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Jean Innes
BELOVED 8/1997 ISBN: 0821757091 Gentian Valmar Mallory awakens in the rocking hold of a ship, rope-bound and unable to remember where she is...or who she is. She is convinced she has been kidnapped by pirates, or worse. Until the ship's captain, Lord Trevis Mallory, stuns her with the news that he is her husband. Is Trevis really who he claims he is - or a devilish villain who threatens her very life? Haunted by visions of her brother's death, Gentian knows that she dare not trust the man who may have been responsible...even as Trevis's soft words and searing kisses stir memories of happier times - and a passion that filled her heart. Now, on a perilous voyage to Cyprus, the secrets of Gentian's life begin to unfold like a late-blooming flower, revealing a ruthless plot to seize her fortune. Soon Gentian will have to place her faith - and fate - in the man who seems to know her like no other - a man more beloved than life itself...
BUCCANEER'S BRIDE 8/1989 ISBN: 0821727427 Infamous Scoundrel - As she stood at the bow of The adventuress, Sarah Huxley wondered if she had made a terrible mistake. She had run away from an arranged marriage, leaving everything that she had ever known, to seek haven on a pirate ship. But, even here she wasn't safe. For the infamous captain, Black Robbie, had made it perfectly clear what he expected from her. She had tried to resist his amorous advances, but when he crushed her in his powerful arms and kissed her passionately, seductively, she had completely surrendered to the handsome rogue. And, pirate or not, she knew now that she would never leave him, even if it meant following him to the ends of the earth...Dazzling Beauty -When Black Robbie had first seen the beautiful Sarah Huxley, he had decided that she was a treasure worth plundering. But, now that she was on his ship, he wasn't so sure that he had been right. There were ships full of gold ready for looting, but loving the stunning English beauty had suddenly become more important. From the moment that he first tasted her soft, sweet lips, caressed her satiny curves, and stroked her luxurious black hair, he was lost to everything..even the mutinous rumblings of his own crew. For he had found what he had been searching for, and he knew that in her, he had met his match...destined to be his Buccaneer's Bride.
Lisa Jackson
DARK SAPPHIRE 8/2000 ISBN: 0451407792 She'd once saved his life helped him escape from a fiery hell in Wales, and then the thankless youth abandoned her to the cruelty of her father. Years later, the rogue is Captain Keegan, a ruthless pirate on whose ship, the Dark Sapphire, she stows away, now fearing for her life. Accused of a ruthless crime, she's fled her home at Castle Ogof, a massive bounty on her head. The dark captain has no memory of her fearless endeavor on his behalf and has vowed never to allow his heart's passion to outweigh his mind's cold calculations. And yet, a hot desire ignites aboard ship, and this time they must both run for their lives.
Deana James
MASQUE OF SAPPHIRE 2/1990 ISBN: 0821728857 Judith Talbot-Harrow left England with a heavy heart. She was going to America to join a father she despised and a sister she distrusted and she felt lonelier-and angrier-than she ever had in her life. She was certainly in no mood to put up with the insulting actions of the arrogant Yankee privateer who boarded her ship, ransacked her things, then 'apologized' with an indecent, brazen kiss! And as the handsome, blue-eyed scoundrel sailed away, she vowed that someday, he'd pay dearly for the liberties he'd so callously taken - and the desires he'd so casually awakened... Tabor O'Halloran knew he'd never forget the redheaded British beauty. She was so full of fire and untapped passion - he couldn't let her go. So he tracked her to New Orleans and made his daring plan. He would appear to her amid the seductive secrecy of the masquerade ball, cloaked in mystery, an ardent stranger. He would woo her heart with tender words, her lips with champagne-sweet kisses. And by the time she remembered to hate him, she would be his, every luscious, silken inch of her!
