Books Published in July 1996

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Barrie Travis is not famous: she's just a damn good reporter stuck at a low-budget television station. Then the First Lady calls her...and offers her the story of a lifetime. The president's wife, stunned by grief after the loss of her infant son, hi...

• Jul-1996
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Roanna Davenport was raised a wealthy orphan on her grandmother's magnificent Alabama estate, Davencourt, where she had a passion for horses, a genius for trouble, and a deep love for her cousin Webb. But everyone expected Webb to marry their ravishi...

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Marriage is out of the question... Claire Marshall: Stepmother to the bride. Wary of love, she has no intention of marrying again. Brad Stevenson: Finally free of family responsibility, has no desire for further ties and emotional commitment. ...

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SECRET BABY A child? He had a child? Parker Hamilton couldn't believe what he was hearing. What would he do, what would he say to his daughter? Did she know the truth--that he hadn't known about her? And why was her beautiful aunt, Erin Ridgeway, ...

• Jul-1996
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Simply Simon Julie Beckworth enjoyed her work as a medical secretary at Saint Bravo's Hospital in London, so it was a nasty surprise when her elderly boss, Professor Smythe, announced that he was retiring. After a moment's panic, she was p...

• Jul-1996
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In a time when technology can create beauty and youth, passion and greed can destroy them... She was one of the most sought after women in the world. A top model who would stop at nothing to get what she wanted--even another woman's man. And now s...

• Jul-1996
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Dear Reader: Come back to England in the year 1277 and meet Hastings of Trent and Severin of Langthorne, two strangers joined in marriage. Hastings is an heiress and Severin is the warrior whom the dying Earl of Oxborough has selected to assume ...

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"I want you to become my mistress!" Suzanna Franklin was stunned! She was no longer the naive seventeen-year-old who had thrown herself at Pasquale Caliandro; now she was renowned model Suki. Other men might proposition her, but Pasquale h...

• Jul-1996
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Could she risk her daughter? It had been six years since Verity Summers had fallen in love with newly-qualified doctor Benedict Jackson. Although intense, their relationship hadn't lasted, and Benedict had left to take up a new post, unaware ...

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They acted on impulse! Falling in love again... Lauren hadn't wanted or expected to. Yet when Michael Timberlane smiled at her across a crowded room, all her good resolutions went out of the window. Michael had also vowed never to fall in l...

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Seeking revenge the summer after his girlfriend is murdered, Billy is unable to convince his friends that the killer is a vampire who is still stalking the residents of Sandy Hollow and decides to confront the enemy by himself. Original....

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THE JOKE'S ON THEM! Harry and his brother, Alex, are dying to fit in at Camp Spirit Moon. But the camp has so many weird traditions. Like the goofy camp salute. The odd camp greeting. And the way the old campers love to play jokes on the new campers...

• Jul-1996
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WOUNDED BY VENGEANCE Caitlin O'Shannessy survived years of abuse at the hands of her alcoholic father. Now he is dead -- leaving the strong, courageous miss with a Colorado ranch, an unwavering devotion to her brother, a lasting mistrust of me...

• Jul-1996
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He'd always been her hero... Years ago Shelby Longsford had sought comfort in Billy Royce's strong arms -- but she regretted it ever since. Nobody knew better how cold his blood ran...or how hot. In one night he'd branded her his fore...

• Jul-1996
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It wasn't just trouble that came in threes... Despite her amnesia, Tracey can't forget one thing--the devastating secret that forced her to run out on Julien Chappelle four days after their honeymoon. She wants a divorce. Julien wants his ...

• Jul-1996
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Woman in a man's world! When Alisa heard that Luc Sanchez didn't approve of women in a man's world, she adopted a disguise. Luc wasn't fooled for a moment, but once Alisa's femininity was out in the open he was wowed into changing...

• Jul-1996
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Raul's reason for revenge... Penny seized her opportunity to save the love she and Raul shared, and proposed marriage -- but he turned her down flat! The misunderstandings of the past few weeks had left there mark and now Raul had got his revenge,...

