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Amy 
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13974 postsOct-21-07, 09:58 AM (EST) 
"Ready to Print Silhouette Desire Info"
LAST EDITED ON Nov-11-07 AT 11:53 AM (EST)
Diamond Girl
Copyright: 1984 Silhouette Desire
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Backcover: The last person Kenna Dean has imagined teaming up with was her infuriating boss, Regan Cole. But they had a common goal - to break up the relationship between Regan’s brother, Denny, and his latest lover. Regan may have had his own reasons for wanting to split them up, but Kenna had made hers perfectly clear; she wanted Denny. Or so she thought. But as Kenna and Regan put their scheme into action, things began to backfire on them. And what had started out as an unlikely alliance was suddenly promising them more than they’d ever anticipated.
Characters:
Kenna Dean: long, wavy dark hair & bespectacled eyes(pg. 7); Secretary of lawyers Regan & Denny Cole. She imagined she looked tall, gangly & small breasted (8). She seemed to have loved Denny forever - at least for the past year; She’s nervous around Regan (10); She wasn’t a timid person & had a temper on occasion, but Regan made her bristle; She couldn’t be in the same room with him for 5 minutes without wanting to dump the trash can over his head(11); Green eyes; She couldn’t remember ever feeling such rage at any man as she did Regan (23); Her mouth had a full nice shape (30); tall & nice legs; natural elegance of carriage (46); 25 year old virgin (52); Kenna is excited to get herself made over (55); Her hair was cut short & beautifully shaped & framed around her face; she looked like a pixie with her slightly slanted eyes, thin brows & high cheekbones ; she had her makeup done as well (55 -56); New clothes (58); Regan tells her she lacks confidence (64).
Regan Cole: Denny’s older half brother; hard, dark faced and his huge physique. He was the most abrasively masculine man she’d ever known. Been in partnership with Denny for 6 months in their law firm. Regan left a lucrative law practice in NY to come to Atlanta to join Denny. Regan already had a national reputation as a trial lawyer (10); Shaggy dark hair (11); attracts women the way honey attracts bees. He’s not a bad looking devil & God knows, he’s not poor (12); superior height, not an ounce of his physique was flab. His eyes were brown with amber specks & they were hard & cold as ice when he was angry. His face was broad, his mouth chisled & faintly sensuous, his nose was too big & had been broken at least twice; it matched his hands & feet, which were equally oversized. But somehow they all suited him. He had a frightening vitality, an aura of pure menace when he was out of sorts. And he was always out of sorts with Kenna (13); Denny told Kenna not to let Regan intimidate her because he’s not what he seems. In a lot of ways, Regan’s had a hard life (15 - 16); Regan & Denny were like winter to spring. Denny was so personable & pleasant, such a charming man. The only thing Regan might appear charming to would be something as dangerous as he was - maybe a rattlesnake (18); Regan told Kenna that she could qualify for frumpy of the year; Regan thought she was almost pretty when she got mad (22 - 23); Regan decided to transform Kenna’s looks to tempt his brother away from his latin girlfriend because he thinks Margo is a money - hungry tramp (46 - 47); He seems shocked when Kenna told him she is a virgin (52); He tells her he knows what it is to be lonely (53); he tells Kenna that he was married for a year before his wife died and it has been 3 years since her death (54); He tells Kenna that she is enchanting in her new dress with her new haircut & makeup (59-60); He owns a gray Porsche (61); First strange exchanged look between Regan & Kenna (61); Regan tells Kenna that his wife Jessica was 6 months pregnant with his child when she died in a plane crash (110); He is 35 years old (165).
Denny Cole: tall, boyishly attractive (8); Denny was just out of law school (10); Denny worshiped his older half brother; his fair hair glinted gold in the fluorescent light (11); He was at his best as a co-conspirator with a sense of humor that Kenna loved. Regan’s opposite in every way (15); Denny couldn’t figure out why Regan was so hostile toward Kenna when he’s usually the soul of courtesy to women (27); He was handsome (31); 25 years old - ten years younger than Regan (165).
Margo de la Vera: dark haired, dark eyed beauty that Denny has been dating for the past 2 months (9); Kenna hated Margo because she was a beautiful woman. The Argentinian woman had a complexion like ivory & the most sensuous figure she had ever seen. Kenna ached to look like that, to have that slinky walk & that air of unshakable confidence that drew men like flies (17).
Abbie Cole: Regan’s step mother and Denny’s mother (148); retired newspaper woman (164).
Angus Cole: Tall, gray headed (149); Father to both Regan & Denny (199).
~ Sweetracy aka Tracy Jackson ~ WV
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Amy
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13974 postsOct-21-07, 10:01 AM (EST) 1. "RE: page 3 complete Silhouette Desire Info"
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Love Play
1. Love Play was released July 1986 Silhouette Desire; ISBN: 037305289
2. Edward (Cal) McCullough & Bett Cambridge is the hero and heroine of Loveplay. Cul is tall and powerfully built, with blond hair and green eyes.
Elisebeth (Bett) Cambridge is tall and slender but she had a graceful carriage even tho she felt her feet where too big. Bett looks exactly like paintings of Elisabeth the First. She has the same eye and hair coloring same facial features of Elisabeth the first.
3. LOVEPLAY back blurb: The Setting: New York
the Cast: Bett Cambridge, aspiring actress. She had devoted her entire professional life to escaping her backwoods past and was now a Broadway star. The one blot on her resume-an ill-fated affair with America’s most promising playwright. Edward “Cul” McCullough, hot new author. He left Bett behind when his career took off, but now they were working together again. Yet Cul was still afraid of commitment, and even as Betts sensuality washed away his inhibitions, he still tried to deny their love.
The Action: A love story, fraught with complications, but destined for fulfillment.4. They have a baby daughter named Kathryn Helene McCullough but they call her Kate. Bett is expecting their second child at the end of the book.
5. No pets where mentioned.
6. Janet Simms was Bett’s roommate and a successful model. They’ve been friends since they both started acting together. Then Janet decided that security was better and got a job as an assistant fashion designer.
David Hadison is the male lead in the play. He’s tall and dark and a good actor. He and Bett become good friends during the play.
David Hamilton is the stage manager of the play.
Mr. Bartholomew is Bett’s neighbor and sings off key opera. He watches out for her and brings her to church. He also is Kate’s godfather.
7. Peggy Rieger ~ California
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Amy
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13974 postsOct-21-07, 10:09 AM (EST) 2. "RE: page 3 complete Silhouette Desire Info"
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Friends and Lovers
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1) Publication date: 1983 Silhouette Desire #50. ISBN: 1 55166 076 8 (My
copy is a 1997 Mira Australian reprint). Book is dedicated to Maggie Eloise
Cliatt.
2) Characters.
Madeline Vigny: She's aged 27 with pale green eyes, reddish gold hair that
falls in waves to her waist. She has a graceful carriage and above average
height. She is a mystery writer who has just tasted success in her first
novel (The Grinding Tower), and is working on the sequel. John has
nick-named her 'Satin' because she moves like satin when she walks. He also
disapproves of her wearing trousers as they hide her gorgeous legs. She
lives in a small Victorian house in Houston, inherited from her great aunt
Jessie with a huge oak tree that was planted by Jessie's grandfather. She
never knew her mother and she was close to her father, Edward, but he wasn't
outwardly affectionate. She drives a small yellow Volkswagen because it's
good on gas, has good acceleration and it's cute. She describes herself
>as 'a misfit, a little odd and doesn't get along with most people', and she
>likes to try new things like sky-diving. Her one and only love affair was
>with Allen, an architect she met at a writers club. He seduced her, and
>then she discovers that he is married with a child, the morning after.
Afterwards, she is devastated and drunkenly walks around in the rain, and
almost gets hit by John's white Rolls. He rescues her by plying her with
coffee, dry clothes and walking off the alcohol in the shelter of his
penthouse. It was the start of a strange yet beautiful friendship, sharing
plenty in common - like riding, and watching the TV detective show - where
he hero looked like John. He could read her mind and finish her sentences,
and stopped dating other women within a year of meeting Madeline. She nursed
and sponged him for 2 days during a bout of flu.
John Cameron Durango: Nick-named 'Big John', he is 39 and turns 40 in
September. He is 6ft4in with a big muscular frame without an ounce of fat.
