Contains three romances spreading the special gift of love at Christmas, including The Silver Thaw , The Christmas Basket , and Mistletoe Marriage .

Loveday West was thrilled when Dr. Andrew Fforde offered her a job as his temporary receptionist. She hadn't expected to fall in love with him - but he was just so handsome and charming! But was her place in his life as temporary as her contract?

A vacation fling was completely out of character for old-fashioned Carol, but her attraction to intriguing, older Marius tempted her to break her own rules. The next thing she knew, he turned up working at her hospital. Does she have what it takes to attract and keep the attentions of this intimidating, sophisticated, and utterly compelling man?

Contains three stories The Hasty Marriage , A Wife On Paper , and When Enemies Marry .

Professor Gideon Beaufort tried Deborah's good nature severely. He scorned her future as a trained nanny destined to spend her life caring for other people's children. Yet was his proposal any more enticing? All he wanted was a substitute nanny for his young daughter and nothing more. Deborah found herself wishing the sultry skies of Portugal's exotic Algarve weren't wasted on such a cynical ...

Dutch surgeon Sebastian van Tecqx had offered Emily's father the chance of a life-changing operation. But favors don't come cheap, and he expected something in return. It wasn't hard for Emily to exchange her drab nurse's lodgings for Sebastian's luxurious home, but how could Emily stop herself from falling in love with her charismatic employer? Especially once Sebastian made it clear that ...

Nothing exciting happened to Charity. Her job as a hospital secretary was hectic, but routine. Even the man everyone expected her to marry was safe, reliable and dull. There surely had to be more to life. So, when Professor Jake Wyllie-Lyon offered her the chance to work for him. Charity didn't hesitate to accept. The job was everything she had dreamed of - and so was Jake! But there Charity's ...

At twenty-one, Mary Jane Pettigrew was perfectly able to look after herself, but it came as quite a surprise to discover she had inherited a large house and an income to go with it. There was, of course, a catch, and his name was Fabian van der Blocq, who had been appointed Mary Jane's guardian. She couldn't even marry without his consent! Mary Jane wasn't going to let Fabian have it all his own .

Calm and capable - those were the words used to sum up Francesca. Certainly, she had plenty to cope with, looking after the home she shared with three elderly aunts and working at the local hospital. Yet she dealt with it all with her usual quiet efficiency and believed her life was complete...until the arrival of Dr Litrik van Rijgen! Having taken the trouble to track her down while she was ...