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Ava has returned home for her brother''s wedding after being away for eight years; there she encounters her brother''s best friend, Caleb?the same man who took her virginity at the high school prom and then proceeded to go to the Caribbean with another girl the very next day. No doubt the bonds trader still lives in the lap of luxury, galavanting with gorgeous women every day. In her anger, she fails to notice the predator''s hunger in Caleb''s eyes when he sees how beautiful she has grown.

Opposites attract when a grumpy bartender meets his Miss Sunshine, but can their connection heal their lost hearts? Find out in Ally Blake’s latest Harlequin Romance! DO OPPOSITES REALLY ATTRACT? Band manager Sutton has heard her parents’ love story hundreds of times. Only, when she arrives at the bar where her late mother first met her father, instead of finding her own love story, she’s greeted by the world’s grumpiest bartender: Dante. His past wounds run so deep that a romance with Dante simply isn’t in the cards… Though that doesn’t mean sunshine-personified Sutton can’t still persuade him to create a singles'' night at his bar! But while they’re busy bringing couples together, will they be able to stay away from their irrefutable chemistry? From Harlequin Romance: Be swept away by glamorous and heartfelt love stories.

Brooke’s life is on the verge of destruction. Following the death of her husband, Cal, in a car accident, she loses her house and reputation because of the debts he’s left behind. At a loss, she is saved by Cal’s best friend, Danny. The handsome man is always hopping from one fling to another, but he’d always been kind and courteous to Brooke. His encouraging words convince Brooke she’s not alone and help console her aching heart. But she has to remember he’s only showing her such warmth because she’s the wife of his best friend…right?

Cara Marlowe''s new TV job will make her career—as long as nothing goes wrong. So it''s bad news that billionaire Adam Tyler wants the show stopped, and it''s worse that Cara can hardly concentrate with the gorgeous tycoon around! Cara doesn''t need billions, but she does want Adam the man—and her job, too! Will she have to make a choice?

With her marriage in shambles and divorce on the horizon, Maggie Bryce impulsively purchases an old, run-down house in scenic Sorrento, Australia. This sounds like an ideal investment for an artist of her caliber, but her emotional state has kept her from painting her next masterpiece. As the days go by, the handyman-for-hire chips away at the thorny wall of brambles blocking her path to the beach. But that’s not the only wall he’s working on. He wants to see what lies beyond that wall she’s built around her bruised heart.

I know this romance won’t go anywhere… Lucinda is a single mother, who works as a secretary for Angus Wolfe, a renowned marketing strategist and entrepreneur of Melbourne. For the past six years, she has kept her feelings for him a secret, but she realizes it is time for her to part ways from her unrequited romance, and finally give her son a father. “I can’t miss this chance!” However, Angus, who is shocked to know his secretary has a date, decides to stay at the same resort facility. As a result, Lucinda gets dumped by her date, and she is all alone with her boss. The two have no choice but to acknowledge their attraction to each other, but struggle with their own complexes of single parenting and the existence of a ‘father.’ Where will this unbalanced romance lead up to?

Party planner Holly Denison decides that if she is eve rgoing to have the leading role in her own wedding party, she has to take matters into her own hands! Surely her best friends can fix her up on a few blind dates? Sure, they say. And that’s how Holly meets Jake Lincoln. He’s gorgeous, rich and successful. In fact, he’s perfect marriage material — if only Holly can get Jake to agree...

Nate Lyster and Mia Verbeek are in perfectagreement—letting someone new into yourlife is much too risky. Mom to four kids,Mia can’t let just anyone get close, whilewandering cowboy Nate learned young thattrusting another means chancing heartbreak.But when a fire turns Mia’s life upside down,Nate is the only one who can get throughto her traumatized son. Nate fits into Mia’sfamily perfectly, and they soon realize that aloving family is what they both want. Can theyput the hurts of their pasts behind them…for achance at a perfect love?

Single-father James Dillon’s life is dedicated to hisyoung son. Then a beautiful, stylish stranger appearson his doorstep and he can’t ignore the magnetismbetween them. Siena Capuletti’s homecoming wasonly meant to be fleeting—the mistakes of her pastare still ruling her head. Yet as she spends time withgorgeous James and his adorable son, she knows she’slosing her heart to them. Is she the jet-set career girl she’s convincedherself she should be…or the bride andmother that she was clearly meant to be?

"Where are your leg warmers?" Dancing lessons?? Architect Ryder Fitzgerald can''t think of anything worse! But when he spots smoking-hot Nadia Kent, who''ll be teaching him his steps for his sister''s wedding, he decides this might not be so torturous after all?

