Books:
Jude Deveraux Book's
The Enchanted Land (1978)
For beautiful Morgan Wakefield, that land lay west of the bluegrass splendor of her Kentucky home...and within the powerful embrace of Seth
Colter-the handsome rancher with whom she had struck a bargain that would change her life.
Beneath the star-studded New Mexico skies Colter awakened in Morgan a woman's passion, stoking the sensuous fires of a bold tempestuous romance.
Though fate would make them enemies, theirs was a love that would endure, never to be forsaken.
The Black Lyon (1980)
No suitor was man enough for feisty Lady Lyonene, until she met her match in the immensely rich and darkly handsome Earl Ranulf
de Warbrooke, also known as "The Black Lyon." But after a whirlwind romance, their union grew stormy, tangled by jealousy,
lies and misunderstandings. . . .
The Velvet Promise (1981)
All of England rejoiced on her wedding day. But Judith vowed that her husband would get only what he took from her!
At the flower-bedecked altar, the first touch of their hands ignited an all-consuming passion. Gavin Montgomery looked deep into her golden
eyes and burned with desire for her...but his heart had been pledged to another.
Humiliated and alone in a strange castle, Judith resolved to hate this husband who took her body, but rejected her love...never admitting her
fear of losing him.
But destiny held another fate for Judith...a fate that would keep at last . . .
Highland Velvet (1982)
Bronwyn MacArran was a proud Scot. Stephen Montgomery was one of the hated English.
He came to Scotland as a conqueror, saw her beauty and was vanquished. But still she would abhor him.
She owned a temper hot enough to forge the armors of battle or inflame a valiant soldier's passion. Yet still she would resist him.
She became his reason to live, his reason to love. And still she would deny him.
But while clan fought clan, while brother took up sword against brother, and the highlands ran with blood -- their destiny was made...and this
mighty warrior pledged himself to his woman's pride, her honor and her name -- and made of their love a torch to burn through the ages!
Casa Grande (1982)
She came home a small-town celebrity but the dream she fought for made her a woman of the world. . Determined to repay those who had
sacrificed for her, Laura Taylor turned her artistic drive to a fabulous dream. From the ruins of a Spanish mission, she would build a
splendidly luxurious pleasure resort frequented by the world's most glamorous people.
Sweetbriar (1983)
In a few terrifying moments, her life was changed forever.
Linnet plunged into the Kentucky wilderness, leaving behind the remnants of her life in London. But a savage Indian attack on the wagon
train wiped out her fellow travelers, and left her alone in a harsh land...at the mercy of a fierce Shawnee tribe.
When a handsome young brave claimed her, in perfect English, as his own, Linnet knew she was safe. Until the jealousy of his powerful
chief forced them to flee on a hazardous journey, fraught with peril and treachery...a journey that threatened both their lives, and their
very special love!
Velvet Song (1983)
They were both outcasts by a harsh decree -- and on the brink of a shared destiny of passion!
With her father murdered, her home burned, lovely Alyx Blackelt fled to the woods -- and sanctuary in the camp of Raine Montgomery, a nobleman
outlawed by the king's edict. There she hid her beauty in the guise of a boy, and her sorrow in her work as Montgomery's squire.
But how long could such loveliness as hers be hidden? How long could such a gallant man's desires be blind? And how soon -- even as a blood
feud raged between the Montgomery's and the Chatsworth's, as angry swords clattered in the name of family honor -- one woman's love would make
all the difference...one woman's love would inflame a hero's passion, touch a king's pity, and raise a song of praise in every English heart.
Velvet Angel (1983)
TShe came to him as a precious gift, a naked angel rolled in a rug. Once he gazed into her green eyes, saw her tangle of honey blonde
hair, he was undone with passion.
Elizabeth would never surrender. He was a hated Montgomery -- she was a Chatworth -- and the blood war between their families raged on,
a wildfire of rape, murder, and betrayal.
Elizabeth vowed to fight the handsome lord, to resist the burning desire in his eyes -- no matter how great the temptation.
Counterfeit Lady (1984)
Nicole was a passionate French beauty kidnapped by mistake and swept across turbulent seas...to be the bride of a stranger.
In eighteenth-century Virginia, the lush lands embraced the rivers that bounded the great plantations. There Clayton awaited his English
lady...but when he showered his bride with ardent kisses, the woman he found in his arms was Nicole Courtalain!
Twin Of Fire (1985)
Entwines the frontier adventures of two unforgettable sisters -- demure beauty Houston Chandler and her independent, hot-tempered twin
Blair -- discover heartfelt passions as powerfully as compelling as ice and fire....