He has straight dark hair swept back neatly over a broad forehead, craggy
contoured face and slate gray eyes which turn silver when angry. He is
darkly tanned and his nose has been broken once, and it shows. He has an
utterly sensuous mouth under a thick, neatly trimmed black moustache which
makes him look mature and virile. His square jaw hints at determination and
a strong will. He has a massive chest with black hair, a flat stomach and
long, powerful legs with muscular arms and beautiful hands. John owns and
controls Durango Oil, and can be ruthless when required in business. He also
owns 'Big Sabine' (named for the battle of the Sabine Pass in 1863) - a
ranch which is small by Texas standards but raises pure-bred Santa Gertrudis
cattle with champion bulls (worth half a million each). He may be an oil
tycoon, but he's not a desk executive as he drives himself harder than his
cowboys. He smokes cigarettes, and is a past master at convincing people to
do things his way. He drives a black Ferrari and is a good, smooth driver he
had dabbled in race car driving in the past. He is a widower, after marrying
his childhood sweetheart, Ellen. His father was rigid, hard, very
disciplined and single-minded. Before owning Big Sabine, he was a career
marine. John's mother died when he was born, and his father blamed him for
it. He was raised by his uncle, Donald's father until he was 16, while his
father was in the service. He later helped his father drill for oil.
3) Storyline:
The story starts at Elise's cocktail party celebrating Madeline's book
success. They have always been friends but can't help being aware of each
other. Madeline is jealous (of Melody) and possessive of John, for the first
time in their 2-year platonic friendship. He has always wanted her but has
been waiting for a sign, as he knows how badly she has been hurt in the past
and fears physical relationships. Madeline starts to imagine John as a
lover, and has the irresistible urge to start touching him. She pretends to
faint and John carries her out of the party, as she is exhausted and wants
to escape. He is frustrated and can't cope with it, but starts to make
passes to see her response to him. Madeline resists the changes in their
relationship, but eventually she can't stay away from her friend. She brings
him beer while he is haying, and they literally kiss and make-up. Later that
night, they attend Swan Lake ballet. They miss the second half to have
supper at his apartment and make love. John declares, "I don't want sex, I
want to make love. I want to possess you, and be possessed by you. To take
and be taken. Total union, mind, body, soul?with you, only with you!" He
leaves early on urgent business the next morning, but Madeline's house and
VW have been damaged by the oak tree falling on them during nocturnal
storms, and she accepts Cousin Donald's offer of accommodation. John is
livid with jealousy when he returns, and finds her with his devious cousin.
His wife used to run to Donald after arguments, and he feels betrayed as
history repeats itself. He offers his home for her to live in, but she
doesn't want to be labeled as his mistress and is ashamed and confused.She
does not expect marriage and commitment as he has been against it for years.
He is hurt by her rejection and storms off, which is made worse by Donald's
meddling. They bump into each other in Reno's Italian restaurant, where
John accuses Madeline of following him and insults her elderly policeman
lunch partner. She drops a plate of spaghetti on his lap. Donald takes her
to a disco to cheer her up, but she sees John with Melody and they mention
going to Nassau together, Madeline feels sick with jealousy and leaves. They
next see each other at the annual charity ball, where she arrives alone and
avoids John all night, until a mutual friend, Jack Rafter, forces them to
take the last dance together. John demands an explanation for Donald's
presence in her bedroom while his guest. She refuses on the basis that she
doesn't owe him an explanation, thereby using Donald as a smokescreen. After
that, John refuses to take her phone calls and has Josito deliver all
leftover personal belongings back to her. He behaves like a wounded animal
and drinks a whole bottle of whisky before throwing a pot of African Violets
at the TV when their detective show came on. Madeline becomes pale, dizzy,
and nauseous and lacks energy - discovering she is pregnant. She worries
about telling John while their relationship has soured; because he'll think
its Donald's and she decides hide it by moving to a small community outside
Atlanta with a maiden aunt. After talking to Donald, John tries to apologize
and reconcile but Madeline can't forgive his lack of trust. She refuses his
marriage proposal and crushes a bunch of roses on his shirt. He has a dozen
roses delivered every day, in every color, and has food delivered, phones
her six times per day, and starts to follow her around. She states that she
is recovering from a virus and throws a lemon meringue pie at him. Her
jogging, as well as weight gain, and have her looking different. He follows
her home from shops, when she gets a flat tire. They argue over how she is
looking after herself, so she takes his Ferrari home, stranding him. When he
returns her car, she invites him for dinner to prove that she is okay. The
truth about her condition is disclosed, and they declare that they loved
each other before knowing about the much-desire child, but neither wanted to
burden the other with feelings that may not have been reciprocated. They
chose Cameron Edward and Candy for possible names.
4) Back-cover blurb:
It was the age-old question between men and women: Could friends make the
leap to lovers? He lived life to the fullest. She always resisted
temptation. He believed any risk was worth taking. She thought it prudent to
know the odds first. After two years of friendship, John and Madeline still
couldn't agree on anything - except that suddenly, things between them were
definitely
changing. John felt it in the way passion threatened to explode every time
he was anywhere near her. Madeline struggled with her own desire,
remembering the promise she had made long ago - to never let emotions get
the better of her again. But each knew what the other was thinking - and
now, being just friends could never be enough?
4) Children. Madeline is pregnant by the end of the book.
5) Pets. No pets mentioned.
6) Other Characters: None are mentioned in other books.
Donald Durango: John's cousin and fiercest rival. He has a slight build,
bordering on thin, with blonde hair and blue eyes. He is a gifted artist and
a good businessman, even ruthless on occasion. Madeline describes him as a
'vicious personality' but he is conservative in his outlook and drives a
Lincoln. Donald's father helped raise John and even left him his oil stock
when he died. Donald's life revolved around John and he felt like he never
measured up in his father's eyes. He fought him in a vicious proxy fight
afterwards and it has been drawn swords since. The situation was compounded
by John marrying Ellen, a woman that Donald loved and worshipped. He says
needling John keeps me alive".
Maisie: Donald's house-keeper
Josito: John's house-servant
Jed: John's stable hand. Got drunk and made a pass at Madeline. Punched and
fired by John.
Jessie: Madeline's great aunt. Described as an orphan but is the
illegitimate daughter of a Yankee sea captain.
Elise: mutual friend who threw party to celebrate publishing Madeline's
success.
Melody: blonde viper at party, on the lookout for a greener wallet after
last conquest.
Miss Rose: Madeline's talkative elderly neighbor who is an incurable
romantic. She is a member of the war widows historical society.
Bill Gonnells: Building contractor and school friend of Madeline's. He
repairs her home after the storm.
Sergeant Mulligan: A policemen in the homicide investigation department. He
has a grizzled face and silver hair. Madeline dedicated her book to him as
he has helped her with explanations of the drug trade in the city and
describes how narcotics organizations are structured.
Matt McDuncan: the detective hero from her book "Grinding Tower". Physical
characteristics loosely based on John - tall, moustache, drinks only Scotch
whisky and habitually forces his equipment to go beyond the last mile.Children note:We find out in Rage of Passion that they have twin sons, they are 4 years old in Rage of Passion. The took after their father but had their mother's green eyes. They are faternal twins. Their names are: Edward Donald and Cameron Miles
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Amy
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13974 postsOct-21-07, 10:11 AM (EST) 3. "RE: page 3 complete Silhouette Desire Info"
In response to message #2
Fire and Ice
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1) Publication date: 1983 Silhouette Desire #80. ISBN: 1 55166 087 3 (My
copy is 1997 Mira Australian reprint). Book is dedicated to Nancy, Rodney,
Luke, Jason, Tammy and Edith
2) Characters: Margie Silver: Aged 25, with long black hair and green eyes.
She is of
above-average height, and looks like a fashion model. Margie makes a living
by writing sensuous historical romance novels, under the pen-name Silver
McPherson. Her younger sister, Jan, was born just before her mother died.
After their parents' death, the girls left Ashton to be raised by Granny
McPherson, in a Victorian house in Atlanta. Margie went to college to study
journalism for 2 years, before her grandmother died. She married Larry
Silver, an attorney, after a 3 week courtship, for security. She was 20 at
the time, and his family disapproved of her. He seemed pleasant but was
cruel. It worsened when Jan moved in with them after the death of their
Granny. They had a
violent argument the night before he died in a plane crash, where he forced
her in bed. He died intestate, and his family sued, leaving Margie with no
money and debts. She worked, covering the police beat, and wrote at night
for her first manuscript. Her most recent book was titled "Blazing Passion"
and reached #1 in the bestseller charts. She has a deadline of one month for
her next book. Margie acts flamboyant, wild and zany as a camouflage to hide
her loneliness, vulnerability and disillusionment about men and intimacy.
She hates being touched and held against her will. Cal thinks she's an
enigma and her defensive attitude challenges him.
