Kayla Thomas is counting on her latest idea to clinch the success of her bakery – aphrodisiac chocolates! But first she needs an unsuspecting test subject to ensure the candy is as stimulating as she hopes. So when yummy restaurant owner Jack Tremaine steps into her shop, she decides he's just the man she needs. And if Kayla just happens to be around when Jack needs to let loose some lust…well, it's all in the name of science, right? Jack is more than happy to sample anything Kayla's offering. The chocolates are good, but he has the feeling sex with Kayla will be absolutely delicious! Although he wants to convince her to add her delectable desserts to his dinner menu, it's suddenly more important for Jack to satisfy his hunger for the shapely chef. He simply has to kiss the cook – and he has no intention of stopping there…
Big mouth. Big heart. Big wedding. Big problems.It's the wedding of the century!Things are looking up at last for Lizzie Nichols. She has a career she loves in the field of her choice (wedding gown restoration), and the love of her life, Jean-Luc, has finally proposed. Life's become a dizzying whirl of wedding gown fittings-although, oddly, not necessarily her own-as Lizzie prepares (sort of) for her dream wedding at her fianc?'s chateau in the south of France.But the dream soon becomes a nightmare as the best man-with whom Lizzie might once accidentally ...
Big mouth.Big heart. Big city.Big problems.Lizzie Nichols is back, pounding the New York City pavement, looking for a job, a place to live, and her proper place in the universe (not necessarily in that order).When summer fling Luke uses the L-Word (Living Together), Lizzie is only too happy to give up her plan of being post-grad roomies with best friend Shari in a one-room walk-up in exchange for co-habitation with the love her life in his mother's Fifth Avenue pied-a-terre, complete with doorman and resident Renoir. But Lizzie's not ...
?Nuevo peinado? ?Maquillaje? ?Un vestido? ?D?nde hab?a estado su eficiente secretaria? Porque la mujer que hab?a delante de Brandon Duke no era la Kelly Meredith que se hab?a ido de vacaciones dos semanas antes. Estaba at?nito, y encantado, por su transformaci?n. Ella dec?a que el cambio de imagen era parte de su plan… para ser m?s seductora. Y el millonario era el hombre perfecto para darle a su ayudante unas cuantas lecciones de amor. Lo har?a despacio, saboreando cada momento, y luego dir?a adi?s… ?si pod?a!
Jedena?cie lat min??o od pierwszego spotkania pi?knej Meredith, c?rki w?a?ciciela sieci dom?w handlowych w Chicago, z Mattem, rozpoczynaj?cym b?yskotliw? karier? w ?wiecie interes?w. Uczucie, kt?re w?wczas na kr?tko ich po??czy?o, dzisiaj wydaje si? nale?e? do bezpowrotnej przesz?o?ci – miejsce nami?tno?ci zaj??y wzajemne pretensje, rozczarowanie i gorycz. A przecie? pami?? tamtych chwil pozostaje dla obojga czym? wi?cej ni? tylko pi?knym wspomnieniem. Czy jednak to wystarczy, by powr?ci? do utraconego raju mi?o?ci?
El autocr?tico padre de Ella hab?a insistido en que ella deb?a tuviera una pintura con su retrato, una tradici?n familiar. Y, a pesar de las protestas de Ella, ?l incluso hab?a comisionado a un artista para hacerlo: Zoltan Fazekas el renombrado pintor de paisajes y retratos.Al final, Ella renuentemente acept?, aunque esto significaba que ella ten?a que ir con ?l a Budapest. Pero cuando lleg?, descubri? que ?l no era en absoluto la clase hombre que ella esperaba.Zoltan era brillante, guapo, convincente, as? que no fue sorprendente que Ella comenzara a enamorarse de ?l. Desafortunadamente, Zoltan no correspond?a a sus sentimientos. Parec?a que todo lo que ?l quer?a era su superficial belleza y no la cari?osa mujer que hab?a debajo…
Yellow for friendship.Pink for passion. But…Red Roses Mean Love.She dreamed of roses…Orphaned and abandoned by her fianc?, Hayley Albright is determined to care for her younger siblings even if it means having to give up her own dreams. She doesn't expect to ever find love or get married… until one moonlit night when she saves the life of a mysterious stranger.… And he wants only to make her dreams come true…Lord Stephen Barrett woke up gazing at the face of an angel. He was alive. And safe, for now, from the killer stalking his every move. Allowing Hayley to believe he is just a tutor of modest means, Stephen stays on for reasons of his own, never anticipating the passions Hayley would stir in his cold, wary heart. Her innocence is pure seduction. Her touch is sweet temptation. And suddenly the man who has everything is willing to risk it all-for a woman who has nothing to give… but all her heart…
Alone on a moonlit balcony at Houston's White Orchid Charity Ball, Diana Foster courageously upheld the sparkling image of her family's magazine. Recently jilted by her fianc? for an Italian heiress an insult delivered via a sleazy tabloid—Diana was now very publicly unengaged, and surrounded by humiliating rumors. So why was billionaire Cole Harrison closing in on her with two crystal flutes and a bottle of champagne?The former stableboy had received an ultimatum from his uncle: Cole must bring home a wife—soon—or lose his share of a booming multinational business. Coolly analytical and arrestingly attractive, Cole knew what he wanted in a bride, and Diana Foster—rich, beautiful, and principled—fit the role perfectly. But while a long, slow kiss sealed the bargain that solved both their dilemmas, neither imagined the extraordinary journey that would begin on that unforgettable night...
