Anne Hampson

When Paula Blake decides to travel to Puerto Rico to take a job as a secretary for affluent lawyer Ramon Calzada Gonzalez, she sees it as an adventure. But Ramon isn't an easy employer. He's domineering, rakish, too handsome for his own good--and seems to have a consuming hatred for women. Still, Paula is determined to make an impact in his life--and she has more influence than she realizes. She soon finds herself irresistibly drawn to the arrogant...

When arrogantly handsome Clint tells young, beautiful Karen she can't act, she's determined to prove him wrong. So determined that she takes a job as his placid, middle-aged housekeeper--with Clint none the wiser. For a while, the job is easy--light housekeeping on Clint's yacht in the morning, and sun and fun on the Barbados beaches all day. Plus, Karen looks forward to the day she'll finally reveal her true self to Clint--and make him see how wrong...

When her gorgeous stepmother, Sylvia, makes plans to marry Glavcos Kyrou, an older, wealthy Greek gentleman, Jenny can't help but disapprove. Glavcos is domineering and arrogant--and Sylvia is clearly only after his money. Glavcos' son, Daros, is devastatingly handsome--and Jenny falls helplessly in love. But Sylvia is not immune to Daros' undeniable magnetism, and soon she has her eye on the son rather than the father. Sylvia always gets the man...

Caryl has loved Brad since she was eighteen. But it was her sister, Emma, whom he loved and wanted to marry. Still, the relationship was fated not to last, much to the chagrin of Brad's father, Sir Geoffrey. When Brad comes to Caryl with a half-mad scheme--impersonate her sister Emma and pose as his fiancée to bring the old man some happiness in his final days--Caryl has misgivings. But she can't say no to the man she's loved since childhood. Can...

Interior designer Shelley Scott's turbulent marriage ended in divorce--and she's finally back on her feet. But when she lands a wealthy new client and realizes it's her ex-husband, handsome and elegant Nick Montpelier, she curses her bad luck. Soon she realizes Nick has hired her to decorate the beautiful mansion where they both once planned to live--for the new woman in Nick's life. Determined to do the job, earn the money, and never look back, Shelley...

When beautiful Sally Baxter moves to Australia, she is eager for adventure, freedom, and to make a life of her own--far from the demands of her meddling family. Her friend, Julia, owns a ranch--and when she offers to take Sally in, it seems too good to be true. But Julia's ranch is in danger. Arrogant, domineering landowner Grant Forsythe wants to buy the land--and he'll stop at nothing to get Julia to sell. At first intimidated and enraged, Sally...

When she was eighteen, Sarah fell in love with Carl Duris--a tender, sweet young man from Greece. Carl wanted to marry her, but Sarah believed she was too young and declared she had no interest in marriage. Seven years later, Sarah meets her first love once again and finds him changed. Instead of kind and caring, Carl has become bitter and hard. Soon Sarah realizes Carl blames her for the tragedy that befell him after she left--and will stop at nothing...

When Miles tells his fiancée, Monique, that they must keep their engagement a secret if she comes with him to live on Grand Cayman Island, she has misgivings. Once they reach the island, she realizes all her fears were right--and Miles breaks her heart. But then she meets Dirk Anderson, Miles' new employer. Handsome and domineering, Dirk couldn't be more different from Miles, and Monique finds herself strangely drawn to him. But he may be involved...

When beautiful, glamorous fashion buyer Janis Morton goes on a cruise, she's looking forward to sun, fun, and a little harmless flirtation. And when she meets Clive Trent, the gorgeous son of a well-known French fashion designer, she's sure she's found what she's looking for. So is Trent--but he's looking for something entirely different. To escape an arranged marriage, Clive has a plan: marry the first girl he meets on the cruise. Will Janis go along...

Laura had raised Mandy as her own ever since she found her homeless on the street. She loves the child as a daughter. But the authorities are threatening to take the child into custody, and Laura has no legal claim to keep her--and very few choices. Until she meets handsome, domineering Paul Penalis. He can help Laura keep custody of Mandy--but his help comes at a price. Can Laura pay it--and will she wind up losing her heart in the bargain?