Yvonne Whittal

She was equal to almost any task As part of a skilled medical team, Margot Huntley was sensitive and alert to the needs of her job. She had to be especially since the arrival of Jordan Merrick, the new senior surgeon. Margot had never forgotten that Jordan once thought himself too good for her. Nor had she forgiven him for callously crushing all the tender feelings she'd nurtured for him. Now the knowledge that he wanted to be her lover only angered her ...until his rich, socially acceptable fiancee turned up.

Dale Palmer has been ignored for years by her parents and left to grow up in a convent school. When they are killed unexpectedly she falls to the care of their lawyer and at graduation moves to live with him and his mother. As she grows in confidence, she realizes that she is falling in love with her guardian. But a dark secret about her past prompts her to keep her distance from him.

"Can you think of a better solution?" Laura's mind searched frantically for alternatives. She simply could not marry this cold cynical man. But her newly orphaned niece, Sally, needed both Anton DeVere and her for a stable home I ife. Laura stared at Anton in helpless confusion and finally replied hoarsely, "No--" Totally immersed in her own feelings, she flinched in surprise at Anton's harsh reaction. "Do you think I want this marriage any more than you do?"

The past would not let her love again Anna Lindsay left Johannesburg for Durban, hoping to forget her one-sided love affair. Never again would she make a fool of herself over a man. Her disillusionment made her reject the advances of handsome Scott Beresford, owner of the hotel where Anna worked. But he was undaunted. And to her surprise, Scott's lovemaking made her forget everything except the magic of his embraces. Surely it was just sheer sexual attraction ... ?

"You won't get away from me this time." Rudolph's voice was arrogant. "Because if you try running away, I'll come after you. You're going to marry me, Janey, and give our son a name!" Janey had to agree for the child's sake. Perhaps, even, for her own. She had loved Rudolph desperately when they had met more than a year ago. And she loved him even more now. But she couldn't forgive him for having promised to marry her when he had been committed to another woman. A woman he still seemed to want.

His contemptuous eyes still haunted Alexa Ever since that horrible night when Revil Bradstone had caught a disheveled Alexa fleeing from his brother-in-law's hotel room, he had despised her. Her plea of innocence had fallen on deaf ears. Now, three years later, she encountered Revil again. He had not forgotten her, and appeared ready to take vengeance out on Alexa's employer, Mme. Veronique, by denying her modeling agency a much-needed business contract. In desperation, Alexa went to him and promised she'd do anything if he'd only give Mme. Veronique the contract. Yet she couldn't help wondering if she would live to regret her words!

For Sarah, there seemed to be no easy answers The misery of a bad marriage and her resolve to avoid future complications had led Sarah Courtney to throw herself single-mindedly into work. When she had to follow the doctor's advice to relax on a holiday, she certainly hadn't expected the attractive Dr. Anton de Ville to turn up at the resort, too. And Sarah resented it. Anton's presence forced her to examine her life-style and question her desire never to get involved. Anton made it clear that he wanted her--but Sarah wondered if she dare love again...

Present-day hairdresser Jackie Clarke is either having a very bad hair day, or an erotic dream come true when she falls into the arms of a miner with a heart of gold in 1891 Colorado...

He was being overprotective .. . Maura was determined to strike out on her own. Her decision to teach school enraged Clayton, her stepbrother, and the administrator of the family's considerable wealth. Ten years older than Maura, Clayton had always shared an affectionate relationship with her. He'd respected her intelligence and recognized her independent spirit. But now his affection was eclipsed by fury, and Maura was at a loss to understand why. One thing was becoming increasingly obvious. His feelings went beyond brotherly protectiveness and affection... .

"Women are fickle incapable of loyalty!" Megan didn't know how to react to Chad McAdam's bitterly distorted view of women. She'd met the attractive South African on the game preserve where she worked--and wilted under his scathing contempt. In spite of herself, Megan couldn't resist the pulsating currents between them. She was drawn to a side of Chad that she'd seen when his cynical guard was down... . Helplessly, Megan knew that past hurts had crippled Chad's capacity for trust. And their relationship was doomed to failure--unless somehow she could reach across the void and show him the healing power of love.

Jacqueline Thornton was going to have a lot to live up to: first, working at the Bernard Thornton Memorial Hospital at Barryvale and, second, known to everyone as the daughter of her famous father. But the biggest challenge of all was going to be her new chief, the forbidding Meldon Powers.

Could Cara's love cancel the debt? "Marry me, and your father can have twelve months more on his loan." Vince Steiner's insolent, faintly sensuous smile told Cara she was as much an object of desire to the South African construction magnate as she was the daughter of the man he despised. Cara knew nothing of her father's dealings with the Steiner family. She only knew that her new husband's heart seemed to have little room for love. Yet somewhere behind Vince's harsh unrelenting exterior, Cara glimpsed a man who might someday need more than a pawn in a deadly game of revenge.

Amy tried to hide from the dangers of loving. "We'll meet again." Luke Tanner's parting words on their first evening together sounded more like a threat than a promise to Amy Warren. Still hurting four years after tragedy had ended her marriage, she was terrified of loving again. As a partner in Aloe Tours organising trips through the picturesque South African countryside, Amy was forced to work with Luke. Desperately she tried to keep their relationship strictly business. But faced with Luke's determination to win her—and her own treacherous desire--Amy's defences began to crumble.

Her peace of mind was wholly shattered Olivia Logan had used an unexpected legacy from her aunt to set up a book and stationery store in the bushveld country of 'northern Transvaal -- something she'd long looked forward to. She was leaving behind the bustle and loneliness of Johannesburg. She hoped that her life in the small town of Louisville would be quieter and more friendly. And so it was -- until she found herself involved with the overwhelming Bernard King.