
Marriage is out of the question... Claire Marshall: Stepmother to the bride. Wary of love, she has no intention of marrying again. Brad Stevenson: Finally free of family responsibility, has no desire for further ties and emotional commitment. ...
They acted on impulse! Falling in love again... Lauren hadn't wanted or expected to. Yet when Michael Timberlane smiled at her across a crowded room, all her good resolutions went out of the window. Michael had also vowed never to fall in l...
"I want you to become my mistress!" Suzanna Franklin was stunned! She was no longer the naive seventeen-year-old who had thrown herself at Pasquale Caliandro; now she was renowned model Suki. Other men might proposition her, but Pasquale h...
Jack Wilder had three golden rules: 1) Never mix business with pleasure. Unfortunately he had broken that one the moment he met Laura Parker. The fact that she worked for him was easily fixed. 2) Love them and leave them The press didn't ...
Bachelor baby-sitter! When it comes to the female sex, Finn MacCauley is an expert. Except, that is, when the females in question are his six-year-old nieces--and identical twins. Finn just isn't equipped to be a father .... Isobel Rule, on...
Wife wanted! Quentin Ramsey was fed up with relationships and empty promises. And then he had seen Marcia Barnes across a crowded room and realized she was the woman he'd been waiting for all his life. But Marcia was more Ms. Workaholic th...
He belonged to another woman! Even as the champagne flowed at her engagement party, Bess realized she was promising herself to the wrong man... Her fiance was kind, loving. Bess had even looked forward to becoming the perfect wife. Until Luke V...
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...
Substitute lover? Poppy Carlton: Cousin to the groom. She is devastated when Chris falls in love and marries someone else. She will never love again. James Carlton: The groom's older brother--and best man. Mocking and cynical, he is the exa...
"A mirror marriage, picture perfect but insubstantial, a mere reflection of the real thing. " In marrying Drake Arundell, Olivia Nicholls will secure Simon's future ... and condemn her own! Though she yearns for a "real" marria...
She needed a husband.... To secure her inheritance Lorelei Tate needed to be married by thirty. She was twenty-nine and three quarters.... It wasn't just her biological clock that was ticking! There was only one solution. She'd just have to ...
He was about to marry another woman... Raine had fallen in love with Nick Marlowe, not knowing that the tall, brooding American was anything but available. It seemed their brief affair had been just his last-minute fling. Still, the experience had t...
"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...
"I asked you to wait for me. But you married my cousin ...." Shea had been devastated when her childhood sweetheart had left to pursue high-flying career. Alex Finlay had been her life--how could he blame her for turning io his cousin for ...
Mistress material? Dane Sutherland was rich, powerful and sinfully gorgeous. He had it all--but he wanted more! He wanted Suzanne...and she was equally determined not to fall into his arms, or his bed! Suzanne had a deep grudge against Dane'...
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...
It didn't add up! Ellie was only interested in one-to-one relationships, so, as rakishly handsome as he was, Daniel Thackery wasn't her kind of man. But she had to keep him talking: he certainly seemed to be up to no good and--even more im...
Meant to marry -- divided by scandal Anet Carruthers had always kept her past firmly where it belonged, until she met Lucas Tremaine! Lucas Tremaine, a writer of considerable prowess, was in pursuit of Anet's past--for therein lay an unreso...
A dark desire... When, Jessica wondered, was she ever going to learn that men lied when it came to sex and money? Why, she'd almost fallen for Sebastian Slade's smooth story that he'd wanted nothing more than friendship from her aunt L...
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 ...
Dominic's child was also Sophie's son... Sophie Casson and Dominic Winter shared one night of love ...the result was Ryan. Sophie was determined to bring the baby up by herself. After all, Dominic had made it perfectly clear that he reg...
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...
Fiance or foe? When Lucy Harper reluctantly agreed to use writer Alex Darcy's villa in Majorca to get over her husband's death, she had only one condition -- that her host would keep well out of her way. But Alex had other ideas. Assuming ...
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...
He had returned to save her... Once a handsome prince rescued a beautiful princess.... Well, that was what Rowena Goodman's children believed. And they soon decided that Keir Delahunty was the prince sent to rescue their mother. But Rowena had...