• Jul-1996
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A mild-mannered car salesman…a womanizing bartender…a beloved minister with a devoted family. Except for the fact that each of the murder victims is male, Minnesota police can't find a connection between the crimes. But that's because what links ...

• Jul-1996
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TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE To Lily Bard, the sleepy town of Shakespeare, Arkansas, was the perfect place to hide from the violence that nearly destroyed her life years before. Today Lily is strong, confident in the martial arts she studies, her looks di...

• Jul-1996
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HE HAD A GUN. Annie Sutherland is fast finding out her life was built on lies. Haunted by her father's death, Annie seeks out his protege in the CIA, James McKinley, and is thrust into a secret shadow world that sends shivers of terror through her...

• Jul-1996
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A NOVEL IN SIX PARTS: NIGHT JOURNEY Truth time is approaching at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. Paul Edgecombe is taking a huge gamble, one where the stakes are high and the consequences deadly. He and his fellow guards take convicted killer John Coffey...

• Jul-1996
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It is New Year's Eve, the last day of Virginia's bloodiest year since the Civil War. Dr. Kay Scarpetta plunges into the murky depths of a ship graveyard to recover the very human remains of Ted Eddings, an investigative reporter. What kind of story w...

• Jul-1996
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FROM A MODEL EMPLOYEE... For ten years Faith Jones had waited for Price Montgomery to see her as anything but the efficient employee she was. For ten years she'd kept not only his house, but his secrets--all the while hoping that one day he would se...

• Jul-1996
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Rory Jones was dazzling. Handsome, charismatic and a man of immense charm and glamour. Dominique Lindwall was gorgeous and successful -- in everything but love. She just always seemed to fall for Mr. Wrong. When Rory and Dominique met at a pa...

• Jul-1996
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James Lee Burke has been hailed as a “national treasure” (Tampa Bay Times), and in his ninth Dave Robicheaux thriller, it’s easy to see why. This taut, twisted tale of corruption in the Louisiana bayou truly brands Burke as “America’s best ...

• Jul-1996
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A crime of passion...A crisis of faith The brutal murder of Dr. Azor Sparks in an alley behind a restaurant is greeted with public outrage and a demand for swift, sure justice. But the investigation into the well-known surgeon's death is raising t...

• Jul-1996
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Spirits could be so bloody unpredictable, and the specter of Lady Amelia was worst of all. Just when one of her ne'er-do-well descendents thought he could go astray in peace, the phantom lady always appeared to change his wicked ways. A rogue ...

• Jul-1996
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His smile said come and get me if you dare... . Troy Pendleton was too big, too rugged, and well over six feet of unapologetic masculinity. on a mission. He'd followed Senada Calhoun all the way to Texas, and he didn't plan on leaving without her-...

• Jul-1996
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Weddings -- Glamour -- Desire -- Deceit Enter the House of DeWilde Since the turn of the century, the elegant and fashionable DeWilde stores have helped brides around the world realize the fantasy of their "special day." The store: De...

• Jul-1996
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Even the best of intentions can go awry ... Dr. Dominic Heywood had broken his leg in a car accident, which was a disaster, for who would run his private clinic? The only person he could trust was his ex-wife, Kate. They had an amicable relationsh...

• Jul-1996
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MR. JULY Immovable Object: Ex-rodeo cowboy Taggart Jones Irresistible Force: Felicity Albright, schoolteacher and perfect wife material Unstopable Kid: Matchmaking daughter who knows best Taggart Jones had no intention of getting married ...

• Jul-1996
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Bachelor baby-sitter! When it comes to the female sex, Finn MacCauley is an expert. Except, that is, when the females in question are his six-year-old nieces--and identical twins. Finn just isn't equipped to be a father .... Isobel Rule, on...

• Jul-1996
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Only one man dared trap and tame her... It begins on a dark, scented patio in Rio, with the rich rhythms of a samba... and the warm caress of a masked stranger with magic in his touch. It sweeps from Rio to New Orleans in an erotic haze of seduction...

