Ellen James

Type R Men: Rescuers. Restless, reckless... sometimes unsettling. Dr. Alexandra Robbins may have a successful career as a psychologist in Chicago, but she's had a very unsuccessful marriage. Right now she's in the middle of a messy divorce. What a relief to get away from her soon-to-be ex and head for a small town in Idaho to complete her study on Type R men -- "rescuers," men compelled to risk their lives to save others. Colin McIntyre caught Alex's attention when his daring rescue of a young child was shown on TV. He's obviously the ideal candidate for her research. Only, he doesn't like the idea of being a guinea pig. He likes her, though. So maybe he'll cooperate just a little. Sounds good to Alex. But the more time she spends with him, the more he fascinates her. Soon Alexandra Robbins isn't just researching the Type R man anymore!

"I don't know why I bought the place!" Lawyer Steven Reid now owned a neglected turn-of-the-century house in San Francisco. And he'd even hired an interior designer. But from the moment Steven met Kate Melrose, their ideas about the house clashed. HE wanted a little white paint slapped up on the walls. SHE believed the house deserved more-that it deserved to be a home again. As Kate predicted, Steven began to like the thought of living in "the kind of place that has a stack of firewood by the hearth." And a woman at its heart. A woman like Kate Melrose...

There's a naked man in her bed! Even worse, it's her ex-husband. Sexy, handsome, exciting - Adam Prescott's always been able to sweep Jen Hillard into bed. He's just never cared enough to sweep her into his heart. But now that Jen's finally found the nerve to make a new life for herself, how could she have let this happen? Silly question. Well, okay, so what if she's done the one thing she'd sworn she'd never do - let Adam back into her bed? She's damned is she'll let him back into her life! Her heart? Well, that's another matter. He's always been there. REUNITED: First Love...Last Love

"You owe $100,000 so pay up!" When Will Kendrick stormed into Erin's office threatening to shut down her "sorry excuse for a newspaper," Erin decided the man must be mad! No one was going to wrest Erin's inheritance from her--certainly not some ''obnoxious nephew" fantasizing about his "alleged aunt" Maggie and her "so-called" life savings. Unfortunately, Will wasn't fantasizing. Still, Erin had a plan. All she had to do was run the newspaper, woo reluctant advertisers, repay Maggie while discouraging her from writing an advice-to-the-lovelorn column, and manage, somehow, not to lose her heart to the impossible--and impossibly handsome--Will Kendrick.

Mot another domineering man! Christie Daniels had left her old life far behind. She'd finally realized her dream of opening a small bed and breakfast in New Mexico. Her father didn't approve, but then he never approved of anything his daughter did. He even went so far as to send an emissary--Matt Gallagher, another hardheaded, overbearing, big-city stockbroker--to bring her back. Well, she'd had enough of men like that. If only Matt weren't so darned attractive--so charming. But maybe he'd have such a good time in New Mexico he'd want to stay. Yes, maybe Christie could change his mind--because he wasn't going to change hers!

Many years have passed since civilization's brush with apocalypse. The world's greatest threats have all been silenced. There is no anger, no hatred, no war. There is only perfect peace ... and fear. But a terrible secret has been closely guarded for centuries: every single soul walking the earth, though in appearance totally normal, is actually dead, long ago genetically stripped of true humanity. Fleeing pursuit, a young man named Rom stumbles into possession of a vial of blood and a piece of cryptic writing. When consumed, the blood will bring him back to life. When decoded, the message will lead him on a perilous journey that will require him to abandon everything he has ever known and awaken humanity to the transforming power of true life and love. But the blood will also resurrect hatred, ambition, and greed. Set in a terrifying, medieval future, where grim pageantry masks death, this tale of dark desires and staggering stakes peels back the layers of the heart for all who dare take the ride--Dust jacket flap. After stumbling into a vial of blood and a piece of cryptic writing, Rom realizes the human race has been drained of emotions and embarks on a journey to bring back love. The plot contains violence and gore. The coauthor is Tosca Lee. Book #1

THE BRIDE LED THE ANTI-JARRETT PROTEST. THE GROOM WAS JARRETT! AND THE WEDDING? There's only one possible outcome when an immovable object meets an irresistible force.... Lindy Macallister's battle to protect a small colony of burrowing owls had been with Aldridge Aviation, a big, impersonal company. Until she met Aldridge's Nick Jarrett and her enemy became one man -- a man as stubborn as Lindy was herself. A man with gold-brown hair and blue eyes, who inexplicably touched something vulnerable inside her. Consorting with the enemy was proving hard to resist.

'You're too damn pretty!' But since that was the only reason Dr. Joshua Williams would give for not wanting Sara Bennett as his research assistant, he was stuck with her. And it was ironic what a good team they made - at least until she kissed him. 'I don't go around kissing my assistants. It's a rule I have, dammit,' Joshua said, putting the blame squarely on Sara. And maybe Sara had started things. But it seemed to her that. Joshua was a willing participant.... Joshua wouldn't forgive that one kiss. He behaved as if it had totally disrupted his life. But it was worse for Sara - she couldn't forget it!

In The Proposal by Betty Neels, Francesca's dull life is changed forever when she meets Renier Pitt-Colwyn in a London park. In The Engagement by Ellen James, Kristin needs a father for her son, while businessman Andrew needs a temporary fiancee. Can they come to an arrangement?

