Janet Louise Roberts

STAND-IN FOR LOVE When Marietta Chase arrived at Twin Oaks, she expected to be greeted by her handsome husband-to-be, Roger Thorning, and introduced to the splendid mansion that would be her new home. Instead Marietta found waiting only Roger's notorious older brother, Christopher, the master of Twin Oaks and the man responsible for turning this great mansion into a gamblers' den and a bachelor's unkempt quarters. Marietta would have fled--but she had nowhere to run. She would have said no to Christopher's inexplicable offer of marriage--if she had not needed a home so badly. Marietta walked down the marriage aisle at the side of a man she did not know but could only fear--and into the heart of a mystery she had to solve to find her way at last to love....

Inheritance of gold...or of Death? As soon as Sarah Overmiller saw the beautiful Golden Goose Inn she had inherited from her grandfather, she loved it. Though empty now, she could imagine its warm hearths glowing, its great halls filled with people. With two handsome men vying for her attentions, she set busily and happily to work readying the inn. But something was wrong. Very wrong. First, the old servant Roscoe was murdered after whispering a mysterious message to her. Then, amid rumors of hidden gold, Sarah began to suspect that her grandfather's death was no accident — a suspicion that grew stronger each day as the murderer began to pursue Sarah herself. In a town of strangers, herself the mistress of a secret cache of gold, whom could she turn to, whom could she trust under...The Sign of the Golden Goose.

1774: As the turbulence of a nation hungering for liberty churns secretly in every town and village, young Charity Osborne finds herself stranded at a remote New England Inn with a strange group of wayfarers. At first she's aware only of the mysterious English Nobleman and the handsome Frenchman who seem attracted to her. But as the days pass, she realizes she's part of a dangerous intrigue of love and treachery where even those who vie for her favor might easily plot for her death....

A lover's tryst inspired by dark powers Leaving her timid husband behind in the dining room, Sophia and Count Vlhos climbed to the castle tower. Outside a violent storm was raging through the Balkan mountains. Urging Sophia to leave her husband and live with him in the castle, the count demonstrated his powers over bats, birds, and the raging storm. Then he persuaded Sophia to try her own powers, summoning up demonic spirits to assist her. Thrilled with her new-found ability to dominate the elements, Sophia accepted the potion offered her. Soon she found herself stripped of all inhibitions, alone in the tower with a strong-willed, fiercely passionate man...

A Romantic Dream Come True What began as a trip to Vienna to restore a valuable masterpiece to its rightful owner — Rudolf von Dornstein of the powerful Austrian ruling family — became so much more for Caroline... Her unexpected attraction to the handsome Rudolf; a long stay at his castle; incessant digging into the past of her respectable employer, Greg Alpert; frightening, violent night meetings with a man they called "the madman." And the strangest event of all — a secret marriage forced on her by Rudolf, taking place in the family crypt — for what diabolical reasons Caroline could only begin to guess!

The Spirit from the Past From the moment Daphne Chora started working on the archaeological site on the Isle of the Dolphins, strange things began happening to her. On her first day at the digs, Daphne went into a deep trance, her body possessed by the spirit of a priestess of Apollo who had worshipped on the island over two thousand years before. Sebastian Paleopolis was delighted with Daphne's new power. The archaeological expedition had been his idea: he hoped to uncover an ancient temple of Apollo and a legendary treasure that had been lost for centuries. He was convinced that Daphne's priestess wanted nothing more than to please Sebastian, but she soon discovered that her link with the past was bringing her closer and closer to a very current danger!

Wicked Wave of Death! Young, ripe, and penniless, Barbara Ashe was swept by powerful emotions into a marriage with the rich, wildly romantic Duke of Kenton. But soon she was shocked by his evil society friends, mortified by his bursting hot-tempered fits, and plagued by the fear that his worsening heart condition was more than simply the gypsy curse on the men of Kenton. Taunted by her suspicions through chilling, dark nights, she began to trust no one. Someone in that ominous castle was planning murder — and each moment marched Barbara closer to the awful truth!

A young, raw nation called them to greatness... Fearless and bold, they rose from the poverty of the old world to establish a trading empire none could rival. LUDWIG, the patriarch. A proud man, he fled a Germany ruled by privilege and built a life of undreamed-of wealth... COLIN, the restless son. The lure of the untamed land drew him from the wealthy haunts of New York — into the warm embrace of an Indian maiden... MINNA, the beloved daughter. She defied her family for the love of the lusty son of her father's fiercest rival.... The MacCamerons of Canada. They were bound to the dynasty by love — and blood.

An American Royal Family Rising To Greatness On The Tides Of Passion! This is the mighty chronicle of the Vallettes — the men who set the wheels of American industry in motion, who had the vision and daring to make and seize the wealth of a nation...the proud women who matched their mates in courage and ruthlessness...a family that moved through the years, making their own rules — lusting, loving, risking all again and again in the perilous games of passion and power.

