The Price is Love

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Elizabeth Ashton

The big ambition of Clare's life was to write a romantic novel—but how could she, when she had absolutely no personal experience of love or romance? Then she met Christopher Raines, who was certainly romantic and an experienced man of the world—but was he really the best person to choose for her research? Wouldn't any experience she shared with him be likely to be hurtful rather than useful? For Chris's pet name for her was 'brown sparrow'! Where was that going to get her—especially when his old flame, Violetta Albanesi turned up, ready to rekindle the fire!

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Noelene Jenkinson

"Jennifer is a small-town girl living with, and caring for, her invalid mother and wayward sister. Sam is an architect from the big city, brooding over a dark secret from his past. When Sam visits the cafe where Jennifer works, she is less than impressed with his brusque manner. However, as a series of events throws them together, their growing attraction is undeniable. Can the two of them overcome the considerable difficulties that stand in the way of their happiness together, or will they be forced to go their separate ways?"--Cover p.4.

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Ronald Goodman

Billy Walker forsakes the opulence of Palm Beach and catastrophic events that have hurled him into dark and fearful waters of existential crisis. Searching for the perfect spot to leave this world on his own terms, he instead discovers a single mom tragically widowed, in this collision of destinies.

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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!"