
He must think he's God's gift to women! Rich, successful and extremely confident of his effect on the opposite sex, Rafe Cavalleri was accustomed to getting what he wanted. And he wanted Bryony. But for once his famous Italian charm seemed to be gett...
Rachel wasn't at all amused when her high-handed playboy boss Silas Tredeger suddenly decided to find her attractive and ask her to marry him. For three years he had treated her with as much enthusiasm as an efficient piece of office furniture! Y...
"I've given it plenty of thought. I don't want any children!" Tane had found her. After four years of searching, she was his once more and he had no intention of letting her out of his sight. But Laura's life had changed during...
Opposites attract! From the moment Randal Marlborough and Lucy Winslow met, they were on a collision course! Randal made it clear that he found her attractive and, even though he represented danger; Lucy wasn't immune to the passion he aroused...
"I can do without being known as someone who has a tramp for a secret". Now that wasn't fair! Marcos Adrino might have been taken in by Beth's impersonation of her identical twin sister, but neither she nor Laura deserved that labe...
Mr. Irresistible! "My previous assistant committed the error of falling in love with me." Shauna Wilde informed unbearable and arrogant Max Ryder that she did not have intention of committing the same error! And she managed to keep her ...
Louisa Thomas had come to Corsica on a business deal -- and to do a small favor on behalf of her wayward brother. She most certainly hadn't come to fall in love! But her meeting with Count Xavier d'Erlanger Cinarehesi hadn't left her wit...
A Family Man? Ten years ago, Lauren had been devastated by Riccardo Valdi's brutal rejection of her. The arrogant Italian had left her alone and pregnant, with no means of supporting herself. Luckily Lauren was a survivor -- for her baby daughte...
How to handle a heartbreaker... "What sends bachelors running for their lives? Weddings and babies! Start looking at furniture, develop an interest in expensive rings, muse aloud about the names you're going to give your children." ...
Playing with fire... Robert Buchanan was tough and ruthless -- a publishing magnate extraordinaire. He was also an international playboy, and a formidably charismatic man...and he was Liza's new boss! Liza wasn't interested in a no-stri...
"Their passion is stronger than ever!" Six years ago, Diana loved Conor.... Then she left him. Now he is back and wants to claim his revenge from his runaway bride. As Diana gazes up into his sexy, dangerous face, she realizes how compl...
Passion against all odds... Roberta was looking for a fresh start -- she wasn't looking for romance! But as soon as she arrived at Grant Adams's home in Toronto, she knew she was heading for trouble.... As au pair to Grant's headstr...
"Stefano's back..." Two years ago, Stefano di Camilla had told Cressida to choose between their marriage and her job. But as it had appeared he no longer loved her, it had been no choice at all.... Stefano hadn't been in touch sin...
"All love is an illusion." Hayley was a woman with a mission: she was going to convince Andros Christos to agree to the marriage of her sister Melissa and his cousin. Having met Andros, Hayley realized that she had her work cut out for her...
An unmarried bride? How could you cope with a man who anticipated your secret fantasies even before you had them yourself...? Daniel Pryor had made a career out of turning people's dreams into reality. Now it was Beth's turn... He'd...
"Live life to the full..." Roman's philosophy was the exact opposite to Caroline's. He believed in enjoying everything that life had to offer, while she had always put safety first. But on the romantic island of Malta, encouraged by ...
"I don't believe in dicing with danger..." But when top model Alysha Jones signed an exclusive contract with Lozier Cosmetics, her life became positively hazardous. Ross Elliot -- the man whose casual seduction she'd nearly fallen...
"You seem to believe I'll think more of you for knowing you run your own company. I don't and you're right, I'm not interested. Money market, boutique, it's all the same to me. It won't make any difference in bed". ...
When ice meets fire, the ice melts... Yvonne Trent had it all. She was beautiful and talented, with famous parents and a glamourous life-style. But pretty soon Yvonne discovered that fame and fortune weren't enough... It took all of Adam Ru...
Although Adam Palmer was a very attractive man, his vanity and arrogance finished with the love of adolescent that one day Christina felt for him. Now, some years later, Adam seemed to be interested in her, although he was saying that he preferred th...
Perdita West was at her wits' end. She was on her own and without a job. How was she to carry on giving financial help to the family whose car crash was her fault? And then it seemed her prayers had been answered: she was going for an interview. ...
"Difficult" was a polite way of describing top photographer Declan Hunt. But Samantha Gilbert had boldly wanted the job as his assistant. It was the opportunity of a lifetime. And eventually she'd managed to convince Declan that she could...
Deception and desire Dimitrios was convinced Ria had broken his nephew's heart, toying with his affections then jilting him. He thought her only interests in life were having fun and captivating eligible men! And he was determined to teach he...
Marry in haste... Emma had a secret in her past...a secret that meant she mustn't fall in love with Dominick Fleetwood. She had behaved recklessly with him once, and now he was back in her life -- asking her to marry him. Emma found, to her su...
Opposites attract Having fled to India to escape the painful disillusionment of one relationship, Bridget had no intention of embarking on another...especially not with someone as complex and dangerously attractive as Nicholas Stirling! While he w...
Sleeping with the enemy? "You've had your choice -- your father's company in exchange for your body!" Emma Prero had walked out on her husband eight years ago but now Richard Fielding was back -- with a vengeance. Her father had...
