Donna Baker

strong textOlympia's overbearing aunt used her as her personal servant, until attractive Dutchman Waldo van der Graaf quite literally rescued her. He suggested that she exchange her life of drudgery for the role of his wife. Waldo needed someone to look after his small daughter and run his home--a marriage of convenience. Olympia was thankful and accepted his proposal, but soon realized she had only exchanged one set of problems for another when she found herself falling in love with her own husband!

COULD HE HEAL HER BROKEN HEART? What was she doing here? Hyattown had changed very little in the years Vanessa Sexton had been away. In some ways her high school sweetheart, Brady Tucker, hadn't changed much either - he was still lean, athletic, rugged... But the once reckless boy had become a solid, dependable man. He'd stood her up on the most important night of her life; could she ever trust him again? So Vanessa had finally come home, Brady thought. She could still turn him inside out with one of her sultry looks. He couldn't believe she hadn't forgiven him for that night twelve years ago--but he'd had his reasons for not showing up. He'd let her leave town then--but he wasn't going to let her get away this time....

Captain Richards describes his job as an airline pilot.

The Second World War is over at last, and in Plymouth and Portsmouth the task of rebuilding must begin. But it is not only the buildings that have been damaged, and Lucy Pengelly wonders how she will cope with the great changes in her life.

One man was surely enough to deal with! Tessa didn't expect open arms when she arrived in Arizona to break 25 years of silence between her mother and grandfather. But at the very least she meant to see the man! And when her arrogant cousin, Crane Mellor, stopped acting as his gatekeeper she'd get on with her trip's purpose. Crane's cynicism over her intentions might be as impenetrable as the rocky canyon where her grandfather lived, but Tessa meant to get to the bottom of both!

She'd never forgiven that first betrayal So why, Trina Compson thought, should she welcome Griff Tyzak back to Compson Crystal? He'd taken advantage of her father, learning everything he could about the business and then deserting to start his own glass studio. Now he'd returned to Compson's as managing director, obviously intent on controlling the firm and using Trina as he had her father. And she wasn't going to let it happen, not to Compson's, and not to her!

It's been over thirty years since Joe Tozer last set his eyes on Burracombe. Joe left the village as a young man after the Great War, and his life in America has been a world away from his family back in Britain. But returning to his childhood home will stir up old memories. Joe is not the only one facing up to his past. Others in the village are finding that even secrets of the heart won't always stay hidden. And while Joe is enjoying his homecoming, for some their dreams look set to take them away from Burracombe.

At Burracombe Barton, Hilary Napier is doing her best to keep the estate ticking along, all the while longing for a man she cannot have. Alice Tozer sees her youngest daughter off on the adventure of a lifetime, but when her eldest son returns to the family farm, he throws the family into turmoil. And a new teacher appears to be making the lives of the little ones a misery at the village school. The first crocuses bring colour and the promise of change back to Burracombe, there are weddings to plan and joyful celebrations of all things that matter most.

Grant Sullivan, a retired military expert, is entrusted with a mission in the Costa Rican jungle to find hostage and socialite Jane Hamilton Greer.

Lieutenant Commander Matthew Reddy and the crew of the USS "Walker" find themselves caught between the nation they swore to defend and the allies they promised to protect.

A stirring new wartime saga from this much-loved author ... The death of Dan Hodges' wife during the dark days of World War II leaves him unable to cope with his two sons. Gordon is sent to an approved school and Sammy is evacuated to Bridge End where he makes new friends until Dan wants him back.