Charlotte Lamb

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Temptation with capital T

Claudia had been warned - working for Ellis Lefevre, the dynamic head of a multinational corporation, would be more than challenging. She knew he was a troublemaker, but then, that had been part of the job's appeal.

But when Ellis locked her in his hotel suite to type a confidential report for an important meeting, Claudia began to have serious doubts about her boss and his unusual working methods.

She was tempted to tell him what to do with his job, but that would mean severing their relationship. And Claudia didn't know if she could do that to the one man who had finally set her heart on fire.... 

Ross
Jefferson  fell in love with Dylan at
first sight, and immediately set about to woo her. After a whirlwind courtship
they married, with Dylan abandoning her successful ballet career and her long
time dance partner and best friend Michael. Dylan, who soon became pregnant
became insecure and believed Ross was having an affair with the wife of his

Sam, boss of a radio station, had proposed to his secretary
Natalie while blind drunk at a party.

He didn’t remember. She did and wore his signet ring.
Natalie couldn’t resist teasing him by pretending to have taken it
seriously  The news reached his mother
who immediately started arranging the wedding. It was left to Natalie to break

Charlotte Lamb has a writing voice like no other. What I would give to have an inkling of her talent.  I love her books regardless of the heat level; her writing speaks for itself. When I find one of her books on the shelf I snap it up. She is one author that I sorely miss.

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Wanted: a wife of convenience

James had never been in love. He intended to marry a woman who didn't make demands, or who would change his life.... So why did he find Patience Kirby so attractive?

Saskia Newlyn works a gardner in England but she's on vacation in Venice at the moment with her boss Jamie.  Only her real name is actually Saskia Alessandros - she took back her maiden name 2 years ago when she fled Italy and left her husband Domenico.  Now at the theatre with their tour group, she sees Domenico - and what's worse he sees her too.

Claudie Thorburn is an aspiring actress working as secretarial support at a hotel; things are going well for her except with regard to acting as she hasn't got a call for an audition in quite some time, but she lives rent free with her sister and French chef brother in law in exchange for working at the family restaurant.  Then Ellis Lefevre checks in to the hotel and needs urgent top secretly confidential work done, and because of the flu going around Claudia is the only one to provide it.

Pippa is enaged to be married to her boss Tom who she works for at an insurance company but when they get into a car crash with her ex boss, Randal Harding, her world spins out of control. 

Deborah Linton has just had her heart broken, having fallen for a man who was just looking for a good time, ignoring his warnings not to take him seriously, so she heads to Venice for a restorative vacation.  Only right away she goes out for a stroll in the mist the first night, almost gets accosted by two teens and is saved by Matthew Tyrell.