Did he belong to another woman? Never in her life had Christie felt so cheated. More than anything she hated Victor Lascelles for standing on that beach with his arms wrapped around her cousin, showing the world where his heart truly lay .... H...
"I'm not looking for love." Those words shattered Claire Harper. How could she have been so naive as to assume that she would be the one to break through James Forrester's cool, arrogant exterior? She should have known better, but ...
Bond of hatred? Christie was young and naive when she first met Jared Buchanan. She'd fallen in love with him, but she couldn't cope with the passion he awoke within her. So she'd fled. Three years on, and Christie's dreams of fame an...
When enemies marry... Constantine Sioulas was a man of primitive passions.... Jade Meredith knew that. But she couldn't believe it when, after a whirlwind courtship, he insisted that she marry him! Things like that simply didn't happen to ...
"Perhaps I ought to warn you that I make a formidable enemy." Not that Elizabeth Eaton needed warning! It hadn't taken her long to realize that Warwick Hunter wasn't the sort of man who was easily crossed. He believed that Libby...
What had she let herself in for? Christy King just knew that when she and Drew Michaels met again sparks would fly. So why had she accepted his challenge? Being isolated with this infuriating man might be some women's idea of paradise, but cer...
Guilty passions When Gwen had been forced to reject the man she loved, she'd thought she'd made the right decision until fate thrust her and Aidan together to rekindle the compelling attraction they had felt in their youth. But twelve year...
An affair of revenge! English aristocrat Lucas Hunt harbored a bitter grudge against beautiful Emily Stapely's family -- and she was to be the pawn in his merciless vendetta! Once, Emily had craved attention from this powerful, unconvention...
The bartered bride! To Kassim Riffik, Janene was worth fifty thousand pounds of cool hard cash. That was the exact amount her wayward boyfriend owed him and Kassim always collected on his debts. Being abducted by the sexiest man on two legs, ev...
"You've done what?" Andrea had wanted to confront E. J. Preston, but she had never intended that her protest group kidnap him! Forced into close contact with the international industrial tycoon, she soon realized that he played deadly g...
"I'm no Prince Charming. I never was." But it wasn't until Logan Bannister's ring was on her finger that Caryn believed him and realized how far from a fairy-tale her marriage was. Did Logan even love her, or was she just a conven...
Nick Leandros thought he was such a big shot, just because he happened to own the island -- well, Lindy Hall had had enough! He thought he could play with her feelings as and when he chose. How would he like it if she turned the tables on him for a c...
Fee was bowled over by Grant's charisma and rushed headlong into marriage. But the old saying "Marry in haste, repent at leisure" soon proved all too true. She should have known that the handsome American would have an ulterior motive for...
"You're nothing but a scheming little gold digger, interested in lining your own pockets." How dared Rohan Courtenay accuse her so unjustly? He'd always disapproved of Charlotte's marriage to his younger brother, and now that G...
MAN FROM HER PAST. "Am I so abhorrent to you?" Felipe smiled, coldly. "Not for long, querida; like ours doesn't dim with time. I'll have you begging for it before I've finished with you." Gemma had never forgiven Felipe Sa...
"You have the black hair and green eyes of a siren, but the soul of a frigid little man-hater!" Perhaps Rick Josephs was right to describe Gabriella in such a way. She had been avoiding men ever since Piers' betrayal. Though Rick soon hel...
"Love doesn't last." As a shy awkward teenager, Fee had been careful to avoid Simon Rhode's brand of arrogant good looks and cynical charm. Now circumstances had forced her hand and, returning to Hong Kong four years later, she was ap...
"So I am the reason that you haven't come home for six years, am I? I didn't know my desires meant so much to you". Claire had managed to avoid the wrath of Alain Charpentier for six long years. But now she had broken her exile fr...
"We all need the kiss of life from time to time, angel, to revive us when the going gets tough." Trapped in a cellar with the dishiest man alive, Charlie Wells thought she had finally found the answer to her dreams -- only it soon transpired,...
"You will allow no man into your bed except me!" How dared Brendan Stewart take such a high-handed tone with her? He wasn't capable of distinguishing between love and lust. And, until he learned that important lesson and trusted Terri ...
"You told me you didn't stay the night because you had designs on my body. So what else could it be?" Sky had to convince Chase Montana that falling asleep during his cocktail party had been accidental! But Chase wasn't exactly th...
"You will be mine...on my terms..." Nathan Audley was a powerful man. What he wanted he usually got...and he wanted Annie! He'd branded her a gold-digger, a widow in search of a rich husband; yet he was determined to control her life ...
Saira was convinced that Great-Aunt Lizzie would never willingly have sold her beloved Honeysuckle Cottage. And in her will Lizzie had bequeathed the cottage to Saira. So how dared Jarrett Brent claim ownership? He must be bluffing. Or, worse, he'...
Revenge! "Very well, Nikos, I'll have your child and pray that it's a boy as strong and sure of himself as you are, because, as soon as he's old enough to understand, I'm going to tell him what you did." Carrie Stevens...
'We became involved the minute our eyes met ...' Sparks flew between Emma Baccarat and Patrick Kinsella the first time they met - but Emma didn't understand why. After all, she was a confirmed cynic who didn't believe in love, and eve...
