SEX AND THE SINGLE MAN Millionaire Luke Walker had narrowed his list of potential brides down to eight sweet, secure, non-passion-inducing women. For Luke was finished with all-sex, no-substance relationships. The ex-playboy wanted someone to share his quiet life…someone exactly unlike Ariel Minx. From the moment Ariel walked into his office, Luke knew his plan for a passionless marriage was history. Bride Candidate #9 occupied his every thought and feeling, corrupted his good intentions and had him practically running for the bedroom. Luke simply had to have her. He just never dreamed Ariel would say no to the position as his one and only wife!

"I'M WHAT?!" The doctor had confirmed it—Jacy James was two months pregnant. Her torrid, twelve-hour affair with Tom Rasmussin had apparently left her more than just satisfied. Trouble was, the father-to-be had run off while the tousled sheets were still hot. Now Jacy had to tell him the news…. Detective Tom Rasmussin hadn't been able to get Jacy or that searing night of passion out of his mind. So when he learned he was going to be a daddy, well, marriage seemed the right thing to do. But the proud woman turned him down flat. And now this determined bachelor had to convince Jacy that one night of passion could mean a lifetime of happiness….

The very pregnant woman standing before J.T. Ryker couldn’t remember who she was—or the name of her unborn baby’s father. But Gina Banning was the one woman J.T. would always remember. The last time he’d seen her she’d told him she hated him—and then married his partner a week later. So why had she driven through a snowstorm to J.T.’s doorstep? Gina sensed the honor-bound police chief who offered her shelter and protection was hiding something. His touch felt familiar. Was his kindness a precious gift...or would she and her child have to pay a price once all truths were finally revealed?

LONE WOLVES CHASE a.k.a. THE LONER No woman had ever gotten through his defenses, and no bright and bouncy do-gooder would ever make him open up. So why was lovely Tessa Rose hanging on Chase's every word, sending him sweet smiles and popping by his office every chance she got? How much more temptation could a lone wolf take? The gruff bachelor might once have craved his own happy ending, but his troubled past wouldn't let him dare to succumb to his ultimate desire. For to make this precious woman his would mean revealing his most scandalous secret. And Chase knew the truth would be something no woman—especially Tess—could ever forgive. THE LONE WOLVES: Meet the sexiest, most stubborn males a woman could ever hope to tame!

COMPLETELY CONSUMED… Her past was filled with questions, and private investigator Arianna Alvorado was determined to find answers. But she needed certain police files…files she knew Joe Vicente could access. The problem was, the fiery pull she felt toward the commanding cop had her normally calm senses spiraling out of control…and Arianna was never out of control. Forced to take a temporary leave from the action he craved, Joe couldn't say no to Arianna's request. He recognized in the brown-eyed beauty a kindred spirit…and a white-hot attraction. Their passion flared to life at first hot contact, but would uncovering the secrets Arianna was desperate to learn bring them closer, or tear their newfound connection apart?

DISCRETION ADVISED Forced by her very public persona to control her emotions, Dana Sterling found herself at a loss when she came face-to-face with Sam Remington. After more than a decade apart, he was suddenly back in her life, her only chance at avoiding a career-ending scandal. But why was Sam so intent on helping her? Was it the memory of the long-ago lust they had once shared, or was there more to his agenda? Privately, Dana feared this grown-up, gorgeous Sam might destroy all that she had achieved—to make her pay for what they'd both been denied. But if she allowed herself to succumb to the potent passions that still brewed between them…would she even care?

BLAME IT ON BOB BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR… Too bad sexy Rosemary March didn't heed this advice—because as an adolescent, she'd harbored a secret wish to get even with nerdy, brainy Willis Random. She'd also has other secret wishes involving him—ones she hoped to realize if she ever got the chance. And suddenly, thirteen years later, there was a chance—all six feet two inches of him—knocking at her door. And as Rosemary stared at the magnificent speciment that Willis had turned into, she swore she was going to have one more crack at him. Prove to the science whiz that hers was a body as worthy of study as any comet's. If it was the last thing she did… BLAME IT ON BOB:The comet passes through only once every fifteen years…but it leaves behind a lifetime of love!

LONE WOLVES GABRIEL a.k.a THE LOVER He was out for revenge. Gabriel Marquez had a mission, and society princess Cristina Chandler was his pawn. Her engagement to a proper fiancé would soon be announced, but Gabriel had every intention of seducing Cristina before she even received the proposal. The wolfish charmer would take her to his bed, ruining two families with the scandal…. But the hunter had never imagined that Cristina's laughter and sweetness would erase his tough loner shell. She made him want things he had no right to covet. For once his innocent beauty learned of his plot, he'd have no right to even ask for a future. THE LONE WOLVES: Meet the sexiest, most stubborn males a woman could ever hope to tame!

Right Bride, WRONG GROOM STOP THE WEDDING! Maybe his brother was easily swayed by the wiles of a Southern vamp, but not steely Alex Stone. He had managed to tiptoe around the commitment trap. But from all appearances his younger sibling was newly engaged to sultry Desiree Mason, and Alex was sure she was just another heat-seeking marriage missile aimed at the family wealth. Alex knew that the surest way to keep his brother out of the bridal suite was to lure this honey-voiced vixen into his bed. But "saving" his sibling could mean losing himself to love…. RIGHT BRIDE, WRONG GROOM: Marrying Mr. Almost-Right is all wrong, especially when the perfect man is ready to sweep you into his arms!

MAN of the Month MR. MARCH Urgent Memo from: Powerful CEO Flynn McGannon, expert at seduction. Surprising Subject: That baby delivered to his in-box! Tycoon's Request: Immediate assistance from prim and proper Molly Weston. Sexy businessman Flynn McGannon prided himself on keeping his cool in every situation. But he had to make an exception for the one that had landed on his desk. What did a carefree bachelor like him know about babies—especially one that was supposed to be his! His only hope was lovely bookkeeper Molly Weston. But pretty Molly wasn't exactly feeling generous toward Flynn. Could he help it that he'd been trying to get her into his bed just as he found out he was somebody's daddy? MAN OF THE MONTH: This sexy single father was looking for daddy lessons…and found so much more!