DUTY AND THE BEASTRescued from the clutches of a lascivious prince, Princess Aisha Peshwah quickly realises she’s jumped out of the frying pan and headfirst into the fire. Her rescuer is Zoltan Al Farouk bin Shamal – an unashamed barbarian!CINDERELLA AND THE SHEIKHKissed by the desert prince! Life has been tough on Pollyanna, constantly at someone’s beck and call. So when she journeys to the desert with magnificent Sheikh Rashid, it feels like a dream!MARRYING THE SCARRED SHEIKHSheikh Khalid al Harum was Quishari’s beloved playboy until a fire marked his chiselled features. When he meets beautiful, sweet Ella Ponti, she sees the man beneath the scars…
SURPRISE FAMILY In tiny Grasslands, Texas, Maddie Wallace has discovered siblings she never knew existed—including a twin sister. When ranch foreman and single father Ty Garland hires her as nanny for the daughter he just discovered, it’s only temporary.The handsome loner thinks she’s just a glamorous city gal in borrowed cowgirl boots. He knows the type. And he expects her to hightail it back to Fort Worth the minute she sorts out her family secrets. Turns out Maddie has just found where she belongs—in every possible way.Texas Twins: Two sets of twins, torn apart by family secrets, find their way home.
ROMANCE in France…Jeanne-Marie is caring for her young son, Alexandre, in her Mediterranean B&B when handsome Mattieu arrives. Matt’s sense of humour not only enchants Alexandre but teaches Jeanne how to smile again. Will this daredevil take on a new challenge – a family?Suave Julien Moreaux is enjoying the Amalfi Coast until the sexy, cynical tycoon is thrown together with big-hearted Indigo Hughes. They are so different but the attraction only grows, can optimistic Indigo convince the Frenchman to believe in love?Avery Girard can’t help getting swept up in the romance of a Parisian Valentine’s Day when she’s spending it with gorgeous Jack Dunbar. He’s completely irresistible and also her co-worker. Trying to keep things professional is hard, but one little kiss can’t hurt…right?
Burning passions ignite in these sexy stories!Firefighter’s Doorstep Baby by Barbara McMahonEstranged from his feuding family, injured firefighter Cristiano Casali can't start living again – until he meets pretty, warm-hearted Mariella and baby Dante. As Mariella helps him recuperate and reunite with his family, she realises she wants a family too – with Cristiano!Surrogate and WifeKate Bennet was only supposed to be the surrogate to Jake Morgan’s baby. But when she has the unexpected chance to keep her child, Jake marries her to save Kate’s career. Now Kate is longing for a real marriage and a real family… with the one man she can’t keep.Lying in Your ArmsFirefighter Leo Santori is on his honeymoon in Costa Rica. Alone. That is until gorgeous Madison Reid steps into his world…The heat between them is undeniable. But Madison has a scandalous secret – one that could extinguish their red-hot affair forever…
Having the boss's baby?Lianne O'Mallory is longing to have a baby, but time is running out! She's even created a secret wish list of her perfect man, but after a string of dating disasters, that list ends up in the bin…. Only to be discovered by her sexy boss! Tray Elliott can't work out why his beautiful, intelligent colleague would need to put together such a list, but it intrigues him.A man like him would never admit his own secret desire for a family–but this boss has a pregnancy proposal that Lianne might not be able to resist….
Home isn't always as you remember itHer foster mother's stroke brings April Jeffries back to Maraville, Mississippi, the town of her youth. It's a place of memories for her, good and bad. Memories that lead her to fulfill a long-standing dream–finding her biological parents. In her quest she enlists the help of Jack Palmer, a journalist recovering from injuries sustained overseas.As April and Jack work to uncover the mystery of her past, they begin to grow close in ways they hadn't expected. But two failed marriages make her wary of another commitment. Then they discover a shocking secret about her birth parents–a secret that forces Jack and April to reconsider everything. Including their feelings for each other….
Looking for forgiveness…When Jo Hunter was sixteen, she told a lie that changed the course of her life and the lives of her two foster sisters. Now she' s home to make things right. She needs to make peace with Maddie Oglethorpe, the only mother she' s ever known.Jo is used to people not believing in her, but when Sheriff Sam Witt doubts her story, for some reason it hurts more than she ever could have expected.