"I'd say the only way to get your cooperation was to make love to you, right now, Anna!" Four years before, Ana would have been overjoyed to hear these words from Jed Steele's lips. But then he had hurt and humiliated her and Ana had ...
Seducing Keira... Keira had been working for dynamic Eden Cassidy's company for five years. It was the job of a lifetime until Eden had virtually accused her of playing with his nephew's feelings! Obviously, he didn't consider her g...
"You think you only have to crook your little finger to have everyone falling over themselves to please you." Brett Sanderson was a very rich businessman and his exclusive Caribbean hotel was just one of his many interests. Beautiful women were anoth...
He wanted passion, not commitment! Lydia's new boss was a powerfully charismatic man. But Lydia dared not surrender to the dangerously sweet attraction she felt toward Wolf Strade.... He might be icy cool on the outside, but he was all fire an...
Bart Cameron believed that the women had always to be feminine, but Alessandra had different ideas, so that when they met, it was inevitable that were jumping the sparks. The problem was that, despite being so opposite, they could not come out the ha...
In at the deep end.... Niall Forrester was an irresistible force -- everything he wanted he got. And he wanted Saffron! He wasn't prepared to offer her anything except a temporary affair; she could take it or leave it. Unable to deny him, S...
Seducing the enemy! Antonio Silver was just too much of everything--too arrogant, too good-looking and far too sure of himself! And he made it perfectly clear that he distrusted Corinna Steadman's motives in giving up her busy life in London t...
Family secrets? Brett Carmichael walked out of nowhere into Lauren Halstead's life. All she knew about him was that he had gorgeous brown eyes and a long, lean body. He didn't seem to have a heart... or a past. Brett had come home after...
"So we meet again..." When their passion affair came to an abrupt end, Tanya Elliott and hadn't expected-or wanted-to see Alejandro Vazquez Herrera again, although the memories of their time together still haunted her. So when she bump...
An adult affair As a student, Logan Steer had been wildly and romantically attractive to the female population.... Now he was devastating! Amelia Higginbottom knew Logan and his effect on women all too well, so she was determined to keep their bus...
Oh. what a tangled web we weave. Ginny's number-one priority was helping her friend, Libby, keep her pregnancy secret from her interfering family. Unfortunately for Ginny, Libby's family came in the form of an impossibly good-looking thirty-y...
Should she give him the photo or throw it out and pretend she'd never found it? Livia had bought the house lock, stock and barrel. Unknowingly, she'd also bought Clint Bracamonte's past. He'd returned to find Livia the new owner of hi...
The passion project... From the moment he rolled into town, Nick Hamilton had chased Madeleine. He bowled her over with a heady mixture of charm and deep, lingering--dangerous--kisses. Madeleine was no helpless innocent but even she didn't sus...
Melting paint.... When Joanna refused to jump into bed with Alex Marshall, he assumed she was frigid! But the arrogant entrepreneur sensed that it wasn't just the intense Egyptian heat that was responsible for melting the cast-iron defenses th...
Two brothers...both rich and gorgeous.... Which was the right man for Kate? Kate knew she must make up her mind soon -- because her clever, beautiful boss, Lorraine, was only too eager to become the mistress of a Latham brother! But where did Kate...
Once forgotten. Twice shy. Three years ago Maggie Wallace had spent the most exciting night of her life with a man who couldn't even remember her name. And now she had to work with him all day and live in the same house as him all night. The n...
The bride was pretending... To help his sister out of a tricky situation Laura Madison had agreed to step into her shoes to view the house her fiance's uncle had bought as a wedding gift. It should have been easy. But Uncle James had ideas of ...
"I have returned, Isobel, and this time I am calling all the shots!" Ruthless, sophisticated Lorenzo Cicolla had one single, dramatic goal -- revenge! Isobel Chandler had betrayed him once, and now it was her turn to pay.... But what Loren...
"I do like men! I just prefer to select my own!" When Natasha stormed into Dominic Thorne's office and kissed him, she was trying to prove that she wasn't an ice queen. But kissing Dominic was a big mistake! It started an obsessive...
When all is not what it seems... Rose had come to Cornwall full of hope and excitement and instead had found herself confronted with the greatest dilemma of her life! His name was Greg Trelawney. She thought he was a simple fisherman -- in fact he...
Mystery Man! When Carla saved the life of a handsome stranger, she didn't realize her own would never be the same again. All she knew about him was that his name was Daniel and that he had temporary amnesia. But that didn't stop Carla from...
To Charles, marriage was just another contract.... After all this time of quiet admiration and even more secret desires, Carrie Brooke finally had her wish come true. Charles Kantos, her employer and the man of her dreams, proposed! But no matt...
Lessons in love Sleek city animals like successful attorney Nicholas Reynolds were a rare species in Leigh Taylor's quiet hometown. But Nicholas had a mission: as a favor to an old family friend, he planned to help Leigh's wayward little b...
Worlds apart? When Tom Quinn rescued Josey, the handsome country vet had little sympathy for the mess she was in, or her ability to get out of it. To him, Josey was a spoiled city girl -- just like his ex-wife. Forced to rely on Tom's hospi...
The past... Six years ago, Maria had been devastated by the brutal way in which she had been sacked from her first job -- and all because of Luke Scott. The present... Now Luke was back in her life...and this time his demands were far greater --...
