Too often she'd been saved from disaster by her parents' troubleshooter, Jacob Stone, long the man of her dreams. Once she took charge of her life, the new Emily - vibrant and willful - didn't need Jacob to rescue her anymore. She needed him to love her. And he did - passionately. But her domineering family was still determined to run her life, and to break their bond...

    First she got engaged, then she was jilted, and now she’s pregnant—via a sperm bank! She was so sure love had passed her by, she decided to have a baby on her own. Before Lily’s due date, Jake will have to woo her, win her, marry her, and convince her that he wants to be a dad to the baby she’s carrying…and maybe a few more. Originally published in 2004 in Mothers by Design.

    Reporter Mark Holbrook doesn't think much of her column, but he can't deny the attraction he feels for her. And he refuses to take her advice, even if she holds the key to unlocking his own lonely heart.

    Sol Standish—her pen-pal stationed in the Middle East—and forgot to mention that at 18 she's on a fast track to becoming a surgeon like her dad.Then Sol is badly wounded in combat, and there's no time to straighten things out before Mariah grants him his last wish—her hand in marriage—over the phone.Sol didn't expect to live, or return home with a battered body and defeated spirit, to face a new bride who isn't at all what he'd expected.Now Mariah must convince him that she's much more than the little lies that landed his ring on her finger.

    He'd chosed Grace as his bride, and he would cherish her forever. Or so Grace had believed.... Until she'd discovered Donato's betrayal-with Maria, a beautiful family friend. Had he forgotten his vows so soon? Did he expect Grace to play the dutiful wife, while he continued to enjoy a bachelor life-style? The hurt had been unbearable, and Grace had fled. But Donato insisted he was still her husband-by contract-and he wanted Grace back in his life, and his bed! HUSBANDS & WIVES Sometimes the perfect marraige is worth waiting for!

    At twenty-five she was back, sure of herself and her newfound independence and ready to challenge him again.But Rule had raised the stakes, and if she lost now the penalty would be high: her heart, the heart that she finally knew had always been his for the taking.

    But what happens when a secret from the past threatens to destroy the best thing that has ever happened to them?Melody Smith has only one wish in her life: that no one finds out who she really is.She believes her secret is safe, as long as she keeps to herself and stays on guard.But when she meets Mason Mackendale, a 39-year old billionaire whose sister’s wedding she’s planning, her carefully guarded walls start breaking down.She never thought that a man who magazines repeatedly call “The Sexiest Man Alive” could ever be interested in a 21-year-old virgin.Mason, on the other hand, is a man too busy to chase after women… not that he has to. He is used to women throwing themselves at him, but he has never been interested in casual flings and one night stands.But as soon as he spots Melody walking through his office, every instinct he has demands him to claim her.Melody knows she shouldn’t get too close to people. But Mason has awoken something in her, feelings and sensations she’s never let herself explore before.If only her past hadn’t come back to torment her and destroy the one thing she never knew she wanted, and now can’t imagine losing.The CEO and the Wedding Planner is a steamy Instalove possessive alpha romance with a satisfying HEA, containing a passionate story of love, pleasure, and regret.Join Melody and Mason on their journey as they struggle to decide which is more important: the past or the future.