Books Published in July 2000

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Innocence betrayed... Memories of a long-ago summer night still taunt Laura Neill. With all the provocative innocence of youth, she stole into her stepbrother Oliver's bedroom, and discovered love and fleeting happiness in his arms. Drive...

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Bless me father, for I will sin.... In the still shadows of the confessional, a madman tauntingly reveals his plan for a murder he is going to commit, pulling Father Thomas Madden into a twisted game by disclosing his next intended victim: Tom's s...

• Jul-2000
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They were masters of the darkness, searching through eternity for a mistress of the light... WOULD SHE FIND MAGIC -- OR MADNESS IN HIS DARK EMBRACE? Young Savannah Dubrinsky is a mistress of illusion, a world-famous magician capable of mesmer...

• Jul-2000
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Dear Reader: Becca Matlock, a senior speechwriter for the governor of New York, is at the top of her professional game when she receives her first phone call. "Stop sleeping with the governor or I'll kill him." The thing is, she's not sleeping ...

• Jul-2000
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All of Regency London knows that no Cynster male would ever walk away from a lady in distress...but their protection can come at a tantalizingly high price. And now, Stephanie Laurens has created her boldest Cynster yet--Gabriel--a man who has known ...

• Jul-2000
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A vengeful husband... Catherine knows Vito Giordani, her soon-to-be ex-husband, has never forgiven her for ending their marriage and leaving Italy with their little son. Now, when she confronts Vito about his plans to remarry, he doesn't give...

• Jul-2000
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As a teenager, Adrien was infatuated with Chay Haddon, and was devastated when her family banished him, claiming he'd betrayed their trust. Chay vanished vowing revenge.... Adrien is shocked when, years later, the tables are turned and she fin...

• Jul-2000
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SUSPECT... She was beautiful, intelligent...and possibly a corporate spy! Yet the more Jeb Delacourt "investigated" geologist Brianna O'Ryan, the more he felt her secret was not professional but personal...and the faster she made his pulse race. ...

• Jul-2000
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THE AGENT: Brilliant, beguiling Alicia Corbin. THE MISSION: Persuade brooding SPEAR operative East Kirby to return to the field as her partner. THE SURPRISE MANEUVER: Things were going according to plan... until East invaded ALICIA's heart! ...

• Jul-2000
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The long struggle is over at last. The demon dactyl is no more, its dark sorceries shattered by the gemstone magic wielded by the woman known as Pony. But victory did not come easily. Many lives were lost, including Pony's lover, the elf-trained rang...

• Jul-2000
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The Buckhorn Brothers: All gorgeous, all sexy, all single. What a family! MORGAN HUDSON commanded a lot of respect as Buckhorn's biggest, baddest sheriff. How one petite city woman could turn him on his head was a mystery, not to mention being do...

• Jul-2000
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When Stephanie accepted an assignment to publicize a major film, she found herself having to negotiate with Raoul Lanier, the powerful heir to a billionaire empire -- and a ruthlessly sexy man.... Stephanie simply had to stop fantasizing about Rao...

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Bastard daughter to the king, Rosamunde is raised in a convent and wholly prepared to take the veil ... until good King Henry shows up with a reluctant husband in tow for her. Suddenly, she finds herself promising to love, honor, and obey Aric ... al...

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RAIN HAS SEARCHED FOR A PLACE TO CALL HOME. BUT THERE'S NOWHERE TO HIDE WHEN THE NIGHT SKY LIGHTS UP WITH TERROR.... Torn from the embrace of her poor but loving family, Rain Arnold now lives surrounded by opulent riches but feels more like an out...

• Jul-2000
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SHE WAS IN LABOR And Lucinda Alvarez had to rely on detective Dylan McMorrow to deliver her baby Although she had vowed to forget the man who'd broken her heart, one glimpse of his irresistible blue eyes had her wondering if she could safeguard he...

• Jul-2000
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A piercing ill wind blows hot out of the silent Arizona desert. A Native American woman is dead - an ex-con once jailed for the murder of her husband - and her teenage daughter has vanished info the long shadows of the night-still canyons. A dedi...

