One man has seen the soul in her art, and vows to help this complex woman build a lucrative career. When gallery owner Rogan Sweeney comes to Maggie's isolated studio, her heart is enflamed by their fierce attraction - and her scarred past is slowly healed by a gentle and forgiving love. BORN IN ICE When the harsh storms of winter descend upon western Ireland, the locals stay indoors - and visitors stay away. Brianna Concannon's bed-and-breakfast becomes a cold and empty place. And that's fine with Brianna. She enjoys the peace and quiet, even when icy winds howl at her window. This year, though, she's expecting an unusual guest - mystery writer Grayson Thane - from America. A restless wanderer with a dark past, he plans to spend the cold winter alone. Yet sometimes fate has a plan of its own. Sometimes a fire can be born in ice . . . BORN IN SHAME Shannon Bodine is a talented graphic artist whose life revolves around her job at a prestigious New York advertising agency. Her world is turned upside down when she learns the identity of her real father: Thomas Concannon. Respecting her late mother's wish, Shannon travels, however reluctantly, to County Clare. There, her loneliness and shame melt away in the embrace of the family she never knew existed. And amid the lush Irish landscape, steeped in mysticism and legend, she discovers the possibility of a love that is meant to be.

    . .Cara Lee Henson knows no soldier can be trusted to stay in one place—and that includes handsome Sergeant Chase Jefferson of the Tenth Cavalry. Dallying with the dashing man in blue could cost the pretty, independent Kansas schoolteacher her job and her reputation. So Cara is determined to repel Chase’s advances—even though her aloof facade barely masks her smoldering desire.A Blazing Passion . . .Never before has Chase longed for a woman the way he ached for lovely Cara Lee.The strong-willed ebony beauty, however,will not surrender easily. But with tender words and soulful caresses, Chase intends to conquer the reluctant schoolmarm's misgivings—and teach her how to love fully,sensuously . . . and forever.

    Hand-blowing glass is a difficult and exacting art, and while she may produce the delicate and the fragile, Maggie is a strong and opinionated woman, a Clare woman, with all the turbulence of that fascinating west country.One man, Dublin gallery owner Rogan Sweeney, has seen the soul in Maggie’s art, and vows to help her build a career. When he comes to Maggie’s studio, her heart is inflamed by their fierce attraction—and her scarred past is slowly healed by love...

    In desperation, Victoria seeks help from wealthy Kane Taggart. There's just one catch: she has to become the wife of the seductive, silver-tongued rancher… for one year.What could possibly happen in twelve short months?Plenty… especially when Kane counter-offers with an irresistibly indecent proposal of his own…

    Sometimes it’s taken away without warning. For Kate Starr, her life is now about moving forward not knowing if her husband has been killed in his tour of duty. Suddenly Kate must raise their two daughters by herself and struggle with the U.S. government to get news of her husband. Slowly but surely, her fight to be heard transforms Kate into a successful businesswoman ready to find love again and live life to the fullest—by learning to let go of the very things that mean the most to her…

    Public defender Rachel Stanislaski was not what he had in mind--until he discovered there was a lot more to the beautiful, coolheaded attorney than met the eye...and found himself falling for her, hook, line and sinker.Convincing Alex When Alex Stanislaski mistakenly arrested daringly bold soap-opera writer Bess McKnee for soliciting, she decided the sexy detective was absolutely perfect--for her research and for herself. Now all she had to do was convince him she was right....

    She chooses a small, peaceful town tucked away in Oregon’s Willamette Valley as the place to start over—Glenbrooke. Once there, Jessica conceals her identity from the intriguing personalities she meets—including the compassionate paramedic who desires to protect her and the jealous woman who wants nothing more than to destroy her. Will Jessica’s deceit ruin all hope for the future? Or will she find a deeper peace that allows her to stop hiding the truth from those who love her most of all? This heartwarming bestseller, book one in the Glenbrooke series, introduces the fascinating people of Glenbrooke in a compelling tale of romance and spiritual truth.

    Instead, as a military wife in Washington, D.C., loneliness turns out to be her most dependable companion. But determined to realize her faith in happiness, she raises her two children in a nurturing, beautiful home that mirrors her resourcefulness and good sense. It’s the perfect environment in which to bake delicious, unforgettable cookies. After years of struggle, Mrs. Sugar’s Cookies succeeds beyond Ruby’s wildest dreams. But closest to her heart is the memory of the man she longs for in her soul…

    When her infant son is kidnapped, Laura hires the rough-edged, dangerously handsome Deke to track down the comancheros responsible.

    Whether to a cop or a con-man, the heroines of these three novels find falling in love is the easy part. But uncovering hidden betrayals or lethal obsessions may be the most important. These moving and engrossing stories never fail to deliver."Nora Roberts just keeps getting better and better." --Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

    Her daughter Lizzie is pregnant by her father and, still weak after her abortion, she kills him.Her mother takes the blame, but Lizzie cannot blot out the painful memories of her childhood. Eventually, with a failed marriage behind her, she finds fame, fortune and friendship in Hollywood - but happiness still escapes her.And so she returns to her roots, and it is her final marriage and its disastrous consequences that, at last, force her to face her past and find the happiness and peace of mind that have always eluded her.