Cannon Van Dyne: "Cal' is 39 and owns a clothing manufacturing plant in
Chicago. He has a broad, hard face carved of teak with deep-set brown eyes
and almost black hair, and the look of a human bulldozer. He is graceful and
masculine, made up of hard lines and a hostile piercing gaze and big, dark
hands with a gold signet ring and thin gold watch. Margie initially thought
he was arrogant, commanding man demanding an obedient woman with no
independence or spirit that he could smother. Although he has a conservative
facade, he is really a renegade and she is intrigued by him. His father was
a retired army colonel who was miserable in peace-time and regimented those
around him, especially Cal. They fought and enjoyed every minute of it. His
mother describes him as "tough because he has to be" but never deliberately
hurtful. Deep down he is lonely and keeps his heart out of reach, especially
after his cheating ex-wife Della. He lives in Chicago - his home is
Victorian stone with turrets, bay windows and climbing ivy, situated in
grove of hardwood trees. There is a maze of hedges, rose garden with
adjacent patio, swimming pool and a tennis court on the grounds which
overlook Lake Michigan.
3) Storyline:
Jan and Andy are dating and seeking Cal's approval to get married. To win
him over, Jan arranges for Margie to meet and charm him. After Jan demands
that she dress conservatively, Margie arrives looking like a hooker with
heavy make-up and slinky dress. They argue over Jan and Andy when he insults
her by advising she needs a padded bra, and leaves her to pay the drinks
bill. At their second meeting, the four have dinner at Louis Dane's French
restaurant, where Margie astounds him by ordering in perfect French. They
are antagonistic, but Cal accurately states "you flirt and charm
outrageously, but turn and run at the first sign of passion". But he still
wants her, and agrees to Jan and Margie visiting their Florida estate in
Panama City, so they can get to know each other better. They fly down in his
private jet, where Jan insists that Margie hides her real career and pretend
she writes a weekly political column for a local paper. In Florida, Cal is
intrigued by Margie - passionate yet she withdraws from his touch, making
him want to "storm the gates". She chips at his pride by calling him a
"walking business machine" which increases the tension. After their first
kiss, he mocks her lack of physical response ('as responsive as a corpse'),
totally misreading her fear. Margie provokes him to anger and hostility so
that he keeps his distance, but this makes him difficult towards Jan and
Andy. Only Victorine, his mother, sees that the bristling tension and
antagonism hides a deep attraction between them. After Margie charms
mill-owner Bob Long, during a business dinner, he sees her differently and
tries to understand the fears that have come from her marriage. They go deep
sea fishing together where he states that he feels he could "conquer the
world and feel whole with her". They finish the day by swimming together,
with a memorable underwater kiss. Later, her agent begs her to attend a
meeting in New York to turn her last book into TV-movie and Cal flies her,
but doesn't know the true reason behind her trip. They become even closer
when Margie admits that she loves him. They are about to make love, when one
of Cal's business associates interrupts them, and the moment passes. When
they agree to get to know each other better, one of Margie?s fans approaches
her at the airport, asking about her next book. Cal feels betrayed by her
lies and that she seduced him to help her sister. Jan finally confesses the
truth about their family background and Margie's career. Andy is proud of
her and sides with her, rebelling against Cal, even though he threatens to
sack him and withhold his trust fund. Cal is too proud to forgive, when
suddenly Victorine develops chest pain. She is actually faking the attack to
save the situation, but demands that Margie stay with her when she moves to
Chicago to be near her doctor, Howard. Margie agrees but feels that the
whole situation underlines her poor judgment of people, who end up hurting
her; while Cal struggles to pardon the lies and omissions. Margie stays on
despite the strain and spends most her time with Victorine, or writing, or
fishing; whereas Cal sits and stares at her, regretfully. He attempts to
make the peace by asking Jan to arrange a dinner party for 20 business
guests, which she does beautifully. Cal finally gives Andy and Jan his
blessing, and he also apologizes for over-reacting to Margie's falsehood
because his wife had lied to him for years, and he felt like a fool all over
again. They agree to make their worlds mix, and are eternally grateful to
his mother, with her devious mind and big heart, for making it possible.
4) Back-cover blurb:
Theirs was a blazing passion. Like the heroine of one of her novels,
bestselling author Margie Silver was more than ready to rise to Cal Van
Dyne's challenge. The arrogant tycoon vowed that Margie's sister would never
marry his brother - Margie, however, was determined that the wedding would
take place.
Margie had expected the worst from Cal - but not the cynical game of love he
played with her on his lavish Florida estate. Suddenly Margie was gambling
with her sister's future - and her own - with a dangerous adversary who made
his own rules - until he met his match.
5) Children: None.
6) Pets: None.
7) Other Characters: None are mentioned in other books.
Jan: Janet Bannon is Margie's younger sister. She is a legal secretary in
Atlanta who is poised, accomplished and has short hair. She loves Andy but
Cal disapproves and threatens to cut off his inheritance.
Andy: Andrew Van Dyne is Cal's little brother. He is tall and good-looking
with light brown hair and eyes and a strong yet tender face. He has a
mischievous sense of humor and is 'full of fun' so that Cal thinks he needs
a sophisticated lady, and is in charge of his trust fund until he turns 30.
He has steel under that easy friendliness, and is protective and capable
towards Jan.
Victorine: Cal and Andy's mother. She?s elegant, venerable, charming, with
dark brown eyes like Cal, but an open, friendly face like Andy. She's petite
with a delicate bone structure and a short, soft cloud of silver hair
framing her ageless face. She suffers from angina pectoris, a heart
condition.
Della: Cal's ex-wife - a voluptuous red-head he married when he was 25 and
divorced 2 years later. He threw her out for having affairs, the last lover
being their interior decorator, discovered in their bed.
Granny McPherson: fierce old lady, more interested in discipline than
affection as she raised Margie and Jan.
Mrs. James: Margie?s elderly neighbor with a puritanical streak.
Bob Long: Tall and solemn, disagreeable, introverted owner of knitting mill
doing business with Cal. Has a passion for water conservation and was
formerly a planning commission member.
Harry Neal: Business executive in Cal's company, working on merger with Bob.
Jim Payne: Margie's agent.
Gene Murdock: Movie executive wants to turn Margie's book into a TV-movie.
Nina: Florida maid.
Anna and Jack: Chicago daily maid and her husband, the chauffeur/gardener.
Mrs. Summers: Heavy-set and jolly cook in Chicago who makes the best cakesEfy-Sydney Australia
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13974 postsOct-21-07, 10:12 AM (EST) 4. "RE: page 3 complete Silhouette Desire Info"
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The Rawhide Man
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1) Publication date: 1984 Silhouette Desire #157. ISBN: 1 55165 009 1 (My
copy is 1995 MIRA Australian reprint). Book is dedicated to Doris, Kay,
Kathleen, June, Mary, Cindy, Sharalee and all those lovely San Antonio
ladies.
2) Characters
Bess: Elizabeth Meriam White, aged 22, from "Oakgrove", Georgia.
Silver-blonde hair, soft brown eyes, creamy complexion and beautiful bone
structure. Her face is described as having an arrow-straight nose; full, red
and bee-stung mouth with widely-spaced appealing brown eyes. She is poised,
brave, stubborn, inexperienced, naive with a "so-elegant coolness". She's
not exactly pretty, but "all class' and a lady, with tall elegant carriage.
Jude calls her "too proud and too poised - a society girl" and "too dainty,
too controlled, too lady-like and not human enough". Her thin,
non-voluptuous figure, and small breasts are also mocked by him as "small
blessings". She has lovely hands and plays the piano. She doesn't make
friends easily. Crystal describes her as "so gentle and caring, so giving to
people you open up to; warm and generous with a poise and sophistication
that I'll never have - beauty fades but character never does." She has lived
in an opulent Georgia house, called Oakgrove, which has been in the White
family for over 100 years.
