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Writing as Lorna Michaels...

 

Stranger in Her ArmsSilhouette Intimate Moments

Cover: Blessing in DisguiseWhen the doorbell rang in the middle of a devastating summer storm, Christy Matthews found a bruised, rain-battered stranger on her porch. While the wind howled, she tended to his injuries. Stranded with him in her island sanctuary, she found it impossible to ignore his rugged sensuality...and the growing desire to lose herself in his embrace..

No wallet. No driver's license. Not a clue to his identity. Yet this beautiful healing angel trusted him to keep her safe. With a killer on the loose, protecting Christy became his most vital mission, but the passion she awakened could thrust them both into harm's way. He had no memory of yesterday, but he'd risk everything to lie in her arms today, tomorrow and always....

Romantic Times Magazine ~ 4 Stars!

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Cover: The Truth About Elyssa by Lorna MichaelsThe Truth About Elissa–Silhouette Intimate Moments

Brett Cameron was a successful, sexy doctor with an impeccable bedside manner, and he wanted her. Her. Elyssa knew she could never deny the brooding doctor her body, but when it came to her heart, her trust...even if she dared to offer those, would she get the chance?

As soon as Elyssa started trying to remember the "accident" that had changed her life, someone started trying to help her forget...permanently. Brett knew the troubled beauty needed to remember her past in order to face her future, and he wasn't about to let her face either one without him by her side.

Romantic Times Magazine Top Pick!

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Blessing in Disguise –Harlequin Superromance

Cover: Blessing in DisguiseInvestigative reporter Greg Allen is trying to learn who is kidnaping young Hispanic men in Houston. He's gone undercover, as a parish priest. There's just one problem. He's falling in love with Julie Whitaker, the church social worker.

Julie does her best to ignore her attraction to "Father Gregory." Greg can't ignore his feelings. He longs for the day he can shed his disguise, but will Julie forgive his deception?

 


A Matter of Privilege –Harlequin Superromance

Cover:  A Matter of PrivilegeTwo love stories in one book

Reporter Stephanie Barrett is in Houston to expose fraud in the Madison Charitable Foundation. She doesn't count on falling in love with foundation head, Reed Madison. Can she expose Reed and his family to public scandal? And if she does, what will happen to their relationship?

When Reed's sister Toni meets foundation consultant Matt O'Connor, she knows he's the man for her. It doesn't matter that he's confined to a wheelchair. But Matt fears that if Toni learns the true circumstances of his accident, their love won't survive.


Season of Light –Harlequin Superromance

Cover: Season of LightBack home in Cincinnati for the holidays, Jill Levin is tormented by thoughts of the baby she gave up years ago and is still angry at her family's lack of support. When charming Ben Abrams shows an interest in her, Jill is determined to keep things light. She doesn't have the emotional energy for a relationship.

Ben has only the eight days of Chanukah to convince Jill their love is meant to be. But he's confident. The holidays are a time for healing and reconciliation. And miracles.


 

Cover: The Reluctant HunkThe Reluctant Hunk –Harlequin Temptation

Ariel Foster take one look at meteorologist Jeff McBride and knows she wants him–to do a series on hurricanes for her TV station. Jeff hates the idea of being a TV weatherman, even temporarily. But Ariel's persuasive. She's also beautiful, sexy, and just the woman for Jeff. But he fails to predict that their love will be as stormy as the hurricane that's bearing down on Corpus Christi.



The Reluctant Bodyguard –Harlequin Temptation

Cover: The Reluctant BodyguardTV station manager Chad Foster is hardly aware of the effect he has on women. His easygoing charm wins him friends and admirers everywhere. Now one admirer is stalking him.

Sergeant Jenna Wakefield's job is to protect Chad. She's living in his house, pretending to be his lover in order to flush out the stalker. But Chad plays his role so well that Jenna's having trouble deciding where acting ends and real life begins.


 

The Great Chili Caper –Harlequin Temptation

Cover:  The Great Chili CaperTake one stolen chili recipe;
Add Wade Phillips, a tough, sexy PI who writes mystery novels based on his cases;
Add Samantha Brewster, a wannabe PI who looks like a princess but has a few surprises up her elegant sleeve;
Mix in Clint Brewster, Samantha's stubborn grandfather and CEO of Down Home Foods;
Stir in assorted suspects, accomplices and chili aficionados;
Toss from the living rooms of Houston's Jet Set to the International Chili Cook-off in Terlingua, Texas;
Flavor with humor and suspense;
Pepper with plenty of hot sex;
And prepare for a great read.


The Trouble with Tonya –Harlequin Temptation

Cover: The Trouble with TonyaTonya Brewster is a butterfly in a family of worker bees. She knows nothing about the inner city, but her grandfather insists she spend some time at a youth center his foundation is considering funding. There she meets hunky center director Kirk Butler, and she's over her head in more ways than one.

Kirk can see from the start that sassy, sexy Tonya is trouble. He just doesn't know how much. But he'll soon find out.

 

 


 

Writing as Thelma Alexander...

True Texas Love –Zebra 'To Love Again'

Cover: True Texas LoveLeigh Wright has always dreamed of studying with distinguished professor Brad Gilmore. Now it's time to leave the Washington, D.C. limelight and pursue her dream. She doesn't expect to find a man who man who excites her outside the classroom as well. Brad Gilmore has the mind of a scholar, the lips of a poet, and the eyes of a rogue. He's offering Leigh a new way of life–jeans and cowboy boots, long weekends in the country, and the chance to love again.

 


The Perfect Gift in The Christmas Gift Anthology –Zebra 'To Love Again'

Cover: The Christmas Gift
S
ix-year-old Lindsey has the perfect Chanukah gift for her grandmother. Convinced that widowed Paula needs a new husband, Lindsay enrolls her in a dating service...with unforseen consequences.

 

 

 



Writing as Thelma Zirkelbach...

Cover: A Man of Few WordsA Man of Few Words –Meteor Kismet

The moment speech pathologist Kelly Connery meets adorable three-year-old Sean Stuart, she falls in love. She doesn't plan to fall for his father, enigmatic Grant Stuart, a man with a secret that he hides behind an aloof exterior. But soon Kelly is as crazy about the father as the son, and she makes it her mission to teach this man of few words the language of love.

 

 

 

 

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