There has been a mistake!When best friends Becca Mercer and Turner McCloud go to a hypnotherapist, they expect to be cured of their smoking habit. Clearly the treatment hasn't worked, because they're both still smoking. Oh, and now they're having sex. Lots and lots of sex. And it's definitely changing things between them.Lovers come and go, but friends? Is she ready to sacrifice her best bud for the sake of a little–okay, a lot–of seductive satisfaction? And yet, how can she possibly resist such an indecently sensual suggestion?Can men and women have sex and still be friends?
I, Jayne Pembroke, must have been out of my mind. Erik Randolph, Youngsville's most eligible playboy, had walked into the store where I worked, chosen a ring for his future bride – and then proceeded to ask me to marry him.And although I knew our marriage would be based more on terms of a will than love at first sight, my heart beat at an unfamiliar pace the moment I uttered "I do.” Because it's not every day you get to walk down the aisle – or fall in love with your very own husband.
Together for the first time in one volume, two fan-favorite romance stories from USA Today bestselling author Katherine Garbera and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Bevarly!Master of FortuneIf Henry Devonshire wants to inherit his dying father's empire, he has to make Everest Records a huge success. And the one person who can help him, Astrid Taylor, is also the only woman he desires. Mixing business with pleasure is never wise, but this time, it could literally cost Henry a fortune.The Temptation of Rory MonahanProfessor Rory Monahan has no explanation for his new reaction to librarian Miriam Thornbury. Something is suddenly different about her. He's never noticed that her legs are so long…or her lips quite so full. Why, it's as if the sultry but sensible Miss Thornbury is trying to seduce him! Well, two can play at this game.
Publicist Marnie Roberts knows bad days–and today is the worst. A ruined suit, a broken heel… and her client just shot a man. Even worse: the victim is the father of a man Marnie knows a little too well….Eight years ago Marnie experienced seven days of bliss with Australian horse trainer Daniel Whittleson. But after good times, hot sex and what she thought was true love, Daniel disappeared without a goodbye. Now Marnie is going Down Under to defend her trigger-happy client…and finally confront the man she's never been able to forget.
Four sexy stories from Mills & Boon Desire!The Christmas Baby Bonus by Yvonne LindsayGetting snowed in with his sexy assistant, Faye Darby, is difficult enough. But when an abandoned baby is found in the stables Piers Luckman has to step up, taking responsibility for the little one. But this die-hard bachelor soon finds himself yearning for a more permanent family this Christmas…Little Secrets: His Pregnant Secretary by Joanne RockAfter a heated argument with his secretary turns sexually explosive, millionaire entrepreneur Jager McNeill knows the right thing to do is propose…because now she’s carrying his child! But what will he do when she won’t settle for a marriage of convenience?Best Man Under the Mistletoe by Jules BennettPlanning a wedding with the gorgeous, sexy best man would have been a lot easier if he weren’t Chelsea Hunt’s second-worst enemy. Gabe Walsh is furious that he’s being blamed for the sins of his uncle, but soon his desire to prove his innocence turns into the desire to make Chelsea his!Baby in the Making by Elizabeth BevarlyHannah Robinson will lose her fortune if she doesn’t get pregnant, fast. So her solution? Daredevil entrepreneur Yeager Novak…and the child they’ll make together! Opposites attract on this baby-making adventure, but will that be enough to turn their pact into a real romance?
Can you really find the perfect man online?Avery Nesbitt thought she might have struck online-dating gold–Adrian was perfect onscreen. But as the adage goes, if something seems too good to be true…. Before Avery knows it, a flesh-and-blood man calling himself Dixon breaks in to her home. Apparently she's been under surveillance by his agency for some time, and now she's in deep, deep trouble.Dixon has worked for OPUS for years, and he's wanted to get his hands on Adrian Padgett for most of them. He assumes that Avery is part of Adrian's criminal pursuits. But could she possibly be as innocent as she's claiming?One thing's for sure–if Avery agrees to go undercover for OPUS, she and Dixon will be working in very close quarters….
Follow the investigation by a «husband and wife» team as true crime turns to true love….Known more for her work ethic than for her romantic history, FBI agent Bridget Logan landed an assignment that involved issues too close to home–and a «husband» as part of the sting. If Agent Samuel Jones weren't so sexy, Bridget would have had no problem handling this case. But he was, and for the first time in her career, Bridget had trouble keeping a cool head under fire. A lot was at stake, though, and Bridget was determined to solve this case and move on, no harm done.But then her «husband» made love to her…and suddenly their role as a devoted couple transformed into a passion over which neither had control!
Nurse Rita Barone noticed everything about moody cardiologist Dr. Matthew Grayson – his broad shoulders, his powerful hands, his eyes that saw right through her scrubs, his lips set in a scowl that seduced her into giving up her innocence. But she never noticed that he was the secret admirer who'd been sending her anonymous gifts. The pragmatic Dr. Grayson felt a fool. A renowned surgeon with a crush on one of his young nurses?No matter how much he dreamed of touching her, kissing her, undressing her, Matthew knew that for the «Beast of Boston General,» bedding a beauty like Rita was nothing but an elusive fantasy…or was it?
He's a rich bachelor. She's inherited his fortune. Let the fun begin! Only from New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Bevarly!Meet Gracie Sumner, reluctant Cinderella. When the down-to-earth Midwesterner learns her deceptively humble neighbor left her fourteen billion-with-a-b dollars, she doesn't know what to do. Especially when said neighbor's shunned heir, Harrison Sage III, stakes his claim.Harrison is not amused, especially when the quirky gold digger gets under his skin. How can the sophisticated New Yorker let himself be attracted to the woman who stole his father's fortune? Soon a contested will turns into a contest of wills–one whose outcome could very well be determined in the bedroom!