Harlequin Romance

What a tangled web she wove... Kate Lovell had never needed a man's help quite like she needed Will Raven's—without him she couldn't hope to manage her aunt's hotel in Normandy. At least, that's how she explained Will's presence to Robert, the man who assumed he'd be marrying Kate and the man who found Kate and Will snuggled up cozily in the hotel's lounge. Kate's relationship with Will was purely business, but in her heart she knew her professed desire to keep it that way had become far more than a little white lie!

The invitation couldn't have come at a better time, Nicola Trenton thought delightedly - just as her mother was about to marry again, Nicola's distant cousin George Westerfield had written to suggest that she should go out for a holiday to New Zealand, to share in the local Centennial celebrations. Nicola's acceptence was already in the post, when another letter arrived - from cousin George's grandson, Forbes Westerfield, indicating somewhat forcibly that he would rather Nicola did not come! Old grudges die hard, it seemed, and the Westerfield family had not all forgotten the trouble caused many years ago by one of Nicola's ancestors. Nevertheless, Nicola was determined to go - and in exploring a long-ago romance, on the other side of the world, found her own happy

The rancher and the librarian... He was wide-open spaces, solitude and strength - the kind of man to set women's hearts aflutter. She was a small-town girl who never dreamed she'd end up marrying a rancher. But if Catrina thought that Zade Mackensie's marriage proposal was the answer to those dreams, she was mistaken. Oh, Zade wanted to marry her, all right. He made no secret of the fact that a wife would make the ideal companion on his Montana Ranch. But he didn't offer her love. Catrina loved Zade enough to take a chance on marrying him. Now all she had to do was melt his resistance to romance.

Avena came from a family of beautiful women who had traded their looks for wealthy husbands and easy lifestyles. Now it was Avena's turn. She had to grit her teeth and be pleasant to rich and handsome Nyall Lancaster, the boss of Lancaster Holdings, in order to save her family's firm from ruin. But if Nyall thought that he could just walk in and take over her life then he had another thing coming!

Although she was only twenty-four Sanchia Bryan was content to live alone in a cottage near the exclusive boarding school, where she was secretary to the Headmistress. Sanchia's youthful marriage had ended in tragedy. She did not want to risk being hurt again. But, late on a winter night, a stranger from a far country rapped on her door, and forced his way into her life. A few weeks later she found herself in a luxury hotel in Port of Spain, the capital city of Trinidad. But when Tom Bartlett would meet her, and where her journey would end, she had no idea.

Unprofessional behavior? Sophie's calm, cool professional facade hid many secrets. For a start Sophie had an incurably romantic nature. So, when she was offered a post as Marc Washington's PA, she jumped at the chance to return to Venice ... a place for lovers, a place for dreams. Yet Marc Washington hardly seemed the sort of man who would tolerate Sophie's romantic heart -- or her past, should he ever remember the part he'd played in it!

Nicola has survived a suspicious fire that killed her father. She learns that her long-lost aunt in California wants to help her recuperate and has sent her stepson to collect her from the hospital in England. Nicola is taken aback though when the stepson turns out to be powerful film director Blake Anderson, who seems to find the errand of retrieving Nicola to be a great burden.

When Mike Patterson went back to England to see the village where his father had been born, he was full of the ideas -- and, it must be admitted, prejudices -- natural to a highly successful Canadian business man. At first he hadn't much patience with Beech Hampden, its "great house" and its unprogressive, inefficient ways. But he grew to appreciate the beauty of the place, to understand its values ... and he fell in love with an English girl. In the course of an enchanted holiday in Italy he told her so, only to find that his own money, buying the impoverished estate, had enabled the struggling young English heir to become engaged to her. All his life Mike had been accustomed to getting what he wanted. Was he going to fail in this most important want of all?

It's an exciting country where any morning one of your male friends may stroll in and present you with a leopard-skin, bagged during the course of a week-end's shooting. Karen Ainsley found that she thoroughly enjoyed staying in Kenya with her kindly, pleasant cousin Elizabeth and Elizabeth's husband, Justin. But although the handsome and successful Mark Howard made Karen occasional presents, he seemed more deeply interested in Inga Sanderfield, the beautiful Swedish widow of an Englishman. And how, Karen wondered regretfully, could she, an ordinary English girl, compete with Inga's sophisticated cosmopolitan charm? The background of a young and still developing colony, with its opportunities, its hard work and its rewards - with, too, its brilliant sunshine, superb scenery, and strange wonderful riot of plants and animals is described with that vivid authenticity that readers are growing to expect from Rosalind Brett.

