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Mills & Boon are excited to present The Anne Mather Collection – the complete works by this classic author made available to download for the very first time! These books span six decades of a phenomenal writing career, and every story is available to read unedited and untouched from their original release. Do not be alarmed.My reasons for keeping you are completely dissociated from personal desires…Morgana has been warned not to get involved with the mysterious Luis Salvador… But dazzled by her first, never-to-be forgotten encounter with the darkly handsome Luis in the opulent surroundings of the Montraverdian Embassy, Morgana believes herself to be more than a match for him.When her plane is hijacked to Luis’ remote hideout in the high valley of the Rio Quimera, Morgana finds herself completely at his mercy. She soon begins to get to know the man behind the rumours, but is she dicing with danger – or at risk of becoming his more than willing captive?

When their gazes clashed and held at the holiday party, she'd never envisioned wedding her father's right-hand man in a marriage that was more merger than love match.But Alysia Kingsley, heiress to a publishing empire, would do anything to please her ailing father and protect the legacy that was rightfully hers–even take a husband who didn't love her….Chase Osborne wanted her, though. And despite her virginal anxiety, Alysia breathlessly awaited their first night in the marriage bed. Though Chase had secrets, she knew he would worship her as a man worships his woman. But could he truly love her once he learned his «princess» wasn't all he'd believed her to be…?

Seeking a fresh start, widow Rachel Walker headed west.She never expected a freak Nevada storm–or the rugged Sam Thorne to rescue her. With a broken arm and a young son to care for, Rachel is depending on the kindness of the handsome stranger. The gruff small-town vet isn't thrilled Rachel and Danny have invaded his well-ordered life.But with Rachel's strong spirit and gentle faith, the walls around Sam's barren heart soon come tumbling down. Can they both put their painful pasts behind them and join together as a forever family?

The man behind the crown…The clock is ticking for Prince Raoul de Poitier – he’s been granted one month of freedom before he must marry and assume the crown. Temporarily setting aside his royal identity, he heads to gorgeous Italy, where he meets captivating Mika Gordon…Street kid turned photographer Mika doesn’t trust easily. But seemingly ordinary Raoul challenges her to open up. Their whirlwind fling can only ever be a perfect holiday romance… until Mika discovers that she is carrying the next heir to the throne…!

New bride at Blackwood Manor? Having spent her childhood in care, Ashley Jones has no one. She desperately needs her new live-in job as an author’s assistant. But she is filled with trepidation when she arrives at isolated Blackwood Manor and meets the formidable Jack Marchant.Ashley thinks she is just a drab nobody…but her heart goes out to anguished, tortured Jack. She has no idea what troubles him. But one day a private kiss becomes a passionate affair…an affair that is as secret as it is forbidden…The Powerful and the Pure When Beauty tames the brooding Beast…

Bella Monroe woke up one morning to find her life dumped into the litter box. After sixteen years, her husband took the car and the family's savings–leaving Bella with a note, a failing business and two increasingly difficult teenagers. All Bella can do is channel her rage into…well, more productive things.When ex-cop-turned-Realtor Charlie Fredericks realizes Bella's renovating and selling her house, he offers to help her fix it up. But Bella's life needs a lot more than a quick fix-up. She needs a solution.And maybe Charlie is it….

Husband and wife reunited? Coming home to his wife on Christmas Eve to celebrate their third wedding anniversary, Jake Fox found Bella with her boss. Assuming she'd been having an affair while he'd been working out of the country, Jake didn't stay around to find out the truth.One year later, Jake and Bella are tricked into spending Christmas together in a remote cottage. Bella knows she's never stopped loving her husband, but can Jake learn to love – and trust – his wife again?

He left her a cottage in England…and a photograph with the words «I'm sorry» written on it…Marjorie Maitland was used to a certain routine–she'd built her life around the safety of predictability. Then the unexpected happened–her husband died. But grief was not the only emotion that overwhelmed her. The mystery her husband left behind puzzled her–a deed to a cottage in England. Where had that come from? And who was the woman in the photograph? Margie knew trouble when it knocked on her door.The old Margie, safe in her suburban home, would have avoided this potentially humiliating situation. But things were changing. The new Margie had to unravel this tangled web and get to the truth. And that meant a trip to England to find out if her entire life had been a lie…or to discover the best parts of the rest of her life.

A Business Arrangement? Attractive divorcee and single parent Julie Ferris had problems with a succession of men who were interested in her body, not her mind. Successful lawyer Teal Carruthers shared her concerns.A widower with a small son to bring up, he was targeted by every woman he met as a potential husband. Should feelings get in the way – when the solution seemed an obvious one… ?

NOW CASTING FOR LOVE AND THE AVERAGE JILL!The Average Jill: Mattie Grant, who'd trained for a spot on a survival show but instead landed on a dating show. Mattie had never backed down from a challenge, not even one as good-looking as Bachelor #1. Really, how hard could a dating game be?The location: A lavish mansion filled with twelve bachelors hoping to win Mattie's heart and $50,000–and one man with an ulterior motive….Bachelor #1: David Bennett, an undercover reporter, needed a story. He'd wanted phony contestants and reality show gossip–until one sweet smile from Mattie changed his strategy!The rules: In this dating game, anything goes!

From New York Times best-selling author Linda Howard comes a fan-favourite tale of romantic intrigueBrett Rutland is the top trouble shooter at Carter Engineering, and he's used to getting his way. When he's tasked with cracking an internal embezzlement case, he meets firm accountant Tessa Conway. She's beautiful and interested, but falling for her will not only test Brett's control, it may also jeopardise the case—especially since she's the prime suspect.

Jo Beth Jensen is practical. Burned once by a cowboy, she's sworn never to get involved with another one. But sexy Clay Madison is different. A champion rodeo bull rider, Clay is just too easy on the eyes to ignore. With his lean hips and tight buns, Clay is every woman's fantasy.Clay's all for a little fun while he heals up from a recent injury. Jo Beth is quite the spitfire, and he'd love to know if that applies in bed, too. It's clear she needs to loosen up a bit, and who better to show her that the cowboy way is the only way to go…?