by Carly Phillips (2005)
Zoe's a security specialist and a Costas through and through. Her eccentric, rather dubious family runs an Atlantic City spa that's just this side of legit. So Zoe isn't inclined to trust handsome, charming Ryan Baldwin when he shows up claiming to be related to Sam, the girl the Costas family is about to adopt. But Ryan is Sam's uncle and one of the famously rich and snooty Boston Baldwins.Ryan's search for his sister Faith has led him to news of her death, and to a niece he's never met. But someone else has also tracked Sam down — someone who never wanted the child to be found. Ryan is determined to protect Sam and find out what really happened to his sister. And Zoe "Whatever-It-Takes" Costas is just the woman to help him do it...
LaVyrle Spencer
Sometimes destiny follows no rules... Winnifred Gardner, maid of honor at her best friend's wedding, never dreamed she'd be tempted by handsome, teasing Joseph Duggan, the best man. Her own wedding was only three months away! The attraction was dangerous, and Winn knew it was wrong. But the initial thrill developed into a sensuous blaze, one that threatened to flare out of control. Winn was faced with an agonizing choice....
[Betty Neels
The job came along at the perfect time. Phyllida was overjoyed. Her job as nurse-companion was taking her and her patient to the Canary Islands...and away from her persistent ex-boyfriend Philip. But the trip was a disaster, and if not for the help of handsome Dr. Pieter can Siddardt, Phylly would have been in dire straits. She soon realized she could happily spend the rest of her life with Pieter...but all he could do was urge her to marry Philip!
Evelyn Rogers
This new line of sensual contemporary romances about men and women having the time of their lives falling in love starts out with a new novel from the author of the runaway hit, "Crown of Glory." In "Second Opinion, " a charming sportswriter woos a newly divorced doctor, with a little help from a group of senior citizens. She needed a second opinion: After five years of a miserable marriage to Roger "The Rat" Ryan, Dr. Charlotte Hamilton obtains a divorce. However, being the Rat, Roger blames their failed marriage totally on Charlotte. He insists that if she was less frigid in bed, he would never have wandered. His final humiliation about his ex occurs in his lawyer's office when he announces to the world that Charlotte was a lousy lover. In spite of her professional accomplishments, Charlotte's inferiority complex explodes and she leaves totally debased. She heads to a nearby hotel bar for a drink where she meets a handsome man. They get a room and share a night of bliss. A very confident Charlie vanishes. Her lover, sports reporter Sam Blake knows he has found his soul mate, but does not even know her name. Using the bribe of tickets to the Alamo Bowl, he learns her name. However, she is his friend's ex-wife and has reason to loathe him.
Nora Roberts
COULD HE HEAL HER BROKEN HEART? What was she doing here? Hyattown had changed very little in the years Vanessa Sexton had been away. In some ways her high school sweetheart, Brady Tucker, hadn't changed much either - he was still lean, athletic, rugged... But the once reckless boy had become a solid, dependable man. He'd stood her up on the most important night of her life; could she ever trust him again? So Vanessa had finally come home, Brady thought. She could still turn him inside out with one of her sultry looks. He couldn't believe she hadn't forgiven him for that night twelve years ago--but he'd had his reasons for not showing up. He'd let her leave town then--but he wasn't going to let her get away this time....