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Imagine
Ebook (January 2011)
Bell Bridge Books

San Francisco attorney Maggie Smith felt like having a good cry. Thoroughly modern, wealthy, and bright, she's suddenly been cast in the role of mother and forced to battle wits and hearts with the most arrogant man she's ever met! Fate has thrown this makeshift family Robinson together and kismet tossed in a touch of magic, the chance for a love more powerful than they could ever imagine is only a wish away.

Just a Kiss Away
Ebook (January 2011)
Bell Bridge Books

Arriving on a lush Pacific island, Eulalie Grace LaRue was soon to be reunited with the father she hadn't seen since childhood. Yet before Lollie's dreamed-of meeting could take place, the lovely Southern belle was caught in the crossfire of a violent revolution — and thrown into the rugged arms of Sam Forester.

On the run in the jungle, the battle-scarred soldier of fortune didn't know what to do with the pampered blonde placed in his care. Survival was his top priority, but he could not resist Lollie's seductive charm...or deny the growing attraction between them. Though Sam thrived on chance and risk, falling in love was the one chance he wasn't willing to take.

Powerless against the desire that consumed them both, Lollie surrendered to his passionate embrace. But when he dismissed her affections, she was determined to fight for him...to prove that in the steamy heat of paradise, two hearts would find the love of a lifetime....

Carried Away
Ebook (September 11, 2010)
Bell Bridge Books
ISBN-13: 9781935661733
ISBN-10: 1935661736

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MacLachlan brothers Calum and Eachann need brides, but there are no women on the secluded island where they live. As the descendants of a displaced Highland clan, their lives are complicated, and their goals and methods for dealing with troubles are far from the same. Calum is the logical brother, solid and steady, while Eachann lives by his impulses.

When widower Eachann’s two rebellious children are thrown out of their mainland boarding school, he decides it’s definitely time for a wife. Fate all but hands him two women on a silver platter, so he kidnaps two brides, one to help him with his uncontrollable children, and one for his all-too serious brother.

Debutantes Georgina Bayard and Amy Emerson socially opposite, old money versus new, and both are the talk of the gossipy Four Hundred. While attending the same ball, they are swept away by a mad Scotsman. As captives on a misty island, these two social enemies find themselves with only each other for support. Then, before the women can successfully escape, winter sets in and there is no way back to the mainland. They are stuck with the MacLachlans—two brothers and two unruly kids.

There, on that misty island, during a cold and blustery winter, Amy and Georgina must choose: to find some way to go back to their old lives, or take a chance and let their hearts get carried away....

Wicked
Ebook (August 2010)
Bell Bridge Books
ISBN-13: 9781935661689
ISBN-10: 193566168X

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Lady Sofia Beatrice Rosalynde Anne Therese Howard has sworn never to marry. Her young heart was broken once by an arrogant knight. She's spurned every suitor to the dismay of her guardian, King Edward I, who finds that even increasing her dower prize will not lure men to offer for the defiant, but lonely, Sofia.

Without her consent, the King betrothes Sofia to Sir Tobin de Clare, the man who broke her heart, and Sofia’s tattered pride demands that he also surrender his heart. War seem tame compared to the battle of wills between Tobin and Sofia, but nothing will stop this ruthless warrior from winning his lady’s hand.

In a classic Barnett battle of will and wit, a knight and his lady find that love at first sight is dangerous at best and never easy....

Wild
Ebook (July 2010)
Bell Bridge Books
ISBN-13: 9781935661672
ISBN-10: 1935661671

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For years Teleri of the Woods, shunned by superstitious villagers, has lived her life in solitude amongst the creatures of the forest, who have learned of her tender heart and healing arts. But now her private world is violated by a man left for dead in her woods, a man she cannot abandon to die, even if it means she must open her safe world to a stranger.

Legendary warrior and the king’s diplomat, Sir Roger FitzAlan awakes from near death to discover that none of his fabled diplomacy and skills of war will help him with his most immediate problem—a woman unlike any he’s ever known. Teleri is everything he is not, but she opens his eyes to the world around him, and teaches him the truth about honor.

As Roger recovers and formulates his plan for catching his would-be-murderer, he realizes his real challenge won’t be taming the borderlands but taming his wild Welsh beauty. He cannot live in her world. She may not survive in his, unless she finds a way to trust this powerful warrior who threatens everything she holds dear.