Kiss and tell.... It should have been the job of a lifetime! But when Julie Drummond found herself on a Pacific island working with Cameron Storm, it was anything but paradise. Oh, Cameron was gorgeous, all right... and didn't he know it? Juli...
On his terms... All Jade wants is to make a success of her company -- on her own. It infuriates her that she's forced to turn to Mel Biaggio for help. In business, he's the best troubleshooter around. In private, he's simply trouble! ...
"I am master and here -- I am the law" Sheikh Suliman El Khazir was a powerful man and used to getting what he wanted, and what he wanted was for Beth to be his desert bride! Despite her growing attraction, all Beth's instincts told...
The brave-heart bride! Washed up on the shores of a remote Scottish island, Avalon Rivers was desperate to return home. Only she hadn't taken into account the island's well known legend -- that the Chief on the Clan's bride would come ...
Seducing her boss! To Kane Marshall, her arrogant boss, Natalie had always been the perfect secretary: quiet, efficient, undemanding For five years Kane had thought he controlled her life -- and secretly Natalie knew he controlled her heart! Bu...
Getting even... Kane Steel had everything -- money, power. But it was all at the expense of Janie's father, and now she wanted revenge.... If only Kane wasn't as clever as he was handsome. No matter how hard Janie tried, she couldn'...
"Will you take the job, Celena?" That was how it all started -- When Luciano Segurini persuaded Celena to work for him for triple her current salary. But before she knew it he had persuaded her to pose as his fiancee -- and eventually to ...
Playing with fire! Caroline Maxwell was a bright, intelligent single woman with a busy career and an adorable four-year-old girl in her care. Ellis Frazer, dynamic financier, was a confirmed bachelor with a sophisticated life-style. They wer...
"Marrying you is the last thing I would choose to do!" Being solely responsible for managing the family business meant that there was little time for loving in Sarah's hectic life. However, when Alex Candon made the outrageous suggest...
"I'm not a poor little thing! I'm tough and unscrupulous and you'd better not forget it!" But beneath her show of bravado Jane West had to face the truth: Marc Le Rossignol had her exactly where he wanted her! The arrogant F...
He knows what he wants Rhiannon was happily engaged to Bobby, who only offered her friendship and security. She thought she didn't want or need anything else -- until she met Gabriel Stone. He had the name of an angel, but the reputation of...
She couldn't win -- and she couldn't refuse. Lucia was furious. She'd been hurt, reject and now she was being compromised. Rob Ballard's sister had stolen her fiance and Lucia was being asked to protect her feelings! Her instinct w...
"Play with fire and you're bound to get burned..." Tessa couldn't reveal to famous film director Sandro Lambert that she had a burning desire to become a journalist. He was a very private person who jealously guarded the secret of ...
The unmarried wife! Karis had been married once, and didn't intend to repeat the experience! She was devoted to her baby daughter, and she loved working as nanny to five-year-old Josh. She didn't need a husband -- and, even if she did, Jos...
Her Dangerous Protector Nick Devlin was vibrant, unpredictable, domineering and the most powerful man Dany had ever met. Now she was dependent on him for her survival in the South American rain forest, and she wasn't sure which she feared most...
The Marriage Plan Being marooned with attractive stranger Max suddenly put Faith's life into perspective. A widow at thirty-one, she wanted to marry again and have kids. And Max would make perfect husband material.... Staying on Max's r...
An indecent proposal! Twenty-four hours after meeting the beautiful Lady Serena Flaxton, Nick Colterne proposed. To his chagrin, she refused...until he threatened to withhold financial aid from her family Serena was furious -- Nick may be the sexi...
An adult desire... Sebastian Ferrari had accused Kate of being a spoiled, selfish child and his harsh words had made her angry. Why couldn't her stepbrother accept that she'd grown up and changed? Her feelings for him were certainly differ...
Georgia on his mind. Georgia Newnham was astonished! She didn't know whether to call in blackmail, kidnapping or coercion, but, whatever it was, she found herself agreeing to go to Sydney with journalist William Brady. The journey was certainly e...
Stop that man -- or the wedding! Ross Laxton was determined to stop his brother's "shotgun wedding"! And the only person who could stop him was Claire Marcroft! The sister of the expectant bride to be, she had more reason than most for...
Helena Beaumont is on a mission -- to find out if Tate Ainsley really is swindling her father. But the man she's come back to Barbados to investigate is not the playboy she's expecting -- in fact, if only she could trust him, he'd be ever...
Stranger in her bed Capri recognized the handsome man in front of her as her husband. She knew his name was Rolfe, but other than that he was a complete stranger to her. In fact, she could remember nothing at all about her life, prior to waking up...
Breaking all the rules Since Ryan Talbot had become Kirrily Cosgrove's self-appointed guardian angel, he'd been determined to make her live life by his rules: Rule 1: Never date any man Ryan didn't approve of. Rule 2: Find a resp...
For better, for worse... Alexia had known that coming home after all these years would be difficult - even more so as she'd be living under the same roof as York Masterton. The last time they'd met, Alexia had been an innocent teenager. N...
Appearances can be deceptive... As a stranger, Flynn had just one imperfection: an overriding obsession with secrecy. Danielle was intrigued--dangerously sexy, Flynn had awakened more than her journalistic curiosity. She sensed a story; she also ...
Male bait! Nell Vandermeer has never been in love, never been married, never... But coming to Canada forces her to reexamine her life. First she falls in love with the country, then she meets Kyle Marshall and falls...in lust with the man. Kyle...
