Mystique — Multiple Authors

• Aug-1977
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"You...you murdered her!" Pascale remained silent as the prosecutor repeated he accusation. To defend herself demanded revealing a family secret -- a pact of silence that had been kept for eight long years. She couldn't do it ... she couldn't betray ...

• Aug-1977
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They thought she had died in the crash "Your husband will never find you..." In the desolate mountain fortress, Marion Maresco tried to piece together the shattered remnants of her life. But her precious calm was soon swallowed up in a maelstr...

• Aug-1977
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"My darling, I know you'll understand..." But Anne didn't understand when her fiance suggested that she become his mistress, not his wife. Stunned, she left him and steeled her heart against love's pain forever. But her care...

• Aug-1977
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"If you value your life ... don't come!" But Rosalie had to go. She had to follow the path her sister had taken. How else could she find out what had happened to Paula on that exotic but fatal Caribbean island? Lured by the beauty a...

• Sep-1977
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"There's something I have to tell you..." For weeks the tiny fishing village had been aflame with rumors about the mysterious stranger who walked the beaches every day. Why had he come? What was he after? Only Marie had broken through the reser...

• Sep-1977
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"You used my son to ridicule me!" Corinne couldn't believe her ears. She loved the boy. But she loved the boy's father more. And with good reason, for Abel Josselin had saved her life. He had done much more than that. She stared...

• Sep-1977
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"You were mistaken no one sent for you!" Maxime was thunderstruck. She had rushed from Paris to this hacienda in Mexico the moment she learned the job was hers. "Of course, you did," she stammered. "I received a cable. The Marquis hired me as...

• Sep-1977
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"Whose side are you on?" Yvette was desperate. She was in Bulgaria on her honeymoon. Her husband had disappeared. She didn't know anyone. She didn't speak the language. Convinced that Roussev, the tour guide, knew a great deal...

• Oct-1977
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"Who sent you to spy on me?" Jeanne's eyes widened in astonishment as her employer's face turned livid. "I demand an answer, some names," he raged. "I know you're out to destroy me." Stunned by his accu...

• Oct-1977
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Marc was stunned. Surely not Sybil! A skiing accident had brought Marc to this medieval castle high in the Austrian Alps. Once there he discovered that this home for the girl who had haunted his dreams for many months. At last, he had found his belov...

• Oct-1977
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"The curse of Blackfont was waiting for me..." "What plans do you have for Blackfont, now that it's legally yours?" my father asked jovially. "Why, I want you to look after it, of course," I assured him, "just as you always have." Then, shortly after...

• Oct-1977
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She wanted love. Not heartache... or worse! Helen Lefeuvre returned to her hometown of Clermont with the hope of kindling a flame in the heart of Vincent Chazelles. For ten years, she had been nourishing her love for this attractive man. Now she m...

• Nov-1977
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Suddenly I knew who the killer was... There he sat, across the table from me, without a shadow of expression on his face. There was no doubt that he had every reason to hate Christabel: her self-serving schemes had ruined him. But was that hatred so ...

• Nov-1977
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Despair clutched at her... Nicole was speechless! Paul had told her calmly that he was going to marry Linda Doria, adding, "And I can't fit you into my next film." After their astounding success at the Cannes Festival he no longer needed ...

• Nov-1977
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Wasted by starvation, scarred by torture... Frederic stood there. Some unknown force had brought him to Vezaley. A victim of amnesia, the only clues to his elusive past were remnants of a dream -- the image of a Gothic church and a name ... Anne. Ann...

• Nov-1977
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The small town was in an uproar... An invisible hand was uncovering terrible secrets. Anonymous calls for justice appeared like magic, each one signed -- The Sea Gull. Elise Topard had witnessed a crime. She had never told a sole; but The Sea...

• Dec-1978
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Love can destroy a man's heart! Francisco s statement was a paradox to Lucile. She had not known the power of love until he taught her. More than anything else in the world she wanted to see him again--wanted to be near him and try to cure his ...

• Dec-1978
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"Your fiance has gone. No one knows where..." It was impossible. There had to be some mistake. Dina had talked to Philippe only two days before flying to Tripoli. And now he was missing. Something was seriously wrong. Dina was filled with risin...

• Dec-1978
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Her pain ... would it never be dulled? Gaelle tried desperately to forget Frank when he deserted her for Elsa. But even Claude s warmth and tenderness failed to erase the lingering influence of the man she had once loved so desperately. So when...

• Dec-1978
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The news stunned her. How could it be? The idea of returning to eastern France and the place of her birth appalled and terrified Catherine. Thirty years earlier, a lover's betrayal had caused the slaughter of her beloved brother and shattered her ...

• Jan-1979
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To pretend any more would lead to heartbreak "You must tell him I'm your husband!" William's words were so commanding that Michelle had no choice but to obey him. After all, who would know the difference? But suddenly the unexpected happened an...

