Penny Jordan Books

Wanting His Child by Penny JordanThe Boss and the Baby by Leigh MichaelsOne Mum Too Many by Vicki Lewis Thompson

Her husband... her lover? Annie can't believe Dominic Carlyle's claim. How can he be her husband? Why would she have walked out on him and forgotten all about their marriage? To jog Annie's memory, Dominic insists they move in together. Annie is compelled to say yes -- haunted by the memory of a dream in which a man makes love to her... a man who looks just like Dominic.

Ward Hunter had reason to despise Anna Trewayne, and an accident placed her at his mercy. Her memory lost, she mistakenly believed Ward to be a friend and lover. He'd come to reclaim the money he though she'd inveigled from his brother, but had been drawn by Anna's tantalising sensuality into her home, her arms her bed. How would she react when she did eventually regain her memory and realised the deception that had been played on her?

After a bad experience with one rough male, Beth is determined to play men at their own game. She's particularly disconcerted when Alex Andrews claims to be falling in love with her. She knows she should resist him...but can she?

The Crighton family has been the cause of scandal and heartache for Bobbie Miller—and she wants revenge. All she has to do is seduce the sinfully attractive Luke Crighton and the family secrets will be hers to expose. But the perfect seduction backfires when Bobbie becomes ensnared in her own dangerous trap. Follow the turbulent lives of the Crighton family in this dramatic sequel to A Perfect Family

'You'd find life much less fraught if you learned to trust people a little, Charlotte. You're always so ready to believe the worst of others ...' But Charlotte Spencer was scared to let herself follow her instincts where Oliver Tennant was concerned. How could she respond to him as an attractive man when he was also a business rival who might be playing a deeper game? In any case, what had a country bumpkin like herself to offer a sophisticated man about town? Better by far to put all thoughts of love aside ...

Autumn's marriage to Yorke Laing had been a mistake from the start; she had been blinded by passion, he had more or less been forced into marrying her for appearances' sake - so it was inevitable that the marriage should end, bitterly, almost as soon as it had begun. Now, after two years' separation, Autumn just wanted to get a divorce and tie up all the loose ends - and it seemed she had her opportunity when unexpectedly Yorke turned up again. But Yorke had other ideas; he would give her a divorce, he agreed - but at his price...

There never would be another man for KateLondon schoolteacher Kate Seton, returning on vacation with her daughter, Cherry, to her parents' Yorkshire farm, was shocked to see Silas Edwards again. Now he was a biologist running a government project on a nearby estate.It was Silas who was responsible for Kate's rift with her family. But Kate could not tell him the truth, nor why she had left him suddenly 11 years before.

When Livvy turned up at her cousin Gale's holiday home in the Dordogne, she was looking forward to a well-earned holiday away from it all. What she didn't expect was to have to share the farmhouse with a total stranger! And Richard Field was certainly not an ideal companion. In fact he was a woman-hater who made it quite clear that he had no time at all for Livvy. So what was it so hard to treat him with the disdain he so rightly deserved?

The stranger came with the best possible recommendation - and Kate Oakley desperately needed a nanny, otherwise she would never have dreamed of employing a man to look after a nine-month-old baby. But Rick Evans represented her one chance to make a stable home life for her best friend's orphaned baby, because she couldn't possibly earn a living and stay at home with little Michael. She wasn't going to give anyone the chance to say she couldn't give the child a good home ... So Kate allowed Rick to move into her house, then realised too late exactly what she had done.

Petra is betrothed--to rich, eligible Sheikh Rashid. But she plans to ruin her reputation so Rashid won't want her. Blaize, a fellow guest at her hotel, agrees to be Petra's pretend lover--though soon he's taken her virginity!Then Petra makes a shocking discovery. Blaize is actually none other than the man she's supposed to be marrying--Sheikh Rashid!

Englishwoman Felicia Gordon should be floating on air. After all, she's engaged to a man who is kind, charming, considerate.... But he doesn't inspire the least amount of passion in her blood. It isn't until Felicia flies to Kuwait to meet her fiancé's family that she finds the electricity she's been missing—in her fiancé's uncle, Sheikh Raschid al Hamid al Sabah! Raschid is hardly the "uncle" she imagined—tall, powerful, unnervingly masculine and shockingly arrogant. But beneath Raschid's contempt lies a passion that burns hotter than the desert sun, a fire Felicia never knew she craved...until now.

