This One Night by Yvonee Whittal

Sherry wasn't the sort of girl who fell in and out of love at a moment's notice. She believed in caring and commitment. So it was a shock to discover how easily Rollo van Cleef swept her off her feet at their first meeting when she knew next to nothing about him. "It would be better for both of us if we never saw each other again", he warned her then. And perhaps he was right. But Sherry chose to ignore his advice ... And had to face the consequences.

Snow Bride (Harlequin Presents, #357)

Cold as the snow of her wedding day.

That's how Lissa seemed toward Jarret, her husband. If only she could let him know how she really felt about him-but she had a contract and she would stick to it. Five years, they both agreed, then they would go their separate ways. Lissa's father's debts would be paid by Jarret, and Emma, Jarret's daughter would be cared for by Lissa. The perfect arrangement. Then Emma disappeared. Pushed to a point of crisis, Lissa suddenly realized that no contract can bind the heart!

Dangerous Alliance (Harlequin Presents, No. 1741)

'Is the idea of marriage to me so unacceptable?'

If Dimitri Kostakidas had asked Leanne Foorde that question years ago when she was an impressionable girl who fancied herself in love with him, the answer might have been a different one. Now she would do anything rather than share Dimitri's bed. But there was no choice in the matter and no escape from the future he had mapped out for her ...

Satan's Island (Harlequin Presents, No 1165)

Exhausted after a concert tour, singer Storm Shelley is looking forward to a relaxing holiday on a tiny Indonesian Island. Then she meets the abrasive Luke Ballinger, head of the construction company. With two such different people, sparks soon begin to fly.

The Judas Kiss (Harlequin Presents Series #480)

Stewardess Lynette Maxwell spent three years in prison after being wrongly accused of drug trafficking.She mistakenly believes her pilot boyfriend Beric Dane had set her up.So begins a complicated plot to revenge herself on him.She enters his life after her release from prison and puts her plan in motion but she hadn't counted on him falling in love with her.

Strange Encounter (Harlequin Presents, No 1237)

"Elaine! Why did you leave like that? Why?"
While visiting her ancestral home in England, Kelly Baxter was confronted by a furious stranger-who mistook her for someone called Elaine. Rattled, Kelly soon discovered that the distraught man was Byron Thorne and that he was distantly related to her cousin.
Cousin Charles greeted her with open arms. But the forbidding Byron Thorne made it quite clear that, as far as he was concerned, Kelly wasn't welcomed at Ashdon Hall.
Despite his coldness Kelly was irresistibly fascintated by Byron. She wished she could break through his wall of ice-and his numbing memories of the mysterious Elaine.

Bridal Bed (Harlequin Presents#1996) by Helen Bianchin

The wedding deception!

Everyone expected Suzanne to attend her mother's wedding with her own fiance, the very gorgeous Sloane. So, how could Suzanne admit their engagement was off? Sloan had a plan: for the weekend of the wedding, they'd play the part of a happy couple, sharing a suite - and a bed! Secretly, Sloane also intended Suzanne to have trouble remembering that the passion between them was only pretend ... then he'd bring about the second family wedding of the weekend!

In The Spaniard's Bed (Harlequin Presents #2343) by Helen Bianchin

His blackmailed mistress!

Diego de Santo: dynamic, charismatic, he's made millions--and he believes everything is for sale...

Cassandra Preston-Villiers: heiress to an empire, she's beautiful and sophisticated--everything Diego's ever wanted in a woman--so he blackmails her into becoming his mistress. But now that he's got Cassandra, Diego wants more--an affair is no longer enough for this hot Latin lover!

Secret Virgin (Harlequin Presents #2226) by Carole Mortimer

Out of her depth?

Jonathan McGuire was infuriating! Though Tory Canan was determined not to let him have it all his own way, he refused to drop his guard - or his first impression of her as a ruthless woman of the world. Jonathan's sudden interest in her caught her by surprise, but she couldn't let herself respond to the sensual man she sensed lay beneath Jonathan's arrogant exterior. Because, despite Jonathan's opinion of her, Tory was still a virgin, and not equipped to play his sophisticated game ...

A Christmas Affair (Harlequin Presents, No 1325) by Carole Mortimer

She'd worked hard and long for her boss, Dominic Reynolds. Their relationship was in many ways closer than most marriages. The real man below the dynamic, supercool exterior, however, still eluded Cathy however much she tried to reach him. "You don't give a damn for anyone's feelings but your own" she told him. So perhaps it was time to accept that he just wasn't interested in her as a woman and to make a clean break from him. But Dominic's reaction to the news of her leaving was a complete surprise....