While dreaming of practicing medicine, Blair falls in love with her placid sister's fianceé, himself a doctor. Blair's impetuous spirit
has won her a medical degree in a man's world -- and captured Lee Westfield's heart. But even as the couple's ardor grows, there are nights
when Lee disappears only to return exhausted, haunted. His silence imperils their love, but the truth would imperil her life.
Twin Of Ice (1985)
Entwines the frontier adventures of two unforgettable sisters -- demure beauty Houston Chandler and her independent, hot-tempered twin
Blair -- who discover heartfelt passions as powerfully compelling as ice and fire....
Happily betrothed to Dr. Lee Westfield, Houston is every bit the good girl she was raised to be. So when faced with Kane Taggert's brash
marriage proposal, Houston is outwardly shocked. But beneath her gracious demeanor lies a woman of hidden longings -- and her defenses begin
to melt the second this rugged stranger touches his hungry lips to hers.
Meet Houston's impetuous sister, Blair Chandler, in Jude Deveraux's Twin of Fire -- available from Pocket Books.
Lost Lady (1985)
Forsaken by her guardian and narrowly escaping marriage to a money-hungry suitor, Regan flees Weston Manor, the only home she's ever
known, determined to rule her own destiny. When Travis Stanford, a big, rugged American, finds Regan on London's docks, he vows to protect
her -- unaware of the magnificent, iron-willed beauty she would become, or the dangerous, passion-filled future that awaited them both.
From England's bawdy wharves to Virginia's elegant mansions, their love was kindled by chance, and flamed by the thrilling pursuit of unknown
tomorrows.
River Lady (1985)
Handsome plantation owner Wesley Stanford would barely recall the poverty-stricken young girl named Leah Simmons who adored him from
after years ago. Now, in an unexpected twist of fate -- a chance encounter on the Virginia riverfront -- he will become Leah's reluctant
husband. Determined to forge a new life in untamed Kentucky, Wesley discovers that the bride he hopes to abandon is passionate, proud, and
brave -- and may be the woman he cannot live without.
The Temptress (1986)
With the blazing spirit of a true Montgomery, heiress Christian Montgomery Mathison bravely defies the two men who abduct her.
Forced into the primitive rain forests of the Washington Territory, she is swept into a thrilling adventure. Amid schemes of greed and
intrigue, the bold beauty resists the wooing of one captor, and uses all her whiles to entice the other, the mysterious Tynan...a dark,
fatally handsome man who desires her...but who must refuse her love at all costs!
The Raider (1987)
In colonial New England, the British are hunting a fearless, masked patriot whose daring foils them at every turn.
He's known simply as the Raider.
Jessica Taggert, a proud-tempered beauty, thrills to the Raider's scorching midnight embrace, but despises Alexander Montgomery,
the drunken town buffoon.
In truth, the cleverly disguised Montgomery lives two lives...and only his triumph over the hated Redcoats will free him, at last,
to know the full pleasure of Jessica's love.
The Princess (1987)
Her name was Aria...a beautiful, arrogant princess from a small European kingdom. Stranded in a storm of intrigue near the Florida Keys, she
is swept ashore and into the arms of dashing J.T. Montgomery, an officer of the American Navy. Disdainful at first, Aria is secretly tantalized
by the handsome Lieutenant's brash independence...and beneath her proud reserve, J.T. discovers a woman of sensuous fire. To escape her enemies,
they return to her royal domain -- with Aria posing as an American bride. But if their daring charade succeeds, Aria must choose -- between the
kingdom she was born to rule, and the man she was destined to love!
The Awakening (1988)
Amanda Caulden led a sheltered life on her father's California ranch -- until the day Hank Montgomery stormed into town. A hot-blooded union
organizer with a taste for ladies and fine champagne, he sensed the fire that smoldered beneath her prim, virtuous beauty...and he vowed to
make her his.
Hank's assault on her orderly life made Amanda furious -- and all the more enticing. Slowly, he drew her into a world of sensuous pleasure:
sumptuous meals and moonlit dances, carefree laughter and stolen kisses...gently stirring the sleeping embers of passion. But even as a fierce
love rose between them, violent rebellion threatened to destroy the Caulden ranch -- and their lives!
The Maiden (1988)
He was wise, strong, and brave. His destiny was to be king. She was young, beautiful, a warrior princess. Her destiny was to love him.
But when first they met, it was not as princess and king -- it was as man and woman only, consumed by a passion so sudden, so deep that the
very world exploded with one kiss. Only later, with his touch still burning on her lips, did Jura discover that the knight of her secret tryst
had been none other than the hated Prince Rowan! Rowan, who had returned from far-away England to usurp her brother's throne...Rowan, who vowed
to unite the wild clans under his rule.
