Silhouette Desire S.
25 total works
THE BUSINESS TYCOON
"Honor" was Texas tycoon Sterling Churchill's middle name. So when a mix-up at the local sperm bank unexpectedly made him a father-to-be, he gallantly stepped forward to marry shy beauty Susan Wilkins. It was a marriage in name only - until he gave his bride a soul-spinning kiss.
Now his new wife was carrying his child and wearing a look of pure splendor. Could tough-as-nails Sterling open the rusty doors of his heart... and turn pumpkins into coaches for his Cinderella bride?
Five wealthy Texas bachelors - all members of the state's most exclusive club - set out on a mission to rescue a princess... and find true love.
HE MADE "MARRY ME" SOUND LIKE A DARE... .
In one blazing moment, rugged rodeo man Jared Whitewolf had tempted straitlaced Faith Kolanko to do something reckless. With a nod of her head, she could have it all - a home, a baby and a long-legged heartbreaker in a ten-gallon hat. Faith was pushing thirty, and this gorgeous, exasperating man was pushing all her buttons.
The determined daddy saw Faith as perfect mommy material, but to her he was trouble in blue jeans. She was far too smart to consider his outrageous marriage of convenience. And far too tempted to say "I do!"
THE OIL BARON
He was the epitome of masculinity - and rich as sin. But with midlife approaching, Texas baron Hank Langley was in sore need of a wife. And finding a Mrs. Langely from the bevy of social-climbing beauties was a challenge even for this ex-military man. Until Callie Riley, his new, much younger secretary, breezed into his life and took Hank's hardened heart by storm. Suddenly he was learning more about love than he'd ever thought possible.
Could the millionaire convince this fresh-faced country girl to say "I do" to an older man? Five wealthy Texas bachelors - all members of the state's most exclusive club - set out on a mission to rescue a princess... and find true love.
With his arrogance, Sheikh Kaj al bin Russard got men to follow his orders.
With his dark good looks, he got women to fall at his feet. Now Kaj needed every one of those talents to lure Princess Catherine of Altaria to the altar. One of the last remaining virgin royals, Catherine could fulfill the terms of Kaj's father's will.
But it would take more than a fiery sheikh to melt the renowned "Ice Princess" who vowed never to fall in love. With his barely leashed power and potent masculinity, Kaj was a formidable foe, but Catherine was ready for battle. Then she made her fatal mistake - she let him kiss her....
He'd ruined her father. And destroyed the only life she'd ever known.
How could penniless socialite Mallory Morgan accept Gabriel Steele's charity? But Gabriel wasn't used to taking no for an answer. And the infuriatingly arrogant man wasn't above using his devastating sex appeal to get what he wanted.
Gabirel intended to take care of Mallory, leaving her no choice but to succumb to his wishes. But that didn't mean she couldn't try to tame her keeper...
World rodeo champ Clayton Rankin had honorably married Rena when she' d gotten pregnant...
hell, he' d given the twins his name! What more could a wife want? Cuddles? Well, cowboys don' t take too easily to cuddles. But Rena needed tenderness- and Clayton would do anything to keep his woman. So he' d darn well convince his beautiful Texas bride that he was 100% husband material. Even if it meant a lifetime of tenderness...
THE CATTLE KING
Renowned magnate Forrest Cunningham never had time for love, until fellow bachelor members of the Cattleman's Club started getting hitched. In search of his own bride, Forrest thought of loyal childhood friend Becky Sullivan. Only, she wasn't a child anymore, but a drop-dead gorgeous woman whose emerald gaze pierced his very soul.
Forrest sensed she felt the magic, too. Yet Becky was hinting at a mysterious "fiance." Was she trying to make him jealous? Well, Forrest was about to make darn sure that no one married this fiery beauty but him!
Five wealthy Texas bachelors - all members of the state's most exclusive club - set out on a mission to rescue a princess... and find true love.
TURNABOUT IS FAIR PLAY... .
Marriage and babies weren't what Andrea Cunningham wanted - but Brandon Hamilton was. The gregarious hotel owner had a head for business, a body for loving... and a heart as warm and welcoming as his strong embrace. Like Andrea, he knew two weeks was too little time to understand what was happening between them.
But unlike Andrea, he was starting to want all the things she resisted. Andrea had thought these stolen weeks with Brandon would make for beautiful memories. But somehow her heart and soul had been tamed by the tall, dark bachelor for whom memories were not enough... .
Best buddies find their bachelor days numbered in bestselling author Joan Elliot Pickart's engaging new series The Bachelor Bet
THE BACHELOR'S CREED Never settle down!
That didn't mean Jack Cordell couldn't work side by side with Alayna McCloud, even if she was the sexiest lady west of the Mississippi. And his instincts to slip his boots under her bed, a ring on her finger and passion into her soul - well, the Texas sun was playing tricks on his tattered heart.
Because a love-wary loner didn't have a blame thing to offer a lady like Alayna. Still, Jack detected a sadness beneath her perfection. And it was time the ultimate do-gooder let him do some good... and turn that McCloud woman into that McCloud bride!
TEXAS BRIDES: Come on down to the McCloud family ranch - 'cause there's no place like Texas for a wedding!
SHELBY HAD DREAMED OF MARRYING FOR LOVE...
and in a way she had. True, Troy Jacobs was a total stranger, a steer wrestler she'd proposed to in a roadside cafe. Still, a pregnant preacher's daughter needed a husband! But what now that the love for her child...had spread to her groom?
TROY HAD NEVER DREAMED OF MARRYING, PERIOD!
But Shelby Cannon had been desperate and scared-and all she needed was a paper marriage. So why was Troy still protecting his pregnant bride? Was it possible he'd "accidentally" married for love...too?
Mr. May
Irresistible Man: Stone McCloud couldn't let a big-mouthed floozy ruin a family's good name! Unattainable Woman: Having bad taste in husbands and being trapped in a femme fatale's body were only two of Lucy Dooley's problems.
Unexpected Happening: Hah! They've both been hoodwinked! When Stone was sent to North Carolina's Outer Banks to spy on Lucy, a big-mouthed floozy was nowhere to be found on Coronoke Island. Seemingly sweet and wonderful, Lucy was obviously planning to wrap him around her ringless finger and then do him in!
