Bittersweet

• Author:  Suzanne Clausse
• Publisher: Harlequin Mystique # 153
• Year: 1981

The dancers whirled in mounting frenzy. Serena's heart pounded as the insistent drumbeat of a primitive ritual filled the air. She had come to this remote South American village in a desperate attempt to find her brother. She had to make sure he was still alive... Fascinated, she stared at the dancing villagers. Sun speared off the shiny painted surfaces of their grotesque masks as they twirled in the blistering heat. Suddenly she saw a familiar face among the throng. Could it be...? She pushed her way through the human barricade crushing and squeezing against her. She had to get to him...

• Author: Sylvie Sommerfield
• Publisher: Warner
• Year: 1991

Lovely Beth Raleigh was the survivor of a devastating marriage, and vowed to let nothing disturb her serene new life in a peaceful New England town. Chief of Detectives Carl Forrester was haunted by the memories of his young wife's murder, and swore he would not let himself love so intensely ever again. Then they met, and all their resolve melted away in the heat of a passion that neither could deny--and from which neither could break free... Now Carl and Beth will struggle to put to rest the unhappy shadows of their pasts. But one man's burning obsession will put their lives and future at desperate risk--and their love to it ultimate test. BITTERSWEET.