Книги автора: Jacqueline Diamond

BABY STEPS A baby is the last thing surgical nurse Anya Meeks expected from her passionate New Year’s Eve fling. Growing up, Anya shouldered more than her share of responsibility, even raising her three younger siblings. She isn’t ready to tackle a lifelong commitment to a child—or to a man—no matter how caring and attentive he seems. A drop-dead-gorgeous doctor like Jack Ryder is used to the women of Safe Harbor Hospital vying for his attention. Too bad the only woman he wants is avoiding him. Jack longs for a family—he’ll do anything to persuade Anya not to put their baby up for adoption. But with her jaded views on relationships and family, it won’t be easy. Can he convince her that their love is no accident?

Scandal Rocks Fairy-Tale FamilySeems that the most proper Princess CeCe Carradigne has stunned New York society and royal watchers all over the globe with the announcement that she is marrying longtime business rival (and uncommonly sexy commoner) Shane O'Connell. The lady, recently hand-picked by her grandfather, the King of Korosol, to be the new ruler of the fabulously wealthy European country, is also said to be in…shall we say…a delicate condition. That must be the reason for the imperially instant nuptials. It certainly couldn't be love–not with the public battles Her Highness and His Handsomeness have been said to have displayed lately. Or perhaps passion is ruling these noble newlyweds?Get all the facts inside…as a search for an heir to the throne leads to scandals of royal proportions for The Carradignes: American Royalty

Anyone Can–And Will–Make A MistakeDr. Connor Hardison's dislike of single mothers has every upstanding citizen in Downhome on his side. The person who isn't impressed–for a little while–by the town's newest bachelor is his nurse, but then, his disapproval is nothing compared with what she's already endured.An unexpected pregnancy may have ruined Yvonne Johnson's reputation, but she won't be the sole object of wagging tongues and pointing fingers once the gossips discover that the clinic's new physician doesn't exactly walk on water. Not only has he fallen for Yvonne, but Downhome's «fallen woman» isn't the only single parent in town.Just how welcome in Downhome can this dad by default and his nurse hope to be?

COP TO THE RESCUECrashing his high-school sweetheart's society wedding might be going above and beyond the call of duty, but Officer Joseph Lowery instinctively detected something unsettling–sinister, even–about Erin Marshall's impending union with a man she couldn't even remember saying yes to.After her harrowing «accident,» Erin's memory had been wiped clean of the day she'd nearly been killed. And now the bewildered heiress was spending what would have been her honeymoon dodging bullets with the blue collar cop who risked his badge–and his life–to shield her from a dangerous criminal. If only she could recollect something…other than how badly she'd once wanted–still wanted–her dynamic protector….

A Miracle Cure For Lonely HeartsWorking in a small town was the easiest way for Dr. Sonya Vega to outrun her unhappy past, not to mention the sleepy little place fitted in perfectly with her dream to give at least one needy child a home. What she wanted now was the support of the town's citizens, but how could she get that when the prickly publisher of the local paper–a man who got under her skin in more ways than one–was nursing a grudge?Barry Lowell had been stuck in Downhome far too long, and all the ambitious newsman could think about was getting out. Until the tempestuous Latina talked him into helping with her adoption plans, leaving Barry to wonder if he could talk the doc into making room in her instant family for him….

HE'D COME TO CLAIM HIS CHILD…For Holly Rivers, giving her sister's baby a home and a father were her only priorities. So a marriage of convenience seemed the only solution–until a sensual stranger stole her and baby Ben and conquered her body and soul!The red-haired siren raising his son wasn't what Sheikh Sharif Al-Khalil had expected, nor was the white-hot passion that consumed them both. But love was a luxury he couldn't afford–Sharif's enemies had followed him from his homeland, threatening Holly and his child. Now Sharif was in a race against time–but could he save his son at the expense of Holly's life?

The Wait Might Just Be OverYears after a teenage prank ended badly and a young boy's testimony put his best friend in jail, Downhome, Tennessee, is still trying to heal the scars of the old scandal. Now the two are back in town–one trying to clear himself of murder, the other of betrayal–and long-buried feelings have been stirred.Karen Lowell is once again caught between the two men, with even more now at stake. Her brother's ongoing crusade to shift blame away from himself has already poisoned her past, and now it's tainting her dreams for the future.Because Karen yearns for a life that will include pediatrician Chris McRay, the man who is now–as he was so many years ago–her lover. A life where she and Chris will be a family at last.The choice is hers. Can she make it?

Working With This Ex-Cop Was More Than She Bargained For!Fired from her job as an investigative reporter, Alli Gardner has something to prove. Finding out who's behind an illegal baby-adoption ring might just be the way to do it–her once-in-a-lifetime scoop. She can't do it alone, so for help she goes to Kevin Vickers, the crack private investigator with an unblemished reputation, who's always made it his business to rub her the wrong way.The evidence in the baby-scheme case soon points clearly to the perpetrators.That's the easy part for Alli.How should she handle the evidence of what's between her and Kevin?

A Real Hero Needs…The neighbor made Connie Simmons see red. An irresponsible party animal with the kind of magnetism that made her knees shake, he was mostly an irritation–with a generous dollop of temptation mixed in. But because he rescued her child from a fire and got hurt, it was only neighborly to call a truce.…The Right Time And PlaceDetective Hale Crandall had spent months wondering how to patch things up with the blond bombshell next door. Saving her adopted son Skip–while it almost got him killed–had been a lucky break. Now he just needed to make himself an indispensable part of their lives–and wait!

One kiss led to another and…!Lying blissfully in her dream lover's arms, Daisy Redford had the shock of her life. Her one-night-man was the Chance Foster–King of the Conquest! So she darted out of bed and into hiding. But Daisy found out she was pregnant, just as Chance found her. Though Daisy's most heartfelt wish was to be a wife and mother, she rebuffed his marriage proposal–she would never enter a union rooted in responsibility. But her «no» only multiplied Chance's attentions. Could it be their secret desires actually dovetailed…and kissing this handsome stranger meant she would never again be a stranger to love?2001 Ways to Wed: This little book on finding Mr. Right is guaranteed to help three friends make it to the altar!

IN LOVE WITH THE BOSS…AND PREGNANT WITH HIS BABY!Irony didn't begin to describe it! Natalie Winford, secretary for an infertility clinic, had become pregnant after one night of lovemaking with her sexy boss, Dr. Patrick Barr. Natalie planned to keep her baby's paternity quiet, not wanting to pressure the good doctor into an obligatory declaration of marriage. But trying to remain aloof around a man who sent her pulse racing proved more difficult than the battles against water gain and pickle cravings combined. And Patrick's affection for her hadn't seemed to lessen, but to grow, as sure as the baby grew in her womb. But when he found out about Natalie's little secret, would he be stung by betrayal–or be bitten by the love bug?Babies of Doctors' Circle: Special deliveries straight to the heart!