He was as arrogant as he was handsome! The moment she met Nicholas Grange, Margaret decided to refuse the job he offered. But the next day found her working at his farm. That was the sort of man he was. Margaret was divided between attraction and rebellion. The imperious Mr. Grange was very much the master of his world—which now included Margaret. He made it clear he had no interest in Margaret himself—but he wanted to make sure that no one else expressed any interest in her, either!

For years Maggie’s life at the Pyanga general store had slipped along serenely. Perhaps because she wasn't ready for men, she had admitted no man even to the outer reaches of her heart. Even now, when she was twenty-one, she would have said she was not ready for romantic adventures. But such excitements have a way of catching up with one, and the only way to deal with them is to accept them or throw up a few defences. When Maggie’s parents visited England and left Maggie alone to run the store, a tall, arrogant stranger walked into it - and into Maggie's life. She determined to throw up defences. But could a girl like Maggie withstand a man so experienced and so attractive as Nicholas Heward?

HE WAS DETERMINED BUT SO WAS SHE. Commander Roger Merlin wasted no time putting his plan into action. He offered to buy Eve's inheritance, Treloan Manor, before she had even seen it! But she had no intention of selling the Georgian mansion-especially not to the arrogant Commander Merlin! Somehow she must keep the estate. Maybe it could be made to pay for itself as a hotel. And it would suit Eve perfectly to be in the same business as Roger Merlin. Competition was just what he deserved!

Lorna was too young to marry, Paul Westbrook thought. She was only eighteen, and had seen very little of the world outside her English boarding school. Yet here she was, all alone and with very little money, in the strange world of the South Sea Islands, and how was she to be looked after if not by a husband? So he married her, meaning to maintain a distant relationship until she was older and more mature .. . but he had not allowed for the possible actions of sharp-tongued, disappointed women on one hand, or, on the other, of men who found his new wife pretty and charming. Both he and Lorna were to find that events and emotions were not so easy to foresee and control as they had supposed.

"She's Penny Plain! But has rather good lines about her, don't you think? And not too bad for holiday jaunting, lacking something more glamorous?" Anger and humiliation and a desire to hit back washed over Penny as she heard Charles's words. She had believed that Charles's friendship for her was something deeper than a mere holiday romance. There was only one thing to do ... Cinderella had runaway from the ball, hadn't she? Then so would Penny Smith, she told herself. Taking a job on a remote back-country sheep station in the New Zealand Alps, Penny hoped that in the silence and vastness of the mountains she would find healing and forget the memory of Charles. But unfortunately for Penny's plans, she chose the one place in the world where this task would prove most difficult.

Sue Preston knew she could not marry Nigel Tevior until she had cleared up the mystery of her sister-in-law's death in Canada some years earlier, so she went out there to try and sort things out. Sue needed help - and she found it in Bill Wightman, the attractive lumber-man. but it was a friendship that was to produce a new peril - this time to Sue herself...

Elizabeth had taken a post for a year on the coast of Provence in one last attempt to try and trace the sister from whom she had been separated since childhood. It was a very long shot, as all she knew was that Diana was living somewhere in France. But real life is often stranger than fiction, and Elizabeth did indeed find her sister - but found, too, that she was in love with the same man as Elizabeth herself; and that the dice were heavily loaded in her favour. For how could Louis de Sergeron, Comte d'Anelle, ever notice, let alone prefer, a humble English nanny when a beautiful, sophisticated woman of the world was his for the asking? Elizabeth could have borne the situation better had she been able to believe that Diana could make Louis happy - but her new-found sister was proving a disillusionment in every way. Should she go away and leave her a clear field, or stay on in the hope that Louis might come to his senses in time?

