"I promised solemnly that I would take care of you, Valerie," Malcolm said. "Promised! And I'm not old enough to be your father. And I can't look after a young lady like you unless I marry. So it's got to be marriage, Valerie....
"I cannot imagine," said Charlotte, "why you should want so unwilling a bride. With your money and your title, surely you can buy one that is willing?"' His fingers closed more tightly on hers, crushing them before he released ...
Lovely Sonia Goldfine lived a quiet life with her Uncle Meyer, making beautiful jewelry for the ladies of high society. Because she was Jewish, however, she was not a member of that group. Then, quite suddenly, the handsome and dashing Alastair Ch...
She was extremely beautiful, rich beyond dreams, and had admirers by the dozens. But lovely Fiona Cartwright was cool to her many suitors--a quality which earned her the nickname "Snow Maiden." Lecherous Lord Morney had long lusted after F...
COULD THE STRANGER SAVE HER FROM THE MENACE THAT LURKED IN THE EERIE OLD INN? Sarah walked in terror through the gloomy halls of the old inn. At one time the mansion has meant everything to her, and now with everyone gone, the old inn echoed with...
A TRAITOR IN THEIR MIDST Maggie McNair had to work long hours in her stepfather’s tavern. And she had to be quick to escape the sharp tongue of the cook and the pawing hands of the officers. She hated her work, but she was good at it and besides...
"I DO SCORN THOSE PEACOCKS, THOSE POPINJAYS!" Lovely Lesley Dalrymple had quite convinced herself that she detested all men. It was not that she lacked for suitors, but she was sure that most were only after her fortune. When she discov...
SHE USED HER BODY TO BUY HER HUSBAND'S DREAMS. Lord Jerrold has the power to turn the Meissner Pottery Works into one of the most successful in the world, if only Mrs. Meissner - the graceful and beautiful Lillian - will meet his insistent dem...
When shy Minna Redmond overheard the dashing Oliver Seymour call her plain and dowdy, she vowed to make him pay for that remark. She would make him fall in love with her and beg on his knees for her love.... Which is why she decided to masquerade...
DIANE TRASK WAS EIGHTEEN, LOVELY, AND AN HEIRESS. When her stepfather's death left her suddenly alone, she realized with a shock how little she really knew of life. Yet here amid the glamour of an opulent ocean liner, Diane was to learn of ...