What was in it for him, she wondered Why had wealthy Fausto Cabrini been willing to bail her father out of his financial problems? Tanya knew she should be grateful, but she didn't trust the man. Sure enough, when the family's treasured...
Why was he so set on destroying her? Jessica's world was perfect. She had a thriving antique business in a lovely, quaint village in Kent. She was engaged to a man who shared her interests and swore he loved her. But suddenly she had a bitt...
She'd made an enemy of the wrong man! Sarah was caught snooping on Brett McCabe's property. The powerful Canadian developer had purchased historic Strathbiggin Castle and had plans for the area that would change the face of her beloved Hig...
There seemed to be no possible solution Olivia Garland was shattered to discover that the terms of her stepfather's will left the family business in the hands of arrogant Matthew Jordan. Somehow or other, Olivia was determined to wrest cont...
"The last ferry to the mainland leaves at midnight. Be sure you're on it". Terri arrived on the tiny Italian island of Santa Pietrina on a mission of mercy; she had promised her sister Vicki that she would find little Laura, Vicki'...
"Why didn't you tell me who you were?" The man Camilla now knew to be the Honourable Ross McKeown, the man she had taken for a shepherd, seemed to appreciate the joke more than she did. From the moment they met, sparks flew between ...
Giselle's protests were a waste of breath The discussion was about to be unilaterally terminated. The wealthy Lebanese banker was appallingly arrogant, his attitude toward women cynical. "I employ you and I'm the boss, " he told...
Olinda's world shattered She'd worked hard to attend the conference in Miami and now, the presence of one man would destroy it for her. Guy de Chevalley was the only man Olinda had ever despised. He was arrogant, coldly calculating -- a...
There'd never been anyone for her but Rory Deep inside, Isla MacDonald acknowledged that. But she was no longer the wide-eyed teenager who'd been brokenhearted when Rory Buchanan cast her out of his life. Oh, she'd survived. Isla ha...
Kate was just doing her job She not only wanted to write the story, she desperately needed to write it. How dare Vittorio try to interfere! Did he think his wealth and success gave him the right to ridicule her work and the magazine she wrote for?...
"There was tenderness, there was compassion, there was kindness, there was love, though obscured at times by the harder angles of his constantly changing Cancerian character." When fiery Aries Lisa smashed her car into that of Alexander Va...
Giles was missing! And Beth Carson had to find him. Her stepfather was dying, and without Gile's signature, her mother would be left homeless. But since coming to Italy, Beth had made no progress at all. Worse still, she had a shadow -- Si...
"I simply do not like you." Talk about getting off to a bad start! These were not the most encouraging words to hear from a man who was not only a sheikh, a prince of the realm, but also the owner of the newspaper that Angela Baker was hop...
Sometimes history repeats itself.... When Leah Blain was nineteen, she met handsome Vincenzo Petruzzi, and he swept her off her feet. Unfortunately, their marriage was a disaster from the start, and she left him--vowing never to return to him or t...
Paradise lost? Eve Adams thought paradise was her quaint cottage in Kent. Unfortunately, though, there was trouble in paradise -- trouble in the form of Rodrigo Marquez. He arrived on her doorstep one day and arrogantly announced that he owned ...
She has a mouth made for kissing Shiona Fergusson may be Jake MacKay's stepsister, but there are no family bonds between them. In fact, Jake thinks she's nothing more than a gold digger, the temptress who left his dead brother destitute. ...
What was he up to now? Fiona MacGregor knew that Craig Campbell's reappearance in her life meant only one thing -- a no-holds-barred battle! Because that's the way it had always been between her and Craig, ever since he and his brother Ham...
He was the spider, she was the fly It hadn't started out that way. In fact, Angela had spun a web to catch Max. She suspected Max Fielding had robbed her father, leaving her mother penniless after his sudden death, and she had a foolproof plan...
