Leigh Michaels

• Apr-2025
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Oliver Holden was born the Duke of Lyndhurst, and in his twenty-seven years, nothing has made him question his position or his worth, not even his service as a diplomat. When he comes home to England to take his place in society, he finds that the lo...

• Sep-2024
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A reluctant peerGrey is still settling into his new role as the tenth Viscount Hollister when he finds that his late brother, the previous holder of the title, owed an immense amount of money to gaming hell proprietor Thaddeus Barstow. One way or ano...

• Mar-2023
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Will the Merry Widow bring them together … or destroy them? A year after their relationship collapsed because of a generous gesture, Deke and Danielle are once more stuck with a house they don't want – and with each other.Danielle i...

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• Apr-2022
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The famous faceErika Forrester is not only the CEO of Lovelady Cosmetics, she's the public face of the company – and the tabloids adore using her for fodder. When Erika tries to buy a hair-care company after the founder's death, the tabloids sp...

• Apr-2022
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Trey Kent's family business, the Kentwell department store chain, needs a fast kick in the promotional department. A new ad campaign – following a bride and groom as they choose everything they need for their life together – is just the t...

• Aug-2021
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Will a marriage of convenience solve their problems… or create new ones? Thea Winslow is a woman with a problem — how to save the girls' school which means everything to her. Will Archer is a man with two problems — how to pre...

• Jul-2021
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Julia Sherwood has fulfilled her duty to her husband by giving him his heir. Now she's free to take a lover – and when a man from her past offers the excitement and danger of an affair, she simply can't say no. But will her liaison with James l...

• Oct-2019
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He was the man she was born to love... If only he wasn't dead. As Europe is about to explode into world war, a bullet goes astray and a British secret agent is hit. But he was not supposed to die. Back at home, waiting for a man she's never met ...

• Oct-2016
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FIRST TIME IN PRINT -- Three short historical romances by award-winning author Leigh Michaels, along with two bonus contemporary short stories. Contains AN UNLUCKY MATCH (historical short novella), WEDDING DAZE (historical short story), HER WEDDING W...

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• Sep-2015
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Can she win the most important wager of her life?Unless Celia can capture a titled gentleman before Lady Stone's house party ends, she'll end up in an arranged marriage with her distant cousin Simon. It's Simon who's wagered she can't win her bet, so...

• Aug-2015
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After her previous betrothals ended in the deaths of two prospective husbands and the life-threatening illness of a third, Lady Audra Lambton -- known to society as "the Poor Lamb" -- prefers to avoid the ton. But if she successfully marries off ...

• Dec-2014
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Everything depends on the baby...Lady Mariah Gerrard anxiously awaits the birth of her stepmother's child, desperately hoping for a boy who will inherit their father's title so Mariah can gain access to her dowry and her freedom. Her father's cousin ...

• Sep-2014
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When her girlhood crush blossomed into marriage, Andie believed in a rosy future with the man of her dreams -- until Todd's betrayal sent her from the beauty of Minnesota's winters to Atlanta to begin anew. But just a few months later, Todd walks b...

• Sep-2014
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A desperate young lady...When Elinor's guardian arranges her marriage to an elderly merchant interested only in her society connections, she will do anything to sabotage the wedding -- even if it means ruining herself by running off with another ma...

• Oct-2012
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The wealthy Duke of Weybridge knows that everyone loves a good surprise...and a good scandal. He has bounteous amounts of both for the guests -- particularly for his nieces and nephew, Emily, Isabel, and Lucien -- at his extravagant seventieth birthd...

• May-2012
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In this "best of" collection, author Leigh Michaels provides sample chapters from five award-winning books along with a bonus short story which has never before been published. Read the first chapters of The Daddy Trap, Traveling Man, The Lake Effect...

• Sep-2011
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Box set including all five titles in Leigh Michaels' McKenna Family series. Each of the McKennas -- four brothers and a sister from a close-knit family of Irish descent -- has his or her own book, originally published by Harlequin Romance. Includes A...

