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The Trophy Husband


Lynne Graham - 1996
    However, having worked for Alex for some time now, she knew he never did anything without expecting something in return. So why was she surprised when he revealed that he was prepared to pay the cost of having her--be it money or marriage?Business or pleasure? Sara wanted Alex so badly, she would have given herself to him with no strings attached. But in order to win Alex, she would have to play his game--and choose her price....

Summer Campaign


Carla Kelly - 1989
    Surely her husband-to-be, the right Reverend Andrew Littletree, would not condone her leaving the safety of home for the perils that this place posed for so lovely and desirable a young lady. Surely tongues would wag about what she was doing with so eminently attractive and intriguingly unattached a gentleman as the major. But Onyx's worry was not what her fiancé would think or what the world would say. Rather it was what she would do if Jack Beresford took her in his arms…

Uncertain Destiny


Carole Mortimer - 1988
    But drawn to Justin by a fierce mutual passion, the usually sensible Caroline married him knowing that he couldn't love her--just as she couldn't help loving him.She accepts the hazards of a marriage to the arrogant, magnetic lawyer--his aversion to love, sudden changes in mood and his restless nightmares. But how will Justin react when Caroline announces she's pregnant with his baby...?Originally published in 1987

Vows of the Heart


Susan Fox - 1986
    Emotionally shattered.So she returned to the one place she had ever felt secure --Chapman Ranch, in the heart of Wyoming--only to find that everything had changed. Cole Chapman was in charge now!To Cole, Veronica was still the undisciplined child of the woman who'd left his father. Veronica vowed to prove Cole wrong, never dreaming that an adolescent crush would suddenly turn to love.

Chase a Green Shadow


Anne Mather - 1973
    For alternate cover editions of Chase a Green Shadow, see here and here.The child of a broken marriage, seventeen-year-old Tamsyn wasn't at all looking forward to going to Wales to visit the father she hardly knew--until she arrived there and met Hywel Benedict.Her first feelings of antagonism towards him soon changed into something so deep and violent that they threatened to overwhelm her completely, and it was clear that she affected him in some way--but marriage? No, he said. He was too old for her, her father's contemporary, not hers. It would not be fair. And besides, there were...other complications.Or did it all add up to the fact that he didn't really want her?

Mia and the Powerful Greek


Michelle Reid - 2010
    Then she discovers she's a Balfour--the illegitimate daughter of one of the world's richest dynasties! Thrust headfirst into her new family's spectacularly glamorous lifestyle, she's scared....But then comes an opportunity to learn about high society, through the chance to work for Greek tycoon Nikos Theakis, who struggled his way up, himself, from the slums of Athens to Millionaire's Row. Nikos has got where he is by always having taken what he wanted.... Until Mia's sweetness and integrity stop him in his tracks...

Under the Stars of Paris


Mary Burchell - 1954
    But the man Anthea wished to marry was out there in the salon-with the woman who had taken Anthea's place as his future bride!

The Blackmail Baby


Penny Jordan - 2002
    The Blackmail Baby by Penny Jordan released on Apr 24, 2002 is available now for purchase.

To Love, Honor and Betray


Jennie Lucas - 2012
    She thought she'd found the perfect man in her dangerously seductive boss, Eduardo Cruz, but "Get out!" wasn't exactly the morning-after treatment she'd hoped for.Holding her wilting bouquet, Callie waits for her groom—her best friend, a man she'd never kissed, or even wanted to kiss.But once the eminently powerful Eduardo knows about the bump concealed under Callie's oversize, secondhand wedding dress, there's no way he's going to let her walk up the aisle with someone else.

The Billionaire's Pregnant Mistress


Lucy Monroe - 2003
    For all the intense passion they've shared, she's never let him into her heart, and such a commitment-shy woman could never be his wife....But after their split Dimitri discovers that Xandra Fortune is not who he thought she was--and she is also pregnant with his child. Now he has to track her down and claim his mistress as his wife!

Old Enough to Know Better


Vicki Lewis Thompson - 2004
    Finally here's her chance to prove to her friends -- and herself -- that she's woman enough to entice a man and leave him drooling. After all, she's old enough to know what she wants -- and she wants Sam Ashton...badly.And Sam is more than willing to be wanted. The chemistry between them is powerful, explosive. Still, there's something vaguely familiar about Kasey, something Sam can't put his finger on -- although he's dying to get his hands all over her.... But he's not worried. He fully intends to enjoy uncovering all Kasey's secrets, one by one. But will the truth be too hot for him to handle?

Reckless Conduct


Susan Napier - 1996
    It wasn't her fault that the punch she'd been drinking was stronger than expected—so that she'd ended up confiding in a gorgeous stranger about her broken engagement. How was she to know she'd been pouring her heart out to the chairman himself, Marcus Fox?Now Harriet has to work with Marcus. Luckily, she's since changed her image, dyed Harriet is a model secretary. Unluckily, Marcus still recognizes her—and seems determined to punish Harriet for her reckless conduct!

The Spaniard's Marriage Bargain


Abby Green - 2008
    But knowing that the Spanish billionaire would never love her as she loved him, her choice was to make her unborn child her priority and then, once he was born, make her dark journey by herself....But in Isandro's eyes, Rowan's decision rendered her a gold digger who had committed the worst possible crime. However, he couldn't stop her seeing her baby son--or deny that the passion between them was as raw and intense as ever....

A Waiting Game


Diana Blayne - 1982
    Nicholas Coleman had given her everything -- the chance of a lifetime. Now he demanded--and offered--so much more. Seven years had passed since she had come to New York. Seven wonderful, successful years. But Keena Whitman, designer extraordinaire, would never forget what it meant to be the daughter of a poor Georgia millworker... to love--and be rejected by--a man like Jim Harris. Now she had come home, to renovate the old house, to give a grand party, to show them all. Even as Nicholas waited in the magnolia-scented night to claim her, Keena schemed to have Jim's arms around her, torn between the taste of sweet surrender and an appetite for revenge.

The Boss and His Secretary


Jessica Steele - 2007
    Taryn is determined not to mixbusiness and pleasure, so she tries to keep her distance.But then Jake asks her for her help after hours! Atfirst Taryn refuses, but she can''t resist his persuasivearguments...nor his charming smile and temptinggray eyes.Could this office romance lead to a journeydown the aisle?