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TALL, DARK AND DISREPUTABLE BY DEB MARLOWE: Portia Tofton has always yearned for brooding Mateo Cardea. His dark good-looks filled her girlish dreams - dreams that were cruelly shattered when Mateo rejected her hand in marriage. Now Portia's home has been gambled away, and Mateo is the only man she can turn to. This time, however, she has in her possession something he wants and she finds herself striking a deal with the devil himself! HIS FORBIDDEN LIASON BY JOANNA MAITLAND: Lord Jack Aikenhead's notorious exploits have finally caught up with him, and now he must restore his reputation - by undertaking a covert intelligence operation in war-torn France... However, stepping in to protect silk weaver Marguerite Grolier against an attacker throws his plans into disarray! Jack now needs the spirited French beauty's help on his mission - though she will be hopelessly compromised. But as she weaves her own alluring spell around him, marriage becomes an increasingly pleasurable prospect for this once incorrigible rake!