Brand of Possession (Harlequin Presents, No 406) by Carole Mortimer

How could she have been so very naive?

When Stacy Adams discovered the true identity of Jake Weston, the "dreamy" man she had started seeing, she was furious. He had deliberately misled her! But she found she couldn't resist the power of his charms for long. And he was intensely honest about his own attraction to her. Then Stacy realized just how foolish she had been to let herself get involved with him. Handling his jealous temper was one difficulty. But suspecting that Jake was a married man set matters in an entirely different dimension.

To Love Again (Harlequin Presents, No 1131) by Carole Mortimer

Would she always be "the kid next door"?

Christi was twenty-two to Lucas' thirty-seven. They had lived in adjacent flats for four years now, and though Chriti had been in love with her handsome divorced neighbor ever since they'd met, Lucas had treated her with the affection of a big brother. Christi had tried everything to get him to see her as a desireable woman, like the sophisticated beauties he squired around London. Yet nothing seemed to work. Until the evening she convinced him to demonstrate to her how a man should kiss. And when he complied, everything changed...

A Past Revenge (Harlequin Presents, No 780) by Carole Mortimer

Nicholas Andracas commissions a portrait for his mistress, but is more interested in the artist, Danielle, than in the portrait. He does not recognize Danielle as the innocent young girl who had given herself to him seven years ago, only to be told afterwards to get out of his sight. Danielle decides to use his attraction to exact revenge for the past.

Forgotten Lover (Harlequin Presents # 539) by Carole Mortimer

Her body had felt his caress before...

Velvent balked at the thought, it frightened her. Jerard Daniels frightened her! He claimed to have known her - intimitately - two years earlier, but her mind was a blank. Her husband's tragic death on the day their son was born had triggered Velvet's amnesia - she remembered nothing. Yet why would this man lie? Velvet just couldn't believe she'd had an affair with a married man while engaged to Anthony. On the other hand, if she had love Jared as much then as she did now...

Undying Love (Harlequin Presents # 645) by Carole Mortimer

The secret in her heart left no room for love.

Since her husband's death in a fiery car crash six months earlier Shanna had thrown herself into her work by day and wild parties by night. The truth was, Shanna was afraid of being alone-and even more afraid of love.But the impossibly arrogant American playboy Rick Dalmont wasn't taking no for an answer. What's more, his relentless pursuit of her was more than annoying.For Rick seemed to know that the last months of her marriage had been far from happy-and he was dangerously close to discovering the tragic reason why!

Velvet Promise (Harlequin Presents, No 989) by Carole Mortimer

"I'd rather not discuss your ex-husband!"

Jordan St. James had never concealed his contempt for Willow. He believed that she'd trapped his wealthy cousin into marriage-and then walked out on him.So when Willow returned to Jersey three years later, she was completely unprepared for Jordan's passionate and determined pursuit of her-or for her own equally passionate response.If only she could tell Jordan the truth about her marriage-that it was her ex-husband who had trapped her. And that he was a man who would stop at nothing...

To Tame A Wolf - by Anne McAllister - Harlequin Presents - # 1060 - 1988.

She decided to treat Ben with indifference.
His betrayal eight years before had left Jessica raw and hurting. That memory would act as a shield against his dynamic charm.
The chemistry between them had been basic and volatile, but now she was a woman and a professional. Two weeks on assignment with him in the Michigan woods would prove she had overcome her adolescent passion.
The realization that, for her, nothing had changed was quick and overwhelming. He claimed he still wanted her, but she wanted, needed, more than that.

The Tycoon’s Virgin - by Penny Jordan - Harlequin Presents - # 2260 - 2002 - Do Not Disturb Series.

The Wrong Bed!
When Leo Jefferson falls into bed he finds a surprise, a gorgeous siren who makes him forget all about his stressful day.
But next morning she confesses to being schoolteacher Jodi Marsh who fell asleep n the wrong room. Will her reputation be ruined by her uncharacteristic behavior? Leo has the perfect solution, an engagement.

Escape From Desire - by Penny Jordan - Harlequin Presents - # 569 - 1983.

