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A Father's Dilemma.
Giles Haverill adored his adopted son, though he couldn't seem to show it. He knew the boy longed for his lost mother, just as Giles himself ached for a woman's gentle touch. But how did you tell a child that he'd been abandoned by the one person he needed most?
A Mother's Secret.
Thanks to fate, Melanie Haynes was now a member of the Haverill household. As little David's new nanny, she could soothe his troubles and dry...
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A little girl in need of a woman...
Carlyle Brackman is Briony's boss-and what an ogre she finds him! Until she sees him in another light, as a tender father devoted to his daughter. This transformation in Carlyle almost melts Briony's heart-almost makes her agree to his request. Will she marry him and be a mother to Emma? Now that Emma needs so much love.
Perhaps Briony can accept that she will be married to Carlyle in name only. But can she...
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Olivia Daley's travel itinerary might be unusual, but she believes the best cure for a broken heart is a radical change of scenery. Exotic, vibrant China is far enough from rainy gray England to be just that!
In the hustle and bustle of Beijing, Olivia is starting a whole new adventure... She's mesmerized by the ancient legends of love, and soon finds herself wishing she could be the bride who wore red.
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She got more than she paid for!
Jennifer Norton asked the agency that her escort be tall, dark and good looking. And he was. Only Steven Leary wasn't officially an escort, he was simply standing in for a friend. In real life, he was a millionaire!
Jennifer usually dreaded business functions, but with Steven's charisma she enjoyed every minute-until she discovered his true identity. Then she was furious! But, for business reasons, it benefited...
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Intelligent, sensible Della Hadley should've known better than to embark on an affair with a playboy Italian six years her junior, but vibrant and sexy Carlo Rinucci was just too hard to resist....
Della knows that a fiery passion so quick to ignite should be fast to die out, despite Carlo's vow that their love is forever. But Carlo is Italian through and through, and determined to win his woman-and make Della his bride before the sun sets on their...
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In a flash of lightning, Count Pietro Bagnelli sees a young woman standing outside his palazzo, a battered suitcase at her feet. This solitary count has turned his back on the world, but he can't turn his back on this bedraggled waif...
Ruth has returned to Venice to uncover lost memories, yet finds comfort with this proudly damaged count. As Carnivale sweeps through the city, drama and passion ignite and secrets unravel...
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Brooding Italian Drago di Luca and reserved lawyer Alysa Dennis are brought together by a shocking, shared betrayal-their late partners had been having an affair!
But against all the odds, they strike an unlikely friendship, and forbidden awareness simmers....
Alysa's calm facade hides a painful secret that haunts her every time she looks into the soulful eyes of Drago's motherless child. As the attraction builds between them, Christmas approaches...
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Holding Out For A Hero.
Love me, love my dog!
Until the moment Gil Wakeham casually strolled into her office, Jane had enjoyed being the youngest branch manager at Kell's Bank. But when Gil asked her to share his carefree existence with him, it was goodbye to stuffy suits and cautious loans. A summer spent with Gil promised a whole new world!
However, life on the open road proved slightly less romantic than Jane had hoped. For a start, there...
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But somehow Holly became enchanted by the pleading eyes of a motherless little girl and entranced by the girl's mysterious father, Matteo. Before she knew what was happening, she had been swept away to their luxurious family villa in Rome.
But as the long summer days slowly began to fade, Holly discovered that within the walls of this home and in the heart of the man she was coming to love, hid some dark secrets-secrets that would finally set them...
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Stranded after an avalanche, Mandy Jenkins and Renzo Ruffini awaited rescue and found comfort in each other's arms. A year on, Mandy still longs for the carefree Italian she fell in love with but believed was lost forever-until now!
Discovering that Renzo has survived, Mandy goes to him-for he has her heart and she has his son! But Renzo has lost his memory. How will he react when he finds out the truth? Will he claim his English bride and his...
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¿Quién salva a quién?
Darius Falcon necesitaba empezar de nuevo. ¿Y qué mejor sitio que la isla de Herringdean, su reciente adquisición? Pero su reputación de hombre implacable lo precedía, y los vecinos de la isla tenían miedo de lo que pudiera hacer.
Harriet, una viuda joven, era feliz con su vida y no necesitaba que llegara un multimillonario atractivo y pusiera su existencia patas arriba. Pero, tras rescatarlo de un naufragio, se dio...
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Plain Jane and the Italian rebel-
Polly Hanson must go to Naples to find Ruggiero Rinucci, and what she has to tell him will surely end his bachelor ways-he is the father of her late cousin's baby! But nothing quite prepares Polly for Ruggiero's reaction.-
Outwardly he's a carefree playboy; inwardly he once loved so passionately it nearly broke him. Polly wants to help him, yet she feels forever in her cousin's shadow. Can plain Polly tame...
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Swept into the Italian's arms...
Independent and strong-willed, Celia Ryland never lets her blindness affect the way she lives her life-she thrives on feeling free!
Gorgeous Italian Francesco Rinucci has never met a woman with such a zest for life-he loves everything about Celia. But he finds himself wanting to wrap her in cotton wool to protect his precious English rose from all that's dangerous in the world...
And although Celia is falling...
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Arrogant Italian nobleman Salvatore Veretti is furious to hear that a young, beautiful model has inherited the company that was rightfully his. Clearly she's after the family gold! Salvatore will heartlessly reclaim what he's owed-and he'll show this impudent female just how out of her depth she is.
But after meeting naively determined Helena, Salvatore changes tactics…. No longer satisfied with throwing her out of the business, he'll take his...
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Una boda conveniente
Aquella era la boda perfecta, que iba a llenar las páginas de sociedad del mundo entero. El guapísimo aristócrata británico Jarvis Larne iba a casarse con la bella heredera americana Meryl Winters. Pero, a pesar de esa idílica apariencia, todo era una farsa.
Aquel matrimonio había sido la única manera que Jarvis había encontrado para salvar sus tierras, y eso había resultado muy duro para su orgullo. Pero después de...
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He will bed her…
Elise Carlton is looking forward to having her freedom. Years as a trophy wife have left her wary. But there is one man to whom she is not immune...
For revenge and for pleasure!
Vincente Farnese is rich and devastatingly handsome, his own special brand of dark Italian temptation! But it is no coincidence that Vincente has sought out Elise. What will she do when she discovers he wants her only for revenge?
18) Instant Father
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Driven by ambition and power, Gavin Hunter had sacrificed everything that mattered-including his wife and child-for success. But when his son, Peter, needs him, Gavin drops everything and rushes across England to the desolate moors. Only, when he gets there, Gavin finds that the boy has no memory of his father and refuses to speak to anyone… except his guardian.
Filled with bitter resentment, Gavin watches Peter cling to Norah Ackroyd, a woman...
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