Can a Highlander steal his enemy's bride and make her love him?High in the Pyrenees, a band of mercenaries led by Courtland MacCarrick wages war for General Reynaldo Pascal. When Court turns on the brutal general, Pascal orders him killed. Court narrowly escapes and exacts revenge by kidnapping Pascal’s exquisite Castilian fianc?e.Noble heiress Annal?a Trist?n Llorente despises her towering, barbaric captor almost as much as she does Pascal. Her inexplicable attraction to the Highlander only fuels her fury. Yet nothing will stop her from returning to Pascal—for if she doesn’...
Can a ruthless Highlander ever learn to love … ?Burning vengeance …Ethan MacCarrick was a heartbreakingly handsome rake until a powerful nobleman ordered him brutally beaten and his face scarred for a crime he didn’t commit. Ethan’s reprisal—bankrupting the nobleman and forcing his exile—does little to appease his wrath. Ten years later, a haughty, mysterious beauty enchants Ethan—the daughter of his enemy. At last, Ethan will have the revenge he’s craved; he’ll promise her marriage, seduce her, then cast her aside.Bitter hardships …When Madeleine Van Rowen’s family ...
How much temptation can a Highlander resist?He tried to run …In his youth, Hugh MacCarrick foolishly fell in love with a beautiful English lass who delighted in teasing him with her flirtatious ways. Yet he knew he could never marry her because he was a second son with no prospects, shadowed by an accursed family legacy. To avoid temptation, Hugh left home and trained as an assassin.She tried to forget him …Jane Weyland was devastated when the Highlander she believed would marry her abandoned her instead. Years later, when Hugh MacCarrick is summoned to ...
If life were a fairy tale, Daisy Montgomery's mother and sister would surely be cast in the wicked step-roles. For years, they have made life miserable for Daisy's beautiful stepsister Ella. But when Daisy discovers that Ella has a godmother, she's determined to ask her for help. Little did Daisy expect Ella's godmother to play matchmaker with her very own grandson — who happens to be a viscount.
En el fragor de la guerra, eran enemigos declarados, unidos por el destino, la fortuna y un dulce deseo. Kit Weston, una joven culta, con un fuerte car?cter y que ha aprendido a no confiar en nadie, llega a Nueva York con una pistola en el bolsillo y con el objetivo de cometer un asesinato: dispuesta a matar a su misterioso guardi?n, Baron Cain, un yanqui y, adem?s, su hermanastro, y reclamar la plantaci?n de Carolina del Sur que era su legado y su hogar. Pero Baron le inspira mucho m?s que venganza. Diab?licamente apuesto y sin miedo al peligro, despierta en la muchacha una ardiente pasi?n. Kit se despojar? de su disfraz de muchacho para deslumbrar a la sociedad con su incre?ble belleza. Esa mujer atormenta a Baron a pesar de que ella ha planeado destruirle. Dividida entre el ardiente deseo y el sue?o del resurgimiento de Sur, Kit se ver? obligada a elegir: conseguir el amor o arriesgarlo todo.
As a librarian, Imogen read a lot of books, but none of them covered real life on the Riveria. Her holiday included a glamourous group; a tennis ace, a journalist, a playboy and a photographer who were all full of revelations – and so was she. A prize worth winning – a wild Yorkshire rose among the thorny model girls. Imogen began to wonder if virtue really was its own reward.
Millionaire of the Month: Jack Howington IIISource of Fortune: International security corporationThe woman he can never have: Meredith PalmerWhen he arrived at Hunter's Landing, Jack got the surprise of his life. His best friend's shy little sister had become a breathtaking young woman-with an ax to grind. Still smarting over Jack's long- ago rejection, Meredith was now intent on luring the mogul into her bed…and her bed was right across the hall. At what cost would Jack keep a decade-old promise?
The red-hot blonde was an unexpected bonus of his brother's wedding. But Royce Ryder wasn't bringing Amber Hutton back to his place for the night; he'd gotten roped into taking her to his family's Montana ranch. She'd definitely make the bachelor's forced stay much more pleasant.What Royce thought would be a torrid tryst was Amber's idea of a quiet vacation. She had no intention of diving into the wrangler's bed – falling for a man like Royce was just asking for trouble. Though with just one touch from the wealthy playboy, she knew trouble had already found her.
