Contemporary Romances
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Please note that all Embiid editions are electronic reprints of previously conventionally published works.
Modean writes Romance the way it should be written: literate, sensitive, character-driven, enjoyable stories well told. If you've never tried a straight Romance novel, this would be an excellent place to start
--Melisa Michaels, Executive Editor, Embiid Publishing
D.J. Simms was one of Tulsa's best lawyers, a chilly and intimidating woman who never spoke of her past, who moved numbly through the present, and who dared not consider the future. Nick Sanders was her client, a powerful man whose life was all glamor and success. She was terrified of him. Nick changed her life. He brought warmth into it, and laughter, and love. But love to D.J. was no dream, it was a nightmare, and she had enough of those already.
Four years after a peaceful idyll with Anton Roeffler that ended disastrously, Hillary Michaels must return to face his bitterness and distrust before the lies they've both told ruin another's life.
"This is the second in Embiid's new series of contemporary romance reprints from Modean, and it's another winner. Modean writes a mean romance. Yes, these people got in the situation they did because they lied (a standard romance and soap opera plot device that usually drives me to bellow from the sidelines, 'Just Tell The Truth!'), but they are believable people and the lies were for good and believable reasons. Now they're stuck with the aftereffects, and in that they're convincing as well. This is, as one reviewer said, 'a compelling story of love, lies—and the triumph of truth.' Romance doesn't get any better than this. It's our third 'don't miss it!' for the month. "
- Melisa Michaels, Executive Editor, Embiid Publishing
Desperate women take desperate steps. Leslie Burgess, desperate to keep her son, agrees to marry a man she's never met, to help him raise his young daughter and to gain his protection for her son. David promises her refuge, safety, and even friendship, but he makes it clear that love will not enter into the bargain. Theirs is a marriage of convenience only....A "convenience" that becomes less than convenient when Leslie begins to fall in love.
"Modean does it again. What can I say? She writes an engaging, engrossing romance with sensitivity and style. If you haven't tried her books yet, this would be a good place to start. But a word of warning: you'll want to go back and
pick up all the others, afterward. (Bet you can't read just one!)"
- Melisa Michaels, Executive Editor, Embiid Publishing
Phil Wilcox helped the bank foreclose on her dreams. All Victoria Tankersley wants now is to keep what's left of the ranch going, safeguard her father's failing health, teach at the local school, and enjoy the glorious Oklahoma countryside. But then Phil Wilcox meets her again, and seems determined to meddle no matter how she tries to push him away.
When Elena turned to the anonymity of small-town Oklahoma for rest and recovery from the effects of her high-powered life as a Dallas architect, she didn't count on Bill McDuff, Hilltown Oklahoma's resident white knight.
"I always work in minor emergencies. Major rescues must be scheduled for alternate Tuesdays, and I fight dragons by appointment only." But he takes on Elena's dragons for her, whether she likes it or not.
"As always with Modean's books, I can't say enough in praise.
This is real romance, the way romance should be--And hey,
it's the way romance novels should be, too."
-- Melisa Michaels, Executive Editor, Embiid Publishing
Joanna and Jarrod McKenna divorced three years ago. Joanna threw herself into her career, but even increasing success and self-assurance could never fill the empty place in her heart that losing Jarrod left behind. She has to try again. She has to discover whether she can fit into his life; whether she has grown up enough to overcome their problems. But will Jarrod ever trust her again, enough to help her make it work the second time around?
"Like all Modean's books, this one is character-driven
and deeply satisfying on many levels. If you still
haven't tried one of her books, it's high time you did,
and this is a good place to start. If you have tried
one of her books...Well then, you know what a pleasure
is in store for you with this one. "
-- Melisa Michaels, Executive Editor, Embiid Publishing
First published by Second Chance @ Love in 1989.
First Embiid edition February 2003
ISBN 1-58787-168-8 Embiid ed. $3.99
ISBN 1-58787-169-6 Rocket ed. $4.99
Dr. Marge Tanner counseled attorney Trace Walker
through the end of his turbulent marriage some time ago.
Since then, she has tried to forget him, but now he's
back, and the best she can do is pretend she doesn't care.
DARE TO DREAM --- February 2002
HIDING PLACES -- April 2002
IN NAME ONLY -- June 2002
SIMPLE WORDS -- August 2002
AN UNCOMMON HERO -- October 2002
ALL THE FLOWERS -- December, 2002
HEART SONG -- February, 2003