Books Published in January 1983

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AN UNEXPECTED DILEMMA When B. J. Clark, the young and pretty manager of the Lakeside Inn, met the new owner, Taylor Reynolds, she was fully prepared to dislike him. For she feared-with good reason-that he planned to transform her sleepy old hotel ...

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Some scars wound too deeply to heal Amber's once lithe body had been crippled and disfigured by a horrible accident. The prospect of never walking again disheartened her, but much worse was the pain she felt when her fiance suddenly abandoned ...

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History was repeating itself! Chelsea had been innocent, naive enough to believe her love was so pure it would last forever. But Darren Slade had lied to her, and when she found out he already had a wife, Chelsea turned her back on romance. Now...

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Her sudden wealth seemed like a curse! A beloved friend had left Callie large shares of his family's firm, Spencer Plastics. Overnight she'd become one of Britain's wealthiest women and, it seemed, one of its most desirable! A Spenc...

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"You've forgotten how to be a woman! " Zach Reedman's bitter accusation had been the death knell of his marriage to Julie. And even after three long years Julie still winced when she remembered his parting words She'd been a...

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How dared he interfere with her life! Celine Baylis had worked out her whole future. But her well-planned dreams were shattered when Oliver Seymour came into the picture. With his infuriating self-confidence he began to make all her decisions f...

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It was more than a holiday romance! Love had flared quickly and passionately between Cathy and Muir. But she was committed to another man who needed her and deserved her loyalty. "I didn't matter in your game of having a good time,"...

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Nuclear holocaust destroys America, and an ex-soldier must rescue his family, lead a resistance, and rebuild the country -- from a USA Today�"bestselling author. The worst-case scenario has come to pass: a nuclear strike has crippled America. Gangs,...

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A ROMANTIC CARIBBEAN CRUISE It was the perfect holiday from Janis Morton's demanding career as a fashion buyer, especially when she met Clive Trent, handsome heir of a famous French designer. Before she knew it, Janis found herself hoping for ...

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POSSESSED BY HIS STRENGTH Orphaned when Indians slayed her parents, kidnapped by a lustful lumberjack, stunning Lorinda Odell was sure nothing worse could ever happen in life... until she saw the broad- shouldered, copper-skinned brave towering over...

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Dien Bien Phu. Saigon. Hanoi. In 1954, they were only exotic names from a French campaign halfway around the world. But now American fighting men--proven on the bloody beaches of Normandy and in the minefields of Korea--are summoned to help beat back...

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Quick to laughter, quick to tears, dark-eyed Moira Cavendish was the belle of Charleston--and the despair of her Aunt Miranda, who thought her orphaned niece too impetuous for a proper Southern lady. Aunt Miranda was right. Moira's destiny waited...

• Jan-1983
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LORD'S LAMENT Within moments of meeting young Samantha Ardsley, the devilishly handsome Zachary St. John, Earl of Royston, had proposed. The mischief that danced in her emerald-green eyes held the promise that marriage to Samantha would provide hi...

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Sari had only herself to blame She'd known what kind of man Brent Holding was. Hadn't he warned her that lasting relationships did not interest him? "I dislike ties of any kind," the handsome sophisticate had told her when they ...

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Why wouldn't Gareth listen to reason? Naomi Pemberton reluctantly agreed to a two-year separation from her fiance. Although she knew Gareth Gill was the only man for her, he wanted her to be sure. Then he returned, but by that time Naomi wa...

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Six years hadn't changed anything Susan had no desire to see Greg Delaney again. The passionate union that had claimed both of them during their wild, rebellious days had ended, and the man she had fallen in love with had become a stranger. ...

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FLORA ... a delicate Eurasian child-woman who moved between two worlds but was shunned by both. ... an innocent beauty whose unawakened fires could be ignited by only one man. ... a sensuous tale of love, heartbreak and searing passion that sw...

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Whether it's the sudden snapping of bonds between lovers or shopping on Oxford Street, Maeve Binchy finds the unexpected truth in experiences so real that every woman will recognize them. Filled with her delicious humor and warmth, the twenty-two sto...

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AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER Holt Sinclaire thought everything had its price -- until he met a woman who couldn't be bought. Adena West had come to him on a matter of business, but suddenly it was a different affair. With reckless courage she entere...

• Jan-1983
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Dirk Pitt, death-defying adventurer and deep-sea expert, is put to the ultimate test as he plunges into the perilous waters of the Pacific Vortex--a fog-shrouded sea zone where dozens of ships have vanished without a trace. The latest victim is the a...

• Jan-1983
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“BEWARE THE HORSEMAN!” The Nextwave of barbarian warriors was invading Xanth from the north, ravaging and destroying as they advanced. But Mare Imbrium had her own problems. Ever since she had gained the half soul, the night mare had begun to ...

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"There's a wild streak in you." Felicity had reason to remember her grandfather's words when David Holle entered her life. She knew all about his womanizing and, being the descendant of a legendary sea witch, she vowed to repay ...

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She had a quest, and nothing would stop her High in the Andalusian mountains, Frances sought information on the rare Spanish imperial eagle. Finishing her late father's book was all-important. Another kind of predator, however, thwarted her...

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Pulitzer Prize�"winner Larry McMurtry writes novels set in the American heartland, but his real territory is the heart itself. His gift for writing about women -- their love for reckless, hopeless men; their ability to see the good in losers; and th...

• Jan-1983
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THE SPARKLE OF PASSION glowed in Amethyst's big violet eyes. She was on the verge of womanhood, ripe for love, and no one knew it better than Captain Damien Straith. He was intoxicated by her rare beauty. Her sensual innocence and fiery temper made h...

