2008年10月31日 星期五

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...

2008年10月13日 星期一

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.