An unlikely match... He's a farmer, she's an image consultant. He despises city women and she hates the country. But when a series of bizarre coincidences make Kear Lannion and Jan Carruthers neighbors, he just can't seem to keep away ...
Coming home for Christmas! Matthew Hamilton's baby daughter, Sophie, adores Daisy Blair. So when Sophie needs it babysitter while she and Matthew are staying with her grandmother over Christmas, he looks no further than Daisy. What Matthew doe...
First comes marriage...then comes love Arizona Adams: reluctant bride Arizona needed financial help; she didn't need a husband. Then she discovered that the man demanding she become his bride had been secretly funding her for months.... Dec...
MEMORANDUM To: Lindsay From: Daniel McKinley Subject: CHRISTMAS IS CANCELED! Lindsay couldn't believe it. She was working on a major deal--with a very important client. Daniel McKinley. But Daniel was a workaholic and, even though it was al...
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 ...
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...
"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 ...
The seductress! Star Flower: She's cynical about marriage. No man really wants to be tied down. What he wants is fun without responsibility. Kyle Henson: He's opposed to sex without emotional commitment. So just why is he accepting din...
They've never stopped being married... Nicolas Santino doesn't accept that Lia is his daughter. He believes Sara, his wife, cheated on him with another man, and Lia is the result of that betrayal. So Sara and Nicolas are separated -- u...
An accident... Amnesia.... A chance to fall in love all over again! David Adams is going to have to let his wife back into his life. He'd been about to divorce Joanna, when she had the accident. True, she’s undergone a complete personality ...
Nine months... Cory Haines wanted a baby -- no strings attached! Her ex-husband had done more than enough to convince her that men were surplus to requirements. Apart from one basic detail... She needed a lover. Someone who would make a baby......
Pregnant and alone--but not for long! Samantha Walker is facing a new life in a new town, widowed and pregnant. A man just isn't on her list of priorities until she meets Josh Hamilton. As far as Samantha can tell, Josh is in no position to...
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...
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 ...
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...
Temptress -- or tormentor? Was Isobel Herriot a marriage breaker? Patrick Shannon's sister certainly believed her husband was having a torrid affair with Isobel. But when Patrick paid a visit to Isobel's Cotswold craft shop he couldn'...
Was he a shy guy...or playboy? They met at the airport. He wore a suit and carried a briefcase. He seemed quiet, a little shy. Definitely not the type to flirt with a fellow passenger-even if she was famous actress Rosalind Marlow! His name, Ro...
She wanted a baby--but not a man! After Miles met Maddie, she stayed on his mind. In the end he returned to Australia to get Maddie out of his system by bedding her for 6 months or so-marriage would never be part of his agenda. Which suited Mad...
Forgotten husband! After waking up in a hospital bed, Clare couldn't even remember her own name, let alone who she was married to! When Jos introduced himself as her husband, he was a complete stranger to her.... Clare couldn't deny the...
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 ...
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...
"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...
A make-believe match? Ryan Searle was a worthless, no good, lazy.....devastatingly attractive man. And Vanessa needed his signature to get an executive position at the prestigious Knight Corporation. Having to be nice to him was bad enough, but ...
Surprise father! Nina in a maternity hospital? Jack Gulliver was in shock! This was the woman who had walked out on him eight months ago. Eight months! Could she have had his baby? He still missed and wanted Nina -- with a passion -- and now wa...
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...
Must be able to handle children and one particular Italian male... Giulio Falcone needed a willing woman, and Lucy was in his debt...and his house! Only, his interest in her was as much practical as sexual--he needed a nanny to look after his sist...
It was time to even the score! Geraint Howell-Williams was sure Lola Hennessy had used her womanly charms to make sure of her inheritance--an exclusive house--by seducing another man, someone she barely knew. Lola was beautiful, so getting clos...
He wanted a family... at any price! Luke Hawkton was a wildly successful businessman who had it all. His one remaining ambition was to find a wife and start a family.... Josie's dreams of marriage and babies had been shattered by tragedy. S...
