Mills & Boon Temptation — Multiple Authors

• Feb-1985
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Sometimes destiny follows no rules... Winnifred Gardner, maid of honor at her best friend's wedding, never dreamed she'd be tempted by handsome, teasing Joseph Duggan, the best man. Her own wedding was only three months away! The attraction wa...

• Feb-1985
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Men like him didn't exist in real life Virile, achingly handsome, gentle--to Leslie Parish the male model in the cologne ad looked just about perfect. His faint sexy smile set her senses churning, and she imagined herself in his arms, those warm m...

• Mar-1985
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Sharing an apartment was only the beginning Faced with financial pressures, Stephanie Collier was forced to share her oceanfront apartment. But she soon realized that living with Lloyd Barclay wouldn't be easy. They had opposite views on almost ever...

• Mar-1985
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A woman never forgets her first lover With years of trying, Danielle Hartman had managed to erase Steve Maddox from her thoughts. That was by day. How often by night she still lay awake missing him -- the warmth and comfort of his body, the searing ...

• May-1985
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He had a definite eye for beauty Meeting Torr Latime was the last thing Abby Lyndon expected from her Japanese flower-arranging class. He was dynamic, good-looking, sexy - and he created much better floral arrangements than she did! He was also th...

• Apr-1985
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His sexy smile held tempting promises Lauren Danner wasn't usually impetuous with men. But Nick Sinclair was incredibly attractive, and she acted on impulse-asking him out to lunch, accepting his counteroffer for the weekend. Everything she'd ...

• May-1985
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Was seduction part of his plan? Diving would always come first with Jean Archer, no matter what. And she intended to fight hard to keep her championship at the World Games, only three months away. Then handsome Luke Chisholm bulldozed his way i...

• May-1985
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They met literally by accident, on a rain-slicked road. Sasha Blake was knocked unconscious when her motorcycle skidded into his Maserati. Doug Donohue was struck speechless when, gently loosening her helmet, he caught sight of her auburn beauty .......

• Jun-1985
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Loving him wouldn't be easy From the moment Sarah Montgomery gazed into Bryce Benedict's hazel eyes she was smitten. What did it matter that he was her client? Or that she was already dating the most eligible bachelor in San Francisco? Her heart w...

• Jun-1985
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She wanted to be loved for herself... When Gabby Constant's steamy romance novel hit the best-seller list, her life turned upside down. Not only was she launched on a whirlwind promotional tour, but Hunter Graham, her suave publisher, insisted...

• Jul-1985
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One night of passion was all she could give Cady didn't want Luke Southam's love. So warmly caring, so tender, he threatened to fill her deepest needs, to heal the desperate ache of loneliness. With him she sensed the devastating possibility of be...

• Jul-1985
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The choice was hers: love or loyalty Single parent Nell Richards had no time for romance. Every moment was taken -- working in her barbershop, raising a growing daughter, leading a Girl Scout troop. Then Barry Jackson arrived at her door. Warm, at...

• Aug-1985
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Her kiss was his cure Speech therapist Crystal Baxter knew exactly what her priorities were. First she would get her Ph.D. Then she would consider romantic involvements. Luke Todmorden had his own priorities. The handsome aspiring senator had t...

• Aug-1985
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She had a secret token of his love Makeup artist Desiree Weston had always admired Oscar-winning-actor Jake Lancing. Actually meeting him in person was a fantasy come true. His melting brown eyes caught hers, leaving her breathless. And when he to...

• Sep-1985
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Sparks flew when they met Appearing on the TV talk show "Speak Out" had been a major mistake, Jessica Hale realized. She'd been raked over the coals by its admittedly charismatic host, Luke Maxwell! Jessica vowed to turn the tables ...

• Sep-1985
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Once, he'd almost been her lover Asking a favor of Julian Aries wouldn't be easy, Anne Silver knew. Months earlier they'd parted on no uncertain terms. Now she fervently needed the handsome ex-agent's help to trap some fake psychic investigators. ...

• Oct-1985
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Was history repeating itself? Jonathan Sheldon was an absolute hunk! Zan Adams knew that the moment they'd met. He was also warm, teasing and loving, but he stirred up painful memories of the past. Zan didn't think she could face such heartbrea...

• Oct-1985
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She'd written herself into a corner Finding the perfect ending to a romantic serial was proving difficult for journalist Mandy LeClaire. But then, in true hero fashion, sexy David Rawl came to the rescue. A genius in electronics, he was also the u...

• Nov-1985
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She loved him �" guilty or not Jonnie Ryan had always been lovestruck when it came to sizzingly attractive Dan Kincade, the local college basketball coach. Since the day he'd gently resisted her teenage longings, Jonnie knew he was more than movi...

• Nov-1985
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She had a dream... The first woman to sail the Atlantic solo! That had been Anne Baldwyn's goal for two years. She'd worked hard, acquired a sponsor and now eagerly awaited the starting day. The race would definitely be a challenge--as was deal...

• Dec-1985
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Love was on the prowl Miranda Woodberry had to battle heat, traffic and exhaustion to reach her parents' beach house. And then she found it locked. Having to break in was the last straw -- she thought. When ruggedly attractive Jake Stewart ...

• Dec-1985
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They had a great thing going Twice a week Lynne Farrell saw Josh Simmons first thing in the morning -- on the squash court. They played a brisk game and breakfasted together before heading to work. Both enjoyed the warm, comfortable friendship the...

• Jan-1986
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He swore he wasn't marriage material... April Flynn loved Jace Sullivan with all her heart. He was warm, generous, kind... and the perfect lover. With him she had everything--except a commitment. She'd find a way to change his mind on that scor...

• Jan-1986
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HER LOVE COULD BEAT THE ODDS. Photographer Jan St. Clair knew the risks involved in loving author Nick Alexander. An old injury threatened Nick's life. Surgery would give him only a fifty-fifty chance to live. But Jan was stubbornly determine...

• Feb-1986
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She wanted to be the best A broken wrist had temporarily taken Laura Dunsworth out of the pro-golf circuit. Now the willowy champion was eager to return, despite the required long months on the road...and the constant pressure to win. Boyfriend...