Furious, Jura swore her enmity to the golden-haired prince whose glorious visage tormented her days and haunted her nights. But nothing would
stop Rowan from ruling over the warring tribes...and nothing would stop him from winning the fierce and lovely Jura as his bride, his Queen,
his love....
The Taming (1989)
England's most valiant knights paid court to wealthy Liana Neville, but only the infamous warrior Rogan Peregrine made no secret of his
powerful desires. His very caress melted Liana into liquid fire, and she vowed to capture this manificent, wild man. Boldly the delicate
beauty gave him her hand -- and Britain's richest dower. Yet he was bound to a bitter feud: for love betrayed, brothers killed, and ancestral
land usurped. In Rogan's war-ravaged castle, Liana would lay her tender seige...to redeem his embattled spirit and win his untamed heart!
A Knight In Shining Armor (1989)
Once upon a time......as a fair maiden lay weeping upon a cold tombstone, her heartfelt desire was suddenly made real before her: tall,
broad of shoulder, attired in gleaming silver and gold, her knight in shining armor had come to rescue his damsel in distress....
Abandoned by a cruel fate, lovely, thoroughly modern Dougless Montgomery lay weeping upon a cold tombstone in an English church. Suddenly,
as if in answer to her prayers, the most extraordinary man appeared.
He was Nicholas Stafford, Earl of Thornwyck...and according to his tombstone he had died in1564. Tall, broad of shoulder, attired in gleaming
silver and gold, he was magnificent. Drawn to his side by a bond so sudden and compelling it overshadowed reason, Dougless knew that Nicholas
was nothing less than a miracle: a man who would not seek to change her, who found her perfect, fascinating, just as she was.
Yet she could not imagine how strong were the chains that tied them to the past...or the grand adventure that lay before them....
Wishes (1989)
Jace Montgomery was a stranger in Chandler. Tall, proud, and ruggedly handsome, he would make any woman's heart beat faster...
Yet Jace, homesick for his closeknit family in Maine, took immediately to Nellie. For the first time, Nellie was the center of attention.
It was a heady, delightful feeling...almost as wonderful as the moment when Jace gave her her very first kiss.
Nellie was sure her romantic idyll would end -- how long could Jace resist the lovely Terel's charms? But with the help of an enchanting
new friend, Nellie would discover that her flirtatious sister might not be the woman to win the gallant Jace Montgomery....
Mountain Laurel (1990)
Captain Ring Montgomery was handsome, a skilled rider, a crack shot, popular with the men and their ladies. That was reason enough for a jealous,
surly colonel to saddle Montgomery with a most peculiar assignment: to escort an opera singer into the Colorado gold fields.
Ring's plan was to scare the little lady enough so that she'd hightail it for home. After all, a Civil War was brewing! But LaReina, The Singing
Duchess -- as Maddie Worth called herself on stage -- didn't scare easy. And she didn't intend to explain her reasons for coming west to any high
and mighty soldier. Captain Montgomery might be smart enough to figure out that she was no European duchess, and gentleman enough not to take
advantage of her when he'd had the chance, but he'd have to go on thinking she had some insane desire to sing opera to a bunch of ragtag miners.
She didn't dare trust him with the truth....
The Duchess (1991)
Captures the thrill of an American beauty's Highlands wedding, where a royal title is at stake -- and where love wins the day.
Claire Willoughby risked losing millions in her inheritance if, as decreed by her grandfather, she did not wed an "acceptable" man. Harry
Montgomery, the eleventh Duke of MacArran, seemed perfect. He owned a historic castle, he looked manly in a kilt, and he was as much a titled
Scotsman as Bonnie Prince Charlie himself.
Their engagement announced, Claire's future as a duchess was assured -- and she set off with her family to meet the Montgomery clan in Scotland.
Bramley Castle was a damp, chill place, overflowing with eccentric relatives. But there was also Trevelyan, a secretive, brooding man who lived
in Bramley's ancient halls. Whoever he was, he wasn't at all like Harry: Trevelyan was the most exasperating, arrogant, know-it-all of a man
Claire had ever met. And the most fascinating...
The Conquest (1991)
Lovely Zared Peregrine was the pride of her family, a treasure her rough-hewn brothers would strive at any cost to protect from their ancient
enemies, the Howard's. The Peregrines had suffered loss enough. Thus Zared's brothers trained her in the arts of war, and dressed her in boy's
clothing. Beyond the castle walls, none knew that the youngest Peregrine was a girl....
