Summaries Part Two [51-100]

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51. Seaview Inn   CLAIMED FOR FIC
Hannah Matthews is undeniably tough - a single mom, a top-tier PR exec, a breast cancer survivor. But with her eighty-five-year-old grandmother balking at going into a retirement home, her twenty-year-old daughter unexpectedly pregnant and an old flame suddenly underfoot, Hannah is facing a few crises of her own. And being back home on Seaview Key is most definitely adding to the stress. Luke Stevens has some serious issues, as well. While he was serving in Iraq, his wife dumped him for his best friend, his kids are furious because he left them, and he shared his medical practice with the man who's now sleeping with his wife. Seaview Key, where he grew up, seems like the perfect place to hide out until he makes some decisions and gets his life back on track. The last thing he expects is to fall in love...with his old hometown and with Hannah. Sometimes, though, the unexpected is just what it takes to start over...and to heal the heart.

52. Seduction
Clea felt insulted - by both men! Clea's stepfather, Kerasteri, had followed Greek custom in choosing a man for her to marry. Defying him meant arousing his violent temper. Ben Winter was the man who desired her and was determined to have her. "I know what you want more than you do," he kept insisting. But he saw only the betraying signs of her body; he didn't listen to her reasons for refusal. Clea had little choice. But she was sure of one thing: she would not be owned or used by anyone. She was her own person!

53. Shadow of Celia
Could she compete with a memory? After her fiance's death, Rachel had gone to Scotland to try to pick up the threads of her life. Once there, however, her life became tangled with the lives of two others - an elfin-faced child who refused to speak after the tragic loss of her mother; and the ill-fated husband who must have truly adored his wife. As governess, Rachel thought she could help Melanie. But there was nothing she could do for Richard Duncan, except fall in love with him!

54. Shotgun Bridegroom
The bad boy... Sam Beaumont was a poor boy from the wrong side of the tracks. Seven years ago he thought he was going to elope with Annie Delacorte. Instead he found himself run out of town. ...and the virgin bride! Sweet and innocent Annie had a very good reason for jilting Sam. But now, Sam is back, and he has the money and the power to get what he wants. And he wants Annie. Only, the whole town is determined to protect her good name and ensure that Sam's seduction attempts don't end in the bedroom - but begin with a wedding!

55. Simply Sinful
Detective Kane McDermott might be fighting a bad case of burnout, but that doesn't mean he's taking things easy. His latest assignment is to investigate Kayla Luck, to discover if the etiquette school she runs for awkward businessmen is really some kind of escort service. It looks cut-and-dried...until he sets eyes on Kayla. She's smart, but she's also trusting to a fault - and the heat that flares up between them keeps getting in the way of Kane's best intentions. But if Kayla ever suspects his real motives, Kane will be the one who ends up getting burned....

56. Sleeping Desire   CLAIMED FOR FIC
Sara had run away from Alex Stevenson's demands of unquestioning love, but her amnesia made her forget her year away from him. Until she saw the woman who had caused the break up of their marriage. Then shatteringly, everything fell back into place and she saw the caring and protestations of love were all part of the plan to make her stop their divorce. Her parents were in on that, too, constantly trying to bring them together. All of them treated her like a child - they didn't seem to realise that the pain and hurt of the past year had made her grow up into a confident woman, sure of what she wanted. But was she so sure of not wanting Alex?

57. Star Dust
Charlotte, an out-of-work actress, thought her "chance of a lifetime" had come when she found out where the well-known playwright, C. J. Lethbridge, would be writing his next play - but, having tracked him down, she found she had been pursuing the wrong man! - But Charlotte's little adventure was not such a waste of time as she had thought at first.

58. Star-Crossed Parents
Few people can say they're starring in a real-life version of Romeo and Juliet. And single mom Leigh certainly doesn't want to play the role of disapproving mother. But when her daughter runs off to New Hampshire for a boy she's met over the Internet, it's a discomfiting reminder of Leigh's own past....The problem is Sam Wallace, the boy's father, and his ridiculous notion that love conquers all. Worse still is that Sam could be a pretty darn good (not to mention attractive) distraction for Leigh. But how can Leigh think about herself when her daughter is about to make the worst mistake of her life?