    Mary Jane was the stay at home with no talents to speak of and a face that never merited a second glance. So it was hardly surprising that Sir Thomas Latimar treated Mary Jane as no more than a future sister-in-law. If only she hadn't been fool enough to fall in love with him...Famous worldwide for her tender romances featuring exciting locales, Dutch doctors and kind people, Betty Neels' stories truly captivate romance readers. These four earlier novels by this esteemed author are a wonderful chance for readers to rediscover the magic of Betty Neels, offering you exceptional sales opportunity.

    One night while at a conference in New York City, Culley runs into his old friend Addy Taylor. After a passionate night together, neither expects a lasting relationship…but then Addy moves back to their hometown to help her mother run their family orchard.Culley is willing to explore the attraction between them, but Addy is determined not to stick around any longer than necessary. Can Culley and his daughter, Madeline—with the help of a rescue puppy—show Addy that coming home for good is the best move she can make.Originally published in 2004.

    And now that she’s at last become its owner, she suspects that she was drawn there for a reason.As if Greywethers were a portal between worlds, she finds herself transported into seventeenth-century England, becoming Mariana, a young woman struggling against danger and treachery, and battling a forbidden love.Each time Julia travels back, she becomes more enthralled with the past...until she realizes Mariana’s life is threatening to eclipse her own, and she must find a way to lay the past to rest or lose the chance for happiness in her own time.

    

    Now dear Esther -- one of London's richest and most formidable matriarchs -- lies dying. But first she was going to help Taylor pull off the scam of the season.To escape becoming a ward of her unscrupulous uncle, Taylor would wed Lucas Ross, a rugged American rancher. Lady Esther's money would enable Ross to return home to Montana. Taylor had her own urgent reason to go to America...a precious legacy she hadn't revealed to Ross, for they had agreed to part ways once they reached Boston. But as her handsome new husband spoke of life in Montana, Taylor began planning a new future. To Taylor, the wide-open spaces of Montana sounded like paradise....

    Her suddenly impoverished state made her as vulnerable as her beauty made her tempting to men with more money than morals. Lord Marshall Whitcomb, who held her purse strings in his pawing hands, was intent on luring her into his bed. But even more dangerous was Lord Winn, who owned the dwelling where she sought refuge. The dashing lord reminded the widow that the lure of sharing a warm bed on a winter's night might indeed be worth the risks.Lord Winn had trusted one woman and been betrayed. That disastrous marriage had endowed him with a wariness of females in general, and prospective wives in particular. But when the door to the dower house on one of his estates was opened by a woman with a cautious smile and memorable brown eyes, he knew here was danger to avoid at all costs -- if he really wanted to...

    At night, he secretly rides as Pendragon, ruthless leader of the patriot cause. The last thing he needs is a ward. What is a masked raider supposed to do when a pint-sized mistress of disaster is dumped on the doorstep of his mansion? Especially since little Lucy displays a penchant for unearthing secrets?A reluctant British spy...When Ian Blackheath and Lucy have an altercation in Emily d’Autrecourt’s millinery shop, the lovely Englishwoman is horrified at Blackheath’s insensitivity toward his ward. Then Lucy steals a doll from Emily’s shop—secreted inside the plaything is evidence of Emily’s role as a spy. Accepting Ian’s offer that she be Lucy’s governess is dangerous, but how else can Emily search for the doll without arousing suspicion?A rebellion of the heart...Ian is stunned when Emily agrees to take charge of “hurricane Lucy”. As for guarding his secret—it should be no challenge to keep Emily far from the wing where Pendragon plots rebellion. One sample of Ian’s wicked, seducing ways, and the prim Englishwoman will avoid him like plague. He doesn’t expect Emily to catch fire in his arms or for the tempting seamstress to discover the secret power of her own desires. Suddenly, in a land racing toward revolution, Ian and Emily must choose. With everything to lose, do they dare to risk their hearts?

    

    Mikhail's rare talents attract a wealthy and classy beauty in Luring a Lady. In Convincing Alex, Alex mistakenly arrests a headstrong woman who decides the sexy detective is perfect for her research on cops. Satellite media tour.

    Reissue.A SMALL-TOWN GIRL WITH A PRETTY VOICEDiamond Houston has always dreamed of becoming a country music star. So when her idol, the handsome singer Jesse Eagle, falls for her golden voice and bright green eyes, Diamond decides to take a chance and sets off for Nashville with him. A BIG-TIME COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDJesse Eagle first discovers Diamond when she is singing for tips at a two-bit roadhouse. Her voice strikes a chord in his heart, and Jesse is sure that he's written his last song about heartache -- until Diamond leaves him. Then he must risk everything to win back this beautiful gambler's daughter.

