Kirjahaku

*** Spoiler Alert*** Part 4 of Joyce's five-part story - 'First Time at Forty' Joyce and the charismatic Frenchman, Raoul du Lamond, became lovers during their stay on the East African coast. The end of the contract has meant that they have to return to their respective countries, but all is not lost for Joyce. Raoul has invited her to stay with him at his vineyard estate in the Bordeaux region of France. She has a few administrative hurdles to overcome, but they are nothing compared with the fact that Raoul is commitment-shy and won't admit that he is in love with her - if he is, that is. The story continues with Part 5 - 'Joyce and Raoul' 17+ The sex scenes are an integral part of the love story and serve to enrich the Reader's romantic and sensual experience.

A wounded young woman and a charismatic ship's captain. Does their love stand a chance? Eighteen-year old Meredith Roxley is on a long sea cruise from England to Australia and back via the Cape of Good Hope. She is attempting to escape from the clutches of Kempton, the man who preyed on her when she was in her early teens. During the early part of the voyage she met Captain Raphael Maynard, who took an interest in her, an interest which is far from platonic. Meredith has fallen in love with the Captain, but their relationship is threatened by her aunt's probable disapproval of their age difference, and Meredith's fear of sexual intimacy. Although the Captain knows nothing about Meredith's unfortunate sexual past, he has to date been considerate and patient with her. At the end of Book 1 - "The Captain's Girl" - we left Meredith in a state of distress after she had run away from the Captain during their love-making. She is now so ashamed of her behavior that she won't leave the cabin she shares with her best friend Kate. The Captain has tried his best to reach her, but to no avail. Meredith has shrunk back into herself again. Only an event of unexpected drama can free her from her self-imposed imprisonment. Will the Captain continue to try to breach her defenses? Will fate give him a helping hand?

A wounded young woman and a charismatic ship's captain.Does their love stand a chance? Eighteen-year old Meredith Roxley is on a long sea cruise from England to Australia and back via the Cape of Good Hope. She is attempting to escape from the clutches of Kempton, the man who preyed on her when she was in her early teens. During the first part of the voyage she met Captain Raphael Maynard, who took an interest in her, an interest which is far from platonic. Meredith has fallen in love with the Captain, but their relationship is threatened by her aunt's probable disapproval of their age difference, and Meredith's fear of sexual intimacy. Although the Captain knows nothing about Meredith's unfortunate past, he has to date been considerate and patient with her. At the end of Book 2 - "Perilous Seas" - the Captain and Meredith had overcome Merry's shame at running away from the Captain, and they are getting on well together. The Captain is now taking his time with Merry, coaching her in the art of love-making in the hope of freeing her from her psychological imprisonment. All is going well until the jealousy of a female passenger lets the cat out of the bag. Will the lovers be able to surmount the fall-out? And what about Tony? We last him walking off into an African market, just before a bomb went off. And poor wounded Albi. Will he recover and find a bird sanctuary willing to take him in and respect his nobility?

Eighteen year-old Meredith Roxley has been kidnapped in Cape Town, South Africa. Who is going to rescue her? Do the police have the resources to pursue her case? What can the Captain do, tied as he is to his duty as Ship's Master of the "MV Albion"? Full of unexpected twists and turns, the story continues with "Riptide at Sunset", which ends with a cliffhanger. The eventual end of the story will be a Happy Ever After. (The adult content of this story makes it suitable for 18 and over.)

With looks to die for and a moody temperament, Jean-Luc du Lamond is the Director of the French government's wolf conservation program in the National Park of Mercantour, in the French Alps. His fianc e left him three years earlier for a better job in England, complaining that he spent more time with the wolves than with her. True, he loves his wolves, but she didn't do him justice. Beneath his disgruntlement with womankind, lies a deep and passionate nature.Sylvie Latour is a twenty-one-year old from Clarksville, Mississippi. A recently qualified veterinarian, she is sent on a six-month placement to the wolf project in France at the beginning of the European winter. She arrives to find the wolves are under threat from illegal hunting. She has had her own heartbreak and is as wary of romantic involvement as Jean-Luc is.Right from the start, they rub each other up the wrong way. Repulsed and attracted by each other at the same time, they run the risk of missing out on what could be. This personal antagonism affects their professional relationship, and threatens the success of their mission to protect the wolves.Will they be able to put aside their differences and co-operate to hunt down the poachers, and perhaps learn to like each other along the way?(The love scenes make this book suitable for 18+)