When her engagement was broken shortly before the wedding, Elizabeth was the first to admit the she was not unduly broken-hearted. Nevertheless she was glad to take the chance of getting way for a while, and took herself off for a Continental holiday. Her ‘cure’ was soon complete when, in romantic Luxembourg, she met Gervais St. Vire and accepted his family’s invitation to stay with them for a short time in their fairy-tale chateau- and in no time she had fallen in love with Gervase. But welcome as she had been as a visitor, it seemed that as a wife she would not meet with universal approval, for more than one sinister occurrence convinced Elizabeth that someone was prepared to go to any lengths to get rid of her. But who - and why"

Lindsay's stepfather had never exactly accepted his responsibilities - in fact, he had deserted her mother years ago and left her, and then Lindsay, to bring up his two children as best they could. So when, out of the blue, he wrote to Lindsay from New Zealand offering her and the two youngsters a home on his sheep station, Lindsay felt that for their sakes she must accept. But things did not work out quite as she had anticipated. Her stepfather died before they arrived, and Lindsay was confronted by his manager, Euan Hazeldean, who was convinced that Lindsay had only come out to get what pickings she could from the estate. And Lindsay, in her turn, was sure that this was a case of the pot calling the kettle black. So it was a pity that, as co-guardians of the children, they should be obliged to see so much of each other!

The first in a brand new list of tie-in novels for the hit BBC series Being HumanAnnie has learned quite a bit about her new friend Gemma: she's from Bristol, she used to work in a pharmacy, and she's never forgiven herself for the suicide of her teenage son. She also died ten years ago and doesn't know why she's come back through that door.Perhaps it has something to do with the new road they're building through the rundown part of town. The plans are sparking protests, and Annie knows those derelict houses hold a secret in Gemma's past. Will stopping the demolition help Gemma be at peace again? Annie, George and Mitchell get involved in the road protest, but they're more concerned by mysterious deaths at the hospital. Deaths that have also attracted the attention of the new Hospital Administrator...Featuring Mitchell, George and Annie, as played by Aidan Turner, Russell Tovey and Lenora Crichlow in the hit series created by Toby Whithouse for BBC Television

Falling for the Professor... All the village assumed that Margo Pearson was to marry George, but unexpectedly meeting Professor Gijs van Kessel made her pause for thought. But being a plain, practical girl, Margo knew the professor was most unlikely to look her way. It took a tragic accident to bring an offer of marriage--from the professor. It was a practical proposal, but as Margo was taken into the bosom of his family over Christmas in Holland, she did wonder whether he might, someday, return her love....

Louisa Howarth enjoyed her job as a doctor's receptionist -- until Dr. Thomas Gifford appeared on the scene. She found Thomas aloof and demanding, but incredibly attractive. So when Louisa discovered he was engaged to the totally unsuitable Helena, she decided it was her duty to stop Thomas from making a terrible mistake. Only, Louisa hadn't counted on her growing feelings for Thomas, or on the possibility that it wasn't Helena he wanted to marry after all!

Katherine’s brother Darin has disappeared from the ranch where he had been working. She travels there to see if she can find out what happened to him, but seems to get in the way of his boss, autocratic Curt Dangerfield.

Only love would change her mind Kendra loved Goldfield, a mining community in northern Queensland, but not its daydreaming prospectors. And now her brother had brought one home to help her in the store! Rogan Faulkner, however, was undeniably hardworking--and attractive!--but Kendra stuck to her conviction:;. Gold miners lived in a fantasy, and no levelheaded woman would marry one. But Rogan disturbed her equilibrium. He had plans for Goldfield--and especially for Kendra.

It seemed a great sacrifice when Alison gave up her hopes of a career as concert pianist to nurse her mother back at her Scottish home, Craigie Hill Farm - especially as her brother Robin refused to come back from Canada and face his responsibilities. But in the end she found a happiness beyond her dreams.

Claire Franklin has been left to bring up her sister's beautiful baby. She's convinced that Patrick Cameron is the father, though he insists that's impossible. Secretly suspecting that his late brother might well be the little girl's father, Patrick still believes it's his duty to care for Claire and baby Jess… As he becomes a permanent fixture in their lives, duty turns to burning attraction for one--and besotted devotion for the other! All thoughts of bachelorhood are replaced by a dream of becoming a husband and a father. But everything is turned upside down when the truth about Jess's paternity finally comes to light…

There is a charming superstition in the little wine-growing town of St. Emilion-- if an unmarried girl drops two pins into the fountain and the pins form a cross, she will be married within the year. But it seemed the magic of the patron saint was not going to work for Paula. She had fallen in love with her employer, Gratien de Tourcy, and the love was plainly one-sided!

