Romance

Trina Petrov's marriage-by-contract was only meant to be temporary. But when tragedy strikes, Trina is left one of the wealthiest women in the world. To recover from the shock, she takes some time off in Italy, swearing not to fall for any men while there. But that doesn't mean she can't fall for anyone on the trip home . . .

A woman. Her teenage daughter. A handsome, laid-back, chauvinisticrancher. And the savagery of unseen forces at large in the mountain wilds ofUtah. "New York Times" bestselling author Karen Robards is here at herpassionate best as she tracks the perils of the wilderness, the hidden face ofviolence, and--most awesome of all--the powerful feelings that evolve betweenmen and women when lives are at stake.

Lynn Nelson is beautiful, harried--and divorced. A thirty-five-year-old singlemother, she agrees to help chaperone her teenage daughter Rory and nineteenother girls on a wilderness trip. It seems pretty simple at first: the trip issponsored by Adventure Incorporated, the weather is fine, and nothing is moretroublesome than the minor skirmishes that sometimes flare up between girls andtheir mothers.

Except that there's more lurking along these mountain trails than adolescenthormones. Lynn and Rory find themselves set apart from the rest of the group, with only outfitter Jess Feldman for protection--he with the blazing babyblues, and the more than slightly macho attitude that women can't handle theoutdoors. Normally Jess would be protection enough, but surrounding the triois a danger far more menacing than any of them realizes--the face of an unknownand all too real evil is at large. As this terrifying ordeal plays itself out, the sparks that fly between Jess and Lynn make for a passion every bit asdramatic as the twisted trails of the majestic Uinta mountain range.

Can she find forgiveness...

and a second chance?

Returning to the Amish community she left during her rumspringa, widowed mother Eliza Struder's determined to repair her reputation. But one woman stands between her and acceptance into the church--the mother of the man she left behind. Which means Eliza must stay away from Josiah Lapp. But they're still drawn to each other. Is it too late for the future that once filled both their dreams?

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"The Beast Within" by Hannah Howell

Gybbon MacNachton spends his days searching for the Lost Ones--demons with the powerful MacNachton bloodline who are being hunted. When he stumbles upon Alice Boyd, living like a wild animal in the forest, she stirs a primitive lust deep within him--a lust that can only be sated by their explosive union. . .

"The Vampire Hunter" by Heather Grothaus

As the last survivor of her family of witches, Beatrix Levenach must protect the townspeople from vampires. But when her life is in danger, she is forced to accept help from Alder the White--a vampire from the clan who wiped out her ancestors. And when they discover an all-consuming passion, they must make the ultimate sacrifice for eternal love. . .

"Laird of Midnight" by Victoria Dahl

For fifty years, Finlay Maclain has hunted the vampire clan who murdered his family and made him one of them. Now, he's sitting in a tavern, waiting for the last vampire he must kill. But a beautiful wench is distracting him beyond reason--and all he can think of is teasing her until she begs him to take her again and again. . .