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Carol J. Kane
BLOOD AND SABLE 10/1989 ISBN:031291715. Princess Anya Sviridova is a woman born to confront destiny: privilege by birth, orphaned as a child, she is raised to young womanhood in the dying days of the glorious Russian Empire - an empire she will never be able to enjoy. The Sviridovs are one of Russia's most important aristocratic families, and Anya is about to be presented at her debut ball - when she is assaulted in a heinous attack that almost takes her life. This crime triggers a chain of events that will haunt and threaten to destroy Anya, linking her life with the lives of two very different men.
Lee Karr
DARK CRIES OF GRAY OAKS 8/1989 ISBN:0821737597. Orphaned Brianna Anderson was grateful to be offered the job as companion to the mentally ill seventeen-year old girl, and to be staying at the luxurious Ponce de Leon Hotel and health spa in St. Augustine, Florida. Cassie's eyes were a deep, empty abyss and she was heavily sedated, almost catatonic. She'd be no trouble to look after. But Dr. Gavin Rodene knew that Cassie's dark, tormented mind held a shocking secret-a secret her family did not want revealed.
MISTRESS OF MOONTIDE MANOR 8/1990 ISBN:0821731009. 'Go back! Go back before the tide turns!' A chilly winter mist rolled in from the ocean as Joellen James made her way along the boardwalk of Atlantic City, past darkened pleasure palaces and abandoned bath houses. Penniless and alone, Joellen was grateful for the opportunity to live in the infant resort and work as a 'printer's devil' in her uncle's small shop. But when she arrived at the darkened frame house, she found no warming family. She found her uncle, slumped to the floor. Alone once more, in a hostile, unfriendly town, Joellen was astonished by the rush of warmth she felt when she met the handsome entrepreneur, Taylor Lorillard. Determined to hate him for turning picturesque Atlantic City into a commercialized circus, Joellen tried in vain to deny her rising passions. She refused to heed the warning signs - the veiled threats, the averted glances, the whispered insinuations, for she yearned to visit Moontide Manor and waltz in Taylor Lorillard's arms. But as Joellen stepped out onto the wooden pier that led to the moon-drenched mansion, someone was following her. And the tide was about to turn.
Lucy Kavaler
HEROES AND LOVERS 5/1995 ISBN:052593815X Viola is a rebellious young society beauty, determined to prove that a woman is the equal of any man in a world breaking free of Victorian restraints. Byron Tremaine is the greatest hero of an age of heroes, a world-famous explorer, unbending in his belief that a woman's place is in his arms, not at his side. When these two come together, it's like an explosion.
Gillian Kaye
CONFLICT OF HEARTS 5/1999 ISBN: 0708954863 Somerset, at the end of World War I: Daniel Holley, unhappily married to an ailing wife and father of four grown-up children, is attracted to schoolteacher Harriet Bray, but he knows his love is hopeless. Daniel's only daughter, Amy, looks on as the drama of Daniel and Harriet's fate and happiness gradually unfolds.
Mercedes Kelly
THE LION LOVER 7/1997 ISBN: 035331623 Mathilda Valentine is a medic in a mission in 1920s Kenya. Warned that she is in danger by the local game warden, she is kidnapped and sold into slavery where she experiences the erotic reality of an Arabian harem.
Barrie King
JULIA 5/1994 ISBN: 0345378644 In Italy during the turbulent 1930s, American heiress Julia Howard marries an ambitious official in order to try to forget her overwhelming love for Paolo Danieli, a brilliant artist dedicated to stopping the Fascists.