• Sep-2011
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You're invited to the wedding of the year! The Duke of Somervale, whose sister's wedding is the event of the ton, is fighting off debutantes and desperately needs help from beautiful, stubborn Olivia Reyne. But she is engrossed with problems engul...

• Jul-2011
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A family that courts together... Viscount Ryecroft has a beautiful sister he needs to marry off... if only he had the money for her Season in London. His family is in financial ruins, and his mother is willing to do anything to help her childre...

• Feb-2011
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The rules are made to be broken... When the handsome, rakish Earl of Hawthorne buys the charming house across the back garden from his town home, he never expects the lovely lady he installs there to ensnare him completely... Again... After ...

• Feb-2011
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Regency-period short story... It's too late for Emily to back out of her wedding, even though she's pretty sure she'll regret it if she says "I do." The groom is just as reluctant -- and their respective fathers seem to be the only ones who think the...

• Dec-2010
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Short story... After just three months of marriage, Beth's sexy firefighter husband seems to find the fire station -- and the newest firefighter, a luscious blonde woman -- far more interesting than his wife. Beth decides to fight back -- but is it a...

• Dec-2009
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Su última conquista. Cuando el padre de Morganna Ashworth murió, le dejó en herencia un montón de deudas. Sloan Montgomery pensó que era el momento que había estado esperando para conseguir alcanzar las dos ambiciones de su casarse con una ...

• Jul-2006
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With the holiday season fast approaching, Lissa Morgan is in dire straits -- she's stuck without a job, and the roof over her head is definitely temporary! So when a two-week live-in job is offered to her, Lissa snaps it up. What she doesn't ...

• Aug-2005
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Darcy Malone can't quite believe she's let smooth-talking tycoon Trey Kent talk her into posing as his fiancee for a high-profile TV advertising campaign. In exchange for helping her establish her own business, Trey wants Darcy to act the ado...

• Jul-2005
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• Mar-2005
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Nikki is always happy to baby-sit for her friend Laura's adorable twins, Zack and Anna. But now the babies' mom is unavoidably delayed -- and Nikki needs help! The babies' uncle, Seth Baxter, comes to her rescue! But the man is gorgeou...

• Oct-2004
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High-flying career woman Erika Forrester has just inherited the position of CEO of a million dollar company. Erika's fought hard to get where she is and is used to living her life independently -- but for the first time ever Erika needs help: she...

• Jun-2004
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The tycoon's marriage merger... When sexy Wyatt Reynolds strolls into Melanie's office claiming to be her new boss, she's stunned! How can he be in charge when she owns half of the firm? Wyatt is in fact Melanie's new business part...

• Feb-2004
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For Delainey Hodges things can't get any worse at work...until she finds herself in a very tight corner -- and has to pretend that she's engaged! The man she picks to be her "fiance" is her sexy -- but infuriating -- neighbor Sam Wagn...

• Nov-2003
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Macey Phillips is shocked when gorgeous businessman Derek McConnell asks her to find him a wife -- she works for a recruitment agency, not a dating agency! But a family-man image will enable Derek to become a CEO.... Macey agrees to observe Derek&...

• Aug-2003
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Gina Haskell has her heart set on her new business venture, but one man stands in her way -- Dez Kerrigan! He's a cool, tough tycoon and he's causing nothing but trouble.... The attraction between them sparkles, but Gina isn't sure she...

• May-2003
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Kim Burnham loves running her own business, and finding a husband is far from the top of her agenda. But her friends are convinced they've found the perfect way to meet eligible men -- too busy with their careers to play the dating game, they dec...

• Jan-2003
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For Dana to guarantee a big promotion, she has to win a huge charity donation from hotshot entrepreneur Zeke Ferris. Unfortunately, Zeke is her ex-husband and could prove awkward! Very awkward, actually. He needs a pretend wife -- perhaps they can co...

• Oct-2002
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A marriage of convenience is hardly the most romantic proposal Eve has ever received! But family circumstances, and Eve's conviction that she'll never fall in love again anyway, persuade her to say "I do" to a man she barely knows.......

