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Past transgressions haunted Hope Barrister, whose beauty helped her rise from a tenant farm to a Texas fortune. But her quiet loveliness concealed dark secrets she'd long kept safe, to protect her young son….Chase Barrister found Hope enigmatic and elegant–but she tasted of forbidden fruit. Years ago, Chase had fled his father's legacy, but he'd taken memories of his stepmother and his own bittersweet desire.After his father's death, Chase returned to Texas and Hope. Would he be caught in the web of familial deceit…or untangle an honest love and truly come home?

DESTINY"Perhaps I'm not your brother after all… " Those words bewildered Tanya. How could be anything else? Growing up with him in a Devonshire vicarage, she'd idolized him – until her discovery that he'd seduced her best friend, with tragic consequences.Now, four years on, they were in Hungary for an emotional family wedding, and expected Tanya to listen to his side of the story – and accept that the only man she'd ever loved suddenly wasn't out of bounds… .DESTINY A captivating new trilogy from Sara Wood, Tanya, Mariann and Suzanne – three sisters – each have a date with DESTINY Harlequin Presents: you'll want to know what happens next!

A Prisoner of Passion…Clare Anderson: a woman with a past… Fen Marchand: an Oxford University professor, and father to ten-year-old Miles, who was badly in need of a housekeeper – so badly in need that he agreed to take on Clare… . She had a good idea of how Fen saw her – his opinion was totally colored by her previous record and, though he was prepared to give her a job, that didn't mean that she was good enough for the likes of him!But still, an intense physical attraction developed between them. However, Clare was going to keep her distance; Fen would never understand why she'd taken that risk – because he'd never know it had been for the sake of her little son… .

9 to 5 MEMO Private & ConfidentialTo: Mr. Cade From: Zoe Kilgerran, your employee I find this difficult to say and don't know where to start, so I'll take a deep breath and begin! I'm afraid you've formed the worst possible impression of me and even branded me a heartless tramp with no morals.Your opinion means so much to me. Can I ever convince you that you are so wrong? Perhaps we could meet and talk it through… .

Wayside, Oregon, population 17,900, seems like a Norman Rockwell painting come to life, with sixteen churches and a picturesque Main Street studded with cherry trees and flower borders.For caterer Amber Montgomery, Wayside is the perfect place to heal from her past as an abused wife and establish a new identity as the beloved local «cookie lady.» For Police Chief Paul Evans, Wayside is the ideal town in which to raise his orphaned niece and nephew, far from the violence and grit of his former life as a D.C. cop.But when a misunderstanding leads to Chief Evans hauling the feisty Amber to jail, this sleepy town begins to rock. And when these instant adversaries find themselves paired as chaperons on a Community Christian Church youth camping trip, both are forced to confront fears they'd rather ignore to save a life…and find the courage and faith to love.

After Heath Murdock chivalrously shielded Amy McKaslin from harm, the grateful single mom rolled out the welcome mat at her bustling family diner.Although something in the wistful waitress and her son called out to Heath, it would take much more than this radiant beauty's soothing cups of java and quiet companionship to cure what ailed the grief-ravaged drifter. Yet as the bighearted McKaslin clan and the close-knit Christian community rallied around him, Heath felt a tender awakening in his soul. Could the sweetest blessing of all be standing right before him?

He's her main target…Julie Kent is looking for excitement in her life. She wants to save the world, but her crime-fighting career has been more paperwork than criminals. And if Eric Ranger has any say in the matter, she won't get out of her cubicle! Eric is a battle-scarred agent temporarily helping his friend's security business. He wants to protect Julie from the world he knows.She reminds him of what he's been fighting for; he's attracted to Julie, but he won't touch her. He even goes so far as to let her think she isn't sexy enough to be a decoy on their current case. But Julie turns the tables on Eric by making the first move.Trying out one sexy alias after another, Julie finds trouble wherever she turns. And though Eric is determined to be at her side to protect her, now he just can't keep his hands off her…

Grace Becker needed to get a life…And thanks to '80s night, one too many Flaming Togas and a game of Truth or Dare with her girlfriends, this woman who has let her Day-Timer rule her life has found excitement in spades. Rather than reveal the truth–she's done time for forgery–Grace opts for the Dare: giving her undies to a total stranger. A smoking-hot, almost-half her-age stranger who's been making eye contact with her all night.Can life get any more peculiar? Well, it does when the hot stranger slips her his room key–along with a computer memory key linked to identity theft. And when she's taken into custody by a sexy Secret Service agent. And when her knowledge of Eastern Bloc cuisine lands her an undercover assignment cooking for a Russian mob boss….Suddenly her old life as a suburban soccer mom is looking like heaven!

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. A law unto himself!Rafe Lindsay, Earl of Invercaldy, is lord of all he surveys – and he won’t let the world forget it. He especially won’t let Isobel Jacobson – on whom he has set his sights – forget it! But the days when a nobleman held the right to seduce any village maiden are long gone. And widowed Isobel, struggling to raise her unruly teenage daughter, is hardly a maiden.Not that the message has reached Rafe! He is determined to pursue reluctant Isobel and won’t take no for an answer. In spite of herself, she can’t help longing for the passion and intimacy which this irresistible Earl has to offer…

Mills & Boon proudly presents THE SARA CRAVEN COLLECTION. Sara’s powerful and passionate romances have captivated and thrilled readers all over the world for five decades and made her an international bestseller.STORM FORCETrapped together!Jay Delaney, on camera, had a dynamic appeal. In person, his blend of magnetism was even more potent. Not that Maggie was interested.She'd had enough problems recently, and the last thing she wanted was an uninvited guest to disturb the peace and quiet of her solitary hideaway. But she didn't have much choice, and despite her caution, Maggie found herself drawn to Jay. Would she trust him?"It's wise not to start something you can't finish," Jay warned her. But there was no way Maggie could predict how their encounter would end…

A Town in Jeopardy.A window smashed. A local teenager assaulted. The community of Lakeview is panicked when a gang of teens wreaks havoc in this sleepy Virginia hamlet. But Sheriff Jake Reed seems just the man to stop the vandalism.A Woman in Danger.Tiffany Anderson thought the «crime wave» was nothing but a bunch of summer boys with too much money and time on their hands. But when she becomes the gang's target, Tiffany must cling to her faith that God will send her a protector….A Man of Secrets.Keeping an eye on Tiffany, Jake finds himself drawn to the feisty redhead who reaches out to the needy. But haunted by his troubled past, he's leery of spending time with a woman who evokes feelings he'd thought long buried. Then Tiffany vanishes, and Jake can only pray he'll find her in time. Because suddenly he understands that God didn't mean for him to be alone, but to share his life with the woman who shares his faith.

Rescuing the family ranch is the only reason Callie Cummings is home.To do that she must face the most infuriating–yet irresistible–man on the planet! Years ago she had an unforgettable fling with Declan O'Neill. And, oh my, can he still fill out a pair of jeans. Watching him strut across a corral is like waving a red flag.With that kind of enticement, how can Callie not be head over heels in lust with Deck again? Steamy sex aside, Callie's visit is strictly temporary. Nothing–and no one–can keep her from her big-city life. But if that's really true, why are thoughts of her and Deck riding into the sunset so tempting?