59. Strange Bedpersons   CLAIMED FOR FIC AND ART
Tess Newhart knows her ex-boyfriend Nick Jamieson isn't the right guy for her. He's caviar and champagne; she's take-out Chinese pot stickers. He's an uptight Republican lawyer; she was raised in a commune. He wants to get ahead in business; she just wants...him. But there's no way Tess will play second fiddle to his job.Yet somehow she finds herself agreeing to play his fiancee on a weekend business trip that could make or break Nick's career. And while he's trying to convince Tess that he needs her in his respectable world, Tess is doing her best to keep her opinions to herself and her hands off Nick.

60. Summer Rainfall
She had inherited the twenty-acre piece of land near Australia's north coast and, fed up with city life, had decided to give the country life a try. Unfortunately, the land was smack dab in the middle of Rafe's and he badly wanted her to sell out to him... Not on your life, she said to herself.

61. Table for Five   CLAIMED FOR FIC
When Derek and Crystal Maguire are killed in a car accident, their three children are left to be raised by their designated guardians - Lily Robinson and Sean McGuire. Brought together by tragedy, the two strangers are joined in grief and their mutual love for these orphaned children. Sean and Lily are about to embark on the journey of ups and downs, patience and understanding that makes a family. And along the way they will find a future filled with hope, happiness and the certainty that love is the best choice of all.

62. Take What You Want   CLAIMED FOR FIC
Sophie was only a teenager, but she already had the emotions of an adult woman - at any rate where her stepbrother Robert was concerned. She had always adored Robert, and her feelings had never lessened with the years. But her whole family - including Robert himself - disapproved, and did everything they could to discourage her affection for him. It was only the fact that she felt certain Robert really felt as attracted to her as she was to him that gave Sophie any hope at all. In spite of the fact that Robert had now produced a fiancé, Emma Norton, who appeared to have a hold over him with which Sophie could never compete.

63. Tamboti Moon
It was a far cry from an exclusive finishing school to life with her father on a game reserve, and Game Warden Grant Tyler, for one, was convinced that Julia would never manage the change. But Julia was determined to prove him wrong.

64. McKettricks of Texas: Tate   CLAIMED FOR FIC
Fast track up the political ladder, fast cars, fast women - that's Garrett McKettrick. Make that was. A scandal has brought him home to Blue River, Texas, a place where a man can slow down, take stock and plan his next move. Which doesn't include staying at the family ranch with his brothers. A city boy, Garrett doesn't think he has the land in his blood. But Blue River has other attractions, like his former high school nemesis, Julie Remington. Now a striking woman, Julie comes complete with a four-year-old cowboy, a three-legged beagle and deep ties to the community. Good thing they have nothing in common...except their undeniable attraction and a future brighter than the Texas sun.

65. Teachers Must Learn   CLAIMED FOR ART
Everyone on the tropical island of Ladrana thought that Laurel Shannon and Stephen Barrington should make a match of it - everyone, that is, except Laurel - and Stephen.

66. Tears of the Renegade
Black Sheep's Return... The world stopped for Susan Blackstone when she looked across the crowded room and saw the stranger, and then her heart stopped when she learned his name. He was Cord Blackstone, the family black sheep, and her own cousin by marriage, even though her husband had been dead for five long years. Cord had come back for only one reason: revenge. But he hadn't counted on Susan any more than she had counted on him. Love became the wild card in the battle for control of the family company, and it was too soon to know who had been dealt the winning hand.

