Husband and wife reunited? Coming home to his wife on Christmas Eve to celebrate their third wedding anniversary, Jake Fox found Bella with her boss. Assuming she'd been having an affair while he'd been working out of the country, Jake didn't stay around to find out the truth.

TIES OF PASSION

ABANDONED Elizabeth Parkins had been left in the wilderness, along and destitute, by a man she's promised to love, honor and obey. Now fate had led her to Brice Graham, who offered her fulfillment of all her dreams. But the price, she soon learned, would be her heart and soul... !

Sins I want him, she thought, and that, in itself, was shattering... . Bianca was enjoying her first holiday since the death of her beloved husband, three years ago... . Until she met Gil Marquez, the owner of the hotel where she was staying.

TIES OF PASSION A change of heart... . Calum Brodey, head of the family, was capable of doing anything he set his mind to - and he'd do it with imagination, ambition and efficiency. Now he'd set his sights on Elaine... . Elaine Beresford had suffered one disastrous marriage.

A Man of Power, Patience and Passion Power ... When Griffydd DeLanyea departed his ship in Dunloch, he thought his stay would last no more than a fortnight. Unbeknownst to Griffydd, Diarmad MacMurdock, the man he had come to see, was not merely interested in a trade alliance... .

"All love is an illusion." Hayley was a woman with a mission: she was going to convince Andros Christos to agree to the marraige of her sister and his cousin. Having met Andros, Hayley realized that she had her work cut out for her.

They said he was her husband... But Elise didn't feel married. Nor did she feel pregnant... . The accident had destroyed all memory of the past few months for her and, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't remember pledging her heart and soul to this rich, gorgeous, formidably sophisticated stranger, Alejandro Santanas.

Hunted... Haunted... A Man In Torment, Rio Santee had sought shelter with widow Sarah Westfall. But he could only repay her kindness with turmoil, for danger stalked him and those he loved. And from the first night he'd held her, she'd made his Apache blood pound in an ancient, primal rhythm... !

AFFAIRS TO REMEMBER A night never to be forgotten! Luke St. Clair had it all: looks, international success, females at his feet. But was his life-style the recipe for lasting happiness? Luke wondered if he should marry a nice Australian girl and start a family... . But would that ever happen?