When Bronte Lawrence receives a letter from a little girl claiming to be her daughter, she knows Lucy Fitzpatrick's letters should have gone to her sister. But James Fitzpatrick also mistakes her for Lucy's mother - and Bronte finds it all too tempting to slip into the role.

Party planner Holly Denison decides that if she is ever going to have the leading role in her own wedding party she's going to take matters into her own hands! Holly meets Jake Lincoln on a blind date. He's gorgeous, rich and successful. In fact he's perfect marriage material - if only Holly can get Jake to agree.

Single mom Martha Shaw has a gorgeous new boss- Lewis Mansfield. She's nanny to his niece and is about to spend six months on a tropical island with him and the babies! Martha quickly falls deeply in love with her sexy boss. But he seems happy being a carefree bachelor with no plans to settle down... Will Martha risk all by telling Lewis how she really feels?

He neither liked nor trusted her After her fiance, Robin, was killed in an accident, Rosanne just wanted some time alone before resuming her career as a ballerina. But Ross McAdam, Robin's disturbing half brother, absolutely insisted that she visit his family homestead in Queensland. Once there, she realized that Ross had nothing but contempt for her. Rosanne wished she knew why he thought so badly of her - and why it should suddenly matter what he thought!

Could she ever prove her trustworthiness? Lanie Petersen's first experience of Jard Sanderson was when she overheard him arguing--about her! The situation never improved; he mistrusted her so much he could barely be civil toward her. But if Lanie was going to be temporary cook at Rangimarie, Jard's ranch, she would have to put up with his black moods. Lanie could only hope she would have an opportunity to prove he was wrong about her--and that she was worthy of his love....

Now's the time you start to pay." The vindictive words cut right through Sian's body. She wanted nothing more than to leave the bitterness of the past behind her, but evidently Blair Davenport, 35, wasn't going to let her. Blair blamed her for his friend's death and thought of her as a rich man's spoiled daughter. He was wrong--but even if she could get him to listen to her explanations, he wouldn't believe her. It was an impossible situation, made worse by Sian's determination not to succumb to the sparks of attraction between them .

Stevie Hylton found herself content with life. A congenial job at a riding school on the unspoilt Norfolk coast; a pleasant home for herself and her sister Lisa; the promise of romance for both of them; what could be better? It was a pity, though, that the local Squire was so irritating; handsome, yes, but an idle, worthless, thoughtless playboy. And for two pins she'd tell him so?

He was the last man...Suzannah Lightfoot was alone in the world, without a job or the means to support herself. So when Guy Bowers-Bentinck came to the rescue, she had to accept his help.Guy was hardly a knight in shining armor. He was arrogant, infuriating and bad tempered! He was also difficult to avoid. Even worse, he seemed to have assumed that Suzannah was about to join the ranks of all those females wanting to marry him. What was a girl to do? Make a run for it?

"My trouble seems to annoy you." Jan didn't need reminding of her carelessness by the handsome arrogant Italian who'd witnessed the theft of her purse. Bad enough that she was stranded in Rome. However, Marco Cellini did offer a solution. Jan was to spend her remaining holiday on his island as companion to his mother during the absence of his sister, Bianca. But where was his sister? And why did Jan have to masquerade in Bianca's clothes?

A Mediterranean millionaire Cally hoped for peace and quiet when she escaped to Valdecarrasca in beautiful rural Spain -- but the arrival of mysterious millionaire Nicolás Llorca changed all that! He made it clear he wanted Cally; he also let her know he wasn't looking for long-term commitment.... The smoldering good looks and charm of the man from Madrid proved hard to resist. But Cally wasn't interested in a brief affair. And, besides, Nicolás was clearly hiding a secret or two! Determined to keep her distance, Cally found her resolve was tested when Nicolás made her an offer impossible to refuse....

She was gloriously happy -- too happy! The initial encounter between Alec, an arrogant photographer, and Jessica, a fiery theater star, had sizzled with hostility. But in due time, the currents between them changed from antagonism to soul-searing love. The magical, sun-filled days she shared with Alec gave Jessica a taste of heaven. Then, with heart-stopping abruptness. ... it all ended. Alec's ex-wife, Tracy, had always retained a malevolent hold over him. Now, the woman was back in Alec's life. . . and with a weapon against which Jessica had no defense.