The feelings I had for my first love are coming back…and they can’t be stopped. Rosalind is beyond excited when she crosses paths with Cameron, her high school crush, the devastatingly handsome boy whom every girl had a crush on. She, on the other hand, had been a bookworm with glasses. Rosalind would’ve never guessed that she’d run into him again—or that he’d ask her out on a date! A perfect evening together and a sweet kiss—it was like she was living a dream… But she doesn’t belong with someone who comes from such a different world than her. So, unable to shake off the feeling, Rosalind decides it’s best for her and Cameron to part ways…

Marriage Make-Over by Ally Blake released on Dec 28, 2004 is available now for purchase.

Attend the wedding of the year with Ally Blake’s latest Harlequin Romance, and discover what happens when a bridesmaid-for-hire has to enlist an old friend to play the part of best man… THE BEST MAN PROPOSITION Charlotte is a bridesmaid-for-hire—but this time a best man is also needed. Conveniently, her old friend is building a beach house next door. She hasn’t seen handsome Beau for years but begs him to step in anyway. Following a bereavement, Beau is taking a break. Except he can’t refuse Charlie, even if attending a wedding with her is harder than expected… Every moment evokes memories of his troubled childhood, while Charlie is more beguiling than ever. A steamy affair seems inevitable. But will it be a road to further heartache or true happiness? From Harlequin Romance: Be swept away by glamorous and heartfelt love stories.

Dylan Kelly: a wicked rogue and hotshot businessman who makes men stand to attention and women weak in the knees…. Wynnie Devereaux: a clever, beautiful, but slightly ditzy girl, whom Dylan leaves feeling flustered and frustrated—in more ways than one…. The fierce tycoon and the erstwhile protester shouldn''t get along—yet sparks of desire fly between them. But will Wynnie get burnt when she gets red-hot with this untamable rogue?

Plucky Juliana Jones loves to run. Since escaping her home town she’s spent her life perfecting the art. One day (after finding herself out of work, sleeping on a friend’s futon, and emphatically single) she makes her greatest escape from reality so far; a holiday cruise in the middle of the Pacific. Kane Phillips - the gorgeous former star athlete turned ship’s Fitness Director – sees JJ coming from a mile away. He knows a thing or two about running, so decides to help her. Truth is he can’t help himself. Add a ship full of septuagenarian cupids with too much time on their hands who believe that what JJ needs more than an escape is romance and JJ finds herself outnumbered. Only as her feelings for Kane become all too real, for the first time in her life she has nowhere to hide, no place to run. And even if JJ could run is Kane just the man to keep up with her?

Kendall has a secret daily routine: swimming in a derelict estate''s pool. In that secluded pool, Kendall can swim without anyone seeing her scars...letting the waters soothe her pained soul. But one day this seclusion is broken by a sun-bronzed man. He claims to be Hudson, the estate''s owner. Caught in her bathing suit, she flees from his gaze. She can''t face the feelings he stirs in her heart. She won''t fall in love again...not after the accident that took the man she loved...

A wedding dress…but no bride! Paige Danforth isn''t interested in setting herself up for an unhappy-ever-after—thanks to her father''s betrayal, the closest she''ll ever get to walking down the aisle is as a bridesmaid. But one bridal sale later, Paige is left clutching her own champagne chiffon wedding dress! Clearly she needs to end her self-imposed dating drought…. Enter ruggedly sexy neighbor Gabe Hamilton. He wants Paige in his bed and nothing more—no promises made, no promises broken. But will this big, bad adventurer stick around when he discovers not only skeletons—but the wedding dress—in her closet?

When Jodie Simpson met her long-lost sister, Louise Valentine,she didn’t realize the biggest adventure of her life was about tobegin. With her visa about to expire, and desperate to stay inAustralia, Jodie has a plan…she’ll marry for convenience! Jodie is offering a one-year marriage, with no stringsattached. So why does sexy cattle rancher Heath Jameson,who is almost certainly looking for a long-term wife, wantto marry her? Heath seems so sure—and so handsome—thatJodie takes the plunge. Only to fall for a convenient husbandwho seems to be running from the ghosts of his past…

Gracie has come to Rome in search of the father she never knew. When her money and hope have just about run out, a suited Italian man named Luca, who looks like someone straight out of a movie, offers her his help. In return for his aid, she is to tutor his young daughter. After she moves into his mansion, Gracie can’t help but wonder if she’s a fool, for she finds herself falling for the man. Still, she grows more and more attracted to Luca as she sees what a gentleman he is, even as she begins to realize that this happy-seeming family might hold a dark secret.