Krista Janssen
INDIGO FIRE 9/1995 ISBN: 0671519077 A beautiful and boldly independent woman, Eden Palmer is driven by one desire-to save her family's South Carolina plantation from reverting to the English crown. In Barbados, she bargains with a former buccaneer to buy the secret for growing a profitable crop of indigo. But on her journey home Eden's ship is boarded by a band of pirates. And though she stands strong in the face of danger, she becomes powerfully drawn to the chip's courageous captain...Baron Derek von Walden is sailing, with his fellow Swiss colonists, to the untamed territory of South Carolina. Tormented by a tragic past he cannot forget, Derek is stunned to find his ravaged heart warming to the spirited Eden Palmer...Amidst the vast, magnolia scented forests of the Ashley River valley, Eden and Derek's love flourishes. Yet a devastating secret and a fateful fire bring their foundation of trust to ashes, and imperil the glorious passion they are destined to share.
Miranda Jarrett
BURIED TREASURE short story 7/1999 ISBN:067-027948
CRANBERRY POINT 1998 ISBN:0671003402 Content to live alone in the tiny house where she and her three brothers were born, Serena Fairbourne is a self-sufficient New England spinster. Quite by accident, she is lost in a sudden coastal fog when an English aristocrat saves her -- and soon their salty flirtation shifts into tender desire. With his maddening, fascinating London manners, he woos her as no man ever has, and she discovers a new world in his bright blue eyes. Yet, Serena fears the heartbreak of loving him, for she knows he will not stay. Fitzgerald Crosbie has come to the colonies to rescue his sister, Anabelle, from an entirely improper marriage to an American sea captain; he never imagined being swept away with joy in Serena's arms, or that he would long for the simplicity and honesty of the life she shows him. But love and trust are emotions his world has robbed Gerald of, and even Serena's gentle touch may not be enough to heal him. Now, they must weather the storms of a wind-tossed, unpredictable passion -- or surrender to hazardous currents that threaten their deepening bond.
THE CAPTAIN'S BRIDE 8/1997 ISBN: 0671003399 While trading in London, American sea captain Joshua Fairbourne takes on the heart's business as well: he seeks a soft-spoken, genteel wife to bring honor and elegance to his Massachusetts home. Miss Anabelle Crosbie may be English gentry, but her headstrong, refreshingly spirited ways turn Joshua's vision of the ideal lady-wife upside down. When he learns she has been promised to a foppish fortune hunter, Joshua vows to win her -- and contrives a daring plan to make her his stolen bride. Caught kissing Joshua Fairbourne, Anabelle risks scandal to discover a genuine, heartfelt passion, so unlike the loveless betrothal she faces. Then Joshua unexpectedly sweeps her away on an ocean crossing aboard his magnificent ship, the Swiftsure, and their exciting life together begins. But the kind, gentle man she adored on dry land has become a brash, gruff stranger at sea. And just as Anabelle navigates among the secrets of her captain's past, a treacherous storm tests the strength of their newfound love -- and Anabelle's dream of a triumphant life in a new land.
MARIAH'S PRIZE(#227) 7/1994 ISBN: 0373288271 Waves of desire washed over Mariah... And in their wake left a longing that could only be satisfied by one daring legend of a man: Capt. Gabriel Sparhawk...the most feared and respected privateer ever to command a warfaring sloop. With the salt spray whipping through her night-dark hair, Mariah West seemed a very sea nymph, fierce with pirate bravery. And Gabriel cursed the hunger that tempted him to succumb to her siren's song.
MOONLIGHT 1999 ISBN:0671032615 As proprietor of the most fashionable shop in Boston, Amelie Lacroix knows all about creating the elegant style and glittering gowns her wealthy clients adore. But Amelie herself has no time for flirtatious games with eligible men - until a magical wedding feast, where dashing sea captain Zach Fairbourne entices her into the garden for a moonlit kiss. Without warning, practical Amelie finds herself dreaming of love and romance in Zach's arms. Zach Fairbourne has been enchanted by women the world over, and in love with none. He thought Amelie would be a passing fancy, a pretty miss to dally with for a few sweet days while ashore. But the rich, deep passion of their kiss sets his heart reeling with dreams of a home, a family, and one woman to cherish for the rest of his life. And when the high sea call him back, Zach must test the waters of true love to find if hearts from two different worlds can somehow build a lasting bond to treasure.
