Книги автора: Ann Major

With loan sharks hot on her tail, Celeste Cavanaugh had no choice. She had to beg help from Phillip Westin, her ex-marine hunk–the only man she'd ever loved. He'd rescued her once before and had offered her marriage, but Celeste had wanted more…then.The words of Celeste's one hit song kept running through Phillip's head, even as the memory of their no-holds-barred lovemaking sent the blood pulsing through his veins. She'd broken his heart and left him for the big time. Now she was back and needed his help again. This time, he'd accept no less than her heart in return!

Be swept away by passion… with intense drama and compelling plots, these emotionally powerful reads will keep you captivated from beginning to end.Captured by the Billionaire Maureen ChildBillionaire Gabriel Vaughn had all but forgotten the past…until Debbie Harris arrived at his luxury resort. She’d walked away from him once, but now he wasn’t letting her leave his island without exacting his own brand of revenge – the ultimate seduction.Sold into Marriage Ann Major Christmas Eve. Paris. Two strangers’ eyes meet. So romantic. Yet Josie didn’t know her encounter with Adam Ryder was far from accidental. She could not regret the passionate evening she and Adam had shared – until she learned who he was. What was she to do now that she was pregnant?

MEN of the YEAR MAN of the MONTH «You had things your way for six miserable years. Now it's my turn.» – Joey Fasano, irresistible renegade screen idol He had it all – wealth, fame, success. But the emptiness aching inside him wouldn't subside. Watching TV coverage of Heather Wade's upcoming wedding, Joey marveled at how she'd changed from the wild, free spirit he'd loved to the cool, proper socialite her powerful family had made her.But now he had to see her again, and even her family couldn't stop him. Because if that boy whose hand she was holding wasn't the image of Joey at age five, he'd eat his Oscar! Some men are made for lovin' – and you'll love our 125th MAN OF THE MONTH!

A Christmas BabyLogan Taylor gets the shock of his life when Cassidy Ortiz announces she's pregnant…with his child! The widowed rancher wasn't looking for another relationship, but this is Logan's chance to be a father at last. Is he ready to risk his heart and share the most wondrous gift of all–just in time for the holidays?Marry Me, CowboyDarla Baker's determined to get her high school sweetheart out of her system once and for all. But the sexy rancher and single father isn't letting the girl who got away…get away again. Now he's just waiting to hear the three little words that will give them a Christmas they'll never forget.

Years ago, when Maddie Gray ran away from Yella, Texas, pregnant and alone, she left behind her lover, rancher and oil heir John Coleman.Now, she’s on the edges of his sophisticated world once again, determined to keep all of her secrets.But John will stop at nothing to get at the truth – even if that means making her his wife.

Ultimatum: MarriageBillionaire businessman Jake Claiborne had got the enemy’s daughter pregnant! It had been sheer madness to bed Alicia Butler. The beauty’s father had cost Jake’s company millions. But now Alicia was pregnant with his baby and he would not walk away. Their only option was marriage…For the Sake of the Secret Child The scorching-hot New Year’s Eve romp Mia Parker spent with a sexy stranger was reckless, amazing…and could never be repeated. But when vineyard owner Benedict del Castillo visited the lush Parker Retreat in New Zealand three years later to recover from an injury he was shocked to see Mia and the little boy who called Mia “Mummy”…

CELEBRATION 1000 MAN OF THE MONTHMR. JUNE The Man: Lucas Broderick – powerhouse lawyer. The Job: Millions had been left to a conniving «goody-two-shoes.» Lucas's mission? To break the will. Accident about to happen: Beautiful mystery heiress Bethany Ann Moran – a.k.a. Chandra. Lucas Broderick had been hired for the case of the century!The Moran family matriarch had died, leaving her fortune to Bethany Ann – the «dark horse» granddaughter. But Bethany never arrived to claim her inheritance… and coincidentally Lucas wound up with an alluring amnesiac hiding out in his house. Lucas knew the gorgeous stranger was trouble, but nothing would stop him from protecting her. Even though Chandra bore a remarkable resemblance to Bethany Ann Moran… .MAN OF THE MONTH: Can Lucas save her from the dangerous past? He has to – and this time he'll make Chandra his bride! Find out in this exciting Celebration 1000 MAN OF THE MONTH.

MR. NOVEMBER THAT WAS THEN…Cutter Lord: Seven years ago the intense, powerful millionaire barged into his brother's wedding reception and attempted to steal the brand-new bride.THIS IS NOW… The Single Mother: With her husband's murderer still on the loose, Cheyenne Rose had no choice but to turn to her brother-in-law, the notorious Cutter, for help – the Lord brother she should have married. And the Deep, Dark Secret: Still haunted by the rumors surrounding the baby Cheyenne delivered less than eight months after the wedding to his brother, Cutter made a proposal of his own… . MAN OF THE MONTH Children of Destiny: Ann Major's bestselling miniseries continues!

HE THOUGHT SHE WAS A RICH GIRL LOOKING FOR A THRILL… Claire Woods was totally alluring–and completely out of Tag Campbell's reach. But when she needed him, he saved her. She touched raw places inside him, making him ache and crave things he'd thought he'd given up. What would it be like to have her waiting…every night…for him?HE WAS HER DARKEST FANTASY…AND HER DEEPEST DESIRE Tag Campbell haunted her. Like a pirate in tight denim, he captured her and declared his love in heated whispers. Claire had to make the decision of a lifetime–a quiet role in proper society or a wild, loving adventure with a man who was so wrong…but oh, so right!

