*** Spoiler Alert*** Part 2 of Joyce's five-part story - 'First Time at Forty' Joyce, who is still a virgin at the age of forty, has not yet signed up with the RBC television company to take part in a reality show 'First Time at Forty' which is to feature her initiation into full womanhood. The idea was abhorrent to her, but then she met the man they had chosen to 'seduce' her, the charismatic Frenchman, Raoul du Lamond. Finding herself falling in love with him, she was dismayed when he had to return to France to attend to his vineyards. If she wants to see Raoul again, she will have to sign...

Part 1 of Joyce's five-part story - 'First Time at Forty' Joyce has just turned forty. She holds down an important job as a Chief Probation Officer in Westport, Conn., but her personal life is bleak. She is still a virgin - lonely and unfulfilled. Out of the blue she receives a visit from a TV company. They present her with an offer to take part in a new reality show which will feature her initiation into full womanhood. She is affronted and refuses point blank to accept their proposition. Then she meets the 'lover' they have lined up for her: the charismatic Raoul du Lamond, a vineyard owner...

*** Spoiler Alert*** Part 3 of Joyce's five-part story - 'First Time at Forty' The charismatic Raoul du Lamond has come back into Joyce's life only to be flown home from Barbados to France with dengue fever. Everyone concerned with the production of Miranda's TV series, 'First Time at Forty', is now on tenterhooks to see if the show will be axed or not. Joyce is more anxious than anyone, as the continuation of the show is her only hope of seeing Raoul again. Miranda decides to move the production of the series to Kenya in the hope that the exotic location will bump up TV ratings. Little does...

*** 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....

*** Spoiler Alert *** Part 5 of Joyce's five-party story - 'First Time at Forty' Joyce and Raoul became engaged and life seemed wonderful until rumors reached Raoul's estate in Pomerol that the TV company were planning to distribute the show, 'First Time at Forty, in France. Raoul's angry reaction prompted Joyce to run away back to the States. Raoul caught up with her at the railway station in Paris - just in the nick of time. They travel back home to Pomerol to plan their wedding and look forward to the birth of their first child. Things don't go easy for Joyce. At forty, she is a...

This New Adult Romance continues the story of 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...

This New Adult Romance continues the story of 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...