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Sweet Compulsion
Victoria Woolf - 1979
And Marcy Campion intended to see that they got it.She was determined to turn Aunt Thomasina's old Victorian house into a community center and playground, even if it meant fighting the powerful developers, Saxton and Company, every inch of the way.Annoyed by the opposition of a mere girl, Randal Saxton decided to handle the situation himself, and Marcy soon found herself involved in another battle--this time with her unruly heart!
The Silver Devil
Teresa Denys - 1978
No woman's heart is safe from the Silver Devil. From the moment he sees the beautiful Felicia, he must have her. Overnight he changes Felicia's nightmare world of tavern drudgery into an erotic adventure as his royal mistress. He is the Duke of Cabria who holds his subjects in constant fear. He is troubled. He is ruthless. And Felicia is hopelessly in love with him - though at times he seems like the devil incarnate.…
Morgan Wade's Woman
Joan Hohl - 1987
You use my name. And what wears that brand is mine!" His touch burned. His voice sent shivers down her spine.Beautiful, rich, and disdainful of men, once, Samantha would have cut this arrogant rancher dead. But her father's will had changed all that, forcing her to marry within months or forfeit a sizable fortune.It was his name for her money. It wasn't a marriage; it was a business deal. Once he had seemed the solution to all her problems. But now, Morgan Wade had other ideas!
Stormy Vows
Iris Johansen - 1983
They were both fighters--but Brenna wasn't strong enough to reach out for the love she needed, and Michael knew only how to take--until he met Brenna. With tantalizing persuasion, he overcame her objections, urged her into a sudden marriage, and carried her away. Only after a heartbreaking misunderstanding nearly destroyed their happiness did they surrender to the fiery ecstasy of their passion. But could Michael convince Brenna that his promise to love her was forever?
Try to Remember
Vanessa James - 1986
Aubyn had only haunting flashbacks and the evasive accounts of her family to bring back her past. Until she met Eliot Richardson.Torn between hostility and desire for Isobel, the cold intimidating banker was strangely determined to help her. 'If your past won't come back to you,'' he said, "you should go and look for it.'As they traveled from Devon to Morocco, revisiting scenes from her past, Isobel fell deeply in love. But there was so much more she needed to know about her life ... about Eliot.
Lion Of Darkness
Melinda Cross - 1985
She turned to an exclusive New York clinic for her only chance for the future. But Wyatt Field, the remarkable doctor who'd helped so many patients learn to cope with blindness in a sighted world, found himself confounded by Cassie. Unlike her, he couldn't see the irony of demanding the near impossible of her while denying the force of an attraction that overshadowed their doctor-patient relationship.
Forbidden Wine
Lynsey Stevens - 1983
To begin with, he was old enough to be her father, while she was barely nineteen.Secondly, Heath was rich, sophisticated, worldly Bree thought miserably of her childhood in one foster home after another and the parents she hardly remembered.But these were minor points compared to the fact that he thought little Ben, abandoned by Bree's irresponsible sister into her care, was her own illegitimate baby. He probably had a pretty clear opinion of her morals!
The Women in Black
Madeleine St. John - 1993
On the second floor of the famous F.G. Goode department store, in Ladies' Cocktail Frocks, the women in black are girding themselves for the Christmas rush. Lisa is the new Sales Assistant (Temporary). Across the floor and beyond the arch, she is about to meet the glamorous Continental refugee, Magda, guardian of the rose-pink cave of Model Gowns.With the lightest touch and the most tender of comic instincts, Madeleine St. John conjures a vanished summer of innocence. The Women in Black is a classic.