But that didn't stop Amelia from performing her entire act for the swarthy chairman of the board-complete with shimmering sequins and jingling bangles. So after Worth had Amelia fired, the last thing she expected was to be offered a job as a companion for his mother. But Worth hadn't ignored her startling beauty. Now he was determined to bid for her on his own terms.

    And not always in a good way. It seems the revelations just keep coming. First, her grandmother and her dad are having money troubles, which means she'll probably have to stay in public school and get a part-time job. And then there's her boyfriend, Terrence, who has more secrets than she could have imagined. Kenisha can't believe Terrence is dumb enough to get mixed up in a string of robberies. Or that he'd cheat on her with his old girlfriend. Or could it be that she just doesn't want to admit the truth? Where Kenisha goes, drama follows, but she's getting stronger and smarter every day. And she doesn't plan on getting played again

    Suddenly, love seemed an impossible dream.Then Lieutenant Bram Gallagher, ex-fighter pilot and six feet one inch of brash masculine energy, strode into her life and stole her heart with reckless grace. Flying together, depending on each other for life-and-death decisions, gave them an intimacy soon strengthened by their growing need for each other when they were on the ground.Bram's passion unleashed her innermost needs, but Storm knew she was flying blind over dangerous waters...

    But when she reached the home of wealthy old Lord Bredon, she was met with only coldness and anger. Vowing to solve mystery, Casey went in search of an answer--and walked straight into the arms of a golden-haired aristocrat. As open and sensual as his father was` and distant, Michael Bredon filled Casey with a tender, passionate longing. But could she give Michael her heart, when the . key to their future happiness lay in the dark shadow of a past love?

    As head of 1,er own literary research company, she had investigated two of his previous novels, but was still surprised when Sean requested her personal assistance on his latest hook on reincarnated love.But Blair was even more surprised by his fiery magnetism, irresistible charm, and - his inexplicable obsession with her. Either Scan was a true romantic, or he really believed that they were lovers from another lifetime...brought together by fate.

    B.J. knew the arrogant Adam London thought she was just another reporter searching for glory. But his mother, the reclusive screen star, wanted her story told and hired B.J. to write her biography. — Convincing Adam that she had found glory in his arms was an irresistible challenge that seemed to compromise her professionalism. It was a game of risk.. . the mother's wishes might cost her Adam's love.

    

    It was just too much that she also had to convince acting president Brand McAllister of the validity of her profession.Brand was big on things like tangible proof. To him, graphoanalysis was quackery. Only one thing bothered him: why was he, a man of logic, reduced to such illogical behavior in Dena's presence? The woman was actually beginning to convince him that what she did made sense! Could this be that crazy thing called love?

    

    His dreams reached as high as the sun and would benefit all mankind when they were fulfilled.He couldn't understand why Anne would bother with the "nonsense" of the entertainment business. He also couldn't understand how he had come to love her so much when there seemed no way on earth for them to reconcile their different worlds.

    .Jordan Tyler Sinclair knew that she had to deal with the hurt of the past. Her best-selling novel, A Private War, had been a way of venting her feelings without revealing her own identity.But one man saw through the camouflage.Lance Rutledge, Oscar-winning screenwriter, wanted to turn Jordan's story into a television mini-series. And he wanted her to help him bring it to the screen.He moved into her life, forcing her--and himself--to relive her private moments. But he offered her something in return--a future with him.

    As a budding scriptwriter, Nell was convinced that script was the most important element in making a movie; Daniel, though, was totally hung up on the visual aspects.When their teacher suggested the two of them collaborate in making a video to enter in the contest they both objected. They had fought in every class discussion-how could they ever get on in the real world?

    She had never expected it to get back to Jethro Vallance, the enigmatic man she had met on a cruise and whom she had claimed was the new love in her life.But the news did get back to Jethro, and the consequences went beyond anything Nicola could have envisioned. She soon found herself married to a man she barely knew. And though that seemed to be no barrier to her love, she would have given anything to know what he was feeling.

    That made her his responsibility, and he was going to see to it that she stopped all her foolishness and began to lead the kind of sedate life that was proper for the future Mrs. Dane Logan.The future Mrs. Dane Logan! What was going on? He was supposed to be influencing Kara, not the other way around!

    Her parents sold their large, comfortable home and moved to a ramshackle house on the outskirts of town. The girl whom she'd considered her best friend turned against her. She had to switch schools, and her new English teacher seemed to have a grudge against her. Her academic future was in danger. Even the boy she loved was involved with someone else.Why, then, did it turn out to be such a banner year? Could it possibly have been because Carrie refused to be beaten in war - or in love?