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Dr. Yes

If he got his way, no woman would say no to.... Dr. Yes.

Dr. Alan Archer didn't seem evil. With his boyish good looks and shy demeanor, he seemed more a mother's fantasy than every woman's nightmare. But Rachel Calais knew the insidious truth: The doc was in Nepal seraching for the lost city of Yonam -- and a plant that, when properly refined, would have every female in the world on her knees... or her back.

Rachel had a mission: Stop Archer at any cost. B.L.I.S.S. -- an international organization fighting such dastardly villains -- had given her a kit to help, as well as Harrison Wiles -- a dangerously sexy man who knew how to watch a woman's back. With a stun gun, infrared goggles, and other less conventional forms of nighttime protection, Rachel was a regular Jane Bond, ready to face danger wherever it lurked. What she didn't know was that playing spy could make her pay the ultimate price: her heart.

George & the Virgin

Sometimes, killing the dragon is the easy part.

The medieval village of Markesew was besieged, its virgins demanded in tribute, so when St. George the Dragonslayer arrived from modern times --- in his silver pants and lace-up boots -- his quest was clear. Being a professional wrestler didn't qualify him for the task, but a sword and imagination were all he needed.... or so he thought, until he came up against the mysterious mistress of Devil's Mount.

Twelve years ago Alizon had been sent to die in the jaws of the serpent. Too tough for dragon teeth then, she'd never surrender to some foreigner in shiny hose now. She feared first for the secret world she'd built atop her mountain.... but as the hero approached, Alizon realized it was not the dragon's armor he'd come to pierce, but the scales around her own ferocious heart.

Nominated for 2002 PEARL
ParaNormal Excellence Award in Romantic Literature

Dating without Novocaine

For twenty-nine-year-old Hannah O'Dowd, finding a decent man in Portland, Oregon, is like pulling teeth. Luckily, the self-employed seamstress has work that she loves and friends to ease the pain.

As she nears the big 3-0, Hannah wonders why her life doesn't look like she expected: where is her Volvo and her house, her husband and her golden retriever? Plainly something needs to change.

But as she trudges through her military-style campaign to find Mr. One-in-a-Million, Hannah finds that nothing could be worse than what she experiences... except maybe a trip to the dentist .

Named one of Waldenbooks' Best Books of 2002 (see list)

The Mermaid of Penperro

In the 19th century village of Penperro, Cornwall, life is looking dim for the villagers who rely on smuggling more than fishing for their daily bread. The Preventive Water Guard has come to town, and stationed a boat in their very own harbor.

Tom Trewella is not one to be defeated by a little thing like a boatload of the king's men. When a singer on the run takes refuge in a cottage nearby, he devises a plan to distract the tax men from their duties: Penperro will have a mermaid.

Konstanze will do anything to stay hidden in the wilds of Cornwall. If that means donning a fish tale and splashing about while singing operatic arias, she'll do it. For the proper fee, of course.

What neither of them expect, though, is the danger that can come when a man outside the law lands a mermaid who is anything but a cold fish.

Of Midnight Born

Alex Woding had come seeking peace. And though the young astronomer was thrilled to discover a place where he could pursue his passion undisturbed, he had another motive for seeking out Maiden Castle. There, in his youth, Alex had glimpsed a beauty that had haunted him ever since. Staring now into the evening sky, the gentleman saw again the reason for his return.

For five hundred years Serena Clerenbold had been a ghost -- since the days of the Black Prince -- and she had never known peace. But watching the castle's handsome new tenant, happiness was easy to imagine. Which made her all the more determined to drive him away. Alex made Serena burn to be flesh once more, to revel in a touch she'd once reviled. He made her dream that she could be saved, for there was no power greater than that of love, even one... Of Midnight Born.

2nd Place Winner!

"Light Paranormal" category, The Prism Awards

Bewitching The Baron

A healer with unnatural gifts, Valerian Bright lives with her aunt and pet raven in a cottage in the woods, shunned by the villagers of nearby Greyfriars. She had learned long before that she would never marry, for while the townsfolk of her Cumbrian village were grateful for her abilities, the price of her gift was solitude.

Nathaniel Warrington was the new Baron Ravenall, a man of dark secrets and strong passions, and he had never wanted anything the way he desired his people's enigmatic healer. When he finds Valerian he believes he finds as well the key to his own redemption.

Opposed by those who sought to destroy her, compelled by a love that would never die, Nathaniel fought to earn the lone beauty's trust. Valerian would learn that the only thing more dangerous -- or heavenly -- than bewitching a baron, was being bewitched by one.

Winner!

Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award, for Best British-Set Historical Romance!

The Changeling Bride

Modern-day Elle is tired of the dating scene and of being single and poor. When a strange old woman gives her a coupon for a free husband, she half-jokingly redeems it, and finds herself swept back in time and into the life of Eleanor Moore, a wealthy heiress engaged to the impoverished Earl of Allsbrook. She quickly learns the truth of the old adage that you should be careful what you wish for... you just might get it.

Puddings, Pastries, and Thou

...from the anthology "Wish List"

It's Christmas, and Vivian Ambrose has once again been passed off from one relation to the other. Orphaned long ago, and with no fortune, she has had to rely on the charity of cousins for her meat and bread, when what she dreams of is puddings and pastries, and a home, husband, and children of her own.

Richard Brent has all but given up hope that a decent, loving woman will have him. He has enough stains upon his public character that he is barely tolerated in genteel homes, and then only because he comes from a good family. When he meets Vivian, his last flickers of hope are stirred to life, for she is the one woman he has met whose hungers may tempt her to take his bait .

The Breeding Season

...from the anthology "A Mother's Way"

Evelina Johnson has at last been freed from her prison-like boarding school, and 1750's Bath had better watch out! The only thing Evelina likes better than the latest fashions and most modern makeup from France is the company of a man.

Charles Highcroft is more comfortable with horses and things that go "moo" than with his fellow human beings -- most especially, those of the gentle sex. When the shy horse breeder gets paired with the wild Evelina, though, there is no stopping his animal instincts.

RITA Finalist!