Jenaqueta Silva and Caleb HarlandWhat ever made her think she could take this man on? Persuade him to change his mind? Guts, he thought. Brave and foolish, not a good combination. In the back of his head he lodged the fact her courage was fuelled by loyalty. She came to his office to tell him, well, actually, ordered him not to date Melanie, her cousin's fiancee! Except the engagement was not 'official'....…
Evangeline had spent many a fanciful moment creating fantasies that involved Seth. Seth and his grandmother was her new neighbours. In her 'Cinderella' moments she had hoped he might be her Prince Charming. If he offered to marry her, many of her troubles would vanish in an instant. His grandmother was happy to engineer things between them but Evie also knew she wasn't his type. Seth put up with his grandmother's shennigans but he could see that Evie's farm was struggling. But that didn't mean that he was going to be her meal ticket. He'd already provided that for one woman. He was not going to be taken for a ride again. But a convenience marriage might be useful for both. (Story linked to books- "Heartbeat in Moonlight" and "Dream in Moonlight")…
In Georgia's teenage head she was the too tall, too gangly, geeky kid whose one date with Elias the ultra cool kid at school was an unmitigated disaster. The fact their families were good friends meant that she wasn't able to simply forget him. Dealing with the past was proving to be complicated. In Elias' adult head Georgia was the gorgeous, elegant, smart woman whose ability to avoid him was starting to frustrate him. The fact their families were close friends meant he had plenty of opportunity to meet her. Taking things forward was turning out to be far from simple.…
Jack Santiago was a self-made businessman, successful in his personal and business life. But despite having a history as the town's celebrated wonder kid, until Amelia Peters had signed up to take part in a sponsored bike ride, she'd barely registered on his radar. Amelia figured the fundraising sponsored trip provided a perfect opportunity for him to get to know her, after all, he'd be stuck with her (and bunch of people) for about seven days. Initially she did make an impression on him, but for all the wrong reasons. It took one night sitting on a school bench, gift wrapped in moonlight, to confirm his instincts and revise his position.…
When Douglas Hawke's grandmother and Isabelle Sojour-D'Sa's grandmother met at a wedding reception they had plenty of time to sit and talk. It didn't take them long to reach the conclusion that their grandchildren could do with a not so gentle push in the right direction. The fact that Doug and Isabelle had never met and were unlikely to take too kindly to having their lives manipulated in this way registered from the outset, which is why the two grandmothers took it upon themselves to announce the engagement in a national newspaper and then promptly made themselves scarce. The fact Isabelle came from old money and Doug came from no money did not matter to either grandmother. In any case family fortunes had reversed. Doug had made a fortune and Isabelle and her family were fighting to reclaim theirs. The fact Doug and Isabelle had never met was a minor matter. In any case having to deal with their grandmothers' set up was a temporary matter. The fact that Doug and Isabelle were perfect for each other, was all that mattered!…
In this day and age a marriage of convenience could work well. They could lead separate lives in private, as long as they ensured they were seen together in public. Simple. He knew he didn't love her. He knew she didn't love him. The marriage was temporary. The grandparents might not know that, but David had read her eyes and knew, that she like him had the divorce card available and had no qualms should the time come to use it. That was the time.…
They'd survived two years of a cold war: David McKenzie and Gabriella Jones rarely spoke to each other. He thought she was pretentious and unkind and she thought he was an arrogant jerk.He usually seemed to have a radar alert where she was concerned. Not that he was the only one contributing to the cold war. She avoided him at all costs. They had a history and years of festering resentment would need just a spark to ignite it. (Story linked to books- "Promises in Moonlight" and "Dream in Moonlight")…
Greg Lorimar and Mallory White had history. They dated when she was fifteen and he was sixteen. Followed by three years of bliss. She won an international dance scholarship. But even that had paled into insignificance when Greg proposed to her. It was just such a shame their relationship had ended so badly, because the following day he left after receiving a letter from her. When he returned to their town, twelve years later, the rumour was he returned to the town to settle and to find a wife. Unfortunately, he was not here for Mallory. (Story linked to books- "Heartbeat in Moonlight" and "Promises in Moonlight")…
Grace is a thirty something workaholic in New Zealand, who returns from a conference to find that her father has tried to set her up on a blind date with the gorgeous Joshua. This is the story of their rocky road to a relationship. (This is the first story I wrote for me, and when I found courage, I published it.... .resulting in the Carvalho series).…
Rafe Harlington and Marina Sojour-D'Sa met at various social functions, moved in similar circles and worked in the medical profession. Marina had initially pursued a career in medicine because of him! For at the ripe old age of fifteen she heard he was at University studying medicine, and that's when she decided to become a medic! The only problem was that he clearly did not see her as a medic. Didn't see her at all, apart from registering the fact that she was simply a socialite temping on his ward. But she loved medicine. Ok, so her reasons for initially choosing were dodgy, but she had put in six hard years, and she loved every moment. Well, nearly every moment. Just as she loved him. Most of the time!…
Love is the glue: it makes people want to keep their commitment to someone, no matter what happens, just a shame that Regan and Gray's relationship was based upon agreed commitment but trust, honesty and openness was missing from the start. Commitment started when Regan took on Gray, his sister and his grandfather. Regan provided a roof for all of them, and she gave Gray a job on her farm. Commitment was shifting because love was faced with unrevealed undercurrents.…
This is the sister book to Compulsion. Captivation presents Caitlin's and Jared's story.The man walking beside her was anything but safe. Nothing like tedious. Jared was the kind of man Caitlin had fantasies about, someone who knew their mind and didn't allow her father's standing in the community to influence their actions. The man who escorted her toward the dance floor was a law unto himself. She'd heard enough about him to know that he took little notice of protocol and even less of status. He was never short of female company. But she was surprised to find that she had registered on his radar. Sadly she had registered for all the wrong reasons, as far as he was concerned.…
Regan inherited a dilapidated farm and she was convinced to house Gray and his family. They would work on the farm. But she could only pay him.…
David and Gabriella's story (part of the 'in moonlight' series).…