Yet when the magnificent Knight Tearle Howard returned from a lengthy sojourn in France, it took him but one glance to discover that Zared was
most definitely female, and beautiful. Now, as the enmity between their families raged on, Tearle would mount a bold campaign to win the ravishing
spitfire's heart -- and save her from his brother's dark and deadly obsession!
Eternity (1992)
Carrie Montgomery had grown up with seven adoring older brothers, and she was used to getting her way rather easily. Joshua Greene was only
looking for a hardworking, practical mail-order bride to help with the farm and feed and clothe his children. Yet from the moment Carrie saw
his photograph, saw his devastatingly handsome, sorrowful smile, the petite and pampered beauty knew she was the perfect wife for him.
Josh didn't see it that way. Wed by proxy, he refused to be charmed by his new bride's blond curls and effervescent laughter, or impressed
by her trappings of wealth...even if his son and daughter believed she was a fairy princess come to life. He was furious -- and ready to
send her packing, until a near tragedy convinced him that her beauty was more than skin-deep. But even after he had yielded to the wild desire
that surged between them, Josh could not admit how much he truly needed her. Then an old scandal threatened to re-emerge, and he realized that
he could lose her forever....
Sweet Liar (1992)
It was her father's dying wish that Samantha Elliot search for her grandmother, who'd, disappeared from Louisville when she was a baby.
So here she was, in big, dirty New York City...her parents were dead, her divorce was final, and she was all alone....
Michael Taggert was Samantha's landlord, and he was easily the most beautiful man she'd ever seen. He was charming, too -- his zest for
life was so contagious that in his presence Sam bloomed like a flower after the rain. Yet Mike could only get so far with her -- when he
tried to get closer, it was like running into a brick wall.
But Mike wouldn't give up. As they probed her grandmother's past, he was slowly uncovering the joy and affection Samantha had buried long ago --
and leading them closer to the dangerous truth about a bloody spring night in 1928, and a seductive blues singer named Maxie....
The Invitation (1993)
Jackie O'Neill was a daredevil pilot and a true American heroine...a woman so beautiful men stopped in their tracks to watch her walk down
the street, her long confident strides eating up the earth. After years of nonstop excitement -- of traveling around the globe in a chaotic
rags-to-riches-to-rags whirl with her late husband, Charley -- Jackie had returned to Eternity, Colorado, near her hometown of Chandler.
She wanted to put down roots, start a business, maybe someday fall in love again. But she never dreamed that the man who might make all her
wishes come true was William Montgomery...little Billy, the lovesick boy who dogged her every step when she was a teenager...little Billy,
who was now definitely a man, handsome, sexy, rich, and still madly in love with Jackie O'Neill....
Remembrance (1994)
Bestselling romance writer Hayden Lane has never been so obsessed with one of her fictional heroes before so entranced that she barely
notices when her fiancé breaks their engagement. Desperate to discover more about him, she visits a psychic who tells her that in a past
life, Hayden was Lady de Grey, a promiscuous woman of Edwardian England whose ghost is said to haunt her husband's home. Warned not to
investigate further, Hayden is more intrigued than ever and can't resist being subject to a hypnotist's magic. But the trick goes wrong,
and instead of merely remembering her past as Lady de Grey, Hayden is living it right down to her too-tight corset. Now, Hayden will
discover quite a different story about a woman history considered a trollop, a spectacular, brooding man, and the rapturous love that
would be hers if she dared open her heart to the most mysterious adventure of all....
"A Holiday Of Love" (1994)
In New York City in the late 1800s, a beautiful but clumsy angel turns a lonely man's life around.... In medieval Scotland, the intrigues
of a Christmas Mass imperil two Highland lovers....In Regency London, a world-weary lord receives an outrageous proposal....And in modern-day
Colorado, a clever twelve-year-old plays matchmaker for his bighearted but impractical mother.
"A Gift Of Love" (1995)
Nothing is more precious than the gift of love. In this dazzling new collection, two leading ladies of romance, Now York Times bestselling
authors Jude Deveraux and Judith McNaught, along with rising stars Kimberly Cates, Andrea Kane, Judith O'Brien, present spectacular original
love stories to warm out hearts on a cold winter's day.
A Gift Of Love captures holiday magic as it transports us...to New York City, where a schoolteacher slips an antique gold ring on her finger
and travels back in time to a man who desperately needs her love...to a village in Victorian England, where an embittered earl seeks a governess
for a lovely, defiant little girl named Noelle...to a starry London night, on which a Christmas pony heralds a gift greater than any king's
ransom...to the snow-covered hills of Virginia, where a young widow learns during a holiday trip that miracles really do come in the least
expected packages...and to a reclusive tycoon's Newport estate, where a determined young woman sets out to unlock the secrets of a man's heart.
