Love is sweeter the second time around. . . . Act One: Girl Leaves BoyLindsay West may have the face of a Hollywood starlet, but the demanding life of a teen celebrity never suited her. So nearly twenty years ago, she left her hit TV show and returned to her hometown of Belle Coeur, Missouri. Now Lindsay takes a role in a new play at a regional theater, unaware that she’ll be sharing the stage with her former cast mate, one-time heartthrob Noah Patrick. Act Two: Boy Tries to Win Back GirlNoah Patrick took the gig at the Belle Coeur Theater hoping it would help revive his stalled career–but it was his heart that got the jumpstart. Playing opposite the beautiful and enigmatic Lindsay, he begins to understand that fame is fickle and fortune is fleeting but true love lasts. Growing up together on the set of the show that made them both stars, Noah didn’t give Lindsay much thought. But now she has grown into someone impossible to forget.Act Three: Anyone’s GuessFighting off man-eating bears, Lindsay’s quirky family, and a pretty serious case of pneumonia, Noah will do whatever it takes to prove that this former bad boy has turned into a man Lindsay can love . . . before the curtain falls!

Return Engagement

Literature & Fiction

Michaels, Lynn

Contemporary

Ballantine Books

Something old, something new–sister one or sister two? After her parents’ vast fortune is stolen in a shady wire transfer, Dory Lambert, armed with a hard-earned M.B.A. and a savvy entrepreneurial spirit, vows to clear the family name and recover their wealth. But just as she sets her plan in motion, Dory is thrown off-kilter by the return of her childhood crush: the chauffeur’s son, Chase McKay. Can Dory charm this handsome man using her dark good looks and sharp mind, or will he fall prey–again–to Dory’s gorgeous blond sister, Jill, a carefree soul whom every man desires? Nearly sixteen years ago, Chase was caught in a compromising situation with Jill–and he was quickly sent away to college. Now he is a millionaire architect, returning to the Lambert estate to visit his father. Dory is certain that this time the attraction between her and Chase is mutual. Wedding bells are ringing . . . but will true love answer?

Honeymoon Suite: A Novel

Humor & Satire

Ivy Books

There’s only so much taffeta and toile a girl can take.  Passionate, talented, and noticeably stunning, Mia Savard is the top designer at her father’s thriving bridal design company. But her life has hit a bit of a snag. Thirty, recently dumped, and suddenly single, Mia has grown weary of white lace and craves couture. But when Mia’ s most spectacular creation is leaked to the competition, the silk hits the fan. Someone inside Savard Creations is trading with the enemy. In the world of fashion, that means war.  Enter private investigator Joe Kerr, the exceedingly handsome ex-cop hired to nab the clever mole. Stalking dangerous territory–where jittery brides, hysterical mothers, and deadline-challenged designers clash in clouds of gossamer and gossip–Joe is torn between suspecting Mia and seducing her. Amid the treachery, hijinks, and flirtations galore, it seems that for Mia, romance just might be tailor-made.

Marriage by Design: A Novel

Return Engagement: A Novel

Hope for the best, but expect the worst.That's Richard Parker-Harris' outlook on life, so of course that's how he ends up -- broke and brokenhearted on his grandmother's doorstep. Again. Richard realizes this is getting to be a pattern, one he is determined to break. Hopefully before Susan Cade, his stepsister Meredith's cousin, breaks his nose -- again. But it seems that's what he's headed for when Meredith invites him to Cicada Ranch, the horse farm she and Susan own in California, and he fails to recognize Susan. How could he? He hasn't seen her in eight years. The ugly ducking Richard remembers has turned into a swan, a gorgeous redhead -- and she still has an uncanny knack for picking winners at the track. Richard needs money, but he wants Susan. More than he's ever wanted any woman.Susan is hopelessly in love with him -- Richard the scoundrel, the wastrel -- the real ugly duckling. For once Richard vows to do the right thing and get out of Susan's life.But love has other plans.A Note From Lynn Michaels:I love horses and fairy tales so writing Second Sight was double fun for me. I love horses because they're beautiful, and fairy tales because they have happy endings. That's why I love to write romance.Every good fairy tale has magic. In this story, it's Susan's ability to talk to horses, something I wish I could do. I like to think there are people who really can.We can all relate to feeling ugly on the inside, no matter how we look on the outside. We all dream of waking up some day to discover we've become swans. Some of us are still waiting. Others, like Richard, have been a swan all along. It just took him longer to realize it.And Susan's love to convince him.        

Second Sight

Romance

Historical

HARLEQUIN)

THE PRINCESS AND THE JEWEL THIEF Chase Sanquist: Gorgeous. Charming. Jewel thief. Molly Savard: Beautiful. Cultured. Princess. Two greater opposites couldn't be found, except that Princess Molly needed the dashing, devil-may-care Chase Sanquist's help. He intended to steal the Phantom, the centerpiece of her crown jewels--and she wanted him to do exactly that. It was all part of her secret plan to gain her throne.