• Feb-1986
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Love was never predictable Justin Chaffey had all the answers when it came to Hawaii's volcanoes. But none of his rules and scientific principles seemed to apply to the phenomenon of Shell Bennett. The explosive attraction between them took Sh...

• Mar-1986
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She was more than willing to share Sculptress Paige Mattheson shied away from the glamorous New York galleries that displayed her art. A private person, she was perfectly happy living by herself in her beautiful beach-front home...until Jesse Dall...

• Mar-1986
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He was a man of many faces Chandra Collins knew precisely what was underneath the conservative business suit Lincoln Young wore on the day they were introduced. After all, she'd spied this mild-mannered accountant racing across her property on...

• Apr-1986
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He was a challenging subject Assigned to photograph renegade banker Brian Robertson, Kelly Stewart didn't realize what she'd be letting herself in for. First off, she faced a four-day hike through the towering Sierra Nevada. Kelly had never backpa...

• Apr-1986
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He was out of this world! Science-fiction writer Kevin Walker landed on Lynn Potter's doorstep one day and swept into her well-ordered life. Her agent had arranged for them to collaborate on a new book. She was to supply the romance... But Kevi...

• Apr-1986
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Was he friend or lover? Commercial designer Rosemary Addison found moving from New York City to small-town Georgia a complete change of pace. Nothing was predictable anymore -- not even her old friend Ryan Tarleton. Five years ago Ryan had offe...

• May-1986
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She wasn't hired to be his mistress! Christy Sinclair had expected to find tutoring Dr. Joshua Brent's motherless daughter challenging. But the passionate advances of her explosive, magnetic employer proved much more difficult. The long...

• May-1986
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He was more than neighborly Dr. Laurel Britton's move to Phoenix was eventful, to say the least. Her runaway piano dented a Ferrari - owned by her next-door neighbor, the handsome but furious Nick McGraw! Then, her first day on the job at the ...

• May-1986
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The night had a hundred eyes... The guards had locked Tyne Saunders in a cell and thrown away the key. No one knew this was all part of Tyne's plan...she wasn't both an ace reporter and a crack shot for nothing. It was Falconer Darcourt, the h...

• Jun-1986
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He had definite designs on her Two problems met Erin Sutton when she assumed her place as head of the SuttonSport empire. First was a longtime employee challenging her authority. Second was the virile Texan Jeffrey Brandt, her new design engineer....

• Jun-1986
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He was a sucker for a pretty face Sam Lewis, attorney-at-law, was immediately attracted to Catherine Sinclair -- despite her lethal reputation with men. The blond, blue-eyed siren had tearfully requested his help ... and soon devastated him with h...

• Jun-1986
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As a man he covered all the bases Eileen Garrett had worked hard to be a supermom to her young son, Teddy. Then Teddy found a new hero -- Little League coach Ross Mitchell. Ross was everything Eileen could want in a man -- gentle, strong, devoted ...

• Jul-1986
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SHE WOULD HAVE FOLLOWED HIM ANYWHERE Somewhere in the vast Sierra Nevada a young camper was lost, and counselor Diana Miller blamed herself. Caleb Foster, part Indian and an expert tracker, was her last hope. In the outside world their paths ...

• Jul-1986
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She had unfinished business... Summer Rossi was trading in her modeling career for the California sun and her first love, photography. Only one more assignment remained -- one that hurled her straight into the arms of sexy Josh Delaney... Four year...

• Jul-1986
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She'd never be a fool for love again When Lauren Mackenzie flipped an unruly drunk to the floor in a posh restaurant, her fellow diner Blake Harris gave her more than a once-over. Lauren had noticed him, too. Blake's blond good looks and t...

• Aug-1986
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The man was a challenge! Promoting Joshua Blackmun wouldn't be easy--PR agent Eleanor Martinson realized that the moment they met. The reclusive rock singer was against any form of publicity for his new album. She had to convince him otherwise. ...

• Aug-1986
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Her work was cut out for her Opening the new mine in Big Tree, Wyoming, was no easy task for Leslie Hunt. Despite her assurances, the townsfolk were worried about environmental pollution. And then she had handsome Colt Radford to deal with! The...

• Aug-1986
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Melissa knew he was trouble... From the moment Travis Winters challenged her on her tractor to the moment he took her in his arms, Melissa's heart was in danger. How dare this newcomer lay claim to the farm she loved�"and to her, as well! Yet ...

• Sep-1986
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The issue got lost amid the tumbled sheets For Sable Arrington, love and marriage went together. Until a man offered both, she would keep her mind on her bikini designs! Mark Taylor was the wrinkle in her plan.... He was sexy and sensitive, but...

• Sep-1986
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There were certain occupational hazards... Sophie Matthews had learned to deal with temperamental performers working in PR. But when demanding superstar Buddy Sinclair swept into town, she had trouble just keeping her feet on the ground. Buddy'...

• Sep-1986
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She couldn't resist what he offered In a tight spot, Liza Walker pretended she had a fiance. So when real lover potential happened along -- cartoonist Max Grant -- her lie trapped her into a platonic relationship. From the start her feelin...

• Oct-1986
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He was a master at the game Public-relations expert Liz Jerome treated all her clients with professional detachment. But her new client, sexy Donovan Grant, just wasn't having any. Instead he caught her off guard with his subtle come-ons and his h...

• Oct-1986
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There was barely time to become lovers At twenty-seven, Janet Franklin was a college sophomore without a spare moment or a spare dime to her name. Naturally she jumped at the chance to earn some easy money. Repossessing a mans car turned out to...

• Oct-1986
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It was an explosive combination... Scientist Julie Stites arrived in Hawaii intending to study volcanic activity there. Little did she know most of the fireworks would take place in her own private villa.... Sharing her romantic hideaway was no...

• Oct-1986
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Mother Nature was working overtime Friday the thirteenth, and a hurricane was blowing Sydney Blake's cottages away. Not the best day to meet the love of her life! Yet when Colin Lassiter emerged from the rubble, smiling wickedly, Sydney was charme...