• Jan-1979
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Eliane was seized by unbearable pain... Walking in the moonlight below her window was Michael, the man she loved. His stride was quick and purposeful, as if he was going to meet someone. But who? There was only one possible answer to that question. A...

• Jan-1979
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Isabelle screamed and fled toward the door! How many times had she studied that face, reverently framed and standing on her aunt's mantelpiece? She felt she knew everything about his life...and his death. And now he stood before her. Few...

• Jan-1979
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“Please,” she begged. “Please let me go!” Claire was lonely. Her husband worked late so often! So, when an artist friend invited her to attend his art show, she was glad to accept. But her friend overstepped the mark when he suggested she ...

• Apr-1979
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She could pretend to be Marc's wife... She awoke in the hospital, unable to remember the accident. The nurse told her gently, "Your cousin Marion was killed in the car crash." Disbelief shot through her. "But I'm Marion!" she wanted to scream. ...

• Apr-1979
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"Stay away from him -- he's a strange one!" If only Martine had listened! Richard Duncan was indeed a mysterious man, living a bitter life in the Scottish Highlands. The townsfolk spoke about him in whispers, not daring to voice the...

• Apr-1979
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Her love for him turned into a nightmare Her husband had been gone eight long months The nightmare of his absence was growing. Danielle was at her wit's end. She was running out of hope ... and of money. Then the mysterious phone calls began...

• Apr-1979
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She was at the mercy of this mysterious man Philippe Vernon was Lorraine's only hope. Alone in the Far East, she had no one else to turn to. When her fiance had called her to him, she'd gone joyfully -- halfway around the world. But ...

• May-1979
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"You're too late -- your sister is dead!" Yvonne flew to Guadeloupe for a visit--and found herself trying to solve the mystery of her sister's sudden death. The wealthy Saint-Clair family insisted it was suicide, but Yvonne suspected that the t...

• May-1979
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Echoing footsteps threatened behind her. Julie froze. The underground garage was as silent as a tomb -- silent except for the frightening sound of her blood pounding through her veins. Suddenly a man leapt from the shadows. A gun was pointed at her b...

• May-1979
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How had she dared to love this man? The two men stood motionless on the deserted beach. A threatening gun was aimed and ready. High up on the sand dunes, Simone watched in horror. Suddenly a shot cracked through the silence. Simone screamed and...

• May-1979
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Invitation to a game of death Angela happily accepted a job as secretary to tycoon Dimitri Yakoel. But as soon as she joined her wealthy employer at Twin Oaks, the old mansion in the Adirondack Mountains, she felt strange chills of foreboding. ...

• Jun-1979
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Jennifer gasped in amazement... For standing in the corridor of the train, not two paces away, was Richard--the one man shed come to detest! "What ... what are you doing here?" she stammered. "I'm here to save you from yourself, you brainles...

• Jun-1979
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Paulette was awakened by her own screams "It's only a nightmare;" she told herself, shaking with unfathomable terror. "A recurring nightmare:" She slipped into her robe and stepped out onto the balcony. The soft Majorcan night enveloped her, an...

• Jun-1979
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Her revenge would taste so sweet... The bottom dropped out of Corinne s world with the sudden death of Isabelle, her beautiful sister. Then, among Isabelle's belongings, she discovered a letter implicating Raymond Cernay in the tragedy. Corin...

• Jun-1979
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She was plunged into a web of lies "You're not the first one he's loved--and you wont be the last!" Elise was warned when she married Count Julien de Montjour. Hungry for tenderness, she determined nothing would come between them. But then the ...

• Jul-1979
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Greece and Turkey were arming for war That news spelled disaster for Caroline Manett. It meant that no civilians could leave the Greek island of Lemnos until the Cyprus crisis had been resolved. Now she had no way of escaping the unwelcome pres...

• Jul-1979
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One of them was the murderer! Nicole was torn between two men: Guy, young and handsome, her romantic ideal; Andre, older and domineering, a man she was drawn, to despite his insensitivity -- and his ongoing affair with another woman. But this was n...

• Jul-1979
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"We want you to get the formula for us!" The voice was muffled, but Genevieve knew the man was deadly serious. Her husband had been kidnapped on the eve of their Italian honeymoon, and now she knew why. Millions of dollars were at stake. Desper...

• Jul-1979
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She gambled her life to prove her love The ad was intriguing, even mysterious... When Elisabeth accepted an assignment to impersonate a playgirl heiress, she anticipated a carefree summer in the country. But soon she discovered she was merely a...

• Aug-1979
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"Karl never told us he was married...." Her brother-in-law, Harold, threw these words at her. Stunned, Monica reeled with disbelief. As Harold's stern gaze swept over her and his eyes hardened with suspicion and distrust, her anguish gave way t...

