The single girl's motto: Have your fun and leave...Brianne Wolcott is back in town as co-owner of the hottest singles resort to hit South Beach. And her past is here to greet her in the form of Aidan Maddock. A lifetime ago she had a schoolgirl crush on the sexy FBI agent. But she is so over him ...
You are cordially invited to THE BETROTHAL Three couples. Three engagements. Three stories about finding your true love. The Claiming of Lady Joanna by Terri Brisbin Terrified by rumors about her intended's wicked ways, Lady Joanna runs away from her wedding and seeks sanctuary in a chur...
NYPD Police Report Re Messina Case 1900 Hrs: Subject Alec Messina (going by the name of Al Perez--no priors under either) detained by Detective Vanessa Torres. Subject alleged to have embezzled funds. Charges possible pending investigation.2100 Hrs: Subject and officer en route to subject's place...
As a hotshot detective, Wes Shaw thinks he's seen it alluntil he meets the luscious Tempest Boucher. She's a blend of artistic sensuality and no-nonsense practicality that he can't resist. Too bad he suspects one of her companies of being a front for an illegal sex ring...and possibly murder. No...
Elizabeth felt it in her blood like a rising tide, the heat and the passion of the man in her arms affecting her like a fever as his mouth claimed hers. She closed her eyes to better experience the moment she would never have back again. If one hour or one day with Magnus Darroch was all she woul...
Marnie wrenched the screwdriver out of his hand and turned toward the display case that held his camera as if to remove it by herself. “I need you there.” He slid his arm between her and the bookcase to stop her. The fact that his knuckles brushed against her flat stomach and his shoulder rubbed ...
Tempest wrapped her arms around herself, clearly shaken by the note on her computer screen. “As the temporary CEO of Boucher Enterprises, I’m involved in overseeing many smaller companies in a wide variety of businesses. I also support my studio with my sculpting, so I consider that a line of wor...
and Shea construct the ice rink. J.C. had texted her uncle Will who had taken his wife to visit her family in Ohio for the holidays. Will was on the road, but he’d taken time to send a link to the Cloud Spin hockey page on a popular social media network. After he’d posted a call for volunteers to...
I have taken her in to keep her safe.” Duncan searched for the truth in Cristiana’s eyes as he lay over her, his blood still pounding from the eye-crossing release he’d found in taking her. Part of him was furious about this newest lie uncovered. But another part of him wa...
Iain guessed Lily would recover herself in a moment and he’d have to contend with some form of maidenly outrage. A backhand to the face, perhaps. Or another round of shrieking until her aged servant finally roused from his tired stupor and came to her rescue. Until then, Iain took unfair advantag...
“Send men and supplies for siege,” he began, his pen scrawling awkwardly across the parchment draped over his knee. He sat on a downed tree as the sun rose to its peak. This was a battle he could not afford, but he had no choice if he wanted to protect his daughter. He had to fight to regain the ...
He was the first to shower and head back to the hotel; he’d promised Marissa he wouldn’t be gone for long when he’d left her early that morning. She’d wanted to talk since the night before, but he’d been concerned that she’d find some new reason why they shouldn’t be together, so he’d made a game...
Gram’s voice carried up the stairs on the same shrill note Nina remembered from her childhood days. Back then, her grandmother had called her like that only when Nina had overslept and was going to miss the bus. Now, Nina worried she needed help or was trying to do too much on her own. &nbs...
Certainly she would have disapproved aloud as well, except the part of her brain in charge of cool reason had vanished. Gently his lips moved over hers. Soft, warm, persuasive. Her heart beat wildly, her limbs immobilized by some alluring curiosity to see what would happen next as his kiss seemed...
There was pleasure to be had here, between the two of them. She’d been too inexperienced to understand why her skin prickled when he was near or her heart beat faster even though she was not afraid of him. There was a connection. A force that pulled them together. &n...
my bunkmate Jackie drawled beside me.My mouth clamped shut, but I kept my eyes on the tree line where Seth Reines had just disappeared, willing him to come back. Despite the light breeze, perspiration dotted my forehead, and I lifted my long dreadlocks to cool off my neck. He’d really been here. ...
Attack of the Insect Men from Outer Space.Vanessa had picked up the space-age–looking gear from the trunk of her car when they’d stopped at her parking garage on the Lower West Side. She’d convinced him to pretend to be part of a bomb squad while she flashed her badge at the desk clerk to gain th...
Vincent Girard liked the look of the numbers on the scoreboard as he skated off the ice the next afternoon following a narrow win in overtime. The team’s playmaker, Kyle Murphy, had made the game-winning goal with eighteen seconds to spare, the shot fed to him on a sweet pass by his foster brothe...
Isolda could not imagine her shame if he refused her. Yet she had pursued him as far as she dared. Every maidenly instinct screamed in protest at her boldness. But she was not the pampered daughter of a rich overlord any longer. Life in the forest had taught her self-reliance and daring, strength...
Natalie pointed at me with one of her crutches, her order leaving no room for argument. I met her gaze in the wood-framed mirror of my foyer, where I’d been fussing with my hair for the last five minutes. She glared at me menacingly before thrusting a glass of white wine into my line of vision. S...
She couldn’t help but smile. She felt less like a houseplant every second she passed in Josh’s company. “Still think we ought to impose that ‘no talking’ rule?” she prompted, sliding his tie out from under his collar and shivering at the sheer sensuality of the sound. “Did I mention I’m a big pro...