Anne Mather Libri

Some secrets just won't stay hidden Why had Jaime Harris left a perfectly good job to come to work for his stepmother, Catriona? Dominic Redding was curious--and intrigued. Jaime had come to Bermuda with a purpose--to find out more about Catriona--and her attentive, good-looking stepson could jeopardize all that. Catriona was very possessive of Dominic, so much so that Jaime began to suspect the true nature of the relationship between stepmother and stepson. It was a family already full of dark secrets, and Jaime was there to reveal some secrets of her own....

She had one week - and that was all. It was Abby's one chance to turn back the clock to the carefree days when she and Jake had explored his island retreat in the Bahamas. Abby had loved Jake and she had lost him. And not just Jake, but Dominic, the child of their love. But Jake was no longer the man she had known; he seemed like a disturbing stranger. Abby knew it was foolish to think that the traumas of the past could be resolved, yet she couldn't quite squelch that faint hope within her....

When Rachel's marriage had broken up there had been no possibility ofreconciliation. Not only had her husband, Matthew Conroy, looked elsewherefor love, but the woman he had chosen was Rachel's own cousin, Barbara. Ten years had passed since then and Barbara was now dead. As a reluctant guest in her old home, Rachel felt the stirrings of her past love for Matthew. But wasn't it too late for them to pick up the pieces of the relationship they once shared? And did either of them want to try?

She couldn't bear the unexpected truth Sara gladly accepted the offer of acting as companion to her youthful Aunt Harriet. Her father had recently died, and she welcomed the solace the English countryside offered. But life in Harriet's household proved far from peaceful. Most disturbing to Sara was Jude, a blunt and darkly seductive man. Why had Harriet hired him? And what did he do? Then understanding dawned on her: Jude was her aunt's lover. Yet she couldn't deny the deep attraction she herself felt for him - an attraction he seemed to reciprocate!

He could still make her want him.... Maggie would never have made the journey to Northumberland to see her ex-husband if it hadn't been for their rebellious teenage daughter. Lindsey had formed a disastrous relationship and Neil was the only person who could help. Clearly, Maggie's treacherous betrayal some years ago still rankled with Neil because why else would he so provoke and humiliate her? She was ashamed of the fact that he could still make her want him while seemingly remaining detached himself. Surely he must be involved enough to want to help Lindsey - even if he suspected she might be another man's child?

He had to protect her from himself! Life was complicated enough for William Quentin without his ex-wife turning up on his doorstep. He'd been crazy about Francesca, and the agony of her betrayal still haunted him. Will knew he should heed his grandmother's warnings, but he couldn't turn Francesca away, especially as she was in fear for her life. Always so in control of her emotions, Francesca's unexpected vulnerability threatened to topple all of Will's resistance to her. But what chance was there for them when she had heartlessly demonstrated that her independence meant more to her than bearing his children?

Librarian's note: See alternate cover edition of ISBN 0373104022 here. Tobie was happy with her boyfriend, Mark, until he insisted on their flying to the Caribbean to meet his family. He was unaware that Tobie knew his half brother, Robert, all too well. Their devastating affair had ended years ago. Tobie was shocked to find that Robert was now partially crippled and had amnesia. She supposed she should be relieved that he was no threat to her happiness with Mark. Instead she wished desperately that Robert could remember how he'd once loved her...and love her again.

Patrick had warned her: "If you marry me there's no going back. If you decide you don't like Venezuela, I doubt if I could ever bear to let you go. Our marriage is a contract, and our commitment to that marriage can be based on nothing less than a lifetime."But that was before he knew that Ruth had tricked him into marrying her-- had made him feel like a fool.Now what future could they possibly have together?