• Aug-1979
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Who was the mysterious stranger? What was behind the stranger's disguise? The man standing in front of Sarah Watson was obviously poor. His tie was ugly and his suit shiny from wear. The following night Sarah was astonished to find him at ...

• Aug-1979
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Had she been lured there to be killed? The volcano was a vision of hell. Lost and alone, Claire stumbled over smoking lava rock. Stone shapes loomed all around her. The icy wind sliced through her clothes. Ash and smoke had reduced the blazing Medite...

• Aug-1979
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A hasy note...a rendezvous with death! "Don't mention my last letter to anyone!" Audrey couldn't make any sense of her husband's scribbled note. She had never received the letter he referred to. Instead, a telegram arrived from the Spanish Emb...

• Sep-1979
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Jessamore was a place of dark ugly secrets Taken against her will to live in the gloomy castle in Cornwall, Amanda soon discovered that everyone had something to hide. At Jessamore the truth was often distorted and laced with intrigue. Lights g...

• Sep-1979
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"Someone is in the attic!" Moira hissed Both women looked up the stairs in terror. Strange noises clearly resounded in the room. Instinctively Moira reached for Louise's hand but her eyes remained fixed on the huge man who was slowly descending th...

• Sep-1979
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The man in disguise had to be unmasked When Laurel Villeret decided to carry on a dead friend's quest for an unpunished war criminal, no one opposed her more violently than her husband, Paul. "He probably died years ago, darling," P...

• Sep-1979
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The day had begun like any other... But before it had ended, Catherine found herself plunged into a tangle of lies and deceptions, of intrigue ... and love. She had encountered a bizarre situation that threatened to turn her life upside down. W...

• Oct-1979
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She was a bride in name only.... Francesca had married Lionel Wolf only for the money needed to save her father's life. She thought of him as a sinister tyrant she could neither love nor respect. When Lionel took her to his remote estate on the...

• Oct-1979
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She froze, unable to reveal her presence. Diana stepped into the shadow of a tree as a man appeared in the garden, silhouetted in the moonlight. He approached the rear of Manor St. David, and knocked softly on the French doors -- doors that led into ...

• Oct-1979
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Sandra had gone to Offenburg to hunt, and she was puzzled and angry when forbidden to do so by Julian, the enigmatic gamekeeper. Then she stumbled on the abandoned lodge in the woods and learned of the murder that had happened there years before. Sud...

• Oct-1979
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"You've got to trust me!" Gerard insisted But could Dominique believe her husband? He had just been accused of a terrible crime--drug trafficking--and all the evidence pointed to the fact that he was guilty. Now her husband was in jail, her job...

• Nov-1979
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"He's absolutely mad and he's robbing us blind!" Nadine didn't understand Lorrainds ominous warning about Alain, the man she loved. She couldn't believe Alain was insane--or that he was a thief. Was Lorraine lying for some reason of her own? An...

• Nov-1979
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The gunshot rang out from Frank's office Karen's breath caught as she saw Frank standing over a crumpled body, a smoking pistol in his hand. "Y-you've killed him!" she cried, backing away in horror. Panicking, she raced to the Fire Exit door, sudd...

• Nov-1979
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“Beware! You will die in seven days!” Delphine was startled when her beloved father revealed the terrible prophecy he'd received in Lebanon. But he told the story with such humor that she was easily reassured. Scarcely a week later he was d...

• Nov-1979
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Love was the dream, death the reality They were trapped in the brooding mansion The storm raged around Cap Noir, making Inez a prisoner in the huge house. All links with the outside world were destroyed. Then a mysterious stranger, close to ...

• Dec-1979
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Was she possessed by some kind of demon? The tension around the elaborate dinner table was unbearable. No one spoke. The only sound was the intermittent tinkle of a spoon or fork. Isabelle started when her grandmother harshly broke the silence....

• Dec-1979
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Ancient legends, dark forests...and murder The gun was pointed at Natalie's chest "You're lying," the woman's voice menaced, as she motioned her accomplice to release Natalie. Then she lifted the pistol and took careful aim....

• Dec-1979
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Tangled in a maze of deadly deceit... The freighter was a floating tinderbox At the foot of the companionway, the air suddenly thickened with the acrid smell of smoke. The ship was on fire! David raced desperately toward the passenger area. ...

• Dec-1979
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The fake accident worked perfectly! Rachel couldn't believe her luck. Smashing her car into a tree had gained her access to the isolated mansion of the celebrated novelist Paul Lawrence. Now she would be able to discover the details of his persona...

• Jan-1980
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Treachery flared under a burning desert sun. The moonless night concealed violence Bettina went out onto her balcony to savor the cool night air under the starry Moroccan sky. She could hear waves breaking on the shore. But her breath caught...

• Jan-1980
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Was there a way out or was she trapped? The castle was silent and dark. Marianne crept along the hallway, searching for the stairs. Suddenly she noticed a shaft of light coming from under a door. She turned the handle and stepped into the room....