67. The Baby Bind
Charlotte Fagan's unsuccessful attempts to get pregnant had strained her marriage to the breaking point. Then the call came - the Fagans were approved for adoption. Her estranged husband, Sean, agreed to pose as the happily married father-to-be - provided that once the adoption went through Charlotte grant him a divorce. Now at least one of her dreams would come true - even as another turned to dust. Sean Fagan still loved Charlotte enough to help this last time, but after that they were through - or so he resolved, until their trip to the overseas adoption agency made him rediscover everything wonderful about this woman. Would a beautiful baby girl tear Charlotte and Sean apart - or bind them together like never before?

68. The Backup Plan
Every woman needs a backup plan... And no one knows that better than foreign correspondent Dinah Davis, who's spent years wriggling out of international hot spots. Now she's come home to South Carolina's Low Country to hook up with the dependable man who long ago promised his devotion. But instead of finding the safety she's seeking, she winds up in the arms of his black sheep brother. Cordell Beaufort would go after Dinah himself if the opinionated debutante weren't so much trouble. But when Dinah lets down her guard long enough for Cord to see the real woman, he starts to wonder if his judgment wasn't just a little too harsh. Maybe there's a reason he can't stand the thought of Dinah traipsing down the aisle with his brother. Cord was the last man on earth Dinah would choose, but it seems fate has other ideas. Turns out even the very best backup plan can take an unexpected twist.

69. The Bahamian Pirate
Serena did not see any particular harm in pretending to be the granddaughter of nice old Mrs. Tonetti. But that was before she had crossed swords with the indomitable Jordan Kerr. Deeply suspicious of the whole thing, he was clearly not going to leave Serena in peace!

70. The Bolambo Affair   CLAIMED FOR FIC
"To get a man really out of your system there's nothing like having an affair with someone else", Nick Brandis advised Vanessa when she told him of her broken engagement - and she got the idea that Nick himself was offering to help her forget. Nick had, no doubt, had innumerable successes with women, she considered, and couldn't imagine his line failing with someone as inexperienced as Vanessa Lane. Innocent she might be, but one thing Vanessa was sure of - it would be wise to keep clear of this tall creature with the teak-brown hair and calculating grey eyes. So long as she avoided being alone with him that undeniable magnetism wouldn't be hard to resist. But how long could she avoid him in a place so remote as Bolambo?

71. The Boss, the Baby and the Bride   CLAIMED FOR FIC
Reed Harding had gone through twelve secretaries in six months. It took a certain type of woman to work for the quicj-tempered businessman. Someone like Angie Makepeace, for instance. Blonde, beautiful and sassy - there was only one problem with secretary number thirteen that Reed could see: she was convinced she was his guardian angel! She didn't look like an angel-hell, she didn't look much like a secretary. She claimed her mission was to find Reed a wife. But there was only one thing Reed wanted: to find the baby son or daughter he'd never known. That, and, of course, to seduce Angie Makepeace!

72. The Edge of Beyond
"I'll treat you like a woman when you're prepared to behave like one!" were almost the first words Laurence Wilder addressed to Rosalind Janes. How dared he! she thought, furiously. All she was doing was to try and help her Aunt Beatrice cope single-handedly with the farm she had been left in Kenya. Well, if Laurence Wilder thought she would accept any help or advice from him now, he could think again!

73. The Faithful Heart
To Fran, the job on the French Riviera sounded ideal. Perhaps there she'd be happy again. Finding Rick Roman living next door, the matrimonial target of the woman she worked for, was disturbing. For this man had walked out of her life once. Worse still, Rick thought she'd followed him. 'Look,' Fran said angrily. 'You told me to forget you and I'm doing just that.' But how could she love and hate a man at the same time?

74. The Faithful Rebel   CLAIMED FOR FIC
To Sarah, the Manor was her beloved home and she hoped it always would be, but unfortunately the Rostyns had fallen on bad days. Otherwise they would never have had to sell the reputed Reynolds portrait and then Thorold Kerr might never have heard of Thorne Manor. But Thor came and bought the portrait and later, attracted by Sarah, bought a small property in Penfold. Sarah, however, resented him and regarded him only as an interloper. Soon after, the death of her father revealed the true extent of her troubles and made the sale of the Manor necessary. There was only one bid - from Thorold - and it had to be accepted.