Jude: Judah Barnett Langston. Tall, broad-shouldered, long-legged muscular
body that is sheer elegance when he moves. He has a deeply tanned face, firm
jaw and often rigid mouth. Piercing, glittering pale green eyes under
deeply-set thick black lashes and scowling black eyebrows as jet-black as
his hair. He's a formidable portrait of a man, a devastating firm, strong
and powerful body, with a face as inscrutable as a stone carving and a trace
of a Texas accent in his deeply measured voice, but every woman's secret
dream. He has scars on his right leg and thigh from shrapnel, after being
ambushed in Vietnam, where he served straight after college. Bess has always
thought of him as rawhide - lean, tough and very invulnerable. He's cold and
hard, impatient and intimidating, sexy but hard - he could have women by the
barrelful but more interested in oil, cattle and his daughter, Katy. He
pilots his own Cessna because he doesn't trust other pilots and he likes
being in total control - in everything - flying, his company, and his
household. His mother died when he was an infant and his father was never
demonstrative (described as "worlds harder and more unapproachable than
Jude"). His grandmother was a full-blooded Apache - black hair, dark
complexion and high cheekbones. He was engaged when he went to Vietnam, but
his fiance (Elise) broke the engagement to marry someone else even though
she was carrying his child. Elise died when Bess was 15. His ranch is called
"Big Mesquite" and it's situated in San Antonio, Texas. There is a typo on
p.24, where it's called "4H". The house is very old and very Victorian with
a turret and exquisite gingerbread woodwork and painted blistering white.
There is a front porch swing near a mimosa tree. In spring, wildflowers
blossom profusely on the ranch - bluebells, Indian paintbrush, cactus
poppies, lantana and Mexican hats.
3) Storyline:
Starts on a cold December day, 2 days after Carla's funeral, when
Jude arrives in Georgia and bodily lifts Bess out of her ancestral home. He
flies her to his ranch while he tries to find a way out of the iron-clad
will that left the oil shares to Bess. The only way to get the shares he
needs is to win a proxy fight, is to marry Bess. They agree on marriage in
name only - the shares in exchange for Jude supporting the upkeep on her
Oakgrove home and allowing her to play mother to Katy. Bess is feeling empty
and lonely, tormented by her mother's traumatic illness that she agrees.
Bess and Jude have known each other most of their lives due to their
fathers' oil company. He was always watchful and oddly protective of Bess,
saving her once when she got a twisted ankle in the dark while on a date
Jude carried her home and punched her date. They would meet up for yearly
re-unions at the ranch but she stopped going two years before the story
starts, after they argued over Katy's parenting. Jude swore badly and
insulted Bess, and she has been too afraid and too aware of him ever since.
They get married in the San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo mission two weeks
before Christmas. Their relationship is "a merger" but Jude's growing
reluctant attraction to Bess increases the tension between them. He wants
her but hates this perceived weakness and Bess for tempting him, but they
have always made sparks together. She gradually becomes less lady-like and
more human, while Jude allows feminine touches and Christmas decorations and
celebrations in his home, which were previously banned. He goes out of his
way to buy a painting she admired at the airport, despite the display being
sold to someone else. He wants to try for a normal marriage, and they make
love on Christmas Eve. Afterwards, he regrets the complications it creates,
and says "I don't love you. I want you, but that's it". She hopes to change
him, as well as fall pregnant, so that she can love someone who may return
her feelings. Her sister arrives on Christmas day and monopolizes Jude at
every chance. Unknown to Bess, Jude encourages it to make Bess jealous as
she has become distant since their only night together. Bess goes out riding
so she's not tormented by seeing them together, when Jude tracks her down.
They have a memorable encounter on the bridle path - it's so passionate they
don't notice the freezing cold or that anyone can see. Their marriage
remains strained and Bess refuses all Jude's overtures to prevent further
hurt and hide her early pregnancy, but there is a truce of sorts when the
family goes out to exploring the Alamo, La Villita and Paseo del Rio. The
next day Bess sees Jude and Crystal kiss, and confronts them. She yells at
Jude, saying she never wanted marriage and tackles Crystal about her selfish
behavior. Bess runs out the door to escape but falls down the stairs. She is
unconscious while Jude refuses to leave her side as paramedics work around
her. He is in pure anguish until he knows she?s alright. They make up, and
Crystal and Bess reach a new level of understanding after her French count
proposes to her and she leaves. On Bess' return home, Jude is a gentleman
and even attends church. This signals to Bess how much he has changed, and
she follows his advice - "when you are ready, come and get me". She does.
4) Back-cover blurb:
He wanted his fair share - He didn't want her, he didn't even like her, but
he wanted her oil shares and there was only one way to get them. Take her to
the altar. She needed a way out - She knew she could rum, even hide, but
there was more to consider than just herself.
They were bound by an agreement - she was afraid. Not for the reasons he
thought. She wanted him badly. But she knew that to admit her weakness would
be fatal?
5) Children: Jude's daughter Katie. Bess is pregnant by the end of the book.
6) Pets: Bess rides a gentle old gelding called Benny, and avoids a horse
called 'Blanket' named for his ability to fall on people and cover them like
a blanket. Katy also has a pet dog named 'Pal'.
7) Other Characters: None are mentioned in other books.
Katy: Jude's daughter. Aged almost 10, tall and is the image of her
father.Pale green eyes, framed by black hair and a stubborn square jaw. She
hates math and English grammar, but loves chorus, art and band. She plays
the flute, and her best friend is Deanne. She is a tomboy and described by
Bess as "growing up rough' but accepts Bess? feminine influence at home and
even wears a frilly dress for the wedding. She re-decorates Bess' bedroom as
a welcome gift, leaving a vase full of 'mums for her. On p47, she accurately
states "Dad likes to give orders and Bess doesn't like to take them."
Crystal Smythe: Bess's step-sister. Beautiful, fragile and spoiled; she
lives in Paris with her French count, Jacques. She has an exquisite face and
figure with tumble of long, straight blond hair and moves in a whirl of
expensive and chiffon. She never offered to help with nursing Carla but
parasitically wanted a slice of the estate, even hocking heirloom jewelry
for cash. She had always taken things from Bess, and her main ambition in
life is to keep Crystal happy and comfortable. She visits Bess to make
Jacques miss her and by the end of the book, he sees beyond her shallow,
flirtatious act to offer marriage and an emerald engagement ring.
Carla White: Bess' mother. After her first husband died, she re-married
Jonathon Smythe, who ruined things and ran out of money, frivolously
spending it on his spoilt daughter, Crystal. Bess' father and Jude's father
founded a Texas oil corporation together. Carla had a pathological hatred of
Jude and was obsessed with besting him, and her only ambition was to make
sure Jude did not get the oil shares. She was of sound mind when she willed
the oil shares to Bess. Carla had progressive bone cancer for the last 2
years of her life - unresponsive to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and she
refused a bone marrow transplant. Bess alone nursed her and loved her
despite her perverse, demanding, irritable and impatient nature.
Aggie Lopez: Jude's housekeeper. Small plump figure with salt & pepper hair
always worn in a tight bun.
Elise: Katie's mother. Was engaged to Jude but broke the engagement while he
was in Vietnam, and married someone else despite being pregnant with Katy.
Died when Katy was 3 and Bess was 15.
Bandy: Little, bow-legged cowboy who breaks in Jude's horses.
Adam Teague: Towering, gray-headed neighbor of Jude's. He's known Bess for
years and gives her away at the wedding.
Dr Barnes: treated Bess in hospital after her fall. Round, kindly face with
glasses.Efy-Sydney Australia
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HOODWINKED Silhouette Desire #492
April 1989
IBSB: 0-373-05492-0SETTING: Wichita Kansas
MAIN CHARACTERS:
Maureen Harris:
24 years who works as a Junior secretary at MacFaber Corporation
Long black hair and green eyes. Long tanned legs and full breasted.
Rather plain but with a budding sunny personality. Unable to wear contact lenses due to increased eye infections. Instead wears wire rimmed glasses. Lived in New Orleans with her parents but after they died, she needed a change of scenery and came to live in Wichita.
Lives in a duplex and drives a yellow VW. Rather shy and keeps to herself. Very soft hearted and loves gardening. Someone in her company is sabotaging the new plane designs and Maureen thinks that the new mechanic (Jake) is the culprit. This is the perfect opportunity for her to keep an eye on Jake and get to know him better.Joseph MacFaber aka Jake Edwards:
37 years old wealthy owner of MacFaber Corporation
A big man who looks like a wrestler with muscular legs and narrow hips. Has straight and thick jet black hair with a few gray. Broad face almost leonine in look with bushy eyebrows, dark eyes, a Roman looking imposing nose, square chin, and a wide and sexy mouth. Was adopted by wealthy people who thought that children should be placed on a shelf and forgotten. Both adopted parents are dead. Loves French cooking, especially chicken crepes.