Katrine is determined to save the village school where she teaches from closing. But she is faced with trying to convince the district Education Committee headed by the remote Lex Moran that her efforts are worthwhile.

Venice: a city of secrets and passion!Dulcie Maddox is in Venice to work—but she finds herself wanting to spend every day with a tall, handsome gondolier....Guido Calvani is no gondolier—he's actually one of the wealthiest aristocrats in Venice. He hasn't told Dulcie that, though; it's refreshing to be wanted for himself, rather than for his money. Only, now he's falling for Dulcie. He'd like to make her his bride—but she has no idea who he really is, not even his real name. Then Guido discovers he's not the only one hiding a secret. And Dulcie's secret turns his world upside down....

The job came along at the perfect time. Phyllida was overjoyed. Her job as nurse-companion was taking her and her patient to the Canary Islands...and away from her persistent ex-boyfriend Philip. But the trip was a disaster, and if not for the help of handsome Dr. Pieter can Siddardt, Phylly would have been in dire straits. She soon realized she could happily spend the rest of her life with Pieter...but all he could do was urge her to marry Philip!

He was a stranger, a man of mystery Linsie bitterly resented Jean-Pierre Chardin, the disturbingly enigmatic Frenchman who had bought her grandfather's prosperous Loire vineyards. "Why is it you have such passionate hatred for me?" he asked, bewildered and hurt. And Linsie, engaged to quiet undemonstrative Andre, couldn't answer honestly. All she knew was that encounters with Jean-Pierre left her restless - and with the feeling that something very important was missing from her life.

Name: Cody James Age: 30 Occupation: Rancher Looking for: A wife and mother for my children The Yellow Rose Matchmakers claimed to be able to match any woman with her Mr. Right. And Emily couldn't deny that the man she'd been matched with, Cody James, sounded perfect--on paper, at least. The reality was even better--the tall, sexy cowboy took Emily Kirkwood's breath away. Too bad that Emily hadn't joined the Yellow Rose to find a man but to write a Valentine's story on... well... how to get a man. Only, Cody was available... and perhaps what this story needed was a little in-depth research! Texas Grooms Wanted! Only cowboys need apply!

Dale Freeman was unaware that by accepting her Uncles’ offer of a position at their Club Hotel located in the Gulf country of northern Queensland that she would be placed in the middle of the long running family dispute of the Tavener’s Bridge Station owner. She was the girlfriend of one family member and engaged to marry his brother! The problem was she was unsure as to which brother she wanted; at least in the beginning.

Annis's life was full and happy- certainly not lacking in love. Above all, she loved Jake Royle- even more than her family. So when he proposed out of necessity, she accepted without hesitation. But would she be able to accept his lack of feeling for her?

A Mediterranean marriage! Mallory Ellis is facing the ultimate dilemma. Mediterranean aristocrat Rafael D'Alfonso is offering her the family she's always wanted. But can she risk giving up her high-flying career for the chance of motherhood, when all Rafael is proposing is a marriage in name only...?

"I want you to return the coin collection." Charles Vincent allowed his gaze to dwell on Claire - and in that split second she was aware of his utmost contempt. What had happened to their marriage? Claire tried to remember, but the fog of amnesia concealed the truth. She only knew that Charles believed she had stolen the priceless collection. Why had she done it? Where were the coins? While the questions remained unanswered, could there be any place for her in his life?

She feared losing her job--and love Edwina Sands had her work cut out for her, trying to cope with her rebellious charge, Tina Errol--as she received little support from Tina's indulgent guardian. Yet she enjoyed the child and the challenge. Coping with Tina was one thing. Trying not to be overwhelmed by her love for Tina's guardian was quite another. Especially since she was convinced that Jervis Errol was the one man she could never have.

Rachel knew she was out of her depth Meeting Damon Curtis, the famous New Zealand novelist, had brought zest to Rachel Standen's intellectually starved life. Falling in love with him was another matter entirely. He was a sophisticated man while she was a naive eighteen year-old-yet he recognized her talent as a poet and proposed marriage to rescue her from stagnation on the farm. Physically, Rachel knew, he wanted her... but he never said anything about loving her.....

