An unwanted desire…  With the death of his wife still raw, Jack Connolly's mood is dark and dangerous. He's not looking for a woman, until he meets buttoned-up but beautiful Grace Spencer, who stirs his senses back to life. Yet Jack cannot act on his feelings, as Grace belongs to another!   An impossible affair…  Trapped in a fake relationship to safeguard her family, Grace knows crossing the line with Jack would risk everything she holds dear....

Rachel could tell something was wrong. Rachel had been hesitant to spend the Christmas holiday with the Shards in their Newcastle home. After all, Liz and Rob were Jaime's parents and might have been Rachel's in-laws had circumstances been different. But Jaime Shard had lied-a lie that ended whatever there had been between him and Rachel. She was glad he never visited his parents for the holidays. She knew she wouldn't have to face him again....

Why do some women always manage to fall for a man who they know from the start can never be any good to them? Julie Kennedy, like most girls, had hero-worshipped the famous television singer Manuel Cortez from afar, but it had never entered her head that she might meet him, let alone that he would show an interest in her. But it all happened, and before she knew where she was Julie had fallen hopelessly in love with him. Hopelessly-because, as...

It hadn't been easy-coming to see Tristan Ross. He might deny being the father of her dead sister's baby, but Caryn was determined to make him accept responsibility. When he finally conceded, however, his conditions were not what she had in mind. She was to accompany the child to his home. "I wouldn't work for you," she declared angrily, "and I wouldn't live in your house if you paid me in diamonds!" But, even fearing the magnetism of this devastating...

Seventeen-year-old Domine thought she was alone in the world when her guardian and only relative, Great-Uncle Henry Farriday, died; nevertheless she was a little daunted when she learned that Great-Uncle Henry had consigned her to the care of the unknown James Mannering until she was eighteen. She was no less daunted when she actually met James and went to stay with him and his mother in their home in Yorkshire. For James was only thirty-seven and...

The valley's fate was in Rafe's hands. Everyone wanted to know whether Rafe Glyndower would turn over his father's centuries-old estate to modern lead mining. Catherine's uncle was a farmer-tenant whose livelihood would be ruined; he convinced Catherine that she must confront Rafe. She had known Rafe from childhood. But now he was a man: powerful, handsome-and married. Which shouldn't have mattered, except that suddenly much more was at stake...

Could he ever belong to her? Antonia was devastated to learn that the very attractive man she had met at Celia's party was none other than Reed Gallagher, Celia's fiancé. He hadn't acted like a man in love, but perhaps their sort of people behaved differently. And Antonia was very definitely not their sort. Although she resolved to forget Reed, Antonia couldn't escape him. He invaded her life and her heart. And despite her guilt feelings, she...

Megan Cross no había vuelto a la isla caribeña de San Felipe desde el desagradable divorcio de sus padres y el segundo matrimonio de su madre. Su padrastro, gravemente enfermo, quería su perdón por haberla separado de su madre, y eso la decidió a volver. Muchas cosas habían cambiado en los dieciséis años pasados y lo que más el hijo de su hermanastra, Remy. El niño se había convertido en un joven increíblemente atractivo, cuyas bromas...

"You're trying to frighten me, Dion." Martha's voice was uneven, trying to conceal the fact that he was succeeding. She'd been tricked into this confrontation with her husband, and his proposal amazed her. After five years apart, she was being virtually forced to rejoin her wealthy Greek husband as his wife. Along with their small daughter, Josy. Martha realized her feelings for Dion were as deep as ever. But how could she once again cope...

Was Isobel Herriot a marriage-breaker? Patrick Shannon's sister certainly believed her husband was having a torrid affair with Isobel. But when Patrick paid a visit to Isobel's Cotswold craft shop he couldn't be so sure. How could he reconcile the fact that someone so reserved could also be promiscuous? Or that someone who played down her generous curves could also arouse him to uncontrollable passion? Patrick wasn't interested in a relationship that...