He understood she'd never yield to him without a struggle, but her hair like dark flame stirred him, her satin skin tempted him irresistibly, and he felt the passion in her reach out and stroke him. Held captive on the riverboat he'd won in a poker game, she was mesmerized by the bold, sensuous sun god who made her tremble, but she refused his demand that she reveal a family secret. She was half Apache, half Delaney, an outcast who treasured loyalty and vowed escape -- even if Nicholas could drive her to the brink of madness with his bold embraces. He dazzled her, wooed his proud warrior woman until she became his quest, his outspoken dream. But once her courage survived a terrifying test, could he make his lovely, wild pagan understand that she was his destiny, the legendary Firebird who would carry him to a heaven that was home in her arms?

    He was on fire for this goddess -- and he had to make the lovely beauty his! — Heller Blane was working double shifts to pay her mother's hospital bills, but she feared she'd never earn enough in time... until the myste... more »rious stranger offered her ten thousand dollars to have dinner with him. Heller knew it was risky, but Conrad's brash proposition was dangerously appealing... and she felt undeniably drawn to the enigmatic man with eyes of emerald fire that enflamed her. But when dawn broke, she had vanished, the breathless passions of their night together only memories that haunted Conrad. He'd fallen in love with a shimmering shadow, and he must find his vanished siren whose trail led to a tropical island paradise. But could he capture the elusive water nymph whose heart had touched his soul, and keep her safe in his embrace?

    “Keep your heart open and lips puckered,” he warned her when he left town, but when he returned and began unraveling her mystery, Dinah knew her fate was sealed. If Rucker discovered the scandal that had once cost her everything, she’d lose him–and the life she loved. But if she wouldn’t trust him with her secrets, how could he prove he cherished her?

    John had left him with a broken nose, Houston Tyler couldn't get the classy lady out of his head...or heart. He had to see January again -- and prove she was out of his league! Then the phone rang -- and hours later Houston was on a private plane with the woman of his dreams, headed for the coast of Maine. For months, January had been consumed, obsessed by him; now they'd have a chance to taste the fireworks between them, and learn if they were truly worlds apart. Houston knew they'd be sensational together, that he'd never love anyone more, but January had traveled first class for so long -- how could he slay the dragons of their differences? Transformed by Houston's kisses, January was ready to fight to keep him. Could she make him see the gift of love he brought was all she ever wanted, and what she cherished most?

    He was the only man Austin had ever met whose eyes really twinkled—definitely husband material—but she figured he had oodles of sophisticated ladies in his life already…and told him so! Sam delighted in Austin’s outspoken opinions, her playful humor, but what he really wanted was to haul her into his arms and reveal the fire and passion in her! Austin had always dreamed of being cherished by a man, but once she told Sam her terrible secret, she knew he wouldn’t want to marry her. Could he make her believe that all the gifts she brought him were precious, and that he loved all the woman she was?

    She wouldn't forgive him for almost never visiting the wonderful old man who'd raised him -- even if she couldn't ignore how devastatingly attractive her teenage heartthrob had become! He'd soon leave; she figured. Then the old man's will was read, and she and Cabe were co-owners of the island that was home to an abandoned amusement park. The island was her sanctuary a place to take her dreams -- and now Cabe wanted to sell it! To save it, she'd have to face him, but coming that close awakened a sweet, wild hunger she'd never felt before. Desire as elemental as lightning shattered her serenity as Cabe took her sailing in moonlight, kissed her on their private carousel, showed her all the music and lights and colors of love. But she'd lived too long alone to trust with ease. Could Cabe make her see that her destiny was his?

    PBK

    He'd shattered her dreams, left her hurt and lonely for so long -- and now he was determined to win her back. Nancy wanted to keep her anger hot, but instead desire still flamed in her. Fletcher's touch scorched her, branded her with a heat that time and distance had never cooled. The reckless charmer who'd spent one glorious summer in her arms had returned to her a man sure of his love -- but the time they'd spent apart left them strangers, who wondered if love could bridge the chasm between their worlds. Could two hearts once joined under a bewitching moon find enduring love?

    Body Beautiful with a damnably handsome smile -- Dannie Drysdale wasn't buying! Devastatingly gorgeous, ambitious men weren't her type, she reminded herself -- until Brian's mind-boggling kisses swept her into sweet oblivion in his arms. She did her best to stay away from him, but even chicken pox didn't scare him off -- and besides, he'd befriended her nutty father, who kept plotting to throw them together. Brian made her furious, and he made her laugh -- and most of all he made her happy, but that wasn't to be trusted with a man who was always leaving town. Dannie had put down roots with a vengeance after a childhood spent in a dozen different places, and nothing could change her mind about staying put -- not even the man whose life she longed to share. Brian wanted her despreately, but he had ghosts of his own that drove him fiercely toward success. Could Dannie understand that loving a man might mean sacrificing old dreams for new ones?

    He'd flexed his muscles, smiled his heartstopping smile, and won over everyone in town except her; she'd surrendered her bed to his lanky frame - would her virtue be next?Dancing in his arms filled her with sweet ecstasy, and where he touched, she melted. But Sagan had spent years running from loneliness, and though his lips vowed endless pleasures, Cassidy knew he wasn't a man to put down roots...and she was staying pit. Could she make him see that in a world full of Mirages and dreams that died with day, her love was real and everlasting?

    He'd already cast his spell, lit a fire inside her that threatened to consume them both. — Mark wanted to trust the beautiful, enigmatic woman whose eyes were shadowed with sorrow, but first he needed to unravel her mystery -- and there was so little time. She was like a perfect butterfly in a cube of glass, but could he break down her walls without hurting the woman inside? Eden longed to lose herself in the cocoon of Mark's arms, to soothe the ache he'd awakened inside her with his hungry, urgent embrace, but the uniform he wore was the color of her nightmares -- was she strong enough to heal his hurt? She'd already loved and lost what she'd held most dear. Could Mark make her see that his wings were hers, that his course led only to her heart?