"We have to escape or die," Zach told her.
Suddenly Tamara's holiday in the Caribbean had turned into a nightmare. On a guided tour of a rain forest she had been captured by guerrillas! Only through the strength and comfrot of fellow hostage Zach Fletcher did she survive the ordeal.
Not so easy to overcome were the passions and emotions Zach had imprinted on her heart and memory.
Then Zach disappeared from her life, a ruthless departure that left Tamara despondent, wondering if she could survive alone.

The Man At La Valaise - by Mary Wibberley - Harlequin Presents - # 129 - 1976.

To Sacha, La Valaise and its owner, Madame Cassel, had always been a haven. This time, she arrived to find three strangers in residence and herself a prisoner.
What had happened to Madame Cassel? What would happen to her?
Although the mysteriously disturbing Nikolai Torlenkov said no harm would come to her, how could she believe him when he wouldn't let her go? And what was even more disturbing, she was no longer suer she wanted to.

Sinful Pleasures - by Anne Mather - Harlequin Presents - # 1959 - 1998.

Falling For A Younger Man.
Megan Cross has returned after sixteen years to the Caribbean island of San Felipe. Much has altered since her parents’ ugly divorce and her mother’s second marriage, not least her stepsister’s son, Remy.
When they had last met, Remy was a nine-year old Megan’s superior fifteen, with a mystery surrounding his parentage. Now he is an incredibly attractive grown man whose teasing makes her shamefully aware of him, an intimacy she knows she should do nothing to encourage.

The Forbidden Mistress - by Anne Mather - Harlequin Presents - # 2452 - 2005 - Passion Series.

Tempting.
Oliver Ferreira desires Grace more than any woman he'd ever known. However, he couldn't take what wasn't his.
Teasing.
Grace worked for Oliver's brother, Tom; in fact, rumor had it that she was Tom's mistress. Common sense and experience told Oliver to stay away.
Forbidden!
But passion was stronger than reason, and Oliver knew it was only a matter of time before he made this forbidden mistress his . . .

Dear Miss Jones - by Catherine Spencer - Harlequin Presents Plus - # 1623 - 1991.

Would Their Passion Lead to Love?
Maggie Jones knew how the other half lived, she’d been one of “the rich and famous.” But the life she’d experience das the former wife of one of North America’s richest men had left her emotionally scarred. Now she had a fulfilling new life as a teacher in a small West Coast town.
And nothing fulfilled her more than lying in Bennet Montgomery’s arms. Maggie and Bennet hadn’t been able and hadn’t wanted to fight the physical attraction that sizzled between them.
But was their passion enough to heal the wounds that prevented them from opening their hearts?

Kept Woman - by Karen Van Der Zee - Harlequin Presents - # 1422 - 1991.

She could have sworn Marc cared for her.
But that had been three years ago when Daniella was a struggling art student. And he’d left her anyway, acknowledging they had different roads to travel.
Now Marc was back, making it clear that he thought she was a scheming gold digger who’d wormed her way into his wealthy father’s affection hoping, when the time came for a share in his will.
Marc seemed determined to think the worst of her, and he wanted her out. It shouldn’t have bothered Daniella, after all, Marc Pembroke was part of her past, not her future.

A Naked Flame - by Charlotte Lamb - Harlequin Presents - # 747 - 1984.

This time Christie would stand up to him.
Christie had been far too young and intoxicated with love when she and Logan had married. He’d wanted a family. She’d needed some time to pursue her career.
After their painful breakup Christie had resented carrying Logan’s child. But now her son was even more vital to Christie’s happiness than her career as a famous film star had ever been. And she wouldn’t let Logan use lies and gossip to take Kit away from her.
Losing Logan’s love had almost destroyed Christie. She couldn’t bear to lose their son as well.

Roarke’s Kingdom - by Sandra Marton - Harlequin Presents - # 1574 - 1993.

A change in the weather.
Virginia only wanted a glimpse of the couple who'd adopted her daughter perhaps a precious look at her child. She hadn't expected her detective work to lead her to an island off San Juan, a run-in with Roarke Campbell, and the shocking truth.
Her child was there in that private paradise, with no mother and a cold, unfeeling father. Yet with one fierce kiss, Roarke belied his icy exterior, the depths of his desire warming Virginia to the core. When he learned the truth, would he shut her out of his heart forever?

His Cinderella Mistress - by Carole Mortimer - Harlequin Presents - # 2370 - 2004 - The Calendar Brides Series.

