Lois Greiman

Giles Ballantyne, heir to Ballantyne Enterprises, had treated India with contempt since the day she'd married his father. A fortune huntress, he called her, and worse. Suddenly, a year after her husband's death, Giles's attitude to India changed. On a trip to a gorgeous resort island off the coast of Australia the irresistible passion they shared stirred untouched depths of feelings in India. But, try as she might, she couldn't quite quell her uneasy doubts about Giles and the reason for his sudden transformation.

Christina McMullen, psychologist extraordinaire, has problems--not least of which are her needy clients, a schizophrenic septic system, and her sizzling-then-fizzling romance with Lieutenant Jack Rivera. But Chrissy has yet another problem she'd like to ignore: finding her secretary's missing boyfriend. Okay, so she secretly hopes the vertically challenged computer geek has harmlessly departed from Elaine's life--after all, there's no evidence to suggest foul play. But when her razor-sharp instincts, honed by years as a cocktail waitress, start screaming, she'll have to use all her skills to protect Laney and herself from a fate far worse than heartbreak...and a little more like murder.From the Paperback edition.

Nairn O'Banyon has had a couple of bad centuries. Back in the Middle Ages, he was a feared warrior, a charming womanizer, and a...well...he was strictly human. But a dark curse has made him a changed man. In fact, during moments of great passion, he becomes the feral hound his conquests oft accused him of being. And if that isn't bad enough, another brush with the black arts has thrust him into a time frame other than his own. Thus it is that he finds himself in the Prince Regent's elegant London.Brave, adaptable and utterly charming, O'Banyon is determined to enjoy life wherever it leads. In fact, he realizes he can live quite happily amid the posh ton if he avoids highly passionate encounters, keeps his secrets to himself, and limits his saturated fats. And so he does, until he meets the one woman he cannot resist, and learns she possesses the singular quality he fears more than death itself. Magic.

Charity O'Shea may be a weary bar maid, but still has her wits about her. When she overhears talk of the Tempest Treasure, she installs herself as a maid at Cresthill Manor, hoping to find the gold herself. But then the roguish Keelan appears in the middle of her treasure hunt and throws her plans into chaos. Now they're running for their lives, and trying very hard not to lose their hearts. Can a rogue and a con artist find their happily ever after?

While sneaking out the body of the mayor, who died while visiting the brothel she manages, Katherine Simmons runs into Travis Ryland, a handsome reputed outlaw, and when they are accused of murder, they are forced to flee together.

TAMING THE BARBARIAN (APB)Lois GreimanFrom popular author Lois Greiman, comes the first book of a new, highly unique and sexy Men of the Mist trilogy, each featuring a 'reinvigorated' hero – proud, strong and dangerous – who must somehow complete the destiny they left unfulfilled, and claim the love that is their just reward ...Having just escaped an abusive marriage, Fleurette Eddings, Lady Glendowne, wants nothing more than her freedom and a little fun. On a whim, the young widow purchases the statue of an ancient Celtic warrior that somehow touches something deep inside her. But when she teasingly strokes the cold granite of the 14th–century statue, she has no way of knowing 'the Black Celt', Sir Killian of Hiltsglen, will turn up in her rose garden, very much alive and as irritating as hell. Fleurette finds it hard to resist this sexy flesh and blood man, but she's been keeping a dark secret. Is Sir Killian there to save her – or to betray her?

She held him in her thrall, and he was powerless to resist . . .To London society, they were nothing more than a group of well-bred ladies gathering to gossip about eligible bachelors. But the women of Lavender House share an uncommon gift that will lead them to days filled with danger—and nights of desire.

Scotland, 1524 Known as the Hawk, ruggedly handsome Haydn McGowan is the most loyal and fearsome warrior in the king’s guard. Invulnerable to the temptations of boozing and women, Haydn shares his secrets with no one... Until the enchanting Catriona, a gypsy lass, enters the castle to perform with her family and troop for the young King James. Sensuous, erotic and wild, Cat is everything that Haydn shuns in his life as a warrior. But try as he might, Haydn can’t resist the charms of this alluring girl...even though he’s certain she’s hiding secrets of her own. It’s true that Catriona is on a mission, a desperate one at that...and the man standing in her way is a very big and decidedly sexy obstacle. Seduction is her game and, surely, this rugged soldier won’t be too much of a challenge... But an unexpected passion grows between the gypsy lass and the single-minded hero – a passion and sensual love that neither wants to ignore. Each has secrets worth hiding, but so much more to lose if they can’t reveal their hearts... - Author's website (Amazon link)

