Joy


The Montclair Emeralds and Joy

Solid, dependable types - that was how Virginia Middlebrook and A.C. Ryerson saw themselves. Far from daring usually, they decided to take a chance and explore their friendship. And sharing a Caribbean holiday seemed a perfectly sane way to get better acquainted.

But there, in a high-stakes poker game, they won a bracelet of uncommon beauty, a mysterious talisman. From that moment on they barreled recklessly into love - and adventure. Never before had they abandoned themselves to such joy. Or exposed themselves to such danger.

A Woman's Touch


She planned to come out on top

As Kyle Stockbridge's executive assistant, Rebecca Wade already knew him quite intimately. She knew that the man was indomitable--and certainly not used to being outdone by a woman. So when she inherited the land he considered his, the land that was the object of a centuries-old feud. Rebecca was prepared to make an enemy.

That was when the infamous Stockbridge charm came into play--although she resisted it with a superhuman effort. She wasn't about to relinquish her territorial rights for a tumble in the hay. But . . . if she ever did succumb to mixing business with pleasure, both would he on her terms...

The Wedding Night


He was tall, dark and eligible...

Hotel magnate Owen Sutherland was the last man Angie Townsend expected to marry. After all, his family had been feuding with hers for years. But in three short months, Owen convinced her to be his wife. Angie loved him . . . or so she thought.

On her wedding night it became clear that Owen's motives were questionable. The ardent bridegroom was eager to consummate their union--but even more eager to consummate a merger between the battling Sutherland and Townsend hotel empires.

Feeling used and betrayed, Angie declared war. The conjugal bed was oft-limits until Owen proved he married her for all the right reasons!

The Private Eye


Play the hero? Not likely!

Josh January--A burned-out, beat-up rogue of a private eye. His last case had nearly killed him ....
Maggie Gladstone--The vibrant, sexy innkeeper who'd read too many detective novels . . . and wanted badly to believe in heroes.

Shrewdly. Josh agreed to investigate the strange goings-on at Maggie's charming bed and breakfast. The case would be a cinch--no heroics necessary. Josh could concentrate on important things like rest, recovery... and seducing tawny-haired Maggie.

He was dead wrong--about the case and about sweet Maggie. If Josh didn't start playing the hero, he'd pay a very high price.

Twist of Fate


HANNAH HAD BEEN ******* WITH HER QUIET LIFE. SUDDENLY SHE WAS THE CENTER OF A CORPORATE BATTLE, A SCIENTIFIC MYSTERY AND THE TARGET FOR MURDER!

Cloistered as a faculty member at a small college, beautiful Hannah Jessett could almost forget her family heritage. Few knew she was the niece of the legendary Elizabeth Nord, the brilliant anthropologist who stunned the world with her revolutionary work.

When her aunt died, leaving Hannah in sole possession of her priceless unpublished journals, Hannah was too concerned with other matters to pay much attention. Her brother's company was about to be destroyed by Gideon Cage, the wealthy entrepreneur with a notorious reputation in the boardroom...and the bedroom.

But when she confronted Gideon, all she saw was a powerful man with a fast smile and soft eyes. Before she could catch her breath and really understand this puzzle of a man, her whole world was suddenly threatened: her brother, her aunt's legacy, her heart - and her life!