Автор: Judith McWilliams

A Ghost of a Chance Just one good deed was all it’d take for a certain rather lazy ghost to finally get into heaven and join his fiancee. And since the nice folks at the China View Inn figured a fake ghost would be good for business, well, maybe he’d give ’em the real thing… .And while he was at it, there were a couple of folks at the inn who were just about perfect for each other. And if a good old-fashioned things-that-go-bump-in-the-night haunting was what it’d take to get Cassie Whitney and Dan Travis together, why, he’d be more than happy to oblige……

As soon as he saw her, Dr. Nick Balfour wanted to rescue the naive beauty and keep her safe. And so when Gina Tessereck became stranded in the middle of nowhere, Nick .made her a generous offer–housekeeping services for a temporary home. Within days, Nick realized their arrangement was an excuse ‘to get close to her…and there was no turning back.Tall, dark and mysterious, Nick was hiding something about his past. Gina knew all about personal demons, and now she wanted to know about love…and Nick. He made her want to take chances. It was why all roads fhad led to this man.…

Making a billion dollars was something Max Sheridan could do with one hand tied behind his back. But learning which fork to use? When to open a door? Those were skills he needed in order to win a high-society wife.For that he needed Jessie Martinelli, etiquette coach to the nouveau riche. But lately, having the all-business beauty on his arm at cocktail parties and candlelight dinners had him confused. Did he really want to marry for social status and not for love? Then there was that stolen kiss that made him think he could teach this skittish Miss Manners a thing or two about…

THE FORTY-EIGHT-HOUR-FIANCE…When Livvy Farrell asked her boss to masquerade as her fiancee for the weekend, Conal Sutherland was more than willing to further employee relations. He’d long been envisioning schemes that moved Livvy from her desk and into his bed. Now Conal could kiss the black-haired beauty to his heart’s content and, well, there really was nothing engaged couples didn’t do.Sounded like a no-risk arrangement to this shrewd bachelor, who’d rather think about mergers and markets than the forbidden «M» word. By Monday morning, this disheveled…

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li, Maggie Romer, am about to teach my new boss a lesson he won’t soon forget. The minute he took over my company and fired my friend Sam, John Richard Worthington became my enemy.But this man has many sides. ‘Turns out the sexy man I’ve been dating, whom I mistook for a plumber, is none other than Worthington! Fortunately his interest in me fits perfectly into my master plan. You see, I designed a program that will make him wildly attracted to me. And when the mighty man falls, well, let’s just say Irevenge will be mighty…

A IS FOR ASTONISHED AND AGOGWhich were Julie Raffet’s reactions when Caleb Tarrington, a most eligible–and wealthy–bachelor made his proposal! Caleb wanted a tutor for his newfound son–but was Julie interested in a temporary position?B IS FOR BOLD AND BREATHLESSCaleb’s determination was hard to refuse. Yet the sophisticated single dad shied away from women dedicated to their jobs–and still he wanted Julie! Could he forget the past long enough to see the caring heart behind Julie’s prim facade?C IS FOR CALEB!And for the charm that was nearly irresistible. Once the…

WANTED: MARRIAGE-MINDED MEN Addy Edson was looking for a husband, and she knew just the guy to help her with her search. But what she hadn’t expected were the warm, sensuous «practice kisses» that her childhood friend Joe Barrington was bent on giving her – or the way they made her feel… .Joe was more than happy to help Addy find a groom, especially since it meant the redheaded beauty would be practicing her sexy charms on him! But how could he convince her that a lifetime of happiness – and nighttimes of passion – could be found in his…

THE BOSS HAD AMNESIA……and thought Jocelyn was his wife! Little did the domineering CEO know that the woman watching him with a love-softened gaze was none other than his secretary, Jocelyn Stemic. Though Lucas Forester had regained bits of his memory, he couldn’t remember one wifely thing about her–not their wedding day or passionate nights together. But one thing was certain: he wanted to be her husband in every sanctioned way.Jocelyn had no choice but to keep up the amorous charade. After all, loving Lucas was easy–and being his «bride» was her deepest fantasy fulfilled. The…

HOW FAR WOULD SHE GO… ?The mission: Ginny Alton had agreed to impersonate her cousin and travel halfway around the world with a newborn in order to have the child meet his paternal grandfather. The complication: Everyone believed she was the child’s mother! The man: Philip Lysander knew Ginny was lying about something, so in order to protect his family, he told everyone he was the baby’s father.Ginny suddenly found herself hopelessly attracted to the one man who could destroy her carefully constructed charade. But how could she deny herself the intensity of Philip’s…