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AN IRRESISTIBLE PROPOSALAllie Dickenson couldn't believe she was marrying her brooding boss, Lucas Taylor, the man she'd been fantasizing about for the past year. But when he proposed a temporary union in exchange for helping her with her ailing father, she couldn't say no….A FAMILY TO CALL HIS OWNLucas desperately wanted a child, and marrying his loyal secretary would get his foot in the adoption agency's door. Although the jaded millionaire swore no woman could melt his steely defenses, he found himself powerfully drawn to his beautiful bride–and their sizzling night of passion resulted in a baby on the way! Could Lucas finally overcome his tormented past…or did he risk losing the love he'd always longed for?

THE FORTY-EIGHT-HOUR-FIANCE…When Livvy Farrell asked her boss to masquerade as her fiancee for the weekend, Conal Sutherland was more than willing to further employee relations. He'd long been envisioning schemes that moved Livvy from her desk and into his bed. Now Conal could kiss the black-haired beauty to his heart's content and, well, there really was nothing engaged couples didn't do.Sounded like a no-risk arrangement to this shrewd bachelor, who'd rather think about mergers and markets than the forbidden "M" word. By Monday morning, this disheveled and thoroughly distracted man knew otherwise. Uh-oh. And now his highly enterprising employee had another proposal for him… .

SEDUCED…No woman on earth was immune to the devastating charms of billionaire bachelor Jack Tarkenton. Not even elegant beauty Meg Masterson. But after their passionate weekend tryst, Jack left her with something even more significant than a broken but wiser heart… .INTO MARRIAGE? Widowed Meg Masterson Betz had married for convenience once – to give her baby a name. She never thought she'd have to accept a second convenient proposal – this time from her daughter's real father.But Jack Tarkenton was determined to protect his child, on his terms. Although Meg consented to be his bride in name only, Jack would have his child's mother as his wife – in every sense of the word.

When the Greek Claims his heir…Greek billionaire Dimitri Petronides has one rule: duty over passion–especially for the women in his bed and this includes his latest mistress, the beautiful Xandra Fortune. But when Dimitri ends their affair, announcing his engagement to a more suitable woman, Xandra's parting shot before leaving turns his world upside down.Having disappeared without a trace, it's taken four months for Dimitri to track her down and now he's found her, he's not going to let her–or the baby she's carrying–out of his sight!Alexandra left the painful life of Xandra Fortune far behind, but the moment Dimitri appears, it comes crashing back. Knowing he'll use their searing attraction against her, she must resist, because this time more is at stake than just her heart…

The maid, the billionaire…and the babyHotel maid Sunny Raye only went to Max Grayland’s hotel suite to clean—and found herself calming a tiny abandoned baby! With just days until Christmas, the gorgeous but bewildered billionaire demands Sunny help him care for Phoebe over the holidays. She agrees—but only if they spend Christmas with her family!Max is totally out of his comfort zone, but warm-hearted Sunny is a revelation. And Max finds he wants more than a nanny for Phoebe…he wants Sunny to lighten his life for ever.

Step into a world of sophistication and glamour, where sinfully seductive heroes await you in luxurious international locations.Wedded for vengeance, bedded for pleasure!Anton Diaz is hell-bent on revenge; all he needs to do is seduce and marry the innocent daughter of the man he despises. To carry out his plan will be no hardship, as Emily Fairfax is as beautiful as she is virginal… It’s only after Emily has exchanged her wedding vows with her darkly handsome new husband that she realises her mistake. But by then it is too late!Anton is ruthlessly blackmailing her, yet she can’t stop her treacherous body betraying her, as they spend their days parted in anger and their nights locked in passion…

It's a second-chance baby! Julia Keys has everything going for her—beauty, brains and a Hollywood career. So why does she keep ending up in Logan Brandt's bed? The sexy former pro baseball player has wreaked havoc on her heart for years. But when their latest fling ends with a plus sign on the pregnancy test, Logan makes the case for marriage.Julia knows the only wedding in their future is the one they're both attending, no matter how hot the chemistry between them still burns. Can two high school sweethearts who've made a mess of love finally get it right…even if the baby isn't Logan's?

A bride to come home to PaediatricianIvy Harris needs help with her new medical practice – and fast. Discovering that a retired paediatrician has moved into Danton, she beats a path to his door – to find a mesmerising man who is very much in his prime! Ethan Locke is quick to refuse his help.Blaming himself for the loss of his son and the break-up of his relationship, he’s given up on treating children and dealing with women. But there’s something about Ivy that soon has Ethan ensconced at the practice and in Ivy’s life.He’s starting to feel whole again, but there is something he needs to do. Ivy can only let him go, and pray that he’ll come back and make her his bride…

TWO HALVES OF A WHOLE: CLAIRE, BLAIRTHE BABY IN HIS IN-BOXWorkaholic Evan Quartermain had no time for love. So when someone left a baby on his secretary's desk, claiming it was his, he was in shock. What did he know about babies?Single mother Claire Walker could see her handsome next-door neighbor needed help. Little did she know that Evan was about to change her life forever. Especially when another surprise showed up on the doorstep!TWO HALVES OF A WHOLE: CLAIRE, BLAIRTwo Halves of a Whole: Identical twins separated at birth find love, family…and each other in these festive holiday stories by RITA Award-winning author Marie Ferrarella.Look for DESPERATELY SEEKING TWIN… this month in Silhouette Yours Truly.

Finally she turned and Nicholas saw Samantha's face. Her eyes were as he remembered, he hair just as soft. The months they'd spent apart fell away and Nicholas ached to touch this woman he could no longer claim as his own…but had never stopped longing for.As his gaze met hers, Samantha's expression became shuttered. And as he glanced down her body, he realized why. This woman who had haunted his dreams was visibly pregnant. Suddenly Nicholas's thoughts turned away from longing to a desperate need to know. Whose child did she now carry? And had some of his hazy dreams been true–had there been a night they made baby?