This story is filled with thrilling suspense and intrigue but sets the stage for a truly romantic tale. At the tender age of twenty years, Rosemary Kate Geddes moves to Queensland. She settles well into the Gold Coast lifestyle, where she meets, falls in love with, and marries Antonio Gervasii. Throughout their very lusty romantic relationship, the tale takes this poor girl from Liverpool, Sydney, to running wealthy corporations in swanky Surfers Paradise. She develops a strong passion for power, money, and control, and she gets it. She loses the love of her life, Tommy; their son; and her own good state of health. Although this book is fictionalized, it is based on some true life events; all the characters and names, however, are in no way connected to any living or deceased persons.

Lady Elizabeth Sommersett is the pampered, beautiful daughter of a powerful earl. But when she is shipwrecked on her way to an arranged marriage, her future seems over—until she is she rescued by a magnificent warrior. Elizabeth had no idea a man could be as strong yet tender, not to mention breathtaking, as Cain Dare. But even more shocking is Cain's announcement that she now belongs to him—that she is his gift from the sea. Nor is Elizabeth prepared that in place of her comfortable life, she may have gained a passion she never knew possible. . . 135,000 Words

From the acclaimed mistress of the erotic historical romance comes this legendary novel of tempestuous passion . . . Desperate to avoid a loathsome match, Zena Turku ran from the glittering ballroom into a snowy night—and threw herself on the mercy of a darkly handsome stranger. He was her only hope of escape, her one guarantee of safe passage to her home in the Caucasus Mountains. But Prince Alexander Kuzan mistook the alluring redhead for a lady of the evening, the perfect plaything to relieve the boredom of his country journey. Only after her exquisite innocence was revealed did the most notorious rake in St. Petersburg realize that his delicious game of seduction had turned into a conquest of his heart. “[Susan Johnson] writes an extremely gripping story . . . with her knowledge of the period and her exquisite sensual scenes, she is an exceptional writer!”—Affaire de Coeur

Love and Flames Follow the growing romance as Chase extinguishes some fire, follows his heart as he tries to keep the fire in a growing romance with Lilly, and finds the way to a lady's heart through just being there. He fights for the rights of an orphaned child through the courts, all during a courtship and marriage to the only woman he could ever love. Cabana Boy You'll have tears in your eyes and love in your heart as you read this rags-to-riches story in reverse as Blair meets and falls in love with the only thing he can't stand (rich people). See how Sophia tries to hide the fact the she's a multimillionaire. As she falls in love with the cabana boy, she knows she has to tell him the truth. Will this be their undoing? For the Love of a Woman Come along with Joe as he puts all his survival skills and wilderness knowledge to the test as he becomes a one-man rescue team battling the Alaskan wilderness to save his wife, who is trapped in a crashed airplane on the side of a mountain above the timberline. Survival After their near-death experience in Alaska, Joe and Kay take a backpacking trip into the Bob Marshall Wilderness area of Northwestern Montana. Come along as they see beautiful scenery and unbelievable wildlife only to end up fighting for their lives. Will Joe's experience and Kay's love for him be enough?

In clear, graceful prose, author Peter Sonderegger explores the many nuances of love and marriage. While Susan and Jack admit to their passion, Eric and Janet keep a tight rein on their mutual attraction. As the book progresses, Sonderegger expertly probes the pasts of all the lovers: how they met, how they married, and how their marriages began to falter or fade. This is a luminous novel about the richness of love, the sorrow of divorce, and the possibility of new alignments and long-awaited second chances. Deftly written and warmly told, Nor'east Love Storm is a modern love story that no reader will likely forget. - Ellen Tanner Marsh, New York Times Best Selling Author

Still Burning Desire After the kidnapping and murder of a young child just a few miles from where Chase and Lilly live, they decide Chicago is two dangerous and pack up and move to Colorado. With Lilly being a nurse and Chase a firefighter, employment comes easy although Chase must go to smoke jumpers school. Can he learn to jump out of airplanes and survive the worst fire in Colorado history? Trouble in Paradise The wedding is over, and the honeymoon is about to begin. With the cruise ship in international waters and drugs on board, can four federal agents stop a drug-smuggling operation while trying to survive and keep everyone safe? Come along with Blair, Sophia, Larry, and Angelina as they team up with Jake, Faith, Dante, and Jacci and battle to survive. The Face Whisper Lief and Jayden have dreamed about each other yet have never met. Can love come from a dream? Follow these two lovebirds as they go through their lives looking for each other. Can dreams become reality? Is there such a thing as a soul connection or soul mate?

After two years of college, Kayla Perry runs out of money and joins the army to complete nursing school. Specialist Marissa Poe is a white girl from Idaho who dates only black men, and plans to get out of the army in two weeks and attend Penn State in the fall. When her latest boyfriend treats her badly and the army upsets her academic plans, Marissa goes through a transformation that will change her life forever. Liz Shupe is from Louisiana, a civilian, and an army wife. She and Kayla are closer than close, but she can barely stand Marissa and no one knows why. Liz is ecstatic to find out she's pregnant, but that joy is short lived when her husband is deployed to Iraq, and she's forced to deal with a threatened pregnancy alone. It's only by facing their demons that the women learn to overcome their shortcomings.

A playboy bachelor helps a grieving widow learn to love again, but her heart is broken once more when she learns their relationship was based on a bet in the latest novel from Anna Black. Chase Storm is a rich, young bachelor with no intention of settling down. His reputation as the town's playboy is ruining his family's name, so his brothers decide to take action. To tame their youngest brother's appetite for women, they offer him a sweet deal. Unwilling at first, Chase finally agrees to take on the challenge and is introduced to Madison Atkins-Morgan. Madison, a widow, has moved back to her hometown of Tyler, Texas. After losing her husband and twin sons in a car wreck, she needs a fresh start. When things don't go as planned, she finds herself in a slump. Four years later, after having isolated herself, she decides to rejoin the real world and start living again. Unaware of Chase's reputation for being a ladies' man, she accepts his dinner invitation. They've met before, but he hadn't seemed interested in her during any of those brief encounters. Now, however, there is a definite connection between the bachelor and the widow. When his reputation comes to light, she chooses to continue their budding relationship. She is falling in love with the person the whole town warned her about, and she couldn't be happier--until she discovers she was part of a wager that could cost both of their hearts.

The popular indie rock performer describes her battle against the hereditary mental illness that decimated her mother's health and prompted the author to engage in a self-destructive downward spiral before discovering her musical talent.