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Natasha Melikov was a Countess and a hostage. Kidnapped from her home in Tzarist Russia by Moslem rebels, she and her young brother were being held captive high in the Caucasian mountains. Overcome with fear, Natasha made an otherwise unthinkable bargain: her brother would go free and she would give herself in marriage to a rebel ally, the Sultan of Turkey. Knowing Natasha needed an escort out of the mountains to guarantee her safe delivery to the Sultan, her captors turned to the handsome, irreproachable Lord Athelstan --already in the Caucasians on a diplomatic mission. But Athelstan refused to lend either his name or his country's to such an unprincipled exchange. His cool rejection of her impassioned pleas for her brother's life was transforming the Countess's fear into frenzied desperation....

When she meets her grandmother and family for the first time, Sheila Ainslee is loved and cared for like never before. So she is totally unprepared for her spiteful and vindictive cousin Jacqueline, who does all she can to humiliate Sheila and drive her away from her newfound family! But one of Jacqueline's schemes goes too far, and suddenly Sheila must fight for her very life . . .

Rebecca Nuthall, downtrodden unpaid companion to a relative, is saved from drowning by Lord John Danville. Lord John has been ordered abroad by his father after indulging in a frivolous but near fatal duel. About to leave for Russia with his cousin Teresa Graylin and her diplomat husband, he persuades Teresa to take Rebecca along as governess for their little girl. In St. Petersburg, Rebecca blossoms…until she is arrested for espionage. Once again, John must risk his life to rescue her.

From the beginning, it had been strictly a business understanding. Varia was given a huge sum of money and a magnificent wardrobe to wear in France as "fiancee" of Sir Edward's spoiled son Ian. For Ian the scheme was barely tolerable for it meant leaving his stunning girlfriend Lareen behind. To Varia it was an exciting adventure, although she must wear the ring of a man she would never marry. But Varia hadn't counted on Pierre, the handsome Frenchman who swept her off her feet with words of love--or On Ian's surprising reaction when he discovered her secret rendezvous....

LOVE'S DILEMMA Greenwich Palace, in the reign of Elizabeth I: the beautiful Andora Bland arrives from the country to take up her post among the Queen's Maids of Honour... a post which she discovers can be both dangerous and exciting. When Andora meets the dashing Sir Hengist Wake, recently knighted for his buccaneering exploits, she discovers that Sir Hengist is as much a pirate ashore as he ever was at sea. When Andora's old- fashioned, mud-splattered coach rattled into the courtyard of Greenwich Palace, Sir Hengist Wake roared with laughter at the traveling "Ark." Andora was only a country maid, but she had the pride of a tartar. From that moment the new Maid of Honor counted Sir Hengist her enemy.... But not for long. The Queen's most dashing buccaneer began to woo the little country mouse. When he could have the hand of the most beautiful woman in the whole gaudy court, why did Sir Hengist set out to capture Andora's heart? And now that she loved the man she hated, how could Andora trust that traitorous heart?

Nancy and Bill pretend to being in love to solve the problem of an espionage agent deputed to cause trouble in USA. Nancy's brother-in-law who is having his own problems with his wife also gets them sorted out.

They called her Miss Fell for the spot where Richard Carstairs and his friend had found her on the snowy moor -- Daws Fell. He had carried her home in his arms to be cared for by his mother, Lady Annabel, and from the moment she opened her sea-green eyes in bewilderment and pain, she had captured his heart. But who was she? Christened Clara by Richard's younger sister, the girl was recovering her health but not her memory. Also printed under the title "Toblethorpe Manor."

Keith Morrell had returned to his home town after several years absence. His visit would be brief and final, its only purpose to meet with a real estate agent to finalize the sale of his childhood home. Both his father and mother had passed away, most recently his mother, leaving him alone and the old home empty, except for the happy memories of loved ones now lost to him. But events did not unfold as Keith planned or expected. His real estate agent left word that he'd be late, and while Keith waited for his return, he watched a baseball game, and then a girl in the stands that seemed familiar to him. Something about her reminded him of his beloved mother. And so Keith met Daphne Deane, an old schoolmate he'd admired, but had never interacted with in social circles. The meeting stirred up old memories, misplaced ideals, and kindled a desire to reclaim the relationship with God he'd before his college years. Such stirrings, however, would not go uncontested. There was his life in the city, the pull of a lifestyle contrary to his godly upbringing and centered on beautiful Anne Caster, as well as the old home itself, and the plans of the person determined to buy it.

She sacrificed her brilliant society wedding to follow her heart. When her family’s misfortune forced Maris to say no to her wealthy fiance’s lavish wedding plans, she finally realized his arrogance. But before she could sort out her feelings, she was his kidnapped prisoner on an ocean-bound honeymoon. And, though he would stop at nothing to have his way, he didn’t bargain for Maris’s brave sprit, or the intervention of the handsome young man who had promised to protect her.

When Elaine Sands auditions as a singer for the Wind River Band, her wildest dreams seem to be coming true. But soon it is clear that someone is out to ruin her success. During her first night on stage, Elaine barely escapes receiving a fatal electrical shock. Threatening phone calls suggest she has become the target of some obsessed fan. Yet Elaine notes undercurrents of resentment directed at Rex Tobin, handsome singer and part owner of Craft Music Productions. Rex, not Elaine, might be the actual target. Elaine is shattered when she finds out Rex has a reason to want her out of the way—and may have hired her for the sole purpose of staging her death. What started out as a once-in-a-lifetime adventure suddenly becomes a tour of fear.