• Jan-1980
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All she had worked for was in jeopardy Christine knew she was on dangerous ground when she accepted a luncheon invitation from Natalie, her client's ex-fiancee. But the opportunity to learn what had happened on the day of the crime seemed irres...

• Jan-1980
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Her beloved Mark had come back to her It didn't matter that he was now a cripple -- Yvette still loved him and intended to marry him. Then the mysterious Phillip Alban came into her life, and she found herself caught up in a whirlpool of su...

• Feb-1980
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The ruins were a blazing inferno The fire spread alarmingly fast. Suddenly, Marianne realized that she and Geoffrey, the two heirs to the enormous Darringford estate, had been lured inside the old monastery. Then someone had deliberately set it af...

• Feb-1980
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"Get your hands off me," she cried, pulling away Her flashlight beam played eerily across Patrick's strong features, making him look threatening as he loomed over her at the cliff's edge. "I demand to know what's going on, " he growled, his voi...

• Feb-1980
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Ibiza was a nice place to visit.... Or so Chris Laval thought--especially after he met the intriguing Colette. Then his supposedly restful vacation on the little Spanish island turned into a nightmare, as he found himself enmeshed in the dangerous...

• Feb-1980
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Vengeance and fear on a Caribbean isle Vivian was trapped in an empty life She wanted out -- out of a cruel, meaningless marriage. But minutes before she planned to leave, she was kidnapped. When she awoke on a tropical island, she was mysti...

• Mar-1980
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Should he marry a stranger for money? The lawyer spoke persuasively to Alan. "By marrying this girl, you'll not only be doing a good deed, you'll be helping yourself. You'll be well paid, of course.... " Alan hesitated at the macabre propositio...

• Mar-1980
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She was determined to hide her identity Claire de Montebourg was running, running from a terrible truth she did not want to believe. But when her car slithered dangerously across a country road during the storm, a flat tire threatened to ruin all ...

• Mar-1980
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One murder...long ago...was not enough Marco's eyes shone with fierce intensity "I told Haskell we were engaged, " he drawled. "You told him what?" Denise cried. Furious, she wanted to slap the sneer off his handsome face. She had no inte...

• Mar-1980
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"Now I've got the jewels and the girl." Gary and Val both spun and saw their former chauffeur standing in the doorway, a gun in his hand. Leveling the weapon at Gary, the thief took Val roughly by the arm and pulled her toward him. "One step ou...

• Apr-1980
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A web of deceit threatened to destroy them She had been warned that he was dangerous Diane decided to tell Martin the truth. "I'm engaged to Leo Marchand," she said. "His parents own Wildacres." She didn't dare add that ...

• Apr-1980
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She sat up in stark terror... ... as she remembered Claude's words: "A lethal poison that leaves no trace ... the victim dies after a few hours." Claude's sister had died that way.... Lisa had to know if the vial that held the ancient poison wa...

• Apr-1980
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A dream turned into a nightmare of terror Going to Paris seemed a wonderful chance for Jan Harcourt. But from the moment she arrived she was entwined in terror. First there was Damien Moale, the man who claimed to love her. Then there were the ...

• Apr-1980
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The anonymous letter hinted at murder.... The letter had arrived a few months after her fathers death. The message was curt: Your father was murdered. Ask Adam Villier. So Dora had sailed for the Canary Islands determined to find proof that Vil...

• May-1980
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"Who sent you her? Are you spying?" Kathy could hardly believe her ears. From the moment she'd arrived at Montelupo, everything seemed to conspire against her. Handsome Ryan Alastair resented her, suspecting her of some sinister plot to torment him. ...

• May-1980
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Fear drove her on -- a life was at stake! Breathlessly Beth stumbled through the rainy night toward the rendezvous point. This was her last chance to lift the shroud of secrecy from her husband's disappearance, and the cold voice on the phone had war...

• May-1980
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House of a thousand terrifying secrets Grim and forbidding, Rochefort loomed above the road like a robber baron's stronghold. To Jacqueline, the outsider, the family's problems were at first a welcome distraction from her own troubles. ...

• May-1980
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Death lurked beneath the face of love She had never been so frightened! The bridge swayed precariously over the chasm and Shelagh clutched the railing with all her strength. The boards in front of her were missing-she couldn't go on. And sh...

• Jun-1980
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"Don't move!" the intruder growled Kim choked back a wave of fear as she saw the gun in the man's hand. Her mind raced with questions--what was this stranger doing on their boat in the middle of the night? What could he be looking for? Then he ...

• Jun-1980
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Julia's hand flew to her mouth With all her will she stifled the scream rising in her throat. Surely it was impossible -- there in the courtyard was the ghost of Whitfield Hall! Julia had no idea how long she stood at her window, unable to ...

