"Will You Dance With Me?"Orphaned Cindy Danbury's heart beat faster when John Hale Hitchcock invited her into his arms. He was back–the handsome prince she'd adored from afar–and still beyond her reach. In fact, she should be serving at her stepcousin's wedding, not dancing with the best man! But something in Hitch's gaze coaxed her to say «Yes!» and gave fuel to her dreams.Not only gorgeous, rich and eligible, Hitch was gentle, kind and thoughtful. But could he see beyond Cindy's poor-relation facade to the vibrant, loving woman inside? Perhaps Cindy should wake her Prince Charming with a kiss of her own….
She'd run from her fairy-tale wedding and with the help of a stranger she was now holed up in a remote location, trying to catch her breath. But Carly Albright knew it was only a matter of time before her past caught up with her….^Mysterious women with secrets were tempting, but Devon Brannigan planned on resisting the urge to get closer to Carly. He'd done his good deed in rescuing her and had offered his protection. There were plenty of things in his past that gave him no pright to get closer to Carly. No reason to care for her. And still, how could he 'resist her?
His spirit was tied to the jungle…Nine years ago, mercenary Major Mike Houston had faced death and won. So he knew his Quechua Indian blood made him different from other men. And the force of that knowledge kept love and the life he wanted out of reach.Until he was assigned a new mission with the one person he could love without fear. Dr. Ann Parsons knew he was the only man she could trust when her latest mission took her deep into enemy territory. But loving anyone in danger-prone Lima was risky. And now she had so much more at stake….
FROM THE DESK OF LUC DUMONT, HEAD OF SECURITY ST. MICHEL DAY 12Still no sign of any missing heir. Must speak with Queen Simone about the longing looks her granddaughter, the beautiful Princess Marie-Claire, is giving that aristocratic Sebastian LeMarc. He seems too worldly for her innocence, but the protective and personal touches he gives her leads me to believe something is brewing between them…. I see how he watches her as she laughs with her sisters–and the way she looks at him as he dances with others. But is their budding relationship true enough to withstand rumors that Sebastian's ties to the royal family might be stronger than we think?
Don't let the knockout looks fool you. Jackie «Jack» Rooney packs a punch, and it's made her the top boxing trainer in Vegas.But when an old friend shows up on her doorstep, daughter in tow, Jack gets thrown into the fight of her life. Suddenly Jack becomes guardian to Destiny, the little girl who witnessed a mob hit. The same mobsters who framed Jack's father years ago. Together with her hunky cop beau,Jack is determined to protect Destiny, bring the criminals to justice and clear her father's name. Seems like a lot for one girl to handle? Well, you don't know Jack….
BENEDICT FALKNER WAS A MAN WITH A PLANHe'd worked his way up from street tough to millionaire. Now he aimed to furnish his mansion with a suitably stylish wife. No way did his plan include Riley Morrisset, the petite, curvy firecracker who creamed his Beemer, bit his hand and screamed bloody murder when she mistook him for a mugger!So why did the sassy, struggling-to-make-ends-meet spitfire enchant him? Worse, why did he hire her as his live-in housekeeper, where she'd be underfoot, on his mind and teasing his libido as he pursued his perfect, polished bride-to-be? Maybe because life with Riley would be wild, wacky, wonderful and–Whoa! What was Benedict thinking?
You can take the girl out of Queens…Or can you? Because for five years, fashion assistant Ellie Levine was taking a halfhearted stab at it, commuting to Manhattan by day, trying desperately to keep secret her outerborough existence–that accent, that hair…that daughter. Until the day fate landed her back in her Richmond Hill neighborhood 24/7, the very place she'd sworn to escape.Now she has a business to run there–not the business she had in mind, perhaps, but a business nonetheless. And the boy next door, who for years had been the married-man-next-door, is suddenly available. And interested?Maybe there really is no place like home. So even if you can take the girl out of Queens, would you?
The gossips of Colson, Montana, said Quinn Bowdrie was a rogue, and unfit company for a woman. That put newcomer Victoria Dunning in a very compromising situation.For Victoria didn't know much about men–but no matter what people said, she couldn't deny the raging attraction whenever Quinn touched her. And although Quinn honestly believed he couldn't offer her a future, every female instinct in Victoria told her that a Montana-sized heart beat beneath Quinn's lean, mean, lonesome exterior. He'd be the perfect man to take her virginity…. What would the gossips say then?
What ever happened to Darcy Steele?In school, she was everyone's best friend. But these days, Darcy Steele was a single mother living in the shadows following a marriage gone dangerously wrong. Not even her closest friends knew her whereabouts–until one of those friends was murdered.Now Darcy was back to find answers about her friend's death, even if it meant jeopardizing the cover she'd so carefully constructed–and discovering that the one man she trusted might not be what he seemed. Because risking her own life was a small price to pay when the lives of those she loved were at stake….Athena Force: Chosen for their talents. Trained to be the best. The women of Athena Academy shared an unbreakable bond…until one of them was murdered.
This wasn't in my job description….Reporting a break-in, avoiding my overprotective exlover, dodging dangerous men out to kill me…not exactly a typical day for a comparative mythology professor. So how did I, Maggie Sanger, get mixed up in all this?It started with a family legend that connects me to a goddess and charges me with recovering the grail she hid away ages ago. Apparently some powerful people heard the story and are bent on destroying the grail at any cost–including my life. Now I have to find it before the enemy closes in….The Grail Keepers: Going for the Grail with the goddess on their side.