Let A Gift Of Love opens the door to worlds of passion and adventure, where love -- and miracles -- are always in the air!
The Heiress (1995)
Jamie Montgomery, an impoverished Elizabethan knight, is elated when he is assigned to escort Axia, the Lancaster heiress, to the castle of her
betrothed. If only she will fall in love with Jamie 00 as Jamie's devoted older sister predicts 00 the family's financial woes will be solved.
But Axia, who has spent her life closely guarded by her father's servants, is not the shy, cosseted flower Jamie expects. She's a hoyden, hell-bent
on enjoying her precious moments of liberty before her marriage to a man chosen by her remote, eccentric father. After curtly informing Jamie
not to bother declaring his love for her -- as all poor, handsome men seem wont to do -- Axia makes his life a misery, sneaking off to the
marketplace, nearly breaking her neck on a runaway horse, and doing everything possible to delay the trip. Though she dare not admit it, even to
herself, Axia dreads being wed to a stranger. Suddenly Jamie realizes that he savors even her most barbed words life the rarest nectar. that he
is falling desperately in love with this bold, maddening beauty. Now he must contrive a daring plan to win her freedom -- and win her proud,
defiant heart for his own!
Legend (1996)
Petite Kady Long, a celebrated chef about to be married to a gorgeous man, felt she was the luckiest woman alive. But, when she opened an antique
flour tin and discovered a charming old photo of four strangers, she felt a mysterious empathy...and an irresistible desire to try on the delicate
satin wedding dress, amethyst earrings, and gossamer veil that were tucked inside. Stranger still was the dizzy spell that came over her.... When
she opened her eyes, Kady was in a harsh, sunlit landscape where a band of men had gathered - and a hanging was about to commence! Ever resourceful,
Kady managed to stop the outlaws with a rifle shot, and rescue the victim - a tall, rangy and very appealing man. Anxious to get back to her own time,
Kady asked for the stranger's help. But Cole Jordan, of Legend, Colorado, had a prankster's streak - and she ended up his wife instead! If Kady
couldn't quite figure out what made him and his town tick, she could at least dispel the notion that she was an obedient nineteenth-century bride.
She would put on a fabulous feast that would cost him the moon - and be talked about forever. Meanwhile, Kady was slowly warming up to this enigmatic
man - and Legend to boot. But then Cole revealed a secret that seemed to end their Colorado frontier fairy tale...and unite them in a way Kady never
could have imagined.
An Angel For Emily (1998)
Emily Jane Todd has just found her guardian angel. Actually, the small-town librarian had just been stood up by her fiancé when she ran into the
errant angel with her car. And while he appears to be unscathed, "Michael" continues to insist that his pedigree is quite legitimate. Emily just
hopes his brain hasn't been scrambled in the accident; besides, she's not inclined to believe that an angel could be so dangerously sexy.
Yet Michael quickly reveals the most astounding things about her, and makes her laugh in a way she never has before. What's more, he declares that
he's been sent to save her. At this point, the only rescue Emily has in mind is her upcoming marriage, and she's ready to bid her most attractive
angel good-bye. But when he lets slip that he also looks at souls -- and hers is a rare beauty -- Emily's ready to risk heaven in his arms. Their
journey will break every angelic and earthly rule before it yields her one wish: a love divine.
The Blessing (1998)
A hard-driving businessman sees love with new eyes when a sweet young widow and her son change his life -- and his heart -- forever.
Wealthy corporate genius Jason Wilding reluctantly takes a break from his high-powered world to visit his hometown of Abernathy, Kentucky. As a
favor to his physician brother David, he finds himself spending one week as a live-in baby-sitter in the ramshackle home of Amy Thompkins, who has
captured David's heart. Courting the whimsical, artistic Amy has been difficult with her adorable but demanding baby, Max, in tow, and Jason's help
is just what David needs.
But stepping into Amy's patched-together world has the most remarkable effect -- on Jason....Amy's joy for life, her love for her son, and her
sparkling humor are irresistible -- and tiny Max adores Jason beyond reason. Soon, the enigmatic CEO is thawing. And his newfound smile reminds
Amy of a Mount Rushmore monument finally cracking up -- in the best possible way.
"Simple Gifts: Four Heartwarming Christmas Stories" (1998)
In the snow-covered hills of Virginia, a young widow finds that miracles really do come in the least expected packages, in "Just Curious."
"Change of Heart," set in modern-day Colorado, is the touching story of a clever twelve-year-old who plays matchmaker for his bighearted,
impractical mother.
