When OPPOSITES ATTRACT sparks fly . . . Free spirit Veronique Delacroix has a reputation for being reckless and for thumbing her nose at society’s rules. But her wild ways mask the vulnerability she keeps hidden. After all, with an impenetrable wall around her heart, how could it be broken? Brandon Rhodes is New Orleans’ version of royalty, his life steeped in the traditions of high society, Mardi Gras and privilege. His father’s sudden death leaves him in control of his family’s retail empire, but also with a vague restlessness. A sense that something is missing in his life. Veronique and Brandon’s chance meeting leads to a seductive game of one-upmanship. Their flirtatious sparring seems harmless enough until it becomes a passionate winner-takes-all game in which their hearts are the ultimate prize.

A Knight in Slightly Tarnished Armor ... — Lance Alexander might have been named after the noblest of romantic heroes, but he was all business when it came to looking for a wife, or hiring a fund-raiser for his favorite charity—and free-spirited Madi Muldoon wasn't at all what he had in mind! She was cocky, confident, a shameless flirty who couldn't be intimidated ... but the tawny-eyed beauty was wickedly irresistible, and determined to prove she could deliver on any promises she made. How could Lance care so much for saving the sea turtles, she wondered, and yet refuse to let his heart choose the woman who'd shared his bed and raise their children? Madi secretly shared his dreams of home and family, but she'd lost her faith in marriage—and Lance found it hard to trust any woman's love. No man had ever touched her soul or shaken her foundations the way Lance did, but could Madi make him believe that wishes made on the full moon would always come true?

Dr. Walker Chadwick Ridgeman was bold, confident, a devilishly handsome man of science who liked order and sense—why, then, was he so drawn to a lovely seductress with flaming hair and dreamer's eyes that sparkled like the powerful crystal she wore as a talisman? — Alex Clare tried to ignore her attraction to the serious, sexy doctor who couldn't accept her as she was, but she found in his daughter, Lacy, a kindred spirit, a child who hadn't learned to believe in herself or feel she ever belonged. Walker had tried to shield his daughter from hurt and loss, but he'd never confessed her secret to anyone until Alex understood it with the astonishing gift of her open heart. Alex became his magnificent obsession, turning a civilized embrace into rough, untamed passion—and making him yearn to break the rules that bound him to the past. Could the magic she wove teach him forgiveness, and his caring transform her pain into the miracle of enduring love?

Professor Katherine Reed's research had her in a cold sweat. There was only one way to study the effects of cohabitation on behavior-find a male roommate. But Katherine never imagined that sexy Michael Tardo—the bad boy from her past—would volunteer. — Was she immune to the charm that had made her play the fool eight years ago? Probably not. Did he think of her as someone who couldn't be more than a friend? Almost certainly. Katherine might have traded her glasses for contacts years ago, but she knew she didn't have to worry about the bedroom door staying closed. Unfortunately. Then she discovered Michael was planning a little research of his own.

Chance Michaels, a brash, impossible perfectionist, flirts brazenly with his receptionist, Elizabeth Waters, never suspecting that this shy, blushing beauty was a passionate artist. Original.