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The Single Dad’s Family Recipe - Rachael Johns

Recipe for disaster? Or second chance?

Take one single dad working night and day to open his hot new restaurant. Mix in his irresistible new hire ? a woman with a secret looking for a fresh start. Simmer until a kiss leads to a clandestine affair that plunges Lachlan McKinnel and Eliza Coleman from the frying pan right into the fire!

Her Las Vegas Wedding - Andrea Bolter

From a convenient fiancé...to an inconvenient attraction!

When hotel heiress Audrey Girard?s safe, convenient wedding to a business partner is called off, she?s left to contend with her ex-fiancé?s brother ? wild, brooding chef Shane Murphy. And there?s certainly nothing safe about Audrey?s attraction to Shane ? every day they work together is even more dangerously tempting! Could there be a Las Vegas wedding in the cards after all?

A Bride For The Italian Boss - Susan Meier

Holiday romance on the menu?

Passionate chef Rafe Mancini is renowned for his food ? and his temper! No one meets his exacting standards, until stand-in ma?tre d’ Daniella Tate breathes new life into his restaurant, and Rafe...

Daniella is only visiting the picturesque Tuscan village of Calanetti, but with Rafe she finds the sense of belonging she’s always craved. Clutching her ticket home, Daniella must make a decision...return to her old, safe life or stay as Rafe’s bride!

Tempted By Mr Off-Limits - Amy Andrews

How to handle a powerful attraction...get it out of your system quickly!

Lola Fraser knows better than to fall for her best friend?s brother, paramedic Hamish Gibson. Living together while he?s training could get awkward ? fast! But as they work together on a heartrending case, they can?t resist the temptation to take their minds off work. Surely one night will be enough...until they discover it isn?t!

Seduced By The Sheikh Surgeon - Carol Marinelli

The sheikh’s temptation!

Handsome A&E consultant Sheikh Zahir has always seemed out of reach to nurse Adele Jenson. But when his mother needs medical care and requests Adele’s help, she finds herself being swept off to Zahir’s desert kingdom!

Adele’s unexpected trip is the first time she’s truly let herself live since the accident that has overshadowed her life. But when Zahir reveals his craving for her, Adele’s guard completely falls. Just one passionate night in the desert makes her wonder ? will this brooding sheikh choose his crown...or her?

One Hot Night With Dr Cardoza - Tina Beckett

Can one steamy night...take them to paradise?

Physiotherapist Amy Woodell is going to use her time in Brazil to embrace her heritage. She might even let loose while she?s there! Who better to indulge in than her new colleague, sexy ex-footballer turned orthopedic surgeon Roque Cardoza. Only, once she uncovers the passionate man behind the determined bachelor, Amy knows one night ? no matter how hot ? is never going to be enough!

The Greek’s One-Night Heir - Natalie Anderson

The billionaire comes with rules. She?s broken them all ? by getting pregnant!

When tycoon Theo sees security footage of a woman requesting to speak with him, he recognises Leah Turner instantly. They spent an astonishing night together, and he?s been trying ? failing ? to forget her since. What could she possibly want?

Leah?s baby bombshell floors Theo...and his marriage proposal stuns her! She trusted him with her virginity, and she knows she can trust Theo with their unborn child. Their chemistry is undeniable, but can Leah trust this brooding Greek to give her anything more?

Rumours Behind The Greek’s Wedding - Pippa Roscoe

The engagement was a lie. But their connection was all too true.

She?d been hired to repair Loukis Liordis?s public reputation, not become involved in his private affairs. Yet spiraling rumours have Loukis demanding Célia play the role of his fiancée. To deny the Greek would be the end of her career, but to agree?

For years, Loukis focused on one goal. Now he has the gorgeous Célia to consider. She is tempting beyond reason, and perhaps just the woman he needs. They may have already indulged in their wedding night...but will they make it to the altar?

The Maid’s Best Kept Secret - Abby Green

The secret?s out...but the scandal?s still to come!

Shy housekeeper Maggie Taggart considers herself immune to rich, powerful men ? her tycoon father?s rejection has taught Maggie to avoid them at all costs. Until she meets enigmatic billionaire Nikos Marchetti and is totally enthralled by his potent masculinity! The pleasure that virgin Maggie finds in his arms is astonishing ? as are the consequences...

Maggie is determined her newborn son won?t want for anything. But when Nikos uncovers her secret, and their sizzling chemistry explosively reignites, it?s clear they have unfinished business...

Unwanted Royal Wife - Clare Connelly

His princess in public...his enemy in private!