75. The Girl at Dane's Dyke
"Women aren't welcome at Danes' Dyke," the inscrutable Thor Halden told Raine; nevertheless circumstances forced him to take her under his roof and to persuade her to masquerade as his wife for a time. Even before she found herself falling in love with him, it was a difficult situation for Raine. Would she ever be able to make him trust her?

76. The Hasty Marriage
Joyce smiled at Laura. "You can have him for a month or two, just while I divorce Larry. Then all you'll have to do is to leave Reiloff, and he can divorce you. He'll see that you're provided for." Laura listened with growing rage. It was like being in a hideous nightmare. She wouldn't give up Reiloff without a fight unless he really did love Joyce. Then...well, then she didn't know WHAT she would do. - Laura had always been used to taking second place to her pretty young sister Joyce. So when she fell in love with the attractive Dutch doctor Reilof van Meerum, it came as no surprise to her when he chose Joyce instead. But Joyce walked out on him to marry a richer man and to Laura's astonishment Reilof asked her to marry him. She accepted: but could she really expect to be happy with a man who did not even pretend to love her?

77. The House of Kingdom
Clay Kingdom ruled the family business, The House of Kingdom, with an iron hand. He was equally firm with the members of his family - and with his young cousin Sasha in particular. Would Sasha ever be able to summon the courage to defy him?

78. The House of My Enemy
There's no feud like a family feud, and the Capulets and Montagues thought highly of each other compared with the "shipping" Bramhalls and the "spice" Bramhalls. So that when John William Bramhall's son fell in love with Robert Bramhall's adopted daughter, there was very stormy weather ahead of them.

79. The Love Theme
"I don't imagine the great Damian St. Clair will be thrown by a fashion plate - or will he? They say he's not unobservant of women", Siri told her aunt as she prepared for the audition with the great conductor, which to her aunt sounded the understatement of the year. Damian St. Clair was reported to be notoriously attractive to women and equally notorious for sidestepping the issue of marriage. For Siri, it was important to succeed at the audition. How would she make out with the famous Damian as a singer - and as a woman? And even if - as it turned out - she did make an impression on him as a woman, how long would it last?

80. The Magic of Living
Arabella Birch had a less than happy introduction to Holland when she became involved in a road accident. It seemed destined that the first person on the scene should be Dr. Gideon van der Vorst, who took charge of the situation - and Arabella - in a very commanding way. When Arabella found herself involved professionally with the imposing doctor, she began to wonder if "destiny" had known what it was doing. Once her glamorous cousin Hilary caught sight of Gideon, it would be no use falling in love with him.

81. The Marriage Conspiracy
Hardworking detective Dekker Smith had always been beautician Joleen Tilly's best buddy. But when Joleen fell for a rich boy's honeyed lies - producing precious but fatherless little Sam - and Sam's powerful grandparents demanded custody, Dekker proposed an astonishing solution: a most convenient marriage! For Dekker had discovered he was the missing Bravo billionaire, wealthy enough to fend off any claims on Joleen's toddler. But could Joleen fend off her sudden, searing desire for her in-name-only husband? Would that unexpected heat burn the bonds between best friends? Or forge a family that was meant to be?

82. The Monkey Puzzle
Young Sarah Hudson's aunt and guardian was not at all impressed by the way Sarah was wasting her time at Art College, so she whisked her away and into a job that she hoped would make Sarah settle down. But the combination of Sarah, the job, and an unsuitable boyfriend looked like doing everyone more harm than good!

83. The Nine-Dollar Daddy   CLAIMED FOR FIC
Hutch Lonigan knew what he was going to get his mother for her birthday - a man So Hutch walked into the Yellow Rose Matchmakers agency with all his savings and demanded the best man he could get for nine dollars!

