Dixie Browning

SHE WAS DETERMINED TO PUT THE PAST BEHIND HER. Her engagement was over, and gorgeous realtor Wilhelmina Silverthorne was determined to live her life her way. She'd stick to the things she knew and trusted - fast cars and haute cuisine - and steer clear of love in any form. Then Kiel Faulkner launched a mind-shattering, bone-melting assault on her senses and sensibilities. Suddenly she wanted him more than anything on earth, knowing that if she succumbed, he'd quickly disappear. He was a renegade, a man who broke all the rules - and won! Did she dare take on his challenge?

"WILL YOU DANCE WITH ME?" — Orphaned Cindy Danbury's heart beat faster when John Hale Hitchcock invited her into his arms. He was back -- the handsome prince she'd adored from afar -- and still beyond her reach. In fact, she should be serving at her stepcousin's wedding, not dancing with the best man! But something in Hitch's gaze coaxed her to say "yes!" and gave fuel to her secret dreams. Not only gorgeous, rich, and eligible, Hitch was gentle, kind, and thoughtful. But could he see beyond Cindy's poor-relation facade to the vibrant, loving woman inside? Perhaps Cindy should wake her Prince Charming with a kiss of her own..

A trio of charming romances captures the many trials and tribulations on the way to the altar and includes Sharon Sala's It Happened One Night, in which Harley June Beaumont finds herself in Las Vegas and married to sexy stranger Sam Clay, as well as Dixie Browning's Marrying a Millionaire, and The Bride's Big Adventure by Stella Bagwell..

HER WORLD WAS FALLING APART After her father's death, Leah Deerfield is nearly destitute. Her last hope is with her stepmother in Australia; but it isn't long before Leah realizes she is an unwelcome visitor. Seeking to escape the confines of an ocean cruise with her troublemaking cousins, Leah jumps ship only to end up a stowaway on the yacht of Smith Cairington. En route to his private and beautiful Chance Island, Smith has Leah playing "Friday" to his "Robinson Crusoe." Yet the idyllic peace they both crave is quickly disrupted by their own rising passions and an unexpected visitor--Smith's fiancee.

When Mitchell Lyons came racing around a sharp curve on that back country road, he wrecked more than Gwen Alderman's heart. The crash also delayed Gwen's plans to start a new, independent life. Forced to spend time with Mitch while her car was being repaired. Gwen couldn't help but be attracted to his intense gaze and rough sensitivity. But Gwen was also afraid of falling back into the trap of having a man run her life, and she was prepared to steer clear of Mitch Lyons. How could Mitch break through her defenses and convince her that he was something special -- something for herself?

LOVE COMES WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT. No one had been more surprised than Venice Brown when she was promoted from the typing pool to the position of the president's personal secretary. Curtis Britten--handsome, charismatic, and eminently eligible--was known for surrounding himself with only the most beautiful, glamorous women. And Venice had always thought herself so remarkably ... ordinary. Until she resolved to adopt a new image in keeping with her new role. Until she began to feel very special. Until he began to find her fascinating and desirable.. . Was it a fantasy? Or was this rapturous love an undeniable reality?

LAST-CHANCE BRIDE... Single father and marriage cynic Tucker Dennis was sure his too-romantic dad had been roped into saying, 'I do'. So, he hightailed it down to the Blue Flamingo Motel to halt the honeymoon and talk some sense into elderly groom. And that's where he found the bride's riled relative.... Annie Summer's heart melted with happiness when she saw the blissful newlyweds---or was it at the sight of the groom's son? But sexy Tucker didn't seem to have a heart of his own underneath that muscular chest! He'd stopped believing in love and marriage long ago, yet Annie believed in him - and years of inexperience were telling her to take a chance on Tucker...

MR. NOVEMBER Who: MacCasky Ford, former U.S. Marshal. Type: Tough, rugged, fiercely independent. Latest Mission: To find the mother of the little girl who'd appeared on his doorstep. Unforeseen Complication: Enigmatic Banner Keaton. She was not the woman she seemed.... All Mac Ford had wanted to do was hand in his badge and retire to the country. Then an unexpected twist of fate left his young niece in his care. Determined to reunite the child with her remaining parent, he traced elusive Banner Keaton to a deserted island ...only to make a stunning discovery! Mac was not a marrying man, but soon, this pretty, passionate woman had him wondering if he was headed for wedded bliss, after all...