Five Star standard print romance series

New York Times bestselling author Barbara Delinsky captivates with a magnificent story of loving friendship and desperate acts, first published in 1992.The lovely vacation house on the Maine coast was meant to be a glorious retreat for Danica Lindsay and her husband Blake, a place where they could mend the wounds of a damaged and tired marriage. Instead, she finds herself mostly there alone while Blake's political star is rapidly rising back in Boston. Were it not for the cherished companionship of her new neighbor, gentle and caring Michael Buchanan, Danica would surely be overcome by loneliness and despair.But a friendship that is strong, uplifting, and real is slowly transforming into something less innocent, more passionate -- something that could easily be called "love." For the first time in her life, a chance for true happiness may be in Danica's reach. But how can she grab onto it when she remains another man's wife, bound by her marriage vows to a union plagued by doubt and pain ... and by secrets so shocking an entire nation will take notice?

May and December Randi marries Jonas to keep him alive and his money safe from the clutches of his brother who is a important member of a fascist party trying to change american youth for the worse. Vital, attractive Randi Scott impulsively marries her boss - a man twice her age though she has fallen in love with a young idealist. Love With Honor is a zesty romance of poverty and wealth, youth and age, in which Randi's dilemma is resolved with heartbreak, excitement, courage and lasting love. It is not as as good as some of the other books by Emilie Loring

Amid the Furious Cry of Battle, a Private War of Passion Had Just Begun . . . Hastings; 1066. Clouds of war darkened the horizon as Saxons and Normans clashed with a vengeance. Yet another battle raged ... as two sparring hearts collided ... They were enemies from birth, their people divided by a bloodstained vision of power and glory: But when Alaric, a fierce Norman warrior, rescued Fallon from a bloody execution at the hands of the Normans, the fiery Saxon princess rebelled. She was determined to resist his seductive charms--and she vowed to wage a passionate war against the man who conquered her stormy heart. She was ... the Princess of Fire. Against a rich tapestry of a forgotten age--an enduring tale of tempestuous love. Fire: Princess of Fire (Fire, #1) Knight of Fire (Fire, #2)

The Damask Rose takes readers to the mystical, magical Isle of Skye, in Scotland of 1430, where two clans, MacKay and MacDougald, have been engaged in a blood feud for years. As the story opens, it seems as though the MacDougalds have been defeated and young Tynan MacDougald, only eight years old, has been taken as a slave. But as the years pass the seeds of revenge are planted in his mind. When the laird of the clan discovers that he has a long-lost granddaughter, he offers a reward for anyone who can deliver her safely to him. Tynan will find this woman, Nara. But instead of delivering her to safety, he will kill her and get his revenge. What he doesn't count on is falling in love with her, and becoming torn between his newfound love and his blood oath to avenge his clan.

A PROUD, BEAUTIFUL HEIRESS Torn from her ancestral home by her cousin's treachery, the bewitching Scottish beauty Kayleigh Kerr found a new life in New Orleans as the notoriously proud pickpocket whom every man wanted but no man could touch. Keeping alive the dream of reclaiming her birthright, she was forced to flee once again...this time into the arms of St. Bride Ferringer, a handsome stranger who wouldn't let her go. A MYSTERIOUS ROGUE St. Bride was a man who knew what he wanted. He came to New Orleans for revenge but soon he wanted more - he wanted Kayleigh, body and soul. Bewitched by the beautiful street urchin who some of highland castles, St. Bride vowed to tame her and maker her his own. But as the battle raged between them, he found himself succumbing to the charms of the woman he called...

AN UNEXPECTED LEGACY With little to live on, spirited Jean Lindsay lived a rather dismal life with her nasty, drunken uncle. She was always the object of ridicule, that is, until news of her unexpected inheritance spread. Suddenly her worn dresses became "quaint", and her forthright manner turned magically to "charming". Young Jean knew nothing of the inheritance which was hers--until it was almost too late. She was much too involved with her fantasy about the dashing Marquess of Fleetwater who was all the rage with the London beauties. She did not know then that it was more than a fantasy. The marquess indeed was falling in love with her. Someone else, however, hated her. Was jealous of her and wanted her fortune. To Jean's horror, someone wanted her dead! With the marquess nearby to save her pretty neck, Jean felt quite safe... and quite smitten. As for her hero... how had an unsophisticated child from a Scottish manse turned his head and his heart askew?

Betrothed against her will by an ambitious father, Lady Barbara Grandison was sailing from Regency England to join the fiancé she loathed when her ship was captured by an American vessel — and Barbara taken prisoner by its tawny-haired captain. Driven by a dark passion for revenge, Captain Trent refused to turn his ship from its westward course — despite Barbara's furious pleas. But Barbara's resistance to this ruthless, mocking man soon turned to wild longing as he awakened her proud beauty to the sweet ache of desire. And then fate again ripped Barbara's world apart, as the Americans were defeated by a savage pirate crew. Once more Barbara was held captive, this time by a man whose cruel lusts might separate her forever from the man she loved.