PROVIDENCE 12/1993 ISBN: 0373288018 Shunned by respectable society and plagued by memories of her past, Ananiah Snow had no one to turn to when her father disappeared. Samuel Colburn was her only hope, but the stubborn sea captain was proving hard to convince. Sam Colburn cursed the Fates that brought the high-and-mighty Miss Snow aboard the Truelove. The open sea was no place for any woman, let along a pale-haired temptress whose very presence set his blood on fire...
SPARHAWK'S ANGEL 5/1996 ISBN: 0373289154 Having a bossy angel watching out for you was a bloody pain. Especially when she was determined to push her very much alive little sister in front of you at every turn. For, unlike her late older sibling, Miss Rose Everard was actually quite intriguing.
SPARHAWK'S LADY 6/1995 ISBN: 0373288719 Willing to dare the impossible. Only such a man could help the countess Caroline in her hour of need. And in Jeremiah she recognized her champion. A hero who would storm the very gates of hell at her asking. She was his own true destiny. No matter that she belonged to another. He knew from the very first that their fates were entwined and he would grant her deepest desire though it would tear his heart asunder...
STAR BRIGHT 2000 ISBN:0743403568 Colonial beauty Diana Fairbourne sailed to London to find a titled husband - and succeeded brilliantly with her betrothal to the wealthy Marquis of Roxby. But as her wedding day nears, Diana discovers troubling proof that her groom doesn't love her - or her Yankee ways - as much as he should. In desperation she seeks out a lucky kitten like the one that brought her brother, Alexander, to his bride, Cora. Playing with love's magic has surprising results, though, when the kitten leads Diana to a common sailor whose plain clothing cannot disguise his rough-hewn handsomeness. He boldly wins Diana's heart from the ruthless marquis, with no thought for the consequences beyond her happiness. But even when Diana learns his true identity - Captain James Dunham of His Majesty's Navy - there can be no alliance. For James has orders from the admiral to eliminate that dangerous band of American smugglers, the Fairbournes of Cape Cod.
STARLIGHT 2000 ISBN:074340355X Forced to endure London society for the sake of his younger sister, American Alexander Fairbourne longs to leave England behind him. But when a stray kitten - all black but for a star of white - unexpectedly wins him over, Alex allows the tiny creature to lead him to a surprising discovery...Deemed a traitor and wanted by the British crown, Cora MacGillivray lives a shadowy life in hiding far from her beloved Scottish Highlands. Her one joy is the affection of a black kitten - so when it disappears, Cora is desolate with loss. Then her little Starlight miraculously returns in the arms of a handsome stranger, a man who captures Cora's heart with one charming, wicked smile. But fear and danger still haunt Cora, and only a very special magic will give her the courage to surrender to love.
STEAL THE STARS 3/1992 ISBN: 0373287151 Blessed with the devil's own luck, Captain Garner Griffin had outrun King George's fastest schooners as he smuggled guns to the American colonists preparing for revolt. Yet with a disreputable past and an uncertain future, he had nothing to offer the Rhode Island beauty who had stolen his heart. From the moment she saw Captain Griffin at the helm, with the wind in his hair and a smile on his handsome face, Eliza Raeburn knew that she loved him more than life itself. But their enemies were plotting against them, and she would soon have to decide whether to live without him, or face the gallows by his side...