Wonderful
Ebook (June 2010)
Bell Bridge Books
ISBN-13: 9781935661665
ISBN-10: 1935661663

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War weary Merrick de Beaucourt wants nothing more than a simple life and a peaceful wife. What he gets are Camrose Castle, an unbiddable wife, and the wild Welsh borders.

For six years, Lady Clio has waited for Merrick and once the news arrives that he is returning, Clio returns to Camrose and awaits her husband, determined to make up for the years she languished in the convent. But poor Merrick has his hands full, as his new wife leads the legendary knight on a merry chase as she quests for the secrets of heather ale, a magical beer first made by the Picts.

Surrounded by the enchanted mists that circle Camrose Castle, these two determined lovers find themselves involved in an constant, and often hilarious, battle of wills and passion, on their road to find a love that is....wonderful.

Dreaming
Ebook (June 2010)
Bell Bridge Books
ISBN-13: 9781935661658
ISBN-10: 1935661655

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The Earl of Downe, an infamous rake, has come home, and Letty Hornsby and her hellhound Gus are on the hunt for a man. She's been in love with Richard since childhood, when she knocked him into a river. Now that his friends have convinced him to rusticate and recuperate from overindulgence, Letty is taking advantage of opportunity and spinning her own plan to save Richard from himself...by marrying him.

Richard expects his life to be restful once he's home, but after a chance encounter with the meddlesome Letty and her hellhound, the Earl discovers there is no rest for the wicked. Not as long as the unexpected beautiful, fully grown and insufferable Letitia Olive Hornsby has anything to say about it. Soon He finds himself captive aboard a smugglers' chip with an adoring woman, who is a charming, walking catastrophe. Never missing a beat, she gets them into one hilarious predicament after another.

If Richard can survive, he might have discovered the one woman who can save him with a passion bright enough to burn the shadows from his heart and teach him that a life with Letty will never be peaceful...

Bewitching
Ebook (June 2010)
Bell Bridge Books
ISBN-13: 9781935661641
ISBN-10: 1935661647

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What's a Duke to do when a carefully selected bride rejects him rather than marry without love? He salvages his pride by marrying the next woman who falls into his arms...

Joyous Fiona MacQuarrie bewitched Alec, the Duke of Belmore, the moment she appeared from nowhere and tumbled into his lap. Joy, a witch whose powers of white magic are not always well controlled, turns the life of the most serious and snobbish Duke in England upside down when he decides to marry the beautiful Scottish pixie who has aroused his desire. Even though he knows next to nothing about her or her background.

Alec could have forgiven Joy for upending his life and the lives of all at Belmore Park if not for the truth she hid from him. He'd married a witch, who turns him to fire when he kisses her, charms everyone around her, and threatens to destroy both their lives as scandal looms over her. Too late, Joy discovers she's desperately in love and has no idea how to be a proper duchess, control her magic or change what may come. Passion holds them spellbound in an irresistible tale of two enchanted hearts.

The Heart's Haven Ebook (September 2010)
Bell Bridge Books
ISBN-13: 9781935661726
ISBN-10: 1935661728

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The lawless, gold-hungry town of San Francisco was no place to raise a family, but Hallie Fredriksen had little choice after her mother’s sudden death. Her father’s call to sea took him away for months at a time, and there was no one but Hallie to raise her headstrong sisters and impish twin brothers.

The young Fredriksen clan was a handful, but the last person Hallie needed involved was Kit Howland, the arrogant and handsome whaling agent who was her father’s good friend...and her own secret crush. But Kit had been burned by love and thought himself immune to feelings of the heart, until he was face to face with the most unlikely beauty, who captured his heart with her spirit and laughter.

He refused to trust his feelings, refused to forget the past and step into the dangerous territory of love and desire. Then fate made them an instant family, bound them as husband and wife in wild town full of danger, where their battle of wills and love was as treacherous as the stormy sea and...as thrilling as the rush for gold.

Surrender a Dream
Ebook (June 2010)
Pocket
ISBN-13: 9781451602760
ISBN-10: 1451602766

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Adelaide Amanda Pinkney was glad to bid Chicago farewell. After the bustle and crowds of the growing city, the news that her aunt and uncle had left her their California farm was like a dream come true.

But Addie's idyll was shattered the moment she reached California, and learned there was another claim on her land. Montana Creed was tall, headstrong elemental...as much a part of the rich and rugged California terrain, as the fields and valleys that dotted its majestic landscape. As a boy, Montana had watched his father slaughtered, his land stolen, and he had vowed that, one day be would fulfill his father's dream.

