Candice Hammond's renovation plans for the Lighthouse Restaurant are perfect– until the maddening and madly attractive number cruncher Derek Reeves steps in. They're arguing about everything right down to the last fork and it's taking all her negotiating skills to stop her interior design project from going up in smoke!Derek Reeves, international businessman and heir apparent to the…
After a close friend dies on the job, former smoke jumper Steve Kimball returns to work to help out his buddies. With a wildfire threatening a small California town, the last thing he needs is to run into former love Laine Sheehan. He thought they were over, but the sparks are stronger than ever…."Take a chance" is Laine's new mantra. Always the responsible one, she's decided it's t…
Chicago heiress Sunny Chandler was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Now she's determined to take a walk on the wild side–and take the first job she comes across. But «kitchen helper» in a cozy Italian restaurant is a stretch even for cool, elegant Sunny!Nick D'Angelo was practically born with a cooking spoon in his fist. He runs the family restaurant with an iron hand, keeping his …
To say Emily Dugan's life has been a blur is an understatement. She's lost her job, her boyfriend is in love with someone else and he's kicked her out of their apartment.Ready to recoup, she's heading to sunny California to visit her grandmother for some relaxation. But when she finds out Grandy's cooking school has been plagued by a series of mysterious fires, Emily'…
Maggie LaRue doesn't know who she is. All she remembers is passing out in the arms of a gorgeous man.When she awakens, she's in a hospital, apparently lucky to be alive. Injured in a fire, Maggie doesn't know her real name or what she was doing in an abandoned paint warehouse all by herself. The one thing she's sure of? Her overwhelming desire for sexy paramedic Cale Perry…Dete…
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 n…
Anna Wesley can't bear anyone to be alone on Christmas Eve, not even her new marketing assistant Cole Mansfield– the man who's after her job. Still, she invites him to dinner with her family.Big mistake. Anna's never brought a man home before, so Cole is treated like a future son-in-law. Worse, Cole acts the part, touching her every chance he gets…and she's enjoying it far too …
Claire Dellafield is on a mission. She's checking out New York singles bars, gathering data for her thesis in human mating behavior.Only, little does she guess that her roommate's «man-magnet» skirt will net her more test subjects than she can handle. Or that she'll fall for rugged Mitch Malone, an undercover cop who can't resist taking Claire to bed–even though he might end up…
It's not police lieutenant Wes Kimball's imagination. Cara Hughes, the big-city arson investigator from Atlanta, is hot, hot, hot. She's slender, curvy–and rumored to sleep with a six-inch switchblade under her pillow–and Wes is forced to fight his four-alarm desire from the first moment they meet. Cara seems just as intrigued…. But business is business, and she'll lose control…
Take two resort owners and one eccentric chef. Add a fussbudget food critic, mix up two rooms–and what have you got? Either a recipe for disaster…or all the ingredients for love.Suite dreams are made of this…. Francesca D'Arcy has just pumped her last penny into making her five-star fantasy come true. Feather beds, fine wines and fabulous food–the Cabernet Inn is a stage set for seduction. Ex…
Good Girls Don't #1 Ditch a loyal fianc&#233! #2 Run away from the wedding! #3 Move in with a sexy rescuer!In the space of twelve hours Carly Cassidy does that…and more. Tired of being good and feeling trapped, she's going to start over. And if that means breaking a few rules…hey, who better than with bad boy Cooper Wilde?The ex-navy SEAL is not sure he's ready for a walk on the…
Can a skirt really act as a man-magnet? Kate Talavera is a true believer. After all, the skirt has already snared husbands for her two best friends! So when seriously sexy Brock Gannon storms back into her life after twelve years, and makes it plain that he has seduction on his mind, she thinks he's the one.Only, little does Kate guess that Brock's only after the skirt.…
OSHA investigator Jana Linney has never had good sex. So when she approaches hot firefighter Ben Perry in a bar, she's not sure what she's thinking.Having a one-night stand is totally not her, but if anyone can ‘help’ her, he can. The next morning Jana knows once isn't enough. Unfortunately, her chances of a repeat performance become unlikely when she discovers she's investigat…
When Roxy Adams shows up in her bright yellow Porsche, Sheriff Luke Hermann knows he and his small Texas town will never be the same. Within twenty-four hours he's pulled her out of a catfight, almost hauled her off to jail and spent the most incredible moments of his life in her bed.But Luke knows she'll love him and leave him soon enough. Still, before she does, he intends to make sure…
Jordan Adamson is in a jam. His idyllic life in Alaska has never been the same since a chance encounter with a twin brother he hadn't known he had. Jordan has to impersonate Jeffrey in front of his closest colleagues, and in L.A., no less! Good thing Jordan met Ashley Baines–she's offered to steer him clear…right to bed!Ashley's got the biggest promotion of her life standing right i…