She was no pushover But Felipe had almost pushed Liana to the limit. He accused her of being a thief and a cheat, threatened to take away her half of their shared inheritance and ordered her out of Argentina --all in their first meeting. He was th...
An undeniable attraction drew them together It had been there four years before, and to her dismay, Laura found the attraction was still very much alive. She'd thought it had ended the day Falco chose to believe the lies his scheming father to...
Dislike. Distaste. Disapproval. Those were Harriet's first reactions to Dexter Ross. He represented the kind of man she knew meant danger, the kind of man she'd learned -- the hard way -- to stay away from. But he was her boss. And Harriet...
Guilt before innocence Josh Kingsley prided himself on being a swift -- and accurate judge of character. He had formed his opinion of her quickly, but Sally knew it was far from accurate. He'd based that opinion on the strength of one incident...
Love in the sun! When Ronni had agreed to tutor Guido Falcone's cousin in Sardinia, she had no idea her boss would prove to be the most gorgeous man she had ever met! But her initial surprise was quickly replaced by fury because Guido was also...
Love, lies and deception! When Luisa Baker gate-crashed Roth Elman's exclusive party, it was with the noblest of reasons. She had to find her sister, Rita, and she was sure the charismatic millionaire held the key to her disappearance. And ...
Would Cassandra's fate be Sealed With a Kiss? "Dear Diary, The very last person I ever wanted to have anything more to do with has suddenly appeared out of nowhere again..." Cassandra knew that Damon Grey thought she was heartless....
Hot pursuit! Katrina's visit to Tenerife was no holiday! She was on a mission -- determined to track down her sister Irene's boyfriend and her missing six thousand pounds. But she needed help, and Axel Jerez seemed the likeliest candidate....
Angelo's angel? 'I was suggesting that we pretend to be lovers.' Rachel was in Florence for a much-needed holiday but Claudio del' Angelo had other ideas! He had decided to use Rachel to bring her stepfather to heel. Because she was d...
Lord of all he surveyed... Charlotte knew of Jett Ashton's reputation: he was cold, hard and ruthless. She wasn't surprised to find that he intended to evict her friends, including their young son. Well, she didn't intend to stand by a...
Richard Hawkes was the most beguiling, attractive man, but he was most definitely not her type, Liza told herself. So how did she end up living in his castle, pretending to be his girlfriend? Liza had a perfectly good boyfriend back in London, and sh...
The rake's revenge? They had worked together before, but then it was Justin who had taken Tina's love, casually tossed it aside and moved on to his next conquest. Now she was back in his employ, and Justin was treating her as if she were g...
A blue-blooded bachelor! The last thing Carrie Dunn had expected when she arrived in the glamorous dukedom of San Rinaldo was to meet a real-life Prince Charming. A small-town American girl, she had been swept off her feet by the charismatic Coun...
Ruling passions... As far as Lady Caterina was concerned, Matthew Allenby was a crook and a charlatan! He had used lies and flattery to ease his way into the golden circle of the San Rinaldo royal family. But, for the sake of one of her beloved...
The Duchess's Dilemma. Duty ruled Damiano's life: Duty to his country, his people and his baby son, but not Sofia thought, to his wife. She knew that her wedding to the Duke of San Rinaldo had been just a matter of convenience, but it app...
Desert lover... Amber Buchanan didn't believe in love at first sight or happy-ever-afters. She certainly didn't believe that desert sheikhs still made a habit of kidnapping beautiful women and riding off into the sunset! And then she me...
He was the perfect man... Tall, dark and handsome, Frenchman Jean-Claude Lasalle wasn't just Mr. Right, he was Mr. Wonderful! Only, his divorce had left him wary. He had made a vow never to marry again. But Jean-Claude loved women. It had nev...
A kiss to remember. Two years before Jedd Hunter labeled Carla a gold-digger, but then he kissed her so passionately that she'd never been able to forget him. Now Carla's returned to Cornwall to work with disadvantaged children -- a role Jedd immed...