• Oct-1986
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A most unnerving situation... Mystery writer Kimberly Sawyer had a mystery of her own to solve. Someone had sent her a single blood-red rose--but it was no loving gesture. And then one-time acquaintance Darius Cavenaugh showed up at her door un...

• Oct-1986
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He wanted a wife Simon Montcrief's wish seemed simple enough, Georgia Ingram decided. After all, marriage was the ultimate goal of all those who used her dating service, Cupid's Computer. But Simon also requested lessons in courting his future ...

• Oct-1986
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She needed answers -- and she needed him. Adrienne Canaday had never thought of herself as a woman of mystery...until she discovered her birth certificate was a forgery. Unexpected, too, was the immediate fascination she had with dolphins...and with...

• Nov-1986
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She definitely liked his style... The moment Lyon Haggerty opened the door of his sumptuous hotel room, stylist Colleen Chandler knew she was in trouble. Just looking at the sexy Hollywood filmmaker had a devastating effect on her. How was she sup...

• Nov-1986
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He sent her into a tailspin It was glorious to be footloose, buzzing along the interstate toward a new life in Florida. Libby Hamilton could think of nothing else -- until she caught Holt Whitney's grin in her rearview mirror. He was glorio...

• Nov-1986
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In tandem they were dynamite Mechanic Cecily Leeds had always dreamed of long-distance touring on her motorcycle. Now Ryan Alexander was offering her part of that dream: a trailblazing adventure through New England. Motorcycles, Cecily understo...

• Dec-1986
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How could she be in love with her captor? The instant Kai Easton wad kidnapped from a posh Houston suburb, her life changed drastically. She was the wrong victim, but Matt Travis wouldn't let her escape. Kai didn't even want to run from Matt....

• Dec-1986
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It was well worth the wait When top model Elizabeth Jackson was sixteen, she had been helplessly in love with John Logan. That is, until the rugged cattleman had spurned her childish advances. But six years later, things were different. Six years ...

• Dec-1986
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He conjured up more heat than she could handle Dell Delaney's parents had been magicians. Yet that zany, vagabond life had never been her style. Her obvious preference for accounting struck her relatives as weird! Then Adam 'ABC" Cooper explode...

• Jan-1987
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She was just being neighborly Helping Ben Macklin literally save his beachhouse from destruction during a "nor'easter" was automatic to Caroline Ferris. Neighbors on the wild and windy Virginia coast had to help one another out. Bat...

• Jan-1987
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She was in the market for a loving man... Some people said Sheriff Garrett Stark was so charismatic he should bottle his charm. But Rachel Cameron swore she wouldn't take it if he was giving it away. To her mind, he was the most infuriating, b...

• Jan-1987
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She could forgive him anything... Casi Cavanaugh had spent years looking beautiful for the camera. But posing for mercurial photographer Nicholas Penheiro, she found herself longing to be more than just the image in his lens. By a twist of fate sh...

• Feb-1987
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Her heart was on the line Jamie Garland loved working for the eccentric Miss Isabel. Her job often threw her into the company of the most fascinating people . . . like Cade Santerre. From the start, he made no secret of the fact that he desired he...

• Feb-1987
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She wanted much more than a souvenir To Diana Cotrelle, the bush was alive with primitive mysteries. But her guide, Brent Kerry, proved to be even more exciting...and more dangerous. It wasn't long before she'd fallen prey to his potent ma...

• Feb-1987
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It was a memorable meeting Kate Coleman would never forget her first glimpse of Sam Ryder--tall, handsome and completely nude! Even with his clothes on, he was one man Kate wanted to see more of. And Sam felt exactly the same way about Kate. In...

• Mar-1987
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She was his next objective Quinn Masterson was established, successful--and looking for a wife. When Jessica O'Neal entered the picture, he knew she was the one. But how to prove that to the gorgeous fellow attorney and mother of three? The rel...

• Mar-1987
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Love came knocking at the door Phoebe Sullivan had managed to fill every nook and cranny of her old boardinghouse with muddy kids, offbeat roomers and warm smells from the oven. But when the irresistibly charming Monk Brown came to stay, she found...

• Mar-1987
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She was living dangerously As a TV camera operator and competing fencer, Devorah Hunter had enough to handle. She didn't need a tough, sexy guy like Cal Travis around - she suspected he was a real lady-killer. Yet when she met the notorious pi...

• Apr-1987
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She vowed never to be burned again Men! To Brenda Hunt they were all alike--selfish, egocentric boors. And who had time for them, anyway? A single parent, Brenda had three children to raise, a house to run, a job to keep. Leo Coulter was an esp...

• Apr-1987
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She had designs on him Starting an affair with your ex-husband was a little unorthodox, Daphne Granger admitted. But she had never stopped loving Adam since their divorce eleven years earlier. Meeting him now after all this time brought back th...

• Apr-1987
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She was no swooning damsel in distress The day, Emma Dixon reflected wearily, had been a disaster. A garbled telegram from her mother had sent her rushing off to the Yucatan. Now Emma was stranded in the middle of the jungle, a fierce storm impend...

• May-1987
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Like a moth to a flame . . . From the moment Shannon Raine met Garth Sheridan she was inexplicably drawn to him. The dark, handsome stranger stirred something deep and primitive within her. Garth seemed to sense the same almost mystical link, a...

• May-1987
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He fixed everything that mattered When Diana Thatcher, widowed mother of two, advertised for a live-in handyman, she expected a history scholar in tweeds and horn-rims. Not this suntanned fraud in cutoffs, who grinned easily and complained of the ...

• May-1987
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Mixing business with pleasure was very tempting Megan McGuire was in a jam the day Sam Blake bellied up to her bar. Her business was in the red, and here was this stranger--distracting her. It was hard enough to work out a budget without having...

• Jun-1987
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His independence was being threatened... Mayor Samuel Adams Jefferson came from a long line of patriotic Americans. But when the widow Markovski and her troop of five children moved in next door, Sam was faced with his own private invasion! He ...