• Aug-2002
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Being the boss's daughter was tough -- especially when Amy found herself temporarily in charge of the company! Worse, her "assistant" was the extremely handsome, dynamic Dylan Copeland. He was so insistent on keeping an eye on her that Amy began to w...

• Mar-2002
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Kathryn is about to walk up the aisle when she discovers her husband-to-be is a sleazy fortune hunter. Undaunted, Kathryn kicks off her designer wedding dress and makes a dramatic escape -- straight into the arms of Jonah Clarke! Jonah is far too ...

• Oct-2001
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When Morganna Ashworth's father died, leaving her his debts, Sloan Montgomery realized he could finally achieve his two lifelong ambitions: the acquisition of a socially acceptable wife, and revenge on the Ashworth family! In return for him pa...

• Jun-2001
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From their first encounter, Cooper Winston has known Hannah Lowe is trouble. On that occasion her smart business brain cost him 15-million dollars! But it hasn't been her mind that's been driving him to distraction ever since. So when Han...

• Jan-2001
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The wedding must go on! Kara's duties as a wedding organizer were usually restricted to planning the reception, ordering the flowers.... Walking up the aisle had never been part of the deal -- until now! Jax Montgomery's bride was having seco...

• Nov-2000
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Her boss asked her to marry him! Had Erin made the right decision? Gorgeous, wealthy Slater Livingstone had proposed, and she, plain Erin Reynolds, had said no! As Slater's assistant, Erin was already the equivalent of a corporate wife: she o...

• Jun-2000
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Austin Weaver was a most sought-after man. Every company wanted to employ him--every woman wanted to marry him! But there was only one woman Austin wanted as his wife. Paige. He'd loved her, and lost her.... Paige McDermott was shocked to see ...

• May-2000
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HIRING MS. RIGHT Caleb Tanner has a reputation for being a playboy with an aversion to weddings. He's determined not to marry, but he's surrounded by women scheming to get him to the altar! Caleb needs a decoy: a bride on loan.... Sabr...

• Apr-2000
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Jake Abbott needs peace and quiet to work on a business investigation: his brother's empty house seems ideal. Except a disturbingly attractive female house-sitter is already in residence! Usually, lake has no time to worry about whether he has fo...

• Oct-1999
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MARRIAGE BAIT! Alex loved her life on the fast track and she wasn't going to let any man, no matter how gorgeous, derail her! But Kane Forrestal was more than just a handsome lawyer: he was standing between Alex and her next career move! Kane was ...

• Oct-1999
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Webb Copeland had no trouble running a successful business - but, as a gorgeous single father with an adorable fifteen-month-old baby daughter, he did have problems dealing with all the women who seemed determined to marry him! What he needed was to ...

• May-1999
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His secret baby Molly desperately needed a job, and she'd prayed for a miracle. She hadn't expected it to take the form of Lucas Hudson! Four years ago, he'd dismissed her feelings for him as infatuation--how could Molly now work for t...

• Feb-1999
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The husband inheritance Deke Oliver was definitely not Danielle's idea of husband material. So it was infuriating that he believed she was trying to manipulate him into marriage. It wasn't her fault their joint inheritance forced them to l...

• May-1998
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Finding Mr. Right. Kit, Susannah, Alison. Single, successful and not searching for husbands -- but love finds them anyway! Everywhere she looked, there babies, and Alison longed we're for one of her own. She wasn't yearning for wedding bells, tho...

• Apr-1998
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Finding Mr. Right Kit, Susannah, Alison--Single, successful and not searching for husbands--but love finds them anyway! Persuading a millionaire to part with a fortune seemed like mission impossible. Even if it was in the public interest, it wa...

• Mar-1998
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Finding Mr. Right. When Jarrett Webster challenged Kit to organize a charity fund-raiser, a bachelor auction seemed ideal -- with Jarrett as the prize! Bids were sure to flood in, and it'd be blissful revenge for Kit to see Jarrett 'sold'...

• Oct-1997
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Bride versus Groom! Ridge Coltrain and Morea Landon disagreed about everything! And, being lawyers, they were experts at arguing. Well, they had plenty to argue about now -- wedding arrangements, prenuptial agreement. And the engagement wasn't ev...

