from fictiondb: Having no tomorrows to give, he said, "Promise me today." Detective Tom Hennessey cared. He cared enough to confront teacher Merritt Reed about his nephew's grades. He cared enough to notice the little things about Merritt that signaled a half-buried sorrow. Tom cared enough to try and heal Merritt's wounds--even if the process was painful for them both. Tom Hennessey cared enough to risk his life daily for the citizens of Cincinnati. And that was just the problem, for Merritt had learned that you could trust a cop with your life--but not with your heart!

Italian surgeon Alessandro Lombardi had it all -- distinguished career, newborn heir, beautiful wife. But that life is gone forever now, and he and his little boy have come to Australia to start over. Things start looking up when bubbly nanny and E.R. nurse Natalie Davies and her mischievous kitten move in! They put the smile back on his son's sad face, and Natalie ignites a flame in Alessandro's deeply guarded heart. Nat hides her own heartache behind her twinkling eyes, but she's already fallen for Alessandro's little boy, and she knows she's in danger of tripping head over heels for a man who has sworn never to love again....

Shadow is the proprietor of a shop that sells sexy goods. At first glance, she seems uninhibited and bold, but she’s been hurt quite a lot in the past. Every seven years, she falls in love, and is inevitably hurt because of it. It’s been seven years since her last painful love, and she knows that this year will have romance in store for her. Just as she expected, she finds her man of destiny—Brent is perfectly handsome, perfectly rich, and perfectly polite,: a high-quality man. On top of that, he has a great sense of humor! The two of them get close very quickly, but somehow something keeps getting in their way.