Danger: seduction ahead!
January Calendar knows what Max Golding is up to. He’s a handsome corporate lawyer out to buy up her family’s land to build a tacky resort, and his tactics are to charm the pants off her, literally!
But as frosty as January tries to be with Max, she’s soon forced to thaw a little, there’s a stalker in her hometown, and only Max can protect her from being the latest victim! However, that doesn’t mean becoming Max’s mistress, at the stoke of midnight, this Cinderella is determined to be safely tucked up in her own bed.

The Deserving Mistress - by Carole Mortimer - Harlequin Presents - # 2394 - 2004 - The Calendar Brides Series.

She can’t be his mistress.
May Calendar has spent most of her life looking after her family. So she’s not about to let anyone take her home or livelihood. Especially not arrogant property tycoon Jude Marshall.
Jude is charming and sexy, and he’s determined to wine and dine May. Doesn’t she deserve a little fun? After all, this romantic interlude can’t last too long. Jude’s the kind of guy to want a mistress, not a wife, and May can’t let attraction take over, she’s got a family, a living and a secret to protect.

The Winged Lion - by Madeleine Ker - Harlequin Presents - # 699 - 1984.

He was a living, breathing masterpiece.
Alex forfeited a long overdue vacation in order to restore neglected paintings in a decaying castle in Venice. Her boss had first cajoled and finally bribed Alex, speaking of a long lost masterpiece that she might unearth if she agreed to the assignment.
Alex prepared to meet a stuffy old prince living in a run down relic from Venice’s illustrious past.
But Castlenero was not a crumbling ruin. It was a breathtakingly opulent palace. And Prince Anton de Cassis was neither stuffy nor old. He was the most magnificent masterpiece she’d ever seen.

The Spanish Consultant’s Baby - by Kate Hardy - Harlequin Presents - NO # - 2004 - Mediterranean Doctors Series.

His pregnant nurse.
Nurse Jennifer Jacobs couldn’t help being attracted to sexy doctor Ramon Martinez. But after an unhappy marriage, she’d vowed never to wed again and was determined not to fall for Ramon’s dark good looks.
Easier said than done. Ramon’s dark good looks.
Easier said than done. Ramon made no secret of his passion for Jennifer as they worked together closely, and finally she gave in to temptation. But desire soon had life-changing consequences: Jennifer got pregnant.

Palace Of The Pomegranate - by Violet Winspear - Harlequin Presents - # 114 - 1975.

On the face of it, Grace Wilde had everything, youth, beauty, wealth, and a title. All that goes to make up the life of a society queen was hers; only one thing was lacking, happiness.
For the gay society life was none of her seeking; she had been coerced into a loveless, meaningless marriage with the uncaring, unfaithful Tony Wilde. And then, on an expedition into the Persian desert, she fell into the hands of another man, Kharim Khan, who was different from any other man she had met.
Would he succeed in melting the ice that was Grace’s heart? And even if he did, how could she expect ever t be of any importance to him?

A Silken Barbarity - by Violet Winspear - Harlequin Presents - # 1006 - 1987.

Had she no say in her destiny?
Lorne couldn't quite believe that her grandfather had practically pawned her in order to hold on to his precious L'Oasis, the plantation that lay on Razul al Kebir's land.
"You've no idea how ruthless men can be in pursuit of what they desire," Razul advised her by way of explanation the night her grandfather died. But Lorne learned quickly, and she knew enough to feel immediately threatened by her captor.
Razul was stealing her away to his desert kingdom as easily as a thief might steal a purse, and might discard her just as lightly.

Satan Took A Bride - by Violet Winspear - Harlequin Presents - # 138 - 1976.

“Toni,” he said, “I can’t just let you go out into the world, so that you can give your hungry little heart to the next rotter who comes along. Nor can I take you eternally sailing as my cabin boy. I can only make you my wife.
With every particle of her lonely young heart, Toni wanted to be with Luque in whatever capacity he asked of her, but that didn’t quiet her youthful apprehension about the future.

Treacherous Longings - by Anne Mather - Harlequin Presents - # 1759 - 1995.

“Lingering Passions. “
When Quinn Marriott is asked to track down reclusive Julia Stewart, he knows it will mean trouble. Quinn once knew Julia more intimately than anyone realizes and believes that he caused her to shun the limelight.
Over the yeas, Quinn’s treacherous longings for the one woman he shouldn’t love have never abated. But Julia has a very specific reason for avoiding Quinn, a ten year old secret he must never be allowed to guess. And the secret’s name is Jake!

The Velvet Tiger - by Emma Darcy - Harlequin Presents - # 1496 - 1992.