Breathless ... That was how Jake Morgan's kisses made Georgia feel. And that was the problem. A hard-headed businesswoman, Georgia had managed to avoid relationships for twenty-seven years. She wouldn't stop now. Notorious ... It ...
Lucas Mallory -- star attraction of a celebrity charity auction. Tall, dark and handsome and fabulously wealthy, he is every woman's dream date. Georgia Harding -- successful businesswoman. She wants to impress her father at his sixtieth birth...
Scandalous seduction? Luke Armytage can't get over the change in Saskia. The hostile, ugly-duckling teenager whom he went out of his way to avoid has grown up into a very desirable swan. Saskia is surprised at her intense feelings for Luke....
A temporary mistress? To Zoe, Bryant Sinclair was a dream come true -- an almost perfect Mr. Right with an instant family to boot! There was just one problem -- whatever it was that was going on between them, he meant it to be a temporary arrangem...
Seduction/abduction. Geraldine Dacre is beautiful, sophisticated and loved by all, but she's yet to surrender to love. Only one man turns her head -- Bryn Falconer. Gerry falls in love the moment she sees him cradling a baby, awakening all of h...
"His kisses still set her blood on fire. It was as if they had been created for each other." Why was Vanessa having so much trouble remembering that she and Mitch were divorced? She certainly hadn't forgotten the unhappiness of their shot...
In the heat of the summer... Sunny, sensitive and full of life, Blythe Summerfield was adored by everyone -- except her mysterious new neighbor. Jas Tratherne was the antithesis of Blythe's spirit and he seemed determined to keep her at arm...
An irresistible temptation! Tessa Davis came to France to visit her long-lost mother. Instead she found three cottages and Guy de Turaine, who clearly intended to charm her out of her mother's property! Well, his ploy wouldn't work, no mat...
His temporary lover... Greek tycoon Nikos Pandrossos needed someone to look after his little boy, and Chelsea was perfect for the job. Only, Nikos had more than child care on his mind. He wanted Chelsea in his bed! Chelsea Lovatt knew that for ...
The father of her child... So what was Gifford Tait doing here in the Seychelles? Was he really arrogant enough just to walk back into Cassandra Morrow's life after ignoring her for eighteen months? He soon made it clear that he still wanted C...
A family scandal! Georgia had imagined becoming Jarrod Maclean's wife a hundred times -- until she'd found him in what seemed like a passionate embrace with his own stepmother.... Devastated by his betrayal, Georgia had convinced herself s...
It all started with a kiss... Bel was planning to marry Roderick, but then Andrew Storm, a complete stranger, turned her life upside down. Andrew skillfully and masterfully seduced Bel in ways she's only imagined in her dreams. He was a fir...
The millionaire... Being forced to spend Christmas with his godfather's mistress was not Quinn Mannion's idea of fun. Laura Maclane might be beautiful, but Quinn had no doubt she was a heartless gold digger. Why else would his godfather have...
The marriage bargain Melanie wasn't interested in marrying for money -- but under the terms of her uncle's will, that was exactly what she must do! Concerned about Melanie's wild ways, her uncle had left her his millions -- on conditio...
A powerful persuasion Abby Sommers is an excellent lawyer, with a particular interest in representing teenagers, so it's no surprise when she secures the case of young Greg Lane. At Greg's insistence she sets up a meeting with his father, ...
Give a girl a bad name! Known as the Risque cosmetics girl, Jacqui Raynor is now finding offers of modeling work hard to come by. So when Patric Flanagan offers her a lucrative contract, she's forced to accept... Suddenly she's on a dangerous...
His brother's baby. Despite the attraction that had flared between them, Samantha Duggan had been one of the few women to turn down sexy millionaire Aidan Harper. But now it was all too obvious that someone had sweet-talked his way past her def...
Ford Fielding had spent a year caring for his fiancee after an accident injured her severely, robbing her of her memory. Karina was now fit but her memory hadn't come back, and Ford's good intentions were being severely strained. If anything,...
A gorgeous stranger... It was simply by chance that Morgan Cassidy had stumbled across Riley Hanrahan -- lying injured in the desert after being shot. She couldn't leave him there -- but after three days in his company, Morgan was beginning to...
The marriage charade Sam Rasheed needed a live-in interior designer to transform his home, and Kim wanted the job. So she convinced him that the infatuated teenager he'd rejected eleven years ago was now a controlled, responsible businesswoman...
Love, honor and disobey? Kendal was devoted to her husband and baby son Matthew, but there was room in her life for a career, as well, wasn't there? Jarrad didn't think so. He expected Kendal to be a dutiful wife and mother -- while he had...
The Charmer... Ewen Fraser's rakish reputation went before him -- Rosanna had read the newspapers, and could see with her own eyes his collection of girlfriends, past and present... The Charmed... But that didn't stop her falling for him...
While he was sleeping... She knew it was reckless; she shouldn't have gone to see him in the hospital. But since meeting Zachary Ballantine at the charity dinner Katrien had been unable to get him out of her mind...or out of her dreams. It was...
Almost at the altar! Anthony Newman was beginning to look a lot like the perfect man. When Jessica Hirst had problems with her teenage daughter, Anthony knew just how to help. When Jessica realized she missed having a man in her life -- and her be...