Resisting sin with Dr. Flynn Lucas Flynn was still a dish, as tempting as he had been eleven years before when Emily had placed her naive teenage self in his bed and let him seduce her. Those years hadn't made Lucas any more kindly disposed...
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! ...
Love and betrayal Kelsey Whittaker's life has changed forever. All because she's fallen in love with Brandon Traherne. Kelsey knows that love is supposed to make everything right. But how can anything be right when you fall in love with...
Playing the part.... Rocco Andretti mistakenly believed that Marlene had been the late Paolo Rossi's mistress, and that she had borne Paolo a child. Rocco thought he could seduce Marlene into handing over everything Paolo had left to his son. ...
Second-time seduction! Alex Fairchild was back! But since that shameful night seven years ago, when Judith had allowed herself to be seduced by Alex, she'd vowed she'd never lose control again.... Judith was determined to keep Alex at b...
Can their marriage survive the truth? Lucie has everything. The perfect husband, a cherished son and a new baby on the way.... Her marriage is blissful--until a secret in her past returns to haunt her. How can Lucie tell her husband, a glamorou...
Single dad requires protection! When Lorcan Hunter is threatened by someone opposed to his latest business project, and leggy blonde Jess Pallister presents herself as the person to protect him, Lorcas is more than a little skeptical! But when his...
The price of deceit... It has been twelve years since they met -- Felicia had been only a child -- no wonder Joshua Tagget doesn't recognize her. But Felicia remembers him and how he betrayed her stepsister. And now, by making his attraction t...
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...
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...
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...
Who was she? She stood out from the crowd, and Jim Neilson, his sexual curiosity piqued, was drawn to her side. The air sizzled between them. Who was he? Did Jim still carry traces of the young Jamie she had known and loved as they had grown ...
A marriage of misunderstanding Nothing could have prepared Rosie for Greek tycoon Constantine Voulos. He asked Rosie to marry him -- well, he insisted: "You will go through a ceremony of marriage," he said, "and in return you will rece...
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...
Provoking Cormack had never been a good idea in the past -- how would he react now? Triss Alexander faced the hardest task of her life. Cormack Casey had turned her life upside down, hurt her deeply, and the only thing that had kept her going was...
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...
He was only after one thing her baby! Natalie had been in love with Pierce Donellan since she was eleven, and when he came knocking on her door again she just couldn't turn him away. But she hadn't considered the possible consequences. ...
She'd hired him as an escort... The wedding was to be a major social event -- Georgina just couldn't face it on her own. How could she sit there and watch her ex-fiance marry her beautiful, shallow cousin? A desperate solution was needed: a...
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, ...
He could still make her want him.... Maggie would never have made the journey to Northumberland to see her ex-husband if it hadn't been for their rebellious teenage daughter. Lindsey had formed a disastrous relationship and Neil was the only p...
Something worth fighting for! Sandra's first instinct was to burn the anonymous letter. Its malicious message couldn't be true: Do you know where your husband will be tonight? Do you know who he'll be with? Sandra adored Mark now as...
Bedding Bianca.... Adam had always been in love with Bianca, but his feelings weren't quite returned. Bianca did care for him, but as a best friend. His was the shoulder she'd cry on, and he never let her down... Until the day Bianca co...
Outback Cattle Station -- Father and Daughter in Need of Love How could Chessie prove to Raefe Stevenson that she wasn't spoiled? The handsome Outback cattle rancher needed a nanny for his small daughter, Jess, and suddenly Chessie saw her ch...
The jealous husband! For Donato Vittoria, marriage was a lifetime commitment. He'd chosen Grace as his bride, and he would cherish her forever. Or so Grace had believed.... Until she'd discovered Donato's betrayal--with Maria, a bea...
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...
Taylor Pryce could be described as a professional bachelor ... until he discovered little Justin. The nephew he never knew he had. Only, Justin belonged to someone else. Brooke Davenport. She'd adopted him in good faith, believing him to be an...
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.... ...
Have you heard the latest? Don't tell anyone but... It had to be a cover-up! Daniel Wolfe listened as Annabel Parke told her version of the night's events when a prominent politician had been found dead in her motel room. A journalist, ...
