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A Taste Of Heaven

2007-02-07T00:32:36Z

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[[Category: 1991 Releases]] 
* '''Author''': [[Richmond, Emma]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Harlequin Presents, #1373]]
* '''Year''': June 1991
* '''Setting''': England, Bangkok.

== From the back cover==

'''Dries du Vaal wasn't overjoyed at her message.'''

Bryony had come in person to tell him that his niece Clare - who should have been at her Swiss finishing school - had joined Bryony's brother Daniel on a trip to the Far East.

She hadn't anticipated Dries' angry reaction - nor that within a few hours they'd be jetting off to Bangkok. But Bryony told herself she had to prevent this blond giant from eating her brother for breakfast.

Of course, considering that she and Dries weren't ideally suited as traveling companions...perhaps he'd end up wringing her neck instead!

One Chance At Love

2007-02-07T00:19:39Z

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[[Category: 1988 Releases]] 
* '''Author''': [[Mortimer, Carole]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Harlequin Presents, #1117]]
* '''Year''': October 1988
* '''Setting''': England.

== From the back cover ==

'''A golden Apollo swimming in the nude.'''

That had been Dizzy James' first sight of Zachariah Bennett. It was hard to reconcile what she had seen then with the stodgy-looking, scholarly professor who stood before her now, silently condemning Dizzy for her waywardness and loose morals.

In fact, the man knew nothing about her except what he had been led to believe. And all because Dizzy, who despite her name was anything but, had agreed to a charade to help out a friend.

What Zach thought of her had been a matter of supreme indifference to her. Now it wasn't.

== Related Titles ==

To Love Again, HP #1131

To Love Again

2007-02-07T00:09:44Z

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[[Category: 1988 Releases]] 
* '''Author''': [[Mortimer, Carole]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Harlequin Presents, #1131]]
* '''Year''': December 1988
* '''Setting''': England.

== From the back cover ==

'''Would she always be "the kid next door"?'''

Christi was twenty-two to Lucas' thirty-seven. They had lived in adjacent flats for four years now, and though Chriti had been in love with her handsome divorced neighbor ever since they'd met, Lucas had treated her with the affection of a big brother.

Christi had tried everything to get him to see her as a desireable woman, like the sophisticated beauties he squired around London. Yet nothing seemed to work.

Until the evening she convinced him to demonstrate to her how a man should kiss. And when he complied, everything changed...

== Related Titles ==

One Chance at Love, HP #1117

A Willing Surrender

2007-02-06T00:32:19Z

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[[Category: 1987 Releases]] 
* '''Author''': [[Donald, Robyn]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Harlequin Presents, #976]]
* '''Year''': May 1987
* '''Setting''': England, New Zealand.

== From the back cover ==

'''She was bewildered by her own reaction!'''

Clary couldn't deny the attraction that flamed between herself and Morgan Caird when they met in England. But she didn't believe in love at first sight.

Neither did she believe that a powerful, experienced man like Morgan would be permanently affected in the ame way. So she refused to have anything to do with him and hurried home to New Zealand.

Morgan proved her wrong. His pursuit was relentless, unavoidable, seductive - though she kept on fighting him. It took a long time for Clary to realize it was herself she was fighting - and that their love was real.

An Unbreakable Bond

2007-02-04T22:30:06Z

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[[Category: 1986 Releases]] 
* '''Author''': [[Donald, Robyn]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Harlequin Presents, #904]]
* '''Year''': August 1986
* '''Setting''': Auckland

== From the back cover ==

'''Bound to each other by passion...'''

Eliot Buchanan was outraged to think that his late uncle's mistress would inherit a large share of the family's New Zealand estate. And as executor of the will he planned to do everything in his power to contest her claim.

For the most part Tiffany could understand Eliot's obvious contempt for her. But she was confused by the passionate desire he was capable of arousing in her.

Suddenly it became overwhelmingly important that Eliot learn the truth about his uncle - even if it meant jeopardizing her own happiness.