• Jul-1997
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The bachelor and the baby! Devlin Cunningham could be the luckiest man alive. He has a thriving business, a string of women competing for his attention--and he has Kady Bishop to keep his life in order! In fact, sometimes Kady has to remind Dev...

• Feb-1997
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THEIR PERFECT DIVORCE WAS FALLING APART! Valentine's Day, the most romantic day of the year. It should have been the first wedding anniversary of Synnamon and Conner Welles -- instead, it was the day their divorce would be finalized! The arra...

• Sep-1996
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He'd been offered the deal of a lifetime... But Keir Saunders needed something extra to really impress his prospective business partners. He needed the perfect business accessory--a wife! And who better than his office manager, Jessica? ...

• Jun-1996
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ALL SHE'D WANTED WAS A BABY... Nine years ago, Lindsay and Gibb had the perfect marriage. Except for one thing: in Lindsay's mind, only children could make a marriage complete. She loved Gibb and longed to have his baby. But Gibb was wary...

• Mar-1996
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He wanted her off his property... Maggie didn't want a man--she wanted her own apartment! But Karr Elliot had bought her beautiful home right from under Maggie's feet. ...And out of his life? But for someone who was determined to send Ma...

• Dec-1995
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"I want to be Santa," Zack Forrest said, "In fact, I insist on it!" Brandi was a career woman--with no time for Christmas! So when Zack Forrest appointed himself as children's Santa at her department store, Brandi was furious. ...

• Jul-1995
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"Her name is... Just call her Mrs. Caine." Savannah was just a working reporter, trying to get an interview with a famous tycoon.... Dexter Caine was a dynamic, elusive millionaire who liked his privacy and wanted to convince the world ...

• Mar-1995
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'You won't settle till you have it all. Will you, Dillon?' A tear dropped on the note. Heidi wiped it off, but it had already stained the lavender paper... As far as Heidi was concerned, Dillon Archer was trouble! Not only had he ...

• Jan-1995
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It was a clash of wills--who would win? Jaymie cherished her friend Gretta's mansion and had had a vision for its restoration. It needed to be loved just like Jaymie--and she longed to see it filled once more with laughter, a family, children....

• Nov-1994
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Together they'd be the perfect family At least that's what Mack Burgess insists. He thinks he's found the solution to all their problems, but Wendy Miller has her doubts--what about love and commitment? Or would this marriage be just a...

• Aug-1994
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"I could have you arrested for kidnapping!" "Good afternoon to you, too, Mr. Worthington," Amanda replied coolly. "Where's my son?" Chase demanded. "And what the hell did you think you were doing, snatching him a...

• May-1994
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"Give that man an inch and he thinks he's a ruler!" Quinn Randolph was a menace! And he was turning Emily's job-no, make that her life-into a disaster zone. Quinn wasn't simply filling in as cohost on "Kansas City Morning,&...

• Feb-1994
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"If you loved me, you'd trust me!" Did everybody in Hammond's Point know that Spence Greenfield was having an affair with his secretary? Everyone, that is, but Sharley? Spence's whirlwind courtship had swept Sharley off he...

• Nov-1993
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Irresistible to matchmakers Rachel's boss has a nephew she thinks would be 'perfect' for her. Her best friend's fiance just 'happens' to have a brother. Complete strangers are getting in on the act. Young, beautiful, single...

• Aug-1993
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"Offer him anything -- but get him back!' What was Kane playing at? High-powered lawyers don't abandon their careers, their life on the fast track, and take up beachcombing. Kane was up to something. But what? Alex's mission was...

• May-1993
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Abbey Stafford was a snob So she wasn't going to sit idly by while her mother made a fool of herself by marrying Frank Granger, the neighborhood handyman! Ironically, the only one who could help Abbey put a stop to this engagement was her ...

• Feb-1993
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She had seduced her boss! Katharine had exactly dragged Stephen Osborne into her bedroom, of course. Still, she bore the brunt of the responsibility. She had acted on impulse-something she never did. She had paid for the night of madness, though; she...