    The two Lenni-Lenape warriors have been tracking the Mohawk war party for hours to make sure they will not turn back and attack again. Lady Tess Morgan, the captive in the canoe, tries hard to put out of her mind how these savages attacked her carriage, kidnapped her and her cousin Joselyn, and tortured and murdered poor Joselyn. When we get to the bend in the river I’ll make my move. Watching her from the far bank of the river, Raven chuckles, “I think she will jump, brother.” He cocks the trigger of his most prized possession, an English Brown Bess musket, and takes aim. “It will be fun to teach these dogs a lesson.” REVIEWS OF CAPTIVE 4.17 average rating all editions, 194 ratings, 15 reviews, added by 632 people, 136 to-reads, 95% of people like it—Goodreads 4.6 out of 5 stars (39 customer reviews)—Amazon“A very smart woman…independent!....but truly found her soul mate….they both knew it but was too stubborn to believe it…..a good book …hard to put down”--myrna jewell Kindle Customer“Really enjoyed this book! First one I have read by this author. Will most definitely read more. She had me captivated since the start, and it only got better as each page I turned. I am a big Indian Romance non fiction reader and really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more of her books.”—Linda Motes, Kindle edition verified purchase“This book shows how love and determination conquers all! Raven and Tess were two strong characters that fought for each other and saved each other at different times. They refused to give up on their love. I also enjoyed and admired Raven's mother Dream Women. She was willing to fight and love a much older man no matter what others said. Would recommend this book.”—Avery, Kindle edition“Loved this book and will read more from this author.” —Donna Jones, Goodreads“I enjoyed the romance and the exciting story! The setting is very interesting and unusual, while the writing is a cut above the normal Native American/colonial romance.” —Melissa B, Goodreads“Beautiful! I love this book so much that i couldn't put it down until I know what happen in the end and I wasn't disappointed. Great.” —Amazon Customer BONUS Contains a bonus excerpt from MORGAN’S WOMAN by Judith E. French. ABOUT COLLEEN FRENCH Colleen French has a unique gift for capturing the essence of passion in her breathtaking tales of romance and adventure. Winner of the Delaware Diamond Award for Literary Excellence and the P.E.A.R.L. award, she is the daughter of bestselling novelist Judith E. French who first taught her how to write. Colleen has written more than 130 print novels which have sold more than 5 million copies and been translated into Bulgarian, French, German, Italian, Mandarin, and Spanish. Her Native American novels are inspired by her English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, and Lenni–Lenape ancestry and her home near the Chesapeake Bay, where her family has lived for more than 300 years. Her books appeal to fans of Christi Caldwell, Mary Balogh, C. J. Petit, Shirleen Davies, Karen Kay, Madeline Baker, Elle Marlow, Ellen O'Connell, Vonna Harper, Judith E. French, Kathryn Le Veque, Margaret Mallory, Julie Garwood, Caroline Fyffe, Maya Banks, Hannah Howell Fiona Faris, and Alisa Adams.

    Her fans adore her and keep her sitting pretty on the bestseller lists.Vows and The Gamble, both appearing for the first time in hardcover, are joined with the author's first hardcover best-seller, Morning Glory, for a collection of novels that fully explore the ways of the human heart.

    On a train bound for Kansas and her exciting new life, she met Austin McCormick, a gruff, abrasive Texas marshal who seemed to be everything she disliked in a man. But when their train is held up by gun slinging outlaws, Jennie is thrown together with the stubborn Texan and learns that the law can be deadly and dangerously filled with desire.

    But five years later, their impetuous marraige had ended in heartbreaking divorce....and Lauren Taylor found herself haunted by memories of sensuous tropical nights and a happiness that was just out of reach.

    He heads home to the small Virginia town where he grew up and crosses paths with Hannah Jacobs, the only girl in high school who had ever rejected him. It’s Hannah who once made him question the choices he had made, and it’s Hannah who’s making him question them all over again. But with the weight of a secret he’s managed to hide from the world his entire adult life hanging over him, he can’t afford to question his choices. Hannah Jacobs had once made the choice to deny her feelings for Will Kincaid, at the time finding it the only possible option for a young girl intent on burying a nightmare she only wanted to forget. The life she’s made for herself as a librarian in Lake Perdue is a quiet one, and she’s hardly prepared for the day when Will rams his fancy Ferrari into her dependable old clunker. But for Hannah, Will Kincaid can only stir up memories she had long ago put away forever. And there’s nothing at all good that can come from bringing them back to life again.

    While he has doubts about her supposed clairvoyant powers, she sees crimes as they're being committed, there is no doubt about how much he desires her. To Marlie, Dane is all heat and hard muscle, and he makes her body come alive as it never has before. But not even she can foresee that their passion will lead them on a dangerous journey into the twisted mind of a madman who will threaten their happiness and their lives.

    But her mother is insistent and, out of a job and recently ditched by her boyfriend, Tash decides that spending July in the vast rambling Loire chateau might have its compensations.It's a summer of lust, bed-hopping, unresolved sexual tension, horses, dogs, bolshy kids and lots of bad behaviour. And in the midst of bedlam, at least two people fall in love . . .

    Determined to bear a baby for her childless sister, Theodosia hires a bodyguard and prepares to sort through the many "applicants" responding to her ad for a blue-eyed sire. But she need look no further than her protector for the thoroughbred love of a lifetime.

    When she comes face to face with the one who stole her future, she seizes the opportunity to exact revenge. Soon he is her prisoner, at her mercy. But something is different about him, something that makes her question her purpose. Is it possible a man can be so changed? More, can she right the wrong that could lay ruin to her family? SHE WAS A QUESTION NEVER BEFORE ASKED OF HIM Ranulf Wardieu does not seek a bride, nor a settling of scores when his mission for the king places him in the path of a beguiling, raven-haired maiden. But fascination turns to fury when she imprisons him. Accused of wrongdoing, the nature of which she refuses to reveal, he discovers the lady is as skilled at wielding a sword as she is at verbal sparring. When he bests her at her game and his jailer becomes his captive, he is determined to learn what wrong he has done her. However, as they engage in a battle of wits and wills and he glimpses her woman’s heart, he discovers Lizanne is a question never before asked of him—one his own jaded heart refuses to answer.

