The sinful stigma still tortures me now… At seventeen, young newlywed Kate barely knew what love was. She was prompted by her unfaithful husband to spend the night with his charming friend Dominic…only to be shamed by Dominic’s humiliating words. It was a horrendous night she could never forget. Years later, after her husband’s death, Kate is living a peaceful life when she unexpectedly runs into Dominic again. The encounter leaves her frozen from shock and despair. Those golden eyes that stole her heart eight years ago are still gleaming with contempt…

from Cindy Procter Magee Sinclair has had it up to her sassy short hairdo with the financial difficulties a recent rash of blunders has caused her family's advertising agency. How will she prove she deserves the promotion her father has in mind for her when she keeps making silly mistakes? New client Justin Kane's goal to expand his bike stores hinges on a distributorship deal with a bike manufacturer he needs to impress during a couples mountain biking weekend. He's supposed to bring his steady girl. But Justin's girlfriend dumps him, and he needs a woman to replace her. To masquerade as her. By tomorrow. Magee, an expert mountain biker, is the perfect choice. Or so he thinks. Major trouble for Magee, who isn't quite the expert she's claimed in this comedy of errors abound with fake identities, ex-lovers popping up out of nowhere, and a whole lot of door-slamming in the middle of the night.

[from fictiondb] She gave him her innocence . . . Lady Aline Marsden was brought up for one reason: to make an advantageous marriage to a member of her own class. Instead, she willingly gave her innocence to John McKenna, a servant on her father's estate. Their passionate transgression was unforgivable -- John was sent away, and Aline was left to live in the countryside . . . an exile from London society . . .and he took her love. Now McKenna has made his fortune, and he has returned -- more boldly handsome and more mesmerizing than before. His ruthless plan is to take revenge on the woman who shattered his dreams of love. But the magic between them burns as bright as ever. And now he must decide whether to let vengeance take its toll . . . or risk everything for his first, and only, love. * Lady Aline Marsden is Marcus, the Earl of Westcliff (Kabe no Hana/Wallflowers Books 1 & 2) younger sister. Series: Bow Street Series #4

From IMDB: An ingenue insinuates herself in to the company of an established but aging stage actress and her circle of theater friends.

Taken from [FictionDB:] Sarah loved her happy single life in London. But the sweet memory of Carl Duris and their first encounter in Greece made her heart wander, her mind wonder. Soon she was back in Carl's arms--a captive bride, a prisoner of love and revenge on a remote Greek island. But this was a different Carl: cruel, violent, pagan. Could Sarah heal his searing wounds of hate and torment? Could she unlock the secrets of Carl's past, or would she try to flee the passions he had awakened within her?

[taken from fictiondb] WINDS OF CHANGE . . . Jase Patten swept into Ti Caissen's orderly life like a cool wind from her unclaimed heritage: the Napa Valley. She left Philadelphia and went with him to the lush life she had never known, a life made seductive by the miracle of the vines and the strength of their shared passion. But there were rules to life in the valley, rules that said their love could never be. Yet how could they deny a love that grew strong with the strength of the vines, sweet with the sweetness of the sun-kissed days and as deep as the ruby heart of the finest wine?

Second installment of Boss ni wa Himitsu! series.

First installment of Boss ni wa Himitsu! series.