WISHING 1999 ISBN:0671003410 Captain Samson Fairbourne is a confirmed bachelor, a deep-water sailor happily wedded to his work. When he pens a description of the perfect, obedient wife, and hefts the missive overboard in a bottle, all he has in mind is a cutting joke to teach his young cousin a lesson on the foolishness of wishes...and women. Instead, his prank leads him to Polly Bray, a hardworking seafarer who is about to shake his disparaging notions of femininity...while reeling in his heart. Left an orphan in a Massachusetts fishing village, Polly dresses in boy's clothes to work aboard her father's fishing boat, the one possession he left her. Pulled under by a devastating storm at sea, she is rescued by Samson Fairbourne, and a sparkling passionate bond takes hold.
Sabrina Jeffries
THE PIRATE LORD 4/1998 ISBN: 038079747X A shipload of women--theirs for the taking! Pirate captain Gideon Horn couldn't be more delighted. His men are tired of wandering the high seas and want to settle down with wives on the uncharted island paradise they've discovered. And the women are bound to be grateful to be rescued from the life of drudgery awaiting them in New South Wales . . . Lord, he's so clever! Married? To pirates? Sara Willis couldn't be more appalled. First she demands proper courting--at least a month. The darkly handsome pirate lord gives them two weeks. Then Sara insists the men vacate their huts for the women--Gideon demands her kisses in return. As the demands heat up, so do their passions--and soon Sara can't remember just why she's fighting the devilishly seductive captain so hard. . .
Pamela Jekel
SEA STAR: The Private Life of Anne Bonny, Pirate Queen 1983 ISBN: 0517549468 A passionate and tempestuous romance of piracy on the high seas. From the exotic salons of colonial Charles Town to the teeming, torrid shores of Jamaica, Anne Bonny lives a life of extraordinary adventure--for she roams the seas wild and untamed, as free as any man. Anne Bonny was a legend in her own time--her style of living and loving was extraordinary, capturing the imagination of all who knew or heard of her. She was so notorious that her story has become as famous as those of rogues like Blackbeard, Stede Bonnet, and Calico Jack who ruled the Caribbean Sea during America's most adventurous and colorful age. Anne was one of them--untamed, wild, and as unpredictable as the pirates she loved.
Brenda K. Jernigan
THE WICKED LADY 3/2000 ISBN: 0821765272 The thief. . . When Trevor Claremont was blind-sided by a pickpocket on the docks beside his clipper ship, he tracked down the culprit--only to face a feisty, emerald-eyed beauty who stirred his hungriest desires. Seeing a solution to his pressing problem of finding a bride to please his dying grandmother, he offered her a deal:marriage to him...or prison, never imagining that this little cut-purse would also steal his heart...And the sea captain...Kristen Johnstone realized she'd been outfoxed by this handsome Englishman and reluctantly agreed to a marriage in name only. Soon, she traded rags for resplendent gowns, black alleys for drawing rooms, and fury for fiery passion in the arms of her new husband. But when the scandalous secrets of her past came to light, she would risk everything, including her heart, to save a love more precious than gold.
Vicki Joehnk
THE CAPTAIN 1/1996 ISBN: 0515117501 Some might say that destiny had placed stowaway Genevieve DuPres on Captain Jonathan Morgan's Martinique-bound ship. Captain Morgan would disagree. He was far too concerned with keeping his mistresses to get caught up in such matters of the heart--or so he thought before he saw the lovely Genevieve.
Susan Johnson
PURE SILK 1/2004 ISBN: 1575668092 When her father's forces fall to the imperial army, Tama has no choice but to leave Japan before her enemies find her. Disguised as a peasant boy, she makes her way to the city's fabled pleasure quarter, where anything and anyone is for sale and no request is forbidden. There she finds the one man who can take her to Paris, former gunrunner Captain Hugh Drummond. For the privilege of his protection, she's willing to pay him handsomely…in whatever currency he desires…Taking on a daimyo's beautiful—and willing—daughter may have seemed a fine idea at the time, but now, dodging assassins, spies, and the police while waiting for his cargo, Hugh has other ideas. The lady is as sharp of tongue as she is skilled with a sword. But once she's in his bed, the captain is overcome by a desire to protect Tama—and ravage her—in equal measure…In a country teeming with danger, where no one can be trusted, the line between royalty and commoner will melt under passion's heat...strangers will become lovers...and uninhibited pleasure will offer love's only refuge...