The Crightons have position, power and elegance...and a past scandal to haunt them.The dark, brooding Guy Cooke just had to be the ideal man. Chrissie was entranced and, the wonder of it was, Guy appeared to be equally mesmerized by her! It seemed the perfect match but was it all too good to last? Chrissie had a family secret that Guy could surely never forgive.... Follow the turbulent lives of the Crighton family in this dramatic sequel to A Perfect Family, The Perfect Seduction and Perfect Marriage Material Presents Extravaganza 25 YEARS!

The first story concerns wealthy Conti di Vincenti, who proposes marriage to his baby's English nanny in order to get custody. In the second novella Alanna Richards leaves rich Greek Leon Andreakos without telling him anything about his son.

Alexander Konstantinakos has discovered that one passionate night in England had its consequences: two, to be precise. Out of the blue he's turned up on Ruby Wareham's doorstep—to take his twin sons back to Greece! Ruby's shocked that she's still so attracted to dark, sexy and powerful Alexander. She's afraid she might lose her beautiful boys, whom she's struggled to bring up on her own, but maybe there's a solution.... Can she wed Sander—a virtual stranger—and live as his wife, and in his bed?

In a moment of weakness, Samantha Miller had confessed to the man she'd loved for years her deep-felt secret -- she yearned to become a wife and mother. Having carefully kept Samantha at arm's length, Liam is surprised at his response. He'd always thought her impetuous nature made them an unlikely match. But suddenly Liam finds himself wanting to succumb to her tantalizing sensuality, and wanting to become the father of her babies . . .

Annie has only her baby. But the most precious part of her life is now at risk Falcon Leopardi has come to claim his late half brother's child--and no one refuses the dark-hearted tycoon But back in Sicily, family duty wars with justice. Annie and her baby are caught in the midst of a dynastic battle. The magnificent Falcon will protect Annie with the kind of searing passion only the most powerful of Sicilians can bestow.... The women of the sultry island will mourn: Falcon Leopardi is taking a wife

True love needs no approval Lucas had always urged Lindsay to take charge of her own life, even though it meant defying her father's wishes. All that changed, however, the day Lucas was left in charge of Lindsay's inheritance--and her fate. Quite suddenly Lucas withdrew his support and directed Lindsay to marry according to her father's will. He made it painfully clear that Lindsay could no longer turn to him for warmth and affection. But by the time she'd resigned herself to a future without passion with a man she did not love, Lucas changed his mind again.

Their antagonism was instant and mutual Simon Herries was dominating and arrogant, and he had readily jumped to the wrong conclusions about India. "You don't know me, " she stated, "yet you accuse me of trying to steal someone else's husband!" Evidence and appearance seemed to support his claim, and Simon had his own method of dealing with the problem. At the time it proved an effective solution, but when his scheme backfired, India was left to face a future of heartbreak and unhappiness.

Sienna had been swept off her feet by the handsome, powerful Greek, Alexis Stefanides. "I shall imprint myself on your heart and body so that you will never forget me," he'd said once he'd won her heart. She'd been chosen - not for love - but in vengeance for the wrong he believed her brother had done his sister. Too late the truth came out - too late to save Sienna's whole world from exploding in pain. Still deep in shock, Sienna found herself married to Alexis - with her mind instinctively fearful of her body's intimate cravings...

Hannah Maitland congratulated herself "There's no man in my life...no love to whom I'm committed. Not now, not in the past and not in the future." A bleak picture for most women - but for career-minded Hannah it was satisfying. She thought she knew exactly what she wanted out of life, and men, even attractive ones like Silas Jeffreys, didn't rate very high on her list. It was a situation that Silas was determined to remedy as fast as he could!

"I need a wife, Sophy, but not to share my bed." To Sophy, who believed she was frigid, it seemed the perfect arrangement. Jon Phillips, her kind and understanding boss, was offering Sophy a marriage of convenience. He needed someone to help care for his niece and nephew, and Sophy already loved the children as if they were her own. Her feelings for Jon, however, were less clear. In sharing a roof together, Sophy became increasingly aware of her husband and of her growing desire to make their marriage a real one in every sense.

