Книги автора: Marie Ferrarella

When the viviacious MacKenzie Ryan met her dour new neighbour, it was hardly love at first sight. Not only was the self-contained research scientist gruff and rude, but MacKenzie was also grappling with a heartbreak that had shattered her heart–and left her pregnant.Even so, there was something about Dr. Quade Preston that just wouldn't let MacKenzie shy away.After his wife died, Quade swore he'd never feel pain like that again. But try as he might, Quade couldn't escape the mile-a-minute force of nature that lived next door. When he learned she was expecting, could he still welcome MacKenzie into his life…and into his heart?

Dr. Peter Sullivan might be the only one who could save Raven Songbird's little brother, but who was going to ease the widowed neurosurgeon's secret sorrow? Raven figured she was more than up for the job.The barefoot, black-haired beauty was a healer in sprite's clothing. Like a passionate force of nature, Raven swept into Peter's life, taking him by surprise and making the dazzled doctor long to believe in miracles again. He was quickly learning that with this remarkable woman anything was possible, including a brand-new family to call his own….

When Lisa Billings swept into Bryce Walker's fire station looking for her missing daughter, he was smitten with the enticing single mother. The handsome firefighter had long ago realized that white picket fences and parent-teacher meetings weren't meant for a man who risked his life on a daily basis.But Lisa and her little girl made him yearn for the dreams he'd put aside….Bryce was six feet of temptation-in-a-uniform, but Lisa cautioned herself to watch her step. Yet her heart and her soul-and her body-didn't heed her warnings…not when tall, strong and sexy Bryce made her feel like a woman again!

It was love at first sight for Alison Quintano when handsome stranger Luc LeBlanc saved her from a mugger. Ironically, he got hit on the head, losing his memory. When Luc awakened from the amnesia, Alison wanted to pay him back. He needed a favour, all right. For this once-spurned fiancé needed a temporary wife to make a plan of revenge complete!So Alison bravely agreed to accompany Luc to his Alaskan hometown as «Mrs. LeBlanc.» But soon this marriage masquerade was stirring up too-real emotions, and Alison was uncovering the woman she'd always tried to deny. Could she convince this man that true love was the best revenge?

When talk show host Dakota Delany agrees to allow bodyguard Ian Russell to shadow her for two weeks, she doesn't count on constantly battling the drop-dead-gorgeous man who monitors her every move. And she definitely doesn't expect the strong and silent Ian to immediately take hold of not only her safety, but also her heart.Strong-willed, feisty Dakota is hardly Ian's ideal client, but she might just be something more–his perfect match. And it would be more than a ratings triumph if the warring opposites put aside their differences and stopped protecting themselves from their shared fear: true love.

Between raising his three siblings and running a successful business, Kevin Quintano's hectic life left no room for love. But when his sister announced her upcoming wedding, Kevin headed to Hades, Alaska, to ensure she made it down the aisle. Of course, Kevin didn't count on getting bitten by the love bug–or his own dreamy thoughts of marriage!Even in blue jeans, June Yearling was irresistible but had refused every bachelor in town. After a tumultuous past, she swore she'd never surrender her heart. Still, that didn't stop her and Kevin from stealing passionate kisses whenever they could…and it didn't stop his fantasies about leading her to the altar.

Nicole Logan's Resolution:To deliver the twins who had her feeling like the eighth wonder of the world. And January was the perfect due date, because her babies signaled a beginning. Nicole's life would once again be hers. Free from the shadow of a domineering father, a never-there mother–and a deceitful husband…Dennis Lincoln's Assignment:Investigate one very pregnant widow who was the key to exposing a powerful crime syndicate. To get the answers he wanted, he had to get close–very close. But soon, what he needed was Nicole…if she could ever forgive his lies.

Medical personnel were dropping like flies and Dr. Sasha Pulaski wasn't going to just stand by and do nothing.She believed in her work and would do anything for her patients. But how could she help when she was next on a murderer's hit list? The only bright spot was her new protector–Detective Anthony Santini, a man determined to catch the hospital killer and watch over Sasha. And when the building was in lockdown mode, she turned to the handsome lawman–and found more than just a strong guardian angel. Could he help her see the unspoken possibilities sizzling between them before it was too late?

