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Nina Dowling isn't a fan of thunderstorms, but when she sees a tree branch crash land on a stranger's head she braves the storm to get him to safety.

When Kat Kendon's friend invites her to spend the weekend with his very posh uppercrust family for his uncle's engagement party,

Amber Wynyard is the owner/operator of an art gallery in Syndey, Australia, come to New York on one of her regular scouting trips.

Olivia Marlow was wiped out by a glandular fever which came on the heels of a devastatingly critical review of her artwork showing. She's been unmotivated to eat or work for months

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Eve Eden considered Adam forbidden fruit

When Eve Eden discovered that Adam Gardener, successful art entrepreneur, was searching for the legendary English artist, The Unicorn, she nervously shied away. The Unicorn's true identity hit too close to home....

Besides, Eve was rattled by Adam's mesmerizing presence, especially in light of the ridiculous coincidence of their names--and his determination to take advantage of it! But Eve was already engaged to marry her longtime friend, Paul.

Yet Eve found herself troubled by the different choices Adam and Paul presented. If only the answer to her dilemma didn't keep eluding her....

Favourite Scene: (I love that the hero didn't bowl her over instantly, she thought being with him was a nightmare)

‘Would you like to come into one of the lounges for a drink?’ he offered once she had halted her car, with some relief, outside his brightly illuminated hotel.
She gave him an openly incredulous look. Prolong this nightmare; he had to be joking!
‘I guess not,’ he drawled with amusement. 

4 Stars! ~~~ This is an amazing story, one that made me appreciate Ms. Napier’s talent even more!

Secret Seduction by Susan Napier

Harlequin Presents #2135 ~ October 2000

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A romantic suspense that was so hard to put down! As far as I know the first book I have read by this author, probably not the last.

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Philippa Roscoe needed a large sum of money and she needed it fast-her father's life depended on it. Wealthy French businessman Alain de Courcy needed a wife-purely for business reasons. Alain was only too happy to provide Philippa with the funds she required. In exchange he demanded marriage and not just in name only. There was little Philippa could do; she had to agree to his terms. She hadn't agreed to fall under Alain's charismatic spell. But could Philippa keep herself from falling in love or had this marriage of convenience become a desperate act? 

My Review:

The heroine's father was ill, so to get the money for treatment, she agrees to marry the hero, who wants a wife, heir, and the respectability that comes from being a family man.  The heroine is 19, at least 15 years younger than him, which is too big an age gap in my opinion. 

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His one-month mistress...

Jake Rendel is a successful millionaire who works and plays hard--unlike Emma Delaney, who's stifled by her uninspiring job. So Jake makes Emma a proposition to shake off her prim-and-proper image: for a month, they'll pretend to have a steamy affair!

Emma's out of her depth--and things quickly get passionate in private as well as in public. Soon the girl-next-door is wishing the month of mistress make-believe will never end....

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He took the glass from her fingers and set it on the table that stood conveniently near. Things always worked that way for Jake. He stepped near enough for her to feel his energy but not close enough that they were actually touching. A sliver of electric-charged atmosphere separated them.

‘Going for more than friendly now, Emma,’ he warned her.