My Tender Matador

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Elizabeth Oldfield

"Nothing makes sense anymore!" he stormed Judith and Linc had been separated for almost a year--ever since he was abducted by a group of Communists in Malaysia. Then came the news of her husband's freedom, and Judith was ecstatic. But from the moment they were reunited she knew they had become strangers. She had grown into an independent businesswoman, and he had grown cold, indifferent. But Judith held hope that time would bring them close again. Until she learned the reason for his indifference--and the shocking truth dashed all her hopes....

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Anita Higman

"City meets country when Charlie offers to buy Franny's Oklahoma farm on the condition that she stay long enough to teach him the farming business. In the process, they discover what is truly important"--

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Natalia Ginzburg

"The Road to the City" and "The Dry Heart." Each is narrated by a young woman who is in some way betrayed by, or the betrayer of, romantic love. In her inimitable, spare, and understated style, Ginzburg--the minimalist--manages to express extraordinary passions, disappointments, and truths of the heart. With a masterful understanding of the human, and particularly female, psyche, Ginzburg turns her meticulous and understated tales into rich, funny, profound, and psychologically gripping landscapes of the human heart.

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Wanda Owen

FEUDING FAMILIES Ever since a Mateo bull had trampled an Aragon vineyard the bordering ranches had had absolutely nothing to do with one another -- until young, virile Mano Mateo came upon the petite, alluring Aimee Aragon under an ancient oak tree. Captivated by her golden, gleaming hair & entranced by her firm, sumptuous curves, Mano's ardor could be cooled only one way. Lying about his name, the charming womanizer conquered his father's enemy. Only too late did he discover he was trapped by his fib... for after just one interlude, he knew he wanted the fairytale beauty forever! LOVING NEIGHBORS From the instant impetuous Aimee Argon met bold, reckless "Mark Perez," she knew he was the one man for her. In moments she felt her sensual lips slanting against hers; in minutes she sensed his rippling muscles above her velvety flesh. But when the proud heiress learned her ideal lover was a perfect liar, her fury was as raging as a desert downpour. Still, pride was cold & lonely, and as the long nights passed. Aimee realized surrender was sweet and divine. Hating Mano for his dishonesty, she couldn't help seeking the rapture of their steaming SUMMER SPLENDOR.