84. The Other Woman's Son
Clay Dillon is everyone's hero - especially to his family. So when his kid sister needs a kidney, he tracks down Jenna Wright. Jenna's the only one who can help, but to gain her trust he has to lie. Jenna believes Clay can be everything to her until she finds out who he really is - the son of the woman who ruined her life. In that instant Jenna's dreams for a future with Clay dissolve. Jenna is in so deep, she actually considers doing what Clay asks. But how can she help his family at the expense of her own?

85. The Playboy Takes a Wife
Wild child and wealthy heir Lucas Chandler used to dance with starlets and socialites - until he had to dance at his own wedding! New York society was stunned when the former playboy announced his sudden marriage to the beautiful and mysterious child-care worker Alicia Sanchez - and his newly acquired title of daddy to their adopted little boy. Some said the marriage only occurred because Papa Chandler had ordered Lucas to settle down responsibly - or else lose his stake in the family fortune. Yet when the seemingly happy couple went about town, it was easy to see that love was blooming. Had the handsome prince found the perfect Cinderella?

86. The Quiet Professor
Her fiancé was in love - but not with her! - Megan Rodner had always longed to fall madly in love... but that never happened. Still, she was happy with her engagement. Her fiance was solid, dependable and kind, and that was enough - wasn't it? - Maybe not. Because when her fiance suddenly fell madly in love with her sister, Megan's heart hadn't broken, although it cracked a little bit. Even though, she deserved a little more sympathy than Professor Jake van Belfeld was giving her! He was an irritating, unsympathetic, impossible man - so why did he appoint himself her protector? And why, when it was finally her turn to fall madly in love, did she have to choose him?

87. The Rancher's Second Chance
Julene Santiago couldn't understand why Rafe Garrett had let her leave all those years ago. Sure, no one believed that the rough-and-tumble rancher could measure up to the beautiful, brainy Jule. Certainly not Jule's father nor Rafe's adpotive dad. Or the stubborn, silent Rafe himself. But Jule did. And when she unexpectedly returned to town several years later, Jule soon discovered that the sparks between her and Rafe still burned as bright as the stars over Luna Hermosa. But could she get Rafe to believe that this time they could write another ending to their story - as in, happily ever after?

88. The Short Engagement
Annabel's beautiful dream had ended... Cornwall and the sea, the cottage, her innocent romance with young artist Toby Trevine... Now Dr. Robert Farnes, her late father's partner from whom she'd fled, had discovered her hideaway. Annabel feared his determination to ruin her life, his persistence in wanting to marry her. She looked in vain for help from Toby. It was his brother, Bart, who rescued her - a man Annabel found so vitally attractive she'd never even dared to include him in her dream!

89. The Silver Fishes
Richard Maxwell was a very attractive, very experienced ladies' man, and Loen was determined not to go the way of all the other girls in his life. But could she manage to be strong-minded?

90. The Song and the Sea   CLAIMED FOR ART
Nick was a hard man to resist... Her mother's dying wish had been for Charlotte to finish her voice training, but now her newly discovered father wanted her to join him on Nicholas D'Avernon's deep-sea expedition. Nick wanted her, too. In fact, he was exerting all his considerable powers to persuade Charlotte to come. Charlotte was thrilled about going - but knew she'd have to guard her feelings. She had no intention of becoming another victim of Nick's charm!

91. The Texas Ranger   CLAIMED FOR ART
When Texas Ranger Marc Brannon returns to the line of duty, a high-profile murder mystery pits him against the vibrantand vulnerablejunior investigator from his past. Years ago, Josette Langley made no secret of the fact that she was desperately in love with the rugged lawman, and despite their differences, the roughhewn loner became drawn to the innocent young woman. Yet Marc and Josette parted on explosive terms when she made a shocking accusation that shattered both their lives. Now they are back together again....And this time a lot more is at stake than just their hearts. For the woman Marc cherished is being targeted by a corrupt political figure who will stop at nothing to bury the truth. Can Marc and Josette set aside their stormy discord and see justice served? Or will they both be caught in the cross fire...?