WICKED 1/1997 ISBN: 0553572148 Serena Blythe's plan to escape a life of servitude had gone terribly awry. So she took the only course left to her. She sneaked aboard a sleek yacht about to set sail--and found herself face-to-face with a dangerous, sensual stranger. Beau St. Jules, the Earl of Rochefort, had long surpassed his father's notoriety as a libertine. Less well known was his role as intelligence-gatherer for England. Yet even on a mission to seek vital war information, he couldn't resist practicing his well-polished seduction on the beautiful, disarmingly innocent stowaway. And in the weeks to come, with battles breaking out on the continent and Serena's life in peril, St. Jules would risk everything to rescue the one woman who'd finally captured his heart.
Kathy Jones
DEFIANT CAPTIVE 11/1987 ISBN: 0821722204 Proud Slave - Kathleen O'Connor refused to give in to despair. She'd proven how strong she could be-she'd survived weeks of terror in the dark hold of a pirate ship and had bravely faced the humiliation of the auction block. Now that she'd been sold to Captain Kade Morgan, it was time she planned her escape. The Irish beauty thought of his tall, muscular frame and sparkling ebony eyes and sighed. It would not be easy to flee the handsome pirate, especially when her traitorous body yearned for the fought magic of his embrace. But she'd be no man's slave- not even of her master had already tamed her wild heart! Arrogant Master - Kade appraised his raven-haired prize with growing admiration. She had courage, all right. After all she'd been through, her blue-green eyes still gleamed with pride and fury. He had no desire to break her spirit, but he ached to replace that fury with willing passion. She was his to command, and he had but one request-that she give herself to him with all of the glorious fire in her soul. If she needed some.persuasion, he'd gladly supply it. He'd tease her full, red lips with searing kisses, he'd stroke her ivory skin until she writhed beneath his knowing touch. And, in the end he'd possess all the wanton sweetness of his Defiant Captive.
Linda Jones
ON A WICKED WIND 3/1998 ISBN: 0505522519 From the stormy sea foam his beautiful siren appeared, a fiery Aphrodite that pirate captain, Antonio Rafael de Zamora desired more than gold or rubies. And something stirred within him, for his enigmatic beauty was more than a buccaneer's booty. Hurled into the Caribbean and swept back in time, Sabrina Steele found herself abruptly aroused in the arms of the dashing privateer. There, on his tropical island, Rafael taught her to crest the waves of passion and sail the seas of ecstasy. But the handsome rogue had a tortured past, and in order to consummate a love that had called her through time, the headstrong beauty sought to uncover the pirate's true buried treasure - his heart.
Nicole Jordan
DESIRE AND DECEPTION 8/1988 ISBN: 0821724428 Lauren DeVries stared up at Captain Jason Stuart in dismay. Of all the men in London, she had managed to stumble upon the very one her guardian was forcing her to marry! And he was demanding a night in her arms as payment for passage to America! The breathtaking blonde quickly devised a desperate plan...she would give the handsome rogue what he desired, then take his gold and flee. But escape was the last thing she wanted once he took her in his demanding embrace and awakened her innocent flesh to the raptures of love! Although Jason Stuart had never met his betrothed, he recognized the family crest on her ring almost as quickly as he succumbed to her overwhelming beauty. He'd had no enthusiasm for a marriage based on little more than a business deal, but now that he'd seen his runaway bride, he did not intend to let her go. Once she'd spent a night in his bed she would be his forever. He'd brand her silken skin with passion's fire, tame her rebellious spirit with ecstasy's enchantment and tie her to him for all time with the unbreakable bonds of Desire and Deception.
