That man Bryce

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Iris Bromige

Alex Madison at twenty-five knows more about animals and country life than about the world of men, in spite of her striking good looks. When she takes a post as secretary-companion to the elegant journalist Dorinda Raynham, she is quite bowled over by the combined charm of the Raynham family. Only Dorinda's son Nigel seems rude and hostile. But Alex is to discover, rather painfully, that all that glitters is not necessarily gold, and that the handsome and friendly Bruce might be crueller than Nigel.

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Barbara Cartland

The Prince of Wales buys for Carlton House an exquisitely painted 15th century picture of "The Virgin of the Lilies" by Stefan Lochner. Both he and his close friend the Marquis of Fane are entranced by it. They are, however, stunned when the dealer brings them a picture by Van Dyke painted a hundred and fifty years later, and the Madonna in it has the same beautiful face as the Lochner. How the Marquis is determined to track down the forger. How he discovers Cyrilla and how their love for each other brings them both misery and frustration until eventually they find happiness. About a girl who forges art and gets caught. The Marquis put his arm around her, kissing her passionately, possessively, until she turned her face away. "I will not frighten you," he said, imploring, "but, my darling, you are not only divine and ethereal, but also human. Let me take you away -- find a house -- we will be alone!" He kissed her once again and departed. It was then she gave a cry that seemed to come from the very depths of her being, "I love him," she sobbed, "I love him. But... I am not a... I cannot do... what he asks!"

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Betty Neels

She swore she would never marry a rich man! As a private nurse to the wealthy, Constantia had seen the misery that too much money could bring. Jeroen van der Giessen, though, was only a poor overworked GP, so when she found herself stranded in Delft without money or a passport, and Jeroen offered marriage, Constantia accepted. At first she was quite happy with her loveless marriage, even though Jeroen was being recklessly extravagant. Then she began to discover things, about herself and him, that took away all her newfound happiness....

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Margaret Way

For most of her life Sarie had been tormented by Blake Meredith. Now, she discovered with guilty fascination that she had never really seen him as a man. Once he had spelled out authority and restraint; now, incredibly, he was everything she wanted from the depths of her passionate nature. Blake had not changed. She was the one who had undergone the transformation from an undisciplined schoolgirl into a woman. But after that scene tonight, would Blake ever regard her seriously?