Palace advisor Rosie?s fairy-tale wedding to playboy prince Sebastian was no love match. But she couldn?t defy a decree from the king, the only family she?s ever known. Behind closed doors, the couple live completely separate lives...

Marrying Rosie was Sebastian?s way back from royal exile. Otherwise, the infuriatingly poised Rosie is the last woman he?d want as his wife. Except, when securing the line of succession becomes paramount, they?re forced into a tentative truce. And Sebastian is astonished to find himself delighting in a slow, sweet seduction of his oh-so-proper princess...

Queen By Royal Command - Annie West

When duty to his kingdom...meets desire for his enemy!

Newly crowned King Benedikt is on a mission to prove he?s nothing like his corrupt father ? despite what Princess Annalena believes. Their rival aristocratic families have a long, bitter history, so when Annalena presents proof that the throne is rightfully hers, he counters ? with a royal wedding demand!

Orphaned as a child, Annalena longs for love, not a marriage contract. But if becoming Benedikt?s queen is what it takes to ensure the country thrives, she?ll meet him at the altar. She won?t allow her attraction to the infuriating royal to derail her!

Royal Bride Demand - LaQuette

His marriage decree...comes with a crown!

To take over the throne from his ailing father, Prince Jasiri Adebesi needs a bride, fast. The plan? Marry Reigna Devereaux, the woman who got away. The hitch? She has no clue he’s heir to the island kingdom of Nyeusi...

Reigna doesn?t know what?s more astonishing, Jasiri?s royal secret or his wedding demand. But when he offers Reigna her beloved childhood home, she doesn?t hesitate to say ‘I do’. She still doesn?t feel ready to relinquish her hard-won independence...yet as Jasiri's chosen queen, there?s nothing to stop her from surrendering to their scorching chemistry!

The Cattleman’s English Rose

A hot and dusty cattle station is the last place Charity Denham thought she?d end up searching for her missing brother ? but she won?t leave until she discovers where he is...

Kane McKinnon lives and breathes the Outback. When Charity lands on his doorstep with her cute English accent, she simply blows him away! But Kane?s keeping a secret, one that Charity is dangerously close to discovering...

The Blind Date Surprise

Dear Ask Auntie,

The loneliness of the Outback is driving me crazy. I?m two hundred kilometers from the nearest nightclub, and it?s so hard to meet guys. The few dates I?ve had have been spectacularly forgettable, but now I?ve met a wonderfully warm, funny and clever man over the internet and I?m in love. I want to dash off to the city to meet him, but all my life I?ve been accused of being too hasty and impulsive, so I?m seeking guidance.What do you advise?

Marooned in Mirrabrook

The Mirrabrook Marriage

Sarah Rossiter has been in love with rugged cattle station owner Reid McKinnon for years. They?d been happy together until Reid suddenly broke things off ? leaving Sarah puzzled and heartbroken.

In fact, Reid had discovered something that made him swear never to be a husband or father. Now, when Sarah decides ? reluctantly ? to start a new life away from Star Valley, Reid knows he must act or risk losing her forever. But will she still be willing to marry him once she knows the dark secrets his family has hidden?

The Tycoon’s Marriage Deal - Melanie Milburne

Ruthless playboy Blake McClelland dominates in the boardroom and commands in the bedroom. So when he’s required to produce a fiancée in order to clinch the most important deal of his life, his solution is as cold-hearted as Blake himself ? he’ll choose a woman innocent enough to convince the world he’s a reformed man!

After being jilted at the altar, shy bakery owner Matilda Toppington is in no hurry to wear another man’s ring. Blake’s cynical proposition is scandalously, shockingly outrageous ? of course she should refuse! Unless Tillie dares surrender to the unknown pleasures his sinful gaze promises...

Married By Contract - Yvonne Lindsay

Fashionista Rosalind Banks flew to Texas to win back her ex-boyfriend. Instead, she spent the most passionate night of her life with a total stranger! Now Ros is having Gabriel Carrington’s baby and the Royal rancher just made an offer she can’t refuse. Gabe needs a wife and an heir, with a marriage on paper, strictly for show. But the rules of their arrangement are made to be broken. Will inconvenient chemistry derail their marriage of convenience or take it to a whole new level?

At Her Boss’s Pleasure - Cathy Williams

Raised by a mother who traded on her looks, buttoned-up accountant Kate Watson is determined to be respected for her brains and not her beauty! But working side-by-side with notorious billionaire boss, Alessandro Preda, leaves Kate rattled!

Alessandro is intrigued by virginal Kate. He’s used to women flaunting their curves in front of him, not trying to hide them! He will relish the fresh challenge of unleashing the volcano of sensuality he senses within her.