Alik Jarman acababa de conocer a su hijo, de seis semanas, y no pensaba dejarlo escapar. Decidi? pedirle a la madre del beb?, quien le hab?a roto el coraz?n hac?a apenas un a?o, que se instalara durante un mes en su casa con el ni?o.Blaire jam?s le hab?a dicho la verdadera raz?n por la que hab?a suspendido la boda y comprendi? que deb?a negarse a ir a vivir con ?l. Sin embargo, al ver c?mo disfrutaba Alik de la compa??a de su hijo, se sinti? incapaz de decirle que no… y tampoco pudo evitar alimentar la esperanza de que, alg?n d?a, formar?an una verdadera familia.
Lo ten?a todo… excepto el amor de su marido…La boda de Rose y Marcus hab?a sido r?pida y maravillosa… pero en realidad sus votos eran una farsa, porque el suyo era un matrimonio de conveniencia. El multimillonario Marcus Benson le ofrec?a a su flamante esposa una vida llena de lujos, todo un sue?o para una mujer humilde como Rose.Pero lo que Rose quer?a era su amor, no su dinero. El problema era que se estaba enamorando de su marido y ?l hab?a construido toda una muralla alrededor de su coraz?n. ?Tendr?a ella lo necesario para derribarla?
Juntos tendr?an la oportunidad de ser felices por fin…El cirujano Fergus Reynard abandon? la gran ciudad para ejercer la medicina general en Cradle Lake, con la esperanza de poder superar all? un terrible golpe. Desde luego, las risas, la dedicaci?n y el afecto de la doctora Ginny iban a serle de mucha ayuda.Ginny sab?a que no pod?a comenzar una relaci?n con aquel maravilloso hombre si antes no superaba sus propios problemas. Pero Fergus no iba a permitir que huyera de aquella oportunidad ?nica, del amor de su vida… Aunque eso significara entregar su coraz?n tambi?n a la peque?a sobrina que Ginny ten?a a su cargo y desempe?ar un papel al que cre?a que no volver?a a enfrentarse: el de ser padre.
Top surgeon Fergus Reynard abandoned city life in Sydney for a GP's life at Cradle Lake, hoping to soothe his broken heart. And indeed it is soothed-by the laughter, dedication and caring nature of local emergency doctor Ginny.Ginny knows she cannot enter a relationship with this wonderful man in the midst of her own struggles. But Fergus will not let her run from their love of a lifetime-even though it means also giving his heart to the little niece in her care, and taking on a role he thought he could never face again-being a father.
She's 33, unmarried, and stuffed into a Bubble Yum pink bridesmaid dress. And the whole town wants to fix her up with anyone with a dental plan…Who's going to rescue Sadie Hollowell now? Everyone in Lovett, Texas knows Sadie has always been a 'notional' kind of gal. She's got a notion to leave town asap, and never visit her daddy (bless his heart). Now, she's back and got the notion to invite a good-looking, hard-muscled, total stranger to her cousin's wedding. Better a stranger than some of the losers she's dated. Vince Haven got his muscles the hard way-as a Navy SEAL in Afghanistan. He's staying in Lovett to visit his crazy aunt-the proprietor of the local Gas N Go. Before he can get the heck back out of the small town, his aunt makes him an offer he can't refuse. Maybe he'll stick around Lovett for a while. Maybe he'll make a 'go' of the Gas N Go. Maybe he'll rescue Sadie out of that pink dress!