• Jun-1987
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He met all her criteria When Lauren Wilding set out to choose the perfect husband, she knew exactly what she was looking for. He had to be intelligent, of good character, impressive-looking ... and filthy rich. Richard Gannon had all those qual...

• Jun-1987
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He was a hard man to forget... The last thing Marni Lange wanted was to appear on the cover of a national magazine. Instinct told her she was making a huge mistake...and when she walked into the photographer's studio she knew she'd been ri...

• Jul-1987
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He was 5.7 on the Richter scale! When Ben Gallagher moved in, the old neighborhood was shaken up all right. The affable bachelor made friends with every kid and dog on the street and charmed all the women. All the women except Paula Kirk. She w...

• Jul-1987
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Pure chemistry! That Marcus Blackmore and Ann Somerton first met in a laboratory was fitting - they were about to become living proof that opposites do attract. Though it took a small mouse named Serendipity to mix things up, nature them took over...

• Jul-1987
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He invaded a lot more than her privacy Playing a sexy villainess on TV was a challenge for actress Abby Swan. She was the woman America loved to hate. But for one person fantasy was reality, and Abby's life was in danger. Sam Garrett, FBI, had...

• Aug-1987
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The best was yet to come Marlo Santee's entire career in advertising was riding on one man -- California James. She needed just the right model to clinch her latest ad campaign, and Cal was perfect. She had to have him. But simply working w...

• Aug-1987
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The mustache was phony... Everything else about construction boss Tal O'Neal was real -- any woman at the party would have sworn to that. His Rhett Butler costume emphasized his rugged physique, and his rakish smile would have done Rhett proud. It ...

• Aug-1987
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He gave her fresh carrots and black-eyed Susans Hiking the Appalachian Trail, Gretchen Sprague hadn't planned on inviting a Super Hunk to cozy up in her tent. So what if this man knew all about edible plant life? Why had she chosen one of natu...

• Sep-1987
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Their love was an oasis Keith Martin made himself a hero the night he rescued Laura Caldwell from a would-be attacker. He also became the subject of her tantalizing fantasies. Laura didn't need her skill as a psychologist to diagnose her respo...

• Sep-1987
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He'd grown into one helluva man Kelly West's return to Texas could have made headlines: Soap Star Faints in Arms of Her Ex-Heartthrob! And Matt Kendall was now the town doc. He swiftly diagnosed flu and offered his services.... Their re...

• Sep-1987
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Wedlock to deadlock... The honeymoon was never supposed to end, Amber Langley reflected wryly. but at the rate she and Gray were going, it wouldn't even get off the ground! Amber had married Gray with her eyes open. Endearing and warm, he was ...

• Oct-1987
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It was a setup After breaking her leg, aerobics instructor Deirdre Joyce was fit company for no one. Especially not for equally disgruntled Neil Hersey, whose reputation as a lawyer had been unjustly tarnished. Craving solitude, both turned to ...

• Oct-1987
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Who would have believed it! What happened when an impetuous actor insisted on doing his own TV stunts? He wound up flat on his back, tended to by an ex-nurse turned writer who specialized in love scenes. Not that Vicy Van Allen had planned on ...

• Oct-1987
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This place was either purgatory... Or heaven on earth. Laura Barclay just didn't know about Prairie, Illinois. While she tried valiantly to drag the local hardware store into the twentieth century, her laid-back boss kept jamming the wheels of pr...

• Nov-1987
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Not in a million years! Collaborating with rakish Ryan Sinclair would be impossible, Brandy Raines knew. He wrote gritty detective novels; she penned sweeping romantic sagas. Joint authorship would never work. Reluctantly Brandy agreed to meet...

• Nov-1987
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She had trained her sights on him When Callie Barnes inherited one of Sanibel Island's oldest newspapers, her first move was to launch a campaign against the "progress" marring her beloved home. As the most powerful developer involved, the dynamic...

• Nov-1987
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Beneath the coveralls was a vibrant woman Limo service owner "Mike" Frazer preferred to spend her time tinkering with the engines of her prized fleet. So she was nonplussed when sexy Devlin Wingate requested that she personally chauffeur h...

• Nov-1987
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The answer was crystal clear... Sara Frazer had no choice. She had to break into Adrian Saville's house to look for clues to the whereabouts of her Uncle Lowell. And once she was inside, she couldn't help doing some additional snooping around - just...

• Nov-1987
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Could she distinguish between reality and make-believe? The assignment to cover a mystery weekend appealed to the reporter in Vicky Rand. She would have to stay on her toes every minute to figure out who among the nine other participants was reall...

• Nov-1987
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Was it a dream come true--or a nightmare? Blair MacKenzie had a successful modeling career, but her lifelong dream was to own a stable of horses, as her estranged grandfather had. When he died and left his reputable California farm to her, she tho...

• Dec-1987
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Good things come in big, bold packages Caroline Douglas cursed the freak April blizzard that trapped her in Austin Perry's cabin in the Rockies. But even the barometer wasn't as volatile as her feelings for this burly miner! She had a busi...

• Dec-1987
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He was virile even in sleep Beth Crosby's patient could neither move nor speak, but through his eyes she learned to love his spirit. And through her physiotherapy she learned to love his glorious body. Brian Towers, she knew, was a very specia...

• Dec-1987
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Their union was as inevitable as the seasons Christie O'Neill thought she'd captured on film every last living creature in Labrador. Until a somewhat wild inventor dropped into the picture.... And what a subject Paul Marwood was! Christ...

• Jan-1988
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There was no such thing as overtime At the office, Meredith Forrester was a competent mathematician. Brandt Dahlberg was her boss and mentor. They shared a mutual respect -- and kept a safe distance -- from nine to five. Outside the office, thi...

• Jan-1988
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He made her heart soar After an idyllic day ballooning with Adam Torrie, Nicole Jameson couldn't keep her feet on the ground. But no matter how much they had in common, their paths seemed destined to cross only briefly. Her advertising career was ...