They called her Silver Jasmine Slender as a reed, and as ready as a fawn to flee at a man's touch ...yet seventeen-year-old Tess had mettle too, though it could not prevent her cruel stepfather from gambling away her honor in a card game -- or Morgan Hamilton's forcing her into his marriage bed. Morgan Hamilton...soldier, sailor, Scotsman, enigma. How Tess longed to love him -- she who could not trust any man! Only on their sultry tropical isle, only at her new plantation home, a land seething with slavery and vengeance, could Tess grow to understand Morgan -- and the ways of her own heart.

Diane Trask was 18, lovely and an heiress. When her stepfather's death left her suddenly alone, she realized with a shock how little she really knew of life. Yet here amid the glamour of an opulent ocean liner, Diane was to learn of the intrigues, betrayals, and passions that smoldered beneath the shimmering surface of the lives of the very rich — passions that were to erupt in murder! And suddenly she knew that her life was in danger, that there was no one in the world she could trust, not even the man whose eyes spoke of a secret sorrow, and who had so boldly awakened the woman in her...

Georgiana Cartwright had always imagined that marriage would be an affair of the heart, a dream of love come true. Yet when Lord Stephen Sharington, Earl of Osborne, asked for — or rather, demanded — her hand, Georgiana found that holy matrimony could be a devilishly difficult arrangement. Georgiana had no choice but to say yes, for her family was dependent on the Earl's aid. Thus, she became the wife of an aristocrat who distrusted all women and who had wed her only to repay a debt to her late father. Even more disturbingly, Georgiana could not stop herself from falling under the spell of this arrogant man, although he believed the worst of her when a beautiful and spiteful rival convinced him that Georgiana was involved with a notorious libertine. To clear her good name, to triumph over the worldly intrigues of her enemies, and to teach a hard and unforgiving husband the meaning of love — these were challenges that would have daunted anyone but a brave and bewitching young lady like Georgiana.

Beautiful young Viola Marchmont dearly loved and deeply respected her proud and distinguished father, Sir Anthony, Regency England's ambassador to Italy's romantic city of Florence. But now the depth of Viola's feelings was cruelly tested. A man who held her father in a mysterious grip demanded Viola in marriage as his price for releasing Sir Anthony from his bondage — and it was in Viola's hands that her father's fate rested. Giorgio Michieli was the scarred yet handsome stranger, and his mocking courtesy gave Viola no hint of the life that might await his bride at his ancient family estate. Marriage bells only filled her heart with anxiety as Viola moved over the threshold of the unknown — and plunged into a labyrinth of passion.

Hawaii in the 1880s was a land of troubled beauty seething with native rebellion, natural disasters, and the violent greed that followed the discovery of black pearls. And while danger raged through paradise, in the tempestuous splendor of a tropical storm, two longing hearts were joined. Peter Darien, the handsome, daring master of Darien Ranch who clashed with destiny to protect his land — and his love. Rosalind the passionate innocent who became a woman in Peter's arms. Together they fought those who came to rape their land for plunder — challenged lust and hate for a love that was as mighty as the volcanoes, as rare as Black Pearls.

Suspicion Rivertown is a village of two opposing forces about to explode in violence. Sarah's father is the leader of one group the man she loves the other. When two graves are wantonly disturbed, tomorrow's torment becomes tonight's suspicion...catapulting Sarah into a dark storm of fear, secret desires — and sudden death!

She was like the scarlet poppies...Proud...Passionate...True... Beautiful designer Iris Patakos had fulfilled her dream of a career in the fashion capital of the world. But a wealthy, powerful stranger was to sweep her from New York City to the opulent splendor of the Greek isles. Gregorios Venizelos, whose eyes blazed with black fire, whose lips seared hers in a timeless promise of sensual mystery had stolen the heart Iris had vowed never to give. Yet even as Greg's passion held her a helpless prisoner of her own desire, Iris waited for the words that did not come. Was Greg bound to her only by honor, or did he return her love — a love as savage and fiery as the ancient island that had captivated her, body and soul?

The fabled romance of Venice seemed a mockery to lovely young Prudence Tarrant. Left penniless by the disgrace and death of her beloved brother, she came to this foreign city not as the lady she was born, but as a scorned governess to the ambitious Heriot family. The spoiled beauty Judith Heriot angered her fiance, handsome and wealthy Lord Colin Erskine, once too often. The proud, iron-willed man took his revenge by making Prudence his bride. Life suddenly was an enchanted fairy tale — until the fearful doubts began. How could Prudence keep her husband's respect when he learned of her family's shame? What could she think when she spied him and Judith in passionate embrace? Who was behind the plot to rob Prudence of her honor and Colin's trust? Prudence woke from her dream of happiness to realize her joy was as fragile as fine-blown Venetian glass — but she vowed to risk her life to fight for her right to love.