From Fictiondb: When free-lance reporter Charley Channing literally runs into a stranger on the back stairs of a hotel, she's more shaken by his devastating masculinity than by the collision! Newspaper columnist James MacNamara's equally smitten, so he claims his ankle's injured and makes Charley stand in for a crutch. Then he "blackmails" her into working closely with him on investigating movie star Lola Lancaster's kidnapping. To Charley's surprise, she and MacNamara make the perfect sleuthing team. He wants to be partners in love, too, hut Charley's afraid her free-spirited lifestyle and his conventional ways will clash. Can MacNamara vanquish her resistance ... and make romancing Charley last a lifetime?

Handsome but cynical Ethan was hardly a believer in Aislinn Flaherty's special "gifts." And despite her attraction to him, the full-time cake maker/part-time psychic vowed to ignore Ethan. Really. Until she started having "feelings" about his long-lost brother. Deep down, she knew she could reunite Ethan with the relative he was sure was gone forever. If only her feelings for Ethan were just as reliable...

Desdemona Wainwright didn’t want to be in Sam Stark’s office, but her catering business was at stake. Someone had to pay the bill, and she wasn’t going to leave until she had a check from Sam Stark. It wasn’t her fault he was jilted at the altar. Stark can’t believe he’s sharing details of his life with a caterer. He’s a private person, not one to have long, meaningful conversations with a complete stranger. So when Desdemona asks him, on a whim, to join her that evening for a play…he surprises himself by saying yes. A much bigger shock awaits—he’s about to meet Desdemona’s unusual family…

[Synopsis for the novel, taken from Valerie King's site] **Her heart may long for more…** Judith Lovington escaped a vile man years ago and found sanctuary in a traveling troupe of actors. Fending off the unwanted attentions of rakish gentlemen has become second nature to her. But when Lord Kelthorne begins his assault, never has temptation been stronger. How will she withstand his heated kisses when he represents all that she lost so many years ago and all that she desires now? **But his wicked intentions drive her into his arms…** Kelthorne meant only to have a little fun when he first caught and kissed Judith in his apple orchard. Though intent on mending his ways and marrying a proper young miss, he can’t forget the lovely songstress and sets about to break down her every reserve. As he takes his stolen kisses, however, his clever seductions set to work on his own heart. But will he surrender to love at long last?