Jo Ann Algermissen

• Dec-1998
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Barbara Stone can't believe her wedding-wary eyes. Her boss is getting married in less than three weeks to someone with the initials S.E.C.! Then Sam Reed reveals the identity of his mystery bride, and Barbara knows she's really in trouble. Not only ...

• Jan-1997
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TEMPTATION WEARS A TOOL BELT Texan Moly Winsome was through with macho males. Never again would she attempt to trade her work boots for dainty Cinderella slippers. Instead, she'd stand tall -- six feet tall -- in a man's world. And she'...

• Dec-1996
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CHRISTMAS TO-DO LIST (WHEN YOU'RE TIRED OF SHOPPING) * Vacation in a wilderness cabin and discover a hunk living next door. * Indulge in a harmless affair, then return home and realize you can't live without him. * Pine away...I mean rea...

• May-1996
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"I want to stop a wedding!" When you run a bridal shop, you don't hear those words very often. So when Sergeant Maxwell O'Roarke, United States Marine Corps, marched into my place and ordered me to lose his little sister's wedd...

• Apr-1992
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WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS It had taken Caroline Noble years to shake the dust of Graceville, Georgia, off her shoes. She'd left a scared seventeen-year-old with a pocketful of ambition and not much else. She returned a wealthy woman determined to e...

• Sep-1991
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Marianne Clark was "family friendly." Her temp agency was designed to meet the needs of her working parent employees, and her personal life was centered on her son, who was just the wrong age to want a man in his mother's life. So when sh...

• Mar-1991
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Hank Collins was strong, sensitive, handsome -- and a carpenter. Construction supervisor Catherine McGillis thought the whole package was terrific. Her family disagreed. Their "baby" should marry a man with more prospects -- starchy white-col...

• Oct-1990
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Dangerous Territory Laura Lee Shannon was a pint-size package of blond beauty, mischievous spirit and fierce Southern pride. She'd do almost anything to get the money to save her war-ravaged plantation -- even promise to marry a man she hardly...

• Jul-1990
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Jury consultant Alana Benton had made sure she was so busy traveling that she barely had time to think. Then a desperate plea from a childhood friend brought her back to Galveston, the memory-laden hometown she had fled so long ago. Attorney Sylas...

• Apr-1990
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A SPOONFUL OF LAUGHTER An alligator farm in Florida didn't exactly fit in with hard-driving New York advertising executive Rob Emery's career plans. Neither did a ray of sunshine named Angelica Franklin. But suddenly he had both on his han...

• Dec-1989
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WINNING WAYS... Dr. Kristie Fairbanks had spent a lifetime trying to gain her father's respect and admiration. When he reluctantly let her assume management of the Fairbanks Care Centers, she saw her chance to prove herself. But then he hired hos...

• Aug-1989
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Lumberton's prodigal son, ruggedly handsome Duke Jones, was back, and residents were up in arms. Public opinion was clear: he was not welcome. Duke had tried to outrun his family reputation, but old memories died hard. The community outcry app...

• Mar-1989
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REBEL WITH A CAUSE Vanessa Monarch, aristocratic proprietress of the elegant Southern restaurant, The Butterfly, had drifted into a passionless engagement to a conservative banker. But memories of romantic rebel Seth Kimble still haunted her. Year...

• May-1988
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For Elaine Kramer, the green hills of North Carolina offered refuge from her painful past. Here, as a country midwife, she could forget the torment of a childless marriage and savor the satisfaction of coaxing babies into the world. Her life was on a...

• Mar-1988
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BACK TO SCHOOL When Kelly Mallory's friends needed a favor, they knew they could count on her. But being the "nicest girl on the block" wasn't all it was cracked up to be -- Kelly needed to discover that her feelings mattered, too....

• Jul-1987
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RETURN TO SENDER Blayne MacCaffrey's telegram was straightforward enough: WILL BE IN RALEIGH JUNE 30 STOP WANT TO SEE CHILD STOP WILL CALL UPON ARRIVAL STOP. Sunny Peiper just had one problem -- there was no child! When Blayne had walked ou...

• Apr-1987
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Dr. Mark Abraham didn't want amethyst-eyed Halley Twain on his pediatrics ward. He knew all about nurses like her -- beautiful heartbreakers who'd turn a man's thoughts away from his work. Mark had found out the hard way that nurses like ...

• Nov-1986
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THE QUALITY OF LOVE As Quality Control Manager at Bunyan Manufacturing, Jennifer Wagner had dedicated herself to her career. For years she'd struggled up the corporate ladder, only to have someone else land "her" job. Hank Riley was an...

• Aug-1986
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FLASH OF GENIUS It was brilliant! One look at her cluttered shop, one ride in her temperamental car, one gourmet dinner of peanut butter and jelly, and one long visit to her "when's the wedding?" parents would send Jack Martin running!...

• Apr-1986
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A MOTHER'S LOVE... Was Joey her child? Autumn Hayes's heart surged. But her joy at discovering that she might have a healthy seven-year-old son turned to rage as she realized the horrible deceit involved. Had Luke Stafford's mother del...

• Nov-1985
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THEY CAME FROM THE SAME TOWN Tamara Smith became a teacher in the local high school. She had a reputation for lawlessness -- but she lived by her rules and wasn't afraid to flout town opinion for what she believed was right. Impulsive, indepen...

• Jul-1984
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Her camera did what her heart couldn't: capture the sun Crystal Lake was finding it harder and harder to be a career woman. How could she ever gain respect as a photojournalist when the St. Louis City magazine editor assigned her fluff pieces ...