from fictiondb: SHUT OUT! Tony Antonelli was a baseball superstar, but his exploits left Susan McCormick cold. She had known--and loved--the real Tony, the one who had broken her heart ten years before. Every day her son's black curls and flashing grin were a reminder of their shared night of fire and passion. Though Tony had whispered "forever," she'd never seen him again. He had never known his son. Now Tony was back, and soon they discovered that they'd been victims of a terrible misunderstanding. Could two hearts so cruelly shattered ever mend and beat as one again?

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from fictiondb: She played her part to perfection... Sparks flew the week Genie Bouchet agreed to impersonate her novelist sister, Valerie, on Pierce Stanton's popular Chicago talk show. But Genie didn't know the real reason he wanted to do the interview. He had good cause to despise the manipulative Valerie, and his questions were downright scandalous and undeniably titillating. As sultry and quick-witted as Valerie's fictional heroines, Genie proved equal to the challenge. It was a week to remember! Pierce found himself falling body and soul for his guest. And she responded with a passionate intensity she could not disguise...but Genie could not reveal her true identity.

from fictiondb: They needed more than love to make a marriage Wary of men since her tumultuous love affair with Luis, Carina did not relish the idea of returning to Portugal, in need of her estranged husband's help to find her younger sister. They had parted in anger, and with no word from Luis in nearly five years, Carina no longer blamed their separation on parental disapproval and interference. What they had called love must surely have been youthful infatuation. Or, at most, a purely pleasurable sexual relationship. So, cool and aloof was the way to approach Luis again, for heaven forbid that those longings return!

He was skilled in the art of love The legacy of a house from her aunt gave Lyn the opportunity she needed to escape from her unloving, snobbish family. Now, on her own, she could pursue her art. Her new next-door neighbor was a pleasant surprise. Man-of-the-world Peter Kelso introduced Lyn to freedom, to the art world of Sydney and to the means of selling her beautiful fabric creations. But when it came to love--and to Peter--Lyn discovered that freedom was the last thing she wanted. [Taken from FictionDB]

She wrote of romance but longed for love Theo lived a double life. From nine to five, the horn-rim-bespectacled, prudish "Miss Grace," ever-efficient secretary to ladykiller James Hackett, earned enough money to support the after-hours real Theodora. And since romance was not something she associated with James Hackett, it was surprising that the passionate tales she wrote starred a leading man with a remarkable resemblance to him. She couldn't help wondering though if she would ever live--and love--in her own life, so happily ever after! [Taken from FictionDB]

From fictiondb: He invaded a lot more than her privacy. Playing a sexy villainess on TV was a challenge for actress Abby Swan. She was the woman America loved to hate. But for one person fantasy was reality, and Abby's life was in danger. Sam Garrett, FBI, had to protect her. The resourceful agent set up a 24-hour surveillance - by moving into her Malibu home! Before long, Abby knew she wouldn't mind if this virile stranger stayed forever...