[taken from fictiondb] Dating consultant Jill Maxwell prides herself on socially savvy matchmaking. So how did she get stranded in the Callahan Tunnel with hostile, denim-clad cabbie Benjamin Lucas, who audaciously pegs her a highbrow snob? Though pride goads Jill to put Luke in his place, she secretly thrills to his daring innuendoes. Her romantic soul warms to his reluctant smile... and melts at the grief burning in his eyes. Could his flinty exterior, his arrogant stance, possibly be shielding a heart of gold? Or is her burgeoning desire a foolish mistake? Has she been hopelessly deceived by Luke's dark, enigmatic splendor?

In desperation, Princess Thea of Kostas fled the Royal Court and the tyranny that would wed her blossoming loveliness to the aging Monarch of a neighboring Realm. As she rode through the majesty of mountains and forests Thea exulted in her newfound freedom. Then she met Nikos, mysterious, fiery and breathtakingly attractive... His compelling gaze seemed to read the innocent secret of her deepest dreams, and soon Thea was the willing and joyful prisoner of love's sweet, irresistible command!

[taken from fictiondb] Monique was hurt when Miles told her that they had to hide their engagement if she was to follow him to his new job on Grand Cayman Island. It seemed to foreshadow the end of the engagement, and her fears were quickly realised once they reached the island. Yet in Dirk Anderson, Miles' new boss, Monique sensed a potent cure for the ills of her heart. But was he free . . . or pledged to the same woman who held Miles in thrall? Would Monique taste true love, only to have her dreams trampled once more?

Hannah Roberts is always a bridesmaid and never a bride, until the day she wins an all-expenses-paid Hawaiian honeymoon. The free trip convinces her reluctant fiancé to take the plunge, but he abandons her during a layover, and Hannah arrives on Maui single and alone. Strangely relieved by this turn of events, she tries unsuccessfully to break the news to the contest organizers, who expect to feature the happy newlyweds in a story and full color photos in the next issue of their magazine. In the meantime, Hannah encounters astronomer Jeremy Gordon one romantic island evening and love blossoms in the balmy paradise. When Jeremy discovers Hannah is staying in the honeymoon suite, he assumes she's married and his universe is turned upside down. Hannah seems destined to be alone, but perhaps her happiness with Jeremy written in the stars.

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In the *Hikari Kata* series: V.3 - [i]Energy no Himitsu (w)o Shite Kawaiiku Tanoshiku Ikiru![/i

[taken from fictiondb] Jacey Daniels is grateful for Malone Peters' friendship, especially when he agrees to play the part of her lover when a former crush comes back to town. The plan is to get caught kissing. Neither one ever expected pretense to ignite so very real a desire. Their first kiss touches a yearning in Jacey that's too strong to ignore. Smitten by Jacey, Malone longs to turn their charade into reality. But he thinks she's carrying a torch for her old flame. Jacey thinks he's still faking it! She's in for a surprise, though, because Malone is determined to prove what they're feeling is the real thing.

[taken from fictiondb] A con artist and seductress, Meredith Spooner lived fast--and died young. But her final scam--embezzling more than a million dollars from a college endowment fund--is coming back to haunt Leonora Hutton. The tainted money is stashed away in an offshore account for Leonora. And while she wants nothing to do with the cash, she discovers two other items in the safe-deposit box: a book about Mirror House--the place where Meredith engineered her final deception--and a set of newspaper stories about an unsolved murder that occurred there thirty years ago. Now Leonora has an offer for Thomas Walker, another victim of Meredith's scams and seductions. She'll hand over the money--if he helps her figure out what's going on. Meredith had described Thomas as "a man you can trust." But in a fun house-mirror world of illusion and distortion, Leonora may be out of her league …

[taken from fictiondb] IT WAS AN ISLAND MADE FOR LOVERS But developer Perri Courtland refused to admit that it should remain untouched, or to acknowledge her love for Krane Elliott, the man who fought her plans at every turn. The only time they didn't argue was when she was in his arms, locked in loving combat. Only the island could come between them then, unless Perri could admit that its future was hers as well.