Dinah couldn't refuse a cry for help. Without knowing if her car would survive the journey, or thinking about her lack of Spanish, she dashed off from Vancouver to Mexico. So it wasn't surprising that she herself needing rescuing, though she wouldn't admit it when she first met Joe. Finding a young girl desperate for help in a strange country was difficult enough without the mystery of Joe.

Kent Ferguson came to the west coast community of Port Townsend to straighten out the mess left behind by his sister, but once he met Angela he was determined to become her lover. … and Angela was tempted, but could a home-and-family woman manage a passionate affair with a predatory seducer and still keep her heart? Reviews: Affaire de Ceour Review (4.5 stars) “… she was running from love and commitment … challenge that Kent faces in trying to win Angela … moves the story … to the highly charged climax.” Romantic Times (4.5 stars) “Vanessa Grant has provided an incredible secondary plot-line and wonderful characters. Her latest work’s true beauty … lies in the unfolding of its multi-faceted love story.”

It had been sheer fantasy"Alex" would never forget the magic of the night she met "Sam" on a deserted beach in Vancouver.Now the spell was broken and Alex Diamond, crime writer extraordinaire, was forced to return to her solitary existence as ordinary Mary Houseman from Prince Rupert.When Sam Dempsey, her "Sam," arrived to take up residence as the local doctor, Mary panicked. If the secret of their one fateful night together became known, she'd never find a happy ending to her adventurous fairy tale!

… Jenny and Georginatwo classic Vanessa Grant romances JENNY’S TURN Life with Jake was fascinating! His energy, arrogance and talent made working with him an exciting experience. For years Jenny had managed to keep her growing feelings for him under control. Sometimes he looked at her as if he wanted her; but then he wanted so many women, didn't he? She wasn't about to become one of the gang. Loving, Jenny had learned early in life, only brought pain, and she knew the only way to get over Jake was to leave Vancouver and get out of his life. So she ran – but not far enough! STRAY LADY One minute George was sailing single-handed down Canada's west coast, willing the salt breezes to show her how to go on living without her husband. The next she was being pulled from the waves by lighthouse keeper Lyle Stevens and drawn into a magic existence with him and his daughter. Lyle offered George love and the home she'd never known – but did she have the courage to gamble on love again?

When Molly accepted her father's gift of a log cabin on a beautiful island, she knew there would probably be strings attached. But she didn't expect neighbor Patrick McNaughton. Dark and dangerous, he epitomized all she had ever feared about men-and fantasized. But could he continue to set her dreams on fire when morning came?

The last thing successful businesswoman Samantha Jones envisions is her beloved grandmother in a nursing home - and having to fly to remote Gabriola Island to care for her orphaned infant niece. But family is as important to Samantha as her job with Cal Tremaine, and she’s determined not to let instant motherhood interrupt her career … until headstrong Cal offers something more tempting.Cal’s rapidly growing software empire owes a lot to Samantha’s skills, and he isn’t about to let her get away. Yet when Cal gets his first look at Samantha away from the office, he realizes that he wants her to think of him as more than just her boss - he wants her to see him as a man. Suddenly he’s offering Samantha a business marriage that will satisfy the judge in gaining custody of her niece, but what he really wants is Samantha as his true wife … in every sense of the word.About the AuthorVanessa Grant's love affair with writing fiction began during a protracted illness at the age of 12 when she decided to write a novel of her own, sitting up in bed using the typewriter she'd been given for her birthday. Not a computer, not an electric typewriter, but a then-state-of-the-art manual typewriter. The story, a romance, ground to a halt on page 50 but Vanessa never forgot the excitement of bringing her own characters to life. She later wrote three unpublished novels, developing her skills as a writer while living on a remote lighthouse during what she thinks of as her baby-making, basket weaving, beach-walking days.In 1985 Vanessa's novel Pacific Disturbance was published in hardcover by Mills and Boon. She now has over 10 million books sold and has been translated into 15 languages. She also has written what one critic described as, "by far the best writing book I've ever read." Writing Romance, published by Self Counsel Press, won the Under the Covers Best Writing Book Award, and is currently in its third edition.Over the years her love of storytelling and her curiosity about people led Vanessa to study psychology, volunteer on a crisis line, complete individual and relationship counselor training, volunteer as a peer counselor for a family life organization, and tell stories about life, love, and secrets. Vanessa is also an accountant, a university professor, a publisher of educational materials and eBooks, and a popular international speaker with considerable media experience.Vanessa and her husband have lived on an island in the Pacific Northwest since returning from a two year sailing cruise to Mexico some years ago. Vanessa loves hearing from readers and from other writers.

SEEING STARSby Vanessa Grant Momentary Passion... Arizona astronomer Claire Welland is anything but starry-eyed when it comes to romance. She knows her home on an isolated mountaintop observatory makes marriage to most men impossible, but that doesn’t mean she can’t have a little romantic fun. The last thing she expects when she comes home to Port Townsend, Washington, for her high school reunion is to be swept off her feet by blake McKenzie. Forever Love ... Once the town bad boy, Blake is now a prominent shipbuilder dedicated to helping local teens. When he asks Claire to talk to one of his boys about astronomy, he’s only thinking she might give direction to a troubled kid. He certainly never dreamed she’d inspire him - to fall in love. Now Blake is determined to show Claire that their future together is in the stars … if she’ll only open her eyes.