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The Inward Storm
Their marriage had gone up in flames. Jake Harvey was every woman's secrettype. During their brief and volatile union, Kate had been wildly jealous,dangerously insecure, and he'd never reassured her with words of love - onlyof desire. Kate went up like dry tinder every time Jake touched her, and sheresented that power over her almost as much as she abhorred his career.Finally he threw her out, saying, "Come back when you've grown up." But Jakehad come to her instead. And Kate's fuse was as short as ever when it cameto him, his work and the latest woman clinging to his arm.
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Loving
He Offered Her Marriage -- But Only in Name. Inheriting a small cottage nearLondon had allowed Claire Richards to achieve independence for herself andher young daughter, Lucy. So when Jay Fraser accused her of encouragingLucy's friendship with his own motherless daughter just to trap him intomarriage, she was outraged. But then her cottage was damaged during a stormand Claire had to accept Jay's offer of shelter. She was surprised to findhim a considerate, perceptive man, gentle and affectionate with thechildren. And when he proposed a loveless marriage of convenience, sheagreed for her daughter's sake. Too late Claire discovered that she wantedJay to be more than just a father for Lucy!
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O Is For Outlaw
Once Mickey Magruder was a cop with a wild streak. And Kinsey Millhone was a younger cop who adored and married him. Then Mickey was implicated in a fatal beating, and Kinsey walked out. Now, fourteen years later, she comes face-to-face with those tragic years and Mickey's harrowing downward spiral after he lost the job he loved--and the marriage he loved a little less. Mickey lies dying in an L.A. hospital. Trying to find out how Mickey got there, Kinsey uncovers evidence that he was innocent of the beating charge. But as she searches through the lives that swirled around Mickey's--lives gone wrong and lives gone well--Kinsey must also search the blind spots of her own life, including one that hides a killer.
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What Happens In London
When Olivia Bevelstoke is told that her new neighbor may have killed his fiancÉe, she doesn't believe it for a second, but, still, how can she help spying on him, just to be sure? So she stakes out a spot near her bedroom window, cleverly concealed by curtains, watches, and waits . . . and discovers a most intriguing man, who is definitely up to something. Sir Harry Valentine works for the boring branch of the War Office, translating documents vital to national security. He's not a spy, but he's had all the training, and when a gorgeous blonde begins to watch him from her window, he is instantly suspicious. But just when he decides that she's nothing more than an annoyingly nosy debutante, he discovers that she might be engaged to a foreign prince, who might be plotting against England. And when Harry is roped into spying on Olivia, he discovers that he might be falling for her himself . . .
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Move Heaven And Earth
Miss Sylvan Miles dreaded the moment she'd see Lord Rand Malkin again. Once a dashing rogue, he's returned from battle a changed man. Sylvan, too, has suffered. Sharpened by scandal and tragedy, she vows to heal Rand's body and spirit. But when Sylvan arrives at Clairmont Court, the man she encounters is far from the great pleasure in taunting her with stolen kisss and the legend of his ancestor's ghost. But Sylvan isn't fooled by his bravado and sets out to break down his defenses...while she fortifies her own against temptation.
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Marriage Under Suspicion
"Your husband loves another woman" The note was signed "A Friend" but no friend would ever to that to another woman. Could it be True? Was Kate Lassiter's marriage falling apart? She still loved her husband. Ryan, still thrilled at his touch , but how long was it since they'd last made love?