Break up or marry?
Lissa Gilmore had given Kane Marriot a year of her life, more than enough time to determine they were going nowhere.
Three weeks without a word from Kane was the last straw. Each day that passed steeled Lissa’s resolve to end the relationship.
Then Kane breezed back and proposed. Marriage was exactly what Lissa wanted. But what exactly did Kane expect by exchanging vows?

Dark Heritage - by Emma Darcy - Harlequin Presents - # 1511 - 1992.

Had she found her identity or her destiny?
Rebel had been fortunate to be adopted by the James family. The Australian clan fully supported her search for her mother's roots, even though it took her to England.
But when Rebel arrived at Davenport Hall, the English manor where her mother had stayed as a five year old war orphan, she was surprised to discover the earl actually seemed to be expecting her.
Hugh Davenport was not what Rebel had imagined, he was far too handsome and sexy. And Rebel, Hugh discovered, was not the new nanny after all. But none of that mattered. Rebel knew Hugh and his fiery little niece needed her. She'd stay because she had already opened her heart, she needed them too!

Bought: One Bride - by Miranda Lee - Harlequin Presents - # 2483 - 2005 - Wives Wanted Series.

His money can buy him anything he wants . . . and he wants a bride.
Richard Crawford is rich, successful and thinking about his latest potential acquisition. He wants a wife and children, but he doesn't want to fall in love.
The Sydney millionaire spots the perfect candidate: Holly Greenaway is a florist, and her livelihood is in peril. Richard sees his opportunity, he'll buy Holly and her business. That way, he can possess her and make her his bride, without love being involved.

Yesterday's Island - by Anne Weale - Harlequin Presents - # 622 - 1983.

In search of her past, she found her future.
Having grown up in England, Caroline couldn't explain why she felt as if a part of her was missing. Then a dear friend's legacy led her to her birthplace, Nantucket Island, where the father she'd never known had tragically died.
Claiming the house she'd inherited in the U.S. was like finally coming home. And nothing its co-owner, the arrogant sea captain Hawkesworth Cabot Lowell, could say would ever make her leave.
She didn't know that her friends's will had led her to the one man she'd be willing to follow anywhere.

Flirting With Danger - by Kate Walker - Harlequin Presents - # 1818 - 1996 - Dangerous Liaisons Series.

A secret admirer?
Catherine Davies was being stalked by an obsessive admirer. He seemed to know everything about her, where she lived, what she wore and who she went out with. Worse, Evan Lindsay had nominated himself as her bodyguard. Having the devastatingly handsome Evan near at hand was a danger in itself.
Was he interested in her safety or her body? Catherine was starting to lose her perspective. If Evan was the good guy who was her secret admirer, or were they one and the same man?

The Married Mistress - by Kate Walker - Harlequin Presents - Blackmail Brides Series - 2006. Previously Published As Harlequin Presents # 267.

The mistress’s secret . . . is hot news!
Gorgeous Greek tycoon Damon Nicolaides is always in the news, so when the paparazzi get a tip off about his new mistress, they come banging on her door.
Actually, Sarah and Damon were married a year ago! Sarah left him, thinking their marriage was a lie. Now Damon’s come back to claim the wife he truly loves. But first he must protect her from the press by pretending that Sarah is merely his mistress . . . and to do that, he tells her, they’ll have to make their love affair real!

Runaway - by Kate Walker - Harlequin Presents - # 1374 - 1991.

Shame had forced Rowan to run away.
She ran from her home, her family, and the blackmailing attempts of her stepbrother.
It catapulted her headlong into the life of the unsuspecting Nathan Kennedy. Falling in love with him was easy, but confronting his involvement with the lovely Meryl, and dealing with her own past, proved more difficult for Rowan.
When he asked, “Who are you? What do you want?” she cold give him no answer . . . for she knew the truth would change his feelings for her.

A Promise To Dishonour - by Jessica Steele - Harlequin Presents - # 836 - 1985.

Once a rake, always a rake.
If only Ahslie's brotherr hadn't accepted work so far away from London. Perhaps then his wife wouldn't have fallen for her rakish boss and Ashlie wouldn't have to interfere.
"You drive a hard bargain," Chase Marriner conceded the day Ashlie confronted him about the illicit weekend the lovers had planned. "In exchange for your spending the time away with me, I'll guarantee Lynette remains my employee and nothing more.
Now Ashlie had only to arrange things so that Chase would honor his side of the bargain, while she dishonored hers!

