Best Selling Books by Jessica Steele

After a successful surgery overseas, Devon is finally able to walk normally for the first time since her accident. She bursts through the door joyfully on her return home, but a harsh reality is waiting to greet her. Her father embezzled money in order to come up with the funds for Devon’s hefty medical bills, and his crime has been discovered. Devon pleads with Grant, the CEO of her father’s company, to offer her father a second chance. Grant knew nothing about Devon’s medical condition and refuses to believe her when she explains her circumstances. Grant assumes that Devon is just promiscuous and spoiled, and his offer to her is thoroughly degrading: “If you agree to be my lover until I get bored of you, I’ll consider reinstating your father."

Lukas Travinor demanded that Jermaine move into his home to nurse her sister, Edwina, who was claiming to have hurt her back in order to stay with Lukas…. To add insult to injury, Lukas insisted Jermaine act as his temporary secretary! Determined to resist such an arrogant man, Jermaine was infuriated to find that their working relationship left her wanting more from him. Only, the scheming Edwina already had Lukas in her sights! But just as Jermaine began to give up on Lukas ever noticing her, he started to pay her very close attention indeed…

Engaged to a bigwig in the fashion industry and selected as the face of a new brand, Lucy is as happy as could be. Until she stumbles upon some documents and discovers the horrible truth. Everything?the rebranding of the company, the proposal and her selection?was a part of the plan. Fueled by anger, she bursts into the press conference announcing the new brand before running away with the evidence. When she runs right into Nathaniel Hart’s department store, he dodges her as she barrels past, but for some reason, he feels compelled to go after her...!

After the loss of her mother, Zarah goes to visit her aunt, whom she hasn’t seen since she was a young child, but she is greeted instead by a young man named Stein, who introduces himself as her aunt’s son. He seems aggressive from the start, his cold smile no comfort. It turns out that Zarah’s aunt has passed away and left her a huge inheritance. Though it’s a complete surprise to her, Stein believes Zarah is nothing more than a gold digger. Her intention had only been to uncover the mystery of her birth, but the condition of the inheritance states that she must live in her aunt’s house for six months before she can claim her legacy. Will she be able to handle red-hot Stein’s icy attitude until then?

The first time that secretary Jolene laid eyes on company president Cheyne Templeton, she could hardly speak. To think that this man was her boss ? ?the same man that had disparaged her as a loose woman only that morning, and all because of a misunderstanding! But Cheyne doesn'’t have the earcare for excuses, and now that the two of them are on a business trip to Russia together, Jolene is going to have to find some way to change his mind about her...…

The CEO's surprise proposal… For Romillie, family always came first. So when her mother took ill, Romillie immediately put aside her plans to go to university and stayed home, where she was needed. But now her mother is on the mend, and Romillie has met dashing businessman Naylor Cardell. Romillie would never have imagined that a high-flying CEO like Naylor would be interested in an ordinary girl like her. Now Naylor says he has a question for her. Dare she hope that the confirmed bachelor might ask for her hand in marriage?

Marriage couldn’t be further from legal secretary Jazzlyn’s mind. In order to rid herself of the baggage of love, she’s developed a rule not to date the same man more than three times. When she accidentally breaks her own rule and braves a fourth date with one man, he bombards her with marriage talk. Jazzlyn swears never to break her rule again. But Jazzlyn’s heart goes into overdrive when the charming and handsome Holden comes to visit her father?perhaps rules are made to be broken, after all…

MISTAKEN FOR A MISTRESS! Taye Trafford's roommate has run off, leaving Taye in a very awkward position. She needs someone to share her apartment—and the bills—fast! So when Magnus Ashthorpe turns up on her doorstep, Taye has no choice but to sublet him the room…. Magnus hasn't moved in with Taye because he needs somewhere to live—but because he believes Taye is the mistress who has caused his sister heartbreak. But Magnus discovers Taye's kind and innocent personality and can't believe she is the sort of girl to have an affair. In fact, perhaps she'd make a most suitable wife….

Brooke was surprised at the letter from her sister. She won’t return to England or go to college. She’s completely head over heels for her homestay host, Jourdain Marchais. Brooke goes to Normandy to persuade her sister to come back and meets the man she has a one-sided love for. He’s a prominent businessman living in an old castle, with striking black hair and gray eyes. He’s also puzzled by her sister’s feelings for him. He told Brooke, "If we pretend to be together, she’ll give up and go home!"

On the verge of tears, personal assistant Taryn makes for the elevator. Just moments ago, she quit her job after her trusted boss kissed her in a moment of weakness. Never would Taryn have dreamed that the man she meets in the elevator would become her next boss. Jake Nash, CEO of industry leader Nash Corporation, hires her for a temporary secretary position with a promise not to mix love and work. It's a hard job, but Taryn is thrilled to be working at such a top- tier company. However, one day she has a sudden revelation: she’s falling for her boss!.

