Story 1: Inferno (1 volume) (Linda Howard) Professional gambler Lorna lives the drifting life: hit one casino, clean house, and then move on to the next. Her luck runs out when savvy casino owner, Dante Raintree notices her unusual winning streak. She expects an interrogation, but what she gets is far more eerie: he reveals he's psychic, just like her! Dante, convinced Lorna's a supernatural spy sent to collapse his clan of psychics, drags her to his home as a captive! In book 1 of the Raintree miniseries, Lorna travels on a journey of self-discovery and passionate romance! Story 2: Haunted (2 volumes) (Linda Winstead Jones) Hope Malory's first day as a homicide detective isn't going well. Not only assigned to her first gruesome murder, but also partnered to the infamously eccentric Gideon Raintree. Gideon is quite handsome, but a tad creepy, seemingly talking to the very air! Hope's homicide investigation reveals some intriguing facts: the victims roommate is none other than Gideon's cousin! With supernatural meddling, suspicious circumstances, and romance in the precinct, Raintree: Haunted starts off with a bloody bang! Story 3: Sanctuary (1 volume) (Beverly Barton) Mercy Raintree, princess of the Raintrees, has a surprise visitor: Judah Ansara, heir to the Ansara clan! She claims he's an old flame and a faint memory, but how can she forget him when they share a daughter? As the war between the Ansara and the Raintree comes to head, Mercy must take up her clan's fabled sword and fight for a future her daughter can proudly live in! Is Judah truly a man worth trusting? Can their daughter, who shares the blood of both clans, be the key to ending the conflict? Don't miss this exciting conclusion of the Raintree miniseries!
Italian millionaire Rafaello di Viscenti vows to marry the first woman he sees--who just happens to be Magda! She's been desperately trying to make ends meet by cleaning Rafaello's house. His proposal of marriage comes with a large financial reward--all she has to do is spend six months as Rafaello's wife in name only. But though Rafaello hadn't planned on sleeping with his new wife...he can't resist her! (Source: fictiondb)
Despite being born to a wealthy Greek family, Alesia lived a humble life with her mother after her ruthless grandfather banished them from the family. Then, for the first time in 15 years, Alesia is summoned by her grandfather only to be told he has chosen a man to whom she must marry. He demands she marry Sebastien Fiorukis, the eldest son of another wealthy Greek family. The two families have been feuding for two generations, so what could her grandfather be scheming? But if she accepts this proposal, her ill mother will be saved. Alesia reluctantly agrees, but she didn't know how her new fiancé would treat her... (Source: Harlequin)
*"Do you know who I am?"* Rebecca, a girl with no memory and a missing shoe, arrives at Angus's private detective agency. She found his business card in her coat pocket, but Angus does not know who she is. Angus invites the shivering and frightened girl into his warm home where he lives with his young daughter. Soon they become powerfully attracted to each other, but on the morning after they first make love, a man claiming to be Rebecca's fiance appears...! (Source: Renta!)
*"I won't let him get away with this, that horrible man!"* After reading an article that slanders her best friend Sarah, Carrie bursts into an independent newspaper publishing corporation to complain. There she finds a man with gray eyes so handsome, he takes Carrie's breath away. The man seems indifferent to Carrie's anger and, rather than attend to her complaint, teases her. Despite their constant arguing, a special relationship forms between them, but Carrie's painful past means she is too afraid to love again. But they both can't pretend not to notice their passionate love for each other burning within... (Source: Renta!)
"Morgan's coming home!" her stepfather cried Those three words should have released a flood of warm memories for Leigh. Instead, thoughts of their last disastrous encounter blotted out the rest. Just when she'd been coming to terms with her awakening feelings, Morgan had seemed intent on resisting the passion that flowed between them. "Why must it be you of all women who tempts me almost beyond endurance?" he'd said. Why couldn't he see that she was nothing like her mother? And why was the thought of seeing him again casting her world into turmoil...? (Source: fictiondb)
Haruhi has fallen for Kei at first sight and they start living together! But after several callers drop by Haruhi's house and interfere with her love life, the consequences are disastrous. (Source: Ultimate Manga Guide)
Begging for Prince Tariq Shadad ibn Zachir's mercy is the last thing Faye wants to do. She hasn't seen Tariq for a whole year...since their ill-fated wedding. But as Faye's brother remains imprisoned in her husband's country of Jumar, she learns that only Tariq has the power to grant his freedom. Faye expects her meeting with the man she married to be difficult, but Tariq's ultimatum takes her breath away: become is mistress and her brother will be released. As her decision takes her to the Middle East, her bitter feelings for Tariq begin to change, and she becomes more than just a mistress to this powerful Sheikh. (Source: Harlequin)
After a terrible plane crash, Cynthia Dempsey miraculously woke up in a hospital bed. But she’d lost her memories, even her memories of her handsome multimillionaire fianc? named Will. All she remembers is her name and the feeling of this man’s warm hand pulling her out of the dark grasp of death. He greeted her warmly then, but has had this conflicted look on his face ever since. Will Cynthia ever be able to make sense of her memories or her heart? (Source: Harlequin)
Deeply traumatized by the murder of her doctor parents, Mandy has been unable to speak ever since. One day, she was being harangued by a drunk man at a party, and novelist Brian Stone comes to her rescue. Mandy, who has no relatives, takes up residence in his mansion, working as a secretary and transcribing his novels. "Why is he being so nice to me? To him, I'm just a child he needs to help. It means nothing… I mustn't misunderstand…" (Source: Renta!)
“I want you to pretend to be my lover.” At the request of her lovable friend, the old millionaire Kastro, Joanna arrives in Greece to play the part of a wicked woman who deceives the elderly. Sure enough, the Kastro residence is in an uproar over the young lover the sixty-seven-year-old head of the family has brought with him. But a fated meeting awaits her there. It is with old Kastro’s son, Demetrios. Each time she is shot through with his glances of intermingling hostility and jealousy, her body and heart are shaken. But in their positions as a father’s lover and his son, they cannot possibly be drawn together… (Source: Harlequin / SB Creative)
It is 1586 in England. Princess Elizabeth is walking through the town without an escort. Her father has died suddenly and unexpectedly and she is on the run from Sir Robert, who is trying to force her to marry him. She is on her way to the palace to see her godmother, Queen Elizabeth, to get her help. On her way, she meets a jester named Tarleton. Carefree yet rather cunning, she asks for his help. She cuts off her beautiful golden locks to disguise herself as a young boy and apprentice to the jester. This is the beginning of their travels...and such a turbulent journey it will be... (Source: Renta!)
