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Her life is missing the love… When Katelyn “Katie” Morrison attends her brother’s wedding, the glamorous hotel heiress wonders if she’ll ever find “the one”... especially when she sees her sexy-as-sin ex, Dean Prescott. While attending his best friend’s wedding, Dean can’t stop staring at Katie’s sinful curves. He swore he’d never repeat the mistake of falling for her. Learning that Katie has a newborn, Dean knows there’s more going on than Katie admits.

On a fateful night in Las Vegas, FBI agent Leo Grant is working on a critical detail in a high-profile child prostitution trial when a beautiful woman jumps into the path of a bullet meant for him. Little does Leo know that the woman is Olivia, an ex-assassin who is seeking redemption one good deed at a time. One minute, Olivia is lunging in front of Leo on the Vegas Strip. The next, she’s waking up in the hospital in a haze of pain with no memory of her past, her enemies, or even her own name. 

Avery Grant doesn’t date. Her first marriage was a mutually beneficial contract that gave her the financial freedom she needed to step away from her controlling parents. Wealthy and single, the last thing she’s looking for is love sneaking in to mess up her life plans. And after a brutal attack, she’s determined to never be vulnerable again, even if the new man in her life helps her feel safe.

As an employee of MacBain Securities and Solutions, Claire Kelly can certainly hold her own. Armed with an impressive set of covert skills, she’s more than prepared to tackle any job that comes her way...except one involving Cooper Lockman. Cooper and Claire used to work together before his feelings for her sent him packing to Europe for six long years. But now he’s back and determined to ignore the still-smoldering heat that lingers between them. Their current mission: go undercover together at a California high school to root out the mastermind behind a prostitution ring.

As the only female civil engineer in her department, Grace Hudson needs space from men. Her last love interest traumatized her in ways she never saw coming; with that behind her, she is determined to focus on her career. Even so, a little flirting with a handsome stranger over coffee can’t hurt, right? In their short interaction, Grace dazzles Dameon Locke. But he’s focused on his newest development project and keeping his company afloat after his biggest investor pulled out.

Trina Petrov’s marriage-by-contract was only meant to be temporary. But when tragedy strikes, Trina is left one of the wealthiest women in the world. To recover from the shock, she takes some time off in Italy, swearing not to fall for any men while there. But that doesn’t mean she can’t fall for anyone on the trip home... Country-music superstar Wade Thomas is lying low in a hotel bar when he gets the cold shoulder from the woman next to him. 

Jacqueline “Jax” Simon knows how to expose secrets: she’s a skilled operative with MacBain Security and Solutions. When Jax hears her parents are divorcing, she races to London to find out why. She’s determined to learn the truth, especially when her investigation uncovers why her parents sent her to Richter, the German military school that made her a fighter. 

No one drives in New York City. Everyone knows that, including California transplant Rachel Price. But that doesn't stop her from driving into the city. From Connecticut. Every single morning. Rain or shine...or snow. When she runs the charismatic and good-looking Jason Fairchild off the road, their immediate spark is met with bad timing. There is also one tiny little detail: Jason is her boss. And a woman as intelligent and dedicated to her career as Rachel knows not to date her boss.

After Erin Fleming escapes from her controlling and abusive ex, she finds refuge in the heart of Santa Clarita, California. Eager to start over, she has a new name, a new look, and a new career. Settled into a private guesthouse, Erin can breathe free. Far from the shadows she’s outrun, Erin is finally learning to live for herself. Her new unexpected friendship with her landlord starts to crack open the armor Erin’s enclosed herself in. But it’s Matt who speeds up the pace of Erin’s heart and makes her wish for things she believes she can never have. 

When a wildfire nearly destroys Parker Sinclair’s family home, it’s just one more disaster to add to her mountain of stress. For the past two years, she has shouldered the responsibility of raising her younger brother and sister after their parents’ untimely deaths. Forced to leave college for a crappy job that barely pays the bills, Parker manages her family property, which consumes every aspect of her life. Now winter is coming and the forecast isn’t spreading sunshine on the dark cloud over her head.

