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Stacy needed time to adjust Stacy's world collapsed with the death of her father. She had to sort herself out; decide what she wanted to do with her life. The secluded cabin in a Texas valley seemed a perfect place to think. But when Stacy met the arrogant rancher, Cord Harris, all her hopes of peace and serenity vanished. Especially when Cord said, "Go back to the city, where you belong." It was exactly the wrong thing to say to Stacy. It made her fighting mad--and determined to stay!

hey were twins who looked exactly alike--to strangers. Those who loved them recognized the spirit in Serenity's eyes, the gentleness in Sylyana's. But Ashen Svlyana was invited by her godmother, who'd not seen her in four years, to come to London for the Season, Serenity felt safe in taking her place. After all, Sylyana would far rather remain in the Cotswolds near the man she loved. Serenity had a lesson she must teach to a certain man in London--a man who had teased her when she was just sixteen--with a dare, a laugh, and a kiss.

Hannah and Caleb are young newlyweds on the plains of Texas in the late nineteenth century. They've staked their claim and have built a new home and a new life as cattle ranchers. But a cloud of dust in the distance rides towards their cabin and changes Hannah's life forever. Caleb is shot and Hannah is abused and raped by a gang of rustlers. Left for dead, Hannah recovers and sets off to exact revenge. Join Hannah on her determined quest through the bordellos, churches, and shanty courts of the old west as she makes her own justice and finds a new love along the way.

When her engagement to Bruno Cavour fell through, Clare was offered a job by the attractive Italian, Tarquin Roscuro. Thought of Bruno soon faded when she fell in love with Tarquin - but alas, he seemed no more interested in marrying her than Bruno had been.

When Harriet Rothman's father dies suddenly leaving her penniless, the chance of renting out the family house, Swallow Grange, seems a temporary soulution to her immediate financial problems. But by renting Swallow Grange to young widower Martin Blake, Harriet exposes herself to Blake's private, tormented world - and that of his autistic son, Peter. Unlike Martin's sister-in-law, Molly, Harriet has a way with Peter and she willingly postpones her university studies to care for the boy. But Molly's jealousy, Martin's worry and Peter's needs weigh heavily upon her, as do the expectations of Justin, her husband to be...

Three years later, we rejoin the Davis family in the pages of Love's Enduring Promise, the sequel to Love Come Softly. Missie is now five years old, and quite excited about the prospect of a school being built in town. Marty is expecting a third child, while Clare is growing into a healthy young boy. As hardships are placed upon the shoulders of neighbors and friends, Marty and Clark reach out their hands to help in any way they can. And when the community finds a need for a teacher, and a pastor, will they find who they are looking for, or will all their hard work be in vain?

The author's second autobiography.

In an attempt to escape her life in New England, Sara Randall journeys to Venice to stay with her great-aunt

HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE Amanda Calhoun had always been the sensible one, forever struggling to keep her, well...eccentric family out of trouble. And the instant she laid eyes on architect Sloan O'Riley, she knew he was trouble. So this arrogant, insufferable Harvard-educated cowboy thought he was going to turn her family's beloved - and slightly decrepit - home into a hotel, did he? Well, she'd just see about that... Sloan seemed a little too interested in Calhoun family history - their famous missing emeralds, for instance. He also seemed a little too interested in Amanda. The hotel was shaping up nicely under his oh-so-skilled hands. But it was becoming clear that Amanda was what he most wanted to get those hands on... The Calhoun Women -- four fascinating sisters, four fabulous stories.

Every novel in this collection is your passport to a romantic tour of the United States through time-honored favorites by America’s First Lady of romance fiction. Each of the fifty novels is set in a different state, researched by Janet and her husband, Bill. For the Daileys it was an odyssey of discovery. For you, it’s the journey of a lifetime. Your tour of desire begins with this story set in Nevada. Nurse Randi Terhune has never had a husband or a lover. But she does have a wonderful son, Matt. She never thought she'd meet the boy's father. Ex-CIA agent Travis McLean has avoided paternity all his life. The Mclean family was virtually dysfunctional. Why would a family of his own be any different? But then he meets Matt, the image of himself as a youngster, and Randi, Matt's beautiful mother. Can he come to terms with the past to give them all a future?

The Marquis of Peterborough had kissed Juliana in public -- in order to win a bet. Now, she was the subject of another, even more degrading wager. His gambling companions had given him six months to win her hand in marriage. Juliana was new to the ways of the ton. Her father had taught her different values -- he did not approve of libertines who wasted their lives on games and wagered their lives on whims. Her father had married for love -- and, so, Juliana was determined, would she...

The Tribble sisters help Delilah, a beautiful flirt, learn where her heart really lies.

Julie agrees to model the company's new line of clothing for an important client in Greece, Christos Dardanis, but doesn't look forward to working with him

Had her love crashed with Rick's plane? Shannon was ecstatic at the prospect of joining Rick in Alaska. They'd waited so long, but now he'd found a pilot's job and they could be married. Her hopes faded, though, after her arrival in Anchorage. Rick wasn't there. His apartment had been rented to someone else. Panicky and confused, Shannon sought help through Cody Steele, Rick's supposed employer. Shannon feared for Rick's safety and prayed he'd be found soon...before her love faded; before she succumbed to Cody's captivating charm.

COULD THEY REALLY LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER? The future Baroness van Tellerinck isn't exactly sure why she has agreed to get married. Perhaps it's because the tall and broad-shouldered Raf doesn't make her feel like a giant. It certainly isn't a love match. She doesn't love Raf, and he seems indifferent toward her…. Everything changes, though, when Raf's ex-girlfriend, Beyke, returns and shakes up this marriage of convenience. Suddenly Katrina's emotions are in turmoil. She couldn't be jealous, could she?