92. The Wide Fields of Home   CLAIMED FOR FIC
Jonnet was not particularly looking forward to her visit to Amsterdam in the middle of winter, even if it did mean a reunion with her brother and the chance to heal the family quarrel when she met her aunt Grethe. To find out that everyone apparently expected her to make her home in Holland was even more annoying. And what right had the domineering Axel Keyser to interfere?

93. Those Endearing Young Charms
They were enemies right from the start. Anthony Roscot had returned from two years abroad to find a noisy party taking place in his home. He was furious. But that was only the beginning of his problems with Kit Conway, the party's irrepressible organizer. Kit felt sorry for the introverted Anthony; a cynic who didn't like or trust anyone. So she decided to break through his barrier of icy reserve. And she would do it with or without his cooperation.

94. Time Suspended
Ruth had to go to Antigua to search for her missing sister, and a lot was going to depend on a man called Logan Carse. Logan, she was told, "Could be a gentleman or a pirate". If he turned out to be a pirate, which seemed likely, how could she manage to cope with him?

95. Wanted: Bodyguard   CLAIMED FOR FIC AND ART
Special Agent Riley Kincaid was fearless when it came to hunting ruthless criminals. But he was clueless when it came to marriage. Even a pretend one. Now, faced with a gorgeous single mother who needed protection from the killer next door, Riley was forced to play the doting husband and loving father…then walk away when the danger had passed. Too bad nobody warned him that Lana Tyler and her little girl could stir up feelings Riley had firmly avoided all his life. Claiming the key to everyone's survival meant having razor-sharp focus on the mission, Riley did everything he could not to be alone with his temporary wife. Which was turning out to be his toughest assignment yet….

96. When May Follows   CLAIMED FOR FIC
How could anything so right be so wrong? - She had said yes gladly, but later Katrina wondered why she had agreed to marry Raf van Tellerinck. - There was no love between them, certainly. But he needed a wife, and Katrina like and respected him. So it seemed...right. - Then everything turned out wrong. Katrina fell deeply in love with her husband - only to find that Raf would have married his lovely ex-girlfriend had he known she was now divorced.

97. When the Bough Breaks
Ralph Lingard had tricked Sara Malvern into marrying him, and she was determined to pay him back. He was equally determined to "tame her". With all these wrong feelings on both sides, what possible chance was there for the marriage to succeed?

98. Who's Holding the Baby?
"Toni isn't your nephew - she's your niece!" "You're kidding!" Luc grinned in amazement. "That's wonderful!" Grace struggled to control her temper. "You're missing the point. If the police had discovered we'd lied, they'd have thrown us both into jail. Darn it, Luc, how dare you involve me in your family problems?" "Our problems," he reminded her in a soft, deliberate voice. "We're engaged. You told the police that, remember?" "But it's all a lie," she protested. "Every bit of it. I'm not engaged to you...and the baby isn't even a boy!" "You have a choice. You can stay with me - posing as my fiancee - until my brother returns. Or you can turn your back on a helpless baby." "You don't play fair!" she complained. "No," he agreed. Then he smiled, a charming, dangerous smile. "I play to win"

99. Winter Is Past
During five lonely years, Alex's great wish had been to return to her father and keep house for him in the Malayan bungalow that was home to her. Now she was there...but he was dead, ambushed by terrorists, and the only link between her past and her future seemed to be a taciturn, rather forbidding, yet somehow attractive stranger - a stranger, moreover, who would probably not have much use for her.

100. Yesterday's Magic
Love had become just a memory. At twenty-eight, Rachel had long since accepted that she was destined to remain single. For some reason unbeknown to her, nothing had come of her love for David - now almost a vague ache in her heart. Then Jon, a visitor from the past, brought back the long forgotten magic, almost making her change her mind. But in straightening out the muddle of Jon's real love, Rachel got a second chance to follow the right path to David and true happiness.