She Stood Before Him Barely Dressed In veils and silks, she was almost more than desperate cowboy Parker Dunlap could bear. He needed a nanny for the two children he had just become father to—not a woman who put him in mind of a harem and Arabian nights! But there was a magic in her uncertain smile, a plea no man could refuse…. Centuries of disuse had left Nesrin's powers lacking…but her eyesight was still sharp. The man she saw before her—in skin-molding jeans and a sexy Stetson—made her hunger for the touch she'd been deprived of for centuries. But to do so might mean condemning herself to eternal darkness in her lamp.

She was alone, pregnant and couldn't remember a thing! Found wandering on the beach with a huge bump on her head, Marla's only reality was her impending motherhood—and the man who'd rescued her. Strong, generous and to-die-for, Johnny Fuentes was any woman's ideal mate—so who else could he be, but her husband? Police Cheif Johnny Fuentes was in deep trobule. On doctor's orders, he would pretend he was Marla'a husband until her memories returned. But living as man and wife, with the birth of her child imminent, Johnny suddenly wanted the sham marriage to be a real one. But how could he claim this woman when the truth about her was still a mystery?

Vital Stats of: H. Dean Weylin III Age: 32 Hair: walnut brown Eyes: deep sea blue Profession: doctor Etc.: great lover and good father material Everything about him looked the same, but the man standing before her couldn't be more different than the Dean Weylin who walked out on her nine years ago. Then, Sunny McCloud truly believed there wasn't a chance in hell she'd ever see him again. Now, suddenly, here he was. Handsome and rugged as ever. Too bad his memory was gone, because they had made some beautiful ones together…two of which were named Howie and Danny.

Cowboy Seeks Wife, Lover, Mother Rancher Reed Drummond needed a wife quick if he wanted to be a daddy to a darling baby girl, so her persuaded the town spinster Ann Forrester to be his temporary bride—and lover. Reed told himself he didn't need a permanent wife, but one night in Ann's bed and Reed was hooked! Ann's touch drove him wild, and she was much better at being a wife and mother than he'd ever expected. Trouble was, he'd always thought the baby was all the family he needed. Now that he knew he needed Ann, would she agree to take on one stubborn cowboy and his baby—forever?

Her name was Samantha Sterling and she was pure gold. Rogan Prescott couldn't get over the way the pigtailed kid who'd been his housekeeper's daughter had grown up. She was all fiery curls and sensuous curves—and sticky fingers, evidently. Because the first time Rogan saw Sam after all these years, she was dripping with diamonds—somebody else's! Like a good "big brother," Rogan decided to help Samantha and find her one of his fellow millionaires to give her diamonds—the old-fashioned way. Little did Rogan know Samantha had secrets of her own, and the only thing she planned on stealing was his twenty-four-karat heart.

He was expecting one visitor…. She was expecting three! Two seconds after meeting him, Kristi was falling for Michael Running Wolf O'Leary. His chiseled features and taut body were as sculpted as the New Mexico mountains. Unfortunately, two hours before, she'd switched places with the friend of the family he was expecting to visit. Apparently that "innocent" stranger had neglected to tell Kristi a few crucial details—like the fact that she was to be Michael's wife…and that she was pregnant…. With triplets!

An anecdotal history of the record industry on both sides of the Atlantic focuses on leading label founders, talent scouts and A&R men who understood the industry's dual music and business natures, drawing parallels between the industry setbacks of the 1920s and 30s and the recent CD crash.