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Originally appearing for three weeks on the national bestseller lists, NYT Bestselling Author Jill Barnett's debut historical romance novel is back in print!When Hallie Fredriksen's father is lost at sea, she discovers that he had named not her, but Kit Howland to be her younger brothers' and sister's guardian. Three short years ago, Hallie had a girl's infatuation for the handsome San Francisco sea captain that had turned into a secret love.But Kit had been cruelly betrayed in love and does not trust his feelings for this impulsive blonde beauty who can lift his spirits with her laughter, and fill him with desire and Hallie refuses to bow to an infuriating man who insists on treating her like a helpless nitwit.Then chance makes them husband and wife, and binds them in a battle of wills - and longing. Amidst danger and treachery they sealed their devotion only to have time and chance test their newly found love...

From renowned New York Times Bestselling Author Jill Barnett comes the remarkable love story that rocked the romance genre with its ingenous, unique, and heartwarming characters. Forced by circumstance into a marriage of convenience with one of England's most prestigious dukes, Joy McQuarrie hides a scandalous secret.Alec Castlemaine, Duke of Belmore, one of the wealthiest and proudest lords in England, has been rejeced by the woman he believed to be the perfect wife-a beauty whose bloodline is flawless and whose family is scandal free. His plans for the future have gone up in smoke...until a chance encounter with an oddly intriguing young Scottish lass catapults Alec into a rash proposal and what he thinks will be a most convenient marriage. But his new wife has wedding night secrets to reveal, and soon Alec's reserved, staid, and proper life is anything but convenient....

Adelaide Amanda Pinkney was glad to bid Chicago farewell. After the bustle and crowds of the growing city, the news that her aunt and uncle had left her their California farm was like a dream come true.

Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW. "A ray of summer sunshine! Jill Barnett has concocted another charming tale filled with witty dialog, plenty of humor and a sprinkling of magic."Most English girls meet their heart's desire across a crowded ballroom or in a genteel parlor. Letitia Olive Hornsby finds hers when she knocks him into a river. A curly-haired, blue-eyed hellion of only eleven, she decides even then that Richard, the dashing, handsome, and totally disreputable son of the Earl of Downe, is the white knight of her dreams.Richard expects his life to be boring and restful once he's home, but after a chance encounter with the meddlesome Letty and her obnoxious dog, Gus, he discovers there is no rest for the wicked. He soon finds himself captive aboard a smugglers' ship with an adoring young woman who is a walking catastrophe...and her enormous clod of a dog. Never missing a beat, she gets them into one hilarious predicament after another before Richard realizes that she might be the one woman who can save his black soul with a faith in him that is bright enough to burn the shadows from the darkest heart. If he can survive....

A Season in the Highlands contains five romance stories from Jude Deveraux, Jill Barnett, Geralyn Dawson, Patricia Cabot, and Pam Binder. With some of the best romance writers represented, these tales blessed with the misty magic and timeless passion of fair Scotland are sure to please.Love that grows among the heather is enchanted indeed...blessed with the misty magic and timeless passion of fair Scotland! New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux unravels a ghostly murder mystery in an ancient Scottish castle. Nationally bestselling author Jill Barnett decrees all is fair in love—when a rollicking Highland clan war leads an impetuous lass to kidnap the wrong man! Geralyn Dawson puts a rough-hewn Texas cowboy under the spell of a charming herbalist with some curious powers of attraction. Patricia Cabot leads a beautiful runaway to her kindred spirit—a Scottish lord who sweeps her away to the rugged shores of the Isle of Skye. Pam Binder flings a pretty Edinburgh baker and a computer-games designer into an adventure of passion and intrigue—inside the sixteenth-century palace of Mary, Queen of Scots.