DEAR DIARY:The first face I saw after hitting my head on my brother's boat was that of a gorgeous stranger…a stranger that everyone said was my husband. Taylor Conway is the type of man that no one forgets, so I thought it was my brothers' idea of a joke. How wrong I was! There's something about this gorgeous, determined man that's grown on me. And whether Taylor's really a stranger or the man I was head over heels in love with, I can't stop thinking about him. I just can't understand: Why would I erase my husband from my mind? I've got to find out for sure….

Okay, so Mommy didn't get pregnant the old-fashioned way. After all, she's a modern woman–and, unfortunately, has no time for a social life. And even though a sperm bank might seem a cold, artificial way to have a baby, Mommy's heart is warm and loving. Then Sullivan Travis entered our lives.He wants custody of me–and I think he likes Mommy, too. Boy, it's all so confusing. Could Sullivan also be my daddy? I guess I'll find out around Christmastime, because that's when I'm due to arrive….

The Disenchanted Duke by Marie Ferrarella Who was Max Ryker? The sinfully sensual private investigator had the looks of a playboy and the bearing of a king. Bounty hunter Cara Rivers could only dream of being Cinderella for a night in Max’s strong arms. She wished she was the one woman to stir this secret royal’s restless heart…Secret-Agent Sheikh by Linda Winstead Jones The future of his people rested on second-born son Sheikh Hassan Kamal’s mission to infiltrate Rahman Oil. Courting seemingly innocent CEO Elena Rahman was the safest way to learn corporate secrets. But as passion between them raged, instant and hot, Hassan fought a losing battle against falling for the daughter of his country’s deadly enemy…

WILL YOU DELIVER MY BABY?Reporter Sherry Campbell thought she might be asking too much, but her baby was coming and the only one in sight was enigmatic corporate raider St. John «Sin-Jin» Adair. Despite his generosity, he disliked her because she pried into the secret past he desperately wanted to hide. Lucky for her, that didn't stop the billionaire businessman from becoming her hero.From the moment she cornered him in the elevator, Sin-Jin felt Sherry's hold on him. He wanted privacy and yet he wanted to kiss her into next year. And now after delivering Sherry's adorable son, Sin-Jin found himself yearning to become a part of her family. But would Sherry turn him away when she finally did get the scoop on his past?

HIS ONLY FEARKidnapped as a boy, Chad Andreini had devoted his life to rescuing abducted children. But this anguished mother was different. Alluring Veronica Lancaster stirred within Chad a long-buried desire to belong somewhere-and made more painful the stark dread that he never would….HER ONLY HOPETrusting a total stranger with her precious child's life wasn't easy for Veronica, but walking away from Chad would have been even harder. her child's safe return was all she wanted from this comforting yet cryptic man, until the night they turned to each other in lonely desperation–and undeniable desire….

HER BABY HAD BEEN KIDNAPPEDFormer Las Vegas showgirl Dakota Armstrong was desperate when her son was stolen from her. He'd been taken by one of the most dangerous men in Nevada, and she had little hope of recovering him by herself. When handsome and charming Russell Andreini of ChildFinders, Inc., promised to find the boy, Dakota insisted on helping him. But while they fought to save her son, she found herself fighting a different battle–against a powerful attraction she was not ready for.Russell was determined to show Dakota that he could protect her son–and her. And to convince her that she needn't fear the passion that sizzled between them. He would willingly risk his life; could she find the courage to risk her heart?

When a bomb ripped through the Lone Star Country Club, all of Mission Creek, Texas, was shaken. Who was responsible? Was it the Mercados, Mission Creek's answer to the mob? The Carsons or the Wainwrights, two of the club's founding families? Or an even more sinister force?Only a young boy rescued from the burning wreckage knows the truth. But the culprits want him eliminated–fast! Little Jake's savior, firefighter Adam Collins, and his doctor, Tracy Walker, have taken the orphaned boy into their lives, creating an instant family. But while Adam and Tracy fight their attraction for each other, can they keep Jake out of harm's way?

City girl Lily Quintano came to tiny Hades, Alaska, to get away from men. Her cheating ex-fiancé had turned her heart to stone–or so she thought.For the minute she saw Max Yearling, her pulse started racing. She had to avoid the sexy sheriff at all costs. But in a town the size of Hades, heated encounters with the handsome local hero were inevitable…and way too enjoyable.Max Yearling didn't believe in love–his deadbeat father made sure of that. So why did he feel the need to keep an eye on the pretty Ms. Lily? Perhaps she might get lost in the wilderness…or even better, lose herself in his strong, protective arms….