Yet neither is prepared for what happens when one pleasurable night is nowhere near enough...

Cinderella And The Outback Billionaire - Kelly Hunter

When his helicopter crashes in the Outback, a captivating stranger keeps Reid Blake alive. Under the cover of darkness, a desperate intimacy is kindled...so when Reid is rescued and she disappears, he won’t rest until he finds her!

Ari Cohen hasn’t forgotten Reid, but she’s learnt the hard way that happy endings don’t exist. Helping at his family’s annual ball, she doesn’t expect the shocking thrill of his recognition...or the sensational kiss they share. But can this guarded Cinderella have faith he’ll still want her once the clock strikes midnight?

Wanted Outback Wife - Ally Blake

When Jodie Simpson met her long-lost sister, Louise Valentine, she didn’t realise the biggest adventure of her life was about to begin. With her visa about to expire, and desperate to stay in Australia, Jodie has a plan...she’ll marry for convenience!

Jodie is offering a one-year marriage, with no strings attached. So why does sexy cattle rancher Heath Jameson,who is almost certainly looking for a long-term wife, want to marry her? Heath seems so sure ? and so handsome ? that Jodie takes the plunge. Only to fall for a convenient husband who seems to be running from the ghosts of his past...

Her Outback Rancher - JoAnna Sims

Hawk Bowhill’s heart never left his family’s cattle ranch in Australia. But when he meets fiery Montana cowgirl Jessie Brand, it’s love at first sight ? with a baby soon to follow. Jessie’s loyalty to her own influential ranching family is challenged as her father conspires to send Hawk packing. But when Hawk must return to the outback, will the price of their happily ever after be too high to pay?

Outback Crisis - Melanie Milburne

Newly qualified Dr Alex MacDonald is thrilled to have received a six month contract in Australia’s outback. Eager to start a new life, she can’t wait to get the clinic up and running. Imagine her surprise when she arrives to find the position already filled by Dr Alex MacDonald ? a very male, very handsome Dr Alex MacDonald!

Can the two big city doctors share the country practice ? and the tiny house that comes with it?

Single Dad’s Triple Trouble - Fiona Lowe

Dr Gabe Lewis is a single dad...to triplets! But Gabe’s adorable tots are triple the trouble ? when it comes to simple things like babies’ bath time, this brilliant doctor meets his match.

He knows someone who could help, someone really special who has recently re-entered his life. But Gabe once broke Dr Elly Ruddock’s heart in two ? can he perform another miracle by mending it again, with the help of his mischievous trio?

Rescued By The Single Dad Doc - Marion Lennox

Life has taught Dr Rachel Tilding the hard way that she can’t afford to let her guard down ? ever! Except her new boss, Dr Tom Lavery, hasn’t read the memo. Known for sheltering all manner of waifs and strays, Rachel feels uncomfortably like Tom’s latest project! She should be pushing back but somehow Tom and his boys are starting to heal her wounded heart...

A Wedding For The Single Dad - Meredith Webber

Crashing a microlite, in the middle of the bush, was not part of the plan, for vet Campbell. Neither was being rescued by local GP Lauren! The pull Campbell feels to Lauren is unrivaled...and, as they get to know each other, under the starlit Australian sky, he finds himself wanting more. But, with a bruised heart, and a daughter to think of, love can’t be on the cards, can it?

Target For Abduction - Virginia Vaughan

The search for missing children reveals a dangerous enemy.

Thwarting a kidnapping attempt places Sheriff Deena Thompson in the crosshairs of a child abduction ring, and now they want her son ? and want her dead. To track down the vanished children, she teams up with FBI agent John Pearson, who?s determined to make up for his rocky past...and unaware that he?s the father of her child. When their investigation uncovers a sinister cult bent on brainwashing their young victims, Deena and John know they need to close in fast. With danger coming from all sides and threats against their son escalating, they race to dismantle this menacing scheme...before more innocent lives are taken.

Trapped On The Alaskan Glacier - Megan Short

When her cover is blown, it?s a desperate race for survival.

Forced into hiding after witnessing a double murder by an organised crime gang, Beth Ryder?s identity is suddenly leaked online and a kill order is placed on her head. Her survival is now in the hands of US Marshal Jake Cruz, who is determined to keep her alive. But when it becomes clear that more than one group is targeting Beth, the stakes are higher than ever. As they go on the run through dangerous Alaskan terrain with threats everywhere, Beth and Jake must outsmart their deadly enemies before they end up as collateral damage.

A marriage of convenience, billionaire boss, workplace romance by Kali Anthony.