• Jun-1980
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A necklace stolen...a love betrayed Her heart began to beat wildly For a few terrifying moments the whole scene swam dizzily before Melissa's eyes. The man seated at the table across the street was Richard, her ex-fiance. And with him was Inez,...

• Jun-1980
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"There isn't going to be a church wedding!" Allison could hardly believe her ears. Nicholas had gone to great lengths to persuade her to marry him. Now, after the civil ceremony, he was suddenly refusing to repeat his vows in church --...

• Jul-1980
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Two men vied for her love Mathias was the corporate man, the man who rubbed shoulders with the rich and showered her with diamonds. Michael was the deep one, the one Catherine could talk to. He had rigid principles, however -- he didn't app...

• Jul-1980
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“There's been a terrible accident!” Lee watched in horror as four field workers carried her unconscious husband into the house. Fernando's face was covered with blood, his clothes filthy and torn. One riding boot was mangled beyond recognit...

• Jul-1980
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Could she be losing her mind? The corpse and car looked real enough in the beam of her headlights. Twisted metal, broken glass, and blood everywhere; the horrific details were indelibly printed in Rosemary's mind. But now her friends were telli...

• Jul-1980
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A monstrous hoax...or a trap for a murderer? Laura wanted a totally new life When her boss told her about a fabulous new job in America, with an incredible salary, Laura jumped at the chance! She said goodbye to Paris and her friends without a ...

• Aug-1980
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A dangerous pretense that spelled ruin Her memory had been totally erased . Two women were in the car when it crashed. Only one survived: Eve Arlandy, rich young socialite. Four months in a hospital and thousands of dollars were spent rebuildin...

• Aug-1980
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Love was threatened by an unsolved murder Was her husband a murderer? Alix had come to Castle von Brandt as an anxious, loving bride, proud to be married to Conrad. But suddenly terrible doubts assailed her. She had heard an appalling rumo...

• Aug-1980
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Susan could feel the poison taking effect She bent over in pain, her arms folded across her stomach. The nausea was getting worse. Her head was pounding and she had to concentrate to hear what her captor was saying. "It's very simple, S...

• Aug-1980
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Her life was turning into one big problem Shannon Mallison had more trouble than she could handle. Her grandfather had died suddenly, leaving her to shoulder the administrative worries of his hospital in Egypt. And Carol, her stepsister, was causi...

• Sep-1980
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Was it a paradise...or a prison? A beautiful vacation...a holiday of terror Sylvia had been looking forward to her canoe trip for months. Armed with tents and sleeping bags, she and two girl friends were setting out to explore one of the loveli...

• Sep-1980
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A terrible memory haunted her... Evelyn gazed in wide-eyed horror at the broken and crumpled body of her father. She was four years old when he was killed.... No one had dared to investigate his death. Seventeen years later she returned to Cors...

• Sep-1980
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Empty marriage vows...and a life endangered! The house was supposed to be deserted... The old chateau had been closed for more than a year. Vanessa had come to air it on orders from her boss, the real-estate agent. Dust was everywhere, and cobw...

• Sep-1980
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She was being blackmailed--but why? Eleanor was outraged to find her stepbrother had dragged her into his criminal activities just before his arrest. But nothing could match the white-hot fury his accomplice felt when Eleanor tipped off the police...

• Oct-1980
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The facts were utterly bizarre Daylight faded as Helen sat alone in her bedroom. She had never believed in ghosts...until her arrival at Engnacht Castle. She considered recent events. Were they truly psychic disturbances or the result of an o...

• Oct-1980
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Diana froze in terror as the gunman took aim Slowly, deliberately, he leveled the revolver at Paul. The blood drained from Diana's face, but she was powerless to help the man she loved. "Once I'm rid of you, Paul, I have nothing to ...

• Oct-1980
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Was there anyone she could trust? Vania was warned of danger when she arrived in South Africa to search for her missing brother, Alan, a reporter investigating a drug ring. She met Guy Bertrand, another journalist, who said he would help her. B...

• Oct-1980
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Greed blazed a ruthless trail to murder Charlotte stood accused of a horrible crime... Arrested on suspicion of murder, Charlotte fought hard to prove her innocence -- and won. Yet she realized bitterly that a nurse who had been publicly accuse...

• Nov-1980
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I was trapped--and about to die Sweat formed on my brow and the palms of my hands as I drove along the winding coastal road. I tried to check the car's speed, but it raced on of its own volition. In a flash, I knew what had happened. Someone ha...

• Nov-1980
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Strange things were going on at the abbey Rachel had begun to suspect that life there was not as placid as it appeared on the surface. One night she was awakened by odd noises -- and the next morning discovered a set of footprints in the snow, lea...

• Nov-1980
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Robert had said they were going to a party... Irene shivered as she felt her way down the narrow, winding stairs. People were everywhere, weaving slowly around the basement room and talking in hushed tones. There was an unfamiliar, sweetish smell ...

