"I WRITE sex, Liz. I don't HAVE it." Holly McTierney is a romance writer with zero romance in her life. She dreams of a man who can sweep her off her feet... and give her an orgasm in five minutes flat. However, after hitting the big 3-0 this year, she just wants a guy to snuggle up for a movie and some Chinese takeout. Or maybe just a man who'll call her back. Sigh... Adam Grayson works hard on his renovation business - too hard to have any time for dating. Years of construction have given him a rugged look that women can't help but notice, but he never seems to notice them back. Apart from a crazy ex who makes any excuse to run into him, it had been years since he had held a conversation with a woman for more than five minutes. However, his matchmaker nephew has a plan to change all that. Holly and Adam are perfect for each other, but Adam's ex will stop at nothing to keep them apart. When she gets her claws back into Adam, will Holly let him go? Or can he prove to her that he really is her five minute man?

Liz Benning is a successful, professional woman. When she thought about her 35th birthday, she pictured a nice dinner, a sappy chick flick with some gratuitous frontal nudity, and cake – lots of cake – with her best friend. She certainly didn’t envision male strippers, public humiliation, or a night in the police station. Those things just aren’t her, even if the events of that night do result in the hottest sex of her life. When his younger brother calls out of the blue to tell him he’s getting married, Miles Grayson is concerned. After all, rushing to the altar didn’t work out so well for him. At forty, Miles is finally at a point where he can start enjoying his life. He’s still got his movie star good looks, is at the top of the sales and marketing game, and has the freedom to go anywhere and do anything – and anyone - he wants. And right now, he wants to keep his brother from making the same mistake he did. Finding the woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with is an unexpected bonus.

Carpe the romance... The Marines gave Heather “Mack” McKenzie a lot of things. Self-discipline. An arsenal of swear words. And the carpe diem attitude to make her fitness center, Seize, a success. The hot new vice cop in town makes her breath catch. But with her model-thin stepsister swanning around Seize, what’s the point? Covendale men want to date delicate beauties, not women with the muscle to knock them flat. After ten years running from a tragic past, Detective Nick Benning is determined to put the past behind him and replant his roots in Covendale. When he walks into Seize to sign up, his gaze is instantly drawn to Mack’s satiny skin, glossy chestnut hair, and taught, powerful body. He quickly figures out that inside her tough, snarky exterior beats a big, tender heart. When Nick asks her out, Mack hesitantly accepts, cautiously hopeful this could be the real deal. But between Nick’s dangerous job, Mack’s insecurities, and her stepsister’s jealous schemes, is their spark of connection lightning in a bottle…or doomed to fizzle?