Grant, Colorado, isn't big enough to support two doctors--so why have two doctors been offered the same position? And use of the same house? That's what Dr. Tim Miller and Dr. Laurie Russell want to know. Unfortunately, both the town council and the town's retiring physician think they have the right to choose the new doctor--and neither side is backing down. Neither are Tim and Laurie, who are left fighting tooth and nail for the practice and the town's loyalty at the same time as they're falling in love!

The Blue Mesa Ranch, near Stillwell, New Mexico Hallie Claremont--She's the Blue Mesa's owner. Not that this is anything to brag about as far as Hallie's concerned. She inherited the place, and even she--who knows nothing about ranching--can tell the ranch needs work and lots of it. Still, she doesn't have any choice. With no money to her name, an adopted baby and a rebellious teenage brother to support, Hallie is now a rancher in the making. Of course, she's also a mother in the making, but she can be both--she's sure of it! Too bad that Hallie's new neighbor Dr. Gabe Miller doesn't see it that way. But no, the handsome doctor persists in seeing Hallie as a crisis in the making. Still, that doesn't explain why he's taken it upon himself to set her straight!

What have you resolved to do by the year 2000? Ten years ago - in their wild college days - Meg Danley and her two best friends made a vow that they'd all be married and settled by the time the millennium rolled around. Meg is settled. She has everything she needs - a great apartment, an exciting career. Or so she thinks - until her friends arrive on her doorstep determined to fulfill the vow. A serious manhunt is what they're proposing. Then they spot Jack Elliott - the attractive single man who's come to visit his mother - and declare him perfect for Meg. Even the fact that Jack plans to return to his life in Maine doesn't discourage them. And suddenly Meg's no longer arguing. Suddenly a wedding by 2000 - with Jack as the bridegroom - is a definite possibility.

Twin sisters! Two babies. Double the trouble...and twice the joy! Especially at Christmas... When Danni Ferris keeps her appointment with a client she barely knows, the last thing she expects him to do is take her into his arms and kiss her passionately. But that's exactly what happens. There can only be one explanation -- Danni's twin sister, Kristine! In Christmas Babies, Ellen James explores the relationship between identical sisters -- a relationship that is stretched to the limit when Bryan McKay comes into their lives.

Fathers and Daughters Robyn Myers loves her father. But Cal Myers has a secret he's not sharing. A secret that tests Robyn's love as never before, and could put her life - and her mother's - in danger. Mark Stewart loves his two daughters. But they accuse him of being a better cop than a father. And neither will forgive him for putting his job before them. At her father's insistence, Robyn comes to the shooting range to learn how to use a gun. Mark - on leave from the police department - is her teacher. But once again, the cop in him is taking over. He can't help wanting to step in and solve Robyn's problem. He can't help wanting to protect the woman he's beginning to love.

Here Comes the Bride? Jamie Williams is all set for her wedding. Ring, check. Bouquet, check. Groom...? Twenty-four hours later--and still single--Jamie is on a mission to find her missing groom. What she finds is her fiance's handsome older brother, Eric. He doesn't know where his brother is, either. Not entirely sure he wants to bail out his brother again, Eric agrees to help her if she can cheer up his daughter, Kaitlin. Sounds like a plan. What Jamie didn't plan on was falling for Eric and his little girl. Has she finally found Mr. Right after all...or is Eric just another goodbye groom?

Just when she'd sworn off exciting men...Dani Madison was determined to make a fresh start. To cast off her princess persona forever. To be independent from any man.Too bad Teague McCauley lived down the hall.Enigmatic FBI agent Teague's closest relationships were with the cases he toiled on day and night. After ending up on the wrong end of an arrest gone awry, the last thing Teague expected was for Dani to nurse him back to health--or awaken feelings in him that he could swear were long gone. But something about his beautiful but distant "friend" was cause for further investigation...perhaps even into love?

A man of mystery in a land of mystery! Annie Brooke had never met anyone like Derrek F. Richards. With his forthright ways, his easygoing charm, she found him as unfamiliar and exciting as the New Mexico landscape. Annie had come to Santa Fe to restore a damaged painting for Derrek. She couldn't help wondering who had defaced the portrait and why. She soon learned that this mystery reached deep below the surface of Derrek's life. Just as he learned that Annie's own surface, so cool and controlled, hid unexpected depths of warmth, of passion. And because he could release those feelings, she feared him as much as she loved him.

THE TWO SISTERS LOOKED ASTONISHINGLY ALIKE But that was where the similarities ended. For although Angelica was sensual and sophisticated, Jorja was gentle and meek, accustomed only to the sheltered life in her father's quiet vicarage. And now Renzo Talmonte, the man betrayed by Angelica was exacting revenge. He demanded that Jorja marry him instead, and she had no choice but to comply. Jorja should have been appalled, but she was not. For Renzo was an intoxicating, exciting man, and she found herself falling into an abyss of passion and love. But one doubt would always remain. Was it Jorja, herself, or her resemblance to her sister that stirred Renzo's desire?

Set against the magnificent background of Montana comes the saga of the Maxwells -- one of the state's most powerful ranching families. Cassie Maxwell Warren has kept her seven-year-old son away from the influence of her dominating father -- patriarch of the powerful Maxwell ranching dynasty. She saw how that influence almost destroyed her teenage brother and she wants to protect Zak. But now her son is becoming too attached to Andrew Morris, a man who thinks he knows what's best for the child -- and for Cassie.