When Madeline steps off the boat in Nova Scotia ready to meet her new husband, Adam, whom she has been in love with since she was a young girl, she finds that he is less than delighted to see her. Unbeknownst to Madeline, Adam had written to her father asking to wed Diana, Madeline's older, more beautiful sister, but Madeline's father has deceived them both since a scandal has ruined any chance Madeline might have had of marrying respectably in England. Madeline briefly entertains hopes that Adam might forget about Diana and fall in love with her, but she quickly recognizes the foolishness of this dream. Agreeing to stay together until Diana arrives, Madeline and Adam try living and working together as friends, only to gradually realize they want something more. MacLean's quietly compelling writing turns this simple, classic love story into a richly emotional romance, and by combining engaging characters with a unique, vividly detailed setting, she has created an exceptional tale for readers who hunger for something a bit different in their historical romances

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Once there was a shy young woman with no offers for her hand....

Once there was a handsome rake who never gave hear a second glance....

In the costume of her lovely cousin, the shy young woman attended a masked ball.

The handsome rake thought she was someone else. The shy young woman let him. When the masks were dropped, the ruse was revealed. But the real escapade had just begun....

Sullen Lord Quentin Somerville finds himself married to the decidedly plain Jane Wentworth after an attempt to woe her step-sister goes awry. After a disastrous wedding night, he banishes her to his ramshackle estate in the country. Jane, however, thrives in the familiar surroundings and befriends the neglected townfolks, setting out to improve everyone's situation. As Quentin discovers Jane's hidden talents, her true beauty becomes apparent to him, and he finds himself falling in love with his wife

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She Had Nothing to Offer but Her Love

Elizabeth Beck had lost everyone she loved during the arduous journey from Tennessee to California. So when a handsome, blond stranger rescued her from outlaws, she was almost too frightened and dazed to notice her pulse quicken at his touch. Not wanting to be a burden, Elizabeth planned to say good bye when they were safe--until he made an outrageous proposition.

He Promised her Everything but His Heart
James Kagan, a wealthy California rancher, had closed his heart to love after his childhood sweetheart died in a train crash. But when he saw the young, quietly beautiful Elizabeth, he sought to ease his loneliness. And though the past threatened to force them apart, the two independent souls discovered that the only place they truly belonged was in each other's arms.

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In a chance encounter on Virginia's riverfront, Leah, a beautiful waif, unwittingly captured the one man she had always loved!

Handsome, well-born Wesley, in an unexpected twist of fate, becomes Leah's reluctant husband. Determined to forge a new life in untamed Kentucky, Wesley discovers that the bride he hopes to abandon is passionate, proud and brave -- and may be the woman he cannot live without!

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A man in the worst place he can bebetween two womenand forced to choose which one lives or dies.Houston homicide detective, John OReilly, is torn between two women. One is the woman hes loved without hope for years. The other carries his unborn child. Now, a man bent on revenge wants OReilly to choose, and any choice he makes could cost him everything.Gutsy sheriffs deputy, Lanie Falconetti, is determined not to repeat her mothers mistakes in love. Her no-strings attached affair with John OReilly leads to an unexpected, but joyfully welcomed pregnancy. However, the shadow from Johns past threatens not only her chance at happiness, but her life and that of her unborn baby as well.

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For four of the best summers of his young life, Luke Harris was in love with Sydney Donovan, a wealthy seasonal visitor to Gansett Island. Then Sydney went off to college and never came back. She married another man and had two children while Luke remained on the island, working at McCarthy's Gansett Marina and wondering what had gone wrong between him and the only woman he ever loved. Fifteen months after Sydney suffers the tragic loss of her husband and children, she's returned to Gansett to figure out what's next, and that may very well be a rekindled love affair with the one man from her past she’s never forgotten. But is she ready for a second chance at love?

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