Molly And The Phantom

Paranormal

A vampire, his Shade and an ancient evil...Willow Evans doesn't believe in vampires until she discovers that Jonathan Raven doesn't cast a reflection in a mirror. She doesn't believe in ghosts, either, until she traps Johnny, Raven's Shade, in a mirror.Neither Johnny nor Raven can really exist, yet they do -- and so does Nekhat, an Egyptian vampire unearthed in the Valley of the Kings in 1878. Nekhat wants Raven and his moonstone ring.Johnny loves Willie without condition. Raven needs her to regain his mortality. Which one will she choose? And will she make her choice before Nekhat finds Raven and the moonstone ring?   Review from The Romance Studio:I loved this book. The story was absolutely riveting and I couldn't put it down until I had read it cover to cover. The premise of the split vampire was brilliant and actually made a lot of sense. Raven, who was utterly amoral and clinging to a slim hope based solely on what he remembered about being human was the ultimate sympathetic hero. Johnny, the incorporeal shade of Raven, was everything good and sweet, but as a stand alone hero would not have made the grade. Combine the two and hello, you have got perfection...Lynn Michaels is an author I would definitely like to hear more from especially in this genre. This is an excellent quick, fun and intense read that I highly recommend.-- Wendy Mitchell, reviewer Review:"A palpably sensual vampire and his lonely Shade struggle in unearthly combat for the love of a spirited young woman. The gifted Lynn Michaels enchants us once again with extraordinary twists and turns in a tender tale of salvation through sacrifice and love."-- Cindy Whitsel, Romantic Times MagazineAbout the AuthorLynn Michaels is a 3-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America's RITA award. Lynn has also received 2 Romantic Times Magazine awards: Best New Romantic Suspence Author (yes, suspense is misspelled on the award) and Best Contemporary Romance of 2002. Lynn lives in Missouri with her husband, two sons, one grandson and Smokey the cat. She loves chocolate and collects handmade bookmarks.

Nightwing (Secret Fantasies)

She planned everything for the wedding– except the falling in love part. . . . In a family of jet-setters and lovable eccentrics, Cydney Parrish is the stable, sensible one, always with her feet firmly planted on the ground. Maybe that’s why she ended up raising her sister’s daughter Bebe. Now Bebe is all grown up and about to marry the nephew of the handsome and reclusive author Angus Munroe. Between planning the wedding, dealing with her high maintenance kin, and facing a future with only a cat for company, Cydney has her hands full. But she isn’t too busy to notice that aside from being pushy and generally infuriating, Gus Munroe may just be the man of her dreams. Angus Munroe is not about to let his only nephew throw his future away on some ditzy debutante. He flies into town determined to “speak now and never hold his peace”–but ends up instead with a broken nose, a slight limp, and his mountainside home invaded by the bride-to-be’s family. He’s pretty certain it is all the wedding planner’s fault. Aunts aren’t supposed to be sexy, but someone obviously forgot to tell the irresistible Cydney Parrish. . . .

Mother of the Bride: A Novel

Love is sweeter the second time around. . . . Act One: Girl Leaves Boy Lindsay West may have the face of a Hollywood starlet, but the demanding life of a teen celebrity never suited her. So nearly twenty years ago, she left her hit TV show and returned to her hometown of Belle Coeur, Missouri. Now Lindsay takes a role in a new play at a regional theater, unaware that she’ll be sharing the stage with her former cast mate, one-time heartthrob Noah Patrick. Act Two: Boy Tries to Win Back Girl Noah Patrick took the gig at the Belle Coeur Theater hoping it would help revive his stalled career–but it was his heart that got the jumpstart. Playing opposite the beautiful and enigmatic Lindsay, he begins to understand that fame is fickle and fortune is fleeting but true love lasts. Growing up together on the set of the show that made them both stars, Noah didn’t give Lindsay much thought. But now she has grown into someone impossible to forget. Act Three: Anyone’s Guess Fighting off man-eating bears, Lindsay’s quirky family, and a pretty serious case of pneumonia, Noah will do whatever it takes to prove that this former bad boy has turned into a man Lindsay can love . . . before the curtain falls!

Marriage to such a lord was a fate worse than death! True, Amanda Gilbertson hadn't seen the toad-eating wretch since they were both children, but that didn't stop her from spending the Duchess of Braxton's party hiding in a tree to avoid the loathsome man. But Fate played its delightful hand that evening when she found herself in the potent midnight embrace of the black-masked Captain Rakehell. He was a thief, no doubt, but a romantic dream-come-true compared to the ridiculous fop who had just been announced as Lesley Earnshaw, her bethrothed. Amanda knew her preordinal future would change forever, if she could only determine the true identity of the notorious Captain Rakehell. "A rousing Regency romantic romp" Harriet Klausner, The Best Reviews; "There is something going on every minute in this lighthearted romp" Virginia DeWeese, Rendezvous

Captain Rakehell

Literary

Delphi Books

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Return Engagement

Honeymoon Suite: A Novel

Marriage by Design: A Novel

Return Engagement: A Novel

Second Sight

Molly And The Phantom

Nightwing (Secret Fantasies)

Mother of the Bride: A Novel

Return Engagement

Captain Rakehell