When Marie Brinton remarked casually that she would be interested to learn more about the Arab way of life, she had hardly expected that within minutes a handsome Arab would appear from nowhere and sweep her off on his horse into the desert. But that, unbelievably, was what happened! But the Arab was not what he seemed, Marie emerged unscathed from her adventure - and that, she supposed with relief, was that. But it wasn't! For she was to meet her desert barbarian again - thousands of miles away this time, in northern India - and by this time she was well and truly in love with him. But he was as far out of her reach as the Arab chieftain she had imagined him to be…

Why had she acted so very rashly? Catriona, a hotel employee, had lost her temper--and her job--over Count Vilhena's arrogant demands. Now he wanted to hire her as companion to his half sister! The job, though, meant living in Malta--under the same roof as the forceful count. Impulsively Catriona agreed, excited by the idea of travel. Yet she soon found life next to impossible when her heart proved more unpredictable than the count himself!

Jayne Nelson's life lacks pizzazz. She wants adventure...she wants romance...she wants Garrett Charles! Since her new boss is a hunky ex-model turned entrepreneur, Jayne's convinced that the only way she'll have a chance with him is to become as model-like as possible. Considering she's short and curvy, this could be difficult. Garrett Charles is fed up with women just interested in his good looks; Jayne is the first person to treat him as an equal. Too bad she's determined to change - Garrett liked the old Jayne...If only he can convince her to forget about makeovers and think about marriage!

She thought she'd finished with romance. After the breakup of her engagement, Prudence eagerly accepted Dr. Benedict van Vinke's offer of a job in Holland. It seemed the perfect opportunity to begin an entire new life. What she wasn't prepared for was the effect Benedict and his young daughter, Sibella, would have on her emotions. When was she going to stop acting like a fool, she asked herself angrily, and remember she was just his employee?

From their first meeting, Alastair Campbell knows that he and his beautiful, capable secretary Sarah Macdonald, are perfect for each other. Sarah is sure of something else: Alastair is her boss and she’s determined to keep things strictly business between them. More importantly, Alastair is wealthy and Sarah knows from experience the kinds of barriers money raises between people. But Alastair is convinced that Sarah is wrong. He will try to persuade her once and for all that his money just doesn’t matter.

He was a bad-tempered annoying, arrogant man! And later encounters with Julius van Tacx only confirmed Josephine's first impression. Nothing about Julius fitted her image of an ideal husband. He greatly disturbed Josephine's usually serene life--both at home and in the hospital. Then he went off, back to Holland, with a blithe "Tot Ziens!" Josephine had to admit she missed him--tiresome ways and all. She felt slightly better when she learned that Tot Ziens meant "so long--be seeing you." But the question was--when?

Sister Tabitha is an efficient nurse, but when she falls in love with Dutch surgeon Marius van Beek, she has no idea how to deal with her feelings. If only Marius would ride up on a white horse and ask for her hand in marriage. But can real people live happily ever after like those people in fairy tales? - Goodreads.com

When Matthew Jordan left, Josie immersed herself in her work. But a career was little consolation when all she wanted was a family, so she never gave up hope of his return. It hadn't occurred to her that he might not return alone. So it came as a shock when "Mrs. Jordan" introduced herself and their two adorable children! If only she could believe Matthew when he explained that the Jordans weren't the family they might at first seem, that he was back because it felt right to be with Josie again at Christmastime -- like coming home.

Sally wouldn't forget the past. In spite of everyone's advice, she clung to her memories. Life seemed to have ended when her husband Colin died. Even Gavin Huntly's startling proposal couldn't shake her free. Though it was made without love, his offer meant a home and the prospect of children. Then Maria's confession shattered the memory of Sally's marriage. She couldn't go on cherishing an illusion. But would life with the formidable, unfeeling Gavin be any better?

How could she tell Alex the truth? When Joanna Thomas heard from Liz, an old school friend, about the housekeeping job at her brother's ranch, Joanna accepted it to prove that she could succeed on her own. A course in gourmet cooking hadn't really prepared her for the enormous task, but that was only part of the problem. Alex Harper thought the matchmaking Liz had sent her as another marriage candidate. Everything might have turned out all right - except that Joanna fell in love with Alex!

