In the *Mayonaka no Hero* series: V.1 - *Night Shade* Colt Nightshade: Professional troubleshooter. A damn good man to know--if he's on your side... Althea Grayson: That's Lieutenant Althea Grayson--a hell of a cop, and heaven in his arms. Colt Nightshade made his living facing danger--alone. But his search for a runaway girl through the steamy side of the city was one time he had to have help--whether he liked it or not. And if a man had to have a partner, he could do a whole lot worse than Althea Grayson. She was all business...and embodied his every pleasure. Soon, trouble became a four-letter word called love! V.2 - *Night Smoke* Ryan Piasecki: A man's man. A woman's fantasy. The kind of guy who got the job done, no matter what the obstacles...or how beautiful they were. Natalie Fletcher: Cool, calm, collected. Until someone started making trouble for her business...and he showed up. Arson investigator Ryan Piasecki came from the street, and he wasn't exactly the type to make nice with an upper-crust business executive like Natalie Fletcher. His business was fires - and his instincts told him the one at Fletcher Industries was no accident. They told him something else, too - that the sparks flying between him and this very classy lady had all the makings of a five-alarm blaze.. Descriptions taken from fictiondb.

[From fictiondb] He demanded to know her identity after she felled his attacker with deadly precision. But Dara Alexander feigned amnesia rather than reveal the truth to this blue-eyed Bedouin: she was an American soldier...behind enemy lines. For all she knew, this man was her greatest threat. Sheik Saeed ibn Ahmad was no nomad, she would learn at his desert encampment, but a powerful royal, the target of assassins. Suddenly, his protection became her assignment -- an arrangement Saeed refused. Because she was a woman, Dara assumed. And she was right. But Saeed wanted her...to cherish and defend.

She'd break his self-control! Still shamed by her teenage infatuation with Ranulf Carrington, Sylvie knew it was important that he understand they were now meeting on equal terms. She would do her utmost to play it cool and distant—his cruel words at their last meeting had crushed the youthful passion out of her—so that all they shared now was a purely business relationship! Everything was different, yet nothing had changed—Sylvie's body still ached for his. Maybe Ran would never come to love her, but still she knew she'd do almost anything for just one night in his arms...

In the Alcolar-ka ni Ai o series (アルコラール家に愛をシリーズ), also called "The Alcolar Family" series: 1. Tsumetai Hitomi no Yuuwakusha (冷たい瞳の誘惑者; Bound by Blackmail): He'll make her his mistress for revenge... Jake Taverner has never wanted a woman as he wants Mercedes Alcolar. So when she rejects him, Jake's hurt pride demands revenge! ...his mistress for a month! Jake traps Mercedes into a fake engagement as he embarks on a skillful seduction. She'll share his bed for one passionate month, bound to him by blackmail.... 2. Hiiro no Hanayome (緋色の花嫁; The Spaniard's Inconvenient Wife): The convenient solution is to marry her! Ramon Dario desperately wants the Medrano Company. But the deal has an outrageous condition -- marriage to the notorious Estrella Medrano! Ramon won't be forced into anything, least of all a wedding with a scarlet woman! But Estrella is not what he thought. Ramon can't get her gorgeous body out of his mind. He even starts to believe she may not deserve her reputation! A marriage of convenience -- and desire -- might be a good deal after all.... (info from fictiondb)

from fictiondb: Sold to Suleiman Bakhar after being taken prisoner on the high seas, Eleanor Nash is fearful of what will become of her. The all-powerful Suleiman will not allow her to leave Constantinople, while Eleanor is adamant that she will not willingly become his concubine. Impressed by his spirited captive, Suleiman seeks her out at every opportunity. To Eleanor's surprise, he's open to Western ways. The glimpses of the sensitive man behind the awesome public image tease and tantalize her -- and his seduction is hard to resist. But can Eleanor ever hope to become his one true love?

from fictiondb: Name: Jacques Querruel Occupation: Self-made millionaire Reputation: The ultimate playboy Jacques Querruel appeared regularly in society magazines with a string of women.When he decided that he wanted shy, sexy Holly Stanton as his personal assistant, it was a fait accompli! Holly fully intended not to be swept off her feet. But working long hours by Jacques's side, she was bombarded with temptation! And mixing business with pleasure was Jacques's specialty...!

from fictiondb: Willow and Mike can't decide who's more relieved when each jilts the other at the altar! Having got cold feet, they've now decided to pursue their dream jobs rather than marry.... But, accidentally bumping into Willow afterward, Mike knows they still love one another... and should be facing their problems rather than running from them. Somehow, Mike has to capture his runaway bride, convince her they're meant to be together -- and this time get her to the church!