Author(s): Diane Gaston; Deborah Simmons

Romance

THE GENTLEMAN'S QUEST by Deborah Simmons. Christopher Marchant's mood matches the storm clouds that gather above his mansion. Yet when lightning illuminates a stranded beauty he must do as any gentleman would. Although, once rescued, she must be on her way. But if Hero Ingram leaves empty-handed her uncle will punish her. Christopher is caught off guard by her willful rebellion and he's sure he's caught a hint of vulnerability in her defiance. As a gentleman he must protect her and make her quest his own. But as a red-blooded male, she has awoken him from his slumber! GALLANT OFFICER, FORBIDDEN LADY by Diane Gaston. The battlefields of Badajoz are nothing compared to the cutting tongues of polite society, but Jack Vernon has never been very "polite." A canvas is this brooding artist's preferred company having once been the outlet for the horror he witnessed at war, it's now his fortune. Painting the portrait of stunningly beautiful Ariana Blane is his biggest commission yet. Learning every curve of her body ignites feelings he thought were destroyed in battle. But he's not the only man who has Ariana in his sights...