Give A Man A Bad Name - by Roberta Leigh - Harlequin Presents Plus - # 1647 - 1993.

She rolled the dice first.
Marly Bradshaw welcomed the challenge of spending two months in Thailand installing a computer system for one of Bangkok's newest luxury hotels. She also welcomed the opportunity to set Alex Hamilton, hotel magnate and notorious womanizer, up for a fall.
It meant Marly had to play a dangerous game, she had to make Alex fall in love with her. The danger was twofold, Marly knew only too well that Alex didn't play any game by the rules and she suspected that her own heart could easily be broken.

An Impossible Man To Love - by Roberta Leigh - Harlequin Presents - # 1066 - 1988.

Facing the impossible was part of her job.
Called to Istanbul to replace her boss on a lucrative building project, gifted architect Stephanie Rodgers was prepared to do her level best.
What she wasn’t prepared for, however, was her client’s undeniably chauvinistic attitude toward career women, or the increasingly magnetic attraction for each other that friction generated.
One of them would have to compromise, Stephanie with her modern, emancipated pride, or Tariq Hamid, with his ancient, male-oriented culture. Otherwise, nothing could come of the real love growing between them.

It All Depends On Love - by Roberta Leigh - Harlequin Presents - # 1363 - 1991.

Which of them would compromise?
Tessa had worked hard to get to the responsible position she held. The last thing she’d consider would be giving up surgery for the joys of love and marriage.
Patrick was an obsessive workaholic who’d built an empire and now saw the acquisition of children as a natural step to ensure the succession. And he wanted a full-time mother for his family.
“It will serve you right if you fell madly in love with a successful career woman,” Tessa said.
“I’d prefer to be a bachelor forever in that case,” Patrick replied.
Their battle of wills was inevitable, but would one of them emerge the winner?

Man In A Million - by Roberta Leigh - Harlequin Presents - # 127 - 1976.

“I am more your type than you think,” Joel Blake had said. “We’re the same sort of people, Harriet. We both cherish, dreams and we both hide it.” But there was no way Harriet was going to admit that. After all, there was nothing so special about him. Other men were as clever, as handsome, and as rich. Only to herself did she say, I love you Joel Blake, I love you, but I will get over you.

No Time For Marriage - by Roberta Leigh - Harlequin Presents - # 819 - 1985.

Love didn’t enter into Kane’s calculations.
He wanted an affair with Sharon to pass the time while he was waiting in Bangkok for the Thai government to award him a construction contract. And for him it would be just that, a brief encounter with no strings attached.
Sharon couldn’t accept his callous attitude. She wanted love and commitment, and it was obvious she wasn’t going to get either from Kane.
Especially when he turned his attention to the exotic Tassy, a woman as mercenary as he . . .

Not His Kind Of Woman - by Roberta Leigh - Harlequin Presents - # 1585 - 1993.

Timing is everything.
Adam Brooke and Diana Farrow were born into different worlds. He was a working stiff from the wrong side of the tracks, and she was the only child in a privileged home.
But when they were alone together, they stopped caring about backgrounds. Unfortunately, the rest of the world wouldn’t let them forget. And finally the differences forced the young lovers apart.
Six years later, they meet again, their roles reversed. But one thing hasn’t changed.

One Girl At A Time - by Roberta Leigh - Harlequin Presents - # 1420 - 1990.

Tansy had met Vin Makram before.
The first time he’d become irate after hearing her bad-mouth the goods in his store in Thailand.
So it was embarrassing to unexpectedly discover on their second meeting, that he was both a leading businessman and her new boss. However, Vin seemed prepared to forget that first unhappy encounter.
Only Tansy wasn’t really sure what he wanted from her. Was she just a pleasant diversion, a challenge to be conquered, or was working with her simply a way for Vin to combine business with pleasure.

Two-Faced Woman - by Roberta Leigh - Harlequin Presents - # 1541 - 1993.

She was playing with fire, dared she risk getting burned?
Life with the jet set was fine for some, but Cassie Elliot yearned for a sense of purpose. Inheriting a British publishing house was a gift from heaven . . . until she discovered that the firm’s brilliant managing director, Miles Gilmour, vowed to walk out the minute she walked in.
Cassie did walk in, but as Miles’s new secretary. Her subterfuge was risky business at best, but she had much to learn about the publishing industry, and about her gorgeous and enigmatic “boss.”
She hadn’t planned on falling in love, or on discovering that deception could be a double-edged sword.