• Jan-1988
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His timing was perfect Aubrey Jones didn't know it, but she was waiting for a hero. And when Robert Browning charged in to protect her purebred cat from being stolen, he was dangerously close to becoming her knight in shining armor. But could s...

• Feb-1988
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Thunder... and lightning Leah Gates made up crossword puzzles for a living, a nice tame occupation in a safe urbane setting. And this--knee-deep mud, lashing rain, a burned-down cabin--she knew spelled disaster. What had her friend Victoria been t...

• Feb-1988
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She wanted him to love life...and her Who else but a hero could have survived the six-month ordeal Blake Lindstrom had? But if he thought schoolteacher Jamie Gordon had put him on a pedestal -- he had another think coming! She was bound to this...

• Feb-1988
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The man was overwhelming! Honey Carter was aghast to find a three-year-old abandoned in her van, the victim of an attempted kidnapping. But she was really surprised when the child's father came to claim her. Single parent Beau McGuire was also th...

• Mar-1988
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Youthful infatuation couldn't compare to this If only Cliff Hamilton had opened his eyes ten years ago! In high school Sarah Melton had been crazy about this warm, sensitive guy, though she'd hidden her feelings. She and Cliff had been fel...

• Mar-1988
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They'd created a new life . . . together Having a baby was supposed to be a joyous occasion, but Pru Kenyon wasn't smiling. True, her relationship with live-in love Case McCord was both electrifying and deeply satisfying. But she didn't have the b...

• Mar-1988
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He knew all about the birds and the bees For fun, Sarabeth Connolly entered San Francisco's annual Bay-to-Breakers costume race. Running alongside her was biologist Adrien Spencer--dressed as a redwood tree, no less! His sexy voice sent shivers...

• Apr-1988
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He really shook her up . . . Alexis Martin had been footloose long enough. Home again in Alaska, she was determined to settle down and finish her education. But when she met J. J. Callaway at a party, her thoughts turned to lessons of a different ...

• Apr-1988
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They shared every secret but one Court artist Lorraine Stewart knew the accused was innocent of murder. She saw it in Scott Michaels's eyes -- eyes that constantly occupied her thoughts. And that same fascination compelled her to follow him wh...

• Apr-1988
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It had to be lust Elena Simpson needed money -- fast. She had to replace her car, Old Bessie, with something to haul her pottery and her dogs. But when she met the vice president of the bank, she knew she wanted more than a loan and a Volkswagen b...

• May-1988
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Victoria Lesser strikes again! Shaye Burke wasn't surprised at the invitation--a Caribbean treasure hunt was just her Aunt Victoria s style. But a beat-up old sloop with no engine? And an honest-to-goodness pirate at the helm . . . ? With a col...

• May-1988
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Past and present were colliding Rachel Davis had always believed that as long as she kept the elements of her world separate, she'd make out just fine. There was her thriving business, her family, her childhood home . . . and Kane Walker. But K...

• May-1988
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Rules were made to be broken As the new office manager of a growing law firm, Anne Michaels was on the brink of success. Close encounters with a gorgeous lawyer, the firm's hot shot, were not on her itinerary. Stephen Merrifield didn't ...

• Jun-1988
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His handwriting gave him away Letter carrier Cassie Larue couldn't help drooling over the mail Andrew Bennett sent out. A student of handwriting analysis, she was intrigued by his penmanship...and by him. His dotted i's revealed a loyal na...

• Jun-1988
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She wasn't entirely innocent Leah Spencer thought she had outrun the past; she and her children had made a fresh start on Galveston Island. But when her boss announced that someone was embezzling company funds, history began to repeat itself.....

• Jun-1988
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And this was only the beginning . . . Lost and unsuspecting, Jessie Anders stumbled into a madhouse disguised as a quaint Vermont inn. Not only did a "corpse" appear in her room that night, halt her rescuer, John Tarrant, obviously thought the sit...

• Jul-1988
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She was spoiling for a fight Juniper Killibrew could be as prickly as her namesake plant. She prided herself on that. That and her dedication to the family firm. But when the company was sold out from under her, she wound up nose to nose with the in...

• Jul-1988
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Her future beckoned...but so did he Julie Thorne wanted one last glimpse of her childhood haven before selling it. But what she saw there gave her pause. The scenery had definitely changed. Down by the water stood a breathtaking man, muscular, bro...

• Jul-1988
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How could one long-lost letter change her life? Amy Feinstein was stunned to uncover a long-buried truth. Her father had been the victim of a scam. He'd been cheated out of half ownership in a now fabulously prosperous firm. For this Amy vowed rev...

• Aug-1988
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He was cause for excitement All along Pepper MacNeil's mail delivery route, people were buzzing about "him" -- the new man in the neighborhood. But no wagging tongue prepared her for the gorgeous male -- lean, tanned, gleaming with swe...

• Aug-1988
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It was time for some serious pillow talk A good, firm mattress--that was what Cindy O'Rourke needed. But when she got stuck with two at a garage sale, a fellow shopper with bedroom eyes was willing to take one off her hands. Willing, too, when it ...

• Aug-1988
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The man was habit-forming! Liza Bradley knew that a nibble of chocolate recreated the feeling of being in love -- her exclusive chocolate shop wasn't called The Ultimate Seduction for nothing. But it was bold Mac Davidson who tempted her with ...

• Sep-1988
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He was a real pro There was nothing subtle about security agent Abraham Chance. He didn't like whiners and he didn't like weaklings. Rachel Wilder was neither--it took guts to plot against the formidable Mr. Chance. After he'd wrongly implicate...

• Sep-1988
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They weren't just singing in the rain Jennifer Watt was crazy about old movies, and a marathon of golden oldies put her in a romantic mood. So sheltering beneath a marquee with a handsome stranger during a downpour seemed perfect scripting. Dav...

• Sep-1988
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There were rare finds and very rare finds... Antique dealer Jenny Howe easily won the bid on an office desk -- no one else wanted the chartreuse monstrosity! Hauling it home wouldn't be so easy. Fortunately Robert Langer, well equipped with br...

