Secret Identity

I enjoyed this one. The immediate sizzle between the two characters could be felt through the pages of the book!

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Her love was doomed before it had begun

Rick Howarth was "too" everything: too old, too sophisticated, too experienced, and most of all, too married!

But none of that prevented eighteen-year-old Robyn Castle from falling in love with him. Not that she knew he was married. That was one little detail Rick hadn't mentioned.

When Robyn found out, she soon realized that she could never be the "other woman" in Rick's life, so she firmly resolved to give up the only man she would ever love....    

Spoiler Warning: All my reviews contain spoilers to some degree  

Favourite Scene: (Oooh, I love how he closes the door behind her when she's dropping something off at his house.  He wants her to stay and visit, it's a cute subtle sign he enjoys her presence.  She doesn't give in and keep him company willingly, it's fun to watch!)  

  ‘My father had a little trouble with his delivery van.' He made no effort to take the box from her, opening the kitchen door wider for her to enter, which she did reluctantly, shooting him a suspicious glance as he closed the door behind her. ‘I'm not staying,' she told him stiffly, once again unnerved by him.
  His eyes were narrowed to grey slits. 'Why aren't you?’
  Her eyes flashed her indignation. ‘I just didn't think you liked company.'
  'I don't,' he acknowledged abruptly. 'Or at least, I didn't.'
  Her eyes widened, some of her resentment leaving her, 'Are you saying you don't mind my being here?'
  'Exactly.' He threw the half eaten apple in the bin: holding up the steak and kidney pie. 'What do I do with this?'
  Robyn took it out of his hand, flicking the switch or the cooker and putting the pie inside. 'I know what I'd like to do with it,' she said vehemently. 'And it isn't anything pleasant.'
  'I didn't think it would be,' Rick Howarth said dryly

The last thing Georgia Waterhouse expects is for her fictional character, the Black Bandit, to come to life.  In 1890s San Francisco, the sister of a newspaper publisher has to accept his terms: use a male pseudonym.  Meanwhile, Matthew Covington, the handsome Englishman who has come over to check financial discrepancies in his family's shipping company, finds Miss Waterhouse incredibly attractive, despite her brother's less-than-subtle attempts to throw them together.  But can they have a future together, half a world apart?  And who is the Black Bandit? 

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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....

Spoiler Warning: All my reviews contain spoilers to some degree  

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. 

Jewel Smith is not your ordinary woman in the witness protection program running from an abusive ex involved in a criminal underground, she's a werewolf too.

This is a two in one Presents featuring two stories with characters who are not quite who they seem...

Olivia Gantry's husband has just died – she's 22 and he was some 40 odd years older than her – now his sole heir she is looking forward to dismantling his corporate empire and giving the proceeds to charity, but

It's Sarah Daniel's wedding day and she's marrying her friend Dan – she loves his family but is worried that she might not have romantic feelings for him. She's even written him a letter explaining why she couldn't marry him but she didn't have the guts to give it to him. Then Ryan Noble shows up while she's getting ready in her dress and demands she talk to him, but when she passes out from too many tranquilizers and not enough breakfast, he sort of kidnaps her – to prevent her from getting married before they could talk it out.

Part of "The Elliotts" series.  This is the story of Bryan Elliott, the only Elliott NOT involved in the publishing companies.  The reason he's not involved?  He's secretly been working as a spy!  His restaurant business is only a cover, which he enjoys in his spare time.  Bryan's been working with Lucy, a pretty and conservative bank worker, who accidentally stumbled on embezzlement and terrorists.   When someone finds out that Lucy has been working with Bryan and The Feds, Lucy's life is in danger.  Bryan pulls her out of danger, and hides her away at his personal home because he suspects the leak about Lucy came from within his organization.  Not able to trust anyone, they pretend Lucy is Bryan's girlfriend while they work together to get to the bottom of the puzzles.