THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE…ALASKA? One week back in her rustic hometown, and April Yearlingremembered exactly why she'd fled to the lower forty-eight. The moment her ailing grandmother recovered, sheplanned to hightail it back to civilization—alone! Nevermind that a certain sexy doctor had her yearning foreverything she'd sworn she'd never need…. Sought-after physician James Quintano hadn't come to thenorthern wilderness to put down roots, and he certainlywasn't here seeking female companionship. But what red-blooded man could resist the great outdoors, the promiseof adventure—or an elusive, alluring hot-blooded beauty?

Marti McBride isn't looking for a man. Not now. Not ever. As New York City's resident Queen of Single and author of a popular singles column, her solo-status isn't just a lifestyle choice. It's everything. Until she discovers her ratings are slipping and she needs to make a change. Turns out, people aren't so enamored with her flying solo anymore. But her boss has the perfect solution: fall in love - or at least pretend to - and real her readers back in. So when Logan Love saunters into her life and asks her out, she says yes. Even if he's the most arrogant human being she's ever met. He needs publicity. She needs a fake boyfriend. What could possibly go wrong?

Retired FBI agent Jason Windover had a new assignment—to keep five-foot-and-feisty redhead Meredith Silver out of trouble. Jason was an old hand at charming the fairer sex, and he figured a little sweet seduction would keep Merry suitably distracted. But electrifying kisses and tempestuous loving soon had the sexy bachelor determined to make Merry his on a permanent basis. Now if he could just convince her that he was ready to give up his playboy ways for good....

NEEDED: ONE BEWITCHING FREE SPIRITTO HEAL HANDSOME M.D.'s HEART Dr. Peter Sullivan might be the only one whocould save Raven Songbird's little brother, but who was going to ease the widowedneurosurgeon's secret sorrow? Raven figured she was more than up for the job. The barefoot, black-haired beauty was a healer in sprite's clothing. Like a passionate force ofnature, Raven swept into Peter's life, taking him by surprise and making the dazzled doctor long to believe in miracles again. He was quicklylearning that with this remarkable womananything was possible, including a brand-newfamily to call his own....

Whoa! New nurse Rebecca O’Reilly had Dr. John Saville’s thoughts straying into uncharted territory. This female wildcat had obviously been wounded by romance—she protected her frayed heart with a sharp tongue. John suspected her saucy defiance also guarded a secret innocence—and a wanton longing to know true womanhood. John could take no chances with Rebecca’s emotions—an invitation to sensual fulfillment required an iron-clad commitment. Would the handsome M.D. resist the ultimate temptation and preserve his bachelorhood—or fold under the weight of his desire and claim Rebecca as his woman now...and forever?

Until Jack Hawkins, Teri Cavanaugh had never encountered a case she couldn't crack or a cop whose life wasn't an open book after day one as her partner. Male detectives wanted to be "Hawk." Women flat-out wanted him. Teri simply wanted to know the man behind the badge, because her sixth sense smelled a story. Hawk resisted, but a good cop knew the value of patience.... Of course, a good cop also knew not to kiss one's partner. Or to cross the line from being partners to being lovers. Yet Teri was guilty on both counts and, worse, seemed powerless to stop what she had started...

HE STOLE HER HEART... Handsome, hardworking Shaw Cavanaugh defined the term "top cop."So when Moira McCormick arrived in town to research her next film role, it was no surprise that the Chief assigned the stunning movie star to shadow the no-nonsense Shaw-whether the officer liked it or not. BUT COULD SHE CAPTURE HIS? At first, Shaw couldn't stand the feisty, fearless Moira-or her constant presence in his squad car. But the movie star and the man in uniform discovered an unexpected connection that smoldered hotter than anything on the silver screen. After the cameras stopped rolling, would they give themselves up...to love?

DEAR DIARY: The first face I saw after hitting my head on my brother's boat was that of a gorgeous stranger...a stranger that everyone said was my husband. Taylor Conway is the type of man that no one forgets, so I thought it was my brothers' idea of a joke. How wrong I was! There's something about this gorgeous, determined man that's grown on me. And whether Taylor's really a stranger or the man I was head over heels in love with, I can't stop thinking about him. I just can't understand: Why would I erase my husband from my mind? I've got to find out for sure....

Jane Jackson This quiet girl has battled loneliness since a car accident left her an orphan and an unhappy marriage left her alone with a small child. Now a devoted single mom and assistant to everyone's favourite English professor, Jane has no time for romance--not even with the boy, now man, she'd never been able to forget... Smith Parker Smith seemed to have it all: good looks, good grades and limitless opportunities. But when he was falsely accused of stealing, a much-needed scholarship evaporated along with his motivation--and the college dropout became resigned to a life of menial jobs. Still the right woman might make him see that it's never too late to reclaim what might have been...

When talk show host Dakota Delany agrees to allow bodyguard Ian Russell to shadow her for two weeks, she doesn't count on constantly battling the drop-dead-gorgeous man who monitors her every move. And she definitely doesn't expect the strong and silent Ian to immediately take hold of not only her safety, but also her heart. Strong-willed, feisty Dakota is hardly Ian's ideal client, but she might just be something more -- his perfect match. And it would be more than a ratings triumph if the warring opposites put aside their differences and stopped protecting themselves from their shared fear: true love.