Susan Kirby
AS THE LILY GROWS 5/1997 ISBN: 0380785048 Libby Watson's prayers are being answered in ways she never expected. Now that she's given up running the general store in her small Illinois town and is no longer responsible for delivering the mail, she has more time to write for the local newspaper. But her dream of getting an education seems beyond her grasp. Libby's life is busy and full, centered around family and friends: her pregnant sister-in-law, Abigail, whose sudden visit suggests secret troubles; her friend Maddie, whose scandalous past follows her to the present; and Naomi McClure, who yearns to heal a broken marriage. Despite all their faults and frailties, Libby struggles to resist making judgments and to see deeper to the truth in their hearts. And even the wonders of the St. Louis World's Fair cannot compare with Libby's own revelations. For in one man she has begun to see a quiet faith and strength of character that make her heart soar with joy...for the life she has found and for the promises yet to be kept.
PRAIRIE ROSE 1/1997 ISBN: 038078503X After inheriting a small-town general store, seventeen-year-old Libby Watson--with her father and siblings--moves to Edgewood, Illinois, to become the town's postmistress, quickly becomes caught up in the lives of its residents, and finds herself with two ardent suitors.
Cynthia Kirk
THE LADY AND THE LION 4/2001 ISBN: 0843948566 Blaming herself for her husband's death, archaeologist Charlotte Fairchild has given up her greatest love: Egypt. Then Dylan Pierce strides into her life. Reputed to be the infamous "Lion," he is said to plunder ancient tombs and a woman's virtue with the same disregard. But with a kiss as searing as the Sahara and as dangerous as a scorpion, he ignites a passion that rivals anything she's felt before. Welshman Dylan Pierce disdains European women and their well-bred sensibilities. But there is nothing cold or uptight about Charlotte Fairchild. She is as hot as the Egyptian sun and as fiery as its sands. Dazzling and mysterious, she embodies everything he loves about Africa. And loving the English lady will prove to be as wild and scorching as a desert whirlwind.
Gwen Kirkwood
FAIRLYDEN AT WAR 1993 ISBN: 074720662 In 1930s Scotland men are desperate for work and thousands of farms lie derelict, but Fairlyden has survived thanks to Logan Fairly's skill and his wife's thriftiness. Their daughter Kirsty is fiercely proud of their achievements but her brother Luke has no interest in farming - and his fear of animals results in tragedy. As the Second World War breaks out, their longtime rivalry with the MacFarlanes of Nithanvale has to be forgotten as responsibility for Fairlyden is thrust upon Kirsty, and she summons all her determination to keep the farm that has been the pride of the Fairlys' for generations.
THE LAIRD OF LOCHANDEE 8/2002 ISBN: 0727858777 At sixteen Rachel O’Brian finds herself alone in the world and accepts a home with an old friend of her father’s, but she is unprepared for his wife’s malice and cannot guess at the secret which feeds the woman’s hatred. Fortunately the younger Maxwells welcome Rachel to their Ayrshire farm, especially Ross, but he too has earned Gertrude Maxwell’s spite. When Ross disappears Rachel is dismayed to find herself without home or food and expecting his child. Not until past secrets are revealed can the two find each other again. They take up life at the Glens of Lochandee where they must strive to build up the farm, raise a family, and rear their animals despite the heart break of diphtheria and foot and mouth disease. Their love of the land and each other gives them strength and determination.
A TANGLED WEB 7/2003 ISBN: 0727859862 Conan Maxwell and Nick Jones have returned to the Glens of Lochandee now that the war is over. Ross and Rachel are growing older, farming traditions are changing and the young folk of the glen experience the frustrations, hates and loves of life in a post war Scottish Village. When a secret from the past is revealed it brings complications which need to be resolved and arouses surprising emotions in the people affected.
Valerie Kirkwood
TORCH SONG 11/1996 ISBN: 0821754599 With a dissertation in search of a thesis, an on-again, off-again love life, and a case of the flu, history professor Toss DuLauriers figures trouble has her name and address. So, it seems, does a man with a gun. It started when she suddenly found herself gazing out at the icy February night and inexplicably singing Gershwin. Then he appeared. Dressed in an overcoat and fedora like a 1920s gangster, this handsome tough guy is aiming his .38...right at her heart! One minute, bootlegger and night-club owner Nick Marvel is lost, surrounded by a swirling mist, following the voice of a woman crooning a smoky torch song; the next, he's face to face with a beautiful dame who's telling him it isn't 1924 anymore. One of them may be crazy, but the passion flaming between Nick and Toss tells another story. From different eras and different worlds, they share the same desire--to be together. But a tragic destiny awaits Nick back in the Jazz Age...unless Toss can stop the bullets of a violent era with the only weapon she possesses: her indomitable love.