• Nov-1992
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"Don't panic!" That's what Clancey Kincade kept telling herself. But it's hard not to panic when you have a toy store ready to open and you find out that your lease isn't valid. She had a new landlord--Rowan McKenna. Unf...

• Aug-1992
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The Bride said, "I will." The Groom said, "I won't!" The Wedding was ten years later Penn Caldwell was back, after ten years of roaming the world. Charming, funny, fascinating Penn Caldwell...He'd been the love of Kaitlyn...

• Mar-1992
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However the cookie crumbles... The closing of the school in Archer's Junction had been a blow to the fiercely proud neighborhood. Now the abandoned building was a disgrace and cookie-store proprietor Heather DeMarco was determined to do someth...

• Jan-1992
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"Haven't we had this argument before?" Matt Garrett had the distinct impression that assistant city editor Anne McKenna didn't approve of him--or of his daily, controversial column. He was right. She didn't. Anne was furious...

• Nov-1991
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A temporary engagement was the perfect solution When Riley came to Chicago to warn Deborah that her elderly aunt had hired a suave "investment counselor," and worse, was planning to invest the family trust fund in his scam, Deborah decided...

• Aug-1991
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There was no way out of it. "If anybody can get an interview with Reid Cavanaugh, you can," her boss had said. But Cassidy had stepped out of Reid's life four years before and didn't want to face him now. It was bad enough that ...

• Apr-1991
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Marsh Endicott made a big mistake He assumed that Torey would be pleased to sell him her half share of the house they'd jointly inherited. "If the girl makes a fuss," he'd said, "I'll just pay rent until the sale goes th...

• Feb-1991
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Small town life, small-town love, Lauren wanted more. She wanted romance--champagne and flowers romance. And that was what she got when she unexpectedly met her "hero," singer celebrity Hunter Dix. Lauren was so dazzled by Hunter's extravagant gestur...

• Nov-1990
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"What happened to falling in love?" Alisa needn't have waited for Justin Abernethy's answer. As a divorce lawyer, he'd seen too much of romantic love turned sour. When he got married, he was determined it would be a match made ...

• Aug-1990
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Somehow she had managed to survive. Though it hadn't been easy for Camryn Hastings since her husband's death had left her to bring up their child alone. The bed-and-breakfast trade she ran from their home provided a reasonable living ...

• May-1990
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Lacey hadn't expected this sudden change True, she'd always known she was slated to take over running the family hotel sometime. Now, her father's bad health meant it would be sooner rather than later. The Clinton hotel had a disadv...

• Feb-1990
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She'd sworn never to set foot in Iowa again Jill Donovan loved big cities and the fast pace, and the prospect of spending her days as the wife of a small-town hardware merchant had never appealed. Yet her latest modeling assignment took her...

• Dec-1989
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Sara knew Adam wouldn't just go away Dr. Sara Prentiss had found a haven in Chandler College. The small New England campus offered her the privacy she so badly needed after Guy had broken her heart. And Olivia Reynolds had become the mother Sa...

• Oct-1989
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What else could any woman want...? Kaye loved Graham Forrest--of course she did! The Illinois baby-food tycoon was kind and gentle, he was a millionaire, and he'd asked her to marry him. Everything should have been perfect .. . . But troub...

• Aug-1989
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Nate Winslow owed her family a favor Yet only dire financial straits forced Courtney to contact the elderly family friend. Gratefully she accepted his generous offer to live at Hearthstone, his sumptuous Green Bay home, while she put herself throu...

• Jun-1989
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She'd share a roof but not a bed! When Shauna proposed marriage to Dr. Rob Stevens, she envisioned a business arrangement. It would provide a stable home for her young half sister, and would help Dr. Stevens out of a financial bind. But Rob...

• Apr-1989
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Neither heart nor home were for sale! Julie did occasionally admit to herself that under different circumstances Greg Robert might have gotten to first base with her. But Julie Gordon wasn't born yesterday! As the last private homeowner on ...