Substitute Lover

2007-02-04T21:32:02Z

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[[Category: 1988 Releases]] 
* '''Author''': [[Jordan, Penny]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Harlequin Presents, #1105]]
* '''Year''': September 1988
* '''Setting''': England.

== From the back cover ==

'''He needed a make-believe lover.'''

It was such a strange request - Gray Chalmers asking Stephanie to pose as his lover to help him resist the attractions of a beautiful but married woman.

Gray knew Stephanie, knew she didn't even like to be touched. Yet he insisted she come back to the village to play the part of the femme fatale.

But Gray had never pried into the bitter marriage Stephanie had endured to his cousin. He'd offered only comfort in the ten years since its tragic ending. So, while she hated the pretense, she couldn't refuse.

Levelling The Score

2007-02-04T21:26:32Z

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[[Category: 1988 Releases]] 
* '''Author''': [[Jordan, Penny]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Harlequin Presents, #1113]]
* '''Year''': 1987
* '''Setting''': Great Britain.

== From the back cover ==

'''Consenting adults.'''

Simon Townsend's cool rejection of Jenna's teenage adoration had left her smarting, and determined to get her own back one day. Then, at long last, the time came for her to wreak her swift and effective revenge...

She didn't realize that her little scheme was playing right into Simon's hands. He had told himself that Jenna was too young for love all those years ago. But he had decided to be patient. And now he was going to teach her that grown-up games were dangerous, and they were played for keeps!

For One Night

2007-02-04T21:20:46Z

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[[Category: 1989 Releases]] 
* '''Author''': [[Jordan, Penny]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Harlequin Presents, #1137]]
* '''Year''': January 1989
* '''Setting''': London, Herefordshire.

== From the back cover ==

'''They were strangers, but each had a need.'''

The loss of her dearest friend left Diana with a profound need to be close to someone. One night of pasion in a stranger's arms, unplanned and unexpected, answered that need and more - she became pregnant!

Yet Diana felt no regret about her baby's conception. She would put the man and the night behind her and start a new life elsewhere.

But fate followed. The very town Diana chose to settle in was home to Marcus Simons, her hitherto nameless lover. And, clearly, once was not enough for Marcus.

An Expert Teacher

2007-02-04T21:17:20Z

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[[Category: 1989 Releases]] 
* '''Author''': [[Jordan, Penny]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Harlequin Presents, #1153]]
* '''Year''': March 1989
* '''Setting''': Manchester, England; Caribbean.

== From the back cover ==

'''He'd taught her how to kiss. But did he know about love?'''

All her life, Gemma's parents had stressed the "right sort" of people. Only once, at fifteen, had Gemma slipped past their biased protection and chosen a secret friend for herself - itinerant laborer Luke O'Rourke.

Now, ten years later, Luke was back - a wealthy, cultured, new business associate of her father's with a surprising job offer for Gemma. One she might have refused, feeling sure Luke would have fulfilled his youthful promise of sexual expertise.

But her parents' objections sealed it - Gemma was off to the Caribbean as personal assistant to a well-known womanizer!

Potential Danger

2007-02-04T21:11:42Z

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[Category: 1989 Releases]] 
* '''Author''': [[Jordan, Penny]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Harlequin Presents, #1193]]
* '''Year''': August 1989
* '''Setting''': Yorkshire.

== From the back cover ==

'''There never would be another man for Kate.'''

London schoolteacher Kate Seton, returning on vacation with her daughter, Cherry, to her parents' Yorkshire farm, was shocked to see Silas Edwards again. Now he was a biologist running a government project on a nearby estate.

It was Silas who was responsible for Kate's rift with her family. But Kate could not tell him the truth, nor why she had left him suddenly eleven years before.

Once they had almost married. She wouldn't dare to dream that a youthful romance might blossom into mature love.

A Reason For Being

2007-02-04T21:10:24Z

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[[Category: 1989 Releases]] 
* '''Author''': [[Jordan, Penny]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Harlequin Prensents, #1180]]
* '''Year''': June 1989
* '''Setting''': Grest Britain, border of England and Scotland.

