Flaming Love #6

Pat Morrow is a willful young woman accustomed to getting her way—and heaven help anyone who crosses her. When her exasperated father threatens to cut off her allowance unless she finds a constructive interest, she reluctantly pursues art collecting, only to meet Kent Barnes, a charming art dealer whose passion for paintings—and for Pat—awakens something in her that her reckless nature has never encountered before. As Pat discovers a world beyond her own capricious whims, she faces the possibility that taming her wildcat heart might be the only way to hold onto the one thing that truly matters.

Cassie, assistant to astronomer John Langdon at Mt. Castle Observatory, finds herself torn between two worlds: John's disciplined pursuit of science and reporter Hal Johnson's invitation to embrace romance and passion. When a chance encounter at the observatory during an eclipse demonstration forces her to confront her true feelings, Cassie must decide whether the stars are meant only for study—or if there's room in her life for something more.

Cynthia Thornton storms into Knightsbury College determined to dominate campus life, securing every honor and office—until she meets Brad Morgan at a pledge party and discovers that ambition and romance don't mix the way she'd planned. When her ruthless pursuit of Prom Queen puts her at odds with her roommate Marcia Collins, the girl Brad has chosen to support, Cynthia learns a hard lesson about what really matters.

Raised in the old country's rigid traditions where women obey without question, Anna Somak finds herself trapped between two worlds when the kind and courteous Bob Garner awakens her heart—but her father has already promised her hand to the crude, brutal Otto Wolk. Torn between the man who treats her like a princess and the duty to obey her father, Anna must grapple with what it means to claim her own life in America.

Novelist Caroline Hill arrives in Hollywood at the height of her fame, ready to cash in on her bestseller "Pampas Princess"—but her mercenary approach to the adaptation puts her at odds with Rolf Brennan, the studio's idealistic head writer who reminds her what she's forgotten about writing with integrity. As Caroline and Rolf grow closer while reshaping her novel, producer Brad Douglas's romantic interest in her complicates everything, forcing her to choose between the lucrative path she's built and the artistic awakening Rolf has sparked in her.