Bestselling authors Jude Deveraux and Judith McNaught shine with love's magic in this wonderful collection. Here are their most dazzling Christmas
tales-the perfect treat for every romantic at heart...
Regency London comes to life in "Miracles," the enchanting tale of a world-weary lord-and an outrageous proposal. In "Double Exposure," a determined
young woman photographs a magnificent wedding at a reclusive tycoon's Newport estate, and manages to unlock the secrets of a man's heart.
Upon A Midnight Clear (1998)
A spirited Irishwoman comes to a rugged Colorado town to govern a young ruffian and learns a love lesson from the boy's father....In the
midst of a blizzard, a snowbound woman offers shelter to a mysterious stranger....Home for the holidays, an artist proves opposites can
attract when she falls for an unconventional doctor....A holly berry-picking contest in the California hills brings two determined hearts
together for the greatest prize of all....A lively family reunion on a Montana ranch brings on a flurry of memories for a beautiful young
writer -- and a winter storm that rekindles an old flame....
New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux unravels a ghostly murder mystery in an ancient Scottish castle.
National bestselling author Jill Barnett decrees all is fair in love- when a rollicking Highland clan war leads an impetuous lass to kidnap
the wrong man!
Geralyn Dawson puts a rough-hewn Texas cowboy under the spell of a charming herbalist with some curious powers of attraction.
Patricia Cabot leads a beautiful runaway to her kindred spirit-a Scottish lord who sweeps her away to the rugged shores of the Isle of Skye.
Pam Binder flings a pretty Edinburgh baker and a computer-games designer into an adventure of passion and intrigue-inside the sixteenth-century
palace of Mary, Queen of Scots.
High Tide (1999)
A rising corporate star, Fiona Burkenhalter is a New Yorker through and through. When her boss sends her to the Florida Everglades to accompany
a wealthy new client on a rustic fishing expedition, it may as well be another planet to city slicker Fiona. She's more than a little steamed at
this detour from the executive fast track -- until she meets the expedition's larger-than-life guide, Ace Montgomery.
Entirely out of her element, Fiona becomes mired in a maze of hair-raising circumstances the moment she arrives in Florida. Inexplicably pegged
as the prime suspect for a shocking murder, Fiona finds that her only ally is Ace. As an irresistible chemistry flares -- and with their lives
and hearts on the line -- they turn up the heat in their desperate search for a killer.
Take off on a wild ride with High Tide, and discover once more why Jude Deveraux's spellbinding novels soar onto bestseller lists -- and win the
hearts of millions -- time after time.
Temptation (2000)
New York City, 1909: a woman ahead of her time, Temperance O'Neil is happily married to her work -- helping single mothers on the city streets
-- which she funds with her inheritance. When her disapproving stepfather, Angus McCairn, cuts off her income, an infuriated Temperance has no
choice but to do as he commands: live, as a proper unmarried lady, in the family's home in Edinburgh. She soon strikes up a bargain with the
elder McCairn to win her passage home by agreeing to And a wife for his nephew, James -- a task few would dare undertake.
A brusque, strapping man, James McCairn has little use for the new "housekeeper" on his Highlands farm -- though the place could surely use a
woman's touch. But as she attempts to match James with his ideal mate, Temperance makes a surprising discovery: behind his gruff exterior is a
kind, intelligent, caring soul. And his perfect match may surprise Temperance most of all....
"A Season In A Highlands" (2000)
Love that grows among the heather is enchanted indeed...blessed with the misty magic and timeless passion of fair Scotland!
New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux unravels a ghostly murder mystery in an ancient Scottish castle. National bestselling author
Jill Barnett decrees all is fair in love -- when a rollicking Highland clan war leads an impetuous lass to kidnap the wrong man! Geralyn Dawson
puts a rough-hewn Texas cowboy under the spell of a charming herbalist with some curious powers of attraction. Patricia Cabot leads a beautiful
runaway to her kindred spirit -- a Scottish lord who sweeps her away to the rugged shores of the Isle of Skye. Pam Binder flings a pretty Edinburgh
baker and a computer-games designer into an adventure of passion and intrigue -- inside the sixteenth-century palace of Mary, Queen of Scots.
The Summerhouse (2001)
Have you ever wanted to rewrite your past?
Three best friends, all with the same birthday, are about to turn forty. Celebrating at a summerhouse in Maine, Leslie Headrick, Madison Appleby,
and Ellie Abbott are taking stock of their lives and loves, their wishes and choices. But none of them expect the gift that awaits them at the
summerhouse: the chance for each of them to turn their "what-might-have-beens" into reality...
