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Home Sweet Home?To heal the wounds left by a broken marriage and the death of her beloved stepson, Libby Kincaid returned to the ranch where she grew up. But instead of the solace she craved, she found Jess Barlowe--sexy, alluring...and mad as hell.For years Jess had been her constant opponent, and now malicious rumors tarnishing her reputation seemed only to enrage him further. But soon these adversarial sparks ignited into a fire of passion, and Jess wouldn't stop until he made her his bride. Unfortunately, Libby knew all too well that being married to a man was no guarantee of his trust...or his love.Look for more captivating titles from #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller! Big Sky River is available now from Harlequin HQN. And don't miss The Man from Stone Creek!
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Regency Innocents

An earl's choice... Fearing a forced betrothal with a man known for his cruelty, Heloise Bergeron throws herself on the mercy of Charles Fawley, Earl of Walton. He believes himself attracted to her younger, beautiful sister, so what is he doing entertaining thoughts of marriage to the plain, quiet Heloise? But marry her he does... The captain's convenient wife... No one will agree to marry battle-scarred Captain Robert Fawley except, perhaps, Miss Deborah Gillies, a woman so down on her luck that a convenient marriage might help improve her circumstances. But once married could Deborah ever hope to reach Robert's guarded heart? Two classic and delightful Regency tales!
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O'Malley Wild: Honoring Sean

Book 2 in the O'Malley Wild series. Pub owner Sean O'Malley has always planned to marry and have a family. He's just never found the right woman-that is, until he hires Honor Rollings as his new waitress. Free-spirited Honor Rollings is a wanderer at heart. Honor is hell-bent on showing Sean that she belongs to no man and has no intention of settling down. A short visit ends up lasting much longer when Honor returns to Texas to bury her aunt and accepts a temporary job at O'Malley's Pub. Working for Sean O'Malley proves to be difficult. Can we say Neanderthal? Although Honor would love to deny that the thought of being dominated by the larger-than-life pub owner intrigues her, she can't. The thought of Sean's large hands upon her body leaves Honor hot and bothered. Sean soon realizes that Honor isn't convinced of his seriousness. So he takes great pleasure in teaching his "Little Darlin'" just how serious he actually is. After pushing Sean beyond his limits, Honor receives the spanking of her life. An erotic spanking that sets in motion a future of loving and caring, a future where her only desire is Honoring Sean.
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Glitter Girls and the Great Fake Out

Allie's back with a brand-new set of rules!Allie plans on having the best weekend ever when she finds out Erica's sister Missy is in the regional Twirltacular baton competition-until Allie's mom announces that she has to go to Brittany Hauser's birthday party instead. But Allie doesn't even like Brittany Hauser, nor does she want to go to a party with Brittany and all her snobby friends.But when Allie finds out Brittany's party includes taking a stretch limo to Glitterati, the store of the girls' dreams, and spending the night at a deluxe hotel suite, she decides maybe Brittany's not so bad after all.
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The Outhouse Gang

Continuing the exploration of the father-son dynamic that he began in the short story AT THE DINER, author Neil Plakcy expands on the theme with a look at the lives of seven men in the town of Stewart's Crossing. Through all of their trials and tribulations, the men make a pact to stick to their dedication to their fathers and the fathers they themselves are destined to become.
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The Christmas Cookie Chronicles: Carrie

Come join a meeting of the First Love Cookie Club!“On Christmas Eve, if you sleep with kismet cookies under your pillow and dream of your own true love, he will be your destiny.”Carrie MacGregor doesn't believe this—not one bit. She might be a “paid up” member of the Cookie Club and the local Sweethearts Knitting Club, but she's not about to give in to the forced ho-ho-ho of the season. And why? Mark Leland. When he left town he broke Carrie's heart. Now, the local-guy-made good is back, hosting the reality show “Fact or Fantasy.”Fact: Mark broke her heart. Fantasy: her friends think they'll be getting back together. But could the magic of a Twilight, Texas Christmas make Carrie's secret dreams come true?And don't miss The Christmas Cookie Chronicles: Raylene available November 29th from Avon Impulse!
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The Wolves of Midwinter twgc-2

The tale of THE WOLF GIFT continues . . . In Anne Rice’s surprising and compelling best-selling novel, the first of her strange and mythic imagining of the world of wolfen powers (“I devoured these pages . . . As solid and engaging as anything she has written since her early vampire chronicle fiction” —Alan Cheuse, The Boston Globe; “A delectable cocktail of old-fashioned lost-race adventure, shape-shifting and suspense” —Elizabeth Hand, The Washington Post), readers were spellbound as Rice imagined a daring new world set against the wild and beckoning California coast. Now in her new novel, as lush and romantic in detail and atmosphere as it is sleek and steely in storytelling, Anne Rice brings us once again to the rugged coastline of Northern California, to the grand mansion at Nideck Point—to further explore the unearthly education of her transformed Man Wolf. The novel opens on a cold, gray landscape. It is the beginning of December. Oak fires are burning in the stately flickering hearths of Nideck Point. It is Yuletide. For Reuben Golding, now infused with the wolf gift and under the loving tutelage of the Morphenkinder, this Christmas promises to be like no other . . . as he soon becomes aware that the Morphenkinder, steeped in their own rituals, are also celebrating the Midwinter Yuletide festival deep within Nideck forest. From out of the shadows of the exquisite mansion comes a ghost—tormented, imploring, unable to speak yet able to embrace and desire with desperate affection . . . As Reuben finds himself caught up with the passions and yearnings of this spectral presence and the preparations for the Nideck town Christmas reach a fever pitch, astonishing secrets are revealed, secrets that tell of a strange netherworld, of spirits—centuries old—who possess their own fantastical ancient histories and taunt with their dark, magical powers . . .
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