The boss... Rogan Powers loved women, but after one heartbreaking marriage he'd made himself two rules: 1) No commitments 2) No mixing business with pleasure.And he's never succumbed, until he met his new chief designer -- Laura Taylor. ....
She was forbidden fruit... Over four years ago, Rachel had made glorious, unforgettable love with the man she adored -- Gabriel Tiernan. But then Gabriel had walked away, claiming that, however tempting he found her, he and Rachel could never be tog...
The night before... The handsome stranger looked down on his luck. He'd arrived on Louise's doorstep looking distinctly disheveled and downright disreputable, claiming her brother Neil had invited him to stay. Yet something didn't quit...
Her temporary husband! Most women found Jye Fox irresistible, but to Steff he was just the guy she'd grown up with. Sexy, gorgeous, but simply her best friend. And Jye was very fond of Steff -- when he wasn't laughing at her disastrous ...
The marriage contract When Kyle Beaumont's niece, Jodie, is orphaned at the tender age of nine, Kyle is determined to adopt her. But to do that he needs his wife back.... Shannon Beaumont knows better than most what kind of a man Kyle is. T...
The marriage takeover It should have been the happiest day of Chelsea's life -- but where was her fiance? Only one man could be behind Chelsea's wedding disaster. Paolo Rossetti. He was her family's enemy and, somehow, Chelsea just kne...
In the heat of the night... Ellen had come to Rio looking for adventure, and she'd found it! Jader de Sa Moreira was very much a Latin lover -- demanding and undeniably sensual. He didn't believe in longterm relationships, only short-term ...
A desperate desire... Autumn Milski had to see Saul Cresswell just one more time before she could reconcile herself to the fact that the man she loved hated her.... It was a reckless decision. Despite her assumed name, there was always a danger...
The only man Kate had ever loved was standing right beside her. Her heart leapt, as it always had, yet she had dreaded such a reunion, and the thought of Patric meeting her six-year-old son. While Kate had dreamed of them together as a family she...
"The more I see of you, the more I want you..." Jacques Challier's outrageous declaration took Sandi Gosdon's breath away, but she didn't trust him! He saw her as a challenge, nothing more. Marriage wasn't in the cards, and...
Step one: seduction! Having lost one husband, Kari Maitland wasn't looking for another. But that didn't stop her having needs -- needs that playboy Lance Hersee was only too willing to fulfill.... Step two: marriage! An affair with Lance...
The jilted bride and groom! When Stefanie's fiance ran off with her bridesmaid, she sought an escape of her own. Quinn Branson offered one. He shared Stefanie's predicament, and her feelings, for Stefanie's bridesmaid was also his f...
She forbade him to be her husband! Danielle had once been married to Byron Meredith. Theirs had been a whirlwind romance and they'd married young. Byron had thought them happy, until one day he'd come home to find her gone. Now, ten years ...
"My grandmother paid all her life for daring to love an Englishman rather than one of her own countrymen, but surely these are more enlightened times?" Kirsten had come to Norway to find the relatives she had never met, but the first membe...
A once-in-a-lifetime man Keir Durrell was a very special sort of man. He made Catherine Prentice feel safe and needed, a feeling she craved ever since the discovery that her birth mother had abandoned her. Keir was the man she'd been waiting f...
Ready for battle. Locran Hunter returned to find the woman he loved had succumbed to her desire for betterment, married to his brother, and now inherited half of his family's home. Locran's impulse was to buy out Kathleen O'Hara and se...
Stop the wedding! Nina hadn't received an invitation -- she'd never even met the groom -- and he was her own father! But, for Gio, she would just be another guest at his wedding. He didn't know he had a daughter -- and Nina was too sca...
Desire and Deception Michel DeLaurence's accident had left him with amnesia. Even his beautiful wife was a stranger to him. But getting to know her all over again was going to be interesting! Amy was relishing sharing Michael's life aga...
Opposites attract! The only thing Richard Donvale and Challis Fox could agree on was that they were just too different ever to be compatible. A 32-year-old, rich, sophisticated diamond mine owner, Richard considered himself to be the complete oppo...
A daring deception... This time Natasha Larsen's identical twin sister has gone too far. She's abandoned her fiance, Chase Calder, while he's recovering from an accident! So what else can Natasha do but stay by Chase's bedside? ...
The highest bidder Ginny Hamilton had ended her engagement to Oliver Marsden, thinking he'd betrayed her. So when Oliver bought Ginny at a charity auction, she was alarmed. Oliver still wanted Ginny in his bed, no matter how he got her ther...
A stand-in bride? Alice had been hired to organize Gideon Rymer's wedding, but it was proving her most difficult job yet. The bride-to-be seemed less than enthusiastic.... In fact, Gideon's fiancee was in love with someone else! Alice h...
Marry in haste... India had married Brad after a whirlwind romance -- and discovered his deep, dark secret just too late. Result: she'd fled from the groom before the wedding day was over. Brad refused to accept that their marriage was fini...
The older man... Erin had fallen in lust with Nick Carson the moment she'd set eyes on him. She knew he wanted her, too, even if he did seem to regard her feelings as little more than infatuation. Nick claimed he liked his women older, more...
An unforgettable passion At the age of eighteen, Belle had fallen heavily in love with Brady and, humiliatingly, been rejected. Now, eight years later, she has returned from Paris older and wiser. She has no intention of allowing herself to get in...