Dr. Lizzie Darling causes an accident that leaves Dr. Harry McKay with a broken leg! As the only available doctor, Lizzie stays to fill in at his little practice in Birrini. Slowly, Lizzie finds her heart going out to Birrini and its dangerously charming doctor…
As far as Penelope Brown is concerned, marrying Lord Nevinstoke is the same thing as signing a business contract. Nevinstoke needs Penelope's substantial dowry to repair his family's estate, and, in return, Penelope will gain the titled husband her parents have always wished for her. Of course, before Penelope marries Nev, she insists he give up wine, women, and song-well, two out of three-and become a respectable man. The newlyweds head off to Nev 's estate with high hopes, but things take a disastrous turn once they arrive and discover the troubles that await them. When they finally begin to trust each other, they not only find inventive solutions to their problems but also quickly realize that they want more from their marriage than a business partnership. Rich in subtle characterization, deftly seasoned with danger, and tempered with just the right dash of tart wit and historical grit, Lerner's historical romance is to be savored.
Darcy and Elizabeth are as much in love as ever—even more so as their relationship matures. Their passion inspires everyone around them, and as winter turns to spring, romance finds nearly everyone.Confirmed bachelor Richard Fitzwilliam sets his sights on a seemingly unattainable, beautiful widow, Georgiana Darcy learns to flirt outrageously, the flighty Kitty Bennet develops her first crush, and Caroline Bingley meets her match.But the path of true love never does run smooth, and Elizabeth and Darcy are kept busy navigating their friends and loved ones through the inevitable separations, misunderstandings, misgivings and lovers’ quarrels…
Jayne Ann Krentz follows up her highly successful — written in collaboration with her two alter egos, Amanda Quick and Jayne Castle — with a brand-new story arc that begins in a secluded coastal town in northern California.Scargill Cove is the perfect place for Fallon Jones, confirmed recluse and investigator of the paranormal. It's a hot spot, a convergence point for unusually strong currents of energy, which might explain why the town attracts misfits and drifters like moths to a flame. Now someone else has been drawn to the Cove — Isabella Valdez, on the run from some very dangerous ...
Can a young lady allow her beloved sister to sacrifice herself on the marriage altar? Emily Smithfield cannot. So when her mother announces that a marriage has been arranged between Emily's older sister Lydia and Lord Wesleigh, a man the sisters have never met, Emily offers to marry the gentleman in her sister's stead. This will mean Lydia can marry the man she loves.
A principios del siglo XIX, Nueva Inglaterra y Gran Breta?a est?n en guerra y el conflicto internacional revuelve las aguas del oc?ano Atl?ntico. La sangre de los lores de Wyndsong fluye con el vigor suficiente para marcar la ruta que conducir? a Nueva Inglaterra a obtener la victoria en esta segunda guerra de independencia aunque para ello tengan que convertir sus lazos familiares en una fortaleza inexpugnable. Pero el deseo de independencia y la fortaleza de car?cter son rasgos que se heredan y Miranda Dunham ama demasiado su tierra natal como para permitir que su derecho de sangre sea devorado por la amnesia de las convenciones sociales.
Siempre caus? admiraci?n en el campo. Pero, ?y entre las s?banas?Un malicioso art?culo sobre Reid Buchanan hab?a puesto en duda el talento del ex jugador de b?isbol para los juegos de cama. Pero ?se era s?lo uno de sus problemas. Con una cadera rota, la abuela de Reid necesitaba cuidados constantes, y ?l hab?a contratado a las dos primeras enfermeras por sus habilidades… con ?l. Y cuando tuvo que encontrar a una tercera, eligi? a Lori Johnson, la primera candidata que parec?a inmune a sus encantos.Lori nunca perd?a el tiempo con hombres como Reid Buchanan. ?Entonces por qu? estaba debilitando sus fuertes defensas con aquella sexy sonrisa y con la amabilidad que le demostraba constantemente? S?lo hab?a una explicaci?n para lo que estaba pasando entre ellos… la qu?mica. Una qu?mica muy ardiente.
Sexy Sicilian boss handle with care! Plain Emma Stephenson might not look like a tycoons glamorous assistant, but for Luca DAmato a playboy who likes to play breaking through her nononsense attitude is his favourite new game. Sensible Emma thought all theyd be sharing was an office not a bed! But shes learning fast what being Luca's personal assistant really means! Now hes standing there offering her a promotion, and shes trying to End the words to tell him shes pregnant!
