A Rogue's Promise

Peggy Waide

A LADY'S QUEST Eighteen years before, deep in the mountains of China, Lady Joanna Fenton's father found a sacred statuette. The two-headed dragon was reputed to beget prosperity, but for Joanna, it had brought nothing but heartache. Her father had b een obsessed with the piece until his death. Her brother had disappeared. Now, so had the artifact itself. A ROGUE'S PROMISE Her search took her to the darkest establishments of London. She visited pawnbrokers, dockside taverns, anyplace that might hold the answers she sought; and from those rat holes stepped a friend. He was a smuggler, a by-blow, and a man who had forsaken his noble heritage for the shadows. A man who saw at once that she did not belong. And when MacDonald Archer swore to aid her, no matter the cost to himself, Joanna realized something her father had not: the secret to true happiness was not in Oriental charms or spells, but in love. morehide

Deck the Halls

Penelope Neri, Colleen Faulkner, Virginia Brown, Holly Harte, Joyce Adams, Elizabeth Ann Michaels

A Gift From Above by Joyce Adams Five-year-old Christy wants a new daddy for Christmas. But her widowed mother clings to her memories... until her husband's spirit plays matchmaker and gives his family the greatest gift of all... A Colorado Chr istmas by Virginia Brown Once as wild as the Old West, Caitlin's past catches up with her when she is kidnapped by her former gang. Her plan for escape soon turns into the adventure of her life... and a Christmas she'll never forget.. A New Beginning by Colleen Faulkner They say Lord Bolton is mad; they say he murdered his first family. But when Brenna Abbott arrives at his castle, she meets a very different kind of man... one who offers the indentured servant a Christmas gift she never expected... If You Believe by Elizabeth Ann Michaels Lady Jenna believes in the power of love - even though she's been hopelessly pining over the Earl of Carswell since she was a child. Will this Christmass bring her the miracle she's been waitingg for... the miracle of a lasting romance? The Christmas Portrait by Holly Harte After Meghan Tompkins learns that her fiance has been killed in the Civil War, the belle has only his fading photograph and dying vow to return. It is a romantic, impossible promise... until the Christmas Meghan discovers the magic of true love... The Christmas Carousel by Penelope Neri Katherine met Logan on a carousel, and lost her heart forever. Now she is left with only bittersweet memories of what have been. Until the familiar strains of a calliope send her out one snowy Christmas Eve... morehide

Every Wish Fulfilled

Samantha James

EVERY DREAM DENIED The Earl of Stonehurst's beautiful but lonely orphaned ward, Heather Duval has resigned herself to spinsterhood - devoting her energies solely to overseeing the earl's grand country manor. Then Damien Tremayne arrives to disrupt h er peaceful solitude. EVERY NEED ENFLAMED An intense and fascinating man, Damien has hired on as an estate manager - enticing Heather with the fire of his passionate spirit...even as he, himself, is tempted by her loveliness and grace. EVERY WISH FULFILLED But Damien is pursuing answers to the mysterious death of his brother - a determined search that led him to this place...and to Heather Duval. And though desire and destiny have bound them there are shocking secrets that must first be revealed - and perilous truths they must face together before they may truly love. morehide

Hidden Fires

Sandra Brown

Preacher's daughter Lauren Holbrook thinks that she is going to work for wealthy Olivia Lockett as a secretary. Instead, the matriarch makes Lauren a scandalous offer to marry her son in name only. Jared, the heir to the Lockett dynasty, is a known p layboy rebel. Lauren, achingly aware of her feelings for Jared, marries him. But will Lauren's love for Jared be strong enough to make the risky marriage work? morehide

The Reluctant Viking

Sandra Hill

The hypnotic voice on the self-motivation tape was supposed to help Ruby Jordan solve her problems, not create new ones. Instead, she is swept from a hectic career and failing marriage back to an era of hard-bodied warriors and fair maidens. And the world ten centuries in the past isn't all mead and mirth, either!. morehide