Holding out for a hero.... Arabella Atherton adored the bestselling tales of Palfrey. No man she'd met in real life could quite match up to the gallant fictional hero! But she knew nothing about the author of the Palfrey stories: the man gu...
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...
"Romy Salisbury was everything he despised in a woman" Dominic Dashwood smiled--a cold smile--as his mind lingered on the pleasure and the retribution he was going to exact in the next few days. He had waited five years for his moment a...
The bachelor and the baby! Lisa hadn't planned to fall in love. If only she hadn't accepted an invitation to be Angus Hamilton's guest and found herself in a different world, seduced by glamour, a jet-set life-style...and Angus! She...
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? ...
Parish Dunford worked hard on his cattle station: he was tough, rugged and definitely all male! And he was determined not to pamper his latest -- female -- employee.... Gina Petrocelli was addicted to life's little luxuries -- like hot showe...
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...
The trophy wife When Gabbi married Benedict Nicols, it was the wedding of the decade, uniting two prominent, wealthy families. To the outside world, it seemed the perfect match. No one would guess Gabbi's secret heartache: that she loved her h...
The second Mrs. Bellini Claire would make some man the perfect wife--everyone said so. But after being jilted by her fiance, she wasn't sure she believed in love anymore. Until she saw her best friend reunited with the husband she thought she&...
Not only opposites attract! When Lecia first spotted Keane Paget, his presence burned like a shining beacon. He was handsome, certainly, and profoundly male, but the face that stared back at her was otherwise her own! Lecia was stunned...hypnot...
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...
Italian tycoon ditches brand-new bride! On their wedding day, Molly Bannister and Sholto Cristaldi had separated. The split made newspaper headlines, though no one ever guessed why their marriage wasn't consummated. Molly had vowed that no ...
A funny thing happened on the way to the divorce court.... Supermodel Flora Johnson is the "Angel Girl," the face of a new makeup campaign. The cosmetics company has insisted on some tough clauses in her contract: no sex, no scandal and de...
Prominent author, Pearce Tyrone, seeks nanny to care for adorable baby girl. Must be experienced and discreet. Must also be utterly trustworthy and have no connections with the press.... Unfortunately Cathy Fielding didn't comply with any of t...
Have you heard the latest? Don't tell anyone, but... As far as Cal Forrester is concerned, Alexandra Sherwood is one step away from being a loose woman. It doesn't seem to stop him wanting her, though! Because she's a model, he seems ...
Once wasn't enough... Zanna Westcott was a successful businesswoman with a track record for ruthless takeovers and always putting business before pleasure. Jake Lantrell was pleasure...sheer unadulterated pleasure. Zanna's attraction to...
The seven-year itch! On the outside Gina Tyson seemed to have the perfect marriage -- but inside she ached with frustration at the distance Reid had placed between them. So Gina decided to challenge her husband -- and was shocked by what she he...
Marriage on the run... Marriage Past Alessandra Walker and Cameron Calder had married in haste, with careers in tow and jobs in different cities. But they loved each other with a passion, and of course they'd make it work... Marriage Pres...
Three brides, three grooms -- and they cell meet at THE WEDDING OF THE YEAR Damian Skouras thought he was allergic to marriage, and Laurel Bennett didn't make it to the church on time .... But, still, they collided as guests at the Wedding of ...
Some secrets just won't stay hidden Why had Jaime Harris left a perfectly good job to come to work for his stepmother, Catriona? Dominic Redding was curious--and intrigued. Jaime had come to Bermuda with a purpose--to find out more about Ca...
Have you heard the latest? Don't tell anyone, but... The groom was having an affair-with his bride's best friend! Jane had been desperate to stop the wedding. She'd had to prevent her best friend making the biggest mistake of her life...Marrying ...
Jennie Kearney hasn't seen Michael Winters in six years. Not since the night her brother died. Once, she thought she loved him.... Michael Winters never looked back after he left Texas. He could barely live with what happened, and he couldn...
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 Crighton family has been the cause of scandal and heartache for Bobbie Miller--and she wants revenge. All she has to do is seduce the sinfully attractive Luke Crighton and the family secrets will be hers to expose. But the perfect seduction backf...