    Making plain her disapproval of Joe's familiarity with the servants, questioning the donation of food to striking miners' families - these objections and more soon rubbed Joe and the local people up the wrong way, a problem he could easily have done without. For this was 1926, the year of the General Strike, the effects of which would nowhere be felt more acutely than in this heartland of the North-East.Then when Elaine became pregnant, she saw it as a disaster and only the willingness of her unmarried sister Betty to come an see her through her confinement made it bearable. But in the long run, would Betty's presence only serve to widen the rift between husband and wife, or would she help to bring about a reconciliation?

    A seasoned dealer, she knows all the tricks of the trade. But she is unprepared for the deadly consequences when she purchases a few curiosities at an auction—and unknowingly brings home a priceless cache that makes her the target of an international criminal. Entwined in a reckless chase, Dora turns to her new neighbor, Jed Skimmerhorn, a cop who’s turned in his badge—and whose desire for lovely Dora puts him back in the line of fire. Fighting their attraction while falling in love, they find that hidden riches can have a most ordinary façade. And that possession can be a lethal obsession…

    But when gypsies descend upon South Shore, and Hetty meets the darkly handsome Reuben, her attentions are diverted once again. Grace finds it harder to adjust to her new surroundings but a visit to Donnelly’s department store leads to an encounter with the owner’s son, so when Grace secures a job on the shop floor she looks forward to each day with mounting excitement. Although Edwin Donnelly is a Catholic and his parents want him to marry family friend Constance Whitehead, he ignores their wishes and embarks on an affair with the less suitable Grace.But the paths of true love rarely run smooth and each girl must face heartache and tragedy before her eventual happiness is secured.

    With little experience, she hadn't expected to find a job so easily, let alone one that still bought her into contact with her former boss, the eminent Dutch surgeon, Haso van der Eisler.Of course, his frequent visits to the school had more to do with his goddaughter, Nel, than her own limited attractions. Nel was a lonely fatherless girl and that Haso should marry her glamorous mother seemed obvious to all but Olivia's stubborn heart.

    Unusual and romantic, this collection of short stories surrounds the December holiday seasons of Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year's Eve.

    This glorious omnibus edition gathers this powerful novel about family and unconditional love with two other favorites from America's most-adored storyteller. From the turn-of-the-century awakenings in a seaside village in Maine to the pulsating rhythms of the country-music industry in Nashville and the gentle flow of Midwestern life in Missouri, the tales told in That Camden Summer and Small Town Girl represent LaVyrle Spencer at her best, a collection of romantic novels from the heart of our country.

    But the Minnesota-bred beauty was enchanted by the ways of the Lakota Sioux...and by a proud warrior called Whirlwind Rider, who awakened a magnificent passion within her --wondrous, forbidden...as elemental as the fire and the rain.In a century-old steamer trunk, journalist Cecily Metcalf discovers the diary of a remarkable young woman whose words reach out across time--touching Cecily's heart, leading her back to her handsome, enigmatic first love, Kiah Red Thunder...inspiring them both in their glorious, dangerous quest to reclaim a lost and powerful passion.

    And Phoebe is definitely not prepared for the Stars' head coach Dan Calebow, a sexist jock taskmaster with a one-track mind. This is the book that began it all. The Chicago Stars are about to take the field... and they’re not the only ones playing for keeps.

    The number of lords in London's marriage mart is sorrowfully short, so when Miss Whittier meets the perfect match, it's only a matter of checking off her list to find an eternal love.

    But when their hired guide drives off with their rented Jeep, supplies, and money, the three women are left stranded in the Texas desert. Their fate will ultimately be determined by the quiet stranger called "Padre".

      Jess has led a charmed life, but now that her beautiful teenage daughter is pregnant, all she can think of is the baby she gave away. Susan lost one child years ago, and now, as a divorced college professor, she’s terrified of losing another. P.J. overcame an unwanted pregnancy to become a high-powered art director, but her whirlwind life is halted by an unsettling discovery. Ginny makes an unlikely Hollywood wife, but men, money, and four marriages can’t erase the horrors of her past—or satisfy her need for love.   Twenty-five years ago, they met in a home for unwed mothers. At the time, all they had to hold on to was one another. Now Jess, Susan, P.J., and Ginny must find the courage to face the past: The date is set for a reunion with the children they have never known. And no matter what happens, their lives will never be the same.Jess’s story continues in Jean Stone’s Tides of the Heart!  Includes a special message from the editor, as well as excerpts from these Loveswept titles: Trying to Score, Long Simmering Spring, and Scarlet Lady.

    But then tragedy brought her fairy-tale life to an end. For her brother, T.C., and her husband and soulmate, Qwayze, were overseas heroes who never came home.Reacting in anger and then in denial, Jaz is plagued by memories of the past that overshadow all her attempts to pull her life together--until Kyle Jagger dares her to love again. In an intensely moving story spanning two turbulent decades, Jaz finds the courage to triumph over loss--and to discover again the healing power of one man's everlasting love.

