Nora Baird's secret was a harmless one. She loved music so much that she was prepared to risk her job with the great New York opera company by going on-stage to sing with the chorus - unofficially, of course! Unfortunately, she was sure that Reed...
Her safe little world fell with a crash Ever since her childhood sweetheart Luke Dillon had cruelly dropped her, Katherine had no interest in men. Her goal in life was to lead a quiet, orderly existence; she was content with her little house and h...
Fond memories, no regrets Sloan Sheridan, brilliant trial lawyer, needed Sarah -- as his secretary. She matched his professional standards and proved useful in his private affairs, intuitively knowing just when to send his latest beauty her fare...
She wasn't looking for holiday romance Wendy wasn't cut out for adventure. Her disastrous experience with David had given her enough excitement -- and pain -- to last a lifetime. So she escaped to the Bahamas for a much-needed holiday. ...
Even brilliant plans have a habit of backfiring... Paula's well-intentioned sister, Margaret was spearheading a rigorous campaign to, as she put it, pull Paula out of her shell and marry her off. And she refused to allow Paula's resistance...
Miles Cutler had appeared in Laurie's life out of the blue, one wild and stormy night--and it hadn't taken her three days to fall wildly in love with him. But three days was all she had, before Miles went away again, back to his real life. An...
Was he all things to all women? California sunshine and her sister's beach house overlooking the ocean at Malibu would do the trick. Bianca hoped the time alone would help her focus on what to do with her life. But her tranquility was short...
Win or lose -- It was marriage Nicholas Curzon didn't exactly win Cara for his unwilling bride in a poker game. He won her father's two Charter fishing boats -- the source of the family's precarious livelihood. But in the end it was th...
Plain Jane, maybe -- but no easy conquest Jane Fairchild, garden editor for Northwest Life, described herself as unglamorous and reserved. It suited her just fine...until she met Blake Bannister. As Seattle's most eligible male, Blake was o...
She didn't want a part-time love From the first night when Dr. Jessica Carpenter opened her door to Jason Strong, she sensed he was dangerous. As she nursed his wounds in war-torn San Cristobal, Jessica fell in love with the fugitive reporter....
"My husband alive? Impossible!" But it was true. Diana Hamilton was not only shocked but uneasy when she heard the news. After all, she'd built a new life for herself since the presumed death of Tony, her American Navy pilot husband, s...
Desire simmered in his cold gray eyes And nothing else. No hint of affection. And while Claudia found Julian's desire a heady experience, she knew it would quickly disappear. For once he knew of her physical handicap, he'd cast her aside i...
No personal involvement she'd told him When Adam St. John agreed to let her sculpt his head, Felicia firmly laid out the rules. He would pose, she would work, and that was it. For Adam, a handsome and successful entrepreneur, was the kind o...
Five years was more than enough Christine Connors had decided to pack in her successful modeling career to pursue her real dream. She was going to teach deprived kids. Then, for the sake of her friends in the New York agency, she gave in to the...
Nothing comes with a guarantee Joanna admitted that -- yet she still wasn't prepared to take the risk of letting Stephen Ryan into her life. When her husband, Ross, a policeman, was killed on duty, it took Joanna a long time to pull herself...
It was Alex who came to help Jenny's life fell apart after her father died and Peter Fleming jilted her. She was left in a state of shock. Her father's friend Alex offered her a home and a job at his winery, and Jenny accepted. But Alex...
What a fool she'd been Val was distressed and outraged when Michael Prescott blamed her for his brother's death. But she saw red when she uncovered Michael's deliberate plan of revenge. She should never have trusted a man -- particu...
Nicole didn't know which way to turn Tramping in Glacier Park, Montana, away from the guided party, she'd been brooding fiercely when the snowstorm hit. Wasn't it enough that her wealthy father had just chosen her future husband? Di...
Where was Mr. Right? Once again, Nora had fallen for the wrong kind of man -- and been hurt. She'd never trust herself again; she'd never let another man get close to her. Then Mark Leighton stormed into her life, coming to her rescue t...
When Leila first saw Michael Fielding she thought he was to much of everything. Too tall, too rugged-looking, too physically overpowering. But he understood. He understood her feelings about the accident that had crippled her husband, Armand, on thei...
He was one of the most respected lawyers in the state And Regan McIntyre wanted to practice law with him. But Nick Wainwright, she soon realized, had chauvinistic attitudes that belonged in the Middle Ages -- he believed a woman's place wa...
'Man about town. Carefree bachelor. Seducer of women.' That was what everybody said about Morgan Latimer. And Nora Graham knew from the start that this man was out of her league. Until she met him, Nora had been content with her life. She was...
She wasn't his type! The endless string of tall blondes that trooped in and out of Anne's boss's office was clear evidence of that. He'd never come remotely close to making a pass at her -- never even looked at her as though she w...
The lady and the tiger... The last thing Vanessa Farnham needed was an interloper to deal with -- especially an interloper with a hidden agenda. But the head office had sent Rees Malory to Farnham Trucking as an "observer" -- another word ...
Shelley nursed a secret love for Jim Carruthers She would do anything she could to help his election campaign -- anything, that was, except seduce Blake Fowler, the owner of the News-Tribune. Shelley understood the power he wielded but had no inte...
She had no choice! Rachel was worried. Just as she was getting back on her feet following her divorce, her ex-husband, Stephen, appeared. The small publishing company she worked for was losing money and Stephen's offer was its rescue -- on the...
A guilty secret and a dangerous attraction... The sudden shock was so overwhelming that for a moment she was afraid she'd faint. What would he do if he found out about their mutual past? She had been in the car that had killed Ross Calvert&...
"There's something very refreshing about your brand of chastity -- perhaps it's the challenge that appeals to me!" But no matter what the appeal of Tony Devereux's kisses, Stacey would not give in. She didn't go in for meaningless affairs and it was ...
It was the vacation of a lifetime and shy Melissa was determined to make the most of it. That meant throwing off her inhibitions once and for all and, like some modern-day Cinderella, transforming herself completely! But it seemed that famous author ...
Ross Kirk should have come with a government warning: tall, dark and hazardous to the heart! He was also stranded! And since his car had crashed just outside her Washington home, Sarah was stuck with him. A storm had managed to do what clearly no wom...
Jessica's only desire was to find out the truth about her husband's death...but everywhere she turned for help she met a brick wall of secrecy. Luke had been her husband's colleague, and clearly knew more than he pretended. But he conside...