Single mom seeks experienced live-in carer for baby boy. Immediate start. Fly-by-nights need not apply. Nick Joseph was every woman's fantasy: darkly handsome and great with kids. Linda just couldn't say no when he offered his services as ...
Compelled, charmed... and compromised! Mariel Browning loved Bride's Bay Resort, its Sea Island location, its friendly staff. She'd jumped at the offer to translate there again--but soon wished she hadn't. For one thing, working for a ...
Have you heard the latest? Don't tell anyone, but.... Nathan Monroe didn't know what to believe: he'd just heard that the woman he'd married wasn't all that she seemed. Olivia Monroe was apparently a ruthless woman who would do...
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...
The bride said no! Business tycoon Sam Fletcher was used to getting his own way. He'd never been in a situation he couldn't handle. So when Josie Nolan broke the news to him that she was expecting his baby, Sam was a little shaken--but not...
Weddings, Inc. For generations, couples have been coming to Eternity, Massachusetts, to exchange wedding vows. Legend has it that those married in Eternity's chapel are destined for a lifetime of happiness. And the townsfolk are more than willin...
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...
A Perfect Family - but shocking revelations and heartache lie just beneath the surface of their charmed lives. Saul Crighton was every woman's dream - head of a thriving law firm, devoted single father to three young children, and the sexiest ...
"You remember; last night? At the party? When you proposed to me?" "Proposed..." Sam hoarsely repeated, going pale. Natalie gave him a dewy look. "Yes. You went down on your knees, in front of them all...." "On my...
Divorce vs. Desire Three years ago Adam Carmichael had walked out on Maggi when she needed him most. Now he was back, to pick up their marriage where he'd left off--or so he thought! Maggi's first reaction was to finalize their divorce, bu...
Exposed: millionaire in baby battle! Suddenly, Clare was the latest tabloid gossip: the girl who'd had an affair with Jack Straker, notorious tycoon... Their night of passion, five years ago, should never have happened. Clare had been vulne...
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...
Her Christmas Fantasy! As an unexpected guest at Morgan Kincaid's palatial home, Jessica planned to turn his Christmas into the best ever. She'd always dreamed of how special this time of year could be, and here at the Kincaid mansion she...
Annie should have said no! Josh Isaac had never entirely trusted her since that stupid misunderstanding over his sister's fiance two years ago on Skiathos. Yet here they were again, right back where they'd started on that romantic and steamy ...
The wedding revenge Everything had been perfect. India Marchant had planned her fairy-tale wedding and all that had remained was for the groom, Aidan Wolfe, to say "I do." But he hadn't! Instead, he'd accused India of being a gold ...
Millionaire seeks nanny for his seven-year-old daughter. Young Tara had taken one look at Phoebe Grant and decided she'd be a wonderful nanny. And whatever his daughter wanted, Dominic Ashton bought her. The demure Miss Grant was perfect in her n...
A scorching seduction? Jacinta knew as soon as Paul McAlpine opened his front door that she shouldn't stay. Gerard had warned her not to fall for Paul, his cousin, during her visit to Waitapu, New Zealand. But she already had -- ten months ago...
From mistress... Angie Brown loved Leo Demetrios but his desire for her was brief and meaningless. After all, he was heir to a Greek shipping fortune and she was just the butler's daughter. And mother... For over two years Angie has kept se...
The Crightons have position, power and elegance ...and a past scandal to haunt them. The dark, brooding Guy Cooke just had to be the ideal man. Chrissie was entranced and, the wonder of it was, Guy appeared to be equally mesmerized by her! It see...
Have you heard the latest? Don't tell anyone but... Ben Sinclair just can't put his obsession with Amber Hollingsworth behind him: Why can't I get over my fascination with this female? I practically grind my teeth when I pi...
She had to get married However violently Darcy opposed her stepfather George, he would control her business and family until she married or turned twenty-five. When he cast a lustful eye on her younger sister Tessa, Darcy's choice was clear. ...
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...
