-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: Her father had warned her. "Danton Fayette is the most dangerous man I know," he'd said. He advised her to steer clear of the dark, disturbing tycoon. Some deep instinct in Bernadette, however, rose to meet the challenge. She would show Danton that she wasn't easy prey and help her father's business plans along at the same time. Only, what Danton had in mind wasn't business exactly. Even worse, Bernadette soon found herself fighting her own attraction, as well as Danton's determination.
from fictiondb: Sleeping With The Enemy It was the last thing Elene Fitzhugh intended. She only prayed her array of sharpened daggers was ample protection against Geoffrey de Burgh's gentle coaxing and honeyed lies, for she was determined to be no man's bride-king's command be damned! Noble By Birth, Yet Wild At Heart Though Elene Fitzhugh had slain her first husband in the marriage bed, Geoffrey de Burgh had no choice but to make her his bride. Yet could he ever truly take to wife a woman with so fierce and passionate a soul?
from fictiondb: IF FAIRY TALES COULD COME TRUE... She was a dead ringer for a runaway princess. So American tourist Megan Delaney was hired to impersonate the missing monarch - at her arranged engagement to a real live prince! Riches galore would be Megan's during the royal masquerade. As would the constant company of Earth's most romantic would-be groom: Prince Nicholas de Valmontine... Regal, handsome, yet reluctant to wed without love, Nick enchanted tenderhearted Megan. And she selflessly wanted him to savor a storybook marriage when his true bride returned. So she wooed Nick - and won him - preparing to sacrifice all, but wishing her own fairy tale would end happily ever after...with Nicholas as her husband.
from fictiondb: KATHERINE BISHOP She felt as if she were living a novel when she was kidnapped and carried into the Moroccan desert. RASHID BEN HASIR He had connections to two worlds: the civilized West, and the fierce East that was his heritage. They clashed beneath the blazing sun and again on the shifting sands below the star-filled sky. They were two worlds on a collision course, two hearts that could only beat as one.
from fictiondb: "I do not need a guardian, monsieur!" Beth was over eighteen. She bitterly resented Gaetan Vernais's insistence that she accompany him to Paris and remain under his protection until she was twenty-one and came into her inheritance. Happy as Beth was with her little flat and low-paying job in England, Gaetan viewed it as a squalid existence. His friendship with her deceased uncle obligated him to see that she had better. But to Beth his obligation was more of an obsession. She was frightened by his total disregard for her rights, frightened even more by his raw sensuality and power...
from fictiondb: It's My Fair Lady in reverse! Catherine Eliza Hamilton and her fiance have a bet on. At stake? Catherine's professional future. To win, she needs to pass off a man of her fiance's choosing as a wealthy 'blue blood.' For just one night. Sound simple? It's about as simple as making a silk purse out of a pig's ear. In fact, her fiance takes her to a dive called The Pig's Gut to find the perfect 'subject.' His name is Joe Tucker - he's the handsome ex-baseball player who's hell-raising in the bar. Now all Catherine has to do is convince Joe that this bet can change his life as well as her own. She also has to convince Joe's twelve-year-old daughter. And keep Joe from treating the whole bet as a joke, with Catherine as the punch line.
from fictiondb: INSTANT GROOM Graham Douglas swept into a foreign country and saved reporter Katie Kincaid from unfriendly fire. But now, only one thing could get them out safely -- marriage. SPUR-OF-THE-MOMENT BRIDE Flirting with danger was part of Katie's job. She was a reporter, not some damsel in distress. Then the unthinkable happened... MARRIAGE MAYHEM Graham's gallantry had gotten them into a fine mess. Their hasty nuptials were legally binding and not so easy to un- "I do"! Were these impromptu newlyweds destined for everlasting love after all?
The Lucky Horseshoe Ranch, near pepper, Texas. Cody Bailman - He's a hardworking, good looking rancher--who has neither the time nor the patience for "courtin' a woman". Fortunately--or unfortunately!--Cody's twelve-year-old daughter, Heather, is determined to teach him about romance, because she's got her eye on newcomer Sherry Waterman as the woman who's "just perfect for Dad." Sherry Waterman - She's discovering that Texan men truly are a breed apart, especially the stubborn Cody Bailman. She's definitely attracted to the man--in fact, she's darn close to falling in love with him--but she'd like a little romance first! [Taken from FictionDB]
Destination: France. Attractions: Great food, wine, romance... and Rohan Saint Yves. Here, in the fragrant province of Perigord, lay the mystery of Sabine's past -- the scandal and secrecy of her mother's banishment, and of her father's true identity. And in the vineyards of her ancestors, also lay a future ripe for the taking with Rohan Saint Yves, a man Sabine discovers can love as fiercely as he hates... [From FictionDB]
Hollywood superstar Adam Wakeman was the man of every woman's dreams. And he took full advantage of that fact. He had made love to many glamorous, gorgeous women, but he depended on only one: discreet, dependable, unflappable Susie Chadwick. Other secretaries had come and gone, but Susie stayed on the job by making herself immune to Adam's charismatic charm. Until he asked her to bail him out of an embarrassing situation. He needed a "stand-in date" to keep the press at bay. On location in the bewitching city of Venice, Susie had to act as though she were madly in love with her boss. But Susie wasn't an actress. Too late, she admitted to herself that she wasn't just playing a part. [Taken from FictionDB]