Anne Mather: 286 books

It was on the invitation of the elderly Marquesa de Mendao that Malcolm Trevellyan and his young wife Rachel were staying at the imposing quinta in Portugal. But Rachel was far from happy there. Malcolm was being embarrassingly rude and demanding to his hostess, who made it clear to Rachel...

For the first time since the break-up of their marriage, Julie began to have doubts. Should she have believed Jonas instead of Angela? But suppose Jonas was innocent? Even if he weren't, it was no use deceiving herself any longer. "I think you ought to know, Angela," Julie said, "I still love Jonas, no matter what he did. I may go after him."

Could it be more than infatuation? "You're still the most beautiful woman I've ever seen," Ben told Shelley. And admittedly she was more than flattered by his interest in her. But how could she take him seriously? Ben couldn't love her. She was five years older than him, a...

Innocence betrayed… Memories of a long-ago summer night still taunt Laura Neill. With all the provocative innocence of youth, she stole into her stepbrother Oliver's bedroom, and discovered love and fleeting happiness in his arms. Driven away by his apparent betrayal, it's been eight...

Although Karen Frazer had been divorced by her husband Paul two years before, and had heard that he had since become engaged to another woman, she still loved him. But she was not yet free of him-for Paul's married brother was pursuing Karen's irresponsible young sister, and her mother had asked Karen...

For years, Juliet's father had used his wealth, power and influence to rule her life. But now, she was free to make her own decisions. She had assumed a new name and identity, and had run away to a job on this beautiful West Indian island. But had she jumped from the frying pan into the fire? Bad...

There had been two men so far in Madeline's life-her late husband, Joe, and her boss, Adrian. Both had been kind and uncomplicated, wanting only to cherish and look after her. But now another man had surged into her life-Nicholas Vitale. Handsome, dynamic, devastatingly attractive, he was utterly...

She remembered Adam as an older brother So, when Maria wanted to getaway from home, who better togo and stay with while she decided what to do with her life? But she hadn't seen him for five years. The Adam she met in London now was a successful doctor-a sophisticated man of the world,...

Joanna didn't know what to expect… Necessity forced Joanna Seton to accept a position as governess to Jake Sheldon's daughter. She set out for Ravensgarth, his farm in the Lake District, with a determination to make the best of what she found. What she found was a man whose scarred...

"We can't sell it to someone like him!" Helen had to admit the sale of their estate was necessary. She and her mother could no longer afford to keep it up. But she couldn't agree with her mother that selling it to the popular writer, Jarret Manning, would be a good deal. Jarret...

Some secrets just won't stay hidden Why had Jaime Harris left a perfectly good job to come to work for his stepmother, Catriona? Dominic Redding was curious-and intrigued. Jaime had come to Bermuda with a purpose-to find out more about Catriona-and her attentive, good-looking stepson...

Sara walked right into a dangerous trap. And what made it even worse was the fact that her friend, Diane Tregower, had coldly, calculatingly sent her into it. Sara Fortune had needed a holiday away from London and Diane had offered her Raven's Mill, her house in a desolate part of Cornwall. Now...

Pétrifiée, Olivia dévisagea l'homme qui se tenait sur le seuil et la toisait de son regard sombre. Joel. Joel Armstrong, son ex-mari. En retournant dans son village natal pour soigner son père malade, c'était bien la dernière personne qu'elle s'était attendue à retrouver. Cela faisait des...

Miranda refused to listen to warnings. She didn't love Mark Sanders, but that didn't matter. He was heir to the estate where her mother was housekeeper. As Lady Sanders, Miranda could ensure a better life for her mother as well as herself. But Mark was killed just before the wedding-the...