Addie soon discovered that Montana's stubborn streak ran as deep as her own...and that his seductive smile was almost impossible to resist. As his reluctant bride, she came to cherish Montana's tender, passionate caresses. But she knew that one day he'd have to face the demons of his past — or lose the bright and loving promise of their future.

Mass Market Editions

Wicked
Mass Market Paperback - 387 pages (September 1999)
Pocket Books; ISBN: 067103412X

Lady Soria Beatrice Rosalynde Anne Therese Howard has had as many suitors as she has names. But she's spurned every last one of them, to the dismay of her guardian, King Edward I. Now, even increasing her dower prize will not lure offers for the defiant, but lonely, Sofia, whose young heart was once broken by a too-arrogant knight.

Sir Tobin de Clare is the man who broke her heart, and he must make amends for a careless act from the past. Nothing will stop this ruthless warrior from winning her hand. Nothing, that is, except Sofia's tattered pride and her demand that he also surrender his heart.

In a rousing battle of will and wit that makes war seem peaceful, one powerfully determined knight and his spirited lady find that love at first sight is never, ever easy.

Wild
Mass Market Paperback - 352 pages (November 1998)
Pocket Books; ISBN: 0671004131

Shunned by superstitious villagers, Teleri of the Woods learned early that the world is a frightening place. For years she has lived hidden away in a dark forest, where her only friends are the creatures of the woods. But when she finds a gravely wounded knight, her sanctuary is safe no more. With his legendary skills in war and diplomacy, Roger FitzAlan had been sent to establish a stronghold on the Welsh borderlands. Ambushed and left to die by an unknown enemy, Roger must now battle for more than his life — he must win the trust and love of the wild young woman who has every reason to fear him.

Roger knows he cannot live in Teleri's world, and she is afraid of his. Once he recovers, Roger is determined to find the one who tried to kill him. And Teleri must choose whether to stay secluded with a broken heart — or to trust this powerful warrior who has threatened all she holds dear. Together they journey to a place where duty is everything, where a man's honor — not his heart — must guide him. There, amid the dangerous secrets of the past, they will risk everything in search of a love that is forever.

Wonderful
Mass Market Paperback - 352 pages (September 1997)
Pocket Books; ISBN: 0671004123

After too many years on the battlefield, Merrick de Beaucourt is looking forward to a simple life of peace and quiet with a docile wife at his side. But when he finally fetches his bride-to-be from a secluded English convent, he finds he needs more than his knight's spurs to bring order to his life. When she was betrothed at fifteen to the legendary English knight she had never met, Lady Clio of Camrose believed that love was something magical. But her youthful hopes faded as she languished in a convent for six long years, never hearing a word from Merrick.

Weary of war, Lord Merrick finds little peace guarding the wild Welsh borders, and even less with the wife whose trust he destroyed. But as Lady Clio comes to understand the dark knight she so blindly wed, she sees a chance to make her dreams come true. Amid the enchanted mists that envelop Camrose Castle, they will battle together to discover a place where all things are possible, even a love that is rare and wonderful.

Carried Away
Mass Market Paperback (September 1996)
Pocket Books; ISBN: 0671521446

The proud descendants of a Highland clan, Calum and Eachann MacLaughlan live in seclusion on a Maine island. The brothers are as different in spirits as they are in looks. Though one is dark and levelheaded, the other fair and adventurous, they have one thing in common: they want brides. When Eachann's two unruly children are expelled from school, he is even more determined to wed. Following an old Scottish tradition, Eachann decides to solve the problem for both himself and his brother....

Spying on a fancy society party, Eachann sees a solution before him. The always capable debutante Georgina Bayard is basking in the light of her own ball. Meanwhile, outside, Amy Emerson is valiantly struggling to conceal her first broken heart. Swept away by this young Scotsman, both young women become captives. Kidnapped and furious, with only each other for support, Amy and Georgina have a choice: fight for the life they'd previously known...or let their hearts get carried away....

Imagine
Mass Market Paperback Reissue edition (September 1995)
Pocket Books; ISBN: 0671521438

After years in prison for a murder he never committed, escaped convict Hank Wyatt knew how to survive. But he didn't know if he could last an hour marooned on a deserted tropical island with a beautiful blonde and three orphaned children. Now, looking out for number one doesn't seem to be enough...

