A little secret

With her enchanting romance One Perfect Rose, Mary Jo Putney earned her rightful place on bestseller lists and "keeper" shelves everywhere. Her lush historical settings, bewitching characters, and unique passion for the beauty of nature transport readers to a place as close to the heart as secret dreams. Now, in her glorious new novel, The Wild Child, Putney creates a breathtaking love story that awakens all the senses, inviting a magical world of wonders in a magnificent English garden.Dominic Renbourne has been bribed to take his twin brother Kyle's place at Warfield Manor, where he is to pay gentlemanly court to Lady Meriel Grahame, the extravagantly wealthy heiress Kyle intends to marry. The deception need only take a few weeks and no one will be the wiser, especially the strange Lady Meriel who is whispered to be . . . mad. The last thing Dominic expects when he arrives is to be entranced by a silent woman whose ethereal beauty is as stunning as her mystical relationship to the intoxicating flowers and trees that surround her. Until now, Meriel has kept her distance from society, spending her days at one with the earth and safe from the nightmare that nearly destroyed her as a child. She is content to live alone, but suddenly this handsome intruder begins to inspire dreams of life beyond her sanctuary. He senses her restlessness, her awakening desire, and the truth that she is much more than she seems.Theirs is an extraordinary courtship. Without words, Meriel teaches Dominic to appreciate the natural splendors of her isolated world. While Dominic's sense of duty barely restrains his longing for his brother's future bride, Meriel's untamed spirit proves more powerful than Dominic can resist. But will Meriel forgive his deceit once she learns he is not Kyle? Moreover, will their love be able to save them both from the treachery that still secretly shadows Meriel? And will their passion endure the rift that will divide two brothers?Told with Mary Jo Putney's incomparable intelligence and grace, The Wild Child is an unforgettable tale about the infinite possibilities of love.From the Hardcover edition.

For ten years Samantha Riggins and J. D. Kronos have convinced themselves they have the perfect relationship. No strings, no commitment, no future. All that changes when the son Sam gave up for adoption walks into her shelter. The son J. D. knows nothing about. The presence of their child breaks through all the rules they’ve lived by. And suddenly what Sam thought she knew about J. D. turns out to be wrong. Are the feelings they share enough to keep them together? Especially now when the biggest secret is the one Sam never saws coming. (from the back cover).

"Having a baby isn't exactly in Soleil Freeman's plans. Being single and pregnant? Even further off her to-do list. Still, she can make this work ... if she can figure out how to handle the father. West Morgan is absolutely perfect summer distraction material. But building a life with a guy who's all about picket fences and tradition is not her deal. Funny thing happens when she drops the 'Merry Christmas, you're gonna be a dad' news, though. That delicious attraction that fueled their affair is alive and well. And when West embarks on a campaign to be a family, she's more open to the idea than she thought"--Page 2 of cover.

Juliet McNeil has been keeping a secret for more than eight years—a secret from Blake Ramsden. They spent one night together all that time ago...and Mary Jane McNeil was the result.Juliet and Mary Jane are a pair, a family of two, and they're happy that way. So what happens when Blake, the man who unknowingly fathered Mary Jane, returns to San Diego? What happens when Juliet, an attorney, develops a professional—and then a personal—relationship with him? What happens when he meets his daughter?

Jen Delazzeri never expected to see Max Rickman again after the end of their brief, intense affair. They were young, he had just lost his fianceé in a fire, and he told Jen he didn't love her. All good reasons for Jen to keep their daughter a secret for thirteen years. Now they're together again on fire duty--Max as a smoke jumper and Jen as a reporter--and Max wants to spend time with his daughter and wants Jen to help investigate what went wrong during the long ago tragedy that ended his fianceé's life.