    Her alias is Classy Lassie, and she's involved in all this because of a bet-with Chino. If her chili can beat his on the cook-off circuit, he won't turn The Cellar--Cedarville's historic coffeehouse--into just another link in his chili chain.But watch out! When a sexy Texan and Classy Lassie get together, more than the chili sizzles!

    She did what any mother would do. She grabs Katie and runs. Sheriff Alan Parks believes in the law, following it and enforcing it to the letter. Then Maura Anderson shows up in his small, quiet town, and he knows she’s running from something. At first, he assumes she’s running from someone – an ex-husband or boyfriend – but when she won’t confide in him he starts wondering. Who is this woman who’s captured his heart, and what or who is she afraid of? When he finds the answers, however, a part of him wishes he’d never asked the question. Because how can he help her when he represents what she’s fleeing . . . the law. Enjoy my collection of heart-warming small town romances in A Mother's Heart Series.Keeping Katie - Book #1 Once A Wife - Book #2Where The Heart Is - Book #3

    Envious of the boys' freedom and uninterested in the domestic arts, despite her mother's coaxing, DeLanna causes an uproar among her elders when she enters a daring contest with a good-looking boy named Andrew Tabor.

    She's sent back from 2500 to give us a helping hand with developmental issues we need to master in order to evolve. Trouble is, Sameh is no expert in teleportation or healing. She’s better at recognizing honesty and understanding what’s really going on in people’s minds and hearts.What’s going on in P.I. Adam Hawkins head when he first sees Sameh is definitely X rated. He’s never met anyone like her before. Who has? He figures she’s a nutcase, even though she does look--well, almost like an angel. And how to explain the amazing effect she has on his partner's handicapped son?Adam is adept at seduction, disparaging of love, except when it comes to kids. He relies on subterfuge in relationships, Sameh knows only total honesty.Can a flawed, not so ordinary guy and an insecure aspiring Adept find a way to bridge the emotional differences and the 500 years that separate them?˃˃˃ FUNNY, DEEPLY MOVING, EROTIC AND TENDER, ALMOST AN ANGEL WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH, MAKE YOU CRY, MAKE YOU STAY UP LATE READING.

    Born into a sprawling family barely able to keep a roof over their heads, she learned at a tender age how cruel and unjust life could be. And when her own father sold her innocence to the highest bidder, March discovered the true meaning of betrayal...and left her Arizona hometown in scandal, disgrace, and secret sorrow...Then a job keeping house for a wealthy widower and his infant son at their desert ranch gave her the chance to start over. From the moment Jim Travis welcomed her into his home, March knew she was lost. She could no more deny the passion flaring between them than she could stop her lonely heart from yearning for more. Would the shattering secrets of March's past destroy her one chance at happiness? Or was her love for this rugged rancher strong enough to build a brand new future -- together?

    Little Matchmakers by Debbie Macomber\Barbara Bretton\Muriel Jensen released on Oct 25, 1994 is available now for purchase.

    Utterly wonderful!" -- RT Book Reviews "A love story that transcends all boundaries." -- The Medieval Chronicle Legendary warrior Conor of Ulster defies his people to make the exiled Brigid of Morna his queen—until a shattering act of treachery destroys their world. Driven to the ends of the earth, Conor lives a thousand lifetimes in the fading hope that—one day, somehow—he’ll find Brigid once again. Finalist "Best Time Travel" -- RT Book Reviews "One of the Year's Best Reads" -- The Readers’ Voice Finalist, three categories, Affaire de Coeur Reviewers’ Choice Awards

    But deep within her heart, she secretly years to meet Mr. Right...and fulfill her most passionate fantasies.

    Containing a novella as well as a full-length story, this collection of earlier works will make the perfect gift for Betty's millions of loyal fans.

    Soon, his life is intertwined with the parishioners' in a special and most surprising way.

    

    When she was a child, a man had died saving her from a rogue wave that swept her off the beach...at the cost of orphaning his own six children. As she grew up, counseling helped her deal with much of the guilt, but not all. And when an opportunity to repay the family—even in a small way—presents itself, she jumps at the chance. Only is she prepared to be drawn so intimately into their lives when they have no idea who she is?

    A stunning debut novel of time travel in the style of Deveraux's Knight in Shining Armor.

    A widower with a small child and a busy medical career needed someone to make sure his domestic life ran smoothly. What she hadn't counted on was his decision to offer her the position. As his wife, she would have a comfortable lifestyle and everything that money could buy. But what was that, if Gijs couldn't offer her what she truly wanted�love?

    . .Ten years ago, Kalli left her rodeo bull-rider husband, Walker Riley, unable to bear her terrible fear for him. Or the fear that she might love him too much.But passion wasn't enough to overcome fear a decade ago . . . Walker faces down charging bulls every day, but working with Kalli for a summer as they try to save the Wyoming rodeo that means so much to their beloved mutual mentor, just might break him.Can the present carry them past the fears and broken trust ... to a future together again?

    From the ballrooms of Savannah to the battlefields of the Revolutionary War, a historical romance presents the Blackthorne brothers--Devon, who vows not to belong to any woman until he meets a spirited enchantress, and Quintin, whose rage and political beliefs lead him into the arms of a rebellious

    This omnibus edition brings together in one volume three of Agatha Christie's six 'romantic' novels written under the pseudonym of Mary Westmacott.

