Encanto — Multiple Authors

• Sep-1999
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Celebrating her long-awaited quinceañera, Elena Garcia was ready for romance. That night, she discovered the sweetest passion of all: the forbidden kind. Antonio Del Valle was a cleaning woman's illegitimate son; Elena descended from Cuban aristo...

• Sep-1999
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Meet Connie Gonzalez. She's saucy, single, and one of the best FBI agents this side of South Beach. Not bad for a scrappy marielita! All that's missing from Connie's life is aman--someone unlike Victor Cienfuegos. The dashing Cuban-American M.D. is t...

• Sep-1999
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Where else but in her beloved New Mexico would Natalia Colon want to spend a summer? In the strong arms of macho Rafael Montalvo, that's where. But when she arrives home, Natalia discovers her childhood pal has become a minor league baseball player, ...

• Sep-1999
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Daniel Rivera can't believe his eyes--or ears. This Aztec knockout doesn't look a thing like the naive, innocent teenager he'd once loved. That sassy, sexy voice doesn't sound like her, either. But it's Patricia Martinez, all right. And Daniel's to b...

• Oct-1999
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Not so long ago, Mario Santana fled Cuba to make his dreams come true. Driving a limo for a temperamental actress isn't one of them. But Mario soon discovers that there's more to beautiful, willful Marta Alvarez than anyone suspects. All she needs is...

• Oct-1999
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A weekend in the wilderness with Daniel Stephens? Susanna Diaz can't possibly be expected to endure such torture. Never mind that both of their daughters--and an entire group of grade schoolers--will be along as chaperones! When Susanna looks into Da...

• Oct-1999
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Esme Jaramillo learned long ago that brains count more than beauty. Her prestigious academic career pays off when she's invited to appear on a national talk show as a genetics expert. Little does she know that the episode is really entitled "Those bo...

• Oct-1999
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Odalys Ramirez can't help feeling a little wistful as she plans a big, fancy wedding with all the trimmings for her mother. When will it be her turn to walk down the aisle? The feisty beauty meets her match when Daniel Escobar literally crashes into ...

• Jan-2000
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That's what Julia Fuentes hopes to find when she quits her accounting job and moves on board her newly inherited boat. She has every intention of tossing caution to the wind and letting her instincts rule her head--and heart. But Dan Powers causes mo...

• Jan-2000
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Now that she's a movie star, Mexican actress Rubina Flores is convinced she'll never find a man who isn't simply drawn to her fame and fortune. Then she meets hardworking Miguel Ortiz. The full-time firefighter is too busy for movies--and too sexy fo...

• Jan-2000
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No one must ever know why Cristina really left El Salvador -- and her precious child -- for a fresh start as a nurse in America. Not even Eric, a courageous Latino cop whose eyes were injured in the line of duty. Though she spends hours at his beds...

• Jan-2000
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There's nothing like a cousin's wedding to make you feel like an old maid. Career-minded Miriam Gutierez is in no hurry to get married--no matter what her mother says! But it sure would be nice to have a handsome, charming date for the big event. Her...

• Feb-2000
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Desperate to save her failing family business, Texan Leticia Rodriguez crosses over into Mexico seeking legal help--and unexpectedly finds romance. Though reluctant to trust any man after her failed marriage, Leticia can't ignore the passion--and pro...

• Feb-2000
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The last thing widowed mom Mickey Campos de Vasco needs is a man to complicate her life--no matter what her old-fashioned mother thinks! With a promising career and wonderful children, independent Mickey is determined to make it on her own. Then, on ...

• Feb-2000
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When Paul Stone accepts a colleague's invitation to join her Cuban family for a rollicking Christmas Eve dinner, he's instantly captivated by her spitfire kid sister. Carmen Gonzalez is leery of the self-assured FBI agent, whose privileged upbringing...

• Feb-2000
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Feminist physician Isabel Sanchez comes face to face with her own forgotten Mexican heritage when she's assigned to a South Texas clinic. Her outspoken values are in sharp contrast with the traditional Hispanic beliefs of the locals--particularly tho...

