Is your first love worth a second chance…?Colleen O'Rourke is in love with love…just not when it comes to herself. Most nights, she can be found behind the bar at the Manningsport, New York, tavern she owns with her twin brother, doling out romantic advice to the lovelorn, mixing martinis and staying more or less happily single. See, ten years ago, Lucas Campbell broke her heart…an experience Colleen doesn't want to have again, thanks. Since then, she's been happy with a fling...
He's lying. She's lying. And before long, they're lying. Together. And naked…Born into a con artist family, Maya Nicholas abandoned the grifting life to live on the straight-and-narrow (and somewhat dull) years ago. But when her family is threatened – and the swindlers are on the verge of becoming the swindled – Maya swings into action. All she needs is a stand-in boyfriend – and the charming, tasty-as-sin Simon Barton will do quite nicely, thanks.But Simon has a little lie of his...
Sex didn't scare her… Despite the success of her sultry Red Choo sex blog, it would take serious buzz to put Mercedes Brooks's first book of erotic fantasies on the bestseller list. And that meant agreeing to another showdown with her nemesis, the super-sexy TV pundit Sam Porter. This thing beyond seduction did.This time, though, the on-air innuendos were just a dress rehearsal. What happened later between the sheets was actually the main event. If the tabloids got wind of their night...
Broad-shouldered, brooding and brilliant, seductive boss Jack Marin invariably got his way.And though Jack was divorced, disillusioned and avidly anti-marriage, he wanted a son. So, sensibly, he headed straight for a fertility clinic and an anonymous surrogate mom. Trouble was, the sperm bank bungled Jack's baby-making, and his heir was now bulging the surprisingly beautiful belly of Gayle Smith, Jack's newest employee, a pretty, pregnant widow who fiercely cherished the child as her...
Creed Fortune had hungered for Maya Blackstone for nearly a decade, but he'd held back to protect his family's reputation.After all, the press would have a field day if they uncovered a clandestine affair between a Fortune heir and his very own stepsister! Then a heated argument between Creed and Maya turned into a feverish night of lovemaking.Even though the raven-haired schoolteacher melted his heart in ways he'd never dreamed possible, Creed had to find a way to douse their...
DO NOT Disturb Incident #1-the deception Kristin Blake is horrified when she realizes that her potential new boss, Matthew Lingard, is the same man she publicly humiliated ten years before. So she has to keep her true identity a secret!Incident #2- the bedroom Forced to share a bedroom one night, Kristin and Matthew struggle to keep the arrangement strictly business – but it proves impossible!Incident #3- the engagement And the morning after, their night of passion is discovered. There's...
"Any woman who can make a man laugh and want to jump her bones at the same time is more valuable than rubies and pearls." – Rocky Waters, ex-hotshot journalist and unlikely heroRocky Waters first met Sarah Jones when she was a shy teenager. Now scandal had followed the senator's daughter to North Carolina, and Rocky had to warn her. Sarah fiercely guarded her privacy – and the child she secretly supported.But Rocky was just as determined to win over this sensual, spirited widow who...
The last time Annie Greer saw Eden Bay was in her rearview mirror.And she'd keep it that way if not for the SOS from the only family she has. While she may have come home, she has no intention of reconnecting with the town that thinks the worst of her. Too bad fate has different plans–namely Kyle Becker.Despite her attempts to avoid him, the attraction between them grows. But can they overcome their shared history? The obstacle seems too great. Then Kyle gives her a letter–a voice from the...
One problem…For Dario Olivero, Alyse Gregory is supposed to be a way to wreak revenge against his estranged half-brother. But Alyse carries the key to the family acceptance he’s always craved and, realising just how much trouble she’s in, he can’t turn away.One solution!A marriage proposal is not what Alyse was expecting! But this deliciously sexy Italian will resolve her family’s debts if she becomes his convenient wife… Her head says no, but her body begs her to say yes.With an intensity...
The last person widow Vanessa Thorpe expected on her doorstep was Tristan Thorpe – her deceased husband's estranged son.Tristan stood between her and the inheritance she desperately needed. Despite the attraction simmering between them, she could not let him win. As far as Tristan was concerned, Vanessa was a trophy wife – young, stunning and cunning – who married his father for money.He was determined to reveal every dirty little secret she had. That is, until a rage-filled argument...
After learning she'd been betrayed by her fiance, Princess Noor skipped out on her own wedding and wound up stranded on a remote island with none other than the man she was trying to avoid.But her intended was nothing if not determined, and Noor soon discovered that, try as she might, ignoring her feelings for sexy Sheikh Bari al Khalid was something even a royal couldn't do. As their time on the island stretched from hours into days, Noor could no longer resist her passion for Bari,...
Ever since he'd first set eyes on her, gruff private investigator Robert Cole had been smitten by lovely florist Rebecca Todman.The vulnerable beauty had mowed down his defenses and aroused his protective instincts…as well as the desire to kiss her senseless. The attraction was mutual, but dark secrets in Rebecca's past kept her wary of the sexy Texan.Could Rob convince Rebecca of the depth of his feelings and win not only her trust…but also her heart?