from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, is former Union Cavalry Lieutenant Austin Bourke, who has weathered the war and infuses Danni with instant confidence, and ultimately more than confidence. The way West for the Coopersands and the other families becomes a relentless struggle against storms, floods, and ex-Confederate soldiers turned outlaws. Kansas Blue is a boisterous, authentic tale set against the backdrop of the American West of nearly a century-and-a-half ago, a fresh reworking of classic western themes that speaks to today's equally intense yet very different times.

    the cold stares and slammed doors of the San Esteban Pueblo were cruel reminders that her Indian blood meant little to the Tewa people. To them, she was her father's daughter, and her father was a traitor.Michael Wolf, too, knew life on the fringe, ever since his father died in disgrace. Now, steeped in tribal law and ancient rites, Michael was a modern day warrior, intent on exposing the truth about his own family.Together, Michael and Ramona stirred the ashes of a trail long grown cold and the embers of a love that had no right to be.Bound by duty and chained to their heritage, they fought to regain what was rightfully theirs. But when the desert sand yielded its secret, they were caught in the middle as two cultures fatally collided.

    She was determined to make a fresh start and travel west by wagon, but to do so she had to pretend to be the wife of Tony Winchester. The dazzling horse breeder from Kentucky could charm his way into any woman's affections. All Tony desired from a woman was a good time and a simple farewell, for he was a man haunted by heartache. Jessie could be no more than a friend to him, according to their bargain. But mere rules could not prevent him from tasting her soft fresh lips. Soon he knew he'd trade the vengeance that drove him to California for a passion hot as the desert winds and sweet as the rustling prairie grasses. Jessie thought she was heading for a broken heart -- yet it was too late to turn back. Little did they know that the splendor of love awaited them on the... Journey Home...

    ‘One day I’ll be a lady,’ she tells herself. ‘One day I’ll wear silks and satins an’ ride in a carriage and people will look up to me and obey me the minute I open me mouth like they do Lady Chevington. Cookin’ an’ sewin’ an’ launderin’ jus’ won’t come into it.’But Sarah Jane has a long journey to make before she comes anywhere near to realising her ambition. She grows up to be a real beauty who unwittingly attracts men like a magnet. There is Thomas Wistonby, a lawyer with an unhappy past who teaches her to read and write; Timothy Myson, the illegitimate son of Lord Chevington who seduces her when she is working as a skivvy at his lordship’s country mansion; there is Duncan McBryde, the gentle giant of a navvy who befriends her when, pregnant and afraid, she is turned off from her job and whose death in an explosion at the railway workings devastates her; there is Henry Carter, whom she tricks into backing her venture into setting up a string of pie shops. And there is Lord Chevington himself, who is called the ‘Railway Lord’ because he is heavily involved in building railways. She leaves her mark on the lives of all them.

    Her arms full of packages, she had just squeezed a shopping spree into the afternoon when the humid summer air hit her like a hot blanket. Before she knew what happened, everything went black and she collapsed. As she regained consciousness, she heard the most remarkable voice. Low, rumbling, and sensuous, it sounded like Jess' voice. Brianna knew it was impossible. For five years, ever since the day he had disappeared without a trace, she had missed him, longed for him, loved him. Certain that she was dreaming, she opened her eyes and saw Jess' handsome face, sunlight glinting in his thick, auburn hair as his warm eyes stared into hers.There was no mistaking his features, his touch, his clean scent. This was the man she'd fallen in love with in another place and time. He called her 'blue eyes,' the name he'd coined for her years ago. But otherwise, he treated her as if she were a stranger, as if they'd never shared sweet, passionate intimacies. Why had he disappeared five years ago? And why didn't he remember her?

    Falsely accused of scandalous behavior, Joanna Warwick has created a life for herself in the country away from the bon ton. It’s a peaceful life until her new neighbor, the extraordinarily arrogant and handsome Viscount Perth, accuses her of luring his wide-eyed young nephew, Toby, into matrimony.Trying to bribe her out of her scheme, he finds that she’s as stubborn as she’s lovely. Joanna has no intention of marrying Toby, but the earl’s high-handed ways infuriate her, and sparks fly! Not only those of anger, but something deeper. The despicable man who has offended her to the core, has also captured her heart.

    It was a risky expedient, yet all appeared to be deceived by Amalita's inspired scheme -- - all but the Earl of Garle.The shockingly handsome Peer’s mocking gaze seemed to penetrate Amalita’s charade, even see into her very soul! But Amalita’s selfless enterprise was to be crowned with success, when she defeated a ruthless rival. For Amalita had met her match, her sweetest and most tender Destiny of Love…

    

    Saddled with high-powered corporate responsibilities after she inherits the family business, free-wheeling Tori Rouchard falls for business magnate Rand Jardaine, the man attempting to buy out her company.