San Francisco attorney Maggie Smith felt like having a good cry. Thoroughly modern, wealthy, and bright, she's suddenly been cast in the role of mother and forced to battle wits and hearts with the most arrogant man she's ever met! Fate has thrown this makeshift family Robinson together and kismet tossed in a touch of magic, the chance for a love more powerful than they could ever imagine is only a wish away.

Dreaming
Mass Market Paperback (June 1994)
Pocket Books; ISBN: 0671778684

Most English girls meet their heart's desire across a crowded ballroom or in a genteel parlor. Letitia Olive Hornsby finds hers when she knocks him into a river. A curly-haired, blue-eyed hellion of only eleven, she decides even then that Richard, the dashing, handsome, and totally disreputable son of the Earl of Downe, is the white knight of her dreams.

Now fully grown and unexpectedly beautiful, Letty is spinning a plan to save Richard from himself...by marrying him, of course. And he soon has the bruises to prove it. The insufferable, albeit unforgettable, chit has come back into Richard's life with a crash — literally falling into his arms. He is struck by her softness, her dizzying scent, and her impossible meddling in his ruinous drinking, gambling, and amorous liaisons.

But when fate makes them prisoners of a ring of dangerous smugglers, Richard discovers in his mischievous cellmate a pure, romantic, questing spirit that sparks a flame in his own shadowed heart. If only they can escape, a wondrous passion can blaze free...and they can find a lifetime's adventures in each other's arms.

Bewitching
Mass Market Paperback Reprint edition (December 1994)
Pocket Books; ISBN: 0671778633

She had bewitched the most serious, snobbish, and handsome Duke in England. Joyous MacQuarrie...the pixie-like, green-eyed beauty had appeared from nowhere and fell unashamedly into his arms. And all that his society friends knew of the mysterious lady was that she was Scottish and that her grandmother had been a Locksley. Even her fine bloodline didn't make Joy quite proper enough to be a Duchess, but a proud nobleman like Alec, Duke of Belmore, did as he pleased...and he wanted to marry the beautiful girl who aroused his desire.

But Alec soon discovered he could not do what he pleased with Joy Fiona MacQuarrie. Bubbling with laughter, filled with spirit, she turned stately Belmore Park upside down with merriment and strange occurrences. She might even have gotten Alec to laugh — and to cherish her — if it had not been for the truth she hid. Though he turned to fire when he tasted her petal-soft lips, he turned to ice when he discovered that this winsome lady was, in fact, a witch. A witch whose powers of white magic were not always perfectly under control....Too late, Joy knew she was desperately in love and that nothing could stop the course of their destiny — the scandal threatening to destroy her and the passion that held them both spellbound in a forbidden, irresistible match of two enchanted hearts.

Just a Kiss Away
Mass Market Paperback Reissue edition (November 1991)
Pocket Books; ISBN: 0671723421\

Surrender a Dream
Mass Market Paperback Reissue edition (March 1991)
Pocket Books; ISBN: 0671723413

Adelaide Amanda Pinkney was glad to bid Chicago farewell. After the bustle and crowds of the growing city, the news that her aunt and uncle had left her their California farm was like a dream come true. But Addie's idyll was shattered the moment she reached California, and learned there was another claim on her land. Montana Creed was tall, headstrong elemental...as much a part of the rich and rugged California terrain, as the fields and valleys that dotted its majestic landscape. As a boy, Montana had watched his father slaughtered, his land stolen, and he had vowed that, one day be would fulfill his father's dream.

Addie soon discovered that Montana's stubborn streak ran as deep as her own...and that his seductive smile was almost impossible to resist. As his reluctant bride, she came to cherish Montana's tender, passionate caresses. But she knew that one day he'd have to face the demons of his past — or lose the bright and loving promise of their future

The Heart's Haven
Mass Market Paperback Reissue edition (February 1997)
Pocket Books; ISBN: 0671684124

When Hallie Fredriksen's father was lost at sea, she was shocked to discover that he had named Kit Howland to be her guardian. Three short years ago, Hallie had blushed with a girl's infatuation for the handsome San Francisco whaling agent. Now, his kisses thrilled the blonde beauty, and his tenderness awakened a wondering need.

But Kit had been cruelly betrayed in love...and did not trust his feelings for this impulsive woman who could lift his spirits with her laughter, and fill him with desire. And Hallie refused to bow to an infuriating man who would insist on treating her like a helpless child. Then chance made them husband and wife, and bound them in a battle of wills ...and longing. Amidst danger and treachery they sealed their devotion. Only when they shared the tender secrets of their hearts would they revel in the glorious love that would be theirs forever...