• Jul-2000
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Across the country women are being murdered, victims of an extraordinarily disciplined and clever killer who leaves no trace evidence, no fatal wounds, no signs of struggle, and no clues to an apparent motive. Even the elite team of FBI agents ass...

• Jul-2000
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He would do anything for the mother of his child... ONLY ONCE HAD HE LET DOWN HIS GUARD... Years ago, rock-solid mercenary Egan Cassidy had spent a night of sensual ecstasy with Maggie Douglas. Now, their son -- a child he never knew existed ...

• Jul-2000
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CADE McKNIGHT WAS A LONER... A man who liked his horizons open. Then the private investigator met Delia Scanlon. The sexy spitfire drove Cade to distraction and aroused his protective male instincts. He was supposed to uncover the truth about Delia...

• Jul-2000
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WELCOME TO RUBY BAYOU . . .WHERE BEAUTY AND PERK ARE ONE Faith Donovan is famous for crafting exquisite jewelry studded with fabulous gems. But the dangerous task of acquiring the rare rubies she needs for her art has taught Faith to be wary of an...

• Jul-2000
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HER REAL NAME WAS ALLISON WELCH... But he knew her as Cecilia Webster. Just weeks ago, she'd had everything. Then came the tragedy that stole it all - along with her eyesight. The blindness was only temporary. So were her new name and stay in rura...

• Jul-2000
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Hannah Carr had never dreamed she would meet a gorgeous billionaire like Dominic Giraud -- let alone marry one! But when Dominic discovered how much Hannah wanted to adopt her sister's baby, he whisked her away for a whirlwind wedding. Dominic...

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WOMAN OF INNOCENCE Banished by his aristocratic family, proud Rafe Antonio needed no one. The rugged ranger had pledged himself to the protection of the land he loved -- and the life of a lone wolf. Then, out of the world of privilege he'd walke...

• Jul-2000
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Sailing the deep, clear waters of the Puget Sound, beautiful red-haired Janice Edwards is bound for a new beginning. Leaving behind the wealth and luxury she's known in San Francisco, she hopes to find a simpler, sweeter life in the towering forests ...

• Jul-2000
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She was going to drown..,. Lifeguard Kelly Jacobs watched the sun go down and knew time for her rescue was running out. The naval base glittered in the fading light as a jewel she could not reach. The sea surged and pulled, stinging her with its col...

• Jul-2000
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THE SOUTH AMERICAN JUNGLE GUARDS MANY SECRETS... and a remarkable site nestled between two towering Andean peaks, hidden from human eyes for thousands of years. DIG DEEPER... through layers of rock and mystery, through centuries of dark, forgott...

• Jul-2000
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A tale of stunning passion, reckless danger, and the fierce will of a remarkable woman who can wield a sword as powerfully as any man -- and who dares to fight for her most uninhibited desires... Spirited, iron-willed Rhonwyn is the bastard child of...

• Jul-2000
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Rosamond Marshal was only a child when she was betrothed to legendary warrior knight Rodger de Leyburn. But when Rodger beholds the fair Rosamond, now blossomed into a lovely young woman, he is determined to possess her, to win her love, to make her ...

• Jul-2000
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OFF-LIMITS... The moment he saw his new neighbor, Jack Barrett was intrigued. Grace Holliday had a sweetness the cynical lawyer hadn't encountered in a long time. Yet he realized she was much too young for him. And very obviously pregnant... Bu...

• Jul-2000
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A beauty salon is the setting for cuts, weaves, pedicures, and true love in this collection of short stories from the authors of Rosie's Curl and Weave. "Sweet Surrender" by national bestselling author Rochelle Alers Manicurist Maria Parker...

• Jul-2000
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Sir Arryn Graham had come to seek revenge against Kinsey Darrow for his bloody deeds against the Highland rebels. And he'd do it by claiming Darrow's bride, Kyra, for his own. But in the tangle of her lustrous hair and the emerald of her eyes, Arryn ...

