Landy Wisdom was a survivor.Her former husband's abuse hadn't broken her spirit– no, she'd picked herself right up and helped run the local Underground Railroad for battered women. But when it came to love, Landy felt that the train had left the station. She'd built a wall around her heart no man could breach… until journalist Micah Walker showed up and bought the hometown newspaper. For Micah, returning to small-town life was a culture shock.But it was more shocking to see...
Police detective Carson Beckett had skirted the altar as smoothly as a sly criminal avoided handcuffs.Now the time had come to settle down and fulfill his ailing mother's wish – and he was halfway there with an unofficial promise to wed his childhood sweetheart. But first he had to repay an old family debt to the last of the Chandler heirs.When his search led him to the gray-eyed, mesmerizing Kit Chandler, his usual logic deserted him. Instinctively, he changed from benefactor to protector...
New boss…love-child scandal! When plain-Jane Alex McGuire indulged in an innocent flirtation with a staggeringly perfect stranger, she never expected their paths to cross again. Meek and dowdy Alex was the ideal distraction for Gabriel Cruz in his heady playboy days… But, since running the Cruz family business has beckoned, frivolous distractions are a thing of the past…So on Alex’s first day of her new job she not only finds her perfect stranger is her boss…but she must tell him that their...
The moment Tash Sinclair sets eyes on family rival Aiden Moore, she knows she’s in trouble. His vendetta against her is bad enough, but the fact she finds Aiden outrageously attractive makes everything a million times worse!Tash and Aiden clash immediately, but everyone knows that the line between love and hate is paper thin. As the fireworks fly, will Tash and Aiden spontaneously combust, or will Tash do the unthinkable, and fall for her own worst enemy?After all, you should keep your friends...
When, Jessica wondered, was she ever going to learn that men lied when it came to sex and money? Why, she'd almost fallen for Sebastian Slade's smooth story that he'd wanted nothing more than friendship from her aunt Lucy, before the lonely, wealthy, middle-aged widow had died.Perhaps Sebastian was planning to make love to Jessica, now that she was set to inherit Aunt Lucy's fortune? Jessica was determined to ignore her treacherous longings. Maybe the disturbing attraction...
Some things never change Like the fact that Mason Reed is as irresistible as the day eighteen-year-old Nola Shannon first fell in love with him. But some things do.Twelve years later the handsome teacher is now the widowed father of a ten-year-old boy who's suddenly making Nola yearn to be part of a family. The last time Mason saw Nola was at her high school graduation.Having her back in their North Carolina town is rekindling feelings that have only grown stronger with time. He and his son...
Not that kind of girl…When dating agency owner Rose Harkness approaches a world renowned ice hockey team with a daring PR proposal, it puts her man-handling skills to the ultimate test…especially when she realises that the best of the bunch, enigmatic owner Plato Kuragin, isn’t a man she can handle. At all.Wealth and sinful good-looks have given Plato rock-star privileges when it comes to women, but Rose refuses to become another groupie – no matter how her body burns for his expert touch. But...
When yet another scandal rocked the Children's Connection, it was PR whiz LJ Logan to the rescue.Sharp and sophisticated, LJ was confident he could salvage the center's battered reputation. But Eden Carter, one of the Connection's most beloved birth specialists, wasn't so sure. Stung by the dazzling doula and her criticism of his creative campaign, LJ issued a challenge: You come up with something better. To LJ's surprise Eden agreed.The one condition: LJ must care for...
Get out of my dreams, get into my bed!"Oh, that's so good…touch me right there…" The X-rated monologues coming from next door are keeping Rafe Moore up at night–all he really wants is some sleep. How's he supposed to decompress from his EMT job when his sultry neighbor and her explicit fantasies have his blood pressure spiking?Tightly wound Joy Clarke can't explain what's brought on these sizzling «somniloquies»–about a complete stranger, no less. She's already stressed,...
That weekend in Vegas with Gideon Nash is one of Jacinda Barrett's steamiest memories.Too bad it's also the one she most wants kept secret. After all, working as an exotic dancer to fund college doesn't exactly fit with her current upscale lifestyle. So when Gideon reappears like a sexy ghost from her past, can she refuse his promise of an even better time?The temptation is simply too much for Jacinda to resist. But as their fling revisited evolves into something that looks like...
When Antonio Ramirez takes over the company that has been trading with her family's business for decades, Gina Brandon is appalled.Years ago, she had been humiliated by the gorgeous Spaniard! Now Antonio seems more than interested in her. Initially, Gina is wary, but after three nights of glorious passion her only desire is to become his wife.Then, only days after their honeymoon, Gina discovers the truth: their marriage of love has been one of convenience all along….