Professional storyteller Holly Paynter sneaks into tiny Mill Brook, Vermont, in search of a pair of Paul Revere silver goblets, a long-missing family heirloom. Only good-looking, hard-headed Julian Stiles, proprietor of Mill Brook Post and Beam, has other ideas...and not just about the goblets. Also available in the Mill Brook Trilogy Within Reason #2 That Stubborn Yankee #3

    Not a permanent one - just a man to play the part and help her impress the traditional Japanese businessman she was entertaining over the holidays. Sounded simple enough. Hire one from Actor's Equity.When John Gallagher arrived on her doorstep, the attraction between them was no act. And the debonair Mr Gallagher was no actor! Casey didn't have the faintest idea who he was, but she had no time to trifle over details. Especially over the other minor glitch in her plan...what to do with him when the lights went out!

    — Schoolteacher Gwen DeClerk was stable and reliable--and furious that those were the qualities her new neighbor, international showman Jeremy Kane, found most attractive. She wanted to be lusted after.. the way she secretly craved Jeremy. — Gwen sensed a smoldering undercurrent between them, and she had a choice: remain a timid schoolmarm for th erst of her life or show Jeremy a side of her he had yet to discover. What could she lose? Miss Prim and Proper was about to become Ms Hot and Heavy!

    Rule, son and legitimate heir, having been deserted by his philandering father many years before, needs a permanent home for his endangered Zebras. When Mandy McRae, landscape architect for Barren Heath Isle, offers to help him in the hunt, Rule doubts that her objectives are as pure as they sound, but there's something about her, something that attracts and troubles him. Yet, she knows the island, and his cause is heroic. Sadly, their 'all-business' relationship takes a hit when they find themselves lost in the thrill of each other's arms. Is Mandy McRae all she appears to be? Will the Danforth curse follow Rule all the days of his life? Or will he find a treasure on Barren Heath Isle worth far more than mere money?

    But it was mere misfortune which was responsible for many of her misadventures. Having rescued her from her most recent mishap, Lord Alnstrop decided to see to it that she had no more. Grateful as she was, Louisa left Lord Alnstrop's care, over his strenuous objections, to take up a position as governess.Though Louisa was happy in her new life, she could not help but feel something was missing. Apparently, Lord Alnstrop felt much the same, for his arrival indicated he had not yet finished with his most unusual lady.

    

    The man who'd loved her so passionately the night before wasn't the cool, contained client she'd been coaching for the past six weeks. He was sexy, determined and overwhelming, a man used to being in charge.But Brenna wouldn't surrender her hard-won independence to anyone. What was more, her vision of herself as a polished executive didn't include a sensuous, desirable woman--and that was how Kane Matthews made her feel. He sent her senses reeling, and he wouldn't take no for an answer. But Brenna knew she'd have to bargain with him. Maybe together they could strike a happy compromise of the heart.

    Sexy radio personality Griffon Falconer had agreed to have his beard shaved in public. The event was a sellout!Then, only days away from the unveiling, Griffon suddenly claimed he'd made no such promise. He had very personal reasons for not exposing himself to his eager audience. But Caiti was determined to charm the beard off him. And when it came to a contest between his mulish resolve and her enticements, only one would be the winner... by a close shave!