Pampered, rich Carrie Montgomery weds Joshua Green by proxy, even though she isn’t the hard working practical bride he sought to help with the farm and his children. A near tragedy convinces him that he truly needs and wants her.

MORNING COMES SOFTLY, Debbie Macomber

Travis Thompson, a rough-and-tough rancher, and Mary Warner, a shy librarian, have nothing in common. But Travis needs a wife to help him with his orphaned nephews and niece. Mary becomes his mail-order bride and finds her fulfillment in being needed by her new family. Can she find love with the man she now calls her husband?

LIONS and LACE, Megan McKinney

Born to luxury, golden haired Alana Van Alen belonged with the Vanderbilts and the Astors. Then, handsome, ruthless, Trevor Sheridan bankrupts her fortune and makes her an outrageous offer-marriage. Born Irish, brought up in the streets, Trevor learned early how to get the wealth and the women he wanted. He wants beautiful Alana for his wife. An expert at games of power, he vows to destroy every famous family who had snubbed his family. Alana is his trump card. But he never intends to want her...until her beauty and her resolve stole his breath away.

SOMETHING BORROWED, Rebecca Hagen Lee

Mary Alexander, a part-Cherokee schoolteacher agrees to marry a wealthy banker to secure her future. Lee Kincaid had promised to find himself a wife, become guardian to a little girl, and give up his life as a lawman to honor a friend’s dying wish. With only three weeks to complete the terms of his friend’s will, Lee appears at Mary’s wedding and offers for her hand himself. Even if it was a marriage on paper only, neither could deny the attraction that simmered between them for months. Mary found everything she had ever wanted within her reach.

SUDDENLY, Candance Camp

Cam Monroe vows revenge on the high born Stanhope family who wronged him. Returning to England with the power to ruin them, he demands that Angela Stanhope become his wife. Mysterious accidents begin and Cam must determine how Angela fits into the puzzle.

TEXAS DESTINY, Lorraine Heath

Miss Amelia Carson, mail order bride, has never met Dallas Leigh, the Texan she promised to marry. The tall cowboy at the station was Houston, Dallas’s brother, sent to escort her on the rugged three-week trek to the ranch where Dallas waited. Houston Leigh had survived the war that scarred him inside and out, and was little competition for his handsome brother. But from the moment he met Amelia, he knew she possessed the courage this wild land needed and that he would fight any man-except his brother- for her heart. Now he and Amelia were riding down dangerous trails, sleeping under the stars, and, God help them, they were falling in love.

TEXAS GLORY, Lorraine Heath

Cordelia McQueen was a virtual prisoner in her father’s house. Everything changes when she is shamelessly traded for land and water rights, and thrust into an unfamiliar world as the bride of Dallas Leigh. Dallas had given his life to the land and wanted a son to inherit his legacy. Was this woman who would walk beside him more than a lovely stranger and would she carve a rich future with all the promise of love?

THE BAWDY BRIDE,Amanda Scott

An arranged marriage makes Anne Davies the bride of Lord Michael St. Ledgers--a man she hardly knows. She finds herself embroiled in a world of intrigue and adventure. Who is responsible for the mysterious events? Is the man she married and is tempted to love the perfect gentleman or something darker and far more dangerous?

THE MARRIAGE BED, Stephanie Mittman

Tragically, Spencer Williamson lost his beloved wife and children. He vowed never again to give his heart and never to have more children. Spencer marries Olivia, who has loved him from afar for years. He needs a help mate-someone to wash, clean and cook. Eventually he finds himself not only with a wife, but also with responsibility for someone else's children. Spencer fights hard to find himself and to make a life with his new family. He tries to keep Olivia at arms length, but somehow she awakens the long lost passion in him and offers her love unconditionally. Spencer finally accepts his love for Olivia when he almost loses the woman he tried so hard not to love. Now all he needs to do is convince Olivia to give their love another chance. A poignant story of love lost, betryal, and the redeeming power of love.

THE SILKEN WEB, Sandra Brown

This is a tale of a woman and the two men who loved her. Wed to one and in love with the other, Kathleen Haley must chose between the Nordic good looks of video producer Erik Gudjonsen and Seth Kirchoff, wealthy and powerful head of the department store chain where she works. Erik and Kathleen are separated by an unfortunate misunderstanding. She finds herself alone and pregnant. Seth gives Kathy a loving marriage and a name for Erik’s son, but his damaged physical condition affords little else. Her passion for Erik explodes when they suddenly meet again, yet she struggles to keep her vows to her husband. Fate steps in to allow two wounded hearts to love again.

Brittany never got a chance to tell her fiance Dan about the baby. She's alone now, and pregnant, facing a harsh and desperate future. Michael Sinclair offers her sanctuary and a solution. As Dan’s best friend, Michael tells himself that helping Brittany is temporary, just until she's on her feet again. But neither of them expected their arrangement to awaken such passion. Nor could they anticipate the twist of fate that would put them to the ultimate test.

Match a brilliant lonely woman with dreams of motherhood and a take-no-prisoners tough guy who'll settle for nothing less than surrender and you get a passionate funny offering-Nobody's Baby But Mine. Genius physics professor Dr. Jane Darlinton desparately wants a baby and she wants a special man for the baby's father. She looking for someone not so intelligent so that her child will not suffer the taunts she encountered growing up. She picks Chicago Stars' legendary quarterback Cal Bonner, who seems like a perfect choice with his good looks and down home ways. Dr. Jane learns to late that this good ol' boy is a lot smarter than he lets on and won't be used by a brainy, baby-mad schemer. Two strong willed vulnerable people join together in marriage when they learn there's a baby on the way. What they gain along the way is unexpected love.

TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY, Sandra Brown

Ria Lavender lets Christmas magic and a bottle of champagne tumble her into bed with charismatic Mayor-Elect Taylor MacKensie, a man she barely knows. Eight weeks later, she find herself pregnant and soon she’s sharing Taylor’s name, his house and his bed. Although she finds it difficult to keep her distance from his tenderness and passion, Ria fights desperately to protect her heart. When tragedy strikes, Taylor and Ria learn a powerful lesson about the miracle of love.

TIGER PRINCE, Sandra Brown

While lost in paradise, they enjoyed a fantasy affair. Caren Blakemore is running from a painful divorce and Derek Allen is hiding from the scandal hungry press. They make international headlines and wed to avoid public disgrace. Love finds its way in spite of the difficulties that circumstances bring to challenge their love. Beautifully crafted, it's love in the lap of luxury. New York Times best-selling author Sandra Brown does it again.

WILDEST HEARTS, Jayne Ann Krentz

Annie Lyncroft has an outrageous scheme to save her missing brother's hot electronics company from the sharks who think he's not coming back. She proposes a marriage of convenience to Oliver Rain, the richest and possibly most dangerous man in the Pacific Northwest. To her surprise, Oliver actually says yes. His plan is to seduce the beautiful schemer. Love is the wild card that teaches these two strong-willed opposites a lesson in the passionate territory of the heart.

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