Even though my first kiss was acting, I was happy with it ...!? One day, Gabby, a secretary who works for Chicago's talented lawyer JD, was suddenly ordered to accompany him to Italy. The purpose is to rescue his kidnapped sister on his own! To her surprised, JD further proposes to deceive her enemies. "I want you to act as lovers who enjoy vacation so as not to be suspicious. That's why I sleep in the same bed as me at night." Then he suddenly kissed ...

from fictiondb: Would he use her to cover his bets? Ziggy Bellingham, young, independent and headstrong, was restless as a mime artist in London's Covent Garden. Yet the excitement of being hunted down by one Rafe d'Anjou and whisked away to meet her unknown grandfather was almost too much for her. Apparently her grandfather wanted to end the feud that had lost him Ziggy's part of the family. And then there was the inheritance to consider . . . the inheritance and Rafe! Didn't her presence threaten his inheritance . . . just as surely as his greed might threaten her heart?

[taken from fictiondb] The phone rings. She picks up, but no one is there. She hears music and the sound of thunder. She hangs up in a trance. Minutes later, she is dead. Ginny Shapiro stares at the photograph of seven smiling schoolgirls from the exclusive Montgomery Academy. Six of them are dead. She is the only one still alive. The phone rings. Ginny gets in her car and speeds away. Anywhere. Fast. FBI agent Sullivan Dean has the photo, too -- as well as information that came too late to save the others. Tracking Ginny down to an isolated cabin in Mississippi, he's hell-bent on stopping her from becoming the final victim. What happened to those girls 20 years ago? The answer is locked deep in Ginny's memory; the key is somewhere in the dangerous world of mind control, where a sound, a word, a voice, can trigger death. For Ginny and Sully, the world is closing in -- and passion between them is exploding. But time is running out, and death is within arm's reach...every time the phone rings.

Could she sacrifice her happiness? Marriage to a man she hardly knew--what an appalling prospect! Yet Christa realized she had no choice. Ross Donahue would not negotiate. "I am not particularly interested in owning Liddiat Hall," he had told her, "but I am interested in acquiring you. As my wife." He would save her father from debt and probably prison, but his price was Christa. And despite her earlier intention, she knew she couldn't let her father sort things out on his own. She'd agree to Ross's terms, but could her heart survive such an inconvenient marriage? [From FictionDB]

Corrigan Hart learns the meaning of love when he's reunited with his long-lost lover.

Scarlet bride. The first time Daniel Faber met Annie Kincaid he knew she was a danger to his bachelor status. Mistaking him for someone else, she'd thrown herself into his arms dressed provocatively in scarlet silk. The next time they met, Daniel was convinced that Annie was not only his brother's secretary, but also his mistress! Whisking her off to Italy, Daniel intended to persuade Annie to wear scarlet silk again--but this time as a wedding dress.... [Taken from FictionDB]

The last mercenary was about to retire his gun... But that was before the virginal beauty from Micah Steele's past was kidnapped by his sworn enemy. Traveling far and wide to rescue Callie Kirby from a dangerous desperado was far less daunting than trying to combat Micah's potent desire for the feisty young woman. Though her beguiling innocence and sassy spirit penetrated Micah's granite heart, bitter discord had shattered their trust and torn them apart. Still, the heavenly taste of Callie's sweetly tempting lips -- and the heady rush of her satiny-soft body yielding to him so trustingly -- was slowly driving Micah insane. Was the last mercenary finally ready to claim his bride? [Taken from FictionDB]