He'd always made light of her feelings When she was young, Jenna had been infatuated with Simon Townsend, her best friend's teasing brother. Then infatuation changed to a curious uneasiness, one that made her feel edgy and restless in his company. Fortunately she had little occasion to see much of him now, for, as a prominent London barrister, he moved in different circles than Jenna. But an escapade of his sister's threw Simon and Jenna together again in a most awkward--not to mention compromising--situation. He thought it was funny. Jenna was not amused. And she would have given anything to avoid the consequences!

Dominic acted as if nothing had happened As though Christy's adolescent advances had not aroused his anger and contempt. The humiliation of his words had haunted her since and stood between her and all other men. Her career in London had come to a sudden stop because she had been unwilling to engage in an affair, so her ailing mother's need was reason enough to run home. The last thing she wanted was to see Dominic Savage. She disliked and despised him. But in the end that proved poor protection against his desires and her own needs.

He called her a conniving female... — And then James Warren accused Tania of deliberately destroying his sister's marriage. He vowed to make her pay for it. Tania was an innocent bystander to the tangle of lies and deceit that surrounded the Forbeses' marriage. Yet unless she could make James believe it, she could say goodbye to her hopes of establishing a new life for herself and her daughter in the idyllic village of Appleford. Even worse, James was just the sort of man she might have been attracted to under different circumstances. Not that Tania could admit that to herself--let alone to James!

When eighteen-year-old Imogen married Dracco Barrington, she did so with an open heart.He was her deceased father's business partner, and she had loved him all her life. But shortly after the wedding ceremony, Imogen uncovered a truth about Dracco that sent her fleeing...all the way to Rio de Janeiro!Four years later Imogen needed money. Badly. But when she returned to Dracco's London home, she received an offer that was nothing less than shocking. Dracco would pay her one million pounds to stay and be his wife...and another million if she agreed to have his baby! On the surface, Imogen seemed to be getting what she wanted--the money she urgently needed, a family she longed for and the man she desperately loved. But at what cost?

Captured by the Sicilian for his bidding and bedding! Rocco Leopardi's demand is non-negotiable: Julie Simmonds must bring his little nephew to Sicily to take his rightful place as a Leopardi! Rocco doesn't much care about what happens to Julie after that until his body tells him otherwise. He thought she was a gold-digger, but her unexpected innocence has stirred his senses. So, when it's proved that the child is not one of his family but that Julie is the boy's aunt, the forbidding Sicilian changes the rules He ll keep this inexperienced waif and make her his wife! The Leopardi Brothers Sicilian by name Scandalous, scorching and seductive by nature!

The Crightons have everything money can buy--position, power, and elegance--but secrets and betrayal could destroy this "perfect" family. These three full-length stories follow the turbulent lives of the Crightons through scandal, heartache, and unanticipated passion.

The Sheikh's Virgin Bride Petra goes to the desert kingdom of Zuran to meet her grandfather only to discover he's arranged a marriage for her! To avoid it, she asks a gorgeous man at her hotel to pose as her lover... One Night with the Sheikh The searing attraction between Sheikh Xavier Al Agir and Mariella Sutton is instant and all-consuming, so when a storm leaves Mariella stranded at his desert home, passion takes over...But this man is off-limits.

"Why are you marrying the man?" It was a question Carter couldn't help but ask. "You've just admitted that he can't turn you on? And I know, from personal experience, that you're a passionate woman." Cater Macdonald could easily sweep a woman off her feet - he oozed sex appeal. Elspeth, however, wanted an orderly life, one with no highs or lows, no chaotic emotional displays. Which was exactly what Peter, a wealthy lawyer, was offering her. She and Peter were two of a kind - everyone said so. Suddenly, the thought of being two of a kind with Peter was oddly disturbing. Should she review her plans for the future...?

'God, you're hard.....''I'm what you made me', he corrected cruelly. 'Do you feel proud of your handiwork? Does it give you a thrill to know that you and you alone are responsible for what I am today?'A week ago Philippa's life had been relatively uncomplicated. But that was before she had been forced to return to the village she had left eleven years ago; young frightened and pregnant. But now she was older; and had looked after herself and her son for ten years. She had thought nothing could ever frighten her again - until she met Scott Garston, who wanted revenge for what he thought she had done to him eleven years ago.....