    True, he was handsome, strong, and brave--but he was also a British soldier. No self-respecting patriot would fraternize with the enemy. Yet, Elizabeth found solace in Jon's sweet smile and gentle ways.Against his will, Jonathan Leighton was drawn to the fiery, golden-haired Elizabeth. But he had a job that prevented him from revealing his true heart, no matter that the storm brewing in the Colonies was nothing compared to the passion simmering between him and Elizabeth.

    And she's totally obsessed with him. Barely noticing when her real-life fiance breaks their engagement, she visits a psychic to learn more about him - and is told that in a past life Hayden was Lady de Grey, a promiscuous woman of Edwardian England. Hayden can't resist submitting to a hypnotist's magic. But the trick goes wrong, and instead of merely remembering her past as Lady de Grey, Hayden is living it. Now she will discover quite a different story about a woman history considered a trollop, a spectacular, brooding man, and the rapturous love that would be hers if she dared open her heart to the most mysterious adventure of all.

    This charming volume includes excerpts from the stories and poems of A.A. Milne with Ernest Shepard's inimitable illustrations. Printed on heavy stock, this book offers plenty of space for photos and birth data, plus envelopes for momentos.

    But from the first, Dominic knew the danger of their desire. For she alone could draw aside the mantle of despair that kept him safely hidden, and condemn them both to certain heartbreak....A soldier's daughter, Emily thought she knew what furies drove men in the name of honor, until she met the enigmatic Duke of Avon, Dominic Maitland--a man with a tragic past and an empty future. A man who would grant her but one night to lie with abandon in his willing arms...

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    He comes to her in visions--the hard-muscled stranger who promises to save her from certain death. She never dares hope that her fantasy love will hold her in his arms . . . until the virile and magnificent dream appears in the flesh.

    When his spirit beckoned him into a place of joy and wonder, his human form balked at the gates.Jason managed to make a deal: He would gladly adapt to his afterlife - after he's chosen a new husband for Sabrina.Never mind that his bad-boy antics were tainting his angelic image. Jason would move heaven and earth - literally - for the happy-ever-after ending he knew his love deserved.

    Despite the whispers and gossip of the townfolk, Kitty O'Shea, the owner of the controversial Crystal Palace saloon, finds herself irresistibly drawn to Reverend Jake Payne, the man sent to close her establishment down.

    Contains the Judas Kiss and the Captive by Victoria Holt.

    But when it came to subduing one helpless female, he found himself at a distinct disadvantage. Never had he realized the power of beguiling green eyes, soft curves and berry-red lips to weaken a man’s resolve. He had claimed he would make the stolen woman his captive, but he soon learned he would never enjoy her alluring body unless he could first win her elusive heart.

    At his side is Annie, the perfect princess of a companion, ready to support him in every way, gracefully, patiently. But then Maddie Stern enters Pete’s life. More than her notable beauty and enigmatic allure, it’s her past as a foster child that draws a connection between them that Pete could never share with Annie. But on the eve of their wedding, Maddie disappears. Distraught, Pete reaches out to his most trusted friend. Annie drops her life in Boston to once again provide the emotional support Pete needs. Together, they try to solve the mystery of Maddie. And together, they discover life is always unexpected…Praise for Fern Michaels and her novels"Michaels’ latest is a blend of legal melodrama and contemporary fiction that’s bound to surprise readers with its unpredictable ending."—RT Book Reviews on Tuesday’s Child"Heartbreaking, suspenseful, and tender."—Booklist on Return to Sender"A knockout story."—Publishers Weekly on Dear Emily

    Why should she continue to write about the myth of romantic love, when she's seen no evidence of it in her own life? Still, she finds herself captivated by the tales of historic Jefferson and the beautiful woman murdered over a century ago for her diamonds. And is it true that anyone who sleeps in Garit's room at the fabled Behringer Inn will wake up in love? No sooner does she check into the bed and breakfast than she finds herself swept away to old Jefferson during its 1876 heyday. And then ... she meets Garit himself. And soon she's caught up in a web of deceit, sabotage, and greed. How can she find her way back to her own time - and does she even want to live in a world without Garit?

    Perhaps he'd even struck a devil's bargain to assure his warrior prowess. Yet Aisley sensed that Pier's shadows veiled a deeper secret.Aisley de LaciLike a whirlwind, Aisley descended on Dunmurrow castle to claim the Red Knight as her husband. And Piers knew his world was forever changed. But could a creature so full of joy and sunlight ever accept a life of passions draped in darkness?

    And so her perilous adventures begin.Very soon she loses her heart – and at every turn she risks losing her life.But the worst danger of all comes not from the wartime enemy but from the evil Lord Hanford who is still determined to possess her as he has already paid for her.

    Out of place among the splendors of Nevon, Josina nevertheless falls in love with the handsome Duke. And though he's bound by duty to marry his lovely young cousin, Josina doesn't feel worthy and flees in despair. But neither of them can escape love.

    But Cooper Daniels is anything but--he's a bounty hunter who brings in modern-day pirates, and he wants Jessica to help him track down the most notorious tyrant in the South China Sea.

