Max Conroy didn't let anything get in the way of his job—and his job was to lead a corporate takeover. But to do it, he needed information, the kind the lovely Claire Westbrook could provide. All he had to do was seduce her.... But when Claire dared to let down her defenses and open her heart to him, Max found his loyalties put to the ultimate test. Now his biggest risk wasn't a business deal, but what would happen when Claire discovered the truth.

from fictiondb: PRISCILLA JANE HAMILTON GREER Was she a society girl in over her head, or part of an espionage ring that could compromise U.S. interests for years to come? The only certainty was that she was a captive in Costa Rica, and her very wealthy, very well-connected father wanted her out--fast. GRANT SULLIVAN He was the best agent the government ever had, and he came out of retirement to rescue Jane. Finding her was easy; getting her out was something else altogether. In the time they spent together, questions of guilt and innocence began to fade against the unassailable reality that two people who never should have met were irrevocably in love.

from FictionDB: Her Hero: Barrie Lovejoy needed a savior. The terrorist group holding her hostage surely wouldn't tolerate her silence much longer. Instead they would silence her - forever. Then out of the darkness he arrived. Grizzled and dangerous, he led Barrie from her captors straight into his sheltering arms... Her Husband: Navy Seal Zane Mackenzie was the best. No mission had ever gotten the better of him - until now. Saving Barrie Lovejoy had been textbook - except for their desperate night of passion. And though his job as a soldier had ended with her freedom, his duties as a husband had only begun. For he would sooner die than let the enemy harm the mother of his child. Heartbreakers

In the *Toki no Tobira wo Koete* series, also called the "Beyond the Threshold" series: 1) Ano Ogawa no Hotori den (There and Now): Seeking refuge from the pain in her life, Elisabeth McCartney returns to her centuries-old family home, where she suddenly is whisked back in time to the Victorian era and into the arms of the handsome Jonathan Fortner. 2) Totteoki no Hohoemi wo (Here and Then): When her cousin disappeared without a trace, Rue Claridge volunteered to find her. But by retracing Elisabeth's steps, Rue never dreamed she'd wind up in 1892. And she certainly wasn't prepared for Marshal Farley Haynes. He arrested her and threw her in jail. But discovering how dangerous the Old West really was, Rue needed his help. Especially when, at any moment, fate can intercede and destiny can be changed by a single bullet.

from fictiondb: The Eligible Prince: Travis Rule AKA The Richest Bachelor in Texas. The Unlikely Cinderella: Miss Cindy Ellerbee, Travis's sweet-natured new housekeeper. Was the Lone Star State's most eligible bachelor really thinking of proposing to his very own housekeeper? True, the millionaire has to marry before his birthday, and Cindy is the most adorable gal in sight. But Travis was a man of wealth and connection, and Cindy just keeps his mansion clean. Is this marriage to be one of convenience only, or did Travis have other -- loving -- motives for taking Cindy as his wife?

[taken from fictiondb] BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR.... On her thirty-fourth birthday, Daisy Minor decides to make over her entire life. The small-town librarian has had it with her boring clothes, her ordinary looks, and nearly a decade without so much as a date. It's time to get a life - and a sex life. The perennial good girl, Daisy transforms herself into a party girl extraordinaire - dancing the night away at clubs, laughing and flirting with abandon - and she's declared open season for manhunting. But her free-spirited fun turns to shattering danger when she witnesses something she shouldn't - and becomes the target of a killer. Now, before she can meet the one man who can share her life, first she may need him to save it.

[taken from fictiondb] WHAT WOULD MAKE THE PERFECT MAN? That's the deliciously racy topic that Jaine Bright and her three girlfriends are pondering one night at their favorite after-hours of spot: Mr. Perfect. Would he be tall, dark, and handsome? Caring and warmhearted - or will just muscular do? As their conversation heats up, they concoct a tongue-in-cheek checklist that becomes an overnight sensation, spreading like wildfire at work and sizzling along e-mail lines. But what began as a joke among friends turns deadly serious when one of the four women is murdered....Turning to her neighbor, an unpredictable police detective, for help, Jaime must unmask a killer to save her friends - and herself. Now, knowing whom to trust and whom to love is a matter of survival - as the dream of Mr. Perfect becomes a chilling nightmare.