== From the back cover ==

'''She'd unleashed his fury with her jealous lies.'''

Ten years ago teenage Maggie had fled her beloved Deveril House - driven off by Marcus Landersby's savage outrage. Her falsehoods, an attempt to hang on to Marcus, her attractive older stepcousin, had backfired horribly.

Now Maggie had returned to her home. Reluctantly she'd been drawn back by an urgent letter form Marcus' schoolgirl halfsisters, Susie and Sara.

The two motherless girls desperately needed her. But Marcus would never tolerate Maggie's presence. Too many bitter memories stood in the way - and so did his malicious fiancee, Isobel...

Force Of Feeling

2007-02-04T21:09:13Z

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[[Category: 1989 Releases]] 
* '''Author''': [[Jordan, Penny]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Harlequin Presents, #1169]]
* '''Year''': May 1989
* '''Setting''': Great Britain: London, Wales, Dorset.

== From the back cover ==

'''A searing passion left her scarred.'''

And since that devastating experience, when Campion had been like a newly opened flower crushed by a cruel hand, she had closed out that side of her nature.

Now she was being forced to reopen it. Her literary agent, the frighteningly sensual Guy French, declared her historical novels well written - but flat and lifeless. He demanded she add passion.

So she took herself off to a remote cottage in Wales. Perhaps inspiration would come. And then she discovered Guy French would be there to see that it did...

Force Of Feeling

2007-02-04T21:08:38Z

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== Force of Feeling ==

[[Category: 1989 Releases]] 
* '''Author''': [[Jordan, Penny]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Harlequin Presents, #1169]]
* '''Year''': May 1989
* '''Setting''': Great Britain: London, Wales, Dorset.

== From the back cover ==

'''A searing passion left her scarred.'''

And since that devastating experience, when Campion had been like a newly opened flower crushed by a cruel hand, she had closed out that side of her nature.

Now she was being forced to reopen it. Her literary agent, the frighteningly sensual Guy French, declared her historical novels well written - but flat and lifeless. He demanded she add passion.

So she took herself off to a remote cottage in Wales. Perhaps inspiration would come. And then she discovered Guy French would be there to see that it did...

A Reason For Being

2007-02-04T21:04:49Z

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== A Reason for Being ==

[[Category: 1989 Releases]] 
* '''Author''': [[Jordan, Penny]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Harlequin Prensents, #1180]]
* '''Year''': 1989
* '''Setting''': Grest Britain, border of England and Scotland.

== From the back cover ==

'''She'd unleashed his fury with her jealous lies.'''

Ten years ago teenage Maggie had fled her beloved Deveril House - driven off by Marcus Landersby's savage outrage. Her falsehoods, an attempt to hang on to Marcus, her attractive older stepcousin, had backfired horribly.

Now Maggie had returned to her home. Reluctantly she'd been drawn back by an urgent letter form Marcus' schoolgirl halfsisters, Susie and Sara.

The two motherless girls desperately needed her. But Marcus would never tolerate Maggie's presence. Too many bitter memories stood in the way - and so did his malicious fiancee, Isobel...

Daughter Of Hassan

2007-02-04T20:57:45Z

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[[Category:Middle East]][[Category:1982 Releases]] 
* '''Author''': [[Penny Jordan]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|# 537]]
* '''Year''': 1982
* '''Setting''': Middle East
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0373105371/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 Daughter of Hassan]

== About the Book ==

'''She would not be told to marry anyone!'''

Much as she loved and respected her Arab stepfather and wanted to please him, Danielle was horrified to learn he was arranging a marriage for her, Arab fashion, to his nephew, Jourdan.

Danielle refused outright. And meeting Jourdan only confirmed her decision.

He was dashing and bold and handsome, and she soon fell in love with him, but he was a man of the East, brought up to think of a woman's place as within the palace walls. Marriage to such a man could only eventually destroy her...