Accountant Katie Kramer is a quintessential good girl – working hard, recycling diligently, all the while trying to ignore the feeling that she doesn't fit in anywhere. That's all she wants. Well, that – and amazing sex, and the kind of daredevil escapade she can look back on when she's crunching numbers in a dusty cubicle. Which explains why she just took a job in Wishful, California, working for Wilder Adventures and Expeditions. Waking up to find a magnificently built stranger towering over her bed – that part defies explanation…After wandering the planet for months following a life-changing accident, Cameron Wilder ...
Driven by ambition and power, Gavin Hunter had sacrificed everything that mattered-including his wife and child-to success. Now his son, Peter, needed him, and Gavin dropped everything to rush across the country to the desolate moors… Only to find that time had erased the boy's memory of his father.Filled with bitter resentment, Gavin watched Peter cling to the woman who was his guardian. Norah Ackroyd's wild beauty reflected the untamed land, and her tender touch enchanted children and animals. Gavin, however, was immune to her charms. He planned to take his son and flee-except that the bond between Norah and Peter wouldn't be easily broken… And soon Gavin, too, was falling under her spell…
Wishful, California, is 3000 miles from Dr. Emma Sinclair's last job in a New York City ER. It may as well be another galaxy. Here, running her father's clinic for a summer, Emma treats bee stings, stomach flu, and the occasional pet cat. Plus, she has to contend with patients like Stone Wilder: gorgeous, laid-back, and irritating beyond belief. The man laughs at her. A lot. And Emma loathes him. All except that tiny part of her that wants to throw him on her examining table and break every doctor-patient rule in the book. When Stones tries to help Emma learn to loosen up a bit, he pictures white-water rafting or scenic mountain hikes. Not a mind-blowing affair that shakes them both to the core. Emma's sure she has no place in a town like Wishful, but Stone knows different. Emma belongs here – in this town, in his life. It is convincing that this strong-minded, stubborn, sexy woman of that fact will be a challenge no Wilder man could resist.
T.J. Wilder is the perfect package of breathtaking adventure and raw sex appeal. Even better, he's about to reconnect with the one woman he's never been able to forget…Get Your Pulse RacingTo Harley, the landscape around Wishful, California, is exhilarating, untamed, and more than a little dangerous. The same could be said for T.J. Wilder, who's invited himself along on her trek to study a rare coyote. Harley's career is riding on this trip, and she doesn't need a stubborn, incredibly sexy distraction. But T.J. is a professional guide who knows when ...
Niewinny biurowy flirt z szefem, Maximilianem Zappellim, przerodzi? si? ku zaskoczeniu Elyn w wielkie, gwa?towne uczucie, kt?re pr?bowa?a ukry? nawet przed sob?. Nie mog?a okaza? mu,jak badzo go kocha, poniewa? od pocz?tku wiedzia?a, ?e ma on reputacj? kobieciarza i los Elyn sta?by si? podobny do losu jej matki – kobiety uwiedzionej, zdradzonej i porzuconej. Musi wi?c natychmiast z?o?y? wym?wienie i uciec od Maxa.
It wasn't just her homemade brownies that made Walker find Elissa irresistible…When ex-marine Walker Buchana stops to help Elissa Towers change a tire, he tells himself it's just the neighborly thing to do. And when Elissa finds herself baking him a thank-you pie, she's just returning the favor… right?Both of them have sworn off dating – Elissa's determined to protect her little girl, and that means ditching her taste for dangerous men… especially former marines with dark secrets. Walker knows that he's not cut out for hearth and home… his own crazy family made sure of that. But the sparks won't stop flying between them.Now the two are struggling to keep their relationship "just friends," but with every kiss, their rules fly out the window…
Twenty years ago, Lily Campbell's parents died in a mysterious fire. Now she's back for the truth.but nobody in her sleepy hometown wants to talk about that night. And when the fires start up again, it's clear that somebody doesn't want her to stay.Griff Branchard has perfected his bad-boy persona. But the moment he sees Lily, nothing matters as much as getting close to her. Although rumors about her are flying around town, he just can't believe such a sweet woman could be a troublemaker.But trouble? She's deep in it. And he's going to make sure that the only heat she feels is from the flames of desire.