Their love was like the tides... Hitchhiking her way across Canada, Sharon was unexpectedly drawn to Ross Bowen's Nova Scotia farm. And although she was a nurse, working as a hand at Marshwinds provided the perfect escape from her past as well as a departure point for her future. But the same strong currents that had pulled her into Ross's life swept her into his arms, and suddenly they were both riding the crest of a wave of emotion too powerful to control....

Dr. Duert ter Brandt disapproved of Christina's relationship with his brother Adam, and he made sure they both knew it. True, he didn't stop Chrissy from coming to Holland to work near Adam. Still, he made it clear that her infatuation was not in the best interest of his hospital. But maybe he had other --hidden-- reasons for hoping that Chrissy would give up her notion of love at first sight…..

It was years since Johnny Carruthers had broken Henrietta's heart, and she supposed she had got over it by now - Johnny's infatuation for, and subsequent engagement to, the glamorous Deirdre: Henrietta's own short-lived marriage and the eventual breaking off of Johnny's engagement. All the same, Henrietta was far from happy when Johnny came back into her life; she would far rather forget all that had happened in the past, avoid any more emotional entanglements and concentrate on living once more at her adored Dragonshill. But Johnny, it seemed, had more to offer her; this time he was offering marriage — but only a second-best love, as he made clear. Pride told Henrietta that she ought to refuse, but would her heart decide that half a loaf was better than no bread? And while she was still trying to make up her mind what to do for the best, Deirdre appeared on the scene, to complicate matters still further.

Coming home -- to be his bride...? When Selena Keith is injured in a car crash, Morgan Conroe demands she move into his home! Selena hasn't seen Morgan for two long years, though her love for him still burns strong.... Morgan has always been cool and controlled, but looking after Selena makes him realize what he let go before -- and now that his Selena is home, he's not letting her go again....

His arrogance was insufferable Eden had never before met anyone as rude as Sterne Parnell. His reaction to her brother's wish to marry his ward was positively violent. How could he believe that gentle, enamored Thomas was after money? Obviously Sterne did, and when the young lovers ran away, Eden was determined not to let Sterne find them. The runaways needed clothes and money, and Eden, knowing she was being closely shadowed, led Sterne on a wild-goose chase around England. But he was not put off. In fact, he was amused by the chase and by her - until tragedy struck.

A SIX-YEAR-OLD SECRET... Poor boy Nick Konrads has made good and returned to the Australian town that sent him packing seven years ago. His crime? Falling for tender, innocent Suzannah Sheffield -- who had betrayed their love. As the new owner of her once-glorious family home, Nick now intends to make Suzannah pay. But he cannot deny his feelings still run deep for her. And then he looks into Suzannah's six-year-old daughter's eyes and recognizes... his own child.

It's her job to groom him for marriage! Lawyer Romy Bridgeport is used to demanding clients - but millionaire Sebastian Fox takes the biscuit! All he's ever wanted is a happy marriage and kids - so he's asked Romy to make him into marriage material! Does such a project require all Romy's legal training? Er, no - yet as he's a valued client Romy has to take him on... But, when her work is done, Romy can think of only one suitable wife: herself!

Jane was determined to remain in Tunisia indefinitely with her boyfriend; her guardian was equally determined that she would not - and he arranged for his friend Jean Daker to separate the pair. Jean Daker was a force to be reckoned with. Would Jane be able to defy him?

It was difficult to say no to him Colin Radbrook had made a name for himself as an investigative reporter--and wasn't easily deterred from reaching his goal. And Livvy admitted that in other circumstances she might have succumbed all too easily to his blend of disturbing attraction. But she couldn't afford to let herself love Colin. Not when she had a secret--a secret concerning the last-loved member of her family--that must be concealed from him at all costs.

Laurel wasn't sure whether she loved Tony enough to marry him, and the holiday in Greece was to give her an opportunity to make up her mind. And there she encountered Dimitri Janis, who thought he could master everyting and everybody - including Laurel! How dared he interfere!

"See me when you grow up." In the patronizing way adults often use, Clem made this comment to Silver when she was little more than a child. Now she was a woman and had returned to the place where she had spent her childhood. Would Clem remember those happy times? Did Silver really care whether he did or didn't?