Daughter Of Hassan

2007-02-04T20:57:22Z

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[[Category:Middle East]][[Category:1982 Releases]] 
* '''Author''': [[Penny Jordan]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|# 537]]
* '''Year''': 1982
* '''Setting''': Middle East
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0373105371/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 Daughter of Hassan]

== About the Book ==

'''She would not be told to marry anyone!'''
Much as she loved and respected her Arab stepfather and wanted to please him, Danielle was horrified to learn he was arranging a marriage for her, Arab fashion, to his nephew, Jourdan.

Danielle refused outright. And meeting Jourdan only confirmed her decision.

He was dashing and bold and handsome, and she soon fell in love with him, but he was a man of the East, brought up to think of a woman's place as within the palace walls. Marriage to such a man could only eventually destroy her...

Potential Danger

2007-02-04T20:56:59Z

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== Potential Danger ==

[Category: 1989 Releases]] 
* '''Author''': [[Jordan, Penny]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Harlequin Presents, #1193]]
* '''Year''': 1989
* '''Setting''': Yorkshire.

== From the back cover ==

'''There never would be another man for Kate.'''

London schoolteacher Kate Seton, returning on vacation with her daughter, Cherry, to her parents' Yorkshire farm, was shocked to see Silas Edwards again. Now he was a biologist running a government project on a nearby estate.

It was Silas who was responsible for Kate's rift with her family. But Kate could not tell him the truth, nor why she had left him suddenly eleven years before.

Once they had almost married. She wouldn't dare to dream that a youthful romance might blossom into mature love.

Potential Danger

2007-02-04T20:54:27Z

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[[Category:]][[Category: XXXX Releases]] 
* '''Author''': [[Jordan, Penny]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Harlequin Presents, #1193]]
* '''Year''': 1989
* '''Setting''': Yorkshire.

== From the back cover ==

'''There never would be another man for Kate.'''

London schoolteacher Kate Seton, returning on vacation with her daughter, Cherry, to her parents' Yorkshire farm, was shocked to see Silas Edwards again. Now he was a biologist running a government project on a nearby estate.

It was Silas who was responsible for Kate's rift with her family. But Kate could not tell him the truth, nor why she had left him suddenly eleven years before.

Once they had almost married. She wouldn't dare to dream that a youthful romance might blossom into mature love.

Potential Danger

2007-02-04T19:40:17Z

Avidreader: From the back cover

There never would be another man for Kate.

London schoolteacher Kate Seton, returning on vacation with her daughter, Cherry, to her parents' Yorkshire farm, was shocked to see Silas Edwards again. Now he was a biologist running a government project on a nearby estate.

It was Silas who was responsible for Kate's rift with her family. But Kate could not tell him the truth, nor why she had left him suddenly eleven years before.

Once they had almost married. She wouldn't dare to dream that a youthful romance might blossom into mature love.

A Reason For Being

2007-02-04T19:32:26Z

Avidreader: From the back cover

She'd unleashed his fury with her jealous lies.

Ten years ago teenage Maggie had fled her beloved Deveril House - driven off by Marcus Landersby's savage outrage. Her falsehoods, an attempt to hang on to Marcus, her attractive older stepcousin, had backfired horribly.

Now Maggie had returned to her home. Reluctantly she'd been drawn back by an urgent letter form Marcus' schoolgirl halfsisters, Susie and Sara.

The two motherless girls desperately needed her. But Marcus would never tolerate Maggie's presence. Too many bitter memories stood in the way - and so did his malicious fiancee, Isobel...

Force Of Feeling

2007-02-04T19:23:03Z

Avidreader: Fromt the back cover

A searing passion left her scarred.

And since that devastating experience, when Campion had been like a newly opened flower crushed by a cruel hand, she had closed out that side of her nature.

Now she was being forced to reopen it. Her literary agent, the frighteningly sensual Guy French, declared her historical novels well written - but flat and lifeless. He demanded she add passion.