THE DAREDEVIL TYCOONBarbara McMahon Conservative, down-to-earth secretary Amalia Catalon has been offered the challenge of a lifetime: to take part in a hot air balloon race with thrill-seeking sportsman Rafael Sandoval. This is the beginning of her great adventure!HIRED: SASSY ASSISTANT Nina Harrington The nation’s favourite medic and adventurer Kyle Munroe has swapped the wilds of Nepal for the grand English country house of Lulu Hamilton. He needs her help with his new book, but the unconventional assistant won’t play ball. Rumour has it sparks are flying!
Home, Sweet Home?When Eliza Shaw was sixteen, her life was torn apart. False accusations meant the only home she'd ever known–a foster home–was destroyed, and she and her two foster sisters were separated. That same year, tragedy struck Cade Bennett, Eliza's first love, and it ruined their relationship.Twelve years later Eliza returns to the small Mississippi town where she grew up. Seeing her childhood home brings back emotions Eliza hasn't felt in a long time, and she begins to search for her former foster sisters. Eliza can't ignore the feelings she still has for Cade, either, even though he blames her for his sister's death. But as the truth about the past begins to emerge, Cade and Eliza find themselves growing close. Maybe you really can go home again.
Accidentally the sheikh’s wife For Bethanne Sanders, flying Sheikh Rashid al Harum’s plane has its perks, and more luxury than she can handle – then suddenly she’s promoted to princess! It’s only for convenience; sheikhs don’t fall for ordinary girls…do they?MARRYING THE SCARRED SHEIKH Sheikh Khalid al Harum was Quishari’s beloved playboy until a fire disfigured his chiselled features. Now Khalid seeks to escape pitying glances, but at his tranquil retreat he meets beautiful, sweet Ella Ponti, who sees the man beneath the scars…Welcome to Barbara McMahon’s new Jewels of the Desert duet. Enter the Kingdom of Quishari: two ruling brothers are in need of desert queens.
FIREFIGHTER’S doorstep babyEstranged from his feuding family, injured firefighter Cristiano Casali can’t start living again – until he meets pretty, warm-hearted Mariella and baby Dante… As Mariella helps Cristiano recuperate and reunite with his family she realises that she wants a family too – with Cristiano!The soldier’s untamed heartBrooding ex-soldier Clint McLeish is looking for a Security Co-ordinator for his game park and feisty Romy Carvell is just right! Romy sees that something is missing in her rugged new boss’s life and the single mum may be the woman to finally open – and tame – this soldier’s heart! Two gorgeously strong men meet their matches in these deeply emotional stories.
From hot-shot tycoon to doting dad… When Zack Morgan discovers he’s a father, and that his little boy was given up for adoption, he decides to find him. He has to know his son is okay. Life is a struggle for single mum Susan Johnson, but she loves being Danny’s mother. When Zack unexpectedly comes into their lives, he lights up their world…Zack intended to keep his distance, but he’s found the family of his dreams. Only Susan has no idea who he really is…
A nanny for the New Year! For one night Sam Duncan is determined to dress up to the nines, let her hair down and escape. It’s New Year’s Eve and, with her hands on the hottest ticket in town, she finds herself dancing with billionaire Mac McAlheny! A ticket to a new life! When the clock chimes twelve, reality strikes! Sam doesn’t belong to Mac’s world – in fact her stolen night costs Sam her job! But Mac comes to the rescue and makes her nanny to his adorable little son, Tommy.Everything about Mac seems like a dream, but the butterflies Sam feels are definitely real…
Stunning gallery owner Laura Parkerson's life is turned upside down by the appearance of Jed Brodie.Not just because he's broodingly handsome–but because Jed is her late fiance's twin. Looking at him, Laura feels butterflies. He's nothing like his twin brother–but how can she be sure she's not just bewitched by the mirror image of a man she once promised herself to? Laura's falling in love with the forbidden brother…
Needed: a mother for the sheikh's children…Melissa Fox's trip to the kingdom of Qu'Arim is a perk of her job with the Valentine family. When she arrives, she works for Bella Lucia, but when she expertly calms Sheikh Surim Al-Thani's three little children, the handsome sheikh is determined she will stay on as his nanny.When Melissa realizes how much the children need her, she agrees to stay–she will teach the gorgeous but guarded sheikh how to love and care for them. Only she finds herself in love with a man she could only ever dream of marrying.
