A sexy Italian should be just the thing to liven up Lara’s working life. Except this gorgeous specimen of a man is not only her new boss, he’s the last person she ever expected to see again-and the father of her child!Now Lara is at Alessandro’s beck and call-but his mind is on more than just work. How is Lara supposed to tell him about their daughter? He may have asked her to step into his office, but his demands have extended to the bedroom!
La reportera Angel Buchanan se ha llevado una sorpresa enorme al descubrir que el difunto pintor Stephen Whitney, quien se autodenominaba el «Artista del coraz?n» y se caracteriz? por defender los valores familiares, es el padre que la abandon? cuando ten?a cuatro a?os. Y no hay nada como la lectura de un testamento para que aparezcan parientes cuya existencia era hasta entonces desconocida: la afligida viuda junto a su sexy hermana gemela… y un tipo de muy buen ver. Se trata de C. J. Jones, un conocido abogado que quiere comprar el silencio de Angel sobre la no tan ejemplar vida secreta de su padre. Ella no ignora que C. J. intentar? cortejarla para salirse con la suya, pero ?qui?n podr?a resistirse? Y encima en un escenario como Tranquility House: una mansi?n plagada de habitaciones y rom?nticos rincones.
Lexie Webster necesitaba una aventura, y pronto. No buscaba una relaci?n, no despu?s de su ex prometido; pero eso no significaba que tuviera que vivir como una monja. Cosa imposible despu?s de los impuros pensamientos que le estaba provocando su nuevo cliente Josh Maynard.Josh Maynard iba a seguir su viejo sue?o de aprender a navegar, pero no sab?a si lo iba a conseguir con aquella instructora, porque estaba claro que Lexie Webster ten?a sus propios planes… que consist?an en seducirlo fuera como fuera. Y ?l no ten?a ning?n problema en seguir las ?rdenes de su maestra…
It's bad enough that gutsy pilot Mel Anderson has to clean up after her lovable but completely disorganized best friend and business partner, Dimi, while her certifiable employees make more work than they do. Now, the one man she hoped she'd never see is back and looking for trouble. Scratch that, he is trouble. Amazing, holy cow, more please trouble…Bo Black wants his family's airport back, and he's determined to get it. This laid-back Aussie is nobody's fool. Thing is, neither is Mel. She's intense. Uptight. Sexy. And very, very tempting. Suddenly, Bo's thinking less about revenge and more about kissing and touching and falling into a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-underpants kind of forever love…
M??czy?ni traktowali Maggie jak laleczk? z kruchej porcelany. By?o to mi?e i… nudne. Sam na sam z przystojnym m??czyzn? w odci?tym od ?wiata podejrzanym domostwie mog?o by? dla niej jedyn? szans? na prze?ycie nami?tnej przygody. Dziewczyna postawi?a wszystko na jedn? kart?…
Toby pierwszy raz prze?ywa ?mier? przyjaciela, uczestniczy w narodzinach i jest ?wiadkiem rodz?cego si? uczucia. Starzej?ca si? samotna panna Cameron dopiero po pi??dziesi?tce odwa?y?a si? spe?ni? swoje dzieci?ce marzenie i odkrywa, ?e przyja?? i wymiana my?li rozgrzewaj? puste serce. Owdowia?a Veronica w zapracowanym s?siedzie dostrzega uroczego i zabawnego m??czyzn? zaprzyja?nionego z jej dzie?mi. Wszyscy oni przekonuj? si?, ?e ?atwiej cieszy? si? dobrymi chwilami i prze?ywa? smutek, je?li dzieli si? je z bliskimi lud?mi.
?Segundas partes nunca fueron buenas?Para Alex Harcourt fue todo un d?j? vu volver a Yosemite. Cal Hollis segu?a siendo el mismo r?nger atractivo que hab?a besado catorce meses antes y ahora estaba m?s irresistible que nunca. Pero Alex no pod?a dejarse llevar otra vez… sobre todo tras averiguar su tr?gico secreto.Aquel beso nunca deber?a haber ocurrido. Pero Cal ya estaba medio enamorado de Alex y las segundas oportunidades no se presentaban todos los d?as. Cal estaba decidido a superar el pasado y, con un poco de suerte, conseguir a Alex.
В своих новеллах Мари Грей представляет широкий спектр человеческих отношений и удовольствий. В них чувства достигают области запретного, фантазии обманывают реальность, а интриги возникают на каждом шагу.Рекомендуется читать одному или в теплой компании...