• Jan-1983
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HELLO. I'M NICOLE CLARK. I'M GOING TO MARRY YOUR HUSBAND." The young woman was stunning-and her message was stunningly clear when she told it to Jill Plumley on Jill's fourth wedding anniversary. What wasn't clear was what Jill could do to save h...

• Jan-1983
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SEDUCTIVE PROMISE “I intend to be your lover.” From the beginning Tyler Scott made his intentions clear. The problem was that he was Hailey Ashton's boss, the man she tried--and failed--to resist. He radiated sexuality, a raw, masculine power ...

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It was a marriage of convenience -- until the bride found herself alone. "VERY WELL. IF JUSTIN OFFERS MARRIAGE, I WILL ACCEPT." Forced to wed a man she despised, lovely Lisette Lindsay found herself alone on her wedding night. It was wo...

• Jan-1983
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Poetess in Disguise At first Marianne was thunderstruck; then a thundering rage overtook her senses. A certain Lord Whitestone was threatening to use her family's infamous past to keep the lovely young girl away from the upcoming London Season -- ...

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Lady Deborah Martin's father has never forgiven her for a sin of which she was totally innocent. Her wild and beautiful mother took the tiny girl along when she eloped to Italy with her stepson's tutor. Then the lovers died a few years later,...

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EMERALD takes heroine Carol Hamilton to the intriguing, subtly shadowed world of Palm Springs, California, where a secret reaching back into Hollywood history is about to explode with consequences menacing many lives. The names of Monica Arlen and ...

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Hannah McLeod is eighteen, lovely, and alone in Paris. She earns her modest wages working as a waitress in a small cafe, and hides from everyone the horrifying truth about her past. Only Toby Kent, the painter who occupies the garret next to Hannah's...

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THEIR PAST WAS PRIDE. THEIR PRESENT IS PASSION. THEIR FUTURE IS DREAMS... Savannah. A city as elegant and sensuous as a woman's love, where the Old South and the high seas meet; where a young man's dreams and a mature woman's desires entwine in a ...

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His eyes were cold -- just like his heart Smitten by wanderlust and a thirst for adventure, Maggie had come to work at Phineas Acres in the heart of Australia's harsh western badlands. She soon came to realize that something very strange wa...

• Jan-1983
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He was a thief, a cheat, irresistibly wicked -- and the pounding of her pulse was louder than the message from her brain. Three days later the statuesquely beautiful Dr. Victoria Bliss had left the National Museum with a one-way ticket to Stockhol...

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ONCE AGAIN, SAVVY PRIVATE EYE Sharon McCone is plunged into intrigue and murder. This time her investigations lead her to San Francisco's "Painted Ladies" -- the landmark district of gaudily colored Victorian row houses. Responding to her old frie...

• Jan-1983
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He'd taken advantage of her innocence! Television star Bryce Cameron had deliberately misled Caitlin and, because she was a novice reporter, the pretense had almost cost her her career! He'd pretended to be Slattery, the devastatingly a...

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TRIAL BY LOVE There was little question that Joanne Rodgers had met her match when playboy barrister William Oliver decided to enlist her to help him advance his career. Amused by Will's arrogant demands, at first Joanne willingly acquiesced, ...

• Jan-1983
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Could she really be in love with a man as cruel as the sea? Jenny was in love, certainly and forever. And Tris was in love with her, with a frank, open admiration which had swept her off her feet. With her, he was perfect: kind, considerate and pa...

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There was no use pretending. His eagle eye had penetrated her disguise. Abby pulled the pins. Her platinum hair cascaded down her shoulders. She no longer blended with the woodwork -- the perfect executive secretary to the irascible trial lawyer ...

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A ROYAL BLAST FROM THE PAST The legacy of the French Revolution lives on in River Heights! Pierre Michaud, a handsome young Frenchman, has stumbled onto an ancient family mystery, and Nancy is convinced that the secret holds the key to a string of bu...

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He had invaded her island sanctuary! Her aunt's Gulf island retreat had been Kelly's source of sanity during her lonely, hungry years as a struggling artist. Now that she was a success, she looked forward to making Eagle Ridge her permanen...

• Jan-1983
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She was an indentured servant, an irresistible mistress, a woman with a will of her own... The turbulent story of an English beauty -- sold at auction like a slave -- who scandalized the New World by enslaving her masters. Marietta was a woman ...

• Jan-1983
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Mike Sutherland was surprised to learn that Sam Morgan, of Morgan Construction, was a woman--all woman--but that didn't stop his determination to buy her ailing company. But Sam was equally determined not to sell, and so began a battle of wills th...

• Jan-1983
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Alison has never had a boyfriend - or even a date! But Alison's friends think she leads a glamorous life. She plays piano with a band and spends her weekends performing at parties and dances, staying out late, wearing fancy clothes. But Alison's ...

• Jan-1983
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In wartime, people are either friends or enemies. In wartime, friends are friends and enemies die…PARTISANSWhile Tito’s rebel forces resist occupation, the Germans infiltrate and plan their destruction.PARTISANSThree Yugoslavs set out from Rome t...

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A MOST DANGEROUS BALEYWICK A puzzling case of roboticide takes New York Detective Elijah Baley from Earth to the planet Aurora, where humans and robots have, till now, always coexisted in perfect harmony. Only the gifted roboticist Han Fastolfe...

• Jan-1983
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This gentle chapter book from Newbery Honor author Kevin Henkes will appeal to fans of the Frog and Toad and Ivy + Bean books.Join Margaret and her brother Taylor as they get ready for Grandpa's surprise birthday party.From the invitation to the pres...