It's been six years since Jamie walked in on her lover, Jake Brierton, in bed with another woman--and walked right back out that door and out of his life. But even though Jamie has spent years working on her successful decorating business, she's never been able to fully exorcise Jake from her mind. He is, after all, her stepbrother.... When her stepdad becomes ill, Jamie is reunited with Jake on their way home for Christmas. She is shocked when Jake proposes marriage--a marriage designed to make their family happy. But when the ceremony is over, and their honeymoon in a cozy Swiss chalet begins, Jamie wonders what kind of marriage she's destined to have with the man who once broke her heart...and could easily do it again

His only desire was to use her That horrible damning letter! If Lee didn't become Gilles de Chauvigny's temporary wife he'd show it to her real fiance. That Gilles could disrupt her life so carelessly, so callously just to be rid of a too possessive mistress--outraged Lee, but she was powerless to stop him. Then, later, she didn't want to, for she had fallen hopelessly in love with him. Hopelessly because his spurned lover vowed to have him back. Hopelessly because Gilles felt nothing for her.

A six-month marriage; a quick annulment Blake Sefton had married Sapphire to acquire her father's Cotswolds farm. And at first she'd been too besotted with him to realize that his passion burned for his mistress, Miranda, not for his virgin bride. Then Sapphire had discovered Blake's secret love letters and the reason he'd been unable to bring himself to share his wife's bed. Painfully disillusioned, she'd run away and divorced him. Now four years later she was considering remarrying Blake--temporarily--to ease her dying father's mind. After all, Blake hadn't desired her before, so what would he want with her now?

Could she exorcise her dreams of love? Looking back, Christy realized that Simon hadn't wanted to fall in love with her six years ago -- while she'd had no other choice. Still, she shouldn't have assumed he'd want to marry her. She'd naively planned their future together until the day Simon accused her of trying to trap him into marriage. Apparently, unlike her, he hadn't needed to be in love to experience desire. Now he was determined to have her accompany him to the Caribbean to research his new book. Did he really expect her to put the past behind her?

Susannah was a successful writer for Tomorrow magazine, but the new managing director - the dynamic Hazard Maine - made it clear that he thought she was cheating her way to the top. It didn't help their working relationship, either, that Susannah found him devilishly attractive. So attractive that she allowed him to believe the worst of her; so that she wouldn't be tempted to fall in love with him! Why, when he despised her, did he insist on singling her out?

Held captive in the desert! Stranded in the sands, Katrina is rescued by the Sheikh and taken back to his lavish desert camp.... She has to marry the Sheikh.... In order to protect her, he will have to wed her! Then he discovers that she's a virgin! He's a desert sheikh who lives by a strict code of honor: Katrina must become his wife...for real!

The first in a multi-generational trilogy by mega-seller Penny Jordan is set in the decadent world of the silk industry.Dangerous liaisons…Skeletons in closets…A scandalous web of lies and deceit…The Pickfords are just your average family.1920s Cheshire. A time of great glamour and decadence, high living and loose morality. A time where anything goes - and does.Amber Vrontsky is the heiress to the wealthy Pickford dynasty, presided over by the formidable Blanche.Obsessed with social climbing, Blanche wants nothing more for her granddaughter than a titled husband - a prize which she herself failed to secure, despite her immense wealth.But free spirited Amber is intent on forging her own artistic career with the silk she loves so much. Unable to disobey Blanche, however, she moves to society London to become a debutante - and enters a world of illicit affairs, drug-taking, gambling, lavender marriages…From the lavish decadence of society London to the opium dens of the Far East, the chic boutiques of Paris to the Nazi-controlled streets of Berlin, Silk spans the depravity and the glamour of this tumultuous time.Spoil yourself with this dazzling, decadent treat by international multi-million-copy selling Penny Jordan - the ultimate read for fans of Danielle Steel and Penny Vincenzi.