HOW CAN I EVER HOPE TO ATTRACT THE MAN OF MY DREAMS WHEN HE HAS NEVER LOOKED AT ME THAT WAY?Abigail Trent had never intended to be thirty and still single. So when her colleague Dr. Greg Hastings offered to help her transform from prim-and-proper physician to irresistible temptress, Abigail couldn't refuse. But she never expected that with just one kiss, Greg would make her feel so desirable and special. For the first time in Abigail's life, she was keenly aware of the sensations and longings a man's touch could evoke. Suddenly, she began to hope that what had started out as a Cinderella-esque fantasy could turn into something much more…that maybe Greg was the Prince Charming she'd been waiting for all her life to give her innocence, and her heart.
Dare to dream… these sparkling romances will make you laugh, cry and fall in love – again and again!Savannah loves being a nanny – but her assignment for single dad Declan is her most challenging yet.Declan’s the ex she’s spent seven years trying to forget. After Declan’s ex-wife took him for a ride, he’s maintained a suave, in-control persona. Yet seeing Savannah again makes Declan wonder if his real mistake was letting her go…
Double trouble!Jared Hunter came back from an overseas trip to discover that he had not one, but two adorable two-year-old daughters he'd known nothing about! Desperate, he begged help from the one employee in his office who knew how to look after children–Cassandra Bowles.It wasn't long before Cassie fell in love with the twins and Jared, but when he asked her to marry him she was furious! She couldn't deny the attraction between them, but how could she make him see that marriage had more to do with love than with baby-sitting skills?DADDY BOOMWho says bachelors and babies don't mix?
Musician Angelica Cannon arrived in Smoky Hollow, battered suitcase and precious violin in tow, to rediscover her passion for music–not to fall for the town's most eligible bachelor, Kirk Devon.Kirk's faded jeans and laid-back charm are a million miles away from the sharp-suited businessmen of New York. But his warm chocolate eyes most deï ¬ ? nitely put the harmony back into her soul!City girl Angelica has already fallen for Smoky Hollow's magic–now she's succumbing to Kirk's spell….
Just a summer romance…Since the cliffs surrounding her Mediterranean home claimed her husband’s life, Jeanne-Marie has been a single mum to her young son Alexandre. She keeps her heart well guarded – until the handsome Matthieu arrives at her cosy B&B… Or the start of something more?Matt’s sense of fun enchants Alexandre and reminds Jeanne-Marie how to smile, but surely this daredevil will soon move on to the next adventure? She doesn’t dare hope that Matt might be ready for a whole new challenge – a family!
Promoted and pregnant! Life is about choices–but, as Anna Larkin knows, sometimes life makes those choices for you. Knowing she can never have children, Anna has thrown herself into a high-flying career. She's poised for promotion when in walks her new CEO…the man who broke her heart a few weeks ago!As soon as Tanner realized he was going to be Anna's new boss he ended things–for both their sakes. He knows business and romance don't mix–and Anna agrees–But then Anna discovers that a little miracle has happened–and it changes everything!
ARE YOU PREGNANT?Jackson Witt's number one business rule was no temptation in the office. The last thing he wanted was a beautiful single woman working as his secretary–and an expectant one at that! Yet, abandoned and alone Mandy Parkerson was the only qualified candidate for the job, and when she gazed at him with her deep blue eyes, how could he refuse? Although Mandy was a painful reminder of all he'd lost, her love for her unborn child and her aching vulnerability brought out his every protective instinct. How, he wondered, could he guard his wounded heart when the pregnant beauty chipped away at his vow never to fall in love again?
Dare to dream… these sparkling romances will make you laugh, cry and fall in love – again and again!Stacey loves children and travel – so accepting Luis’s offer to look after his adorable twin boys on the Spanish Riviera was a no-brainer. All widower Luis wants is to see his boys smile again, but Stacey’s zest for life is catching! She’s just the temporary nanny, but Luis now wants her to stay… as permanent nanny, mummy or… wife?