from fictiondb: Was it marriage for money or love? Gwen Shaughnessy's marriage to Brad Robilliard, the cold, controlled founder of Robilliard Enterprises, was a business deal strictly for money. If they stayed together for one year, Brad's uncle, a misguided matchmaker, promised to solve both their financial problems. Gwen filled Brad's ordered life with domesticity and fun, while he awakened a range of new emotions in her. Unintentionally, yet inevitably, they fell in love. It should have been perfect. But doubts and the very contract that had brought them together now threatened to drive them apart.

from fictiondb: She was NOT married to Joseph Rockwell! Caitlin hadn't even seen him in almost twenty years. He was now a successful Seattle contractor, who happened to be renovating the office where Cait worked as a stockbroker. But one thing hadn't changed--Joe Rockwell was still a terrible tease, telling everyone he an Cait were husband and wife. On, sure, they'd been "married" in a pretend ceremony when she was eight. She wished Joe would stop bringing that up. Couldn't he see he was embarrassing her--especially in front of her boss, Paul? She was in love with Paul. No, Joe insisted, she was in love with HIM. And on Christmas Day, he proved it....

In the *Miyawaki Akiko the Best* series: Vol. 1 - Noroi Vol. 2 - Akumu

The bachelor, the blonde and the brunette! There are two things Nick Jefferson can’t resist; a challenge and a blonde! So when the latest platinum-haired woman to cross his path challenges him to cook her a romantic dinner, what else can he do but accept? Unfortunately Nick could burn water. Which is where chef Cassie Cornwell comes in. Cassie is not Nick’s type. For one thing she’s a brunette. For another she’s the only woman ever to turn Nick down … reluctantly. Her first marriage has made her wary of sweet-talking playboys, but even she has to admit to being disappointed that Nick only wants her to prepare a seduction feast rather than to share one. Unless, of course, Cassie can persuade him that blondes aren’t necessarily more fun…