To the passengers aboard the cruise ship Alexandra's Dream, Ariana Bennett appears to be an unassuming librarian.But her real mission is to probe the underworld of antiquities smuggling and find the criminals who framed her father and caused his death. At one of their ports of call, Ariana hopes to discover proof of her father's innocence. Instead she finds herself held captive. And Dante, an intense and mysterious stranger imprisoned with her, is her only ally.She realizes they must join forces to survive, but when their alliance turns to attraction, she wonders if he may be concealing his true intentions. If only she could trust him. If only she could trust herself. . .
Tessa Beaumont's life was well-ordered and well kept, and she was well on her way to the altar when Special Agent Gabe Colton stormed into her workplace–her life–sporting a ski mask and brandishing a gun–and took her hostage! Suddenly everything seemed so wrong–and it wasn't that she missed her old life. It was that she didn't.Gabe had never intended to kidnap the innocent bank teller, but she knew too much. It was his job to keep her safe–and his hands to himself. Tessa was an important witness and a woman about to marry a man she didn't love. Unless the sexy special agent could convince her otherwise…