Revenge by seduction! Businessman Lee Hartford. is a regular Midas: everything he touches turns to gold. His turnover in women is legendary, too! Kerry Pierson knows just how devastating the Hartford charm can be. Her roommate had her heart tra...
He had to protect her from himself! Life was complicated enough for William Quentin without his ex-wife turning up on his doorstep. He'd been crazy about Francesca, and the agony of her betrayal still haunted him. Will knew he should heed his ...
Second-time seduction! Bea has been reunited with Leon Gregoris, her ex-fiance. But this time Leon won't mesmerize her with his dark Greek-Cypriot good looks. Bea is older and in charge of herself now; she won't be captive to sexual chemis...
Instant bridegroom... Shaan had been jilted! She'd been left at the altar by Piers Danvers...but Rafe Danvers was waiting to step right into his half brother's shoes. Older, darker, stronger and head of the Danvers business empire, it was ...
Three Brides, three grooms and they all meet at THE WEDDING OF THE YEAR Annie and Chase Cooper were reunited, reluctantly, for their daughter's wedding. They even danced together, as the mother and father of the bride should. But, when Dawn go...
The Australians: He's big, he's brash, he's brazen... he's Australian! Sultry, sensual and ruthless... SAFFRON SHAW, a successful designer in Queensland, was able to pick and choose her clients, and she thought nothing of turn...
Job: To look after three-year-old Caitlin--cute and cuddly, she's in need of lots of tender loving care and mothering.... Special Qualifications: Matthew is looking for one nanny in particular--Caroline Smith. He's a man with a mission and...
An independent kind of woman! Nick Harrington always turned up in Abby's life when things were difficult, his task this time to tell her that her husband had left her penniless widow, Nick offered his help - he was that kind of man resourceful and d...
MISTRESS MATERIAL -- OR WILLING WIFE? Eminent doctor Adam Deacon had his life neatly planned: a high-flying career -- and a suitable bride! Then he met Anna, the eldest of the Lacey triplets. Anna was the complete opposite to Adam: unconvention...
An expert on women... Wealthy, self-assured Jake Carlisle, born with the kind of looks that drive women wild, usually succeeded at everything he did. But now he'd taken on a real challenge, transforming scruffy tomboy Lucianna Stewart into a t...
The price of a bride... Baxter Ross had asked Dee to become his wife of convenience in return for a very large sum of money. Dee decided she had nothing to lose, and agreed to go ahead with the wedding. But why did such a good-looking man need ...
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 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...
Sex. Lies and Valentines! Alexandra Pemberton had promised her newspaper a Valentine exclusive: the story of Leo Hamilton's whirlwind engagement to Fiona Bliss. By fair means or foul - and more likely foul! - Fiona had succeeded where many had...
NANNY WANTED By a lively, lonely four-year-old... and his handsome, eligible guardian... Pierce Warner was getting used to changes in his once orderly life, now that he was responsible for his cousin's little boy. Apart from having a four-year-old r...
Sleeping with her enemy! Mark Connelly had always been the black sheep in his family, and Glenna knew she was playing with fire the way she walked back into his life. Once a sexy rebel in a leather jacket, Mark had transformed himself into a se...
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...
NANNY WANTED Rufus, tall, dark, handsome widower, seeks nanny for daughter, Jessica. Annie, young, pretty, and with experience caring for children, wants position as live-in nanny. Would welcome the chance to be part of a family. Jessica, ei...
Who was seducing whom? With her family's future happiness in Tareq al-Khaima's all-controlling hands, Sarah Hillyard was persuaded to become the sheikh's traveling companion for a year. She remembered his gentleness toward her as a you...
The wanting... When Molly transformed herself into a striking redhead, the entire male population of Sydney stood up and took notice! But her new look was for Liam Delaney's benefit alone; she loved him and she wished he felt the same about h...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
Falling for a younger man Megan Cross hasn't been back to the Caribbean island of San Felipe since her parents' ugly divorce and her mother's second marriage. Now her mother's husband is desperately ill and wants Megan's forgiv...
She was still his wife! Frankie Caparelli thought she'd seen the last of her husband, Santino Vitale -- until he breezed back on the scene with some earth-shattering news. Their marriage wasn't annulled, and now he intended to claim the we...