• Feb-1989
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He acted as if he were in charge of everything When Whitney Lattimer arrived in Kansas City, she'd already had it with Max Townsend. It was his fault she was dog tired. And who did he think he was, anyway, demanding the immediate presence of a...

• Dec-1988
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They had always been "just friends" Gianna West and Blake Whittaker were senior partners of the successful family-owned Westway Cosmetics in Chicago. It was a perfectly satisfactory relationship -- friends since childhood, they were imperv...

• Sep-1988
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How had life gotten so crazy? One day Mallory was an efficient small-town home economics teacher, comfortably dating the school principal. The next she was caught in a mad whirl--juggling two suitors; battling hitherto unknown feelings of jealo...

• Apr-1988
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He was a subject worth investigating Rebel Barclay, broadcast journalist and community-affairs talk-show host, was accustomed to chasing after stories. From the day Brett Hilliard appeared on her program, however, the tables were turned--now Rebel...

• Feb-1988
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Marriage to Tyler was the only solution After her father's death Brooke Carlisle was left with his failed business, her beloved family manor to maintain and two younger sisters to look after. With only her salary as a librarian she was constan...

• Dec-1987
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Would they try again, or finally say goodbye? Stephanie hadn't expected to see Jordan Kendall ever again. In the years since their young marriage had ended in disaster, she had managed to build a career for herself in real estate as well as ma...

• Nov-1987
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He had betrayed her when she needed him Everything! That's what wealthy banker Brittany masters appeared to have--an ideal home, stunning good looks and a rewarding career. Yet she also had a troubled past. Her marriage to lawyer Ryan Masters...

• Aug-1987
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Elizabeth Englin was not the Betsy he remembered When Grady Logan arrived in Chicago he didn't expect to find a woman managing the prestigious Englin Hotel--certainly not the one woman he remembered with nothing but bitterness. As for Eliza...

• Apr-1987
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It was not an easy situation Kelly Sheridan and Ross Clayton jointly inherited Patrick O'Hara's bookstore. Ross wanted to sell it. Kelly, in need of a job, wanted to reopen it. Unexpectedly, Ross gave in, but insisted on taking time off...

• Dec-1986
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Her future lay in a romance writer's hands Shelby had rejected a manuscript only to have it top the New York Times Best Seller list for another publisher. And now her star author wanted to quit. Just like that! There was only one thing to ...

• Jul-1986
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Had he sacrificed his happiness for her? Brodie McKenzie had always counted on Drew Hammond to look after her, provide for her and keep her safe. She hated to think that her dependence on Drew had kept him from finding happiness--especially now. ...

• Apr-1986
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Gayle had no illusions about Jared Logan As his secretary, she'd sent too many flowers to his mistresses on too many "mornings after" not to know what he was really like. And as a woman with a private grief she had no time for romance....

• Feb-1986
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She should have run as fast as she could... Yet, looking back, Devon knew she wouldn't change a thing. Loving Jon Hardesty was worth all her turmoil. From the day three months ago when circumstances had forced them to share the only availab...

• Dec-1985
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His generosity had a price Layne had never asked her estranged husband, Kyle Emerson, for any favors since the breakup of their marriage. So when he offered to pay their son's medical expenses, she wondered what she had to give in return. S...

• Nov-1985
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Could they ever work together? Chelsea had dreamed of becoming the first female partner at Shelby Harris and Associates the most respected architecture firm in St. Louis And she'd backed up her ambition with long hours and hard work--only to h...

• Aug-1985
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She'd never missed a deadline before... Lesley assumed she'd be fired from Chicago's Today's Woman if her fiance were to sell the magazine to Cade Randall. Instead, she was forced to sign a contractor guaranteeing she'd stay...

• Nov-1984
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His proposal was far from flattering Under the circumstances, Carey had no alternative but to accept Brandon Scott's marriage proposal. Otherwise, her younger sister would find herself out of a job and facing criminal charges. Brandon arrogantl...

• Jun-1984
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Time hadn't changed her feelings for Dane There had always been a peculiarly bitter hatred between Jenny and her stepbrother, Dane Sutherland. She'd so much resented his influence with her father she had run away from home. Now, five ye...