Silent Crescendo

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Margaret Way

Master of Wangaree Homestead Guy Radcliffe is from one of the most revered families in the Outback. Now he wants a wife, and a queue of society beauties are at his door! Alana Callaghan is from the wrong side of town and doesn't fit the glamorous, pampered world of the other girls. But that hasn't stopped her from secretly being in love with Guy for years--even though she knows he'll never view her as wife material. A wedding at Wangaree will take place--but can Alana be Guy's bride?

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Daphne Clair

The store: DeWildes, Australia - site of the first display of the famed DeWilde jewel collection in decades! The stakes: Access to the collection - at any cost. Somehow, TV reporter Natasha Pallas had to pull off the caper of a lifetime. But the store manager, Ryder Blake, seemed to be everywhere. The man had eyes in the back of his head, so he'd never believe the stunt was all for the sake of an innocent old lady. Natasha just might get away with it, though - if Ryder suddenly had eyes only for her!

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Margaret Mayo

When Nicole Quest's journalistic curiosity got the better of her and she responded to a "wife wanted" advertisement, she found herself agreeing to marry enigmatic, arrogant and dangerously attractive Ross Dufrais. The air of mystery surrounding Ross was part of his attraction, but his reasons for needing a wife seemed genuine. Secrets aside, what neither of them could conceal was the fierce attraction they shared, but to give in to temptation was to defy the terms of their marriage contract.

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Betty Neels

Patience knew she couldn't be more different from the sort of women Dutch surgeon Julius van der Beek seemed to attract. After all, she was a quiet country girl with a somewhat unique taste in clothes--and an assertive personality to match! Yet she was attracted to him. Not that she had any hope of him noticing her, particularly with the glamorous Sylvia van Teule already at his side.