One bride required...one assistant promoted!

To seal a business deal, tycoon Leo Zanetti needs a wife. Yet, the Italian doesn?t allow attachments, not since his father left. So Leo makes his plain-Jane assistant, Simone Taylor, his on-paper bride. Only, the desires she ignites are far from convenient...

Though past betrayal shattered Simone?s trust, marrying her boss means she can support her sister. Their vows are merely transactional...before they discover they?re as compatible in the bedroom as they are in the boardroom! But while their chemistry blazes, painfully real feelings emerge and threaten to burn them both...

A royally forbidden, forced proximity romance by bestselling author Trish Morey.

Sent to capture a princess...not claim her for himself!

By royal request, billionaire Head of Global Recovery, Theo Mylonakos tracks down wayward Princess Isabella D?Montcroix. Only for a storm to strand Theo on a tropical island with his charge, and no escape from their illicit passion!

Izzy refuses to return home to be married off. She just needs cynical Theo to believe her reasons. Their chemistry is Izzy?s best shot at connecting with her delectable Greek captor...and losing her innocence on her own terms. But will their forbidden bond be her downfall ? or salvation?

The latest romance by Fiona McArthur, a forbidden romance in the workplace story!

Off-limits...on the Gold Coast!

Dr Amelia Day can feel herself being prickly with Dr Marco Macaluso...but that?s only because the gorgeous consultant paediatrician could charm the pants off her if she let him! As guardian to her orphaned brothers, Amelia has too much on her plate for that to happen. Besides, he?s her boss, so resisting him should be simple...though the more glimpses she gets of his hidden compassion and family focus, the faster her defenses crumble. Is she a fool to allow the personal and professional to blur?

A found family, second chance, workplace romance story by Alison Roberts!

From colleagues to co-parents!

ER doctor Isla feels safest with the ocean and her grief as company. Until handsome but guarded colleague, Jake shatters her solitude with three shocking truths...their estranged siblings were married. They share a nephew. And a tragic accident has left them responsible for young Arlo! As they come together for the orphaned boy, Jake starts slipping past Isla?s protective walls, bringing a light to the darkness she thought wouldn?t end...could this beautiful makeshift family finally bring her back to life?

The latest romance by Alison Roberts, a workplace romance, single dad, small town story!

The thrill of a fling...

Single dad Dr Adam is caution personified. His little girl already lost her mother, he won?t leave her without a father. The total opposite of the ER?s newest hire, thrill-seeker Dr Sam! Their instant chemistry is all-consuming...and irresistible! Adam won?t get attached to someone who won?t stick around. Yet the excitement she brings to his life is addictive. And as he peels away Sam?s wild surface to reveal the complex woman beneath, he struggles to remember why they can?t be more...

A Kiss To Remember

A lingering kiss...

Angie was determined to throw off her memories of Lance Sterling. It had been nine years since her brother’s impossibly handsome friend had stolen her fifteen-year-old-heart with a kiss.

It was time to move on, time to stop comparing every man she met with Lance, time to let a man love her. Maybe there would be someone eligible at her brother’s party?

But there was an unexpected guest...Lance arrived and announced that his marriage was over. Now the temptation for a certain twenty-four-year-old virgin to try to seduce him was impossible to resist!

A Weekend To Remember

A little white lie...

I’m terribly sorry, Hannah could hear herself saying, I don’t know what came over me. I simply couldn’t let that coldhearted ambitious lady take you for another ride. When you lost the last six weeks from your memory ? including your whirlwind romance ? I thought that might be the end of Felicia. But then a nurse at the hospital said that a fiancée had been mentioned and would I please call her. I pictured Felicia winning you all over again with her looks and her lies, so before I knew it I’d opened my stupid mouth and said I was your fiancée.

A Woman To Remember

A night never to be forgotten!

Luke St. Clair had it all: looks, international success, females at his feet. But was his life-style the recipe for lasting happiness? Luke wondered if he should marry a nice Australian girl and start a family...

But would that ever happen? Eighteen months ago Luke had met the girl of his dreams in Sydney, but she’d disappeared into thin air after their brief, passionate encounter. Then a stroke of luck led him to discover her name.

Now what should Luke do ? the woman he’d always remember was Mrs Rachel Cleary!

Mistress Of Deception

Escape from obsession!

Ebony is an Australian supermodel. She is also Alan Carstairs’s ward. Once they were close, but now it is no secret in Sydney’s glamourous fashion world that Ebony and Alan are openly hostile toward each other.

Why?

