Captive Kisses (Sweetly Contemporary Collection) (23 page)

Piracy of the Heart

Sherry Mason fully intended to refuse the plea of her
weak-willed friend, Paul Villeré, that she be his pretend fiancée during a
visit to his Louisiana home. Let him stand up to his arrogant older brother
Lucien, and refuse to marry the girl chosen for him! But that was before she
received the late-night phone call from Lucien, heard his scathing opinion of
her character and relationship with Paul.

Still, she underestimates Lucien’s determination to
prevent her appearance at the family gathering — until he spirits her away to
an isolated bayou mansion. To submit to this abduction is impossible; Sherry
makes every effort to thwart Lucien’s plan. But how can she escape the
unwilling desires of her own heart?

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Love
at Sea

Passport to Love

Maura’s great aunt is injured in an accident just
before the two are to set sail aboard the Athena, and insists her niece go on
without her. Maura can still gather background material for her famous aunt’s
next romantic novel while enjoying a tropical island vacation.

Maura might not have agreed if she’d known the
devilishly handsome owner of the shipping line, Nikolaos Vassos, would be on
board. The arrogant Greek is everywhere she turns, in both calm and stormy
seas, and seems to suspect her of some sort of literary sabotage.

How can she concentrate on island romance when her
thoughts keep turning to a Greek lover?

 
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The
Snowbound Heart

Script for Romance…

Stranded after an accident during a blizzard, Clare
Thornton takes shelter at the mountain home of movie star Logan Longcross. She’s
far from welcome as the reclusive actor is convinced she’s another adoring fan
invading his privacy. Both Clare and Logan are determined she will leave as
soon as the roads are clear.

That is, until producer Marvin Hobbs shows up right
behind the snow plow, convinced he’ll find his wife, Janine, in Logan’s arms.

When Janine appears on cue, Clare is suddenly cast in
the part of Logan’s fiancée. Clare and Logan must give flawless performances,
or the movie deal Logan and Marvin are negotiating will fall apart. Logan is a
superb actor, leaving Clare breathless. But it was never in the script for her
to fall in love...