• Nov-1980
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Each moment spent with him spelled danger... Catherine was stunned. Patrick had just refused to deny her worst suspicions about him. She was a fool to have believed he was an auto dealer -- the man was a thief! "Give me some time, Catherine...

• Dec-1980
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She was tormented by violent threats Samantha's life changed drastically after she met Brett and fell hopelessly in love with him. But her happiness was short-lived. She had become a victim of bizarre events that filled her with terror -- even...

• Dec-1980
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The old house was a perfect setting for crime Her dying words hinted at evil When her Great-Aunt Rachel died, Heather inherited the old woman's house. But it wasn't until she went to live in it that she found the letter her aunt had nev...

• Dec-1980
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A year of love... a year of terror Lisa Talbot had come to Austria to help her brother recover from a heart attack, but Europe proved more than she had bargained for. At first all went smoothly in the quaint house nestled deep in the Austrian A...

• Dec-1980
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Jennifer's kidnapper was prepared to kill Celia screamed as she raced along the beach after four-year-old Jennifer's kidnapper. She had to reach the dock before he did -- and there was no time...no time. The launch was pulling away just...

• Jan-1981
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Night was falling on the African plains. For several minutes after her terrifying fall, Regan lay unconscious at the bottom of the pit. Then she groaned as she sat up -- her ankle was throbbing painfully. In dismay she looked up at the patch of sky a...

• Jan-1981
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The Riviera -- luxury, sun and savage violence Double identities masked the truth Lynn had doubts when she agreed to become Delilah Clayton's secretary. The luxurious villa on the Riviera had a reputation for easy living and wild parties. And ...

• Jan-1981
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She defied an ancient curse -- and risked death. Olivia was drawn to her grandmother's ancestral home, despite her cousin Robin's warning about the curse of Pengellen. The legend demanded the violent death of a family member every other generation --...

• Jan-1981
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His death radically changed her life... Patricia was assailed by doubts after her father died. He'd been concerned for her welfare and had made her promise to marry Frederick, whom she'd been dating for a short while. Yet she couldn't ...

• Feb-1981
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The man she loved was linked to disaster... Dawn was amazed to discover someone living in the deserted abbey she was exploring. Still, she accepted his explanation that he was an artist who needed the solitude. When he offered to paint her portrai...

• Feb-1981
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This time she knew it was no accident Patricia gazed out at the lake longingly, shifting slightly in her wheelchair. She would have dearly loved to swim ... if only she hadn't been injured in that car accident! Frustrated, she wheeled closer to...

• Feb-1981
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The night hid danger -- and an enemy who waited Diana heard the stealthy noises behind her as she crept back to the house. She stopped abruptly, her skin tingling in alarm. She was being stalked.... Panic flashed through her, but she resolutely...

• Feb-1981
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The perfect answer became a nightmare! Staying at her uncle's botanical gardens in Florida was more than a vacation for Christa. Her uncle needed help, she loved working with plants, and there was Ryan, a childhood sweetheart.... The greenh...

• Mar-1981
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“Too late, it you were planning to escape.” The gunman shut the door behind him. As the key turned, Jenny's eyes filled with desperate tears. She'd refused to give the jewel thieves any information that would jeopardize her fiance's life. B...

• Mar-1981
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Were the vicious notes a taunt -- or blackmail? Robin escaped her tormentors and fled to England, aided by a stranger -- on the condition that she pretend to be his wife. Later she discovered the real reason for his unusual offer. One small lie...

• Mar-1981
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Had she walked into a nightmare of crime? Kay wasn't used to sleuthing, but she had to find Dr. Justin Beauvoir somewhere in the south of France. He had written her a letter breaking off their engagement, no reasons given. Her trek led her to S...

• Mar-1981
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Spurned love led to a cruel revenge The future promised excitement -- and terror Janine was overjoyed when a count in Bavaria hired her to trace his genealogy. History fascinated her and she welcomed the change of scenery--until she arrived at ...

• Apr-1981
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Heather's heart froze in sickening horror. She and Lionel, her fiance, were caught in bumper-to-bumper traffic. It meant she'd be late for the final fitting of her wedding gown. But when an old blue Volvo tired to squeeze into the line ahead of them,...

• Apr-1981
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Portugal's torrid sun fanned hidden passions. Jocelyn Carmichael was unhappy at her sister-in-law's estate. Her father had sent her there, hoping she'd forget her dream of becoming a musician, but Jocelyn had no intention of giving up her...

• Apr-1981
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Venice was the city of Jan Gibson's dreams But a creeping miasma of decay, an atmosphere of deceit and violence, lay just beneath the shimmering surface of the City of Waters. Jan discovered this the night a stranger tore roughly past her in a dar...