In order to find out who is sabotaging his jet designs, he pretends to be a mechanic and starts to snoop around to flush out the culprit.BACK COVER BLURB:
Secretary Maureen Harris had to find out if this dynamic new plane mechanic was involved in sabotaging her company's jet designs. She'd need to get close to him...very close. But Maureen had always been too shy to get near any man, and Jake made her heart soar-much too high and fast. Before he met her, Jake had no time for women. They all seemed willing to use him. But this one was different...innocent, gentle, warm. If he could just keep his secret a little longer, he'd be ready to show her exactly what kind of man Jake Edwards was...CHILDREN: At the end, Maureen gives birth to a son named Joshua Blake MacFaber. They had prepared for natural childbirth, but at the last minute something went wrong and she needed a cesarean.
PETS: Maureen has a 7 year old Amazon parrot that gets noisy at dawn and dusk.
SECONDARY CHARACTERS:
Charlene: MacFaber's secretary. Pretty with blond hair.Arnold M. Blake: Maureen's boss in charge of quality control.
Mr. Jameson: He is Mr. Blake's brother-in-law, out on sick leave. He is a mechanic with an easy going temperament but has a stubborn resistance to authority and new techniques.
Mr. Wyman: security guard at MacFaber Corporation
Harry: Jake's chauffeur who loves to drive a smokey gray Rolls Royce.
John Abernathy: Jake's best friend that lives in Phoenix.
Mrs. Candles: new cook hired by Maureen with an exquisite repertoire of home cooking.
Maria (Mari) Cannella
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13974 postsOct-21-07, 02:28 PM (EST) 6. "RE: page 3 complete Silhouette Desire Info"
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Heartbreaker -Silhouette Desire #1748/Sept 06 ISBN#0-373-76748-X copyright-2006 by Diana Palmer Heroine- Tellie Maddox
a. age 21
b. Short dark way hair
c. green eyes
d. honest, Sweet and generous with her time, and she isn't afraid of hard work
e. gives JB the same exact gift for each holiday- a horrible yellow tie with a putrid green dragon with read eyes
f. graduated magna cum laude-wants to teach collage
g.started working at the feedlot in Faye Langley's place while Calhoun and Abby are gone on a tripHero- JB Hammock- 34 years old
a. Large green eyes framed by thick black lashes
b. thick back hair
c. tall and lean
d. High cheekbones and a think mouth
e. big ears and big feet but is very masculine and has a sensuality in his walk
f. very rich and very temperamental
g. ownes hundreds of acres of prime ranch land near Jacobsville
h. raises pure bread Santa Gertrudis cattle
i. Knows famous politicians, movie stars and foreign royalty from his days as a rodeo champion
j. Has impeccable manners - a legacy from his spanish grandmother
k. has wealth from his British grandfather who was a peer of the realm. His roots were European, despite his very American cattle operation
L.Drives a Sporty Red Jaguarextra info
Tellie's mother had been the estranged wife of JB's top horse wrangler, who later moved out of the state and vanished, Tellie went into a foster home but was rescued by JB after an attempted assault by another foster child in the same family. JB took Tellie to live with his widowed sister Marge and her two daughter's, Dawn and BrandiSecondary Characters
1. Cash Grier (Renegade)
2. Justin Ballenger(Justin)
3. Faye Langley(not in the book but is mentioned she has to temporarily quit working at the feedlot because she is having a difficult pregnancy)
4. Albert- JB's french chef
5.Nan Garrett-JB's secretary
6. Copper Coltrain (Coltrain's Proposal)7.Brandi-age 17 JB's oldest niece wants to be a attorney to help poor people. Marge's oldest daughter
8. Dawn-age 16 wants to be a cattle Baron like her uncle JB- Marge's youngest daughter
9. Nell- JB's housekeeper- who cold singe the feathers off a duck with her temper at ten paces. She runs the house and JB to some extent.
10. Marge- JB's Sister
a. Took in Tellie
b. Is a Realtor
c. Tall
d. Dark Hair
e. Brown eyes
f. Sweet nature, live wire personality and everyone loves her.
g. Is long widowed with 2 daughter's Brandi and Dawn
h. prone to migraines
i. Has a minor heart attack and has high blood pressure11. Bella Dean-JB dates her . Has long blond hair, tall with a great figure, perfect face and teeth
12. Grange age 27
a. JB at the age of 21 was going to marry his older sister but Grange got involved with a bad crowd and someone died. Grange was not involved but JB's father blackmailed Grange's sister and she committed sucide.
b. Big, tall man from El Paso
c. Straight Black Hair
d. Dark brown eyes
e. Olive complexion
f. Deep sexy voice
g. Never Drinks
h. Works at the feedlot
i. Likes to bowl
j. A Green Beret
k. Doubled majored in Political Science and Arab dialects- speaks Fars, Bedouin and the Romance Languages13. Barbara- ownes the local cafe
Blurb from back of the book
J.B. Hammock played by his own rules, and rule number one was never settle down. he treated his women well, but with a no-strings detachment they all accepted. But sweet Tellie Maddox hovered about like a gossamer butterfly, always trying to take care of him, alway's caring about him. It was enough to make a confirmed bachelor take drastic measures. Then Tellie lost part of her memory. She believed she was J.B.'s faithful sidekick. Even her couldn't be so heartless as to push Tellie aside, and so he played the role of friend... until friendship turned to something else. Something so much deeper than a heart breaker like J.B. ever intended. He was hooked. Then Tellie's memory returned....
Amy M. Alabama
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FIT FOR A KING
1) Publication info:First SILHOUTTE books printing May 1987 – ISBN 0-373-05349-5
Dedicated to: for parrot people everywhere…
2) Main characters:
Hero – Kingston Roper, 39 years old, eleven years senior from his half brother Bobby. He is a big time businessman – oil and gas and a few diverse interests. He is from Jack’s Corner – Oklahoma.
King, a nickname that only Elissa is aloud to call, is very tall, whipcord lean and dangerous looking, dark and handsome, with strait nose and cruelly sensuous mouth. His face is chiseled looking, rough and masculine.
He had a cockatoo that he donates to a friend because of his to many trips. He made Montego Bay, Jamaica his address.
In the end of the book he calls his father and they make their peace, and he promises to visit him.Heroine – Elissa Gloriana Dean, 26 year old, she share a house with her parents in Miami-Florida. And also have a small cottage in Montego Bay, Jamaica, 2 years now. She designs sportswear clothes to a chain of boutiques. She is very repressed by her upbraiding and had a frightening experience in her teens that even her parents don’t know about. In her mind she likes to think as siren. She is very friendly but if a man misunderstood her she back off. It is one of the motives he gets along so well with King, he never saw her as woman but as a small until he saw her in her night wear in his bed...
She has black hair, blue eyes, and a lovely face. She has tiny waist, with a rounded hip, full breast and long shaped and tanned legs. She is part Seminole, Irish and a trace of German.3) Main characters background:
- King’s father is a fool blooded apache from New Mexico, he met King’s mother at Oklahoma where he worked on oil rigs. He walked away from one to many cocktail parties when king was just a boy, leaving him with his mother. He lives now in a nursing home and exchanges letters with Margaret.
- King’s mother is a society woman that married again with Bobby’s father, an oil man who left his almost bankrupt business to both boys. She was blond and blue eyes like Bobby. She lives in a nursing home and has Alzheimer’s disease.
- Elissa’s Father: His name is Elias Dean and he has thick silver hair slightly receding from his broad forehead, his eyes covered by thick spectacles with wire rims. He was a cocky young brute (as he described himself) when 23 years old. He has a passion for lizards and collects them in terrariums placed in his studio.
He was good with his fists and never concerned about his future. He came back from Vietnam with drink problems and he robbed a grocery and was arrested. While there he met this minister who took an interest in him and changed his future. His girlfriend was in family way and this minister helped him to get out of jail and married the 2 of them as quickly as he could. This minister died in Vietnam before knowing his pupil decision of following his steps.- Elissa’s mother: Tina Dean is white haired and blue eyed, she is part Seminole from her mother’s side and very outspoken. She thinks that King works in a garage. She works as a special deputy for the sheriffs department and has a helping program bringing single mothers to church. Both Tina and Elias were missionaries and lived in Amazon – Brazil.
4) Storyline:
King and Elissa know each other 2 years now and are very good friends. As a friend King asks Elissa to pose as his lover to his sister in law Bess and the plot works better than planned once King finds very hard to forget Elissa in her sex nightgown lying in his own bed, an image that drives his blood crazy.