MOONWITCH 1/1991 ISBN: 0373286627 When sea captain Kyle Ramsey met Selena Markham on a moonlit beach, her ethereal beauty left him stunned. But when he discovered that she wanted him to make love to her, he was flabbergasted. Selena's fiancé was betraying her with another woman, and she was sick with rage. Making love to a devastating stranger seemed the perfect revenge...Their lovemaking carried them to the heights of passion, but society's response was predictable. Forced into marriage, the unexpected lovers charted a stormy course rocked by bitterness and anger. Were they destined to spend their lives in misery? Or could the moon bewitch them once again - for good?
PASSION 11/2000 ISBN: 0449004856 Fierce pirate Nicholas Sabine and young aristocrat Aurora Demming meet in very unlikely circumstances: he is being escorted to the brig by several naval officers, and Aurora intercedes when she sees him being savagely beaten by his captors. It turns out that Aurora and Nicholas have something to offer one another. If Aurora marries the condemned man, she will inherit his fortune when he is executed. By becoming a woman of independent means, she will be able to avoid marriage to the detestable older man her father has selected for her. Nicholas, for his part, will secure a place in society for his beloved sister, Raven, by marrying into the Demming family. So Aurora and Nicholas marry--on the day before Nicholas's execution. They spend one unforgettable night together, and then Aurora is widowed--left to spend the rest of her life dreaming of the strong, handsome, dashing Nicholas, who has affected her so unexpectedly in such a brief period of time. But then, suddenly, Nicholas returns. Having faked his death, the brigand is back to claim his bride. But how can the genteel Aurora live her life as a pirate's wife?
Brenda Joyce
CAPTIVE 5/1996 ISBN: 0380781484 Alexandra is in love with a man who died two hundred years ago... The haunting song of a distant era calls the beautiful graduate student to her subject, the enigmatic Captain Blackwell. Across the centuries, she is drawn by an inexplicable passion into the realm of mystery and danger- to be imprisoned in an opulent world of harem intrigue and sensuous slavery. And now Blackwell is with her- patriot, privateer, heroic commander of the U.S. merchantman the Pearl- the dream, the desire made achingly real. Imperiled captives of fate, they are untied by a power far greater than time- and by a passion that could destroy them both... or forever change the course of history.
THE GAME 3/1995 ISBN: 0380775735 Released from the sanctuary of a French convent, highborn, temptuous Katherine FitzGerald sets sail for her beloved Ireland- only to find herself prisoner of the infamous pirate known to the Elizabethans as the Master of the Seas. The pirate captain is Liam O'Neill, favored by Elizabeth the Queen. A hardened court player, he is determined to win the willful Katherine while advancing his own secret causes. But now he must risk everything he cherishes in order to triumph at a very treacherous game- through heartbreaking deception... and by breaking all the rules.
THE PRIZE 10/2004 ISBN: 0778320898 Vengeance ruled his days and nights...Pride inflamed her spirit...Love conquered them both.. An infamous sea captain of the British Royal Navy, Devlin O'Neill is consumed with the need to destroy the man who brutally murdered his father. Having nearly ruined the Earl of Eastleigh financially, he is waiting to strike the final blow. And his opportunity comes in the form of a spirited young American woman, the earl's niece, who is about to set his cold, calculating world on fire...Born and raised on a tobacco plantation, orphan Virginia Hughes is determined to rebuild her beloved Sweet Briar. Daringly, she sails to England alone, hoping to convince her uncle to lend her the funds. Instead, she finds herself ruthlessly kidnapped by the notorious Devlin O'Neill. As his hostage, she will soon find her best-laid plans thwarted by a passion that could seal their fates forever....
Janet Joyce
LIBERTINE LADY 3/1983 ISBN: 067146292X Four years ago, Christina Bristol was wrenched from her home in England by a man who claimed her as his daughter. Benjamin Bristol demanded that she obey his dictates or else her beloved grandparents would feel the full force of his anger. Suddenly Christina is summoned home. Her father has arranged her marriage. But a handsome pirate named Nick Barker, a man who has his own score to settle with Benjamin Bristol, he alone can secure her future and her heart.
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