• Sep-1988
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He eroded her defenses Carly Ashton knew better than to think Patrick Ryan was a white knight. True, he was helping to put Capitol Airlines back on its feet. But he was also attempting to sweep Carly off hers... She soon found herself intensel...

• Oct-1988
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Just married... On her wedding night, Katy Coltrane was thrilled by her husband, Garrett, whom she'd secretly adored for years. A devastating lover, he awakened all the passion in her. But the second revelation about her groom, the bride greeted w...

• Oct-1988
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Some women had sex appeal Phoebe Hawley had backbone and pride. And that was fine with her; the more obvious womanly virtues wouldn't help her find a good place for her family. Then Gage Morgan caught Phoebe's eye, and she revised her thin...

• Oct-1988
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She wasn't nineteen anymore Gorgeous Chandler Scott had been Lanni Preston's first experience with passion. She alone had glimpsed the vulnerable side of the aloof, arrogant youth. When he'd left her suddenly that summer, without expla...

• Oct-1988
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It was game, set, match Alexander Bedare loved women - all sizes, all shapes. But one glimpse of gorgeous Serena Lawrence and he was absolutely smitten. Smart, sexy, vital, she was the one he'd been waiting for all his life. Serena was equally...

• Nov-1988
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He knew too much about the birds and the bees So what was this overgrown troublemaker doing at the kids' summer camp where Alison was teaching? Joel Brandon was the very man she'd planned never to see again, the one who'd dumped her that other fat...

• Nov-1988
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She was holding out for a hero Settling down was not for Summer Reed. Party by night, work by day and let tomorrow take care of itself--that was her motto. But when Derek Anderson, her roommate's globe-trotting brother, crashed into her life, Summ...

• Nov-1988
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He was as guilty as sin What with all the cattle rustling going on, brand inspector Beth Connor was suspicious of everyone. Especially a certain skinny-dipping drifter she caught red-handed with two of her neighbor's horses. Though she soon...

• Nov-1988
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None of it made sense... Donovan Kincaid didn't believe in fate. But there had to be some explanation for Brooke Stirling's sudden reappearance in his life. Gorgeous, sexy Brooke had been his sweetheart years ago at Smiley College... Now the t...

• Nov-1988
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This time the choice was hers Christa Monroe never dreamed she'd have a second chance with Karl von Klee. Her first lover, the handsome exchange student had once been the center of her world. Then Karl had been forced to return to his native Germa...

• Nov-1988
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It just wasn't done The moment Rynn Taylor stepped off the plane, Maressa Scott's well-laid plans for her brother's wedding started to go awry. Now she had more pressing things to think about -- things like Rynn' s gorgeous smile. ...

• Nov-1988
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He'd had a flock of women Corey Haraden wasn't nicknamed "the cardinal" for his red hair alone. Nor for his nesting instinct! Which was precisely why Corinne Fremont was determined to quash his amorous advances. But Corey was eq...

• Nov-1988
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Lily Talbot was warmth and comfort And Grant Saxon was freedom and adventure. He was a man who spurned any form of domesticity. But she'd opened the door of her resort home to him one blustery night and let him into her life. Despite his b...

• Dec-1988
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She was just too much! What did he, A. Barclay Carstairs, up-and-coming lawyer and responsible citizen, want with a zany, playful sprite like Silky Phelan, rock deejay? He needed a dependable woman to go with that refined life-style he'd long aspir...

• Dec-1988
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There was so much more to love.... Verna Myers found the courage to change her image, and a spa seemed just the place to start. Until a robust fellow guest made a grand entrance into her life -- unintentionally running her off the road. All-rou...

• Dec-1988
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She needed a man �" fast! Jenny Ryton was perfectly happy living over her quilt shop with a nine-year-old genius. But when a Social Services caseworker told her she would lose her young charge because she was single, Jenny vowed to marry. There w...

• Dec-1988
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She was an expert on love Psychologist Samantha Hyatt thought she had all the answers when it came to romance. After all, she'd written a book on the subject, hadn't she? And love at first sight was not to be trusted! But her theories f...

• Jan-1989
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He was first-class male Allie Leonard had stopped by the Hope, Idaho, post office expecting to collect a few letters. Then her roughhousing kids ran her pickup over a custom-made bicycle belonging to one very angry Michael Rhodes. Allie ended up w...

• Jan-1989
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He was a very giving man Persis Whitley, lifelong wanderer, had arrived in Missouri to save her great-aunt Cassie's farm from bankruptcy. She would stay until Cassie's future was secure. And the neighboring farm owner, irresistible Hugo MacAlliste...

• Jan-1989
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Her motives were pure As an earth-sciences teacher, Marissa Madison knew all about the natural order of things. Still, she was dismayed to find herself pregnant after a night of abandon with Adam Pierce. Though she'd acted out of love, Marissa feare...

• Jan-1989
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They had eyes only for each other Spring Reed's sister urged her to have a no-strings-attached vacation fling. "Crazy Clay" McEntire had already offered his services! But conservative optometrist that she was, Spring decided that twelve days with ...

• Feb-1989
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He had his wires crossed Fiery Autumn Reed was about to blow a fuse. She'd expected to do some simple electrical work for Jeff Bradford. But the devastating doctor was creating sparks that had nothing to do with wiring! By the time she finished...

• Feb-1989
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He had one woman -- now he wanted her When feisty hardworking Siobhan McGuire met wealthy conservative Chilton Hall, the clash was immediate. And then she had to defend his company in a highly unethical lawsuit! There were impossible differences, ...

• Feb-1989
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She had blossomed... Emily Ravenscroft had changed! Too often in the past she'd fallen for dashing suitors with their eyes on her family's thriving business. Too often she'd been saved from disaster by her parents' troubleshooter, Jacob Stone, lon...

• Feb-1989
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It was simply sultry Caroline Cooper was hot. And after dealing with other people's crises all day, she was frustrated. But throwing open her window to catch the night breeze did little to solve her problems. Directly across the courtyard sat ...

