Top 10 Los Gatos Library Romance Books

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1. Promise Me Forever, by Diane Amos

Disguising herself as a nun and hitching a ride on a wagon train, Bostonian Elizabeth O'Hara heads west to Welcome, Montana with her two younger siblings (and one pregnant basset hound) in tow, hoping to escape their abusive stepfather.

2. Silver Sparks, by Starr Ambrose

Maggie Larkin gets her 15 minutes of fame (and then some) when Rafe de Luca, star of the popular reality TV show Trust Fund Brats, tries to grope her at a ski resort.

3. Heart of Steel, by Meljean Brook

The last time Captain Yasmeen of the Lady Corsair saw treasure hunter Archimedes Fox, he tried to commandeer her airship, prompting Yasmeen to toss him overboard into zombie-infested wilderness.

4. A Place Called Home, by Jo Goodman

When Thea Wyndham and Mitchell Baker are named as the joint guardians of their late friends' three children, neither one knows how to handle the situation.

5. Hot Zone, by Catherine Mann

No stranger to danger, Master Sergeant Hugh Franco rescues lawyer Amelia Bailey during an earthquake in the Bahamas, where she's helping her brother and his wife adopt 13-month-old Joshua.

6. Man of Fate, by Rochelle Alers

Born and raised in Harlem, 38-year-old attorney Kyle Chatham is proud to call New York City his home. Along with his two lifelong friends Duncan Gilmore and Ivan Campbell, he's even just finished renovating a Harlem brownstone that will house the new offices for his law firm.

7. Sweet Little Lies, by Michele Grant

After three broken engagements, journalist Christina Brinsley swears off men -- well, except for a quick fling with the deliveryman who witnessed her last spectacular breakup, soon-to-be graduate student Steven Williams.

8. Unexpected Interruptions, by Trice Hickman

Despite a self-imposed year-long dating hiatus designed to keep her from getting distracted while she gets her new company up and running, Atlanta businesswoman Victoria Small has two men vying for her affection: tall, blue-eyed CEO Ted Thornton and gorgeous African-American surgeon Parker Brightwood.

9. Wild Sweet Love, by Beverly Jenkins

The most wanted woman in the West, Teresa July ran out of luck when she and her gang of Black Seminole train robbers were captured and sent to prison.

10. A Natural Woman, by Lori Johnson

Although she's proud of her natural hair, anthropology professor Aliesha Eaton has been at loose ends ever since her beautician passed away. No question about it: her locks need some love, which prompts her to take a chance on Wally's Cool Cuts -- and on sensitive, literature-loving barber Dante.