• Apr-1981
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Her dream of love was crushed by a vicious act The glittering world Marion entered through wealthy and handsome Jeremy Koster left her reeling with excitement. She was madly in love with him ... and when he asked her to marry him, she happily acce...

• May-1981
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She was sickened by the ugly truth. Rumors abounded that two women had paid a steep price for loving handsome and talented playwright Adrien Reed. One woman was dead -- the other crippled. But Julia thought she was different. Certain that Adrien love...

• May-1981
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One slip and the penalty was death. Brad's duties as first officer of the luxury yacht The Fine Madness promised to be exciting. The guests were wealthy and fun loving...and his new job included playing escort to the captain's beautiful young...

• May-1981
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Fear crept over her as the fog thickened. Terrified, Christina waited alone at the deserted marina in the dead of night. The pier's fog-warning light blinked eerily through the mist. Desperately she wished she'd heeded her friend Dan's ad...

• May-1981
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Her enchantment turned to suspicion ... and fear. As a new employee of a prestigious art gallery, Karen nervously accepted a difficult challenge. She was to bid on the priceless mask of Lugalki ... and to be alert to a possible forgery. But her spiri...

• Jun-1981
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Her sudden wealth inspired treachery Ramona was surprised to learn after her uncle died that shed inherited a fortune. She would have to travel to Majorca to collect it, a prospect that excited her. Majorca was lovely and she hadn't seen her a...

• Jun-1981
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Passion concealed a cold-hearted scheme Edith Bailly, a shrewd businesswoman, and her beautiful niece, Valerie, happily accepted a wealthy client's invitation. As guests at his magnificent country home, their stay promised to be delightful. Bu...

• Jun-1981
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She had returned to a house of strangers. Seventeen year's ago Angela's mother had fled Casa Amati -- her husband's ancestral estate in Lombardy -- taking her small daughter to safety in California. Now Angela had returned in answer to a call for hel...

• Jun-1981
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The desert offered a challenge -- and terror Amber and her companion, Ian, eagerly set out to explore an ancient fort deep in the Sahara. But their adventure abruptly ended when a bullet whined past their jeep. Seconds later a volley of shots fi...

• Jul-1981
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"What are you doing here?" Larry asked. Emmanuelle gasped, staring incredulously at the hard, handsome face of her fiance's uncle. How dared he speak to her so harshly? Since she had arrived at his Italian villa, she had been greeted by nothing but h...

• Jul-1981
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Paul's face was as stormy as the night. "Is it true that you're going to marry Louis?" he demanded. Connie could feel her color rising. "He's asked me, yes. But it's really none of your business." "You little fool!" Paul gripped her shoulders. "Don't...

• Jul-1981
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Love plunged her into a frightening dilemma. Mary Ann's peaceful life was turned delightfully upside down after she met wealthy and charming playboy Julian Benson. Yet her pleasure was short-lived... Within weeks of dating him she learned that he...

• Jul-1981
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A tragic accident changed everything. When Janet's parents died following a horrendous car crash, she was utterly grief-stricken. The fact that she'd inherited her father's enormous fortune was of small comfort. Despite her sorrow, she wa...

• Aug-1981
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She couldn't believe he would harm anyone... Brooke Williamson returned to her beloved California to photograph the coastline for a book of poems. Or so her story went. In reality, it was the trouble at Seafog -- the house on the cliffs -- that drew ...

• Aug-1981
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Claudine had thought her marriage was over. Before Bryce's accident they had done nothing but quarrel. Then a senseless car crash changed both their lives completely. Her husband lay swathed in bandages for months. Only after extensive plastic surger...

• Aug-1981
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Love defied an ancient curse... His lies hurt...but the truth hurt more Fran was devastated when Terry abruptly left Ireland. It had been so easy to fall in love with him -- and so hard to understand why he'd suddenly disappeared without an...

• Aug-1981
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She wanted a refuge -- she found horror. Lea Bond stepped back in time when she claimed her inheritance, the brooding seacoast house called Seven Gates. Her striking resemblance to her dead Aunt Joanna made the past come eerily to life. She was told ...

• Sep-1981
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Despair drove her to seek a stranger's help. To Rachel, Aston Castle had always been home, full of warmth and happiness. Yet when she returned there for a visit, she was shocked by the changes. Her widowed father, a wealthy nobleman, had unexpect...

• Sep-1981
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Love posed a strange threat Diane was shocked when she returned to her small hometown. An evil rumor that the village was cursed had spread like wildfire -- a rumor that was readily accepted after three men were mysteriously murdered. Every day...

• Sep-1981
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She could no longer trust her own emotions. Jennifer was crushed to realize her photographer fiance, Paul, had no intention of marrying her. He'd only been interested in managing her modeling career -- and her fees. Now he was nothing more than a bit...

• Sep-1981
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The wedding bells were silenced... Virginia looked forward eagerly to marrying David. She'd have to move from Montreal to England, but what did that matter? All she wanted was to be with her beloved. But David's ailing father, a heart patient, had to...