After one little slip of the tongue, Tiffany finds herself in quite the bind. A rumor spreads that she is engaged to Ben Maxwell, an airline captain. In order to avoid losing face, Ben suggests they play along and pretend to actually be engaged. Soon that isn't enough?they have to officially get married, even if it's only temporary. During this whole ordeal, Tiffany feels a whirlwind of emotions?guilt for having a rumor go so out of hand, frustration while having to deal with Ben’s constant judgmental remarks, and eventually a strange attraction to him, as well. But their marriage is nothing but a ploy to save Ben’s image and salvage his pride...or is it? Could that really be all it meant to him?

I dreamed of living alone, until I met you… While Fennia is waiting with young Lucie at the day care center where she works, a handsome, well-dressed man appears. He says his name is Jegar and that he’s the child’s uncle and he’s here to pick up his niece because his brother and sister-in-law were in a car accident. Though Fennia’s not sure she can trust him, she goes with Lucie to Jegar’s penthouse, where she’s relieved to find out he’s telling the truth, but surprised when Jegar asks her to live there to help take care of Lucie until her parents get out of the hospital!

After marching into the office of a multinational corporation, Keely punches the boss, Tarrant. He’s the son of her mother’s new fiancé; in other words, her soon-to-be stepbrother. Tarrant has decided that Keely and her mother are both “vultures” preying on men for their money. Keely just wants her mom to be happy, so she asks Tarrant to approve of the marriage. However, despite her having struck him, Tarrant assumes she’s flirting. How can she make him see that he’s wrong about her mom?

Having been raised by a jaded and cynical mother, secretary Alethia has managed to keep men at arm’s length her entire adult life. That is until one night when she’s approached at a party by a gorgeous man named Trent, who manages to coax Alethia into having dinner with him after a night of passionate dancing. Alethia comes home from their date only to have her older sister come running to her in tears. Her husband is facing charges for embezzling money from the company he works for, and it turns out that Trent is none other than the CEO of that very company. She pleads with Alethia to ask Trent to drop the charges. When Alethia informs Trent of the situation, he agrees on one condition?Alethia has to move in with him…

HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO A Christmas surprise! Lysan was miles away from home at this special time of year. She missed her family and friends, but found it all too easy to forget that she was engaged—to a man she could never love. And the longer she spent with Dante, her Latin host, the more she knew she was marrying the wrong man. Lysan's dilemma became ever more clear: should she carry out her duty to her fiancé and family, or follow her desire for the only man she had ever truly wanted? One thing was certain—this Christmas would be one to remember!

While at an engagement party she has no interest in, Whitney Lawford finds a place to wait out the night. It’s a quiet bedroom away from the hubbub, so she decides to take a nap. When she wakes up, she’s lying next to a man she doesn’t know. He turns out to be the groom, Sloan Illingsworth. When his fianc? finds them together, she calls the engagement off. Having promised his mother he would marry, Sloan tells Whitney she will have to become his fianc?. Can Whitney, a woman who likes to play it safe, finally find love in this crazy situation?

Laurie was excited about her trip to China and Hong Kong…until someone sneaked into her apartment before her departure. She senses that the thief was after the ring that her boss made her keep. Her boss wanted to plan a surprise gift for his wife as an apology for his unfaithful past, but Laurie quickly regrets getting involved. She doesn’t have any choice but to bring it on the trip and becomes nervous when a mysterious man stares at her. But it turns out the mysterious man, Tyler Gray, is actually her company CEO, and he’s come all the way to Hong Kong just to track a missing page from a research document!

When Sabina’s friend decided to go traveling, it was her chance to try living on her own.Sabina would live in her friend’s flat and take care of her things, including her engagement ring. What she didn’t count on was the trouble that would soon follow. When Yorke Mackinnon comes claiming the ring is his, Sabina goes to extreme lengths in order to keep it away from him for her friend, which means posing as his fianc?e! How far will this little white lie go before something goes wrong?

After losing her husband in an accident the day after their wedding, Josy still holds feelings of guilt one year later. Her life is full of household chores and is dictated by her abusive father. Then Dacre, her late husband’s cousin, pays her a visit. He is a refined gentleman, and he invites her to his villa in France for a fresh start in life. Her heart is swayed by his gentle and affectionate eyes. But she knows she can’t fall for him. She tells herself she doesn’t have the right to love again—her husband is dead…and it’s her fault!

He Was Two Different Men! "You must be the most impudent female I've ever employed!" Vere Tolladine had a nerve—how dare he imply that she was the one with the attitude problem? The man was infuriating, objectionable! So why did he arouse such wild, bewildering emotions in Fabienne? What did she care if he had fascinating gray eyes—or that he was a kind, gentle uncle to his vulnerable seven-year-old-twin niece and nephew? Perhaps she didn't hate him so much after all? But Vere seemed more interested in his beautiful, delicate stepsister-in-law. So where did that leave Fabienne?

After suffering one misfortune after another, Bevin is at her wit’s end. Her father passed away, leaving everything to her cruel stepmother, who, once the will is settled, will likely drive Bevin out of the house. The last thing she needs now is this terrible cold. One chilly winter Friday, despite being sick, she goes out to conduct street surveys for work and ends up collapsing into the arms of a gentleman she was about to interview. Poor Bevin doesn’t know it yet, but he is about to change her life forever.

