Devil's Deception (1985) has a mafia princess for a heroine and an FBI Bureau Chief for a hero, so the story gives new meaning to the notion of "opposites attract." Brett Devlin is a fed planted in the home of Angela Patria in the guise of her bodyguard to get the goods on her drug smuggling uncle. When Devlin finds himself instantly attracted to the lonely, withdrawn beauty who is Patria's innocent niece, his life becomes complicated very quickly. It is Devlin's job to be with Angela at all times since he is supposed to be protecting her, and this task makes it impossible for him to conceal his growing feelings for the woman he is deceiving on a daily basis. How this dilemma is resolved and the embattled couple wind up together makes for a satisfying read, and watching straight arrow Devlin unbend enough to fall for the gangster's ward is touching as well as amusing.

THE HARDER THEY FALL.

(Western Romance).

The bigger they come in life, the harder they fall in love.

Helene Danforth had loved her late fiance, though he'd never stirred the pa.s.sion she knew was in her. So when she found herself alone, unmarried and pregnant with his unborn child, she realized she had to do something to make things right. She never expected that Martin's brother Chris, a Wyoming rancher and rodeo champion, would offer her marriage; she never dreamed she'd be hungering for Chris' long, lean body...

Chris Murdock swore to give his bother's child a secure life, but he wasn't about to let the "innocent" Miss Danforth lure him into her gold digging trap. But Chris soon discovered that he had no defenses against his own fiery longings...

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HISTORICAL ROMANCES.

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THE PANTHER AND THE PEARL.

An Amazon Best Selling Historical Romance.

in the United States and the United Kingdom.

"In the Ottoman Empire of 1885, the Pasha of Bursa could have anything.

he wanted...except her"

The American Beauty: When an innocent excursion to Constantinople took an unexpected twist, Sarah Woolcott found herself a prisoner in the harem of young and virile Kalid Shah. Headstrong and courageous, Sarah was determined to resist the handsome foreigner whose arrogance outraged her-even as his tantalizing touch promised exotic nights of fiery sensuality.

The Turkish Prince: Never had he encountered a woman who inflamed his desire like the blonde Westerner with the independent spirit. Although she spurned his pa.s.sionate overtures, Kalid vowed to tempt her with his masterful skills until she became a willing companion on their journey of exquisite ecstasy!

PANTHER'S PREY.

THE SEQUEL TO.

The Panther and the Pearl.

In 1895, Turkish Rebel Malik Bey must.

choose between his country's freedom and.

his pa.s.sion for a forbidden woman.

He rode from out of the Turkish wilderness atop a magnificent charger. Dark and mysterious, Malik Bey swept Boston-bred Amelia Ryder into an exotic world of sultans and revolutionaries, magnificent palaces and desert camps. Amy wanted to hate her virile abductor, to escape his heated glances forever. But with his suave manners and seductive charm, the hard-bodied rebel was not mere thief out to steal the proper young beauty's virtue. Amy grew ever closer to surrendering to unending bliss in Malik's fiery embrace.

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THE HIGHWAYMAN.

A tempestuous story of.

love and betrayal in.

Elizabethan Ireland.

It was a bold and perilous plan disguising herself as a boy and stealing aboard a ship bound for the far-off sh.o.r.es of Ireland. But from the moment orphaned Lady Alexandra c.u.mmings arrived at besieged Inverary Castle, her life and heart were no longer her own. Captured by rugged Irish rebel Kevin Burke, the daring English n.o.blewoman became a p.a.w.n in a dangerous game of treachery and betrayal.

For she lost her heart to the one man she dared not trust, and her pa.s.sion could not be swayed by reason. But cruel fate tragically plunged Kevin into exile and Alexandra into a loveless marriage. Enemies and lovers, their forbidden desires swept them across a divided realm. A man and a woman bound together pledged their lives toward liberty and love.

THE LION AND THE LARK.

A Roman officer and his Celtic captive.

transcend the barriers of war.

to find an undying pa.s.sion.

The Year is 44 B. C. Julius Caesar is dead. And as rebellion divides Italy and Britain, a Roman centurion and a Celtic princess forge a bond no woman or man can rend asunder...

To ensure peace between her tribe and their savage conquerors, the exquisite Bronwen has been promised in wedlock to a high-born Roman tribune. But the British beauty is also a secret spy ready to risk her life to free her people.

Dispatched to Britain by Mark Antony, Claudius is irresistibly drawn to the flaxen-haired, cobalt-eyed Bronwen. Yet he knows he dare not trust the woman who is bound to him by lawnot love.

THE RAVEN AND THE ROSE.

A Roman centurion and a Vestal Virgin.

forge a forbidden liaison, while a n.o.blewoman.

falls in love with her Celtic slave.

Set against the tempestuous backdrop of Ancient Rome in the final days of Caesar...comes the stunning love story of a man and a woman who defy destiny to follow their hearts-only to be swept up in a forbidden and all-consuming pa.s.sion.

She is Julia Casca, a young n.o.blewoman pledged against her will to the sacred order of Vestal Virgins...dedicated to a life of eternal chast.i.ty. He is Marcus Demeter, the powerful centurion and war hero sworn to protect Julius Caesar...betrayed by his own desperate desires.

As a land seething with intrigue and treachery erupts in murder-turning honorable allies into deadly enemies-Julia and Marcus become lovers in an explosive liaison that rocks Rome and could destroy them both...

TORCHLIGHT.

A mine owner's daughter.

in post Civil War Pennsylvania.

is irresistibly drawn to the union organizer.

working to destroy her father's company.

One look into the fires of Sean Jameson's rebel eyes and Elizabeth Langdon knew she would forsake everything for the shattering pleasures of his forbidden embrace. Sean was bent on the destruction of all her family stood for, but Elizabeth vowed her love would triumph over the society that tore them apart.

Sean tried to keep away from the woman who represented all he could never havebut one illicit moment with Elizabeth, and his hunger for her rivaled his commitment to the rebellion he led. How could he resist the daughter of his sworn enemy, when her heart spoke the language of his soul?

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DOREEN OWENS MALEK.

Another Marriage of Convenience (Contemporary Romance).

The sequel to the enormously popular A Marriage of Convenience. Visit the next generation of Braddocks as they find heartbreak and romance on the ranch in present day California. Watch Tay and Sharon survive a rocky patch in their enduring marriage to prove once again that love conquers all.

Abra's Arranged Marriage (Contemporary Romance): A law student marries her estranged stepbrother to keep him out of jail, then discovers a new life of sensuality and commitment with the last man on earth she would have chosen.

Cupid's First Strike (A Treasury of Young Adult Romance): A collection of four young adult novels that portray the special happiness and heartbreak that teens experience with their introduction to love. Included are Season of Mist, Call Back Yesterday, That Certain Boy and Where the Boys Are.

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