    Can they combine forces to save the galaxy?Attorney Sarina Bretton believes in facts, not fantasy, at least until Captain Teir Reylock of the Coalition Defense League kidnaps her from Earth. His mission is to deliver her to the High Council for her marriage to Lord Cam’brii, a member of the ruling council. It is through this union that she will become the legendary Great Healer and save the galaxy from a devastating plague.At the capital city of Bimordus Two, Sarina discovers the wonders of an advanced civilization. She also awakens to her desire for Captain Reylock, who has been assigned as her personal bodyguard. Meanwhile, danger follows the betrothed couple as enemies try to prevent their marriage from taking place.Teir admires the feisty Earth woman, but he is sworn to duty. Not only must he protect Sarina from the Coalition’s enemies, but he must guard his heart against her charms. Drawn together by passion but torn apart by destiny, these star-crossed lovers must overcome their obstacles until the final shocking revelations expose the legend’s truth.Winner of the 1995 HOLT Medallion Award“Nancy Cohen sparks your imagination and melts your heart with her wonderful tale of galactic adventure and star-crossed lovers.” Marilyn Campbell, award-winning author of Lovers in Time and The Innerworld Affairs series

    She meets Richard Baxton-Powell, and Jinnie, thrust into womanhood, also realizes that her maturity stems from life with the Shalemans.

    But none of the men she knew were "daddy material". Except Thomas Sheridan. Sexy - when he wasn't arguing with her. Intelligent. Relatively sane. Good teeth. What more could she want?PROBLEMThomas said, "No way." He'd fantasized about Kelly for years, but he believed that a child needed two parents. Besides, what dis she think he was - a sperm bank?SOLUTION?Marriage of convenience. Only, that was when the trouble started. Because Thomas demanded their marriage be a real one - in every way...

    But when Esme was rescued from her desert exile and taken aboard the ship of her dreams, she found its captain a man of steel and fire, a man who clearly considered her the enemy.THE SEDUCTRESSFrom the moment he laid eyes on her, Raul burned with an unreasoning desire for the beautiful girl they'd rescued from the desert. Had she really been cast out by a superstitious people who didn't understand her special talents, or was she actually a highly trained seductress sent by enemy forces to subvert his men? More than anything Raul longed to ease his throbbing hunger in her soft white arms, but was his love a fatal weakness or an unbreakable bond forged by destiny itself?

    Beginning with a shotgun wedding at the end of the Revolutionary War, this love story of a lifetime follows the destinies of two prominent families, the Custises and the Lattimers--strong men and independent women who have settled in the Chesapeake Basin.

     When the Kerricks and Ludlows are united unexpectedly, secrets and lies, well-hidden, are brought to the surface. Tom Kerrick takes the opportunity to seize what is his. The drifter left to him becomes the source of trouble. His first time on board the boat, Tom mistakes Poppy for his old flame and the passion flows, uncontrolled. Shocked by his father’s acts, Joshua Kerrick does all he can to protect him. But he is caught between the love of his life and his father. His loyalty can only lie with his father - but his attraction to Poppy Ludlow is hard to ignore. It is a battle that gnaws at him always. With trouble brewing, Poppy makes a life-changing decision for the sake of her family… But the outbreak of war opens up old wound: a love that never died finds its way out, for it was a union that nothing could stand in the way of… A superb saga of rivalry and passion in the bestselling Poldark tradition. This is a story of the drama, endurance and passion of an East Anglian community, set against the background of a long-standing family feud. Pamela Pope dominated historical romance in the 1980s, writing a number of bestsellers, including The Magnolia Siege and The Candleberry Tree.

    Then he sees her on the school bus ... are the dreams a warning that destiny will bring them together in an unknown way?

    To the jaded peer's surprise, young Princess Sydella is no mewling debutante, but an intelligent, fresh beauty who soon enchants his proud and well-protected heart. But Sydella is pledged, and honor and empire must rule...Still, fate is the supreme matchmaker, and none may flout her decrees...Their lives in danger, Lord Victor and Sydella brave all for their country, only to be crowned in glory -- King and Queen of Love!

    — Suspicious that the elegant blonde had a hidden agenda when she hired him to restore a family mansion, Jack McMillan quickly put Mariah Chandler on the defensive -- and was shocked to feel a flash of heat and desire rush through him! He believed she was only a spoiled rich girl indulging a whim, but he couldn't deny the fevered hunger to possess her that had ignited within him.BOUND BY BETRAYAL AND OBSESSED BY THE PASTTantalized by sensual longing she'd never expected to feel, Mariah surrendered to the dizzying pleasure of Jack's embrace, reveling in her power to arouse him. She'd fought her demons by helping other women who'd suffered but had never told Jack of the shadows that still haunt her nights. Could she heal his wounded spirit by finally sharing her pain and daring him to share a future?

    Susannah Hart believed that true love was chemistry-pure and simple. So she invented a love potion to prove her point. No more dates from hell, no more marrying Mr. Wrong. Love potion # 9 would be the answer to every woman's dreams. At first, the field test was a success. Confirmed bachelor hunk Jay Beaumont fell in love with test subject Susannah-an emotion he had never experienced. Then unexpectedly Susannah fell in love-and in lust-with Jay. And when the shocked scientist started hearing wedding bells, she knew the experiment had definitely gone awry!