Still trying to avoid Bess, King asks Elissa to go to Miami with him where he met her very odd parents and after that they follow to Kings ranch where he asks her to marry him, she accept and they have their first night together. The very next day after a disturbing notice from his wife, Bobby, King’s brother, fell of a stallion leaving him with a broken leg and a small concussion. King run to Bess giving her what she needs, attention, and Bess declares that she asked for a divorce, Elissa heard that and decides to leave King, he doesn’t accept it but she decides to go through. He asks for only one condition she must say if their only night together had consequences. After 6 weeks that a truth she can’t avoid and she calls King finding out that Bess is at King’s ranch. She sends him a note asking to talk to him and he goes as soon as he got it. They end solving their problems after another misunderstanding, her dad celebrated it.5) Back-cover blurb:
FIT TO BE TIED
Eccentric neighbor, loyal friend, and totally innocent tease, impish Elissa Dean was exactly what Kingston Roper needed-to get him out of a romantic bind, that is. His sister-in-law’s intentions were anything but sisterly, and King had to produce a make- believe lover to run interference. Sweet Elissa fit the bill nicely.
The act seemed foolproof… until seeing Elissa in his bed heated King’s blood and holding her filled him with unbearable longing.
As the fantasy threatened to become reality, King was torn-did he desire a woman he could not touch? Would he touch a woman he dared not love?
6) Children:
Elissa is almost 2 months pregnant in the end of the book. We find in Reluctant father that they have a daughter named Danielle she is 4 years old with blond hair
7) Pet:A 5 year old yellow-napped Amazon parrot named warchief that Elissa maintain in Montego Bay, Jamaica, adopted by Kingston while she is in the States. He-she (they don’t have sure) is a flirt – loves all women and is in love by Kingston. Tina calls him/her Giant green mosquito. And in the end of the book Elissa says she is teaching him lullabies songs.
8) Other characters:
Bobby – King’s half brother, he is 28 years old, dark blonde and blue eyed. He is slim but well built with a nice mouth. He is married with Bess since his 18’s. He is very competitive and almost obsessive to become financially “secure”.
Bess – Bobby’s wife, a stunning blonde. She had a pretty rough life before marry Bobby with a drunk and violent father and an eternally pregnant mother. She fells very alone because Bobby’s absence. In the beginning of their marriage she used to tease Bobby that she would leave him if he loses his money. She tries very hard to call King’s attention.
Margaret Floyd, King’s housekeeper, she raised both boys. She is a big, buxom woman in her sixties, with white hair and dark eyes. She is married to Ben Floyd King’s foreman.
Blake Donovan, King’s neighbor. He is a wild hard man, with unruly black hair and pale green eyes, set in lashes as thick and black as eyebrows. He was lithe and lean and sported a scar down one cheek and a nose that looked to have been broken once too often. He had a very hard life, he is illegitimate and his mother died during childbirth. He was adopted buy a crusty old uncle that also gave his name. His uncle had died the year before and he was fighting for his property in the court. He had just won.
Meredith Calhoun is mentioned in this book. She had just won an award for her latest book.
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13974 postsOct-22-07, 11:26 AM (EST) 8. "RE: page 3 complete Silhouette Desire Info"
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HUNTER
1) Publication info:FIRST SILHOUTTE BOOKS – printing 1990 – ISBN 0-373-05606-0
Dedicated to: For Flo in Canada and Ophelia in Augusta, GA, with love.
2) Main characters:Hero – Phillip Hunter, 37 years old and a loner by nature. He is over 6 feet tall and very muscular. He is half Chiricahua, an Apache tribe, and very dark, with jet-black hair conventionally cut, black eyes deep set in a lean, thin lipped face with high cheekbones and straight nose and thin cruel-looking mouth.
He was raised by his grandfather on the reservation till he was old enough to enlist. He is an ex-Green Beret, ex-Merc. and worked for the CIA for a short time, until Eugene Ritter offered him a job. He is an expert in small arms and has a black belt in Karate.
He has excellent manners and works as security chief of Ritter Oil Corporation for 10 years already.
Hunter hates white women. Some years back he’d been taken in by a socialite himself, but when he mentioned a permanent commitment she’d laughed and said who would marry a man who lives on a reservation.Heroine – Jennifer Marist, 27 years old but looks much younger. She has deep blue eyes full of life and long blond hair. She wears glasses, and she is very beautiful and intelligent. She is the top field geologist at Ritter Oil.
Jennifer thinks her beauty is more a curse than an asset, because men see the face and the body but not the personality and intelligence beneath it. She didn’t have a good historic with men, while at school boys used to assume that she already had a date because of her beauty and never asked her out. Women hate her because they think she is a threat to them. And men don’t take her seriously at work if they don’t know her, because pretty blondes aren’t supposed to have brain. And if she asked out on a date, they expect her to be dynamite in bed. Because of all that she doesn’t have dates.
She came close to marry twice already but both men refused to share her with her career. She wouldn’t mind for the right man though. The proposals were from, one man 20 years older and that wanted to live in Alaska. And the other one for a boy her age and very rich that wanted to get away from his parents a sort of rebellion act.
Jennifer has German and English ancestors and she was born in Alabama.
Hunter calls her cover girl.
3) Main characters background:Hunter’s father died only a year after his wife desertion. He used to say that life without her was no life.
Hunter’s mother used to be politic activist but when this phase was over her apache child became an embarrassment for her so she left him when he was 5 years old. She was blonde and also a socialite. Hunter doesn’t know if she is still alive or where she is and doesn’t care. Hunter found out that his mother family put him through school and supported him while younger.
Jennifer’s mom looks like her and is an educator. She and her husband raised Jennifer to have a mind of her own and be able to use it. She thinks that Hunter is striking. Her parents live in Missouri.
Jennifer dad is tall and dark and also an educator. And thinks that Hunter will be able to keep Jennifer out of dangerous places.
4) Storyline:Hunter is the Security chief at Ritter oil and Jennifer Marist the top field geologist. Hunter is a half Indian and hates white women. They are forced to go on a field exploration in the Arizona desert. The trip proves to be a challenge when they can’t hide their desire of each other anymore.
5) Back-cover blurb:MR. NOVEMBER
Name: Hunter
Heritage: Part Apache; part white. All man
Character: A strong, proud loner, who is able to overcome the most life-threatening danger – but can’t resist the explosive charms of beautiful geologist Jennifer Marist.The desert was no place for a female. But as chief of security for a top secret operation, Hunter had his orders, and Jennifer Marist, his field partner, needed his protection.
The mission soon proved the ultimate challenge of his career-spending a week on the rugged Arizona plains with the one woman he yearned the above all others – and the one he was determined never to touch… But he hadn’t planned on the lure of Jenny’s wild, sweet passion – or on discovering a love he’d never dared to dream could be his.
6) Children:We find in Outsider that they have a Daughter Named Nikki and she is 7 years old. Jennifer was also about 2 or 3 months pregnant in Outsider
7) Pet:None
8) Other characters:- Eugene Ritter is the owner of Ritter Oil Corporation. He is silver haired and blue eyed. The old timers say that Eugene could smell oil and gold not to mention molly. He is in his second marriage.
- Cynthia Ritter, Eugene’s new wife. She is blond.
- Betty, Eugene’s secretary.
- Cabe Ritter, Eugene’s son from his first marriage. He was only mentioned altogether with Danetta Marist Ritter his wife and Jennifer’s cousin. She used to have an iguana named Norman that is now with Nick, Eugene’s son from his second marriage.
- Theresa Whitley, she is tall with dark eyes and hair and with a svelte figure. Theresa is a Papago. She works in security office under Hunter at Ritter Oil.
- Sanchez Owl. He is a full blooded Apache and a very proud man. He lives in the reservation. He doesn’t like white as a rule, but Hunter is sure that he will love Jennifer
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Man In Control-Silhouette Desire #1537 published 2003 ISBN# 0-373-76537-1Hero- Alexander Terrell Cobb (Alex) age 33
a. Deep set green eyes, clear as water with dark rims
b. Dark Hair
c. Broad Shoulders, narrow hips and big feet and fists
d. Tall
e. DEA agent
f. Called Lex by his younger sister Margie
g. Temper like a scalded snake
h. Drives ad White Jaguar S type
i. Independently wealthyHeroine- Jodie Clayburn age 25
a. Long Blond Hair
b. gray eyes
c. great cook
d. at one time was fifty pounds overweight
e. works for Ritter Oil
f. Loves ballet and theater
g. writes poetry
h. Great at cracking cyber crime casesSecondary Characters
1. Jessie- The Cobb's cook
2. Kerry Dane-Alex is seeing her
3. Eugene Ritter- Cade Ritter's dad(we meet him in His Girl Friday) and head of Ritter Oil
4.Francisco Gomes and his wife- A race car driver and his wife who goes to Margie's party- they both play the field5.Margie- Alex's younger sister and Jodie's best fried.