So she took herself off to a remote cottage in Wales. Perhaps inspiration would come. And then she discovered Guy French would be there to see that it did...

An Expert Teacher

2007-02-04T19:13:52Z

Avidreader: From the back cover

He'd taught her how to kiss. But did he know about love?

All her life, Gemma's parents had stressed the "right sort" of people. Only once, at fifteen, had Gemma slipped past their biased protection and chosen a secret friend for herself - itinerant laborer Luke O'Rourke.

Now, ten years later, Luke was back - a wealthy, cultured, new business associate of her father's with a surprising job offer for Gemma. One she might have refused, feeling sure Luke would have fulfilled his youthful promise of sexual expertise.

But her parents' objections sealed it - Gemma was off to the Caribbean as personal assistant to a well-known womanizer!

For One Night

2007-02-04T18:18:33Z

Avidreader: From the back cover

They were strangers, but each had a need.

The loss of her dearest friend left Diana with a profound need to be close to someone. One night of pasion in a stranger's arms, unplanned and unexpected, answered that need and more - she became pregnant!

Yet Diana felt no regret about her baby's conception. She would put the man and the night behind her and start a new life elsewhere.

But fate followed. The very town Diana chose to settle in was home to Marcus Simons, her hitherto nameless lover. And, clearly, once was not enough for Marcus.

Levelling The Score

2007-02-04T18:08:40Z

Avidreader: From the back cover

Consenting adults.

Simon Townsend's cool rejection of Jenna's teenage adoration had left her smarting, and determined to get her own back one day. Then, at long last, the time came for her to wreak her swift and effective revenge...

She didn't realize that her little scheme was playing right into Simon's hands. He had told himself that Jenna was too young for love all those years ago. But he had decided to be patient. And now he was going to teach her that grown-up games were dangerous, and they were played for keeps!

Substitute Lover

2007-02-04T17:59:35Z

Avidreader: From the back cover

He needed a make-believe lover.

It was such a strange request - Gray Chalmers asking Stephanie to pose as his lover to help him resist the attractions of a beautiful but married woman.

Gray knew Stephanie, knew she didn't even like to be touched. Yet he insisted she come back to the village to play the part of the femme fatale.

But Gray had never pried into the bitter marriage Stephanie had endured to his cousin. He'd offered only comfort in the ten years since its tragic ending. So, while she hated the pretense, she couldn't refuse.

Fight For Love

2007-02-03T19:42:48Z

Avidreader: From the back cover

She had come to take his inheritance.

Natasha Ames wasn't surprised that Jay Travers resented her presence on his family's Texas ranch. Not after she learned that his grandfather, who had met Natasha on a trip to England, had left her half of his property in his will.

Natasha didn't know why the shrewd old Texan had made such a bequest to a virtual stranger, but she was determined not to leave until she found out.

It wasn't easy living with Jay's hostility - especially when Natasha found herself falling in love with the harsh rancher.

Loving

2007-02-03T19:36:25Z

Avidreader: From the back cover

He offered her marriage - but only in name.

Inheriting a small cottage near London had allowed Claire Richards to achieve independence for herself and her young daughter, Lucy. So when Jay Fraser accused her of encouraging Lucy's friendship with his own motherless daughter just to trap him into marriage, she was outraged.

But then her cottage was damaged during a storm and Claire had to accept Jay's offer of shelter. She was surprised to find him a considerate, perceptive man, gentle and affectionate with the children. And when he proposed a loveless marriage of convenience, she agreed for her daughter's sake.

Too late Claire discovered that she wanted Jay to be more than just a father to Lucy...

A Savage Adoration

2007-02-03T19:28:59Z

Avidreader: From the back cover

Second time lucky?

Christy had taken no interest in men since Dominic Savage's brutal rejection. She had vowed she would never be hurt again.

Now dominic was back, and his feelings for her appeared to have undergone a drastic change. This time he couldn't seem to leave her alone, and he was making it clear that he intended to make her his. But could Christy bring herself to trust him with her heart for a second time?