Motherhood, marriage, obsession, betrayal an d family duty - the latest novel from bestselling author Pen ny Jordan has it all. Claudia and Garth''s marriage is in rea l trouble when they adopt a baby - and Garth realises that t he infant is his child. '

From dowdy frump to stunning siren! Charley would do anything to keep her wages coming in to support her impoverished sisters and nephews even if that meant working in Italy for the demanding and commanding Duke Raphael Della Striozzi Raphael couldnt see how a woman so artistic would be seen dead in her cheap high street clothes. It was straight off to a designer boutique for her! But it was in Raphaels bedroom Charlottes complete transformation took place from shy, dowdy virgin to confident, beautiful mistress! Needed: The Worlds Most Eligible Billionaires Three penniless sisters, pure and proud but about to be purchased!

He'll have her begging to be seduced...Saul Parenti always demands the best. That's why he's hired Giselle Freeman to work for him. Nicknamed the Ice Queen, Giselle has a frosty demeanour and a cool beauty. Yet it's obvious to Saul that beneath the arctic facade lies fiery passion! Ever since the traumas of her early childhood Giselle has built walls of steel around her heart. Now she's working with the only man who challenges those defences. The sexual attraction is at breaking point: the only possible outcome - an all-consuming, earth-shattering, life-changing surrender! THE PARENTI DYNASTY Power, privilege and passion The worlds of big business and royalty unite...

Bound by duty, drawn by desire Felicity Clairemont has come to Spain to claim her inheritance. Unfortunately that means spending time with the Duque Vidal y Salvadores and the darkly handsome Spaniard has always made it plain how little he thinks of her. The last time Vidal saw Fliss he desired and hated her with equal measure. But now honour demands he must help her. As the truth about Flisss family comes flooding out, and the power of their attraction takes hold, can Vidal admit how wrong hes been about her. . . ?

A Forbidden Loving by Penny Jordan released on Sep 24, 1992 is available now for purchase.

The Crightons have everything that money can buy--position, power and elegance... but one fateful weekend destroys it all.Three generations of Crightons have gathered at the family estate for a fiftieth birthday party. But the expected celebration turns into an ugly battle for power, with the family inheritance as the prize.Brothers become rivals and allies become adversaries as family scandals become the weapon of choice. Past love affairs, embezzlement scams--nothing is sacred and all secrets can be betrayed for a price.The Crightons' carefully polished facade is crumbling. Will they learn to accept their not-so-perfect family in time to save it?

In A Spanish Christmas Meg Scott is pending Christma. in the castillo of tall, dark and imperious Don Christian Felipe Martinez, a truly hot-blooded Latin lover! A Seasonal Secret springs from a night of seming passion shared by Carl Forsythe and sweet Beth Hayley years ago. Back home again, Cm-} comes face-to-face with her son... In Australia, news reporter Rowena agrees, for the ake of their daughter, to go back to her sexy magnetic husband, Kel Warrender, for an Outback Christmas. Nick and Holly take a sentimental journey to spend Christmas in the hideaway where they'd honeymooned. On the anniversary of their divorce can there be a Miracle on Christmas Eve? Will Emily Pelosi agree to be The Italian's Blackmailed Bride when sexy millionaire Tri tano Ferre holds her captive on his gorgeous Caribbean island...?

Pretending to be her bosss mistress is one thing but now everyone in the office thinks Harriet is Matthew Coles fiancée. Harriet has to keep reminding herself its all just for convenience but how far is Matthew prepared to go with the arrangement?

He has the power to protect her - by making her his mistress! Laura Westcotte is the only suitable candidate for the job as Russian tycoon Vasilii Demidov's PA. He may be forced to hire Laura, but Vasilii is far too cynical ever to trust a woman - particularly one with such a dubious reputation...Desperate for work, Laura knows she must impress her cool and complex new boss. However, it's not the chillingly ruthless Russian's legendary reputation that terrifies her, but the magnetic power of her attraction to him! And when Laura realises she's in terrible danger, she finds herself at Vasilii's mercy...RUSSIAN RIVALS Demidov vs Androvonov -let the most merciless of men win...