Aunt Marilla Chadwick wants to find a young man for her lovely young friend, Mary Amber. She sees a tall young soldier walking slowly toward her house. It doesn't matter that his uniform is bedraggled and dirty or that she had never seem him before in her life, for Aunt Marilla has an idea, a plan, a sudden inspiration--and soon she, Mary Amber, and the mysterious soldier are all entangled in an adventure that will change their lives forever.

Beautiful young nurse Christie Paige goes to the clinic of the small suffering victims of the Second World War, set high in the Austrian Alps to work at the side of atractive Dr. Phillip Vereker, the man she plans to marry. The clinic is runing by Dr. Maxwell Grant, the clinic's founder, a great surgeon and lover of children. Then her exquisite dream is shattered when Phillip falls in love and marries one of his patients. She discoveres what it means to long for someone and to have that longing crushed. After a painful interlude, the immense silent grandeur of the mountains, the brilliant star-jewelled sky - it all begins to work its magic. And inspired by powerful Dr. Grant, her arduous work becomes a wonderful cure for misery. Maxwell finds that he is irresistibly attracted to Christine. But always there is Phillip - Phillip... how would she forget at such close proximity? After him, can she ever feel the deep, unswerving passion of everlasting love?

When the notorious and unpleasant gossip Mr Marmaduke Yarnton is murdered during Lady Windlesham's party, Justin Rutherford and his niece Anthea join forces to track down the murderer. Yarnton had dropped a name into the conversation which stirred up trouble - more than one person present had a secret to hide.

Martha Hathaway resolves to remain in the war-torn Paris of 1870 in order to solve a tragic crime. ''A Glittering, Turbulent Novel of Passion & Deadly Danger...A Romantic Thriller''---Bk Cvr

For four years Deborah had been personal assistant to Alex St. James, and most of that time she had been fighting her feelings for him. He was undeniably sensationally attractive, but she could not come to terms with his ruthless playboy attitude to women; still less could she contemplate becoming just another scalp on his belt. Which was why she was not happily planning a nice conventional marriage to nice steady Robin. But a business trip to Provence with Alex brought her feelings to a head; at last she admitted that she loved him – and Alex asked her to marry him. But how could she, knowing that love played no part in his scheme of things?

He'd always made light of her feelings When she was 15, Jenna had been infatuated with Simon Townsend, her best friend's teasing brother. Then infatuation changed to a curious uneasiness, one that made her feel edgy and restless in his company. Fortunately she had little occasion to see much of him now, for, as a prominent 31 year old London barrister, he moved in different circles than Jenna. But an escapade of his sister's threw Simon and Jenna, now 24, together again in a most awkward--not to mention compromising--situation. He thought it was funny. Jenna was not amused. And she would have given anything to avoid the consequences!

Carol Berkley's vacation plans were abruptly changed when she had to take a business trip for her injured boss. As confidential secretary, she was well acquainted with the details of the Fawcett Construction Company's biggest projects. As word of delay after delay for their biggest contract had crossed her desk for many weeks, Carol grew more determined that Phil Duskin, the head manager of the job, should be fired. Before her departure, two unscrupulous looking men came to the office, and Carol took down notes of the men's conversation, further convincing her that the job manager was incompetent or on the take. Throughout her trip, Carol grew as a person and businesswoman, but not without making some big mistakes and miscalculations along the way. Was Duskin a poor manager or were there other forces at work behind the scenes?

Lady Madeline Fordwich, who acted as political hostess for her distinguished Tory father, each season acquired a protégé to advance socially and politically in London. Her former suitor, Lord Eskott, though a Whig, had become a dear friend. But Escott did not at all approve of Maddie's newest protege, Henry Aldred, a relative with whom she appeared to be falling in love.

KIRKUS REVIEW On they come and they go -- Velda Johnston's heroines always cool in their sleeveless green linen dresses and over their pretty heads in just what, particularly if it's white? Anyway Jennifer goes south to her aunt's home on Dolor Island -- her aunt who has a very young man as husband and then there's a house psychic and a doctor and a competitor for Jennifer who has second thoughts about her first love. Easy as ever for all those other girls.

"Why don't you just admit you're homesick for the excitement of city life and stop trying to kid both of us?" Lije snapped. "I told you even before the subject of marriage was brought up how much this ranch meant to me. I love you, Diana, but I would never give it up, even for you." Diana had to admit to herself that she had known this. Or had she subconsciously hoped that some day she might be able to persuade him differently? Diana was a city girl, a glamorous model. She loved the bright lights and sophisticated life that she had been used to for so long. Lije Masters was a rough, tough rancher from New Mexico, a man of the outdoors. But the violent attraction that blazed up between them could not be denied; they met, fell in love, and were married … just like that. But then, inevitably, once the honeymoon rapture was over Diana found herself bored with the life of a housewife in the wilds. She had married in haste; would she now find herself repenting at leisure? Or would Lije tire of her first?

For Susanne, working with famous novelist Nick Merridew was an exciting challenge. But when she met his brother Richard, it was love at first sight. Then, just weeks before their wedding, a car accident left Susanne blinded. Suddenly it was Nick--not Richard--at her hospital bedside, Nick, whose dark brooding presence filled her with confused desire. . . . Now Susanne had more on her mind than just regaining her sight. What was she going to do about Richard, when her heart was telling her it was Nick she loved?