From revenge to seduction... Adam Sterne needed a companion for his mother, and when Penny Brooklyn applied for the job he knew she was perfect. He was almost sure he'd met her somewhere before, but Penny denied it. By the end of the interv...
A family affair? Anya Prescott looked after her sister's son, Oliver, as if he were her own. Oliver's feckless father and his family had shown no interest. Up until now, that was. The impeccably dressed Garson Deverill arrived out of nowhere and t...
Allergic to marriage? Jack Millard's dark good looks left characteristically cool Christina distinctly flustered, much to the delight of her daughter, who'd decided Jack was the perfect cure for Mom's man allergy! Finally persuaded ...
Consenting adults... He had saved her life, but Lynne Slater had never expected to see professional bodyguard Rhys Gillam-Fox again. She certainly hadn't expected to end up living with him! Yet, circumstances had thrown them together, and desi...
A fight to save her marriage! The sudden realization that he husband had their triplets want to move -- to the country -- came as a bombshell to Anna Travers. She was the ultimate city girl, but she feared there was more to Todd's restlessness...
Living with the enemy... Holly's late father had despised the Montgomery's so that sentiment was good enough for Holly. The trouble was that Holly's brother Flynn had no interest in the family business and money was short. So when Quin...
Secrets and lies When Lydia accepts a job in Bermuda as a nanny, she is stunned to discover her young blind charge's father is none other than Blaine Caldwell. She and Blaine had shared a strong, sensuous bond thirteen years earlier, before th...
For the sake of their child... Marie Stephens had been young and naive when she'd first met charismatic Holden Greystone -- and had fallen head over heels in love. But their whirlwind romance had soon turned sour and Marie had walked out, vowi...
An expert seduction... Megan Terrell had followed Lucas Canfield's progress over the years in the business pages...and the scandal sheets. In her opinion, Lucas's reputation was wildly exaggerated -- there was no way she'd fall for the...
Seduced by the boss... Jessica Taylor's wedding would have been perfect -- if only her fiance hadn't run off with the bridesmaid...Jessica's sister. Instead of marriage vows, Jessica found herself making vows of a different kind: never...
Married to the enemy? Arriving in Manhattan, Lisa Hayward had expected to be greeted by her brother, rather than Thornton Landers, a businessman with a sexy Southern drawl and seduction on his mind! "My friends call me Thorn," he had said...
Sex and power games! Brett King wanted to possess Tasha.... He craved her body and the passion he knew they could share, so he planned a seduction campaign to drive her out of her mind with desire! Tasha wanted Brett, but she wasn't interes...
Becky and Matt had married because they had no choice; or so it seemed at the time. Two years later Becky wants her freedom, but Matt has other ideas! His kisses fill her with a deep longing for his love, and Becky realizes she yearns for a marriage ...
Marriage merger! Honor was convinced Ryan Bailey was looking for a "careful," suitable wife. She was equally certain he'd never consider her an ideal candidate! And she was glad. Getting involved with Ryan would be a bad idea. For one ...
In bed with her tutor! Kip was at an American college on an athletics scholarship. But she needed to be more than a good runner. She was severely dyslexic, and luckily her gorgeous tutor Whit Delaney offered to help.... Kip was grateful for his...
Married to a stranger When Nicole Quest's journalistic curiosity got the better of her and she responded to a "wife wanted" advertisement, she found herself agreeing to marry enigmatic, arrogant and dangerously attractive Ross Dufrais....
Determined to discover the truth about her family's past, Samantha Sumner engineers a meeting with the man whom she thinks is elusive millionaire Cal Lorrimore. A week later he proposes... Arriving in England to spend some time on the family esta...
Too hot to handle! Clara Maye and Jared Blackheath are the hottest celebrity couple of the moment. In the public eye, Jared is a charismatic multimillionaire, and in the bedroom he's a red-hot lover. Clara just can't wait to marry him! ...
Deception leads to seduction. Rachel Shaw had been in love with Nathan Wade for two years, but, despite her protestations of innocence, she knew he was convinced that she was the kind of woman he'd always despised: a scheming, cold-hearted gold-d...
Passion offscreen! Director Connor Malone is sure that a steamy love affair is precisely what Hutton's Spa needs to make its TV ratings soar, but writer Jennet Galbraith puts her foot down. Sparks might fly whenever they meet, but when they...
A sexy millionaire tycoon Shelley Clarke's seemingly safe, dependable husband had disappeared...along with all of Shelley's savings and half a million pounds of Saul Rainer's money! It seemed her marriage had been based on lies.... ...
Women from nineteen to ninety have a habit of falling at Henry Sheldrake's feet. The cynical bachelor regards most of them as an inconvenience. Githa James is different -- from the moment Henry sees her, he wants her, and what Henry wants he gets...
Not the marrying kind? James Kellern was an eligible bachelor -- in search of a wife. He denied it, of course, but somehow he caught himself daydreaming about being a husband, and a father. Strangely, it happened every time he met one particular woma...
Separate rooms? Not in this marriage! Anna and Oliver Langford had married in haste, and now everything was falling apart. Oliver had a made a fateful mistake and lost his wife's trust. Now he seemed to think he could seduce her into forgiving hi...