Lorna Lightbody rides like lightning across the Colorado range that is her birthright and fiercest passion. She knows no man can outrace or outfight her, but when she meets Cooper Parnell, she has no weapons against the yearning that makes her tremble like a tree in a storm. (A book in the Colorado Wind series)

Jennifer Blake, one of America's romance queens, once again conquers readers with a scintillating tale of love and treachery. From the bloody battlefields of the Civil War-torn South to the lush and exotic islands of the Caribbean, heroine Lorna Forrester is pursued by the brazen blockade-runner Ramon Cazenave. From the moment they meet one another and make love under the moonlight, they are inextricably bound to one another by chains of passion. Love and Adventure Collection: The Storm and the Splendor (Love and Adventure Collection #1) Love's Wild Desire (Love and Adventure Collection #2) Surrender in Moonlight (Love and Adventure Collection #3) Notorious Angel (Love and Adventure Collection, #4) Golden Fancy (Love and Adventure Collection #5)

All Eliza Smallwood knew about men was to stay away from them. So when her guardian uncle forced her to sing in his Buffalo, Wyoming saloon, the untouched beauty was petrified with fear. Suddenly, a lean, rugged man shouldered his way past the leering cowboys and demanded that they respect her – or face his brand of frontier justice. Now Eliza didn’t know if she’d faint with relief or swoon with passion. For the instant he became her champion she vowed to spend her life showing her loving gratitude. Tough Cord Stedman didn’t have much use for females; the prettier they were the more conniving they were, too. But when he saw the black-haired songbird looking like a cornered lamb, the muscular cattleman had to defend her. Cord tried not to take advantage of the adoring girl, tried to keep his hands from roaming her alluring curves. But the instant his lips crushed hers, all the virile man wanted was to claim her as a stallion takes his mare, all through the wicked Wyoming nights.

A TEMPTATION CALLED DESIRE... Artist Ann Marcel knows she is risking her own safety when she tries to help her ex-husband Jon clear his name of a shocking murder charge. For to find the truth she must enter the shadowy and sensual New Orleans world of erotic clubs and after-hours jazz joints. Racing against time and the detective determined to send Jon to prison, Ann is soon embroiled in a fight for her life. In her path, in her search, and in her dreams is this ruggedly seductive man, telling lies and keeping secrets, arousing her anger and yet drawing her into a passion as deep and dark as the sultry Louisiana night-and ten times as dangerous...

Would His Kisses Free Her Deepest Desires...Or Make Her a Prisoner of Love? From the moment Croft Falconer walked into her West Coast bookstore, Mercy felt drawn to him. He radiated an aura of mystery and a raw, primitive maleness that made her shiver with desire. Her career was books; his was violence, the beautifully controlled violence of the Asian fighting arts. That was all he would tell her when he demanded the Valley of Secret Jewels, a rare edition of erotica she had advertised. How could Mercy have guessed the deadly secret of this book of forbidden passion? How could she have imagined that it would take her to the lust-haunted halls of a wealthy collector's remote mansion? And how could she have known it would be the first step on a woman's most perilous journey, that Falconer would become the lover of her dreams... stroking her gently, touching her deeply, and leading her toward the breathless limits of ecstasy itself.

A mysterious gunfighter rides into town, and may be the hope for a beautiful saloon owner attempting to keep her establishment and gold mine from the clutches of a greedy, unscrupulous bully. When her would-be hero turns out to be an impostor, that doesn't make him any less dangerous, because now rather than losing her assets, she's in danger of losing her heart!

Just in time for Mother's Day: four of romance's bestselling and best-loved authors -- Fern Michaels, Brenda Joyce, Bronwyn Williams, and Denise Domning -- contribute heartwarming original stories to this outstanding collection of love and family! Filled with rich emotion and insights of the heart, "Heart of the Home" is testament to the immeasurable power of love, and is sure to be a national bestseller this May!

DETERMINED LADY Tough-minded Jessica Trent's sole intention is to free her nitwit brother from the destructive influence of Sebastian Ballister, the notorious Marquess of Dain. She never expects to desire the arrogant, amoral cad. And when Dain's reciprocal passion places them in a scandalously compromising, and public, position, Jessica is left with no choice but to seek satisfaction... LORD OF SCOUNDRELS Damn the minx for tempting him, kissing him... and then forcing him to salvage her reputation! Lord Dain can't wait to put the infuriating bluestocking in her place -- and in some amorous position, And if that means marriage, so be it! -- though Sebastian is less than certain he can continue to remain aloof... and steel his heart to the sensuous, headstrong lady's considerable charms.

Vanessa is determined to cross the prairies, ford the mighty rivers and climb the Rockies to reach Colorado. But her resolve weakens when a tall, lean stranger as wild as the western wind takes her in his arms. Will surrender to this restless roamer bring her happiness - or will it break her heart forever.

Valery lost her husband and in danger of losing her little boy too. There seems to be a conspiracy in her town, someone is out to terrorize her, framing her for her husband's death. Nikolas Grady, a new comer, is the only one who promised to help Valery finding out the truth, but can she really trust him?

17 years old and terribly alone, Cherish Riley runs into the Kentucky wilderness from the low-down family that dared to sell her. She meets a man named Sloan Carroll, who proposes to her, but he finds that it will take a little more to win her heart.

previously released under title: Lover's Gold May 1991 Publisher: Diamond Books ISBN: 1557735050 ISBN13: 9781557735058 When a hired gunman came to her small Pennsylvania town, Elaina McAllister knew with one look at his glinting blue eyes that she could never love this insolent stranger. But against all will, she found herself aching for his touch.... He masked his true feelings behind a teasing seduction, but Ren Daniels knew this tender beauty had captured his heart. Destiny would tear them apart when Elaina finds a golden fortune in the Colorado hills -- and becomes the toast of San Francisco's glittering high society. But she yearns for her roguish lover and for the fire of their everlasting passion.