OTHER TITLES
SUGAR COATED LOVE
Part of Carnivale Chronicles
To help a good friend out of a bind, advertising manager Finley Cooper volunteers to accompany pastry chef Cassius “Cash” Warren to Chicago for the Chi-Flavor Afro-Caribbean Carnivale. They’re prepared for everything, except the sweet mischief in store for them.A road trip. An overwhelming attraction. Several days in close quarters… What’s the worst that could happen?
BID ON FOREVER
Part of Distinguished Gentleman Series
He’s cautious…
Trent Thatcher doesn’t realize just how empty he is until here turns home to Southlake Park to participate in a bachelor auction to raise money in an effort to help revive the place he once called home. So many memories exist for him here, including the one of being crushed by the only woman he’s ever loved. Three years hasn’t diminished his feelings for his ex-best friend and lover, Macie Shaw. And when their paths cross, the fire that used to burn scorching hot between them reignites. His head says run, but his heart is far more courageous.
...but she’s determined.
Years ago, Macie made a horrible decision, causing her to lose the one person in her life who had always been real and true. Trent Thatcher. Now he’s back, and a winning bid just might give her the chance to make things right. But can she rid Trent of three years of heartache in one week? Especially when he seems to hate her.
ANOTHER MAN’S TREASURE
Graphic artist Trinity Hargrove never knew real passion until she sleeps with her bossβs son. Mistake number one. Mistake number twoβ¦liking it too much. But they agreed to only one night. Simple enough, right? Wrong. He may be out of her bed, but their intense night together still burns in her memories. As long as she keeps her distance from the oh-so-desirable Xander Duval, everything will be okay. Unfortunately, fate wonβt go along with her plan.
Restaurateur Xander Duval agrees to Trinityβs βone nightβ stipulation, but only in theory. He has no intentions of not being with her again. Especially when his mindβnor bodyβwill allow him to forget the fire that blazed between them until the wee hours of the morning. When Trinity is injured in an automobile accident, he jumps at the opportunity to be her arms and legs. He plans to show her just how determined he is to make her hisβ¦for far longer than just one night.
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTIAN
Sometimes…love is the only thing that can free you.
When Emory Chambers asked Santa for someone to warm her cold nights, she hadnβt expected him to actually deliver. But he does. The only problemβ¦ He delivers the wrong man. Her ex is the last person she expects to see stroll into her floral design shop. The second their eyes meet old feelings rush back, and their connection sparks as potent as ever. But she has to ignore the fact that she still loves him. Especially since heβs engaged to be married.
Christian St. Claire is a man lost. Thatβs until a floral consultation for his upcoming wedding brings him face-to-face with Emoryβthe only woman heβs ever truly loved. He refuses to allow himself to fall under her spell again. But despite how hard heβs trying, he canβt shake his feelings for the woman who shattered him. Reconnecting with Emory forces him to question himself. Can he vow his life to another when his heart still pounds for the one who got away?
A GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT
When it comes to love, all deals are off!
Blake Farrington knows exactly who to call when he finds himself needing crisis management. Yes, this task is outside Eunice Howardβs usual realm of responsibilities, but heβs willing to make it worth her time. Plus, sheβs ideal for the role. Who better to play his pretend lover than the one woman who knows him almost better than he knows himself?
The last thing Eunice Howard expects when summoned to her bossβs office is a request to play the role of his new love interest to appease his mother, restless to marry him off. Foolishly agreeing, she ventures with him to Farrington Estates for the Thanksgiving holiday. She thought sheβd seen all sides of Blake Farrington, but the man who emerges is a man she could easily love.
Their agreement blossoms into a connection neither expectedβnor are willing to admit. When the lines between make-believe and reality blur, something phenomenal occurs.
ONE DELICATE NIGHT
Can one night lead to forever?
Kassidy Monroe has spent far too many nights alone. But could she actually go through with a one-night stand? No! At least, thatβs her answer until her eyes settle on himβtall, dark, and ultra-mysterious behind a black and platinum mask that makes him even more appealing. Itβs lust at first sight, but how far is she willing to go with a man sheβs just met?
Jaxon Prescott has always gone after what he wants. And he wants herβthe sexy vixen in the feather mask. Something about her calls to him, and heβs all too willing to answer. An invitation to his hotel suite was supposed to be for a night she wouldnβt soon forget, but somehow the tables turn. He never imagines heβd be the one constantly reliving their time together.
One need. One night. One unforeseen outcome
CUPID’S ERROR
Staffing agency owner Danica James is determined not to spend another Valentineβs Day alone. But purchasing a man for the evening? Out of the question. Then her best friend intervenesβgifting her a night of dinner and dancing with a Cupidβs Arrow escort. What could be the harm? Though Cupidβs Arrow is known for matches made in heaven, sheβs not looking for a love connection. Then she meets her Cupidβs Fellow and everything changes.
Business mogul Weston Henshaw doesnβt need Cupidβs Arrow to get a Valentineβs Day companion, but Cupidβs Arrow needs him. Seems his sisterβs charity event has done far better than anticipated. Only problemβ¦a shortage of eligible bachelors to pamper all of the lonely hearts. When he agrees to be bait for an evening, he never imagines meeting the one woman who makes him wish the night would never end.
An error by Cupidβs places Danica and Weston on a road to destiny, but will they maintain the course?
SMOKE IN THE CITI
When Passion Phillips agrees to work elbow to elbow with the man who left her at the altar, flames ignite inside the Citi CafΓ©. Flames capable of engulfing her mind and body. Burned by his betrayal, she is determined to keep him at a distance. Sheβs made the mistake of loving him once, but wonβt make the same mistake again. If only her heart would listen.
Dasher Howard is not the man he used to be. All he needs now is the opportunity to show Passion that heβs no longer the man she once knew. With a mission to prove to her love can be better the second time around, heβll do whatever it takes to reclaim her heart. Even if it means manipulating the odds in his favor.
The only thing hotter than the food inside Citi CafΓ© is the blaze scorching between the two. How will Dasher prove to Passion that he is the only man for her? Especially when she’s hell-bent on hating him.