A Reason For Marriage

2007-02-03T19:24:02Z

Avidreader: From the back cover

A suitable husband.

Jamie didn't believe in arranged marriages, until her stepfather suggested his son, Jake as the groom. But although she loved him dearly, it was painfully clear that a wife was the last thing Jake wanted.

Six years later, just when Jamie thought she'd overcome her feelings, Jake arrived back on the scene. It seemed that now Jake was all for a wedding; he'd even gone ahead with wedding plans - with his customary lack of consultation! Jamie decided it was high time that Jake realized that marriage was a two-way contract...

Too Short A Blessing

2007-02-03T19:14:54Z

Avidreader: From the back cover

"You can't cling to the past forever, Sara!"

Why wouldn't Jonas Chesney just leave her alone with her memories? Why was this arrogant new neighbor so determined to intrude on Sara's emotions - and arouse her passion?

After her fiance's sudden death more than a year before, Sara had resolved never to fall in love again. But she'd reckoned without the strong-willed Jonas Chesney...

To her own surprise, Sara found herself responding to his kisses - responding with a fervor so intense it overshadowed all her memories.

Passionate Relationship

2007-02-03T18:58:29Z

Avidreader: From the back cover

A vengeful passion?

Shelley had found the family she had never known, and an impossibly attractive man - all in the irresistible form of Jaime des Hilvares. But Jaime was her stepbrother. He was also convinced that she was a gold digger, after her share of the family inheritance.

So why, then was he asking Shelley to marry him? He said he was in love with her, he showed his feelings for her every time he looked at her, touched her... Yet perhaps this seduction was part of a far more sinister plan - revenge?

Research Into Marriage

2007-02-03T18:49:39Z

Avidreader: From the back cover

Love might spoil her marriage!

Jessica had decided to advertise for a husband. The experience could prove the thesis of her book: that romantic love was not the best foundation for marriage.

Then Lyle Garnett, a busy doctor needing a mother for his two troublesome sons, answered her ad. He seemed equally determined to keep their relationship strictly practical. But, to Jessica's dismay, she found herself falling in love with the irascible doctor, and her theory began to crumble before her eyes!

Desire Never Changes

2007-02-03T18:42:18Z

Avidreader: From the back cover

Her dream husband.

Ever since their passionate encounter, Somer's dreams had been filled with the lean, tanned body of Chase Lorimer. She hadn't been able to look at another man - even though she'd thought she'd never see Chase again.

Now, Chase was back, and this time he wanted marriage - but on his terms. Somer had two choices: she could consent to be a convenient wife, or spend the rest of her life dreaming about him. Although the situation wasn't ideal, she knew she had to take a chance on the real thing...

Permission To Love

2007-02-03T18:35:46Z

Avidreader: From the back cover

Guardian groom.

Lindsay's father had always wanted her to become the wife of a wealthy man. It was what he'd prepared her for all his life. And, in her loyalty to her dead father's wishes, Lindsay was willing to submit herself to a loveless marriage.

But, before she could marry, Lindsay had to get the permission of her new guardian - the darkly handome Lucas. And he made it clear that he would not give it under any circumstances - except one.

Blackmail

2007-02-03T18:13:14Z

Avidreader: From the back cover.

A temporary marriage?

Gilles Chauvigny blackmailed Lee into marriage for no other reason than that he wanted to get rid of his mistress, once and for all. To Lee's relief, like all of Gilles' arrangements with women, would be strictly temporary.

But after the wedding things began to change. Lee soon realized that she'd fallen head over heels in love with her husband. Did she have reason to hope that their temporary marriage could ever turn into a permanent one?

Desire For Revenge

2007-02-03T17:40:23Z

Avidreader: From the back cover

Sarah believed in love at first sight.

One enchanted evening at a masquerade ball Sarah French fell in love with a sapphire-eyed stranger. "I want to make love to you," he murmured.

As if in a dream Sarah answered, "I want it, too..." And that night for the first time Sarah experienced the delights of passion and tenderness. But before Joss wakened, she disappeared, frightened by the return of reality.

