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Discovered by the former quarterback she was hired to tail, detective Piper Dove pretends to be the athlete's stalker and is subsequently hired as his bodyguard, an arrangement threatened by their growing chemistry.

An attractive woman inherits a Chicago football team and begins a love-hate relationship with the team's sexist head coach.

What does a gal have to do to get a good date in this town? Adele Harris can't even begin to answer that question. She's had so many lousy dates that she's sure she's cursed. Why else would every man she goes out with suddenly act like he's lost his mind-and his manners? Adele thought life couldn't get any more confusing . . . until she learns the marriage of her seemingly Miss Perfect sister is on the rocks. So she goes back to their hometown to...

Come back to the charming town of Knights Bridge, where unexpected romance is just around the corner, only in the Swift River Valley series from New York Times bestselling author Carla Neggers. Heather Sloan has landed her dream job-the renovation of Vic Scarlatti's stately 1912 country home overlooking the icy waters of Echo Lake in Knights Bridge, Massachusetts. It's the perfect project for the family business, but for once, Heather is in charge....

After helping Jean-Luc, a mysterious stranger, Heather Westfield finds her simple life complicated by her attraction to this charming man who is harboring a dangerous secret that could be the death of her.

"No one expects a curveball. For Rylan Cates, the gloriously sunny beachside town of Barefoot William may be home, but the pro baseball player needs to focus on spring training. Hiring a personal assistant to keep him and his four dogs organized for the next eight weeks is the first step--and Beth Avery is the perfect pinch hitter. Beth is still looking for her place in the world, and a couple months caring for Rylan's two dachshunds, his golden retriever,...

Bella Rossi is undertaking the planning of a Renaissance-themed wedding, her most ambitious wedding yet. The best man is Hollywood's most eligible bachelor, and he'll be staying at her house to avoid the paparazzi.

Vampire queen and nightclub owner Betsy Taylor is surprised to find she has a twenty-year-old half sister who happens to be the devil's daughter.

Professional baseball player Halo Todd doesn't like failure, but he can never turn down a challenge. Especially when there's a pretty woman involved. How else would he end up dressed as a rooster, helping a complete stranger compete on a wacky game show? Even when they're eliminated after the first round, Halo isn't about to lose the girl. Alyn is stunned when gorgeous, generous Halo whisks her off for a dream vacation to the beach--where she can't...

Noah has ninety days to knock up his brand-new fake wife in order to inherit a hundred-billion dollar company. There's only one problem: Olivia hates his guts. She can't stand to be in the same room with him, and says she'll never be in his bed. But Noah has never backed down from a challenge and he's not about to start now.