by Jennette Green (2008)
Princess Elwytha wants revenge on the monster who murdered her brother. In a false exchange for peace, she offers herself in marriage to the enemy Prince. The plan? Kill the Prince's battle-scarred Commander--the man who ended King Thor's life with a sword thrust through the back. But the plan soon becomes difficult to carry out as she begins to see the integrity of the man behind the scars. Should she follow her plan for revenge or the feelings in her heart?
J.A. Ferguson
Madeleine Nightingale is her brother's magician's assistant, traveling town to town performing. They go to a Faire to be held at Sheffield Priory, where they meet Christopher Sheffield, who takes a liking to Madeleine. He'd like to forget her, but there is something magical about the magician's assistant.
Regan Walker
A PERILOUS PASSAGEOrdered by the Prince Regent into the Caribbean, English sea captain and former privateer Jean Nicholas Powell has no time for women aboard the Wind Raven, especially not Tara McConnell. The impudent American demanded passage, and so she'll get more than she bargained for: Instead of a direct sail to Baltimore, she'll join his quest to investigate and neutralize the rampaging pirate Roberto Cofresi.But the hoyden thinks she can crew with his men! And though Nick bans her from the rigging he is captivated watching her lithe, luscious movements on deck. Facing high seas, storms, cutthroats and the endless unknown, he must always protect his ship, his passengers, his crew. But on this voyage, with this woman, there is a greater danger: to his heart.
C.J. Carmichael
Home is where the farm is Libby Bateson was seventeen and pregnant when her father kicker her off the farm. She never intended to go back. But now she and her daughter need a place to stay. So for the few months it'll take to get her life together, she'll ignore her father's unremitting antagonism. Ignore the small-town gossips counting back on their fingers, trying to figure out her daughter's age. Whatever she has to do, Libby is determined that none of them will know the truth behind her little girl's conception. /> Especially not Bigson Browning. He lives next door and wants to be her friend, yet they both sense the feelings between them go way too deep for that. Gibson's love of the land ties him to the farming community of Chatsworth, the one place Libby can never stay. Not when the man she fears most still lives there...
Andrea Laurence
"She can finally have the one thing she wants. All she has to do is play the happy wife...and not fall in love with her husband. It's been three years since Annie Baracas left her husband, Vegas casino owner Nathan Reed, and he still hasn't signed the divorce papers. So when Nate finally offers to set her free, Annie will agree to any terms. Even if that means temporarily resuming her role as his wife to help him catch a thief. But what starts as a public display quickly turns very private. And Annie can't help wondering what it might be like to stay in Nate's bed...for as long as they both shall live."-- From back cover.