Emily Barrow once dreamed that she could marry Stephen Chesterfield, the Earl of Whitmore, and be saved from her dreary life. Then Stephen's father sent him away, leaving Emily broken-hearted... Now Stephen has returned to find Emily destitute and alone. He has vowed to help her without compromising her honor...but Emily has other ideas. She doesn't want his charity, but she does long to know what it would be like to take him as a lover, even if marriage is out of the question. Confined to close quarters with their passion burning as brightly as ever, will Stephen be able to resist the temptation and rescue her, or give in to his desire and completely ruin her? A prequel to THE ACCIDENTAL COUNTESS by Michelle Willingham.

Keelan has awakened from a deep slumber, in another time, in another place, and still haunted by demons of his past. Determined to recover the Treasure that caused his family's downfall, he arrives at the sweeping Scottish countryside . . . and discovers the magic of a gentle, healing touch from a lass who stokes passion's fire in this Highlander's breast. The mysterious appearance of the Scottish warrior nearly causes Charity to abandon her plans, but she'd been playing the part of a dutiful maid for too long to let someone else walk away with the prize—even if Keelan is as great a temptation as the Treasure. Yet when they are forced on the run, Charity discovers that the Highlander may be too irresistible, and to deny him would be impossible . . . for love's glorious promise awaits her in his powerful embrace and sensuous kiss.

MARYJANICE DAVIDSON “Tall, Dark and Not So Faery” Scarlett is not your typical pint-sized faery. At six feet, four inches tall, she’s an unlikely candidate for a match made in heaven. But when she ventures to Cannon Falls, Minnesota, on royal orders to survey its extraordinary residents, she stumbles upon the one man who just may measure up to size… LOIS GREIMAN “Pixie Lust” William Timber is a cutthroat developer who refuses to let a few trees come between him and his next million. But when Avalina—a sparkling faery charged to protect all things green—comes to town, William is forced to choose between life as he knows it and the unknown reaches of his heart. MICHELE HAUF “Dust Me, Baby, One More Time” A librarian by day and a tooth faery by night, Sidney has absolutely no time to find Mr. Right. Until she flies smack dab into sexy, sun-bronzed Dart Sand, a man who makes her wings a-flutter…and whose allure could get her banished from the Mortal Realm. LEANDRA LOGAN “A Little Bit Faery” Tia is mystified when she strikes out on the Luna faery singles scene, in spite of her hourglass curves and vivacious charm. Then she takes off for Manhattan and lands on the doorstep of a steamy firefighter who sets her soul on fire—and shares a strong connection to her secret past.

Max Weston, twenty-one and a newly commissioned lance corporal, leaves home for his first posting in central Africa. Fiercely patriotic and completely at home in the army, he is eager to make a difference. He never comes back. His parents Caroline and Andrew are devastated by the death of their only child. The overwhelming love Caroline has always felt for her son is now matched by the intensity of her loss, and as she is borne away on a private ocean of grief the moorings of their marriage begin to come loose. The silence is broken by the arrival of Andrew's mother, Elsa, who at the age of ninety-eight can no longer look after herself. Caroline has never felt good enough for this elegant, cuttingly courteous lady and has lived for years in fear of putting a foot wrong. Now, suddenly, Caroline has the upper hand. As Elsa lies, marooned and disorientated, in the spare room, the past unspools in her mind, throwing up fragments of her anxious childhood in 1920s Richmond - under the shadow of her father, a soldier who came back from the Great War a different man. A stunning, delicate portrait of a family bookended by war, Home Fires explores the legacy of loss, the strictures of class and the long road to redemption.

"After an injury shatters her chance at the US equestrian team, Sydney arrives at the Lazy Windmill ranch angry and heartbroken. When all seems hopeless, she discovers an injured mustang. Seeing herself in the desperate wild mare, she feels compelled to save the animal at all costs, little knowing that the horse just might return the favor"--

If anyone told notorious thief Megan that she'd one day live in a royal palace with endless servants catering to her every need, she'd say he was crazy. But when this clever expert thief tries to liberate an expensive watch from a certain gentleman, she gets more than she bargained for.