"You can't cling to the past forever, Sara!" Why wouldn't Jonas Chesney just leave her alone with her memories? Why was this arrogant new neighbor so determined to intrude on Sara's emotions - and arouse her passion? After her fiance's sudden death more than a year before, Sara had resolved never to fall in love again. But she'd reckoned without the strong-willed Jonas Chesney... To her own surprise, Sara found herselfresponding to his kisses - responding with a fervor so intense it overshadowed all her memories.

She would not be seduced! A pretty woman with no head for business? Christa Bellingham had worked hard to banish this image of herself. Did that mean that she now came across as too outspoken - particularly about men? She had learned the hard way that men were not to be trusted. And Daniel Geshard's line of business attracted the worst of deceivers. He said Christa's cynicism was a disguise and he could teach her to trust. Daniel seemed so genuine, but didn't he have a lot to gain if he could win her love?

"Russian oligarch Kiryl Androvonov has one rival: billionaire Vasilii Demidov. Luckily, Vasilii has an Achilles' heel - his younger, over-protected half-sister Alena. . . Kiryl's master plan is to seduce the tantalisingly beautiful Alena. Then, once he's had his fill, use her to blackmail Vasilii for the contract that will complete his business empire. It's a winner-takes-all situation for the Russian tycoon, as Alena herself might well be the most coveted prize of all. Until she discovers just how ruthlessly Kiryl has been using her . . ."--Page 4 of cover.

They´re Wed Again - bk1454; Mills & Boon Ltd.; Penny Jordan; pocket_book; 2008

Savage Atonement by Penny Jordan released on Oct 25, 1983 is available now for purchase.

He wants to hate her, but he’s passionately attracted to her…

Prince Luc D'Urbino needs a wife. His Mediterranean principality is in turmoil...only a wedding will solve the problem Years ago, Carrie shared a night of passion with Luc, but he rejected her afterwards. So now Carrie is more than a little surprised when Luc returns and demands they marry...

"I'm glad we both know the score."Jay Courtland was used to playing the game of love with sophisticated women who followed the rules - no attachments, no commitments, no cheating. He was not used to the Vanessas of the world.Yet when he mistook Vanessa for her more glamorous cousin, she reluctantly continued the deception. She was twenty-two years old, had never had a lover and knew she'd never again meet a man who made her feel the way Jay could.So she prayed for a little beginner's luck and took the chance that Jay would eventually see her - and want her - for what she really was...and not as a poor substitute for Nadia.

"I have other needs, other plans..."It was over ten years since Holly, a naive girl still in her teens, had fallen for Robert Graham and had assumed that his intentions were more long-term than just an affair. She had been bitterly disillusioned. Robert had no intention of marrying before he had made his way in life, and had callously abandoned Holly in search of pastures new. Now he was back in town apparently willing to pick up their relationship where he had left off. But Holly had other ideas...

She had come to take his inheritance. Natasha Ames wasn't surprised that Jay Travers resented her presence on his family's Texas ranch. Not after she learned that his grandfather, who had met Natasha on a trip to England, had left her half of his property in his will. Natasha didn't know why the shrewd old Texan had made such a bequest to a virtual stranger, but she was determined not to leave until she found out. It wasn't easy living with Jay's hostility — especially when Natasha found herself falling in love with the harsh rancher.

He had misjudged her Lucy Howard didn't like arrogant men, and Niall Cameron certainly came into that category for her ! He didn't even know her, but he quite happily jumped to all the wrong conclusions. She was rich, spoiled, uncaring and just the sort of woman he disliked most. Not that Lucy cared what he thought of her. She wasn't interested in stealing someone who was already committed to a long-term relationship with another woman. But Niall didn't seem to have any such scruples...

"Sensual encounter - Kate is heartbroken when her fiancé marries another woman -- for her money! -- leaving Kate to pick up the pieces of her shattered life. So when the opportunity for a weekend fling with irresistibly sexy Jared Rourke arises, Kate doesn't say no! Three months later, to save herself from future heartache, Kate is planning to marry for companionship. Yet Jared has other ideas...he'll pursue Kate and make her his! But can Jared convince Kate to open her heart to her unforgettable fling?" -- Back cover

He'd taught her how to kiss. But did he know about love?All her life, Gemma's parents had stressed the "right sort" of people. Only once, at fifteen, had Gemma slipped past their biased protection and chosen a secret friend for herself--itinerant laborer Luke O'Rourke.Now, ten years later, Luke was back--a wealthy, cultured, new business associate of her father's with a surprising job offer for Gemma. One she might have refused, feeling sure Luke would have fulfilled his youthful promise of sexual expertise.But her parents' objections sealed it--Gemma was off to the Caribbean as personal assistant to a well-known womanizer!