Sarah returned to London to her work as an editor, convinced that she would never see her dream lover again. Until she met her new boss, Joshua Howard, and had to face his furious sapphire eyes.

A Man Possessed

2007-02-03T17:30:23Z

Avidreader: From the back cover

He'd rejected her once already.

A cruel fate brought Dominic Harland back into Kate Hammond's life.

Eight years ago, in the midst of a bleak marriage, Kate offered herself to Dominic only to be humiliatingly rejected. The pain had lingered, and after her husband's death she'd vowed there would be no men in her life.

Kate was starting over - selling her house, starting a business - when Dominic reappeared, still hurting her, still desiring her. But as she began to understand him, Kate's anger turned to love. And she was more afraid of Dominic than ever...

Capable Of Feeling

2007-02-03T17:25:07Z

Avidreader: From the back cover

"I need a wife, Sophy, but not to share my bed."

To Sophy, who believed she was frigid, it seemed the perfect arrangement. Jon Phillips, her kind and understanding boss, was offering Sophy a marriage of convenience.

He needed someone to help care for his niece and nephew, and Sophy already loved the children as if they were her own. Her feelings for Jon, however, were less clear.

In sharing a roof together, Sophy became increasingly aware of her husband and of her growing desire to make their marriage a real one in every sense.

Fire With Fire

2007-02-03T17:16:17Z

Avidreader: From the back cover

It occurred to him that he could use her.

Emma had always played the role of dependable older sister, so it was not surprising that after smashing up Drake Harwood's brand-new Ferrari, Camilla, unable to pay, expected Emma to bail her out.

But the shrewd and attractive entrepreneur saw a way of capitalizing on her predicament. He exacted a highly unusual, and very personal payment that cost Emma her career as a London TV newscater - to say nothing of her pride.

Emma was prepared to fight fire with fire - never thinking that, for her, Drake Harwood was as lethal as dynamite!

The Hard Man

2007-02-02T23:22:03Z

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Jay was a threat to her way of life!

Vicky had worked for ten years to support her ten-year-old twins and a stepson, to hold on to the old home - her own needs unfulfilled in the struggle.

When she thought of the past it was with regret and a feeling of guilt for the foolishly casual yet devastating mistake that had led to her present situation.

Now Jay, a virtual stranger, had brought her to life again, reminded her forcefully that she was a woman. And Vicky was frightened - of caring for him, of needing and wanting him...

Injured Innocent

2007-02-02T23:17:34Z

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"The choice is yours," Joel was saying...

Joel's biting contempt of her over a teenage episode that he had wrongly interprated had permanently scarred Lissa - left her unable to respond to any man.

Now, years later, they were at loggerheads over their joint guardianship of her sister's little girls. No way would Lissa give them up. But Joel's proposal of marriage came as a shock.

She'd learned to live without Joel. How could she possibly learn to live with him? Knowing his contempt for her was still there, knowing that she loved him.

Exorcism

2007-02-02T23:09:06Z

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Could she exorcise her dreams of love?

Looking back, Christy realized that Simon hadn't wanted to fall in love six year ago - while she'd had no other choice. Still, she shouldn't have assumed he'd want to marry her.

She'd naively planned their future together until the day Simon accused her of trying to trap him into marriage. Apparently, unlike her, he hadn't needed to be in love to experience desire.

Now he was determined to have her accompany him to the Carribbean to research his new book. Did he really expect her to put the past behind her?

Time Fuse

2007-02-02T23:02:48Z

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The situation was explosive.

Selena arranged work with a prominent London QC not to break up his marriage - the way her mother had once tried - but to get to know her father secretly so that she could put her past behind her.

She hadn't anticipated Piers Gresham's interference. "I don't know what game you're playing," he announced. "But my uncle's married. You won't find him a pushover. He was nearly caught that way once before."

Love, Selena knew, made one vulnerable. But to abandon all caution for a man who'd reject her because of her past was foolhardy!