• Mar-1989
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He had a way without words. Lee Ann Chung was at her wits end with her hopelessly unruly dog, Doofus, so she enrolled him in obedience school. There she met the star canine, but it was his master who exuded a rare brand of animal magnetism. Keller Hu...

• Mar-1989
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So much was at stake... Amy Hobson had invested in a piece of Hawaii, and she was dying to see it. Entering a radio station's hula contest didn't win her the first-prize trip, but it did renew her friendship with dynamic deejay Jack Bond. ...

• Mar-1989
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Sam might lead her anywhere... Davina Lowell's father had mysteriously disappeared. Everyone doubted her claim, but Davina was convinced that he was alive and had found a lost Mayan city deep in the Yucatan jungle. She needed a guide in her search...

• Mar-1989
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Other matters were far more pressing Sage Killibrew hadn't seen her grandfather for twenty years. Yet when she got an urgent telegram asking her to meet him, the adventurer in her said yes. Something told her, however, that this rendezvous would ...

• Apr-1989
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It was a matter of survival... When Parnell Stillman's plane went down with Rebecca Hollis and five orphans on board, Parnell had no intention of playing the hero. But Rebecca wasn't about to let him off the hook. Beneath that disreputable exterio...

• Apr-1989
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She wanted to see him in the flesh For nine years Alexandra Yates had shared her life with architect Greg Hollis, though she'd never laid eyes on him. As penpals, they'd made a pact never to meet. Not that she hadn't fantasized about him ... Bu...

• Apr-1989
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Right time, wrong place After barely surviving a devastating tornado, Dana Cunningham swore she'd never set foot in Oklahoma again. But twelve years later she was back home, with the courage to face her demons. Or so she thought, until a storm sent ...

• Apr-1989
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It wasn't love at first sight Whenever they met, designer Kim Troussard never really hit it off with Sean Stevenson. He'd always preferred a more traditionally feminine woman, definitely not one whose undeniably luscious body came complete with a ...

• May-1989
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Out of sight, but never out of mind Diana Quick's life had changed completely. Her safe magazine job no longer satisfied her. Neither did waiting a home for her globe-trotting husband, Jac Royce. And so their reluctant divorce... Three year...

• May-1989
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There was something in the air Odd that flame-haired chanteuse Dani Fox was the mother of a somber and serious teenage son. Almost as odd as stuffy Professor Hamp Lowell having a flamboyant and carefree daughter. But when they all met on holiday i...

• May-1989
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And ne'er the twain shall meet.... Dana Allen wasn't exactly a country bumpkin. Nor was Garth Roberts a real city slicker. Still, there were certain undeniable differences between them. She lived in the saddle, and he preferred motorized transpor...

• May-1989
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A textbook case of love at first sight Morgan Harris had everything she wanted. Teaching college gave her security, and raising three rambunctious children provided all the excitement she could handle. When detective Trace Standon enrolled in her ...

• Jun-1989
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Trouble was brewing Michael Pennington was the first and only man Kate O'Smiley had loved. And he, too, was bewitched. But when a war of wills sent them their separate ways, all she took with her were memories, her recipes . . . and Michael's name...

• Jun-1989
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The rat race wasn't for her Spirited Kara Tiernan had finally gotten away from it all--permanently. Secure in her Hawaiian paradise, she led a tranquil, idyllic life. That is, until Adam Lassiter, a dedicated, hardworking San Francisco police capt...

• Jun-1989
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He was a real find Nora Chase's father had gambled away all the precious keepsakes of her childhood. With her customized shopping service, she compensated for that loss by providing others with the mementos they craved. And even though her own...

• Jun-1989
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A housewarming party... for two Megan Sinclair was determined to buy her ancestors' home, enticed by the valuable heirloom she thought was hidden inside. So bidding against a big-city investor--no matter how sexy--proved incredibly frustrating. ...

• Jul-1989
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His arms meant safety -- and desire Anna Nesmith's life was relatively happy, relatively stable. The bruising news that state investigator Francis Caburn brought her changed everything. Shattered and vulnerable, Anna turned to Caburn for he...

• Jul-1989
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He was made to order Holly Nichols wouldn't leave advertised for a fiance if there'd been any other way. It did seem like an open invitation to weirdos. She was relieved--and surprised--when a man like David Branson showed up. He was absolute p...

• Jul-1989
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She was dynamite in a hard hat Diana Powell hardly aspired to great wealth -- but making her business pay for itself would please her creditors no end! So she bid on a plum job, renovating a ghost town into a topflight resort. The sexy project bos...

• Jul-1989
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They had a passion for privacy The whole town was curious about Kyle Sanders. It was odd for a stranger to settle in Rosewood, and the handsome architect had even bought land. Margie Donovan's land, to be precise, which made them neighbors. Cl...

• Aug-1989
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Only she could lead him into a new beginning Widow Ali Markham's in-laws were trying to driver her crazy with guilt. Thankfully, while surveying the Stuart ranch in Buffalo Gap, she discovered the ideal hideout. Except that Alex Stuart, former...

• Aug-1989
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It was sheer animal magnetism Footloose Quinlynn Reynolds needed to finance her next adventure--a motorcycle tour around the States. Working at a Michigan wildlife sanctuary seemed an ideal way to make money without sitting in an office. And Quin ...

• Aug-1989
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And baby makes three Maddie Sargent had high hopes for her skin-care products, and a meeting with Michael Harrington, vice president of a major department store, was crucial to her plans. But when a baby was thrust into her care, those plans went ...

• Aug-1989
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The whole town was buzzing Filomena Cromwell's return home after ten years set small, sleepy Gallant Lake on its ear. Gorgeous, successful and driving a flashy Porsche, she was no longer the mousy girl who'd once found her fiance in bed with anoth...

• Sep-1989
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She was the woman of his dreams As a deputy district attorney, Justine Lamoreaux dealt in facts, not fantasy. So she had little patience for the claims of one Colin Tiernan. They'd never laid eves on each other, but he kept insisting he'd been dre...

