#254	"The Grand Finale"		#289	"Thanksgiving"		#303	"Manhunt"
#343	"Ivan Takes A Wife"		#362	"Back to the Bedroom"		#392	"Smitten"
#422	"Wife For Hire"		#460	"The Rocky Road to Romance"		#537	"Naughty Neighbor"

"The Grand Finale" Loveswept #254 Bantam, May 1988 Reviewed on 1/8/99
		Berry Knudson had a talent for disaster, but when she climbed a tree to rescue a kitten, she wasn't prepared for the scrumptious hunk undressing in a nearby window -- or her dive downward that smashed Jake Sawyer's pizza... and won his heart! With a smile that was half little boy, half pirate, and a mouthwatering body, Jake stunned her with a fiercely passionate embrace. he made her blush, he made her laugh, and he made her want -- but was there room in her chaotic schedule for a risk-taking inventor with dreams? Days filled with classes, nights delivering pizzas and caring for three eccentric old ladies she'd rescued from the train station, didn't leave much time for courting -- but Jake thrived on a challenge, and he could be very inventive, planting seductive fantasies in Berry's brain, and smoldering kisses everywhere he touched! Could he teach her there was time to make butterscotch pudding and let herself be loved?

"Thanksgiving" Loveswept #289 Bantam, November 1988 Reviewed on 1/9/01
		When Megan Murphy discovered a floppy-eared rabbit gnawing on the hem of her skirt, she meant to give his careless owner a piece of her mind - but Dr. Patrick Hunter was too attractive to stay mad at for long! With his husky bedroom voice he teased her, with his eyes the color of a stormy ocean he tantalized her... and soon she found herself falling irresistibly, helplessly in love. Maybe it was her gloriously silky red hair or the freckles on her nose, or maybe just her adorable sense of whimsey the made Pat want to carry his lovely tempetress off to his old-fashioned four-poster bed. Playing house together, making Thanksgiving dinner for their families, filled both of them with a longing for the sweet times to last. But Megan had wept over one failed love, and it hurt so much to risk again. Could the doctor who kissed her breathless help to heal her heart?

"Ivan Takes a Wife" Loveswept #343 Bantam, August 1989 Reviewed on 11/27/00
		Sinfully handsome schooner captain Ivan Rasmussen deserved to be called Ivan the Terrible, Stephanie Lowe decided. First he'd sold her a haunted house, and now he was laughing at her Calamity Jane cooking! She'd only agreed to work one voyage of his Maine coastal cruise in exchange for the house repairs promised by her cousin, who'd run off to marry a plumber. When the brazen Ivan, descendent of a pirate, swept her into his arms during a moonlight rendezvous, Stephanie knew how it felt to be a pirate's treasure! Ivan teased her, flirted with her, and made her feel cherished as no one ever had, but when would her sexy scoundral deliver the ravishing he promised? Ivan had expected a shipboard romance, a fling on the ocean that ended at the dock, but every time he kissed Stephanie, he thought of marriage, hearth, and home. Could he seduce his ladylove with the sweet mysteries of passions and put her private ghosts to rest?

"Back to the Bedroom" Loveswept #362 Bantam, November 1989 Reviewed on 1/8/99
		For months he'd thought of her as the Mystery Woman, draped in a black velvet cloak, with outrageous red curls, flawless skin, and carrying a large, odd case -- but the night David Dodd saw a helicopter drop a chunk of metal through the roof of his lovely neighbor's bedroom, he got to meet the formidable and delightful Katherine Finn at last1 Rescuing damsels and fixing roofs was dangerous work, he told her, and at the very least he deserved a kiss -- didn't he? Kate couldn't argue with David's logic, but how could she, the driven concert musician with more commitments than hours in the day, be falling head over heels for a likable cuddler who seemed to be drifting through life? No one had ever made her feel as cherished or desirable, and she'd never had so much fun, but even though her eccentric boarder, Elise, assured her that where Kate was concerned Dave had plenty of ambition, could she really love a guy who was just smart, sexy and rich?

"Smitten" Loveswept #392 Bantam, April 1990 Reviewed on 1/8/99
		Single mom Lizabeth Kane wasn't exactly construction-worker material, but she truly wanted a job -- and Matt Hallahan found her radiant smile utterly irresistible! When the virile hunk with the perfectly tanned chest agreed to hire her a laborer, Lizabeth felt her heart -- and her libido -- send up a cheer. Since her divorce from a snobby philanderer, she'd frankly lost interest in men, but this macho carpenter who smelled of sawdust and musk made her senses sizzle. Matt was a ride through white water, a shot of adrenaline that revived her flirting instincts -- but teasing a man of action had deliciously dangerous romantic results! Matt was charmed by Lizabeth's enthusiasm, her spunky kids and wacky aunt, and did his best to seduce the lady in every room of her ramshackle home. Lizabeth worried that they were too different, that he was overly protective, that she'd make him a terrible wife. Could Matt prove she needed him as much as he needed her?

"Wife for Hire" Loveswept #422 Bantam, September 1990 Reviewed on 2/1/99
		Hank Mallone spotted trouble when she sat down and said she'd marry him! Maggie Toone was a tempting firecracker who'd make his life delightful hell if he let her pretend to be his wife in order to improve his rogue's reputation. Would his harebrained scheme to get a bank loan for his business backfire once Maggie arrived in his small Vermont town and let the gossips take a look? Maggie never expected her employer to be drop-dead handsome, or to affect her like a belt of bourbon on an empty stomach, but she was too intrigued by his offer to say no... and too eager to escape a life that made her feel trapped. The deal was strictly business, both agreed... until Hank turned out to be every fantasy she'd ever had, and Maggie was so bright, funny, and downright irresistible that Hank fell head over heels in love! While the town watched, Hank wooed his wife with a charm that had never failed him yet. Could he make her dreams real by proving she belonged in his arms?

"The Rocky Road to Romance" Loveswept #460 Bantam, March 1991 Reviewed on 12/27/98
		When the delightful, daffy Dog Lady of station WZZZ offered to take in the temporary job of traffic reporter, Steve Crow tried to think of reasons to turn Daisy Adams down! Perhaps he knew that sharing the close quarters of a car with her for hours would give the handsome program director no room to resist her quirky charms. He'd always favored low-slung sports cars and high-heeled women, but that was before he fell for the free spirit who caught crooks by accident, loved old people and pets, and had just too many jobs! Loving Daisy turned Steve's life upside down, especially once he adopted Bob, a huge dog masquerading as a couch potato-but he made cuddling on the sofa a wonderfully tight squeeze! When he wooed her with homemade brownies and teased her with passion she'd never even dreamed existed, Daisy felt her resistance melt like butter on hot popcorn. Playing with Steve was more fun than a basket of puppies, but was she finally ready to play for keeps?

"Naughty Neighbor" Loveswept #537 Bantam, April 1992 Reviewed on 2/1/99
		He was a handsome hell-raiser, a reckless crusader in low-slung jeans -- and he was driving Louisa Brannigan crazy! Pate Streeter made terrible coffee, snatched her newspaper, and listened through her walls, but it wasn't until she got fired from her government job that she was persuaded to join his undercover investigation -- and became hopelessly entangled with the sexiest man she'd ever met! Sneaking around in the shadows was more run that Louisa ever imagined... especially when the getaway car was a Porsche. Pete never figured in finding a partner in crime who tasted like dessert, but Louisa was all he wanted in a woman -- and more. Once he'd taught Louisa to enjoy living on the edge, would she finally feel safe in his love?
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