Up for auction are 11 CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE BOOKS (15 Total Stories) IN PAPERBACK (Descriptions from books):
1) HIGH-POWERED, HOT-BLOODED by Susan Mallery (2009) (SILHOUETTE DESIRE / A book in the `Man of the Month' series) - Mr. December: Duncan Patrick, CEO Scrooge .His Objective: Lose the "bah humbug" attitude .His Plan: Find the right (temporary) mistress .A powerful businessman, Duncan didn't like ultimatums, unless he was making them. But the board demanded his public image change. When he encountered sweet kindergarten teacher Annie McCoy, he knew she'd make him look like a perfect angel, though it would take some devilish manipulation. Once he had Annie playing his pretend mistress, Duncan needed to make her his real-life lover. Could a grouchy CEO cultivate the charm necessary to win the woman he'd almost destroyed? (PRICE STICKER ON BACK COVER) 2) DAMAGE CONTROL by Kristi Gold (2006) (HARLEQUIN ROMANCE / The 4th book in the `Hotel Marchand' series) Of all the hotels in New Orleans, he had to choose hers .He'd loved her and left her, and now he was back .When Hollywood director Pete Traynor walked out on the movie Renee Marchand was producing, his departure ended up costing her the job she loved. Now he's checked into her family's New Orleans hotel and Renee is finding it hard to maintain her cool. His arrival triggers a lot of memories and just as many questions. Why did he disappear with no explanation? And why hasn't Renee been able to forget the night they spent together? It doesn't take long before she has at least one answer. Pete Traynor is still the most appealing man she's ever met. Now she has to decide what to do about it. (MINOR COVER WEAR) 3) STARLIGHT by Debbie Macomber (1983) Award-winning author Debbie Macomber brings you the passionate romance of Rand Prescott, a man who stubbornly refuses to open his heart, and Karen McAlister, a woman who must prove that her vows were said in love and not in deception. "You deserve a whole man!" Rand could say what he liked; instinct told Karen he would lie. She knew. For all his resolve, for all his determination, he wanted her. At the same time, he hesitated. The hardness of his will and years of self-control warred with his desires. "No obligation on either side?" "None." "All right, Karen, you win." The kiss began hard and savage, as if he wanted to punish her; then with a groan, his lips softened into a warm possession. (MINOR EDGE WEAR) 4) FROM THIS DAY by Nora Roberts (1983) (SILHOUETTE ROMANCE / Book 14 in the `Language of Love' series) Language of Love .Love has a language all its own, and for centuries flowers have symbolized love's finest expression. Discover the language of flowersand-love. Forget-Me-Not: True Love. Choosing a new jam for her homemade muffins was as progressive as B.J. Clark got. As the manager of a small, old-fashioned inn, she refused to let new owner Taylor Reynolds modernize the place! She'd just have to show the jet-setter how true love and a tender touch made things cozier! 5) IN NAME ONLY (2-stories-in-1 book) (2003) (HARLEQUIN ROMANCE) - Here comes the bride? · "The Bachelor's Bed" by JILL SHALVIS Lani Mills had a secret crush on her gorgeous boss, Colin West, along with half the other women in town. Unfortunately she was just his cleaning lady, so she'd have to content herself with dusting and dreaming .Or would she? Colin needed a fictional fiancée to end his mother's matchmaking attempts. Lovely Lani was his first choice and, to his relief, she agreed to the plan. But his relief turned to surprise when she kept forgetting the "pretend" part . · "Accidental Wife" by Day Leclaire - To keep her love-struck boss, Eric, at bay, Nikki Ashton told him she was happily married. Now all she needed was a husband! So when she received an invitation to the Cinderella Ball, Nikki knew her problem had been solved. If she showed up single, by midnight she'd be married. But the man she ended up with wasn't Prince Charming. Jonah Alexander had been at the ball to stop a wedding, convinced that his brother Eric was about to make a huge mistake. Fortunately this was probably the best mistake Jonah ever made! (SMALL FRONT CORNER COVER CREASE) 6) MISSISSIPPI: A TRADITION OF PRIDE by Janet Dailey (1981) (HARLEQUIN ROMANCE / Book 24 in the `Americana' series) - The honeymoon was over long, long ago .Lara Cochran had once been a happy bride. Then Trevor, her charming husband, had turned to other women. Divorce was unheard-of in Lara's family, but she didn't want one anyway. One disastrous marriage was enough; she was now safely immune from men--all men. Or so she thought, until she met Rans McQuade, the rugged and virile manager of her father's Mississippi plantation. But she knew she couldn't let herself get carried away. For that would mean making some dramatic, unwanted changes in her life . 