TRACE OF A WOMAN 10/1998 ISBN: 082176005X Feisty and beautiful Maggie Malone is determined to earn her livelihood as a private detective--a daunting profession unheard of for a woman on her own in the wild West. And when her stepfather asks her to help his son escape the hangman's noose for a bank robbery he didn't commit, she rises to the challenge. The Yuma Prison break will place Maggie's own life in jeopardy--and leave her with grave doubts about whether she's done right or terribly wrong. Sworn to help clear her stepbrother's name by tracking down the men who framed him, Maggie meets Hawk Reynolds. An ex-Texas Ranger and half-blood Cheyenne, Hawk is on a vengeance quest to find his parents' killers--the same desperadoes Maggie is seeking. Destiny draws Hawk and Maggie to each other and to the stirring of an unbidden, irresistible desire. Together, they will ride into Tombstone and into a crossfire of lies, double dealings, and searing betrayal as they search for answers that will sow the seeds of suspicion between them--and arouse a passion fated to explode beneath the bright desert sky.
Elizabeth Knox
BILLIE'S KISS 4/2003 ISBN: 0345450523 In the spring of 1903, a ship explodes as it docks on a remote Scottish island, drowning many of the passengers and crew in the icy waters of the harbor. Young, pink-haired Billie Paxton is among the only survivors. Clumsy, illiterate, and suddenly alone, she will not say why, moments before the explosion, she leapt from ship to shore—and so she falls under the immediate suspicion of her fellow passenger Murdo Hesketh, who is determined to discover the truth behind the ship’s fate. As Billie attempts to come to terms with an uncertain future, she acquaints herself with the eccentric inhabitants of Kiss Castle: the enigmatic Lord Hallowhulme, who owns the island; his beautiful wife and worldly children; Geordie Betler, a spinsterish gentleman’s gentleman; and the fierce, fair-haired Murdo Hesketh, who inspires in Billie equal amounts of rage and passion.
Betina Krahn
THE BOOK OF TRUE DESIRES 9/2006 ISBN: 0515141704 Cordelia Blackburn has struck a deal with her crusty tycoon of a grandfather to fund an expedition that will make her name as an explorer. But first, he requires she prove herself—by locating three Mayan stone carvings and something known as""the gift of the jaguar." To make matters worse, he insists on sending along someone—his arrogant butler!—to authenticate her findings, and it becomes clear that a powerful and ruthless third party is set on finding the fabled stones and treasure first... As the trail leads them across the Caribbean and into Mexico, Cordelia learns that tall, sardonic Hartford Goodnight is far more than just a butler. And Goodnight learns that beautiful, provocative Cordelia is as tough as she is tempting. Soon, the pair is hip deep in danger and desire, racing the competition to the prize—and trying to keep the sparks between them from setting the rain forest ablaze...RR@H's Novel Thoughts
Judith Krantz
MISTRAL'S DAUGHTER 1982 ISBN: 0517549069 They were three generations of magnificent red-haired beauties born to scandal, bred to success, bound to a single extraordinary man--Julien Mistral, the painter, the genius, the lover whose passions had seared them all. Maggy--Flamboyant mistress of Mistral's youth, the toast of Paris in the '20s. Her luminous flesh was immortalized in the paintings that made Mistral legendary. Teddy--Maggy's daughter, the incomparable cover girl who lived fast and left as her legacy Mistral's dazzling love child. Fauve--Mistral's daughter, the headstrong, fearless glory girl whose one dark secret drove her to rule the world of high fashion and to risk everything in a feverish search for love.