a. Tall
b. Green Eyed
c. Dark hair with undertones of Auburn
d. Designs beautiful clothes
e. Is independently wealthy6. Derek- the Cobby's renegade cousin from Oklahoma but he is only related by Marriage not blood
a. A rodeo cowboy who who belts at every competition
b. Six foot two inches of pure lithe muscle
c. Handsome face
d. Modest demeanor except for when he was up to some horrible devilment
e. Dark eyes
f. Was involved in some national security work just out of collage7. Zeke- Derek's Brother
a. A cattle Rancher from Wyoming
b. Dark Hair
c. Green eyes
d. good cook8. Josiah- Derek's Brother
a. Divorced
b. A agent of the Bureau of Land Management
c. From Oklahoma
d. Tall
e. Dark Eyes
f. Jet Black Hair9. Brody Vance- Jodie's Boss and is dating Cara the drug dealer
10. Cara Domingues- Drug dealer dating Brody Vance
11. Kennedy- A DEA agent
12. Colby Lane(Outsider)
13. Phillipe Hunter (Hunter)Kids- We find out Micah and Callie Steel have a little girl in this book
Blurb from Back book cover-
Ever since DEA agent Alexander Cobb had given Jodie Clayburn a Texas-size brush-of, they'd been sworn enemies. But eight years later, an undercover operation brought them back together again. This cynical Long, Tall Texan couldn't believe the baby-faced schoolgirl was now an understated beauty who electrified his senses and his heart. Or that she'd help him crack the drug-smuggling case that threatened all of Jacobsville. Tantalized to the core, Alexander would risk everything to possess-and protect-the untouched young woman. This fearless secret agent always got his man-or in this case, woman. But this time, would the man in control get caught in his own web of danger..and desire.Amy M. Alabama
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Night of Love
"Man of the Month"
August 1993
ISBN 0-373-05799-7Mr. August
The man: Steven Ryker, strong willed, determined. dangerous to love.
The myth: That this tough guy didn't gave a thought to any woman.
The legend: He was a man no female could resist, with a heart no woman could claim.
The awful truth: Meg Shannon was in town and Steven was in trouble.
Once Steven had given sweet Meg his love, but she has thrown it all away for a life that excluded him. Well, he didn't care that she was back in town; he'd learned his lesson the hard way. This bachelor wasn't going to get burned again, no matter what Meg said about "circumstances beyond our control" His control was doing just fine, and she could forget all about rekindling their flame.Steven Ryker -
Age34
Over 6 feet tall, very dark, deep scar down one cheek, eye color between ice blue and water gray, incredibly fit.
Hates cigarettes, but smokes. Thinks Meg left him for her ballet career 4 years ago. Tells Meg he will help her ballet company if she sleeps with him.
Occupation: President of Ryker Air, Working on a top secret project with AhmedMary Margaret Shannon "Meg"-
Age: 23
Pale Blond hair, blue eyes, soft oval face, and long graceful neck.
Left Steven 4 years ago because she had doubts of why Steven wanted to marry her that her mother and his father put there. Caretaker at her apartment wanted to adopt her. She had a sister that died in childbirth because of a snow storm, Meg was there when it happened and it gave her a fear of having children. Is at home because a damaged ligament in her ankle that won't heal.
Occupation: ballerina, wants to open her on ballet school.
SECONDARY CHARACTERS:David Shannon-
Blond hair, blue eyes, shorter and broader then his sister.
Occupation: Vice president at Ryker AirAhmed-
Very handsome, an Arab, eyes are a liquid black, tall, and very charming.
Is here to work on a top secret project with Ryker Air. Someone is trying to kill him.
Occupation: King of his country.Daphne-
Platinum blonde, Smooth tan.
Was pictured with Steven right after him and Meg got married. Engaged to a CIA agent named Wayne Hicks. Steven and she are just friends now.
Occupation: Steven secretaryLang-
Tall, dark, very intimidating. He "kidnaps" Meg when he over hears the enemies where going to stanch her. Has a very funny sense of humor.
Occupation: CIA agentThis story gives some insight to Brianna and Ahmed's story.
Also has a look in to the future:
Meg opened up her ballet school, and be came well known and respected, drawing many prospective ballerinas. Her ankle healed enough for her to teach. Their 1st born danced with the American Ballet Company in New York as a prima ballerina.Paula Odom Alabama
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Lady Love
Silhouette Desire #175
1984 (1st printing)
Independent lady, determined man. Handsome. Serious. Dangerously seductive. Cameron Thorpe was like no other man Merlyn Steele had ever encountered. He wasn't after her money and didn't give a damn about her socialite background. No, all he wanted was her body--and her soul.
But Merlyn had worked too hard for independence to let any man control her life. So if Cameron really was serious about wanting her, their union would have to be on her terms or not at all.
Merlyn Forrest Seele
Age: 26
Long jet black hair, pale green eyes, delicate features, perfect figure, full mouth, high cheek bones. Has BA in History from University of Georgia. Family can be traced back to the time Plantagenet's and Tudors. Richard the Lionhearted is a cousin. Cameron calls her "Jane Eyre." Flirts with men and uses humor to make them run away. The book does not come out and say she is pargent at the end, but bacon and chocolate make her sick.
Occupation: To help Lila Thorpe with the history in her book
Cameron Edward Thorpe
Age: 39
Big, tall, built like a wrestler, hands like hams, thick black hair that needs trimming, dark eyes that look black. Broad face and square jaw. Chest is very hairy. Planning on marring Delle Radner. Divorced from 1st wife. Hired the entire Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to serenade Merlyn where he played the violin very badly in her yard at night. He was arrested for it.
Occupation: Banker
Secondary Characters
Jared Steele
Green eyes, silver mustache, rich, wants grandchildren. Lives in Atlanta. Is always trying to be a match maker for Merlyn. Dares Merlyn to be "poor" for a month.
Occupation: Owns a computer companyLila Thorpe
Tall, thin, and has graying hair. Had two sons, Cameron was the only live birth, other one was stillborn.
Occupation: a writer under the name "Copper O'Mara"Amanda Thorpe:
Age: 12
Big eyes, favors her father, thin, gangly, nervous, not very pretty. Dad won't let her wear jeans because she might end up a tomboy
Occupation: Student and only childDelle Radner
Age: 20
Thin, dainty, with Shirley Temple blonde hair, blue eyes, and full lips. From Charleston.
Occupation: Finding a "good" husband, hostess, looking perfect at all times and doing what Mother tells her.Charlotte Radner
Icy blue eyes, willowy figure, white hair with a blue rinse, From Charleston.
Occupation: Finding her daughter the perfect husband, controlling her daughter, and looking down her nose at people.##### Langley
Tall, blond hair, blue eyes, and over dosed with charm. Trying for years to catch Merlyn's eye. Drives a Jaguar and is rich.
Occupation: Race car driver, and plays drums in a band.Give history on the Tudors pg. 43-44. Time frame is in the spring when Amanda Thorpe is out of school for spring break.
Note: We are also left with the impression that Merlyn is possibly expecting at the end of the book
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13974 postsNov-01-07, 06:05 PM (EST) 12. "RE: page 3 complete Silhouette Desire Info"
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A MAN OF MEANS- ISBN# 0-373-76429-4 Silhouette Desire published 2002Hero- Reynard Hart (Rey) no age given
Six feet
Black hair
Liquid brown eyes with black rims around the pupils
Youngest Hart brother
Lithe, powerful physique
Walks with a unique sort of grace
Rugged and sensous
Won two medals at the world championship skeet shooting in San Antonio- He is a, A-Class shooter
Degree from Harvard he majored in Management and minored in marketing
Drives a Jaguar convertible
Speaks FrenchHeroine- Meredith Johns age 23 almost 24
Gray eyes
Shoulder length blond hair
Nose is straight and elegant
High cheekbones
Mouth like a little bow-perfect
Nurse
No head for Alcohol
Was sixty pounds overweight a year before meeting Rey
Can do Latin Dances
Went to work for Micha Steel as his Nurse practitioner after her marriage to ReyMeredith's late Brother Mike was a Huston policeman. He was best friends with Colter Banks who is a Texas Ranger and cousin to the Harts. Colter was recently promoted to a lieutenant in the Rangers and was sweet on Mike's girl. He was not in the book was this was mentioned.