• Oct-1981
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An enormous fortune would be hers on day. Melina was grateful that her grandfather, a Greek shipping magnate, had chosen her as his heir. Yet there was one issue that she hotly disputed with him: the question of whom she would marry. She wanted only ...

• Oct-1981
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Death pitched her into a nightmare of despair. Anne was grief-stricken after her husband, David, crashed to his death in a car accident. Their marriage had been happy, though David was a man of strange moods...and painful secrets, she discovered. For...

• Oct-1981
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Lorraine was swept off her feet... What Edmond Valencourt wanted, he usually got. Now the handsome wealthy widower wanted Lorraine. Bedazzled by a move from rags to riches, she married him. But living in luxury wasn't the fairy tale she'd exp...

• Oct-1981
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No one wanted to live there Cecilia arrived at Chesterton Manor eager to start her new job as tour guide. Work was scarce, and she thought herself lucky -- even more so because she was deeply drawn to her employer, the handsome Sir Evan Cedric-Bro...

• Nov-1981
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He'd kill before he'd let her love again. Denise was astounded when Guy, her husband, suddenly returned home. Six long years had passed since he'd deserted her, and her feelings had altered drastically. Any love she'd once felt for him had died in th...

• Nov-1981
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Despair forced her to take bold action. Grace Montclair boarded the train, shocked by her recent discovery. The man she'd fallen head over heels in love with hadn't mentioned that he was married. Now her only desire was to escape the memory of his im...

• Nov-1981
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She abandoned her pride for love Amanda had followed Robert Alvares all the way to Brazil after admitting to herself the truth -- she loved him desperately. Now she was going to show him just how much. Her quest led her to the Emerald Pool, a r...

• Nov-1981
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The villa held secrets -- and silent promises. More than curiosity brought Libby to her ancestral estate in Italy. Her mother badly needed the inheritance money she'd once spurned, and Libby privately swore she'd get it for her. When Scott Ba...

• Dec-1981
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The dancers whirled in mounting frenzy. Serena's heart pounded as the insistent drumbeat of a primitive ritual filled the air. She had come to this remote South American village in a desperate attempt to find her brother. She had to make sure he was ...

• Dec-1981
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He committed the worst crime of all. John Sibray was handsome, sophisticated...and a swindler. Elizabeth found out about him too late -- just after she'd married him. Shocked and frightened, she ran away. But he tracked her down and smoothly caug...

• Dec-1981
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A glamorous city...where terror awaited. Natalie's decision to work in Monte Carlo for the summer thrust her into a strange glittering world. There she met Ramona, a millionaire's daughter -- and a woman dangerously obsessed with gambling. Im...

• Dec-1981
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Harsh realities demanded desperate action A dangerous scandal threatened to erupt Martha Brooke Benton mingled with the cream of Boston society, at ease in its innermost circles. She'd recently become engaged to Skip, a handsome Princeton m...

• Jan-1982
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The future held disturbing prospects Alicia knew that at the end of the tourist season she'd have to return to the States, leaving the Riviera and her temporary job far behind. But what would she do there? Once she'd hoped to marry Mart...

• Jan-1982
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Was her fiance as wonderful as he seemed? The shop Mary and her grandfather had run for years was losing money, and Mary's prospects seemed bleak. Then handsome Ben Aiken came into her life. He was charming and gentle, and determined to be a good...

• Jan-1982
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He had everything except a wife... Laurie's visit home set her marriage-minded aunt bustling. She wanted her to meet Roger Derain, their wealthy new neighbor and a recent widow. Laurie refused...until one day he came to see her. He'd heard of...

• Jan-1982
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Danger stepped from the pages of a book. A spy story submitted for publication sparked editor Jennifer Ashton's interest. So did the author attractive and brilliant Steven Carrington. Jennifer pursued him -- for his manuscript, of course. And she...

• Feb-1982
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Loving him demanded courage...and caution Maureen Williams was deeply attracted to dashing film produce Charles Faubert. Yet she knew marriage was out of the question -- he was already engaged. Then Charles was accused of dealing on the black m...

• Feb-1982
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An attempt at peace brought only heartache. Pamela was disturbed to learn her father's health had deteriorated from the time she'd last seen him. Twelve years had passed since he'd abruptly remarried and she'd been sent away to live w...

• Feb-1982
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She had come to Spain to heal old wounds. When Lauren came to El Pariso to escape her painful past, she met Carlos Chavez, whose own past was marred by tragedy. His wife had died in a freak car accident for which Carlos blamed himself, even though he...

• Feb-1982
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Norway blossomed into sudden wonderland. Vickie was keen to see the fjords of Norway, but her motives ran deeper than a simple vacation. On a million-to-one chance she was looking for a man -- one who had turned her life topsy-turvy during a fleeting...