Anstey suddenly appears in front of millionaire Cale holding a baby in her arms. Thinking she is after his money, he tries to turn her away, but then she tells him that the child belongs to Cale’s younger brother. And she explains that she’s not the mother of the child, either; she’s taking care of the baby for her best friend. Being unable to go to work because of the newborn has put her in quite a tough spot, and she’s come to ask Cale to help her out since he’s related to the baby by blood. Cale agrees to assist her, and he takes the two of them to his mother’s home. But Cale’s mother misunderstands and wrongly assumes the baby is Cale and Anstey’s. And now she’s making all kind of preparations for their wedding!

True love is worth waiting for… WHITE WEDDINGS The boss has found his bride… Karrie has been instantly smitten by company executive Farne Maitland. His mesmerizing blue eyes and powerful masculinity have won her over, and she's been the envy of her colleagues since they found out just who she's been dating! But Farne is a man of the world and he's keen to take their relationship another step further—while Karrie isn't! Her upbringing has made her determined that she will be a virgin bride. So, as Farne sees it, there's one solution: marry—and quick!

Yancie, a driver for a large company, notices that she is nearly out of gas one day when she’s out in one of the company cars. Panicking, she cuts across another lane of traffic to refuel. At that moment, a horn blares, and she nearly collides with a luxury car. A man exits the car to accuse her of reckless driving, but a startled Yancie gets angry herself and calls him a “noisy old man”! The next day, when she’s called into the president’s office at work, she’s prepared to be upbraided. But she isn’t prepared to come face-to-face with the same noisy man!

Could she become his part-time wife? How could Elexa stop her family bugging her about finding a "nice" man to marry? Right now, she wanted to concentrate on her career. The solution arrived in the shape of wealthy businessman Noah Peverelle, who wanted a son, but who had no time for emotional entanglements. Impulsively Elexa accepted when Noah proposed. But their convenient, part-time marriage wasn't working out as planned. For one thing, Elexa made the mistake of falling in love with her husband….

I just want you to believe in me…in my innocence and my love for you. Darcy, who works for a temporary employment agency, is asked to deliver some documents to a hotel. A man named Neve is waiting for her, but he angrily accuses her of blackmailing him! She tries to explain why she’s there, but he says he’d rather keep an eye on her until she proves her innocence. So he hires her to work for his large corporation as his secretary! At first Darcy’s confused, but soon she’s more concerned about Neve’s devotion to his work…

Whirlwind Weddings It all happened so fast! Gideon Langford suggested to Ellena that, to gain guardianship of baby Violette, she should marry him. It took Ellena a few seconds to get over her shock—just one of many since Violette's parents went missing on vacation…. There was no time to waste! Gideon reckoned they needed a marriage certificate within days, otherwise their claim to Violette would be in jeopardy. For the sake of her tiny niece, Ellena became Mrs Gideon Langford…. Only married for the moment? Gideon insisted that, for appearances' sake, he and Ellena live together as man and wife. Which was fine—until they fell in love and began to wonder what would happen if Violette's mom and dad were ever found…. Who says you can't hurry love?

After her father dies, Phinn Hawkins finds herself and her elderly horse, Ruby, without a home. Her new landlords, the Allardyce brothers, turn her out for not being able to pay rent. She is able to find a job and lodgings for both herself and Ruby at a nearby riding school, but even that good fortune turns sour when a new manager moves in. Wandering a nearby forest, wondering what to do next, she finds Ashley Allardyce drowning in a lake, and quickly rescues him. When the eldest Allardyce brother, Tyrell, learns of Phinn’s troubles, he hires her as a companion for sickly, heartbroken Ashley. But as Phinn and Ashley grow close, Tyrell becomes jealous.

Santino Aragon, the handsome young CEO of the company Poppy works at, has been her secret crush. One day, she draws on her courage and confesses her love for him, but she’s crushed when she learns that she’s annoyed him. He’s out of her league anyway… Miserable, she rushes out of the party and breaks down crying. But it’s Santino imself who consoles her! The story An Accidental ngagement is also included in this volume.

Colly Gillingham is in dire financial straits and needs to find a job. Silas Livingstone needs to find himself a wife or risk losing his part in the family company. The two decide to solve each other's problems with a marriage on paper, but when an illness knocks Silas off his feet, will Colly find that she actually loves her husband?

From nine to five it's strictly business… Emily Lawson has always put her much-loved grandmother before her job, and as a result she's been in heaps of trouble at work! It's crucial that she keeps her new job, but she just can't seem to stop arguing with Barden Cunningham, her infuriatingly attractive boss. But after hours, is romance on the agenda? Then things go from bad to worse! One evening whilst delivering an urgent report to Barden at home, Emily crashes her car and finds herself having to stay the night! Sharing an office with Barden is one thing, but it's quite another to share her boss's bedroom….

Unfriendly Propositi by Jessica Steele released on Oct 25, 1990 is available now for purchase.