Valerie Parv

She remembered vividly the day they were betrothed. Michael de Marigny had been a young version of the impressive prince he'd become. She'd listened raptly as the teenager enacted the ancient ceremony...with her twin sister. Forever after, Caroline Temple had dreamed she was Michael's intended. And then she got her wish... When Michael sent for his American 'bride-to-be,' her twin begged Caroline to assume her identity and end the engagement. But once Caroline encountered her dream man and his motherless child, she forgot why she'd come...and why this man and baby weren't hers for the taking!

Arrogant, unfeeling and iron-willed. The dynamic Slade Benedict was all those things -- but given that he was also Eden Lyle's boss, she found it impossible to protest when he commandeered her holiday plans. But what she hadn't counted on was the disturbing attraction between them. Eden knew she must keep him at arm's length -- not only to protect herself but also to keep him from discovering the secret of her past.

"Daniel Flamm est en train de vivre, entre Montréal et Paris, une de ces histoires d'amour innocentes et sans conséquences comme il en avait jusqu'à présent l'habitude. Il ne s'est pas méfié, il a oublié qu'on ne sait jamais jusqu'où va vous conduire une rencontre : "J'ai une histoire à raconter, dit-il. Je ne peux plus la garder pour moi." Il se souvient de la première fois où il a vu sur scène à Montréal une jeune actrice, Justine, et du coup de foudre qui les a réunis malgré leur différence d'âge : "J'adorais passer mes journées avec elle. On ne faisait rien d'autre qu'être ensemble." Le Royal Romance est le cocktail préféré de Justine... Les années passent. On propose de moins en moins de rôles à Justine. Daniel travaille pour une importante papeterie finlandaise et publie des romans qu'il vient régulièrement présenter au Salon du livre de Montréal. Il continue de vivre avec sa femme Astrid et leurs deux filles. Les choses se compliquent lorsque Justine vient s'installer à Paris en cassant le rythme de leurs rencontres dont la rareté faisait le charme. Leurs sentiments s'exprimaient par SMS et envois de cassettes enregistrées. Justine ignore que Daniel est tombé entre-temps très amoureux d'une autre femme, ce qu'il n'ose pas lui dire. Elle s'appelle Florence et le rend, dit-il, "monogame"... Daniel part pour Strasbourg, sa ville natale, près de sa sœur psychiatre. C'est là qu'il apprend la nouvelle qui va l'anéantir."--Provided by publisher.

More than anything she wanted King's trust. Faraway, the beautiful remote cattle station Shan Penrose knew so well, was the perfect location for the film she was producing. But returning to Faraway meant coming face to face with King Falconer, her estranged husband. In the untamed Australian outback, Shan rediscovered her powerful attraction to the rugged cattle king she had married. But as always, King's resentful teenage daughter stood determinedly between them. If only Shan could convince King to trust her, their happiness might have a chance.

The island provided much-needed solitude In their villa on the Great Barrier Reef, Belle Fraser worked to establish herself as a writer, determined to emerge from the shadow of her famous father. Then unexpectedly Rex Marron arrived. A protege of her father's, he expected to be alone there to lick his wounds following a costly palimony suit. But Belle saw his arrival as a chance for revenge against the handsome man who'd once humiliated her. Her plans went madly astray when she realized her teenage crush had developed into the full-fledged feelings of a woman. And according to Rex, he was now only interested in "one-night stands."

Conflicting desires! Sarah Fox has never let a man come between her and her high-profile career as a TV reporter, until a handsome stranger saves her life. . . And shows her other, more rewarding ways of spending her time! Since a tragic brush with the press, Luke Ansfield has had no desire to be back in the limelight. Sadly, his desire to be with Sarah keeps thrusting him into it. He could encourage her to change careers, but can Luke live with himself if he stands in the way of Sarah's future? Maybe he should convince her to leave him - but can he live without her?

According to Keenan Royce, Sabrina's beloved husband Mike had been a gambler and a wastrel - and in fact he had died owing Keenan enormous sums of money, which was how Keenan had virtually forced her to marry him. But Sabrina had never stopped loving Mike, and she refused to believe the worst of him — so what kind of marriage could she expect now? Better than she hoped, perhaps, for despite her misgivings she soon found herself falling in love with Keenan. But what about his close relationship with Marcie Fraser?

The High Country spelled danger Gemma Tate hired Robb Wetherill as her guide into the wild Australian bush. Despite the hardship he warned her to expect, she was determined to tackle the odds. Her search for a certain plane wreck was not only for her employer, Outback magazine. The real purpose was very personal -- and one that, if he knew it, would make her proud and rugged guide loathe her. As Robb watched Gemma suffer the arduous trek, he began to become suspicious-and more dangerous than the land

Innocent Meagan Moore had never intended to get caught up in her brother's plot to overthrow the Edenbourg throne, or fall for the man thought to be the enigmatic Prince Nicholas. But involved she was—in the plot and with gorgeous Benjamin Lockhart. Meagan admired the courageous lieutenant for going undercover to protect the royal family, but with the truth revealed, danger lurked wherever the pair went. Now, faced with the consequences of following her heart, Meagan was torn between devotion to her family and love for her very own Prince Charming....

Forensic linguist Macy Reid is an expert on kidnapping, having been abducted when she was a child. So, she is the perfect investigator to be called in when a Denver tycoon's eleven-year-old daughter is abducted for the second time. But Macy's biggest stumbling block may be a member of her own team: Kellan Burke, the wise-cracking, rule- breaking investigator who relishes getting under Macy's skin and who just may be the man to help her confront the demons from her past.

Georgina, Princess of Wales, has always known her destiny, but she never expected duty to call so soon. When her father dies suddenly, she is called back from her Royal Navy post to assume the crown. While the people acclaim their new Queen, Great Britain’s first openly gay monarch, all George feels is the isolation of her station. Beatrice Elliot’s staunch anti-monarchist views have always been a point of gentle contention with her working class, royalty-loving parents. When Bea—director of a hospice charity—must spend six months working with Queen Georgina, her charity’s new patron, sparks fly and passion blooms. But is love enough to bridge the gap between Bethnal Green and Buckingham Palace?