PRINCESS DAISY 1980 ISBN: 0553256092 She was born Princess Marguerite Alexandrovna Valensky. But everyone called her Daisy. She was a blonde beauty living in a world of aristocrats and countless wealth. Her father was a prince, a Russian nobleman. Her mother was an American movie goddess. Men desired her. Women envied her. Daisy's life was a fairy tale filled with parties and balls, priceless jewels, money and love. The, suddenly, the fairy tale ended. And Princess Daisy had to start again, with nothing - except the secret she guarded from the day she was born.
TILL WE MEET AGAIN 1988 ISBN: 0553280147 Eve dared. . . Eve, with passion that overruled her total innocence, ran away from home to live in unrepentant sin; won stardom singing on the stage of the Parisian music halls before Worlds War I; married into the world of international diplomacy; and become the greatest lady Champagne. Eve's younger daughter, Freddy, inherited all of her mother's recklessness. Growing up in California, she became a pilot by sixteen; throughout World War II she ferried war planes in Britain--a glorious redhead who captured men with one humorous, challenging glance. Eve's elder daughter, Delphine, exquisite, gifted, and wild, romped through the nightlife of Hollywood of the thirties. On a whim, she made a screen test in Paris and soon found herself a great star of French films. She chose to risk her life in occupied France because of a love that transformed her frivolity into courage.
Sally Krueger
SOME TRUST IN HORSES 10/1999 ISBN: 1577486331 Hannah Butler has chosen to follow her father's veterinary profession, but her job, usually held by men, incites her mother's wrath. Hannah has a secret love, which, if satisfied, could put her in the position her mother desires for her. The area's most eligible bachelor, Garth Whitehead, has yet to recognize Hannah's feminine charms, but her job caring for his racehorses at least gives her access to the man. When Dan Williams, the local missionary, brings a baby elephant to Hannah for care and boarding, she finds herself drawn to his quiet strength and agrees to correspond with him while he serves in the Great War. His simple words of faith lead her to search out the same peace for herself. But when all of her dreams seem to be coming to fulfillment, will Hannah be able to step out on her new faith...and find true love?
WITH HEALING IN HIS WINGS 11/2002 ISBN: 1586606093 The Kenya of 1922 is a rough place for a single missionary nurse - but Sarah Cameron is content in her life's work. When Peter Stewart, a safari guide gored by a rhino, is brought in and kept at the clinic until he is fully healed, Sarah gets to know, and falls in love with, the man.Soon, though, Sarah finds that Peter doesn't share her faith. He quickly moves on, leaving Sarah hurt, confused, and wondering why God would allow Peter to enter her life if she cannot consider marrying him. Before long, a new missionary doctor, Reg Bingley, arrives in the area, eager to romance Sarah. Can she sort out the desires of her heart and trust the Lord to comfort the righteous?
Kristen Kyle
PROMISE OF GOLD 4/2002 ISBN: 0553584154 With three aging godfathers to care for, Rosa Constanza Wright had no choice but to turn her unique talents to stealing. Yet when the beautiful and brazen flamenco dancer commits the most daring -- and dangerous -- burglary of her career, she winds up with more than she bargained for. Now among her hard-won spoils is a 270-year-old journal, a book that may hold the key to a wealth of sunken Spanish treasure. But Rosa has competition. Derek Carlisle, Viscount Graystone, has traveled all the way to Cuba seeking the priceless document, and when he learns that it has fallen into Rosa's lovely hands, the relentlessly determined and devastatingly handsome archaeologist vows to find her . . .But Graystone is in for the surprise of his life, for Rosa is unlike any woman he's ever met. Saucy and stubborn, resourceful and clever, she makes it clear that she will accept nothing less than an equal partnership in his quest. Soon the two are embarking on a bold adventure on the high seas, where their search for the Spanish galleon will lead them into infinite peril -- and where they will discover a passion far more tempting, and far more precious, than a fortune in gold.
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