• Jul-1996
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LOST IN THE BAYOU Selene had three great passions: men, food, and Gone With The Wind. But the glamorous model always found herself starving -- for both nourishment and affection. Weary of the petty world of high fashion, she headed to New Orleans ...

• Jul-1996
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She left him once. Can she ever go home? When Travis and Rebecca marry, rumors quickly spread that he has done so only to gain her dying father's ranch. Confused and convinced that Travis can never truly love her, Rebecca strikes out on her own. ...

• Jul-1996
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"The Ogre of Barega? Not this dad!" Vet Jessica Harvey had need of Dr. Niall Mountmarche's professional services, and it was clear that he needed her loving support of his small daughter, Paige. Jess had to convince Niall that being r...

• Jul-1996
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What Alisa has desired for five thousand years has finally come true -- she is once again human. But now she is defenseless, vulnerable, and for the first time in centuries, emotional. As she attempts to reconcile her actions as a vampire with her ne...

• Jul-1996
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A mysterious cat causes chaos in the tenth book in New York Times bestselling author Christopher Pike’s Spooksville series.Adam and his friends are exploring the area around Spooksville when they come across a black cat. It seems friendly: it purrs...

• Jul-1996
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THE DESTRUCTION OF LUSITANIA DRAWS NEAR The planet Lusitania is home to three sentient species: the Pequeninos; a large colony of -humans; and the Hive Queen, brought there by Ender. But once again the human race has grown fearful; the Starways Co...

• Jul-1996
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IT'S A BIRD! IT'S A PLANE! Only J.D. "Blue" Hazzard would crash his plane into a lake just to get Maggie Adams's attention. Her gawky high-school swain had grown into an irresistibly tempting god, but Maggie had returned to Minnesota for some peace ...

• Jul-1996
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THE NEW GULF WAR IS ERUPTING... And this one will be far bloodier than the first. A newly powerful Iran is flexing its military muscle in the Middle East. The Iranians have declared the Persian Gulf their territorial waters--and an American ship h...

• Jul-1996
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~~~ edited and reissued as "Rebel Heart" by the author Husband for hire? Charity Blackstone knew all there was to know about cowboys. After all, she'd married one. Bobby Blackstone, Charity's feckless husband, had been tragicall...

• Jul-1996
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A Dangerous Bargain Standing in the English drawing room, Hart Moreland, the Earl of Perth, seemed the quintessential aristocrat: remote, imperious, sophisticated. But Mercy Coltrane had last seen him six years earlier in Texas. There they called hi...

• Jul-1996
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Even burglars fall in love, and in this case, it's Bernie doing the falling, with the lovely and alluring Ilona. Night after night, sharing popcorn in the flickering shadow of a Bogie movie, Bernie finds himself tongue-tied - sometimes literally. It ...

• Jul-1996
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The craft of writing is a lot like spinning a web: You take threads and weave them skillfully together, and only you know where the intricate network of twists and turns begin and how it will end. Now, with Lawrence Block’s expert advice you can le...

• Jul-1996
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Irridescent platform sandals --- and a punk fairy godmother --- expose the wild side of a practical-minded miss --- and thrust her into the arms of a long-lost love who'd like to re-park his own shoes under her bed....

• Jul-1996
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A SHOCKING PROPOSAL Samantha Neely thought she might have to kill Sloan Talbott. After traveling two thousand miles, she finally had her chance to confront the man she believed capable of murdering her missing father. As owner of this mining settl...

• Jul-1996
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Dodo Collections brings you another classic from Max Brand, ‘Bull Hunter.’Hunter was a man who could rip a tree trunk from the ground with his bare hands or tame the wildest stallion with his kind manner. Nobody west of the Pecos would have dared...

• Jul-1996
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The best-looking cowboy in South Dakota has marriage on his mind in bestselling author Kathleen Eagle's wonderful story, All-Around Cowboy Blues....

• Jul-1996
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Jack Wilder had three golden rules: 1) Never mix business with pleasure. Unfortunately he had broken that one the moment he met Laura Parker. The fact that she worked for him was easily fixed. 2) Love them and leave them The press didn't ...