Mills & Boon A most passionate vengeance. Judeo Corderro's father has lost his health an reputation and Judeo holds Tazmin Laker and her father fully responsible. Judeo's plan is to wed Taz's widowed stepmother in order to exact his...
In name only ... or the real thing? Since she'd joined Dex's company, Alicia's days had been full of excitement and her nights full of passion in Dex's arms. Then she discovered she was pregnant. While she wanted the baby, would D...
"You're mine, Amy, you'll always be mine!" For Amy, marriage to Blade Forbes had been a dream come true. And then one day her world collapsed around her when she discovered a secret that was about to destroy everything. She loved, ...
Lily remembered the day she'd met Ronan Guerin, and the instant compelling chemistry. She remembered their glorious wedding day, and what had followed -- an unforgettable night of passion. But the morning after, Ronan had left, claiming he'd ...
Rand Caldwell was as rugged and untamed as the land he owned: 75,000 wild acres of hills and savannah in vast, beautiful Kenya. He might love women, but they'd never been a part of his long-term plan. Warm, fun-loving Shanna Moore turned Rand&...
How can she confess that she loves him? The last thing Jenny wants to do is see Jamie Castile again but, four years on, it seems she has no choice. In order to care for her baby nephew she must not only look at the man who had so harshly rejected ...
A secret millionaire... It was a case of instant attraction for Australian millionaire Bryce Kellerman. Lara was so totally unlike the affected gold-diggers he had to fight off every day! Lara thought Bryce didn't have a penny to his name.. ...
The tycoon's secret child... Julio Valdez had jilted Randall as a teenager -- he wasn't going to marry a girl who'd been his lover. However, here they were six years later, and Julio arrogantly made it plain he still wanted Randall -- ...
The determined bridegroom! Jared Vincent is a man with a mission. Since the moment he set eyes on Henrietta, his new tenant, he's wanted her. But this beautiful, elusive woman tells Jared in no uncertain terms that she isn't interested in ...
A modern-day pirate? Tessa has come to Jersey to rescue her friend Ralph Duval. But when his notorious brother Marc decides she's the perfect lure to bring Ralph out of hiding, Tessa begins to think she's the one who needs rescuing! Mar...
"You can't blackmail me to the altar!" Rosie's plea was desperate. It had seemed so simple -- pretending to be her twin sister for just a few days. But her sister's fiance didn't take kindly to being tricked! Morgan Urqu...
He'd returned to claim his wife! As young and reckless teenagers they had married in haste and separated just as quickly. Scarlett had put Liam Rouse behind her and moved on. Liam, too, had acquired a new sophistication, but underneath still b...
Dakis Nikolaides has found the perfect bride for his son, Theo. There are only two problems: The bride... Megan Taylor has made a vow to avoid good-looking men. The last one she met left her blonde and broke. Not even Theo Nikolaides self-made ...
Husband not required! Sophie had been a trophy wife -- once -- and was never going to make that mistake again! She had her beautiful daughter, Jade, and she was a happy, fulfilled single mother. She simply didn't need a man! And she wasn...
The son he never knew... As a vulnerable girl, Megan turned to strong, handsome Darrow for support. He'd given her sweet words of protection, and trust, and love -- and then he'd left her. She was going to tell him about the baby when he c...
Propositioned by an alpha male! Matt Sheffield was a womanizer -- and experience had taught Clare to avoid men like him at all costs. Though the attentions of one of Australia's biggest celebrities were very flattering, Matt wasn't offerin...
A marriage or a financial arrangement? Eighteen months ago Elizabeth and Jay Hammond made a hasty marriage of convenience to secure her inheritance. But when Elizabeth suspected Jay was having an affair with another woman, she left him. Her expert...
He wants her to be his wife! Nick Hunter had proposed to Skye Belmont believing her to be an independent career woman. When Skye admitted, three weeks before the wedding, that she longed for children, Nick was shocked! Faced with his reaction, Sky...
Can one night of passion lead to marriage? Amanda-Jayne wasn't looking for a husband -- and if she had been, she would never have picked Reb Browne! He had a reputation for many things, but being a family man wasn't one of them. Now, after...
One final night to remember.... When Shelley went to Italy, Drew Glover was convinced that she wasn't going for work, but for her rich boss -- and his money! Three years later Drew still hasn't changed his mind. Though attraction still ...
A perfect stranger asked me to marry him today... Why? Because he's found out that my stepfather, Lester has full control of my business until I turn twenty-five or marry -- whichever comes first. I need to gain control because my stepfather i...
Tempted by the tycoon... Peta James was finding it difficult to juggle single motherhood with the demands of her new boss, Andreas Papadakis. So when the Greek tycoon made a surprising offer, it seemed like the perfect solution to all her problems...
"I mean to have and own you completely." Annis Warrener had only agreed to accompany her friend Stephen to an office party out of kindness and was expecting a rather dull evening. So she was taken aback to discover that Stephen's new b...
Marriage on his agenda! Nicholas Knight was a formidably powerful and attractive man, and he had a very tempting proposal for Rebecca Ryan: he wanted to move her into his luxury home, to share his life... and his bed? Rebecca had known and fant...
Reckless passion...and revenge! Catriona McNeil knew exactly what her future husband would be like: tall, dark, handsome...and loving. When she met Ryan Hind she thought she'd found her Mr. Right. He fitted all her criteria bar one -- he didn&...