Taken Over

2007-02-02T22:51:01Z

Avidreader:

Marriage for a merger...

Joel Howard - arrogant, self-assured and all too aware of his sexual magnetism - reminded Cassie of the unliklihood of anyone ever loving her.

She would rather have sold her soul to the devil than ally herself with him. So she entertained a proposal from his closest competitor, dangerously underestimating Joel's desire to take over her London-based computer-games company.

"There's only one way I can be sure of your loyalty," Joel told her, "and that's by buying it, the same way Peter Williams intended to buy it - by marrying you."

The Six-Month Marriage

2007-02-02T22:43:21Z

Avidreader:

A six-month marriage; a quick annulment.

Blake Sefton had married Sapphire to acquire her father's Cotswolds farm. And at first she'd been too besotted with him to realize that his passion burned for his mistress, Miranda, not for his virgin bride.

Then Sapphire had discovered Blake's secret love letters and the reason he'd been unable to bring himself to share his wife's bed. Painfully disillusioned, she'd run away and divorced him.

Now four years later she was considering remarrying Blake - temporarily - to ease her dying father's mind. After all, Blake hadn't desired her before, so what would he want with her now?

The Friendship Barrier

2007-02-02T01:13:55Z

Avidreader:

Could they ever be more than friends?

Jake was Stephanie's employer...her best friend...and if he hadn't had to rescue her from a gang of youths two years ago, he could have been so much more...

Now there was an invisible barrier between them, which - until recently - Jake had patiently respected. He alone knew why Stephanie shied away from men, understood why she had to confront her fear before putting the past behind them both.

But Stephanie couldn't cross the line separating friend from lover without first facing a greater fear - the fear of losing the man who meant everything to her.

The Only One - Penny Jordan

2007-02-02T01:07:55Z

Avidreader:

Love has no price.

Brooke Beauclere was under no illusions. To Adam Henderson she was an object of fleeting desire - upper class, stunningly beautiful, elusively tantalizing - a suitable conquest for an over-confident male with a fortune at his disposal.

Oh, how she longed to teach him a lesson for his arrogant assumption that she could be purchased - at any price! Why, he was no more feeling than the high-society snobs who'd once humiliated him for his working-class roots.

Against all reason, Brooke was attracted to him and running from the time when she might reveal her love and risk losing Adam completely.

What You Made Me

2007-02-02T00:57:16Z

Avidreader:

She hadn't seen him in almost eleven years.

They'd been very much in love. But if Philippa had married Scott, he would have lost his birthright. So Philippa had told him she was in love with someone else.

Seeing her again unleashed Scott's bitterness. He was pleased to think that Geoff had refused to marry Philippa despite her pregnant condition. Scott was so blind to Philippa's love, he couldn't see even the obvious - that young Simon was very much his father's son.

"After you left, Philippa, my grandfather withheld from me what he though I wanted most. Take care," Scott Warned, "that I never discover what you treasure."

Campaign For Loving

2007-02-02T00:45:16Z

Avidreader:

She desperately wanted to believe in his love.

Secretly Jaime still regretted having walked out on Blake. But his four-year silence had confirmed her fears - that Blake didn't love her or their child.

So naturally Jaime was suspicious when Blake turned up and began campaigning to win back his rights - both as father and husband. And she was hurt and confused when he appeared to be involved in an even more sinister campaign to silence Jaime's opposition to the sale of the local abbey.

Jaime had never been able to interpret Blake's motives. And she still didn't trust him to return her love.

Wanting

2007-02-02T00:37:39Z

Avidreader:

This man was more than a match for her.

As a model, Heather was accustomed to being regarded as a sex object, but she made certain no one in her private life treated her that way.

She kept men at a distance, using her body as a lure and a torment, then rejecting her would-be lovers as retribution for the traumatic experiences of her past.

All that changed when she met Race Williams. He was a master at the game of enticement and denial, and for the first time Heather knew what it was to burn for something she couldn't have...