The beauty of Italy's Amalfi Coast made Regina Tomei throw caution to the wind–and spend the night in the arms of a gorgeous stranger.Except Nico Romano is actually a prince–heir to a monarchy, destined to marry a woman of royal blood. Regina has no illusions that a working-class American like herself could fit into his world of power, palazzos and paparazzi.Their passionate affair must end when her vacation does. But Regina leaves Italy with more than just memories–she's carrying Nico's baby!

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With his prosperous ranch and independence, Steven considers himself a lucky man. He's smart enough to stay far away from love–he's learned it only brings heartache.But then he meets events planner Amy Burke-Sinclair, who has beauty and the brains to match–and is just as cautious as he is. Despite that, she seduces him into a night of passion that leaves him stunned, and ready to admit that perhaps he doesn't have all the answers. When they have to work together on a function honoring patriarch Ryan Fortune, Steven finds himself falling even harder. He soon changes his mind about the benefits of love and commitment…but will Amy change hers?

A FEW DRINKS, SOME LAUGHS… WHAT COULD BE MORE INNOCENT?It's just a fun night out with the girls, with talk of men, sex and murder? Why not, when each of them has a lawyer who deserves to get his just deserts. And so the Hot Ladies Murder Club is born–made up of names written boldly in bloodred lipstick. Each lady has a diabolical plan in store for her lawyer. But the not-quite-what-she-seems Hannah Smith wouldn't mind the lawyer opposing her–the deliciously sexy Joe Campbell–winding up quite alive…and in her bed.WHAT COULD BE MORE DEADLY?Then the joke suddenly becomes national news when lawyers and Hot Ladies both come under attack. Hannah–who has a close acquaintance with fear already–knows her life could be in jeopardy. There's only one man whose help she dares accept…bad-tempered, ruthless and utterly drop-dead-gorgeous Joe Campbell, who insists he's in charge of protecting his life. And hers!

He always got what he wanted Pierce Carver was one of Austin’s richest, most successful surgeons. And he was going to marry trauma nurse Rose Marie Castle and put her aching feet into glass slippers. Unfortunately, the doctor had a weakness for the allure of youth and feminine perfection. He jilted Rose Marie three years ago, and she’s still dreaming of revenge. Until someone wanted him deadAnd things are looking bad for Rose Marie. The night Pierce died she was inside his magnificent home, half naked and very willing to accept his apologies. Now she’s the prime suspect. Worse, her teenage sweetheart is the investigating detective.But if Rose Marie didn’t kill the not-so-good doctor, who did? Between his ex-wives, his angry step-children and the deep, dirty secrets driving their lives, somebody resorted to murder. And it looks as if Dr Carver kept the biggest, baddest secrets of all…

From the cradle, Lizzy Kemble had the powerful sense that she didn’t belong in her family’s notorious Texas empire.Her desire for land-grabbing Cole Knight, embittered son of the neighbouring rancher, proved her right. Her daddy had done everything possible to turn her into a proper Kemble – all the way to leaving his vast Golden Spurs Ranch in her hands after he fell victim to a stroke.But when her father’s death turns out to be murder, Lizzy knows someone is willing to kill to claim the Kemble wealth…and she’s next on the hit list. With the Golden Spurs at risk, she’s fighting back…but who is the enemy? The enigmatic Cole? Her cut-throat family?Caught in a high-stakes game of win, lose or die, Lizzy is forced to gamble her ranch, her heart, her very life for the truth behind the Golden Spurs.“No one provides hotter emotional fireworks than the fiery Ann Major. ” —Romantic Times

Following a tragic plane crash, no one believed that Golden Spurs ranch heiress Mia Kemble could have survived. And no one is more surprised to find out she's been languishing in a Mexican prison than loner cowboy Shanghai Knight, Mia's former lover.Shanghai has fought hard to put the past behind him, and has finally become as successful as the stuck-up Kembles. So why can't he forget Mia, or their one night of passion? Suddenly Shanghai knows he needs a plan.When Shanghai arrives to save the day, Mia can't help but wonder if the wild man from her past, the man who broke her heart, has finally been tamed. Or whether he would have come if he knew the truth behind her baby's paternity. But she's still in jeopardy–now more than ever. And Shanghai may be the only one who can help.It isn't over between them. Not even close.

Be swept away by passion… with intense drama and compelling plots, these emotionally powerful reads will keep you captivated from beginning to end.Captured by the Billionaire Maureen ChildBillionaire Gabriel Vaughn had all but forgotten the past…until Debbie Harris arrived at his luxury resort. She’d walked away from him once, but now he wasn’t letting her leave his island without exacting his own brand of revenge – the ultimate seduction.Sold into Marriage Ann Major Christmas Eve. Paris. Two strangers’ eyes meet. So romantic. Yet Josie didn’t know her encounter with Adam Ryder was far from accidental. She could not regret the passionate evening she and Adam had shared – until she learned who he was. What was she to do now that she was pregnant?

Ultimatum: MarriageBillionaire businessman Jake Claiborne had got the enemy’s daughter pregnant! It had been sheer madness to bed Alicia Butler. The beauty’s father had cost Jake’s company millions. But now Alicia was pregnant with his baby and he would not walk away. Their only option was marriage…For the Sake of the Secret Child The scorching-hot New Year’s Eve romp Mia Parker spent with a sexy stranger was reckless, amazing…and could never be repeated. But when vineyard owner Benedict del Castillo visited the lush Parker Retreat in New Zealand three years later to recover from an injury he was shocked to see Mia and the little boy who called Mia “Mummy”…