A Nanny in trouble.... Job: Nanny with a difference required to love and care for two adorable dogs. Special Qualifications: Interminable patience, especially when it comes to Emma's new neighbor, the infuriating but magnificent Kane Talbo...
Bring Back My Bride! It should have been the wedding of the year...Instead, his beautiful fiancee was in another country, celebrating her engagement to another man - and she had no memory of ever agreeing to marry Milo Caine! It had taken him...
Should she confess to her husband? Marianne had been thrilled when Hudson de Sance proposed. But could she really go ahead with the wedding? She was being blackmailed, and the only solution seemed to be disappearing from Hudson's life.... ...
Back in his bed! Laura had sworn never to return to Cornwall, or to see her ex-lover, Max, again. But now here she was, cocooned in a tiny clifftop cottage with him, watching him play daddy to her small niece and nephew -- and enjoying every minu...
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...
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! ...
Opposites attract! Just what did impulsive Mollie Barnes and powerful landowner Alex Villiers, Earl of St. Otel, have in common? Mollie always championed the underdog, while Alex represented the privileged classes. He declared she was stubborn an...
Wanted: a wife of convenience James had never been in love. He intended to marry a woman who didn't make demands, or wouldn't change his life. So why did he find Patience Kirby so attractive? She certainly wasn't his idea of marria...
In bed with her husband...? Gerard Woodward was the husband Leah had dreamed of -- handsome, powerful and wealthy. Until she overheard something that made her realize he'd ruthlessly seduced her into marriage for his own ends. She decided to g...
Three Brides, three grooms and they all meet at THE WEDDING OF THE YEAR When the bride's mother sat Stephanie Willingham and David Chambers together, well, enough sparks flew to start a fire! Stephanie was a woman in search of a lawyer, David ...
NANNY WANTED Finn needed a stand-in mommy for his little girl. He got a stand-in nanny! They need a nanny... When millionaire Finn Helliar walked into her nanny agency looking for help, Caro couldn't believe her luck! This was the man who'...
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...
He wanted his son -- but did he need a wife? Sam Rourke was handsome and successful -- but it was a family that he craved.... Lindy Lacey was determined to discover if there was more to Sam than his glamorous image! Sam kept hidden his secret p...
The Dragon meets his Lady... Conner St. George didn't want anything to do with the troublesome Fairfax women, but he had no choice. His younger brother had married one just before he died, and now the very pregnant Marlene was his responsibili...
To my heir, Beau Prescott, I leave my Sydney estate and place into his good care my dedicated staff housekeeper, gardener and nanny. Nanny? Beau Prescott was highly suspicious of this interloper in the family home. A fit man until his sudden death...
Dominic Andrea wanted Francesca -- badly. She was stunning, a woman out of reach for most amen. But Dominic wasn't most men. And he'd planned a very special campaign for winning Francesca. First, win her attention: Easy--Dominic simply ...
Race to the altar: Maxie, Darcy and Polly are The Husband Hunters. The terms of the will: the late Nancy Leeward has left each of her three god-daughters a share of her estate if they marry within a year and remain married for six months.... ...
Her personal bodyguard... Allie had teased him, insulted him, but still she seemed to be stuck with Drake Marsden as her official chaperon! He'd been appointed to look after her during a crucial assignment in Russia, and he refused to leave her s...
Seduction on the agenda! Victor Temple didn't want the complication of a lovesick secretary, so quiet, efficient Alice Carter was the ideal assistant. He trusted her, paid her well, but was interested only in her performance between nine and ...
First wedding anniversary...first child... Paige and Brad had a deal. If Paige played the dutiful wife, he would pay off her debts. Theirs was a marriage of convenience, pure and simple - apart from one complication - Brad didn't just want a p...
Should she tell him he was her son's father? Six years ago, Beth Miller had been swept off her feet by the impossibly good-looking Jaime Caballeros. She'd believed Jaime felt the same, until she'd discovered he was engaged to another w...
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&...