• Sep-1989
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They were both hooked Whales were dying mysteriously off the coast of Cape Cod, and marine biologist Shelby Haynes was trying to discover the cause. Which was how she found herself being hauled from the ocean by one brawny Jake Lawson, who soon re...

• Sep-1989
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There was a place for everything When Page B. Harrington found a cheeky message on her answering machine, she smelled a rat. Christopher O. Battle, a nationally syndicated columnist, was challenging her to organize him, But she knew the highly irr...

• Sep-1989
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Once a Gypsy... Anna Maria Jones had left her Gypsy roots behind, but not her passionate nature. Sheriff Thomas Banning was determined to stir up both. And despite Anna Maria's resistance, he succeeded where a lesser man would have failed. ...

• Oct-1989
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Love was easy... in paradise Chelsea Ross was devoted to finding missing children. But Samuel Prescott London, the son of a wealthy Boston socialite, was not the usual runaway--he was a forty-year-old executive! Discovering Samuel's hideaway ou...

• Oct-1989
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Mr. Wrong was all right... When Laine Randolph signed up for a goal-setting seminar, she had only one objective -- marital bliss with Mr. Right. No doubt classmate Colin Murphy was the least likely to fit the bill, if his disposition was as outrag...

• Oct-1989
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Her feelings were not negotiable Once upon a time Gail Sheridan might have given in to man's demands. But not anymore. Her decorating business had taken off, and with it her self-confidence. This was one old-fashioned girl who was liberated an...

• Oct-1989
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She wasn't ready for the world of the rich and famous Bronwyn Jones thoroughly enjoyed her summers at River's Bend fishing camp. Although working at the family-owned resort meant sharing space with two old-fashioned grandparents and seven ...

• Nov-1989
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She would take him on -- any day Molly Fairchild wasn't afraid of a challenge. And accepting the position of English teacher in Strawberry, Oregon, definitely qualified. Not only was she playing the schoolmarm among cowboys, but her new boss, rugg...

• Nov-1989
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He could uncover all her secrets A newspaper photograph changed Reba McCallister's life, for in that picture was the child she'd given up for adoption twelve years before. Reba vowed she'd simply satisfy her curiosity about Becky's new life. But i...

• Nov-1989
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He was interested in a takeover Florist Brooke Matheny knew exactly what she wanted from marriage--a "friendly merger." She wasn't at all interested in squandering her energy on something as nebulous as love. When she approached a friend with her ...

• Nov-1989
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Her feelings for him were far from innocent Making children happy was one of Sasha Peters's goals in life, and telling them stories through her handmade dolls was her special talent. However, it didn't pay the bills. So when a toy corporation offe...

• Nov-1989
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The Montclair Emeralds and Impulse April Foster had always been offbeat. She'd almost married Dan Butler once, but his cautious nature had gotten in the way. Eight years later nothing had changed; she still found him maddeningly attractive ... and...

• Nov-1989
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The Montclair Emeralds and Fulfillment The tragic love affair between Diandra Casey's mother and Greg York's father had left them both a legacy of bitterness -- a legacy old Bartholomew York couldn't accept. Knowing these two were mea...

• Nov-1989
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The Montclair Emeralds and Joy Solid, dependable types - that was how Virginia Middlebrook and A.C. Ryerson saw themselves. Far from daring usually, they decided to take a chance and explore their friendship. And sharing a Caribbean holiday seemed...

• Nov-1989
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The Montclair Emeralds and Trust Growing up in a truck stop didn't mean Katherine O'Malley didn't aspire to more. Stomeday she was going to be top-notch secretary. And in the meantime she also planned to convince millionaire Clay Reynolds that-rough...

• Dec-1989
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She planned to come out on top As Kyle Stockbridge's executive assistant, Rebecca Wade already knew him quite intimately. She knew that the man was indomitable--and certainly not used to being outdone by a woman. So when she inherited the land he ...

• Dec-1989
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Who was rescuing who here? Working in remote Harmony Creek was not a plum volunteer assignment as far as efficiency expert Gwyn Frederick was concerned. Especially when the doctor she intended to organize had actually requested a nurse. Never mind...

• Dec-1989
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They had another prize in mind The mistress of Barren Heath Isle was dead. The new owner would be whichever relative could solve the puzzle she'd left behind. And so began the bizarre invasion of Barren Heath, launching a treasure hunt that led Ru...

• Dec-1989
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He was more than she could handle Toni Pereola was not looking forward to her latest job, even though it was in gorgeous Key West. She'd be working closely -- too closely -- with the infamous Cay Sinclair, mixing sound for several concerts he ...

• Jan-1990
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Bogie had nothing on him Taking care of business was Eve Whitfield's creed. So when her mother's lover skipped town, Eve hired a private investigator to find him. The condition: Eve would be along for the chase. Gabriel Bouvier had come highly...

• Jan-1990
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Peter Hathaway Big city, big name, big bucks, he embodied everything I'd rejected. But my friend Cooper was in trouble, so I'd sent for the best man money could buy. Now Peter Hathaway, legal eagle, lady-killer, man with the Midas touch...

• Jan-1990
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It was easier to forget In one fateful moment, Judith Blake had lost everything--her career, her marriage . . . her sight. And her despair was equaled only by the bitterness she felt toward Mark Leland, the man she held responsible. His attempts t...

• Jan-1990
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Her Cajun way bewitched him Patch Chauvin had her hands full guiding scientist Cooper Vachec through the bayous of Louisiana. An expert at water analysis and strong as an ox, he knew nothing about survival in the stark but beautiful environment sh...

• Feb-1990
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There was nothing predictable about her love life If it hadn't been for a freak snowstorm, Roxie Lowell wouldn't have felt compelled to take eccentric Charlie Hartman under her wing--only to become the object of his matchmaking zeal. He claimed he...

• Feb-1990
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She'd fallen hard Photographer Kelsey O'Sullivan had sworn off daredevils. Solid and dependable was her style now. And if a stolen peek at banker David Winslow's resume was anything to go by, he was the man for her. She would even give up skydivin...