Candice Adams

At the height of summer a dark shadow falls across Exmoor. Children are being stolen. Each disappearance is marked only by a terse note - a brutal accusation. There are no explanations, no ransom demands ... and no hope. Policeman Jonas Holly faces a precarious journey into the warped mind of the kidnapper if he's to stand any chance of catching him. But - still reeling from a personal tragedy - is Jonas really up to the task? Because there's at least one person on Exmoor who thinks that, when it comes to being the first line of defence, Jonas Holly may be the last man to trust ..."--Back cover.

After her husband dies, Lady Sophy Marlowe vows she will never wed again, except for love. So when she is suspected of murder, and Viscount Ives Harrington saves her from the gallows, she is none too pleased to have to marry him in exchange for his calculated kindness. But the union of these two passionate people is destined to become much more than a marriage of convenience.

MAN WITHOUT A PAST When Clark Fielding suddenly appeared at Felicity Simmon's bed-and-breakfast inn on Cape Cod, she should have turned him away. She had a feeling the stranger was holding something back, but she couldn't turn down a paying customer. She needed the money, so against her better judgment, she let him stay. Besides, he intrigued her... Something in Clark's eyes drew Felicity to him. Then she discovered his secret. Felicity had grown up sheltered, with all the advantages money could buy. To get involved with a man like him was unthinkable. But Felicity was involved, and she could only hope that love would conquer all -- even the past.

It looks like the perfect solution to Linny: she needs work, her lawyer husband needs a secretary. She's sure that being at Wes's side by day... and in his arms by night... can only improve their marriage. Though at first Wes heartily disapproves of the arrangement, Linny presents a convincing case. Once in the office, Wes sees Linny in an entirely new light, becoming increasingly amorous as he rediscovers her intellectual allure. She glories in his renewed desire. But when misunderstandings at home follow them to the job... and vice versa... she begins to wonder if too much togetherness will turn the bonds of their love into ties that bind.

With her St. Louis radio station riding the top of the charts, Adrienne Donnelly wasn't too worried about the competition. After all, KTOO's handsome new president might have an irresistible smile--but he certainly hadn't a prayer when it came to the ratings. As inexperienced as he was in radio, Christopher Ames knew everything there was to know about love. From the moment his smoky gaze enveloped her, Adrienne felt herself drawn into his tender trap. But when his radio station began to overtake hers, she knew she'd fallen too far. Rival programming was one thing--but losing her heart to the competition was begging for trouble....

SHE WANTED HER HUSBAND BACK! Jill Howard had made a fool of herself when she learned her ex-husband was dating other women, but she was sure she could win him back. What she needed was some time away from the small town she lived in, some time to lick her wounds and rediscover all the things she'd neglected while she was married. Then Darren would love her again. E. J. Robbins couldn't help noticing his new neighbor--or her new dog, who chewed up his garden in short order. But attractive though she was, Jill was his opposite in every way. And there was absolutely no point in pursuing a woman who still thought her ex-husband was the ideal mate. No, there was nothing to be gained by lusting after Jill Howard, but a man could dream, couldn't he?

OLD FLAMES He was the town bad boy--the son of the local junk dealer. She was the "heiress" to Sikes's Department Store. He made her ache for things she couldn't even put a name to. She had a smile that warmed a part of him not often touched. But that had been ten years ago. Now Jay Henderson was one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs. And Cynthia Sikes was barely hanging on to Sikes's--and all her hopes and dreams on becoming a renowned fashion designer had gone nowhere. But one thing hadn't changed. The white-hot current racing between them--more blazing, more uncontrollable than ever.

Aren't there limits to what a woman should sacrifice for her career? Engineer June Brooks leaves San Francisco and the man she loves for a big promotion in Lubbock, Texas. Long distance love doesn't work, though, so June decides to forget him. But that's not easy...

Arkansas--as far as Jacinda North was concerned, it was the end of the universe. If she survived six months of holding the fort as electrical engineer for the Ozark Power Company, she'd be safely back in New York far from Eric Fortner. Clearly they had nothing in common. She was an M.I.T. graduate; he a high school dropout. He was an accepted member of the Fayetteville community; she was simply passing through on her way to far more important places. He was a country boy; she was a sophisticated city woman. How could she explain that Eric had managed to solve complex problems that had stumped the nation's most erudite engineers? How could she explain that the moment his lips touched hers she was utterly lost? He was all wrong. But why did it feel so right?

South Africa -- 1850. A dangerous land of staggering wealth and tropical beauty. On the eve of the Boer War in South Africa, Davina meets a powerful man who inflames her deepest passions. He moved toward her. His hand began its exploration. She noticed his touch was different. She tried to help him by maneuvering closer. Something inside her was coming to life...

Reporter Hannah O'Reilly will do anything for a story—including gate-crashing Jack's estate on a stormy New Year's Eve. But she soon discovers he's more than champagne and caviar. And being stranded, she's got the chance to savor all his other delights—like his warm hands...and hot body.Hannah's penchant for leaping before she looks just might have worked. If she can get the real story out of this sexy mystery man it will be the scoop of the century.But as the snow piles up higher and Jack starts making his moves...who's scooping whom?

WANTED: TALL, DARK-HAIRED, BLUE-EYED MAN TO SIRE GENIUS CHILD. $100 CASH IN GOLD Men flocked like flies to honey, drawn by Theodosia Worth's intoxicating whiskey eyes, masses of golden hair..and her blatant ad. Theodosia had traveled west from Boston with a secret mission: to bear a baby for her childless sister, in a strictly-business affair. Books were her only passion -- until she hired a bodyguard who turned out to be a hands-on-encyclopedia of love... Roman Montana galloped into town on his silver steed -- only to be unseated by a parrot's angry squawk, and catapulted into a pile of steaming manure. The parrot's ravishing owner was Theodosia Worth, his new employer, a genius without an ounce of horse sense ! The infuriating woman wanted him to post ads for a stud, then protect her from the lechers who applied. He tried to save her from herself. But how could he save himself from the thoroughbred fill who'd thrown him at first sight...