What nobody knows is that Ebony and Alan are caught up in an obsession for each other. However, both can no longer bear the pain of their all-consuming passion, and each has a plan to break free. Ebony intends to leave Alan, while he is determined to make her pay for those years of tortured desire.

The Bride In Blue

Wedlocked! Brotherly love?

It was Sophia’s wedding day, but she wasn’t a happy and radiant bride. How could she feel anything but blue when she wasn’t marrying Godfrey, the man she’d loved and the father of the baby she was expecting? Instead she was to wed Godfrey’s younger brother. Jonathon Parnell was coldly handsome, and ruthless about carrying out the deathbed promise he’d made to Godfrey: to marry Sophia and give their baby legitimacy and financial security.

Jonathon had assured Sophia that this would be a marriage in name only, but now she was beginning to realise that he expected her to act the role of his wife ? in every sense...

Twins For His Majesty - Clare Connelly

One ring...to secure two royal heirs!

King Octavio must marry a princess to protect Castilona’s crown or risk civil unrest. Meaning a single wild encounter with cleaner Phoebe James is all he can allow. Then she drops a twin bombshell! There’s no world where Octavio won’t legitimise his successors, so Phoebe shall become his queen...

For her babies’ sakes, Phoebe accepts Octavio’s diamond demand ? but it can’t be more than an on-paper union. Accustomed to betrayal, she won’t let his incendiary gaze persuade her otherwise. However, in the intimate confines of the palace, reason is overridden by insatiable desire!

Forbidden Fling With The Princess - Amy Andrews

Off limits but irresistible...

World-class obstetric surgeon Edmund is furious that his long-awaited Seychelles retreat is hijacked by a helicopter carrying a smart-ass (if stunning) princess! Xiomara is determined to engage Edmund to save her cousin the King’s unborn twins. He takes some persuading! Now in London together, a powerful attraction develops, and Xiomara learns Edmund’s talents go far beyond surgery. He makes her feel empowered and free ? in every sense! Until the paparazzi discover their secret affair, reminding them they come from impossibly different worlds...

One Night To Royal Baby - JC Harroway

Her nine-month bombshell!

For months, Dr Lola Garcia has managed to resist letting illicit thoughts of brooding head of hospital security, Xavier Torres, consume her. Only, when a cyclone hits, a desperate intimacy forms between them and all bets are off...leaving Lola expecting their one night consequence! Lola’s pregnancy jumpstarts the former military medic’s protective instincts. But there’s a secret he’s keeping that will prove another shock. Xavier is royalty and their baby will be, too! Can their fledgling relationship survive two life-changing revelations?

Devious. Dangerous. Devastating...Link Robards, through and through.

Georgia knew the type and had never been swayed...until now. ‘The very last thing in the world I need is a high-powered husband,’ she seemed to recall telling Link of his arrival at her uncle’s resort. But even then she had known she was fighting a losing battle. For despite her vow never to get involved with a corporate dynamo, she was finding her attraction to him more and more impossible to resist.

But resist she must. At least until she discovered his true motives for being on the Great Barrier Reef island. And she felt sure she wouldn’t have long to wait...

Camille Guildford is the daughter ? and heiress ? of a powerful Australian financier. But she hasn’t inherited the fortune everyone thinks she has. Instead, her father’s mysterious death has left her with an unexpected legacy of bitterness.

She blames one man for her father’s decline. Nick Lombard. She casts him as her enemy, as the man who wants to see her fail. Yet much of what she learns about Nick is unpredictable, surprising. Like the fact that he has a little girl he adores. No less surprising is Camille’s attraction to him ? an attraction he seems to return. Can you fall in love with your enemy?

Tough boss, tender lover.

Gabriel McGuire knew that Chloe Cavanaugh had never taken to him as her boss. Maybe he was ruthless and uncompromising, but she was certainly no angel! The way Chloe taunted him at work could be amusing, but her reckless actions could also be downright exasperating!

If he was sometimes abrasive with her, couldn’t Chloe see that it was for her own good? One of these days, she’d take one risk too many. She’d probably worn out a whole host of guardian angels, but some small voice kept telling Gabriel that someone had to protect her and he was the man for the job...

Nothing could have kept Antoinette Streeton away from her brother’s marriage into the influential Beresford family, not even knowing how shocked they all were at her current lifestyle. Four years in Europe had put a sophisticated gloss on her stunning looks, and she presented a seductive temptation to Byrne Beresford, the formidable head of his family’s vast Australian cattle empire.

Looking spectacular in her bridesmaid’s dress, Toni had a radiance about her which Byrne found increasingly hard to resist. Surely one wedding couldn’t lead to another? Toni was totally unsuited to become this Beresford’s bride.