• Apr-2000
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Known as "Miami's darling couple," beautiful Natalia Perez and her ex-fiance, Miguelito Rodriguez, pretend there are still sparks between them while they co-host their hit television morning show. But off-air, Natalia wants nothing more to do with M...

• Apr-2000
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Who would believe that the breathtakingly beautiful Lilly Lujan has a care in the world? Only Mexican gardener Enrique Pacias, who offers gentle understanding and friendship. Secretly attracted to his sweet sensuality, Lilly tutors him in English in ...

• Apr-2000
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The green-eyed beauty perched by the harbor is as exotic as a mermaid--and, as Tino Suarez soon discovers, just as elusive. He's hardly looking for a woman--but somehow, he can't let this one get away, hard as she tries. Despite the wave of desire th...

• Apr-2000
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Julia Rios figures salsa dance lessons are just the thing to spice up her bland life. But she gets more sizzle than she bargained for when she finds herself paired with a tall, handsome Tex-Mex cowboy! The usually cool Julia savors every heated momen...

• Jun-2000
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What's a red-blooded man to do when the view from his apartment window features a stunning--and stark naked--stranger? Antonio Colon does his best not to peep--after all, he is a gentleman! Then, at a local dance club, he comes face-to-face with his ...

• Jun-2000
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• Jun-2000
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After a less-than-professional first meeting with Felipe Rodriguez, Alina Marquez hides behind the guise of a secretary, unwilling to reveal that she is actually the vintner who has transformed a dilapidated Georgia vineyard into a prestigious winery...

• Jun-2000
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• Aug-2000
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With her voluptuous curves and headstrong Hollywood ambition, Mercedes Romero is going to be nothing but trouble! Bandleader Quinn Scarborough knows it...but he hires her as his new backup singer anyway. Soon he and Mercedes are making sweet music to...

• Aug-2000
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Brian Torres isn´t exactly the grandmotherly type Rosa Osario had in mind when she placed an ad for domestic help. But how can the working single mom turn away a widowed single dad who looks that sexy in an apron? Not only does Brian keep the househ...

• Aug-2000
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Seven years ago, Maya Alfonso was desperately in love with fellow pre-med student Alex Martinez--until a bitter rift ended their engagement. When Maya, a successful biotechnician, finds herself face to face with her former fiance, she´s more passion...

• Aug-2000
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When an innocent dig in her garden unearths evidence of her late husband´s criminal activity, single mom Isabel Garcia calls narcotics detective Linc Heller--and faces another shock: she´s wildly attracted to him! Yet a man in Linc´s perilous prof...

• Oct-2000
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CONQUEST No way is clothing buyer Tess Romero going to let her arrogant co-worker Logan Wilde snatch a major Argentinian account from under her nose! Determined to prove herself to Logan and their macho boss, she sets out with Logan for remote Patag...

• Oct-2000
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There were two things Isabel Santana once thought she couldn't live without: archeology and Mateo Esquivel's love. Ultimately, she embraced one--and lost the other. Now, deep in the Honduran jungle, on the verge of uncovering an ancient ruin, she mus...

• Nov-2000
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No way is clothing buyer Tess Romero going to let her arrogant co-worker Logan Wilde snatch a major Argentinian account from under her nose! Determined to prove herself to Logan and their macho boss, she sets out with Logan for remote Patagonia to cl...

• Nov-2000
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Almost two decades have passed since Gina Ramon loved--and lost--Miguel Lopez Garza. Now, engaged to someone else and happily teaching English in Mexico, Gina is content with her life...until a visit to the United States reunites her with the man she...

• Dec-2000
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When shy Professor Raul Escobedo has a chance to interview for a job in Las Vegas, he reluctantly agrees to pose as his high rolling twin brother in order to take advantage of the casino's perks. It's hard enough to pass himself off as a self-assured...

• Dec-2000
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More than a decade ago, Elena Santiago broke her engagement to David Moncloa, certain she couldn't be a police officer's wife. Now a widowed single mother, she's back in her hometown--and David's arms. Despite all their years apart, nothing has chang...

