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Catherine George

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103 books
3.8 (383)
2,457 readers

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Catherine George was born in a village on the Welsh-English border, where the public library featured largely in her life. Her mother, who looked upon literature as a basic necessity of life, fervently encouraged Catherine's passion for reading, little knowing it would one day motivate her daughter into writing her first novel. At 18, Catherine met a future Engineer, who had set in a pendant a gold sovereign, that his grandmother put in his hand when he was born, and Catherine have never taken off since. After their marriage he swept her off to Brazil, where he worked as Chief Engineer of a large gold-mining operation in the mountains of Minas Gerais, a setting which later provided a very popular background for several of Catherine's early novels. Nine happy years passed there before the question of their small son's education decided their return to Britain. Not long afterward a daughter was born, and for a time Catherine lived a fulfilled life as a wife and mother who always made time to read, especially in the bath! Her husband's job took him abroad again, to Portugal, West Africa, and various countries of the Middle East, but this time she stayed home with the family. And spent a lot of lonely evenings in between the reunions when her husband came home on leave. "Instead of reading other people's novels all the time," he suggested one day, "why not have a shot at writing one yourself?" So Catherine did. But first she took a creative writing course. Encouraged by the other students' enthusiasm for her contributions, she decided to try her hand at romance, and read countless Mills & Boon novels as research before writing one herself. Her first novel was accepted in 1982, which Romantic Times voted best of its genre for that year, along with more than sixty written since. These days son and daughter have fled the nest, but they return with loving regularity to where Catherine and her husband back for good from his travels live, with Prince, the most recent Labrador, in a house built at the end of Victoria's reign in four acres of garden on the cliffs between the beautiful Wye Valley and the River Severn.

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The Millionaire's Convenient Bride

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Connah Carey Jones needs a nanny for his young daughter, and Hester Ward is perfect. She's practical, professional and very pretty-- something Connah finds impossible to ignore. When the gorgeous millionaire whisks Hester off to Tuscany, the attraction between them ignites. Connah proposes expanding their business arrangement to include marriage. Hester must choose: leave the man and little girl she's come to love, or resign herself to being Connah's practical, professional and very convenient wife....

The Millionaire's Runaway Bride

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Moving home to the country offered Kate the chance to make a comfortable, secure life for herself. But there was a complication—her ex-fiance, millionaire Jack Logan. He was still gorgeous—and the attraction between them was electric! It would have been easy for Kate to let Jack seduce her. But if Jack learned the truth, would he be so keen to reclaim his runaway bride?

The Unexpected Pregnancy

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Harriet Verney has come home to claim the house her grandmother has left her, but does not count on bumping into billionaire tycoon James Edward Devereux. She's friends with James's younger brother, but has always felt unsettled by the older Devereux's rugged good looks and powerful confidence. Now James's presence makes Harriet's pulse race faster for other reasons, especially one night in Tuscany when she wakes up to find James at the end of her bed! James soon discovers there's nothing standing in the way of their attraction—or of Harriet conceiving their child....

Their Scandalous Affair

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The beautiful but fiery Avery Crawford wants to keep her affair with handsome millionaire, Jonas Mercer, private. She's survived a scandal in the past and now likes to keep her secrets quiet. Yet not only does Jonas desire that their relationship go public, he's determined to claim Avery as his bride! What he doesn't bargain for is more scandal…. For when Avery's secrets are revealed, they come at a cost that even Jonas can't afford….

The Forever Affair

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An unexpected reunion. Once upon a time Catrin was swept off her feet by darkly handsome Dr. Ashe Hope Ellison. She hoped Ashe's love would last forever, but it turned out to be a brief summer affair. This time Catrin has been swept off her feet once more, into Pennington General Hospital and under the care of darkly handsome consultant ... Ashe! Catrin is soon discharged but Ashe seems to want their renewed contact to continue. In time those feelings of intense attraction are rekindled; Catrin has never really stopped loving Ashe, in spite of his betrayal. But why is he pursuing her now? Could it be he thinks her little brother, Liam is really the legacy of their summer passion?

El Secreto De Sarah (Sarah's Secret)

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The single mom's secret... Jake Hogan, millionaire businessman and Pennington success story, knocked Sarah out... well, almost. But he was gentleman enough to escort her home, and so began an enthralling affair. Though she was incredibly attracted to Jake, Sarah struggled to keep her emotional distance. To his eyes, she was the proud, pretty single mother of a young child, and she was determined it should continue to appear that way. Getting physically involved with Jake would force her to share her secret that she'd never been made love to by any man -- and would hurt the daughter she so adored....

City Cinderella

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Lucas Tennent: Wealthy, bachelor, city banker. He likes his apartment clean, new and empty. And he wants a life without complications. Emily Warner: Broke, jobless and not in the mood for men! All she wants is some peace and quiet to work on her novel. But their paths collide when Lucas comes home sick to find Emily -- his cleaning lady -- using his place as her study! Ill, irritable and infuriating, Lucas is no normal Prince Charming. But independent, irrepressible Emily makes a very unusual Cinderella....

