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A Crazy Kind of Love
St. Martin's, Jan 2005, 6.99, 352 pp. ISBN: 0312997531 For two months a plumber named Mike has driven Lucas Gallagher crazy as he has his dream house built in Chandler. Lucas confronts Mike insisting he had the best San Francisco architect draw up the plans that she constantly modifies without his permission. Inside he knows her changes have been for the better, but cannot help but continually challenge her. For her part Michaela “Mike” Marcon...
And Then Came You
St. Martin's, July 20004, 6.99, 352 pp. ISBN::0312997523 When Samantha Marconi was eighteen she met and fell in love with upper crust Jeff Hendricks. The couple married over the objections of their family. He left for London on business and she became pregnant. He never returned to her, contacted her or answered her letters except to provide her with the divorce papers. She gave up the child for adoption. Nine years, Jeff visits Sam to as...
Finding You and Knowing You
St. Martin's, May 2003, 5.99, 720 pp. ISBN: 0312989202 “Finding You”. Though Mama obviously loves her adult children, Carla Candellano wished she cared a little less as her mother constantly harasses her to get married to the point she even asks her if she is a lesbian. Carla does not need a man in her life at this time as she still struggles with the tragedy that happened two years ago during a search and rescue mission. Carla meets new neigh...
Loving You
St. Martin's, Jun 2003, 5.99, 352 pp. ISBN: 0312978448 A knee injury ended Nick Candellano's professional football career. The former star misses the limelight as he starts over as a sports reporter with the ambition of working for ESPN, but currently locally covers a Chandler, California high school girl's soccer game. However, he is shocked when eleven years old Jonah Baker files a paternity suit claiming that Nick sired him based on comments...

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Man Beneath the Uniform
Kimberley Danforth enjoyed life on her own. And the last thing that she needed was her father to send over some egotistical Navy Seal to be her bodyguard for the next month. Just because her father was getting suspicious threats in the mail, doesn't mean that she needs someone looking after her as well. Needless to say Zack Sheridan was not happy about having to baby-sit a high society Danforth on his month leave. But, Zack never failed at an assig...
Sleeping with the Boss
Eileen Ryan has been manipulated into taking the temporary secretarial job working for her childhood enemy Rick Hawkins. Eileen has a small flower business store but 2 weeks of vacation leave where she has been stood up by her friend leaves her with nothing to do. She hates being a secretary especially after her last boss used her and forgot about her after getting his promotion. But since she doesn't like idle time in her hands she accepts the job despi...
Some Kind of Wonderful
St. Martin's, Jan 2004, 5.99, 352 pp. ISBN: 0312987277 Carol Foster left Los Angeles to relocate in Christmas, California after a visit to the town as she has never tasted the holiday even as a child. Former LAPD cop Jack Reilly grew up in Christmas and hated the year long gimmick of a town. Though retired from law enforcement after a tragedy, he has returned to serve as a temporary sheriff as a favor to his friend. During her early morning ...
The Littlest Marine
Elizabeth Stone knows that Mr. Right is not in the form of a man with a career in Marine. Her childhood life as an Army brat has given her a perspective that it's hard to live with a man in the military since she has experienced lots of moving around, worrying about her father's safety, and the absence of her father in many special occasions in her life. When her sister makes her as bridesmaid and pairs her off with the best man Harding Casey, she is not...