Detective Blake Hammond wants some R & R– what he gets is «Operation Honeymoon.» Not only is his trip to Hawaii on hold now, but he has to deal with some stuck-up DEA agent. While the case is nothing out of the ordinary, he never thought he'd have to play house.But if sexy Veronica Carmichael wants a loving husband, he's more than willing to play the part….When Ronnie meets her new partner, she knows he's trouble. The gorgeous cop is anything but cooperative. Problem is,...
She wanted a baby…Tick, tick, tick…. Katie Andrews's biological clock was counting down loudly. But who in the one-horse town of Dixie Ridge could give her a baby without causing a scandal? Then loner Jeremiah Gunn breezed into her diner and Katie had her answer. She wanted a strong, sexy man to father her child and Jeremiah fit the bill exactly. Trouble was, he had an agenda of his own.But first she had to agree to his terms.Jeremiah would give Katie what she wanted…if she agreed to share...
Forensic anthropologist Patience McGee doesn't play games. So when she offers to investigate the death of businessman Cade Randall's father from twenty years ago, Cade's ambivalence is nothing short of frustrating. Well, she'll show this mouthwateringly hot man exactly who he's dealing with….Cade had made up his mind to walk away from the case–until Patience dared him to help her investigate the murder. And as they immerse themselves in the mystery, it isn't long...
Ten years–that's how long Taylor Reed has been starring in the X-rated rumors that sizzle nonstop through Cedar Creek's grapevine. What she hasn't done with Dylan Gates just isn't worth talking about–so the stories go.Now she's ready to leave the small town and its even smaller minds, but first she's going to give the gossips something hot to talk about. For once the steamy stories of sex and seduction will all be true….A chance to make his fantasies about Taylor a...
A loyal son, loving brother and doting single dad, rugged rancher Tate Rawlins was as honest as an Oklahoma day was long. But when Alabama reporter Natalie Grant began investigating his family's secrets, Tate grudgingly adopted deception to protect his unconventional kin from scandal.He would impersonate his half brother–a famous senator's hidden illegitimate son–and stonewall the Southern writer into abandoning her exposé.But Tate didn't reckon on how badly Natalie needed her...
Jake McCoy–an immigration agent with an attitude. He's known for always getting his man. Only this time, he finds more woman than he can handle….Michelle Lambert–a beautiful Frenchwoman. She's determined to stay in the country–and to convince gorgeous, uptight Jake that they'd be very, very good together….Jake McCoy prided himself on being a loner. So how had sexy illegal alien Michelle Lambert stolen her way into his heart–and his bed–so quickly? She wouldn't go home without...
"It's like a fairy tale…"Castor Rafferty, London's notorious vice-CEO of glamorous Rafferty's Stores, might have a reputation to uphold, but he's determined to protect his independence. He needs a convenient girlfriend, but his reluctant Cinderella–gorgeous single mom Clara Castleton–doesn't seem to be falling for his charms!Clara isn't looking for Prince Charming–only for a life where she's in control. But there's something about Raff that makes her...
LOVE RUNS FREEMeredith Bennet lives for two people-her husband, Max, and their young son, Caleb. She also lives in fear of her abusive ex-husband, Steve, a man she's been running from for years. She thought she'd finally eluded him. But when it becomes apparent that he's found her, she makes a drastic decision. She goes on the run again-by herself-to protect the two people she loves most. Meredith finds solace and safety in a new identity at The Lemonade Stand, a unique...
Dearest Godmother,I've almost perfected playing matchmaker, but for my next headstrong couple I need your advice!A rich, sexy Latino doctor sounds like every woman's dream, right? Well, not for the Jane-of-all-trades on my hotel staff. Ruthie Fernandez says she's already had her happy marriage, and all she wants now, even two years after her husband's death, is to care for her beloved mother-in-law. But I've seen the way she looks at smooth-talking Diego Vargas. She may...
The higher your walls…Lexi Preston has gone from the courtroom to the barroom–as the world's worst waitress at Brevia's hot spot Riley's Bar. Lexi's back in town to right old wrongs, not to fall in love–but she's finding it awfully hard to avoid her impossibly gorgeous new boss.The harder you fallFormer U.S. marshal Scott Callahan is still grieving his partner's death–and recovering from one drunken night when he bought himself a bar. Scott just can't...