Fiance for Christmas

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Synopsis - Mistletoe Make Believe – Cassie had good reason to resist Nick Seymour’s rakish good looks and matching charm. But that was easier said than done when it seemed that the only way to calm a family crisis at Christmas was for Cassie and Nick to pretend to be engaged! Well, Nick decided it was, and Cassie knew she must go along with him, for the sake of their two little nieces. If she didn’t, Alice and Emily might have their Christmas ruined. If only Nick wasn’t insisting that the mistletoe make believe with Cassie looked as convincing as possible, complete with kisses and a ring...

A Vengeful Reunion

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He'll get his answer -- by revenge! Leonie Dysart has been working abroad since breaking her engagement to handsome property developer Jonah Savage. But she misses her large, lively family. Leonie returns for her brother's 21st birthday -- and meets Jonah! He's determined to know why she jilted him seven years ago. Secretly Leonie's still in love with Jonah. But does the physical attraction that continues to flare between them mean that Jonah shares her feelings, or is it all part of his plan for revenge? Hero: Jonah Savage Heroine: Leonie Dysart

Husband for Real

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Wedded for convenience...or married for real? Rose was shocked when James turned up...long after their wedding of convenience. She'd loved James when they'd hastily married, and she'd fought hard to put their subsequent -- and just as hasty -- separation behind her. After all these years, Rose never expected James to arrive in person to tell her that he wasn't prepared to end their marriage.Was she? The hurt of the past hadn't quenched her love, or their mutual physical attraction....

An Engagement of Convenience

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The fake fiancee... Harriet had been pursuaded to impersonate her friend Rosa. But wealthy Italian Leo Fortinari appeared fooled by Harriet's pretense, and a powerful attraction soon simmered between them. Now he was proposing an engagement of convenience to please his frail grandmother! Harriet didn't dare confess she was visiting Tuscany in her friend's place - and she had no intention of deceiving an old lady...An engagement to Leo would be disastrous. Such desire was dangerous: Leo was bound to realize Harriet was a fake, once he discovered she was a virgin!

The Temptation Trap

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The Charmer ... Ewen Fraser's rakish reputation went before him - Rosanna had read the newspapers, and could see with her own eyes his collection of girlfriends, past and present ... The Charmed ... But that didn't stop her falling for him - he was funny, tender, warm and sexy, and working closely with him was a joy ... The Trap ... Rosanna was tempted. Ewen was all that she'd ever wanted, but could she trust her instincts when they told her that Ewen, the infamous lover-and-leaver, had marriage at heart after all?

A Rumoured Engagement

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Scandalous seduction? Luke Armytage can't get over the change in Saskia. The hostile, ugly-duckling teenager whom he went out of his way to avoid has grown up into a very desirable swan. Saskia is surprised at her intense feelings for Luke. He's still as assured and good-looking as ever, but now, for the first time, that devastatingly sexy charm is all for her. Since both of them are single, there's no reason why they shouldn't get involved. Stepbrother and stepsister they may be, but they aren't related by blood. However, rumors of their relationship are running rife in the outside world...

Bargaining With the Boss

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Moment of truth! Eleri worked hard at being levelheaded, to make up for one solitary mistake in her teens. But there were times when being sensible was difficult! Take the situation with James Kincaid.... Eleri had been in love with James, her former boss, for ages, and now not only was James begging her to return to the job from which she'd resigned, he made it clear he found her very attractive, too! Eleri longed to give in to her feelings for James, but forced herself to keep her distance. She had to, because of her secret: what if James discovered that Nico, the boy he thought of as her younger brother, was actually her son? PENNINGTON: A place where dreams come true

Living Next Door to Alex

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At close quarters. When Alexander Mackenzie III arrived to decide the fate of the manor house where Sarah was housekeeper, she prepared herself for the worst. However, Alex was instantly enchanted by the property - and, it seemed, by Sarah - and quickly moved into the neighboring cottage to hers. Sarah knew that most women would have given anything to have such a handsome, wealthy man arrive on their doorstep, but she also knew of Alex's string of past affairs. She'd live side by side with Alex, but she was determined that he wouldn't become her lover-next-door!

The Second Bride

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The perfect solution... Jo fell for Rufus Grierson the day he married her best friend. But Jo kept her feelings to herself, for Claire's sake. After Claire was so tragically taken from them, it seemed that Rufus had no cause to see Jo again, until the night of his wedding anniversary when he shared his grief with her, and neither could deny their mutual attraction. Passion led to pregnancy, and Jo was surprised when Rufus asked her to marry him. She said yes, for one simple reason: she loved him. /> But to be a father was what Rufus wanted most of all ....

Earthbound Angel

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An angel in her background! Maybe her stepdaughter was right! Imogen was only a young widow; perhaps she did need to fall in love again. But she required a positive angel of a man to restore her faith in herself, and such men did not grow on trees. But one look into her backyard told Imogen that the answer to her prayers was right there. Gabriel had come to tend her pretty English cottage garden. He was fun, good-looking, and when he kissed her, Imogen was in seventh heaven! But should she risk getting involved? After all, Garbriel was her employee, and surely younger than herself....