Elizabeth Hunter

Emily Thorne considered her-self the steady, quiet one of her family; she carried on with her job, saved for the future, hardly gave a thought to love and marriage. But was it true, or was she simply unawakened? Perhaps her stormy relationship with the wealthy Demis Kaladonis would provide the answer.

After the death of her great-uncle, Eleanor Stewart left her native England for the Greek island of Rhodes to take over the house which he had willed her. Here on this sun-blessed island she discovered a destiny that she had not foreseen. Her great-uncle and her grandmother had arranged a marriage for her--a marriage with a foreigner she had never met and who mocked her twentieth-century ideas of free choice. Yet now that she had looked into Ioannis's sea-green eyes and felt the firm pressure of his lips on hers she wondered if free choice was as important as she once had thought.

When Katy West had the unexpected opportunity of singing in David Lloyd's cantata, she was ecstatic. She had no idea that David would be conducting his own piece. An exacting and temperamental taskmaster, he openly criticized her technique. She was further confused by his obvious interest in her, especially since she was positive that he had other commitments. When he offered to take her on as his pupil, she hesitated. She knew he could advance her career, but where would she find the strength to resist the sweet insistence of his kisses?

Morag Grant had been holidaying in Greece when she met Pericles Holmes. Pericles, it appeared, was in urgent need of a wife — mainly to take care of his motherless two children — and when he proposed to Morag she at once accepted. Partly she was glad of the chance to get away from home and from her beautiful, spoilt stepsister Delia, who was accustomed to getting everything she wanted — especially from Morag! —and partly, she had to admit, because she had promptly fallen in love with Pericles. And she might in time have persuaded him to fall in love with her, had not Delia arrived in Greece herself, announcing that this time she wanted Morag's husband!

The Guarded Gates The assignment in Spain was a challenge and Dionis was assured by her sister that her new fiance had the authority to make changes on behalf of the owner. But Don Juan Vicente de Velez y Stebelo knew nothing of the plans to redecorate his villa, as Dionis discovered at their first, eventful meeting. Pay Me Tomorrow Ismay had gone to see Keith Otterbury on a matter pertaining to her sister when he made his preposterous offer. The little she had heard of him hadn't been good, so his offer of marriage to save her family from financial disaster had to be regarded with suspicion. But did she really have any choice in the matter? The Darling Pirate Escaping the unwanted attentions of a suitor, Maggie Jefferson left London for a position in Jersey, in one of the island's luxury hotels. The first person she met was Alain Hautger, who enjoyed a vagabond existence in spite of the earnest efforts of others to reform him. But was he really as carefree as he seemed?

It began as a friendly gathering of cast members at the local pub. But when the jocular laughter in the smoke-filled room gave way to screams and cries of murder, actress Ruth Gaynor was named as the prime suspect. In a single, fateful moment, the darling of the theater became London's hottest criminal. Only one man could clear Ruth's name. Barrister Aidan Wakefield was intrigued by her case and captivated by her beauty. His strong defense could save her from the cold bars of prison; his warm embrace could unlock her innermost passions. Could Ruth trust the man whose dark, mesmerizing eyes had detected her innocent soul?

When Michal Brent, a talented young jewelry designer, was offered a free trip to Sri Lanka, she could not believe her good fortune. Now she could buy unusual and beautiful stones, which she would set herself and sell on the international market. Little did she expect that the jewel she would most covet would be the jade green glance of Hendrik van der Aa -- the fiance of her best friend.

It was only for the sake of her young half-sister Rosita, that Rachel had written for help and advice to Rosita's relatives in Spain. But the last thing she had expected was that Rosita's masterful cousin, Jeronimo Parades Lucot, should turn up and announce that he was taking over both their lives!

DISPUTED HERITAGE .. . After an absence of more than a decade, Barbara Nelson was happy to return to her native Kenya to claim her deceased father's home and farm. But Jonathon Grant, her father's handsome, arrogant partner, did not agree. He claimed that the house and farm were rightfully his. He told her she could stay on at the place and do the accounts. But Barbara wanted to be a full partner . . . especially when she found herself falling in love with this difficult, stubborn man. Would the land and the man she loved ever be hers?