• Jan-2001
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Banker Emilio DeLeon is captivated by his new secretary's exotic Latin beauty, certain that beneath her conservative business attire lies a passionate soul. What he doesn't guess is that her burning desire for him isn't the only thing Mia Hartmann's ...

• Jan-2001
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A little fun in the sun is just what over-worked magazine editor Tamara Romero needs, especially after her painful broken engagement to Diego Santamaria. Her vacation is off to a relaxing start--until her former fiance turns up in Puerto Plata with a...

• Feb-2001
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On the threshold of a dream come true--and a deathbed promise fulfilled--gutsy Sylvia Martinez sets out on a perilous expedition into shark-infested waters. If she completes the mission, the scholarship she desperately needs will be hers. The strong-...

• Feb-2001
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Brad Evans can't help wondering: What's Daisy Ramos doing with a guy like him? His co-partner at the biotech company is gorgeous, a genius--and the first woman who ever made him consider giving up his cherished bachelor status. Meanwhile, Daisy does...

• Mar-2001
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Once, Pilar and Danny Valenzuela thought they were destined to grow old together. But after fourteen years of marriage and two children, that seems like the foolish dream of passionate high school sweethearts. Heartbroken that her husband seems more ...

• Mar-2001
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Despite his doctor's orders, taking it easy is the last thing on Miami tycoon Enrique leman's mind when he arrives at a cozy bed and breakfast. But the moment he meets is raven-haired hostess, he realizes some R&R--relaxation and romance--might not b...

• Apr-2001
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GREEN CARD HUSBAND? No more blind dates! Or so Mercedes Garcia vows...until she reluctantly agrees to go out with her best friend's brother, who's visiting from Costa Rica. Sexy, sensitive Joaquin Muriel is hardly the suave Mr. Macho she expected....

• Apr-2001
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Clay Blackthorne figures he'll have his work cut out for him when he promises to keep an eye on an old college pal's sister without letting her know what he's up to. The levelheaded detective never dreams that sassy beautician Marisol Calderon will k...

• May-2001
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Caught in a terrifying storm, Doctor Julia Huerta brings down her private plane on a remote landing strip that just happens to belong to ruggedly handsome Tony Carrera. The reclusive country singer is now a single dad raising two kids on a ranch, wan...

• May-2001
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After years at sea, Lieutenant Commander Alex Rivera has realized something is missing from his life. Namely, having one. It's time to settle down in his California hometown and experience the real world...and maybe even romance. Former Navy brat Mar...

• Jun-2001
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Not Forgiven or Forgotten Seven years ago, jilted by his fiancee, Ramon Santos fled Sandera, Texas. Now a dashing real estate tycoon, he's bent on bringing progress to the small town he left behind--even if it means alienating the woman he once love...

• Jun-2001
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Across A Crowded Room... Never in a million years would Alina Romero have recognized Brendon 'Suave' Rivera! Her childhood nemesis is grown up, filled out, and doesn't have a geeky bone in his magnificent body. Like her, he's widowed with a child. U...

• Jul-2001
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Yesterday's Behind Him... On the surface, Rey Ramos is everything a woman could want. The strapping Manhattan contractor has good looks, brains, and money. He also has a secret--one that might scare off the beautiful up-and-coming restauranteur who'...

• Jul-2001
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Widowed single mom Valentina Vallardares is certain it's going to take more than an extended vacation on her godmother's Hawaiian ranch to heal her heartache. Warmly embraced by the fun-loving Saaverdra family, a reluctant Valentina is soon captivat...

• Aug-2001
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Rogue To The Rescue Iso Pacias had been happily coasting through life as a confirmed--and contented--bachelor. But the day he stopped to help the victims of a highway pileup, everything changed. He found the woman of his dreams...dreams he wasn't ev...

• Aug-2001
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Nothing But The Truth As a private investigator, Candela Escovedo knows how to read between the lines...and she knows instinctively that the client who just walked in isn't giving her the whole story. Alfonso Rivera is maddeningly uninformative--and...