7) ONCE A FAMILY... (2-stories-in-1 book) by Gina Wilkins (2005) (HARLEQUIN SELECT ROMANCE): FAMILY FOUND .Fate orphaned the Walker siblings, then separated them. Now they're about to be reunited. · "Full of Grace" - Michelle Trent was unaware she was adopted--and one of seven siblings--until her parents' deaths. She wanted to believe that Tom D'Alessandro, the private detective she had hired to find the family she had never known, was a man she could trust with her secrets. But that also meant trusting him with her fragile heart. · "Hardworking Man" - Ranch hand Jared Walker was a man who worked hard and looked after his own. He didn't need any help from anyone--not even his long-scattered brothers and sisters. The way he saw it, he and his son were doing just fine on their own. But Cassie Browning, the private investigator who's tracked him down, wouldn't take no for an answer. She knew how much Jared needed his family and how much he needed her. (MINOR FRONT COVER CORNER CREASE) 8) JUST ADD CHILDREN (3-stories-in-1 book) (1995) (HARLEQUIN ROMANCE) How to guarantee a lively romance! Take a handsome, single man and a single, successful career woman. Then just add children . · "Baby, It's You" by ELISE TITLE - What does a busy career woman know about babies? Nothing! And with a baby unexpectedly dumped in her lap and an important contract hanging in the balance, Maddie has no time to learn.... · "Natural Touch" by CATHY GILLEN THACKER - What does and overworked pediatrician know about children? Lots, but only in theory. So when Dr Sarah MacIntosh is appointed guardian of three kids, she assumes - rightfully - that it will be tough going. Hardly the time to fall in love with a man who wants to have even more children. · "To Love Them All" by EVA RUTLAND - What does a globe trotting bachelor know about little kids? Enough to realize that he can't take on the guardianship of his sisters children alone . (MINOR CORNER WEAR) 9) VALLEY OF FIRE by Janelle Taylor (1984) (HARLEQUIN ROMANCE) WOULD THEIR LOVE BE CONSUMED IN THE VALLEY OF FIRE? The woman lying unconscious in the Nevada desert was Kathy Alexander, romance writer. The man who roared up on his Harley-Davidson and rescued her claimed to be Lance Reynolds. He was really Steven Winngate, entrepreneur and owner of a magazine that intended to expose the real Kathy "Brandy" Alexander to her fans. Had Kathy staged the whole incident to get Steven aloneto convince him to withdraw the malicious article? And why wouldn't Steven interfere with its publicationwhat did he stand to gain? Having each learned the price of fame, they endlessly circled each other, wary and uncertain, reluctant to be honest, seeking the truth without revealing the love they felt and hoped to discover. (MINOR EDGE WEAR) 10) FIERY ATTACTION by Emma Richmond (1995) (HARLEQUIN STOLEN MOMENTS / A short contemporary romance) - For Domini Keane, a temporary assignment as personal assistant to the arrogant, infuriating Jack Wellby seemed more than enough. But when the playboy/entrepreneur offered her a permanent post--and all that might involve--she began to think again. When he behaved himself, he was really very attractive, wasn't he...? 11) BETWEEN THE LINES by Jayne Ann Krentz (1986) (HARLEQUIN ROMANCE) A FRIENDLY MARRIAGE .Those were the terms of the agreement. Or so Gray lied to Amber Langley. She was reeling from a bad love affair, but he had her in front of the altar in no timepossession, after all, was nine-tenths of the law. A modern day gunslinger Gray wanted her in his bed, in his life. And Gray took what he wanted. But Amber was special. A slow burner. With his ring on her finger Gray planned to woo her and win heruntil Roarke Kelley, the man who had betrayed Amber, arrived on the scene. Then it was a showdown pure and simple. STARTING BID IS ONLY 99-CENTS! SEE LISTING HERE: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330617374358 <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330617374358> Thanks for looking! 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