A forbidden passion! Shortly after Brianna's twenty-first birthday, a letter arrived that changed her life. It led her to discover she was adopted, and also to meet the darkly handsome lawyer Nathan Landris. Brianna sensed she shouldn't ge...
When Joanna had no choice but to turn to her estranged husband, Sandro, for help, he agreed, but on one condition: that she return to his bed -- as his wife. But what would happen when he discovered her secret? THE BRIDE'S SECRET Joanna ador...
His majesty's pleasure... Beautiful, vulnerable and courageous Ianthe Brown might be, but she was out of bounds. Alex had to make a major life decision -- not seduce the most wonderful woman he'd ever met. His future was such that she must...
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...
The betrayal Six years ago, Claudia believed Adam betrayed her love, and she'd ended their passionate affair little knowing she was expecting his baby. The marriage Now, Claudia is on the verge of bankruptcy and desperately needs Adam's ...
He wanted a lover... Cade McInnes had fallen in love with Lori when she was sixteen and he was old enough to know better. But he hadn't known better. They had parted bitterly. Not a family! Now it was ten years later. Lori had a bad marriage...
The boss, his bride...and their babies! Leila wasn't marrying her boss, Dante Rossi for his money, contrary to office gossip. She loved him and she believed he felt the same...until the reappearance of her millionaire ex-boyfriend. Suddenly it...
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...
Return of her husband... Abbie Howard would do everything to make her daughter's wedding special. Everything, except allow Cathy the one thing she most desired - to meet the father who'd walked away from his marriage before his baby was ev...
Made to be his mistress! Justine Montgomery desperately needed a loan, otherwise she and her mom would be out on the street. So she steeled herself to ask handsome millionaire banker Marcus Osborne for help. Marcus had no illusions about the Ju...
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...
A wife of convenience? Joanna had been an inexperienced 18-year-old when she'd married Gabriel Verne. She'd loved her new husband but had been devastated to discover that he'd simply married her out of duty. When the honeymoon was over...
Mistress... and mother! Trish Hicks's body still tingled at the memory of her time with Adam Foster four years ago, but he'd seemed more interested in dating glamorous women than settling down! Trish had vowed to forget him--until, gorgeou...
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 ...
To love, honor -- and trust? Being bridesmaid at her triplet sister's wedding was the happiest day of Hope's life-especially as, afterward, she was swept off her feet by the gorgeous tycoon Alex Matheson. It seemed Hope would soon follo...
A funny thing happened on the way home from the wedding.... Pawnee Walker was desperately seeking a husband. And, as luck would have it handsome Ezra Jagger couldn't land h dream job without a wife. But the morning after she said "I do," Pawnee's ...
Taylor Maguire knew he'd made a dangerous mistake helping Angie Cordell. How long could a city sophisticate last at his isolated Outback cattle station? Every hormone in Taylor's body buzzed in her presence, but he couldn't afford to ...
Anything can happen behind closed doors! Jennifer had taken drastic measures to become pregnant, and she was saving every ounce of love she had for her baby. There was no room in her life for marriage -- only now the father of her unborn child had...
A marriage proposal -- Italian-style! Beth was left breathless when gorgeous Italian tycoon Dex Giordanni proposed marriage -- within days of meeting her! But then she overheard a conversation that chilled her: Dex wanted to wed her to settle a ...
Stand-in parents Rory Mandelson expected Angelica to look after his orphaned nephew. Under other circumstances, Angel would have liked nothing better -- she adored babies. But the baby was her ex-husband Chad's love-child, and Rory was the bro...
Women trouble! Brett could have any woman he wanted--but right now all he wanted was to be single. He wanted his home, his life and his bed all to himself! Having split up with his latest girlfriend, Brett decided that work was more reliable than ...
The ideal father and the single mom Polly had been fooling herself to think that Marco wouldn't be at the family gathering in Tuscany. Facing him now, after four years, knowing she had kept their child a secret, had her on tenterhooks. It w...
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...
THE LAST THING NINA NEEDED WAS FRED... She was beginning life fresh -- new job, new apartment. No husband. All she wanted was a puppy. A happy, perky puppy. Instead she got Fred. Part basset, part beagle, part manic-depressive. Nina loved ...