It was a bit daunting, Helen found, when she arrived in Australia to marry Nicky Jamieson only to discover that Nicky himself was abroad on an extended holiday - with another girl! However, the girl, it appeared was only a lifelong good friend, and if Nicky's letters were anything to go by, Helen still came very much first with him - so there wasn't much she could do except settle down to wait for hm. But while she waited for his return, Helen made lots of other friends and met other men - among them Finn Ascroft, of whom Nicky's sister Corinne said firmly, "Finn Ascroft you will please leave alone..."

Romance. 88289 words long. First published in 2006, 2006 Bob was desperate. He had a once in a lifetime chance to become a millionaire. But in order to get his hands on the 20 million bucks left to him by his late aunt he had to get married and father a child within ten months.Kayla was equally desperate. Let go when her boss was fired Kayla was unemployed and living beyond her means. She was about to be kicked out of her apartment and about to have her car repossessed. Desperate to hang onto her apartment she took a job at Bob's friend's topless maid service. But when Bob offered her the chance to make two million dollars by signing his contract, becoming his wife and having his child she jumped at the chance. Contract Bride includes explicit description of the sexuality between hero and heroine, but includes no fetish content.

Irresistible to matchmakers Rachel's boss has a nephew she thinks would be 'perfect' for her. Her best friend's fiance just 'happens' to have a brother. Complete strangers are getting in on the act. Young, beautiful, single - and happy to stay that way - Rachel Todd is the matchmaker's ultimate challenge. 'Crash' McKenna's family seems to think they're a dating service with only one client. Him. And what with Thanksgiving approaching, they'll be around to force, avid to practice their matchmaking skills on the last remaining unwed McKenna. Rachel comes up with a simple plan to solve their mutual problem. She and 'Crash' will date to avoid dating. He knows this plan isn't just simple, it's crazy! So why is he going along with it?

emphasized textPhoebe Brook hadn't planned to take a nursing job in Holland, still less under false pretenses. But when her sister Sybil decided to get married instead of going to work for Dr. Lucius van Someren, Sybil persuaded Phoebe to take her place. With Lucius's son Paul so hostile, and Paul's governess signaling Lucius as her property, Phoebe really didn't need to compound her problems by falling in love -- but she did.

Nicholas and Penny had fallen in love when she was still a teenager and he was almost thirty - and although Nicholas knew that his feelings would not change, it was possible that Penny’s would. So he suggested that they part for a year or two, to give Penny a chance to spread her wings, maybe meet other men, and really be sure of her feelings for him. All that had been three years ago, and now here was Penny, back again in New Zealand where Nicholas was waiting to greet her. But was he...? It was Angeline Dare who met her, Angeline who made the excuses that all added up to the fact that Nicholas was not particularly eager for the reunion. Penny's feelings had not changed - but what happened to Nicholas?

The past had come back to haunt Anna Seeing Ryan Cassidy again was a shock to Anna Miller. He'd been a part of another life--a life she'd fled in order to start over. And now that she was on the brink of success, she didn't want anyone reminding her of the past. Unfortunately for Anna, Ryan was all too willing to do just that. He said it was for her own good, but Anna knew that revealing her secrets would cost her everything she'd worked so hard to achieve. Which left her wondering whether she was always destined to be hurt by Ryan--the man she'd once thought she loved

strong textCaroline had never imagined that anyone would want to marry her. After all, she wasn’t pretty or clever in any way. But the imposing Professor Radinck Thoe van Erckelens did propose to her and, having speedily fallen in love with him, she accepted. However, Radinck was clear about what he wanted in a wife—a convenient hostess! Caroline could settle into that role. Or she could rise to the challenge of changing Radinck’s feelings for her.

She had never met a more disturbing man Troy's visit to Corsica was inspired partly by desire to see a place she'd heard about since childhood, and partly to complete her grandfather's book about Corsican wildlife. It had been an impulse, like so many of her actions. And when hotel accommodation proved lacking, that same impulse led her to accept Lucien Gaffori's offer of a cottage while she completed her project. But Troy soon discovered that she had far more interest in her new landlord than in her book!

Catherine had gone to Drumlochan, on the lovely peaceful west coast of Scotland, to try and recapture the memory of an old love. But she found that, against her will, she becoming involved with the present-day problems of the local people, and especially with the dour doctor, Gavin McAndrew.