• Aug-2001
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Rhythm Of The Heart Marco De Cordova came to south Florida seeking the Cuban culture he'd been denied in suburban Philadelphia. Now he finds himself smitten by a Flamenco dancer--hardly the kind of woman he'd envisioned bringing home to his traditio...

• Sep-2001
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No Vacancy Soledad Ortíz isn't running a hotel, but that fact seems to have escaped her parents. For the next two months, thanks to their big-hearted invitation to a total stranger, she'll be playing hostess to a sexy, green-eyed Dominican who woul...

• Oct-2001
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Just Say Yes Dr. Marcos Calderon needs a faux fiancee--and fast! His beloved Abuelita Coqui is arriving on the next flight from Venezuela and she's sure he's engaged. Marcos just can't disappoint the old lady. But first, he'll have to find a woman...

• Oct-2001
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Baby, It's Cold Outside Native Floridian Rebecca Garcia is dreaming of a balmy holiday with her family in Miami, but the law firm she works for has other plans that include intense negotiations in cold, blustery Manhattan.What can possibly be wors...

• Nov-2001
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Love All Of Me Damian Escobedo can't believe his eyes. Not only is the ugly duckling next door all grown up, she's blossomed into the most exquisite woman he's ever seen. Until now, he's resisted settling down, but one look at Liana De Leon has hi...

• Nov-2001
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Help Wanted: Miracle Worker Famed Manhattan child psychologist Victor Vega is a master at dealing with other people's children; it's his own rebellious six-year-old he can't handle. The heartbroken widower can see no alternative to sending his mot...

• Dec-2001
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Chance of a Lifetime As a reporter for StarGazer magazine, Nicole del Rio has traveled to her native Puerto Rico to land the ultimate celebrity interview. But the pop superstar she seeks isn't the only intriguing man on the island of sultry sunshi...

• Dec-2001
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New Heights The Blue Angels are flying high--and Lieutenant Commander Victor Fontana is the star of the show. The sexy pilot is an expert at all kinds of maneuvers...and Angela Lopez is a very tempting target. The pretty public information officer...

• Jan-2002
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The Fast Lane How does it feel to own a man? Graciela Alende can't forget Cruz Ortega's question. Tall, proud, black-haired, and handsome, the macho race car driver is never far from her thoughts--or her side. Graciela's father thought the world o...

• Jan-2002
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Lost And Found Bryan Reeves is part Anglo, part Mexican--and all man. He's tough enough to run a ranch and tender enough to raise his adopted daughter by himself...and he doesn't need a woman around the place. Fortunately, photographer Lizette Ram...

• Feb-2002
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Paradise Found A head-to-toe makeover by her hairdresser pal? Sure. Even a shy science teacher like Nina Nieves couldn't say no to a birthday present like that. Decked out in a devil-red dress, high heels, and a flirty ponytail, she's ready to par...

• Feb-2002
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Vision In White Daisy Magdalena O'Neal just got lucky--she found the perfect wedding dress in a thrift store! The antique gown is in pristine condition and it fits as if it had been made just for her. However, there's one small complication: Daisy...

• Mar-2002
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• Mar-2002
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Double Play Introducing baseball's newest and sexiest star: Jose Fernandez! All the female fans want his autograph and it's no wonder--the brawny young hitter has dimples to die for and he seems to be made of muscle. But his mind's on the game mos...

• Mar-2002
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On Her Own Connie Quintanilla doesn't have a thing to worry about--thanks to a clever thief. No car. No credit cards. If she calls her rich, overbearing father, he'll tell her to come home immediately. No way! At the moment, she's got nothing to l...

• Apr-2002
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Step By Step They say a woman never forgets her first love...and Maricel Cardona knows it's true. She still remembers dancing all night with Salvador Montalvo--and just how wonderful it was to be in his arms, moving to sensual rhythms and music th...

• Apr-2002
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Two Tickets To Paradise Tall, tanned, and terrific...that's Carlos Trueba all over. The man stands out, even on a Hawaiian beach. Must be all the construction work the former Navy lieutenant is doing these days--and Elena Rangel knows that he's pu...