When Leo Jefferson falls into bed he finds a surprise--a gorgeous siren who makes him forget all about his stressful day....But next morning she confesses to being schoolteacher Jodi Marsh who fell asleep in the wrong room! Will her reputation be ruined by her uncharacteristic behavior? Leo has the perfect solution--an engagement!

Their first meeting was disastrous Harriet Smith had accused the disreputable-looking, near-naked man of being a rapist. She'd refused his plea for help. So it was highly embarrassing when Harriet discovered that the man was Rigg Matthews, her eminently respectable next-door neighbor. Rigg appeared ready to forgive and forget, especially when Harriet forged a firm friendship with his young niece. But then disaster struck again--Harriet made the mistake of falling in love with him....

Never get involved... Debra Latham followed her instructions closely when she was persuaded by her private detective sister to keep a watch on a suspicious client. But no instructions told her how to cope with an angry man who believed she was spying on him, or how to defend herself against his impassioned kisses. Marsh Graham turned out to be completely innocent and, embarrassingly for Debra, he was also her new boss. Not exactly the most auspicious of starts to a working relationship. But another form of a more personal relationship was what Marsh had made clear he wanted. They shared many common interests, after all, including a desire to help local children in need. But Debra had serious reasons for never wanting to get involved...

Chris had tried to forget Slater James. He'd betrayed her in the worst way possible- with her cousin. And when her cousin had become pregnant, he had married her. Now Slater was widowed, and Chris had to face him again, as guardian of his six-year-old daughter. To her surprise, he seemed set on a passionate vendetta, claiming she owed him. Owed him what? Only little Sophie knew the truth. The trouble was, since her mother's death, she hadn't uttered a single word.

She had been hurt too many times Accused by a malicious cousin of committing a scandalous crime, Lark Cummings was devastated. And, in the British courts, the prosecutor, ruthless James Wolfe, showed her no mercy. Then, incredibly, the case was dropped. And--out of the blue--impoverished Lark was offered an ideal job by a rich widow. She gladly accepted--unaware that disconcerting James Wolfe was her employer's enigmatic son. With James's reappearance in her life, Lark feared the powerful currents pulsing between them. She couldn't bear to risk her trust. Not to the man who'd once treated her so callously.

Andreas Latimer, poderoso director ejecutivo del Holding Demetrios, era el nuevo jefe de Saskia, y acababa de añadir una nueva cláusula a su contrato laboral: tendría que hacerse pasar por su novia delante de toda su familia. Saskia sabía lo que Andreas opinaba de ella: que era una experta seductora. Y eso que, precisamente, era todo lo contrario. Sin embargo, ambos iban a tener que compartir una habitación en la mansión de la familia de Andreas, iban a tener que compartir incluso una cama, y Saskia no le había dicho aún que era virgen...

SUBSTITUTE LOVER? Poppy Carlton: Cousin to the groom. She is devastated when Chris falls in love and marries someone else. She will never love again. James Carlton: The groom's older brother—and best man. Mocking and cynical, he is the exact opposite of fun-loving Chris. James taunts Poppy that she should find herself a real man and leave her adolescent fantasies behind. He is not averse to showing her just what real passion is about. But how can he be sure that her response is for him? Perhaps she's just using him as a substitute for his brother...

How would he make her pay?At sixteen, Courage Bingham had been innocent and unawakened, but her body had been passionately responsive when she felt strong, youthful hands caress her in the dark of her family's summerhouse. Shame and guilt had tormented her ever since, combined with an equally aching need for this unknown - unseen - stranger.Now, Courage worried that her senses were playing tricks on her. Gideon Reynolds, her harsh-featured, merciless new boss, could arouse her as only one other man ever had. Could they be one and the same? And, if they were, how would Gideon exact payment for her past deception?

