Tidings of Great Joy 1988 Hardback | Paperback | Audio Cassette Ria Lavender is the last woman in the world to be swept away by a smooth line and a seductive smile. Talented, sophisticated, and determined, she's carved out a place for herself in the most prestigious architectural firm in the city. And she's just beginning to savor the fruits of her success when she meets a man who will change everything. Mayor-Elect Taylor MacKensie is handsome, charming, and charismatic. Still, Ria never imagines that she'll leave a Christmas party with him, or that, caught up in the magic of a snowfall and a bottle of champagne, she'll give in to desire. But the next morning she faces the stunning truth: she's slept with a man she barely knows. And that's not the only surprise in store: eight weeks later, Ria knows she's carrying Taylor MacKensie's child. Desperate to spare her baby the pain and stigma of illegitimacy, Ria makes the only decision she can. Somehow she must persuade Taylor MacKensie to agree to a temporary marriage. Yet how do you propose marriage to a relative stranger? How do you tell him you're carrying his child? And how do you react when he meets your news with anger and disbelief? Within hours, Taylor's outrage cools and he insists that they marry immediately. Suddenly Ria is sharing his house, his name, and something infinitely more dangerous to her heart...a tenderness she never expected, a passion she can't seem to control. But afraid that Taylor's motives have more to do with protecting his career--and his baby--than with his feelings for her, Ria will try her best to keep her distance...until the day tragedy strikes and teaches them both a lesson in miracles--and love. Back to Books

Adam's Fall 1988 Paperback | Audio Cassette For the past few years, Lilah Mason has watched her sister find love, get married, and have children, while she's been more than content to channel her energies into her career. A physical therapist with an unsinkable spirit and unwavering compassion, she's one of the best in the field. But when Lilah takes on a demanding new case, her patient's life isn't the only one transformed. Her new patient, Adam, challenges her methods and authority at every turn. Yet Lilah is determined to help him recover the life he's lost. What she can't see, until it's much too late, is that while she's winning Adam's battle, she's losing her heart...And as professional duty and her passionate yearnings clash, she must choose the course right for them both. Back to Books

Hawk O'Toole's Hostage 1988 Hardback | Paperback | Audio Cassette | Large Print When her divorce was finally granted, Miranda Price thought the worst was behind her. Now she could get on with her life, far from the public scrutiny and private misery that went along with being Representative Price's wife. But when Miranda decides to take their young son on a vacation out West, she stumbles into a mother's worst nightmare. Snatched off a train full of vacationing sightseers, she and her son become the captives of an enigmatic stranger. Miranda knows she will do anything to save her child...even if it means fighting her own treacherous feelings for the man who holds her hostage...even if it means facing up to a shocking revelation that will make her question her past, her choices, and the woman she's become. Back to Books

Slow Heat in Heaven 1988 Paperback The adopted daughter of the most powerful man in town, Schyler Crandall had left Heaven, Louisiana, a broken-hearted girl. Now a crisis had brought her home to a family in conflict, a logging empire on the brink of disaster, and seething secrets that made Heaven hotter than hell. There was her beautiful younger sister, Tricia, with her cruel lies...Ken, her handsome husband, who married the wrong sister...Jigger, the pimp and ruffian with plans of his own...and Cash, arrogant, mysterious, and complex. No man was more dangerous for her to love, and there was no man she wanted more. Back to Books