Fleeing harassment by the vindictive family of a former patient in Edinburgh, Isobel Matheson has arrived in Spain to work as an assistant surgeon in the orthopaedic department of a Cordoba hospital, the head of which is Raul Mascolo y Rafael. Her first meeting with him is a disastrous misadventure, the second little betterﾅ

Alexandra Jamieson is called in to the London offices of Jonas Manningham to discuss the behaviour of her half brother Stephen Canford who is responsible for the loss of valuable silverware from Jonas' property. Jonas wants complete reimbursement but would the debt if Alexandra will live with him….

On her arrival at the Abbey Surgery, a general practice in rural Lincolnshire , Arabella Smith, a young GP, meets Clayton Richards, a partner. Although he appears antagonistic, there is between them, an instant attraction which neither acknowledges to the other. She is unaware of any reason for his unfriendliness and determines to merit his approval...

In Paris, Helen Williams gets duped into helping a duplicitous young neighbour, Constance Gravier, who claims that she wants to break away from the married man, Enrique LaSalle, with whom she’s involved. When Helen agrees to deliver a letter to Enrique she meets his intimidating brother-in-law, Henri Finnegan.,,,and the sparks fly..

Catherine and her young cousin returning to England from Arcos in the south of Spain, make a stop in Madrid. While visiting El Escorial Monastery they meet Luis Galdon, the head of a mining corporation. Luis is the bitter survivor of a broken marriage, however, he and Catherine make quite an impression on each other..

Following the death of her mother Claire South is cared for by her aunt Fiona. When Claire's father also dies Fiona is left destitute, and Claire agrees to marry Grant Wilding, her profligate father's employer, purely to settle Fiona's financial future. Claire, who will be studying abroad, will also have all her college expenses paid and she'll have no further contact...

Chloe Harrison works in a Derbyshire hospital as acting junior registrar to consultant Matthias Trevelyan. Between them is a degree of mutual antagonism: conscious of his watchful attention, she regards him with a distant but wary respect...

Sophie Ballister attends a conference of European accountants and lawyers Where she meets Gianluca Massimo Bauer. They have been given rooms in the same set. Gianluca makes a considerable impression on the young actuary, who finds herself upset at his sudden departure.

Allegra Singleton agrees to fill in for her flatmate Christie, who supposed to be travelling to an island in the Venetian lagoon to help the family of Lennox Walpole-- her fiance. However, Christie, a highly paid photographic model has other priorities….

A mother and daughter in hiding are threatened by more than secrets and lies in a twisting novel of paranoia, revenge, and psychological suspense by bestselling author Douglas Corleone.For two years, Kati Dawes and her teenage daughter, Zoe, have lived off the grid in Hawaii, hiding from a past Kati must forget as if her life depends on it. New names. Anonymous online presence. So far, safe. Until Kati’s fiancé, attorney Eddie Akana, disappears along a popular hiki...

Honoring the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, this “indispensable” (Ellen Chesler, Ms. magazine) book explores the full scope of the movement to win the vote for women through portraits of its bold leaders and devoted activists.Distinguished historian Ellen Carol DuBois begins in the pre-Civil War years with foremothers Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Sojurner Truth as she “meticulously and vibrantly...

Laser-Based Optical Detection of Explosives offers acomprehensive review of past, present, and emerging laser-based methods for the detection of a variety of explosives. This book:Considers laser propagation safety and explains standard test material preparation for standoff optical-based detection system evaluationExplores explosives detection using deep ultraviolet native fluorescence, Raman spectroscopy, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, refl...