Leslie, a suburban wife and mother, follows the career of a boy who pursued her in college wonders: what if she had chosen differently? Madison
dropped a modeling career to help her high school boyfriend recover from an accident, even though he'd jilted her. But what if she had said "no"
when her old boyfriend had called? Ellie became a famous novelist, but a bitter divorce wiped out her earnings -- and shattered her belief in
herself. Why had the "justice" system failed her? And could she prevent its happening the second time around?
Now, a mysterious "Madame Zoya," offers each of them a chance to relive any three weeks from the past. Will the road not taken prove a better path?
Each woman will have to decide for herself as she follows the dream that got away...and each must choose the life that will truly satisfy the heart's
deepest longings.
Three best friends, all with the same birthday, are about to turn forty. They plan to share this momentous occasion together at a summerhouse in
Maine, taking stock of their lives and loves. their wishes and choices. But none of them expect the gift that awaits them at the summerhouse: the
chance for each of them to turn their "what might have beens" into reality...
Leslie Headrick, Madison Appleby, and Ellie Abbott met nineteen years ago. These beautiful and extraordinarily talented young women shared both
their twenty-first birthdays while revealing their hopes for the future. But life doesn't -always go according to one's youthful imaginings.
Leslie refuses to listen to what people are saying about her husband and his beautiful assistant. Madison dropped a modeling career to help her
high school boyfriend recover from an accident. Ellie, a bestselling author, and recently divorced from her narcissistic, philandering husband,
has lost her belief in herself as a result of the divorce.
When Leslie, Madison, and Ellie reunite at the summerhouse, each finds a puzzling card from a "Madame Zoya." offering them the chance to relive
any three months from the past. Each woman will have to decide as she follows the dream that got away and each must choose the life that will
truly satisfy the longings that live deep inside her heart.
The Mulberry Tree (2002)
She had a perfect life. Then she got a real life....
For nearly twenty years, quiet, unassuming Lillian Manville has devoted herself to her self-made billionaire husband -- and enjoyed a luxurious
life of splendid homes, trips, jewels, and clothes. But when James Manville dies in a plane crash, Lillian's grief is compounded by a shocking
mystery: all that Jimmie has left to her is an old farmhouse in tiny Calburn, Virginia. Now, Lillian's unexpected circumstances are leading her
to a made-over life in Calburn, an exciting businessÅ and a sweet new love with a handsome local man. But will she have the courage to unveil the
truth surrounding a past scandal and the loss of her husband? The answers may be as close as the mulberry tree in her yard -- and Lillian must
dig deep within herself to Wght the secrets and lies that threaten to uproot the past she cherished and the future she treasures....This lush
bestseller shines with the passion, intrigue, and warmth that is Jude Deveraux at her best.
Forever (2002)
Darci Monroe overcame a childhood of neglect with an ebullient spirit, a positive attitude...and extraordinary determination. Now the resourceful
young woman, hired as Adam Montgomery's personal assistant, devotes more than just professional attention to this devastatingly handsome millionaire.
But one thing bars Adam from accepting Darci's love: he is intent on discovering the secret of his parents' disappearance, for she possesses the
otherworldly abilities needed to help him fight a terrifying mistress of the dark arts. What Darci ends up offering is a gift greater than Adam
ever hoped for, for Darci loves with all her heart, and all her soul, forever...
Wild Orchids (2003)
Since his wife's death, world-famous author Ford Newcombe has lived a solitary life, void of creativity -- or love. Then Jackie Maxwell tears
down the walls of his isolated world with her sassy wit and fierce intelligence. Ford's heart is touched by his vivacious assistant -- and his
imagination sparked by her knowledge of a strange story that drives them to a small North Carolina town brimming with secrets. There, they will
trace the mystery of a woman said to have loved the devil himself...and discover not only the truth about a crime from the past -- but a passion
that holds the promise of a new life together.
Holly (2003)
AA relentless campaign by phone, letter, and email has persuaded Hollander Latham's parents to purchase the home of her dreams: Spring Hill,
a beautiful North Carolina plantation where Holly spent her memorable thirteenth summer. Now a successful architect, Holly is intent on reuniting
with Spring Hill's neighbor and her love from that long-ago summer, wealthy heir Laurence Beaumont -- she dreams of working her way into Lorrie's
heart while restoring his historic estate, Belle Chere. But as Christmas fast approaches, Nick Taggert -- a mysterious stranger who makes her
laugh and tempts her with a surprising passion -- turns her plans upside down. One man can seduce her with fortune and privilege; the other can
promise her the simple gift of love. And on a frost-covered Christmas night, Holly's choice will unmask astonishing truths and hidden dangers --
revelations that will forever change her charmed life and her vulnerable heart.
