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4 y separately published work icon Beyond Sunrise Candice E. Proctor , New York (City) : Ivy Books , 2003 Z1383990 2003 single work novel historical fiction romance

'Can life ever be a real adventure without falling in love? Ever since she can remember, India McKnight has craved adventure and dreamed of lands past the horizon. Following her calling, she becomes a travel writer, vowing never to risk her freedom by falling in love. But when she sails to the exotic and unknown regions of the South Pacific, a rugged man brave enough to be her guide just may be the one who can lay claim to her heart. Having turned his back on the "civilized" world long ago, Australian Jack Ryder lives in seclusion, hiding from the pain and betrayal buried in his past. When a hardheaded Scotswoman arrives at his hut looking for a guide, he agrees to take her to the island of Takaku,despite the challenge, just to prove her stubborn theories about native life wrong. But when their journey turns dangerous, their fates become forever entwined. Chased by cannibals and the British army, forced to rely on each other for their very survival, they soon discover that passion and even deeper peril await them...just beyond the sunrise.' Source: http://csharris.net/historical.php (Sighted 09/04/2008).
1 y separately published work icon Midnight Confessions Candice E. Proctor , New York (City) : Ivy Books , 2002 Z1610058 2002 single work novel romance The dazzling splendor of old New Orleans, where the air is fragrant with mock orange and sweet olive and danger wafts on the gentle southern breeze. . . . Widow Emmanuelle de Beauvais devotes herself tirelessly to the sick and injured of a grand city now occupied by the enemy. Then a night of unspeakable terror puts Emmanuelle at the center of a murder investigation and under the watchful eye of Yankee provost marshal Zachary Cooper. Although she despises the uniform and the war it represents, she finds the man who wears it impossible to resist. Zach Cooper has never been bewitched by a woman. Even as Emmanuelle veils every truth with layers of lies, he finds himself undeniably drawn to her. Torn between passion and duty, Zach must uncover the dark secrets surrounding a series of murders that threaten to ensnare Emmanuelle in their menacing web. . . . (Blurb)
6 y separately published work icon Whispers of Heaven Candice E. Proctor , New York (City) : Ivy Books , 2001 Z1357439 2001 single work novel romance historical fiction Returning home to the coast of Tasmania after years of schooling in England, Jesmond Corbett is determined to conform to her family's expectations and marry the wealthy neighbor she's been betrothed to since childhood. But nothing prepares her for Irishman Lucas Gallagher, whose searing eyes haunt her dreams and awakens passions she never knew existed.(Libraries Australia record)
1 y separately published work icon The Last Knight Candice E. Proctor , New York (City) : Ivy Books , 2000 Z1609995 2000 single work novel romance Cherished for her captivating romances set in Australia and the American West, bestselling author Candice Proctor now turns her hand to medieval Europe in this superb tale of passion and redemption as one man's quest for glory becomes an unexpected crusade to save his soul . . . . Spirited Attica d'Alerion will do anything to protect her beloved brother from danger. To warn him of a political betrayal that could lead to war, Attica disguises herself as a young courtier and bravely rides into the arms of destiny. Damion de Jarnac is the black knight, a rogue horseman bound by no code of honor except his own blind ambition. Working for the aging King Henry, Damion scouts the hills of Brittany on a dangerous mission to expose the treachery of Philip of France. There he joins forces with a courageous lad--who turns out to be the most intriguing woman he has ever met. But to win the beautiful Attica's love, Damion must slay the demons of an unforgivable past. And to save his doomed country, he must make a deadly decision that could break his lady's noble heart .... (Blurb)
5 4 y separately published work icon Season of the Monsoon Paul Mann , New York (City) : Ivy Books , 1995 Z27451 1992 single work novel crime 'As a police detective in Bombay, Inspector George Sansi is used to struggling for order in one of the world's most exuberantly chaotic cities. But the mutilated corpse discovered in Bollywood - the Hollywood of India - taxes even Sansi's formidable skills. Could the murder have been a cult initiation gone hideously wrong? Was it the work of a serial killer? Was the victim killed as part of a political cover-up? Answering those questions will take Sansi from Bombay's teeming slums to the film community's palaces of excess and the menacing haunts of India's underworld. It will uncover a web of corruption that stretches from the powerful to the desperately powerless. And it will leave him running for his life.' (Publication summary)
 
1 60 y separately published work icon The Last Magician Janette Turner Hospital , New York (City) : Ivy Books , 1993 Z461943 1992 single work novel (taught in 1 units) Set largely in Sydney, the 'last magician' is Charlie the photographer, who records everything as he seeks the Cat. Charlie, Cat, Robbie and Catherine shared a childhood summer in a Queensland rainforest till death intruded in their circle. Decades later, memories seep into the present.
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