The Judas Kiss by Sally Wentworth released on Nov 24, 1981 is available now for purchase.

    The country girl from Armidale had been deemed no match for Anthony, whose family sat atop the social register in New South Wales--_ perhaps all Australia.Since then she'd built a comfortable life for herself in Sydney, and had a steady relationship with Thomas Crawford--her business partner.But when she bumped into Anthony at the charity ball, one brief look into those green eyes threw her emotions into churning conflict. He wanted her again. And Cathy wasn't sure she had the willpower to resist the only man she thought she had ever loved.

    She'd catered to his every appetite--except...THE BOSSOh, no, his virgin housekeeper did not flirt...but their simmering attraction had Rafael so close to losing control. And if there was one thing he was good at--besides seduction--it was taking charge!THE BABY?But now they'd never be able to go back to being just boss and employee....

    And you love it, too." The only desire billionaire Stefano Moretti has for his estranged wife, Anna, is revenge--she humiliatingly left him weeks ago. So when Anna returns to his life, with no memory of their tempestuous marriage, he's certain fate has dealt him a winning hand.Stefano's plan is twofold: a private seduction that will reawaken Anna to their red-hot attraction, followed by a public humiliation to match the one she landed on him. Until Stefano realizes there's something he wants even more than vengeance--Anna, back in his bed, for good!

    He exacted a highly unusual, and very personal payment that cost Emma her career as a London TV newscaster--to say nothing of her pride.Emma was prepared to fight fire with fire--never thinking that, for her, Drake Harwood was as lethal as dynamite!

    Plain and prim Emma Stephenson might not look like a tycoon's assistant, but for Luca D'Amato--a playboy who likes to play-- breaking through her no-nonsense exterior is his favorite new game!Sensible Emma thought all they'd be sharing was an office--not a "bed!" But she's learning fast about what being Luca's "personal" assistant really means!Now he's standing there offering her a promotion, and she's trying to find the words to tell him...she's pregnant!

    Was he tempted? Marianne was determined to save her marriage and prove to her husband that their honeymoon wasn't over, it was only just beginning!

    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!

    She was pregnant. And she was happily and quite determinedly alone. Surely the haunting image of her first and only lover — the father of her child — would fade in time?Wrong. A campus tragedy brought Alex back into her life, stirring needs, desires and complications Beth didn't want. Now Alex knew heartache firsthand, and this time he wouldn't let her go!

    Her father's totally dependable deputy, he never stepped out of character. Until the night when he'd surprised her by asking her to marry him.Sandra had rejected him, of course. A gray, faceless character with a mild manner who hid his thoughts behind horn-rimmed glasses, Randall was hardly the sort of man women dreamed about. Or was he?Four years after Randall's proposal, Sandra wasn't so sure. And now she was the one doing the proposing.

    Arriving at Luiz Santoro's magnificent Spanish mansion, she's determined to tell him what she thinks of him seducing her niece--and then leave. But Nell has underestimated the powerful Spaniard....Luiz knows Nell has the wrong man. But this young virgin, dressed in shapeless clothes, could have her uses. He has a vacancy for a temporary mistress--with two conditions: no marriage, no children!But soon Nell has broken all the rules....

    But in this case, he's rather taken with the deceiver! He knows innocent Abigail is in over her head. So he'll toy with her for as long as he wants. Seducing his pretty little personal assistant might teach her a lesson.Inexperienced and unsure, Abigail can't allow herself to be Zane's mistress. But she has adored the dashing billionaire from afar for ages, and when she finds herself trapped against her will, she's helpless to resist....

    After all, Merissa's modeling work barely provided for an ailing mother and a father's debts, and the fee Julian offered was exorbitant.She could do it, Merissa determined. She'd survive the necessary close contact with this unpredictable man--and hopefully the whole ridiculous affair--with her heart and her mind still her own!

    Dawn Sheridan's beautiful, calculating mother had destroyed Logan's older brother, and Logan had sworn vengeance. When he won the Sheridan ranch in a poker game he should have been satisfied -- but he wasn't. Dawn, who resembled her beautiful mother so closely, was the perfect target for his anger. Yet Logan found that in hurting her, he came away wounded.Dawn understood what Logan was afraid to admit -- that what he wanted from her was love, not hatred. She gave him that love, risking everything to reach the gentle, caring man beneath his pain, knowing that if she lost, Logan would finally have the vengeance he sought.

    Maybe she'd somehow find a man who had eyes for her, not her bank account, and meanwhile, she could prove she was no dilettante heiress.So it was ironic that the first man to penetrate her defenses in her new life would be the one who was looking for just that…Not that she'd have the sardonic, arrogant Cameron Thorpe, even if he asked her. Let him go ahead and marry some insipid little heiress—he'd get exactly what he deserved…But why did this thought give Merlyn no comfort at all?