Gwen Harrison The high-born daughter of an English duke, Gwen boasts beauty, blue blood...and an all-consuming desire for her bodyguard, enigmatic Neil MacBain. She came to America to run her sister-in-law's matchmaking firm. But who's to say she can't dream of her own perfect match? Neil MacBain Retired marine Neil thought he'd buried the ghosts of his past long ago. But when they return to threaten his new life, Neil's gorgeous client Gwen is caught in the crossfire. Now, keeping her safe means keeping her close: in his arms -- and in his bed. For as the danger ignites, so does their passion...

The marriage deadline Tessa is on a mission of mercy. She can barely afford the visit to England to check that her newly orphaned nephew will be all right with his grandmother. Then she plans to return to Australia and her fiancé .But it all goes awry as soon as she steps onto the plane and meets Charles Cameron. He's an Australian farmer who's just become the thirteenth Earl of Dalston, and he has an inheritance to protect, for others more than himself. He needs a bride by Friday his thirtieth birthday and Tessa fits the bill .

"Blake needs a wife in order to keep his inheritance and offers Samantha ten million dollars for a one year marriage contract. It was a marriage contract the planned for everything...except falling in love"--

A classic work on how women think about sex, from the New York Times–bestselling author of My Secret Garden and My Mother/Myself. Nancy Friday’s groundbreaking books such as Forbidden Flowers offered an unprecedented honest look at the inner fantasy lives of ordinary women. In Women on Top, Friday returns to this topic, collecting detailed sexual fantasies from over 150 contemporary women from diverse backgrounds. Based on intimate personal interviews and letters, this book updates the conversation started in her earlier works on women’s sexual fantasies, detailing how women’s erotic lives have changed—and remained the same. “This absorbing, titillating and empowering feminist book is also a ribald bedside companion.” —Publishers Weekly

"Fifteen-year-old Ann Burrows was excited when she found out that her family would be moving to California's Alcatraz Island. She had visions of sunny beaches and warm breezes - a place much different from her Kansas City, Missouri, home town. Later, romance blossomed with a young man from San Francisco, when the couple was married on the island, a chapter in a family's personal history became the subject of international news stories. This is a snapshot of a moment in time (the 1950s), of the infamous island as a home, not a prison. Of coming of age on the Rock" -- Publisher's description, p. [4] of cover.

Meg Rosenthal: matchmaker by day, realist by night. She's not about to get swept away by a charming, darkly handsome businessman in a designer suit. She's come to a beautiful secluded resort to evaluate the private island's potential for her matchmaking agency, not to ogle its owner. But there's something about Valentine Masini that's hard to resist, even for a woman who refuses to fall in love. He's used to having the finer things in life, and he's never wanted someone the way he wants Meg. But just as he decides to convince her to stay, someone else decides it might be time to get Meg off the island... permanently.

The author, who emigrated from Thailand, describes her experiences adjusting to life in a new country.