Jenna is stranded! She's in the middle of the Outback-no phone, no water and nobody but her baby sister for several hundred miles… except for Riley Jackson, who rescues them. He's a millionaire in hiding who's learned the hard way that love doesn't last. He doesn't want companionship, or commitment. But as Riley helps this brave, determined woman, Jenna realises that maybe she can help rescue Riley from his own demons. Now there's no reason for either of them to say no-to marriage!
Who's rescuing whom?Darius Falcon needs a fresh start – and what better place than his inherited island, sleepy Herringdean? But his ruthless reputation precedes him, and the locals fear he'll change their home. Harriet Connor is no different.Widow Harriet is content with her beloved dog and lifeboat rescue work. She doesn't need some upstart tycoon ruining it all! Yet, after rescuing Darius from a capsized boat, she recognizes that there is more beneath his brooding surface.Can Darius make her see that she might need rescuing just as much as he does?
As a child Charlotte had known Richard Tremarth and disliked him. Now hehad returned, intent on buying her lovely Cornish mansion. His arrogantassumption that she'd sell angered her and convinced her that her opinion ofhim hadn't changed.
Digging up the past can reveal unexpected treasuresA woman seeking her pastAfter growing up an only child, Keely McClain Quinn is amazed to learn that she has not only a father – but six older brothers, too! But Keely has to be careful. After all, something must have happened so many years ago. So she decides to check out her long-lost relations incognito, and finds a family – and a lover…A stranger poised to destroy itRafe Kendrick has only one goal in life – to get revenge on the Quinns. And he's not going to be sidetracked by anything or anyone… until he falls hard and fast for the pretty new waitress working at Quinn's Pub. Still, Rafe can't put aside his need for retribution. He puts his plan into action… and then discovers the woman in his bed is a Quinn, too…A dynamic love story featuring the mightiest Quinn of them all…
Popular TV presenter Belle is married to gorgeous billionaire Ivo. But beneath the veneer of her perfect life is the truth of their marriage of convenience.Belle knows that workaholic Ivo prefers their family of two, but somewhere along the way she fell deeply in love with her husband, and can't help wishing for a baby. Now they must find it within themselves to share the secrets they've never trusted each other with, and make their marriage one in a million again.
Rose Lloyd was the last to suspect that Nathan, her husband of over twenty years, was having an affair, and that he was planning to leave her. But the greatest shock was yet to come: for his mistress was Rose's colleague and friend, Minty. Then Rose started thinking about the man she married. Twenty years ago she had to make the choice between two very different lives. Could she recapture what she nearly chose back then, and bring new meaning to her life now?
A Red Garters, Snow and Mistletoe tale…Just when I thought I had it all together, just when I thought my life was perfect, Christian comes out and accuses me of only wanting him as a stud horse!Not true. I love him. I do.It's Christmas, and I'm searching for the perfect present to convince him that he's my number one priority. I'm trying everything to spice up our love life-from sexy lingerie, to new positions, to different locations. But then he pushes me too far. I'm not sure I can do it.
Jake Lovell, under whose magic hands the most difficult horse or woman becomes biddable, is driven to the top by his loathing of the beautiful bounder, Rupert Campbell-Black. Having filched each other's horses, and fought and fornicated their way around the capitals of Europe, the feud between two men finally erupts with devastating consequences.
Research librarian Nan Galvin's days were fairly ordinary…until she came across a box of letters. They were glimpses into the life of the mother she hardly knew – which made her question everything she knew about herself. Now, Nan desperately needs the truth. And so she travels to Ireland, with its rolling green hills…and drop-dead gorgeous Irishmen!Songwriter Riley Quinn isn't looking for The One. After all, a musician isn't meant to settle down. Of course, that was before he met the American girl who makes his blood burn like fire. He can't get enough of her. She's his muse, his lover, his woman.And in a few days, she'll be going home.
Rinaldo Farnese and his brother Gino had just discovered that an Englishwoman, Alexandra, had inherited part of their estate. There seemed only one solution to reclaim their missing land: they would flip a coin and the winner would marry her! Alex liked Gino, but sparks flew between her and the dark and brooding Rinaldo. He seemed to hate her… yet attraction simmered between them. Had Rinaldo won the right to propose?