Secondary Character
JILL BAXLEY- A colleague of Meredith's who has a Halloween partyLEO HART(Lionhearted)
SIMON HART(Beloved)
CAG HART(Callaghan"s Bride)
CORRIGAN HART(Christmas Cowboy)
MICAH STEEL( The Last Mercenary)ANNIE LEWIS- The Hart's retied cook. She came out of retirement once but has arthritis and needs to retire again
ALAN JOHNS- Meredith's father
has a drinking problem brought on by the death of his wife and son who were shot down in a robbery
He is a Veterinarian who teaches in a collage
Went to rehab thanks to the Hart brothers and is now their resident vetJack- White Hair older man going skeet shooting
Billy Joe- White Hair -overweight-short, went skeet shooting-had Heart attackGladys Bartlett- The staff psychologist working on Meredith's fathers case at the rehab center
We find out that Simon and Tara have two boy's. They favor both parents but they have Simon's Dark Hair and Eyes, they were still toddlers
Corrigan and Dorrie have a Boy and a Girl
Cag and Tess have a Boy but want to have a girl we also find out Tess is taking courses in Horticulture.Children: One daughter Named Celina was born the same time the Dunn's twins were: Info found in Lawless
Blurb from the Back cover:
From the moment powerfully seductive Rey Hart first set eyes on Meredith Johns, he became mesmerized by the lovely young woman. For not only did Meredith stir his jaded soul with her tempting innocence, he discovered she was a top-notch biscuit maker! However, Installing the beleaguered Meredith on the Hart ranch as his coveted cook was a cinch compared to breaking the enchanting spell she had cast over this Long, Tall Texans heart. Now, the hot-tempered cattleman's plan to preserve his bachelorhood was on the verge of backfiring-big-time-because one intoxicating kiss would never be enough to satisfy Rey's intense craving for his mysterious housemate. Against all odds, could their tenuous union survive his stubborn pride-and her perilous past?Amy M. Alabama
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Betrayed By Love
written in 1987
Jacob Cade- Ower of the Warlance Ranch. Tall , lithe, green eyes, with
dark hair. Kicked Kate off the ranch and for forbide her to ever come
back, when he caught her in the pool house naked, held by her date , after
she had been frightened by a snake. He wouldn't believe the story about a
snake and thought she had loose morals. He has been known to be a less
than perfect driver, and has wreaked many cars. Has secretly longed for
Kate, even carrying her picture around in his wallet for years.Kate Walker- Has dark long hair, with green eyes and an effin face. Is a
political newspaper reporter in Chicago. . She has loved Jacob since she
was young and moved to South Dakota to live with her grandmother. Kate
spent her young years with her brother and father who was a lay minister
and had a brain tumor, which drove him mad and he abused his kids ,
finally dying in the parking lot of a store as he was beating Kate for
looking at a boy. She was ordered off Jacob ranch after the pool
incident.
They met up again when Jacob's niece and Kate best friend got married.
After some tense moments, Jaocb offered to treat Kate to dinner the next
time he was in Chicago. The date was ended by distastously after they made
love, and kate being a virgin and Jacob not knowing it had hurt her and
she had hurt him too by telling him it was the worst thing that has ever
happen to her. Kate took a dangerous job on the police beat to her her
stay busy so the mermories of that night would be keep at bay. Jacob was
so eaten by guilt he made up a story to Kate's brother, Tom, that he
needed to speak with them. As Jacob and Tom wait for Kate to come home
from, Kate had covered a terrorist shooting, and was shot herself. As a
result of her injury she had to have someone take care of her, and Jaob
brought her home to Warlance.Blyur From Back Cover-
Jacob Cade has strong opinions about which women were off-limits and which weren't. And he thought Kate Walker was little free with with her favors. Hadn't he once thrown her off his ranch for misbehaving? He'd never stopped wanting her though, and now she come roaring back into his life.
But Jacob didn't know that Kate had been in love with him since childhood- and she wasn't the kind of woman who took love lightly. She knew she was taking a dangerous gamble with her heart just by being with him. But it was a risk worth taking......Secondary Charactors-
Hank Cade-Jacob's father , bad driver in his own right.
Margo Cade- Jacob's niece he taken in when her parents died, and Kate's
best childhood friend.David-Husband-to-be of Margo.
Tom Walker- Kate's brother and the person in the world who knows how Kate
and him grew up.Bud schuman- Vetren police reporter who Kate was learing from, and couldn't
make it to the terrorist shooting , in which Kate was shot, because he
twisted his ankle.Roger Dean-Was kind interested in Kate,they had gone on a few dates, but neither was
really into it.Janet-Jacob's house keeper.
Dan Harvey-city editor.
Morgan Winthrop-managing editor
Mother of Kate and Tom, not named, Had been looking for her children after thier father had taken them away many years ago.
They have one son(Hunter) mentioned on Tom's book(Long , Tall, Texan Summer), and a another baby on the way.Carey Andersen, WI
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Boss Man - Silhouette Desire # 1688 November 2005 ISBN#0-373-76688-2Hero- Blake Kemp age 36
Lawyer
Pale Blue eyes
Dark wavy hair
Wears glasses
He had lost a woman he loved years ago and did not plan on ever falling in love again her name was Shannon Culbertson she had a undisguised heart condition and Julie Merrill put a drug in her soft drink and it killed her and she had been carrying his child when she died
Gourmet cook does his own laundry and house work
A veteran of the first war with Iraq he mustered out as a captain he and Cag Hart served in the same division
Has a lot of bird feedersHeroine- Violet Hardy
Voluptuous
Works in Blake’s office
Long Dark Hair that she has frosted
Blue EyesSecondary Characters
Mabel Henry- works with Violet in Blake’s office
Libby Collins ( Cattleman’s Pride) works with Violet in Blake’s office
Lou Coltrain (Coltrain’s Proposal)Duke Wright
Wife left him along with their young son Trent and filed for divorce
Lives in a huge white Victorian House
His wife married him right out of high school she because a attorney she took a job in a well known law firm in New York city
Duke seems very self-possessed and confident
Tall and Bronzed
Strong face, square chin
Deep set dark eyes
Blondish brown hair that he wore conventionally cut
Physique of a rodeo star which he was before his fathers untimely death when he switched from cowboy to cattle baron. He runs purebred red angus cattle well know in cattle circles for their pedigree
He had all the scientific equipment necessary for a prosperous operation, including high-tech methods of genetic breeding, artificial insemination, embryo transplantation , cross-breeding for leansess, . He had a very modern operation right down to lagoon management and forage improvement
He has moods and rages and sometimes blows up when things upset him
He also opened a storefront store in Jacobsville to sell his organic beef in and has a modern office complex adjacent to his bard where production and lab staff were located also sell’s his meets on the internet as well
His housekeeper’s name is Mrs. Holmes
Delene Crane
Young woman with a quirky sense of humor who works for Duke
A Graduate Biologist
Went to collage with Duke and his wife is very jealous of Delene
Red hair and green eyes and a milky complexion with a few freckles freezes out cowboys who try to flirt and is strictly business with Duke
Mrs. Hardy
Violet’s Mother
Hair is silver, short and wavy
Blue eyes like Violet
Has a Heart condition
Before her illness she helped out in the community
Her late husband Arthur Hardy did not love her and was a certified public accountant- we find out he was murdered by Janet CollinsBeka Wright- Dukes ex wife
Lawyer in New York
Young Son named Trent
Tall, BlondTrent Collin’s
Duke and Beka Wrights son
Blond Hair
No age given but I think he would be around 4 or 5Curt Collin’s
Libby’s older brother
A descendent of Big John Jacobs
Has a dream to open a feed storeCalhoun and Abby Ballenger (Calhoun) Running for Senate
Cash Grier (Renegade)
Harley Fowler - Cy Parks foreman
Justin and Shelby Ballenger (Justin)
Leo Hart (Lionhearted)
Marc and Josette Brannon- have a son and are expecting again
Cy Parks (The Winter Soldier)
Judd Dunn(Lawless)
Pet’s
2 Siamese cats Mee and YowChildren:
Blake and Violet are expecting and Rey and Meredith Hart’s little girl is named Celina she is six months old in boss man and has dark hairBlurb from the back of the book:
Blake Kemp was a man who knew his own mind and was as stubborn as the day is loving in Jacobsville., Texas. As the town’s leading lawyer, he had a reputation to uphold and he didn’t want the tender ministrations of his assistant to get n his way even if he desperately needed her, since those big boots of his did have a tendency to step on toes…
So, of course, the boss man blew up at pretty, gentle Violet, for having the nerve to, of all things, step on his toes, causing her to leave him in a cloud of Texas dust.
But being a smart as well as a hardheaded man, Blake could soon see that without his guiding light, his life would be in darkness. Only one thing to do-hire her back and make sure that business didn’t mess with matters of the heart. On or off the jobAmy M. Alabama
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