Forever And Always (2003)
Darci's psychic abilities have always guided her through hardship...and into a once-in-a-lifetime love with her rich, powerful husband, Adam Montgomery.
When Adam vanishes in a mysterious accident, a grief-stricken Darci is left alone to raise their young daughter. But her instinct tells her the
reports of Adam's death are untrue. When the FBI enlists her intuitive talents to solve a heinous crime, she agrees -- if they'll help to uncover
the truth about Adam. It may be a tougher deal than Darci imagined: she must go head-to-head with Jack Rose, a criminal whose mind power matches
Darci's at every turn. Now Darci must discover if those in the highest circles of authority have her best interests at heart -- or if someone
intends to sever the everlasting bond she shares with her one true love?
Always (2004)
Darci has never given up searching for her kidnapped husband, Adam Montgomery. But her quest has taken her deeper into the world of psychic
phenomena than she ever dreamed -- or dared to go. When the FBI enlists her help in locating the missing father of undercover agent Jack Rose,
Darci signs on for the covert operation, not knowing that her attraction to handsome, sexy Jack is about to lead her into deadly territory --
and into an era long past. For Jack has a protector, a mysterious nineteenth-century lady who pulls them into a time and place where Darci is
stripped of her abilities. Can she find the key that links to the modern-day crimes she's set out to solve? And will a showdown with a wicked
force from the past hold her hostage...for all eternity?
First Impressions (2005)
Eden Palmer knows how to make it on her own. This forty-five-year-old single mother has worked hard to raise her beloved daughter, Melissa –
twenty-seven, and recently married. The offspring of a terrible event, Melissa has long been the jewel of Eden's life, the one for whom she
would sacrifice anything and everything.
But there comes a time when a mother must come into her own, and that's what Eden tries to do with her move to Arundel, North Carolina, the
south's prettiest small town. Looks can be deceiving, though, as Eden soon finds out what she looks below the surface of this pretty postcard
town and finds drama and passion, intrigue and betrayal.
Carolina Isle (2006)
Ariel and Sara never imagined their high-spirited attempt to step into each other's shoes would cause such upheaval. The lifelong pen pals,
who look exactly alike, meet for the first time in their twenties and embark on a daring adventure of changing identities. Southern belle Ariel
is determined to win the heart of a man who doesn't know she exists, while Sara yearns to leave behind her hardscrabble existence and taste the
good life that fate has denied her. But in pretty Arundel, North Carolina, nothing is as it seems -- including the dangers that are closing in
on their new dream lives, as the deepest of fears and darkest of secrets and betrayals come to light.
Someone To Love (2007)
After three years, Jace Montgomery is still grieving over his fiancée Stacy's mysterious suicide. He hasn't been interested in another woman
since her passing, and her family still blames him for her death. While flipping through one of her old paperbacks, Jace discovers a photo of
a house stuck between the pages, bearing the cryptic message, "Ours again. Together forever. See you there." The note was dated the day before
her death. Obsessed by the possibility of understanding Stacy's suicide, Jace seeks out the property - Priory House, a big brick fortress in
Margate, England - and buys it.
It doesn't take long to learn that the house is haunted by a headstrong and feisty ghost, Ann Stuart, whom he must tangle with if he's ever to
solve the mystery. Ann died under circumstances similar to those of his late fiancée, and he has a hunch that there is a connection between the
two. Through his own investigations and with the help of a beautiful foreign correspondent who is worn out by what she's seen in the world, Jace
is forced to reconcile his fiancée's life and her death. What follows is a satisfying and seductive discovery of both time and love by one of
America's favorite storytellers.
Return To The Summerhouse (2007)
Secrets (2008)
When Cassandra Madden was twelve years old, she fell in love with Jefferson Ames, a young man she met at one of her mother's business conferences.
She was a lonely child, with a cold mother, and holding onto her love for Jeff helped her cope with her isolated life.
When she grew up, she went to college and even met a man she thought she'd marry, but Jeff was still in her head. She broke off her near engagement
and went to Williamsburg, Virginia, where she secretly got herself a job as a nanny to the widowed Jeff's young child.
Even though Cassie was living in Jeff's house, seeing him every day, she still couldn't seem to get his attention. But then, one day, she heard
shots coming from the mansion of Althea Fairmont, a woman the world called “the greatest living actress.†Cassie ran to investigate and in an
instant, her safe little life was turned upside down. She began to learn that all the people around her weren't who they claimed to be. Everyone
had secrets, and until Cassie unraveled those secrets, there was no chance for happiness between her and Jeff.