Twins? The startling revelation that his affair with Jenna Baker had produced two little boys was almost impossible to grasp. Tycoon Nick Falco had never considered himself the settling-down type, yet now that fatherhood had been thrust upon him, he was determined to give his sons his name. But their mother wasn't about to let him back into her life.at least not without those three little words Nick had never, ever said.
Claudia and Ben seem to be the perfect couple. Ever since their first date, when they discovered that neither saw children in their future, the path of their relationship seems destined to succeed. They envisage a life filled with freedom, possibility and exploration. Claudia and Ben are together because they want to be, not because children are caging them with eighteen years of obligation. But things don't always stay the same. Ben's best friend and his wife get pregnant, and suddenly Ben changes his mind. He does want children after all. This is the story of a couple at a crossroads - and a woman who must decide what she wants most in life. BABY PROOF explores searing emotional consequences and impossible dilemmas with sensitivity and wit, depth and lashings of heart.
Having a baby isn't exactly in Soleil Freeman's plans. Being single and pregnant? Even further off her to-do list. Still, she can make this work. if she can figure out how to handle the father.West Morgan is absolutely perfect summer distraction material. But building a life with a guy who's all about picket fences and tradition is not her deal. Funny thing happens when she drops the "Merry Christmas, you're gonna be a dad" news, though. That delicious attraction that fueled their affair is alive and well. And when West embarks on a campaign to be a family, she's more open to the idea than she thought!
Dr. Tessa Westcott burst into Mike Llewellyn's life like a redheaded whirlwind. She wore stilettos, she said exactly what she thought and she turned his orderly world upside down.It wouldn't last. She was only around until her grandfather recovered his health, and there was no need to stay longer than necessary. But Mike had to admit that she lightened his workload and brightened his life. How could he persuade her that his wonderful car, his crazy dog and he himself were exactly what Tessa needed?
When Tessa Delacantro agrees to house-sit, she doesn't expect armed robbers to throw her into the taut arms of the sexiest stranger she's ever met-Reilly Ledger. They're trapped together in a small room with an even smaller bed and a long, cold night ahead. Soon she's aching for his warmth, his touch…his mouth…When ex-CIA agent Reilly helps Tessa escape, they swear to put their night of passion behind them. Tessa isn't usually attracted to a man so stoic, edgy and…dangerous. And Reilly is sure he'll never be the man Tessa deserves. But if it's so wrong, why does it feel so right? Because bed or no bed, nothing can stop what's started…
Oh, those naughty rakes. With their wicked winks, sensual smiles, and bad boy habits, you just can't take them out in polite society. But, who wants to go out when you can stay in…? "Stolen Pleasures": Sebastian Blake, Earl of Merrick, long ago fled the responsibilities of his title to become the infamous pirate, Captain Phoenix. But, the booty he's just captured on a merchant ship is a fierce tempered minx who claims to be a bride… his bride, married to him by proxy on behest of their fathers. He could shame his hated family and return his beautiful ...
Lady Arabella Blydon est? decidida a descubrir los m?s oscuros secretos de Lord John Blackwood, incluso si ello significa ignorar todas las advertencias para que desista. Marcado por la guerra, tanto en el cuerpo como en el alma, John sabe que ?l jam?s podr? ser lo suficientemente bueno para esta bella mujer, pero Belle no descansar? hasta que ?l retorne a la luz y la alegr?a de la vida?. Y gane un lugar en su coraz?n para siempre.
Dentro de la antolog?a `It Happened One Night` (Sucedi? una noche) que contiene relatos de Stephanie Laurens, Mary Balogh, Jacquie D’alessandro y Candice Hern.Sucedi? una noche… ?Y nada volvi? a ser igual desde entonces!?rase una vez que a cuatro Cuentacuentos incre?bles…Stephanie Laurens, Mary Balogh, Jacquie D’Alessandro y Candice Hern, se les ocurri? una deliciosa idea. ?Y si cada una escrib?a una historia sobre una joven decente que se queda atrapada en una posada lejos de las restricciones de la sociedad? ?Qu? suceder?a? ?Y cu?nto tardar?a ...