Shannon Wentworth’s biological clock is ticking, and she isn’t going to let her single status keep her from having a baby. When her wedding-photography business takes her to Mexico, she has every intention of finding a willing baby daddy to help her out. Until the bride goes AWOL, leaving Shannon to coddle the arrogant fiancé who has accused her of sabotaging his wedding.

Protector-for-hire Sasha Budanov is accustomed to life as a loner. Always on the move, she’s now reached a crossroads. Looking for answers about her shadowy youth, she’s returned to the strict boarding school in Germany where she was raised. It’s also where she was trained in the stealthy, militarized art of survival. But behind its gleaming gates, Richter is a fortress of secrets, including those buried in Sasha’s mysterious past. To uncover them, she’s clinging to her first rule of defense: stay guarded.

Lori Cumberland ist Scheidungsanwältin und kümmert sich um lukrative Trennungen. Eine luxuriöse Kreuzfahrt mit ihren Klientinnen ist genau ihr Ding: Auf erfolgreiche Scheidungen anstoßen, Sonne tanken und Spaß haben. Ein heißes Abenteuer mit einem Mann, der sie mehr interessiert, als ihr guttut, stand allerdings nicht auf dem Plan. Der attraktive Reed Barlow ist Privatdetektiv und weiß, was er will: Beziehungen und Gefühle gehören definitiv nicht dazu. Bis er Lori Cumberland kennenlernt. Weder Reed noch Lori spielen ihr aufregendes Spiel mit offenen Karten.

Blake Harrison, reich, adelig, charmant, muss bis spätestens Mittwoch verheiratet sein. Er hofft dabei auf Hilfe von Sam Elliot. Doch statt dem erwarteten seriösen Heiratsvermittler sitzt Blake nun einer Frau gegenüber: Samantha Elliot. Sie ist schön, weiß was sie will und hat eine Stimme, für die Männer normalerweise 0900er-Nummern wählen. Die Besitzerin des Eheanbahnungsinstituts Alliance steht nicht mit auf der Liste der heiratswilligen jungen Damen.

Carter Billings: Der rotblonde Carter Billings lässt mit seinem hollywood-tauglichen guten Aussehen Frauenherzen höher schlagen. Doch nur ein solider Familienmensch kann die Wahl zum Gouverneur von Kalifornien gewinnen. Als Wahlkampfhelferin holt er sich die Partnervermittlerin Eliza Havens ins Bett. Eliza Havens: Eliza freut sich für ihre beste Freundin, die einen wohlhabenden, liebevollen Ehemann gefunden hat. Aber dessen bester Freund, Carter Billings, bringt sie um den Verstand.

Brooke Turner has always had a complicated relationship with her father. But when his health takes a turn for the worse, she drops everything to care for him. He’s her dad, after all, and he needs her. What Brooke doesn’t anticipate is the unraveling of her long-term relationship and a cross-country move to San Diego’s Little Italy. 

Die reiche, gut aussehende Hotelerbin Katelyn Morrison scheint alles im Leben zu haben. Doch als "Katie" auf der Hochzeit ihres Bruders Dean Prescott wiederbegegnet, dem einzigen Mann, den sie jemals geliebt hat, merkt sie, dass ihr das entscheidende Quäntchen zum Glück im Leben fehlt. Nach der Feier geschieht etwas gänzlich Unerwartetes. Sie findet ein Baby vor ihrer Wohnungstür. Katie will den Säugling geheim halten, bis sie herausgefunden hat, wer die Mutter des kleinen Mädchens ist.

In ihrem Job kann Meg Rosenthal romantische Verwicklungen nicht gebrauchen und sie hält sich ohnehin für weitgehend immun gegen männlichen Charme. Sie ist Heiratsvermittlerin und unterwegs, um die auf einer Privatinsel gelegene sehr exklusive Anlage für ihre Kunden unter die Lupe zu nehmen. Und natürlich ist sie viel zu professionell, um sich von dem attraktiven Geschäftsführer des schicken Resorts beeindrucken zu lassen.