• Jul-2000
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Malcolm le Farouche felt his blood race at the thought. Yet, was rage or passion the reason? He knew only that though Elinore of Evenbough would share his bed by royal command, the warrior-trained beauty was NOT to be trusted... with his life OR his ...

• Jul-2000
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Award�"winning author Melody Carlson offers another heartwarming story of love new and renewed and of God’s redemptive tenderness.

The small town of Pine Mountain has much to offer a big�"city girl: clean air, beautiful scenery, a marve...

• Jul-2000
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WHEN IS A KISS JUST A KISS? Back in sleepy Weaver, Wyoming, for his father's wedding, rich and handsome Tristan Clay found himself unaccountably attracted to bespectacled Hope Leoni -- a homespun, hometown schoolmarm! With every fiber of his asto...

• Jul-2000
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A single father? When Serena wakes up in hospital with amnesia, her only visitors are Rafael Cordoba and his baby son, Tonio. Following doctor's orders, Rafael tells her nothing except she had her accident in his car -- but he doesn't know her. ...

• Jul-2000
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School has never been as fun as when some special teachers fall in love. Enjoy modern classroom settings in these four inspirational romance novellas by authors Kristin Billerbeck, Linda Goodnight, Kristi Hickman, and Yvonne Lehman....

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Single father in need of a wife! High-flying businessman Carson Page loves his young son, but Joey is deaf -- and Carson is unable to communicate with him. Gina Tennison feels for Joey -- she was once in his position herself. So for his sake, ...

• Jul-2000
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SECRET OBSESSION. DEADLY PASSION. Lethal Seduction Jackie Collins brings back her savvy heroine from the L.A. Connections series in this erotically charged, suspense-laced New York Times bestseller. Caught between two lovers, Madison Ca...

• Jul-2000
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Step back into the year A.D. 1263 ... and the secret lair of a kilter. He walks the ruins of a dying civilization, stalking the weak, the chosen, stalking them into terror. When War Chief Browser stumbles into the subterranean chamber filled with ...

• Jul-2000
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A practical marriage... Penelope believed in being practical. She needed a husband, so decided to investigate suitable candidates -- and propose! Stefano Salvatore was perfect, and their marriage would also combine their business assets. Surely St...

• Jul-2000
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Deep in the heart of a small Amish community lies a secret someone thought was buried forever. But one woman may have just unknowingly uncovered it.... Rachel Mast is doing alt she can to keep her life together one year after the tragic death of h...

• Jul-2000
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In this sensational New York Times bestseller, Eric Jerome Dickey explores how real people come together and fall apart in a story about a love that starts with a lie....Dana Ann Smith has ditched New York -- and a relationship gone bad -- for Los An...

• Jul-2000
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Sheriff Roan Benedict comes from a family of hardheaded men who have a habit of rescuing and falling for equally hardheaded women. And sure enough, he's falling for a woman he just shot.... This mysterious stranger just helped rob a convenience st...

• Jul-2000
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DAKOTA RAWLINGS, TEXAS RANGER, IS ACCUSTOMED TO big adventure...but nothing in his work has prepared him for the seemingly easy task of escorting Miss Darvi Wingate to the town of Stillwater and on to Aurora. QUICK-WITTED, GAME FOR ANYTHING, AND J...

• Jul-2000
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MAD ABOUT YOU His boat off-course, distracted by a randy she-whale whose infatuation had somehow thrust him into the twenty-first century, Jorund Ericsson had cause to question his surroundings. And though the befuddled Viking thought he'd fou...

• Jul-2000
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Reporter Stephanie Maguire had found herself in a dangerous situation, when rugged Derek Kane rushed in to the rescue. But no sooner had he brought her to safety than he fled the scene, leaving the lovely reporter's nose twitching for information abo...

• Jul-2000
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Siblings seeking adventure find more than they bargained for... The love of Wynn and Elizabeth Delaney has healed their adopted son Henry's painful memories and helped him grow into a man of character. But when his job as a Royal Canadian Moun...