    King Henry's efforts to crush his rebellious sons ignite bloody border skirmishes throughout the land. Yet it is a time of triumph for mercenary Josceline de Gael, bastard son of the king's most trusted ally. Victorious on the battlefield, de Gael suffers sweet defeat when his heart is conquered by the lovely Linnet de Montsorrel. But their love will find its greatest challenge as the torments of jealousy, suspicion, pride -- and an enemy from beyond the grave -- threaten all they hold dear.

    A good book to warm up a winter’s day.”-Romantic Times MagazineNEVER UNDERESTIMATE A WOMAN WITH A SHOTGUNDaniella Storm is a force to be reckoned with. Few residents in Shady Gulch, Colorado, can stand up to the strong-willed beauty. When a gold nugget the size of a hen’s egg is found in the creek dividing Dannie’s land from her neighbor’s, the townsfolk clash over who owns the claim. That’s when Marshal Jake Kiley rides in to restore law and order--even if that means throwing Dannie’s father and trouble-making brothers in jail, and sending the most captivating woman he’s ever met into a reckless fury.

    This volume features the play Misalliance, which explores the incongruities of human nature and family life, and Shaw's one-act burlesque, The Fascinating Foundling.

    Now she fears she may lose her home as well, as the new heir arrives. A rough-hewn American whose rugged masculinity seems out of place in an English drawing room, Evan awakened Diana's fears and, quite disturbingly, awakened emotions she never expected to feel for another man.But when the ghostly figure of her beloved John appears to her, Diana receives a precious gift: the chance to mend her broken heart. The evidence of her own eyes teaches Diana to believe in ghosts. And the visiting spirit will teach her to believe in love again.

    But her plans go awry when a masked outlaw called Nighthawk sweeps into her life like a Pacific hurricane. A brazen rebel with then bearing of a nobleman and the taunting smile of a scoundrel, he sears Charity's soul with his irresistible brand of heated passion. Unable to deny her own burning desires, she cannot help but yield to this dark and dangerous lover...As swift and deadly as the blade he wields, Nighthawk lives for flaring gunpowder and the clash of silvery steel. He's feared by men, and desired by women--and no one knows the shocking true identity of this infamous desperado. But now he is about to risk it all for one woman. With her fiery spirit and ravishing beauty, tempestuous Charity O'Dell has captured his wild outlaw heart. Even her foolhardy vow to unmask him is a challenge that draws him ever closer to her flame. He knows all too well the price of their sweet, reckless loving, yet cannot stop the desperate duel of desire or his own consuming need to make Charity his...forever.

     They decided to visit Isla de Leyenda — the Island of Legend — to see Casa Esmeralda, Anita’s mother’s ancestral home. But they book last minute and they can’t get on the same flight. Anita is put on a small plane with Felipe Sanchez - a famous Spanish matador, and she is instantly fascinated by him. When Anita meets up with Edward she becomes more and more frustrated with him. He is older than her and insists on treating her like a child. And he has barely even kissed her yet, despite the fact he has given her a beautiful diamond ring. Anita’s thoughts keep straying back to Felipe… How can she know the true strength of her feelings if they haven’t been put to the test? Would another man be able to arouse in her the all-consuming passion that she so desperately desires? Or is such an emotion an unreal fancy, an impossible achievement? As the circles of fate spin further and further into a web of intrigue, Anita eventually discovers the truth about herself, those she is close to and, most shockingly of all, the secrets Leyenda has been concealing… 'A wonderful, gripping story.' - Holly Kinsella, best-selling author of 'Uptown Girl'. Anne Saunders lives in Yorkshire. She is also the author of ‘Dancing in the Shadows’ and ‘The Tender Flame’. Endeavour Press is the UK’s leading independent publisher of digital books.

    This 4th edition includes 70 Broadway favorites from contemporary shows, including: The Book of Mormon, Bye Bye Birdie, A Chorus Line, Guys and Dolls, Les Miserables, The Lion King, The Phantom of the Opera, Rent, Singin' in the Rain, South Pacific, and more. Songs include: All I Ask of You * Bali Ha'i * Beauty and the Beast * Bring Him Home * Brotherhood of Man * Camelot * Close Every Door * Falling Slowly * Hello, Dolly! * I Believe * I Dreamed a Dream * If I Loved You * The Impossible Dream (The Quest) * It's Too Late * Kids! * Let's Misbehave * Luck Be a Lady * Mamma Mia * Memory * One * Over the Rainbow * Part of Your World * People * Seasons of Love * Singin' in the Rain * This Is the Moment * Tomorrow * Unusual Way * Welcome to the 60's * When I Grow Up * (I Wonder Why?) You're Just in Love * You've Got a Friend * and more!

    A smuggler of priceless Oriental artifacts, the sensuous, strong-willed socialite uses her ill-gotten gains to buy freedom for enslaved Chinese children. But a master of disguise and seduction threatens to halt her charitable works with erotic persuasion.A dashing and dangerous adversary, Alex McClure ruthlessly desires what only Melanie can give. Now the cunning, resourceful miss faces exposure—and perhaps far worse. For Melanie Wyatt can run from her handsome, relentless pursuer—but she can't hide from his passion...or the power of his love.