Victoria, la hija del vicario de Bellfield, conoce muy bien la desolaci?n y tristeza de un coraz?n roto. Su alma ha estado vagando desorientada desde que Robert, el futuro conde de Macclesfield, la cautivara con sus encantos para luego rechazarla. Ahora, siete a?os despu?s del amargo final de su romance, sus caminos vuelven a cruzarse. Sin embargo, Victoria no ha sido la ?nica en sufrir de mal de amores. El arist?crata, prendado de la candidez y dulzura de la doncella, no ha podido olvidarla y esconde su melancol?a y pesadumbre tras una bien ...
Claudia Moore era una aspirante a reportera en busca de su gran oportunidad. Por eso cuando se enter? que hab?a un Pap? Noel que realmente hac?a que se cumplieran los deseos de los ni?os, pens? que hab?a llegado su momento. Pero no se le ocurri? que aquella fuera a ser una misi?n en la que tendr?a que trabajar de inc?gnito… ?y vestida de duende! Pero, por si eso no fuera suficiente, pronto se dio cuenta de que se estaba enamorando del mism?simo hombre al que deb?a desenmascarar…
Emma Willis never saw herself as a model-especially for a sensual fantasy calendar-until she has to do a photo shoot in her twin sister's place. When Emma puts on barely-there lingerie in front of the photographer, hottie Rafe Delacantro, she feels sexy…and more uninhibited than she's ever been. Before she knows it, she's enticing him to let off a little steam with her!The minute Emma shows up, Rafe knows she's not the model he's expecting. She's too fascinating, too tempting for him to resist. Fine. They'll share a steamy fling that will end when the shoot is finished. But the more time he spends in Emma's seductive presence, the more involved he gets…and the more he wants of her. He now has to convince her that their affair can last after the camera is put away…
Our journey began in fire…Gideon Cross came into my life like lightning in the darkness-beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white-hot. I was drawn to him as I'd never been to anything or anyone in my life. I craved his touch like a drug, even knowing it would weaken me. I was flawed and damaged, and he opened those cracks in me so easily…Gideon knew. He had demons of his own. And we would become the mirrors that reflected each other's most private wounds… and desires.The bonds of his love transformed me, even as I prayed that the torment of our pasts didn't tear us apart…
High heels and high earnings-or barefoot and beloved?Alice Gunning thinks she has a perfect life. She loves her job and her swanky city apartment, and she's about to get engaged. Until one day her boyfriend leaves her, she's fired-and her lottery numbers come up!Alice heads for a tropical paradise to work out her future. On a sun-drenched beach she encounters Will Paxman- her gorgeous old flame!When Alice is offered the job of a lifetime back in the city, it's time to choose between her old life-or a future with Will!
In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Fitzwilliam Darcy learns of the debacle involving Elizabeth Bennet's sister several months after he was rejected by Elizabeth, and volunteers to help find her sister, of his own accord.But what if Miss Elizabeth had requested Mr. Darcy's aid in just a few days after the disastrous proposal at Hunsford, and he was still very angry with her refusal? What if he decided to be ungentlemanly, and demanded a very particular reward from her in exchange for his assistance?This steamy, funny Pride and Prejudice what-if short story explores that scenario with wit, emotion and intriguing plot twists that take this perennial favorite to another direction.
Many eager suitors have vied for the hand of the enchantingly lovely Serena Carlow—but none so unconventional as the dangerously attractive Marquis of Rotherham, a man Serena once jilted and never expects to see again. But now her father's sudden death has left her Rotherham's ward, and she cannot collect her rightful inheritance until she weds ... with his concent and approval! But the fiery-hearted Lady Serena is not so easily controlled. The independent-minded miss is off to Bath, where she becomes caught up in a series of romantic entanglements—and leads her irate lord on a merry chase. What she cannot know is that the besotted Rotherham has a passionate scheme of his own for capturing the heart of the woman he loves.
The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate percentage of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance between her and the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend America, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University’s Walking One-Night Stand.Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby needs — and wants — to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the charming college co-ed. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his charms, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis’ apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.
Beyond businessBillionaire Hunter Osland can't believe it. One of the employees in the company his family just bought happens to be his one-night stand, Sinclair Mahoney. With their passion-filled encounter still fresh in his memory, Hunter wants to rekindle their connection. But Sinclair's sudden wariness of tangling with her new boss sets the CEO on a different course of action. First he'll show Sinclair how desirable she is in the boardroom…then he'll prove it in the bedroom.
