Harlequin

THE SHEIK'S CAPTIVE! Prince Hassan al Rashid has all the trappings of an international playboy. But beneath his designer suit lies the heart of a true desert prince. Determined to save his country from ruin, Hassan decides to attract the world's attention by kidnapping Rose Fenton! Darling of the media, Rose has never met anyone as powerful and ruthless as Hassan. He's her ultimate fantasy man -- but will his pride ever allow him to see her as suitable marriage material?

It wasn't her job that he was after... Radio Wyechester was failing, and no one could hide the fact much longer. As advertising controller, Storm Templeton stood to lose a lot. She had worked long and hard to garner clients for the station. So she should have been happy when Jago Marsh stepped in. He was noted for his media expertise -- as well as for a few other things that Storm didn't care to think about! No. She had no need of this suave, commanding man, either at the office -- or at home!

"Former navy SEAL Connor Benson is in beautiful Tuscany, but he can't forget his time on the front line. Meeting beautiful Isabella Rossi reminds him of everything he once fought for & nd everything he can't have. Isabella understands what it's like to be stuck in the past -- since becoming a widow she's been sleepwalking through life. But handsome Connor's delicious kisses are waking her up, and his courage inspires her: she must fight for the love they both deserve!"--Back cover.

Marya Hansen had once been in love The whole unhappy episode had made her decide she should never let herself get involved again. No matter how attractive the man. And Craig Huntingdon was certainly attractive -- he was rich, intelligent and highly successful. He'd been hard to ignore on the ferry en route to Marya's home in the Faroe Isles. Convincing Craig that she just wasn't interested, proved difficult -- he simply refused to listen. But then why should he? Marya was having trouble convincing herself....

Yancie's new job as driver to leading industrialist Thomson Wakefield is a challenge. Yet Yancie knows that her boss is a man with whom she could fall in love. Love for Yancie means getting married -- does it mean the same to Thomson? It takes a near-tragic accident to give Yancie her answer -- Thomson pops the question from his hospital bed. Can Yancie trust the proposal of a man under heavy sedation?

A man she can't say "no" to Sharp-tongued, independent firestorm Tabby Glover will do anything to get Greek billionaire Acheron Dimitrakos to support her adoption claim over his cousin's small child. The last thing she expects is his outrageous marriage proposal! She has no choice but to say yes, even if the arrogant tycoon can't stop looking down his nose at her for one minute! Tabby can see that there is more to this proposition and this devastatingly handsome man than meets the eye. But as the thin veil between truth and lies is lifted, will this marriage become more than in name only? (harlequin.com)

A sheikh with a brain tumor seeks a female distraction with a trip to Australia.

A black eye and a night in prison was not how Sheikh Rakhal Alzirz expected his latest fling to end, but it was worth it, for the pleasure of meeting his next conquest! His return to the throne imminent, Rakhal seizes the chance to discover if Natasha is as fiery between the sheets as her flaming red hair, but his recklessness has consequences.….. Natasha might be carrying the Alzirz heir, so Rakhal whisks her away to the desert to await the truth. In the meantime, he has a vacancy that needs to be filled!

(The second book in the Slater Brothers series) The war was over . . . But Shannon McCahy and Malachi Slater, embittered by the conflict, still fought a raging battle of wills all their own. A Yankee whose only solace was the land she had struggled to save, Shannon hated the hot-tempered Malachi, a Rebel on the run who stood for all she had come to despise. Yet as jayhawkers and bushwhackers descended upon the lawless Missouri border, the two joined forces in a desperate search for their endangered loved ones. They clashed relentlessly, but as time ran out they were forced to realize there was something between them far stronger than hatred . . .

Wedded for convenience...or married for real? Rose was shocked when James turned up...long after their wedding of convenience. She'd loved James when they'd hastily married, and she'd fought hard to put their subsequent -- and just as hasty -- separation behind her. After all these years, Rose never expected James to arrive in person to tell her that he wasn't prepared to end their marriage.Was she? The hurt of the past hadn't quenched her love, or their mutual physical attraction....

His timing was almost perfect Kate Wiley hated to admit it, but singlehandedly managing the large Australian ranch was too much for her. That's when Grevil Robertson appeared on her doorstep with his offer of help. Kate soon learned his interest was more than neighborly, for he stirred feelings within her that, as a widow, she had longed to reawaken. She knew she needed a man. And somehow, the fact that her husband had once saved Grevil's life made Kate believe it was destiny... .

Schoolteacher Ellen Thurston never expected to find love in Pepin, Wisconsin. But the moment she discovers a baby boy outside her door, it's love at first sight. While the townsfolk don't approve of Ellen as a single mother, what worries her most are her feelings for the handsome farmer who defends her decision to keep the child. Ellen is far above the reach of a German immigrant like Kurt Lang. Especially one weighted with responsibility. Kurt knows how hard it is to raise a child alone, but he will do whatever it takes to help make Ellen's dream of a family come true.