KÜSSE UNTER ROSENRANKEN von JORDAN, PENNY Eigentlich sucht Geraldine nur einen Untermieter für ihr romantisches englisches Cottage. Doch als Mitchell bei ihr einzieht, erwachen zarte Gefühle in ihr. Seine Küsse im Rosengarten erwidert sie leidenschaftlich - und ist entsetzt, als er ihr bittere Vorwürfe macht ... ZWEI IM ROSENGARTEN von ANDERSON, CAROLINE Wild wuchernde Rosen, alte Bäume und ein romantischer Pavillon: Gern sagt Georgia zu, Matthew Frasers historischen Garten wiederherzustellen, zumal der charmante Besitzer des Landguts ihr Herz schneller schlagen lässt. Aber Matthew ist nicht aufs Heiraten aus - sagt er ... BLÜH, BLUME DER LIEBE! von HENAGHAN, ROSALIE Seit Amy einen riesigen Garten auf der Südinsel Neuseelands geerbt hat, züchtet sie seltene Pflanzen. Ihr Nachbar, der sympathische Biologe Wes, hilft ihr mit Rat und Tat - bleibt aber merkwürdig distanziert. Merkt er denn nicht, wie sich Amy nach seiner Liebe sehnt?

L'amour blesse, Penny Jordan En depit de toutes les femmes qui tentent en vain de l'approcher, Bram Soames, homme d'affaires influent et seduisant quadragenaire, se laisse enfermer depuis vingt-sept ans dans une relation exclusive et jalouse par son fils Jay. Jusqu'au jour ou Taylor Fielding penetre dans leur vie. Cette femme mysterieuse, qui dissimule a peine le degout qu'elle a des hommes et de sa propre sexualite, semble elle-meme aux prises avec de terribles demons interieurs. C'est cependant pour elle que Bram decide de briser le carcan dans lequel il est retenu depuis des annees. Sans imaginer un instant jusqu'ou risque de les conduire la passion destructrice de Jay..."

Eine fesselnde Familiengeschichte im England der Neunzigerjahre London 1991. Jahrzehntelang konnte die Seidendynastie Denby Silk einen Erfolg nach dem anderen in der Firmengeschichte vorweisen. Nun zieht sich die Inhaberin Amber mit ihrem zweiten Mann Jay ins Privatleben zurück, um sich ganz der Familie zu widmen – einer Familie voller Geheimnisse: Der attraktive Robert wird von seiner Vergangenheit eingeholt. Die naive Kate lernt die dunklen Seiten der Liebe kennen. Und Cassandra hat noch eine Rechnung offen. Liebe, Missgunst und heimliche Leidenschaft: Ambers 80. Geburtstag wird für einige Familienmitglieder zum Wendepunkt ihres Lebens.

Noël à Venise de Lucy Gordon Quand le beau-père de Sonia vient la trouver pour lui proposer de paser les fêtes de Noël à Venise, en famille, Soia est tentée de refuser : voilà maintenant plusieurs mois qu'elle est séparée de Francesco, son mari. Mais quand Tomaso lui apprend que sa belle-mère mourante la réclame, Sonia n'a d'autre choix que d'accepter, et se préparer à revoir un homme pour lequel elle éprouve un mélange explosif de haine et de passion. Un bébé surprise de Lynne Graham Après le scandale dont elle a été victime, Amber a tout perdu : son travail de directrice financière, son amour-propre, ses amis. Mais aussi Rocco, qui n'a pas cru en son innocence et l'a quittée, non sans lui reprocher sa trahison. Bouleversée de se retrouver nez à nez avec lui lors des fêtes de Noël, Amber a pourtant la tentatio, de lui pardonner : n'est-il pas, même s'il l'ignore encore, le père du petit garçon auquel elle a donné naissance? Magie andalouse de Penny Jordan A la suite d'un accident, Meg ne peut plus travailler en milieu hospitalier. Aussi accepte-t-elle avec joie de devenir l'infirmière d'une vieille dame qui séjourne en Espagne, dans une résidence somptueuse où toute la famille se retrouve pour Noël. Dès son arrivée, Meg fait la connaissance du ténébreux Christian, qui l'attire malgré son incroyable arrogance...